1999 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

Canadian Professional Soccer League
Season	May 28 – September 26 (regular season); October 1 – October 2 (playoffs)
Champions	Toronto Olympians
Regular Season title	Toronto Olympians
Matches played	56
Goals scored	225 (4.02 per match)
Top goalscorer	Eddy Berdusco (Toronto Olympians)
Best goalkeeper	George Azcurra
Biggest home win	Toronto Olympians 11–1; North York Astros; (September 19, 1999)
Biggest away win	York Region Shooters; 1–7 Toronto Olympians; (June 6, 1999)
Highest scoring	Toronto Olympians 11–1; North York Astros; (September 19, 1999)
	← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the second season under the Canadian Professional Soccer League name. The season began on May 28, 1999, and concluded on October 2, 1999, with Toronto Olympians defeating Toronto Croatia 2-0 to claim their first CPSL Championship.^[1] The Olympians made history by becoming the first club in the league's history to achieve a treble. For the second straight season, they went undefeated for the entire season. The league also introduced their first All-Star match where the CPSL All-Stars faced the CSA Development team.^[2]

Changes from 1998 season

All founding members of the CPSL returned with the exception of Mississauga Eagles P.S.C. The newest addition to the league were expansion franchise the Oshawa Flames. Other changes were Glen Shields changing their name to Glen Shields Sun Devils, and the York Region Shooters moving to Richmond Hill, Ontario.^[3]

Teams

Team	City	Stadium	Manager
Glen Shields Sun Devils	Vaughan, Ontario (Thornhill)	Dufferin District Field	Dave Benning^[4]
London City	London, Ontario (Westmount)	Cove Road Stadium	Tony Laferrara^[5]
North York Astros	Toronto, Ontario (North York)	Esther Shiner Stadium	Rafael Carbajal^[6]
Oshawa Flames	Oshawa, Ontario (Vanier)	Oshawa Civic Stadium	Jens Kraemer
St. Catharines Wolves	St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle)	Club Roma Stadium	Lucio Ianiero^[7]
Toronto Croatia	Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke)	Centennial Park Stadium	Bruno Pilas^[8]
Toronto Olympians	Toronto, Ontario (Scarborough)	Birchmount Stadium	David Gee^[9]
York Region Shooters	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Richmond Green	Sam Foti

Vaughan

London

Oshawa

St. Catharines

Richmond Hill

TORONTO

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Location of CPSL teams outside of Toronto for the 1999 CPSL season.

Toronto Olympians

Toronto Croatia

North York Astros

York Region Shooters

Glen Shields Sun Devils

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Location of CPSL teams in Toronto for the 1999 CPSL season.

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toronto Olympians	14	13	1	0	56	7	+49	40	Qualification for Playoffs
2	Toronto Croatia	14	8	2	4	31	19	+12	26
3	Glen Shields Sun Devils	14	7	4	3	34	18	+16	25
4	London City	14	5	5	4	30	36	−6	20
5	Oshawa Flames	14	3	6	5	19	26	−7	15
6	St. Catharines Roma	14	3	4	7	19	30	−11	13
7	York Region Shooters	14	3	3	8	20	34	−14	12
8	North York Astros	14	2	1	11	16	55	−39	7

Updated to match(es) played on September 23, 1999. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/99cpw17b.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Playoffs

Bracket

The top four teams qualified for a one-game semifinal that led to the championship game played on October 2 at Oshawa Civic Stadium in Oshawa, Ontario.

Semifinals			Final

1	Toronto Olympians	4

4	London City	1
			1	Toronto Olympians	2

			2	Toronto Croatia	0
2	Toronto Croatia	5

3	Glen Shields Sun Devils	2

Semifinals

October 1, 1999	Toronto Croatia	5–2	Glen Shields Sun Devils	Oshawa, Ontario
7:00 ET	Ivica Jelic 6' Josip Draganic 44', 72' Zajac 79' Robert Mandekic 82'	(Report)	Fitzroy Powell 83' Marco Antonucci 88'	Stadium: Oshawa Civic Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Andrew Drajinsky (Ontario)

October 1, 1999	Toronto Olympians	4–1	London City	Oshawa, Ontario
9:00 ET	Gus Kouzmanis 10', 73', 84' Capporella 33'	(Report)	Mesanovic 87'	Stadium: Oshawa Civic Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Steve Mortimer (Ontario)

CPSL Championship

October 2

5:00 ET

Toronto Olympians	2–0	Toronto Croatia
Thomas 55' Handsor 73'	Report

Oshawa Civic Stadium, Oshawa, Ontario

Attendance: 100

Referee: Tony Camacho (Ontario)


GK	1	Brian Bowes
RB	5	Tony Marshall
CB	6	Peyvand Mossavat
CB	4	Ian Cardey^[10]
LB	8	Bayete Smith
RM	9	Elvis Thomas	77'
CM	20	Danny Ziannis (c)
CM	17	Chris Handsor	84'
LM	7	Daryl Holmes
ST	11	Gus Kouzmanis	79'
ST	23	Eddy Berdusco	75'
Substitutes:
GK	22	Tom Bianchi^[11]
MF	12	Louie Ouroutzaglou
DF	16	Ron Belfon	75'
DF	14	Arte Alkatov	79'
MF	15	Louie Katsavrias	84'
MF	13	Danny Sanna
FW	10	John Matas	77'
Manager:
David Gee


