1992 Canadian Soccer League season

The 1992 Canadian Soccer League season was the sixth and final season of play for the Canadian Soccer League, a Division 1 men's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid.

Canadian Soccer League
Season1992
Dates
  • May 26 – September 8
    (regular season)
  • September 16 – October 4
    (playoffs)
ChampionsWinnipeg Fury
Regular season leaderVancouver 86ers
Matches played60
Goals scored176 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorerEddy Berdusco (14)
Best goalkeeperPaolo Ceccarelli (0.78 GAA)
← 1991

Format and changes from previous season

Shortly before the 1992 season, the Hamilton Steelers, Nova Scotia Clippers, and Kitchener Kickers folded.[1][2][3] The league was not doing well financially either and Montreal Supra owner Frank Aliaga was named the new league president, replacing the interim president Mario DiBartolomeo, who was the owner of the now-folded Hamilton Steelers.[4][5] Hamilton folded despite offers of cost sharing with the Vancouver and Montreal team owners.[6]

The London Lasers returned from a one-year hiatus, leaving the league with a six-team division. The league had a balanced schedule with each team playing the others a total of four times, twice each home and away. Due to the drop in teams, only four teams qualified for the playoffs. For the first time, the Championship final would not be a one-off match, but instead would be a two-tie fixture as the other rounds.

Two teams (Montreal and Vancouver) participated in the Professional Cup alongside the five APSL clubs and one from the NPSL.[7] Neither CSL side was able to advance out of the first round.[8]

As 1991 CSL champions, Vancouver qualified for the 1992 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, however, they withdrew from the tournament before their first match.[9]

Summary

Vancouver once again won the regular season title and advanced to the MITA Cup finals for the fifth consecutive year, where they met the Winnipeg Fury in the final. Winnipeg won the title becoming only the third club to win the championship, ending Vancouver's four-year winning streak, snapping Vancouver's 15 match playoff winning streak, handing them their first playoff loss since 1987.[10]

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vancouver 86ers 20 11 3 6 42 28 +14 36 Playoffs
2 North York Rockets 20 8 6 6 25 20 +5 30
3 Winnipeg Fury (O) 20 8 1 11 27 43 −16 25
4 Montreal Supra 20 6 7 7 29 24 +5 25
5 London Lasers 20 6 7 7 25 32 −7 22[lower-alpha 1]
6 Toronto Blizzard 20 6 6 8 28 29 −1 21[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Canadian Soccer History Archives 1992 CSL Stats
(O) Play-off winner
Notes:
  1. London deducted 3 points for unsportsmanship conduct during their August 30 match against Toronto
  2. Toronto deducted 3 points for unsportsmanship conduct during their August 30 match against London

Playoffs

The playoffs were conducted with a total points system. Teams earned two points for a win, one point for a draw, and zero points for a loss. The team with the most points following the two-game series advanced. If the teams were tied on points, they played a 30-minute mini-game for a bonus point, followed by a penalty shootout if the mini-game remained tied.

  Semi-finals Final
                         
1 Vancouver 86ers 1 1 3 PTS  
4 Montreal Supra 1 0 1 PTS  
    1 Vancouver 86ers 0 1 1 PTS
  3 Winnipeg Fury 2 1 3 PTS
2 North York Rockets 1 0 1 PTS
3 Winnipeg Fury 1 4 3 PTS  

Semifinal
September 16, 1992 Montreal Supra 1–1 Vancouver 86ers Montreal, Quebec
20:00 Needham 90' [[10] Report] Titotto 11' Stadium: Claude Robilliard Stadium
Attendance: 1009
Referee: J. Jerome
September 20, 1992 Vancouver 86ers 1–0 Montreal Supra Vancouver, British Columbia
21:30 Easton 29' [[10] Report] Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 3728
Referee: Rob Brown

Vancouver won the series 3–1 on points.

September 16, 1992 Winnipeg Fury 1–1 North York Rockets Winnipeg, Manitoba
20:30 Nocita 61' [[10] Report] Berdusco 46' Stadium: Winnipeg Stadium
Attendance: 1823
Referee: Mario Perrino
September 20, 1992 North York Rockets 0–4 Winnipeg Fury North York, Ontario
15:30 [[10] Report] Corazzin 13', 28'
Dodd 54'
Holness 90'		 Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 2290
Referee: Tony Camacho

Winnipeg won the series 3–1 on points.

