1988 Canadian Soccer League season

Montreal Supra joined the league as an expansion franchise, entering the East Division.{{Cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410042832/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1988.html#CSL|url=http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1988.html#CSL|title=The Year in American Soccer - 1988|first=Dave|last=Litterer|work=Sover|archive-date=April 10, 2009|url-status=dead}}

The National Capitals Pioneers went bankrupt in their inaugural season, but the club was re-structured and renamed as the Ottawa Intrepid.{{Cite web|url=https://www.csl1987.ca/ottawa-intrepid-national-capital-pi|work=CSL Memories|title=National Capital Pioneers/Ottawa Intrepid (1987-90)}} They also moved their home stadium to Ottawa, after playing the previous year in Aylmer, Quebec{{cite web|url=https://funwhileitlasted.net/2015/08/29/1988-1989-ottawa-intrepid/|title=1988-1989 Ottawa Intrepid|work=Fun While it Lasted|date=August 29, 2015|first=Andrew|last=Crossley}}

Similar to the previous season, the teams played an unbalanced schedule with two-thirds of a team's matches coming against teams in their own division. Following the season, the top three teams in each division would advance to the playoffs, with the division leaders earning a first round bye, to designate a national champion club.{{Cite news|last=MacDonald |first=Archie |date=February 26, 1987 |title=Soccer rebirth |page=F3 |work=The Vancouver Sun |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lKNlAAAAIBAJ&pg=1152%2C2829592 }}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|team1=HAM |team2=TOR |team3=NYR |team4=OTT |team5=MON

|result1=SEM |result2=QUA |result3=QUA

|win_HAM=18 |draw_HAM=6 |loss_HAM=4 |gf_HAM=64 |ga_HAM=28 |status_HAM= |name_HAM=Hamilton Steelers

|win_TOR=8 |draw_TOR=13 |loss_TOR=7 |gf_TOR=44 |ga_TOR=31 |status_TOR= |name_TOR=Toronto Blizzard

|win_NYR=10 |draw_NYR=8 |loss_NYR=10 |gf_NYR=40 |ga_NYR=39 |status_NYR= |name_NYR=North York Rockets

|win_OTT=8 |draw_OTT=9 |loss_OTT=11 |gf_OTT=32 |ga_OTT=43 |status_OTT= |name_OTT=Ottawa Intrepid

|win_MON=8 |draw_MON=8 |loss_MON=12 |gf_MON=36 |ga_MON=44 |status_MON= |name_MON=Montreal Supra

|winpoints=2 |drawpoints=1 |res_col_header=Q

|col_SEM=green1 |text_SEM=Playoff semifinals

|col_QUA=blue1 |text_QUA=Playoff quarterfinals

|update=complete |source=[http://cansha.coffeecup.com/csl8792.html Canadian Soccer History Archives] [https://pdfhost.io/v/0Wbs9qFwL0_1988_CSL_Statspdf.pdf 1988 CSL Stats]

}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|team1=VAN |team2=WIN |team3=CAL |team4=EDM

|result1=SEM |result2=QUA |result3=QUA

|win_VAN=21 |draw_VAN=6 |loss_VAN=1 |gf_VAN=84 |ga_VAN=30 |status_VAN=O |name_VAN=Vancouver 86ers

|win_WIN=9 |draw_WIN=7 |loss_WIN=12 |gf_WIN=33 |ga_WIN=46 |status_WIN= |name_WIN=Winnipeg Fury

|win_CAL=6 |draw_CAL=6 |loss_CAL=16 |gf_CAL=39 |ga_CAL=70 |status_CAL= |name_CAL=Calgary Kickers

|win_EDM=4 |draw_EDM=5 |loss_EDM=19 |gf_EDM=33 |ga_EDM=74 |status_EDM= |name_EDM=Edmonton Brick Men

|winpoints=2 |drawpoints=1 |res_col_header=Q

|col_SEM=green1 |text_SEM=Playoff semifinals

|col_QUA=blue1 |text_QUA=Playoff quarterfinals

|update=complete |source=[http://cansha.coffeecup.com/csl8792.html Canadian Soccer History Archives] [https://pdfhost.io/v/0Wbs9qFwL0_1988_CSL_Statspdf.pdf 1988 CSL Stats]

