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1989 Canadian Soccer League season

The 1989 Canadian Soccer League season was the third season of play for the Canadian Soccer League, a Division 1 men's soccer league in the Canadian soccer pyramid.

Canadian Soccer League
Season1989
ChampionsVancouver 86ers
Division LeadersToronto Blizzard (East)
Vancouver 86ers (West)
Matches played130
Goals scored418 (3.22 per match)
Top goalscorerTed Eck (21)
Best goalkeeperPaolo Ceccarelli (0.58 GAA)
← 1988
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Format and changes from previous season

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The Victoria Vistas joined the Canadian Soccer League as an expansion team for the 1990 season, joining the West Division.[1][2] The divisions were now even with five teams each.

The Calgary Kickers folded following the 1988 season, but the club was replaced by a community-owned team called the Calgary Strikers.[3][4]

Similar to the previous season, the teams played an unbalanced schedule with two-thirds of a team's matches coming against teams in their own division(4 matches each) and one-third against the opposite division (2 matches each) for a total of 26 matches. Following the season, the top three teams in each division would advance to the playoffs, with the division leaders earning a first round bye, to designate a national champion club.[5] This season would see the first two rounds of the playoffs being played in two-legged times determined by aggregate score, while the final would remain a single match championship final.

Summary

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Vancouver repeated as West Division champions, while Toronto won their first East Division title. Hamilton reached the final despite for the third consecutive year, where they faced Vancouver for the second year in a row, with the 86ers repeating as champions.

Vancouver was dominant again, losing but two regular-season matches en route to a second straight victory over Hamilton in the championship game. The 86ers went 46 consecutive games from the previous season into this one without losing, which is a record for a professional sports team in Canada.[6]

Regular season

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East Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto Blizzard 26 16 6 4 48 27 21 38 Playoff semifinals
2 Hamilton Steelers 26 15 7 4 56 28 28 37 Playoff quarterfinals
3 North York Rockets 26 12 9 5 35 23 12 33
4 Ottawa Intrepid 26 7 8 11 41 46 −5 22
5 Montreal Supra 26 3 9 14 26 46 −20 15
Source: Canadian Soccer History Archives 1989 CSL Stats

West Division

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vancouver 86ers 26 18 6 2 65 33 32 42 Playoff semifinals
2 Edmonton Brick Men 26 9 3 14 44 55 −11 21 Playoff quarterfinals
3 Calgary Strikers 26 8 3 15 36 56 −20 19
4 Winnipeg Fury 26 6 7 13 35 51 −16 19
5 Victoria Vistas 26 4 6 16 32 53 −21 14
Source: Canadian Soccer History Archives 1989 CSL Stats

Overall

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vancouver 86ers (C) 26 18 6 2 65 33 32 42 Playoff semifinals
2 Toronto Blizzard 26 16 6 4 48 27 21 38
3 Hamilton Steelers 26 15 7 4 56 28 28 37 Playoff quarterfinals
4 North York Rockets 26 12 9 5 35 23 12 33
5 Ottawa Intrepid 26 7 8 11 41 46 −5 22
6 Edmonton Brick Men 26 9 3 14 44 55 −11 21 Playoff quarterfinals
7 Calgary Strikers 26 8 3 15 36 56 −20 19
8 Winnipeg Fury 26 6 7 13 35 51 −16 19
9 Montreal Supra 26 3 9 14 26 46 −20 15
10 Victoria Vistas 26 4 6 16 32 53 −21 14
Source: Canadian Soccer History Archives 1989 CSL Stats
(C) Champion (qualified to 1990 North American Club Championship)

Playoffs

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1W Vancouver 86ers 5 4 9
2W Edmonton Brick Men 3 0 3 2W Edmonton Brick Men 3 0 3
3W Calgary Strikers 1 0 1 1W Vancouver 86ers 3
2E Hamilton Steelers 2
1E Toronto Blizzard 1 1 2
2E Hamilton Steelers 1 1 2 2E Hamilton Steelers 1 2 3
3E North York Rockets 1 0 1

Quarterfinal

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September 13, 1989 Calgary Strikers 1–3 Edmonton Brick Men Calgary, Alberta
Smith   45' [[7] Report] Fashanu   21'
Rob Reed   38'
Jorge Rodriguez   91'		 Stadium: Mewata Stadium
Attendance: 600
September 17, 1989 Edmonton Brick Men 0–0 Calgary Strikers Edmonton, Alberta
16:00 [[8] Report] Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 878

Edmonton Brick Men won 3–1 on aggregate.

September 13, 1989 North York Rockets 1–1 Hamilton Steelers North York, Ontario
Berdusco   56' [[9] Report] Marinaro   82' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
September 17, 1989 Hamilton Steelers 1–0 North York Rockets Hamilton, Ontario
19:30 Hector Chazaretta   13' [[10] Report] Stadium: Brian Timmis Stadium

Hamilton Steelers won 2–1 on aggregate.

Semifinal

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September 20, 1989 Edmonton Brick Men 3–5 Vancouver 86ers Edmonton, Alberta
18:00 Fashanu   7', 23'
Jorge Rodriguez   36'		 [[11][12] Report] Catliff   45'
Mitchell   60'
Mobilio   62'
Easton Jr.   73', 89'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1000
September 24, 1989 Vancouver 86ers 4–0 Edmonton Brick Men Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 Mitchell  ,  
Easton Jr.  
Evans  		 [[13] Report] Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5772

Vancouver 86ers won 9–3 on aggregate.

