1977 National Soccer League (Canada) season

National Soccer League
Season1977
Champions
League cupToronto Panhellenic
Top goalscorerSaban Romanovic
Best goalkeeperPaolo Cimpiel
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The 1977 National Soccer League season was the fifty-fourth season under the National Soccer League (NSL) name. The season began in late April and concluded in early October with the Montreal Castors securing the double (First Division title, and NSL Championship) by finishing first in the First Division.[1][2] The NSL Cup was claimed by Toronto Panhellenic.[3] The Second Division title was won by Toronto Falcons by finishing first in the standings which allowed promotion to the First Division.[4] The NSL was operative in Northern Ontario, Quebec, and had a franchise in the United States in Upstate New York.

  1. ^ "CSL Past Champions – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
  2. ^ "Castors clinch championship". The Globe and Mail. October 5, 1977. p. 33.
  3. ^ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 117.
  4. ^ Dowd, Eric (September 12, 1977). "Ottawa sport - Soccer". Ottawa Citizen. p. 21.