The 2002 Canada Cup (known as the Government of Canada Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th edition of the Canadian Professional Soccer League's league cup tournament running from late June through late September. Ottawa Wizards successfully defended the title after defeating Toronto Croatia 1-0 at Cove Road Stadium in London, Ontario.[1][2] The format of the competition changed with the introduction of a qualifying round with a home and away two-game series instead of the traditional group stage format previously used by the league.[3] The tournament received a title sponsor from the government of Canada after the league received a federal grant of $100,000.[4] The original hosting rights were granted to Hamilton, but after failing to successfully organize the tournament the responsibilities were given to London, which in return received a wild card match privilege.[5] The decision to grant London the hosting rights produced controversy as originally Ottawa was selected by the CPSL executives to replace Hamilton, but was vetoed by the team owners as London was deemed more of reliable venue.[6][7][8]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Canada |
| Teams | 14 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ottawa Wizards (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Toronto Croatia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 81 (3.38 per match) |
First round
edit| June 21, 2002 | Metro Lions | 3–2 | Durham Flames | Toronto, Ontario |
| 8:00 ET | (Report) | Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
| July 21, 2002 | Durham Flames | 1–0 | Metro Lions | Oshawa, Ontario |
| 6:00 ET | Geron Duporte  74' |
(Report) | Stadium: Oshawa Civic Stadium |
| June 22, 2002 | London City SC | 2–2 | Brampton Hitmen | Exeter, Ontario |
| 6:45 ET | Sandro Costantin 43' Haidar Al-Shaibani 79' |
(Report) | Joe Drajavic 46' Roberto Bruni 84' |
Stadium: Exeter Community Field |
| July 21, 2002 | Brampton Hitmen | 4–1 | London City SC | Brampton, Ontario |
| 7:30 ET | Milodrag Akmadzic 16' Phil Ionadi 43' Jusif Jawando 49' Jeff Sousa 83' |
(Report) | Gentian Dervishi 87' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Mike Lambert (OSA) |
| July 1, 2002 | Mississauga Olympians | 2–1 | York Region Shooters | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 3:00 ET | Joevannie Peart 31' Darren Tilley 82' |
(Report) | Robert Black 85' |
Stadium: Twin Arenas Attendance: 60 Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (OSA) |
| July 28, 2002 | York Region Shooters | 1–2 | Mississauga Olympians | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 3:00 ET | Michael Cipriani 2' |
(Report) | Darren Tilley 38', 95' |
Stadium: Twin Arenas Attendance: 60 Referee: Silviu Petrescu (OSA) |
| July 12, 2002 | Vaughan Sun Devils | 3–0 | North York Astros | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 8:00 ET | Stadium: Dufferin District Field |
| July 15, 2002 | North York Astros | 2–3 | Vaughan Sun Devils | Toronto, Ontario |
| 8:00 ET | Brook Azezew 80' Kadian Lecky 88' |
(Report) | Marco Antonucci 23' Bobby Randhawa 69' Bayete Smith 75' |
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium Attendance: 75 Referee: Silviu Petrescu (OSA) |
| July 20, 2002 | Ottawa Wizards | 5–0 | Montreal Dynamites | Carp, Ontario |
| 4:00 ET | Sanjeev Parmar 9' Samir Karaga 69', 75' David Cloutier 73' (o.g.) Brent Antoine 80' |
(Report) | Stadium: OZ Stadium |
| August 4, 2002 | Montreal Dynamites | 3–2 | Ottawa Wizards | Montreal, Quebec |
| 3:00 ET | Gerry Pean 24' Khalid Mensah 54', 78' |
(Report) | Russell Shaw 28' Kevin Nelson 47' |
Stadium: Vanier Stadium |
| July 22, 2002 | Toronto Supra | 0–4 | Toronto Croatia | Toronto, Ontario |
| 9:00 ET | Pedro Dias 78' |
(Report) | Mladen Dikic 22', 33', 37' Brian Seljen 74' |
Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Neil Schofield (OSA) |
| August 23, 2002 | Toronto Croatia | 2–1 | Toronto Supra | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 8:00 ET | Stadium: Memorial Park |
| July 31, 2002 | Hamilton Thunder | 2–0 | St. Catharines Wolves | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 8:30 ET | Mark Wagenaar 14', 56' |
(Report) | Stadium: Brian Timmis Stadium |
| August 14, 2002 | St. Catharines Wolves | 2–2 | Hamilton Thunder | St. Catharines, Ontario |
| 8:15 ET | Frank Zumpano 49' Carlo Arghittu 94' |
(Report) | Orlin Chalmers 11' Mark Wagenaar 53' |
Stadium: Club Roma Stadium Attendance: 500 |
Quarter-final
edit| August 10, 2002 | Durham Flames | 1–5 | Brampton Hitmen | Oshawa, Ontario |
| 6:00 ET | (Report) | Stadium: Oshawa Civic Stadium |
| August 18, 2002 | Brampton Hitmen | 2–2 | Durham Flames | Brampton, Ontario |
| 8:00 ET | Kurt Mella 13' Yousif Jawando 88' |
(Report) | Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium |
| September 9, 2002 | Vaughan Sun Devils | 2–1 | Hamilton Thunder | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 8:30 ET | Fitzroy Powell 15' Gus Kouzmanis 17' |
(Report) | Leonardo Laurito 1' |
Stadium: Dufferin District Field Attendance: 60 Referee: Danny Czetanovich (Ontario) |
| September 17, 2002 | Hamilton Thunder | 1–1 | Vaughan Sun Devils | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 8:30 ET | Stadium: Brian Timmis Stadium |
| September 11, 2002 | Toronto Croatia | 1–1 | Mississauga Olympians | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 8:00 ET | Nikola Andrijevic 93' |
(Report) | Shawn Faria 5' |
Stadium: Memorial Park Attendance: 125 Referee: Steve Cahoon (Ontario) |
| September 22, 2002 | Mississauga Olympians | 0–3 | Toronto Croatia | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 8:00 ET | Stadium: Twin Arenas |
Wild card
edit| September 27, 2002 | London City SC | 0–3 | Ottawa Wizards | London, Ontario |
| 8:30 ET | (Report) | Peter Mponda 27', 85' Abraham Osman 89' |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
Semi-final
edit| September 28, 2002 | Vaughan Sun Devils | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | Toronto Croatia | London, Ontario |
| 5:45 ET | Tony Marshall 16' Gus Kouzmanis 68' |
(Report) | Josip Juric 21' Robert Fran 95' |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Steve Mortimer (OSA) |
| Penalties | ||||
Marco Antonucci  Gus Kouzmanis  Willy Giummarra Tom Kouzmanis Dave McDonald Bayete Smith Mehmet Merhmedoglu |
Velimir Crljen Robert Fran Mladen Dikic Hugo Alistud Domagoj Sain Josip Bucic Paul Grguric |
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| September 28, 2002 | Brampton Hitmen | 0–1 | Ottawa Wizards | London, Ontario |
| 8:15 ET | (Report) | Abraham Osman 89' |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (OSA) |
Final
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References
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- ^ RUMLESKI, Kathy. "Wizards magic stops City". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "Organization of Conferences and Cup pairings from CPSL meeting in February 2002". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ DALLA COSTA, Morris. "September 10, 2002 CPSL London City hosts Canada Cup". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ Dalla Costa, Morris. "City, Wizards trade shots". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ Rumleski, Kathy. "September 6, 2002 London in line for Canada Cup hosting". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ "London Host Wizards to Kickoff Canada Cup". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
- ^ Rumleski, Kathy. "City, Wizards prepare for 'war'". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2018-04-16.