Canadian National Soccer League

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Canadian National Soccer League
Canadian National Soccer League logo.jpg
Founded1926
Folded1997
CountryCanada
Confederation CONCACAF
Promotion toNone
Relegation toNone
Most championshipsPlay-off: Toronto Italia & Toronto Ulster United FC (8 titles)
Regular Season: Montréal Carsteel FC (11 titles)

The National Soccer League was a soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997. [1] [2] Teams were primarily based in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The league was renamed to Canadian National Soccer League in 1993 following the folding of the Canadian Soccer League, and the accepting of the Winnipeg Fury, making the league more national. In the 1960s, the Canadian National Soccer League was one of four major leagues in Canadian soccer alongside the Pacific Coast League, the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League and the Western Canada Soccer League. [3]

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It was replaced by the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1998, after an agreement between the CNSL and the Ontario Soccer Association. [4]

NSL/CNSL champions

SeasonPlayoff championsScorePlayoff runners-upRegular season championsRunners-upCup
1926Toronto Ulster United FC5–1 /1-0Montréal MaroonsToronto Ulster United FCMontréal MaroonsNSL Cup:
Toronto Ulster United FC
1927Not completed
1928Montréal CNR1–2 / 4–0Toronto Ulster United FCEastern: National Breweries
Western: Hamilton Thistles
Eastern: Montreal CNR
Western: Toronto Scottish FC
1929Montréal CNR1–0 / 3–2Toronto Ulster United FCEastern: Montréal CNR
Western: Toronto Ulster United FC
Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Western: Hamilton Thistles
1930Toronto Scottish FC1–1 / 4–3Montréal CNREastern: Montréal CNR
Western: Toronto Scottish FC
Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Western: Toronto CNR
1931Toronto Scottish FC2–1 / 2–2Montréal Carsteel FCEastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Western: Toronto Scottish FC
Eastern: Montreal CPR
Western: Toronto Ulster United FC
1932Toronto Ulster United FC4–3 / 3–1Montréal Carsteel FCEastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Western: Toronto Ulster United FC
Eastern: Montréal CNR
Western: Hamilton City
1933Toronto Ulster United FC5–0 / 3–2Montréal Carsteel FCEastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Western: Toronto Scottish FC
Eastern: Emard St. Paul
Western: Toronto Ulster United FC
1934Toronto Ulster United FC2–0 / 3–2Montréal Carsteel FCEastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Western: Toronto Ulster United FC
Eastern: Hamilton United
Western: Toronto British Consols
1935Frood Mines3–1Toronto Ulster United FCEastern: Montréal Aldred
Northern:Frood Mines
Western: Toronto Ulster United FC
Eastern: Emard St. Paul
Northern:
Western: Toronto Scottish FC
1936Montréal Carsteel FC5–3 / 1–0Toronto Ulster United FCEastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Northern:Falconbridge Falcons
Western: Hamilton Thistles
Eastern: Notre Dame de Grace
Northern:Frood Mines
Western: Toronto British Consols
1937Toronto British Consols1–3 / 5–1Falconbridge FalconsEastern: CNR Scottish
Northern:Falconbridge Falcons
Western: Toronto British Consols
Eastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Northern:Frood Mines
Western: Toronto Ulster United FC
1938Montréal Royal Victoria Hospitalw/oToronto Ulster United FCEastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Western: Toronto Ulster United FC
Eastern: Montréal Royal Victoria Hospital
Western: Toronto Maple Leafs
1939Montréal Royal Victoria Hospitalw/oToronto British ConsolsEastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Western: Toronto Ulster United FC
Eastern: Montréal Royal Victoria Hospital
Western: Toronto British Consols
1940Montréal Carsteel FC3–2 / 2–2Toronto Maple LeafsEastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Western: Toronto Maple Leafs
Eastern: Maisonneuve Rovers
Western: England United
1941Toronto Ulster United FC0–1 / 2–0Montréal Carsteel FCEastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Western: Toronto Maple Leafs
Eastern: Montréal Wings
Western: Toronto Ulster United FC
1942–46Not played during World War II.
1947Toronto GreenbacksMontréal StelcoToronto Ulster United FC
1948Montréal Carsteel FC3–1 / 3–3Hamilton WestinghouseEastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Western: Hamilton Westinghouse
Eastern: Canadair Falcons
Western:
1949Toronto East End Canadians7–1 / 4–1Montréal Carsteel FCEastern: Montréal Carsteel FC
Western: Toronto East End Canadians
Eastern: Montréal Stelco
Western: Hamilton Westinghouse
1950Hamilton Westinghouse3–2 / 1–1Montréal Canadian FalconsEastern: Montréal Canadian Falcons
Western: Hamilton Westinghouse
Eastern: Westmount
Western: Toronto St. Andrews
