Canadian Professional Soccer League 1998 season

Infobox sports season
title = Canadian Professional Soccer League 1998
league = Canadian Professional Soccer League
sport = Football (soccer)
duration = 31 May 1998-2 October 1998
season = League
league_champs = St. Catharines Wolves
second_place = Toronto Olympians
top_scorer = flagicon|Canada Gus Kouzmanis (Toronto Olympians) The inaugural Canadian Pofessional Soccer League season began on May 31, 1998 and concluded on October 14, 1998 with the St. Catharines Wolves winning the first Rogers Cup.

Teams and stadiums

* Glen Shields: Dufferin District Field, Vaughan
* London City: Cove Road Stadium, London
* Mississauga Eagles P.S.C.: Wildwood Park, Malton
* North York Astros: Esther Shiner Stadium, North York
* St. Catharines Wolves: Club Roma, St. Catharines
* Toronto Croatia: Centennial Stadium, Etobicoke
* Toronto Olympians: Birchmount Stadium, Scarborough
* York Region Shooters: Highland Park, Aurora

Final standings

"Green indicates playoff berth clinched"

Rogers Cup playoffs

Semifinals
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date = October 4, 1998
team1 = Toronto Olympians
score = 5–1
team2 = North York Astros
goals1 = Martinez goal|86
Martinez sent off|0|88
goals2 = Holmes goal|4
Berdusco goal|27 goal|58
Matas goal|41
Kouzmanis goal|76
stadium = Esther Shiner Stadium: 100

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date = October 4, 1999
team1 = St. Catharines Wolves
score = 1–2
team2 = Glen Shields Sun Devils
goals1 = T. Carbonara goal|86
goals2 = Ionadi goal|20
Donia sent off|2|74
Firebrace goal|77
stadium = Dufferin District Field: 80
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date = October 4, 1999
team1 = Glen Shields Sun Devils
score = 0–4
team2 = St. Catharines Wolves
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Club Roma: "St. Catharines Wolves advance 5-2 on aggregate goals."
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date = October 13, 1998
team1 = North York Astros
score = 0–2
team2 = Toronto Olympians
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Birchmount Stadium: 0"North York forfeited the second match, the Toronto Olympians advance on 7-1 aggregate goals."

----Rogers Cup final
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date = October 2, 1998
team1 = Toronto Olympians
score = 2–2 (aet)
team2 = St. Catharines Wolves
goals1 = Berdusco goal|58 goal|84
goals2 = Moore goal|2
McGutchan goal|88
stadium = Centennial Stadium: 80penshootoutbox
penalties1 = Kouzmanis pengoal
Berdusco pengoal
Dino Lopez penmiss|over goal
Cardey penmiss|saved
penaltyscore = 2 – 4
penalties2 = pengoal Moore
penmiss|save Joe Carbonara
pengoal Carlo Arghittu
pengoal McGutchan
pengoal Ianiaro

Individual Awards

*CPSL MVP Award:: Rene Martin, "North York Astros"
*CPSL Golden Boot: Gus Kouzmanis, "Toronto Olympians"
*CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award: Dino Perri, "St. Catharines Wolves"
*CPSL Rookie of the Year Award: Tom Bianchi, "London City"
*CPSL Coach of the Year Award: David Gee, "Toronto Olympians"
*CPSL Referee of the Year Award: Bill Teeuwen
*CPSL Fair Play Award: London City

External links

* [http://22066.vws.magma.ca/98cpsl00.htm Rocket Robin's Home Page of the 1998 CSL Season]