2002 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

Canadian Professional Soccer League
Season 2002
Champions Ottawa Wizards
Regular Season title Ottawa Wizards (Eastern Conference)
Toronto Croatia(Western Conference)
Matches played 133
Goals scored 456 (3.43 per match)
Top goalscorer Darren Tilley (Mississauga Olympians)
Biggest home win OW 8-1 SCW
Biggest away win NYA 0-8 MO
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The 2002 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the fifth season for the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The season began on May 23, 2002 and concluded on October 20, 2002 with Ottawa Wizards becoming the first expansion franchise to win the CPSL Championship (known as the Rogers CPSL Cup for sponsorship reasons) by defeating the North York Astros 2-0.[1] For the first time the final was hosted at Esther Shiner Stadium, which granted the hosts the North York Astros a wildcard match.[2] As the league was divided into the Eastern and Western Conferences the Wizards clinched the Eastern title, while Toronto Croatia won the Western Conference. The expansion of the league saw the return of professional soccer to Hamilton, and the addition of another Toronto franchise.[3][4] On February 26, 2002 the CPSL signed a player agreement deal with the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League, which provided the Lynx access in order to use CPSL talent and provide players an opportunity to play at a higher level.[5][6]

Changes from 2001 season

For the second straight season the CPSL expanded to 14 clubs to include the Hamilton Thunder and Metro Lions. Due to the increase of teams the CPSL management split the league into two Conferences the Eastern and Western.[7] The Toronto Olympians moved to Erin Mills, Mississauga, which opened the Scarborough territory to the Metro Lions.[8] Changes occurred in the York Region territory with Glen Shields changing their team name to Vaughan Sun Devils in order to fully represent the city of Vaughan. Meanwhile, their rivals the York Region Shooters were sold to Tony De Thomasis, and relocated the team to their original home at Highland Park in Aurora. While former Hamilton Bulldogs president Cary Kaplan was hired as a Management Consultant for the league.[9]

Teams

TeamCityStadiumManager
Brampton HitmenBrampton, Ontario (Bramalea)Victoria Park StadiumEd McLaughlin[10]
Durham FlamesOshawa, Ontario (Vanier)Oshawa Civic StadiumSteve Hamill[11]
London CityLondon, Ontario (Westmount)Cove Road StadiumJurek Gebczynski[12]
Hamilton ThunderHamilton, OntarioBrian Timmis StadiumMarko Maschke[13]
Metro LionsToronto, Ontario (Scarborough)Birchmount StadiumAnthony La Ferrara[14]
Mississauga OlympiansMississauga, Ontario (Erin Mills)Erin Mills Twin ArenasDavid Gee[15]
Montreal DynamitesLaval, QuebecCentre Sportif Bois-de-BoulogneMohamed Hilen[16]
North York AstrosToronto, Ontario (North York)Esther Shiner StadiumPavel Zaslavski[17]
Dejan Gluscevic[18]
Ottawa WizardsOttawa, Ontario (Carp)OZ Optics StadiumKlaus Linnenbruegger
St. Catharines WolvesSt. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle)Club Roma StadiumLucio Ianiero[19][20]
Toronto CroatiaMississauga, Ontario (Streetsville)Memorial ParkZarko Brala[21]
Toronto SupraToronto, Ontario (Brockton)Centennial Park StadiumVictor Cameira[22]
Vaughan Sun DevilsVaughan, Ontario (Thornhill)Dufferin District FieldDave Benning[23][24]
York Region ShootersAurora, Ontario (Aurora Village)Highland ParkVito Colangelo[25]

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Ottawa Wizards 19 15 2 2 55 13 +42 47 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Montreal Dynamites 19 11 3 5 44 34 +10 36
3 Metro Lions 19 11 2 6 36 23 +13 35
4 York Region Shooters 19 8 4 7 29 33 −4 28
5 Durham Flames 19 7 2 10 28 44 −16 23
6 Vaughan Sun Devils 19 6 11 2 27 35 −8 29
7 Toronto Supra 19 4 4 11 23 48 −25 16

Updated to games played on October 14, 2001.
Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports02/02cpwk21.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Western Conference

