Season | 1993 |
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Champions |
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League cup | Toronto Croatia |
Matches played | 112 |
Goals scored | 358 (3.2 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Dwayne Dear Tomasz Radzinski (15) |
Best goalkeeper | Charlie Mohamed |
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The 1993 Canadian National Soccer League season was the seventy-first season for the Canadian National Soccer League. The season concluded on October 17, 1993, with St. Catharines Roma claiming their first CNSL Championship after defeating Toronto Rockets in a two-game series. [1] Toronto Croatia secured their fifth CNSL league cup. [2]
The season was significant as the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) merged with the National Soccer League (NSL), which renamed the league the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL). As the Canadian Soccer Association suspended the CSL on April 30, 1993, their remaining clubs joined the CNSL. The new additions included the Winnipeg Fury, which marked the league's first entry into Manitoba, and the reintroduction of a Quebec division making the league operative in three provinces. [3]
After the defections of the Toronto Blizzard, and Vancouver 86ers to the American Professional Soccer League the main financial sponsor of the Montreal Supra split with the front office to form another APSL franchise. [4] [5] These actions along with the financial crisis the Canadian Soccer League was experiencing caused the league to merge its interests with the National Soccer League. [6] The merger resulted in a name change to the Canadian National Soccer League with the additions of the North York Rockets (changed to Toronto Rockets), Winnipeg Fury, and the introduction of a Quebec division to house the former Quebec National Soccer League (LNSQ) clubs. [7] [8] As a result of the changes to the Canadian soccer landscape, the Canadian Soccer Association recognized the APSL as the top tier in the country with the intention of designating the CNSL as a secondary league. [9] After a meeting conducted with representatives from both parties, the CNSL failed to receive sanctioning from the CSA. [10]
On April 30, 1993, the CSA officially suspended the CSL for one season, with the CSL in response sanctioning the CNSL for the 1993 season. [11] [12] Woodbridge Azzuri was suspended after failing to secure a proper facility according to league standards. [13] The executive committee of the league included Laurie McIvor as president, Rocco LoFranco as commissioner, Armando DiFruscio as vice president, and Harry Gauss with Tony Fontana as directors. [14] [15] Winnipeg experienced a tumultuous season in terms of fiscal operations as they struggled in making payments, and even applied to the provincial government for a grant to fulfill their league commitments. [16] [17]
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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St. Catharines Roma | Tony Novacic [30] | Resigned | March, 1993 | Presason | Jimmy Douglas [24] | March 10, 1993 |
Winnipeg Fury | Tom McManus [31] | Resigned | April 10, 1993 | ![]() | April 10, 1993 | |
Windsor Wheels | Osvaldo Rizzo [32] | Dismissed | May 26, 1993 | 2nd in May | ![]() | May 27, 1993 |
Toronto Italia | ![]() | Resigned | July 16, 1993 | 6th in July | Carlo Delmonte [33] | July 16, 1993 |
Canadian National Soccer League clubs | Location of teams in Toronto for the 1993 CNSL season |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Montreal Croatia (C) | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 22 | Qualification for Playoffs |
2 | Cosmos de LaSalle | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 48 | 25 | +23 | 17 | |
3 | Montreal Ramblers | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 17 | |
4 | Corfinium St-Leonard | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 41 | −13 | 15 | |
5 | Luso Stars Mont-Royal | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 51 | −38 | 7 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Toronto Rockets (C) | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 13 | +27 | 24 | Qualification for Playoffs |
2 | Toronto Croatia | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 21 | |
3 | Toronto Italia | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 18 | |
4 | St. Catharines Roma (O) | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 16 | |
5 | Toronto Jets | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 14 | |
6 | London City | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 26 | −7 | 14 | |
7 | Scarborough Astros | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | −10 | 14 | |
8 | Windsor Wheels | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 31 | −15 | 14 | |
9 | Winnipeg Fury | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 28 | −6 | 9 |
September 26, 1993 | Toronto Rockets | 3–0 | London City | North York, Ontario |
[ [36] Report] | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
September 29, 1993 | London City | 0–2 | Toronto Rockets | London, Ontario |
[ [37] Report] | Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
Toronto won the series 5–0 on aggregate.
September 27, 1993 | Montreal Croatia | 5–1 | Cosmos de LaSalle | Montreal, Quebec |
[ [38] Report] | Stadium: Stade du Parc Hérbert |
September 30, 1993 | Cosmos de LaSalle | 1–3 | Montreal Croatia | LaSalle, Quebec |
[ [39] Report] | Stadium: Riverside Stadium |
Montreal won the series 8–2 on aggregate.
