1988 Canadian Soccer League season

April 2021 April 2021 Canadian Soccer League 1988 Vancouver 86ers Hamilton Steelers (East)Vancouver 86ers (West) Division Leaders 126 405 CAN John Catliff (22) 1987 1989 The 1988 Canadian Soccer League season was the second 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 Montreal Supra joined the league as an expansion franchise, entering the East Division.https://web.archive.org/web/20090410042832/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1988.html#CSL http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1988.html#CSL The Year in American Soccer - 1988 Dave Litterer Sover April 10, 2009 dead The National Capitals Pioneers went bankrupt in their inaugural season, but the club was re-structured and renamed as the Ottawa Intrepid.https://www.csl1987.ca/ottawa-intrepid-national-capital-pi CSL Memories National Capital Pioneers/Ottawa Intrepid (1987-90) They also moved their home stadium to Ottawa, after playing the previous year in Aylmer, Quebechttps://funwhileitlasted.net/2015/08/29/1988-1989-ottawa-intrepid/ 1988-1989 Ottawa Intrepid Fun While it Lasted August 29, 2015 Andrew Crossley 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. 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 Regular season East Division main WDL HAM TOR NYR OTT MON SEM QUA QUA 18 6 4 64 28 Hamilton Steelers 8 13 7 44 31 Toronto Blizzard 10 8 10 40 39 North York Rockets 8 9 11 32 43 Ottawa Intrepid 8 8 12 36 44 Montreal Supra 2 1 Q green1 Playoff semifinals blue1 Playoff quarterfinals complete Canadian Soccer History Archives 1988 CSL Stats West Division main WDL VAN WIN CAL EDM SEM QUA QUA 21 6 1 84 30 O Vancouver 86ers 9 7 12 33 46 Winnipeg Fury 6 6 16 39 70 Calgary Kickers 4 5 19 33 74 Edmonton Brick Men 2 1 Q green1 Playoff semifinals blue1 Playoff quarterfinals complete Canadian Soccer History Archives 1988 CSL Stats Playoffs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 1 West East 2W Winnipeg Fury (a.e.t.) 2 3W Calgary Kickers 1 2E Toronto Blizzard 2 3E North York Rockets 1 1W Vancouver 86ers 3 2W Winnipeg Fury 1 1E Hamilton Steelers 1 3E Toronto Blizzard 0 1W Vancouver 86ers 4 1E Hamilton Steelers 1 Quarterfinal September 14, 1988 Toronto Blizzard 2–1 [September 15, 1988 Blizzard grounds Rockets 49 Calgary Herald Report] North York Rockets Gilbert 78 Šegota 86 John Coyle Varsity Stadium Toronto, Ontario 3,179 September 15, 1988 19:30 Winnipeg Fury 2–1 yes [September 16, 1988 September 16, 1988 20 Times Colonist Report] Calgary Kickers Cambridge 17 Wade Gibson 119 Phillips 44 Winnipeg Stadium Winnipeg, Manitoba 3,606 Semifinal September 17, 1988 13:00 Hamilton Steelers 1–0 [Campbell Neil A. September 19, 1988 Rebuilt Steelers follow same old script D8 The Globe and Mail Report] Toronto Blizzard Bunbury 13 Brian Timmis Stadium Hamilton, Ontario 2,102 September 18, 1988 16:00 Vancouver 86ers 3–1 [September 19, 1988 86ers win CSL West 7 Nanaimo Daily News Report] Winnipeg Fury Mobilio 10 59 Mitchell 86 Doug Leeis 29 Swangard Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 4,226 Final September 25, 1988 13:00 Vancouver 86ers 4–1 [Stinson Dan September 26, 1988 86ers cap magical season with victory over Steelers 29 Vancouver SunJose Colin On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum 2001 Vaughan, Ontario 130, 131 Report] Hamilton Steelers Valentine 9 Ion 18 Catliff 21 Mitchell 76 Gasparini 52 Swangard Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia 6,443 Gord Arrowsmith Statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 CAN John Catliff Vancouver 86ers 222 CAN Domenic Mobilio Vancouver 86ers 203 ARG Amadeo Gasparini North York Rockets / Hamilton Steelers 184 YUG Željko Adžić Hamilton Steelers 145 CAN Eddy Berdusco North York Rockets 126 CAN Nick Gilbert Toronto Blizzard / Calgary Kickers 11 CAN Geoff Aunger Winnipeg Fury8 CAN Arthur Calixte Montreal Supra 10 ENG John Rich Calgary Kickers CAN Dallas Moen Ottawa Intrepid CAN Dale Mitchell Vancouver 86ers12 CAN Alex Bunbury Hamilton Steelers 9 FIJ Ivor Evans Vancouver 86ers CAN Lucio Ianiero Hamilton SteelersReference:https://pdfhost.io/v/0Wbs9qFwL0_1988_CSL_Statspdf.pdf 1988 CSL Stats Canadian Soccer League Honours The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 1988 season. Most Valuable Player Player TeamCAN John Catliff Vancouver 86ers League All-Stars Player PositionCAN Paul Dolan (Vancouver 86ers) GoalkeeperARG Diego Castello (Toronto Blizzard) DefenderCAN Burke Kaiser (Calgary Strikers) DefenderCAN Bob Lenarduzzi (Vancouver 86ers) DefenderCAN Paul James (Hamilton Steelers) DefenderCAN Gerry Gray (Ottawa Intrepid) MidfielderCAN Lyndon Hooper (Montreal Supra) MidfielderCAN Mike Sweeney (Toronto Blizzard) MidfielderCAN John Catliff (Vancouver 86ers) ForwardARG Amadeo Gasparini (Hamilton Steelers) ForwardCAN Domenic Mobilio (Vancouver 86ers) Forward Reserves Player PositionCAN Pat Harrington (Toronto Blizzard) GoalkeeperCAN Peter Sarantopoulos (North York Rockets) DefenderCRO Željko Adžić (Winnipeg Fury) MidfielderCAN Alex Bunbury (Hamilton Steelers) Forward Front office Person RoleCAN Bob Lenarduzzi (Vancouver 86ers) Head CoachCAN Alan Errington (Vancouver 86ers) Assistant CoachCAN John McGrane (Hamilton Steelers) General Manager Average home attendances Pos. PositionTeamGP Home games playedAverage Attendance Statistical mean season attendance1Vancouver 86ers284,9192Winnipeg Fury283,2073Montreal Supra282,9934Toronto Blizzard282,7575Hamilton Steelers282,7506Edmonton Brick Men282,6387Calgary Kickers282,3878North York Rockets281,6559Ottawa Intrepid281,546Total Attendance2522,761Reference: References External links Canadian Soccer League 1991 Media Guide and Statistics 1988 CSL Stats 1988 Canadian Soccer League season Category:Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992) seasons