The 2013 Canadian Soccer League season was the 16th since its establishment where a total of 21 teams from Ontario took part in the league. The season began on May 3, 2013, and concluded on November 3, 2013. SC Waterloo captured their first championship in a 3–1 victory over regular season champions Kingston FC in the CSL Championship final at Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls, Ontario. Waterloo became the first club to win both the First and Second Division championships in one season. While Toronto Croatia B won the second division regular season title.
The 2013 season was a controversial year where the Canadian Soccer Association announced that they would de-sanction the CSL just two months before the commencement of their season. The CSA's stated reasons were in order to implement the James Easton Report (Rethink Management Group Report) for the adoption of a new semi-professional soccer structure. In response to the move conducted by the CSA the league appealed to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC), where the sport arbitrator ruled that the CSA have the right to de-sanction the CSL, but ruled that the immediate decisions and actions conducted by the CSA were unreasonable and coercive. The governing body was required to reinstate sanctioning to the CSL until the next season in order for the CSA to work with all existing leagues to fairly implement the Easton Report. Another controversial moment occurred when the CBC issued an article written by Ben Rycroft in which anonymous sources from the CSA claimed that the CSA decided to no longer sanction the CSL primarily based on the alleged reports of match fixing in the league. During the SDRCC hearing, CSA president Victor Montagliani stated that the decision to de-sanction the CSL was not made on any alleged grounds of match fixing in the CSL but strictly on the decision made by the CSA board of directors to adopt a new soccer structure in Canada.
The aftermath of the sanctioning issue resulted in a decrease in teams in both the first and second divisions as the two MLS academy clubs along with Brantford Galaxy, Mississauga Eagles FC, and SC Toronto left the league. Though the league did return to the Halton region with the addition of Burlington SC. Both Rogers TV and Cogeco TV continued broadcasting CSL matches throughout Southern Ontario. The CSL youth development system continued its success with four Montreal Impact Academy players being signed to the first team in the MLS before their departure from the league.
First Division
Teams Out of the 12 teams this season, 11 returned from the 2012 season. The only expansion team was Burlington SC. The academy clubs of Toronto FC and Montreal Impact, as well as SC Toronto, quit the league, while two teams - Mississauga Eagles FC and Brantford Galaxy - will skip the current season, but retained their membership and hope to rejoin the league in 2014. While North York Astros merged with Toronto Vasas to form Astros Vasas FC.
Team City Stadium Manager Astros Vasas FC Toronto, ON (North York) Esther Shiner Stadium László Kiss Brampton United Brampton, ON (Bramalea) Victoria Park Stadium Juan Barreto Burlington SC Burlington, ON Nelson Stadium William Tabi Kingston FC Kingston, ON Queens West Field Colm Muldoon London City London, ON (Westmount) Hellenic Com Centre Tomo Dancetovic Niagara United Niagara Falls, ON Kalar Sports Park James McGillivray SC Waterloo Region Waterloo, ON Warrior Field Lazo Džepina Serbian White Eagles Toronto (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Uroš Stamatović St. Catharines Roma Wolves St. Catharines (Vansickle) Club Roma Park Carlo Arghittu Toronto Croatia Toronto (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Velimir Crljen Windsor Stars Windsor, ON Windsor Stadium Steve Vagnini York Region Shooters Vaughan, ON (Maple) St. Joan of Arc Stadium John Pacione
Results
Positions by round
Standings
Goal scorers Statistics final as of October 7, 2013 RankScorerClubGoals1 Guillaume SurotKingston FC282 Marin Vučemilović GrgićLondon City193 Richard WestYork Region Shooters194 Adis HasečićSC Waterloo Region175 Miloš Šćepanović Brampton United166 Dražen VukovićSC Waterloo Region157 Marcos NunesBrampton United138 Nicholas LindsayBurlington SC119 Catalin LichioiuKingston FC10 Krešimir PrgometToronto Croatia10 Updated: April 30, 2017 Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2013-csl-first-division-stats/
Playoffs
Bracket The top 8 teams will qualify for the one-game quarter final, and a one-game semi-final leading to the championship game to be played on November 3 at Kalar Sports Park.
