1993 Canadian National Soccer League season

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Canadian National Soccer League
Season1993
Champions
League cup Toronto Croatia
Matches played112
Goals scored358 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorerDwayne Dear
Tomasz Radzinski (15)
Best goalkeeperCharlie 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, 1995, 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]

Contents

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]

Overview

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]

Teams

TeamCityStadiumManager
Corfinium St-Leonard Saint-Léonard de Port Maurice, Quebec
Cosmos de LaSalle LaSalle, Quebec Riverside StadiumAngelo Poulos [18]
London City London, Ontario Cove Road Stadium
Luso Stars Mont-Royal Mount Royal, Quebec
Montreal Croatia Montreal, Quebec Stade du Parc HérbertSimon Demo [19]
Montreal Ramblers Montreal, Quebec Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Richmond Hill Kick [note 1] Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Green Sports Centre [20] Peter Pinizzotto [21]
Scarborough Astros Scarborough, Ontario Birchmount Stadium [22] Jorge Armua [23]
St. Catharines Roma St. Catharines, Ontario Club Roma StadiumTony Novacic [24]
Toronto Croatia Etobicoke, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto Italia Etobicoke, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium Carlo Delmonte [25]
Toronto Jets North York, Ontario Esther Shiner Stadium [22] Adam Pagliaroli [26]
Toronto Rockets North York, Ontario Esther Shiner Stadium [20]
Windsor Wheels Windsor, Ontario Windsor Stadium Peter Paglioti [27]
Winnipeg Fury Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Soccer Complex Phil Wilson [28] [29]
  1. ↑ Richmond withdrew from league midway through the season

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of
departure		Date of
vacancy		Position in tableIncoming coachDate of
appointment
Winnipeg Fury Tom McManus [30] ResignedApril 10, 1993 Flag of England.svg Phil Wilson [30] April 10, 1993
Windsor Wheels Osvaldo Rizzo [31] DismissedMay 26, 19932nd in May Flag of the United States.svg Peter Paglioti [27] May 27, 1993
Toronto Italia Flag of Croatia.svg Bruno Pilaš [32] ResignedJuly 16, 19936th in JulyCarlo Delmonte [32] July 16, 1993

Final standings

Eastern Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Montreal Croatia (C)169434720+2722Qualification for Playoffs
2Cosmos de LaSalle167364825+2317
3 Montreal Ramblers 166552731−417
4Corfinium St-Leonard166372841−1315
5Luso Stars Mont-Royal1615101351−387
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 1993. Source: [33]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Western Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Toronto Rockets (C)169614013+2724Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto Croatia 167721910+921
3 Toronto Italia 166642114+718
4 St. Catharines Roma (O)167271716+116
5 Toronto Jets 164661520−514
6 London City 165471926−714
7 Scarborough Astros 166281626−1014
8 Windsor Wheels 167091631−1514
9 Winnipeg Fury 1641112228−69
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 1993. Source: [34]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Toronto won the series 5–0 on aggregate.

September 27, 1993 Montreal Croatia 5–1 Cosmos de LaSalle Montreal, Quebec
[ [37] Report]Stadium: Stade du Parc Hérbert
September 30, 1993 Cosmos de LaSalle 1–3 Montreal Croatia LaSalle, Quebec
[ [38] Report]Stadium: Riverside Stadium

Montreal won the series 8–2 on aggregate.

Toronto Jets won the series 4–3 on aggregate.

October 4, 1993 St. Catharines Roma 2–1 Toronto Italia St. Catharines, Ontario
[ [41] Report]Stadium: Club Roma Stadium

St. Catharines won the series 4–3 on aggregate.

Semifinals

October 3, 1993 Montreal Croatia 1–2 Toronto Rockets Montreal, Quebec
[ [42] Report]Stadium: Stade du Parc Hérbert
October 10, 1993 Toronto Rockets 4–0 Montreal Croatia North York, Ontario
[ [43] Report]Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium

Toronto won the series 6–1 on aggregate.

October 7, 1993 St. Catharines Roma 1–0 Toronto Jets St. Catharines, Ontario
[ [44] Report]Stadium: Club Roma Stadium

St. Catharines won the series 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

Cup

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.

Finals

Toronto won the series 5–1 on aggregate.

Individual awards

Canadian international Tomasz Radzinski played two seasons in the CNSL Tomasz Radzinski.png
Canadian international Tomasz Radzinski played two seasons in the CNSL

The 1993 annual CNSL awards were held at Auberge Universel in Sherbrooke, Quebec with the nominations announced on October 22, 1993. [48] 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. [49] Radzinski would ultimately play in noted leagues such as the Belgian First Division, and Premier League. [49] 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.

AwardPlayer (Club)
CNSL MVPZoran Petkovic (Montreal Croatia)
CNSL Golden BootDwayne Dear (Cosmos de LaSalle)
Tomasz Radzinski (Toronto Rockets)
CNSL Goalkeeper of the Year AwardCharlie Mohamed (Montreal Ramblers)
CNSL Rookie of the Year Award Paul Daccobert (Montreal Ramblers)
CNSL Coach of the Year AwardSimon Demo (Montreal Croatia)
CNSL Most Sportsmanlike AwardKrunoslav Piperkovic (Montreal Croatia)
CNSL Most Technical AwardMontreal Ramblers
CNSL Most Improved AwardCorfinium St-Leonard
CNSL Team of the Year AwardMontreal Croatia
CNSL Best Administration AwardCosmos de LaSalle
CNSL Referee AwardManuel Sousa

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