Canadian National Soccer League

The Canadian National Soccer League, known as the National Soccer League until 1993, was a soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997. The league was also known as the National Soccer League of Ontario and Quebec. Adding 'Canadian' in 1993 was a result of the folding of the original CSL, and the accepting of the Winnipeg Fury, making the league more national.

Canadian National Soccer League
Founded1926
Folded1997
CountryCanada
ConfederationCONCACAF
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toNone
Relegation toNone

It was then re-branded as the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1998, primarily as a result of the restructuring in conjunction with the OSA; and subsequently as the second Canadian Soccer League in 2006 with aspirations for national expansion.

NSL/CNSL Champions

SeasonPlayoff ChampionsScorePlayoff Runners-upRegular Season ChampionsRunner-Up
1941[1]Toronto Ulster United0–1 / 2–0Montreal Carsteel
1950Hamilton Westinghouse3–2 / 1–1Montreal Falcons
1957Toronto ItaliaToronto White Eagles
1958Montreal HungariaToronto Olympia
1959Montreal Cantalia Montreal CantaliaToronto Italia
1960Toronto Italia2–2 / 0–0 / 4–2Montreal CantaliaToronto ItaliaToronto Sparta
1961Toronto UkrainiansToronto RomaMontreal Concordia
1962Italian VirtusToronto OlympiaToronto Ukrainians
1963Toronto Ukrainians2–0 / 3–2Toronto HakoahItalian VirtusToronto Hakoah
1964Toronto Ukrainians1–0 / 4–1Toronto AbruzziToronto UkrainiansMontreal Cantalia
1965Toronto Hakoah3–2 / 3–1Toronto UkrainiansToronto UkrainiansToronto Hakoah
1966Windsor Teutonia1–1 / 1–0Toronto CroatiaToronto UkrainiansSudbury
1967Windsor Teutonia3–1 / 1–0Hamilton PrimosHamilton PrimosToronto Inter-Roma
1968Sudbury Italia
1969Toronto ItaliaFirst Portuguese
1970Hamilton CroatiaToronto CroatiaHamilton Croatia
1971Toronto CroatiaToronto CroatiaFirst Portuguese
1972Toronto ItaliaToronto CroatiaSerbian White Eagles
1973Toronto HungariaToronto CroatiaSerbian White Eagles
1974Toronto CroatiaSerbian White EaglesHomer
1975Toronto ItaliaFirst Portuguese
1976Toronto ItaliaMontreal Castors
1977Toronto PanhellenicToronto FalconsMontreal CastorsToronto Italia
1978Toronto FalconsMontreal CastorsFirst Portuguese
1979Toronto PortugueseSt. Catharines Roma
1980Toronto PanhellenicSt. Catharines RomaToronto FalconsFirst Portuguese
1981Hamilton SteelersToronto Panhellenic
1982Toronto ItaliaHamilton Steelers
1983
1984Toronto ItaliaDynamo Latino
1985London MarconiToronto Italia
1986Toronto BlizzardToronto Italia
1987Windsor WheelsToronto Italia
1988Toronto ItaliaToronto Italia
1989Toronto Italia
1990Toronto First Portuguese
1991Scarbourough International
1992Woodbridge AzurriToronto Croatia
1993St. Catharines RomaToronto Rockets
1994Toronto ItaliaToronto Italia
1995St. Catharines Wolves1–1 / 2–1Toronto JetsToronto JetsSt. Catharines Wolves
1996Toronto Italia5–0 / 6–0St. Catharines WolvesToronto ItaliaSt. Catharines Wolves
1997St. Catharines Wolves4–3 / 0–0Toronto SupraSt. Catharines WolvesToronto Croatia

NSL/CNSL clubs

Clubs are listed by name and year that a club by that name participated. Whether clubs by the same name were indeed the same club or not has not been made clear by the source used for compiling this list. Note as well that the same source does not include information for the Eastern Division of the league from the 1930s through to the 1950s, nor any information at all for the following seasons: 1968, 1969, from 1983 through 1992, and 1994. Moreover, the source provides only an incomplete list of teams for 1947 through 1949, and, for a few other seasons, not all team names in full.

