2002 CPSL Canada Cup

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2002 Canada Cup
CountryCanada
Teams14
ChampionsOttawa Wizards (2nd title)
Runners-upToronto Croatia
Matches played24
Goals scored81 (3.38 per match)
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The 2002 Canada Cup (known as the Government of Canada Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th edition of the Canadian Professional Soccer League's league cup tournament running from late June through late September. Ottawa Wizards successfully defended the title after defeating Toronto Croatia 1-0 at Cove Road Stadium in London, Ontario.[1][2] The format of the competition changed with the introduction of a qualifying round with a home and away two-game series instead of the traditional group stage format previously used by the league.[3] The tournament received a title sponsor from the government of Canada after the league received a federal grant of $100,000.[4] The original hosting rights were granted to Hamilton, but after failing to successfully organize the tournament the responsibilities were given to London, which in return received a wild card match privilege.[5] The decision to grant London the hosting rights produced controversy as originally Ottawa was selected by the CPSL executives to replace Hamilton, but was vetoed by the team owners as London was deemed more of reliable venue.[6][7][8]

First round[]

June 21, 2002 Metro Lions 3–2 Durham Flames Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET (Report) Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
June 22, 2002 London City SC 2–2 Brampton Hitmen Exeter, Ontario
6:45 ET Sandro Costantin Goal 43'
Haidar Al-Shaibani Goal 79'		 (Report) Joe Drajavic Goal 46'
Roberto Bruni Goal 84'		 Stadium: Exeter Community Field
July 1, 2002 Mississauga Olympians 2–1 York Region Shooters Mississauga, Ontario
3:00 ET Joevannie Peart Goal 31'
Darren Tilley Goal 82'		 (Report) Robert Black Goal 85' Stadium: Twin Arenas
Attendance: 60
Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (OSA)
July 12, 2002 Vaughan Sun Devils 3–0 North York Astros Vaughan, Ontario
8:00 ET Stadium: Dufferin District Field
July 15, 2002 North York Astros 2–3 Vaughan Sun Devils Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET Brook Azezew Goal 80'
Kadian Lecky Goal 88'		 (Report) Marco Antonucci Goal 23'
Bobby Randhawa Goal 69'
Bayete Smith Goal 75'		 Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 75
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (OSA)
July 20, 2002 Ottawa Wizards 5–0 Montreal Dynamites Carp, Ontario
4:00 ET Sanjeev Parmar Goal 9'
Samir Karaga Goal 69', Goal 75'
David Cloutier Goal 73' (o.g.)
Brent Antoine Goal 80'		 (Report) Stadium: OZ Stadium
July 21, 2002 Durham Flames 1–0 Metro Lions Oshawa, Ontario
6:00 ET Geron Duporte Goal 74' (Report) Stadium: Oshawa Civic Stadium
July 21, 2002 Brampton Hitmen 4–1 London City SC Brampton, Ontario
7:30 ET Milodrag Akmadzic Goal 16'
Phil Ionadi Goal 43'
Jusif Jawando Goal 49'
Jeff Sousa Goal 83'		 (Report) Gentian Dervishi Goal 87' Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Mike Lambert (OSA)
July 22, 2002 Toronto Supra 0–4 Toronto Croatia Toronto, Ontario
9:00 ET Pedro Dias Goal 78' (Report) Mladen Dikic Goal 22', Goal 33', Goal 37'
Brian Seljen Goal 74'		 Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 80
Referee: Neil Schofield (OSA)
July 28, 2002 York Region Shooters 1–2 Mississauga Olympians Mississauga, Ontario
3:00 ET Michael Cipriani Goal 2' (Report) Darren Tilley Goal 38', Goal 95' Stadium: Twin Arenas
Attendance: 60
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (OSA)
July 31, 2002 Hamilton Thunder 2–0 St. Catharines Wolves Hamilton, Ontario
8:30 ET Mark Wagenaar Goal 14', Goal 56' (Report) Stadium: Brian Timmis Stadium
August 4, 2002 Montreal Dynamites 3–2 Ottawa Wizards Montreal, Quebec
3:00 ET Gerry Pean Goal 24'
Khalid Mensah Goal 54', Goal 78'		 (Report) Russell Shaw Goal 28'
Kevin Nelson Goal 47'		 Stadium: Vanier Stadium
August 14, 2002 St. Catharines Wolves 2–2 Hamilton Thunder St. Catharines, Ontario
8:15 ET Frank Zumpano Goal 49'
Carlo Arghittu Goal 94'		 (Report) Orlin Chalmers Goal 11'
Mark Wagenaar Goal 53'		 Stadium: Club Roma Stadium
Attendance: 500
August 23, 2002 Toronto Croatia 2–1 Toronto Supra Mississauga, Ontario
8:00 ET Stadium: Memorial Park

Quarter-final[]

