2002 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

Football league season
  • Ottawa Wizards (Eastern Conference)
  • Toronto Croatia (Western Conference)
Matches played133Goals scored456 (3.43 per match)Top goalscorerDarren Tilley (Mississauga Olympians)Best goalkeeperGeorge AzcurraBiggest home winOttawa Wizards 8-1 St. Catharines Wolves (July 7, 2002)Biggest away winNorth York Astros 0-8 Mississauga Olympians (June 16, 2002)Highest scoringMississauga Olympians 6-4 St. Catharines Wolves (July 19, 2002)
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The 2002 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the fifth season for the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The season began on May 23, 2002, and concluded on October 20, 2002, with Ottawa Wizards becoming the first expansion franchise to win the CPSL Championship (known as the Rogers CPSL Cup for sponsorship reasons) by defeating the North York Astros 2–0.[1] For the first time the final was hosted at Esther Shiner Stadium, which granted the hosts the North York Astros a wildcard match.[2] As the league was divided into the Eastern and Western Conferences the Wizards clinched the Eastern title, while Toronto Croatia won the Western Conference. The expansion of the league saw the return of professional soccer to Hamilton, and the addition of another Toronto franchise.[3][4] On February 26, 2002, the CPSL signed a player agreement deal with the Toronto Lynx of the USL A-League, which provided the Lynx access in order to use CPSL talent and provide players an opportunity to play at a higher level.[5][6]

Changes from 2001 season

For the second straight season the CPSL expanded to 14 clubs to include the Hamilton Thunder and Metro Lions. Due to the increase of teams the CPSL management split the league into two Conferences the Eastern and Western.[7] The Toronto Olympians moved to Erin Mills, Mississauga, which opened the Scarborough territory to the Metro Lions.[8] Changes occurred in the York Region territory with Glen Shields changing their team name to Vaughan Sun Devils in order to fully represent the city of Vaughan. Meanwhile, their rivals the York Region Shooters were sold to Tony De Thomasis, and relocated the team to their original home at Highland Park in Aurora. While former Hamilton Bulldogs president Cary Kaplan was hired as a Management Consultant for the league.[9]

Teams

Team City Stadium Manager
Brampton Hitmen Brampton, Ontario (Bramalea) Victoria Park Stadium Ed McLaughlin[10]
Durham Flames Oshawa, Ontario (Vanier) Oshawa Civic Stadium Steve Hamill[11]
London City London, Ontario (Westmount) Cove Road Stadium Jurek Gebczynski[12]
Hamilton Thunder Hamilton, Ontario Brian Timmis Stadium Marko Maschke[13]
Metro Lions Toronto, Ontario (Scarborough) Birchmount Stadium Anthony La Ferrara[14]
Mississauga Olympians Mississauga, Ontario (Erin Mills) Erin Mills Twin Arenas David Gee[15]
Montreal Dynamites Laval, Quebec Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne Mohamed Hilen[16]
North York Astros Toronto, Ontario (North York) Esther Shiner Stadium Pavel Zaslavski[17]
Dejan Gluscevic[18]
Ottawa Wizards Ottawa, Ontario (Carp) OZ Optics Stadium Klaus Linnenbruegger
St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle) Club Roma Stadium Lucio Ianiero[19][20]
Toronto Croatia Mississauga, Ontario (Streetsville) Memorial Park Zarko Brala[21]
Toronto Supra Toronto, Ontario (Brockton) Centennial Park Stadium Victor Cameira[22]
Vaughan Sun Devils Vaughan, Ontario (Thornhill) Dufferin District Field Dave Benning[23][24]
York Region Shooters Aurora, Ontario (Aurora Village) Highland Park Vito Colangelo[25]
2002 Canadian Professional Soccer League season is located in Southern Ontario
Brampton
Brampton
Vaughan
Vaughan
London
London
Streetsville
Streetsville
Mississauga
Mississauga
Durham
Durham
Ottawa
Ottawa
St. Catharines
St. Catharines
Aurora
Aurora
Hamilton
Hamilton
TORONTO
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Location of CPSL teams outside of Toronto for the 2002 CPSL season.
Western Conference Eastern Conference
2002 Canadian Professional Soccer League season is located in Toronto
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Toronto Supra
Toronto Supra
North York Astros
North York Astros
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Location of CPSL teams in Toronto for the 2002 CPSL season.
Western Conference Eastern Conference

