Canadian Soccer League 2007 season

Infobox sports season
title = Canadian Soccer League 2007
league = Canadian Soccer League
sport = Football (soccer)
duration = 11 May 2007-28 October 2007
season = League
league_champs = Toronto Croatia
second_place = Serbian White Eagles
top_scorer = flagicon|Canada Nicolas Lesage (Trois-Rivières Attak)

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 the season 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, thus making Croatia the most successful club in the history of the CSL soccer, having won more league trophies than any other club.

The league experienced a major increase in match attendances, with clubs averaging over 1,000 fan support per game. With the Serbian White Eagles and newly expansion Trois-Rivières Attak averaging the most [ [http://22066.vws.magma.ca/07csl070.htm League Attendance Increases] ] . The season was also notable with the introduction of the inaugural Locust CSL All Star Game, played on July 28, 2007 at Windsor Stadium [ [http://22066.vws.magma.ca/07csl079.htm CSL All Star game lineups}] . With the International Conference All-Stars winning over the National Conference All-Stars [ [http://22066.vws.magma.ca/07csl082.htm July 28, 2007 CSL All Star Game results] ] .

Changes from 2006 season

*The Oakville Blue Devils moved to Scarborough, Ontario, became the Canadian Lions, and played in the International Conference.
*The Trois-Rivières Attak began play as an expansion francise, and also absorbed the Laval Dynamites [ [http://22066.vws.magma.ca/07csl003.htm MONTREAL IMPACT FARM TEAM IN CSL] ] .
*The Brampton Stallions went on hiatus and became a dormant franchise.
* The Caribbean Selects folded after playing one season.

Final standings

"Purple indicates conference winners"
"Green indicates playoff berth clinched"

National Conference

Format change for Rogers Cup finals

Due to Toronto Croatia and the Serbian White Eagles playing for the Championship Cup, the CSL decided to change the format to a two-leg game rather than the standard knockout. The first game will be played on Friday, October 27, and will be played in front of only Croatia fans, with the team serving as the home side. The next day, October 28, the White Eagles will be the home side, and their fans will be the only ones permitted at the game [ [http://22066.vws.magma.ca/07csl155.htm CSL Announcement--Two Game Final--Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Croatia] ] [ [http://22066.vws.magma.ca/07csl158.htm Ethnic tension divides CSL final] ] [ [http://22066.vws.magma.ca/07csl159.htm CSL keeps Balkan fans apart] ] [ [http://22066.vws.magma.ca/07csl160.htm Local Soccer Playoff "Segregation" Sparks Controversy] ] .

2007 scoring leaders

Individual awards [ [http://22066.vws.magma.ca/07csl168.htm TORONTO CROATIA TAKES TOP HONOURS AT CSL AWARDS] ]

*CSL MVP Award: Nicolas Lesage, Trois-Rivières Attak
*CSL Golden Boot: Nicolas Lesage, Trois-Rivières Attak
*CSL Defender of the Year Award: Domagoj Sain, Toronto Croatia
*CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award: Claudio Perri, St. Catharines Wolves
*CSL Rookie of the Year Award: Tihomir Maletic, Toronto Croatia
*CSL Coach of the Year Award: James McGilivary, St. Catharines Wolves
*Harry Paul Gauss Award: Bruno Ierullo, North York Astros
*CSL Best Official: Joe Fletcher
*CSL Fair Play Award: Trois-Rivières Attak

Reference

External links

* [http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/default.asp CSL official home page]
* [http://22066.vws.magma.ca/07csl000.htm Rocket Robin's 2007 CSL Game Reports page]