The 2009 Canadian Soccer League

Canadian Soccer League

The Canadian Soccer League is the top soccer league in Canada and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association. It was formerly known as the Canadian Professional Soccer League , and was officially re-branded on May 17, 2006...

 regular season ran from 15 May to 20 September 2009. Trois-Rivieres Attak

Trois-Rivières Attak

Trois-Rivières Attak FC is a Canadian soccer team, taking a sabbatical year from the Canadian Soccer League. They formally served as a reserve/academy team for the USL First Division side Montreal Impact until 2010, when Montreal Impact founded their own academy...

 won the championship.

Changes from 2008 season

• League extends playoffs to two games series and reduces regular-season schedule from 22 to 18 and a balanced schedule.
• Top 8 teams qualify for playoffs, without any seeding for division winners.
• CSL receives conditional membership in the Canadian Soccer Association (first league to achieve this in 16 years).
• Rogers TV commits to broadcasting a full 23-game schedule every Saturday night through to the finals.
• Inaria comes on board as official ball, and referee apparel sponsor.
• Windsor Border Stars franchise revoked

Results table

All Stats Current as of games played Sep 20, 2009.

National Division

	Team
1	Trois-Rivières Attak Trois-Rivières Attak Trois-Rivières Attak FC is a Canadian soccer team, taking a sabbatical year from the Canadian Soccer League. They formally served as a reserve/academy team for the USL First Division side Montreal Impact until 2010, when Montreal Impact founded their own academy...	18	12	4	2	40	16	+24	38
2	St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines Wolves St. Catharines Wolves, also known as St. Catharines Roma Wolves or simply Roma Wolves, are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1977. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League.- History :...	18	6	5	7	20	25	−5	25
3	Brampton Lions Brampton Lions Brampton City United FC are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 2002. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the third tier of competition in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the largest domestic pro league in Canada...	18	7	8	3	36	32	+4	24
4	TFC Academy TFC Academy TFC Academy are the youth academy of Canadian MLS club Toronto FC which was founded in 2008. The academy competes in the Canadian Soccer League, the highest professional soccer league operating entirely within Canada...	18	6	7	5	37	33	+4	23
5	North York Astros North York Astros -Current squad:as of November 1, 2011 CAPTAIN-Staff:General Manager*Bruno IerulloAwards:Director of Soccer*Jorge Collazo-Reserve squad:...	18	4	11	3	25	45	−20	15
6	London City London City (soccer club) London City is a Canadian soccer team founded in 1973. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League. The team plays home games out of Cove Road Stadium in the city of London, Ontario...	18	1	15	2	14	60	−46	5

International Division

	Team
1	Serbian White Eagles Serbian White Eagles Serbian White Eagles Football Club is a Canadian soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League....	18	11	4	3	43	19	+24	36
2	Toronto Croatia Toronto Croatia C.N.S.C. Toronto Croatia is a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1956. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the highest level soccer league in Canada, and play in the International Division....	18	10	3	5	30	15	+15	35
3	Italia Shooters Italia Shooters York Region Shooters are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1998. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the third tier of soccer in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the largest domestic pro league in Canada....	18	7	7	4	31	29	+2	25
4	Portugal FC Portugal FC SC Toronto is a Canadian soccer team, founded in 2001. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the third tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid and the largest domestic professional soccer league in Canada...	18	5	5	8	25	27	−2	23

Playoffs

In 2009, both the quarterfinals and semifinals will be two game series. The winner of the series will be the team with the most points after two games. Should they be tied after the second game, the 2nd game will go into overtime, and if necessary, penalty kicks.

In both the quarter- and semifinals, the team who finished higher in the standings determines which of the two games they prefer to host.

The Championship shall be a one game final on Saturday October 24 at Lamport Stadium in Toronto.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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Semifinals

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Final

Goal scorers

2009 Goal Scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Reda Agourram Reda Agourram Reda Agourram , is a Moroccan-Canadian soccer player currently playing for Montreal Impact in the North American Soccer League.-Professional:...	Trois-Rivieres Attak Trois-Rivières Attak Trois-Rivières Attak FC is a Canadian soccer team, taking a sabbatical year from the Canadian Soccer League. They formally served as a reserve/academy team for the USL First Division side Montreal Impact until 2010, when Montreal Impact founded their own academy...	13
T2	Allando Matheson	TFC Academy TFC Academy TFC Academy are the youth academy of Canadian MLS club Toronto FC which was founded in 2008. The academy competes in the Canadian Soccer League, the highest professional soccer league operating entirely within Canada...	10
T2	Kadian Lecky	Italia Shooters Italia Shooters York Region Shooters are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1998. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the third tier of soccer in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the largest domestic pro league in Canada....	10
T4	David Guzman David Guzmán David Guzmán is a Costa Rican football player, currently playing for Deportivo Saprissa in Primera División de Costa Rica as Midfielder...	Brampton Lions Brampton Lions Brampton City United FC are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 2002. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the third tier of competition in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the largest domestic pro league in Canada...	9
T4	Tihomir Maletic	Toronto Croatia Toronto Croatia C.N.S.C. Toronto Croatia is a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1956. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the highest level soccer league in Canada, and play in the International Division....	9
T6	Sasa Viciknez Saša Viciknez Aleksandar “Saša” Viciknez is a Serbian footballer, playing predominately as a left wing...	Serbian White Eagles FC	8
T6	Yannick Rome-Gosselin	Trois-Rivieres Attak Trois-Rivières Attak Trois-Rivières Attak FC is a Canadian soccer team, taking a sabbatical year from the Canadian Soccer League. They formally served as a reserve/academy team for the USL First Division side Montreal Impact until 2010, when Montreal Impact founded their own academy...	8
8	Diego Maradona	North York Astros North York Astros -Current squad:as of November 1, 2011 CAPTAIN-Staff:General Manager*Bruno IerulloAwards:Director of Soccer*Jorge Collazo-Reserve squad:...	7
T9	Daniel Nascimento	Brampton Lions Brampton Lions Brampton City United FC are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 2002. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the third tier of competition in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the largest domestic pro league in Canada...	6
T9	Aleks Braletic	Serbian White Eagles FC	6