The 2005 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the 8th season for the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The season began on May 21, 2005, and concluded on October 10, 2005, with Oakville Blue Devils defeating Vaughan Shooters 2–1 to win their first CPSL Championship. The final was played at Esther Shiner Stadium, which gave North York Astros a playoff wildcard match. In the regular season the Vaughan Shooters won their first Eastern Conference title, while Hamilton Thunder secured their third Western Conference title. The league increased in membership with the return of the Laval Dynamites. For the first time in the league's history the CPSL introduced a Women's Canada Cup tournament, which included 6 district all-star teams from the existing men's soccer districts.
Changes from the 2004 season The season saw the resignation of chairman/president Vince Ursini in order to fully devote his time to his Ontario Soccer Association duties. His replacement was the CPSL management consultant Cary Kaplan to the newly created position of CPSL Commissioner. The league increased to 12 teams with the return of Laval Dynamites, while the Metro Lions relocated to the Halton Region territory to form the Oakville Blue Devils. The Brampton Hitmen were sold to Joe Fuliere, who renamed the team to the Brampton Stallions.
Teams Team City Stadium Manager Brampton Stallions Brampton, Ontario (Bramalea) Victoria Park Stadium Ken Dawson Durham Storm Oshawa, Ontario (Vanier) Oshawa Civic Stadium Doug Paterson London City London, Ontario (Westmount) Cove Road Stadium Harry Gauss Hamilton Thunder Hamilton, Ontario Brian Timmis Stadium Jorge Armua Laval Dynamites Laval, Quebec Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne Jean Robert Toussaint North York Astros Toronto, Ontario (North York) Esther Shiner Stadium Dejan Gluščević Oakville Blue Devils Oakville, Ontario (Bronte) Bronte Stadium Duncan Wilde St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle) Club Roma Stadium Tom Bernadi Toronto Croatia Mississauga, Ontario (Streetsville) Memorial Park Velimir Crljen Toronto Supra Toronto, Ontario (Brockton) Brockton Stadium Cesar Garcia Vaughan Shooters Vaughan, Ontario (Woodbridge) Ontario Soccer Centre Carmine Isacco Windsor Border Stars Windsor, Ontario Windsor Stadium Pat Hilton
Final standings Eastern Conference
Western Conference
CPSL Championship playoffs
Quarterfinals
Wildcard
Semifinals
CPSL Championship
GK 1 Brian Bowes RB 17Raj Takhar CB 8 Chris Turner CB 2 Angelo Pollastrone (c) LB 11 Fitzroy Christie RM 13 Frank Bruno CM 21 Darryl Gomez CM 12Danny Sanna LM 19 Desmond Humphrey ST 5 Stalin Cardenas ST 15 Matthew Palleschi Substitutes:GK 0Pablo Alvarado DF 16 Justin Phillips DF 4Jorge Molina MF 7 Cameron Medwin FW 9 Jason De Thomasis FW 23Aundrae Rollins FW 10 Joey Todaro Manager: Carmine Isacco GK 1 Sa Brahima Traore RB 4 Lovemore Ncube CB 6 Aaron Steele CB 2 Jamie FairweatherLB 5 Marko Bedenikovic RM 3 Nicholas Poku CM 9 Shawn Faria LM 13 Phil Ionadi (c) FM 8 Sergio De Luca FW 17 Jeremy Shepherd FW 15 Ian Sinclair Substitutes:GK 0Chris Baker MF 7Omar Samuels MF 14Dragisa Klisara MF 19 Orlin Chalmers MF 10 Igor Prostran FW 11 Gabriel Pop FW 16 Ryan Gamble Manager: Duncan Wilde Assistant referees: John Oliva Cosmo Iavazzi Fourth official: Rob Burns
All-Star Game The 2005 CPSL all-star match was against Rangers F.C. of the Scottish Premier League who were in Canada for a nine-day training camp before kicking off their season. The game was played at Varsity Stadium, but was closed to the public being only open to people associated to the league.
