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Canadian Soccer League
Canadian Soccer League 2008 season
File:CSL-LOGO.gif
Founded
1926
First Season as CPSL
1998
First Season as CSL
2006
Nation
 Canada
Number of Teams
13
Current Champions (2007)
Toronto Croatia
Website
CanadianSoccerLeague.ca

The Canadian Soccer League (CSL) is the top soccer league In Canada. It is Canada's only professional soccer league, but only features teams based in Ontario and Quebec. It replaced the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL), and was officially re-branded on May 17, 2006. The CSL is recognized as Canada's national league by FIFA.[1]

History

The CSL's first season was in 2006, with 11 active franchises, with the most notable change being the emergence of an international division as a complement to the more traditional national division

The forerunner of the CSL, The CPSL itself played its first season in 1998[2] by amalgamating four teams from the Canadian National Soccer League namely St. Catharines Wolves, North York Astros, London City, and Toronto Croatia with four (4) expansion franchises (Mississauga, York Region Shooters, Glen Shields and Toronto Olympians).

The (CSL) has a history going back to 1926 as the National Soccer League (NSL).

In 2006, the change to the CSL was more than merely a cosmetic alteration. An international division was added, a new set of rules, regulations and a new constitution were established, the schedule format was changed, and the relationship with the OSA and QSF was upgraded.

In early 2008, the CSL and the OSA established a "Memorandum of Understanding" which provided the CSL with an increased level of autonomy and independence from the governing body[3]. This is expected to facilitate the league's expansion efforts.

The CSL season runs from May through to October with seven teams in the National Division and four teams in the International Division (recognizing the unique multiculturalism of Toronto's demographics) which debuted in 2006. The climax of the season is the CSL Championship Final, which takes place in October after an 8-team playoffs competition.

The CSL is the top level soccer league within Canada. However three Canadian clubs play in higher leagues based in the United States – Toronto FC in Major League Soccer, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps in the USL First Division.

The CSL has appealed to the CSA for its league champion to be added as the 4th team to the CONCACAF Champions League tournament CONCACAF Champions League as qualification is restricted to the winners of the 3 team Canadian Championship which they have not been permitted to enter.

The league is currently managed by former Hamilton Bulldogs (AHL) president, Cary Kaplan (CSL Commissioner), and veteran soccer executive Stan Adamson (Executive Director).

2007 saw the debut of the Trois-Rivières Attak, replacing the existing Laval Dynamites franchise. The team is the junior/reserve side for the Montreal Impact USL First Division team. In 2008, Toronto FC of Major League Soccer, and owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, entered their Academy Team (TFC Academy) into the CSL. As a result, the CSL is now affiliated with two of Canada's top three professional soccer franchises: Toronto FC and the Montreal Impact.

Both the African Icons and FC Quebec have deferred beginning play in the league until 2009. Furthermore, the CSL has expressed an interest to aggressively seek a division in Western Canada as soon as possible.[4] [5]

2008 teams

National Division

Team Founded Ground City
London City 1973 Cove Road Stadium London, Ontario
North York Astros 1990 Esther Shiner Stadium Toronto, Ontario
St. Catharines Wolves 1977 Club Roma St. Catharines, Ontario
Trois-Rivières Attak 2006 Stade de l'UQTR Trois-Rivières, Quebec
Windsor Border Stars 2004 Windsor Stadium Windsor, Ontario
Brampton Lions 2002 Victoria Park Stadium Brampton, Ontario
TFC Academy 2008 Lamport Stadium Toronto, Ontario
FC Quebec (expansion) 2009 TBA Quebec City, Quebec

International Division

All of these teams are located in the Toronto area.

Team Founded Ground City
Italia Shooters 1998 St. Joan of Arc Turf Field Maple, Ontario
Portugal FC 2001 Lamport Stadium Toronto, Ontario
Serbian White Eagles 1968 Centennial Park Stadium Etobicoke, Ontario
Toronto Croatia 1956 Hershey Centre Mississauga, Ontario
African Icons (expansion) 2009 TBA North York, Ontario

CPSL/CSL Playoffs Championships

Season Champions Score Runners-up Regular Season Champions Points Regular Season Runners-up
1998 St. Catharines Wolves 2-2 (pk 4-2) Toronto Olympians Toronto Olympians 40 St. Catharines Wolves
1999 Toronto Olympians 2-0 Toronto Croatia Toronto Olympians 40 Toronto Croatia
2000 Toronto Croatia 2-1 Toronto Olympians Toronto Olympians 37 St. Catharines Wolves
2001 St. Catharines Wolves 1-0 Toronto Supra Ottawa Wizards 51 Toronto Olympians
2002 Ottawa Wizards 2-0 North York Astros Ottawa Wizards 47 Montreal Dynamites
2003 Brampton Hitmen 1-0 Vaughan Sun Devils Ottawa Wizards 44 Hamilton Thunder
2004 Toronto Croatia 4-0 Vaughan Shooters Toronto Supra 46 Metro Lions
2005 Oakville Blue Devils 2-1 Vaughan Shooters Vaughan Shooters 51 Toronto Croatia
2006 Italia Shooters 1-0 Serbian White Eagles Serbian White Eagles 55 Toronto Croatia
2007 Toronto Croatia 4-1, 0-0* Serbian White Eagles Serbian White Eagles 45 St. Catharines Wolves
2008 Trois Rivieres Attak 47 Italia Shooters
  • (2007)Due to concerns about security the final was played in two legs with fans of only one team attending each leg[6].

