2012 Canadian Soccer League season

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The 2012 Canadian Soccer League season (known as the Givova Canadian Soccer League for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th since its establishment where a total of 28 teams from Ontario and Quebec took part in the league. The season began on 5 May 2012, and concluded on 27 October 2012. Toronto Croatia defended their championship in a 1–0 victory over the Montreal Impact Academy in the CSL Championship final at Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto.[1] Montreal became the second Quebec club after Trois-Rivières Attak to reach the final, while Toronto added more silverware to their cabinet by winning the double during the regular season. In the Second Division SC Toronto B won their first Second Division championship, and TFC Academy II secured the regular season title.

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Canadian Soccer League
First Division
Season2012
ChampionsToronto Croatia (regular season)
Toronto Croatia (playoffs)
Matches played176
Goals scored621 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorer20 goals:
Dražen Vuković
Best goalkeeperAntonio Ilic
Biggest home winMTL 8–1 SCW
(20 May)
WIN 7–0 BNF
(25 August)
Biggest away winSTC 0–7 TOR
(19 September)
Highest scoring10 goals:
BNF 2–8 BRA
(10 June)
MIS 6–4 SER
(10 August)
KFC 3–7 SER
(8 September)
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The league grew to a record amount of 16 first division teams with Kingston, Waterloo, and Niagara being promoted to the first division.[2] A number of CSL teams began operating their academy teams in the Canadian Academy of Futbol (CAF).[3] During the past three seasons the league's player developmental system made further advances with 27 players moving overseas, and 42 being selected to the Canada national team program.[4][5] While six TFC Academy players were signed by first team Toronto FC of the Major League Soccer.[6]

Rogers TV continued broadcasting matches for the CSL, while CogecoTV provided coverage to the Niagara and Kingston regions. The league reintroduced their television program This Week in the CSL with producer Alex Bastyovanszky returning to host the program with Rogers TV broadcasting the program.[7]

Changes from 2011

Each team will play an unbalanced schedule of 22 games for the 2012 season.[8]

Teams

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A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 13 from the 2011 season and three expansion teams.[8] The league will feature three expansion teams which started play in last years second division, Kingston FC which joined the CSL as Prospect FC, Niagara United, and SC Waterloo Region formerly known as KW United FC. Capital City F.C. will not return for the 2012 season after failing to renew their league membership.[9]

