2007 Canadian Soccer League season

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Canadian Soccer League
Season2007
Champions
Trois-Rivieres Attak)
Best goalkeeperClaudio Perri
Biggest home win8–1 Canadian Lions v London City
8–1 Italia Shooters v London City
8–0 Toronto Croatia v London City
Biggest away win1–6 London City v Italia Shooters
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The 2007 Canadian Soccer League season was the tenth since its establishment. The first match of the season was played on May 11, 2007, and ended on October 28, 2007. The season concluded with

St. Catharines Wolves
won their first National Division title.

The league decreased in membership to 10 teams since the 2004 season, but reached an affiliation with the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division where the Impact formed the Trois-Rivières Attak to serve as a farm team.[4] The league experienced another major increase in match attendances with some clubs averaging over 1,000 fan support per game, with the Serbian White Eagles and Trois-Rivières Attak averaging the most.[5] The season was also notable with the introduction of the inaugural Locust CSL All Star Game played on July 28, 2007 at Windsor Stadium.[6]

Changes from 2006 season

The league decreased to 10 teams after the folding of the

Canadian Lions, and were transferred to the International Conference.[10] The CSL maintained its presence in Quebec with the owners of Laval Dynamites securing a deal with the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division to form the Trois-Rivières Attak which served as a farm team for the Impact.[11]

Teams

Team City Stadium Manager
Canadian Lions
Toronto, Ontario
(Scarborough)		 Birchmount Stadium Goran Miscevic[12]
Italia Shooters
Vaughan, Ontario
(Woodbridge)		 St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Tony De Thomasis[13]
London City
 London, Ontario (Westmount)
Cove Road Stadium
 Sean Gauss[14]
North York Astros
Toronto, Ontario
(North York)		 Esther Shiner Stadium Rafael Carbajal[15]
Portuguese Supra
Toronto, Ontario
(Etobicoke)		 Centennial Park Stadium Paulo Almos[16]
Serbian White Eagles
Toronto, Ontario
(Etobicoke)		 Centennial Park Stadium Dušan Belić[17]
St. Catharines Wolves
St. Catharines, Ontario
(Vansickle)		 Club Roma Stadium James McGillivray[18]
Toronto Croatia
Mississauga, Ontario
 Hershey Centre
Milodrag Akmadzic[19]
Trois-Rivières Attak
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
 Stade de l'UQTR Marc Dos Santos[20]
Windsor Border Stars
 Windsor, Ontario Windsor Stadium Pat Hilton[21]

Final standings

International Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1
Serbian White Eagles
(A, C) 		22 14 3 5 55 31 +24 45 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto Croatia (A, O) 22 10 11 1 42 16 +26 41
3
Italia Shooters
(A) 		22 11 7 4 44 17 +27 40
4
Canadian Lions
(A) 		22 6 9 7 40 36 +4 27
5
Portuguese Supra
 22 4 5 13 31 42 −11 17
Updated to match(es) played on October 8, 2007. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports07/07cswk22.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
St. Catharines Wolves
(A, C) 		22 12 6 4 36 19 +17 42 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Trois-Rivières Attak (A) 22 10 8 4 48 29 +19 38
3 North York Astros (A) 22 5 5 12 32 55 −23 20
4
Windsor Border Stars
(A) 		22 5 4 13 33 49 −16 19
5
London City
 22 3 2 17 15 82 −67 11
Updated to match(es) played on October 8, 2007. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports07/07cswk22.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
10 & 11 October 2007 		SemiFinals
20 & 21 October 2007 		CSL Final
27 & 28 October 2007 @ 5:00pm & 3:00pm
Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
           
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
1
Serbian White Eagles
1 0
3 Toronto Croatia 4 0
2
St. Catharines Wolves (p
) 		0 (10)
7
Canadian Lions
0 (9)
2
St. Catharines Wolves
2
3 Toronto Croatia 3
3
a.e.t.
) 		4
6 North York Astros 2

Quarterfinals

October 13, 2007
Trois-Rivières, Quebec
4:00 ET Lesage 22'
Mayard 55'
Kolić 88'		 [[22] (Report)] Stadium: Stade de l'UQTR
Attendance: 553
October 14, 2007
St. Catharines, Ontario
4:00 ET (Report) Stadium: Club Roma Stadium
Attendance: 500
October 14, 2007
Mississauga, Ontario
7:00 ET Mario Pupić 64', 105'
Fitzwilliams 90', 95'		 (Report) Gil Vainshtein 17'
Selvin Lammie 27'		 Stadium: Hershey Centre
Attendance: 200
October 14, 2007
Windsor Border Stars
Toronto, Ontario
7:00 ET
Budalić 26'
Kokot
61'		 (Report) Aaron Byrd 54' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: David Barrie (Ontario)

