2010 Canadian Soccer League season

Givova Canadian Soccer League
Season 2010
Champions York Region Shooters (regular season)
Brantford Galaxy SC (playoffs)
Matches played 156
Goals scored 494 (3.17 per match)
Top goalscorer Tihomir Maletić 17
Biggest home win Hamilton Croatia 6–2 London City (30 July 2010)
Milltown FC 6–0 Brantford Galaxy SC
(12 September 2010)
Biggest away win North York Astros 0–7 London City
(8 August 2010)
Highest scoring London City 3–7 Portugal FC
(23 July 2010)
(10 goals)
← 2009
2011 →

The 2010 Canadian Soccer League season (known as the Givova Canadian Soccer League for sponsorship reasons) was the 13th since its establishment where a total of 24 teams from Ontario and Quebec took part in the league. The season began on Saturday May 8, 2010, and ended on October 31. Brantford Galaxy SC won their first championship in their inaugural season with a 3–0 win over Hamilton Croatia in the CSL Championship Final at the Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto on October 31, 2010.[1] The CSL administration restructured the league by combining both the International & National divisions to form the CSL First Division with a single table structure. The regular season title was claimed by the York Region Shooters, while the Serbian White Eagles Res. won their first reserve league championship.[2]

The league was granted full membership in the Canadian Soccer Association allowing the CSL to work closely with the CSA in order to continue creating the developmental system required in the development of Canadian players, referees, coaches, and administrators .[3][4][5] The season also witnessed the appointment of Domenic Di Gironimo as the new Commissioner after the resignation of Cary Kaplan at the conclusion of the 2009 season.[6] The commissioner was appointed to the CSA Professional Soccer Committee to further continue the planned expansion of the league to a fully national league with regional divisions under the CSL banner.[7] The league expanded throughout Ontario to include the Brant County, Hamilton, and Halton Region territories.[8] The Montreal Impact of the Major League Soccer ended their affiliation with Trois-Rivières Attak, but entered the Montreal Impact Academy as their academy team becoming the second MLS academy club to join the league.[9] The Reserve Division also expanded for the first time beyond the Greater Toronto Area to include 11 reserve teams, and an entry level club Ottawa FC.

The CSL reached a sponsorship agreement with Givova which granted the company the naming rights to the league, and to the CSL Championship.[10] Other major sponsorship's included Days Inns – Canada, and a record broadcasting agreement with Rogers TV, which provided coverage of 45 matches including all playoff games to the provinces of Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland through the Rogers Super Sports Pack.[11][12]

Changes from 2009 season

Teams

Team City Stadium Manager
Brampton Lions Brampton, Ontario (Bramalea) Victoria Park Stadium Armando Costa[16]
Brantford Galaxy Brantford, Ontario Steve Brown Sports Complex Lazo Džepina[17]
Hamilton Croatia Hamilton, Ontario Brian Timmis Stadium Ron Davidson[18]
London City London, Ontario (Westmount) Cove Road Stadium Andrew Loague[19]
Milltown F.C. Milton, Ontario (Clarke) Bishop Reding SS Rafael Carbajal
Montreal Impact Academy Montreal, Quebec Saputo Stadium Philippe Eullaffroy[20]
North York Astros Toronto, Ontario (North York) Esther Shiner Stadium Michael Ridout[21]
Portugal FC Toronto, Ontario (Liberty Village) Lamport Stadium Carmine Isacco[22]
Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Nikola Budalic
St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle) Club Roma Stadium James McGillivray[23]
TFC Academy Toronto, Ontario (Exhibition Place) BMO Field Jason Bent[24]
Toronto Croatia Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Alen Vukobrad[25]
York Region Shooters Vaughan, Ontario (Maple) St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Filipe Bento[26]

Brantford
Milton
Vaughan
London
St. Catharines
TORONTO
Brampton
Hamilton
Location of CSL teams outside of Toronto for the 2010 CSL season.
Portugal FC
North York Astros
Serbian White Eagles
Toronto Croatia
TFC Academy
York Region Shooters
Location of CSL teams in Toronto for the 2010 CSL season.

Results table

All stats as of games played October 9, 2010:

Home ╲ Away BMP BNF HAMLONMILMTLNYAPORSERSTCTFCATORYRS
Brampton Lions 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–2
Brantford Galaxy 1–1 3–3 2–1 3–0 1–0 4–1 3–3 2–3 0–2 2–3 2–1 5–2
Hamilton Croatia 3–1 2–2 6–2 1–0 2–0 5–0 0–2 0–1 6–1 2–1 0–1 1–1
London City 1–5 2–2 3–4 1–1 2–2 0–3 3–7 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–2 2–2
Milltown FC 2–1 6–0 2–1 2–2 0–1 3–0 4–3 1–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–1
Montreal Impact Academy 2–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 0–2 1–3 5–0 1–1 3–1 0–1
North York Astros 3–2 5–2 0–1 0–7 2–4 1–1 3–4 0–5 1–3 0–1 2–2 2–4
Portugal FC 2–0 3–2 0–5 5–1 1–0 2–3 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–3 4–2 2–3
Serbian White Eagles 1–1 3–1 1–0 4–0 0–2 3–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 3–0
St. Catharines Wolves 2–1 1–2 0–3 2–2 0–5 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 2–2 0–3 0–2
TFC Academy 3–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–3 0–1
Toronto Croatia 2–2 1–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–2 4–3 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–2
York Region Shooters 2–3 4–1 3–0 3–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1

