2008 Canadian Soccer League season

Canadian Soccer League 2008 Serbian White Eagles Italia Shooters (International Division)Trois-Rivières Attak (National Division) Regular Season title Daniel Nascimento (18 goals) Andrew Olivieri 121 9–0 Trois-Rivières Attak v Windsor Border Stars 0–7 London City v Brampton Lions 4–7 London City v Toronto Croatia 419 2007 2009 The 2008 Canadian Soccer League season was the 11th since its establishment where a total of 16 teams from Ontario and Quebec took part in the league. The season began on May 16, 2008, and ended on October 26 with the Serbian White Eagles claiming their first championship by defeating Trois-Rivières Attak 2-1 in a penalty shootout.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08csl084.htm October 26, 2008 CSL Final Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Serbian White Eagles (from CSL media release) www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2017-01-25Зубовић Милан (Zubović, Milan) 2008-10-30 Бањолучанин Ратомир Бороја тренер у ФК Српски бели орлови: Канада обојена у српску тробојку https://www.glassrpske.com/cir/sport/sp-republika-srpska/banjolucanin-ratomir-boroja-trener-u-fk-srpski-beli-orlovi-kanada-obojena-u-srpsku-trobojku/13370 2020-11-26 Glas Srpske sr Banja Luka resident Ratomir Boroja coach at FC Serbian White Eagles: Canada painted in Serbian tricolor This was the third consecutive year the White Eagles had reached the CSL finals losing respectively to Italia Shooters in 2006, and to rivals Toronto Croatia in 2007. While during the regular season Italia won their second division title with Trois-Rivières becoming the first Quebec team to claim the National Division title.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08csl085.htm October 26, 2008 CSL Finals Pregame Award Ceremony (by Rocket Robin) Glover Robin www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2017-01-25 The CSL added another team to the Peel Region after the relocation of the Canadian Lions to Brampton, Ontario to play as the Brampton Lions in the National Division. Toronto FC of the Major League Soccer established a relationship with the league by entering TFC Academy to the National Division, and TFC Academy II to the Reserve Division.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08csl005.htm March 28, 2008 CSL Canadian Soccer League Schedule announced Adamson Stan www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2017-01-25 Further significant changes introduced by the league was the creation of the 5 team reserve division in the Toronto region to provide a developmental platform for young players in order to make the transition to the professional ranks.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08csl003.htm February 5, 2008 CSL New-Look Canadian Soccer League (from CSL media release) www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2017-01-25 The Ontario Soccer Association reached an agreement with the CSL to receive Operational Independence from the provincial governing body. The league received more coverage from Rogers TV which would broadcast a CSL match on Friday nights.http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=92250 Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software 2009-06-19 2017-01-25 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20090619005009/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=92250 2009-06-19 http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca:80/news_archive.php?news_id=96553 https://web.archive.org/web/20080819205548/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=96553 dead 2008-08-19 Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software 2008-08-19 2017-07-31 Changes from 2007 season The Canadian Lions of the International Division move to the National Division as the Brampton Lions. Portuguese Supra change their name to Portugal FC.http://www.portugalfc.ca/news2.php?news_id=90952 Portugal FC Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software 2009-05-12 2017-01-25 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20090512233713/http://www.portugalfc.ca/news2.php?news_id=90952 2009-05-12 TFC Academy, the U-18 Academy team of Major League Soccer's Toronto FC, and owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, enter the National Division.