The 1989 Canadian Soccer League season was the third season of play for the Canadian Soccer League, a Division 1 men's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid.
Season | 1989 |
---|---|
Champions | Vancouver 86ers |
Division Leaders | Toronto Blizzard (East) Vancouver 86ers (West) |
Matches played | 130 |
Goals scored | 418 (3.22 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Ted Eck (21) |
Best goalkeeper | Paolo Ceccarelli (0.58 GAA) |
← 1988 1990 → |
Format and changes from previous season
The Victoria Vistas joined the Canadian Soccer League as an expansion team for the 1990 season, joining the West Division.[1][2] The divisions were now even with five teams each.
The Calgary Kickers folded following the 1988 season, but the club was replaced by a community-owned team called the Calgary Strikers.[3][4]
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(4 matches each) and one-third against the opposite division (2 matches each) for a total of 26 matches. 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.[5] This season would see the first two rounds of the playoffs being played in two-legged times determined by aggregate score, while the final would remain a single match championship final.
Summary
Vancouver repeated as West Division champions, while Toronto won their first East Division title. Hamilton reached the final despite for the third consecutive year, where they faced Vancouver for the second year in a row, with the 86ers repeating as champions.
Vancouver was dominant again, losing but two regular-season matches en route to a second straight victory over Hamilton in the championship game. The 86ers went 46 consecutive games from the previous season into this one without losing, which is a record for a professional sports team in Canada.[6]
Regular season
East Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Toronto Blizzard | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 27 | +21 | 38 | Playoff semifinals |
2 | Hamilton Steelers | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 37 | Playoff quarterfinals |
3 | North York Rockets | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 33 | |
4 | Ottawa Intrepid | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 22 | |
5 | Montreal Supra | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 46 | −20 | 15 |
West Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vancouver 86ers (O) | 26 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 33 | +32 | 42 | Playoff semifinals |
2 | Edmonton Brick Men | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 21 | Playoff quarterfinals |
3 | Calgary Strikers | 26 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 36 | 56 | −20 | 19 | |
4 | Winnipeg Fury | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 19 | |
5 | Victoria Vistas | 26 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 53 | −21 | 14 |
Playoffs
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1W | Vancouver 86ers | 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
2W | Edmonton Brick Men | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2W | Edmonton Brick Men | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
3W | Calgary Strikers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1W | Vancouver 86ers | 3 | |||||||||||
2E | Hamilton Steelers | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
1E | Toronto Blizzard | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
2E | Hamilton Steelers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2E | Hamilton Steelers | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
3E | North York Rockets | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Statistics
Top scorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ted Eck | Ottawa Intrepid | 21 |
2 | Justin Fashanu | Edmonton Brick Men | 17 |
3 | Amadeo Gasparini | Hamilton Steelers | 15 |
4 | Vladan Tomić | North York Rockets | 14 |
5 | Billy Domazetis | Hamilton Steelers | 13 |
6 | Andy Smith | Calgary Strikers | 11 |
Reference: [7] |
Top goaltenders
Rank | Player | Club | GAA |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Paolo Ceccarelli | North York Rockets | 0.58 |
2 | Paul Dolan | Hamilton Steelers | 1.00 |
3 | Pat Harrington | Toronto Blizzard | 1.04 |
4 | Pat Onstad | Winnipeg Fury | 1.20 |
5 | Don Ferguson | North York Rockets | 1.23 |
Reference: [7] |
Honours
The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 1989 season.[7][8]
Award | Player | Team |
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Most Valuable Player | Justin Fashanu | Edmonton Brick Men |
Rookie of the Year | Paul Peschisolido | Toronto Blizzard |
League All-Stars
Player | Position |
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Pat Harrington (Toronto Blizzard) | Goalkeeper |
Steve MacDonald (Vancouver 86ers) | Defender |
Peter Sarantopoulos (North York Rockets) | Defender |
Drew Ferguson (Hamilton Steelers) | Defender |
Trevor McCallum (Toronto Blizzard) | Defender |
Paul James (Ottawa Intrepid) | Midfielder |
Carl Valentine (Vancouver 86ers) | Midfielder |
Vladan Tomić (North York Rockets) | Midfielder |
Ted Eck (Ottawa Intrepid) | Forward |
Justin Fashanu (Edmonton Brick Men) | Forward |
Amadeo Gasparini (Hamilton Steelers) | Forward |
Reserves
Player | Position |
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Paul Dolan (Hamilton Steelers) | Goalkeeper |
Shaun Lowther (Winnipeg Fury) | Defender |
Joseph Majcher (Toronto Blizzard) | Midfielder |
John Catliff (Vancouver 86ers) | Forward |
Front Office
Person | Role |
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Bob Lenarduzzi (Vancouver 86ers) | Head Coach |
Alan Errington (Vancouver 86ers) | Assistant Coach |
Mary Morris (Hamilton Steelers) | General Manager |
References
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League (1987-1992)". Fun While it Lasted.
- ^ Litterer, Dave. "Canadian Soccer League I". Soccer History USA.
- ^ Crossley, Drew (October 26, 2019). "1989 Calgary Strikers". Fun While it Lasted.
- ^ "Calgary Kickers/Strikers (1987-89)". CSL Memories.
- ^ MacDonald, Archie (February 26, 1987). "Soccer rebirth". The Vancouver Sun. p. F3.
- ^ "The 1989 Vancouver 86ers". BC Sports Hall of Fame Inductees. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ a b c "1989 CSL Stats" (PDF). Canadian Soccer League.
- ^ Grossman, David (October 5, 1989). "Soccer star dreams of pro career in Italy". Toronto Star.
External links
- Canadian Soccer League 1991 Media Guide and Statistics
- 1989 CSL Stats