Canadian Soccer League
Season2008
ChampionsSerbian White Eagles
Regular Season titleItalia Shooters (International Division)
Trois-Rivières Attak (National Division)
Matches played121
Goals scored419 (3.46 per match)
Top goalscorerDaniel Nascimento (Brampton Lions) (18 goals)
Best goalkeeperAndrew Olivieri
Biggest home win9–0 Trois-Rivières Attak v Windsor Border Stars
Biggest away win0–7 London City v Brampton Lions
4–7 London City v Toronto Croatia
← 2007
2009 →

The 2008 Canadian Soccer League season was the 11th since its establishment where a total of 16 teams from Ontario and Quebec took part in the league. The season began on May 16, 2008, and ended on October 26 with the Serbian White Eagles claiming their first championship by defeating Trois-Rivières Attak 2-1 in a penalty shootout.[1][2] This was the third consecutive year the White Eagles had reached the CSL finals losing respectively to Italia Shooters in 2006, and to rivals Toronto Croatia in 2007. While during the regular season Italia won their second division title with Trois-Rivières becoming the first Quebec team to claim the National Division title.[3]

The CSL added another team to the Peel Region after the relocation of the Canadian Lions to Brampton, Ontario to play as the Brampton Lions in the National Division. Toronto FC of the Major League Soccer established a relationship with the league by entering TFC Academy to the National Division, and TFC Academy II to the Reserve Division.[4] Further significant changes introduced by the league was the creation of the 5 team reserve division in the Toronto region to provide a developmental platform for young players in order to make the transition to the professional ranks.[5] The Ontario Soccer Association reached an agreement with the CSL to receive Operational Independence from the provincial governing body.[6] The league received more coverage from Rogers TV which would broadcast a CSL match on Friday nights.[7][8]

Changes from 2007 season

Teams

Team City Stadium Manager
Brampton Lions Brampton, Ontario (Bramalea) Victoria Park Stadium Armando Costa[12]
Italia Shooters Vaughan, Ontario (Maple) St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Carmine Isacco[12]
London City London, Ontario (Westmount) Cove Road Stadium Eddie Edgar[12]
North York Astros Toronto, Ontario (North York) Esther Shiner Stadium Rafael Carbajal[12]
Portugal FC Toronto, Ontario (Liberty Village) Lamport Stadium Jose Testas[12]
Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Milan Cancarevic[12]
St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle) Club Roma Stadium James McGillivray[12]
TFC Academy Toronto, Ontario (Liberty Village) Lamport Stadium Jason Bent[12]
Toronto Croatia Mississauga, Ontario Hershey Centre Miroslav Buljan[12]
Trois-Rivières Attak Trois-Rivières, Quebec Stade de l'UQTR Marc Dos Santos[12]
Windsor Border Stars Windsor, Ontario Windsor Stadium Pat Hilton[12]

Final standings

International Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Italia Shooters (A, C) 22 13 3 6 50 32 +18 42 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Serbian White Eagles (A, O) 22 12 5 5 43 23 +20 41
3 Toronto Croatia (A) 22 11 5 6 40 35 +5 38
4 Portugal FC (A) 22 9 7 6 44 31 +13 34
Updated to match(es) played on October 5, 2008. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08cslw21.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

National Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Trois-Rivieres Attak (A, C) 22 14 5 3 47 12 +35 47 Qualification for Playoffs
2 North York Astros (A) 22 10 3 9 41 41 0 33
3 Brampton Lions (A) 22 8 5 9 47 37 +10 29
4 St. Catharines Wolves (A) 22 7 5 10 28 38 −10 26
5 Windsor Border Stars 22 7 5 10 31 45 −14 26
6 TFC Academy 22 6 2 14 26 44 −18 20
7 London City 22 0 3 19 22 81 −59 3
Updated to match(es) played on October 5, 2008. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08cslw21.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions

2008 scoring leaders

Full article: CSL Golden Boot[13]
Rank Player Nationality Club Goals
1 Daniel Nascimento  Canada Brampton Lions 18
2 Andrew Loague  Canada London City 14
Selvin Lammie[14]  Canada North York Astros 14
4 Dragan Radović  Montenegro Serbian White Eagles 12
5 Hayden Fitzwilliams  Trinidad and Tobago Toronto Croatia 11
6 Saša Viciknez  Serbia Serbian White Eagles 10
Danny Amaral  Canada Portugal FC 10
Jonathan Hurtis  France North York Astros 10
9 Tihomir Maletić  Croatia Toronto Croatia 9

