1988 Canadian Soccer League season

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Canadian Soccer League
Season1988
Champions Vancouver 86ers
Division Leaders Hamilton Steelers (East)
Vancouver 86ers (West)
Matches played126
Goals scored405 (3.21 per match)
Top goalscorer John Catliff (22)
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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.

Contents

Format and changes from previous season

Montreal Supra joined the league as an expansion franchise, entering the East Division. [1]

The National Capitals Pioneers went bankrupt in their inaugural season, but the club was re-structured and renamed as the Ottawa Intrepid. [2] They also moved their home stadium to Ottawa, after playing the previous year in Aylmer, Quebec [3]

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. [4]

Regular season

East Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Hamilton Steelers 2818646428+3642Playoff semifinals
2 Toronto Blizzard 2881374431+1329Playoff quarterfinals
3 North York Rockets 28108104039+128
4 Ottawa Intrepid 2889113243−1125
5 Montreal Supra 2888123644−824

West Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Vancouver 86ers (O)2821618430+5448Playoff semifinals
2 Winnipeg Fury 2897123346−1325Playoff quarterfinals
3 Calgary Kickers 2866163970−3118
4 Edmonton Brick Men 2845193374−4113

Playoffs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1W Vancouver 86ers3
West
2W Winnipeg Fury 1
2W Winnipeg Fury (a.e.t.) 2
3W Calgary Kickers 1
1W Vancouver 86ers4
1E Hamilton Steelers 1
1E Hamilton Steelers1
East
3E Toronto Blizzard 0
2E Toronto Blizzard2
3E North York Rockets 1

Quarterfinal

September 14, 1988 Toronto Blizzard 2–1 North York Rockets Toronto, Ontario
Gilbert Soccerball shade.svg78'
Šegota Soccerball shade.svg86'		[ [5] Report]John Coyle Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Varsity Stadium
Attendance: 3179
September 15, 1988 Winnipeg Fury 2–1 (a.e.t.) Calgary Kickers Winnipeg, Manitoba
19:30 Cambridge Soccerball shade.svg17'
Wade Gibson Soccerball shade.svg119'		[ [6] Report] Phillips Soccerball shade.svg44'Stadium: Winnipeg Stadium
Attendance: 3606

Semifinal

September 17, 1988 Hamilton Steelers 1–0 Toronto Blizzard Hamilton, Ontario
13:00 Bunbury Soccerball shade.svg13'[ [7] Report]Stadium: Brian Timmis Stadium
Attendance: 2102
September 18, 1988 Vancouver 86ers 3–1 Winnipeg Fury Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 Mobilio Soccerball shade.svg10', 59'
Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg86'		[ [8] Report]Doug Leeis Soccerball shade.svg29'Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4226

Final

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Catliff Vancouver 86ers 22
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Domenic Mobilio Vancouver 86ers 20
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Amadeo Gasparini North York Rockets / Hamilton Steelers 18
4 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Željko Adžić Hamilton Steelers 14
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eddy Berdusco North York Rockets 12
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nick Gilbert Toronto Blizzard / Calgary Kickers 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Geoff Aunger Winnipeg Fury
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Arthur Calixte Montreal Supra 10
Flag of England.svg John Rich Calgary Kickers
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dallas Moen Ottawa Intrepid
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dale Mitchell Vancouver 86ers
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Bunbury Hamilton Steelers 9
Flag of Fiji.svg Ivor Evans Vancouver 86ers
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lucio Ianiero Hamilton Steelers
Reference: [11]

Honours

The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 1988 season. [11]

Most Valuable Player

PlayerTeam
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Catliff Vancouver 86ers

League All-Stars

PlayerPosition
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Dolan (Vancouver 86ers) Goalkeeper
Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Castello (Toronto Blizzard) Defender
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Burke Kaiser (Calgary Strikers) Defender
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bob Lenarduzzi (Vancouver 86ers) Defender
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul James (Hamilton Steelers) Defender
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gerry Gray (Ottawa Intrepid) Midfielder
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lyndon Hooper (Montreal Supra) Midfielder
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Sweeney (Toronto Blizzard) Midfielder
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Catliff (Vancouver 86ers) Forward
Flag of Argentina.svg Amadeo Gasparini (Hamilton Steelers) Forward
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Domenic Mobilio (Vancouver 86ers) Forward

Reserves

PlayerPosition
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pat Harrington (Toronto Blizzard) Goalkeeper
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Sarantopoulos (North York Rockets) Defender
Flag of Croatia.svg Željko Adžić (Winnipeg Fury) Midfielder
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alex Bunbury (Hamilton Steelers) Forward

Front office

PersonRole
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bob Lenarduzzi (Vancouver 86ers) Head Coach
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alan Errington (Vancouver 86ers) Assistant Coach
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John McGrane (Hamilton Steelers) General Manager

Average home attendances

Pos.TeamGPAverage Attendance
1 Vancouver 86ers 284,919
2 Winnipeg Fury 283,207
3 Montreal Supra 282,993
4 Toronto Blizzard 282,757
5 Hamilton Steelers 282,750
6 Edmonton Brick Men 282,638
7 Calgary Kickers 282,387
8 North York Rockets 281,655
9 Ottawa Intrepid 281,546
Total Attendance2522,761
Reference: [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Litterer, Dave. "The Year in American Soccer - 1988". Sover. Archived from the original on April 10, 2009.
  2. ↑ "National Capital Pioneers/Ottawa Intrepid (1987-90)". CSL Memories.
  3. ↑ Crossley, Andrew (August 29, 2015). "1988-1989 Ottawa Intrepid". Fun While it Lasted.
  4. ↑ MacDonald, Archie (February 26, 1987). "Soccer rebirth". The Vancouver Sun . p. F3.
  5. ↑ "Blizzard grounds Rockets". Calgary Herald . September 15, 1988. p. 49.
  6. ↑ "September 16, 1988". Times Colonist . September 16, 1988. p. 20.
  7. ↑ Campbell, Neil A. (September 19, 1988). "Rebuilt Steelers follow same old script". The Globe and Mail . p. D8.
  8. ↑ "86ers win CSL West". Nanaimo Daily News . September 19, 1988. p. 7.
  9. ↑ Stinson, Dan (September 26, 1988). "86ers cap magical season with victory over Steelers". Vancouver Sun . p. 29.
  10. 1 2 Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. pp. 130, 131.
  11. 1 2 "1988 CSL Stats" (PDF). Canadian Soccer League.
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