Category: CSL NEWS
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Toronto Falcons (yellow) earn first win of season with 1-0 victory SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES, TORONTO FALCONS WIN – Opening game abandoned
PHOTO: Renny Harlan The opening match of three played in the Canadian Soccer League at the Mattamy Sports Park on Saturday was suspended by the referee at 57 minutes due to misconduct on the field of play. In the second game, Serbian White Eagles controlled the play to defeat Weston United 4-0 and in the…
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DYNAMO TORONTO AND HAMILTON CITY GAIN WINS SATURDAY
A last minute goal by Jean Marc Kamdem of Ooty Black Pearl FC was the equalizer in a 1-1 draw with Weston United in the opener of three games at the Mattamy Sports Park Saturday, to be followed by a Dynamo Toronto 2-1 victory over Toronto Falcons and in the late game, Hamilton City defeated…
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SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES FLYING HIGH
Twelve months have gone by since Serbian White Eagles lost a regular season league game, a 1-0 defeat by York Region Shooters on June 5, 2022 just prior to a storming four victories that led to a CSL league title win for the Toronto area club. The 2022 success continued at the Mattamy Sports Park…
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A DECADE OF PRIVACY FOR CANADIAN SOCCER LEAGUE
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Canada’s attempts to strengthen its professional soccer structure suffered a set- back during November with the termination of membership of FC Edmonton in the Canadian Premier League. The club has been a high profile member of the CPL after competing in the North American Soccer League until 2017 and has been a CPL member since…
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Anatoly (The Wall) Starushchenko = photo by Djuradj VujcI ANATOLY (The Wall) STARUSHCHENKO APTLY NAMED
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Goalkeeper Anatoly (The Wall) Starushchenko is well named and for those fortunate enough to see the cliff hanger championship final won 2-1 by Continentals FC at Lamport Stadium in downtown Toronto on August 27, it became obvious as the match progressed that opposition Scarborough were facing a special challenge with its numerous second half rallies…
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Stefan Mitrovic now with Red Star Belgrade HAMILTON CITY’S STEFAN MITROVIC IN DEMAND
It doesn’t take a crystal ball to suggest that midfielder Stefan Mitrovic is well on his way to a strong future on both sides of the Atlantic. Mitrovic played his way through youth soccer in Hamilton followed by a brief period with Toronto FC academy before entering the professional game with the CSL’s Hamilton City…
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File Magdenovski COACH MAGDENOVSKI UNDER CONTRACT WITH BGHC 1
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Sasa Vukovic is making an early start to his club’s preparations for the 2023 season. The owner and general manager of Hamilton City is concentrating on his coaching in an effort to move the combined BGHC 1 team more competitive. File Magdenovski is under a new 2-year contract as an assistant coach following the one…
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Mykola Temniuk IT’S GOALS THAT COUNT
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There was plenty of excitement but no surprises from the bench when Mykola Temniuk struck that winning goal for Continentals FC early in the second half of the 2021 CSL championship final against Scarborough SC at Lamport Stadium in downtown Toronto that Saturday night last August 27. There was no surprise when the talented Ukrainian…
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Jonathan Osorio in earlier days CSL STRIKER HITS $1 MILLION MARK
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It sometimes takes a decade, but a promising striker from earlier days in the Canadian Soccer League has finally hit the $1 million a year mark. Jonathan Osorio, who started playing soccer in Brampton and Mississauga on the fringes of Toronto and was signed on a professional contract with the CSL’s SC Toronto in 2012…
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Enio Perruzza ENIO PERRUZZA MEMORIAL TROPHY COMPETITION DELAYED TO 2023
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The Enio Perruzza Memorial Trophy competition, originally scheduled to be played at the end of the 2022 season, has been postponed to early season 2023. The right stadium availability late in the season and other difficulties led to a recent Canadian Soccer League decision to move the competition into next year. Enio Perruzza, who died…
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Dejan Jakovic THE TWO SIDES TO SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES
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There is little doubt that the Canadian Soccer League has earned a reputation for attractive soccer with good pace while being confined for decades to a regional location in the middle of the country. The league has become well-known also for importing many high level players and a select number of coaches on visas. Most…
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CONTINENTALS WIN CHAMPIONSHIP SQUEAKER…….
Continentals FC and Scarborough have dominated the CSL Championship during the past four years and the domination continued when the former FC Vorkuta (now rebranded Continentals FC) won a 2-1 squeaker at Lamport Stadium in downtown Toronto Saturday night. Continentals (FC Vorkuta) won the CSL Championship in 2018 and 2020, while Scarborough lifted the trophy…
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SCARBOROUGH VS CONTINENTALS IN DOWNTOWN FINAL….The CSL Championship
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Continentals FC were almost outplayed in the early stages of its semi-final match with Serbian White Eagles at Esther Shiner Stadium on August 20. But that all changed when with almost 30 minutes gone in the first half Serbian White Eagles goalkeeper was ejected for a rarely called offence of handling the ball outside the…
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CONTINENTALS FC vs SCARBOROUGH in CSL Championship Final
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Scarborough will extend an unusual achievement to now be in the CSL championship final for the sixth time in succession when the Toronto east side team meets opposition Continentals FC at Lamport Stadium in downtown Toronto on August 27. Scarborough defeated York Region Shooters 3-1 in the second game of a double-header semi-final at Esther…