Canadian Professional Soccer League 2001 season
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| Canadian Professional Soccer League 2001 | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Professional Soccer League |
| Sport | Football (soccer) |
| Duration | 25 May 2001-14 October 2001 |
| League | |
| League champions | St. Catharines Wolves |
| Runners-up | Toronto Supra |
| Top scorer |  Kevin Nelson (Ottawa Wizards) |
The 4th Canadian Professional Soccer League season began on May 25, 2001 and concluded on October 14, 2001 with the St. Catharines Wolves winning the Rogers Cup.
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[edit] Changes from 2000 season
- The Brampton Hitmen, Montreal Dynamites, Ottawa Wizards, and Toronto Supra all began play this year.
- The Durham Flames moved from Oshawa.
[edit] Final standings
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottawa Wizards | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 16 | 51 |
| 2 | Toronto Olympians | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 21 | 46 |
| 3 | Toronto Supra | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | Montreal Dynamites | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 32 | 39 |
| 5 | St. Catharines Wolves | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 38 |
| 6 | Toronto Croatia | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 35 |
| 7 | Glen Shields Sun Devils | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 43 | 27 |
| 8 | Brampton Hitmen | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 41 | 26 |
| 9 | North York Astros | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 32 | 24 |
| 10 | Durham Flames | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 53 | 24 |
| 11 | York Region Shooters | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 29 | 58 | 15 |
| 12 | London City | 22 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 66 | 9 |
[edit] Rogers Cup playoffs
Quarterfinals
| October 12, 2001 | St. Catharines Wolves | 2–1 | Montreal Dynamites | Club Roma: |
Zumpano  45'McGutchan 65' |
Selaidopoulos 18' |
Semifinals
| October 13, 2001 | Toronto Olympians | 2–3 (aet) | Toronto Supra | Club Roma: 250 |
| Denis 63' Thomas 70' |
Diluca 74' Afriyie 78' 97' |
| October 13, 2001 | Ottawa Wizards | 0–1 | St. Catharines Wolves | Club Roma: 300 |
| McGutchan 43' |
Consolation final
| October 14, 2001 | Ottawa Wizards | 2–5 | Toronto Olympians | Club Roma: 150 |
| Nelson 43' Iloanusi 82' |
Sanna 62' Ziannis 70'Williams 75'Mancini 82'Andrijanic 90' (og) |
Rogers Cup final
| October 14, 2001 | Toronto Supra | 0–1 (aet) | St. Catharines Wolves | Club Roma: 300 |
| Sozio 116' |
| Canadian Professional Soccer League 2001 winners |
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 St. Catharines Wolves Second Title |
[edit] Individual awards
- CPSL MVP Award:: Abraham Osman, Ottawa Wizards
- Rogers Cup MVP:: Garrett Caldwell, Toronto Supra; Danny Gallagher, St. Catharines Wolves
- CPSL Golden Boot: Kevin Nelson, Ottawa Wizards
- CPSL Defender of the Year Award: Kurt Ramsey, North York Astros
- CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award: George Azcurra, Toronto Croatia; Luciano Miranda, North York Astros
- CPSL Rookie of the Year Award: Kevin Nelson, Ottawa Wizards
- CPSL Coach of the Year Award: Zoran Jankovic, Montreal Dynamites
- CPSL Best Official: Amato DiLuca
- CPSL Fair Play Award: Durham Flames
[edit] External links
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