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Toronto Lynx is a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1997. The team is a member of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL), the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, and play in the Great Lakes Division of the Central Conference against teams from Charleston, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Pontiac.
The Lynx play their home games at various stadia around the city of Toronto: primarily at Centennial Park Stadium in Etobicoke, Ontario, but also at Varsity Stadium on the campus of the University of Toronto, at Brian Timmis Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, and at Edelweiss Park in Bolton, Ontario. The team's colours are white, gold and black.
The team has a sister organization, the Toronto Lady Lynx, who play in the women's USL W-League.
[edit] 2008 Roster
as at June 7, 2008
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Nils Binstock |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Erik Di Lorenzo |
| 3 |
 |
DF |
Lloyd Grist |
| 6 |
|
DF |
John Jonke |
| 7 |
|
MF |
Christopher DeAbreu |
| 8 |
|
FW |
Anthony Bahadur |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Daniel Revivo |
| 10 |
|
MF |
Derek Rios |
| 11 |
 |
FW |
Jean Tshimpaka |
| 12 |
 |
DF |
Josh Stephens |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Mikael McNamara |
| 14 |
 |
FW |
Chris McBride |
|
|
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Reg. Season |
Playoffs |
Voyageurs Cup |
Open Canada Cup |
| 1997 |
2 |
USISL A-League |
4th, Northeast |
Division Semifinals |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1998 |
2 |
USISL A-League |
6th, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
N/A |
N/A |
| 1999 |
2 |
USL A-League |
7th, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
N/A |
N/A |
| 2000 |
2 |
USL A-League |
3rd, Northeast |
Conference Finals |
N/A |
N/A |
| 2001 |
2 |
USL A-League |
7th, Northern |
Did not qualify |
N/A |
N/A |
| 2002 |
2 |
USL A-League |
3rd, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
2nd |
N/A |
| 2003 |
2 |
USL A-League |
5th, Northeast |
Did not qualify |
2nd |
N/A |
| 2004 |
2 |
USL A-League |
7th, Eastern |
Did not qualify |
2nd |
N/A |
| 2005 |
2 |
USL First Division |
12th |
Did not qualify |
3rd |
N/A |
| 2006 |
2 |
USL First Division |
10th |
Did not qualify |
2nd |
2nd |
| 2007 |
4 |
USL PDL |
4th, Great Lakes |
Did not qualify |
N/A |
N/A |
| 2008 |
4 |
USL PDL |
in progress |
|
N/A |
N/A |
[edit] Club History
The Toronto Lynx announced its expansion rights in Toronto on June 24, 1996, and played their first A-League game in Jacksonville, Florida, on April 12, 1997. The Toronto Lynx set an A-League record of 10 consecutive wins during their first season in 1997. In 2000, the Lynx proceeded to the Eastern Conference Finals and only a 1-0 loss to the Rochester Raging Rhinos kept the Lynx out of the A-League Championship game. Despite these temporary successes, over the years it spent in the A-League (later renamed USL-D1), the team fared relatively poorly on the field and ultimately failed to consistently draw crowds of more than about 2000 people.
Peter Pinizzotto was the Toronto Lynx head coach from 1997 to 2003. The team made one playoff appearance under his reign. The next season he would be hired as assistant coach for rivals Montreal Impact. In September 2003, Duncan Wilde was appointed as the new Toronto Lynx head coach for the 2004 season bringing a new philosophy and vision for the club. Wilde also holds the position of Director of the Toronto Lynx Premier Soccer Academy and Super Y-League Program for accomplishing the mission of developing and inspiring youth soccer talent in the Greater Toronto Area. After just one season, Wilde resigned from his head coaching position amidst rumours of owner interference in squad selection. During the 2005 season the team was managed by former Lynx goalkeeper Hubert Busby Jr., though Wilde returned as head coach for the 2006 season.
During their time in the A-League and USL First Division, the Lynx were noted for developing a number of notable players, but failed to retain most of them for long, leading to poor results in the league standings.
On October 10, 2006, the Lynx announced their move to the USL Premier Development League. The reasons for this were never fully revealed, but it was was most likely due to their low attendance (lowest in the USL 1st Division) and the fact that Major League Soccer expansion franchise Toronto FC would be arriving the next season. [1]
[edit] Club data
All-time leaders (1997- ):
[edit] Head Coaches
[edit] Current Staff
[edit] Notable Former Players
- See also Cat:Toronto Lynx players.
[edit] International friendlies
[edit] References
[edit] External links
English
Lloyd Barker
Matias F Casares
Kevin Jeffrey
John Barry Nusum
Nikola Vignjević
Mauricio Vincello
