2003 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

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Canadian Professional Soccer League
Season2003
Champions
Vaughan Sun Devils (August 10, 2003)
  • Durham Flames 2-5 Ottawa Wizards (July 19, 2003)
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    The 2003 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the sixth season for the

    Cove Road Stadium in London, Ontario.[2] During the regular season the Ottawa Wizards and the Hamilton Thunder
    won their respective conferences. Ottawa became the second CPSL franchise to go undefeated throughout the regular season.

    Unfortunately the season was plagued with controversy as the Wizards withdrew from the playoff competition, due to a dispute with the CPSL Executive Committee.[3][4] Another controversy stemmed from a quarterfinal match between Brampton and Toronto Croatia, where Toronto won the match on penalties, but was reversed by the league due to Toronto using an ineligible coach and general manager.[5] On a positive note the league's television program the CPSL Soccer Show recorded the highest ratings of any other Sunday program shown on Rogers TV.[6][7]

    Changes from 2002 season

    The 2003 season saw the league decrease by one team due to the fact that the

    York Region territory.[8][9] The Montreal Dynamites moved to the Montreal suburb of Laval
    and changed their team name accordingly.

    Teams

    Team City Stadium Manager
    Brampton Hitmen
    Brampton, Ontario
    (Bramalea)    		 Victoria Park Stadium Steve Nijjar[10]
    Durham Flames
    Oshawa, Ontario
    (Vanier)
    Oshawa Civic Stadium
    		 Steve Hamill[11]
    London City
    		 London, Ontario (Westmount)
    Cove Road Stadium
    		 Harry Gauss[12]
    Hamilton Thunder Hamilton, Ontario Brian Timmis Stadium Manuel Gomes[13]
    Metro Lions
    Toronto, Ontario
    (Scarborough)    		 Birchmount Stadium Aldwyn McGill[14]
    Mississauga Olympians
    Mississauga, Ontario
    (Erin Mills)    		 Erin Mills Twin Arenas Darren Tilley[15]
    Tony Laferrara
    Laval Dynamites Laval, Quebec Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne Jawad El Andaloussi[16]
    North York Astros
    Toronto, Ontario
    (North York)    		 Esther Shiner Stadium Pavel Zaslavski[17]
    Ottawa Wizards
    Ottawa, Ontario
    (Carp)    		 OZ Optics Stadium Klaus Linnenbruegger[18]
    St. Catharines Wolves
    St. Catharines, Ontario
    (Vansickle)    		 Club Roma Stadium Lucio Ianiero[19]
    Toronto Croatia
    Mississauga, Ontario
    (Streetsville)    		 Memorial Park Velimir Crljen
    Toronto Supra
    Toronto, Ontario
    (Brockton)    		 Centennial Park Stadium José Testas[20]
    Vaughan Sun Devils
    Vaughan, Ontario
    (Thornhill)    		 Dufferin District Field Dave Benning[21]

    Coaching changes

    Team Outgoing coach Manner of
    departure     		Date of
    vacancy     		Position in table Incoming coach Date of
    appointment
    Hamilton Thunder Duncan Wilde[22] resigned July 22, 2003 1st, Western Conference Ivan Marković[22] July 22, 2003
    Hamilton Thunder Ivan Marković[13] resigned August 7, 2003 2nd, Western Conference Manuel Gomes[13] August 7, 2003
    Ottawa Wizards Hubert Busby Jr.[23] resigned September 10, 2003 1st, Eastern Conference Klaus Linnenbruegger[18] September 11, 2003

    Final standings

    Eastern Conference

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Ottawa Wizards 18 13 5 0 53 10 +43 44 Qualification for Playoffs
    2
    Toronto Supra
    		 18 10 6 2 50 29 +21 36
    3
    Vaughan Sun Devils
    		 18 7 7 4 41 30 +11 28
    4 Laval Dynamites 18 8 3 7 33 41 −8 27
    5
    Metro Lions
    		 18 5 3 10 26 29 −3 18
    6 Durham Flames 18 1 1 16 28 73 −45 4
    Updated to match(es) played on October 2, 2003. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports03/03cpwkfn.htm
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

    Western Conference

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
    1 Hamilton Thunder 18 11 4 3 38 19 +19 37 Qualification for Playoffs
    2
    Brampton Hitmen
    		 18 10 3 5 38 25 +13 33
    3 Toronto Croatia 18 9 1 8 27 30 −3 28
    4 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 18 8 2 8 26 34 −8 26
    5 North York Astros 18 4 5 9 20 33 −13 17
    6
    Mississauga Olympians
    		 18 4 4 10 19 30 −11 16
    7
    London City
    		 18 3 4 11 26 42 −16 13
    Updated to match(es) played on October 2, 2003. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports03/03cpwkfn.htm
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

