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Any news on what teams have signed agreements with the CSL for the coming season.There is hardly any updates on their web site,terrible for a semi-professional body,with paid administrators. Hope that this league and others will take some note from Toronto F.C. regarding communication, updates,season tickets etc.

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Sigma, they will be back. There's another 'meeting of the minds' coming up sooner than later which should hash out more of the schedule and all-star games, finals, etc.

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No worries. If more info comes out, I'll letcha know. My contact is working with the organization and we spoke recently.

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That last press release also says there will be 10 teams in the league. That would make sense if Caribbean and Brampton are gone.

However, it says there will be 5 teams each in the Int'l and Nat'l divisions. That doesn't add up.

They should put Trois-Rivieres in the int'l division. [:o)]

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Re:number of teams in leaque

Oakville blue devils are no more,there was a disagreement with the Oakville soccer club,re facilities etc???, and as they were playing as a sub contract under the metro lions franchise, they have gone back, and are playing as Canadian Lions in the international division, from Birchmount stadium.

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The Oakville Blue Devils are a youth soccer club with about 10 000 registered players who should be able to by themselves operate a semi pro team in the CSl. It makes you wonder where does all their money go and what happens to all these players after they stop playing youth soccer for this club.

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For Immediate Release

Ten teams in two divisions

CSL WILL KICKOFF MAY 11

TORONTO – Monday, April 2 - The Canadian Soccer League will kickoff its 2007 season when Windsor Border Stars travel to Centennial Stadium in Toronto’s west-end for the Portuguese Supra home opener on Friday evening, May 11, an 8 p.m. kickoff.

Canada’s 13-team pro soccer league will field 10 teams in 2007, to play a five-month long regular season of 110 games through to the playoffs mid-October, leading to the championship final later that month. That’s a 22-game schedule for each of the five teams in the National Conference and five teams in the International Conference. The International Conference is a new division launched in 2006.

National Conference teams are London City, North York Astros, St. Catharines Wolves, Trois-Rivieres Attak and Windsor Border Stars, while the International Conference teams representing their country of origin and centered in the Toronto area are Canadian Lions, Italia Shooters, Serbian White Eagles, Portuguese Supra and Toronto Croatia.

Brampton will return next year joined by others, including Quebec City, a new franchise in the National Conference and African Icons in the International Conference.

Canadian Lions is a team owned by the Milan Group which has secured the rights as the Canadian member of the international division, to replace the previous Oakville Blue Devils. Trois-Rivieres Attak is a new team in the Province of Quebec introduced by owner Tony Iannitto of last year’s Laval Dynamites. Attak is the reserve team for Montreal Impact of the U.S.-based USL First Division. Brampton Stallions, which represented that community to the north-west of Toronto last season, is taking this year off, while the franchise of last year’s Caribbean Selects was revoked by the league during the off-season.

The season will include the popular Open Canada Cup competition of CSL teams together with some of the best senior amateur teams in Central Canada. The complete regular league schedule is attached.

Please refer: Stan Adamson, Canadian Soccer League Inc., The Soccer Centre,

7601 Martin Grove Road, Vaughan, Ontario L4L 9E4

Tel: 905 856-5439 Fax: 905 856-9325 e-mail: csl@canadiansoccerleague.ca www.canadiansoccerleague.ca

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Well here's the schedule. Interesting where the teams are playing. Both Serbian White Eagles and Portuguese Supra play at Centennial Stadium this year. Toronto Croatia move away from the forest in Streetsville to the field at The Hershey Centre. Windsor play some games in Michigan this year (I know they played two years ago, but pretty sure not last year).

First game is usually a showcase but runs into the Canada vs Argentina Under 20 exhibition which every Toronto FC season ticket has a ticket for that night.

