The 2009 Canadian Soccer League season was the 12th since its establishment where a total of 17 teams from Ontario and Quebec took part in the league. The season began on May 15, 2009, and ended on October 24 where for the second straight season the Serbian White Eagles faced Trois-Rivières Attak at the CSL Championship. The Attak denied Serbia their championship title by defeating them 3-2 in a penalty shootout. The victory marked the organizations first championship title, and the return of the championship to Quebec since the 1978 season when Montreal Castors competed in the National Soccer League. Throughout the regular season both Serbia, and Trois-Rivieres won their respective divisions.
The season marked a historic year for the league as it became the first league in 16 years to receive conditional membership in the Canadian Soccer Association. Allowing the CSL to create an effective player developmental system in order to provide the missing link between the top provincial amateur level to the MLS/USL. The league received more coverage with Rogers TV committing to broadcasting a full 23-game schedule every Saturday night through to the finals. While the Reserve Division expanded to include 7 teams with TFC Academy II winning their first piece of silverware.
Changes from 2008 season League extends playoffs to two games series and reduces regular-season schedule from 22 to 18 and a balanced schedule. Top 8 teams qualify for playoffs, without any seeding for division winners. CSL receives conditional membership in the Canadian Soccer Association (first league to achieve this in 16 years). Rogers TV commits to broadcasting a full 23-game schedule every Saturday night through to the finals. Inaria comes on board as official ball, and referee apparel sponsor. Windsor Border Stars franchise revoked.
Teams Team City Stadium Manager Brampton Lions Brampton, Ontario (Bramalea) Victoria Park Stadium Armando Costa Italia Shooters Vaughan, Ontario (Maple) St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Roberto Pugliese London City London, Ontario (Westmount) Cove Road Stadium Andrew Loague North York Astros Toronto, Ontario (North York) Esther Shiner Stadium Vladimir Klinovsky Portugal FC Toronto, Ontario (Liberty Village) Lamport Stadium Danny Amaral Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Rafael CarbajalDuško Prijić St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle) Club Roma Stadium James McGillivray TFC Academy Toronto, Ontario (Liberty Village) Lamport Stadium Jason Bent Toronto Croatia Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Velimir Crljen Trois-Rivières Attak Trois-Rivières, Quebec Stade de l'UQTR Philippe Eullaffroy Coaching changes TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointmentNorth York AstrosUğur ÇimenReplaced June 20, 20096th in June Vladimir KlinovskyJune 29, 2009London City Sean GaussResigned June 26, 20095th in JuneAndrew LoagueJune 26, 2009
Results table All Stats Current as of games played Sep 20, 2009.
Standings International Division
National Division
Playoffs In 2009, both the quarterfinals and semifinals will be two game series. The winner of the series will be the team with the most points after two games. Should they be tied after the second game, the 2nd game will go into overtime, and if necessary, penalty kicks.
In both the quarter- and semifinals, the team who finished higher in the standings determines which of the two games they prefer to host.
The Championship shall be a one-game final on Saturday October 24 at Lamport Stadium in Toronto.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Italia Shooters won the series on points.
Trois-Rivières won the series on points.
Serbian White Eagles won the series on points.
Toronto Croatia won the series on points.
Semifinals
Trois-Rivières won the series on points.
Serbian White Eagles won the series on points.