+ CPSL Selects Pos. Name Team Squad GK Michael Silva Toronto Supra D Fuseini Dauda Hamilton Thunder D Aaron Steele Oakville Blue Devils D Fitzroy Powell Durham Storm D Justin Phillips Vaughan Shooters MF Darren Baxter Oakville Blue Devils MF Igor Prostran Oakville Blue Devils MF Sergio De Luca Oakville Blue Devils MF Eris Tafaj London City F Hugo Herrera Brampton Stallions F Carlo Arghittu St. Catharines Wolves Squad GK Roberto Ferrari Hamilton Thunder DF Johnny Annisi Hamilton Thunder DF Craig Williams Durham Storm DF Danny Gallacher St. Catharines Wolves DF Joseph Feifoo North York Astros MF Dennis Peeters London City MF Marcus Chorvat Windsor Border Stars MF Ricardo Marquez Hamilton Thunder MF Zeljko Dukic Hamilton Thunder MF Daniel Milojevic Hamilton Thunder F Gabriel Pop Oakville Blue Devils Head coach Jorge Armua Hamilton Thunder
Top goal scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Aaron ByrdWindsor Border Stars172 Gabriel PopOakville Blue Devils143Radek PapiezWindsor Border Stars104 Danny AmaralToronto Supra95 Jason De Thomasis Vaughan Shooters96Karim Ben SariLondon City97 Mike DiLucaToronto Supra98 Hugo HerreraBrampton Stallions99Mohamed RidouaniLaval Dynamites910 Hayden FitzwilliamsToronto Croatia8 Updated: September 30, 2005
CPSL Executive Committee A list of the 2005 CPSL Executive Committee. PositionNameNationalityCommissioner: Cary Kaplan CanadianDirector of Media: Stan Adamson EnglishDirector of Discipline: Clifford Dell CanadianDirector of Officials: Walter Kirchner RomanianOffice Administrator: Janet Leonard CanadianCommunity Services: Peter Li Preti CanadianLegal Counsel: Ira Greenspoon Canadian
Awards
The annual CPSL awards ceremony was held at the La Contessa Banquet Hall on October 9, 2005, in North York, Toronto. This was the first awards ceremony where the awards were distributed equally without a majority winner. Vaughan, Windsor, London, and North York each went home with two awards. Vaughan's Desmond Humphrey was voted the MVP, while team owner Tony De Thomasis was given the President of the Year award. London City went home with the Goalkeeper and Rookie of the Year awards with Haidar Al-Shaibani and Dennis Peeters as its recipients.
Former Detroit Titans alumni Aaron Byrd of Windsor Border Stars won the Golden Boot. Windsor's Fil Rocca was voted the Defender of the Year. The Coach of the Year went to former S.League, and USL A-League veteran Dejan Gluscevic, who went on to manage various national youth teams in Asia. North York Astros also received their first Fair Play award. Andrzej Jasinski the match official for the championship final was voted the Referee of the Year. Award Player (Club) CPSL Most Valuable Player Desmond Humphrey (Vaughan Shooters) CPSL Golden Boot Aaron Byrd (Windsor Border Stars) CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Haidar Al-Shaïbani (London City) CPSL Defender of the Year Award Fil Rocca (Windsor Border Stars) CPSL Rookie of the Year Award Dennis Peeters (London City) CPSL Coach of the Year Award Dejan Gluscevic (North York Astros) CPSL President of the Year Award Tony De Thomasis (Vaughan Shooters) CPSL Referee of the Year Award Andrzej Jasinski CPSL Fair Play Award North York Astros
Women's Canada Cup A women's league debuted in 2005 which featured 6 all-star teams from the existing municipal soccer districts where the men's team competed. Throughout the regular season they played in 10 matches with London City Selects winning the regular season title. The finals featured London City against York Region Lady Shooters, where York Region won the championship.
Teams Team City Durham Region Allstars Oshawa, Ontario London City Selects London, Ontario North York District Allstars Toronto, Ontario Toronto Supra District Allstars Toronto, Ontario York Region Lady Shooters Vaughan, Ontario Windsor Border Stars Women Windsor, Ontario
References
External links Rocket Robin's Home Page of the 2005 CPSL Season