Final
September 27, 1992 Winnipeg Fury 2–0 Vancouver 86ers Winnipeg, Manitoba
19:30 Nocita
Holness 		[[11] Report] Stadium: Winnipeg Stadium
Attendance: 1513
Referee: Dino Bucci
October 4, 1992 Vancouver 86ers 1–1 Winnipeg Fury Vancouver, British Columbia
21:00 Mitchell [[11] Report] Steve Millar Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 6087
Referee: Mike Seifert

Winnipeg won the series 3–1 on points.

Statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Eddy Berdusco North York Rockets 14
2 Carlo Corazzin Winnipeg Fury 8
Geoff Aunger London Lasers
4 Marco Abascal Toronto Blizzard 6
John Catliff Vancouver 86ers
Doug Muirhead Vancouver 86ers
Dale Mitchell Vancouver 86ers
8 Grant Needham Montreal Supra 5
Reference:[10]

Top goaltenders
Rank Player Club GAA
1 Paolo Ceccarelli North York Rockets 0.78
2 Pat Onstad Winnipeg Fury 0.93
3 Shel Brodsgaard North York Rockets 1.18
4 Pat Harrington Montreal Supra 1.20
5 Bryan Rosenfeld London Lasers 1.25
Reference:[10]

Honours

The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 1992 season.[10][12]

Awards
AwardPlayerTeam
Most Valuable Player Eddy BerduscoNorth York Rockets
Rookie of the Year Carlo CorazzinWinnipeg Fury
Top Newcomer Brad SmithLondon Lasers
Top Goaltender Paolo CeccarelliNorth York Rangers
Fair Play AwardVancouver 86ers

League All-Stars
PlayerPosition
Pat Onstad (Winnipeg Fury)Goalkeeper
Peter Sarantopoulos (Winnipeg Fury)Defender
Nick Dasovic (North York Rockets)Defender
Dino Lopez (London Lasers)Defender
Carl Fletcher (Toronto Blizzard)Defender
Geoff Aunger (London Lasers)Midfielder
Dale Mitchell (Vancouver 86ers)Midfielder
Lyndon Hooper (Toronto Blizzard)Midfielder
Eddy Berdusco (North York Rockets)Forward
Carlo Corazzin (Winnipeg Fury)Forward
Paul Peschisolido (Toronto Blizzard)Forward

Reserves

PlayerPosition
Paul Dolan (Vancouver 86ers)Goalkeeper
Ian Carter (Winnipeg Fury)Defender
Patrick Diotte (Montreal Supra)Defender
Tony Nocita (Winnipeg Fury)Midfielder
Gino DiFlorio (Toronto Blizzard)Forward

Front Office

PersonRole
Paul James (London Lasers)Head Coach
Barry MacLean (London Lasers)Assistant Coach
Hector Marinaro (Vancouver 86ers)General Manager

Average home attendances
Pos. Team GP Average Attendance
1 Vancouver 86ers 20 3,937
2 Montreal Supra 20 2,388
3 Winnipeg Fury 20 2,236
4 Toronto Blizzard 20 1,628
5 North York Rockets 20 1,496
6 London Lasers 20 306
Total Attendance 120 1,999
Reference:[11]

See also

References
  1. "Kitchener Spirit/Kickers (1990-91)". CSL Memories.
  2. "Nova Scotia Clippers (1991)". CSL Memories.
  3. "Hamilton Steelers (1987-91)". CSL Memories.
  4. Tougas, Marc (May 18, 2017). "D'une ligue canadienne à l'autre" [From one Canadian league to another]. Capitaine Soccer (in French).
  5. Intravaia, Fabrizio (January 16, 2018). "L'Impact festeggia 25 anni di storia" [Impact celebrates 25 years of history]. Corriere Italiano (in Italian).
  6. Stinson, Dan (October 7, 1992). "Ilich's bankbook kept CSL on the field". The Vancouver Sun Newspaper via ProQuest Canadian Newsstream Database. Vancouver, BC. pp. D12. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
  7. Brackman, David (June 12, 1992). "Rowdies add punch to schedule". St. Petersburg Times. p. 6D. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  8. Trudelle, Jean (August 13, 1992). "Le F.C. Supra dans un creux de vague..." [F.C. Supra in a trough...]. La Presse (in French). p. 7.
  9. "Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones CONCACAF 1992". RSSSF.
  10. "1992 CSL Stats" (PDF). Canadian Soccer League.
  11. Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. pp. 130, 134.
  12. "Eddy Berducso profile". Canadian Soccer Association.
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