2007 Canadian Soccer League season

Canadian Soccer League
Season 2007
Champions Toronto Croatia
Top goalscorer Canada Nicolas Lesage (20 goals)
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The 2007 Canadian Soccer League season was the tenth since its establishment. The first match of the season was played on May 11, 2007, and the season ended on October 28, 2007. The season concluded with Toronto Croatia claiming their third championship by defeating rivals Serbian White Eagles 4-1 on aggregate, thus making Croatia the most successful club in the history of the CSL soccer, having won more league trophies than any other club. Toronto Croatia also celebrated its 50 anniversary in Canadian soccer. Winning the CSL title after losing just one game in the 5-month long campaign, including an unbeaten streak in their international triumph of the Croatian World Club Championship.

The league experienced a major increase in match attendances, with some clubs averaging over 1,000 fan support per game. With the Serbian White Eagles and newly expansion Trois-Rivières Attak averaging the most.[1] The season was also notable with the introduction of the inaugural Locust CSL All Star Game, played on July 28, 2007 at Windsor Stadium.[2] With the International Conference All-Stars winning over the National Conference All-Stars.[3]

Changes from 2006 season

Final standings

National Conference

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 St. Catharines Wolves 22 12 4 6 36 19 42
2 Trois-Rivières Attak 22 10 4 8 48 29 38
3 North York Astros 22 5 12 5 32 55 20
4 Windsor Border Stars 22 5 13 4 33 49 19
5 London City 22 3 17 2 15 82 11

International Conference

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Serbian White Eagles 22 14 5 3 55 31 45
2 Toronto Croatia 22 10 1 11 42 16 41
3 Italia Shooters 22 11 4 7 44 17 40
4 Canadian Lions 22 6 7 9 40 36 27
5 Portuguese Supra 22 4 13 5 31 42 17
Purple indicates conference winners
Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Rogers Cup playoffs

  QuarterFinals
10 & 11 October 2007		 SemiFinals
20 & 21 October 2007		 CSL Final
27 & 28 October 2007 @ 5:00pm & 3:00pm
Esther Shiner Stadium, North York, Ontario
                               
  1  Serbian White Eagles 2  
8  Windsor Border Stars 1  
  1  Serbian White Eagles 2  
  4  Trois-Rivières Attak 1  
5  Italia Shooters 0
  4  Trois-Rivières Attak 3  
    1  Serbian White Eagles 1 0  
  3  Toronto Croatia 4 0  
  2  St. Catharines Wolves (AET/PSO) 0 (10)  
7  Canadian Lions 0 (9)  
  2  St. Catharines Wolves  
  3  Toronto Croatia    
3  Toronto Croatia (AET) 4
  6  North York Astros 2  

Quarterfinals



October 14, 2007
Canadian Lions 0–0 (aet) St. Catharines Wolves
(Report)
  Penalties  
Ncube 9 – 10 Kamendy
Club Roma: 500


October 14, 2007
North York Astros 2–4 (aet) Toronto Croatia
Vainshtein  17'
Lammie  27' 		(Report) Pupić  64'  105'
Fitzwilliams  90'  95'

Semifinals

October 20, 2007
St. Catharines Wolves 2–3 Toronto Croatia
Aragona Red card 30'
Gallagher  41'
Magnotta  59' (pk) 		(Report) Fitzwilliams  11'
Attard  28' (og)
Maletić  44'


October 21, 2007
Serbian White Eagles 2–1 Trois-Rivières Attak
Kokot  6'
Milićević  25'
Viciknez 45+2' 		(Report) Lesage  84'
Kolić Red card 90+4

Rogers Cup Final

October 27, 2007
Toronto Croatia 4–1 Serbian White Eagles
Bustamante  13'  45'
Curić  ??'
Fitzwilliams  70' 		(Report) Milićević  14'


Toronto Croatia wins on total goals 4-1.

Canadian Soccer League 2007 winners
Toronto Croatia
Third Title

Format change for Rogers Cup finals

Due to Toronto Croatia and the Serbian White Eagles playing for the Championship Cup, the CSL decided to change the format to a two-leg game rather than the standard knockout. The first game will be played on Friday, October 27, and will be played in front of only Croatia fans, with the team serving as the home side. The next day, October 28, the White Eagles will be the home side, and their fans will be the only ones permitted at the game.[5][6][7][8]

2007 scoring leaders

Full article: CSL Golden Boot
Position Player's name Nationality Club Goals
1 Nicolas Lesage  Canada Trois-Rivières Attak 20
2 Gabriel Pop  Romania Serbian White Eagles 18
3 Evan Milward  Canada Canadian Lions 15
- Darko Kolić  Serbia Trois-Rivières Attak 15
5 Aaron Byrd  United States Windsor Border Stars 14
6 Saša Viciknez  Serbia Serbian White Eagles 13
- Antonio Stranges  Canada St. Catharines Wolves 13
8 Kadian Lecky  Jamaica Italia Shooters 10
9 Helio Pereira  Brazil Portuguese Supra 9
- Carlo Arghittu  Canada St. Catharines Wolves 9
- Tihomir Maletić  Croatia Toronto Croatia 9

Individual awards[9]

References

  1. ↑ League Attendance Increases
  2. ↑ CSL All Star game lineups
  3. ↑ July 28, 2007 CSL All Star Game results
  4. ↑ MONTREAL IMPACT FARM TEAM IN CSL
  5. ↑ CSL Announcement--Two Game Final--Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Croatia
  6. ↑ Ethnic tension divides CSL final
  7. ↑ CSL keeps Balkan fans apart
  8. ↑ Local Soccer Playoff "Segregation" Sparks Controversy
  9. ↑ TORONTO CROATIA TAKES TOP HONOURS AT CSL AWARDS

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