Canadian Professional Soccer League 2004 season
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| Canadian Professional Soccer League 2004 | |
|---|---|
| League | Canadian Soccer League (current) |
| Sport | Football (soccer) |
| Duration | 24 May 2004-11 October 2004 |
| League | |
| League champions | Toronto Croatia |
| Runners-up | Vaughan Shooters |
| Top scorer |  Paul Munster (London City) |
The 7th Canadian Professional Soccer League season began on May 24, 2004 and concluded on October 11, 2004 with Toronto Croatia claiming their second Rogers Cup victory.
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[edit] Changes from 2003 season
- The revocation of the Ottawa Wizards, and the Durham Flames.
- The Laval Dynamites went on hiatus.
- Windsor Border Stars began play as an expansion franchise in the Western Conference.
- The Mississauga Olympians were sold, and played under the name Durham Storm.
[edit] Final standings
Purple indicates National Conference winners
Yellow indicates International Conference winners
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
[edit] Eastern Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto Supra | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 49 | 21 | 46 |
| 2 | Metro Lions | 20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 32 | 41 |
| 3 | Vaughan Shooters | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 23 | 38 |
| 4 | North York Astros | 20 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 22 | 46 | 13 |
| 5 | Durham Storm | 20 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 77 | 7 |
[edit] Western Conference
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton Thunder | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 22 | 36 |
| 2 | Toronto Croatia | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 42 | 30 | 31 |
| 3 | Windsor Border Stars | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 38 | 32 | 31 |
| 4 | Brampton Hitmen | 20 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 35 | 26 |
| 5 | London City | 20 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 35 | 42 | 27 |
| 6 | St. Catharines Wolves | 20 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 44 | 14 |
[edit] Rogers Cup playoffs
Quarterfinals
| October 3, 2004 | Windsor Border Stars | 0–5 | Toronto Croatia | Memorial Park: 250 |
Harris  8'Shannon 29'Kalic 46' 57'Spajic 89' |
| October 5, 2004 | Vaughan Shooters | 5–3 | Metro Lions | Birchmount Stadium: 40 |
| Palleschi 6' 57' Powell 53' 87'Todaro 66' |
Patton 32' Dorneval 38'Gomez 70' |
Semifinals
| October 8, 2004 | Brampton Hitmen | 1–3 | Toronto Croatia | Victoria Park Stadium: 225 |
| Bustamante 37' |
Kresic 50' Harris 68'Laurito 90+3' |
| October 9, 2004 | Toronto Supra | 1–4 | Vaughan Shooters | Victoria Park Stadium: 100 |
| Sousa 69' |
Palleschi 10' 85' Majstorovic 52'Powell 75' |
| October 9, 2004 | Hamilton Thunder | 0–2 | Toronto Croatia | Victoria Park Stadium: 100 |
| Laurito 29' Marasovic 88' |
Rogers Cup final
| October 11, 2004 | Vaughan Shooters | 0–4 | Toronto Croatia | Victoria Park Stadium: 300 |
| Marasovic 49' 60' Milicevic 90'Zupan 90+4' |
| Canadian Professional Soccer League 2004 winners |
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 Toronto Croatia Second Title |
[edit] Scoring
This table lists the scoring leaders for the regular season.
| Player | Team | G |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Munster | London City | 25 |
| Danny Amaral | Toronto Supra | 15 |
| Alex Braletic | North York Astros | 10 |
| Michael DiLuca | Hamilton Thunder | 10 |
| Tati Errelade | Windsor Border Stars | 10 |
| Maxim Elie Dorneval | Metro Lions | 9 |
| Hayden Fitzwilliams | Metro Lions | 9 |
| Kevin Nelson | Hamilton Thunder | 9 |
| Matthew Palleschi | Vaughan Shooters | 9 |
| Aaron Byrd | Windsor Border Stars | 8 |
[edit] Individual awards
- CPSL MVP Award: Danny Amaral, Toronto Supra
- CPSL Golden Boot: Paul Munster, London City (25)
- CPSL Defender of the Year Award: Justin Marshall, Windsor Border Stars
- CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award: George Azcurra, Toronto Croatia
- CPSL Rookie of the Year Award: Paul Munster, London City
- CPSL Coach of the Year Award: Pat Hilton, Windsor Border Stars
- CPSL President's Award: Bruno Ierullo, North York Astros
- CPSL Best Official: Amato De Luca
- CPSL Fair Play Award: Durham Storm
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