2006 Canadian Soccer League season

Canadian Soccer League
Season2006
ChampionsItalia Shooters
Regular Season titleSerbian White Eagles (International Division)
Oakville Blue Devils (National Division)
Matches played132
Goals scored443 (3.36 per match)
Top goalscorerGabriel Pop (Serbian White Eagles) (27)
Best goalkeeperGeorge Azcurra
Biggest home win9–0 Toronto Supra Portuguese v Caribbean Selects
Biggest away win0–8 St. Catharines Wolves v Serbian White Eagles
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The 2006 Canadian Soccer League season was the 9th season for the Canadian Soccer League. The season began on May 19, 2006, and concluded on October 15, 2006, with Italia Shooters defeating Serbian White Eagles, 1–0, at Esther Shiner Stadium to win their first CSL Championship.[1] In the regular season Serbia clinched the International Division, and Oakville Blue Devils secured their first National Division title. The league was re-branded as the Canadian Soccer League, and renamed their two existing conferences into the International and National division. The changes brought about an increase in sponsorship, media coverage, and a 50% increase in attendance.[2][3] The CSL also received greater autonomy from the Ontario Soccer Association.[4] The league struck an agreement with the Toronto Community News which provided coverage for the league and its member clubs through their nine community newspapers.[5]

Changes from 2005 season

The Canadian Professional Soccer League changed their name to the Canadian Soccer League. Two new conferences were created International, and National, replacing the Eastern, and Western conferences.[6][7] Vaughan Shooters changed their name to Italia Shooters and Toronto Supra changed their name to Toronto Supra Portuguese.[8] Both joined the newly created international division, re-kindling the spirit of the National Soccer League. The Serbian White Eagles, and the Caribbean Selects began play as an expansion franchise in the International Conference.[9][10] The White Eagles played under the same name in the CSL's predecessor league the National Soccer League in 1974.[11] The Hamilton Thunder, and the Durham Storm had their franchises revoked.[12] Most of the matches were scheduled for the weekend in order to save travel expenses for the clubs, and the league eliminated the playoff wildcard match for the host club.[13]

Teams

Team City Stadium Manager
Brampton Stallions Brampton, Ontario (Bramalea) Victoria Park Stadium Paul Dhillon[14]
Caribbean Selects Toronto, Ontario (Liberty Village) Lamport Stadium Corcel Blair Jr.[15]
Italia Shooters Vaughan, Ontario (Woodbridge) Ontario Soccer Centre Carmine Isacco
London City London, Ontario (Westmount) Cove Road Stadium Harry Gauss[16]
Laval Dynamites Laval, Quebec Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne Jawad El Andaloussi[17]
North York Astros Toronto, Ontario (North York) Esther Shiner Stadium Pavel Zaslavski[18]
Oakville Blue Devils Oakville, Ontario (Bronte) Bronte Stadium Phil Ionadi[19]
Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Dragoslav Šekularac[20]
St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle) Club Roma Stadium Miro Marjanovic[21]
Toronto Croatia Mississauga, Ontario (Streetsville) Memorial Park Mladen Pralija
Toronto Supra Portuguese Toronto, Ontario (Brockton) Brockton Stadium Jose Testas
Windsor Border Stars Windsor, Ontario Windsor Stadium Pat Hilton[22]

Final standings

International Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Serbian White Eagles (A, C) 22 17 4 1 66 13 +53 55 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto Croatia (A) 22 14 5 3 58 23 +35 47
3 Italia Shooters (A, O) 22 8 9 5 30 26 +4 33
4 Toronto Supra Portuguese (A) 22 7 7 8 43 34 +9 28
5 Caribbean Selects 22 1 3 18 15 87 −72 6
Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 2006. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports06/06cpwk20.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

National Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Oakville Blue Devils (A, C) 22 10 6 6 42 26 +16 36 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Brampton Stallions (A) 22 10 5 7 38 42 −4 35
3 Laval Dynamites (A) 22 8 7 7 37 29 +8 31
4 Windsor Border Stars (A) 22 8 6 8 30 30 0 30
5 St. Catharines Wolves 22 7 6 9 29 40 −11 27
6 North York Astros 22 3 8 11 28 45 −17 17
7 London City 22 3 6 13 27 58 −31 15
Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 2006. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports06/06cpwk20.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions

CSL Championship playoffs

QuarterFinals SemiFinals Rogers Cup final
               
3 Toronto Croatia 1
6 Laval Dynamites 0
3 Toronto Croatia 0
5 Italia Shooters 1
2 Oakville Blue Devils 1
7 Windsor Border Stars 2
5 Italia Shooters 1
1 Serbian White Eagles 0
4 Brampton Stallions 0
5 Italia Shooters 2
1 Serbian White Eagles 6
7 Windsor Border Stars 1
1 Serbian White Eagles 3
8 Toronto Supra Portuguese 0

