Canadian Soccer League 2007 season
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| Canadian Soccer League 2007 | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Soccer League |
| Sport | Football (soccer) |
| Duration | 11 May 2007-28 October 2007 |
| League | |
| League champions | Toronto Croatia |
| Runners-up | Serbian White Eagles |
| Top scorer |  Nicolas Lesage (Trois-Rivières Attak) |
The 10th Canadian Soccer League season began on May 11, 2007, and ended on October 28, 2007, with Toronto Croatia winning the CSL Championship 4 goals to 1 over the Serbian White Eagles.
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[edit] Changes from 2006 season
- The Oakville Blue Devils moved to Scarborough, Ontario, became the Canadian Lions, and played in the International Conference.
- The Trois-Rivières Attak began play as an expansion francise, and also absorbed the Laval Dynamites.
- The Brampton Stallions went on hiatus for the season and will return for the 2008 season.
- The Caribbean Selects folded after playing one season.
[edit] Final standings
Purple indicates conference winners
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
[edit] National Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Catharines Wolves | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 19 | 42 |
| 2 | Trois-Rivières Attak | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 29 | 38 |
| 3 | North York Astros | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 32 | 55 | 20 |
| 4 | Windsor Border Stars | 22 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 33 | 49 | 19 |
| 5 | London City | 22 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 82 | 11 |
[edit] International Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbian White Eagles | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 55 | 31 | 45 |
| 2 | Toronto Croatia | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 42 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Italia Shooters | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | Canadian Lions | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 40 | 36 | 27 |
| 5 | Portuguese Supra | 22 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 31 | 42 | 17 |
[edit] Rogers Cup playoffs
| QuarterFinals | SemiFinals | Rogers Cup final | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Serbian White Eagles | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Windsor Border Stars | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Serbian White Eagles | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Trois-Rivières Attak | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Italia Shooters | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Trois-Rivières Attak | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| I | Serbian White Eagles | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Toronto Croatia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Catharines Wolves | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Canadian Lions | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Catharines Wolves | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Toronto Croatia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | North York Astros | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Toronto Croatia | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| October 13, 2007 | Italia Shooters | 0–3 | Trois-Rivières Attak | Stade de l'UQTR: 2200 |
Lesage  22'Mayard 55'Kolic 88' |
| October 14, 2007 | Windsor Border Stars | 1–2 | Serbian White Eagles | Esther Shiner Stadium: 250 |
| Byrd 54' |
Budalic 26' Kokot 61' |
| October 14, 2007 | Canadian Lions | 0–0 (aet) | St. Catharines Wolves | Club Roma: 500 |
Penalties Ncube |
9 – 10 | Penalties Kamendy |
| October 14, 2007 | North York Astros | 2–4 (aet) | Toronto Croatia | Hershey Centre: 400 |
| Vainshtein 17' Lammie 27' |
Pupic 64' 105' Fitzwilliams 90' 95' |
Semifinals
| October 20, 2007 | St. Catharines Wolves | 2–3 | Toronto Croatia | Esther Shiner Stadium: 175 |
Aragona  30'Gallagher 41'Magnotta 59' (pk) |
Fitzwilliams 11' Attard 28' (og)Maletic 44' |
| October 21, 2007 | Serbian White Eagles | 2–1 | Trois-Rivières Attak | Esther Shiner Stadium: 750 |
| Kokot 6' Milicevic 25'Viciknez 45+2' |
Lesage 84' Kolic 90+4 |
Rogers Cup Final
| October 27, 2007 | Toronto Croatia | 4–1 | Serbian White Eagles | Esther Shiner Stadium: 2500 |
| Bustamante 13' 45' Curic ??'Fitzwilliams 70' |
Milicevic 14' |
| October 28, 2007 | Serbian White Eagles | 0–0 | Toronto Croatia | Esther Shiner Stadium: 500 |
Toronto Croatia wins on total goals 4-1.
| Canadian Soccer League 2007 winners |
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 Toronto Croatia Third Title |
[edit] Format change for Rogers Cup finals
Due to Toronto Croatia and the Serbian White Eagles playing for the Championship Cup, the CSL decided to change the format to a two-leg game rather than the standard knockout. The first game will be played on Friday, October 27, and will be played in front of only Croatia fans, with the team serving as the home side. The next day, October 28, the White Eagles will be the home side, and their fans will be the only ones permitted at the game.
[edit] 2007 scoring leaders
| Player | Team | G |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Nicolas Lesage |
Trois-Rivières Attak | 20 |
2  Gabriel Pop |
Serbian White Eagles | 18 |
| 3 Evan Milward |
Canadian Lions | 15 |
4  Darko Kolic |
Trois-Rivières Attak | 15 |
| 5 Aaron Byrd |
Windsor Border Stars | 14 |
| 6 Saša Viciknez |
Serbian White Eagles | 13 |
| 7 Antonio Stranges |
St. Catharines Wolves | 13 |
8  Kadian Lecky |
Italia Shooters | 10 |
9T  Helio Pereira |
Portuguese Supra | 9 |
| 9T Carlo Arghittu |
St. Catharines Wolves | 9 |
9T  Tihomir Maletic |
Toronto Croatia | 9 |
[edit] Individual awards
- CSL MVP Award: Nicolas Lesage, Trois-Rivières Attak
- CSL Golden Boot: Nicolas Lesage, Trois-Rivières Attak
- CSL Defender of the Year Award: Domagoj Sain, Toronto Croatia
- CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award: Claudio Perri, St. Catharines Wolves
- CSL Rookie of the Year Award: Tihomir Maletic, Toronto Croatia
- CSL Coach of the Year Award: James McGilivary, St. Catharines Wolves
- Harry Paul Gauss Award: Bruno Ierullo, North York Astros
- CSL Best Official: Joe Fletcher
- CSL Fair Play Award: Trois-Rivières Attak
[edit] External links
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