2012 Canadian Soccer League season

Canadian Soccer League
Season 2012
Champions Toronto Croatia (regular season)
Toronto Croatia (playoffs)
Matches played 176
Goals scored 621 (3.53 per match)
Top goalscorer 20 goals:
Dražen Vuković
Biggest home win MTL 8–1 SCW
(20 May)
WIN 7–0 BNF
(25 August)
Biggest away win STC 0–7 TOR
(19 September)
Highest scoring 10 goals:
BNF 2–8 BRA
(10 June)
MIS 6–4 SER
(10 August)
KFC 3–7 SER
(8 September)
← 2011
2013 →

The 2012 Canadian Soccer League season began 5 May and came to an end on 27 October. Toronto Croatia won the championship with a 1-0 victory over Montreal Impact Academy.

Changes from 2011

Each team will play an unbalanced schedule of 22 games for the 2012 season.[1]

Teams

A total of 16 teams will contest the league, including 13 from the 2011 season and three expansion teams.[1] The league will feature three expansion teams which started play in last years second division, Kingston FC which joined the CSL as Prospect FC, Niagara United, and SC Waterloo Region formerly known as KW United FC. Capital City F.C. will not return for the 2012 season after failing to renew their league membership.

Team City Stadium
Brampton United Brampton, ON Victoria Park
Brantford Galaxy Brantford, ON Lions Park
Kingston FC Kingston, ON CaraCo Home Field[2]
London City London, ON Cove Road Stadium
Mississauga Eagles FC Mississauga, ON Hershey Centre
Montreal Impact Academy (U21) Montreal CS St. Jean De Vianney
Niagara United Niagara Falls, ON Kalar Park Sports Field
North York Astros North York, ON Esther Shiner Stadium
SC Toronto Toronto Lamport Stadium
SC Waterloo Region Waterloo, ON Seagram Stadium
St. David's High School
Serbian White Eagles Etobicoke Centennial Park Stadium
St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines Club Roma
TFC Academy (U18) Toronto Downsview Park
Toronto Croatia Etobicoke Centennial Park Stadium
Windsor Stars Windsor, ON Windsor Stadium
York Region Shooters Maple, ON St. Joan of Arc High School

Results

Home ╲ Away BRA BNF KFCLONMISMTLNIANYASCTSCWSERSTCTFCATORWINYRS
Brampton United 7–1 1–0 3–3 1–0 1–2 6–0 2–0 4–0 1–2 0–1 0–1
Brantford Galaxy 2–8 2–3 4–0 3–6 3–0 0–5 1–4 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0
Kingston FC 1–4 0–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–1 3–7 2–4 1–5 0–5 1–1
London City 3–2 4–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 0–5 2–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–2
Mississauga Eagles 3–0 1–1 1–3 5–1 1–4 3–2 6–4 0–0 2–3 0–1 1–4
Montreal Impact Academy 0–2 6–1 7–0 2–2 5–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 8–1 1–0 0–0
Niagara United 4–1 1–2 4–0 0–3 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 2–1 0–0
North York Astros 2–5 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–3 0–4 2–1 0–2 0–6 1–6 0–0
SC Toronto 2–1 6–1 3–2 5–1 1–1 3–0 4–0 3–1 5–0 0–0 0–1
SC Waterloo Region 2–0 1–7 0–1 5–0 2–3 6–0 1–0 4–0 4–0 1–0 2–0
Serbian White Eagles 3–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 6–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–0
St. Catharines Wolves 3–3 0–2 1–0 2–2 1–2 1–3 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–7 1–1
TFC Academy 1–0 6–0 3–0 2–4 2–1 1–2 4–1 2–5 1–4 2–2 0–1
Toronto Croatia 1–1 4–1 3–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 6–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–0
Windsor Stars 1–0 7–0 4–1 1–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 1–2
York Region Shooters 4–4 1–0 6–2 3–1 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1

Updated to games played on 10 October 2012.
Source: Various Team Websites
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by Round

Team \ Round 12345678910111213141516171819202122
Toronto Croatia 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Montreal Impact Academy 9 4 8 5 4 3 2 5 4 4 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 2
SC Toronto 1 1 1 3 7 6 6 4 5 2 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
Windsor Stars 14 10 5 7 10 8 9 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 4 4 4
York Region Shooters 6 6 9 9 11 10 10 9 9 9 8 6 6 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 5
Serbian White Eagles 7 5 3 2 2 2 4 7 7 7 9 9 9 9 10 10 8 9 7 7 7 6
TFC Academy 4 8 4 6 8 7 5 3 2 5 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 6 6 7
Niagara United 10 9 7 10 5 4 7 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 9 8 8
SC Waterloo Region 5 2 6 8 12 9 11 12 12 12 12 10 10 11 11 11 11 8 10 11 10 9
Mississauga Eagles 2 7 10 12 9 12 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 9 10 8 10 11 10
Brampton United 11 11 11 4 3 5 3 2 3 6 5 5 4 5 6 6 7 7 9 8 9 11
London City 7 12 14 15 14 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12
Brantford Galaxy 11 14 12 11 6 11 8 6 6 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 11 12 13 13
Kingston FC 13 12 14 14 13 14 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 14
St. Catharines Wolves 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 15 15 15 16 15 16 15 14 14 15 15 15 15
North York Astros 15 15 13 13 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Last updated: 10 October 2012
Source: canadiansoccerleague.com