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08tfc203.htm May 15, 2008 MLS Toronto FC Academy to compete in CSL (from Toronto FC Media Relations) www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2017-01-25 Playoff format adjusted to seed division winners as #1 and #2, and the next top six teams seeded #3-#8 irrespective of division. The CSL added a 5 team reserve division involving teams in the Toronto region. The Ontario Soccer Association grants the CSL 'Operational Independence' from the provincial governing body.http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=81380 Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software 2008-10-01 2017-01-25 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20081001230043/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=81380 2008-10-01 Rogers TV agreed to broadcast a CSL game of the week Friday night, reaching 800,000 Toronto homes. The final was broadcast across Ontario to 1.5 million households.http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08csl006.htm May 13, 2008 Canadian Soccer League (CSL) Press Conference (by Rocket Robin) Glover Robin www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com 2017-01-25 Teams Team City Stadium Manager Brampton Lions Brampton, Ontario (Bramalea) Victoria Park Stadium Armando Costahttp://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca:80/news_archive.php?news_id=90773 https://web.archive.org/web/20080518021558/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=90773 dead 2008-05-18 Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software 2008-05-18 2017-07-29 Italia Shooters Vaughan, Ontario (Maple) St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Carmine Isacco London City London, Ontario (Westmount) Cove Road Stadium Eddie Edgar North York Astros Toronto, Ontario (North York) Esther Shiner Stadium Rafael Carbajal27 May 2008 Astros look to improved season in '08 North York Mirror Portugal FC Toronto, Ontario (Liberty Village) Lamport Stadium Jose Testas Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Milan Cancarevic St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle) Club Roma Stadium James McGillivray TFC Academy Toronto, Ontario (Liberty Village) Lamport Stadium Jason Bent Toronto Croatia Mississauga, Ontario Hershey Centre Miroslav Buljan Trois-Rivières Attak Trois-Rivières, Quebec Stade de l'UQTR Marc Dos Santos Windsor Border Stars Windsor, Ontario Windsor Stadium Pat Hilton Canada Southern Ontario 400 center Location of CSL teams outside of Toronto for the 2008 CSL season.10px National Division 10px International Division Canada Southern Ontario 43.859444 -79.519444 Vaughan top Blue pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 42.9837 -81.2497 London top Green pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 43.6323 -79.6535 Mississauga bottom Blue pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 42.2939 -83.0191 Windsor right Green pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 43.183333 -79.233333 St. Catharines bottom Green pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 43.64 -79.42 TORONTO right Red pog.svg Canada Southern Ontario 43.704189 -79.69954 Brampton left Green pog.svg Canada Toronto 400 center Location of CSL teams in Toronto for the 2008 CSL season.10px National Division 10px International Division Canada Toronto 43.638889 -79.423056 Portugal FC bottom Blue pog.svg Canada Toronto 43.775556 -79.446667 North York Astros top Green pog.svg Canada Toronto 43.653611 -79.584444 Serbian White Eagles right Blue pog.svg Canada Toronto 43.638889 -79.423056 TFC Academy top Green pog.svg Canada Toronto 43.859444 -79.519444 Italia Shooters bottom Blue pog.svg Final standings International Division main WDL Q ITS Italia Shooters SER Serbian White Eagles TOR Toronto Croatia POR Portugal FC 13 3 6 50 32 A,C 12 5 5 43 23 A,O 11 5 6 40 35 A 9 7 6 44 31 A #ACE1AF Qualification for Playoffs Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. October 5, 2008 http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08cslw21.htm National Division main WDL Q TRA Trois-Rivieres Attak NYA North York Astros BMP Brampton Lions STC St. Catharines Wolves WBS Windsor Border Stars TFCA TFC Academy LON London City 14 5 3 47 12 A,C 10 3 9 41 41 A 8 5 9 47 37 A 7 5 10 28 38 A 7 5 10 31 45 6 2 14 26 44 0 3 19 22 81 #ACE1AF Qualification for Playoffs Q Q Q Q 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. October 5, 2008 http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08cslw21.htm 2008 scoring leaders Full article: CSL Golden Boothttp://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/league_leaders_CSL.php?league_id=4346 Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software 2008-12-18 2017-01-23 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20081218001556/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/league_leaders_CSL.php?league_id=4346 2008-12-18 Rank Player Nationality Club Goals 1 Daniel Nascimento Brampton Lions 18 2 Andrew Loague London City 14 Selvin Lammiehttps://canadasoccer.com/?pid=1804&t=profile& Canada Soccer canadasoccer.com 2018-10-06 North York Astros 14 4 Dragan Radović Serbian White Eagles 12 5 Hayden Fitzwilliams