2009 Canadian Soccer League season

Canadian Soccer League
Season2009
ChampionsTrois-Rivières Attak
Regular Season titleSerbian White Eagles (International Division)
Trois-Rivières Attak (National Division)
Matches played90
Goals scored301 (3.34 per match)
Top goalscorerReda Agourram 13
Best goalkeeperDan Pelc
Biggest home winSerbian White Eagles 7-0 London City (31-Jul-2009)
Biggest away winNorth York Astros 0-8 TFC Academy (19-Sep-2009)
Highest scoringBrampton Lions 3-6 Serbian White Eagles (24-Jul-2009)
London City 6-3 TFC Academy(14-Aug-2009)
(9 goals)
← 2008
2010 →

The 2009 Canadian Soccer League season was the 12th since its establishment where a total of 17 teams from Ontario and Quebec took part in the league. The season began on May 15, 2008, and ended on October 24 where for the second straight season the Serbian White Eagles faced Trois-Rivières Attak at the CSL Championship. The Attak denied Serbia their championship title by defeating them 3-2 in a penalty shootout.[1][2] The victory marked the organizations first championship title, and the return of the championship to Quebec since the 1978 season when Montreal Castors competed in the National Soccer League.[3] Throughout the regular season both Serbia, and Trois-Rivieres won their respective divisions.

The season marked a historic year for the league as it became the first league in 16 years to receive conditional membership in the Canadian Soccer Association.[4] Allowing the CSL to create an effective player developmental system in order to provide the missing link between the top provincial amateur level to the MLS/USL.[5] The league received more coverage with Rogers TV committing to broadcasting a full 23-game schedule every Saturday night through to the finals.[6] While the Reserve Division expanded to include 7 teams with TFC Academy II winning their first piece of silverware.[7]

Changes from 2008 season

  • League extends playoffs to two games series and reduces regular-season schedule from 22 to 18 and a balanced schedule.
  • Top 8 teams qualify for playoffs, without any seeding for division winners.
  • CSL receives conditional membership in the Canadian Soccer Association (first league to achieve this in 16 years).[8]
  • Rogers TV commits to broadcasting a full 23-game schedule every Saturday night through to the finals.[9]
  • Inaria comes on board as official ball, and referee apparel sponsor.
  • Windsor Border Stars franchise revoked.[10]

Teams

Team City Stadium Manager
Brampton Lions Brampton, Ontario (Bramalea) Victoria Park Stadium Armando Costa[11]
Italia Shooters Vaughan, Ontario (Maple) St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Roberto Pugliese
London City London, Ontario (Westmount) Cove Road Stadium Andrew Loague[12]
North York Astros Toronto, Ontario (North York) Esther Shiner Stadium Uğur Çimen[13]
Portugal FC Toronto, Ontario (Liberty Village) Lamport Stadium Danny Amaral[14]
Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Rafael Carbajal
Duško Prijić[15]
St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle) Club Roma Stadium James McGillivray[16]
TFC Academy Toronto, Ontario (Liberty Village) Lamport Stadium Jason Bent[17]
Toronto Croatia Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Velimir Crljen
Trois-Rivières Attak Trois-Rivières, Quebec Stade de l'UQTR Philippe Eullaffroy[18]

Results table

All Stats Current as of games played Sep 20, 2009.

Home \ Away BMP ITS LON NYA POR SER STC TFCA TOR TRA
Brampton Lions 0–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–6 3–0 2–2 0–1 3–1
Italia Shooters 3–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 1–5 3–4 1–0 2–3 0–3
London City 1–5 0–5 1–4 1–5 1–1 0–1 6–3 0–0 0–2
North York Astros 3–5 1–4 3–2 1–2 0–2 3–0 0–8 1–4 3–2
Portugal FC 3–2 2–2 1–0 0–4 2–2 0–0 1–2 2–2 0–0
Serbian White Eagles 1–3 0–0 7–0 1–0 2–0 3–1 5–2 2–1 2–1
St. Catharines Wolves 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–3
TFC Academy 1–3 3–2 7–1 2–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–1
Toronto Croatia 4–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–0
Trois-Rivières Attak 2–1 1–0 6–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 3–0 1–0 4–1
Source: Canadian Soccer League
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

International Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Serbian White Eagles (A, C) 18 11 3 4 43 19 +24 36 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto Croatia (A) 18 10 5 3 30 15 +15 35
3 Italia Shooters (A) 18 7 4 7 31 29 +2 25
4 Portugal FC (A) 18 5 8 5 25 27 −2 23
Updated to match(es) played on September 21, 2009. Source: rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions

National Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Trois-Rivieres Attak (A, C, O) 18 12 2 4 40 16 +24 38 Qualification for Playoffs
2 St. Catharines Wolves (A) 18 6 7 5 20 25 −5 25
3 Brampton Lions (A) 18 7 3 8 36 32 +4 24
4 TFC Academy (A) 18 6 5 7 37 33 +4 23
5 North York Astros 18 4 3 11 25 45 −20 15
6 London City 18 1 2 15 14 60 −46 5
Updated to match(es) played on September 21, 2009. Source: rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com
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

Playoffs

In 2009, both the quarterfinals and semifinals will be two game series. The winner of the series will be the team with the most points after two games. Should they be tied after the second game, the 2nd game will go into overtime, and if necessary, penalty kicks.[19]

In both the quarter- and semifinals, the team who finished higher in the standings determines which of the two games they prefer to host.

