1999 CPSL League Cup

1999 League Cup
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsToronto Olympians (2nd title)
Runners-upToronto Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored111 (3.83 per match)

The 1999 CPSL League Cup was the 2nd edition of the Canadian Professional Soccer League's league cup tournament running from July through late September. Toronto Olympians successfully defended their league cup title after defeating Toronto Croatia 3–0 at Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, which resulted in the establishment of their league cup dynasty.[1][2]

Format

The format used in the competition was the traditional group stage with the two top clubs advancing to the semi-finals.[3][4][5]

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
Toronto Olympians 6 6 0 0 30 7 +23 18 Advanced to the semi-final
Oshawa Flames 6 3 1 2 11 12 −1 10
York Region Shooters 6 1 2 3 14 17 −3 5
North York Astros 6 0 1 5 9 28 −19 1
York Region Shooters1–1North York Astros
John Bottineau 63' Report Alex Nardi 73'
Richmond Green, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Toronto Olympians4–1North York Astros
Gus Kouzmanis 10', 24'
Berdusco 72'
John Matas 75'		 Report Chris Ewers
North York Astros2–10York Region Shooters
Courtney Dennis 31'
Adam Lee 71'		 Report Giummarra 11', 32'
John Bottineau 15', 23', 74'
Mich D'Angelo 35', 48'
Adrian Sciarra 54', 60'
Damian Puranda 86'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Bill Teeuwen (OSA)
Toronto Olympians2–0Oshawa Flames
Ron Belfon 27'
Thomas 34'		 Report
Oshawa Flames3–0North York Astros
Report
York Region Shooters1–6Toronto Olympians
Adrian Sciarra 45' Report Berdusco 12', 29'
Gus Kouzmanis 20', 36', 66'
Smith 37'
Richmond Green, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Attendance: 80
Referee: Glenn Sharkey (OSA)
York Region Shooters1–1Oshawa Flames
Report
Richmond Green, Richmond Hill, Ontario
North York Astros2–3Oshawa Flames
Sean O'Connell 58', 66' Report Terrance Lazarus 30', 59'
Gomez 80'
Attendance: 125
Referee: Andrew Jasinski (OSA)
Toronto Olympians4–1York Region Shooters
John Matas ,
Thomas , 		Report Suhail Mirza
Oshawa Flames1–7Toronto Olympians
Report
North York Astros3–7Toronto Olympians
Seamus O'Connell 49'
Osman Jiminez 53'
Courtney Dennis 84'		 Report Gus Kouzmanis 20'
Tony Marshall 25'
Berdusco 28'
Ron Belfon 63'
Danny Sanna 69'
Thomas 74', 79'
Attendance: 79
Referee: Lyon Tipovski (OSA)
Oshawa Flames3–0York Region Shooters
John Lawrence
Jay Bricknell
Pat Dickerson 		Report

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
Toronto Croatia 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13 Advanced to the semi-final
St. Catharines Roma Wolves 6 4 0 2 11 9 +2 12
London City SC 6 1 3 2 7 8 −1 6
Glen Shields Sun Devils 6 0 2 4 8 14 −6 2
St. Catharines Roma Wolves3–1Glen Shields Sun Devils
Tony Carbonara 26'
Patrick Kelman 62'
Cipriani 77'		 Report
[[6] Report]		 Eric Ranaldo 68'
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Attendance: 500
Toronto Croatia1–1London City SC
Ivica Sola 65' Report Gebczynski 62'
Attendance: 200
St. Catharines Roma Wolves1–0Toronto Croatia
Gary McGuchan 9' Report
[[7] Report]
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Attendance: 1000
Glen Shields Sun Devils0–2Toronto Croatia
Report Andy Madeiros
Robert Mandekic 37'
London City SC3–2St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Patrick Burney 16'
Justin Lawrence 18'
Ludio Bertand 70'		 Report
[[8] Report]		 Ianiero 28'
Patrick Kelman 60'
Glen Shields Sun Devils2–2London City SC
Report
St. Catharines Roma Wolves1–0London City SC
Patrick Kelman 35' Report
[[9] Report]
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Attendance: 400
Toronto Croatia2–1London City SC
Report
London City SC0–1Toronto Croatia
Report
Glen Shields Sun Devils3–4St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Mike Glasgow
Marco Bonofiglio
David McDonald 		Report
[[10] Report]		 Cipriani
Gus Marcho
Frank Del Priore ,
Toronto Croatia2–0St. Catharines Roma Wolves
Andy Madeiros 75'
Anton Musa 89'		 Report
[[11] Report]
London City SC2–2Glen Shields Sun Devils
Mesanovic , Report Jeff Brown
Benning

Semi-finals

St. Catharines Roma Wolves0–2Toronto Olympians
Report
[[12] Report]		 Kouzmanis 4'
Berdusco 65'
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Referee: Glen Starkey
Toronto Olympians4–2St. Catharines Roma Wolves
 Report
[[13] Report]
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tony Camacho (OSA)

Toronto won 6–2 on aggregate.

