CPSL Open Canada Cup 2nd round draw

[Rocket Robin]

For Immediate Release

CPSL RELEASES OPEN CANADA CUP SCHEDULE

TORONTO—Thursday, June 2—The Canadian Professional Soccer League has released its schedule for the Second Round of the Open Canada Cup following the draw made earlier this week. In this round, the successful amateur teams from the Preliminary Round (Ottawa St. Anthony Italia, Ottawa Royals, AEK London and Benfica of Toronto) join with the professional teams to determine the eight quarter-finalists to advance to Round Three.

Games will be played on four sites: Ottawa, London, North York and St. Catharines, to be played during the Canada Day holiday weekend:

Fri. Jul 1 Terry Fox Stadium-Ottawa 1:00pm Ottawa St. Anthony Italia vs Laval Dynamites

Fri. Jul 1 Terry Fox Stadium-Ottawa 3:30pm Durham Storm vs Ottawa Royals

Fri. Jul 1 Cove Road, London 8:38pm London City vs Oakville Blue Devils

Sun. Jul 3 Esther Shiner Stadium 2:30pm Vaughan Shooters vs Toronto Supra

Sun. Jul 3 Esther Shiner Stadium 5:45pm North York Astros vs Brampton Stallions

Sun, Jul 3 Cove Road, London 7:00pm AEK London vs Hamilton Thunder

Sun. Jul 3 Club Roma 7:30pm St. Catharines Wolves vs Benfica of Toronto

Border Stars (Windsor) are the current Open Canada Cup holders and gain a bye to Round Three.

The surviving eight teams will advance to the quarter-finals to be played July 30, 31, August 1, leading to the semi-finals September 3, 4 and the Open Canada Cup Final to be played on Labour Day, September 5.

Preliminary Round results:

Ottawa St. Anthony Italia 2, Hearts S.C. (North York) 1

Ottawa Royals 2, London Portuguese 1

Benfica (Toronto) 6, Capital City Ambassadors (Ottawa) 0

AEK London 2, Inter-Oshawa 0

[Joe Keeper]

Befor the listed "preliminary round," how many knock out rounds are there? How many amateur teams are allowed to enter?

I think the Open cup is a great competition, but Im wondering how deep it runs into the Ontario amateur leagues.

[DJT]

There was nothing before the preliminary round. Officially there is no limit to the number of teams that are allowed to enter. Officially any men's senior team in Canada (amateur or professional) that is willing to pay the entrance fee (and presumably travel expenses) can enter.

[Kelly]

quote:Originally posted by Sigma

Good to see a few games in the Ottawa area. I will definetly have to check them out.

I heard the games were being staged in Ottawa as the Nepean Hotspurs are chasing a CPSL team for next year, with it's TD as head coach. They're going to gage attendance at these games....

[T5]

Ottawa's got the talent and fans to support a franchise in the CPSL, I think that's a given. Entrance fees could be the stumbling block.

The CPSL should be trying to gain more representation in the area, Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec, to cut the travel distances down for Montreal and Ottawa with a more regionalized grouping of teams and cities; Ottawa/Montreal & Windsor/Toronto.

JMHO

[Kelly]

The hotspurs are one of the largest youth clubs in the region. At one point they were talking about buying a lower division French pro team and sending their youth players there once they were done the U-18.

So the money for a CPSL team should be there.

[Kelly]

The hotspurs are one of the largest youth clubs in the region. At one point they were talking about buying a lower division French pro team and sending their youth players there once they were done the U-18.

So the money for a CPSL team should be there.