Updated to games played on 9 October 2010.
Source: Canadian Soccer League
1 ^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 York Region Shooters (C) (A) 24 13 7 4 45 29+16 46 Qualified for the Givova CSL Cup play-offs
2 Serbian White Eagles (A) 24 12 9 3 40 16+24 45
3 Hamilton Croatia (A) 24 13 5 6 51 27+24 44
4 Milltown FC (A) 24 12 7 5 43 22+21 43
5 Portugal FC (A) 24 11 5 8 46 39+7 38
6 TFC Academy (A) 24 10 8 6 32 27+5 38
7 Brantford Galaxy (O) (A) 24 9 5 10 45 51−6 32
8 Toronto Croatia (A) 24 7 9 8 36 38−2 30
9 Montreal Impact Academy 24 7 7 10 34 31+3 28
10 Brampton Lions 24 7 7 10 33 37−4 28
11 London City 24 4 8 12 38 61−23 20
12 North York Astros 24 5 3 16 32 62−30 18
13 St. Catharines Wolves 24 4 4 16 19 54−35 16

Updated to games played on October 13, 2010.
Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports/10cslw23.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Playoffs

see also Givova Cup

The postseason format began with a two-leg quarterfinal home and away series, followed by a one-game semifinal for the four surviving teams and a one-game final on Sunday, October 31.[27]

The top four teams had the option to play their first quarterfinal game at home or away and the home venue was awarded to the top seeded teams that advanced to the semifinals. The CSL Championship Final was played at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke on October 31 and received coverage from Rogers TV.[28]

In the event teams were tied on points in the final league standings, CSL rules provided for the following tiebreakers in the order listed:

  1. Total wins in regular season games.
  2. Head-to-head record based on total points in league games.
  3. Goal difference in regular season games.
  4. Goals scored in regular season games.

In the unlikely event teams were still tied, the rules provided for the lowest number of disciplinary points during regular season games and if necessary, by the luck of the draw.

In the quarterfinals, the two-game home and away series was decided by total points and if tied on points, it was to be total goals over the two games. There was to be a two 15-minute periods of extra time and FIFA penalty kicks in each game, if necessary. The semifinal and CSL Championship Final was one game, with two 15-minute periods of extra time and FIFA penalty kicks, if necessary.[29]

Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                             
Ontario York Region Shooters 0 1 1  
Ontario Toronto Croatia 2 1 3  
  Ontario Toronto Croatia 0  
  Ontario Hamilton Croatia 2  
Ontario Hamilton Croatia 2 1 3
  Ontario TFC Academy 1 0 1  
    Ontario Hamilton Croatia 0
  Ontario Brantford Galaxy SC 3
  Ontario Milltown FC 0 2 2  
Ontario Portugal FC 1 2 3  
  Ontario Portugal FC     3
  Ontario Brantford Galaxy SC     5  
Ontario Serbian White Eagles 0 0 0
  Ontario Brantford Galaxy SC (a.e.t.) 0 1 1  

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Givova CSL Championship

GK 22Canada Melford James Jr.
RB 3Canada Alvin Hudson
CB 9 Canada Tom Bilic
CB 18 Croatia Ivan Razumovic  64'
LB 17Hungary Peter Tereanszki-Toth
RM 12 Canada Daniel Niksic  35'
CM 20Canada Jamie Dodds (c)
CM 14Republic of Ireland Aidan O'Keefe  75'
LM 19 Canada Adam Leggett  84'
ST 23Canada Jason Shannon  56'
ST 6Liberia Preston Corporal
Substitutes:
GK 1Canada Ante Culina
DF 5 Canada Martin Mamic
DF 50 Canada Andrew Leggett  84'
MF 7Canada Boris Vurdelja  35'
MF 11Canada Danny Jirta  64'
FW 2 Canada Domagoj Beslic  56'
FW 10Canada Jerko Grubisic  75'
Manager:
Canada Ron Davidson
GK 1Croatia Ante Domjanovic (c)
RB 4 Canada Zach Tait  86'
CB 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Zvonko Bakula
CB 3Bosnia and Herzegovina Stanko Karacic
LB 6 Croatia Dragan Oluic
RM 2 Canada Kyle Grootenboer
CM 25Liberia Patrick Gerhardt
CM 9Serbia Miodrag Andjelkovic  88'
LM 15Serbia Nenad Begovic  75'
FW 8Bosnia and Herzegovina Haris Fazlagic  89'
FW 11 Serbia Ranko Golijanin  83'
Substitutes:
GK 0Canada Jeff Martins
DF 12Canada Bob Turnbull  86'
MF 13Canada Patryk Misik  88'
MF 14Canada Austin White  75'
MF 7Canada Ben Turnbull
MF 27Canada Stefan Dancetovic  83'
FW 16Canada Jake Simmons  89'
Manager:
Croatia Lazo Džepina