All Time (1998-2007) CPSL/CSL Regular Season Records By Clubs

(Pts)
#
Club
[7]
Seasons
GP
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
PPG
(PPG)
#
1st
2nd
1 Toronto Croatia 11 (1998-) 209 105 48 56 408 292 +116 363 1.738 3 3
2 Italia Shooters 11 (1998-) 209 98 48 63 404 297 +107 342 1.604 6 1 1
3 St. Catharines Wolves 11 (1998-) 209 84 48 77 324 335 -11 300 1.465 10 3
4 Trois-Rivières Attak 7 (2001-2003; 2005-) 147 74 32 41 291 201 +90 254 1.656 5 1 1
5 Portugal FC 8 (2001-) 167 67 46 54 323 257 +66 247 1.469 9 1
6 Brampton Lions 7 (2002-) 145 62 38 45 287 209 +78 224 1.569 7 1
7 Durham Storm 8 (1998-2005) 143 69 15 59 319 266 +53 222 1.552 8 3 1
8 North York Astros 11 (1998-) 209 55 42 112 293 450 -157 207 0.930 14
9 Brampton Stallions 6 (2001-2006) 123 43 31 49 191 205 -14 160 1.301 11
10 London City 11 (1998-) 209 37 41 131 261 572 -311 152 0.798 17
11 Ottawa Wizards 3 (2001-2003) 59 44 10 5 159 39 +120 142 2.407 1 3
12 Serbian White Eagles 3 (2006-) 66 43 12 11 154 68 + 86 141 2
13 Hamilton Thunder 4 (2002-2005) 79 38 22 19 147 88 +59 136 1.722 4 1
14 Windsor Border Stars 5 (2004-) 108 37 23 48 172 191 -19 134 1.256 12
15 York Region Shooters 5 (1998-2002) 83 24 14 45 125 199 -74 86 1.036 13
16 Durham Flames 5 (1999-2003) 87 20 14 53 136 231 -95 74 0.850 15
17 TFC Academy 1 (2008-) 22 6 2 14 26 44 -18 20 N/A N/A
18 Mississauga Eagles P.S.C. 1 (1998) 14 3 1 10 29 44 -15 10 0.714 17
19 Caribbean Selects 1 (2006) 22 1 3 18 15 87 -72 4 0.182 18

All Time (1998-2008) CPSL/CSL Playoff Records By Clubs

(Pts)
#
Club
[8]
Playoffs
Reached
vs
Seasons
Played
GP
W
D
L
F
A
GD
Pts
PPG
Rank
(by
Champions,
Runners-Up,
PPG)
1st
2nd
1 Toronto Croatia 9/11 20 13 1 6 39 22 +17 40 2.105 1 3 1
2 Italia Shooters 8/11 18 10 1 7 31 29 +2 31 1.647 3 1 3
3 Durham Storm 5/9 11 7 1 3 27 16 +11 22 2.000 4 1 2
4 St. Catharines Wolves 5/10 9 4 2 3 14 11 +3 14 1.556 2 2
5 Brampton Lions 6/7 9 4 1 4 14 13 +1 13 1.625 5 1
6 Serbian White Eagles 3/3 7 4 1 2 14 8 +6 13 1.857 8 2
7 Brampton Stallions 3/6 5 2 1 2 5 7 -2 7 1.400 7 1
8 Ottawa Wizards 3/3 4 2 0 2 5 6 -1 6 1.500 6 1
9 North York Astros 5/11 7 2 0 5 7 14 -7 6 0.857 9 1
10 Trois-Rivières Attak 6/7 6 1 0 5 6 11 -5 3 0.500 12
11 Portugal FC 5/8 5 2 0 4 9 15 -6 6 0.600 10 1
12 Windsor Border Stars 4/5 5 1 0 4 6 17 -11 3 0.600 11
13 London City 2/11 3 0 2 1 3 6 -3 2 0.667 13
14 Hamilton Thunder 4/4 4 0 0 4 2 7 -5 0 0.000 14

Complete Team List

External links

References

  1. ^ Canadian Soccer League at FIFA.com
  2. ^ Da Costa, Norman (1997-08-21). "Canada to kick off pro league in May". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2008-06-19.
  3. ^ "CSL agreement means more independence". canadiansoccerleague.ca. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2008-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Zary, Darren (2008-07-10). "Sask. on radar for CSL". The StarPhoenix (Saskatoon). Retrieved 2008-07-14.
  5. ^ Swane, Brian (2008-07-17). "Another kick at soccer" (in e). Sun Media. Retrieved 2008-07-18.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ^ http://www.canadian-soccer.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13881 The Voyageurs Forum
  7. ^ The latest names are used for clubs who had name changes, e.g. Italia Shooters was formerly known as Vaughan Shooters.
  8. ^ The latest names are used for clubs who had name changes, e.g. Italia Shooters was formerly known as Vaughan Shooters.

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