1992 Canadian Soccer League season

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Canadian Soccer League
Season1992
Dates
  • May 26 – September 8
    (regular season)
  • September 16 – October 4
    (playoffs)
Champions Winnipeg Fury
Regular season leader Vancouver 86ers
Matches played60
Goals scored176 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorer Eddy Berdusco (14)
Best goalkeeper Paolo Ceccarelli (0.78 GAA)
← 1991

The 1992 Canadian Soccer League season was the sixth and final 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

Shortly before the 1992 season, the Hamilton Steelers, Nova Scotia Clippers, and Kitchener Kickers folded. [1] [2] [3] The league was not doing well financially either and Montreal Supra owner Frank Aliaga was named the new league president, replacing the interim president Mario DiBartolomeo, who was the owner of the now-folded Hamilton Steelers. [4] [5] Hamilton folded despite offers of cost sharing with the Vancouver and Montreal team owners. [6]

The London Lasers returned from a one-year hiatus, leaving the league with a six-team division. The league had a balanced schedule with each team playing the others a total of four times, twice each home and away. Due to the drop in teams, only four teams qualified for the playoffs. For the first time, the Championship final would not be a one-off match, but instead would be a two-tie fixture as the other rounds.

Two teams (Montreal and Vancouver) participated in the Professional Cup alongside the five APSL clubs and one from the NPSL. [7] Neither CSL side was able to advance out of the first round. [8]

As 1991 CSL champions, Vancouver qualified for the 1992 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, however, they withdrew from the tournament before their first match. [9]

Summary

Vancouver once again won the regular season title and advanced to the MITA Cup finals for the fifth consecutive year, where they met the Winnipeg Fury in the final. Winnipeg won the title becoming only the third club to win the championship, ending Vancouver's four-year winning streak, snapping Vancouver's 15 match playoff winning streak, handing them their first playoff loss since 1987. [10]

Regular season

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Vancouver 86ers 2011364228+1436Playoffs
2 North York Rockets 208662520+530
3 Winnipeg Fury (O)2081112743−1625
4 Montreal Supra 206772924+525
5 London Lasers 206772532−722 [lower-alpha 1]
6 Toronto Blizzard 206682829−121 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: Canadian Soccer History Archives 1992 CSL Stats
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:
  1. 1 2 London and Toronto deducted 3 points each for unsportsmanlike conduct during their match on August 30.

Playoffs

The playoffs were conducted with a total points system. Teams earned two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points following the two-game series advanced. If the teams were tied on points, they played a 30-minute mini-game for a bonus point, followed by a penalty shootout if the mini-game remained tied.

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Vancouver 86ers1 1 3 PTS
4 Montreal Supra 1 0 1 PTS
1 Vancouver 86ers 0 1 1 PTS
3 Winnipeg Fury2 1 3 PTS
2 North York Rockets 1 0 1 PTS
3 Winnipeg Fury1 4 3 PTS

Semifinal

September 16, 1992 Montreal Supra 1–1 Vancouver 86ers Montreal, Quebec
20:00 Needham Soccerball shade.svg90'[ [10] Report] Titotto Soccerball shade.svg11'Stadium: Claude Robilliard Stadium
Attendance: 1009
Referee: J. Jerome
September 20, 1992 Vancouver 86ers 1–0 Montreal Supra Vancouver, British Columbia
21:30 Easton Soccerball shade.svg29'[ [10] Report]Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 3728
Referee: Rob Brown

Vancouver won the series 3–1 on points.

September 16, 1992 Winnipeg Fury 1–1 North York Rockets Winnipeg, Manitoba
20:30 Nocita Soccerball shade.svg61'[ [10] Report] Berdusco Soccerball shade.svg46'Stadium: Winnipeg Stadium
Attendance: 1823
Referee: Mario Perrino
September 20, 1992 North York Rockets 0–4 Winnipeg Fury North York, Ontario
15:30[ [10] Report] Corazzin Soccerball shade.svg13', 28'
Dodd Soccerball shade.svg54'
Holness Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 2290
Referee: Tony Camacho

Winnipeg won the series 3–1 on points.

Final

September 27, 1992 Winnipeg Fury 2–0 Vancouver 86ers Winnipeg, Manitoba
19:30 Nocita Soccerball shade.svg
Holness Soccerball shade.svg		[ [11] Report]Stadium: Winnipeg Stadium
Attendance: 1513
Referee: Dino Bucci
October 4, 1992 Vancouver 86ers 1–1 Winnipeg Fury Vancouver, British Columbia
21:00 Mitchell Soccerball shade.svg[ [11] Report]Steve Millar Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 6087
Referee: Mike Seifert

Winnipeg won the series 3–1 on points.

Statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eddy Berdusco North York Rockets 14
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carlo Corazzin Winnipeg Fury 8
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Geoff Aunger London Lasers
4 Flag of Chile.svg Marco Abascal Toronto Blizzard 6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Catliff Vancouver 86ers
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Doug Muirhead Vancouver 86ers
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dale Mitchell Vancouver 86ers
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Grant Needham Montreal Supra 5
Reference: [10]

Top goaltenders

RankPlayerClubGAA
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paolo Ceccarelli North York Rockets 0.78
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pat Onstad Winnipeg Fury 0.93
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shel Brodsgaard North York Rockets 1.18
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pat Harrington Montreal Supra 1.20
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bryan Rosenfeld London Lasers 1.25
Reference: [10]

Honours

The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 1992 season. [10] [12]

Awards

AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable Player Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eddy Berdusco North York Rockets
Rookie of the Year Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carlo Corazzin Winnipeg Fury
Top Newcomer Flag of the United States.svg Brad Smith London Lasers
Top Goaltender Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paolo Ceccarelli North York Rangers
Fair Play Award Vancouver 86ers

League All-Stars

PlayerPosition
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pat Onstad (Winnipeg Fury) Goalkeeper
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Peter Sarantopoulos (Winnipeg Fury) Defender
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nick Dasovic (North York Rockets) Defender
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dino Lopez (London Lasers) Defender
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carl Fletcher (Toronto Blizzard) Defender
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Geoff Aunger (London Lasers) Midfielder
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dale Mitchell (Vancouver 86ers) Midfielder
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lyndon Hooper (Toronto Blizzard) Midfielder
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eddy Berdusco (North York Rockets) Forward
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carlo Corazzin (Winnipeg Fury) Forward
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Peschisolido (Toronto Blizzard) Forward

Reserves

PlayerPosition
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Dolan (Vancouver 86ers) Goalkeeper
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Carter (Winnipeg Fury) Defender
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrick Diotte (Montreal Supra) Defender
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tony Nocita (Winnipeg Fury) Midfielder
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gino DiFlorio (Toronto Blizzard) Forward

Front office

PersonRole
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul James (London Lasers) Head Coach
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Barry MacLean (London Lasers) Assistant Coach
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Hector Marinaro (Vancouver 86ers) General Manager

Average home attendances

Pos.TeamGPAverage attendance
1 Vancouver 86ers 103,937
2 Montreal Supra 102,388
3 Winnipeg Fury 102,236
4 Toronto Blizzard 101,628
5 North York Rockets 101,496
6 London Lasers 10306
League total601,999
Reference: [11]

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  2. ↑ "Nova Scotia Clippers (1991)". CSL Memories.
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