Canadian Soccer League I


The CSL is the only truly full-scale attempt to create a top level professional soccer league in Canada. At times teams could reach crowds of 10,000, but the talent often lacked, and attendance quickly fell off. Team struggled constantly under financial losses and finally the league folded after only 6 years of existence, with three remaining teams joining the American Professional Soccer League. Edmonton joined the league from the Western Soccer Alliance.

Many thanks to Chris Billows who posted all of this information to na-soccer@hoplite.org.



                          1987

                            G   W   T   L   GF  GA  PTS
        Eastern Division
Hamilton Steelers          20  10   6   4   32  22   26
Ottawa Pioneers            20   7   9   4   15  23   23
Toronto Blizzard           20   6   6   8   22  27   20
North York Rockets         20   1   7  12   15  39    9

        Western Division
Calgary Kickers            20  11   5   4   32  22   27
Vancouver 86ers            20   9   3   8   37  27   21
Edmonton Brickmen          20   7   7   6   27  24   20
Winnipeg Fury              20   5   4  11   25  36   14

Quarterfinals:  Edmonton 1 at Vancouver 2
                Toronto 2 at Ottawa 1
Semi-finals:    Vancouver 3 at Calgary 4
                Toronto 0 at Hamilton 1
CHAMPIONSHIP:   Hamilton 1 at Calgary 2


                          1988

Before the season, Montreal was added.

                            G   W   T   L   GF  GA  PTS
        Eastern Division
Hamilton Steelers          28  18   6   4   64  28   42
Toronto Blizzard           28   7  13   7   44  31   29
North York Rockets         28  10   8  10   40  39   28
Ottawa Intrepid            28   8   9  11   32  43   25
Montreal Supra             28   8   8  12   36  44   24

        Western Division
Vancouver 86ers            28  21   6   1   84  30   48
Winnipeg Fury              28   9   7  12   33  46   25
Calgary Kickers            28   6   6  16   39  70   18
Edmonton Brickmen          28   4   5  19   33  74   13

Quarterfinals:  Calgary 1 at Winnipeg 2
                North York 1 at Toronto 2
Semifinals:     Winnipeg 1 at Vancouver 3
                Toronto 0 at Hamilton 1
CHAMPIONSHIP:   Hamilton 1 at Vancouver 4


                          1989

Before the season, Victoria was added.

                            G   W   T   L   GF  GA  PTS
        Eastern Division
Toronto Blizzard           26  16   6   4   48  27   38
Hamilton Steelers          26  15   7   4   56  28   37
North York Rockets         26  12   9   5   35  23   33
Ottawa Intrepid            26   7   8  11   41  46   22
Montreal Supra             26   3   9  14   26  46   15

        Western Division
Vancouver 86ers            26  18   6   2   65  33   42
Edmonton Brickmen          26   9   3  14   44  55   21
Calgary Strikers           26   8   3  15   36  56   19
Winnipeg Fury              26   6   7  13   35  51   19
Victoria Vistas            26   4   6  16   32  53   14

Quarterfinals:  Edmonton 3 at Calgary 1
                Calgary 0 at Edmonton 0
                Hamilton 1 at North York 1
                North york 0 at Hamilton 1
Semifinals:     Vancouver 5 at Edmonton 3
                Edmonton 0 at Vancouver 4
                Toronto 1 at Hamilton 1
                Hamilton 2 at Toronto 1
CHAMPIONSHIP:  Hamilton 2 at Vancouver 3

After the season, Calgary folded.


                        1990

Before the season, Kitchener and London were added.

                            G   W   T   L   GF  GA  PTS
        Eastern Division
Toronto Blizzard           26  18   3   5   52  15   39
Montreal Supra             26  13  11   2   30  12   37
Hamilton Steelers          26  10   9   7   44  35   29
Kitchener Spirit           26   8   7  11   30  36   23
North York Rockets         26   7   9  10   34  36   23
Ottawa Intrepid            26   2   9  15   21  49   13
London Lasers              26   2   7  17   26  68   11

        Western Division

Vancouver 86ers       26  17   3   6    69  26    40
Victoria Vistas       26  12   7   7    42  32    31
Winnipeg Fury         26   7  11   8    22  37    22
Edmonton Brick Men    26   6  14   6    20  44    18

Quarterfinals:  Victoria 1 at Winnipeg 4
                Victoria 2 at Winnipeg 1
                Victoria 1 at Winnipeg 1 - 5-4 Victoria Penalty
                Vancouver 2 at North York 0
                North York 1 at Vancouver 2
                Kitchener 0 at Toronto 1
                Kitchener 0 at Toronto 0 - 4-3 Kitchener Penalty
                Montreal 1 at Hamilton 2
                Hamilton 1 at Montreal 0
Semifinals:     Vancouver 2 at Victoria 2
                Victoria 1 at Vancouver 6
                Hamilton 1 at Kitchener 0
                Kitchener 3 at Hamilton 3
CHAMPIONSHIP:   Hamilton 1 at Vancouver 6

After the season, Victoria, Edmonton, Ottawa and London folded.


                          1991

                            G   W   T   L   GF  GA  PTS

Before the season, Nova Scotia was added.  Kitchener changed their nickname to
Kickers.

Vancouver 86ers            28  20   4   4   69  31   64
Toronto Blizzard           28  14   6   8   57  33   48
North York Rockets         28  13   9   6   50  36   48
Hamilton Steelers          28  14   4  10   42  38   46
Montreal Supra             28  11   7  10   41  38   40
Nova Scotia Clippers       28   7   7  14   29  53   28
Kitchener Kickers          28   4   7  17   28  56   19
Winnipeg Fury              28   4   6  18   26  57   18

Quarterfinals:  North York 4 at Nova Scotia 0
                Nova Scotia 1 at North York 5
                Hamilton 0 at Montreal 3
                Montreal 0 at Hamilton 4
                Montreal 0 at Hamilton 1
Semifinals:     Toronto 2 at North York 0
                North York 2 at Toronto 1
                North York 0 at Toronto 1
                Vancouver 1 at Hamilton 1
                Hamilton 1 at Vancouver 2
CHAMPIONSHIP:   Toronto 3 at Vancouver 5

After the season, Hamilton, Nova Scotia, and Kitchener folded.


                         1992

Before the season, London was added.

                            G   W   T   L   GF  GA  PTS
Vancouver 86ers            20  11   3   6   42  28   36
North York Rockets         20   8   6   6   25  20   30
Winnipeg Fury              20   8   1  11   27  42   25
Montreal Supra             20   6   7   7   29  24   25
London Lasers              20   6   7   7   25  32   22
Toronto Blizzard           20   6   6   8   28  29   21

Semifinals:     Vancouver 1 at Montreal 1
                Montreal 0 at Vancouver 1
                North York 1 at Winnipeg 1
                Winnipeg 1 at North York 0
CHAMPIONSHIP:   Vancouver 0 at Winnipeg 2
                Winnipeg 1 at Vancouver 1

After the season, the league folded, along with the London franchise.
Vancouver Montreal, and Toronto joined the APSL, and North York, and Winnipeg
joined the semi-pro National Soccer League (which changed its name to the
Canadian National Soccer League in 1993).


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Author: David A. Litterer (spectrum@sover.net)
Last updated: 7 Jun 2013

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