September 20, 1989 Hamilton Steelers 1–1 Toronto Blizzard Hamilton, Ontario
21:00 Gary Morrow   [[14] Report] Fletcher   Stadium: Brian Timmis Stadium
Attendance: 2200
Referee: Brian Smith
September 24, 1989 Toronto Blizzard 1–2 Hamilton Steelers Etobicoke, Ontario
Fletcher   [[15] Report] Bunbury  
Gasparini  		 Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 4500

Hamilton Steelers won 3–2 on aggregate.

Final

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October 1, 1989 Vancouver 86ers 3–2 Hamilton Steelers Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 Muirhead   51'
Valentine   57'
Mobilio   67'		 [[16][17] Report] Gray   42'
Hector Chazaretta   76'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 7942
Referee: Derek Douglas

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Ted Eck Ottawa Intrepid 21
2   Justin Fashanu Edmonton Brick Men 17
3   Amadeo Gasparini Hamilton Steelers 15
4     Vladan Tomić North York Rockets 14
5   Billy Domazetis Hamilton Steelers 13
6   Andy Smith Calgary Strikers 11
Reference: [18]

Top goaltenders

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Rank Player Club GAA
1   Paolo Ceccarelli North York Rockets 0.58
2   Paul Dolan Hamilton Steelers 1.00
3   Pat Harrington Toronto Blizzard 1.04
4   Pat Onstad Winnipeg Fury 1.20
5   Don Ferguson North York Rockets 1.23
Reference: [18]

Honours

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The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 1989 season.[18][19]

Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player   Justin Fashanu Edmonton Brick Men
Rookie of the Year   Paul Peschisolido Toronto Blizzard


League All-Stars

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Player Position
  Pat Harrington (Toronto Blizzard) Goalkeeper
  Steve MacDonald (Vancouver 86ers) Defender
  Peter Sarantopoulos (North York Rockets) Defender
  Drew Ferguson (Hamilton Steelers) Defender
  Trevor McCallum (Toronto Blizzard) Defender
  Paul James (Ottawa Intrepid) Midfielder
  Carl Valentine (Vancouver 86ers) Midfielder
   Vladan Tomić (North York Rockets) Midfielder
  Ted Eck (Ottawa Intrepid) Forward
  Justin Fashanu (Edmonton Brick Men) Forward
  Amadeo Gasparini (Hamilton Steelers) Forward

Reserves

Player Position
  Paul Dolan (Hamilton Steelers) Goalkeeper
  Shaun Lowther (Winnipeg Fury) Defender
  Joseph Majcher (Toronto Blizzard) Midfielder
  John Catliff (Vancouver 86ers) Forward

Front office

Person Role
  Bob Lenarduzzi (Vancouver 86ers) Head Coach
  Alan Errington (Vancouver 86ers) Assistant Coach
  Mary Morris (Hamilton Steelers) General Manager

Average home attendances

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Pos. Team GP Average Attendance
1 Vancouver 86ers 26 4,951
2 Winnipeg Fury 26 4,404
3 Edmonton Brick Men 26 2,273
4 Toronto Blizzard 26 2,173
5 Victoria Vistas 26 2,039
6 North York Rockets 26 1,937
7 Montreal Supra 26 1,841
8 Hamilton Steelers 26 1,819
9 Ottawa Intrepid 26 1,357
10 Calgary Strikers 26 1,233
Total Attendance 260 2,403
Reference:[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Soccer League (1987-1992)". Fun While it Lasted.
  2. ^ Litterer, Dave. "Canadian Soccer League I". Soccer History USA.
  3. ^ Crossley, Drew (October 26, 2019). "1989 Calgary Strikers". Fun While it Lasted.
  4. ^ "Calgary Kickers/Strikers (1987-89)". CSL Memories.
  5. ^ MacDonald, Archie (February 26, 1987). "Soccer rebirth". The Vancouver Sun. p. F3.
  6. ^ "The 1989 Vancouver 86ers". BC Sports Hall of Fame Inductees. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  7. ^ Ireland, Joanne (September 14, 1989). "Brick Men take giant step forward". Edmonton Journal. p. 63.
  8. ^ Ireland, Joanne (September 18, 1989). "Listless B-Men move on". Edmonton Journal. p. 49.
  9. ^ Koep, Bob (September 14, 1989). "Rockets and Steelers tie one on". Toronto Star. p. C15.
  10. ^ Koep, Bob (September 18, 1989). "Rockets fizzle out of soccer playoffs". Toronto Star. p. D8.
  11. ^ Ireland, Joanne (September 21, 1989). "Brick Men crumble in defeat". Edmonton Journal. p. 65.
  12. ^ "86ers rally by Brick Men". Nanaimo Daily News. September 21, 1989. p. 6.
  13. ^ Stinson, Dan (September 25, 1989). "Mitchell puts 86ers into final". Vancouver Sun. p. 15.
  14. ^ Koep, Bob (September 21, 1989). "Blizzard lucky to escape with tie against Steelers". Toronto Star. p. C9.
  15. ^ Koep, Bob (September 25, 1989). "Steelers' Bunbury again burns Blizzard in final". Toronto Star. p. B7.
  16. ^ Harrison, Don (October 2, 1989). "Soccer and 86ers both win". The Province. p. 10.
  17. ^ a b Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. pp. 130, 132.
  18. ^ a b c "1989 CSL Stats" (PDF). Canadian Soccer League.
  19. ^ Grossman, David (October 5, 1989). "Soccer star dreams of pro career in Italy". Toronto Star.
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