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.