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2007 Season Schedule

Game

No. Home Team Away Team

1 Fri May 11 Centennial Stadium 8:00pm Portuguese Supra vs Windsor Border Stars

2 Sun May 13 Trois-Rivieres 4:00pm Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Toronto Croatia

3 Sun May 13 Birchmount Stadium 6:00pm Canadian Lions vs Italia Shooters

4 Fri May 18 Centennial Stadium 8:00pm Serbian White Eagles vs Trois-Rivieres Attak

5 Sat May 19 Windsor Stadium 7:00pm Windsor Border Stars vs London City

6 Sun May 20 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:00pm North York Astros vs Italia Shooters

7 Sun May 20 Birchmount Stadium 4:00pm Canadian Lions vs Trois-Rivieres Attak

8 Sun May 20 Centennial Stadium 7:00pm Portuguese Supra vs St. Catharines Wolves

9 Fri May 25 Centennial Stadium 8:00pm Portuguese Supra vs Italia Shooters

10 Sun May 27 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:00pm North York Astros vs St. Catharines Wolves

11 Sun May 27 Trois-Rivieres 4:00pm Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Serbian White Eagles

12 Sun May 27 Birchmount Stadium 6:00pm Canadian Lions vs Toronto Croatia

13 Sun May 27 Soccer Centre 7:00pm Italia Shooters vs Portuguese Supra

14 Fri Jun 1 Centennial Stadium 8:00pm Serbian White Eagles vs Canadian Lions

15 Fri Jun 1 Cove Road 8:38pm London City vs Toronto Croatia

16 Sat Jun 2 Windsor Stadium 7:00pm Windsor Border Stars vs Toronto Croatia

17 Sun Jun 3 Esther Shiner Stadium 7:00pm North York Astros vs Canadian Lions

18 Sun Jun 3 Trois-Rivieres 4:00pm Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Portuguese Supra

19 Sun Jun 3 Soccer Centre 7:00pm Italia Shooters vs Windsor Border Stars

20 Fri Jun 8 Cove Road 8:38pm London City vs Windsor Border Stars

21 Sat Jun 9 Chippewa Valley, Mich. 7:00pm Windsor Border Stars vs London City

22 Sun Jun 10 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:00pm North York Astros vs Portuguese Supra

23 Sun Jun 10 Soccer Centre 4:00pm Italia Shooters vs Trois-Rivieres Attak

24 Wed Jun 13 Club Roma 8:15pm St. Catharines Wolves vs Toronto Croatia

25 Fri Jun 15 Cove Road 8:38pm London City vs Italia Shooters

26 Sun Jun 17 Trois-Rivieres 4:00pm Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Serbian White Eagles

27 Sun Jun 17 Birchmount Stadium 6:00pm Canadian Lions vs St. Catharines Wolves

28 Sun Jun 17 Esther Shiner 4:00pm North York Astros vs Italia Shooters

29 Sun Jun 17 Centennial Stadium 7:00pm Portuguese Supra vs Toronto Croatia

30 Wed Jun 20 Club Roma 8:15pm St. Catharines Wolves vs Windsor Border Stars

31 Fri Jun 22 Centennial Stadium 8:00pm Serbian White Eagles vs Italia Shooters

32 Fri Jun 22 Cove Road 8:38pm London City vs North York Astros

33 Sat Jun 23 Windsor Stadium 7:00pm Windsor Border Stars vs Portuguese Supra

34 Sun Jun 24 Trois-Rivieres 4:00pm Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Canadian Lions

35 Sun Jun 24 Esther Shiner Stadium 4:00pm North York Astros vs London City

36 Sun Jun 24 Soccer Centre 7:00pm Italia Shooters vs Serbian White Eagles

37 Wed Jul 4 Club Roma 8:15pm St. Catharines Wolves vs Serbian White Eagles

38 Fri Jul 6 Cove Road 8:38pm London City vs St. Catharines Wolves

39 Fri Jul 6 Hershey Centre 9:00pm Toronto Croatia vs Canadian Lions

40 Sat Jul 7 Windsor Stadium 7:00pm Windsor Border Stars vs Serbian White Eagles

41 Sat Jul 7 Mount Joy 8:30pm Italia Shooters vs Portuguese Supra

42 Sat Jul 7 Trois-Rivieres 8:00pm Trois-Rivieres Attak vs North York Astros

43 Sun Jul 8 Birchmount Stadium 6:00pm Canadian Lions vs Toronto Croatia

44 Fri Jul 13 Cove Road 8:38pm London City vs Trois-Rivieres Attak

45 Fri Jul 13 Hershey Centre 9:00pm Toronto Croatia vs St. Catharines Wolves

46 Sat Jul 14 Windsor Stadium 7:00pm Windsor Border Stars vs Trois-Rivieres Attak

47 Sun Jul 15 Birchmount Stadium 2:00pm Canadian Lions vs Portuguese Supra

