| Competition: | Canadian Soccer League First Division |
| Season: | 2013 |
| Winners: | Kingston FC (regular season) SC Waterloo (playoffs) |
| League Topscorer: | 28 goals: Guillaume Surot |
| Best Goalkeeper: | Antonio Ilic |
| Biggest Home Win: | SCW 9–0 STC (September 29) |
| Biggest Away Win: | AST 0–4 YRS (June 23) SCW 0–4 TOR (August 4) BRA 0–4 TOR (September 14) |
| Highest Scoring: | 9 goals: KFC 6–3 LON (June 16) SCW 9–0 STC (September 29) |
| Matches: | 132 |
| Total Goals: | 477 |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2013 Canadian Soccer League season was the 16th since its establishment where a total of 21 teams from Ontario took part in the league. The season began on May 3, 2013, and concluded on November 3, 2013. SC Waterloo captured their first championship in a 3–1 victory over regular season champions Kingston FC in the CSL Championship final at Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls, Ontario.[1] Waterloo became the first club to win both the First and Second Division championships in one season. While Toronto Croatia B won the second division regular season title.
The 2013 season was a controversial year where the Canadian Soccer Association announced that they would de-sanction the CSL just two months before the commencement of their season. The CSA's stated reasons were in order to implement the James Easton Report (Rethink Management Group Report) for the adoption of a new semi-professional soccer structure.[2] [3] In response to the move conducted by the CSA the league appealed to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC), where the sport arbitrator ruled that the CSA have the right to de-sanction the CSL, but ruled that the immediate decisions and actions conducted by the CSA were unreasonable and coercive.[4] [5] The governing body was required to reinstate sanctioning to the CSL until the next season in order for the CSA to work with all existing leagues to fairly implement the Easton Report.[6] [7] Another controversial moment occurred when the CBC issued an article written by Ben Rycroft in which anonymous sources from the CSA claimed that the CSA decided to no longer sanction the CSL primarily based on the alleged reports of match fixing in the league.[8] [9] During the SDRCC hearing, CSA president Victor Montagliani stated that the decision to de-sanction the CSL was not made on any alleged grounds of match fixing in the CSL but strictly on the decision made by the CSA board of directors to adopt a new soccer structure in Canada.[10]
The aftermath of the sanctioning issue resulted in a decrease in teams in both the first and second divisions as the two MLS academy clubs along with Brantford Galaxy, Mississauga Eagles FC, and SC Toronto left the league.[11] Though the league did return to the Halton region with the addition of Burlington SC.[12] Both Rogers TV and Cogeco TV continued broadcasting CSL matches throughout Southern Ontario.[13] The CSL youth development system continued its success with four Montreal Impact Academy players being signed to the first team in the MLS before their departure from the league.[14]
Out of the 12 teams this season, 11 returned from the 2012 season. The only expansion team was Burlington SC. The academy clubs of Toronto FC and Montreal Impact, as well as SC Toronto, quit the league, while two teams - Mississauga Eagles FC and Brantford Galaxy - will skip the current season, but retained their membership and hope to rejoin the league in 2014.[15] While North York Astros merged with Toronto Vasas to form Astros Vasas FC.
