2005 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

The season saw the resignation of chairman/president Vince Ursini in order to fully devote his time to his Ontario Soccer Association duties.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl01.htm|title=February 28, 2005 CPSL announces president Vince Ursini steps down (from CPSL media release)|last=Adamson|first=Stan|date=|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|publisher=|access-date=2017-01-07}} His replacement was the CPSL management consultant Cary Kaplan to the newly created position of CPSL Commissioner.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl07.htm|title=March 2005 CPSL announces new commissioner (from CPSL website)|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=2017-01-07}} The league increased to 12 teams with the return of Laval Dynamites, while the Metro Lions relocated to the Halton Region territory to form the Oakville Blue Devils.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl04.htm|title=March 30, 2005 CPSL Oakville Blue Devils announcement (from Oakvill Blue Devils media release)|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=2017-01-07}} The Brampton Hitmen were sold to Joe Fuliere, who renamed the team to the Brampton Stallions.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl02.htm|title=March 8, 2005 CPSL returns in 2005 with 12 teams (from CPSL media release)|last=Adamson|first=Stan|date=|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|publisher=|access-date=2017-01-07}}

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{{Location map~|Canada Southern Ontario||lat=43.816111 |long=-79.424444 |label=Vaughan |position=top|mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Canada Southern Ontario||lat=42.9837 |long=-81.2497 |label=London |position=bottom|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Canada Southern Ontario||lat=43.586667 |long=-79.721389 |label=Mississauga |position=left|mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Canada Southern Ontario||lat=43.887795 |long= -78.890998 |label=Durham |position=right|mark=Blue pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Canada Southern Ontario||lat=42.2939 |long= -83.0191 |label=Windsor |position=right|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Canada Southern Ontario||lat=43.183333 |long= -79.233333|label=St. Catharines |position=bottom|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Canada Southern Ontario||lat=43.251389 |long= -79.830278 |label=Hamilton |position=left|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Canada Southern Ontario||lat=43.45 |long= -79.683333 |label=Oakville |position=right|mark=Green pog.svg}}

{{Location map~|Canada Southern Ontario||lat=43.64 |long=-79.42 |label=TORONTO |position=right|mark=Red pog.svg}}

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{{Location map+|Canada Toronto|width=400 |float=center|caption=Location of CPSL teams in Toronto for the 2005 CPSL season.
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{{Location map~|Canada Toronto||lat=43.65|long=-79.435556|label=Toronto Supra |position=left|mark=Blue pog.svg}}

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{{Location map~|Canada Toronto||lat=43.772167|long=-79.602513 |label=Vaughan Shooters |position=left|mark=Blue pog.svg}}

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|team1=VGN|name_VGN=Vaughan Shooters

|team2=TOR|name_TOR=Toronto Croatia

|team3=LVL|name_LVL=Laval Dynamites

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|date = October 5, 2005|time=9:00 ET

|team1 = Oakville Blue Devils |score = 3–1 |report=[http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl2c.htm (Report)]|team2 = Windsor Border Stars |goals1 = {{Unbulleted list|Shawn Faria {{goal|42}} |Aaron Steele {{goal|53}} | Sergio De Luca {{goal|90}}}} |goals2 = Filip Rocca {{goal|78}}|stadium = Centennial Park Stadium |location=Toronto, Ontario | attendance = 30| referee =

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|date = October 6, 2005|time=8:30 ET

|team1 = Toronto Croatia |score = 1–0 |report =[http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl2d.htm (Report)]|team2 = Laval Dynamites |goals1 = Leo Laurito {{goal|3}} |goals2 = |stadium = Memorial Park |location=Mississauga, Ontario | attendance = 125 | referee = Vito Curali (Ontario)

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|date = October 7, 2005|time=8:00 ET

|team1 = North York Astros |score = 0–1 {{aet}}|report =[http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl2e.htm (Report)]|team2 = Toronto Croatia |goals1 = |goals2 = Velimir Crljen {{goal|102}}|stadium = Esther Shiner Stadium |location=Toronto, Ontario | attendance = 120 | referee = Andrew Jasinski (Ontario)

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|date = October 8, 2005|time=2:00 ET

|team1 = Hamilton Thunder |score = 0–2 |report =[http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl2f.htm (Report)]|team2 = Oakville Blue Devils |goals1 = |goals2 = {{Unbulleted list|Ian Sinclair {{goal|31}} | Marko Bedenikovic {{goal|75}}}} |stadium = Esther Shiner Stadium |location=Toronto, Ontario | attendance = 120 | referee = Mike Roeken (Ontario)}}

