2008 Canadian Soccer League season
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| Season | 2008 |
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| Champions | Serbian White Eagles |
| Top goalscorer |  Daniel Nascimento (18 goals) |
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The 2008 Canadian Soccer League was the 11th since its establishment. The season began in May 2008, and ended on October 26. The season concluded with Serbian White Eagles claiming their first championship by defeating Trois-Rivières Attak 2-1 on penalty kicks.This was the third consecutive year the White Eagles had reached the CSL finals. Losing respectively to Italia Shooters in 2006, and to rivals Toronto Croatia in 2007.
The significant changes introduced by the league were the creation of the 5 team reserve division in the Toronto region.[1] An agreement was made between Rogers TV which would broadcast a CSL game on Friday nights.[2]
Contents
Changes from 2007 season
- The Canadian Lions of the International Division move to the National Division as the Brampton Lions.[3]
- Portuguese Supra change their name to Portugal FC.[4]
- TFC Academy, the U-18 Academy team of Major League Soccer's Toronto FC, and owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, enter the National Division.[5]
- Playoff format adjusted to seed division winners as #1 and #2, and the next top six teams seeded #3-#8 irrespective of division.
- The CSL added a 5 team reserve division involving teams in the Toronto region.[6]
- The Ontario Soccer Association grants the CSL 'Operational Independence' from the provincial governing body.[7]
- Rogers TV agreed to broadcast a CSL game of the week Friday night, reaching 800,000 Toronto homes. The final was broadcast across Ontario to 1.5 million households.[8]
Final standings
National Division
"Blue" denotes division winners (#1 and #2 seats) & "Green" denotes playoff participants
| Place | Team | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
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| 1 | Trois-Rivières Attak | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 12 | 47 |
| 2 | North York Astros | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 41 | 33 |
| 3 | Brampton Lions | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 47 | 37 | 29 |
| 4 | St. Catharines Wolves | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 38 | 26 |
| 5 | Windsor Border Stars | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 46 | 26 |
| 6 | TFC Academy | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 44 | 20 |
| 7 | London City | 22 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 81 | 3 |
International Division
| Place | Team | G | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italia Shooters | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 32 | 42 |
| 2 | Serbian White Eagles | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 41 |
| 3 | Toronto Croatia | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 35 | 38 |
| 4 | Portugal FC | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 34 |
2008 scoring leaders
- Full article: CSL Golden Boot
| Position | Player's name | Nationality | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Daniel Nascimento | Canada |
Brampton Lions | 18 |
| 2 | Andrew Loague | Canada |
London City | 14 |
| - | Selvin Lammie | Canada |
North York Astros | 14 |
| 4 | Dragan Radović |  Montenegro |
Serbian White Eagles | 12 |
| 5 | Hayden Fitzwilliams |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Toronto Croatia | 11 |
| 6 | Saša Viciknez |  Serbia |
Serbian White Eagles | 10 |
| - | Danny Amaral | Canada |
Portugal FC | 10 |
| - | Johnathan Hurtis |  France |
North York Astros | 10 |
| 9 | Tihomir Maletić |  Croatia |
Toronto Croatia | 9 |
CSL 2008 Playoffs
| QuarterFinals 10 & 11 October 2008 |
SemiFinals 17 & 18 October 2008 |
CSL Final 26 October 2008 @ 5:45pm Esther Shiner Stadium, North York, Ontario |
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| 1 | Trois-Rivières Attak | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | St. Catharines Wolves | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trois-Rivières Attak | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Portugal FC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Toronto Croatia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Portugal FC | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Trois-Rivières Attak | 2 (1) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Serbian White Eagles (a.e.t./PSO) | 2 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Italia Shooters (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Brampton Lions | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Italia Shooters | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Serbian White Eagles | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Serbian White Eagles (a.e.t.) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | North York Astros | 1 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
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11-October-2008
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| Trois-Rivières Attak | 2-0 | St. Catharines Wolves |
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Bessé  28'Lesage 65' |
(Report) |
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UQTR
Trois-Rivières, Quebec Attendance: 1500 |
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10-October-2008
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| Portugal FC | 2-1 | Toronto Croatia |
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| DiLuca 60' Amaral 70' (PK) |
(Report) | Maletić 16' Blanche  70' |
| North York Astros | 1-2 (AET) |
Serbian White Eagles |
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| Lalli 74' |
(Report) (Rocket Robin Report) |
Šćepanović 10' Braletić 116' |
Semifinals
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18-October-2008
3:00 |
| Trois-Rivières Attak | 7-0 | Portugal FC |
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| Sylla 26' 58' Mayard 41' 43'Lesage 75'Boivin 77'Contreras 87' |
(Report) | Natt 90+' |
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UQTR
Trois-Rivières, Quebec Attendance: 1500 |
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17-October-2008
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| Italia Shooters | 0-3 | Serbian White Eagles |
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| CSL Report | Budalić 40' Braletić 62'Šćepanović 82' |
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Esther Shiner Stadium
North York, Ontario Attendance: 800 |
CSL Cup final
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26-October-2008
5:45 |
| Trois-Rivières Attak | 2-2 (a.e.t.) | Serbian White Eagles |
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| Lesage 70' Étienne 103' |
(Rocket Robin Report) | Braletić 61' Viciknez 95' |
| Penalties | ||
Di Ioia  Surprenant Olivieri  Étienne Uwimana |
1-2 | Šćepanović Medić Viciknez Stojčić Milićević |
| Canadian Soccer League 2008 winners |
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| Serbian White Eagles First Title |
References
- ↑ WELCOME TO A NEW-LOOK CANADIAN SOCCER LEAGUE
- ↑ Game of the Week on Rogers TV begins June 6
- ↑ WELCOME TO A NEW-LOOK CANADIAN SOCCER LEAGUE
- ↑ New Vision for 2008
- ↑ MLS Toronto FC Academy to compete in CSL
- ↑ WELCOME TO A NEW-LOOK CANADIAN SOCCER LEAGUE
- ↑ CSL agreement means more independence
- ↑ Canadian Soccer League (CSL) Press Conference
