2005_Canadian_Professional_Soccer_League_season
2005 Canadian Professional Soccer League season
Football league season
The 2005 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the 8th season for the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The season began on May 21, 2005 and concluded on October 10, 2005 with Oakville Blue Devils defeating Vaughan Shooters 2-1 to win their first CPSL Championship.[1] The final was played at Esther Shiner Stadium, which gave North York Astros a playoff wildcard match.[2] In the regular season the Vaughan Shooters won their first Eastern Conference title, while Hamilton Thunder secured their third Western Conference title. The league increased in membership with the return of the Laval Dynamites. For the first time in the league's history the CPSL introduced a Women's Canada Cup tournament, which included 6 district all-star teams from the existing men's soccer districts.[3][4]
| Season | 2005 |
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| Champions | Oakville Blue Devils |
| Regular Season title |
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| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 411 (3.11 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Aaron Byrd (Windsor Border Stars) |
| Best goalkeeper | Haidar Al-Shaïbani |
| Biggest home win | Toronto Supra 8-2 North York Astros (June 19, 2005) |
| Biggest away win | Durham Storm 1-12 Oakville Blue Devils (September 22, 2005) |
← 2004 CSL 2006 → | |
The season saw the resignation of chairman/president Vince Ursini in order to fully devote his time to his Ontario Soccer Association duties.[5] His replacement was the CPSL management consultant Cary Kaplan to the newly created position of CPSL Commissioner.[6] The league increased to 12 teams with the return of Laval Dynamites, while the Metro Lions relocated to the Halton Region territory to form the Oakville Blue Devils.[7] The Brampton Hitmen were sold to Joe Fuliere, and renamed the team to the Brampton Stallions.[8]
| Team | City | Stadium | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton Stallions | Brampton, Ontario (Bramalea) | Victoria Park Stadium | Ken Dawson |
| Durham Storm | Oshawa, Ontario (Vanier) | Oshawa Civic Stadium | Doug Paterson |
| London City | London, Ontario (Westmount) | Cove Road Stadium | Harry Gauss |
| Hamilton Thunder | Hamilton, Ontario | Brian Timmis Stadium | Jorge Armua[9] |
| Laval Dynamites | Laval, Quebec | Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne | Jean Robert Toussaint |
| North York Astros | Toronto, Ontario (North York) | Esther Shiner Stadium | Dejan Gluščević[10] |
| Oakville Blue Devils | Oakville, Ontario (Bronte) | Bronte Stadium | Duncan Wilde[11] |
| St. Catharines Wolves | St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle) | Club Roma Stadium | Tom Bernadi[12] |
| Toronto Croatia | Mississauga, Ontario (Streetsville) | Memorial Park | Velimir Crljen |
| Toronto Supra | Toronto, Ontario (Brockton) | Brockton Stadium | Cesar Garcia |
| Vaughan Shooters | Vaughan, Ontario (Woodbridge) | Ontario Soccer Centre | Carmine Isacco |
| Windsor Border Stars | Windsor, Ontario | Windsor Stadium | Pat Hilton |
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Eastern Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaughan Shooters | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 16 | +39 | 51 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 2 | Toronto Croatia | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 45 | |
| 3 | Laval Dynamites | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | |
| 4 | Toronto Supra | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 29 | |
| 5 | North York Astros | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 28 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Durham Storm | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 85 | −75 | 4 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Western Conference
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton Thunder | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 37 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 2 | Oakville Blue Devils | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 37 | |
| 3 | Windsor Border Stars | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 28 | |
| 4 | St. Catharines Wolves | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 26 | |
| 5 | London City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 22 | |
| 6 | Brampton Stallions | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 23 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Quarterfinals
| October 5, 2005 | Oakville Blue Devils | 3–1 | Windsor Border Stars | Toronto, Ontario |
| 9:00 ET |
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(Report) | Filip Rocca  78' |
Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 30 |
| October 6, 2005 | Toronto Croatia | 1–0 | Laval Dynamites | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 8:30 ET | Leo Laurito 3' |
(Report) | Stadium: Memorial Park Attendance: 125 Referee: Vito Curali (Ontario) |
Wildcard
| October 7, 2005 | North York Astros | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Toronto Croatia | Toronto, Ontario |
| 8:00 ET | (Report) | Velimir Crljen 102' |
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Andrew Jasinski (Ontario) |
Semifinals
| October 8, 2005 | Hamilton Thunder | 0–2 | Oakville Blue Devils | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2:00 ET | (Report) |
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Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Mike Roeken (Ontario) |
| October 8, 2005 | Vaughan Shooters | 4–0 | Toronto Croatia | Toronto, Ontario |
| 5:00 ET |
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(Report) | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Joe Fletcher (Ontario) |
CPSL Championship
| Vaughan Shooters | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Oakville Blue Devils |
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| Stalin Cardenas 36' |
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The 2005 CPSL all-star match was against Rangers F.C. of the Scottish Premier League who were in Canada for a nine-day training camp before kicking off their season.[23] The game was played at Varsity Stadium, but was closed to the public being only open to people associated to the league.
