1990 Canadian Soccer League season

April 2021 April 2021 Canadian Soccer League 1990 Vancouver 86ers Toronto Blizzard (East)Vancouver 86ers (West) Division Leaders 143 390 CAN John Catliff (19) CAN Pat Harrington (0.43 GAA) 1989 1991 The 1990 Canadian Soccer League season was the fourth season of play for the Canadian Soccer League, a Division 1 men's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid. Format and changes from previous season The Kitchener Spirit and London Lasers joined the Canadian Soccer League as an expansion teams for the 1990 season, with both joining the East Division.https://funwhileitlasted.net/canadian-soccer-league-1987-1992/ Fun While it Lasted Canadian Soccer League (1987-1992)https://soccerhistoryusa.org/ASHA/csl.html Canadian Soccer League I Dave Litterer Soccer History USA Meanwhile, the Calgary Strikers folded following the 1989 season.http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1989.html#CSL The Year in American Soccer 1989 American Soccer History Archives David Litterer May 30, 2008 May 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20090303113622/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1989.html#CSL March 3, 2009 dead As a result of those team changes, the league had a seven-team East Division and a four-team West Division. Consequently, the league did not have a balanced home and away schedule between conferences. West Division teams played each other four times each, twice each home and away, while playing the East Division teams twice, once each home and away. Eastern Division teams played other East Division teams three times, while playing the West Division teams twice, once each home and away. The playoff format was also modified with eight teams (five from the East and three from the West) now qualifying for the post-season, as opposed to six in the previous years. The fifth place team from the East would cross over and play in the West Division playoff bracket. In addition, the playoff format was changed from an aggregate score system to a total points system. Teams would play a two-game series, with teams earning two points for a victory, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss, regardless of the score. If the teams were tied on points (e.g. each team won a game, or both games were ties), then the first tiebreaker was the teams playing a thirty-minute mini-game. If the mini-game resolved nothing, then penalty kicks were used as the second tiebreaker. In the mini-game, each team named a new lineup, could include three more substitutes and re-activate any players who sat out of Game Two for caution accumulation. Game Two home teams, the higher seeds, had an advantage as they had their entire 22-man active list available while away teams often traveled with as few as 14 players for economic reasons. The playoff final remained a one-off match, as in previous years, hosted by the top seed, or team with the best league record, in 1990. Summary Vancouver won their third consecutive West Division title, while Toronto won their second East Division title in a row. Once again, Vancouver and Hamilton met in the finals for the third consecutive season, with Vancouver winning the title for the third time in a row. As 1989 league champions, the Vancouver 86ers competed in the North American Club Championship against the champions of the American Professional Soccer League, the Maryland Bays. Vancouver defeated Maryland 3–2 in the final played in Burnaby to capture the title.https://www.baltimoresun.com/1990/09/27/bays-beaten-in-overtime-3-2-in-north-american-title-game-mobilios-goal-lifts-vancouver/ Bays beaten in overtime, 3-2, in North American title game Mobilio's goal lifts Vancouver September 27, 1990 Iain MacIntyre The Baltimore Sunhttp://www.ottawafury.com/ottawa_soccer_history https://web.archive.org/web/20120207100031/http://www.ottawafury.com/ottawa_soccer_history February 7, 2012 Canadian Soccer History dead Ottawa Fury SC Regular season East Division main WDL TOR MON HAM KIT NYR OTT LON PO PO PO PO PO 18 3 5 52 15 Toronto Blizzard 13 11 2 30 12 Montreal Supra 10 9 7 44 35 Hamilton Steelers 8 7 11 30 36 Kitchener Spirit 7 9 10 34 36 North York Rockets 2 9 15 21 49 Ottawa Intrepid 2 7 17 26 68 London Lasers 2 1 Q green1 Playoffs complete Canadian Soccer History Archives 