Toronto Croatia 11 6 Saša Viciknez 2004 Serbian White Eagles 10 Danny Amaral Portugal FC 10 Jonathan Hurtis North York Astros 10 9 Tihomir Maletić Toronto Croatia 9 CSL 2008 Playoffs QuarterFinals10 & 11 October 2008 SemiFinals 17 & 18 October 2008 CSL Final26 October 2008 @ 5:45pmEsther Shiner Stadium, Toronto, Ontario 25px 175px 1 Trois-Rivières Attak 2 8 St. Catharines Wolves 0 4 Toronto Croatia 1 5 Portugal FC 2 2 Italia Shooters 1 7 Brampton Lions 0 3 Serbian White Eagles yes 2 6 North York Astros 1 1 Trois-Rivières Attak 7 5 Portugal FC 0 2 Italia Shooters 0 3 Serbian White Eagles 3 1 Trois-Rivières Attak 2 (1) 3 Serbian White Eagles (a.e.t./PSO) 2 (2) Quarterfinals October 10, 2008 8:00 ET Italia Shooters 1–0 yes (Report) Brampton Lions Terminesi 114 Esther Shiner Stadium Toronto, Ontario 100 Manuel Orellana (Ontario) October 10, 2008 8:00 ET Toronto Croatia 1–2 (Report) Portugal FC Tihomir Maletić 16 Mike DiLuca 60 Amaral 70 Hershey Centre Mississauga, Ontario Joe Fletcher (Ontario) October 11, 2008 3:00 ET Trois-Rivières Attak 2–0 (Report) St. Catharines Wolves Bessé 28 Lesage 65 Stade de l'UQTR Trois-Rivières, Quebec 1500 October 11, 2008 8:00 ET Serbian White Eagles 2–1 yes (Report) North York Astros Miloš Šćepanović 10 Alex Braletić 116 Lalli 74 Esther Shiner Stadium Toronto, Ontario 120 Vito Curalli (Ontario) Semifinals October 17, 2008 8:00 ET Italia Shooters 0–3 (Report) Serbian White Eagles Budalić 40 Alex Braletić 62 Miloš Šćepanović 82 Esther Shiner Stadium Toronto, Ontario 180 Yusir Rudolf (Ontario) October 18, 2008 3:00 ET Trois-Rivieres Attak 7–0 (Report) Portugal FC Mohamed Sylla 26, 58 Mayard 41, 43 Lesage 75 Francois Boivin 77 Hector Contreras 87 Stade de l'UQTR Trois-Rivières, Quebec 1500 CSL Championship October 26 5:45 ET Trois-Rivieres Attak 2–2 Report Nicolas Lesage 70 Jean-Phillipe Étienne 103 Alex Braletic 61 Saša Viciknez 95 Serbian White Eagles Esther Shiner Stadium Toronto, Ontario 1200 Massimo Di Ioia Alex Surprenant Andrew Olivieri Jean-Phillipe Étienne Davy Uwimana 1 – 2 Miloš Šćepanović Mirko Medić Saša Viciknez Nenad Stojčić Dragorad Milićević Isaac Raymond (Ontario) GK 1CAN Andrew Olivieri (c) RB 25CAN Alex Surprenant CB 21 Burundi Davy Uwimana CB 16 CAN Olivier Brett LB 23CAN Elkana Mayard RM 10 CAN Hector Contreras 63CM 7CAN Ibrahim Baldeh CM 6CAN Jean Philippe Etienne LM 17 CAN Pierre-Rudolph Mayard 82ST 9Guinea Mohamed Sylla 107ST 8Ivory Coast Jean-Louis Bessé 73Substitutes:GK 13CAN Gildas Toufilana DF 3 CAN Serge Dinkota DF 4 CAN Michel Vitulano 107DF 5CAN Francois Boivin MF 20CAN Massimo Di Ioia 82FW 12 CAN Nicolas Lesage 63FW 18CAN Guillaume Heroux 73Manager:CAN Marc Dos Santos GK 25CAN Dan Pelc RB 14 SER 2004 Uroš Stamatović CB 4 CAN Mark Jankovic CB 6SER 2004 Mirko MedićLB 3 SER 2004 Dragorad Milićević RM 19 Saint Kitts and Nevis Darryl Gomez 71CM 8SER 2004 Nenad Stojčić CM 7SER 2004 Miloš Vučinić 117LM 5CAN Nikola Budalic (c) FW 10CAN Alex Braletic 101FW 15 SRB 2004 Miloš Šćepanović Substitutes:GK 28SER 2004 Marko Petrović MF 20SER 2004 Milan Janošević 101MF 21SER 2004 Aleksandar Radovanović MF 16Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caswain Mason FW 11MNE Dragan Radović FW 9SER 2004 Saša Viciknez 71FW 2CAN Said Ali 117Manager:SER 2004 Milan Čančarević Assistant referees: David Barrie Gianni Facchini Fourth official: Domenic Scali CSL Executive Committee and Staff A list of the 2008 CSL Executive Committee.http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/page.php?page_id=7839 Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software 2009-02-18 2017-01-24 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20090218054600/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/page.php?page_id=7839 2009-02-18 PositionNameNationalityCommissioner: Cary Kaplan CAN CanadianExecutive Director: Stan Adamsonhttp://cpsl.org/releases/2001/2001may8.htm 2001 - May 8 - Stan Adamson May 8, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20011124153933/http://cpsl.org/releases/2001/2001may8.htm November 24, 2001 live 2019-08-27England EnglishDirector of Discipline: Clifford Dellhttp://cpsl.org/releases/2001/2001apr17.htm 2001 - April 17 - Message from DOO; Volunteers; Dell April 17, 2001 https://web.archive.org/web/20011108100130/http://cpsl.org/releases/2001/2001apr17.htm November 8, 2001 live 2019-08-27CAN CanadianDirector of Officials: Tony CamachoPOR PortugueseLeague Coordinator: Brock Robinson CAN CanadianOffice Manager: Janet Leonard Canada Canadian Individual awards thumb|upright|Daniel Nascimento received the MVP and CSL Golden Boot The annual CSL awards were presented before the CSL Championship final on October 26, 2008. All the awards were taken by the National Division teams with the Brampton Lions, North York Astros, and Trois-Rivières