2002 Canadian Professional Soccer League season
| Season | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Ottawa Wizards |
| Top goalscorer |
 Darren Tilley (Mississauga Olympians) |
|
← 2001 2003 → | |
The fifth Canadian Professional Soccer League season began on May 23, 2002 and concluded on October 20, 2002 with the Ottawa Wizards winning the Rogers Cup.
Changes from 2001 season
- The Metro Lions were added as an expansion team and played in the Eastern Conference.
- The Hamilton Thunder were added as an expansion team and played in the Western Conference
- The Mississauga Olympians moved from Toronto.
Final standings
Purple indicates conference winners
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
Eastern Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa Wizards | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 47 |
| 2 | Montreal Dynamites | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 34 | 36 |
| 3 | Metro Lions | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 35 |
| 4 | York Region Shooters | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 28 |
| 5 | Durham Flames | 19 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 28 | 44 | 23 |
| 6 | Glen Shields Sun Devils | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 27 | 35 | 20 |
| 7 | Toronto Supra | 19 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 48 | 16 |
Western Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto Croatia | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 23 | 34 |
| 2 | Mississauga Olympians | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 32 |
| 3 | Hamilton Thunder | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 28 |
| 4 | St. Catharines Wolves | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 24 |
| 5 | North York Astros | 19 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 42 | 18 |
| 6 | Brampton Hitmen | 19 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 17 |
| 7 | London City | 19 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 39 | 13 |
Rogers Cup playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Rogers Cup final
| Canadian Professional Soccer League 2002 Winners |
|---|
Ottawa Wizards First Title |
2002 scoring leaders
- Full article: CSL Golden Boot[1]
| 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 |
Individual awards
- CPSL MVP Award:: Abraham Osman,[2] Ottawa Wizards
- Rogers Cup MVP:: Guillermo Compton Hall, North York Astros
- CPSL Golden Boot: Darren Tilley, Mississauga Olympians
- CPSL Defender of the Year Award: Domagoj Sain, Toronto Croatia
- CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award: George Azcurra, Toronto Croatia
- CPSL Rookie of the Year Award: Darren Tilley, Mississauga Olympians
- CPSL Coach of the Year Award: Aldwyn McGill, Metro Lions
- CPSL Best Official: Michael Lambert
- CPSL Fair Play Award: Mississauga Olympians
References
- ↑ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-11-21. Archived from the original on November 21, 2003. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ↑ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-11-19. Archived from the original on November 19, 2003. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
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