1990 CSL Stats West Division main WDL VAN VIC WIN EDM PO PO PO 17 6 3 69 26 O Vancouver 86ers 12 7 7 42 32 Victoria Vistas 7 8 11 22 37 Winnipeg Fury 6 6 14 20 44 Edmonton Brick Men 2 1 Q green1 Playoffs complete Canadian Soccer History Archives 1990 CSL Stats Overall table main WDL VAN TOR MON VIC HAM KIT NYR WIN EDM OTT LON LC 17 6 3 69 26 O Vancouver 86ers 12 7 7 42 32 Victoria Vistas 7 8 11 22 37 Winnipeg Fury 6 6 14 20 44 Edmonton Brick Men 18 3 5 52 15 Toronto Blizzard 13 11 2 30 12 Montreal Supra 10 9 7 44 35 Hamilton Steelers 8 7 11 30 36 Kitchener Spirit 7 9 10 34 36 North York Rockets 2 9 15 21 49 Ottawa Intrepid 2 7 17 26 68 London Lasers 2 1 Q green1 complete Canadian Soccer History Archives 1990 CSL Stats Playoffs The playoffs were conducted with a total points system. Teams earned two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points following the two-game series advanced. If the teams were tied on points, they played a 30-minute mini-game for a bonus point, followed by a penalty shootout if the mini-game remained tied. Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 2/2/1 y high 40 West Division East Division 1W Vancouver 86ers 2 2 4 PTS 5E North York Rockets 0 1 0 PTS 2W Victoria Vistas 1 3 (5) 2+1 PTS 3W Winnipeg Fury 4 2 (4) 2 PTS 2E Montreal Supra 1 0 0 PTS 3E Hamilton Steelers 2 1 4 PTS 1E Toronto Blizzard 1 1 (3) 2 PTS 4E Kitchener Spirit 2 0 (4) 2+1 PTS 1W Vancouver 86ers 2 6 3 PTS 2W Victoria Vistas 2 1 1 PTS 3E Hamilton Steelers 1 3 3 PTS 4E Kitchener Spirit 0 3 1 PTS 1W Vancouver 86ers 6 3E Hamilton Steelers 1 Quarterfinal September 12, 1990 North York Rockets 0–2 [Ormsby Mary September 13, 1990 Explosive 86ers win playoff opener; Blizzard one down F10 Toronto Star Report] Vancouver 86ers Mitchell 8 Catliff 85 Esther Shiner Stadium North York, Ontario 1,000 September 16, 1990 Vancouver 86ers 2–1 [Stinson Dan September 17, 1990 Rocket coach says 86ers won't be denied third title 27 Vancouver Sun Report] North York Rockets Catliff 19 Evans 47 Enrico Todesco 78 Swangard Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 3,340 Vancouver 86ers won the series 4–0 on points. September 12, 1990 Winnipeg Fury 4–1 [Bender Jim September 13, 1990 Fury on Pitch 47 Winnipeg Sun Report] Victoria Vistas Mike Mosher 26 Cambridge 70 Holness 86 Dave Foley 87 Bridge Winnipeg Stadium Winnipeg, Manitoba 1,155 September 15, 1990 Victoria Vistas 3–0 (Match Voided)note Winnipeg protested the result of the original second leg due to the fielding of an ineligible player, Geoff Aunger (who should have been suspended due to yellow card accumulation and who scored the winning goal in extra time), that the league office failed to communicate to the teams involved or match officials. The CSL league office mandated a last minute replay of the second leg on Thursday, September 20, 1990 in Winnipeg yes [September 16, 1990 Vistas storm back to eliminate Fury 55 Winnipeg Sun Report] Winnipeg Fury David Ravenhill 69 Ken Andrews 76 Aunger 98 Royal Athletic Park Victoria, British Columbia 1,980 September 20, 1990 Winnipeg Fury 2–3 yes [Bender Jim September 21, 1990 CSL joke gets a punchline 45 Winnipeg Sun Report] Victoria Vistas Nocita 85 Dave Foley 105 Rick Jaskins 56 Steve Cecchi 87 97 Winnipeg Stadium Winnipeg, Manitoba 839 4–5 Victoria Vistas won the series in a shootout, after the series was tied 2–2 on points. September 12, 1990 Hamilton Steelers 2–1 [Lovegrove Don September 13, 1990 Supra loses playoff opener to Steelers C1 Montreal Gazette Report] Montreal Supra Fashanu 55 84 Keith 83 Brian Timmis Stadium Hamilton, Ontario 2,650 September 15, 1990 Montreal Supra 0–1 [Phillips Randy September 16, 1990 Supra's season ends abruptly; Punchless offence fails to match Fashanu's goal C1 Montreal Gazette Report] Hamilton Steelers Fashanu 82 Claude Robilliard Stadium Montreal, Quebec 1,573 Hamilton Steelers won the series 4–0 on points. September 12, 1990 Kitchener Spirit 2–1 [Ormsby Mary September 14, 1990 GM blasts 'spoiled' Blizzard for 'shameful' effort F6 Toronto Star Report] Toronto Blizzard Colville 43 Hunter Madeley 47 Peschisolido 29 Centennial Stadium Kitchener, Ontario 1,029 September 16, 1990 Toronto Blizzard 1–0 yes [Ormsby Mary September 17, 1990 Blizzard bow out in shootout D3 Toronto Star Report] Kitchener Spirit Eck 82 Centennial Park