# 2005 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

The 2005 Canadian Professional Soccer League season was the 8th season for the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The season began on May 21, 2005 and concluded on October 10, 2005 with Oakville Blue Devils defeating Vaughan Shooters 2-1 to win their first CPSL Championship. The final was played at Esther Shiner Stadium, which gave North York Astros a playoff wildcard match. In the regular season the Vaughan Shooters won their first Eastern Conference title, while Hamilton Thunder secured their third Western Conference title. The league increased in membership with the return of the Laval Dynamites. For the first time in the league's history the CPSL introduced a Women's Canada Cup tournament, which included 6 district all-star teams from the existing men's soccer districts.

## Changes from the 2004 season

The season saw the resignation of chairman/president Vince Ursini in order to fully devote his time to his Ontario Soccer Association duties. His replacement was the CPSL management consultant Cary Kaplan to the newly created position of CPSL Commissioner. 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. The Brampton Hitmen were sold to Joe Fuliere, who renamed the team to the Brampton Stallions.

## Teams

| Team | City | Stadium | Manager |
| Brampton Stallions | Brampton, Ontario (Bramalea) | Victoria Park Stadium | Ken Dawson |
| Durham Storm | Oshawa, Ontario (Vanier) | Oshawa Civic Stadium | Doug Paterson |
| London City | London, Ontario (Westmount) | Cove Road Stadium | Harry Gauss |
| Hamilton Thunder | Hamilton, Ontario | Brian Timmis Stadium | Jorge Armua |
| Laval Dynamites | Laval, Quebec | Centre Sportif Bois-de-Boulogne | Jean Robert Toussaint |
| North York Astros | Toronto, Ontario (North York) | Esther Shiner Stadium | Dejan Gluščević |
| Oakville Blue Devils | Oakville, Ontario (Bronte) | Bronte Stadium | Duncan Wilde |
| St. Catharines Wolves | St. Catharines, Ontario (Vansickle) | Club Roma Stadium | Tom Bernadi |
| Toronto Croatia | Mississauga, Ontario (Streetsville) | Memorial Park | Velimir Crljen |
| Toronto Supra | Toronto, Ontario (Brockton) | Brockton Stadium | Cesar Garcia |
| Vaughan Shooters | Vaughan, Ontario (Woodbridge) | Ontario Soccer Centre | Carmine Isacco |
| Windsor Border Stars | Windsor, Ontario | Windsor Stadium | Pat Hilton |

## Final standings
### Eastern Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vaughan Shooters | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 55 | 16 | +39 | 51 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 2 | Toronto Croatia | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 19 | +25 | 45 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Laval Dynamites | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 25 | +11 | 36 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Toronto Supra | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 29 | |
| 5 | North York Astros | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 28 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Durham Storm | 22 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 85 | −75 | 4 | |

### Western Conference

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Hamilton Thunder | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 23 | +4 | 37 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 2 | Oakville Blue Devils | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 37 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Windsor Border Stars | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 28 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | St. Catharines Wolves | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 26 | |
| 5 | London City | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 22 | |
| 6 | Brampton Stallions | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 23 | |

## CPSL Championship playoffs
### CPSL Championship

| GK | 1 | Brian Bowes | |
| RB | 17 | Raj Takhar | |
| CB | 8 | Chris Turner | |
| CB | 2 | Angelo Pollastrone (c) | |
| LB | 11 | Fitzroy Christie | 19' |
| RM | 13 | Frank Bruno | |
| CM | 21 | Darryl Gomez | |
| CM | 12 | Danny Sanna | |
| LM | 19 | Desmond Humphrey | |
| ST | 5 | Stalin Cardenas | 68' |
| ST | 15 | Matthew Palleschi | |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 0 | Pablo Alvarado | |
| DF | 16 | Justin Phillips | |
| DF | 4 | Jorge Molina | 19' |
| MF | 7 | Cameron Medwin | |
| FW | 9 | Jason De Thomasis | 68' 98' |
| FW | 23 | Aundrae Rollins | 98' |
| FW | 10 | Joey Todaro | |
| Manager: ||
| Carmine Isacco ||
| GK | 1 | Sa Brahima Traore | |
| RB | 4 | Lovemore Ncube | |
| CB | 6 | Aaron Steele | |
| CB | 2 | Jamie Fairweather |
| LB | 5 | Marko Bedenikovic | |
| RM | 3 | Nicholas Poku | 87' |
| CM | 9 | Shawn Faria | |
| LM | 13 | Phil Ionadi (c) | 73' |
| FM | 8 | Sergio De Luca | |
| FW | 17 | Jeremy Shepherd | 90' |
| FW | 15 | Ian Sinclair | |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 0 | Chris Baker | |
| MF | 7 | Omar Samuels | |
| MF | 14 | Dragisa Klisara | 56' 83' |
| MF | 19 | Orlin Chalmers | 83' |
| MF | 10 | Igor Prostran | 73' |
| FW | 11 | Gabriel Pop | |
| FW | 16 | Ryan Gamble | 90' |
| Manager: ||
| Duncan Wilde ||
* Assistant referees:
* John Oliva
* Cosmo Iavazzi
* Fourth official:
* Rob Burns