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Toronto Croatia 19 10 4 5 36 23 +13 34 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Mississauga Olympians 19 9 5 5 49 30 +19 32
3 Hamilton Thunder 19 8 4 7 31 24 +7 28
4 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 19 6 6 7 35 41 −6 24
5 North York Astros 19 4 6 9 22 42 −20 18
6 Brampton Hitmen 19 4 5 10 19 27 −8 17
7 London City 19 2 7 10 22 39 −17 13

Updated to games played on October 14, 2001.
Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports02/02cpwk21.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Rogers CPSL Championship playoffs

Wildcard

Semifinals

Rogers CPSL Championship

North York Astros 0–2 Ottawa Wizards
Report Robin Hart  46'
Slobodan Ilic  89' (og)
Attendance: 450
Referee: Steve DePierro (Ontario)
GK1Canada Luciano Miranda (c)
RB21Serbia Slobodan Ilic 93'
CB14Canada Kurt Ramsey
CB2Canada Pablo Politi
LB3Scotland Ryan Thomson
RM15Canada Zoltan Zsibok
CM19Argentina Gabriel Salguero 87'
CM16Russia Andrei Malychenkov 79'
LM18Montenegro Dejan Gluscevic
ST17Argentina Guillermo Compton Hall
ST7Poland Lukasz Krakowiak 92'
Substitutes:
DF5Canada Peter Zorbas
DF4Canada Tom Covello 92'
FW6Canada Marvin Azzopardi 79'
MF8Canada Jean Pierre Melotte 87'
DF13India Gurbir Singh 93'
MF20Canada Maximiliano Andrada
Manager:
Montenegro Dejan Gluscevic
Belarus Pavel Zaslavski
GK1Burkina Faso Sa Brahima Traore
RB3Canada Kwame Telemaque
CB18Trinidad and Tobago Shurland David (c)
CB22Canada Abraham Francois
LB23Canada James MacMillan
RM17Burkina Faso Urbain Some
CM7Malawi Peter Mponda 88'
CM2Canada Danny Sanna 91'
LM21Trinidad and Tobago Robin Hart
CF8Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Nelson
CF9Uganda Abraham Osman
Substitutes:
GK33Canada Roberto Canales
DF5Canada Simon Bonk
DF16Canada Norm Gates
MF4Canada Russell Shaw 91'
MF14Canada Nikola Brkljaca 88'
FW10Canada Samir Karaga
FW19Canada Mario Andrijanic
Manager:
Germany Klaus Linnenbruegger

Rogers CPSL Championship MVP:

Guillermo Compton Hall (North York Astros)

Assistant referees:
Amato De Luca
Denise Robinson
Fourth official:
Vito Curalli

All-Star Game

The 2002 CPSL All-Star match was arranged by the German consulate general in Toronto to have TSV 1860 Munich of the Bundesliga to come to Canada.[26] London City head coach Jurek Gebcznyski was selected to assemble an All-Star roster with Dave Benning, Victor Cameria and Steve Nijjar serving as his assistant coaches. Jimmy Douglas was appointed the general manager for the team.[27]

