2015 Canadian Soccer League season

Canadian Soccer League
First Division
Season2015
DatesMay 9 – October 4 (regular season)
October 10 – October 25 (playoffs)
ChampionsSerbian White Eagles (First Division regular season)
Toronto Croatia (First Division playoffs, 10th title)
Matches played132
Goals scored444 (3.36 per match)
Top goalscorerRichard West (23)
Biggest home winToronto Croatia 7-0 Scarborough SC
(July 25, 2015)
Biggest away winNiagara United 1-9 York Region Shooters
(September 26, 2015)
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The 2015 Canadian Soccer League season was the 18th since its establishment where a total of 22 teams from Ontario took part in the league. The season began on May 9, 2015, and concluded on October 25, 2015. Toronto Croatia won their sixth championship (ninth including Canadian National Soccer League titles) in a 1–0 victory over SC Waterloo in the CSL Championship final held at Warrior Field in Waterloo, Ontario.[1][2] In the regular season, the Serbian White Eagles clinched their fourth regular-season title, while Milton SC won their first second division championship.

The First Division saw an increase to 12 teams, while the Second Division remained the same. New additions to the first division were the return of Brantford Galaxy along with Toronto Atomic, and Scarborough SC as expansion franchises.[3] Founding member North York Astros disbanded their professional team while Kingston FC departed to apply for League1 Ontario.[4][5]

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  2. ^ "Toronto Croatia nogometni prvak Kanade: "Željeli smo ovaj naslov više od suparnika!" | Crosport" [Toronto Croatia football champion of Canada: "We wanted this title more than our rivals!"]. www.crosport.hr (in Croatian). October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-12-10. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  3. ^ "It's More and Better in the CSL 2015 Line-up | SIRC". sirc.ca. February 10, 2015. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  4. ^ "Expansion Clubs Boost CSL First Division | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. February 28, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
  5. ^ "End of an Era for Kingston FC as Pro Club Departs the Canadian Soccer League - Kingston FC - The Official Website of Kingston's Professional Men's Soccer Club". Kingston FC - The Official Website of Kingston's Professional Men's Soccer Club. 2015-04-16. Archived from the original on 2017-04-04. Retrieved 2017-04-04.