The 1988 Canadian Soccer League season was the second 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 Montreal Supra joined the league as an expansion franchise, entering the East Division.
The National Capitals Pioneers went bankrupt in their inaugural season, but the club was re-structured and renamed as the Ottawa Intrepid. They also moved their home stadium to Ottawa, after playing the previous year in Aylmer, Quebec
Similar to the previous season, the teams played an unbalanced schedule with two-thirds of a team's matches coming against teams in their own division. Following the season, the top three teams in each division would advance to the playoffs, with the division leaders earning a first round bye, to designate a national champion club.
Regular season East Division
West Division
Playoffs
Quarterfinal
Semifinal
Final
Statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Goals1 John Catliff Vancouver 86ers 222 Domenic Mobilio Vancouver 86ers 203 Amadeo Gasparini North York Rockets / Hamilton Steelers 184 Željko Adžić Hamilton Steelers 145 Eddy Berdusco North York Rockets 126 Nick Gilbert Toronto Blizzard / Calgary Kickers 11 Geoff Aunger Winnipeg Fury8 Arthur Calixte Montreal Supra 10 John Rich Calgary Kickers Dallas Moen Ottawa Intrepid Dale Mitchell Vancouver 86ers12 Alex Bunbury Hamilton Steelers 9 Ivor Evans Vancouver 86ers Lucio Ianiero Hamilton SteelersReference:
Honours The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 1988 season.
Most Valuable Player Player Team John Catliff Vancouver 86ers
League All-Stars Player Position Paul Dolan (Vancouver 86ers) Goalkeeper Diego Castello (Toronto Blizzard) Defender Burke Kaiser (Calgary Strikers) Defender Bob Lenarduzzi (Vancouver 86ers) Defender Paul James (Hamilton Steelers) Defender Gerry Gray (Ottawa Intrepid) Midfielder Lyndon Hooper (Montreal Supra) Midfielder Mike Sweeney (Toronto Blizzard) Midfielder John Catliff (Vancouver 86ers) Forward Amadeo Gasparini (Hamilton Steelers) Forward Domenic Mobilio (Vancouver 86ers) Forward
Reserves Player Position Pat Harrington (Toronto Blizzard) Goalkeeper Peter Sarantopoulos (North York Rockets) Defender Željko Adžić (Winnipeg Fury) Midfielder Alex Bunbury (Hamilton Steelers) Forward
Front office Person Role Bob Lenarduzzi (Vancouver 86ers) Head Coach Alan Errington (Vancouver 86ers) Assistant Coach John McGrane (Hamilton Steelers) General Manager
Average home attendances Team1Vancouver 86ers284,9192Winnipeg Fury283,2073Montreal Supra282,9934Toronto Blizzard282,7575Hamilton Steelers282,7506Edmonton Brick Men282,6387Calgary Kickers282,3878North York Rockets281,6559Ottawa Intrepid281,546Total Attendance2522,761Reference:
References
External links Canadian Soccer League 1991 Media Guide and Statistics 1988 CSL Stats