2001 CPSL League Cup

The 2001 CPSL League Cup (known as the OZ Optics Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 4th edition of the Canadian Professional Soccer League's league cup tournament running from June through late September. Ottawa Wizards defeated Toronto Supra 1-0 at OZ Optics Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario formally ending the Toronto Olympians league cup dynasty.[1] The format used in the competition was the traditional group stage based on the geographic locations of the franchises, and the furthest travel distances between clubs.[2] The tournament received a title sponsor from the OZ Optics and granted Ottawa the hosting rights with a wildcard match privilege.[3]

2001 League Cup
CountryCanada
Teams12
ChampionsOttawa Wizards (1st title)
Runners-upToronto Supra
Matches played27
Goals scored91 (3.37 per match)
← 2000
2002 →

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
Ottawa Wizards 4310124+810Advanced to the semi-final
Montreal Dynamites 4112610−44
Durham Flames 4022711−42
Ottawa Wizards2–2Durham Flames
Abraham Osman  52'
Sanjeev Parmar  63'		 Report Craig Patton  1'
Pat Sullivan  50'
OZ Optics Stadium, Carp, Ontario
Montreal Dynamites3–2Durham Flames
Jerry Pean  44',  65',  79' Report Jimmy Kuzmanovski  61',
Omar El-Behairy  69'
Vanier Stadium, Montreal
Ottawa Wizards4–0Montreal Dynamites
Kevin Nelson ,
Abraham Osman , 		Report
OZ Optics Stadium, Carp, Ontario
Durham Flames2–2Montreal Dynamites
Matt Gennero  9'
Pat Sullivan  52'		 Report Karl Stephen
Bruno Nue
Oshawa Civic Stadium, Oshawa, Ontario
Montreal Dynamites1–2Ottawa Wizards
Report
Vanier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Durham Flames1–4Ottawa Wizards
Omar El-Behairy Report Mario Andrijanic
Samir Karaga
Kevin Nelson
Abraham Osman
Oshawa Civic Stadium, Oshawa, Ontario

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
St. Catharines Roma 4400103+712Advanced to the semi-final
Glen Shields Sun Devils 4112912−34
Brampton Hitmen 4013711−41
Brampton Hitmen1–2St. Catharines Roma
Adolfo Mella  23' Report Frank Zumpano  49'
Joe Carbonara  61'
Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, Ontario
Attendance: 400
Referee: Steve Cahoon (OSA)
St. Catharines Roma2–0Brampton Hitmen
Report
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Glen Shields Sun Devils2–4St. Catharines Roma
Nikola Budalic  80'
Gus Kouzmanis  89'		 Report John Sozio  10'
Frank Zumpano  26'
Joe Carbonara  31'
Tony Carbonara  39'
Dufferin District Field, Vaughan, Ontario
Attendance: 200
Referee: Colin Pintea (OSA)
Brampton Hitmen1–2Glen Shields Sun Devils
Kurt Mella  35' Report Timo Garzon  17'
Gus Kouzmanis  69'
Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, Ontario
Attendance: 250
Referee: Neil Schofield (OSA)
St. Catharines Roma2–0Glen Shields Sun Devils
Joe Carbonara
Carlo Arghittu 		Report
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Glen Shields Sun Devils5–5Brampton Hitmen
Gus Kouzmanis ,
Kurt Mella , 		Report
Dufferin District Field, Vaughan, Ontario

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
Toronto Supra 431061+510Advanced to the semi-final
Toronto Croatia 420274+36
London City SC 4013311−81

Original a 1-0 victory for Toronto Croatia, but result reversed by league after use of ineligible players.

Toronto Croatia0–1Toronto Supra
Report
Memorial Park, Mississauga, Ontario
Toronto Supra3–0London City SC
Samuel Afriyie ,
Pedro Dias ,
Ryan Gamble 		Report
Brockton Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
London City SC2–6Toronto Croatia
Jurek Gebczynski
Eris Tafij 		Report Nikola Andrijevic
Peter Curic , ,
Robert Fran
Sasa Komecar
Cove Road Stadium, London, Ontario
Referee: Nick Rose (OSA)
London City SC1–1Toronto Supra
Eris Tafij Report Paulo Valdez
Exeter Community Field, Exeter, Ontario
Attendance: 1200
Toronto Croatia1–0London City SC
Semir Mesanovic  15' Report
Memorial Park, Mississauga, Ontario
Toronto Supra1–0Toronto Croatia
Samuel Afriyie  24' Report
Brockton Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 180
Referee: Manuel Orellano (OSA)

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
Toronto Olympians 4400140+1412Advanced to the semi-final
North York Astros 411252+34
York Region Shooters 4013017−171
York Region Shooters0–0North York Astros
Report
Toronto Olympians8–0York Region Shooters
Ron Belfon  1',
Willy Giummarra  10',
Eddy Berdusco  21',  23',  41'
John Matas  25',  79'
Tony Marshall  38'		 Report
Birchmount Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 40
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (OSA)
Toronto Olympians1–0North York Astros
Tommy Granic  75' Report
Birchmount Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 40
Referee: Joe Likando (OSA)
York Region Shooters0–4Toronto Olympians
Report Eddy Berdusco , ,
Tom Kouzmanis
North York Astros0–1Toronto Olympians
Report Angelo Pollastrone  73' (o.g.)
Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
North York Astros5–0York Region Shooters
Report
Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto, Ontario

Semi-final

Originally a 1-0 victory for St. Catharines, but result reversed by league after use of ineligible players.

September 29, 2001 Ottawa Wizards1–0St. Catharines RomaOttawa, Ontario
15:00 ET (Report) Stadium: OZ Optics Stadium
September 29, 2001 Toronto Supra2–1Toronto OlympiansOttawa, Ontario
17:00 ET Paulo Valdez  30'
Christian Lombardo  87'		 (Report) Leo Marasovic  10' Stadium: OZ Optics Stadium

Final
September 30, 2001 Ottawa Wizards1–0Toronto SupraOttawa, Ontario
12:00 ET Abraham Osman  81' (Report) Stadium: OZ Optics Stadium

References
  1. "2001 - Oct. 1 - Wizards Win OZ Cup". 2003-01-04. Archived from the original on 2003-01-04. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. "2001 - Jan. 23 - CPSL announces League Cup draw". 2002-12-23. Archived from the original on 2002-12-23. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. "2001 - June 15 - Oz Optics new Sponsor of League Cup". 2002-12-29. Archived from the original on 2002-12-29. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
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