CSL Championship
GK 22 Andrei Badescu RB 2 Mike Vitulano (c) CB 24 Francesco Augustin CB 20 Karl Ouimette LB 33 Amine Meftouh RM 8 Pierre-Rudolph Mayard CM 5 Joey Cortese CM 6 Kevin Cossette LM 16 Felix Cardin ST 7 Yannick Rome-Gosselin ST 10 Reda Agourram Substitutes:GK 1 Simon LaGarde DF 14 James Louis-Jeune DF 15 Maxim Tissot DF 23 Serge Dinkota MF 21 Chris-Michel Rumuri FW 19 Shady Saleh FW 18 Guillaume Heroux Manager: Philippe Eullaffroy
GK 27 Dan Pelc RB 14 Uroš Stamatović CB 5 Marc Jankovic CB 6 Mirko MedićLB 3 Dragorad Milićević RM 8 Jonathan Hurtis CM 22 Adrian Tismenar CM 19 Kiril Dimitrov LM 10 Alex Braletic FW 17 Nikola Budalic FW 99 Saša Viciknez (c) Substitutes:GK 1 Marko Petrović MF 20 Milan Janošević DF 28 Goran Vlaski MF 15 Mihajlo Bačanin MF 16 Viktor Anastasov FW 7 Selvin Lammie FW 11 Nikola Šišović Manager: Dušan Prijić
Assistant referees: Richard Oliveira Mike Lambert Fourth official: Justin Tasev
Goal scorers +2009 Goal ScorersRankPlayerTeamGoals1Reda Agourram Trois-Rivières Attak132Kadian Lecky Italia Shooters10T3David GuzmánBrampton Lions9T3Tihomir Maletic Toronto Croatia9T4Sasa ViciknezSerbian White Eagles FC8T4Yannick Rome-Gosselin Trois-Rivières Attak8T5 Diego MaradonaNorth York Astros7T5 Allando Matheson TFC Academy7T6Daniel Nascimento Brampton Lions6T6Aleks BraleticSerbian White Eagles FC6 Updated: November 25, 2016 Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20090917202856/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/league_leaders_CSL.php?league_id=4346
CSL Executive Committee and Staff A list of the 2009 CSL Executive Committee. Position Name NationalityCommissioner: Cary Kaplan CanadianExecutive Director: Stan Adamson EnglishDirector of Discipline: Clifford Dell CanadianDirector of Officials: Tony Camacho Portuguese League Coordinator: Brock Robinson CanadianOffice Manager: Janet Leonard Canadian
Individual awards
The annual CSL awards were presented before the CSL Championship final on October 24, 2009. The majority of the awards were taken by the National Division teams. The Serbian White Eagles and Trois-Rivières Attak went home with the most awards. Serbian team captain Sasa Viciknez became the second player in CSL history to be named the MVP twice. After recording one of the best defensive records throughout the season Dan Pelc took the Goalkeeper of the Year. Mirko Medic a former Serbian football veteran also contributed to Serbia's strong defensive performance, and as a result was voted the Defender of the Year.
Reda Agourram of Trois-Rivières received both the Golden Boot and Rookie of the Year honors, which subsequently promoted him to the USL First Division with the Montreal Impact. After leading Trois-Rivières to their first double Philippe Eullaffroy was given the Coach of the Year. Armand Di Fruscio the veteran general manager of St. Catharines Wolves was presented with the Harry Paul Gauss award for his constant commitment and allegiance to the league. TFC Academy were given their first Fair Play and Respect award. The Referee of the Year went to Justin Tasev, a veteran match official who refereed numerous USL and NASL matches. Award Player (Club) CSL Most Valuable Player Sasa Viciknez (Serbian White Eagles) CSL Golden Boot Reda Agourram (Trois-Rivières Attak) CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Dan Pelc (Serbian White Eagles) CSL Defender of the Year Award Mirko Medic (Serbian White Eagles) CSL Rookie of the Year Award Reda Agourram (Trois-Rivières Attak) CSL Coach of the Year Award Philippe Eullaffroy (Trois-Rivières Attak) Harry Paul Gauss Award Armand Di Fruscio (St. Catharines Wolves) CSL Referee of the Year Award Justin Tasev CSL Fair Play Award TFC Academy
Reserve Division
The 2009 season saw the division increase to 7 teams with all the matches being played St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field in Vaughan, Ontario. The division was still primary based in the Greater Toronto Area with the senior clubs establishing relationships with the top provincial youth clubs in order to compete in the reserve division to provide a player development structure. Team City Stadium Manager Brampton Dixie Lions Brampton, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Mike DiMatteo Elite Italia FC Vaughan, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field North York Astros II Toronto, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Vladimir Klinovsky Portugal TE Toronto, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field TFC Academy II Toronto, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Stuart Neely Unionville Italia FC Unionville, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Woodbridge Italia FC Vaughan, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Peter Pinizzotto
Final standings
Final
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