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1999 CPSL League Cup

The 1999 CPSL League Cup was the 2nd edition of the Canadian Professional Soccer League's league cup tournament running from July through late September. Toronto Olympians successfully defended their league cup title after defeating Toronto Croatia 3–0 at Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, which resulted in the establishment of their league cup dynasty.[1][2] The format used in the competition was the traditional group stage with the two top clubs advancing to the semi-finals.[3][4]

1999 League Cup
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsToronto Olympians (2nd title)
Runner-upToronto Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored111 (3.83 per match)
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Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
Toronto Olympians 6 6 0 0 30 7 +23 18 Advanced to the semi-final
Oshawa Flames 6 3 1 2 11 12 −1 10
York Region Shooters 6 1 2 3 14 17 −3 5
North York Astros 6 0 1 5 9 28 −19 1
York Region Shooters1–1North York Astros
John Bottineau   63' Report Alex Nardi   73'
Richmond Green, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Toronto Olympians4–1North York Astros
Gus Kouzmanis   10',   24'
Berdusco   72'
John Matas   75'		 Report Chris Ewers  
North York Astros2–10York Region Shooters
Courtney Dennis   31'
Adam Lee   71'		 Report Giummarra   11',   32'
John Bottineau   15',   23',   74'
Mich D'Angelo   35',   48'
Adrian Sciarra   54',   60'
Damian Puranda   86'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Bill Teeuwen (OSA)
Toronto Olympians2–0Oshawa Flames
Ron Belfon   27'
Thomas   34'		 Report
Oshawa Flames3–0North York Astros
Report
York Region Shooters1–6Toronto Olympians
Adrian Sciarra   45' Report Berdusco   12',   29'
Gus Kouzmanis   20',   36',   66'
Smith   37'
Richmond Green, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Attendance: 80
Referee: Glenn Sharkey (OSA)
York Region Shooters1–1Oshawa Flames
Report
Richmond Green, Richmond Hill, Ontario
North York Astros2–3Oshawa Flames
Sean O'Connell   58',   66' Report Terrance Lazarus   30',   59'
Gomez   80'
Attendance: 125
Referee: Andrew Jasinski (OSA)
Toronto Olympians4–1York Region Shooters
John Matas  ,  
Thomas  ,  		 Report Suhail Mirza  
Oshawa Flames1–7Toronto Olympians
Report
North York Astros3–7Toronto Olympians
Seamus O'Connell   49'
Osman Jiminez   53'
Courtney Dennis   84'		 Report Gus Kouzmanis   20'
Tony Marshall   25'
Berdusco   28'
Ron Belfon   63'
Danny Sanna   69'
Thomas   74',   79'
Attendance: 79
Referee: Lyon Tipovski (OSA)
Oshawa Flames3–0York Region Shooters
John Lawrence  
Jay Bricknell  
Pat Dickerson  		 Report

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
Toronto Croatia 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13 Advanced to the semi-final
St. Catharines Roma Wolves 6 4 0 2 11 9 +2 12
London City SC 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6
Glen Shields Sun Devils 6 0 2 4 8 14 −6 2
St. Catharines Roma Wolves3–1Glen Shields Sun Devils
Tony Carbonara   26'
Patrick Kelman   62'
Cipriani   77'		 Report
[[5] Report]		 Eric Ranaldo   68'
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Attendance: 500
Toronto Croatia1–1London City SC
Ivica Sola   65' Report Gebczynski   62'
Attendance: 200
St. Catharines Roma Wolves1–0Toronto Croatia
Gary McGuchan   9' Report
[[6] Report]
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Attendance: 1000
Glen Shields Sun Devils0–2Toronto Croatia
Report Andy Madeiros  
Robert Mandekic   37'
London City SC3–2St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Patrick Burney   16'
Justin Lawrence   18'
Ludio Bertand   70'		 Report
[[7] Report]		 Ianiero   28'
Patrick Kelman   60'
Glen Shields Sun Devils2–2London City SC
Report
St. Catharines Roma Wolves1–0London City SC
Patrick Kelman   35' Report
[[8] Report]
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Attendance: 400
Toronto Croatia2–1London City SC
Report
London City SC0–1Toronto Croatia
Report
Glen Shields Sun Devils3–4St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Mike Glasgow  
Marco Bonofiglio  
David McDonald  		 Report
[[9] Report]		 Cipriani  
Gus Marcho  
Frank Del Priore  ,  
Toronto Croatia2–0St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Andy Madeiros   75'
Anton Musa   89'		 Report
[[10] Report]
London City SC2–2Glen Shields Sun Devils
Mesanovic  ,   Report Jeff Brown  
Benning  