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
CSL Championship
GK 30 Jaroslav Tesař RB 3 Rory Kennedy CB 6 Austin White (c) CB 5 Ryan McCurdy LB 17 Hugo Delmaire RM 7 Nathan Klemencic CM 32 Kenny Caceros CM 15 Jason Massie LM 12 Edgar Soglo ST 23 Guillaume Surot ST 16 Catalin Lichioiu Substitutes:GK 1 Yasuto Hoshiko DF 2 Taylor Benjamin MF 11 Michael Smith MF 21 Tony El-Asmar MF 28 Joey Pineo MF 29 Kihara Waiganjo FW 9 Mademba Ba Manager: Colm Muldoon
GK 1 Imad Hukara RB 9 Shawn Brown CB 5 Dado Hadrović CB 3 Nemanja Simeunović LB 8 Mirza Čolić RM 14 Adis Hasečić CM 4 Haris Fazlagić CM 6 Vladimir Zelenbaba CM 7 Jake Inglis LM 11 Ranko Golijanin FW 10 Dražen Vuković (c) Substitutes:GK 12 Zoran Pušica DF 13 Dale Cudmore DF 21 Thomas Sackor MF 17 Darragh Roe MF 18 Edward Syllie MF 20 David Muir FW 19 Mohammed-Ali Heydarpour Manager: Lazo Džepina
Assistant referees: Michael Stenbring Fabrizio Stasolia Fourth official: David Barrie
Individual awards
The annual CSL awards ceremony was held at the Sheraton on the Falls Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario on November 2, 2013. The majority of the awards went to regular season champions Kingston FC. Guillaume Surot became the first player in CSL history to claim three individual awards in a season. The Frenchman took home the MVP, Golden Boot, and the Rookie of the Year. While head coach Colm Muldoon with coaching credentials from Ireland was given the Coach of the Year award.
After establishing the best defensive record within the league Antonio Illic and Sven Arapovic of Toronto Croatia were voted the Goalkeeper and Defender of the Year for the second time in their careers. The league champions SC Waterloo received their first Fair Play and Respect award. Former Toronto Croatia club executive and CSL league administrator Pino Jazbec was given the Harry Paul Gauss award for his years of commitment and allegiance to the league. The CSL Referee Committee voted in favor of Justin Tasev as the best match official throughout the season. Award Player (Club) CSL Most Valuable Player Guillaume Surot (Kingston FC) CSL Golden Boot Guillaume Surot (Kingston FC) CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Antonio Ilic (Toronto Croatia) CSL Defender of the Year Award Sven Arapovic (Toronto Croatia) CSL Rookie of the Year Award Guillaume Surot (Kingston FC) CSL Coach of the Year Award Colm Muldoon (Kingston FC) Harry Paul Gauss Award Pino Jazbec (CSL League Administrator) CSL Referee of the Year Award Justin Tasev CSL Fair Play Award SC Waterloo
Second Division
Teams Team City Stadium Manager Brampton City United B Brampton, Ontario Victoria Park Stadium Juan Barreto Kingston FC B Kingston, Ontario CaraCo Home Field Invista Centre Gabriel Cassis London City B London, Ontario Cove Road Stadium Jasmin Halkic Niagara United B Niagara Falls, Ontario Kalar Sports Park James McGillivray SC Waterloo B Waterloo, Ontario Seagram Stadium Lazo Dzepina Serbian White Eagles B Toronto, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium Sasa Vukovic St. Catharines Wolves B St. Catharines, Ontario Club Roma Stadium Chris Kijak Toronto Croatia B Toronto, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium George Jenkins York Region Shooters B Vaughan, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Sam Medeiros
Standings
Second Division Playoffs Bracket
CSL D2 Championship
GK 36 Fiore Costa RB 9 Ivan Beram CB 22 Ivica Sunjka CB 6 Daniel Stoker (c) LB 3 Alexander Manta RM 24 Ahmed Salama CM 7 Jack Crawford CM 10 Peter Vidovic LM 8 Mykola Chachula ST 15 Josip Stanic ST 11 Bohdan Sulypka Substitutes:GK 1 Ivan Skoko DF 16 Arthur Kopycki MF 14 Nikola Bosnjak MF 20 Mark Grzesiowski MF 21 Patrick Dolowicz FW 4 Luke Sperr Manager: George Jenkins
GK 12 Zoran Pusica RB 2 Zoran Kukic CB 6 Terel Christian CB 9 Stefan BrisevacLB 3 Dale Cudmore (c) RM 8 Erwin Uzunovic CM 19 Mohammed-Ali Heydarpour CM 4 Xavier Gillespe LM 17 Darragh Roe FW 10 Mohamed Aborig FW 10 Kevin Benavides Substitutes:DF 5 Marko Djukic DF 15 Luis Cordero Monroy DF 21 Thomas Sackor MF 7 Saul Campos MF 18 Edward Syllie MF 13 Mohammad Hassan Syed FW 16 Thomas Ang Manager: Lazo Dzepina
Assistant referees: Benjamin Jacobs Scott Bowman Fourth official: Brian Butler
Individual awards Award Player (Club) CSL Most Valuable Player Yonan Samara (London City B) CSL Golden Boot Mademba Ba (Kingston FC B) CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Roy Seaboyer (Brampton City Utd B) CSL Defender of the Year Award Daniel Stoker (Toronto Croatia B) CSL Rookie of the Year Award Mykola Chachula (Toronto Croatia B) CSL Coach of the Year Award George Jenkins (Toronto Croatia B)
CSL Executive Committee and Staff The 2013 CSL Executive Committee. Position Name NationalityChairman: Vincent Ursini CanadianDirector of Media and PR: Stan Adamson EnglishLeague Administrator: Pino Jazbec CanadianDirector of Officials: Tony Camacho Portuguese Director for Youth: Phil Ionadi Canadian
References
External links CSL official website