Assistant referees:
Steve Senderovich
Richard Oliveira
Fourth official:
David Barrie

Goal scorers

2010 Goal Scorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1Tihomir Maletić Toronto Croatia17
2Miloš Šćepanović Serbian White Eagles14
3Aidan O'Keeffe Hamilton Croatia12
3Kadian Lecky York Region Shooters12
5Ranko Golijanin Brantford Galaxy SC11
6Mahyar Khobad North York Astros10
6Lesly St. Fleur Milltown FC10
6Miodrag Anđelković Brantford Galaxy SC10
9Blazej Skoczylas Brampton Lions9
9Andrea Lombardo Portugal FC9

CSL Executive Committee and Staff

A list of the 2010 CSL Executive Committee.[30]

Position Name Nationality
Commissioner: Domenic Di Gironimo Canada Canadian
Director of Media and PR: Stan Adamson England English
League Administrator: Pino Jazbec Canada Canadian
Director of Officials: Tony Camacho Portugal Portuguese

Individual awards

Tihomir Maletic received both the MVP and Golden Boot

The annual CSL awards were presented before the CSL Championship final on October 31, 2010.[31] Toronto Croatia and York Region Shooters accumulated the most awards with 2 wins each.[32] The MVP and Golden Boot was presented to Tihomir Maletic, a veteran striker for Toronto Croatia. The Serbian White Eagles established the best defensive record throughout the season, and as a result Milos Kocic, a Toronto FC player on loan was given the Goalkeeper of the Year. The league chose Trinidadian international Rick Titus with the Defender of the Year, after contributing to York Region's regular season title. Tony De Thomasis was awarded the Harry Paul Gauss award for his commitment and allegiance to the league.

London City produced another Rookie of the Year with Thomas Beattie, who later advanced to the S.League. After leading Hamilton Croatia to the CSL Championship final Ron Davidson was named the Coach of the Year. The CSL Referee Committee voted Geoff Gamble for the Referee of the Year., and TFC Academy received their second Fair Play and Respect award.

Award Player (Club)
CSL Most Valuable Player Tihomir Maletic (Toronto Croatia)
CSL Golden Boot Tihomir Maletic (Toronto Croatia)
CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Milos Kocic (Serbian White Eagles)
CSL Defender of the Year Award Rick Titus (York Region Shooters)
CSL Rookie of the Year Award Thomas Beattie (London City)
CSL Coach of the Year Award Ron Davidson (Hamilton Croatia)
Harry Paul Gauss Award Tony De Thomasis (York Region Shooters)
CSL Referee of the Year Award Geoff Gamble
CSL Fair Play Award TFC Academy

CSL Reserve League

The reserve league expanded for the first time beyond the Greater Toronto Area border to include 11 teams. While the division operated as feeder and youth developmental system it also began to serve as entry level division to the First Division for clubs with a limited amount of financial resources. All first division clubs operated a reserve team with the except of Toronto Croatia, London City, and the Montreal Impact Academy.[33] Throughout the regular season Brampton Lions won the regular season title, while the Serbian White Eagles claimed the championship.[34]

Final standings

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
1 Brampton Lions Reserves 15 11 1 3 42 17 +25 34 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Brantford Galaxy Res. 15 10 2 3 34 13 +21 32
3 TFC Academy II 15 9 3 3 36 14 +22 30
4 York Region Shooters Res. 15 8 3 4 29 20 +9 27
5 Portugal Res. 15 6 3 6 34 28 +6 21
6 Ottawa FC 15 6 2 7 11 29 −18 20
7 Milltown FC Res. 15 5 4 6 18 28 −10 19
8 Serbian White Eagles Res. 15 5 2 8 21 42 −21 17
9 Hamilton Croatia Res. 15 4 2 9 22 38 −16 14
10 St. Catharines Wolves Res. 15 3 4 8 18 28 −10 13
11 North York Astros Res. 15 2 2 11 10 40 −30 8

Updated to games played on October 11, 2010.
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Final

Individual awards

Award Player (Club)
CSL Most Valuable Player Sergio Camargo (TFC Academy II)
CSL Golden Boot Wesley Cain (Portugal FC Res.)
Jonathan Singh (Brampton Lions Res.)
CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Jesse Castillo (Brantford Galaxy Res.)
CSL Defender of the Year Award David Ferreira (Brampton Lions Res.)
CSL Rookie of the Year Award Sergio Camargo (TFC Academy II)
CSL Coach of the Year Award Alex Di Matteo (Brampton Lions Res.)

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