Eight teams in each of the CSL first and second divisions will begin a bid for post-season honours this coming Thanksgiving Day weekend that will go three weekends to October 26. The CSL playoffs consist of three single knock-out games – the quarterfinal, semifinal and the final for the CSL Championship and the Second Division Championship.
The playoffs follow a regular season which saw an unbeaten York Region Shooters take over the First Division title (won by Kingston FC in 2013), Kingston FC reserve team had a successful campaign to take the Second Division title (won by Toronto Croatia B in 2013) following a pre-season prediction from the eastern Ontario club that the team would do well while aiming for the top. SC Waterloo will be out to defend their CSL Championship and Second Division Championship wins of November 3, 2013, the first time a CSL club has won both titles in the same year.
The finals will be played on Championship Day, Sunday, October 26 to be preceded by a Gala Awards Night to pay tribute to the league’s best in 2014 for an outstanding weekend to follow a successful regular season for the CSL as a private league.
North York Astros, with a history going back to 1990, are hosting both the awards night on October 25 and the championship final games at Esther Shiner Stadium the following day, have an attractive combo package for fans wanting to attend both events. For the purchase of a Gala Awards Dinner ticket, there will be ticket for free admission to the stadium for the final games. But there is limited seating available for the dinner – enquiries should be made as early as possible to: cslchampionsgala.ca
THE PLAYOFF SCHEDULE FOR THANKSGIVING DAY WEEKEND:
FIRST DIVISION SCHEDULE – Quarterfinals
Sat Oct 11 Queen’s West Field 6.15 pm Kingston FC vs Serbian White Eagles
Sat Oct 11 Hershey Centre 7 pm Toronto Croatia vs SC Waterloo
Sun Oct 12 Esther Shiner Stadium 3.30 pm North York Astros vs Burlington SC
Sun Oct 12 St. Joan of Arc 6 pm York Region Shooters vs Brampton City Utd
SECOND DIVISION SCHEDULE – Quarterfinals
Sat Oct 11 M.A. Sills Park, Belleville 1 pm Kingston FC B vs Brampton City Utd B
Sun Oct 12 Warrior Field 1.30 pm SC Waterloo B vs Burlington SC B
Sun Oct 12 Hershey Centre 6 pm Toronto Croatia B vs Niagara United B
Sun Oct 12 St. Joan of Arc 8.30 pm York Region Shooters B vs Milton SC