Stadium Etobicoke, Ontario 2,960 Bernie Huxter Gray Marco Antonucci Pignatiello Fenwick 3–4 Piękoś Ferguson Scott Woody Bailey Kitchener Spirit won the series in a shootout, after the series was tied 2–2 on points. Semifinal September 22, 1990 Victoria Vistas 2–2 [Keating Jack September 23, 1990 Vistas show flair in tie with 86ers 9 The Province Report] Vancouver 86ers Evans Steve Cecchi 82 Mobilio 27 Evans 28 Royal Athletic Park Victoria, British Columbia 3,775 September 30, 1990 Vancouver 86ers 6–1 [Stinson Dan October 1, 1990 86ers roar to CSL's title game 19 Vancouver Sun Report] Victoria Vistas Mobilio , Mitchell Evans McKinty Sammy Saundh Aunger Swangard Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 5,883 Vancouver 86ers won the series 3–1 on points. September 22, 1990 Kitchener Spirit 0–1 [September 24, 1990 Hopes for Kitchener sink in East 34 The Province Report] Hamilton Steelers John Coyle 72 Centennial Stadium Kitchener, Ontario 1,325 September 30, 1990 Hamilton Steelers 3–3 [October 1, 1990 The Spirit was willing but Steelers weren't weak C3 Vancouver Sun Report] Kitchener Spirit Fashanu 12 Billy Domazetis 29 52 Hardley Scott 7 Mike Carter 61 Scott 68 Brian Timmis Stadium Hamilton, Ontario 1,956 Hamilton Steelers won the series 3–1 on points. Final October 8, 1990 19:30 Vancouver 86ers 6–1 [October 9, 1990 86ers romp to third CSL title 15 Nanaimo Daily NewsJose Colin On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum 2001 Vaughan, Ontario 130, 133 Report] Hamilton Steelers Catliff , , Evans Mitchell Mobilio Billy Domazetis Swangard Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 6,348 Tony Evangelista Statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 CAN John Catliff Vancouver 86ers 192 CAN Domenic Mobilio Vancouver 86ers 13 CAN Paul Peschisolido Toronto Blizzard4 CAN Alex Bunbury Hamilton Steelers/Toronto Blizzard 125 CAN Billy Domazetis Toronto Blizzard 106 CAN Eddy Berdusco North York Rockets 9 USA Ted Eck Toronto Blizzard7 CAN Geoff Aunger Victoria Vistas 8 FIJ Ivor Evans Vancouver 86ersReference:https://pdfhost.io/v/EeW7zqx3u_1990_CSL_Statspdf.pdf 1990 CSL Stats Canadian Soccer League Top goaltenders Rank Player Club GAA1 CAN Pat Harrington Montreal Supra 0.432 CAN Pat Onstad Toronto Blizzard 0.583 CAN Paul Dolan Vancouver 86ers 1.084 CAN Grant Darley Victoria Vistas 1.135 CAN Shel Brodsgaard Victoria Vistas 1.16Reference: Honours The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 1990 season. Awards Award Player TeamMost Valuable PlayerCAN Pat Harrington Montreal SupraCanadian Player of the YearCAN John Catliff Vancouver 86ersRookie of the YearCAN Jorge Rodriguez London LasersTop NewcomerSCO Allan Evans Victoria VistasTop GoaltenderCAN Pat Harrington Montreal SupraFair Play AwardEdmonton Brick Men League All-Stars Player PositionCAN Pat Harrington (Montreal Supra) GoalkeeperCAN Patrick Diotte (Montreal Supra) DefenderSCO Allan Evans (Victoria Vistas) DefenderCAN Ian Bridge (Victoria Vistas) DefenderBRA Edinho (Toronto Blizzard) DefenderRSA Michael Araujo (Montreal Supra) MidfielderCAN Lyndon Hooper (Toronto Blizzard) MidfielderFIJ Ivor Evans (Vancouver 86ers) MidfielderCAN Domenic Mobilio (Vancouver 86ers) ForwardCAN John Catliff (Vancouver 86ers) ForwardCAN Paul Peschisolido (Toronto Blizzard) Forward Reserves Player PositionCAN Tim Rosenfeld (Winnipeg Fury) GoalkeeperCAN Steve MacDonald (Vancouver 86ers) DefenderCAN Vlado Vanis (Vancouver 86ers) DefenderCAN Jaime Lowery (Vancouver 86ers) MidfielderCAN Alex Bunbury (Toronto Blizzard) Forward Front office Person RoleCAN Roy Wiggemansen (Montreal Supra) Head CoachCAN Ian Bridge (Vancouver 86ers) Assistant CoachCAN Roy Wiggemansen (Montreal Supra) General Manager Average home attendances Pos. PositionTeamGP Home games playedAverage Attendance Statistical mean season attendance1Vancouver 86ers264,2182Winnipeg Fury264,1943Montreal Supra262,7114Toronto Blizzard262,2215Victoria Vistas261,7256Hamilton Steelers261,5747Edmonton Brick Men261,4748Kitchener Spirit261,3389Ottawa Intrepid261,35710North York Rockets261,06111London Lasers26N/ATotal Attendance2862,187Reference: Notes note References External links Canadian Soccer League 1991 Media Guide and Statistics 1990 CSL Stats Canadian Soccer League Category:Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) seasons