1999 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

Canadian Professional Soccer League May 28 – September 26 (regular season) October 1 – October 2 (playoffs) Toronto Olympians Toronto Olympians Regular Season title Eddy Berdusco (Toronto Olympians) George Azcurra Toronto Olympians 11–1North York Astros(September 19, 1999) York Region Shooters1–7 Toronto Olympians(June 6, 1999) 56 Toronto Olympians 11–1North York Astros(September 19, 1999) 225 1998 2000 The 1999 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the second season under the Canadian Professional Soccer League name. The season began on May 28, 1999, and concluded on October 2, 1999, with Toronto Olympians defeating Toronto Croatia 2-0 to claim their first CPSL Championship.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/99cpsl74.htm Toronto Olympians vs Toronto Croatia Glover Robin www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2016-12-28 The Olympians made history by becoming the first club in the league's history to achieve a treble. For the second straight season, they went undefeated for the entire season. The league also introduced their first All-Star match where the CPSL All-Stars faced the CSA Development team.http://canadakicks.com/CPSL/news/9926.htm Canada Kicks -- CPSL Names All-Stars 2000-05-21 2016-12-28 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20000521185522/http://canadakicks.com/CPSL/news/9926.htm 2000-05-21 Changes from 1998 season All founding members of the CPSL returned with the exception of Mississauga Eagles P.S.C. The newest addition to the league were expansion franchise the Oshawa Flames.19 May 1999 Lazio aiming for last hurrah ; Italian side favoured over Mallorca in Cup Winners' finale Toronto Star Other changes were Glen Shields changing their name to Glen Shields Sun Devils, and the York Region Shooters moving to Richmond Hill, Ontario.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/cpwk9901.htm Canada Kicks - CPSL Update www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2016-12-28 Teams Team City Stadium Manager Glen Shields Sun Devils Vaughan, Ontario (Thornhill) Dufferin District Field Dave Benninghttp://cpsl.org:80/releases/1999/1999august7.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20011126005412/http://cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999august7.htm dead 2001-11-26 1999 - August 7 - Mid-Season Review 2001-11-26 2018-07-20 London City London, Ontario (Westmount) Cove Road Stadium Tony Laferrarahttp://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/99cpsl52.htm CPSL announced its All-Star Team September 22, 1999 www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com Ontario SoccerNet - CPSL Ontario Update 2019-07-13 North York Astros Toronto, Ontario (North York) Esther Shiner Stadium Rafael Carbajalhttp://www.northyorkastros.ca:80/page.php?page_id=13527 https://web.archive.org/web/20090601082652/http://www.northyorkastros.ca/page.php?page_id=13527 dead 2009-06-01 North York Astros Soccer Club Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software 2009-06-01 2017-11-30 Oshawa Flames Oshawa, Ontario (Vanier) Oshawa Civic Stadium Jens Kraemer St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle) Club Roma Stadium Lucio IanieroWallace Jim 4 March 1999 Ianiero takes over as Wolves' top dog: New coach will install new offensive system C3 St. Catharines Standard Toronto Croatia Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Bruno Pilašhttp://rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/99cpsl69.htm Toronto Croatia family relations rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2017-09-19 Toronto Olympians Toronto, Ontario (Scarborough) Birchmount Stadium David Geehttp://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/99cpsl40.htm Shooters Still Alive August 30, 1999 www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com Ontario SoccerNet 2019-07-13 York Region Shooters Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Green Sam Foti Canada Southern Ontario 400 center Location of CPSL teams outside of Toronto for the 1999 CPSL season.10px Canada Southern Ontario 43.816111 -79.424444 Vaughan left