Toronto FC head to the nation’s capital on Tuesday for their first clash with the USL’s Ottawa Fury. The Reds are looking to retain the Voyageurs Cup after winning it in dramatic fashion last year against Vancouver. If they do so, they’ll avoid an annoying play-in game for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, and qualify directly as Canada’s entrants.
This will actually be the first time TFC have played a USL opponent in a competitive game, with the pre-MLS Montreal Impact and FC Edmonton in the NASL and the pre-MLS Vancouver Whitecaps in the USSF D2 Pro League.