2004 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

Football league season

Canadian Professional Soccer LeagueSeason| 2004

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Champions| Toronto Croatia
Regular Season title|

* Toronto Supra (Eastern Conference)
* Hamilton Thunder (Western Conference)

Matches played| 110
Goals scored| 415 (3.77 per match)
Top goalscorer| Paul Munster (London City)
Best goalkeeper| George Azcurra
Biggest home win|

* HT 7-0 DS
* TS 7-1 SCW

Biggest away win| DS 0-8 TC

← 2003

2005 →

The 2004 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the seventh season for the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The season began on May 24, 2004 and concluded on October 11, 2004 with Toronto Croatia defeating Vaughan Shooters 4–0 to capture their second CPSL Championship (known as the Rogers CPSL Cup for sponsorship reasons).[1] The championship was hosted for the first time at Victoria Park Stadium in Brampton, Ontario, which granted the Brampton Hitmen a wildcard berth.[2] In the regular season the Toronto Supra clinched their first Eastern Conference title, while Hamilton Thunder secured their second Western Conference title. Though the league decreased in membership they managed to expand to the Windsor - Detroit territory with the addition of the Windsor Border Stars.[3]

## Changes from 2003 season

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The 2004 season saw the league decrease from 13 to 11 teams. The Ottawa Wizards, and the Durham Flames had their franchises revoked.[4] The Laval Dynamites went on hiatus as they awaited the completion of their home venue the Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne.[5] Though the CPSL lost 3 franchises they managed to expand to the Essex County with the addition of the Windsor Border Stars.[6] Founding member the Mississauga Olympians were sold to John O'Neill and replaced the Durham Flames under the name Durham Storm.[7] Vaughan Sun Devils changed their name to the Vaughan Shooters, while the North York Astros joined them in their move to the Ontario Soccer Centre.[8] Director of Officials Tony Camacho resigned and was replaced by former Director at Large Walter Kirchner.[9]

## Teams

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Team | City | Stadium | Manager

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Brampton Hitmen | Brampton, Ontario (Bramalea) | Victoria Park Stadium | Steve Nijjar[10]
Durham Storm | Oshawa, Ontario (Vanier) | Oshawa Civic Stadium | Derek Bean[11]
London City | London, Ontario (Westmount) | Cove Road Stadium | Harry Gauss[12]
Hamilton Thunder | Hamilton, Ontario | Brian Timmis Stadium | Jorge Armua[13]
Metro Lions | Toronto, Ontario (Scarborough) | Birchmount Stadium | Goran Miscevic[14]
North York Astros | Toronto, Ontario (North York) | Ontario Soccer Centre | Vittorio Villacis[15]
St. Catharines Wolves | St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle) | Club Roma Stadium | Lucio Ianiero[16]
Toronto Croatia | Mississauga, Ontario (Streetsville) | Memorial Park | Aldo Krajcar[17]
Toronto Supra | Toronto, Ontario (Brockton) | Centennial Park Stadium | José Testas[18]
Vaughan Shooters | Vaughan, Ontario (Woodbridge) | Ontario Soccer Centre | Sam Mederios[19]
Windsor Border Stars | Windsor, Ontario | Windsor Stadium | Pat Hilton[20]

### Coaching changes

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Team  | Outgoing coach  | Manner of
departure  | Date of
vacancy  | Position in table  | Incoming coach  | Date of
appointment

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Hamilton Thunder | John Di Pasquale[21][22] | replaced  | August 4, 2004 |  | Jorge Armua[13] | August 4, 2004

Brampton

Vaughan

London

Mississauga

Durham

Windsor

St. Catharines

Hamilton

TORONTO

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Location of CPSL teams outside of Toronto for the 2004 CPSL season.
Western Conference  Eastern Conference

Metro Lions

Toronto Supra

North York Astros

Vaughan Shooters

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Location of CPSL teams in Toronto for the 2004 CPSL season.
Western Conference  Eastern Conference

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## Final standings

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### Eastern Conference

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Toronto Supra | 20  | 14  | 4  | 2  | 49  | 21  | +28  | 46  | Qualification for Playoffs
2  | Metro Lions | 20  | 12  | 5  | 3  | 50  | 32  | +18  | 41
3  | Vaughan Shooters | 20  | 11  | 5  | 4  | 41  | 23  | +18  | 38
4  | North York Astros | 20  | 3  | 4  | 13  | 33  | 41  | −8  | 13  |
5  | Durham Storm | 20  | 2  | 1  | 17  | 17  | 77  | −60  | 7

Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 2004. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports04/04cpwk20.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

### Western Conference

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification

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1  | Hamilton Thunder | 20  | 10  | 6  | 4  | 51  | 22  | +29  | 36  | Qualification for Playoffs
2  | Toronto Croatia | 20  | 9  | 4  | 7  | 42  | 30  | +12  | 31
3  | Windsor Border Stars | 20  | 9  | 4  | 7  | 38  | 32  | +6  | 31
4  | Brampton Hitmen | 20  | 7  | 5  | 8  | 32  | 35  | −3  | 26
5  | London City | 20  | 7  | 3  | 10  | 35  | 42  | −7  | 24  |
6  | St. Catharines Wolves | 20  | 3  | 5  | 12  | 27  | 44  | −17  | 14

Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 2004. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports04/04cpwk20.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

## Rogers CPSL Championship playoffs

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### Quarterfinals

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Toronto Croatia v Windsor Border Stars October 3, 2004 |  Toronto Croatia | 5–0|  Windsor Border Stars | Mississauga, Ontario

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7:00 ET |

* Halburto Harris  8'
* Jason Shannon  29'
* Edin Kalic 46'
* Edin Kalic 57'
* Rudy Spajic  89'

| (Report) |  | Stadium: Memorial Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (Ontario

Metro Lions v Vaughan Shooters October 5, 2004 |  Metro Lions | 3–5|  Vaughan Shooters | Toronto, Ontario

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7:30 ET |

* Craig Patton  32'
* Maxim Dorneval  38'
* Darryl Gomez 70'

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* Matthew Palleschi 6'
* Fitzroy Powell  53'
* Matthew Palleschi 57'
* Joey Todaro  66'
* Fitzroy Powell  87'

| Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
Attendance: 70
Referee: Angelo Gertsakis (Ontario

### Wildcard

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Brampton Hitmen v Toronto Croatia October 8, 2004 |  Brampton Hitmen | 1–3|  Toronto Croatia | Brampton, Ontario

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7:30 ET | Jonathan Bustamante  37' | (Report) |

* Zvjezdan Kresic  50'
* Halburto Harris  68'
* Leo Laurito  93'

| Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium
Attendance: 225
Referee: Steven DePiero (Ontario

### Semifinals

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Toronto Supra v Vaughan Shooters October 9, 2004 |  Toronto Supra | 1–4|  Vaughan Shooters | Brampton, Ontario

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10:00 ET | David Sousa  69' | (Report) |

* Matthew Palleschi 10'
* Branko Majstorovic  52'
* Fitzroy Powell  75'
* Matthew Palleschi 85'

| Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Calin Pintea (Ontario

Hamilton Thunder v Toronto Croatia October 9, 2004 |  Hamilton Thunder | 0–2|  Toronto Croatia | Brampton, Ontario

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1:00 ET |  | (Report) |

* Leo Laurito  29'
* Leo Marasovic  88'

| Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Alex Williams (Ontario

### Rogers CPSL Championship

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October 11

3:00 ET

Vaughan Shooters| 0–4| Toronto Croatia

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| Report |

* Leo Marasovic  49'
* Leo Marasovic  60'
* Marko Milicevic  90'
* Zupan 94'

Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, Ontario

Attendance: 300

Referee: Amato De Luca (Ontario)

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GK | 1 |  Brian Bowes |  |
RB | 17 | Raj Takhar |  |  87'
CB | 2 |  Angelo Pollastrone[23] (c) |  |
LB | 4 | Jorge Molina |  |
RM | 7 |  Cameron Medwin |  |  61'
CM | 11 |  Branko Majstorovic[24] |  |  62'
CM | 10 |  Joey Todaro[25] |  |
CM | 8 | Chris Turner |  |
LM | 21 |  Marco Casilinuovo[26] |  |  45'
ST | 13 |  Matthew Palleschi |  |
ST | 9 |  Jason De Thomasis[27] |  |
Substitutes:
GK | 0 | Roberto Scala |  |
DF | 12 | Fitzroy Powell |  |  61'
DF | 15 |  Fitzroy Christey[28] |  |  45'
DF | 6 | Tony Marshall |  |  62' 75'
MF | 23 | Ricardo Forno |  |  87'
FW | 19 | Jose Anikewe |  |  75'
FW | 20 | Steve Said |  |
Manager:
Tony De Thomasis
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GK | 1 |  George Azcurra |  |
RB | 6 | Mario Kulis
CB | 5 |  Antonijo Zupan |  |
LB | 3 |  Halburto Harris[29]
RM | 22 | Danny Draganic |  |
CM | 9 | Zvjezdan Kresic |  |  87'
CM | 8 |  Hugo Alstitud |  |  59'
CM | 11 |  Velimir Crljen |  |
LM | 21 | Marko Milicevic |  |
FW | 16 | Edin Kalic |  |  80'
FW | 10 | Leo Laurito |  |  45'
Substitutes:
GK | 12 | Vinko Kozina |  |  87'
DF | 2 |  Ante Pavlovic |  |
DF | 4 | Rudy Spajic |  |
MF | 7 | Andrew Saulez |  |  59'
FW | 20 | Leo Marasovic |  |  45'
FW | 23 | John Sola |  |  80'
Manager:
Theo Krajacic