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Toronto Croatia (C) (O) (A) 22 15 6 1 57 13 +44 51 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Montreal Impact Academy (A) 22 14 5 3 52 17 +35 47
3 SC Toronto (A) 22 14 4 4 51 16 +35 46
4 Windsor Stars (A) 22 12 4 6 46 21 +25 40
5 York Region Shooters (A) 22 9 11 2 33 19 +14 38
6 Serbian White Eagles (A) 22 10 5 7 48 35 +13 35
7 TFC Academy (A) 22 10 5 7 42 28 +14 35
8 Niagara United (A) 22 10 3 9 34 36 −2 33
9 SC Waterloo Region 22 10 1 11 46 37 +9 31
10 Mississauga Eagles 22 8 5 9 42 44 −2 29
11 Brampton United 22 8 4 10 49 35 +14 28
12 London City 22 7 7 8 34 55 −21 28
13 Brantford Galaxy 22 8 1 13 40 68 −28 25
14 Kingston FC 22 4 1 17 23 61 −38 13
15 St. Catharines Wolves 22 1 5 16 13 67 −54 8
16 North York Astros 22 2 1 19 15 73 −58 7

Updated to games played on 10 October 2012.
Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.com/schedules/1standings.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Tiebreak rules

  1. Total wins in regular season games.
  2. Head-to-head record based on total points in league games.
  3. Goal difference in regular season games.
  4. Goals scored in regular season games.[3]

Goal scorers

Statistics current as of 7 October 2012

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1 Croatia Dražen Vuković SC Waterloo Region 20
2 Serbia Zoran Rajović Serbian White Eagles 18
3 Croatia Marin Vučemilović-Grgić Toronto Croatia 16
4 Canada Richard West Serbian White Eagles 15
5 Canada David Guzman Brampton United 14
6 Croatia Tihomir Maletić Toronto Croatia 13
Canada Miloš Šćepanović Brampton United 13
8 Canada Joey Melo Mississauga Eagles FC 12
Canada Jarek Whiteman SC Toronto 12
10 Canada Jonathan Osorio SC Toronto 11
11 Senegal Mademba Ba Kingston FC 10
Canada Sergio Camargo TFC Academy 10

Playoffs

Bracket

The top 8 teams will qualify for the one-game quarter final, and a one game semi-final leading to the championship game to be played on 27 October at Centennial Park Stadium.[4]

Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
         
1 Toronto Croatia 2
8 Niagara United 0
1 Toronto Croatia 4
6 Serbian White Eagles 0
3 SC Toronto 0
6 Serbian White Eagles 1
1 Toronto Croatia 1
2 Montreal Impact Academy 0
2 Montreal Impact Academy 2
7 TFC Academy 0
2 Montreal Impact Academy 3
5 York Region Shooters 1
4 Windsor Stars 0
5 York Region Shooters 1

Quarterfinals

13 October 2012
7:00 PM
SC Toronto 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Serbian White Eagles
Richard West  103'

14 October 2012
8:00 PM
Toronto Croatia 2 – 0 Niagara United
Bozenko Lesina  78'
Marin Vučemilović-Grgić  90+2'

Semifinals

21 October 2012
2:00 PM
Montreal Impact Academy 3 – 1 York Region Shooters
Wandrille Lefevre  26' (pen.)
Anthony Jackson-Hamel  46'
Yacine Alt Slimane  90+4' 		Kadian Lecky  35'
St Jean de Vianney
Montreal, Quebec

21 October 2012
8:00 PM
Toronto Croatia 4 – 0 Serbian White Eagles
Josip Keran  19'
Tihomir Maletić  51'
Tihomir Maletić  54'
Andelo Srzentić  86'

Finals

Second Division

The CSL will field 12 teams in its second division, all reserve teams of players mostly under 23 years of age. With emphasis on developing the younger players, the league rule allows for a maximum three players and the goalkeeper to be over 23.[5] The teams will play a 16 game schedule.

Second Division Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 TFC Academy II (A) 16 13 3 0 57 9 +48 42 Playoffs
2 Windsor Stars B (A) 16 11 2 3 53 23 +30 35
3 Niagara United B (A) 16 10 1 5 43 31 +12 31
4 SC Toronto B (A) 16 8 4 4 53 19 +34 28
5 SC Waterloo Region B (A) 16 8 3 5 25 22 +3 27
6 Brampton United B (A) 16 8 2 6 40 24 +16 26
7 York Region Shooters B (A) 16 7 3 6 22 31 −9 24
8 Mississauga Eagles B (A) 16 5 6 5 26 37 −11 21
9 Serbian White Eagles B 16 5 3 8 26 32 −6 18
10 St. Catharines Wolves B 16 5 0 11 25 39 −14 15
11 Kingston FC B 16 1 1 14 15 72 −57 4
12 Brantford Galaxy SC B 16 1 0 15 9 55 −46 3

Updated to games played on 10 October 2012.
Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.com/schedules/res_standings.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Second Division Playoffs

Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
         
4 SC Toronto B 6
5 SC Waterloo Region B 0
4 SC Toronto B 2 (4)
8 Mississauga Eagles B 2 (3)
1 TFC Academy II 0
8 Mississauga Eagles B 2
4 SC Toronto B 3
6 Brampton United B 1
3 Niagara United B 1
6 Brampton United B 2
6 Brampton United B 2
7 York Region Shooters B 0
2 Windsor Stars B 0
7 York Region Shooters B 2

Outside League Matches

References

  1. 1 2 "Record 16 Teams Shape CSL'S Six-month Long First Division Campaign". official website. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "SERBIAN EAGLES IN PLAYOFFS WITH FRIDAY VICTORY....SC Toronto and Niagara United win". Canadiansoccerleague.com. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "CSL CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLE HEADER ANNOUNCED". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "CSL ANNOUNCES RECORD 16 TEAMS IN 2012 FIRST DIVISION.......Details unveiled at well-attended press conference". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

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