September 27, 1993 | Toronto Jets | 2–2 | Toronto Croatia | North York, Ontario |
[ [40] Report] | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
September 29, 1993 | Toronto Croatia | 1–2 | Toronto Jets | Etobicoke, Ontario |
[ [41] Report] | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium |
Toronto Jets won the series 4–3 on aggregate.
September 29, 1993 | St. Catharines Roma | 2–2 | Toronto Italia | St. Catharines, Ontario |
Zoran Zubic ![]() ![]() | [ [42] Report] | Luis Luffi ![]() Titus ![]() | Stadium: Club Roma Stadium Referee: Joe Licandro |
October 4, 1993 | Toronto Italia | 1–2 | St. Catharines Roma | Etobicoke, Ontario |
[ [43] Report] | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium |
St. Catharines won the series 4–3 on aggregate.
October 3, 1993 | Montreal Croatia | 1–2 | Toronto Rockets | Montreal, Quebec |
[ [44] Report] | Stadium: Stade du Parc Hérbert |
October 10, 1993 | Toronto Rockets | 4–0 | Montreal Croatia | North York, Ontario |
[ [45] Report] | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
Toronto won the series 6–1 on aggregate.
October 7, 1993 | Toronto Jets | 0–1 | St. Catharines Roma | North York, Ontario |
[ [46] Report] | Zoran Zubic ![]() | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
October 13, 1993 | St. Catharines Roma | 1–0 | Toronto Jets | St. Catharines, Ontario |
Mark Konert ![]() | [ [47] Report] | Stadium: Club Roma Stadium Attendance: 600 |
St. Catharines won the series 2–0 on aggregate.
October 15, 1993 | St. Catharines Roma | 0–0 | Toronto Rockets | St. Catharines, Ontario |
[ [48] Report] | Stadium: Club Roma Stadium Attendance: 250 |
October 17, 1993 | Toronto Rockets | 0–1 | St. Catharines Roma | Etobicoke, Ontario |
[ [49] Report] | Tom Bernardi ![]() | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium |
St. Catharines won the series 1–0 on aggregate.
The cup tournament was a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all fourteen teams took part. All the matches were separate from the regular season, and the teams were grouped into two separate divisions.
September 17, 1993 | London City | 1–1 | Toronto Croatia | London, Ontario |
[ [50] Report] | Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
September 22, 1993 | Toronto Croatia | 4–0 | London City | Etobicoke, Ontario |
[ [51] Report] | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium |
Toronto won the series 5–1 on aggregate.
The 1993 annual CNSL awards were held at Auberge Universel in Sherbrooke, Quebec with the nominations announced on October 22, 1993. [52] The awards were presented on November 3, 1993, with Montreal Croatia receiving the most accolades. [19] The Golden Boot was shared between Dwayne Dear and Tomasz Radzinski with both finishing with 15 goals in their respective divisions. [53] Radzinski would ultimately play in noted leagues such as the Belgian First Division, and Premier League. [53] Montreal Croatia's Zoran Petkovic was named the MVP and Krunoslav Piperkovic was given the Most Sportsmanlike Award.
After securing the Eastern division title for Croatia the Coach of the Year went to Simon Demo along with the Team of the Year award. The Montreal Ramblers finished second with three awards with Charlie Mohamed being named the Goalkeeper of the Year, and Paul Daccobert was recognized as the Rookie of the Year and would later play in the USISL Pro League. The Ramblers also received the Most Technical award, while Corfinium St-Leonard received the Most Improved award. The remainder of the awards went to Cosmos de LaSalle as Best Administration and Manuel Sosa was given the Best Referee award.
Award | Player (Club) |
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CNSL MVP | Zoran Petkovic (Montreal Croatia) |
CNSL Golden Boot | Dwayne Dear (Cosmos de LaSalle) Tomasz Radzinski (Toronto Rockets) |
CNSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award | Charlie Mohamed (Montreal Ramblers) |
CNSL Rookie of the Year Award | Paul Daccobert (Montreal Ramblers) |
CNSL Coach of the Year Award | Simon Demo (Montreal Croatia) |
CNSL Most Sportsmanlike Award | Krunoslav Piperkovic (Montreal Croatia) |
CNSL Most Technical Award | Montreal Ramblers |
CNSL Most Improved Award | Corfinium St-Leonard |
CNSL Team of the Year Award | Montreal Croatia |
CNSL Best Administration Award | Cosmos de LaSalle |
CNSL Referee Award | Manuel Sousa |
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