2001 CPSL League Cup

League Cup 2001 Canada 12 Ottawa Wizards (1st title) Toronto Supra 27 91 2000 2002 The 2001 CPSL League Cup (known as the OZ Optics Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 4th edition of the Canadian Professional Soccer League's league cup tournament, running from June through late September. Ottawa Wizards defeated Toronto Supra 1-0 at OZ Optics Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario, formally ending the Toronto Olympians' league cup dynasty.http://www.cpsl.org:80/releases/2001/2001oct1.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20030104003913/http://www.cpsl.org/releases/2001/2001oct1.htm dead 2003-01-04 2001 - Oct. 1 - Wizards Win OZ Cup 2003-01-04 2018-04-28Desaulniers Darren 8 October 2001 Wizards capture league: Ottawa takes second step en route to treble win The Ottawa Citizen D8 The format used in the competition was the traditional group stage based on the geographic locations of the teams and the furthest travel distances between clubs.http://www.cpsl.org:80/releases/2001/2001jan23.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20021223153443/http://www.cpsl.org/releases/2001/2001jan23.htm dead 2002-12-23 2001 - Jan. 23 - CPSL announces League Cup draw 2002-12-23 2018-04-28 The tournament received a title sponsor from OZ Optics and granted Ottawa the hosting rights with a wildcard match privilege.http://www.cpsl.org:80/releases/2001/2001june15.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20021229170709/http://www.cpsl.org/releases/2001/2001june15.htm dead 2002-12-29 2001 - June 15 - Oz Optics new Sponsor of League Cup 2002-12-29 2018-04-28 Group stage Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsStatusOttawa Wizards4310124+810Advanced to the semi-final Montreal Dynamites4112610−44Durham Flames4022711−42 2001 6 16 y 19:00 Ottawa Wizards 2–2 Durham Flames Report Abraham Osman 52Parmar 63 Craig Patton 1Sullivan 50 OZ Optics Stadium, Carp, Ontario 2001 6 17 y 16:00 Montreal Dynamites 3–2 Durham Flames Report Jerry Pean 44, 65, 79 Kuzmanovski 61, Omar El-Behairy 69 Vanier Stadium, Montreal 2001 6 24 y 17:00 Ottawa Wizards 4–0 Montreal Dynamites Report Nelson , Abraham Osman , OZ Optics Stadium, Carp, Ontario 2001 7 7 y 16:00 Durham Flames 2–2 Montreal Dynamites Report Matt Gennero 9 Sullivan 52 Karl Stephen Bruno Nue Oshawa Civic Stadium, Oshawa, Ontario 2001 7 18 y 19:30 Montreal Dynamites 1–2 Ottawa Wizards Report Vanier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec 2001 8 5 y 18:00 Durham Flames 1–4 Ottawa Wizards Report Omar El-Behairy Mario Andrijanic Samir Karaga Nelson Abraham Osman Oshawa Civic Stadium, Oshawa, Ontario Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsStatusSt. Catharines Roma4400103+712Advanced to the semi-final Glen Shields Sun Devils4112912−34Brampton Hitmen4013711−41 2001 6 27 y 20:30 Brampton Hitmen 1–2 St. Catharines Roma Report Mella 23 Frank Zumpano 49Joe Carbonara 61 Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, Ontario 400 Steve Cahoon (OSA) 2001 7 18 y 20:15 St. Catharines Roma 2–0 Brampton Hitmen Report Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario 2001 7 22 y 19:00 Glen Shields Sun Devils 2–4 St. Catharines Roma Report Budalić 80 Gus Kouzmanis 89 John Sozio 10 Frank Zumpano 26Joe Carbonara 31 Tony Carbonara 39 Dufferin District Field, Vaughan, Ontario 200 Colin Pintea (OSA) 2001 7 25 y 20:30 Brampton Hitmen 1–2 Glen Shields Sun Devils Report Kurt Mella 35 Timo Garzon 17 Gus Kouzmanis 69 Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, Ontario 250 Neil Schofield (OSA) 2001 8 1 y 20:15 St. Catharines Roma 2–0 Glen Shields Sun Devils Report Joe Carbonara Arghittu Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario 2001 8 5 y 19:00 Glen Shields Sun Devils 5–5 Brampton Hitmen Report Gus Kouzmanis , Kurt Mella , Dufferin District Field, Vaughan, Ontario Group C TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsStatusToronto Supra431061+510Advanced to the semi-final Toronto Croatia420274+36London City4013311−81 Originally, it was a 1-0 victory for Toronto, but was reversed by the league after the use of ineligible players. 2001 7 6 y 20:00 Toronto Croatia 0–1 Toronto Supra Report Memorial Park, Mississauga, Ontario 2001 7 15 y 17:45 Toronto Supra 3–0 London City Report Samuel Afriyie , Pedro Dias , Gamble Brockton Stadium, Toronto, Ontario 2001 7 22 y 16:00 London City 2–6 Toronto Croatia Report Gebczynski Tafaj Andrijevic Peter Curic , , Robert Fran Sasa Komecar Cove Road Stadium, London, Ontario Nick Rose (OSA) 2001 7 27 y 20:38 London City 1–1 Toronto Supra Report Tafaj Paulo Valdez Exeter Community Field, Exeter, Ontario 1200 2001 8 3 y 20:00 Toronto Croatia 1–0 London City Report Mesanovic 15 Memorial Park, Mississauga, Ontario 2001 8 26 y 17:45 Toronto Supra 1–0 Toronto Croatia Report Samuel Afriyie 24 Brockton Stadium, Toronto, Ontario 180 Manuel Orellano (OSA) Group D TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsStatusToronto Olympians4400140+1412Advanced to the semi-final North York Astros411252+34York Region Shooters4013017−171 2001 6 27 y 19:00 York Region Shooters 0–0 North York Astros Report Crosby Field, Richmond Hill, Ontario 2001 7 4 y 20:00 Toronto Olympians 8–0 York Region Shooters Report Ron Belfon 1, Giummarra 10, Berdusco 21, 23, 41 John Matas 25, 79 Tony Marshall 38 Birchmount Stadium, Toronto, Ontario 40 Sonia Denoncourt (OSA) 2001 7 11 y 20:30 Toronto Olympians 1–0 North York Astros Report Tommy Granic 75 Birchmount Stadium, Toronto, Ontario 40 Joe Likando (OSA) 2001 7 15 y 19:00 York Region Shooters 0–4 Toronto Olympians Report Berdusco , , Kouzmanis Crosby Field, Richmond Hill, Ontario 2001 8 5 y 19:00 North York Astros 0–1 Toronto Olympians Report Angelo Pollastrone 73 o.g. Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto, Ontario 2001 8 12 y 19:00 North York Astros 5–0 York Region Shooters Report Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto, Ontario Semi-final Originally a 1-0 victory for St. Catharines, but result reversed by league after use of ineligible players. September 29, 2001 15:00 ET Ottawa Wizards 1–0 (Report) St. Catharines Roma OZ Optics Stadium Ottawa, Ontario September 29, 2001 17:00 ET Toronto Supra 2–1 (Report) Toronto Olympians Paulo Valdez 30 Christian Lombardo 87 Leo Marasovic 10 OZ Optics Stadium Ottawa, Ontario Final September 30, 2001 12:00 ET Ottawa Wizards 1–0 (Report) Toronto Supra Abraham Osman 81 OZ Optics Stadium Ottawa, Ontario References CPSL League Cup CPSL League Cup CPSL League Cup