Attak receiving the most awards with 2 wins each.http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=130497 Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software 2009-05-31 2017-06-10 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20090531193619/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=130497 2009-05-31 Daniel Nascimento of Brampton was chosen by the league as the MVP, and received the Golden Boot. After recording the best defensive record with Trois-Rivières, former Montreal Impact player Andrew Olivieri was named the Goalkeeper of the Year. Trois-Rivières were also recognized with the Fair Play award for being the most disciplined team throughout the season. The Defender of the Year was given to Carlos Zeballos of North York. After improving his craft in Europe, Rafael Carbajal returned to the North York Astros to achieve the club's highest finish in their club's history. TFC Academy produced the Rookie of the Year with Adrian Pena. While Isaac Raymond was given the Referee of the Year, and down the road in 2015 was appointed the Manager of Canada's Referee Department for the Canadian Soccer Association.http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-appoints-isaac-raymond-new-manager-referee-department-p158370 Canada Soccer appoints Isaac Raymond new Manager, Referee Department Canada Soccer www.canadasoccer.com 2017-06-10 2017-06-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20170610172245/http://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-appoints-isaac-raymond-new-manager-referee-department-p158370 dead AwardPlayer (Club) CSL Most Valuable Player Daniel Nascimento (Brampton Lions) CSL Golden Boot Daniel Nascimento (Brampton Lions) CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Andrew Olivieri (Trois-Rivières Attak) CSL Defender of the Year Award Carlos Zeballos (North York Astros) CSL Rookie of the Year Award Adrian Pena (TFC Academy) CSL Coach of the Year Award Rafael Carbajal (North York Astros) CSL Referee of the Year Award Isaac Raymond CSL Fair Play Award Trois-Rivières Attak Reserve Division Canadian Soccer LeagueReserve Division 2008 Italia Shooters Reserves 40 155 NSL 1990 2009 In 2008, the league formed the Reserve Division to build a developmental structure within the CSL. The previous time a reserve division was in operation was in the 1990 season in the predecessor league.Laskaris Sam April 12, 1990 Soccer's Strikers take new coach N14 Toronto Star The intentions of the division was to provide clubs with a supply chain of players with additional playing time, and establish a developmental platform for players in order to make the transition to the professional ranks.http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=92214 Canadian Soccer League Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software 2008-12-01 2017-01-25 bot: unknown https://web.archive.org/web/20081201111416/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/news_archive.php?news_id=92214 2008-12-01 https://www.mississauga.com/sports-story/3138751-croatia-tames-the-lions/ Croatia tames the Lions Mississauga.com Gossai Amit 2008-06-05 Mississauga.com 2017-08-12 en-CA The original 5 members of the division were from the Greater Toronto Area with a schedule running from June 2, 2008 to October 6, 2008. Teams Team City Stadium Manager Italia Shooters Reserves Maple, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field North York Astros Reserves Toronto, Ontario Esther Shiner StadiumVolodymyr Klinovsky2008 North York Astros roster http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/page.php?page_id=9302 https://web.archive.org/web/20090506003606/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/page.php?page_id=9302 6 May 2009 18 October 2026 www.canadiansoccerleague.ca Portugal FC Reserves Toronto, Ontario Esther Shiner Stadium TFC Academy II Vaughan, Ontario Ontario Soccer Centre Stuart NeelyTFC Academy Staff http://ww2.mlsnet.com/t280/youth/academy/staff/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090416104517/http://ww2.mlsnet.com/t280/youth/academy/staff/ 16 April 2009 18 October 2026 MLSnet.com Toronto Croatia Reserves Mississauga, Ontario Hershey Centre Final standings main WDL Q ISR Italia Shooters Reserves TFCA TFC Academy II TCR Toronto Croatia Reserves NYAR North York Astros Reserves PFR Portugal FC Reserves 12 1 3 55 15 C 12 1 3 47 13 4 4 8 19 36 4 2 10 18 38 3 2 11 16 53 #FFEBAD C 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. October 6, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090218054554/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/page.php?page_id=7782 References External links CSL official home page 2008 Category:2008 in domestic association football leagues Canadian Soccer League