    Rogers CPSL Championship playoffs

    Quarterfinals

    September 30, 2003
    Brampton, Ontario
    8:30 ET
    Ruben Flores
    36'    		 (Report) Orlin Chalmers 3' Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium
    Attendance: 150
    Referee: Manuel Orellano (Ontario
    Penalties
    • Jure Pavic
      soccer ball with red X
    October 1, 2003
    Vaughan Sun Devils
    		Toronto, Ontario
    6:45 ET
    		(Report)
    • Elvis Thomas
      44'
    • Aundrea Rollins 90'
    • Aundrea Rollins 100'
    		 Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
    Attendance: 85
    Referee: Frank Marciello (Ontario

    Semifinals

    October 3, 2003
    Brampton Hitmen
    		London, Ontario
    8:30 ET Atilla Salamon 83' (Report) Hugo Herrera 37' Stadium:
    Cove Road Stadium
    Penalties
    • Roy Blanche soccer ball with check mark
    • Ruben Flores
      soccer ball with check mark
    October 4, 2003
    Vaughan Sun Devils
    		London, Ontario
    5:30 ET (Report)
    		Stadium:
    Cove Road Stadium
    Attendance: 175
    Referee: Angelo Gertzakis (Ontario

    Rogers CPSL Championship

    Brampton Hitmen
    Report Kurt Mella 27'
    Cove Road Stadium, London, Ontario
    Attendance: 175
    Referee: Michael Lambert (Ontario
    )

    Assistant referees:
    Amato De Luca
    Joe Fletcher
    Fourth official:
    Silviu Petrescu

    2003 scoring leaders

    Full article: CSL Golden Boot[32]
    Position Player's name Nationality Club Goals
    1 Carlo Arghittu Canada St. Catharines Wolves 18
    2 Danny Amaral Canada Toronto Supra 17
    Michael Diluca Canada Toronto Supra
    3 Jahmo Welch Canada Durham Flames 13
    4 Phil Ionadi Canada Brampton Hitmen 12
    5 Charles Gbeke Canada Ottawa Wizards 10
    Hugo Herrera Argentina Brampton Hitmen
    Joey Todaro Canada Vaughan Sun Devils
    6 Darryl Gomez Saint Kitts and Nevis Metro Lions 9
    Alen Marcina Canada Ottawa Wizards
    Kevin Nelson Trinidad and Tobago Ottawa Wizards

    CPSL Executive Committee

    A list of the 2003 CPSL Executive Committee.[33]

    Position Name Nationality
    President & Chairman:
    Vincent Ursini
    		 Canada Canadian
    League Administrator/Director of Media: Stan Adamson[34] England English
    Director at Large: Walter Kirchner Romania Romanian
    Director of Discipline: Clifford Dell[35] Canada Canadian
    Director of Officials: Tony Camacho Portugal Portuguese
    Administrative Co-ordinator: Josie Storto Canada Canadian
    Community Services: Peter Li Preti Canada Canadian
    Legal Counsel: Ira Greenspoon Canada Canadian
    Marketing: Cary Kaplan Canada Canadian

    Individual awards

    Carlo Arghittu won the CSL Golden Boot

    The annual CPSL awards ceremony was held at

    USL A-League
    veteran captained the Brampton Hitmen to a CPSL Championship, and in returned was named the MVP.

    Carlo Arghittu of St. Catharines Wolves another former CNSL and USL A-League veteran was given the

    Segunda Divisão
    player to manage the club. Testas immediately changed the club into a championship contender by finishing second in their division, and for his achievement was granted the Coach of the Year award. The Durham Flames received their second Fair Play award for being the most disciplined team. While Michael Lambert who officiated the championship final was given his second Referee of the Year award.

    Award Player (Club)
    CPSL Most Valuable Player Phil Ionadi (Brampton Hitmen)
    CPSL Golden Boot Carlo Arghittu (St. Catharines Wolves)
    CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Simon Eaddy (Ottawa Wizards)
    CPSL Defender of the Year Award Domagoj Sain (Toronto Croatia)
    CPSL Rookie of the Year Award McDonald Yobe (Ottawa Wizards)
    CPSL Coach of the Year Award José Testas (Toronto Supra)
    CPSL Referee of the Year Award Michael Lambert
    CPSL Fair Play Award Durham Flames

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