2004 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

The 2004 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the seventh season for the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The season began on May 24, 2004 and concluded on October 11, 2004 with Toronto Croatia defeating Vaughan Shooters 4–0 to capture their second CPSL Championship (known as the Rogers CPSL Cup for sponsorship reasons).[1] The championship was hosted for the first time at Victoria Park Stadium in Brampton, Ontario, which granted the Brampton Hitmen a wildcard berth.[2] In the regular season the Toronto Supra clinched their first Eastern Conference title, while Hamilton Thunder secured their second Western Conference title. Though the league decreased in membership they managed to expand to the Windsor - Detroit territory with the addition of the Windsor Border Stars.[3]

Canadian Professional Soccer League
Season2004
ChampionsToronto Croatia
Regular Season title
Matches played110
Goals scored415 (3.77 per match)
Top goalscorerPaul Munster (London City)
Biggest home win
Biggest away winDS 0-8 TC
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Changes from 2003 season

The 2004 season saw the league decrease from 13 to 11 teams. The Ottawa Wizards, and the Durham Flames had their franchises revoked.[4] The Laval Dynamites went on hiatus as they awaited the completion of their home venue the Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne.[5] Though the CPSL lost 3 franchises they managed to expand to the Essex County with the addition of the Windsor Border Stars.[6] Founding member the Mississauga Olympians were sold to John O'Neill and replaced the Durham Flames under the name Durham Storm.[7] Vaughan Sun Devils changed their name to the Vaughan Shooters, while the North York Astros joined them in their move to the Ontario Soccer Centre.[8] Director of Officials Tony Camacho resigned and was replaced by former Director at Large Walter Kirchner.[9]

Teams
TeamCityStadiumManager
Brampton HitmenBrampton, Ontario (Bramalea)Victoria Park StadiumSteve Nijjar[10]
Durham StormOshawa, Ontario (Vanier)Oshawa Civic StadiumDerek Bean[11]
London CityLondon, Ontario (Westmount)Cove Road StadiumHarry Gauss[12]
Hamilton ThunderHamilton, OntarioBrian Timmis StadiumJorge Armua[13]
Metro LionsToronto, Ontario (Scarborough)Birchmount StadiumGoran Miscevic[14]
North York AstrosToronto, Ontario (North York)Ontario Soccer CentreVittorio Villacis[15]
St. Catharines WolvesSt. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle)Club Roma StadiumLucio Ianiero[16]
Toronto CroatiaMississauga, Ontario (Streetsville)Memorial ParkAldo Krajcar[17]
Toronto SupraToronto, Ontario (Brockton)Centennial Park StadiumJosé Testas[18]
Vaughan ShootersVaughan, Ontario (Woodbridge)Ontario Soccer CentreSam Mederios[19]
Windsor Border StarsWindsor, OntarioWindsor StadiumPat Hilton[20]

Final standings

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto Supra 20 14 4 2 49 21 +28 46 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Metro Lions 20 12 5 3 50 32 +18 41
3 Vaughan Shooters 20 11 5 4 41 23 +18 38
4 North York Astros 20 3 4 13 33 41 −8 13
5 Durham Storm 20 2 1 17 17 77 −60 7
Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 2004. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports04/04cpwk20.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Hamilton Thunder 20 10 6 4 51 22 +29 36 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto Croatia 20 9 4 7 42 30 +12 31
3 Windsor Border Stars 20 9 4 7 38 32 +6 31
4 Brampton Hitmen 20 7 5 8 32 35 −3 26
5 London City 20 7 3 10 35 42 −7 24
6 St. Catharines Wolves 20 3 5 12 27 44 −17 14
Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 2004. Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports04/04cpwk20.htm
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Rogers CPSL Championship playoffs

Quarterfinals
October 3, 2004 Toronto Croatia 5–0 Windsor Border Stars Mississauga, Ontario
7:00 ET
  • Halburto Harris  8'
  • Jason Shannon  29'
  • Edin Kalic 46'
  • Edin Kalic 57'
  • Rudy Spajic  89'
 (Report) Stadium: Memorial Park
Attendance: 250
Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (Ontario
October 5, 2004 Metro Lions 3–5 Vaughan Shooters Toronto, Ontario
7:30 ET
(Report)
Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
Attendance: 70
Referee: Angelo Gertsakis (Ontario

Wildcard
October 8, 2004 Brampton Hitmen 1–3 Toronto Croatia Brampton, Ontario
7:30 ET Jonathan Bustamante  37' (Report)
  • Zvjezdan Kresic  50'
  • Halburto Harris  68'
  • Leo Laurito  93'
 Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium
Attendance: 225
Referee: Steven DePiero (Ontario

