Canadian Soccer League
CANADA’S PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE
The Canadian Soccer League (CSL) is Canada’s only professional league and is a continuation of earlier leagues, the National Soccer League (NSL), the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL) and the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL), going back more than 80 years.
The CSL presently operates teams in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec and has adopted a mandate to expand on a regional basis to other parts of Canada.
The league is headed by a Commissioner, Cary Kaplan, with offices at The Soccer Centre in Vaughan and Mississauga, Ontario.
The CSL operates two divisions — a National Conference of teams in Windsor, St. Catharines, London, Brampton, Oakville, North York and Toronto and the Province of Quebec – and an International Division of teams in the Toronto area which represent their country of origin.
The CSL has a 22-game regular league schedule which runs from mid-May through to the end of September, followed by the playoffs which lead to the Championship Final late October. It also runs an Open Canada Cup from mid-May to Labour Day weekend in September, a competition open to all senior teams in Canada, amateur or pro, which is a first step in Canada’s attempt to run a total club championship.
Inaugural year team Trois-Rivieres Attak won the 2007 Open Canada Cup, defeating Columbus Clan of Vancouver, 3-0, in the final on September 3, 2007, and the current CSL champions are Toronto Croatia of the International Conference which defeated another International Conference team, Serbian White Eagles, in 2-leg final October 20/21, 2007
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March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
A CSL would be the …
A CSL would be the best thing for Canada if its run right because they have the markets to make a Major League. And with the MLS they would probably be limited to a few clubs instead of 8-10. Perhaps they could merged with the MLS.
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
Damn this is why …
this is why Canada can’t qualify, CSA is kicking the star players in Canada to the curve. This is why so many Canadians are moving to USA ,England and Holland to play pro. Please join MLS, if the USA can be sucessful with it, so can you Canada.
Fuck that CSL bullshit and half of those players are retired!
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
@hockeydangler9 i …
@hockeydangler9 i would say soccer in the current youth generation i would say where i live (toronto area) is without a doubt just as popular as hockey if not even more popular then hockey
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
lol maybe my grand …
lol maybe my grand grand grand grand grand grand son will see the day this league grows big enough to be considered a Real pro league and compete in champions league lol
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
I agree with ConCon …
I agree with ConCon
They should bring in teams from the PCSL join and the USL DL. Then they could have an East and West league (like MLS) and scrap the International Division. At the moment nearly all the clubs are based in the Toronto area, that isn’t a good thing btw.
Currently there’s only have 9 clubs, with PCSL and the Canadian teams currently in USL DL, that would bring them up to 28. With that, include a few from other state leagues and form a CSL 2 aswell, East and West also.
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
Lets just face it …
Lets just face it canada isn’t really a soccer country. But we kill almost every1 in hockey
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
Its either way …
Its either way its a joke, and it has been set up or business i think Canada should just end this league and unite, the CSL and the PCSL,and bring the PDL teams in aswell, and maybe if they want to bring the USL teams in because if u do that u can have a full canada league.
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
I agree but I think …
I agree but I think it is called the international division because most of these players could never play for Canada because they are not born in Canada, Hence to have their own league that competes with national Canadians is okay.
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
How many division …
How many division has canadian soccer League? and Csl is in which division?
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
also that ethnic …
also that ethnic league is shite they will. the csl will never get a team in the voyageurs cup if they are called portugal fc how can they represent canada in the Champions league. unite the league and change the names a bit
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
while i love …
while i love N.American football as a european your wrong. CSL and USL are great but MLS is shite Northern irish football is better and our players are mostly semi-pro
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
ur a fucken idoit. …
ur a fucken idoit. europeans legaues are the best league ever. fucken canadian
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
so how many teams …
so how many teams they
got/???
and is the international teams
2 division???
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
What the is …
What the is this?Soccer?:))
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
I think you forgot …
I think you forgot Toronto FC, eh.
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
You can bet …
You can bet canadian soccer people are known all around the world for their giantic foreheadz, eh!
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
The european …
The european leagues sucks, the CSL and the MLS is better (Mostly CSL).
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
watch “paul …
watch “paul fraughton skill video” and others made by him
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
carribien?
carribien?
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
It’s not right to …
It’s not right to make fun of other people’s deformities. No matter how massive their foreheads are.
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
hes got a big …
hes got a big forehead
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
youll never be able …
youll never be able to beat Sheffield united
March 27th, 2011 at 5:11 am
in which cities of …
in which cities of the maritimes are you expanding on and in how many years?