1989 Canadian Soccer League season

April 2021 April 2021 Canadian Soccer League 1989 Vancouver 86ers Toronto Blizzard (East)Vancouver 86ers (West) Division Leaders 130 418 USA Ted Eck (21) CAN Paolo Ceccarelli (0.58 GAA) 1988 1990 The 1989 Canadian Soccer League season was the third 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 Victoria Vistas joined the Canadian Soccer League as an expansion team for the 1990 season, joining the West 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 The divisions were now even with five teams each. The Calgary Kickers folded following the 1988 season, but the club was replaced by a community-owned team called the Calgary Strikers.https://funwhileitlasted.net/2019/10/26/1989-calgary-strikers/ 1989 Calgary Strikers Drew Crossley October 26, 2019 Fun While it Lastedhttps://www.csl1987.ca/calgary-strikers-1987-89 Calgary Kickers/Strikers (1987-89) CSL Memories Similar to the previous season, the teams played an unbalanced schedule with two-thirds of a team's matches coming against teams in their own division(4 matches each) and one-third against the opposite division (2 matches each) for a total of 26 matches. 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.MacDonald Archie February 26, 1987 Soccer rebirth F3 The Vancouver Sun https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lKNlAAAAIBAJ&pg=1152%2C2829592 This season would see the first two rounds of the playoffs being played in two-legged times determined by aggregate score, while the final would remain a single match championship final. Summary Vancouver repeated as West Division champions, while Toronto won their first East Division title. Hamilton reached the final despite for the third consecutive year, where they faced Vancouver for the second year in a row, with the 86ers repeating as champions. Vancouver was dominant again, losing but two regular-season matches en route to a second straight victory over Hamilton in the championship game. The 86ers went 46 consecutive games from the previous season into this one without losing, which is a record for a professional sports team in Canada.The 1989 Vancouver 86ers https://bcsportshall.com/honoured_member/1989-vancouver-86ers/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20150212175929/http://www.bcsportshalloffame.com/inductees/inductees/bio?id=44&type=team February 12, 2015 April 5, 2013 BC Sports Hall of Fame Inductees Regular season East Division main WDL East TOR HAM NYR OTT MON SEM QUA QUA 16 6 4 48 27 Toronto Blizzard 15 7 4 56 28 Hamilton Steelers 12 9 5 35 23 North York Rockets 7 8 11 41 46 Ottawa Intrepid 3 9 14 26 46 Montreal Supra 2 1 Q green1 Playoff semifinals blue1 Playoff quarterfinals complete Canadian Soccer History Archives 1989 CSL Stats West Division main WDL West VAN EDM CAL WIN VIC SEM QUA QUA 18 6 2 65 33 Vancouver 86ers 9 3 14 44 55 Edmonton Brick Men 8 3 15 36 56 Calgary Strikers 6 7 13 35 51 Winnipeg Fury 4 6 16 32 53 Victoria Vistas 2 1 Q green1 Playoff semifinals blue1 Playoff quarterfinals complete Canadian Soccer History Archives 1989 CSL Stats Overall main WDL VAN TOR HAM NYR OTT EDM CAL WIN MON VIC SF SF PL PL PL PL 18 6 2 65 33 C Vancouver 86ers 16 6 4 48 27 Toronto Blizzard 15 7 4 56 28 Hamilton Steelers 12 9 5 35 23 North York Rockets 7 8 11 41 46 Ottawa Intrepid 9 3 14 44 55 Edmonton Brick Men 3 9 14 26 46 Montreal Supra 4 6 16 32 53 Victoria Vistas 8 3 15 36 56 Calgary Strikers 6 7 13 35 51 Winnipeg Fury Champion (qualified to 1990 North American Club Championship) 2 1 Q green1 Playoff semifinals blue1 Playoff quarterfinals complete Canadian Soccer History Archives 1989 CSL Stats Playoffs 2/2/1 y Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final West East 2W Edmonton Brick Men 3 0 3 3W Calgary Strikers 1 0 1 2E Hamilton Steelers 1 1 2 3E North York Rockets 1 0 1 1W Vancouver 86ers 5 4 9 2W Edmonton Brick Men 3 0 3 1E Toronto Blizzard 1 1 2 2E Hamilton Steelers 1 2 3 1W Vancouver 86ers 3 2E Hamilton Steelers 2 Quarterfinal September 13, 1989 Calgary Strikers 1–3 [Ireland Joanne September 14, 1989 Brick Men take giant step forward 63 Edmonton Journal Report] Edmonton Brick Men Smith 45 Fashanu 21 Rob Reed 38 Jorge Rodriguez 91 Mewata Stadium Calgary, Alberta 600 September 17, 1989 16:00 Edmonton Brick Men 0–0 [Ireland Joanne September 18, 1989 Listless B-Men move on 49 Edmonton Journal Report] Calgary Strikers Clarke Stadium Edmonton, Alberta 878 Edmonton Brick Men won 3–1 on aggregate. September 13, 1989 North York Rockets 1–1 [Koep