CPSL All-Stars 0 - 6 TSV 1860 Munich
Report Roman Tyce  15'
Markus Schroth  18'
Paul Agostino  37'
Michael Wiesinger  42'
Martin Max  44'
Daniel Borimirov  54'
Budd Stadium, Kitchener, Ontario
Referee: Michael Lambert (Ontario)
GK31Canada Pieter Meuleman 45'
RB2Canada Jason Faria
CB3Canada Danny Sanna
CB4Canada Peyvand Mossavat
LB11Canada Bayete Smith
RM15Albania Gentian Dervishi 56'
CM9Canada Miles O'Conner
CM12Uganda Abraham Osman 45'
LM8Canada Phil Ionadi
ST14Canada Carlo Arghittu 68'
ST16Canada Jimmy Kuzmanovski 58'
Substitutes:
GK1Canada Luciano Miranda 45'
DF5Canada Orlando Rizzo 56'
DF6Canada Tyler Hemming 68'
MF7Canada Lucio Ianiero 45'
MF10Canada David Mancini
FW17Montenegro Dejan Gluscevic 58'
FW18Canada Denny Dragonic
Manager:
Poland Jurek Gebczynski
GK29Germany Simon Jentzsch 45'
RB4Germany Marco Kurz
CB7Brazil Rodrigo Barbosa Rodrigues Costa
LB22Belgium Didier Dheedene 45'
RM14Germany Michael Wiesinger
CM2Austria Martin Stranzl
CM17Bulgaria Daniel Borimirov
LM6Czech Republic Roman Tyce
FW21Germany Markus Schroth
FW9Germany Martin Max
FW18Australia Paul Agostino 45'
Substitutes:
GK1Germany Michael Hofmann
GK31Germany Jurgen Wittmann 45'
DF24Germany Uwe Ehlers 45'
DF44Germany Torben Hoffmann 45'
DF41Germany Christian Holzer
MF36Germany Andreas Gorlitz
MF42Germany Stefan Kogler
MF26Austria Marcus Pürk
FW25Germany Achim Pfuderer
Manager:
Austria Peter Pacult

Assistant referees:
Steve Cahoon
Frank Marcello
Fourth official:
Steve DePierro

2002 scoring leaders

Full article: CSL Golden Boot[28]
Position Player's name Nationality Club Goals
1 Darren Tilley  England Mississauga Olympians 20
2 Kevin Nelson  Trinidad and Tobago Ottawa Wizards 18
3 Mladen Dikic  Croatia Toronto Croatia 14
4 Carlo Arghittu  Canada St. Catharines Wolves 13
5 Gus Kouzmanis  Canada Vaughan Sun Devils 13
6 Khalid Mensah  Canada Montreal Dynamites 13
7 Abraham Osman  Uganda Ottawa Wizards 12
8 Kevin De Serpa  Canada Mississauga Olympians 8
9 Tom Kouzmanis  Canada Vaughan Sun Devils 8
10 Kurt Mella  Canada Brampton Hitmen 8

CPSL Executive Committee

A list of the 2002 CPSL Executive Committee.[29]

Position Name Nationality
President & Chairman:Vincent UrsiniCanada Canadian
League Administrator/Director of Media:Stan AdamsonEngland English
Director at Large:Walter KirchnerRomania Romanian
Director of Discipline:Clifford DellCanada Canadian
Director of Officials:Tony CamachoPortugal Portuguese
Administrative Co-ordinator:Josie StortoCanada Canadian
Treasurer:Peter Li PretiCanada Canadian
Legal Counsel:Ira GreenspoonCanada Canadian

Individual awards

Domagoj Sain was named the Defender of the Year

The annual CPSL awards ceremony was held on October 20, 2002 at the Hollywood Princess Convention in Concord, Ontario.[30] Where the Mississauga Olympians received the most accolades with 3 wins. Darren Tilley a former English football and USL A-League veteran was given both the CSL Golden Boot and Rookie of the Year. After accumulating the least amount of card bookings they received the Fair Play award their third in the clubs history. Toronto Croatia went home with 2 awards with George Azcurra adding his third Goalkeeper of the Year award to his resume. While Domagoj Sain was named the Defender of the Year.

Abraham Osman of the Ottawa Wizards became the first player to receive the MVP in two straight seasons. After a mediocre start to the season the Metro Lions utilized the services of Aldwyn McGill as manager, who transformed the expansion franchise into a title contender.[31] While Michael Lambert's work as a match official was recognized by the league with the Referee of the Year award.

Award Player (Club)
CPSL Most Valuable Player Abraham Osman[32] (Ottawa Wizards)
CPSL Golden Boot Darren Tilley (Mississauga Olympians)
CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award George Azcurra (Toronto Croatia)
CPSL Defender of the Year Award Domagoj Sain (Toronto Croatia)
CPSL Rookie of the Year Award Darren Tilley (Mississauga Olympians)
CPSL Coach of the Year Award Aldwyn McGill (Metro Lions)
CPSL Referee of the Year Award Michael Lambert
CPSL Fair Play Award Mississauga Olympians

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