1987 Canadian Soccer League season

April 2021 April 2021 Canadian Soccer League 1987 Calgary Kickers Hamilton Steelers (East)Calgary Kickers (West) Division Leaders 80 212 CAN Nick Gilbert (10) 1988 The 1987 Canadian Soccer League season was the first season of play for the Canadian Soccer League, a new Division 1 men's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid. Format The schedule was not a balanced schedule based on the league principle of playing each club home and away due to travel concerns.MacDonald Archie February 26, 1987 Soccer rebirth F3 The Vancouver Sun https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lKNlAAAAIBAJ&pg=1152%2C2829592 The league was divided into two four-team division with each team playing each team in their division four times, twice at home and twice on the road, and playing the teams in the opposing division twice, once at home and once on the road for a total of twenty games.https://i.imgur.com/8bjj6Xb.jpg Pioneers Primed for Kickoff June 7, 1987 The Sunday Herald Trevor Bunke Following the season, the top three teams in each division would advance to the playoffs, with the division leaders earning a first round bye, to designate a national champion club. Summary The Canadian Soccer League was the second attempt to create a national professional league in Canada. Many teams were existing franchises from the non-professional provincial leagues, while others had come from semi-professional leagues, including Edmonton (Western Soccer Alliance), Hamilton (Canadian National Soccer League), and Toronto (CNSL and NASL), while some teams, such as the Vancouver 86ers were new.https://web.archive.org/web/20090303113119/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1987.html#CSL http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1987.html#CSL The Year in American Soccer - 1987 Dave Litterer Sover March 3, 2009 dead The league opened with a good start with sizable crowds and a fairly high level of play, but teams soon began to feel the financial pressure, particularly in the smaller markets. The league's inaugural match took place on June 7, 1987 in Aylmer, Quebec between the National Capital Pioneers and the Hamilton Steelers and finished in a 1–1 draw, in a steady drizzle, in front 2,500 spectators.https://archive.org/details/thecharleton17carl/page/10/mode/2up?q=he+Pioneers+start+their+season+June+7%2C++against+the+Steeler Ravens become Ottawa pioneers Boris Gomez May 28, 1987 The Charlatan 10https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0e99e8_da4ca91e517841d39380f20f0f5e1c2e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_840,h_630,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/0e99e8_da4ca91e517841d39380f20f0f5e1c2e~mv2.webp Hamilton Spectator Don Lovegrove CSL '87 Preview - Toronto-Hamilton Rivalry Renewed on Soccer Pitch CSL Memorieshttps://www.impactsoccer.com/champcan.php Impact Soccer History of the Championship and the Canada Cup fr Histoire du Championnat et de la Coupe du Canada The Eastern Division in 1987 consisted of National Capital Pioneers, Hamilton Steelers, Toronto Blizzard, and the North York Rockets. The Western Division comprised the Calgary Kickers, Edmonton Brick Men, Vancouver 86ers, and the Winnipeg Fury. Calgary and Hamilton won their divisions and both advanced to the finals in the playoffs. In the final, Calgary defeated Hamilton 2–1, at home, in a winner-take-all one game final. Regular season East Division main WDL HAM OTT TOR NYR SEM QUA QUA 10 6 4 32 22 Hamilton Steelers 7 9 4 22 15 National Capital Pioneers 6 8 6 22 27 Toronto Blizzard 1 7 12 15 39 North York Rockets 2 1 Q green1 Playoff semifinals blue1 Playoff quarterfinals complete Canadian Soccer History Archives 1987 CSL Stats West Division main WDL CAL VAN EDM WIN SEM QUA QUA 11 5 4 32 22 O Calgary Kickers 9 3 8 37 27 Vancouver 86ers 7 6 7 27 24 Edmonton Brick Men 5 4 11 25 36 Winnipeg Fury 2 1 Q green1 Playoff semifinals blue1 Playoff quarterfinals complete Canadian Soccer History Archives 1987 CSL Stats Overall main WDL CAL HAM OTT VAN EDM TOR WIN NYR REG 11 5 4 32 22 O Calgary Kickers 10 6 4 32 22 Hamilton Steelers 7 9 4 22 15 National Capital Pioneers 9 3 8 37 27 Vancouver 86ers 7 6 7 27 24 Edmonton Brick Men 6 8 6 22 27 Toronto Blizzard 5 4 11 25 36 Winnipeg Fury 1 7 12 15 39 North York Rockets 2 1 Q green1 Regular season winner complete Canadian Soccer History Archives 1987 CSL Stats Playoffs Home team on top. Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 1 West East 2W Vancouver 2 3W Edmonton 1 2E Ottawa 1 3E Toronto (OT) 2 1W Calgary (OT) 4 2W Vancouver 3 1E Hamilton 1 3E Toronto 0 1W Calgary Kickers 2 1E Hamilton Steelers 1 Quarterfinal September 9, 1987 19:30 Vancouver 86ers 2–1 [Ireland Joanne September 10, 1987 Final minute fells Brick Men 37 Edmonton Journal Report] Edmonton Brick Men Easton Jr. 48 Mobilio 89 Roy Viana 64 Swangard Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 3,942 John Meachin September 10, 1987 National Capital Pioneers 1–2 yes [September 11, 1987 Blizzard wins Eastern semifinal 4 Times Colonist Report] Toronto Blizzard Fred Juett 40 Luis Lufi 59 Troy Andeh 112 Aydelu Park Aylmer, Quebec 1,100 Semifinal September 12, 1987 Hamilton Steelers 1–0 [September 13, 1987 Steelers Eastern reps in CSL final 30 Times Colonist Report] Toronto Blizzard Bunbury 80 Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton, Ontario 2,000 September 13, 1987 14:00 Calgary Kickers 4–3 yes [Stinson Dan September 14, 1987 Upbeat 86ers' season winds up in gloom 9 Vancouver Sun Report] Vancouver 86ers Kern 10 69 Gilbert 87 97 Easton Jr. 23 Mobilio 58 63 Mewata Stadium Calgary, Alberta 1,683 Final September 20, 1987 15:00 Calgary Kickers 2–1 [Oliver Vance September 21, 1987 Gilbert boosts Kickers to crown 23 Calgary Herald Report] Hamilton Steelers Gilbert 12 67 Billy Domazetis 54 Mewata Stadium Calgary, Alberta 5,617 Mario Perrino Statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 CAN Nick Gilbert Calgary Kickers 102 CAN Domenic Mobilio Vancouver 86ers 93 YUG Željko Adžić Hamilton Steelers 84 CAN Norman Odinga Edmonton Brick Men 7 KOR Han Kim Winnipeg Fury CAN James Easton Vancouver 86ers7 SCO Arnie Meers Vancouver 86ers 6 CAN John Catliff Calgary Kickers FIJ Ivor Evans Vancouver 86ers CAN Billy Domazetis Hamilton Steelers11 CAN John Roumelis National Capital Pioneers 5 CAN Ed McNally National Capital Pioneers CAN David Bryne Toronto BlizzardReference: https://pdfhost.io/v/IM60lMe.2_1987_CSL_Statspdf.pdf 1987 CSL Stats Canadian Soccer League Honours The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 1987 season. Most Valuable Player Player TeamCAN Nick Gilbert Calgary Kickers League All-Stars Player PositionCAN Sven Habermann (Calgary Strikers) GoalkeeperARG Diego Castello (Edmonton Brick Men) DefenderCAN Greg Kern (Calgary Strikers) DefenderCAN Paul James (Hamilton Steelers) DefenderCAN Randy Ragan (Toronto Blizzard) DefenderYUG Željko Adžić (Hamilton Steelers) MidfielderENG Ray Hudson (Edmonton Brick Men) MidfielderCAN James Easton (Vancouver 86ers) MidfielderCAN Ed McNally (National Capital Pioneers) ForwardCAN Billy Domazetis (Hamilton Steelers) ForwardCAN Nick Gilbert (Calgary Strikers) Forward Reserves Player PositionCAN Don Ferguson (National Capital Pioneers) GoalkeeperCAN David Norman (Winnipeg Fury) DefenderKOR Han Kim (Winnipeg Fury) MidfielderHUN Zoltan Metzaros (North York Rockets) Forward Front office Person RoleCAN Bill Thompson (National Capital Pioneers) Head CoachCAN Peter Welsh (Calgary Kickers) Assistant CoachCAN Buzz Parsons (Vancouver 86ers) General Manager Average home attendances Pos. PositionTeamGP Home games playedAverage Attendance Statistical mean season attendance1Vancouver 86ers205,9772Winnipeg Fury204,0233Edmonton Brick Men203,4914Calgary Strikers202,9495National Capital Pioneers202,1226Hamilton Steelers 202,0327Toronto Blizzard201,8148North York Rockets201,275Total Attendance1602,817Reference:Jose Colin On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum 2001 Vaughan, Ontario 130 See also Canadian Professional Soccer League (1983) – previous season of D1 soccer in Canada References External links Canadian Soccer League 1991 Media Guide and Statistics 1987 CSL Stats Canadian Soccer League Category:Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) seasons