1992 Canadian Soccer League season

Canadian Soccer League
Season	1992
Dates	May 26 – September 8; (regular season); September 16 – October 4; (playoffs);
Champions	Winnipeg Fury
Regular season leader	Vancouver 86ers
Matches played	60
Goals scored	176 (2.93 per match)
Top goalscorer	Eddy Berdusco (14)
Best goalkeeper	Paolo Ceccarelli (0.78 GAA)
	← 1991

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.

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^[a]
6	Toronto Blizzard	20	6	6	8	28	29	−1	21^[a]

Source: Canadian Soccer History Archives 1992 CSL Stats
(O) Play-off winners
Notes:

^ ^a ^b London and Toronto deducted 3 points each for unsportsmanlike conduct during their match on August 30.

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
2	Geoff Aunger	London Lasers	8
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

Award	Player	Team
Most Valuable Player	Eddy Berdusco	North York Rockets
Rookie of the Year	Carlo Corazzin	Winnipeg Fury
Top Newcomer	Brad Smith	London Lasers
Top Goaltender	Paolo Ceccarelli	North York Rangers
Fair Play Award	Vancouver 86ers

League All-Stars

Player	Position
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

Player	Position
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

Person	Role
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	10	3,937
2	Montreal Supra	10	2,388
3	Winnipeg Fury	10	2,236
4	Toronto Blizzard	10	1,628
5	North York Rockets	10	1,496
6	London Lasers	10	306
League total		60	1,999
Reference:^[11]

References

^ "Kitchener Spirit/Kickers (1990-91)". CSL Memories.
^ "Nova Scotia Clippers (1991)". CSL Memories.
^ "Hamilton Steelers (1987-91)". CSL Memories.
^ Tougas, Marc (May 18, 2017). "D'une ligue canadienne à l'autre" [From one Canadian league to another]. Capitaine Soccer (in French).
^ Intravaia, Fabrizio (January 16, 2018). "L'Impact festeggia 25 anni di storia" [Impact celebrates 25 years of history]. Corriere Italiano (in Italian).
^ 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.
^ Brackman, David (June 12, 1992). "Rowdies add punch to schedule". St. Petersburg Times. p. 6D. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ 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.
^ "Copa de Campeones y Subcampeones CONCACAF 1992". RSSSF.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "1992 CSL Stats" (PDF). Canadian Soccer League.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ "Eddy Berducso profile". Canadian Soccer Association.

External links

[table_hth_LON0.92498510746517-11] London and Toronto deducted 3 points each for unsportsmanlike conduct during their match on August 30.

[1] "Kitchener Spirit/Kickers (1990-91)". CSL Memories.

[2] "Nova Scotia Clippers (1991)". CSL Memories.

[3] "Hamilton Steelers (1987-91)". CSL Memories.

[capitaine-4] Tougas, Marc (May 18, 2017). "D'une ligue canadienne à l'autre" [From one Canadian league to another]. Capitaine Soccer (in French).

[italiano-5] Intravaia, Fabrizio (January 16, 2018). "L'Impact festeggia 25 anni di storia" [Impact celebrates 25 years of history]. Corriere Italiano (in Italian).

[Stinson_D12-6] 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.

[1992stats-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "1992 CSL Stats" (PDF). Canadian Soccer League.

[:1-12] 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.

[13] "Eddy Berducso profile". Canadian Soccer Association.

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