48 Sun Jul 15 Soccer Centre 7:00pm Italia Shooters vs North York Astros

49 Wed Jul 18 Club Roma 8:15pm St. Catharines Wolves vs Canadian Lions

50 Fri Jul 20 Cove Road 8:38pm London City vs Serbian White Eagles

51 Fri Jul 20 Hershey Centre 9:00pm Toronto Croatia vs Trois-Rivieres Attak

52 Sat Jul 21 Windsor Stadium 7:00pm Windsor Border Stars vs North York Astros

53 Sun Jul 22 Club Roma 4:00pm St. Catharines Wolves vs Trois-Rivieres Attak

54 Sun Jul 22 Birchmount Stadium 8:00pm Canadian Lions vs London City

55 Wed Jul 25 Club Roma 8:15pm St. Catharines Wolves vs Windsor Border Stars

56 Wed Jul 25 TBD TBD Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Croatia

57 Wed Aug 1 Club Roma 8:15pm St. Catharines Wolves vs North York Astros

58 Fri Aug 10 Centennial Stadium 8:00pm Serbian White Eagles vs North York Astros

59 Fri Aug 10 Cove Road 8:38pm London City vs Portuguese Supra

60 Fri Aug 10 Hershey Centre 9:00pm Toronto Croatia vs Windsor Border Stars

61 Sun Aug 12 Trois-Rivieres 4:00pm Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Windsor Border Stars

62 Sun Aug 12 Birchmount Stadium 6:00pm Canadian Lions vs North York Astros

63 Sun Aug 12 Centennial Stadium 7:00pm Portuguese Supra vs Serbian White Eagles

64 Sun Aug 12 Soccer Centre 7:00pm Italia Shooters vs St. Catharines Wolves

65 Wed Aug 15 Club Roma 8:15pm St. Catharines Wolves vs Italia Shooters

66 Fri Aug 17 Centennial Stadium 8:00pm Serbian White Eagles vs St. Catharines Wolves

67 Fri Aug 17 Cove Road 8:38pm London City vs Canadian Lions

68 Fri Aug 17 Hershey Centre 9:00pm Toronto Croatia vs Portuguese Supra

69 Sat Aug 18 University of Windsor 7:00pm Windsor Border Stars vs Canadian Lions

70 Sat Aug 18 Trois-Rivieres 4:00pm Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Italia Shooters

71 Sun Aug 19 Centennial Stadium 7:00pm Portuguese Supra vs North York Astros

72 Fri Aug 24 Centennial Stadium 8:00pm Serbian White Eagles vs Portuguese Supra

73 Fri Aug 24 Cove Road 8:38pm London City vs Windsor Border Stars

74 Fri Aug 24 Hershey Centre 9:00pm Toronto Croatia vs North York Astros

75 Sat Aug 25 Trois-Rivieres 4:00pm Trois-Rivieres Attak vs St. Catharines Wolves

76 Sat Aug 25 Chippewa Valley, Mich. 7:00pm Windsor Border Stars vs Italia Shooters

77 Sun Aug 26 Esther Shiner Stadium 7:00pm North York Astros vs Toronto Croatia

78 Sun Aug 26 Birchmount Stadium 6:00pm Canadian Lions vs Serbian White Eagles

79 Sun Aug 26 Centennial Stadium 9:00pm Portuguese Supra vs London City

80 Wed Aug 29 Club Roma 8:30pm St. Catharines Wolves vs London City

81 Wed Sep 5 Club Roma 8:15pm St. Catharines Wolves vs Portuguese Supra

82 Fri Sep 7 Centennial Stadium 8:30pm Serbian White Eagles vs London City

83 Fri Sep 7 Hershey Centre 9:00pm Toronto Croatia vs Italia Shooters

84 Sat Sep 8 Trois-Rivieres 4:00pm Trois-Rivieres Attak vs Canadian Lions

85 Sat Sep 8 Windsor Stadium 2:00pm Windsor Border Stars vs St. Catharines Wolves

86 Sun Sep 9 Esther Shiner Stadium 7:00pm North York Astros vs Serbian White Eagles

87 Sun Sep 9 Soccer Centre 7:00pm Italia Shooters vs Toronto Croatia

88 Wed Sep 12 Club Roma 8:30pm St. Catharines Wolves vs London City

89 Fri Sep 14 TBD TBD Portuguese Supra vs Trois-Rivieres Attak

90 Sun Sep 16 Esther Shiner Stadium 7:00pm North York Astros vs Windsor Border Stars

91 Sun Sep 16 Birchmount Stadium 4:00pm Canadian Lions vs Trois-Rivieres

92 Sun Sep 16 Soccer Centre 7:00pm Italia Shooters vs London City

93 Mon Sep 17 TBD TBD Toronto Croatia vs Serbian White Eagles

94 Fri Sep 21 Centennial Stadium 8:00pm Serbian White Eagles vs North York Astros

95 Fri Sep 21 Hershey Centre 9:00pm Toronto Croatia vs Portuguese Supra

96 Sat Sep 22 Trois-Rivieres 4:00pm Trois-Rivieres Attak vs London City

97 Sat Sep 22 Windsor Stadium 7:00pm Windsor Border Stars vs St. Catharines Wolves