The Championship shall be a one-game final on Saturday October 24 at Lamport Stadium in Toronto.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Quebec Trois-Rivières Attak 3 1
8 Ontario Portugal FC 0 0
1 Quebec Trois-Rivières Attak 3 1 1
4 Ontario Italia Shooters 3 1 0
4 Ontario Italia Shooters 5 2
5 Ontario St. Catharines Wolves 0 1
1 Quebec Trois-Rivières Attak     0 (3)
2 Ontario Serbian White Eagles     0 (2)
3 Ontario Toronto Croatia 3 1
6 Ontario Brampton Lions 1 1
3 Ontario Toronto Croatia 1 7 0
2 Ontario Serbian White Eagles 3 1 1
2 Ontario Serbian White Eagles 1 4  
7 Ontario TFC Academy 0 1  

Quarterfinals

September 25, 2009 St. Catharines Wolves 0–5 Italia Shooters St. Catharines, Ontario
8:00 ET (Report) Blake Ordell 3'
Nick Cisternino 55'
Desmond Humphrey 79', 82', 86'		 Stadium: Club Roma Stadium
Referee: Justin Tasev (Ontario)
October 4, 2009 Italia Shooters 2–1 St. Catharines Wolves Vaughan, Ontario
5:00 ET Geron Duporte 26', 83' (Report) Matthew Cain 15' Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Attendance: 100
Referee: John Oliva (Ontario)

Italia Shooters won the series on points.

September 26, 2009 Portugal FC 0–3 Trois-Rivières Attak Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET (Report) James Louis-Jeune 43'
Ouimette 59'
Shady Saleh 87'		 Stadium: Brockton Stadium
Attendance: 30
Referee: Geoff Gamble (Ontario)
October 3, 2009 Trois-Rivières Attak 1–0 Portugal FC Trois-Rivières, Quebec
3:00 ET Yannik Rome-Gosselin 27' (Report) Stadium: Stade de l'UQTR
Referee: Jonathan Lavergme (Quebec)

Trois-Rivières won the series on points.

September 27, 2009 Serbian White Eagles 1–0 TFC Academy Toronto, Ontario
5:00 ET Viciknez 40' (Report) Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Gianni Facchini (Ontario)
October 3, 2009 TFC Academy 1–4 Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
3:30 ET Matheson 25' (Report) Johnathan Hurtis 26'
Viciknez 46', 62'
Tismenar 74'		 Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: David Barrie (Ontario)

Serbian White Eagles won the series on points.

September 27, 2009 Toronto Croatia 3–0 Brampton Lions Toronto, Ontario
8:15 ET Fitzwilliams 19'
Tihomir Maletic 48'
Jonathan Bustamante 64'		 (Report) Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: John Oliva (Ontario)
October 4, 2009 Brampton Lions 1–1 Toronto Croatia Brampton, Ontario
5:00 ET Andy Garcia 75' (Report) Fitzwilliams 51' Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium

Toronto Croatia won the series on points.

Semifinals

October 10, 2009 Italia Shooters 3–3 Trois-Rivières Attak Vaughan, Ontario
5:00 ET Johan Carrera 3'
Jason De Thomasis 81'
Pottinger 92'		 (Report)
(Report)		 Guillaume Heroux 4', 25'
Yannik Rome-Gosselin 38'		 Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Referee: Matthew Arduini (Ontario)
October 18, 2009 Trois-Rivieres Attak 1–1 Italia Shooters Trois-Rivieres, Quebec
3:00 ET Shady Saleh 64' (Report) Aundrae Rollins 62' Stadium: Stade de l'UQTR

Trois-Rivières won the series on points.

October 11, 2009 Toronto Croatia 1–3 Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
4:00 ET Zupan 56' (Report) Johnathan Hurtis 6', 81'
Dimitrov 68'		 Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Yusri Rudolf (Ontario)
October 17, 2009 Serbian White Eagles 1–7 Toronto Croatia Toronto, Ontario
4:00 ET Nikola Sisovic 27' (Report) Tihomir Maletic 9', 58', 63', 75', 77'
Fitzwilliams 16'
Medić 35' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,230

Serbian White Eagles won the series on points.

