1987 National Soccer League (Canada) season

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Season1987
Champions
League cup Toronto Italia
Top goalscorerMarc Tirikian (17) [1]
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The 1987 National Soccer League season was the sixty-fourth season under the National Soccer League (NSL) name. The season began in early May 1987 and concluded in early October 1987 with the NSL Championship final where Toronto Italia defeated London Marconi. [2] Toronto would secure a league treble by winning the NSL Ontario Cup against Windsor Wheels and claiming the NSL Canada Cup from St. Léonard-Corfinium of the Quebec National Soccer League (LNSQ). [3] [4] On the other hand, Windsor became the regular season champions by finishing first in the standings. [5] [6] As a result, Windsor would travel to Montreal, Quebec to face the LNSQ league champions Sherbrooke Univestrie, and would win the NSL Canadian Championship. [7]

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Overview

The 1987 season marked another major change in the Canadian soccer landscape as the Canadian Soccer Association's (CSA) nationally sanctioned Canadian Soccer League (CSL) made its debut with a consequential effect on the National Soccer League (NSL). [8] The formation of the CSL caused tension between both leagues and the national governing body. [9] [10] The original cause of divisiveness was based on the CSA's policy of no ethnic affiliated teams, which caused several rejections of noted NSL clubs in acquiring a franchise in the CSL. [11] [8] [10] In response, the Ontario-centered NSL began competing with the nascent national league by utilizing their affiliated agreements with the Pacific Rim Soccer League of British Columbia and the Quebec National Soccer League (LNSQ) for national recognition. [11] The agreements were based on an alternative method to the CSL's method of employing an interlocking national schedule. [12] The NSL's approach was in regards to travel expenses being reduced by providing a regionalized format where regionalized leagues with separate schedules would provide contenders to a postseason tournament, which determined the national champion. [12]

Before the commencement of both CSL and NSL seasons, various negotiations took place with proposals to integrate or establish a promotion and relegation system within both leagues and a reasonable compromise to the ethnically supported clubs. [12] [13] The discussions failed to produce any results and both leagues continued working in opposition to one another with different philosophical approaches to a national league system. [13] [14] Internally several changes were approved at the NSL annual general meeting with plans of reestablishing a reserve division, and intentions of creating a promotion and relegation system within the league. [15] League commissioner Rocco Lofranco continued negotiating with various organizations in hopes of establishing further affiliated agreements in the Maritimes and the Canadian Prairies. [11]

The membership in the league increased to eleven members with all clubs returning except the Toronto Blizzard defecting to the CSL. [16] [17] The new entries were centered in Toronto which included Chile Lindo, Nacional Latino, Toronto International, and the Mississauga Lakers of the Petro Canada League receiving an NSL franchise. [13] [18]

Teams

TeamCityStadiumManager
Chile Lindo Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium [13] Modesto Juárez [19]
London Marconi London, Ontario Cove Road Stadium
Mississauga Lakers Mississauga, Ontario
Nacional Latino Etobicoke, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium [13] Luis Ridoutt [20]
St. Catharines Roma St. Catharines, Ontario Club Roma Stadium Jimmy Douglas [21]
Toronto First Portuguese Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium
Toronto Croatia Etobicoke, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium Vid Horvat [22]
Toronto International Etobicoke, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium [13] Ted Pope [23]
Toronto Italia Etobicoke, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium Germán Sánchez [24]
Toronto Panhellenic Scarborough, Ontario Birchmount Stadium [19]
Windsor Wheels Windsor, Ontario Windsor Stadium Mirko Bazic [25]

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of
departure		Date of
vacancy		Position in tableIncoming coachDate of
appointment
Chile Lindo Flag of Chile.svg Carlos Rivas [26] suspendedAugust 26, 19877th in AugustModesto JuárezAugust 28, 1987 [19]
Nacional Latino Luis Caruso [27] [20] dismissedJuly 20, 198711th in July Flag of Peru.svg Luis RidouttJuly 22, 1987 [20]
Toronto Italia Flag of Peru.svg Luis Ridoutt [28] resignedMay 20, 19873rd in MayGermán Sánchez
Toronto Croatia Flag of Croatia.svg Bruno Pilaš [29] August 24, 19872nd in August Flag of Croatia.svg Vid Horvat [22]

Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Windsor Wheels (C)2013435418+3630Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto Croatia 2012354619+2727
3Toronto Panhellenic2012353424+1027
4 London Marconi 209653423+1124
5 Toronto Italia (O)208663028+222
6Toronto International207582921+819
7 Mississauga Lakers 204792325−215
8 Chile Lindo 203981844−2615
9 St. Catharines Roma 203981830−1215
10Toronto First Portuguese2055102139−1815
11 Nacional Latino 2044124412+3212
Updated to match(es) played on September 17, 1987. Source: [30]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner

Cup

The cup tournament was a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all eleven teams took part. All the matches were separate from the regular season, and the teams were grouped into two separate divisions. The two winners in the group stage would advance to a singles match for the Cup. The winner of the league cup would face the Quebec National Soccer League (LNSQ) cup titleholder for the NSL Canada Cup.

Finals

September 20, 1987 Toronto Italia 1–0 Windsor Wheels Etobicoke, Ontario
20:00Hardley Scott Soccerball shade.svg81'[ [31] Report]Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
September 24, 1987 Windsor Wheels 3–4 Toronto Italia Windsor, Ontario
20:00Franjo Domic Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg
Paul Pecoraro Soccerball shade.svg		[ [32] [33] Report]Hardley Scott Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg
Carmine Groe Soccerball shade.svg
Salguero Soccerball shade.svg		Stadium: Windsor Stadium
Attendance: 750

NSL Canadian Championship

Since the 1986 season, a joint effort was conducted between the Pacific Rim Soccer League of British Columbia, National Soccer League, and the Quebec National Soccer League to provide a national champion. [34] [35] Their regional champions would face each other in a singles match for the championship. The Pacific Rim Soccer League participated in the first tournament but ceased operations in 1987. While their league cup champions would compete for the NSL Canada Cup.

NSL Canadian Championship

NSL Canada Cup

September 26, 1987 Toronto Italia 3–0 St. Leonard-Corfinium Etobicoke, Ontario
Salguero Soccerball shade.svg4', Soccerball shade.svg85'
Hardley Scott Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium

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