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The Canadian Soccer League is a Canadian professional league for soccer clubs primarily located in the province of Ontario.[1] It is a Non-FIFA league previously sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) and is now a member of the Soccer Federation of Canada (SFC). As of 2023, it consists of seven teams all located in Ontario. Each year, the league uses a playoff format to determine the overall champion. From 2002 until 2009 the league also operated an Eastern and Western Conference followed by an International and National Division.

Thirteen clubs have won the CSL Championship: Toronto Croatia (6 times), FC Continentals (3), York Region Shooters (3), St. Catharines Wolves (2), Serbian White Eagles (2), Scarborough SC (2), Brampton Hitmen, Brantford Galaxy, Oakville Blue Devils, Ottawa Wizards, SC Waterloo Region, Toronto Olympians, and Trois-Rivieres Attak. The highest-ranked CSL Golden Boot goalscorer is Gus Kouzmanis with 33 goals during the league's inaugural season.[2] Kouzmanis has also won the award the most times (2) during the 1998, and 2000 seasons. Trinidadian Kevin Nelson was the first foreigner to win the award in 2001.

Seasons[edit]

* Winner of the league double
Season Champion Regular season Top scorer Ref
1998 St. Catharines Wolves Toronto Olympians Gus Kouzmanis [3]
1999 Toronto Olympians* Toronto Olympians* Eddy Berdusco [4]
2000 Toronto Croatia Toronto Olympians Gus Kouzmanis [5]
2001 St. Catharines Wolves Ottawa Wizards Kevin Nelson [6][7]
2002 Ottawa Wizards* Ottawa Wizards[a]
Toronto Croatia[b]		 Darren Tilley [8]
2003 Brampton Hitmen Ottawa Wizards[a]
Hamilton Thunder[b]		 Carlo Arghittu [9]
2004 Toronto Croatia Toronto Supra[a]
Hamilton Thunder[b]		 Paul Munster [10]
2005 Oakville Blue Devils Vaughan Shooters[a]
Hamilton Thunder[b]		 Aaron Byrd [11]
2006 Italia Shooters Serbian White Eagles[c]
Oakville Blue Devils[d]		 Gabriel Pop [12]
2007 Toronto Croatia Serbian White Eagles[c]
St. Catharines Wolves[d]		 Nicolas Lesage [13]
2008 Serbian White Eagles Italia Shooters[c]
Trois-Rivières Attak[d]		 Daniel Nascimento [14]
2009 Trois-Rivières Attak* Serbian White Eagles[c]
Trois-Rivières Attak[d]		 Reda Agourram [15]
2010 Brantford Galaxy York Region Shooters Tihomir Maletić [16]
2011 Toronto Croatia SC Toronto Stefan Vukovic [17]
2012 Toronto Croatia* Toronto Croatia* Dražen Vuković [18]
2013 SC Waterloo Kingston FC Guillaume Surot [19]
2014 York Region Shooters* York Region Shooters* Marin Vučemilović-Grgić [20]
2015 Toronto Croatia Serbian White Eagles Richard West [21]
2016 Serbian White Eagles York Region Shooters Serhiy Ivlyev [22]
2017 York Region Shooters FC Vorkuta Aleksandar Stojiljković [23]
2018 FC Vorkuta FC Ukraine United Sani Dey [24]
2019 Scarborough SC FC Vorkuta Mykola Temniuk [25][26]
2020 FC Vorkuta Scarborough SC Moussa Limane [27][28]
2021 Scarborough SC FC Vorkuta Wabila Wallace [29]
2022 FC Continentals Serbian White Eagles Vladimir Strizovic
2023 N/A[note 1] Scarborough SC Serhiy Ivlyev [30]
  1. ^ a b c d Eastern conference
  2. ^ a b c d Western conference
  3. ^ a b c d International division
  4. ^ a b c d National division
  1. ^ Scarborough were the regular season champions as the playoffs weren't contested

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Canada Kicks -- News Story: CPSL Awards Night". July 9, 2015. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ Da Costa, Norman (October 14, 1998). "Germany, Spain feeling pressure". Toronto Star.
  4. ^ "CPSL 1999 Award Winners". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "2000 - Awards Winners". March 28, 2002. Archived from the original on March 28, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Awards Banquet 2001". February 5, 2002. Archived from the original on February 5, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ^ "Soccer: Wizards' Nelson, Osman Win". Ottawa Citizen. October 16, 2001. pp. B2.
  8. ^ "Former Rochester coach joins CYS ranks". Cambridge Times. March 17, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Arghittu named Wolves' MVP". St. Catharines Standard. November 18, 2003. pp. C3.
  10. ^ "Slavia Prague signs striker Munster from London City". St. Catharines Standard. November 20, 2004. pp. D7.
  11. ^ "Toms tallies 3 as Saints, Spartans tie: Ex-Spit Sciacca scores - Stars Honored". Windsor Star. October 11, 2004. pp. D6.
  12. ^ "Soccer Awards". Windsor Star. October 24, 2006. pp. D5.
  13. ^ "Lesage champion marqueur" [Lesage scoring champion]. RDS.ca (in French). October 8, 2007. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  14. ^ "Footie Fundraiser". Guelph Tribune. November 18, 2008. p. 15.
  15. ^ "Impact: Reda Agourram aura sa chance" [Impact: Reda Agourram aura on chance]. RDS.ca (in French). January 20, 2010. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  16. ^ "Fazlagic scores twice, Brantford beats Hamilton Croatia 3-0 for CSL title: Brantford beats Hamilton Croatia for CSL title". The Canadian Press. October 31, 2010.
  17. ^ "November 14, 2011 CSL--CSL Awards 2011 (by Rocket Robin)". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  18. ^ "CSL Awards". Brantford Expositor. November 27, 2012. pp. B4.
  19. ^ MacAlpine, Ian (March 14, 2014). "Kingston FC eager to kick off a new season". Kingston Whig-Standard.
  20. ^ "VUCEMOLIVIC GRGIC CSL's MVP …… Awards kick off championship weekend | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  21. ^ "GOALSCORING DEFENDER JOSIP KERAN WINS CSL MVP AWARD…..League annual awards Saturday | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  22. ^ "2016 First Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  23. ^ "2017 First Division Standings | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  24. ^ Adamson, Stan (October 23, 2018). "Sany Dey Overcame Torrential Rain to Win Scoring Title….Kezic top scorer in CSL Second Division". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  25. ^ Adamson, Stan (October 7, 2019). "How Far Can Vorkuta Go?….. Playoffs Update". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
  26. ^ "Українська команда стала фіналістом Канадської футбольної ліги" [The Ukrainian team became a finalist of the Canadian Football League]. www.ua-football.com (in Ukrainian). October 29, 2019. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  27. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (October 14, 2020). "К. Димитров-Брежанеца отново спечели редовния сезон на канадската лига" [K. Dimitrov-Brezhanetsa again won the regular season of the Canadian league]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  28. ^ "Centrafrique : Limane Moussa meilleur buteur au Canada" [Central African Republic: Limane Moussa top scorer in Canada]. Oubangui Médias (in French). October 22, 2020. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  29. ^ Adamson, Stan (December 30, 2021). "CSL in Retrospect......Reflecting on the 2021 season". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  30. ^ "Scarborough Wins League Title to Close CSL Season". Canadian Soccer League. September 18, 2023. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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