Canadian Professional Soccer League
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The first Canadian Professional Soccer League lasted for just one summer season, 1983.
The league featured the Edmonton Eagles, Hamilton Steelers
, Inter-Montreal FC, Mississauga Croatia SC, Calgary Mustangs
, Toronto National. Edmonton defeated Hamilton 2-0 in the final.
Prominent players included Gordon Hill with Inter-Montreal and Randy Samuel
of Edmonton.
The league featured the Edmonton Eagles, Hamilton Steelers
Hamilton Steelers
The Hamilton Steelers were a charter member of the newly formed Canadian Soccer League and were locally owned by Mario DiBartolomeo. The club played mainly out of Brian Timmis Stadium adjacent to Ivor Wynne Stadium.Coaches for the opening CSL season were Kevin Grant, Jimmy Young and John Charles...
, Inter-Montreal FC, Mississauga Croatia SC, Calgary Mustangs
Calgary Mustangs
The Calgary Mustangs were a Calgary, Alberta, based USL A-League professional soccer team, that played in 2004. They were initially formed in 2001 as the Calgary Storm, and played one season in the USL Premier Development League, before moving to the USL A-League in 2002.Despite playing on...
, Toronto National. Edmonton defeated Hamilton 2-0 in the final.
Prominent players included Gordon Hill with Inter-Montreal and Randy Samuel
Randy Samuel
Randolph FitzGerald "Randy" Samuel is a Canadian former soccer player turned manager, who is currently head coach at Lobbans FC.As a player he picked up a record 82 caps for the Canadian national team.-Early life:...
of Edmonton.