1951 Toronto Ukraina 1–0Toronto East End CanadiansToronto St. AndrewsToronto Ulster United FCDominion Cup:
Toronto Ulster United FC
1952Toronto Ulster United FCToronto St. AndrewsToronto East End CanadiansToronto HungariaArnold Cup:
Toronto Ukraina
1953 Toronto Ukraina Toronto Ukraina Toronto Ulster United FC
1954Toronto Ulster United FC2–1 / 0–1 / 6–0Polish White Eagles Toronto Ukraina Toronto Ulster United FC
1955Toronto Ulster United FCPolish White Eagles Toronto Ukraina Toronto Ulster United FC
1956Polish White Eagles2–1 / 2–2 Toronto Italia FC Polish White Eagles Toronto Italia FC
1957 Toronto Italia FC 1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–0Toronto Hungaria Toronto Italia FC Polish White Eagles
1958Montréal Hungaria2–2 / 2–2 Toronto Italia FC Montréal Hungaria Toronto Italia FC
1959 Toronto Italia FC 1–0 / 1–1Montréal Cantalia FCMontréal Cantalia FC Toronto Italia FC
1960 Toronto Italia FC 2–2 / 0–0 / 4–2Montréal Cantalia FC Toronto Italia FC Toronto Sparta
1961 Toronto Ukraina 1–0 / 1–0Toronto HungariaToronto Roma FC Montréal Concordia
1962 Italian Virtus2–0 / 2–3 Toronto Ukraina Olympia-Harmonie Toronto Ukraina
1963 Toronto Ukraina 2–0 / 3–2Toronto HakoahItalian VirtusToronto Hakoah
1964 Toronto Ukraina 1–0 / 4–1Toronto Abruzzi Toronto Ukraina Montréal Cantalia FC
1965 Toronto Hakoah2–3 / 3–1 Toronto Ukraina Toronto Ukraina Toronto Hakoah
1966 Windsor Teutonia1–1 / 1–0 Toronto Croatia Sudbury ItaliaToronto Hellas
1967 Windsor Teutonia3–1 / 1–0 Hamilton Primos Hamilton Primos Toronto Roma FC
1968 Sudbury ItaliaToronto HellasSudbury ItaliaToronto Hellas
1969 no play-offToronto First PortugueseToronto HellasNSL Cup:
Toronto Italia
1970 Hamilton Croatia 3–0 Toronto Croatia Toronto Croatia Hamilton Croatia NSL Cup:
Toronto First Portuguese
1971 Toronto Croatia 1–0Toronto First Portuguese Toronto Croatia Toronto First PortugueseCanadian Open Cup:
Toronto Croatia
NSL Cup:
Toronto First Portuguese
1972 Toronto Italia Serbian White Eagles Toronto Croatia Serbian White Eagles Canadian Open Cup:
Toronto Croatia
NSL Cup:
Toronto Croatia
1973 Toronto Hungaria2–1 Toronto Croatia Toronto Croatia Serbian White Eagles Canadian Open Cup:
Toronto Croatia
NSL Cup:
Toronto Hungaria
1974 Toronto Croatia 1–0Toronto Homer Serbian White Eagles Toronto HomerCanadian Open Cup:
Serbian White Eagles
NSL Cup:
Toronto Italia
1975 no play-offToronto ItaliaToronto First PortugueseCanadian Open Cup:
Toronto Italia
NSL Cup:
Toronto Croatia
1976 Toronto First Portuguese2–0 / 2–1Toronto ItaliaToronto Italia Montréal Castors NSL Cup:
Toronto Panhellenic
1977 no play-off Montréal Castors Toronto ItaliaNSL Cup:
Toronto Panhellenic
1978 Toronto Falcons Hamilton Italo-Canadians Montréal Castors Toronto First PortugueseNSL Cup:
Toronto Falcons
1979 no play-offToronto First Portuguese Toronto Falcons NSL Cup:
Toronto First Portuguese
1980 Toronto Panhellenic1–0 St. Catharines Roma Toronto Falcons Toronto First PortugueseNSL Cup:
Toronto Italia
1981 Hamilton Steelers Toronto Italia Hamilton Steelers Toronto PanhellenicNSL Cup:
Hamilton Steelers
1982 Hamilton Steelers 2–1 / 1–1Toronto ItaliaToronto Italia Hamilton Steelers NSL Cup:
Toronto Italia
1983 Toronto Italia0–2 / 2–0 (4–3 p.) Dinamo Latino Toronto PanhellenicToronto ItaliaNSL Cup:
Toronto Italia
1984 Toronto Italia London Marconi Toronto ItaliaNSL Cup:
Toronto Italia
1985 Toronto Italia1–1 / 1–0Windsor Roma London Marconi Dinamo Latino NSL Cup:
Dinamo Latino
1986 Toronto Italia1–0 Toronto Blizzard Toronto Blizzard Toronto ItaliaNSL Cup:
Toronto Blizzard
NSL Canadian Championship:
Toronto Blizzard
NSL Canada Cup:
Toronto Blizzard
1987 Toronto Italia2–0 London Marconi Windsor Wheels Toronto Croatia NSL Cup:
Toronto Italia
NSL Canadian Championship:
Windsor Wheels
NSL Canada Cup:
Toronto Italia
1988 Toronto Croatia Toronto ItaliaToronto ItaliaToronto PanhellenicNSL Cup:
Toronto Croatia
NSL Canadian Championship:
Toronto Italia
NSL Canada Cup:
Corfinium de St-Léonard
1989 no play-offToronto Italia Toronto Croatia NSL Cup:
Toronto Croatia
NSL Canadian Championship:
Toronto Italia
NSL Canada Cup:
Toronto Croatia
1990 no play-offToronto First PortugueseToronto ItaliaNSL Cup:
St. Catharines Roma
NSL Canadian Championship:
Toronto First Portuguese
1991 no play-offToronto ItaliaScarbourough InternationalNSL Cup:
Toronto Argentina
NSL Canada Cup:
Toronto Argentina
1992 no play-off Toronto Croatia St. Catharines Roma NSL Cup:
Toronto Croatia
1993 St. Catharines Roma 0–0 / 1–0 Toronto Rockets Toronto Rockets Croatia de MontréalCNSL Cup:
Toronto Croatia
1994 Toronto Italia0–1 / 3–1 St. Catharines Roma Toronto Italia St. Catharines Roma CNSL Cup:
St. Catharines Roma
1995 St. Catharines Wolves 1–1 / 2–1 Toronto Jets Toronto Jets St. Catharines Wolves CNSL Cup:
St. Catharines Wolves
1996 Toronto Italia5–0 / 6–0 St. Catharines Wolves Toronto Italia St. Catharines Wolves CNSL Cup:
St. Catharines Wolves
1997 St. Catharines Wolves 0–0 / 4–3 Toronto Supra St. Catharines Wolves Toronto Croatia CNSL Cup:
Toronto Supra