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Ottawa Wizards 19 15 2 2 55 13 +42 47 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Montreal Dynamites 19 11 3 5 44 34 +10 36
3 Metro Lions 19 11 2 6 36 23 +13 35
4 York Region Shooters 19 8 4 7 29 33 −4 28
5 Durham Flames 19 7 2 10 28 44 −16 23
6 Vaughan Sun Devils 19 6 11 2 27 35 −8 29
7 Toronto Supra 19 4 4 11 23 48 −25 16
Updated to match(es) played on October 14, 2001. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports02/02cpwk21.htm
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 Toronto Croatia 19 10 4 5 36 23 +13 34 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Mississauga Olympians 19 9 5 5 49 30 +19 32
3 Hamilton Thunder 19 8 4 7 31 24 +7 28
4 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 19 6 6 7 35 41 −6 24
5 North York Astros 19 4 6 9 22 42 −20 18 Qualification for Playoffs
6 Brampton Hitmen 19 4 5 10 19 27 −8 17
7 London City 19 2 7 10 22 39 −17 13
Updated to match(es) played on October 14, 2001. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports02/02cpwk21.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Rogers CPSL Championship playoffs

Wildcard

Mississauga Olympians v Hamilton Thunder
October 8, 2002 Mississauga Olympians 3–2 Hamilton Thunder Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET (Report)
Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 50
Referee: Manuel Orellano (Ontario
North York Astros v Mississauga Olympians
October 18, 2002 North York Astros 3–0 Mississauga Olympians Toronto, Ontario
8:05 ET
(Report) Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Mike Lambert (Ontario

Semifinals

Ottawa Wizards v Metro Lions
October 19, 2002 Ottawa Wizards 1–0 Metro Lions Toronto, Ontario
2:05 ET Samir Karaga 83' (Report) Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Manuel Orellano (Ontario
Toronto Croatia v North York Astros
October 19, 2002 Toronto Croatia 0–1 North York Astros Toronto, Ontario
4:05 ET (Report) Guillermo Compton Hall 89' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Domenic Rosetto (Ontario

Rogers CPSL Championship

North York Astros0–2Ottawa Wizards
Report
  • Hart 46'
  • Slobodan Ilic 89' (og)
Attendance: 450
Referee: Steve DePierro (Ontario)
GK 1 Luciano Miranda (c)
RB 21 Slobodan Ilic downward-facing red arrow 93'
CB 14 Kurt Ramsey
CB 2 Pablo Politi
LB 3 Scotland Ryan Thomson
RM 15 Zoltan Zsibok
CM 19 Argentina Gabriel Salguero downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM 16 Russia Andrei Malychenkov downward-facing red arrow 79'
LM 18 Montenegro Dejan Gluscevic
ST 17 Argentina Guillermo Compton Hall[26]
ST 7 Lukasz Krakowiak downward-facing red arrow 92'
Substitutes:
DF 5 Peter Zorbas
DF 4 Tom Covello upward-facing green arrow 92'
FW 6 Marvin Azzopardi upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 8 Jean Pierre Melotte upward-facing green arrow 87'
DF 13 Gurbir Singh upward-facing green arrow 93'
MF 20 Maximiliano Andrada
Manager:
Montenegro Dejan Gluscevic
Belarus Pavel Zaslavski
GK 1 Burkina Faso Sa Brahima Traore
RB 3 Canada Kwame Telemaque
CB 18 Trinidad and Tobago Shurland David (c)
CB 22 Canada Abraham Francois
LB 23 Canada James MacMillan
RM 17 Burkina Faso Urbain Some
CM 7 Malawi Peter Mponda downward-facing red arrow 88'
CM 2 Canada Danny Sanna downward-facing red arrow 91'
LM 21 Trinidad and Tobago Robin Hart
CF 8 Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Nelson
CF 9 Uganda Abraham Osman
Substitutes:
GK 33 Canada Roberto Canales
DF 5 Canada Simon Bonk
DF 16 Canada Norm Gates
MF 4 Canada Russell Shaw upward-facing green arrow 91'
MF 14 Canada Nikola Brkljaca upward-facing green arrow 88'
FW 10 Canada Samir Karaga
FW 19 Canada Mario Andrijanic
Manager:
Germany Klaus Linnenbruegger

Rogers CPSL Championship MVP:

Guillermo Compton Hall (North York Astros)

Assistant referees:
Amato De Luca
Denise Robinson
Fourth official:
Vito Curalli

All-Star Game

The 2002 CPSL All-Star match was arranged by the German consulate general in Toronto to have TSV 1860 Munich of the Bundesliga to come to Canada.[27] London City head coach Jurek Gebcznyski was selected to assemble an All-Star roster with Dave Benning, Victor Cameria and Steve Nijjar serving as his assistant coaches. Jimmy Douglas was appointed the general manager for the team.[28]

