2007 Canadian Soccer League season

Canadian Soccer League
Season2007
ChampionsToronto Croatia
Regular Season titleSerbian White Eagles (International Division)
St. Catharines Wolves (National Division)
Matches played110
Goals scored376 (3.42 per match)
Top goalscorerNicolas Lesage (Trois-Rivieres Attak)
Best goalkeeperClaudio Perri
Biggest home win8–1 Canadian Lions v London City
8–1 Italia Shooters v London City
8–0 Toronto Croatia v London City
Biggest away win1–6 London City v Italia Shooters
2006
2008

The 2007 Canadian Soccer League season was the tenth since its establishment. The first match of the season was played on May 11, 2007, and ended on October 28, 2007. The season concluded with Toronto Croatia claiming their third championship by defeating rivals Serbian White Eagles 4-1 on aggregate making Croatia one of the most successful clubs in the history of the CSL & Canadian soccer.[1] Toronto Croatia also celebrated its 50-year anniversary in Canadian soccer by winning the CSL title after losing just one game in the 5-month long campaign, including an unbeaten streak in their international triumph of the Croatian World Club Championship.[2][3] During the regular season the Serbian White Eagles secured their second consecutive International Division title, while St. Catharines Wolves won their first National Division title.

The league decreased in membership to 10 teams since the 2004 season, but reached an affiliation with the Montreal Impact of the USL First Division where the Impact formed the Trois-Rivières Attak to serve as a farm team.[4] The league experienced another major increase in match attendances with some clubs averaging over 1,000 fan support per game, with the Serbian White Eagles and Trois-Rivières Attak averaging the most.[5] The season was also notable with the introduction of the inaugural Locust CSL All Star Game played on July 28, 2007 at Windsor Stadium.[6]

  1. ^ "October 28, 2007 CSL Toronto Croatia vs Serbian White Eagles summary of both Championship Cup Final games". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  2. ^ "November 5, 2007 CSL Award Ceremony 2007 (from CSL media release)". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  3. ^ "Croatia Canadian soccer champs". Telegraph-Journal. 29 October 2007. pp. B12.
  4. ^ Adamson, Stan. "January 17, 2007 CSL announces Quebec based team (from CSL news release)". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  5. ^ "July 16, 2007 CSL news---League Attendance Increases (from CSL media release)". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  6. ^ "July 24, 2007 CSL All Star game lineups (from CSL media release)". rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2017-01-15.