A repeat of the 2011 championship victory – this time a 1-0 defeat of Montreal Impact Academy on October 27 – followed a regular season title win in the 16-team CSL First Division, while the Individual awards presented at the season-end dinner included Toronto Croatia midfielder Marin Vucemilovic-Grgic, who took the CSL Most Valuable Player Award, and Antonio Ilic, voted the Goalkeeper of the Year.
Vucemilovic-Grgic was prominent throughout for his outstanding two-way play and scoring 16 goals in the regular season, and Ilic was a big reason for the champions’ outstanding defensive record, conceding just 13 goals in the 22-game regular season schedule.
Drazen Vukovic of SC Waterloo won the leading goalscorer trophy with 20 goals in the CSL First Division. Vukovic, 30, who arrived in
Maxim Tissot of
Quebec-born Tissot, 20, played in the CSL for Trois-Rivieres Attak before joining the Impact academy team, while Rookie winner Osorio, 20, is a standout midfielder who found the net 11 times for SC Toronto.
Coach of the Year in the First Division went to Stefano Vagnini of Windsor Stars, a team which ended the regular season with a late flourish to finish fourth in the standing, making the playoffs in their second year in the CSL.
The complete awards list:
CSL Champions:
Runners-up:
CSL First Division Awards
First Division Champions
Most Valuable Player (MVP)
Marin Vucemilovic-Grgic
Top Goalscorer
Drazen Vukovic SC
Goalkeeper of the Year
Antonio Ilic
Defender of the Year
Maxim Tissot
Rookie of the Year
Jonathan Osorio SC
Coach of the Year
Stefano Vagnini
CSL Second Division Awards
Second Division Champions
TFC Academy II
Most Valuable Player (MVP)
Gino Berardi
Top Goalscorer
Gino Berardi
Goalkeeper of the Year
Mark Rogal TFC Academy II
Defender of the Year
Malcolm Mings
Rookie of the Year
Mark Wadid TFC Academy II
Coach of the Year
James McGillivray
Other awards
Harry Paul Gauss Award
Ryan Gauss
Presented to the individual who has best demonstrated during the year exemplary allegiance, commitment and support to the league and its member clubs.
Referee of the Year
David Barrie
Fair Play and Respect Award
The Fair Play and Respect Award is awarded to
Media Award
Robin Glover
For his continuing interest and loyalty in reporting CSL news and game reports for the CNSL, CPSL and the CSL since 1995.
Broadcaster Award
Enio Perruzza
For game announcement number 3,000 on October 5, 2012, following a period of 26 years behind the microphone with the CNSL, CPSL and the CSL and other major soccer games played in the Canadian soccer community.
