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1998 CPSL League Cup

The 1998 CPSL League Cup was the inaugural edition of the Canadian Professional Soccer League's league cup tournament running from July through late September. The tournament final was played in a two-game series final at Club Roma Stadium in St. Catharines, Ontario, and at Birchmount Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. The tournament was won by the Toronto Olympians after defeating St. Catharines Roma Wolves 3-0 on goals on aggregate.[1][2]

1998 League Cup
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsToronto Olympians (1st title)
Runner-upSt. Catharines Roma Wolves
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored127 (4.23 per match)
1999 →

Overview edit

After proposals made in 1996 by the USL A-League to create an open cup competition within Canada failed to materialize the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer League launched the CPSL League Cup in 1998 as the successor league cup to the Canadian National Soccer League's.[3] Though initially the tournament was restricted to CPSL member clubs plans were formulated for future participation of USL A-League Canadian franchises and the champions of the various top provincial leagues.[3] Eventually the league's objective would be reached in the 2003 Open Canada Cup as the tournament officially became open to all Canadian professional and amateur clubs in order to provide a potential candidate for the CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[4] The original format of the tournament was organized into a group stage with the two top teams advancing to the semifinals.[5]

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
Glen Shields 6 5 1 0 19 3 +16 16 Advanced to the semi-final
North York Astros 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10
Toronto Croatia 6 3 0 3 16 14 +2 9
London City SC 6 0 0 6 5 24 −19 0
Toronto Croatia1–3Glen Shields
Stephen Warren   89' Report Bodo Lazetic   7'
Danny Sankar   50'
Michele D'Angelo   60'
Attendance: 150
Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (OSA)
Toronto Croatia5–1London City SC
Brandon Trtani   5'
Zajac   23',   91'
Norman Woodrow   83'
Robert Hildenbrand   84' (o.g.)		 Report Junior Emanuel   78'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Steve DiPietro (OSA)
Glen Shields6–0London City SC
Report
North York Astros0–2Toronto Croatia
Report Norman Woodrow   17'
Zajac   26'
Attendance: 80
Referee: Manuel Orellano (OSA)
Glen Shields4–1Toronto Croatia
Report
North York Astros2–0London City SC
Kerwin Skeete   8'
Boris Lopez   90'		 Report
Attendance: 100
Referee: David Smith (OSA)
Toronto Croatia1–2North York Astros
Zajac   80' Report Ednie Tavares   1'
Kerwin Skeete   5'
Referee: Frank Marcelo (OSA)
London City SC4–6Toronto Croatia
Report
Glen Shields1–1North York Astros
Dave McDonald   7' Report Alejandro Martinez   45'
Attendance: 300
London City SC0–3Glen Shields
Report
London City SC0–2North York Astros
Report
North York Astros0–2Glen Shields
Report Donia   49'
Benning   64'
Attendance: 80

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
Toronto Olympians 6 5 1 0 21 7 +14 16 Advanced to the semi-final
St. Catharines Roma Wolves 6 3 2 1 20 10 +10 11
York Region Shooters 6 1 1 4 9 20 −11 4
Mississauga Eagles P.S.C. 6 1 0 5 10 23 −13 3
York Region Shooters1–3Toronto Olympians
Report
Highland Park, Aurora, Ontario
Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.5–2York Region Shooters
Report
Wildwood Park, Mississauga, Ontario
York Region Shooters2–1Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.
Report
Highland Park, Aurora, Ontario
Toronto Olympians3–1St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Kouzmanis   55',   82'
Danny Ziannis  		 [[6] Report] Cipriani  
St. Catharines Roma Wolves2–2York Region Shooters
Gary McGuchan   17'
Borgh   44'		 [[7] Report] Angelo Covello   23'
Simon Roeleveld   63'
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
York Region Shooters1–4St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Adrian Sciarra   [[8] Report] Patrick Dugas  ,  
Gary McGuchan  ,  
Highland Park, Aurora, Ontario
Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.1–4Toronto Olympians
Ramin Kieifar   49' Report Berdusco   14'
Gus Kouzmanis   20',   31'
Lei   27'
Wildwood Park, Mississauga, Ontario
Attendance: 60
Referee: Tony Camacho (OSA)
St. Catharines Roma Wolves2–2Toronto Olympians
Report
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Toronto Olympians4–1Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.
Report
Toronto Olympians5–1York Region Shooters
Report
St. Catharines Roma Wolves5–1Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.
Gary McGuchan   2',   48'
Anwar Ahmed   70'
Ianiero  
Patrick Dugas  		 [[9] Report] Mike Fedoruk   88'
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.1–6St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Herman Duque   [[10] Report] Anwar Ahmed  
Arghittu  ,  
Pat Dugas  
Gary McGuchan  
John Sozio  
Wildwood Park, Mississauga, Ontario

