2005 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

Football league season

Canadian Professional Soccer LeagueSeason| 2005

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Champions| Oakville Blue Devils
Regular Season title|

* Vaughan Shooters (Eastern Conference)
* Hamilton Thunder (Western Conference)

Matches played| 132
Goals scored| 411 (3.11 per match)
Top goalscorer| Aaron Byrd (Windsor Border Stars)
Best goalkeeper| Haidar Al-Shaïbani
Biggest home win| Toronto Supra 8-2 North York Astros (June 19, 2005)
Biggest away win| Durham Storm 1-12 Oakville Blue Devils (September 22, 2005)

← 2004

CSL 2006 →

The 2005 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the 8th season for the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The season began on May 21, 2005 and concluded on October 10, 2005 with Oakville Blue Devils defeating Vaughan Shooters 2-1 to win their first CPSL Championship.[1] The final was played at Esther Shiner Stadium, which gave North York Astros a playoff wildcard match.[2] In the regular season the Vaughan Shooters won their first Eastern Conference title, while Hamilton Thunder secured their third Western Conference title. The league increased in membership with the return of the Laval Dynamites. For the first time in the league's history the CPSL introduced a Women's Canada Cup tournament, which included 6 district all-star teams from the existing men's soccer districts.[3][4]

## Changes from 2004 season

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The season saw the resignation of chairman/president Vince Ursini in order to fully devote his time to his Ontario Soccer Association duties.[5] His replacement was the CPSL management consultant Cary Kaplan to the newly created position of CPSL Commissioner.[6] The league increased to 12 teams with the return of Laval Dynamites, while the Metro Lions relocated to the Halton Region territory to form the Oakville Blue Devils.[7] The Brampton Hitmen were sold to Joe Fuliere, and renamed the team to the Brampton Stallions.[8]

## Teams

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Team | City | Stadium | Manager

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Brampton Stallions | Brampton, Ontario (Bramalea) | Victoria Park Stadium | Ken Dawson
Durham Storm | Oshawa, Ontario (Vanier) | Oshawa Civic Stadium | Doug Paterson
London City | London, Ontario (Westmount) | Cove Road Stadium | Harry Gauss
Hamilton Thunder | Hamilton, Ontario | Brian Timmis Stadium | Jorge Armua[9]
Laval Dynamites | Laval, Quebec | Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne | Jean Robert Toussaint
North York Astros | Toronto, Ontario (North York) | Esther Shiner Stadium | Dejan Gluščević[10]
Oakville Blue Devils | Oakville, Ontario (Bronte) | Bronte Stadium | Duncan Wilde[11]
St. Catharines Wolves | St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle) | Club Roma Stadium | Tom Bernadi[12]
Toronto Croatia | Mississauga, Ontario (Streetsville) | Memorial Park | Velimir Crljen
Toronto Supra | Toronto, Ontario (Brockton) | Brockton Stadium | Cesar Garcia
Vaughan Shooters | Vaughan, Ontario (Woodbridge) | Ontario Soccer Centre | Carmine Isacco
Windsor Border Stars | Windsor, Ontario | Windsor Stadium | Pat Hilton

Brampton

Vaughan

London

Mississauga

Durham

Windsor

St. Catharines

Hamilton

Oakville

TORONTO

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Location of CPSL teams outside of Toronto for the 2005 CPSL season.
Western Conference  Eastern Conference

Toronto Supra

North York Astros

Vaughan Shooters

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Location of CPSL teams in Toronto for the 2005 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  | Vaughan Shooters | 22  | 16  | 3  | 3  | 55  | 16  | +39  | 51  | Qualification for Playoffs
2  | Toronto Croatia | 22  | 13  | 6  | 3  | 44  | 19  | +25  | 45
3  | Laval Dynamites | 22  | 11  | 3  | 8  | 36  | 25  | +11  | 36
4  | Toronto Supra | 22  | 7  | 8  | 7  | 39  | 30  | +9  | 29  |
5  | North York Astros | 22  | 8  | 4  | 10  | 31  | 42  | −11  | 28  | Qualification for Playoffs
6  | Durham Storm | 22  | 1  | 1  | 20  | 10  | 85  | −75  | 4  |

Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 2005. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpwk21.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 | 22  | 10  | 7  | 5  | 27  | 23  | +4  | 37  | Qualification for Playoffs
2  | Oakville Blue Devils | 22  | 10  | 7  | 5  | 46  | 26  | +20  | 37
3  | Windsor Border Stars | 22  | 8  | 4  | 10  | 40  | 35  | +5  | 28
4  | St. Catharines Wolves | 22  | 7  | 5  | 10  | 21  | 26  | −5  | 26  |
5  | London City | 22  | 6  | 4  | 12  | 26  | 39  | −13  | 22
6  | Brampton Stallions | 22  | 5  | 8  | 9  | 36  | 45  | −9  | 23

Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 2005. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpwk21.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

## CPSL Championship playoffs

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### Quarterfinals

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Oakville Blue Devils v Windsor Border Stars October 5, 2005 |  Oakville Blue Devils | 3–1|  Windsor Border Stars | Toronto, Ontario

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9:00 ET |

* Shawn Faria 42'
* Aaron Steele 53'
* Sergio De Luca 90'

| (Report) | Filip Rocca  78' | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 30

Toronto Croatia v Laval Dynamites October 6, 2005 |  Toronto Croatia | 1–0|  Laval Dynamites | Mississauga, Ontario

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8:30 ET | Leo Laurito  3' | (Report) |  | Stadium: Memorial Park
Attendance: 125
Referee: Vito Curali (Ontario)

### Wildcard

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North York Astros v Toronto Croatia October 7, 2005 |  North York Astros | 0–1 (a.e.t.)|  Toronto Croatia | Toronto, Ontario

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8:00 ET |  | (Report) | Velimir Crljen 102' | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Andrew Jasinski (Ontario)

### Semifinals

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Hamilton Thunder v Oakville Blue Devils October 8, 2005 |  Hamilton Thunder | 0–2|  Oakville Blue Devils | Toronto, Ontario

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2:00 ET |  | (Report) |

* Ian Sinclair  31'
* Marko Bedenikovic 75'

| Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Mike Roeken (Ontario)

Vaughan Shooters v Toronto Croatia October 8, 2005 |  Vaughan Shooters | 4–0|  Toronto Croatia | Toronto, Ontario

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5:00 ET |

* Matthew Palleschi 28'
* Matthew Palleschi 40'
* Matthew Palleschi 56'
* Desi Humphrey  74'

| (Report) |  | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Joe Fletcher (Ontario)

### CPSL Championship

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October 10

4:00 ET

Vaughan Shooters| 1–2 (a.e.t.)| Oakville Blue Devils

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Stalin Cardenas  36' | Report |

* Sergio De Luca 46'
* Ryan Gamble 100'

Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 728

Referee: Andre Jasinski (Ontario)

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GK | 1 |  Brian Bowes |  |
RB | 17 | Raj Takhar |  |
CB | 8 | Chris Turner |  |
CB | 2 |  Angelo Pollastrone[13] (c) |  |
LB | 11 |  Fitzroy Christie[14] |  |  19'
RM | 13 |  Frank Bruno[15] |  |
CM | 21 |  Darryl Gomez |  |
CM | 12 | Danny Sanna |  |
LM | 19 |  Desmond Humphrey[16] |  |
ST | 5 |  Stalin Cardenas[17] |  |  68'
ST | 15 |  Matthew Palleschi |  |
Substitutes:
GK | 0 | Pablo Alvarado |  |
DF | 16 |  Justin Phillips[18] |  |
DF | 4 | Jorge Molina |  |  19'
MF | 7 |  Cameron Medwin |  |
FW | 9 |  Jason De Thomasis[19] |  |  68' 98'
FW | 23 | Aundrae Rollins |  |  98'
FW | 10 |  Joey Todaro[20] |  |
Manager:
Carmine Isacco
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GK | 1 |  Sa Brahima Traore |  |
RB | 4 | Lovemore Ncube |  |
CB | 6 |  Aaron Steele |  |
CB | 2 |  Jamie Fairweather[21]
LB | 5 |  Marko Bedenikovic |  |
RM | 3 | Nicholas Poku |  |  87'
CM | 9 |  Shawn Faria |  |
LM | 13 |  Phil Ionadi (c) |  |  73'
FM | 8 |  Sergio De Luca |  |
FW | 17 |  Jeremy Shepherd |  |  90'
FW | 15 | Ian Sinclair |  |
Substitutes:
GK | 0 | Chris Baker |  |
MF | 7 | Omar Samuels |  |
MF | 14 | Dragisa Klisara |  |  56' 83'
MF | 19 |  Orlin Chalmers |  |  83'
MF | 10 |  Igor Prostran |  |  73'
FW | 11 |  Gabriel Pop[22] |  |
FW | 16 |  Ryan Gamble |  |  90'
Manager:
Duncan Wilde

Assistant referees:
John Oliva
Cosmo Iavazzi
Fourth official:
Rob Burns

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## All-Star Game

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The 2005 CPSL all-star match was against Rangers F.C. of the Scottish Premier League who were in Canada for a nine-day training camp before kicking off their season.[23] The game was played at Varsity Stadium, but was closed to the public being only open to people associated to the league.