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|date = October 8, 2005|time=5:00 ET

|team1 = Vaughan Shooters |score = 4–0 |report =[http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl2g.htm (Report)]|team2 = Toronto Croatia |goals1 = {{Unbulleted list|Matthew Palleschi {{goal|28}}|Matthew Palleschi {{goal|40}}|Matthew Palleschi {{goal|56}} | Desi Humphrey {{goal|74}}}} |goals2 = |stadium = Esther Shiner Stadium |location=Toronto, Ontario | attendance = 100 | referee = Joe Fletcher (Ontario)}}

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|date= October 10

|time= 4:00 ET

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|score= 1–2 {{aet}}

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|goals1= Stalin Cardenas {{goal|36}}

|goals2= {{Unbulleted list|Sergio De Luca {{goal|46}} | Ryan Gamble {{goal|100}}}}

|team2=Oakville Blue Devils

|stadium= Esther Shiner Stadium

|location=Toronto, Ontario

|attendance= 728

|referee= Andre Jasinski (Ontario)

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The 2005 CPSL all-star match was against Rangers F.C. of the Scottish Premier League who were in Canada for a nine-day training camp before kicking off their season.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl48.htm|title=July 9, 2005 CPSL news on Saturday's games (from CPSL website)|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=2017-01-07}} The game was played at Varsity Stadium, but was closed to the public being only open to people associated to the league.

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| date = July 9, 2005

| time = 6:00 pm

| team1 = CPSL All-Stars

| score = 1 - 4

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| team2 = Glasgow Rangers FC

| goals1 = Gabriel Pop {{goal|90}}

| goals2 = {{Unbulleted list|Ross McCormack {{goal|53}} | Jukka Santala {{goal|81}} | Ross McCormack {{goal|82}} | Steve Thompson {{goal|88}}}}

| stadium = Varsity Stadium

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| attendance = 200

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Updated: September 30, 2005

A list of the 2005 CPSL Executive Committee.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cpsl.org/contacts.asp%23 |title=Canadian Professional Soccer League - Contact Information |date=2005-12-25 |access-date=2017-01-07 |url-status = bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051225073736/http://www.cpsl.org/contacts.asp%23 |archivedate=2005-12-25 }}

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The annual CPSL awards ceremony was held at the La Contessa Banquet Hall on October 9, 2005, in North York, Toronto.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl2l.htm|title=October 9th, 2005 CPSL Awards Banquet (by Rocket Robin)|last=Glover|first=Robin|date=|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=2017-06-06}} This was the first awards ceremony where the awards were distributed equally without a majority winner. Vaughan, Windsor, London, and North York each went home with two awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl2n.htm|title=October 10, 2005 CPSL Award Winners (from CPSL website)|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=2017-06-06}} Vaughan's Desmond Humphrey was voted the MVP, while team owner Tony De Thomasis was given the President of the Year award. London City went home with the Goalkeeper and Rookie of the Year awards with Haidar Al-Shaibani and Dennis Peeters as its recipients.

Former Detroit Titans alumni Aaron Byrd of Windsor Border Stars won the Golden Boot.{{Cite web|url=http://www.detroittitans.com/news/2015/10/1/MSOC_1001150146.aspx|title=Former Titans Return for Men's Soccer Alumni Game|website=DetroitTitans.com|language=en|access-date=2017-06-06}} Windsor's Fil Rocca was voted the Defender of the Year. The Coach of the Year went to former S.League, and USL A-League veteran Dejan Gluscevic, who went on to manage various national youth teams in Asia. North York Astros also received their first Fair Play award. Andrzej Jasinski the match official for the championship final was voted the Referee of the Year.

A women's league debuted in 2005 which featured 6 all-star teams from the existing municipal soccer districts where the men's team competed. Throughout the regular season they played in 10 matches with London City Selects winning the regular season title.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl82.htm|title=August 21, 2005 CPSL game details (from CPSL website)|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|access-date=2017-01-08}} The finals featured London City against York Region Lady Shooters, where York Region won the championship.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl2l.htm|title=October 9th, 2005 CPSL Awards Banquet (by Rocket Robin)|last=Glover|first=Robin|date=|website=www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com|publisher=|access-date=2017-01-08}}

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• [http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports05/05cpsl00.htm Rocket Robin's Home Page of the 2005 CPSL Season]

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