CSL 2008 Playoffs

QuarterFinals
10 & 11 October 2008 		SemiFinals
17 & 18 October 2008 		CSL Final
26 October 2008 @ 5:45pm
Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
         
1 Trois-Rivières Attak 2
8 St. Catharines Wolves 0
1 Trois-Rivières Attak 7
5 Portugal FC 0
4 Toronto Croatia 1
5 Portugal FC 2
1 Trois-Rivières Attak 2 (1)
3 Serbian White Eagles (a.e.t./PSO) 2 (2)
2 Italia Shooters 1
7 Brampton Lions 0
2 Italia Shooters 0
3 Serbian White Eagles 3
3 Serbian White Eagles 2
6 North York Astros 1

Quarterfinals

October 10, 2008 Italia Shooters 1–0 (a.e.t.) Brampton Lions Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET Marco Terminesi 114' (Report) Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Manuel Orellana (Ontario)
October 10, 2008 Toronto Croatia 1–2 Portugal FC Mississauga, Ontario
8:00 ET Tihomir Maletić 16' (Report) Mike DiLuca 60'
Danny Amaral 70'		 Stadium: Hershey Centre
Referee: Joe Fletcher (Ontario)
October 11, 2008 Trois-Rivières Attak 2–0 St. Catharines Wolves Trois-Rivières, Quebec
3:00 ET Jean-Louis Bessé 28'
Nicolas Lesage 65'		 (Report) Stadium: Stade de l'UQTR
Attendance: 1500
October 11, 2008 Serbian White Eagles 2–1 (a.e.t.) North York Astros Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET Miloš Šćepanović 10'
Alex Braletić 116'		 (Report) Franco Lalli 74' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Vito Curalli (Ontario)

Semifinals

October 17, 2008 Italia Shooters 0–3 Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET (Report) Nikola Budalić 40'
Alex Braletić 62'
Miloš Šćepanović 82'		 Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 180
Referee: Yusir Rudolf (Ontario)
October 18, 2008 Trois-Rivieres Attak 7–0 Portugal FC Trois-Rivières, Quebec
3:00 ET Mohamed Sylla 26'
Pierre-Rudolph Mayard 41'
Pierre-Rudolph Mayard 43'
Mohamed Sylla 58'
Nicolas Lesage 75'
Francois Boivin 77'
Hector Contreras 87'		 (Report) Stadium: Stade de l'UQTR
Attendance: 1500

CSL Championship

Trois-Rivieres Attak2–2Serbian White Eagles
Nicolas Lesage 70'
Jean-Phillipe Étienne 103'		 Report Alex Braletic 61'
Saša Viciknez 95'
Penalties
Massimo Di Ioia soccer ball with red X
Alex Surprenant soccer ball with red X
Andrew Olivieri soccer ball with check mark
Jean-Phillipe Étienne soccer ball with red X
Davy Uwimana soccer ball with red X		 1 – 2 Miloš Šćepanović soccer ball with red X
Mirko Medić soccer ball with red X
Saša Viciknez soccer ball with check mark
Nenad Stojčić soccer ball with red X
Dragorad Milićević soccer ball with check mark
Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 1200
Referee: Isaac Raymond (Ontario)
GK 1 Canada Andrew Olivieri (c)
RB 25 Canada Alex Surprenant
CB 21 Burundi Davy Uwimana
CB 16 Canada Olivier Brett
LB 23 Canada Elkana Mayard
RM 10 Canada Hector Contreras downward-facing red arrow 63'
CM 7 Canada Ibrahim Baldeh
CM 6 Canada Jean Philippe Etienne
LM 17 Canada Pierre-Rudolph Mayard downward-facing red arrow 82'
ST 9 Guinea Mohamed Sylla downward-facing red arrow 107'
ST 8 Ivory Coast Jean-Louis Bessé downward-facing red arrow 73'
Substitutes:
GK 13 Canada Gildas Toufilana
DF 3 Canada Serge Dinkota
DF 4 Canada Michel Vitulano upward-facing green arrow 107'
DF 5 Canada Francois Boivin
MF 20 Canada Massimo Di Ioia upward-facing green arrow 82'
FW 12 Canada Nicolas Lesage upward-facing green arrow 63'
FW 18 Canada Guillaume Heroux upward-facing green arrow 73'
Manager:
Canada Marc Dos Santos
GK 25 Canada Dan Pelc
RB 14 Serbia Uroš Stamatović
CB 4 Canada Mark Jankovic
CB 6 Serbia Mirko Medić
LB 3 Serbia Dragorad Milićević
RM 19 Saint Kitts and Nevis Darryl Gomez downward-facing red arrow 71'
CM 8 Serbia Nenad Stojčić
CM 7 Serbia Miloš Vučinić downward-facing red arrow 117'
LM 5 Canada Nikola Budalic (c)
FW 10 Canada Alex Braletic downward-facing red arrow 101'
FW 15 Serbia Miloš Šćepanović
Substitutes:
GK 28 Serbia Marko Petrović
MF 20 Serbia Milan Janošević upward-facing green arrow 101'
MF 21 Serbia Aleksandar Radovanović
MF 16 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Caswain Mason
FW 11 Montenegro Dragan Radović
FW 9 Serbia Saša Viciknez upward-facing green arrow 71'
FW 2 Canada Said Ali upward-facing green arrow 117'
Manager:
Serbia Milan Čančarević