CPSL All-Stars v Glasgow Rangers FC July 9, 2005 |  CPSL All-Stars | 1 - 4|  Glasgow Rangers FC | Toronto, Ontario

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6:00 pm | Gabriel Pop  90' | Report |

* Ross McCormack 53'
* Jukka Santala 81'
* Ross McCormack 82'
* Steve Thompson 88'

| Stadium: Varsity Stadium
Attendance: 200

CPSL Selects  | Pos. | Name | Team

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Squad
GK | Michael Silva | Toronto Supra
D | Fuseini Dauda | Hamilton Thunder
D | Aaron Steele | Oakville Blue Devils
D | Fitzroy Powell | Durham Storm
D | Justin Phillips | Vaughan Shooters
MF | Darren Baxter | Oakville Blue Devils
MF | Igor Prostran | Oakville Blue Devils
MF | Sergio De Luca | Oakville Blue Devils
MF | Eris Tafaj | London City
F | Hugo Herrera | Brampton Stallions
F | Carlo Arghittu | St. Catharines Wolves
Squad
GK | Roberto Ferrari | Hamilton Thunder
DF | Johnny Annisi | Hamilton Thunder
DF | Craig Williams | Durham Storm
DF | Danny Gallacher | St. Catharines Wolves
DF | Joseph Feifoo | North York Astros
MF | Dennis Peeters | London City
MF | Marcus Chorvat | Windsor Border Stars
MF | Ricardo Marquez | Hamilton Thunder
MF | Zeljko Dukic | Hamilton Thunder
MF | Daniel Milojevic | Hamilton Thunder
F | Gabriel Pop | Oakville Blue Devils
Head coach
| Jorge Armua | Hamilton Thunder

## Top goal scorers

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Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Aaron Byrd[24] | Windsor Border Stars | 17
2  |  Gabriel Pop[25] | Oakville Blue Devils | 14
3  | Radek Papiez  | Windsor Border Stars | 10
4  |  Danny Amaral | Toronto Supra | 9
5  |  Jason De Thomasis[26] | Vaughan Shooters | 9
6  | Karim Ben Sari  | London City | 9
7  |  Mike DiLuca[27] | Toronto Supra | 9
8  |  Hugo Herrera | Brampton Stallions | 9
9  | Mohamed Ridouani  | Laval Dynamites | 9
10  |  Hayden Fitzwilliams | Toronto Croatia | 8

Updated: September 30, 2005

## CPSL Executive Committee

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A list of the 2005 CPSL Executive Committee.[28]

Position  | Name  | Nationality

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Commissioner: | Cary Kaplan |  Canadian
Director of Media: | Stan Adamson[29] |  English
Director of Discipline: | Clifford Dell[30] |  Canadian
Director of Officials: | Walter Kirchner |  Romanian
Office Administrator: | Janet Leonard |  Canadian
Community Services: | Peter Li Preti |  Canadian
Legal Counsel: | Ira Greenspoon |  Canadian

## Awards

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Fil Rocca was voted the Defender of the Year

The annual CPSL awards ceremony was held at the La Contessa Banquet Hall on October 9, 2005 in North York, Toronto.[31] This was the first awards ceremony where the awards were distributed equally without a majority winner. Vaughan, Windsor, London, and North York each went home with two awards.[32] Vaughan's Desmond Humphrey was voted the MVP, while team owner Tony De Thomasis was given the President of the Year award. London City went home with the Goalkeeper and Rookie of the Year awards with Haidar Al-Shaibani and Dennis Peeters as its recipients.

Former Detroit Titans alumni Aaron Byrd of Windsor Border Stars won the Golden Boot.[33] Windsor's Fil Rocca was voted the Defender of the Year. The Coach of the Year went to former S.League, and USL A-League veteran Dejan Gluscevic, who went on to manage various national youth teams in Asia. North York Astros also received their first Fair Play award. Andrzej Jasinski the match official for the championship final was voted the Referee of the Year.

Award  | Player (Club)

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CPSL Most Valuable Player  | Desmond Humphrey (Vaughan Shooters)
CPSL Golden Boot  | Aaron Byrd (Windsor Border Stars)
CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award  | Haidar Al-Shaïbani (London City)
CPSL Defender of the Year Award  | Fil Rocca (Windsor Border Stars)
CPSL Rookie of the Year Award  | Dennis Peeters (London City)
CPSL Coach of the Year Award  | Dejan Gluscevic (North York Astros)
CPSL President of the Year Award  | Tony De Thomasis (Vaughan Shooters)
CPSL Referee of the Year Award  | Andrzej Jasinski
CPSL Fair Play Award  | North York Astros

## Women's Canada Cup

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A women's league debuted in 2005 which featured 6 all-star teams from the existing municipal soccer districts where the men's team competed. Throughout the regular season they played in 10 matches with London City Selects winning the regular season title.[34] The finals featured London City against York Region Lady Shooters, where York Region won the championship.[35]

### Teams

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Team | City

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Durham Region Allstars | Oshawa, Ontario
London City Selects | London, Ontario
North York District Allstars | Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Supra District Allstars | Toronto, Ontario
York Region Lady Shooters | Vaughan, Ontario
Windsor Border Stars Women | Windsor, Ontario

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