GK	1	George Azcurra
RB	2	Daniel Pilas^[12]
CB	3	Josip Draganic
CB	4	Domagoj Sain^[13]
LB	4	Ivica Sola
RM	6	Ivica Jelic	71'
CM	20	Robert Fran
CM	9	Ante Musa
LM	10	Tom Granic (c)	75'
CF	8	Czeslaw Zajac	50'
CF	11	Denny Draganic	67'
Substitutes:
DF	13	Nikola Marketic	75'
MF	14	Robert Mandekic	67'
MF	15	Paul Grguric	71'
MF	19	Peter Curic	50'
Manager:
Bruno Pilas

Assistant referees:
Steve Cahoon
Nick Rose
Fourth official:
John Lopes

All-Star game

The league's inaugural all-star match was played on September 26, 1999 at Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. The CPSL All-Star team was selected from the six remaining clubs that didn't compete in the CPSL League Cup final, which excluded players from the Toronto Olympians and Toronto Croatia. The Canada Development team featured players from the CSA National Training Centre which consisted of senior national team players with a mix of young prospects with USL A-League experience.^[14]^[15]^[16]

September 26

1:00 ET

CPSL All-Stars	2–1	Canada Development Team
Giummarra 17' Giummarra 81'	Report	De Rosario 13'

Centennial Park Stadium, Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 500

Referee: Nigel Johnson (Ontario)


GK	29	Adam Morandini	85'
RB	5	Dave McDonald
CB	15	Mike Marshall
LB	25	Gerald Gallacher	35'
RM	8	Mike Kim
CM	10	Jurek Gebczynski (c)	35'
CM	13	Lucio Ianiero
CM	7	Phil Ionadi	78'
LM	4	Mike Glasgow	63'
ST	11	Willy Giummarra
ST	17	Marco Antonucci^[17]
Substitutes:
GK	1	Rafael Carbajal	85'
DF	12	JP Rickwood	78'
FW	18	Dave Kohek	63'
FW	16	Alex Nardi	35'
FW	9	Adrian Sciarra^[18]
DF	6	Anthony Whitney^[19]	35'
Manager:
Tony La Ferrara Dave Benning


GK	1	Steve Cox
RB	2	Carl Fletcher	70'
CB	3	Victor Oppong^[20]
CB	5	Marco Reda
LB	6	Nevio Pizzolitto
RM	4	Adrian Serioux
CM	8	Miles O'Connor
CM	11	Toll Dasterridis	62'
LM	12	Jordan Gillespie
CF	9	Semir Mesanovic
CF	10	Dwayne De Rosario
Substitutes:
GK	22	Alim Hassin
MF	17	Matt Smith^[21]
MF	14	Jamie Dodds	70'
MF	7	Adrian Llewellyn^[22]	62'
FW	16	Atiba Hutchinson
Manager:
Paul James

Assistant referees:
Steve Cahoon
O.J. Panic
Fourth official:
Stephanie Denhamm

1999 scoring leaders

Full article: CSL Golden Boot^[23]

Position	Player's name	Nationality	Club	Goals
1	Eddy Berdusco	Canada	Toronto Olympians	25
2	Elvis Thomas	Canada	Toronto Olympians	21
3	Gus Kouzmanis	Canada	Toronto Olympians	16
4	Mike Glasgow	Canada	Glen Shields	10
5	Phil Ionadi	Canada	Glen Shields	10
6	Andy Madeiros	Canada	Toronto Croatia	10
7	John Matas	Canada	Toronto Olympians	10
8	Semir Mesanovic	Canada	London City Soccer Club	10

CPSL Executive Committee

The 1999 CPSL Executive Committee.^[24]

Position	Name	Nationality
Chairman:	Bill Spiers	English
Director of Operations:	Chris Bellamy^[25]	Canadian
Director of Finance:	Peter Li Preti	Canadian
Director of Officials:	Tony Camacho	Portuguese

Awards

Weekly awards

Week	CPSL Player of the Week		Reference
Week	Player	Club	Reference
Week 1	Semir Mesanovic	London City	^[26]
Week 2	John Matas	Toronto Olympians	^[27]
Week 3	Eddy Berdusco	Toronto Olympians	^[28]
Week 4	Gus Kouzmanis	Toronto Olympians	^[29]
Week 5	Mike Glasgow	Glen Shields Sun Devils	^[30]
Week 6	Leo Marasovic	Toronto Croatia	^[31]
Week 7	Mich D'Angelo	York Region Shooters	^[32]

Individual awards

The CPSL held their second annual awards ceremony on November 21, 1999 at the Hollywood Princess in Concord, Ontario.^[33] The Toronto Olympians went home with the majority of the awards with 4 wins.^[34] David Gee along with Tony LaFerrara of London City won the Coach of the Year award. Gee became the first manager to win the award consecutively twice. Canadian internationals Elvis Thomas and Eddy Berdusco received the MVP and Golden Boot award. Toronto's final award was the Fair Play award for being the most disciplined team throughout the season. London City produced their fourth straight Rookie of the Year with Semir Mesanovic. While Toronto Croatia received their first CPSL club award with George Azcurra being named the Goalkeeper of the Year. Silviu Petrescu who later went on to officiate matches at the international level and Major League Soccer was recognized with the Referee of the Year award.

