The CSL Championships will be held at Esther Shiner Stadium in Toronto on Sunday, October 26, the Canadian Soccer League has announced.
The CSL Championship Final follows the post-regular season playoffs involving the quarterfinal and semifinal games to be played October 12 -19.The CSL Awards Night will precede the championship day and will be held the previous night, Saturday, October 25. Both events are hosted by North York Astros.
The CSL Championship was last held at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York in 2008, a memorable final when Serbian White Eagles defeated Trois Rivieres Attak in a rain-drenched thriller over 120 minutes and penalty kicks. The match was played before overflow standing room only attendance despite stormy conditions with lightning that knocked out a few floodlights.
The CSL Second Division Championship will be played first on championship day, a 12 noon kickoff, to be followed at by the CSL Championship at 4.30 pm.
Academy teams from the Canadian Academy of Futbol (CAF) will play their championship games at the same venue.
SC Waterloo are the current CSL champions, having defeated Kingston FC at Niagara Falls November 3, 2013.
Ticket information and other details are yet to be announced.