Oshawa Flames0–0Toronto Croatia
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Neil Schofield (OSA)
Toronto Croatia2–0Oshawa Flames
  • Tom Granic 23'
  • Andy Madeiros 59'
 Report

Toronto won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

Toronto Croatia0–3Toronto Olympians
Report Handsor 40'
Thomas 62', 66'
Attendance: 857
GK 1 Canada George Azcurra
RB 2 Canada Daniel Pilas
CB 4 Canada Domagoj Sain
CB 3 Canada Ivica Sola
LB 20 Canada Anton Granic
RM 7 Canada Robert Fran downward-facing red arrow 67'
CM 16 Canada Anton Musa
CM 8 Poland Czeslaw Zajac downward-facing red arrow 58'
LM 10 Canada Tomislav Granic (c)
ST 9 Canada Andy Madeiros downward-facing red arrow 74'
ST 17 Canada Denny Draganic
Substitutes:
18 Canada Ivica Jelic upward-facing green arrow 67'
21 Canada Nikola Marketic
22 Canada Robert Madekic upward-facing green arrow 74'
5 Canada Frane Sain
23 Canada Alen Majstorovic
10 Canada Franjo Ljubanovic
19 Canada Josip Draganic upward-facing green arrow 58'
Manager:
Croatia Bruno Pilas
GK 1 Canada Brian Bowes
RB 8 Canada Bayete Smith
CB 6 Canada Peyvand Mossavat
CB 4 Canada Ian Cardey downward-facing red arrow 81'
LB 5 Canada Tony Marshall downward-facing red arrow 76'
RM 20 Canada Danny Ziannis (c)
CM 9 Canada Elvis Thomas
CM 17 Canada Chris Handsor
LM 7 New Zealand Daryl Holmes
ST 3 Canada Phil Caporella downward-facing red arrow 63'
ST 23 Canada Eddy Berdusco downward-facing red arrow 76'
Substitutes:
GK 22 Canada Tom Bianci
DF 12 Canada Louie Ouroutzaglou upward-facing green arrow 81'
DF 15 Canada Louie Katsavrias
MF 16 Canada Ron Belfon
MF 13 Canada Danny Sanna upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 10 Canada John Matas upward-facing green arrow 76'
FW 11 Canada Gus Kouzmanis upward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
England David Gee

Assistant referees:
Zoran Krisco
Neil Scofield
Fourth official:
Norma Clarke

References

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  2. ^ "Ontario SoccerNet - CPSL Ontario Update". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. ^ Glover, Robin. "1999 CPSL Schedule". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. ^ "1999 - August 7 - Mid-Season Review". 2001-11-26. Archived from the original on 2001-11-26. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  5. ^ Puchalski, Bernie (15 June 1999). "Wolves' Marchio set to strike: Club Roma forward has big role to play in new offensive look". St. Catharines Standard. pp. C3.
  6. ^ "Roma back on track with league cup win". St. Catharines Standard. 8 July 1999. pp. D3.
  7. ^ De Wolfe, Alexis (15 July 1999). "Wolves put together two wins in a row: Roma matches season record with second cup win". St. Catharines Standard. pp. D3.
  8. ^ "Wolves tamed by London". St. Catharines Standard. 24 July 1999. pp. B3.
  9. ^ De Wolfe, Alexis (29 July 1999). "Wolves battle back: Roma moves into tie for first with slim win over London". St. Catharines Standard. pp. D3.
  10. ^ "Shorthanded Wolves take victory over Glen Shields". St. Catharines Standard. 3 August 1999. pp. C6.
  11. ^ "Wolves tamed by Croatia". St. Catharines Standard. 5 August 1999. pp. D6.
  12. ^ De Wolfe, Alexis (26 August 1999). "Shorthanded Wolves given rough time by game official: St. Catharines player on receiving end of obscene gesture, then given the boot". St. Catharines Standard. pp. D7.
  13. ^ "Wolves tamed in cup semifinal". St. Catharines Standard. 4 September 1999. pp. B3.
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