Semi-finals edit

St. Catharines Roma Wolves0–2Toronto Olympians
Report
[[11] Report]		 Kouzmanis   4'
Berdusco   65'
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Referee: Glen Starkey
Toronto Olympians4–2St. Catharines Roma Wolves
 Report
[[12] Report]
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tony Camacho (OSA)

Toronto won 6–2 on aggregate.

Oshawa Flames0–0Toronto Croatia
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Neil Schofield (OSA)
Toronto Croatia2–0Oshawa Flames
  • Tom Granic   23'
  • Andy Madeiros   59'
 Report

Toronto won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final edit

Toronto Croatia0–3Toronto Olympians
Report Handsor   40'
Thomas   62',   66'
Attendance: 857
GK 1   George Azcurra
RB 2   Daniel Pilas
CB 4   Domagoj Sain
CB 3   Ivica Sola
LB 20   Anton Granic
RM 7   Robert Fran   67'
CM 16   Anton Musa
CM 8   Czeslaw Zajac   58'
LM 10   Tomislav Granic (c)
ST 9   Andy Madeiros   74'
ST 17   Denny Draganic
Substitutes:
18   Ivica Jelic   67'
21   Nikola Marketic
22   Robert Madekic   74'
5   Frane Sain
23   Alen Majstorovic
10   Franjo Ljubanovic
19   Josip Draganic   58'
Manager:
  Bruno Pilas
GK 1   Brian Bowes
RB 8   Bayete Smith
CB 6   Peyvand Mossavat
CB 4   Ian Cardey   81'
LB 5   Tony Marshall   76'
RM 20   Danny Ziannis (c)
CM 9   Elvis Thomas
CM 17   Chris Handsor
LM 7   Daryl Holmes
ST 3   Phil Caporella   63'
ST 23   Eddy Berdusco   76'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Tom Bianci
DF 12   Louie Ouroutzaglou   81'
DF 15   Louie Katsavrias
MF 16   Ron Belfon
MF 13   Danny Sanna   76'
FW 10   John Matas   76'
FW 11   Gus Kouzmanis   63'
Manager:
  David Gee

Assistant referees:
Zoran Krisco
Neil Scofield
Fourth official:
Norma Clarke

References edit

  1. ^ Bailey, David. "Canada Kicks -- Olympians Take Cup". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Canada Kicks. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. ^ "Ontario SoccerNet - CPSL Ontario Update". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. ^ Glover, Robin. "1999 CPSL Schedule". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. ^ "1999 - August 7 - Mid-Season Review". 2001-11-26. Archived from the original on 2001-11-26. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  5. ^ "Roma back on track with league cup win". St. Catharines Standard. 8 July 1999. pp. D3.
  6. ^ De Wolfe, Alexis (15 July 1999). "Wolves put together two wins in a row: Roma matches season record with second cup win". St. Catharines Standard. pp. D3.
  7. ^ "Wolves tamed by London". St. Catharines Standard. 24 July 1999. pp. B3.
  8. ^ De Wolfe, Alexis (29 July 1999). "Wolves battle back: Roma moves into tie for first with slim win over London". St. Catharines Standard. pp. D3.
  9. ^ "Shorthanded Wolves take victory over Glen Shields". St. Catharines Standard. 3 August 1999. pp. C6.
  10. ^ "Wolves tamed by Croatia". St. Catharines Standard. 5 August 1999. pp. D6.
  11. ^ De Wolfe, Alexis (26 August 1999). "Shorthanded Wolves given rough time by game official: St. Catharines player on receiving end of obscene gesture, then given the boot". St. Catharines Standard. pp. D7.
  12. ^ "Wolves tamed in cup semifinal". St. Catharines Standard. 4 September 1999. pp. B3.
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