Assistant referees:
Silviu Petrescu
Yakov Keimakh
Fourth official:
Alex William

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## All-Star game

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In the 2004 All-Star game Boavista F.C. of the Primeira Liga conducted a North American tour where one of their opponents were a CPSL Select team assembled by Harry Gauss, and Steve Nijjar.[30] The match was played at Cove Road Stadium in London, Ontario.[31]

CPSL Selects v Boavista F.C. May 28, 2004 |  CPSL Selects | 0 - 3|  Boavista F.C. | London, Ontario

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8:10 pm |  | Report |

* Ricardo Sousa 33'
* João Paulo Pinto Ribeiro 47'
* Hugo Monteiro 59'

| Stadium: Cove Road Stadium

CPSL Selects  | Pos. | Name | Team

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Squad
GK | George Azcurra | Toronto Croatia
D | Peter Zorba | North York Astros
D | Mason Greene | Durham Storm
D | Bayete Smith | Brampton Hitmen
D | Marko Peeters | London City
MF | Sasha Kosanovic | Metro Lions
MF | Kosta Stojkovic | Metro Lions
MF | Justin Medeiros | London City
MF | Caswain Mason | Metro Lions
F | Darryl Gomez | Metro Lions
F | Paul Munster | London City
Squad
GK | Haidar Al-Shaïbani | London City
MF | Gentjan Dervishi | London City
MF | Kareem Reynolds | Metro Lions
MF | Phil Ionadi | Brampton Hitmen
MF | Billy Ninopoulos | Metro Lions
F | Marko Janjicek | Metro Lions
Head coach
| Harry Gauss
Steve Nijjar | London City
Brampton Hitmen

## Top goal scorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Paul Munster | London City  | 25
2  |  Danny Amaral | Toronto Supra  | 15
3  |  Alex Braletic  | North York Astros  | 10
Michael Diluca  | Hamilton Thunder
Tati Errecalde | Windsor Border Stars
4  |  Maxim Elie Dorneval  | Metro Lions  | 9
Hayden Fitzwilliams | Metro Lions
Kevin Nelson | Hamilton Thunder
Matthew Palleschi | Vaughan Shooters
5  |  Aaron Byrd  | Windsor Border Stars  | 8
Paul Daccobert | Brampton Hitmen
Daniel Jaroch  | North York Astros
Leo Laurito  | Toronto Croatia
Sasa Milaimovic | Hamilton Thunder
Craig Patton  | Metro Lions
Joey Todaro  | Vaughan Shooters

Updated: September 11, 2017
Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports04/04cpsl2x.htm

## CPSL Executive Committee

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A list of the 2004 CPSL Executive Committee.[32]

Position  | Name  | Nationality

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President & Chairman: | Vincent Ursini |  Canadian
League Administrator/Director of Media: | Stan Adamson[33] |  English
Director of Discipline: | Clifford Dell[34] |  Canadian
Director of Officials: | Walter Kirchner |  Romanian
Administrative Co-ordinator: | Janet Leonard |  Canadian
Community Services: | Peter Li Preti |  Canadian
Legal Counsel: | Ira Greenspoon |  Canadian
Marketing Consultant: | Cary Kaplan |  Canadian
Marketing Manager: | Jess Krajacic |  Canadian

## Individual awards

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North York Astros owner Bruno Ierullo received the President of the Year award

The annual CPSL awards ceremony was held on October 9, 2004 at the La Contessa Banquet Hall in North York, Toronto.[35] London City and Windsor Border Stars were both tied with the most wins with 2 awards.[36] London City's Paul Munster had a tremendous season where he captured both the Golden Boot and Rookie of the Year, which later spring boarded his career back to Europe to sign with Slavia Prague in the Czech First League. After leading expansion franchise Windsor Border Stars to an Open Canada Cup, former English football player Pat Hilton was given the Coach of the Year. While Windsor's Justin Marshall was voted the Defender of the Year.

The league chose Danny Amaral as its MVP after making his return to Canadian soccer with Toronto Supra after several seasons in Portugal. George Azcurra of Toronto Croatia won his fourth Goalkeeper of the Year. The Referee of the Year went to Amato De Luca, which marked his second CPSL accolade. The most disciplined team throughout the season were Durham Storm. The league also introduced the President of the Year award in order to recognize the top executive or organizer, and the inaugural recipient was North York Astros Bruno Ierullo.

Award  | Player (Club)

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CPSL Most Valuable Player  | Danny Amaral (Toronto Supra)
CPSL Golden Boot  | Paul Munster (London City)
CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award  | George Azcurra (Toronto Croatia)
CPSL Defender of the Year Award  | Justin Marshall (Windsor Border Stars)
CPSL Rookie of the Year Award  | Paul Munster (London City)
CPSL Coach of the Year Award  | Pat Hilton (Windsor Border Stars)
CPSL President of the Year Award  | Bruno Ierullo (North York Astros)
CPSL Referee of the Year Award  | Amato De Luca
CPSL Fair Play Award  | Durham Storm

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## External links

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* Rocket Robin's Home Page of the 2004 CPSL Season

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