Bob September 14, 1989 Rockets and Steelers tie one on C15 Toronto Star Report] Hamilton Steelers Berdusco 56 Marinaro 82 Esther Shiner Stadium North York, Ontario September 17, 1989 19:30 Hamilton Steelers 1–0 [Koep Bob September 18, 1989 Rockets fizzle out of soccer playoffs D8 Toronto Star Report] North York Rockets Hector Chazaretta 13 Brian Timmis Stadium Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton Steelers won 2–1 on aggregate. Semifinal September 20, 1989 18:00 Edmonton Brick Men 3–5 [Ireland Joanne September 21, 1989 Brick Men crumble in defeat 65 Edmonton JournalSeptember 21, 1989 86ers rally by Brick Men 6 Nanaimo Daily News Report] Vancouver 86ers Fashanu 7 23 Jorge Rodriguez 36 Catliff 45 Mitchell 60 Mobilio 62 Easton Jr. 73 89 Clarke Stadium Edmonton, Alberta 1,000 September 24, 1989 19:30 Vancouver 86ers 4–0 [Stinson Dan September 25, 1989 Mitchell puts 86ers into final 15 Vancouver Sun Report] Edmonton Brick Men Mitchell , Easton Jr. Evans Swangard Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 5,772 Vancouver 86ers won 9–3 on aggregate. September 20, 1989 21:00 Hamilton Steelers 1–1 [Koep Bob September 21, 1989 Blizzard lucky to escape with tie against Steelers C9 Toronto Star Report] Toronto Blizzard Gary Morrow Fletcher Brian Timmis Stadium Hamilton, Ontario 2,200 Brian Smith September 24, 1989 Toronto Blizzard 1–2 [Koep Bob September 25, 1989 Steelers' Bunbury again burns Blizzard in final B7 Toronto Star Report] Hamilton Steelers Fletcher Bunbury Gasparini Centennial Park Stadium Etobicoke, Ontario 4,500 Hamilton Steelers won 3–2 on aggregate. Final October 1, 1989 19:30 Vancouver 86ers 3–2 [Harrison Don October 2, 1989 Soccer and 86ers both win 10 The ProvinceJose Colin On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum 2001 Vaughan, Ontario 130, 132 Report] Hamilton Steelers Muirhead 51 Valentine 57 Mobilio 67 Gray 42 Hector Chazaretta 76 Swangard Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 7,942 Derek Douglas Statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 USA Ted Eck Ottawa Intrepid 212 ENG Justin Fashanu Edmonton Brick Men 173 ARG Amadeo Gasparini Hamilton Steelers 154 YUG CYP Vladan Tomić North York Rockets 145 CAN Billy Domazetis Hamilton Steelers 136 SCO Andy Smith Calgary Strikers 11Reference: https://pdfhost.io/v/Sx85bUT9Y_1989_CSL_Statspdf.pdf 1989 CSL Stats Canadian Soccer League Top goaltenders Rank Player Club GAA1 CAN Paolo Ceccarelli North York Rockets 0.582 CAN Paul Dolan Hamilton Steelers 1.003 CAN Pat Harrington Toronto Blizzard 1.044 CAN Pat Onstad Winnipeg Fury 1.205 CAN Don Ferguson North York Rockets 1.23Reference: Honours The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 1989 season.https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/10BA32B2894611B8&f=basic Soccer star dreams of pro career in Italy Toronto Star David Grossman October 5, 1989 Award Player TeamMost Valuable PlayerENG Justin Fashanu Edmonton Brick MenRookie of the YearCAN Paul Peschisolido Toronto Blizzard League All-Stars Player PositionCAN Pat Harrington (Toronto Blizzard) GoalkeeperCAN Steve MacDonald (Vancouver 86ers) DefenderCAN Peter Sarantopoulos (North York Rockets) DefenderCAN Drew Ferguson (Hamilton Steelers) DefenderCAN Trevor McCallum (Toronto Blizzard) DefenderCAN Paul James (Ottawa Intrepid) MidfielderCAN Carl Valentine (Vancouver 86ers) MidfielderYUGCYP Vladan Tomić (North York Rockets) MidfielderUSA Ted Eck (Ottawa Intrepid) ForwardENG Justin Fashanu (Edmonton Brick Men) ForwardARG Amadeo Gasparini (Hamilton Steelers) Forward Reserves Player PositionCAN Paul Dolan (Hamilton Steelers) GoalkeeperCAN Shaun Lowther (Winnipeg Fury) DefenderCAN Joseph Majcher (Toronto Blizzard) MidfielderCAN John Catliff (Vancouver 86ers) Forward Front office Person RoleCAN Bob Lenarduzzi (Vancouver 86ers) Head CoachCAN Alan Errington (Vancouver 86ers) Assistant CoachCAN Mary Morris (Hamilton Steelers) General Manager Average home attendances Pos. PositionTeamGP Home games playedAverage Attendance Statistical mean season attendance1Vancouver 86ers264,9512Winnipeg Fury264,4043Edmonton Brick Men262,2734Toronto Blizzard262,1735Victoria Vistas262,0396North York Rockets261,9377Montreal Supra261,8418Hamilton Steelers261,8199Ottawa Intrepid261,35710Calgary Strikers261,233Total Attendance2602,403Reference: References External links Canadian Soccer League 1991 Media Guide and Statistics 1989 CSL Stats Canadian Soccer League Category:Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) seasons