Knockout stage edit

Bracket edit

Semi-finals Finals
          
A2 St. Catharines Roma Wolves 5 1 6
B1 Glen Shields 1 0 1
St. Catharines Roma Wolves 0 0 0
Toronto Olympians 0 3 3
B2 North York Astros 0 1 1
A1 Toronto Olympians 5 1 9

Semi-finals edit

St. Catharines Roma Wolves5–1Glen Shields
Patrick Dugas   4'
Tony Carbonara   38'
Ianiero   59'
Anwar Ahmed  79'
Gary McGuchan   88'		 [[11] Report] Angelo Donio   89'
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Referee: Steve DePiero
Glen Shields0–1St. Catharines Roma Wolves
[[12] Report] Keith Moore   40'
Highland Park, Aurora, Ontario

St. Catharines won 6–1 on aggregate.

Toronto Olympians4–0North York Astros
  • Berdusco   20',   78'
  • Gus Kouzmanis   58'
  • Ron Belfon   93'
 Report
Attendance: 250
Referee: Manuel Orellana (OSA)

Toronto won 9–1 on aggregate.

Finals edit

St. Catharines Roma Wolves0–0Toronto Olympians
Report
[[13] Report]
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Attendance: 200
Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (OSA)
Toronto Olympians3–0St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Kouzmanis   44',   66'
Berdusco   63'		 Report
[[14] Report]
Attendance: 300
Referee: Frank Marciello (OSA)
GK 1   Brian Bowes
RB 20   Danny Ziannis
CB 4   Ian Cardey
LB 5   Tony Marshall
CM 16   Daryl Holmes   82'
RM 17   John Matas
CM 6   Peyvand Mossavat
CM 7   Gong Lei   72'
LM 10   Chris Handsor   82'
ST 23   Eddy Berdusco
ST 11   Gus Kouzmanis
Substitutes:
DF 15   Louie Katsavrias   82'
DF 12   Louie Ouroutzaglou   82'
MF 8   Bayete Smith   72'
MF 2   Ian Carter
Manager:
  David Gee
GK 1   Dino Perri   45'  
RB 3   Joe Carbonara   69'
CB 7   John McNeil
CB 6   Keith Moore
LB 4   Albert Reinhart   45'
RM 8   Pat Dugas
CM 13   Lucio Ianiero
CM 22   Gary McGuchan
LM 10   Tony Carbonara
ST 18   Carlo Arghittu
ST 14   Anwar Ahmao   32'
Substitutes:
GK 21   Brian MacDonald   45'
MF 17   Marco Antonio Marino   69'
FW 15   Luciano Berarocco
FW 9   Jerry Cipriani   32'
Manager:
  Dino Perri

Assistant referees:
Silviu Petrescu
Amato DeLuca
Fourth official:
Manuel Orellana

Toronto won 3–0 on aggregate.

References edit

  1. ^ Bailey, Dave. "Olympians Silence Wolves". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Canada Kicks. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  2. ^ Granville, Scott. "Roma and Olympians Tie One On". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Canada Kicks. Retrieved 2018-08-28.
  3. ^ a b Bailey, Dave. "Let's Get On With It". Canada Kicks.
  4. ^ "CPSL - Canadian Professional Soccer League". 2003-10-28. Archived from the original on October 28, 2003. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  5. ^ Bailey, Dave. "CPSL Ready To Go". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Canada Kicks. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  6. ^ "Soccer: Wolves bounced by Toronto Olympians". St. Catharines Standard. 22 June 1998. pp. C1.
  7. ^ Ross, Ian (25 June 1998). "Disorganized Wolves are missing their bite". St. Catharines Standard. pp. D12.
  8. ^ "Romp on the pitch for Wolves". St. Catharines Standard. 29 June 1998. pp. D3.
  9. ^ Ross, Ian (6 August 1998). "No sibling rivalry with Dugas brothers". St. Catharines Standard. pp. D8.
  10. ^ "Wolves in cruise control". St. Catharines Standard. 10 August 1998. pp. C5.
  11. ^ Ross, Ian (13 August 1998). "Wolves' coach is a leader by example". St. Catharines Standard. pp. A10.
  12. ^ "Wolves ease into Cup final". St. Catharines Standard. 27 August 1998. pp. A11.
  13. ^ Potrecz, Bill (17 September 1998). "Tie gives Wolves the edge". St. Catharines Standard. pp. C3.
  14. ^ "Roma drops cup final". St. Catharines Standard. 26 September 1998. pp. C3.
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