| July 9, 2005 | CPSL All-Stars | 1 - 4 | Glasgow Rangers FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 6:00 pm | Gabriel Pop 90' |
Report |
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Stadium: Varsity Stadium Attendance: 200 |
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Aaron Byrd[24] |
Windsor Border Stars | 17 |
| 2 |  Gabriel Pop[25] |
Oakville Blue Devils | 14 |
| 3 | Radek Papiez | Windsor Border Stars | 10 |
| 4 |  Danny Amaral |
Toronto Supra | 9 |
| 5 | Jason De Thomasis[26] |
Vaughan Shooters | 9 |
| 6 | Karim Ben Sari | London City | 9 |
| 7 | Mike DiLuca[27] |
Toronto Supra | 9 |
| 8 |  Hugo Herrera |
Brampton Stallions | 9 |
| 9 | Mohamed Ridouani | Laval Dynamites | 9 |
| 10 |  Hayden Fitzwilliams |
Toronto Croatia | 8 |
Updated: September 30, 2005
A list of the 2005 CPSL Executive Committee.[28]
| Position | Name | Nationality |
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| Commissioner: | Cary Kaplan | Canadian |
| Director of Media: | Stan Adamson[29] |  English |
| Director of Discipline: | Clifford Dell[30] | Canadian |
| Director of Officials: | Walter Kirchner | Romanian |
| Office Administrator: | Janet Leonard | Canadian |
| Community Services: | Peter Li Preti | Canadian |
| Legal Counsel: | Ira Greenspoon | Canadian |
The annual CPSL awards ceremony was held at the La Contessa Banquet Hall on October 9, 2005 in North York, Toronto.[31] This was the first awards ceremony where the awards were distributed equally without a majority winner. Vaughan, Windsor, London, and North York each went home with two awards.[32] Vaughan's Desmond Humphrey was voted the MVP, while team owner Tony De Thomasis was given the President of the Year award. London City went home with the Goalkeeper and Rookie of the Year awards with Haidar Al-Shaibani and Dennis Peeters as its recipients.
Former Detroit Titans alumni Aaron Byrd of Windsor Border Stars won the Golden Boot.[33] Windsor's Fil Rocca was voted the Defender of the Year. The Coach of the Year went to former S.League, and USL A-League veteran Dejan Gluscevic, who went on to manage various national youth teams in Asia. North York Astros also received their first Fair Play award. Andrzej Jasinski the match official for the championship final was voted the Referee of the Year.
| Award | Player (Club) |
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| CPSL Most Valuable Player | Desmond Humphrey (Vaughan Shooters) |
| CPSL Golden Boot | Aaron Byrd (Windsor Border Stars) |
| CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award | Haidar Al-Shaïbani (London City) |
| CPSL Defender of the Year Award | Fil Rocca (Windsor Border Stars) |
| CPSL Rookie of the Year Award | Dennis Peeters (London City) |
| CPSL Coach of the Year Award | Dejan Gluscevic (North York Astros) |
| CPSL President of the Year Award | Tony De Thomasis (Vaughan Shooters) |
| CPSL Referee of the Year Award | Andrzej Jasinski |
| CPSL Fair Play Award | North York Astros |
A women's league debuted in 2005 which featured 6 all-star teams from the existing municipal soccer districts where the men's team competed. Throughout the regular season they played in 10 matches with London City Selects winning the regular season title.[34] The finals featured London City against York Region Lady Shooters, where York Region won the championship.[35]
Teams
| Team | City |
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| Durham Region Allstars | Oshawa, Ontario |
| London City Selects | London, Ontario |
| North York District Allstars | Toronto, Ontario |
| Toronto Supra District Allstars | Toronto, Ontario |
| York Region Lady Shooters | Vaughan, Ontario |
| Windsor Border Stars Women | Windsor, Ontario |
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