Blue pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 42.9837 -81.2497 London right Blue pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 43.887795 -78.890998 Oshawa right Blue pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 43.183333 -79.233333 St. Catharines left Blue pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 43.866667 -79.433333 Richmond Hill top Blue pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 43.64 -79.42 TORONTO right Red pog.svg Canada Toronto 400 center Location of CPSL teams in Toronto for the 1999 CPSL season.10px Canada Toronto 43.694 -79.265 Toronto Olympians right Blue pog.svg Canada Toronto 43.65 -79.58 Toronto Croatia top Blue pog.svg Canada Toronto 43.775556 -79.446667 North York Astros right Blue pog.svg Canada Toronto 43.866667 -79.433333 York Region Shooters left Blue pog.svg Canada Toronto 43.816111 -79.424444 Glen Shields Sun Devils left Blue pog.svg Final standings main WDL Q TRO Toronto Olympians TRC Toronto Croatia GSD Glen Shields Sun Devils LON London City OSH Oshawa Flames STC St. Catharines Roma YRS York Region Shooters NYA North York Astros 13 1 0 56 7 8 2 4 31 19 7 4 3 34 18 5 5 4 30 36 3 6 5 19 26 3 4 7 19 30 3 3 8 20 34 2 1 11 16 55 #ACE1AF Qualification for Playoffs Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. September 23, 1999 http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/99cpw17b.htm Playoffs Bracket The top four teams qualified for a one-game semifinal that led to the championship game played on October 2 at Oshawa Civic Stadium in Oshawa, Ontario. Semifinals Final 30px 220px 23px 1 Toronto Olympians 4 4 London City 1 2 Toronto Croatia 5 3 Glen Shields Sun Devils 2 1 Toronto Olympians 2 2 Toronto Croatia 0 Semifinals October 1, 1999 7:00 ET Toronto Croatia 5–2 (Report) Glen Shields Sun Devils Ivica Jelic 6' Josip Draganic 44', 72' Zajac 79' Robert Mandekic 82' Fitzroy Powell 83' Marco Antonucci 88' Oshawa Civic Stadium Oshawa, Ontario 100 Andrew Drajinsky (Ontario) October 1, 1999 9:00 ET Toronto Olympians 4–1 (Report) London City Gus Kouzmanis 10', 73', 84' Capporella 33' Mesanovic 87' Oshawa Civic Stadium Oshawa, Ontario 100 Steve Mortimer (Ontario) CPSL Championship October 2 5:00 ET Toronto Olympians 2–0 Report Thomas 55 Handsor 73 Toronto Croatia Oshawa Civic Stadium Oshawa, Ontario 100 Tony Camacho (Ontario) GK 1CAN Brian Bowes RB 5Tony MarshallCB 6 CAN Peyvand Mossavat CB 4CAN Ian Cardeyhttps://winthropeagles.com/hof.aspx?hof=62 Ian Cardey (2015) - Hall of Fame Winthrop University Athletics en 2020-01-19LB 8CAN Bayete Smith RM 9 CAN Elvis Thomas 77CM 20Danny Ziannis (c)CM 17CAN Chris Handsor 84LM 7 New Zealand Daryl Holmes ST 11CAN Gus Kouzmanis 79ST 23CAN Eddy Berdusco 75Substitutes:GK 22CAN Tom Bianchihttp://www.vanguardlions.com/roster/23/5/4701.php Tommaso Bianchi 2001 Men's Soccer - Vanguard University www.vanguardlions.com 2020-01-19August 2026 InternetArchiveBot MF 12 Louie Ouroutzaglou DF 16Ron Belfon 75DF 14Arte Alkatov 79MF 15 Louie Katsavrias 84MF 13Danny Sanna FW 10John Matas 77Manager:England David Gee GK 1CAN George AzcurraRB 2 CAN Daniel Pilashttps://www.laurierathletics.com/peopleprofile.php?PeopleID=4462 Golden Hawk Athletics - Profile - Dan Pilas - LaurierAthletics.com www.laurierathletics.com 2020-01-19 2021-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20210515200422/https://www.laurierathletics.com/peopleprofile.php?PeopleID=4462 deadCB 3 Josip DraganicCB 4Croatia Domagoj Sainhttps://www.total-croatia-news.com/the-croatian-diaspora/36287-domagoj-sain Successful Diaspora Returnee Stories: Domagoj Šain, Data Domain, Korcula www.total-croatia-news.com en-gb 2020-01-19LB 4 Ivica Sola RM 6 Ivica Jelic 71CM 20Robert Fran CM 9Ante Musa LM 10Tom Granic (c) 75CF 8Poland Czeslaw Zajac 50CF 11 Denny Draganic 67Substitutes:DF 13Nikola Marketic 75MF 14Robert Mandekic 67MF 15Paul Grguric 71MF 19Peter Curic 50Manager:Croatia Bruno Pilas Assistant referees: Steve Cahoon Nick Rose Fourth official: John Lopes All-Star game The league's inaugural all-star match was played on September 26, 1999 at Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. The CPSL All-Star team was selected from the six remaining clubs that didn't compete in the CPSL League Cup final, which excluded players from the Toronto Olympians and Toronto Croatia. The Canada Development team featured players from the CSA National Training Centre which consisted of senior national team players with a mix of young prospects with USL A-League experience.