August 10, 2002 Durham Flames 1–5 Brampton Hitmen Oshawa, Ontario
6:00 ET (Report) Stadium: Oshawa Civic Stadium
August 18, 2002 Brampton Hitmen 2–2 Durham Flames Brampton, Ontario
8:00 ET Kurt Mella Goal 13'
Yousif Jawando Goal 88'		 (Report) Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium
September 9, 2002 Vaughan Sun Devils 2–1 Hamilton Thunder Vaughan, Ontario
8:30 ET Fitzroy Powell Goal 15'
Gus Kouzmanis Goal 17'		 (Report) Leonardo Laurito Goal 1' Stadium: Dufferin District Field
Attendance: 60
Referee: Danny Czetanovich (Ontario)
September 11, 2002 Toronto Croatia 1–1 Mississauga Olympians Mississauga, Ontario
8:00 ET Nikola Andrijevic Goal 93' (Report) Shawn Faria Goal 5' Stadium: Memorial Park
Attendance: 125
Referee: Steve Cahoon (Ontario)
September 17, 2002 Hamilton Thunder 1–1 Vaughan Sun Devils Hamilton, Ontario
8:30 ET Stadium: Brian Timmis Stadium
September 22, 2002 Mississauga Olympians 0–3 Toronto Croatia Mississauga, Ontario
8:00 ET Stadium: Twin Arenas

Wild card[]

September 27, 2002 London City SC 0–3 Ottawa Wizards London, Ontario
8:30 ET (Report) Peter Mponda Goal 27', Goal 85'
Abraham Osman Goal 89'		 Stadium: Cove Road Stadium

Semi-final[]

September 28, 2002 Vaughan Sun Devils 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Toronto Croatia London, Ontario
5:45 ET Tony Marshall Goal 16'
Gus Kouzmanis Goal 68'		 (Report) Josip Juric Goal 21'
Robert Fran Goal 95'		 Stadium: Cove Road Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Steve Mortimer (OSA)
Penalties
Marco Antonucci Penalty missed
Gus Kouzmanis Penalty scored
Willy Giummarra Penalty missed
Tom Kouzmanis Penalty scored
Dave McDonald Penalty scored
Bayete Smith Penalty scored
Mehmet Merhmedoglu Penalty missed		 Velimir Crljen Penalty scored
Robert Fran Penalty missed
Mladen Dikic Penalty scored
Hugo Alistud Penalty scored
Domagoj Sain Penalty missed
Josip Bucic Penalty scored
Paul Grguric Penalty scored
September 28, 2002 Brampton Hitmen 0–1 Ottawa Wizards London, Ontario
8:15 ET (Report) Abraham Osman Goal 89' Stadium: Cove Road Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (OSA)

Final[]

Ottawa Wizards1–0Toronto Croatia
Kevin Nelson Goal 66' Report
Cove Road Stadium, London, Ontario
Attendance: 250
Referee: Mike Lambert (Ontario)
GK 1 Burkina Faso Sa Brahima Traore
RB 22 Canada Abraham Francois
CB 18 Trinidad and Tobago Shurland David (c)
LB 24 Trinidad and Tobago Roger Groome
RM 4 Canada Russell Shaw Substituted off 15'
CM 7 Malawi Peter Mponda
CM 3 Canada Kwame Telemaque
CM 17 Burkina Faso Urbain Some Substituted off 74'
LM 21 Trinidad and Tobago Robin Hart
ST 8 Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Nelson Substituted off 84'
ST 9 Uganda Abraham Osman
Substitutes:
GK 29 Jamaica Hubert Busby Jr.
DF 5 Canada Simon Bonk Substituted in 79'
MF 2 Canada Danny Sanna Substituted in 15' Substituted off 79'
MF 14 Canada Nicola Brkljaca Substituted in 74'
MF 15 Canada Sanjeev Parmar
MF 19 Canada Mario Andrijanic
FW 11 Trinidad and Tobago Brent Antoine Substituted in 84'
Manager:
Germany Klaus Linnenbruegger
GK 1 Canada George Azcurra
RB 5 Canada Robert Fran
CB 3 Canada Daniel Pilas
CB 4 Canada Domagoj Sain (c)
LB 2 Canada Adrian Azcurra
RM 8 Argentina Hugo Alistud
CM 9 Canada Mladen Dikic
CM 14 Croatia Velimir Crljen
LM 17 Canada Paul Grguric
ST 13 Croatia Josip Juric
ST 11 Croatia Ivica Sola
Substitutes:
MF 7 Canada Nikola Andrijevic
MF 15 Canada Joseph Lewe
MF 16 Canada Danan Baljic
FW 10 Canada Peter Curic
Manager:
Croatia Drago Santic

Assistant referees:
Amato DeLuca
Joe Fletcher
Fourth official:
Nick Minten

References[]

  1. ^ Glover, Robin. "September 29, 2002 CPSL Ottawa Wizards vs Toronto Croatia". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  2. ^ RUMLESKI, Kathy. "Wizards magic stops City". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  3. ^ "Organization of Conferences and Cup pairings from CPSL meeting in February 2002". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  4. ^ DALLA COSTA, Morris. "September 10, 2002 CPSL London City hosts Canada Cup". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  5. ^ Dalla Costa, Morris. "City, Wizards trade shots". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  6. ^ Rumleski, Kathy. "September 6, 2002 London in line for Canada Cup hosting". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  7. ^ "London Host Wizards to Kickoff Canada Cup". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  8. ^ Rumleski, Kathy. "City, Wizards prepare for 'war'". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. London Free Press. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
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