| Team | City | Stadium | Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto, ON (North York) | László Kiss[16] | |||
| Brampton, ON (Bramalea) | Juan Barreto | |||
| William Etchu Tabi[17] | ||||
| Queens West Field | Colm Muldoon[18] | |||
| London, ON (Westmount) | Hellenic Com Centre | Tomo Dancetovic | ||
| James McGillivray[19] | ||||
| Warrior Field | Lazo Džepina[20] | |||
| Toronto (Etobicoke) | Uroš Stamatović[21] | |||
| St. Catharines (Vansickle) | Club Roma Park | Carlo Arghittu[22] | ||
| Toronto (Etobicoke) | Velimir Crljen[23] | |||
| Steve Vagnini[24] | ||||
| Vaughan, ON (Maple) | St. Joan of Arc Stadium | John Pacione[25] |
Statistics final as of October 7, 2013
| Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guillaume Surot | Kingston FC | 28 |
| 2 |  Marin Vučemilović Grgić | London City | 19 |
| 3 |  Richard West | York Region Shooters | 19 |
| 4 |  Adis Hasečić | SC Waterloo Region | 17 |
| 5 |  Miloš Šćepanović [26] | Brampton United | 16 |
| 6 | Dražen Vuković | SC Waterloo Region | 15 |
| 7 | Marcos Nunes | Brampton United | 13 |
| 8 | Nicholas Lindsay | Burlington SC | 11 |
| 9 |  Catalin Lichioiu | Kingston FC | 10 |
| Krešimir Prgomet | Toronto Croatia | 10 |
The top 8 teams will qualify for the one-game quarter final, and a one-game semi-final leading to the championship game to be played on November 3 at Kalar Sports Park.[27]
| GK | 30 | |||
| RB | 3 | Rory Kennedy | ||
| CB | 6 | Austin White (c) | ||
| CB | 5 | |||
| LB | 17 | Hugo Delmaire | ||
| RM | 7 | Nathan Klemencic | ||
| CM | 32 | |||
| CM | 15 | |||
| LM | 12 | Edgar Soglo | ||
| ST | 23 | |||
| ST | 16 | |||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 1 |  Yasuto Hoshiko | ||
| DF | 2 | |||
| MF | 11 | Michael Smith | ||
| MF | 21 | Tony El-Asmar | ||
| MF | 28 | Joey Pineo | ||
| MF | 29 | Kihara Waiganjo | ||
| FW | 9 |  Mademba Ba | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Colm Muldoon | ||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Imad Hukara | ||
| RB | 9 | |||
| CB | 5 | Dado Hadrovic | ||
| CB | 3 | Nemanja Simeunovic | ||
| LB | 8 | Mirza Colic | ||
| RM | 14 | |||
| CM | 4 | |||
| CM | 6 | |||
| CM | 7 | John Inglis | ||
| LM | 11 | |||
| FW | 10 | Dražen Vuković (c) | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 12 | Zoran Pusica | ||
| DF | 13 | Dale Cudmore | ||
| DF | 21 | Thomas Sackor | ||
| MF | 17 | Darragh Roe | ||
| MF | 18 | Edward Syllie | ||
| MF | 20 | David Muir | ||
| FW | 19 | Mohammed-Ali Heydarpour | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Lazo Dzepina | ||||
| Assistant referees
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The annual CSL awards ceremony was held at the Sheraton on the Falls Hotel in Niagara Falls, Ontario on November 2, 2013.[28] The majority of the awards went to regular season champions Kingston FC.[29] Guillaume Surot became the first player in CSL history to claim three individual awards in a season. The Frenchman took home the MVP, Golden Boot, and the Rookie of the Year.[30] While head coach Colm Muldoon with coaching credentials from Ireland was given the Coach of the Year award.
