The Canadian Soccer League Awards is an annual awards ceremony for several individual performances at the end of the season. The event was established in 1998, when the Canadian National Soccer League merged with the stillborn Ontario Professional Soccer League to form the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The ceremony has been traditionally held at awards banquet at the end of the season with the exception in 2008, 2009, and 2010 where they were given out before the CSL Championship final.[1] [2] [3] In 2010, the league began distributing awards to the Second Division for the first time.[4]
The league's MVP award.
The Golden Boot is the league's leading scorer.
| Year | Name | Nationality | Club | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Bayete Smith |  Canada | Toronto Olympians | ||
| 2001 | Kurt Ramsey | Canada | North York Astros | ||
| 2002 | Domagoj Sain |  Croatia | Toronto Croatia | ||
| 2003 | Domagoj Sain | Croatia | Toronto Croatia | ||
| 2004 | Justin Marshall | Canada | Windsor Border Stars | ||
| 2005 | Fil Rocca | Canada | Windsor Border Stars | ||
| 2006 | Fil Rocca | Canada | Windsor Border Stars | ||
| 2007 | Domagoj Šain | Croatia | Toronto Croatia | ||
| 2008 | Carlos Zeballos |  Uruguay | North York Astros | ||
| 2009 | Mirko Medic |  Serbia | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| 2010 | Rick Titus |  Trinidad and Tobago | York Region Shooters | ||
| 2011 | Sven Arapovic | Canada | Toronto Croatia | ||
| 2012 | Maxim Tissot | Canada | Montreal Impact Academy | ||
| 2013 | Sven Arapovic | Canada | Toronto Croatia | ||
| 2014 | Josip Keran Nikola Stanojevic | Croatia Serbia | Toronto Croatia Burlington SC | ||
| 2015 | Nikola Stanojevic | Serbia | Burlington SC |
First introduced in 2004 as the CPSL President's Award, but was renamed in 2006 in honor of Harry Gauss. The award is presented to the individual who has shown allegiance, commitment and support to the league and its member clubs.
| Year | Name | Nationality | Club | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Bruno Ierullo |  Argentina | North York Astros | ||
| 2005 | Tony De Thomasis |  Italy | Vaughan Shooters | ||
| 2006 | Isac Cambas | Canada | Toronto Supra Portuguese | ||
| 2007 | Bruno Ierullo | Argentina | North York Astros | ||
| 2009 | Armand Di Fruscio | Canada | St. Catharines Wolves | ||
| 2010 | Tony De Thomasis | Italy | York Region Shooters | ||
| 2011 | Joe Pavicic | Croatia | Toronto Croatia | ||
| 2012 | Ryan Gauss | Canada | London City | ||
| 2013 | Pino Jazbec | Canada | CSL League Administrator | ||
| 2014 | Phil Ionadi | Canada | CSL Director for Youth | ||
| 2015 | Cyndy De Thomasis | Canada | York Region Shooters |
The Referee of the Year award is voted on by the CSL Referee Committee.
| Year | Name | Nationality | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Bill Teeuwen | Canada | ||
| Silviu Petrescu |  Romania | |||
| Steve Cahoon | Canada | [25] | ||
| 2001 | Amato De Luca | Canada | ||
| 2002 | Michael Lambert | Canada | ||
| 2003 | Michael Lambert | Canada | ||
| 2004 | Amato De Luca | Canada | ||
| 2005 | Andre Jasinski | Canada | ||
| 2006 | Mercey Watfa | Canada | ||
| 2007 | Joe Fletcher | Canada | ||
| 2008 | Isaac Raymond | |||
| 2009 | Justin Tasev | Canada | ||
| 2010 | Geoff Gamble | Canada | ||
| 2011 | David Barrie | Canada | ||
| 2012 | David Barrie | Canada | ||
| 2013 | Justin Tasev | Canada | ||
| 2014 | Marco Jaramillo | Canada | ||
| 2015 | Goran Babic | Serbia |
The Fair Play and Respect Award is awarded to the club which, in the opinion of the CSL Discipline Committee, has demonstrated good discipline on the field of play and has exhibited a high level of respect for the game officials in the regular playing season
The Media and Broadcaster Award is awarded to the individuals who have shown interest and loyalty in reporting CSL news and matches.
| Year | Name | Role | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Jeremy Milani | Television producer for Rogers TV. | ||
| 2012 | Robin Glover | Covering and providing game reports for the CNSL, CPSL and the CSL since 1995. | ||
| 2012 | Enio Perruzza | For announcing CNSL, CPSL and the CSL matches for 26 years. |
The league's MVP award.
| Year | Name | Nationality | Club | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Canada | TFC Academy II | |||
| 2011 | Jorgo Nika | Canada | SC Toronto B | ||
| 2012 | Gino Berardi | Canada | Windsor Stars B | ||
| 2013 | Younan Samara |  Iraq | London City B | ||
| 2014 | Mademba Ba |  Senegal | Kingston FC B | [26] | |
| 2015 | Arsenije Japalak | Croatia | Brantford Galaxy B | [27] |
| Year | Name | Nationality | Club | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Wesley Cain Jonathan Singh | Canada Canada | Portugal FC B Brampton Lions B | ||
| 2011 | Jorgo Nika | Canada | SC Toronto B | ||
| 2012 | Gino Berardi | Canada | Windsor Stars B | ||
| 2013 | Mademba Ba | Senegal | Kingston FC B | ||
| 2014 | Mademba Ba | Senegal | Kingston FC B | ||
| 2015 | Nikola Miokovic | Canada | Burlington SC B | ||
| 2016 | Mohammad-Ali Heydarpour | Canada | SC Waterloo Region | ||
| 2017 | Taras Hromyak |  Ukraine | FC Ukraine United | ||
| 2018 | Kristijan Kezic | Croatia | FC Vorkuta B |
| Year | Name | Nationality | Club | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Jesse Castillo | Canada | Brantford Galaxy B | ||
| 2011 | Ryan Pumier | Canada | Kitchener Waterloo United FC | ||
| 2012 | Mark Rogal | Canada | TFC Academy II | ||
| 2013 | Roy Seaboyer | Canada | Brampton United B | ||
| 2014 | Adrian Ibanez | Canada | York Region Shooters B | ||
| 2015 | Ihor Vitiv | Ukraine | Toronto Atomic B |
| Year | Name | Nationality | Club | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Michael DI Matteo | Canada | Brampton Lions B | ||
| 2011 | James McGillivray | Canada | Niagara United | ||
| 2012 | James McGillivray | Canada | Niagara United B | ||
| 2013 | George Jenkins | Canada | Toronto Croatia B | ||
| 2014 | Thomas Moran | Canada | Kingston FC B | ||
| 2015 | Amir Osmanlic |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | Milton SC B |
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