Results

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Home \ Away BRA BNF KFC LON MIS MTL NIA NYA SCT SCW SER STC TFCA TOR WIN YRS
Brampton United 7–1 1–0 3–3 1–0 1–2 6–0 2–0 4–0 1–2 0–1 0–1
Brantford Galaxy 2–8 2–3 4–0 3–6 3–0 0–5 1–4 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0
Kingston FC 1–4 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 3–7 2–4 1–5 0–5 1–1
London City 3–2 4–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–5 2–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–2
Mississauga Eagles 3–0 1–1 1–3 5–1 1–4 3–2 6–4 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–4
Montreal Impact Academy 0–2 6–1 7–0 2–2 5–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 8–1 1–0 0–0
Niagara United 4–1 1–2 4–0 0–3 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–0
North York Astros 2–5 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–3 0–4 2–1 0–2 0–6 1–6 0–0
SC Toronto 2–1 6–1 3–2 5–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 3–1 5–0 0–0 0–1
SC Waterloo Region 2–0 1–7 0–1 5–0 2–3 6–0 1–0 4–0 4–0 1–0 2–0
Serbian White Eagles 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 6–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–0
St. Catharines Wolves 3–3 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–7 1–1
TFC Academy 1–0 6–0 3–0 2–4 2–1 1–2 4–1 2–5 1–4 2–2 0–1
Toronto Croatia 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 6–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–0
Windsor Stars 1–0 7–0 4–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–2
York Region Shooters 4–4 1–0 6–2 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1
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Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2012. Source: Various Team Websites
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
Toronto Croatia3321111111111121111111
Montreal Impact Academy9485432544677744433332
SC Toronto1113766452232212222223
Windsor Stars1410571089888788887666444
York Region Shooters6699111010999866455544555
Serbian White Eagles753222477799991010897776
TFC Academy4846875325423333355667
Niagara United109710547101011111212121212121212988
SC Waterloo Region5268129111212121210101111111181011109
Mississauga Eagles2710129121211111010111110999108101110
Brampton United11111143532365545667798911
London City7121415141314131313131313131313131313131212
Brantford Galaxy111412116118663345678101111121313
Kingston FC13121414131413141414141414141414151514141414
St. Catharines Wolves16161616161616151515151516151615141415151515
North York Astros15151313151515161616161615161516161616161616
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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto Croatia (A, C, O) 22 15 6 1 57 13 +44 51 Playoffs
2 Montreal Impact Academy (A) 22 14 5 3 52 17 +35 47
3 SC Toronto (A) 22 14 4 4 51 16 +35 46
4 Windsor Stars (A) 22 12 4 6 46 21 +25 40
5 York Region Shooters (A) 22 9 11 2 33 19 +14 38
6 Serbian White Eagles (A) 22 10 5 7 48 35 +13 35
7 TFC Academy (A) 22 10 5 7 42 28 +14 35
8 Niagara United (A) 22 10 3 9 34 36 2 33
9 SC Waterloo Region 22 10 1 11 46 37 +9 31
10 Mississauga Eagles 22 8 5 9 42 44 2 29
11 Brampton United 22 8 4 10 49 35 +14 28
12 London City 22 7 7 8 34 55 21 28
13 Brantford Galaxy 22 8 1 13 40 68 28 25
14 Kingston FC 22 4 1 17 23 61 38 13
15 St. Catharines Wolves 22 1 5 16 13 67 54 8
16 North York Astros 22 2 1 19 15 73 58 7
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Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2012. Source: Canadian Soccer League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Tiebreak rules

  1. Total wins in regular season games.
  2. Head-to-head record based on total points in league games.
  3. Goal difference in regular season games.
  4. Goals scored in regular season games.[25]

Goal scorers

Statistics as of 7 October 2012.[26]

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Playoffs

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Bracket

The top 8 teams will qualify for the one-game quarter final, and a one-game semi-final leading to the championship game to be played on 27 October at Centennial Park Stadium.[32]

Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
         
1 Toronto Croatia 2
8 Niagara United 0
1 Toronto Croatia 4
6 Serbian White Eagles 0
3 SC Toronto 0
6 Serbian White Eagles 1
1 Toronto Croatia 1
2 Montreal Impact Academy 0
2 Montreal Impact Academy 2
7 TFC Academy 0
2 Montreal Impact Academy 3
5 York Region Shooters 1
4 Windsor Stars 0
5 York Region Shooters 1

Quarterfinals

13 October 2012 SC Toronto 0–1 (a.e.t.) Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
7:00 ET (Report) West 103' Stadium: Lamport Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Justin Tasev (Ontario)
14 October 2012 Toronto Croatia 2–0 Niagara United Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET Bozenko Lesina 78'
Vučemilović-Grgić 90+2'
(Report) Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 150

Semifinals

21 October 2012 Montreal Impact Academy 3–1 York Region Shooters Montreal, Quebec
2:00 ET Lefevre 26' (pen.)
Jackson-Hamel 46'
Ait-Slimane 90+4'
(Report) Kadian Lecky 35' Stadium: St Jean de Vianney
Referee: Christopher Grabasse (Quebec)
21 October 2012 Toronto Croatia 4–0 Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET Keran 19'
Tihomir Maletić 51', 54'
Srzentić 86'
(Report) Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 750
Referee: David Barrie (Ontario)

Givova CSL Championship

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Attendance: 200
Referee: Yusri Rudolph (Ontario)

