2023 Canadian Soccer League season

The 2023 Canadian Soccer League season is the 26th season under the Canadian Soccer League name. The season commenced on May 13, 2023, with a tribute match while the regular season officially began on May 28, 2023. The regular season will conclude in mid-September with the postseason beginning in late September.

Canadian Soccer League
Season2023
DatesMay 13 – September 16 (regular season)
September 23 – October 7 (playoffs)
Regular season championsScarborough SC (2nd title)
Matches played42
Goals scored190 (4.52 per match)
Top goalscorerSerhiy Ivlyev (14)
Biggest home winSerbian White Eagles 9–2 Weston United
(August 26, 2023)
Biggest away winWeston United 1–9 Dynamo Toronto
(July 22, 2023)
Longest winning run5 matches
Toronto Falcons
Longest unbeaten run6 matches
Toronto Dynamo
Longest winless run12 matches
Ooty Black Pearl
Longest losing run12 matches
Ooty Black Pearl
← 2022
2024 →

Changes from 2022

League membership increased to eight clubs with the addition of three expansion clubs.[1] The expansion sides included Dynamo Toronto FC, Ooty Black Pearl FC, and Weston United FC.[1] The acceptance of Dynamo Toronto marked the league's return to the city of Brampton in the Greater Toronto Area.[2] Ooty Black Pearl and Weston United are both ethnic association clubs representing the Indian and Brazilian communities in the Greater Toronto Area.[3][4] The two departing clubs were defending champions FC Continentals which requested a year-long hiatus and York Region Shooters becoming associated with League1 Ontario.[1] Hamilton City became a single entity once more as they previously fielded a hybrid team during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Brantford Galaxy was originally scheduled to compete but withdrew just before the commencement of the season.[1][5]

The league will commence with the Royal CSL Cup a tribute match in honor of former league announcer Enio Perruzza who died in 2021.[1] All league matches will be played in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto with the first half played at Mattamy Sports Park and the remainder at the Paramount Centre fields.[1][6]

Teams
Team City Stadium Manager
Dynamo Toronto FC Brampton, Ontario Mattamy Sports Park

Paramount Centre fields

 Wais Azizi[7]
Hamilton City Hamilton, Ontario Siniša Bukva[8]
Ooty Black Pearl FC Toronto, Ontario Anto Santhosh[9]
Scarborough SC Toronto, Ontario (Scarborough) Zoran Knežević[10]
Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) Uroš Stamatović[11]
Toronto Falcons Toronto, Ontario Maksym Rohovskyi[12]
Weston United FC Toronto, Ontario (York) Wallace Reis[13]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Scarborough SC (C) 12 9 1 2 37 9 +28 28 Playoff semifinals
2 Serbian White Eagles 12 9 0 3 42 18 +24 27
3 Toronto Falcons 12 8 1 3 32 9 +23 25 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Dynamo Toronto FC 12 6 1 5 33 22 +11 19
5 Hamilton City 12 5 1 6 20 33 −13 16
6 Weston United FC 12 1 2 9 12 49 −37 5
7 Ooty Black Pearl 12 0 2 10 14 50 −36 2
Source: Canadian Soccer League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
(C) Champions

Player statistics
As of August 30, 2023[14]

Goals
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Marko Stajic Serbian White Eagles 9
2 Serhiy Ivlyev Dynamo Toronto 8
3 Petar Djordjevic Scarborough SC 6
Vladimir Strizovic Serbian White Eagles
Nikola Timotijević Serbian White Eagles
4 Mykola Temnyuk Dynamo Toronto 5
5 Nikola Đurković Serbian White Eagles 4
Jaime Grondona Scarborough SC
Vukasin Kovacevic Hamilton City
Nazar Slobodian Toronto Falcons

References
  1. Adamson, Stan (9 May 2023). "Enio Perruzza Tribute Will Kickoff CSL Season". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. Adamson, Stan (24 April 2023). "FC Dynamo Toronto in CSL". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. Adamson, Stan (6 May 2023). "Ooty Black Pearl FC has plenty to offer". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. Adamson, Stan (20 March 2023). "Weston United FC brings a Brazilian touch". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. Adamson, Stan (22 May 2023). "CSL Set for Regular Season Kickoff". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. Stanchev, Stancho (2 August 2023). "Футболен мениджър от Брежани с нова победа в Торонто" [Football manager from Brezani with another victory in Toronto]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  7. "2023 Dynamo Toronto FC roster". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. "2023 Hamilton City 1 roster". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  9. "2023 Ooty Black Pearl roster". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  10. "Брежански мениджър смени треньора и подсили „Скарбъро" с трио от елита на Ямайка" [Brezhanski manager replaced the coach and strengthened Scarborough with a trio of Jamaica's elite]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). 19 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  11. Vujcic, Djuradj (13 May 2023). "SWE Finish Second in First Ever Royal CSL Cup". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  12. Adamson, Stan (12 May 2023). "Confidence is High with Contrasting SWE and Toronto Falcons". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  13. "2023 Weston United FC roster". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  14. "Canadian Soccer League". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
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