98 Sun Sep 23 Esther Shiner Stadium 7:00pm North York Astros vs Serbian White Eagles

99 Sun Sep 23 Soccer Centre 7:00pm Italia Shooters vs Canadian Lions

100 Sun Sep 23 Centennial Stadium 7:00pm Portuguese Supra vs Toronto Croatia

101 Fri Sep 28 Centennial Stadium 8:00pm Serbian White Eagles vs Trois-Rivieres Attak

102 Fri Sep 28 Hershey Centre 9:00pm Toronto Croatia vs London City

103 Sun Sep 30 Esther Shiner Stadium 5:00pm North York Astros vs Trois-Rivieres Attak

104 Sun Sep 30 Birchmount Stadium 6:00pm Canadian Lions vs Windsor Border Stars

105 Sun Sep 30 Centennial Stadium 7:00pm Portuguese Supra vs Italia Shooters

106 Fri Oct 5 Centennial Stadium 8:00pm Serbian White Eagles vs Windsor Border Stars

107 Fri Oct 5 TBD 8:38pm London City vs St. Catharines Wolves

108 Fri Oct 5 Hershey Centre 9:00pm Toronto Croatia vs Canadian Lions

109 Sun Oct 7 Soccer Centre 7:00pm Italia Shooters vs North York Astros

110 Sun Oct 7 Centennial Stadium 7:00pm Portuguese Supra vs Canadian Lions

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The league should be interesting, apparently, both the Canadian Lions and Toronto Supra, are playing amateur status,no paid players, expenses only. Presumably this is to encourage local talent and the large number of college players coming back during the summer, Unfortunately,I hope these clubs realise that college players are only around until the 2nd week of August,the season goes on a long while after this.

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So are Italia Shooters - and I believe London City have always been all-amateur.

So that's 4 out of 10 teams that are strictly amateur - should the CSL just re-invent itself into a PDL North, or is there still a place for semi-pro soccer in this country?

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NCAA rules prevent any NCAA players from playing in a league where professional players also play plus the CSL puts itself forward as a professional league which means categorically no NCAA players. Signing an amateur contract does not work.

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That was my impression, but comments from the Italia Shooters owner imply that the NCAA now has no issue with ALL-AMATEUR teams playing in the CSL...

I'm going to dig around the NCAAC site to see if it's in writing anywhere...

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Posted on my site (www.ontariosoccerweb.com)

Canadian Lions 1990

Boys

The Canadian Lions, previously known as the Oakville Blue Devils, is a high level Developmental Team playing in the professional Canadian Soccer League, playing out of Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough, and coached by accredited coach Goran Miscevic.

What this means is that although the team will be competing at a professional level of play within a professional league, no player will be paid.

The reason the Club is doing this is to protect the amateurism of its players. As well, we feel that in order to accelerate the growth and development of an already skilled young soccer player, a professional league such as the Canadian Soccer League is the best environment for a high level Development Team.

Canadian Lions has taken an approach to meet the requirements of the NCAA by-laws with respect to amateur players and their eligibility for U.S. college and Canadian university scholarships and are following these by-laws strictly and working closely, and communicating, with the NCAA. This will protect a player’s ability to seek and obtain scholarship as a student-athlete within these collegiate systems, if that is what they choose to do.

Open Tryouts: Practice is held every day at Centennial Park at 6:45pm, and Saturday's at 10:30am.

Contact: Goran Miscevic Phone: (416) 346-7892

Email: mngsport@yahoo.ca

Website: www.metrolionssoccer.com

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