Semifinals

October 20, 2007
St. Catharines Wolves
2–3 Toronto Croatia Toronto, Ontario
4:00 ET Danny Gallagher 41'
Arnoldo Magnotta 59'		 (Report) Fitzwilliams 11'
Tihomir Maletic 28', 44'		 Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 175
Referee: David Barrie (Ontario)
Serbian White Eagles v Trois-Rivières Attak
October 21, 2007
Serbian White Eagles
2–1 Trois-Rivières Attak Toronto, Ontario
5:00 ET Kokot 6'
Dragorad Milićević 25'		 (Report) Lesage 84' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Isaac Raymond (Ontario)

CSL Championship

October 27, 2007
Serbian White Eagles
Toronto, Ontario
5:00 ET Jonathon Bustamante 12', 47'
Mario Pupic 19'
Fitzwilliams 70'		 (Report)
[[23]]		 Dragorad Milićević 13' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (Ontario)
Serbian White Eagles v Toronto Croatia
October 28, 2007
Serbian White Eagles
0–0 Toronto Croatia Toronto, Ontario
3:00 ET (Report)
[[24]]		 Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 900

Format change for Rogers Cup finals

Due to

White Eagles was the home side, and their fans were the only ones permitted at the game.[25][26][27][28]

All-Star Game

July 28, 2007 National Division All Stars 0 - 5 International Division All Stars Windsor, Ontario
7:30 pm [[29] Report]
Viciknez
62', 70'
Milos Scepanovic 81'		 Stadium: Windsor Stadium
Attendance: 700

2007 scoring leaders

Full article: CSL Golden Boot[30]
Position Player's name Nationality Club Goals
1 Nicolas Lesage  Canada Trois-Rivières Attak 20
2 Gabriel Pop[31]  Romania
Serbian White Eagles
 18
3 Evan Milward  Canada
Canadian Lions
 15
- Darko Kolić  Serbia Trois-Rivières Attak 15
5 Aaron Byrd  United States
Windsor Border Stars
 14
6 Saša Viciknez  Serbia
Serbian White Eagles
 13
- Antonio Stranges[32]  Canada
St. Catharines Wolves
 13
8 Kadian Lecky[33]  Canada
Italia Shooters
 10
9
Helio Pereira
  Brazil
Portuguese Supra
 9
- Carlo Arghittu  Canada
St. Catharines Wolves
 9
- Tihomir Maletić  Croatia Toronto Croatia 9

CSL Executive Committee and Staff

A list of the 2007 CSL Executive Committee.[34]

Position Name Nationality
Commissioner: Cary Kaplan Canada Canadian
Executive Director: Stan Adamson[35] England English
Director of Discipline: Clifford Dell[36] Canada Canadian
Director of Officials: Walter Kirchner Romania Romanian
Marketing Manager: Brian Krinberg Canada Canadian
Office Manager: Janet Leonard Canada Canadian
League Administration/PR: Chelsea McAllister Nadler Canada Canadian
Referee-in-Chief: Hugh Elliott Canada Canadian
Legal Counsel: Ira Greenspoon Canada Canadian
Financial Auditor: John Morgan Canada Canadian

Individual awards

Claudio Perri was named the Goalkeeper of the Year

The annual CSL awards ceremony was held on November 4, 2007 at the La Contessa Banquet Hall in

2.HNL
veteran Tihomir Maletic was chosen as the Rookie of the Year.

Claudio Perri, former Atlanta University alumni was named the Goalkeeper of the Year after helping St. Catharines Wolves post the best defensive record throughout the season. James McGilivary was recognized with the honor of Coach of the Year after leading St. Catharines to their first trophy the National Division title in five years. The President of the Year award was renamed the Harry Paul Gauss award in honor of Harry Gauss, and its inaugural recipient was Bruno Ierullo. Joe Fletcher, who later went on to officiate matches at the international level and Major League Soccer was recognized with the Referee of the Year award.[39]

Award Player (Club)
CSL Most Valuable Player Nicolas Lesage (Trois-Rivières Attak)
CSL Golden Boot Nicolas Lesage (Trois-Rivières Attak)
CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Claudio Perri (St. Catharines Wolves)
CSL Defender of the Year Award Domagoj Šain (Toronto Croatia)
CSL Rookie of the Year Award Tihomir Maletić (Toronto Croatia)
CSL Coach of the Year Award James McGilivary (St. Catharines Wolves)
Harry Paul Gauss Award Bruno Ierullo (North York Astros)
CSL Referee of the Year Award Joe Fletcher
CSL Fair Play Award Trois-Rivières Attak

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