Quarterfinals

October 1, 2006 Toronto Croatia 1–0 Laval Dynamites Brampton, Ontario
1:30 ET Tommy Ples 52' (Report) Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Steven DePiero (Ontario)
October 1, 2006 Oakville Blue Devils 1–2 Windsor Border Stars Oakville, Ontario
3:30 ET Pedro Czoli 5' (Report) Sampson 16'
Wil Kletzien 45'		 Stadium: Bronte Stadium
October 1, 2006 Brampton Stallions Cancelled[note 1] Italia Shooters Brampton, Ontario
6:00 ET (Report)
[[23] (Report)]		 Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium
October 2, 2006 Serbian White Eagles 3–0 Toronto Supra Portuguese Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET Viciknez 53', 89'
Alex Braletic 91'		 (Report) Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Andrew Kravets (Ontario)
  1. ^ Italia Shooters were given the semi-final spot as a result of a 2-0 forfeit

Semifinals

October 7, 2006 Toronto Croatia 0–1 Italia Shooters Toronto, Ontario
1:00 ET (Report) Jason DeThomasis 83' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Ontario)
October 7, 2006 Serbian White Eagles 6–1 Windsor Border Stars Toronto, Ontario
5:00 ET Gabriel Pop 29'
Milos Scepanovic 34'
Gabriel Pop 36'
Gabriel Pop 49'
Gabriel Pop 61'
Joshua Gordon 81'		 (Report) Ablaye Abdulla 68' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 1000
Referee: Vito Curalli (Ontario)

CSL Championship

Serbian White Eagles0–1Italia Shooters
Report Anthony Adur 62'
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Mercy Watfa (Ontario)
GK 23 Serbia Dušan Belić
RB 2 Serbia Siniša Ninković
CB 8 Serbia Nenad Stojčić
LB 6 Serbia Mirko Medić
RM 16 Canada Joshua Gordon
CM 10 Montenegro Božo Milić downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 13 Canada Nikola Budalic downward-facing red arrow 76'
LM 21 Canada Alex Braletic[24]
ST 11 Romania Gabriel Pop[25]
ST 9 Serbia Saša Viciknez (c)
ST 15 Canada Miloš Šćepanović[26] downward-facing red arrow 45'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Serbia Miodrag Bogdanović
DF 4 Canada Marc Jankovic[27]
DF 5 Serbia Nikola Lukić
DF 7 Serbia Mario Ostojić
MF 12 Serbia Uroš Predić upward-facing green arrow 82'
MF 20 Serbia Milan Janošević upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 22 Montenegro Dragan Radović upward-facing green arrow 45'
Manager:
Serbia Dragoslav Šekularac
GK 0 Camilo Benzi
RB 22 Canada Angelo Pollastrone[28] (c)
CB 12 Canada Alvaro Yaques[29]
LB 11 Canada Fitzroy Christey[30]
RM 15 Luke Stedmond downward-facing red arrow 57'
CM 24 Canada Anthony Adur
CM 13 Canada Frank Bruno[31] downward-facing red arrow 82'
CM 18 Bill Androutsos downward-facing red arrow 65'
LM 25 Canada Sean Myers[32]
FW 21 Canada Luca Forno[33]
FW 9 Canada Jason De Thomasis[34] downward-facing red arrow 84'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Pablo Alvarado
DF 6 Canada Franco Ruscetta[35] upward-facing green arrow 65'
DF 3 Diego Cardona
MF 10 Josue Jaramillo upward-facing green arrow 57'
FW 14 Remone Metyas
FW 20 Rob Black upward-facing green arrow 84'
FW 23 Aundrae Rollins upward-facing green arrow 82'
Manager:
Italy Tony De Thomasis

Assistant referees:
Amato DeLuca
Vito Curalli
Fourth official:
Yusri Rudolf

All-Star Game

Clyde F.C. of the Scottish First Division conducted a Canadian tour, where they played two matches the first match against Windsor Border Stars and the second against a CSL All-Star team assembled by Velemir Crljen.[36][37] The match was played at Esther Shiner Stadium at North York, Toronto.

