Toronto Nationals (soccer)
Canadian soccer team From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canadian soccer team From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Toronto Nationals were a Canadian professional soccer team in Toronto, Ontario that competed in the original Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1983.[1] They folded mid-way through the season and were immediately replaced by a successor team known as simply Toronto, which also folded after one game, a week later.
| |
| Full name | Toronto Nationals |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1983 |
| Dissolved | 1983 |
| Stadium | Varsity Stadium |
| Capacity | 20,500 |
| Owner | Klaus Dietsold |
| Coach | Frank Pike |
| League | Canadian Professional Soccer League |
Their first match was played on May 21, which was the first game of the CPSL, in which they defeated FC Inter-Montréal by a score of 2–1 at Varsity Stadium, with a crowd of 3,860.[2]
However, only five weeks into the season, on June 18, the team folded. The league announced that new owners would take over the club and form a new replacement franchise, known simply as Toronto on June 20.[2][3]
On June 26, the reformed club faced the Hamilton Steelers, losing 3–2, but the new Toronto team folded immediately after this match,[2][3] ending the franchise for good after new financial backers could not be found.[2][4]
| Season | Tier | League | Record | Rank | Playoffs | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983[note 1] | 1 | Canadian Professional Soccer League | 2–1–4 | 6th | – | [3] |
The following players played for the Nationals:[5]
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