The CSL is the only truly full-scale attempt to create a top level professional soccer league in Canada. At times teams could reach crowds of 10,000, but the talent often lacked, and attendance quickly fell off. Team struggled constantly under financial losses and finally the league folded after only 6 years of existence, with three remaining teams joining the American Professional Soccer League. Edmonton joined the league from the Western Soccer Alliance.
Many thanks to Chris Billows who posted all of this information to na-soccer@hoplite.org.
1987
G W T L GF GA PTS
Eastern Division
Hamilton Steelers 20 10 6 4 32 22 26
Ottawa Pioneers 20 7 9 4 15 23 23
Toronto Blizzard 20 6 6 8 22 27 20
North York Rockets 20 1 7 12 15 39 9
Western Division
Calgary Kickers 20 11 5 4 32 22 27
Vancouver 86ers 20 9 3 8 37 27 21
Edmonton Brickmen 20 7 7 6 27 24 20
Winnipeg Fury 20 5 4 11 25 36 14
Quarterfinals: Edmonton 1 at Vancouver 2
Toronto 2 at Ottawa 1
Semi-finals: Vancouver 3 at Calgary 4
Toronto 0 at Hamilton 1
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hamilton 1 at Calgary 2
1988
Before the season, Montreal was added.
G W T L GF GA PTS
Eastern Division
Hamilton Steelers 28 18 6 4 64 28 42
Toronto Blizzard 28 7 13 7 44 31 29
North York Rockets 28 10 8 10 40 39 28
Ottawa Intrepid 28 8 9 11 32 43 25
Montreal Supra 28 8 8 12 36 44 24
Western Division
Vancouver 86ers 28 21 6 1 84 30 48
Winnipeg Fury 28 9 7 12 33 46 25
Calgary Kickers 28 6 6 16 39 70 18
Edmonton Brickmen 28 4 5 19 33 74 13
Quarterfinals: Calgary 1 at Winnipeg 2
North York 1 at Toronto 2
Semifinals: Winnipeg 1 at Vancouver 3
Toronto 0 at Hamilton 1
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hamilton 1 at Vancouver 4
1989
Before the season, Victoria was added.
G W T L GF GA PTS
Eastern Division
Toronto Blizzard 26 16 6 4 48 27 38
Hamilton Steelers 26 15 7 4 56 28 37
North York Rockets 26 12 9 5 35 23 33
Ottawa Intrepid 26 7 8 11 41 46 22
Montreal Supra 26 3 9 14 26 46 15
Western Division
Vancouver 86ers 26 18 6 2 65 33 42
Edmonton Brickmen 26 9 3 14 44 55 21
Calgary Strikers 26 8 3 15 36 56 19
Winnipeg Fury 26 6 7 13 35 51 19
Victoria Vistas 26 4 6 16 32 53 14
Quarterfinals: Edmonton 3 at Calgary 1
Calgary 0 at Edmonton 0
Hamilton 1 at North York 1
North york 0 at Hamilton 1
Semifinals: Vancouver 5 at Edmonton 3
Edmonton 0 at Vancouver 4
Toronto 1 at Hamilton 1
Hamilton 2 at Toronto 1
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hamilton 2 at Vancouver 3
After the season, Calgary folded.
1990
Before the season, Kitchener and London were added.
G W T L GF GA PTS
Eastern Division
Toronto Blizzard 26 18 3 5 52 15 39
Montreal Supra 26 13 11 2 30 12 37
Hamilton Steelers 26 10 9 7 44 35 29
Kitchener Spirit 26 8 7 11 30 36 23
North York Rockets 26 7 9 10 34 36 23
Ottawa Intrepid 26 2 9 15 21 49 13
London Lasers 26 2 7 17 26 68 11
Western Division
Vancouver 86ers 26 17 3 6 69 26 40
Victoria Vistas 26 12 7 7 42 32 31
Winnipeg Fury 26 7 11 8 22 37 22
Edmonton Brick Men 26 6 14 6 20 44 18
Quarterfinals: Victoria 1 at Winnipeg 4
Victoria 2 at Winnipeg 1
Victoria 1 at Winnipeg 1 - 5-4 Victoria Penalty
Vancouver 2 at North York 0
North York 1 at Vancouver 2
Kitchener 0 at Toronto 1
Kitchener 0 at Toronto 0 - 4-3 Kitchener Penalty
Montreal 1 at Hamilton 2
Hamilton 1 at Montreal 0
Semifinals: Vancouver 2 at Victoria 2
Victoria 1 at Vancouver 6
Hamilton 1 at Kitchener 0
Kitchener 3 at Hamilton 3
CHAMPIONSHIP: Hamilton 1 at Vancouver 6
After the season, Victoria, Edmonton, Ottawa and London folded.
1991
G W T L GF GA PTS
Before the season, Nova Scotia was added. Kitchener changed their nickname to
Kickers.
Vancouver 86ers 28 20 4 4 69 31 64
Toronto Blizzard 28 14 6 8 57 33 48
North York Rockets 28 13 9 6 50 36 48
Hamilton Steelers 28 14 4 10 42 38 46
Montreal Supra 28 11 7 10 41 38 40
Nova Scotia Clippers 28 7 7 14 29 53 28
Kitchener Kickers 28 4 7 17 28 56 19
Winnipeg Fury 28 4 6 18 26 57 18
Quarterfinals: North York 4 at Nova Scotia 0
Nova Scotia 1 at North York 5
Hamilton 0 at Montreal 3
Montreal 0 at Hamilton 4
Montreal 0 at Hamilton 1
Semifinals: Toronto 2 at North York 0
North York 2 at Toronto 1
North York 0 at Toronto 1
Vancouver 1 at Hamilton 1
Hamilton 1 at Vancouver 2
CHAMPIONSHIP: Toronto 3 at Vancouver 5
After the season, Hamilton, Nova Scotia, and Kitchener folded.
1992
Before the season, London was added.
G W T L GF GA PTS
Vancouver 86ers 20 11 3 6 42 28 36
North York Rockets 20 8 6 6 25 20 30
Winnipeg Fury 20 8 1 11 27 42 25
Montreal Supra 20 6 7 7 29 24 25
London Lasers 20 6 7 7 25 32 22
Toronto Blizzard 20 6 6 8 28 29 21
Semifinals: Vancouver 1 at Montreal 1
Montreal 0 at Vancouver 1
North York 1 at Winnipeg 1
Winnipeg 1 at North York 0
CHAMPIONSHIP: Vancouver 0 at Winnipeg 2
Winnipeg 1 at Vancouver 1
After the season, the league folded, along with the London franchise.
Vancouver Montreal, and Toronto joined the APSL, and North York, and Winnipeg
joined the semi-pro National Soccer League (which changed its name to the
Canadian National Soccer League in 1993).
Prepared and maintained by David A. Litterer for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: David A. Litterer
(spectrum@sover.net)
Last updated: 7 Jun 2013
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