Award	Player (Club)
CPSL Most Valuable Player	Elvis Thomas (Toronto Olympians)
CPSL Golden Boot	Eddy Berdusco (Toronto Olympians)
CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award	George Azcurra (Toronto Croatia)
CPSL Rookie of the Year Award	Semir Mesanovic (London City)
CPSL Coach of the Year Award	David Gee (Toronto Olympians) Tony LaFerrara (London City)
CPSL Referee of the Year Award	Silviu Petrescu
CPSL Fair Play Award	Toronto Olympians

References

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^ "Ian Cardey (2015) - Hall of Fame". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
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^ "Golden Hawk Athletics - Profile - Dan Pilas - LaurierAthletics.com". www.laurierathletics.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
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^ "1999 - July 8 - Player of the Week Gus Kouzmanic". 2001-11-26. Archived from the original on 2001-11-26. Retrieved 2017-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "1999 - July 9 - Player of the Week Mike Glasgow". 2002-03-29. Archived from the original on 2002-03-29. Retrieved 2017-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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^ "CPSL 1999 Award Winners". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-06-02.

External links

Rocket Robin's Home Page of the 1999 CPSL Season

[1] Glover, Robin. "Toronto Olympians vs Toronto Croatia". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.

[2] "Canada Kicks -- CPSL Names All-Stars". 2000-05-21. Archived from the original on 2000-05-21. Retrieved 2016-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[3] "Canada Kicks - CPSL Update". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.

[4] "1999 - August 7 - Mid-Season Review". 2001-11-26. Archived from the original on 2001-11-26. Retrieved 2018-07-20.

[5] "CPSL announced its All-Star Team". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Ontario SoccerNet - CPSL Ontario Update. September 22, 1999. Retrieved 2019-07-13.

[6] "North York Astros Soccer Club Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2009-06-01. Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2017-11-30.

[7] Wallace, Jim (4 March 1999). "Ianiero takes over as Wolves' top dog: New coach will install new offensive system". St. Catharines Standard. pp. C3.

[8] "Toronto Croatia family relations". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.

[9] "Shooters Still Alive". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Ontario SoccerNet. August 30, 1999. Retrieved 2019-07-13.

[10] "Ian Cardey (2015) - Hall of Fame". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

[11] "Tommaso Bianchi 2001 Men's Soccer - Vanguard University". www.vanguardlions.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

[12] "Golden Hawk Athletics - Profile - Dan Pilas - LaurierAthletics.com". www.laurierathletics.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

[13] "Successful Diaspora Returnee Stories: Domagoj Šain, Data Domain, Korcula". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

[14] "Ontario SoccerNet - CPSL Ontario Update". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.

[15] Bailey, David. "Canada Kicks -- Olympians Take Cup". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.

[16] Glover, Robin. "CPSL All Stars vs Canada's Development team". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2016-12-28.

[17] "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

[18] "Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group hires Adrian Sciarra as vice-president". Ottawa Sun. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

[19] "Ontario Tech Ridgebacks - Anthony Whitney - Staff Directory - Ontario Tech". goridgebacks.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

[20] "Canada Soccer". www.canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

[21] "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

[22] "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2020-01-19.

[23] "Canada Kicks - CPSL Update". 2001-06-19. Archived from the original on June 19, 2001. Retrieved 2016-03-19.

[24] "CPSL (Ontario Division) - Awards Banquet 1999". 2001-11-26. Archived from the original on 2001-11-26. Retrieved 2018-07-21.

[25] "Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Retrieved 2019-12-13.

[26] "1999 - June 9 - Player of the Week Semir Mesanovic". 2002-03-29. Archived from the original on 2002-03-29. Retrieved 2017-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[27] "1999 - June 15 - Player of the Week John Matas". 2002-05-03. Archived from the original on 2002-05-03. Retrieved 2017-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[28] "1999 - June 22 - Player of the Week Eddy Berdusco". 2001-11-26. Archived from the original on 2001-11-26. Retrieved 2017-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[29] "1999 - July 8 - Player of the Week Gus Kouzmanic". 2001-11-26. Archived from the original on 2001-11-26. Retrieved 2017-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[30] "1999 - July 9 - Player of the Week Mike Glasgow". 2002-03-29. Archived from the original on 2002-03-29. Retrieved 2017-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[31] "1999 - July 14 - Player of the Week Leo Marasovic". 2001-11-26. Archived from the original on 2001-11-26. Retrieved 2017-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[32] "1999 - July 21 - Player of the Week Mich D'Angelo". 2001-11-26. Archived from the original on 2001-11-26. Retrieved 2017-03-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[33] Glover, Robin. "1999 CPSL Awards". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-06-02.

[34] "CPSL 1999 Award Winners". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-06-02.

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