}}

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1= Quarter-finals

| RD2= Semi-finals

| RD3= Final

| byes=1

| RD1-group1= West

| RD1-group2= East

| RD1-seed3= 2W

| RD1-team3= Winnipeg Fury (a.e.t.)

| RD1-score3= 2

| RD1-seed4= 3W

| RD1-team4= Calgary Kickers

| RD1-score4= 1

| RD1-seed7= 2E

| RD1-team7= Toronto Blizzard

| RD1-score7= 2

| RD1-seed8= 3E

| RD1-team8= North York Rockets

| RD1-score8= 1

| RD2-seed1= 1W

| RD2-team1= Vancouver 86ers

| RD2-score1= 3

| RD2-seed2= 2W

| RD2-team2= Winnipeg Fury

| RD2-score2= 1

| RD2-seed3= 1E

| RD2-team3= Hamilton Steelers

| RD2-score3= 1

| RD2-seed4= 3E

| RD2-team4= Toronto Blizzard

| RD2-score4= 0

| RD3-seed1= 1W

| RD3-team1= Vancouver 86ers

| RD3-score1= 4

| RD3-seed2= 1E

| RD3-team2= Hamilton Steelers

| RD3-score2= 1

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date=September 14, 1988

|time=

|team1= Toronto Blizzard

|score= 2–1

|aet=

|report= [{{Cite news|date=September 15, 1988|title=Blizzard grounds Rockets|page=49|work=Calgary Herald}} Report]

|team2= North York Rockets

|goals1= Gilbert {{goal|78}}
Šegota {{goal|86}}

|goals2= John Coyle {{goal}}

|stadium= Varsity Stadium

|location=Toronto, Ontario

|attendance= 3179

|referee=

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date=September 15, 1988

|time= 19:30

|team1= Winnipeg Fury

|score= 2–1

|aet= yes

|report= [{{Cite news|date=September 16, 1988|title=September 16, 1988|page=20|work=Times Colonist}} Report]

|team2= Calgary Kickers

|goals1= Cambridge {{goal|17}}
Wade Gibson {{goal|119}}

|goals2= Phillips {{goal|44}}

|stadium= Winnipeg Stadium

|location=Winnipeg, Manitoba

|attendance= 3606

|referee=

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date=September 17, 1988

|time= 13:00

|team1= Hamilton Steelers

|score= 1–0

|aet=

|report= [{{Cite news|last=Campbell|first=Neil A.|date=September 19, 1988|title=Rebuilt Steelers follow same old script|page=D8|work=The Globe and Mail}} Report]

|team2= Toronto Blizzard

|goals1= Bunbury {{goal|13}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Brian Timmis Stadium

|location=Hamilton, Ontario

|attendance= 2102

|referee=

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date=September 18, 1988

|time= 16:00

|team1= Vancouver 86ers

|score= 3–1

|aet=

|report= [{{Cite news|date=September 19, 1988|title=86ers win CSL West|page=7|work=Nanaimo Daily News}} Report]

|team2= Winnipeg Fury

|goals1= Mobilio {{goal|10||59}}
Mitchell {{goal|86}}

|goals2= Doug Leeis {{goal|29}}

|stadium= Swangard Stadium

|location=Vancouver, British Columbia

|attendance= 4226

|referee=

}}

{{Football box collapsible

|date= September 25, 1988

|time= 13:00

|team1= Vancouver 86ers

|score= 4–1

|aet=

|report= [{{Cite news|last=Stinson|first=Dan|date=September 26, 1988|title=86ers cap magical season with victory over Steelers|page=29|work=Vancouver Sun}}{{Cite book|last=Jose|first=Colin|title=On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario|publisher=Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum|year=2001|location=Vaughan, Ontario|pages=130, 131}} Report]

|team2= Hamilton Steelers

|goals1= Valentine {{goal|9}}
Ion {{goal|18}}
Catliff {{goal|21}}
Mitchell {{goal|76}}

|goals2= Gasparini {{goal|52}}

|stadium= Swangard Stadium

|location=Vancouver, British Columbia

|attendance= 6443

|referee= Gord Arrowsmith

}}

The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 1988 season.

Reserves

Front office

{{reflist}}

• [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vVcaiqoaufxngges_8tVFa_YWyJQ3APl/view Canadian Soccer League 1991 Media Guide and Statistics]
• [https://pdfhost.io/v/0Wbs9qFwL0_1988_CSL_Statspdf.pdf 1988 CSL Stats]

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