Assistant referees:
Gianni Facchini
Dave Ashfield
Fourth official:
Hassane Rifai

CSL Executive Committee and Staff

The 2012 CSL Executive Committee.[34]

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Position Name Nationality
Commissioner:Vincent UrsiniCanada Canadian
Director of Media and PR:Stan Adamson[35]England English
League Administrator:Pino JazbecCanada Canadian
Director of Officials:Tony CamachoPortugal Portuguese
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Individual awards

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Stan Adamson (left) presenting Media award to Robin Glover

The annual CSL awards were held at the Mississauga Convention Centre in Mississauga, Ontario on 25 November 2012.[36] The league chose Marin Vucemilovic-Grgic as its MVP, a former 2. HNL player who spearheaded Toronto Croatia's to the best offensive record.[37] Toronto also managed to produce the best defensive record throughout the season, and as a result Antonio Ilic was named the Goalkeeper of the Year. Another Croatian import who played with SC Waterloo Drazen Vukovic received the Golden Boot. While Montreal Impact Academy alumni Maxim Tissot was given the Defender, who later was promoted to the Montreal Impact senior team.[citation needed]

SC Toronto developed Jonathan Osorio into the Rookie of the Year, who later was signed by Toronto FC in the MLS. After leading the Windsor Stars to their first postseason appearance since the 2007 season Steve Vagnini was voted the Coach of the Year. Ryan Gauss was honored with the Harry Paul Gauss award for his commitment and allegiance to the league. For the second straight season David Barrie was selected by the CSL Referee Committee as the Referee of the Year. TFC Academy were given their third Fair Play and Respect award for their solid discipline on the field of play.[citation needed]

Robin Glover and Enio Perruzza were acknowledged by the league for their continual years of service, and were given the Media and Broadcaster awards. Glover received the Media award for his years of loyalty in producing match reports since the 1995 CNSL season. While Perruzza was given the Broadcaster award for announcing over 3,000 matches throughout a span of 26 years. [citation needed]

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Award Player (Club)
CSL Most Valuable Player Marin Vucemilovic-Grgic (Toronto Croatia)
CSL Golden Boot Drazen Vukovic (SC Waterloo)
CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Antonio Ilic (Toronto Croatia)
CSL Defender of the Year Award Maxim Tissot (Montreal Impact Academy)
CSL Rookie of the Year Award Jonathan Osorio (SC Toronto)
CSL Coach of the Year Award Steve Vagnini (Windsor Stars)
Harry Paul Gauss Award Ryan Gauss (London City)
CSL Referee of the Year Award David Barrie
CSL Fair Play Award TFC Academy
CSL Media Award Robin Glover
CSL Broadcaster Award Enio Perruzza
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Second Division

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Canadian Soccer League
Second Division
Season2012
ChampionsTFC Academy II (Second Division regular season)
SC Toronto B (Second Division playoffs)
Matches played96
Goals scored394 (4.1 per match)
Top goalscorerGino Berardi (17)
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The CSL fielded 12 teams in its Second Division, all reserve teams of players mostly under 23 years of age. With emphasis on developing the younger players, the league rule allows for a maximum three players and the goalkeeper to be over 23.[38] The teams played a 16-game schedule. The division decreased its membership to 12 teams after Kingston FC, Niagara United, and SC Waterloo were promoted to the First Division, but retained their reserves squad in the Second Division. London City, and Toronto Croatia also withdrew their reserve teams with Windsor Stars entering a reserve squad.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 TFC Academy II (A) 16 13 3 0 57 9 +48 42 Playoffs
2 Windsor Stars B (A) 16 11 2 3 53 23 +30 35
3 Niagara United B (A) 16 10 1 5 43 31 +12 31
4 SC Toronto B (A) 16 8 4 4 53 19 +34 28
5 SC Waterloo Region B (A) 16 8 3 5 25 22 +3 27
6 Brampton United B (A) 16 8 2 6 40 24 +16 26
7 York Region Shooters B (A) 16 7 3 6 22 31 9 24
8 Mississauga Eagles B (A) 16 5 6 5 26 37 11 21
9 Serbian White Eagles B 16 5 3 8 26 32 6 18
10 St. Catharines Wolves B 16 5 0 11 25 39 14 15
11 Kingston FC B 16 1 1 14 15 72 57 4
12 Brantford Galaxy SC B 16 1 0 15 9 55 46 3
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Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2012. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.com/schedules/res_standings.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

