2024 Canadian Soccer League season

Canadian Soccer League

Season	2024
Dates	June 14 – September 28 (regular season) October 6 – October 13 (playoffs) [a]
Regular season champions	Serbian White Eagles (6th title)
Matches played	36
Goals scored	137 (3.81 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nikola Timotijević (13)
Biggest home win	Toronto Falcons 7–1 Hamilton City (July 27, 2024)
Biggest away win	Spanish Future Stars 0–10 Scarborough SC (August 25, 2024)
Longest winning run	5 matches Scarborough SC
Longest unbeaten run	8 matches Scarborough SC
Longest winless run	9 matches Spanish Future Stars
Longest losing run	9 matches Spanish Future Stars
← 2023 2025 →

The 2024Canadian Soccer League season was the 27th season under the Canadian Soccer League name. The season began with the Royal CSL Cup tournament on May 31, 2024, while the regular season officially started on June 14, 2024. The regular season concluded on September 28, 2024, with the Serbian Whites Eagles winning their sixth divisional title. ^[1]

The playoffs were originally scheduled to commence on October 6, 2024, with the championship final set for October 13, 2024, but were canceled due to financial and venue issues for the second consecutive season.

Summary

The season began with the second edition of the Royal CSL Cup tournament in honor of former league announcer Enio Perruzza. ^[2] The final would consist of Scarborough SC and the Serbian White Eagles, with the Serbs winning the tournament. ^[3] In the initial stages of the regular season, the Serbs would maintain the lead until midway through the season, with Scarborough defeating them to take the lead. ^[4] Scarborough held the lead until the final match of the campaign. ^[5] In the season's final game, a three-way tie between Scarborough, the Serbs, and the Toronto Falcons enabled them to claim the regular-season title. ^[6] Ultimately, the White Eagles would secure the title by defeating Scarborough. ^[1]

Originally, a postseason was scheduled, but for the second consecutive season, it was canceled due to financial and venue considerations. ^[7]

Changes from 2023

Membership decreased from seven to six teams, with all three expansion sides, Dynamo Toronto, Ooty Black Pearl, and Weston United not returning. ^[4] New additions to the competition were ethnically associated expansion sides, Future Spanish Stars, and Unity FC. ^{[8] [2]} Originally, the league was set to begin with only four club members as the remainder of the teams failed to uphold their financial obligations. ^[8] Therefore, the Royal CSL Cup tournament was contested between Scarborough SC, Serbian White Eagles, and the two expansion franchises. ^[8] However, Hamilton City and the Toronto Falcons were later reinstated as league members for the regular season and playoffs. ^[9] All the league matches were scheduled in Toronto at Esther Shiner Stadium and Rob Ford Stadium. ^[2]

Teams

Team	City	Stadium	Manager
Spanish Future Stars	Toronto, Ontario	Esther Shiner Stadium Rob Ford Stadium	Juan Carlos Mina [2]
Hamilton City	Hamilton, Ontario		Radoš Batizić [9] Zdravko Lalatovic [9]
Scarborough SC	Toronto, Ontario		Zoran Knežević [3]
Serbian White Eagles	Toronto, Ontario		Bojan Zoranović [10] [6]
Toronto Falcons	Toronto, Ontario		Maksym Rohovskyi [9]
Unity FC	Toronto, Ontario		Douglas Nassif [11]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Serbian White Eagles (X)	12	9	1	2	30	10	+20	28	Playoff semifinals
2	Scarborough SC	12	8	2	2	36	9	+27	26
3	Toronto Falcons	12	8	2	2	31	8	+23	26
4	Unity FC	12	3	1	8	14	26	−12	10
5	Hamilton City	12	2	1	9	15	41	−26	7
6	Spanish Future Stars	12	2	1	9	11	43	−32	7

Source: Canadian Soccer League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
(X) Regular season champion

Royal CSL Cup

The 2024 Royal CSL Cup was a tournament in honour of former league announcer Enio Perruzza, who died in 2021. ^[10]

Semifinals

Serbian White Eagles v Spanish Future Stars

May 31, 2024	Serbian White Eagles	12–0	Spanish Future Stars	Toronto, Ontario
20:00	Vladimir Strizović 31', 47', 31' Đurković 10' Miloš Mijatović 22' Bojan Šišović 55' Pavićević 63', 78', 83' Nikola Timotijević 70', 75', 87'	Report		Stadium: Rob Ford Stadium

Scarborough SC v Unity FC

June 2, 2024	Scarborough SC	3–0	Unity FC	Toronto, Ontario
18:00	Amadeo 3' Junior Santana 65' Petar Đjorđjević 91'	Report		Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium

Finals

Serbian White Eagles v Scarborough SC

June 9, 2024	Serbian White Eagles	2–1	Scarborough SC	Toronto, Ontario
18:00	Pavićević 20', 33'	Report	Petar Đjorđjević 65'	Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium Referee: Yurii Ponomarov

Notes

1. ^
   The playoffs did not occur due to financial and venue considerations. ^[12]

References

1. Orosic, Milos (3 October 2024). "Ipak Su Srpski Orlovi Najbolj! Definitivno smo fudbalska nacija, ni Kanađani im ne mogu ništa!" [However, the Serbian Eagles are the Best! We are definitely a soccer nation, the Canadians can't do anything to them!]. Republika.rs Portal Srpski telegraf (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 10 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
2. Adamson, Stan (21 May 2024). "New-Look CSL to Kickoff May 31". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
3. Stanchev, Stancho (16 June 2024). "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров загуби първия финал за сезона в Канада" [Brežan manager K. Dimitrov lost the first final of the season in Canada]. struma.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 14 July 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
4. Stanchev, Stancho (7 August 2024). "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров изведе "Скарбъро" до върха в канадската CSL на полусезона" [Brezhan manager K. Dimitrov led "Scarborough" to the top of the Canadian CSL in the mid-season]. struma.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
5. Adamson, Stan (29 September 2024). "Serbian White Eagles Win League Title…Hotly contested Scarborough vs Falcons ends in a draw". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
6. "Orlovi preko bare sve gaze: Dva reprezentativca Srbije su tamo igrala!" [The Eagles Across the Pond are Stomping Everyone: Two Serbian national team players played there!] (in Serbian). Republika. 10 September 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
7. Adamson, Stan (3 October 2024). "CSL Closes 2024 Season". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
8. Stanchev, Stancho (11 June 2024). ""Брежанецът К. Димитров и "Скарбъро" стартират сезона с нов формат"" [K. Dimitrov from Brezan and "Scarborough" start the season with new format]. struma.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 20 June 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
9. "Canadian Soccer League - 2024 Line Up Complete". The Canadian Soccer Sentinel August 2024. p. 247. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
10. Vujcic, Djuradj (31 May 2024). "Eagles Count to Twelve: A Dozen Goals at Rob Ford Stadium". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
11. "2024 Unity FC roster". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
12. "Serbian White Eagles 2024 Champions". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 5 October 2024.