2001 Canadian Professional Soccer League season
The 2001 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the fourth season for the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The season began on May 25, 2001 and concluded on October 14, 2001 with St. Catharines Wolves defeating Toronto Supra by a score of 1-0 to win their second CPSL Championship (known as the Rogers CPSL Cup for sponsorship reasons) . The final was hosted in St. Catharines with Club Roma Stadium as the venue, while the match received coverage from Rogers TV. The season saw the league expand to a total of 12 teams, and went beyond the GTA and Ontario border to include a Montreal and Ottawa franchise. Throughout the regular season the Ottawa Wizards became the first club to end the Toronto Olympians league title dynasty. The CPSL also launched the CPSL Soccer Show with Rogers TV providing the broadcasting, and granting Rogers naming rights to the CPSL Championship. Other major sponsors included the Government of Canada, which served as the sole sponsor for the CPSL Rookie of the Year Award. The league also announced a working partnership with the Canadian United Soccer League a task force originally started by the Canadian Soccer Association in order forge a unified professional structure with the cooperation of the Canadian franchises in the USL A-League to launch a Canadian first and second division domestic league.
| Season | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Champions | St. Catharines Wolves |
| Regular Season title | Ottawa Wizards |
| Matches played | 132 |
| Goals scored | 441 (3.34 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kevin Nelson (Ottawa Wizards) |
| Best goalkeeper | George Azcurra Luciano Miranda |
| Biggest home win | Montreal Dynamites 9-2 Durham Flames (September 2, 2001) |
| Biggest away win | Glen Shields Sun Devils 1-8 Toronto Supra (June 3, 2001) |
| Highest scoring | Montreal Dynamites 9-2 Durham Flames (September 2, 2001) |
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