Kitchener and District Soccer League is a competitive amateur

Amateur

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 Canadian men's football (soccer) league.

The league has been in operation as the KDSL since 1975. In 2011 due to the loss of teams, the league which had in the past operated up to 3 tiers, was no longer in a position to operate a 2 tier structure of premier and first division where teams could be promoted and relegated. The new structure had the league's 14 teams divided into Premier East and Premier West with an interlocking schedule between divisions.

There is also a cup tournament (KDSL Cup) which involves teams from both divisions. Some teams also participate in the Ontario Cup

Ontario Cup

The Ontario Cup is a soccer tournament for clubs based in the province of Ontario in Canada. It began play in 1901 under the Canadian Football Association, now known as the Ontario Soccer Association.-History:...

. The league champion has the option of joining the Ontario Soccer League

Ontario Soccer League

The Ontario Soccer League or OSL for short, is a competitive amateur soccer league in Ontario, Canada. The OSL is affiliated with and governed by the Ontario Soccer Association. According to the OSA, the OSL has Provincial Leagues, Regional Leagues and Multi-Jurisdictional Leagues.The league is...

 (OSL).

Most teams are located within or around Kitchener, Ontario

Kitchener, Ontario

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 as well as other nearby cities. Teams from Stratford

Stratford, Ontario

Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...

, Cambridge

Cambridge, Ontario

Cambridge is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgamation of the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair.Galt covers the largest portion of...

, Guelph

Guelph

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, and other places participate in this league as well. Playoffs at the end of the season determine the champion of the league. Prior to 2011 the top 6 teams qualified for the playoffs in each division. Starting in 2011, the first place finishers in Premier East and Premier West play a two game total goals final to determine the League Champion.

Current Teams
(2011 Season)

	Premier Division East	Year Founded
1	Al's Motors
2	K-W Srbija Official Site	199?
3	Oriental North Dumfries, Ontario The Township of North Dumfries is a rural township in Ontario, Canada, part of the Region of Waterloo. Its 2006 Census population was 9,063.The township includes the communities of Ayr, Branchton, Clyde, Reidsville and Roseville.-History:...	197?
4	Guelph Rangers Guelph, Ontario Guelph is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Waterloo and west of downtown Toronto at the intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 7. It is the seat of Wellington County, but is politically independent of it...	????
5	Feds United Official Site	????
6	Polish Eagles	????
7	Perth County FC	2011

	Premier Division West	Year Founded
1	Aurora Lodge Cambridge, Ontario Cambridge is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgamation of the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair.Galt covers the largest portion of...	????
2	Banat Banat The Banat is a geographical and historical region in Central Europe currently divided between three countries: the eastern part lies in western Romania , the western part in northeastern Serbia , and a small...	1975
3	Sonny's FC	????
4	Hrvat	1971
5	Leoe's	197?
6	Stratford City Stratford, Ontario Stratford is a city on the Avon River in Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada with a population of 32,000.When the area was first settled by Europeans in 1832, the townsite and the river were named after Stratford-upon-Avon, England. It is the seat of Perth County. Stratford was...	????
7	FC Serbian-Eagles	2011

Previous Seasons Results

2011: Sonny's FC Playoff Champion, Oriental Premier East Regular Season Table Leader, Sonny's FC Premier West Regular Seasion Table Leader, Al's Motors KDSL Cup Winner

2010: Oriental Premier Playoff Champion, Oriental Premier Regular Season Table Leader, Hrvat KDSL Cup Winner

2009: Hrvat Premier Playoff Champion

2008: Al's Motors Premier Playoff Champion

2007:

2006:

2005: Srbija Premier Playoff Champion, Hrvat Regular Season Table Leader

2004: Oriental Premier Playoff Champion, Hrvat Regular Season Table Leader, Srbija KDSL Cup Winner

2003: Hrvat Regular Season Table Leader

2002:

2001:

2000: Leo's Premier Playoff Champion, Hrvat Regular Season Table Leader

1999: Hrvat Premier Playoff Champiion, Hrvat KDSL Cup Winner

Notable Former Players

Player	Club	Notes
Igor Vrablic Igor Vrablic Igor Vrablic is a Canadian former soccer player who played at both professional and international levels, as a striker.-Club career:...	Beograd	NASL, Olympiakos (Greece), Canada 86 World Cup, Toronto Blizzard CSL, 2nd round NASL draft pick in 1982 (13th overall Toronto Blizzard)
Roderick Scott Roderick Scott Roderick Scott is a retired Canadian association football player.-University of Akron:Scott attended the University of Akron on a soccer scholarship after a recruiter spotted him playing for the Canadian U-19 national team. He played on the Zips soccer team from 1985 to 1988. In 1986 Akron lost...	Kitchener City	Canadian National Team, MISL all-star, NCAA All-American, Kitchener Kickers CSL
Frank Anagnostopoulos	Olympics, Cyprus, Hrvat	1st round NASL Draft Pick in 1982 (12th overall Toronto Blizzard), Kitchener Kickers CSL
Peter Mackie	Polish Eagles, Al's Motors	Kitchener Spirit/Kickers, Ottawa (CSL), CIAU(CIS) All-Canadian, Rochdale FC (UK)
Vlado Palijan	Olympics, Croatia, Hrvat, Kitchener City	leading player 1981 Olympics Ontario Cup Champion
Alija Solak	Croatia	NASL with Toronto Metros-Croatia
Predrag Begovic	Olympics, Beograd	leading player 1981 Olympics Ontario Cup Champion
Tom Abbott	Waterloo Athletics	CIAU(CIS) All-Canadian
Dean Carey	Kitchener United, Balkans	Kitchener Spirit CSL
Brad Cherevaty	Kitchener United	Kitchener Kickers CSL
Barry MacLean	Kitchener United, Beograd, Oriental	Professional Soccer Agent, 1985 CIAU(CIS) All-Canadian
Mario Halapir	Hrvat, Kitchener United, Kitchener City, Oriental, Leos	Kitchener Kickers CSL
Howie Christie	Kitchener United, Balkans	Kitchener Kickers CSL
Frank Jagas	Hrvat	Played for Edmonton Eskimos CFL
Joe McDonnell Joe McDonnell (ice hockey) Joe McDonnell is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 50 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Pittsburgh Penguins and Vancouver Canucks....	Croatia	Played in NHL, coached Kitchener Rangers
Janko Peric Janko Peric Janko Peric , is a former Canadian politician. Peric was the Liberal Party MP for the riding of Cambridge from 1993 to 2004.He was born Janko Perić in Orehovica near Bedekovčina, Croatia and was a welder and airplane pilot....	Zagreb	3 term Member of Parliament for Cambridge (1993–2004)

Historical and/or Defunct KDSL Clubs

	Club Name	Club Identity	Year Founded	Final Season	Notes
1	Supersonics	Portuguese	197?	200?	moved to OSL
2	Torreense (sp?)	Portuguese	197?	199?	folded
3	Croatia	Croatian	1971	198?	merged with Zagreb to become Hrvat
4	Zagreb	Croatian	197?	198?	merged with Croatia to become Hrvat
5	Cyprus	Greek Cypriot	197?	199?	folded
6	Olympics	Greek	197?	199?	folded, Ontario Cup Champion 1981
7	Beograd	Serbian	197?	198?	folded
8	Balkans	Yugoslav	197?	199?	folded
9	KW Turks	Turkish	197?	198?	became Kitchener City
10	Kitchener City	Turkish	198?	198?	became Al's Motors
11	Cambridge FC	non-ethnic	197?	198?	folded
12	Cambridge FCA	non-ethnic	198?	198?	folded
13	Hellenic	Greek	199?	200?	folded
14	Germania	German	197?	198?	folded
15	Concordia Club	German	197?	198?	folded
16	America	Central American	198?	198?	folded
17	El Salvador	Salvadorean	198?	198?	folded
18	Kitchener United	non-ethnic	198?	198?	took over from Balkans, folded
19	Waterloo Athletics	non-ethnic	198?	200?	folded
20	Waterloo A's	non-ethnic	198?	198?	folded
21	Galt Eagles	???	198?	198?	folded
22	Leos	Portuguese	197?	199?	renamed Leoe's
23	Guelph Oaks	non-ethnic	19??	19??	moved to Hamilton League
24	Guelph Royals	non-ethnic	200?	2008
25	ARTA	???	199?	200?
26	White Eagles	Serbian	200?	200?
27	Burns Hoffman	non-ethnic	200?	200?
28	Budd Rangers	non-ethnic	200?	200?
29	Polonez	Polish	200?	200?
30	World Hungarians	Hungarian/global	200?	200?
31	Euro	non-ethnic	200?	200?
32	SC Romania	Romanian	200?	2006
33	KW Celtics	non-ethnic	199?	199?
34	Benfica	Portuguese	199?	199?
35	Alianza official site	Latina American	199?	2009
36	AMO-SC		199?	2009
37	Banat Jr.	Romanian	200?	2010
38	Aurora Azzurri	Italian	2010	2010
39	Leotar FC	Serbian	2009	2010
40	Nuri F.C.		200?	2010
41	KMS Spirit		199?	????