2025 Canadian Soccer League season

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Canadian Soccer League
Season2025
DatesJune 22 – September 13 (regular season)
September 21 – September 28 (playoffs)
Champions Scarborough SC (3rd title)
Regular season champions Scarborough SC (3rd title)
Matches18
Goals137 (7.61 per match)
Top goalscorerDevroy Grey, Erick Hernández (8)
Biggest home win Scarborough SC 16–0 Aeem Canada FC
(September 13, 2025)
Biggest away winAeem Canada FC 1–7 Serbian White Eagles
(September 6, 2025)
Longest winning run3 matches
Scarborough SC
Serbian White Eagles
Longest unbeaten run6 matches
Scarborough SC
Longest winless run9 matches
Aeem Canada FC
Longest losing run9 matches
Aeem Canada FC
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The 2025 Canadian Soccer League season was the 28th season under the Canadian Soccer League name. The season began with the Royal CSL Cup tournament on June 8, 2025, while the regular season officially started on June 22, 2025. The regular season concluded on September 13, 2025, with Scarborough SC winning their third divisional title.

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The playoffs began on September 21, 2025, with the championship match played on September 28, 2025. In the championship final, Scarborough won their third title by defeating the Serbian White Eagles.

Changes from 2024

Membership in the league decreased from six to four teams. [1] Aeem Canada FC was the sole addition to the league, with Hamilton City, Spanish Future Stars, and the Toronto Falcons not returning. [2] [3] It was decided at the annual general meeting that several clubs were excluded from the competition due to unpaid league fees. [4] All the league matches were scheduled in Toronto at Esther Shiner Stadium. [2]

Teams

TeamCityStadiumManager
Aeem Canada FC Toronto, Ontario Esther Shiner Stadium Kebe Al Elinkine Wahid
Scarborough SC Kiril Dimitrov
Serbian White Eagles Bojan Zoranović
Unity FCDouglas Nassif

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of
departure		Date of
vacancy		Position in tableIncoming coachDate of
appointment
Scarborough SC Zoran Knežević [5] ReplacedJune 15, 2025preseason Kiril Dimitrov [5] June 16, 2022

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Scarborough SC (X)9711405+3522Playoff quarterfinals
2 Serbian White Eagles 9711378+2922
3Unity FC9306232309
4Aeem Canada FC90091038−280
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

Playoffs

Semifinals

September 21, 2025 Scarborough SC 3–1 Aeem Canada FC Toronto, Ontario
14:00 Baquero Soccerball shade.svg
Grey Soccerball shade.svg
Gonzalo Matias Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Duresa Shubisa Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
September 21, 2025 Serbian White Eagles 6–1 Unity FC Toronto, Ontario
16:00Nikola Timotijević Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg
Hussain Soccerball shade.svg, Soccerball shade.svg
Luka Glamcevski Soccerball shade.svg
Simović Soccerball shade.svg		 Report Nelson Padillo Soccerball shade.svgStadium: Esther Shiner Stadium

Finals

Royal CSL Cup

The 2025 Royal CSL Cup was the third tournament in honour of former league announcer Enio Perruzza, who died in 2021. [2]

Semi-finals

June 8, 2025 Serbian White Eagles 2–0 (ff) Aeem Canada FC Toronto, Ontario
6:00 p.m. Report Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Note: Aeem Canada forfeited after failing to meet an extended deadline for kickoff
June 8, 2025 Scarborough SC 4–0 Unity FC Toronto, Ontario
8:00 p.m. Deva St Soccerball shade.svg28'
Santana Soccerball shade.svg32'
Daniel Soccerball shade.svg64'
Hamiri Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium

Finals

Season statistics

Goals

RankPlayerClubGoals [6]
1Devroy GreyScarborough SC8
Erick HernándezUnity FC
2Nikola TimotijevićSerbian White Eagles7
Gonzalo MatiasScarborough SC
3Petar ĐorđevićScarborough SC6
Talhah AlikhanUnity FC
4Yohannes AmareAeem Canada FC5
Marko Pavićević Serbian White Eagles
Andy Baquero Scarborough SC
5 Marko Krasić Serbian White Eagles4
Ekbal Hussain Serbian White Eagles
Junior SantanaScarborough SC
Artur SalamankaUnity FC

References

  1. ↑ Stanchev, Stancho (28 June 2025). "Мениджърът от с. Брежани К. Димитров и "Скарбъро" пак се провалиха на финала за "Роял Къп" в Канада" [The manager from the village of Brezhani, K. Dimitrov, and Scarborough again failed in the Royal final in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Adamson, Stan (29 May 2025). "A Centennial CSL Kickoff". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Adamson, Stan (24 January 2025). "A Manga Step Forward for Canada". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Stanchev, Stancho (5 July 2025). "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров изведе "Скарбъро" до първа победа за сезона в Канадската футболна лига" [Brezhnev manager K. Dimitrov led Scarborough to its first win of the season in the Canadian Football League]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 Stanchev, Stancho (14 August 2025). "К. Димитров-Брежанеца вдигна "Скарбъро" на крака с пет поредни победи в Канадската футболна лига" [K. Dimitrov-Brezhanetsa lifted Scarborough to its feet with five consecutive victories in the Canadian Football League]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "2025 CSL Top Scorers". canadiansoccerleague.ca. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
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