Assistant referees:
David Barrie
Gianni Facchini
Fourth official:
Domenic Scali

CSL Executive Committee and Staff

A list of the 2008 CSL Executive Committee.[15]

Position Name Nationality
Commissioner: Cary Kaplan Canada Canadian
Executive Director: Stan Adamson[16] England English
Director of Discipline: Clifford Dell[17] Canada Canadian
Director of Officials: Tony Camacho Portugal Portuguese
League Coordinator: Brock Robinson Canada Canadian
Office Manager: Janet Leonard Canada Canadian

Individual awards

Daniel Nascimento received the MVP and CSL Golden Boot

The annual CSL awards were presented before the CSL Championship final on October 26, 2008.[3] All the awards were taken by the National Division teams with the Brampton Lions, North York Astros, and Trois-Rivières Attak receiving the most awards with 2 wins each.[18] Daniel Nascimento of Brampton was chosen by the league as the MVP, and received the Golden Boot. After recording the best defensive record with Trois-Rivières, former Montreal Impact player Andrew Olivieri was named the Goalkeeper of the Year. Trois-Rivières were also recognized with the Fair Play award for being the most disciplined team throughout the season.

The Defender of the Year was given to Carlos Zeballos of North York. After improving his craft in Europe, Rafael Carbajal returned to the North York Astros to achieve the club's highest finish in their club's history. TFC Academy produced the Rookie of the Year with Adrian Pena. While Isaac Raymond was given the Referee of the Year, and down the road in 2015 was appointed the Manager of Canada's Referee Department for the Canadian Soccer Association.[19]

Award Player (Club)
CSL Most Valuable Player Daniel Nascimento (Brampton Lions)
CSL Golden Boot Daniel Nascimento (Brampton Lions)
CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Andrew Olivieri (Trois-Rivières Attak)
CSL Defender of the Year Award Carlos Zeballos (North York Astros)
CSL Rookie of the Year Award Adrian Pena (TFC Academy)
CSL Coach of the Year Award Rafael Carbajal (North York Astros)
CSL Referee of the Year Award Isaac Raymond
CSL Fair Play Award Trois-Rivières Attak

Reserve Division

Canadian Soccer League
Reserve Division
Season2008
ChampionsItalia Shooters Reserves
Matches played40
Goals scored155 (3.88 per match)
2009 →

In 2008, the league formed the Reserve Division to build a developmental structure within the CSL. The previous time a reserve division was in operation was in the 1990 season in the predecessor league.[20] The intentions of the division was to provide clubs with a supply chain of players with additional playing time, and establish a developmental platform for players in order to make the transition to the professional ranks.[21][22] The original 5 members of the division were from the Greater Toronto Area with a schedule running from June 2, 2008 to October 6, 2008.

Teams

Team City Stadium
Italia Shooters Reserves Maple, Ontario St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
North York Astros Reserves Toronto, Ontario Esther Shiner Stadium
Portugal FC Reserves Toronto, Ontario Esther Shiner Stadium
TFC Academy II Vaughan, Ontario Ontario Soccer Centre
Toronto Croatia Reserves Mississauga, Ontario Hershey Centre

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Italia Shooters Reserves (C) 16 12 1 3 55 15 +40 37
2 TFC Academy II 16 12 1 3 47 13 +34 37
3 Toronto Croatia Reserves 16 4 4 8 19 36 −17 16
4 North York Astros Reserves 16 4 2 10 18 38 −20 14
5 Portugal FC Reserves 16 3 2 11 16 53 −37 11
Updated to match(es) played on October 6, 2008. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20090218054554/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/page.php?page_id=7782
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

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