Semifinals
October 9, 2004 Toronto Supra 1–4 Vaughan Shooters Brampton, Ontario
10:00 ET David Sousa  69' (Report)
Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Calin Pintea (Ontario
October 9, 2004 Hamilton Thunder 0–2 Toronto Croatia Brampton, Ontario
1:00 ET (Report)
  • Leo Laurito  29'
  • Leo Marasovic  88'
 Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Alex Williams (Ontario

Rogers CPSL Championship
Vaughan Shooters0–4Toronto Croatia
Report
  • Leo Marasovic  49'
  • Leo Marasovic  60'
  • Marko Milicevic  90'
  • Zupan  94'
Attendance: 300
Referee: Amato De Luca (Ontario)

Assistant referees:
Silviu Petrescu
Yakov Keimakh
Fourth official:
Alex William

All-Star game

In the 2004 All-Star game Boavista F.C. of the Primeira Liga conducted a North American tour where one of their opponents were a CPSL Select team assembled by Harry Gauss, and Steve Nijjar.[29] The match was played at Cove Road Stadium in London, Ontario.[30]

May 28, 2004 CPSL Selects 0 - 3 Boavista F.C. London, Ontario
8:10 pm Report
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium

Top goal scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Paul Munster London City 25
2 Danny Amaral Toronto Supra 15
3 Alex Braletic North York Astros 10
Michael Diluca Hamilton Thunder
Tati Errecalde Windsor Border Stars
4 Maxim Elie Dorneval Metro Lions 9
Hayden Fitzwilliams Metro Lions
Kevin Nelson Hamilton Thunder
Matthew Palleschi Vaughan Shooters
5 Aaron Byrd Windsor Border Stars 8
Paul Daccobert Brampton Hitmen
Daniel Jaroch North York Astros
Leo Laurito Toronto Croatia
Sasa Milaimovic Hamilton Thunder
Craig Patton Metro Lions
Joey Todaro Vaughan Shooters

Updated: September 11, 2017
Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports04/04cpsl2x.htm

CPSL Executive Committee

A list of the 2004 CPSL Executive Committee.[31]

Position Name Nationality
President & Chairman:Vincent Ursini Canadian
League Administrator/Director of Media:Stan Adamson[32] English
Director of Discipline:Clifford Dell[33] Canadian
Director of Officials:Walter Kirchner Romanian
Administrative Co-ordinator:Janet Leonard Canadian
Community Services:Peter Li Preti Canadian
Legal Counsel:Ira Greenspoon Canadian
Marketing Consultant:Cary Kaplan Canadian
Marketing Manager:Jess Krajacic Canadian

Individual awards
North York Astros owner Bruno Ierullo received the President of the Year award

The annual CPSL awards ceremony was held on October 9, 2004 at the La Contessa Banquet Hall in North York, Toronto.[34] London City and Windsor Border Stars were both tied with the most wins with 2 awards.[35] London City's Paul Munster had a tremendous season where he captured both the Golden Boot and Rookie of the Year, which later spring boarded his career back to Europe to sign with Slavia Prague in the Czech First League. After leading expansion franchise Windsor Border Stars to an Open Canada Cup, former English football player Pat Hilton was given the Coach of the Year. While Windsor's Justin Marshall was voted the Defender of the Year.

The league chose Danny Amaral as its MVP after making his return to Canadian soccer with Toronto Supra after several seasons in Portugal. George Azcurra of Toronto Croatia won his fourth Goalkeeper of the Year. The Referee of the Year went to Amato De Luca, which marked his second CPSL accolade. The most disciplined team throughout the season were Durham Storm. The league also introduced the President of the Year award in order to recognize the top executive or organizer, and the inaugural recipient was North York Astros Bruno Ierullo.

Award Player (Club)
CPSL Most Valuable Player Danny Amaral (Toronto Supra)
CPSL Golden Boot Paul Munster (London City)
CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award George Azcurra (Toronto Croatia)
CPSL Defender of the Year Award Justin Marshall (Windsor Border Stars)
CPSL Rookie of the Year Award Paul Munster (London City)
CPSL Coach of the Year Award Pat Hilton (Windsor Border Stars)
CPSL President of the Year Award Bruno Ierullo (North York Astros)
CPSL Referee of the Year Award Amato De Luca
CPSL Fair Play Award Durham Storm

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