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/99cpsl60.htm Ontario SoccerNet - CPSL Ontario Update www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2016-12-28http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/99cpsl63.htm Canada Kicks -- Olympians Take Cup Bailey David www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2016-12-28http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/99cpsl54.htm CPSL All Stars vs Canada's Development team Glover Robin www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2016-12-28 September 26 1:00 ET CPSL All-Stars 2–1 Report Giummarra 17 Giummarra 81 De Rosario 13 Canada Development Team Centennial Park Stadium Toronto, Ontario 500 Nigel Johnson (Ontario) GK 29CAN Adam Morandini 85RB 5Dave McDonaldCB 15 Mike Marshall LB 25Gerald Gallacher 35RM 8Mike Kim CM 10 POL Jurek Gebczynski (c) 35CM 13CAN Lucio IanieroCM 7CAN Phil Ionadi 78LM 4 Mike Glasgow 63ST 11CAN Willy Giummarra ST 17CAN Marco Antonuccihttps://canadasoccer.com/?pid=223&t=profile& Canada Soccer canadasoccer.com 2020-01-19 Substitutes:GK 1Uruguay Rafael Carbajal 85DF 12 JP Rickwood 78FW 18Dave Kohek 63FW 16Alex Nardi 35FW 9 CAN Adrian Sciarrahttps://ottawasun.com/2013/08/22/ottawa-sports-and-entertainment-group-hires-adrian-sciarra-as-vice-president/wcm/8633580b-413e-473e-a330-733873541b1f Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group hires Adrian Sciarra as vice-president Ottawa Sun 2013-08-23 2020-01-19 DF 6UK Anthony Whitneyhttps://goridgebacks.com/staff.aspx?staff=42 Ontario Tech Ridgebacks - Anthony Whitney - Staff Directory - Ontario Tech goridgebacks.com 2020-01-19 35Manager:Canada Tony La Ferrara England Dave Benning GK 1Steve CoxRB 2 CAN Carl Fletcher 70CB 3 CAN Victor Opponghttps://www.canadasoccer.com/?pid=2425&t=profile& Canada Soccer www.canadasoccer.com 2020-01-19CB 5CAN Marco RedaLB 6 CAN Nevio Pizzolitto RM 4 CAN Adrian Serioux CM 8CAN Miles O'Connor CM 11Toll Dasterridis 62LM 12Jordan Gillespie CF 9CAN Semir Mesanovic CF 10 CAN Dwayne De Rosario Substitutes:GK 22Alim Hassin MF 17CAN Matt Smithhttps://canadasoccer.com/index.php?pid=6513&t=profile& Canada Soccer canadasoccer.com 2020-01-19 MF 14CAN Jamie Dodds 70MF 7CAN Adrian Llewellynhttps://canadasoccer.com/index.php?pid=1906&t=profile& Canada Soccer canadasoccer.com 2020-01-19 62FW 16CAN Atiba Hutchinson Manager:CAN Paul James Assistant referees: Steve Cahoon O.J. Panic Fourth official: Stephanie Denhamm 1999 scoring leaders Full article: CSL Golden Boothttp://www.canadakicks.com/CPSL/home.htm Canada Kicks - CPSL Update 2001-06-19 2016-03-19 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010619165232/http://www.canadakicks.com/CPSL/home.htm June 19, 2001 Position Player's name Nationality Club Goals 1 Eddy Berdusco Canada Toronto Olympians 25 2 Elvis Thomas Canada Toronto Olympians 21 3 Gus Kouzmanis Canada Toronto Olympians 16 4 Mike Glasgow Canada Glen Shields 10 5 Phil Ionadi Canada Glen Shields 10 6 Andy Madeiros Canada Toronto Croatia 10 7 John Matas Canada Toronto Olympians 10 8 Semir Mesanovic Canada London City Soccer Club 10 CPSL Executive Committee The 1999 CPSL Executive Committee.http://cpsl.org:80/banquet99.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20011126014644/http://cpsl.org/banquet99.htm dead 2001-11-26 CPSL (Ontario Division) - Awards Banquet 1999 2001-11-26 2018-07-21 PositionNameNationalityChairman: Bill Spiers ENG English Director of Operations: Chris Bellamyhttps://canadasoccer.com/?pid=360&t=profile& Canada Soccer canadasoccer.com 2019-12-13CAN CanadianDirector of Finance: Peter Li Preti CAN CanadianDirector of Officials: Tony Camacho POR Portuguese Awards Weekly awards WeekCPSL Player of the WeekReference Player Club Week 1Semir MesanovicLondon Cityhttp://cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999june9.htm 1999 - June 9 - Player of the Week Semir