CSL Championship

Trois-Rivieres Attak0–0Serbian White Eagles
Report
Penalties
Guillaume Heroux soccer ball with check mark
James Louis-Jeune soccer ball with red X
Serge Dinkota soccer ball with check mark
Chris-Michel Rumurisoccer ball with red X
Felix Cardin soccer ball with check mark		 3 – 2 Marc Jankovic soccer ball with check mark
Mirko Medić soccer ball with red X
Nikola Budalic soccer ball with red X
Jonathan Hurtis soccer ball with check mark
Dragorad Milićević soccer ball with red X
Attendance: 1100
Referee: Bedik Charchafian (Ontario)

Assistant referees:
Richard Oliveira
Mike Lambert
Fourth official:
Justin Tasev

Goal scorers

2009 Goal Scorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Reda Agourram Trois-Rivières Attak 13
2 Kadian Lecky[20] Italia Shooters 10
T3 David Guzmán Brampton Lions 9
T3 Tihomir Maletic Toronto Croatia 9
T4 Sasa Viciknez Serbian White Eagles FC 8
T4 Yannick Rome-Gosselin Trois-Rivières Attak 8
T5 Diego Maradona[21] North York Astros 7
T5 Allando Matheson TFC Academy 7
T6 Daniel Nascimento Brampton Lions 6
T6 Aleks Braletic[22] Serbian White Eagles FC 6

Updated: November 25, 2016
Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20090917202856/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/league_leaders_CSL.php?league_id=4346

CSL Executive Committee and Staff

A list of the 2009 CSL Executive Committee.[23]

Position Name Nationality
Commissioner: Cary Kaplan Canada Canadian
Executive Director: Stan Adamson[24] England English
Director of Discipline: Clifford Dell[25] Canada Canadian
Director of Officials: Tony Camacho Portugal Portuguese
League Coordinator: Brock Robinson Canada Canadian
Office Manager: Janet Leonard Canada Canadian

Individual awards

Dan Pelc was given the Goalkeeper of the Year

The annual CSL awards were presented before the CSL Championship final on October 24, 2009.[26] The majority of the awards were taken by the National Division teams.[27] The Serbian White Eagles and Trois-Rivières Attak went home with the most awards.[28] Serbian team captain Sasa Viciknez became the second player in CSL history to be named the MVP twice. After recording one of the best defensive records throughout the season Dan Pelc took the Goalkeeper of the Year. Mirko Medic a former Serbian football veteran also contributed to Serbia's strong defensive performance, and as a result was voted the Defender of the Year.

Reda Agourram of Trois-Rivières received both the Golden Boot and Rookie of the Year honors, which subsequently promoted him to the USL First Division with the Montreal Impact. After leading Trois-Rivières to their first double Philippe Eullaffroy was given the Coach of the Year. Armand Di Fruscio the veteran general manager of St. Catharines Wolves was presented with the Harry Paul Gauss award for his constant commitment and allegiance to the league. TFC Academy were given their first Fair Play and Respect award. The Referee of the Year went to Justin Tasev, a veteran match official who refereed numerous USL and NASL matches.

Award Player (Club)
CSL Most Valuable Player Sasa Viciknez (Serbian White Eagles)
CSL Golden Boot Reda Agourram (Trois-Rivières Attak)
CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Dan Pelc (Serbian White Eagles)
CSL Defender of the Year Award Mirko Medic (Serbian White Eagles)
CSL Rookie of the Year Award Reda Agourram (Trois-Rivières Attak)
CSL Coach of the Year Award Philippe Eullaffroy (Trois-Rivières Attak)
Harry Paul Gauss Award Armand Di Fruscio (St. Catharines Wolves)
CSL Referee of the Year Award Justin Tasev
CSL Fair Play Award TFC Academy

Reserve Division

Canadian Soccer League
Reserve Division
Season2009
ChampionsTFC Academy II (Second Division regular season)
TFC Academy II (Second Division playoffs)
Matches played42
Goals scored214 (5.1 per match)
← 2008
2010 →

The 2009 season saw the division increase to 7 teams with all the matches being played St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field in Vaughan, Ontario.[29] The division was still primary based in the Greater Toronto Area with the senior clubs establishing relationships with the top provincial youth clubs in order to compete in the reserve division to provide a player development structure.[30][31][32]

Team City Stadium Manager
Brampton Dixie Lions Brampton, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Mike DiMatteo
Elite Italia FC Vaughan, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
North York Astros II Toronto, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Vladimir Klinovsky
Portugal TE Toronto, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
TFC Academy II Toronto, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Stuart Neely[33]
Unionville Italia FC Unionville, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Woodbridge Italia FC Vaughan, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Peter Pinizzotto[34]

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 TFC Academy II 12 8 2 2 38 13 +25 26 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Elite Italia FC 12 8 1 3 37 19 +18 25
3 Brampton Dixie Lions 12 7 1 4 34 18 +16 22
4 Woodbridge Italia FC 12 5 2 5 34 32 +2 17
5 Unionville Italia FC 12 4 3 5 13 19 −6 15
6 North York Astros II 12 4 1 7 19 35 −16 13
7 Portugal TE 12 1 0 11 39 53 −14 3
Updated to match(es) played on October 11, 2009. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20091011034441/http://76.74.187.100/~csl1690/CSL-ReserveDivision/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Final

October 4, 2009 TFC Academy II 5–1 (a.e.t.) Woodbridge Italia FC Vaughan, Ontario
Keith Makubuya 45'
Matias Naalband 95'
Cristian Rodrigues 97'
Marcus Lees 106'
Andrew Sereduik 119'		 (Report) Mike Holder 75' Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field

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