  • Bradford Marshlanders (1977–1982 – ?)
  • Brampton Kicks (? – 1993, ?1994)
  • Brantford City (1931–1934)
  • Brantford Cockshutts (1928–1930; 1948)
  • Buffalo Blazers (1976–1978)
  • Canadian National Railway (1929–1932)
  • Corinthians (1928, 1929)
  • Detroit Besa (1981)
  • Dynamo Latino (?–1985)
  • Fergus (1948)
  • General Motors (1928)
  • Guelph Taylor-Forbes (1928)
  • Hamilton Apollos (?1968, ?1969, 1970–1972)
  • Hamilton Austins (1951)
  • Hamilton British Imperials (1948)
  • Hamilton City (1927–1940; 1950; 1973–1975)
  • Hamilton Cougars (1959)
  • Hamilton Croatia (?1968, ?1969, 1970–1976)
  • Hamilton Homer (?1968, ?1969, 1970; 1973–1975)
  • Hamilton Hungaria (1958)
  • Hamilton Italo-Canadians (1958–1960; 1972–1979)
  • Hamilton Primos (1967, ?1968, ?1969)
  • Hamilton Steelers (1981, 1982)
  • Hamilton Stelcos (1939, 1940; 1947)
  • Hamilton Thistles (1927–1938)
  • Hamilton Westinghouse (1948–1955)
  • Hamilton White Eagles (1993, 1995)
  • Kenwoods (1941)
  • Kitchener Concordia (?1968, ?1969, 1970, ?1971)
  • Kitchener Kickers (1965, 1966, ?1967, ?1968, ?1969)
  • Kitchener Maple Leafs (?1971, 1972)
  • Kosova Albanians (1997)
  • Liptons (1941)
  • London City (1973–1997)
  • London Marconi (1984–1989)
  • London CNR (1928)
  • London German Canadians (?1968, ?1969, 1970–1972)
  • McKinnons (1929)
  • Montreal Alouettes (1959)
  • Montreal Cantalia (1958–1960; 1964)
  • Montreal Carsteel (1927–1948 –?)
  • Montreal Castors (1975–1978)
  • Montreal CNR (1928–?)
  • Montreal Concordia (1960, 1961)
  • Montreal Hungaria (1959, 1960)
  • Montreal Maroons (1927)
  • Montreal Sparta (1958)
  • Montreal Stars (1979)
  • Montreal Ukrainians (1959, 1960; 1964)
  • North York Rockets (1993)
  • North York Talons (1996, 1997)
  • Oakville CW (1996)
  • Oshawa Italia (1962)
  • Ottawa Sons of Italy (?1968, ?1969, 1970, ?1971)
  • Ottawa Tigers (?1971, 1972–1978)
  • Quebec Selects (1974)
  • Queen City (1962)
  • Richmond Hill Kick (?–1993, ?1994)
  • Scarborough Astros (1994?, 1995, 1996)
  • Serbian White Eagles (1970–1980)
  • Soccer Portugais du Quebec (1970)
  • St. Andrews/Earlscourt (1955)
  • St. Catherines Heidelberg (1971–1978)
  • St. Catharines (Roma) Wolves (1978–1997) - (St. Catharines Roma 1978–1994; St. Catharines Wolves 1995; St. Catharines Roma Wolves 1996, 1997)
  • Sudbury (1971)
  • Sudbury Cyclones (1976–1980)
  • Sudbury Italia (1965–1967)
  • Toronto Abruzzi (1964, 1965)
  • Toronto Azurri (1965)
  • Toronto Blizzard (1986)
  • Toronto British Consols (1934–1939)
  • Toronto Canadian Scots (1957, 1958)
  • Toronto Canadians (1979)
  • Toronto City (1948)
  • Toronto CNR (1928)
  • Toronto Congasco (1933)
  • Toronto Croatia (1963–1982 –?–1993; 1997)
  • Toronto Dimano (1982–?)
  • Toronto East End Canadians (1949–1956)
  • Toronto England United (1935–1941)
  • Toronto Estonia (1962, 1963)
  • Toronto Falcons (1976–1982 –?)
  • Toronto First Portuguese (1965–1981)
  • Toronto Greenbacks (1947)
  • Toronto Hakoah (1954; 1964, 1965)
  • Toronto Hellas (1965–1967, ?1968, ?1969, 1970)
  • Toronto Hungaria (1952–1975)
  • Toronto Inter-Roma (1967, ?1968, ?1969)
  • Toronto Italia (1953–1960)
  • Toronto Italian Virtus (1962, 1963)
  • Toronto Jets (1995)
  • Toronto Macedonia (1974–1977)
  • Toronto Macedonians (1962)
  • Toronto Malta United (1957, 1958)
  • Toronto Maple Leafs (1928–1941)
  • Toronto Maroons (1934)
  • Toronto Melita (1973–1975)
  • Toronto Mississauga Hungaria (1977, 1978)
  • Toronto Oakwoods (1950)
  • Toronto Olympia (1952–1965)
  • Toronto Panhellenic (1976–1982 –?)
  • Toronto Polish White Eagles (1952–1961)
  • Toronto Polonia (1964; 1973)
  • Toronto Scottish (1927–1941; 1950–1952)
  • Toronto Serbians (1979)
  • Toronto Sparta (1956–1960)
  • Toronto Supra (1996, 1997)
  • Toronto St. Andrews (1950)
  • Toronto Transit Commission (1928–1934)
  • Toronto Tridents (1954–1960)
  • Toronto Ukrainia (1977–1981)
  • Toronto Ukrainians (1950–1967, ?1968, ?1969)
  • Toronto Ulster United (1927–1941; 1947–1961)
  • Toronto White Eagles (1967, ?1968, ?1969)
  • Le Tricolore de Montréal (1955?)
  • Welland (1948)
  • Willy Overland (1928)
  • Windsor Rovers (1927)
  • Windsor Stars (1975–1978)
  • Windsor Teutonia (?1965, 1966, 1967–?1968, ?1969)
  • Windsor Wheels (?–1993, ?1994)
  • Winnipeg Fury (1993)
  • Woodbridge (?–1993, ?1994)

See also

References

  1. Jose, Colin. "The National Soccer League". Canadian Soccer History. Archived from the original on January 5, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2011.
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