Second Division Playoffs

Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
         
4 SC Toronto B 6
5 SC Waterloo Region B 0
4 SC Toronto B 2 (4)
8 Mississauga Eagles B 2 (3)
1 TFC Academy II 0
8 Mississauga Eagles B 2
4 SC Toronto B 3
6 Brampton United B 1
3 Niagara United B 1
6 Brampton United B 2
6 Brampton United B 2
7 York Region Shooters B 0
2 Windsor Stars B 0
7 York Region Shooters B 2

Quarterfinals

13 October 2012 Windsor Stars B 0–2 York Region Shooters B Windsor, Ontario
4:00 (Report) Stadium: Windsor Stadium
13 October 2012 Niagara United B 2–1 Brampton City Utd B Niagara Falls, Ontario
4:00 (Report) Stadium: Kalar Sports Park
13 October 2012 TFC Academy II 0–2 Mississauga Eagles FC B Toronto, Ontario
8:00 (Report) Stadium: Downsview Park
14 October 2012 SC Toronto B 6–0 SC Waterloo B Toronto, Ontario
4:00 (Report) Stadium: Downsview Park

Semifinals

21 October 2012 SC Toronto B 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
Mississauga Eagles FC B Toronto, Ontario
12:30 Brandon John 45'
Brandon John 90'
(Report) Joe De Sousa 53'
Joe De Sousa 58'
Stadium: Downsview Park
21 October 2012 Brampton City Utd B 2–0 York Region Shooters B Brampton, Ontario
Michael Tcherenkov 69'
Yusif Walied 73'
(Report) Stadium: Avondale

Final

27 October 2012 SC Toronto B 3–1 Brampton City Utd B Toronto, Ontario
12:30 Sahsa Ricciuti 43'
Jordan Kalk 45'
Adrian Perez 79'
(Report) Nathaniel Ennis 21' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium

Individual awards

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Award Player (Club)
CSL Most Valuable Player Gino Berardi (Windsor Stars B)
CSL Golden Boot Gino Berardi (Windsor Stars B)
CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Mark Rogal (TFC Academy II)
CSL Defender of the Year Award Malcolm Mings (Niagara United B)
CSL Rookie of the Year Award Mark Wadid (TFC Academy II)
CSL Coach of the Year Award James McGillivray (Niagara United B)
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Outside League Matches

12 May 2012 (2012-05-12) Friendly TFC Reserves 4–0 UConn Huskies Toronto
16:00 EDT UConn Report Stadium: TFC Training Centre
16 May 2012 (2012-05-16) Friendly Hamilton FC Rage 2–3 UConn Huskies Guelph
UConn Report Stadium: Guelph Soccer Complex
19 May 2012 (2012-05-19) Friendly Sigma FC v UConn Huskies
30 May 2012 (2012-05-30) Friendly Windsor Stars 0–1 Detroit City FC Windsor Stadium
19:30 EDT
18 July 2012 (2012-07-18) Friendly Detroit City FC 0–0 Windsor Stars Detroit, MI
19:00 EDT pre
Report
Stadium: Cass Tech High School
Attendance: 1,032
27 July 2012 (2012-07-27) Friendly Troyes AC Reserves v Montreal Impact Academy France
29 July 2012 (2012-07-29) Friendly AJ Auxerre Reserves v Montreal Impact Academy France
1 August 2012 (2012-08-01) Friendly Stade de Reims Reserves v Montreal Impact Academy France

References

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