After establishing the best defensive record within the league Antonio Illic and Sven Arapovic of Toronto Croatia were voted the Goalkeeper and Defender of the Year for the second time in their careers. The league champions SC Waterloo received their first Fair Play and Respect award. Former Toronto Croatia club executive and CSL league administrator Pino Jazbec was given the Harry Paul Gauss award for his years of commitment and allegiance to the league. The CSL Referee Committee voted in favor of Justin Tasev as the best match official throughout the season.[31]
| Award | Player (Club) | |
|---|---|---|
| CSL Most Valuable Player | Guillaume Surot (Kingston FC) | |
| CSL Golden Boot | Guillaume Surot (Kingston FC) | |
| CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award | Antonio Ilic (Toronto Croatia) | |
| CSL Defender of the Year Award | Sven Arapovic (Toronto Croatia) | |
| CSL Rookie of the Year Award | Guillaume Surot (Kingston FC) | |
| CSL Coach of the Year Award | Colm Muldoon (Kingston FC) | |
| Harry Paul Gauss Award | Pino Jazbec (CSL League Administrator) | |
| CSL Referee of the Year Award | Justin Tasev | |
| CSL Fair Play Award | SC Waterloo |
| Competition: | Canadian Soccer League Second Division |
| Season: | 2013 |
| Winners: | Toronto Croatia B (Second Division regular season) SC Waterloo B (Second Division playoffs) |
| League Topscorer: | Mademba Ba (17) |
| Matches: | 72 |
| Total Goals: | 280 |
| Prevseason: | 2012 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
| Team | City | Stadium | Manager | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton City United B | Juan Barreto[32] | |||
| Kingston FC B | CaraCo Home Field Invista Centre | Gabriel Cassis[33] | ||
| London City B | Jasmin Halkic | |||
| Niagara United B | James McGillivray[34] | |||
| SC Waterloo B | Lazo Dzepina[35] | |||
| Serbian White Eagles B | Sasa Vukovic[36] | |||
| St. Catharines Wolves B | Club Roma Stadium | Chris Kijak[37] | ||
| Toronto Croatia B | George Jenkins[38] | |||
| York Region Shooters B | Sam Medeiros[39] |
| GK | 36 | Fiore Costa | ||
| RB | 9 | Ivan Beram | ||
| CB | 22 | Ivica Sunjka | ||
| CB | 6 | Daniel Stoker (c) | ||
| LB | 3 | Alexander Manta | ||
| RM | 24 | Ahmed Salama | ||
| CM | 7 | Jack Crawford | ||
| CM | 10 | Peter Vidovic | ||
| LM | 8 | Mykola Chachula | ||
| ST | 15 | Josip Stanic | ||
| ST | 11 | Bohdan Sulypka | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| GK | 1 | Ivan Skoko | ||
| DF | 16 | Arthur Kopycki | ||
| MF | 14 | Nikola Bosnjak | ||
| MF | 20 | Mark Grzesiowski | ||
| MF | 21 | Patrick Dolowicz | ||
| FW | 4 | Luke Sperr | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| George Jenkins | ||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | 12 | Zoran Pusica | ||
| RB | 2 | Zoran Kukic | ||
| CB | 6 | Terel Christian | ||
| CB | 9 | Stefan Brisevac | ||
| LB | 3 | Dale Cudmore (c) | ||
| RM | 8 | Erwin Uzunovic | ||
| CM | 19 | Mohammed-Ali Heydarpour | ||
| CM | 4 | Xavier Gillespe | ||
| LM | 17 | Darragh Roe | ||
| FW | 10 | Mohamed Aborig | ||
| FW | 10 | Kevin Benavides | ||
| Substitutes: | ||||
| DF | 5 | Marko Djukic | ||
| DF | 15 | Luis Cordero Monroy | ||
| DF | 21 | Thomas Sackor | ||
| MF | 7 | Saul Campos | ||
| MF | 18 | Edward Syllie | ||
| MF | 13 | Mohammad Hassan Syed | ||
| FW | 16 | Thomas Ang | ||
| Manager: | ||||
| Lazo Dzepina | ||||
| Assistant referees
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| Award | Player (Club) |
|---|---|
| CSL Most Valuable Player | Yonan Samara (London City B) |
| CSL Golden Boot | Mademba Ba (Kingston FC B) |
| CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award | Roy Seaboyer (Brampton City Utd B) |
| CSL Defender of the Year Award | Daniel Stoker (Toronto Croatia B) |
| CSL Rookie of the Year Award | Mykola Chachula (Toronto Croatia B) |
| CSL Coach of the Year Award | George Jenkins (Toronto Croatia B) |
The 2013 CSL Executive Committee.[40]
| Position | Name | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Chairman: | Vincent Ursini | Canadian |
| Director of Media and PR: | Stan Adamson[41] | English |
| League Administrator: | Pino Jazbec | Canadian |
| Director of Officials: | Tony Camacho | Portuguese |
| Director for Youth: | Phil Ionadi | Canadian |