Mesanovic 2002-03-29 2017-03-23 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20020329025952/http://cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999june9.htm 2002-03-29 Week 2John MatasToronto Olympianshttp://www.cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999june15.htm 1999 - June 15 - Player of the Week John Matas 2002-05-03 2017-03-23 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20020503163717/http://www.cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999june15.htm 2002-05-03 Week 3Eddy BerduscoToronto Olympianshttp://cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999june22.htm 1999 - June 22 - Player of the Week Eddy Berdusco 2001-11-26 2017-03-23 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20011126004708/http://cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999june22.htm 2001-11-26 Week 4Gus KouzmanisToronto Olympianshttp://cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999july8b.htm 1999 - July 8 - Player of the Week Gus Kouzmanic 2001-11-26 2017-03-23 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20011126023053/http://cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999july8b.htm 2001-11-26 Week 5Mike GlasgowGlen Shields Sun Devilshttp://cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999july9.htm 1999 - July 9 - Player of the Week Mike Glasgow 2002-03-29 2017-03-23 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20020329031840/http://cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999july9.htm 2002-03-29 Week 6Leo MarasovicToronto Croatiahttp://cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999july14.htm 1999 - July 14 - Player of the Week Leo Marasovic 2001-11-26 2017-03-23 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20011126012910/http://cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999july14.htm 2001-11-26 Week 7Mich D'AngeloYork Region Shootershttp://cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999july21.htm 1999 - July 21 - Player of the Week Mich D'Angelo 2001-11-26 2017-03-23 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20011126015841/http://cpsl.org/releases/1999/1999july21.htm 2001-11-26 Individual awards thumb|upright|George Azcurra was voted the Goalkeeper of the Year The CPSL held their second annual awards ceremony on November 21, 1999 at the Hollywood Princess in Concord, Ontario.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/99cpsl77.htm 1999 CPSL Awards Glover Robin www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2017-06-02 The Toronto Olympians went home with the majority of the awards with 4 wins.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/99cpsl76.htm CPSL 1999 Award Winners www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2017-06-02Ross Matt 24 November 1999 Olympians score big at CPSL awards The Scarborough Mirror 20 David Gee along with Tony LaFerrara of London City won the Coach of the Year award. Gee became the first manager to win the award consecutively twice. Canadian internationals Elvis Thomas and Eddy Berdusco received the MVP and Golden Boot award. Toronto's final award was the Fair Play award for being the most disciplined team throughout the season. London City produced their fourth straight Rookie of the Year with Semir Mesanovic. While Toronto Croatia received their first CPSL club award with George Azcurra being named the Goalkeeper of the Year. Silviu Petrescu who later went on to officiate matches at the international level and Major League Soccer was recognized with the Referee of the Year award. Award Player (Club) CPSL Most Valuable Player Elvis Thomas (Toronto Olympians) CPSL Golden Boot Eddy Berdusco (Toronto Olympians) CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award George Azcurra (Toronto Croatia) CPSL Rookie of the Year Award Semir Mesanovic (London City) CPSL Coach of the Year Award David Gee (Toronto Olympians) Tony LaFerrara (London City) CPSL Referee of the Year Award Silviu Petrescu CPSL Fair Play Award Toronto Olympians References External links Rocket Robin's Home Page of the 1999 CPSL Season 1999 Category:1999 in domestic association football leagues Canadian Professional Soccer League