Soccer in Canada and the United States has become mainstream. In Canada, there are more soccer players registered than in hockey. There are more players registered for soccer in Canada than football, baseball and basketball combined. This has all taken place during the past 50 years following strong leadership in the late 1960s and early 1970s by Americans Alan Rothenburg, president of US Soccer and Lamar Hunt, a wealthy businessman, and former Welsh national team player Phil Woosnam who, while ... Read more The post A MANGA STEP FORWARD FOR CANADA appeared first on Canadian Soccer League ..read more

The Canadian Soccer League extends to everyone its wishes for an enjoyable holiday during the Christmas and New Year period. We thank our fans for their support during 2024, we thank our generous sponsors, our loyal match officials, staff and volunteers and with our existing members and new members we look forward to a successful upcoming 2025 season. The post HAPPY HOLIDAYS! appeared first on Canadian Soccer League ..read more

George Gross, former corporate sports editor for The Sun newspapers in Canada. once described Colin Jose as the most unsung hero in the Canadian soccer community despite his awards and recognition from both sides of the border.. Colin Jose was a soccer historian, writer and journalist who is considered to have written from a historical perspective more about the game in Canada and the United States than anyone else. Colin passed away last month, on Saturday, September 14th at the ... Read more The post COLIN JOSE WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THE CSL AND ITS FORERUNNER LEAGUES……Celebration of Life being h ..read more

The Canadian Soccer League has ended its 2024 season with the completion of the regular league schedule and will not proceed with the CSL Championship playoffs scheduled for October 6 and October 13. Recent circumstances have moved the league to focus on the 2025 season with additional teams that have shown membership interest expected to lead to an even stronger CSL The Canadian Soccer League thanks those who attended games during 2024 and we look forward to seeing you again ... Read more The post CSL CLOSES 2024 SEASON appeared first on Canadian Soccer League ..read more

It was a match day of opportunity for three teams tied on points at the top of the CSL standings and only separated by goal average, all three in a position of winning the regular season league title at Esther Shiner Stadium Saturday afternoon, September 28, the last day of the regular league season before the championship playoffs during October. Serbian White Eagles – in third position and facing Unity FC in the afternoon opener – scored a goal in ... Read more The post SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES WIN LEAGUE TITLE…Hotly contested Scarborough vs Falcons ends in a draw appeared first on Canadian Socc ..read more

A 1-0 victory by Serbian White Eagles over league-leading Scarborough and a 2-0 default win by Toronto Falcons over Hamilton City, created a three-way tie on points at the top of the standings in the Canadian Soccer League on Saturday, September 14 when two games were played and one was cancelled,. The mid-afternoon scheduled clash between Toronto Falcons and Hamilton City was cancelled and ruled to be a 2-0 default victory in favour of the Falcons when City players failed ... Read more The post THREE-WAY TIE AT THE TOP – Future Stars impressive in victory appeared first on Canadian Soccer Lea ..read more

Hamilton City defeated Unity FC 3-1 in a hard fought encounter, the opening game of three in the Canadian Soccer League at the Ford Centennial Stadium Sunday, August 25. This was followed by a one-sided10-0 route by Scarborough over Spanish Future Stars, and In a well-played end to end late game, Serbian White Eagles scored late in the game for a 1-1 draw with Toronto Falcons. Midfielder Luan Cortez opened the scoring for Hamilton City with a drive from outside ... Read more The post GONZALES STRIKES FOUR FOR LEAGUE LEADING SCARBOROUGH appeared first on Canadian Soccer League ..read more

Scarborough were held to a 1-1 draw by Unity FC. a ding-dong late game in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday, August 10, while in the earlier afternoon games at Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto Falcons defeated Spanish Future Stars 3-0 and this was followed by a 3-1 Serbian White Eagles victory over Hamilton City. While Scarborough had a slight edge in midfield, Unity FC fought throughout in a rough and tumble physical affair that ended in a good result for both ... Read more The post UNITY HOLD SCARBOROUGH IN ROUGH AND TUMBLE — Wins for Falcons, Serbian White Eagles appeared first on Canadian ..read more

Hamilton City gained its first win of the season with a 2-1 victory over Toronto Falcons in the only match played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night, August 2. It was a well-played encounter at the Ford Centennial Stadium and the Steel City club were full marks for the win following four defeats and a tie since kickoff on June 23. Midfielder Gregor Zugely opened the scoring for Hamilton, a left foot low drive out of reach of Falcons’ ... Read more The post HAMILTON CITY DOWN TORONTO FALCONS FRIDAY appeared first on Canadian Soccer League ..read more

Scarborough jumped to the top of the standings with a convincing 3-0 victory over Serbian White Eagles, Toronto Falcons moved into second position with a 7-1 rout of Hamilton City and Unity FC won its third of the season with a 3-0 victory over Spanish Future Stars, three games at Esther Shiner Stadium Saturday, July 27. Camaal Reid struck the crossbar with a free kick 10 minutes into the game and scored Scarborough’s opening goal from a direct free kick ... Read more The post SCARBOROUGH ON TOP WITH 3-0 VICTORY – Ardelian hat-trick lifts Toronto Falcons appeared first on Canadian Soccer Leagu ..read more