thecnsl.com – Canadian National Soccer League / Update: 6 June 2022
RSSSF – Canadian National Soccer League / Update: 6 June 2022

Titles

TeamPlayoff championshipsRegular season championshipsTotal championships
TitlesYearsTitlesYears
Toronto Italia (1972–96)8 1972, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994, 1996 9 1975, 1976, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1994, 1996 17
Toronto Ulster United FC81926, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941, 1952, 1954, 195571926, 1929w, 1932w, 1934w, 1935w, 1938w, 1939w15
Montréal Carsteel FC31936, 1940, 1948111931e, 1932e, 1933e, 1934e, 1936e, 1938e, 1939e, 1940e, 1941e, 1948e, 1949e14
Toronto Ukrainia 51951, 1953, 1961, 1963, 1964 51953, 1954, 1955, 1964, 1965 10
Toronto Croatia 3 1971, 1974, 1988 5 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1992 8
Toronto Italia FC (1953–68) 31957, 1959, 196021957, 19605
Toronto Scottish FC21930, 193131930w, 1931w, 1933w5
St. Catharines Roma / St. Catharines Wolves 3 1993, 1995, 1997 1 1997 4
Montréal CNR21928, 192921929e, 1930e4
Toronto First Portuguese1 1976 3 1969, 1979, 1990 4
Hamilton Steelers 2 1981, 1982 1 1981 3
Hamilton Westinghouse (1948–55)1195021948w, 1950w3
Toronto East End Canadians1194921949w, 19523
Sudbury Italia1 1968 2 1966, 1968 3
Montréal Royal Victoria Hospital21938, 193902
Windsor Teutonia2 1966, 1967 02
Frood Mines1193511935n2
Toronto British Consols1193711937w2
Polish White Eagles11956119562
Montréal Hungaria11958119582
Italian Virtus1 1962 1 1963 2
Toronto Falcons 1 1978 1 1980 2
Toronto Panhellenic1 1980 1 1983 2
Hamilton Thistles021928w, 1936w2
Falconbridge Falcons021936n, 1937n2
Toronto Maple Leafs021940w, 1941w2
Montréal Castors 02 1977, 1978 2
Toronto Greenbacks1194701
Toronto Hakoah1 1965 01
Hamilton Croatia 1 1970 01
Toronto Hungaria1 1973 01
National Breweries011928e1
Montréal Aldred011935e1
CNR Scottish011937e1
Montréal Stelco0119471
Montréal Canadian Falcons011950e1
Toronto St. Andrews0119511
Montréal Cantalia FC0119591
Toronto Roma FC0119611
Olympia-Harmonie01 1962 1
Hamilton Primos 01 1967 1
Serbian White Eagles 01 1974 1
London Marconi 01 1985 1
Toronto Blizzard 01 1986 1
Windsor Wheels01 1987 1
Toronto Rockets 01 1993 1
Toronto Jets 01 1995 1

NSL/CNSL clubs

Clubs are listed by name and year that a club by that name participated. Whether clubs by the same name were indeed the same club or not has not been made clear by the source used for compiling this list. Note as well that the same source does not include information for the Eastern Division of the league from the 1930s through to the 1950s, nor any information at all for the following seasons: 1968, 1969, from 1983 through 1992, and 1994. Moreover, the source provides only an incomplete list of teams for 1947 through 1949, and, for a few other seasons, not all team names in full.

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