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St. Catharines (Roma) Wolves
St. Catharines Roma Wolves (also known as St. Catharines Wolves or simply Roma Wolves), are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1967. The team currently plays in the semi-professional League1 Ontario in both the men's and women's divisions. The club is a former member of the Canadian Soccer League (CSL), where it fielded a professional team from 1998–2013, and now operates youth teams in the Peninsula Soccer League. Teams play out of Club Roma in St. Catharines, Ontario in the Niagara Peninsula. The team's colours are dark red and white, mimicking those of the famous Italian club A.S. Roma. Formed in 1967 as Club Roma Soccer Association and competed in various local leagues. In 1977 the club renamed itself the St. Catharines Roma, and joined the National Soccer League. The club went through a golden era in the 1990s and early 2000s, winning several trophies in the National Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League. After winning the CPSL Championship in 2001, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucio Ianiero
Lucio Ianiero (born 13 December 1966) is a Canadian retired soccer player and coach who played in the Canadian Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, Canadian National Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League. Club career Ianiero played for the Hamilton Steelers in the original Canadian Soccer League and was the league's 12th best scorer in 1988 with 9 goals. In 1992, he joined the London Lasers. After the demise of the CSL he played in the American Professional Soccer League for the Toronto Blizzard in 1993, and featured in 23 matches. When the Blizzards folded he signed with Toronto Rockets in 1994, and featured in seven matches and recorded one goal. He also played indoor soccer for the Toronto Shooting Stars of the National Professional Soccer League, where he appeared in 17 matches and recorded five goals. International career Ianiero participated in the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC Toronto
SC Toronto was a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1994. The team was a member of the Canadian Soccer League, and played its final home games at Lamport Stadium in the city of Toronto, Ontario. The club found success early on since its inception as the Toronto Supra in the Canadian National Soccer League, making the postseason in 1996, and the championship finals in 1997. With the creation of the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1998, Toronto missed out in registering for the league which resulted in the club completing in local amateur leagues. