Jubilee Trophy
The Jubilee Trophy is the Canadian national championship for women's amateur soccer teams, first held in 1987. It is held concurrently to the national men's amateur Challenge Trophy.
Participants
Eight teams are granted entry into the competition; one from each Canadian province excluding New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island.Teams are selected by their provincial soccer associations; most often qualifying by winning provincial leagues or cup championships such as the Ontario Cup.
Province | Qualification |
BC Soccer Women's Provincial Championships | |
Alberta Soccer Provincial Championships | |
Saskatchewan Open Cup | |
Manitoba Provincial Championships | |
Ontario Cup | |
Coupe du Quebec | |
Nova Scotia Soccer League | |
Newfoundland and Labrador Challenge Cup |
Tournament format
The tournament is divided into two stages; a group stage and a classification stage. In the group stage, the eight teams are divided into two groups of four teams, which then play a single-game round robin format.At the end of the stage, each team advances to the classification round and plays against the team from the other group with the corresponding ranking to determine overall standings for the tournament.