2009 Canadian Soccer League season

Canadian Soccer League
Season 2009
Champions Trois-Rivières Attak
Regular Season title Serbian White Eagles (International Division)
Trois-Rivières Attak (National Division)
Matches played 90
Goals scored 301 (3.34 per match)
Top goalscorer Reda Agourram 13
Biggest home win Serbian White Eagles 7-0 London City (31-Jul-2009)
Biggest away win North York Astros 0-8 TFC Academy (19-Sep-2009)
Highest scoring Brampton 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 made CSL history by becoming the first Quebec club to claim it. 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.[3] 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.[4] The league received more coverage with Rogers TV committing to broadcasting a full 23-game schedule every Saturday night through to the finals.[5] While the Reserve Division expanded to include 7 teams with TFC Academy II winning their first piece of silverware.[6]

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).[7]
  • Rogers TV commits to broadcasting a full 23-game schedule every Saturday night through to the finals.[8]
  • Inaria comes on board as official ball, and referee apparel sponsor.
  • Windsor Border Stars franchise revoked.[9]

Teams

TeamCityStadiumManager
Brampton LionsBrampton, Ontario (Bramalea)Victoria Park StadiumArmando Costa[10]
Italia ShootersVaughan, Ontario (Maple)St. Joan Of Arc Turf FieldRoberto Pugliese
London CityLondon, Ontario (Westmount)Cove Road StadiumAndrew Loague[11]
North York AstrosToronto, Ontario (North York)Esther Shiner StadiumUğur Çimen[12]
Portugal FCToronto, Ontario (Liberty Village)Lamport StadiumDanny Amaral[13]
Serbian White EaglesToronto, Ontario (Etobicoke)Centennial Park StadiumRafael Carbajal[14]
St. Catharines WolvesSt. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle)Club Roma StadiumJames McGillivray[15]
TFC AcademyToronto, Ontario (Liberty Village)Lamport StadiumJason Bent[16]
Toronto CroatiaToronto, Ontario (Etobicoke)Centennial Park StadiumVelimir Crljen
Trois-Rivières AttakTrois-Rivières, QuebecStade de l'UQTRPhilippe Eullaffroy[17]

Results table

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

Home \ Away[1] BMP ITS LONNYAPORSERSTCTFCATORTRA
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
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

International Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Serbian White Eagles (C) (A) 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 games played on September 21, 2009.
Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports09/09cslw19.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.

National Division

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Trois-Rivieres Attak (C) (O) (A) 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 games played on September 21, 2009.
Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports09/09cslw19.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.

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.[18]

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

Semifinals

CSL Championship

Trois-Rivieres Attak 0–0 Serbian White Eagles
Report
Penalties
Guillaume Heroux
James Louis-Jeune
Serge Dinkota
Chris-Michel Rumuri
Felix Cardin 		3 – 2 Marc Jankovic
Mirko Medić
Nikola Budalic
Jonathan Hurtis
Dragorad Milićević
Attendance: 1100
Referee: Bedik Charchafian (Ontario)
GK22Romania Andrei Badescu
RB2Canada Mike Vitulano (c)
CB24Canada Francesco Augustin
CB20Canada Karl Ouimette
LB33Canada Amine Meftouh 101'
RM8Canada Pierre-Rudolph Mayard
CM5Canada Joey Cortese
CM6Canada Kevin Cossette 84'
LM16Canada Felix Cardin
ST7Canada Yannick Rome-Gosselin 66'
ST10Canada Reda Agourram 116'
Substitutes:
GK1Canada Simon LaGarde
DF14Canada James Louis-Jeune
DF15Canada Maxim Tissot
DF23Canada Serge Dinkota 101'
MF21Canada Chris-Michel Rumuri 84'
FW19Canada Shady Saleh 116'
FW18Canada Guillaume Heroux 66'
Manager:
France Philippe Eullaffroy
GK27Canada Dan Pelc
RB14Serbia Uroš Stamatović
CB5Canada Marc Jankovic
CB6Serbia Mirko Medić
LB3Serbia Dragorad Milićević
RM8France Jonathan Hurtis
CM22Serbia Adrian Tismenar
CM19Bulgaria Kiril Dimitrov 46'
LM10Canada Alex Braletic 62'
FW17Canada Nikola Budalic
FW99Serbia Saša Viciknez (c) 70'
Substitutes:
GK1Serbia Marko Petrović
MF20Serbia Milan Janošević
DF28Canada Goran Vlaski
MF15Serbia Mihajlo Bačanin 112'
MF16Canada Viktor Anastasov 70'
FW7Canada Selvin Lammie 46'  112'
FW11Montenegro Nikola Šišović 62'
Manager:
Serbia Dušan Prijić

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

Goal scorers

2009 Goal Scorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1Reda AgourramTrois-Rivières Attak13
2Kadian Lecky[19]Italia Shooters10
T3David GuzmánBrampton Lions9
T3Tihomir MaleticToronto Croatia9
T4Sasa ViciknezSerbian White Eagles FC8
T4Yannick Rome-GosselinTrois-Rivières Attak8
T5Diego Maradona[20]North York Astros7
T5Allando MathesonTFC Academy7
T6Daniel NascimentoBrampton Lions6
T6Aleks Braletic[21]Serbian White Eagles FC6

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.[22]

Position Name Nationality
Commissioner:Cary KaplanCanada Canadian
Executive Director:Stan AdamsonEngland English
Director of Discipline:Clifford DellCanada Canadian
Director of Officials:Tony CamachoPortugal Portuguese
League Coordinator:Brock RobinsonCanada Canadian
Office Manager:Janet LeonardCanada 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.[23]The majority of the awards were taken by the National Division teams.[24] The Serbian White Eagles and Trois-Rivières Attak went home with the most awards.[25] 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
Season 2009
Champions TFC Academy II (Second Division regular season)
TFC Academy II (Second Division playoffs)
Matches played 42
Goals scored 214 (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.[26] 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.[27][28][29]

TeamCityStadiumManager
Brampton Dixie LionsBrampton, OntarioSt. Joan Of Arc Turf FieldMike DiMatteo
Elite Italia FCVaughan, OntarioSt. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
North York Astros IIToronto, OntarioSt. Joan Of Arc Turf FieldVladimir Klinovsky
Portugal TEToronto, OntarioSt. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
TFC Academy IIToronto, OntarioSt. Joan Of Arc Turf FieldStuart Neely[30]
Unionville Italia FCUnionville, OntarioSt. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Woodbridge Italia FCVaughan, OntarioSt. Joan Of Arc Turf FieldPeter Pinizzotto[31]

Final standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
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 games 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
(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.

Final

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