CPSL All-Stars0 - 6TSV 1860 Munich
Report
Budd Stadium, Kitchener, Ontario
Referee: Michael Lambert (Ontario)
GK 31 Canada Pieter Meuleman downward-facing red arrow 45'
RB 2 Canada Jason Faria
CB 3 Canada Danny Sanna
CB 4 Canada Peyvand Mossavat
LB 11 Canada Bayete Smith
RM 15 Albania Gentian Dervishi downward-facing red arrow 56'
CM 9 Canada Miles O'Conner
CM 12 Uganda Abraham Osman downward-facing red arrow 45'
LM 8 Canada Phil Ionadi
ST 14 Canada Carlo Arghittu downward-facing red arrow 68'
ST 16 Canada Jimmy Kuzmanovski downward-facing red arrow 58'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Canada Luciano Miranda upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 5 Canada Orlando Rizzo upward-facing green arrow 56'
DF 6 Canada Tyler Hemming upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 7 Canada Lucio Ianiero upward-facing green arrow 45'
MF 10 Canada David Mancini
FW 17 Montenegro Dejan Gluscevic upward-facing green arrow 58'
FW 18 Canada Denny Dragonic
Manager:
Poland Jurek Gebczynski
GK 29 Germany Simon Jentzsch downward-facing red arrow 45'
RB 4 Germany Marco Kurz
CB 7 Brazil Rodrigo Barbosa Rodrigues Costa
LB 22 Belgium Didier Dheedene downward-facing red arrow 45'
RM 14 Germany Michael Wiesinger
CM 2 Austria Martin Stranzl
CM 17 Bulgaria Daniel Borimirov
LM 6 Czech Republic Roman Tyce
FW 21 Germany Markus Schroth
FW 9 Germany Martin Max
FW 18 Australia Paul Agostino downward-facing red arrow 45'
Substitutes:
GK 1 Germany Michael Hofmann
GK 31 Germany Jurgen Wittmann upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 24 Germany Uwe Ehlers upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 44 Germany Torben Hoffmann upward-facing green arrow 45'
DF 41 Germany Christian Holzer
MF 36 Germany Andreas Gorlitz
MF 42 Germany Stefan Kogler
MF 26 Austria Marcus Pürk
FW 25 Germany Achim Pfuderer
Manager:
Austria Peter Pacult

Assistant referees:
Steve Cahoon
Frank Marcello
Fourth official:
Steve DePierro

2002 scoring leaders

Full article: CSL Golden Boot[29]
Position Player's name Nationality Club Goals
1 Darren Tilley  England Mississauga Olympians 20
2 Kevin Nelson  Trinidad and Tobago Ottawa Wizards 18
3 Mladen Dikic  Croatia Toronto Croatia 14
4 Carlo Arghittu  Canada St. Catharines Wolves 13
5 Gus Kouzmanis  Canada Vaughan Sun Devils 13
6 Khalid Mensah  Canada Montreal Dynamites 13
7 Abraham Osman  Uganda Ottawa Wizards 12
8 Kevin De Serpa  Canada Mississauga Olympians 8
9 Tom Kouzmanis  Canada Vaughan Sun Devils 8
10 Kurt Mella  Canada Brampton Hitmen 8

CPSL Executive Committee

A list of the 2002 CPSL Executive Committee.[30]

Position Name Nationality
President & Chairman: Vincent Ursini Canada Canadian
League Administrator/Director of Media: Stan Adamson[31] England English
Director at Large: Walter Kirchner Romania Romanian
Director of Discipline: Clifford Dell[32] Canada Canadian
Director of Officials: Tony Camacho Portugal Portuguese
Administrative Co-ordinator: Josie Storto Canada Canadian
Treasurer: Peter Li Preti Canada Canadian
Legal Counsel: Ira Greenspoon Canada Canadian

Individual awards

Domagoj Sain was named the Defender of the Year

The annual CPSL awards ceremony was held on October 20, 2002, at the Hollywood Princess Convention in Concord, Ontario.[33] Where the Mississauga Olympians received the most accolades with three wins. Darren Tilley a former English football and USL A-League veteran was given both the CSL Golden Boot and Rookie of the Year. After accumulating the fewest card bookings they received the Fair Play award, their third in the club's history. Toronto Croatia went home with two awards with George Azcurra adding his third Goalkeeper of the Year award to his resume. While Domagoj Sain was named the Defender of the Year.

Abraham Osman of the Ottawa Wizards became the first player to receive the MVP in two straight seasons. After a mediocre start to the season the Metro Lions utilized the services of Aldwyn McGill as manager, who transformed the expansion franchise into a title contender.[34] While Michael Lambert's work as a match official was recognized by the league with the Referee of the Year award.

Award Player (Club)
CPSL Most Valuable Player Abraham Osman[35] (Ottawa Wizards)
CPSL Golden Boot Darren Tilley (Mississauga Olympians)
CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award George Azcurra (Toronto Croatia)
CPSL Defender of the Year Award Domagoj Sain (Toronto Croatia)
CPSL Rookie of the Year Award Darren Tilley (Mississauga Olympians)
CPSL Coach of the Year Award Aldwyn McGill (Metro Lions)
CPSL Referee of the Year Award Michael Lambert
CPSL Fair Play Award Mississauga Olympians

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