## All-Star Game

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. The game was played at Varsity Stadium, but was closed to the public being only open to people associated to the league.
CPSL Selects :
| Pos. | Name | Team |
| Squad |||
| GK | Michael Silva | Toronto Supra |
| D | Fuseini Dauda | Hamilton Thunder |
| D | Aaron Steele | Oakville Blue Devils |
| D | Fitzroy Powell | Durham Storm |
| D | Justin Phillips | Vaughan Shooters |
| MF | Darren Baxter | Oakville Blue Devils |
| MF | Igor Prostran | Oakville Blue Devils |
| MF | Sergio De Luca | Oakville Blue Devils |
| MF | Eris Tafaj | London City |
| F | Hugo Herrera | Brampton Stallions |
| F | Carlo Arghittu | St. Catharines Wolves |
| Squad |||
| GK | Roberto Ferrari | Hamilton Thunder |
| DF | Johnny Annisi | Hamilton Thunder |
| DF | Craig Williams | Durham Storm |
| DF | Danny Gallacher | St. Catharines Wolves |
| DF | Joseph Feifoo | North York Astros |
| MF | Dennis Peeters | London City |
| MF | Marcus Chorvat | Windsor Border Stars |
| MF | Ricardo Marquez | Hamilton Thunder |
| MF | Zeljko Dukic | Hamilton Thunder |
| MF | Daniel Milojevic | Hamilton Thunder |
| F | Gabriel Pop | Oakville Blue Devils |
| Head coach |||
| | Jorge Armua | Hamilton Thunder |

## Top goal scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Aaron Byrd | Windsor Border Stars | 17 |
| 2 | Gabriel Pop | Oakville Blue Devils | 14 |
| 3 | Radek Papiez | Windsor Border Stars | 10 |
| 4 | Danny Amaral | Toronto Supra | 9 |
| 5 | Jason De Thomasis | Vaughan Shooters | 9 |
| 6 | Karim Ben Sari | London City | 9 |
| 7 | Mike DiLuca | Toronto Supra | 9 |
| 8 | Hugo Herrera | Brampton Stallions | 9 |
| 9 | Mohamed Ridouani | Laval Dynamites | 9 |
| 10 | Hayden Fitzwilliams | Toronto Croatia | 8 |
Updated: September 30, 2005

## CPSL Executive Committee

A list of the 2005 CPSL Executive Committee.

## Awards

The annual CPSL awards ceremony was held at the La Contessa Banquet Hall on October 9, 2005 in North York, Toronto. 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. 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. 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.
| Award | Player (Club) |
| CPSL Most Valuable Player | Desmond Humphrey (Vaughan Shooters) |
| CPSL Golden Boot | Aaron Byrd (Windsor Border Stars) |
| CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award | Haidar Al-Shaïbani (London City) |
| CPSL Defender of the Year Award | Fil Rocca (Windsor Border Stars) |
| CPSL Rookie of the Year Award | Dennis Peeters (London City) |
| CPSL Coach of the Year Award | Dejan Gluscevic (North York Astros) |
| CPSL President of the Year Award | Tony De Thomasis (Vaughan Shooters) |
| CPSL Referee of the Year Award | Andrzej Jasinski |
| CPSL Fair Play Award | North York Astros |

## Women's Canada Cup

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. The finals featured London City against York Region Lady Shooters, where York Region won the championship.

### Teams

| Team | City |
| Durham Region Allstars | Oshawa, Ontario |
| London City Selects | London, Ontario |
| North York District Allstars | Toronto, Ontario |
| Toronto Supra District Allstars | Toronto, Ontario |
| York Region Lady Shooters | Vaughan, Ontario |
| Windsor Border Stars Women | Windsor, Ontario |