List of Canadian Soccer League clubs
The following clubs have played in the Canadian Soccer League since its formation in 1998 to the current season. CSL teams playing in the 2017 season are indicated in bold, while founding members of the Canadian Soccer League are shown in italics. As of the 2017 season a total of 37 teams have played in the Canadian Soccer League with seven teams (Hamilton Croatia, London City SC, North York Astros, Toronto Supra, Serbian White Eagles, St. Catharines Wolves, and Toronto Croatia) having played in the predecessor league the Canadian National Soccer League. Two of the eight founder members of the Canadian Soccer League are competing in the 2017 season.
Table
[edit]| Club | Location | Total seasons |
Total spells |
Longest spell |
Seasons | Most recent finish |
Highest finish |
Top scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton Stallions[1] Brampton Hitmen (2001–04)[2] |
Brampton (Bramalea) | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2001–2006 | 2nd, National Division | 2nd, National Division CPSL Championship |
Hugo Herrera (27) |
| Brampton City United[3] Metro Lions (2002–04)[4] Oakville Blue Devils (2005–06)[1] Canadian Lions (2007)[5] |
Brampton (Bramalea) | 14 | 1 | 14 | 2002–2015 | 9th, First Division | 1st, National Division CPSL Championship |
— |
| Brantford Galaxy[3] | Brantford | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2010–2012 2015– |
5th | 5th, First Division CSL Championship |
Ranko Golijanin (35) |
| Burlington SC[6] | Burlington | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2013–2015 2017– |
2nd, Second Division | 2nd, Second Division | Nicholas Lindsay (14) |
| Capital City F.C.[3] | Ottawa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2011 | 3rd, First Division | 3rd, First Division | Sullivan Silva (15) |
| Caribbean Selects[1] | Toronto (Liberty Village) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2006 | 5th, International Division | 5th, International Division | — |
| Durham Flames[7] Oshawa Flames (1999–00)[2] |
Oshawa (Vanier) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1999–2003 | 6th, Eastern Conference | 5th, Eastern Conference | — |
| Durham Storm[4] Mississauga Olympians (2002–03)[7] Toronto Olympians (1998–2001)[2] |
Oshawa (Vanier) | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1998–2005 | 6th, Eastern Conference | 1st CPSL Championship |
Gus Kouzmanis (80) |
| FC Ukraine United[8] | Toronto (Etobicoke) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2016– | 1st, Second Division | 1st, Second Division | Taras Hromyak Sergiy Ivliev (15) |
| FC Vorkuta[9] | Toronto (North York) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2017– | 1st, First Division | 1st, First Division | Sergiy Ivliev (13) |
| Hamilton City SC[8] | Hamilton (Stoney Creek) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2016 | 6th, First Division | 6th, First Division | Zdenko Jurčević (7) |
| Hamilton Croatia | Hamilton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 3rd, First Division | 3rd, First Division | Aidan O'Keeffe (12) |
| Hamilton Thunder[4] | Hamilton | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2002–2005 | 1st, Western Conference | 1st, Western Conference | — |
| Kingston FC[6] | Kingston | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2011–2014 | 3rd, First Division | 1st, First Division | Guillaume Surot (40) |
| Laval Dynamites[2] Montreal Dynamites (2001–03) |
Montreal (Laval) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2001–2003 2005–2006 |
3rd, National Division | 2nd, Eastern Conference | — |
| London City SC[2] | London (Westmount) | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1998– | 8th, Second Division | 4th | — |
| Milton SC[10] | Milton (Timberlea) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2014– | 6th, First Division | 6th, First Division | Adnan Smajic (24) |
| Milltown F.C. | Milton (Clarke) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 4th, First Division | 4th, First Division | Lesly St. Fleur (10) |
| Mississauga Eagles FC[3] | Mississauga | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2011–2012 | 10th, First Division | 7th, First Division | — |
| Mississauga Eagles P.S.C. | Mississauga (Malton) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1998 | 7th | 7th | — |
| Montreal Impact Academy[3] | Montreal | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2010–2012 | 2nd, First Division | 2nd, First Division | — |
| Niagara United[6] | Niagara Falls | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2011–2015 | 12th, First Division | 1st, Second Division | Derek Paterson (27) |
| North York Astros[2] | Toronto (North York) | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1998–2015 | 4th, First Division | 2nd, National Division | — |
| Ottawa Wizards[7] | Ottawa (Carp) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2001–2003 | 1st, Eastern Conference | 1st, Eastern Conference CPSL Championship |
Kevin Nelson (50) |
| 'Royal Toronto FC[9] | Toronto (Discovery District) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2017 | 8th, First Division | 8th, First Division | Luka Majstorović (4) |
| SC Toronto[3] Portugal FC (2008–2011) [11] Portuguese Supra (2007)[1] Toronto Supra (2001–2006)[4] |
Toronto (Brockton) | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2001–2012 | 3rd, First Division | 1st, First Division | Danny Amaral (55) |
| Scarborough SC[10] | Toronto (Scarborough) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2015– | 3rd, First Division | 4th, First Division | Aleksandar Stojiljković (23) |
| Serbian White Eagles[11] | Toronto (Etobicoke) | 12 | 1 | 12 | 2006– | 2nd, First Division | 1st, International Division CSL Championship |
— |
| St. Catharines Wolves[2] | St. Catharines (Vansickle) | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1992–2013 | 11th, First Division | 1st, National Division CPSL Championship |
Carlo Arghittu (90) |
| TFC Academy[11] | Toronto (North York) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2008–2012 | 7th, First Division | 4th, National Division | — |
| Toronto Atomic FC[10] | Toronto (Etobicoke) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2015–2016 | 5th, First Division | 5th, First Division | Ihor Melnyk (12) |
| Toronto Croatia[2] | Toronto (Etobicoke) | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1998–2015 | 2nd, First Division | 1st, First Division CSL Championship |
— |
| Trois-Rivières Attak[11] | Trois-Rivières | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2007–2009 | 1st, National Division | 1st, National Division CSL Championship |
Nicolas Lesage (27) |
| SC Waterloo Region[6] | Waterloo | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2012– | 7th, First Division | 4th, First Division CSL Championship |
Dražen Vuković (57) |
| Windsor Stars[3] Windsor Border Stars (2004–08)[4] |
Windsor | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2004–2008 2011–2013 |
6th, First Division | 3rd, Western Conference | — |
| York Region Shooters (1998)[2] | Aurora (Aurora Village) | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1998–2002 | 4th, Eastern Conference | 4th, Eastern Conference | — |
| York Region Shooters[3] Vaughan Italia Shooters (2006–09)[11] Vaughan Shooters (2004–05) Vaughan Sun Devils (2002–03) Glen Shields Sun Devils (1999-01)[2] |
Vaughan (Maple) | 20 | 1 | 20 | 1998– | 3rd, First Division | 1st, First Division CSL Championship |
— |
Map
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Aurora Brampton (2) Brantford Burlington Carp Durham (2) Hamilton (3) London Kingston Milton (2) Niagara Falls Ottawa St. Catharines Greater Toronto (14) Waterloo Windsor Location of Canadian Soccer League clubs since 1998 Current members (2017) in bold
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Caribbean Selects FC Vorkuta Metro Lions Mississauga Eagles Mississauga Eagles PSC North York Astros Royal Toronto Scarborough SC Toronto Serbian White Eagles Toronto Croatia Toronto Olympians TFC Academy York Region Shooters Greater Toronto
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Laval
Trois-Rivières
Montreal
Locations of Quebec teams
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