1962 National Soccer League season

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National Soccer League
Season1962
Champions
  • FC Olympia-Harmonie Toronto (regular season)
  • Toronto Italian Virtus (playoffs, 1st title)
Top goalscorerDave Hutchinson (22) [1] [2] [3]
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The 1962 National Soccer League season was the thirty-ninth season under the National Soccer League (NSL) name. The season began in late April and concluded in early November with Toronto Italian Virtus defeating reigning champions Toronto Ukrainia for the NSL Championship. [4] [5] The regular-season title was clinched by FC Olympia-Harmonie Toronto. [1] [6]

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Overview

There was a major reshuffle in the league's membership due to competition from the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League (ECPSL). [7] Two of the National Soccer League's (NSL) major clubs Polish White Eagles and Toronto Roma were accepted into the ECPSL. [8] [7] The league also lost its final representative from Quebec with the departure of Montreal Concordia. [9] The rivalry between the two leagues began to have a financial strain on the NSL, which caused a major decrease in their gate earnings at Stanley Park Stadium. [10] [7] Since the creation of the ECPSL in 1961, the NSL's annual average attendance record dropped from 231 000 in 1960 to 35 000 in 1962. [11] The average attendance at Stanley Park was around 1000 throughout the 1962 season. [12]

Despite the departure of some of the league's top clubs, the membership increased to 12 members. [13] The new entries were primarily former members of the Toronto and District Soccer League. [14] [15] The new additions were Hellenic, Toronto Italian Virtus, Queen City, Toronto Croatia, Toronto Estonia, and Toronto Macedonians. [8] [16] The city of Oshawa was added to the circuit with the acceptance of Oshawa Hungarians, and Oshawa Italia. [13] [15] Toronto Italian Virtus was granted a franchise with the hopes of attracting the Italian diaspora, which fan support the league had lost due to the departure of Toronto Italia and Toronto Roma to the ECPSL. [14]

Several league members capitalized on the usage of ECPSL players as the ECPSL season concluded earlier around August. [17] [18] [19] The procession of ECPSL players to the NSL caused issues with the Canadian Soccer Football Association and Ontario Soccer Association over the control of player registrations. [20] In an attempt to curb the free movement of players the governing bodies issued fines to clubs and barred players that failed to obtain permission from their parent clubs. [20] [21]

Teams

TeamCityStadiumManager
Hellenic Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium [15]
Italian Virtus Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium [15] George Stellyn [22]
Oshawa Hungarians Oshawa, Ontario
Oshawa Italia Oshawa, Ontario
Queen City Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium [15]
Toronto Croatia Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium [15]
Toronto Estonia Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium [15]
Toronto Hungaria Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium [15]
Toronto Macedonians Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium [15] Imre Dora [23]
FC Olympia-Harmonie Toronto Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium [15] Jimmy Lauder [24]
Toronto Ukrainia Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium [15]
Toronto Ulster United FC Toronto, Ontario Stanley Park Stadium [15] Steve Koltati [25]

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of
departure		Date of
vacancy		Position in tableIncoming coachDate of
appointment
Toronto MacedoniansAlex Skorek [26] replacedImre Dora [23]

Playoffs

The preliminary round of the playoffs was contested in a round-robin style with two separate groups where the two group winners would qualify for the final. The championship final was contested in a two-game series. Toronto Ulster United later withdrew from the playoffs due to financial issues. [27] The top six teams qualified for the playoffs. [28]

Group A

October 9, 1962 FC Olympia-Harmonie Toronto 0–2 Toronto Italian Virtus Stanley Park Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
[ [29] Report]Egidio Papais Soccerball shade.svg
Frank Rosati Soccerball shade.svg
October 12, 1962 FC Olympia-Harmonie Toronto 1–0 Oshawa Italia Stanley Park Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Klaus Woitschatzke Soccerball shade.svg46'[ [30] Report]Referee: Derek Gardner
October 14, 1962 Oshawa Italia 0–4 Toronto Italian Virtus Oshawa, Ontario
[ [31] Report]Frank Rosati Soccerball shade.svg10', Soccerball shade.svg50'
Giuseppe Tonani Soccerball shade.svg
Angelo Soccerball shade.svg
October 18, 1962 Toronto Italian Virtus 1–0 FC Olympia-Harmonie Toronto Stanley Park Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Giuseppe Tonani Soccerball shade.svg35'[ [32] Report]
October 21, 1962 Toronto Italian Virtus 3–0 Oshawa Italia Stanley Park Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Emilio Daddato Soccerball shade.svg
Sebastin Fronte Soccerball shade.svg
Gus Tonani Soccerball shade.svg		[ [33] Report]

Toronto Italian Virtus advances to the final.

Group B

October 8, 1962 Toronto Ukraina 4–0 Toronto Ulster United Stanley Park Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Paul Dowhaluk Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg
Leo Dowhaluk Soccerball shade.svg		[ [34] Report]Attendance: 700
October 11, 1962 Toronto Ukraina 4–0 Toronto Estonia Stanley Park Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
[ [35] Report]
October 19, 1962 Toronto Estonia 0–1 Toronto Ukraina Stanley Park Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
[ [36] Report]Paul Dowhaluk Soccerball shade.svg3'Referee: Bobby Reid

Toronto Ukrainia advances to the final.

Finals

October 28, 1962 Toronto Ukrainia 0–2 Toronto Italian Virtus Toronto, Ontario
[ [37] Report]Gus Tonani Soccerball shade.svg38'
Frank Rosati Soccerball shade.svg62'		Stadium: Stanley Park Stadium
November 4, 1962 Toronto Italian Virtus 2–3 (a.e.t.) Toronto Ukrainia Toronto, Ontario
Frank Rosati Soccerball shade.svg67'
Joe Tonani Soccerball shade.svg102'		[ [5] Report]George Crook Soccerball shade.svg10'
Leo Dowhaluk Soccerball shade.svg17'
Paul Dowhaluk Soccerball shade.svg83'		Stadium: Stanley Park Stadium
Referee: Phil McKay

Toronto Italian Virtus won the series 4-3 on goals on aggregate.

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