Champions
Looking back over the decades of the CSL and its forerunner leagues, soccer historian Colin Jose wrote in his book ‘On – Side’, that the National Soccer League (the main forerunner league of the CSL) was born out of turmoil in the tumultuous years of the 1920s. He describes the league as having stood the test of time when other leagues have come and gone in Canada, an observation that holds good to this day as the CSL exhibits an endurance without parallel in Canadian sports.
From the first game between Toronto Ulster and Windsor Rovers on June 19, 1926, the NSL was for many years the pre-eminent league in Canada and the United States.
Today, the league continues with its professional standing as a now private League and important member of a growing and rapidly developing soccer structure in North America. Its self-governing status and continuing allegiance to soccer’s rules, regulations and policies as set out by world governing body FIFA, upholds the integrity of the world game for its players, non-playing personnel, match officials, fans and supporters and the Canadian soccer community.
ROYAL CSL CUP 2023 – Enio Perruzza Memorial – Toronto Falcons
Serbian White Eagles 0, Toronto Falcons 0 – Toronto Falcons won 5-4 on penalty kicks.
The Canadian Soccer League (CSL) is long-standing and is one of two professional soccer leagues in Canada. It is a continuation of earlier forerunner leagues, the National Soccer League (NSL), the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL) and the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL), going back more than 80 years.
The Canadian Premier League is the most recent entry into professional soccer in Canada with seven teams that kicked off its inaugural season on April 27, 2019.
Professional soccer in Canada also consists of three clubs in membership with Major League Soccer (MLS), the top tier league of 24 teams founded in 1993 and based in the United States. The Canadian clubs are Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and the Vancouver Whitecaps.
2024 – Canadian Soccer League Champions Serbian White Eagles FC
2023 – Canadian Soccer League Champions Scarborough SC
2022 – Canadian Soccer League Champions Continentals FC
2021 – Canadian Soccer League Champions Scarborough SC
2020 – Canadian Soccer League Champions FC Vorkuta
2019 – Canadian Soccer League Champions Scarborough SC
2018 – Canadian Soccer League Champions FC Vorkuta
2017 – Canadian Soccer League Champions York Region Shooters
2016 – Canadian Soccer League Champions Serbian White Eagles
2015 – Canadian Soccer League Champions Toronto Croatia