CSL All-Stars1 - 2Clyde F.C.
Saša Viciknez 6' Report Dougie Imrie 18'
Stephen O'Donnell 55'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Steve DePiero (Ontario)
GK 23 Canada George Azcurra downward-facing red arrow 52'
RB 22 Croatia Antonijo Župan (c)
CB 25 Canada Orlin Chalmers downward-facing red arrow 66'
LB 4 Croatia Domagoj Šain
RM 12 Canada Danny Draganic downward-facing red arrow 31'
CM 17 Canada Desmond Humphrey downward-facing red arrow 79'
CM 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caswain Mason downward-facing red arrow 86'
CM 13 Trinidad and Tobago Hayden Fitzwilliams downward-facing red arrow 80'
LM 19 Canada Fitzroy Christey downward-facing red arrow 75'
ST 10 Canada Peter Curic downward-facing red arrow 70'
ST 18 Serbia Saša Viciknez downward-facing red arrow 66'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Serbia Dušan Belić upward-facing green arrow 79'
GK 21 Canada Haidar Al-Shaïbani upward-facing green arrow 52' downward-facing red arrow 79'
DF 15 Canada Deny Velastegui upward-facing green arrow 75'
DF 2 Serbia Mirko Medić upward-facing green arrow 66'
DF 7 Serbia Mario Ostojić upward-facing green arrow 90'
DF 3 Canada Zeljko Dukic upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 6 Canada Selmir Sehic upward-facing green arrow 31' downward-facing red arrow 90'
MF 8 Albania Gentjan Dervishi
MF 11 Albania Eris Tafaj upward-facing green arrow 86'
MF 24 Canada Geoffrey Attard upward-facing green arrow 80'
FW 17 Trinidad and Tobago Judah Hernandez upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 5 Canada Alex Braletic upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 14 Canada Jean Tshimpaka upward-facing green arrow 66' downward-facing red arrow 87'
Manager:
Croatia Velimir Crljen
GK 1 Scotland Peter Cherrie
RB 5 Scotland Craig McKeown
CB 2 Scotland Neil McGregor
CB 4 Scotland Chris Higgins downward-facing red arrow 74'
LB 3 Scotland Dougie Imrie
RM 11 Northern Ireland Michael McGowan
CM 6 England Kevin McDonald
CM 7 Scotland Steven Masterton downward-facing red arrow 45'
LM 8 Scotland Stephen O'Donnell
FW 10 Scotland Tom Brighton downward-facing red arrow 10'
FW 9 Scotland Alex Williams
Substitutes:
GK 17 Scotland Paul Jarvie
DF 12 Scotland Bob Harris
MF 15 Scotland Kevin Bradley upward-facing green arrow 10'
MF 16 Scotland Paul McHale upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 19 Scotland Ian Sinclair upward-facing green arrow 74'
FW 14 Scotland Gary Arbuckle
Manager:
England Graham Roberts

Assistant referees:
Amato DeLuca
Mike Roecken
Fourth official:
Vito Curalli

Top goal scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Romania Gabriel Pop[38] Serbian White Eagles 27
2 Serbia Saša Viciknez Serbian White Eagles 23
3 Brazil Castro Uarlem Toronto Supra Portuguese 20
4 Trinidad and Tobago Hayden Fitzwilliams Toronto Croatia 12
5 Canada Tomislav Ples[39] Toronto Croatia 11
6 Canada Sam Hassam Oakville Blue Devils 10
7 Morocco Rachid Madkour Laval Dynamites 9
8 Argentina Hugo Herrera Brampton Stallions 8
9 Canada Petro Czoli[40] Oakville Blue Devils 8
10 Canada Micheal DiLuca[41] Toronto Supra Portuguese 8

Updated: September 30, 2006
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20070203180901/http://cpsl.org/stats.asp

CSL Executive Committee and Staff

The 2006 CSL Executive Committee.[42][43]

Position Name Nationality
Commissioner: Cary Kaplan Canada Canadian
Executive Director: Stan Adamson[44] England English
Director of Discipline: Clifford Dell[45] Canada Canadian
Director of Officials: Walter Kirchner Romania Romanian
Director of Marketing: John Marsico Canada Canadian
Office Manager: Janet Leonard Canada Canadian
Administration/PR: Stephen McCaffrey Canada Canadian
Referee-in-Chief: Hugh Elliott Canada Canadian
Community Services: Peter Li Preti Canada Canadian
Legal Counsel: Ira Greenspoon Canada Canadian
Financial Auditor: John Morgan Canada Canadian

Awards

Gabriel Pop won the CSL Golden Boot

The annual CSL awards ceremony was held at the La Contessa Banquet Hall on October 22, 2006 in North York, Toronto.[46] The majority of the awards were taken by the International Division teams.[47] The league chose Sasa Viciknez as its MVP, a former Serbian football veteran who played in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League. Romanian import Gabriel Pop took the Golden Boot for the White Eagles. The Goalkeeper of the Year went to George Azcurra of Toronto Croatia, which marked his fifth award a record amount.

Due to his longstanding dedication to the league Toronto Supra Portuguese owner Isac Cambas was given the President of the Year award. Supra's Uarlem Castro was named the Rookie of the Year after finishing as the third highest goalscorer in the league. After defying the odds in the championship final by defeating a team stacked with European football experience, Tony De Thomasis was presented with the Coach of the Year award. Expansion franchise Caribbean Selects were given the Fair Pay award, and Mercy Watfa was named the Referee of the Year.

Award Player (Club)
CSL Most Valuable Player Saša Viciknez (Serbian White Eagles)
CSL Golden Boot Gabriel Pop (Serbian White Eagles)
CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award George Azcurra (Toronto Croatia)
CSL Defender of the Year Award Fil Rocca (Windsor Border Stars)
CSL Rookie of the Year Award Uarlem Castro (Toronto Supra Portuguese)
CSL Coach of the Year Award Tony De Thomasis (Italia Shooters)
CSL President of the Year Award Isac Cambas (Toronto Supra Portuguese)
CSL Referee of the Year Award Mercy Watfa
CSL Fair Play Award Caribbean Selects

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