1998 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

Canadian Professional Soccer League 1998
League	Canadian Professional Soccer League
Sport	Football (soccer)
Duration	31 May 1998-2 October 1998
League
League champions	Toronto Olympians
Runners-up	St. Catharines Wolves
Top scorer	Gus Kouzmanis (Toronto Olympians)
Rogers Cup
Finals champions	St. Catharines Wolves
Runners-up	Toronto Olympians

The inaugural Canadian Professional Soccer League season began on May 31, 1998 and concluded on October 14, 1998 with the St. Catharines Wolves winning the first Rogers Cup.

Teams and stadiums

Glen Shields: Dufferin District Field, Vaughan
London City: Cove Road Stadium, London
Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.: Wildwood Park, Malton
North York Astros: Esther Shiner Stadium, North York
St. Catharines Wolves: Club Roma, St. Catharines
Toronto Croatia: Centennial Park, Etobicoke
Toronto Olympians: Birchmount Stadium, Scarborough
York Region Shooters: Highland Park, Aurora

Final standings

Green indicates playoff berth clinched

Place	Team	P	W	L	T	GF	GA	Points
1	Toronto Olympians	14	13	0	1	73	6	40
2	St. Catharines Wolves	14	8	3	3	31	26	27
3	Glen Shields	14	6	5	3	26	27	21
4	North York Astros	14	6	7	1	34	30	19
5	York Region Shooters	14	5	7	2	30	44	17
6	London City	14	4	7	3	27	42	15
7	Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.	14	3	10	1	29	44	10
8	Toronto Croatia	14	2	8	4	20	51	10

Rogers Cup playoffs

Semifinals

Toronto Olympians v North York Astros

October 4, 1998

Toronto Olympians	5–1	North York Astros
Martinez 86' Martinez 88'		Holmes 4' Berdusco 27' 58' Matas 41' Kouzmanis 76'

Esther Shiner Stadium: 100

October 4, 1999

St. Catharines Wolves	1–2	Glen Shields Sun Devils
T. Carbonara 86'		Ionadi 20' Donia 74' Firebrace 77'

Dufferin District Field: 80

October 4, 1999

Glen Shields Sun Devils	0–4	St. Catharines Wolves

Club Roma:

St. Catharines Wolves advance 5-2 on aggregate goals.

North York Astros v Toronto Olympians

October 13, 1998

North York Astros	0–2	Toronto Olympians

Birchmount Stadium: 0

North York forfeited the second match, the Toronto Olympians advance on 7-1 aggregate goals.

Rogers Cup final

October 2, 1998

Toronto Olympians	2–2 (aet)	St. Catharines Wolves
Berdusco 58' 84'		Moore 2' McGutchan 88'
	Penalties
Kouzmanis Berdusco Dino Lopez Cardey	2 – 4	Moore Joe Carbonara Carlo Arghittu McGutchan Ianiero

Centennial Stadium: 80

Canadian Professional Soccer League 1998 Winners
St. Catharines Wolves First Title

Individual awards

CPSL MVP Award:: Rene Martin, North York Astros
CPSL Golden Boot: Gus Kouzmanis, Toronto Olympians
CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award: Dino Perri, St. Catharines Wolves
CPSL Rookie of the Year Award: Tom Bianchi, London City
CPSL Coach of the Year Award: David Gee, Toronto Olympians
CPSL Referee of the Year Award: Bill Teeuwen
CPSL Fair Play Award: London City

External links

Canadian Soccer League

Clubs	Brampton United Brantford Galaxy Burlington SC London City Milton SC Niagara United SC Scarborough SC Waterloo Region Serbian White Eagles Toronto Atomic Selects FC Toronto Croatia York Region Shooters

Former teams	Mississauga Eagles Durham Flames Ottawa Wizards Durham Storm Hamilton Thunder Brampton Stallions Caribbean Selects Laval Dynamites Trois-Rivières Attak Hamilton Croatia Milltown Capital City SC Toronto Mississauga Eagles FC Montreal Impact Academy TFC Academy St. Catharines Wolves Windsor Stars Kingston North York Astros

Seasons	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Competitions	Givova Cup Open Canada Cup

Other Awards	MVP Award Golden Boot Award

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