2006 Canadian Soccer League season
| Season | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Italia Shooters |
| Top goalscorer |  Gabriel Pop (Serbian White Eagles) |
| Biggest home win | 8–2 Toronto Supra v North York Astros |
| Biggest away win | 1–12 Durham Storm v Oakville Blue Devils |
← 2005 2007 → | |
The ninth Canadian Soccer League season began on May 19, 2006 and concluded on October 12, 2006 with Italia Shooters claiming their first Rogers Cup victory.[1]
Changes from 2005 season
- The Canadian Professional Soccer League changed their name to the Canadian Soccer League.
- Two new conferences were created International, and National, replacing the Eastern, and Western conferences.
- Vaughan Shooters changed their name to Italia Shooters and Toronto Supra changed their name to Toronto Supra Portuguese. Both join the newly created international division, re-kindling the spirit of the National Soccer League
- The Serbian White Eagles, and the Caribbean Selects began play as an expansion franchise in the International Conference. The White Eagles played under the same name in the National Soccer League in 1974.
- The Hamilton Thunder, and the Durham Storm folded.
Final standings
Purple indicates National Conference winners
Yellow indicates International Conference winners
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
National Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oakville Blue Devils | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 36 |
| 2 | Brampton Stallions | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 32 | 35 |
| 3 | Laval Dynamites | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 29 | 31 |
| 4 | Windsor Border Stars | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 5 | St. Catharines Wolves | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 40 | 27 |
| 6 | North York Astros | 22 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 45 | 17 |
| 7 | London City | 22 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 58 | 15 |
International Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbian White Eagles | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 66 | 13 | 55 |
| 2 | Toronto Croatia | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 23 | 47 |
| 3 | Italia Shooters | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 33 |
| 4 | Toronto Supra Portuguese | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 34 | 28 |
| 5 | Caribbean Selects | 22 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 87 | 6 |
Rogers Cup playoffs
| QuarterFinals | SemiFinals | Rogers Cup final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Toronto Croatia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Laval Dynamites | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Toronto Croatia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Italia Shooters | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Oakville Blue Devils | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Windsor Border Stars | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Italia Shooters | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Serbian White Eagles | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Brampton Stallions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Italia Shooters | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Serbian White Eagles | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Windsor Border Stars | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Serbian White Eagles | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Toronto Supra Portuguese | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Laval Dynamites | 0–1 | Toronto Croatia |
|---|---|---|
Ples  89' |
Victoria Park: 150
| Windsor Border Stars | 2–1 | Oakville Blue Devils |
|---|---|---|
| Samson 16' Kletzien 45' |
Czoli 40' |
Bronte Stadium: 100
| Italia Shooters | 2–0 | Brampton Stallions |
|---|---|---|
Victoria Park:
Italia Shooters were given the semi-final spot as a result of a 2-0 forfeit.
| Toronto Supra | 0–3 | Serbian White Eagles |
|---|---|---|
| Viciknez 53' 89' Braletic 90+1' |
Centennial Park Stadium: 1,200
Semifinals
| Serbian White Eagles | 6–1 | Windsor Border Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Pop 29' 36' 49' 61' Scepanovic 34'Gordon 81' |
Abdulla 68' |
Esther Shiner Stadium: 1,000
Rogers Cup final
| Serbian White Eagles | 0–1 | Italia Shooters |
|---|---|---|
| Adur 62'
stadium = Esther Shiner Stadium: 1,800 |
| Canadian Soccer League 2006 winners |
|---|
Italia Shooters First Title |
Scoring
This table lists the scoring leaders for the regular season.
| Player | Team | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Pop
|
Serbian White Eagles | 22 | 27 |
 Saša Viciknez
|
Serbian White Eagles | 22 | 23 |
 Castro Uarlem
|
Toronto Supra | 22 | 20 |
 Hayden Fitzwilliams
|
Toronto Croatia | 22 | 12 |
 Tommy Ples
|
Toronto Croatia | 20 | 11 |
| Sam Hassam
|
Oakville Blue Devils | 19 | 10 |
 Rachid Madkour
|
Laval Dynamites | 16 | 9 |
| Hugo Herrera
|
Brampton Stallions | 16 | 8 |
| Petro Czoli
|
Oakville Blue Devils | 21 | 8 |
| Michael Di Luca
|
Toronto Supra | 20 | 8 |
Individual awards
- CSL MVP Award: Saša Viciknez, Serbian White Eagles
- CSL Golden Boot: Gabriel Pop, Serbian White Eagles (27)
- CSL Defender of the Year Award: Fil Rocca, Windsor Border Stars
- CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award: George Azcurra, Toronto Croatia
- CSL Rookie of the Year Award: Uarlem Castro, Toronto Supra
- CSL Coach of the Year Award: Tony De Thomasis, Italia Shooters
- CSL President's Award: Isac Cambas, Toronto Supra
- CSL Best Official: Mercey Watfa
- CSL Fair Play Award: Caribbean Selects
References?
- ^ "Canada - Canadian Premier Soccer League 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
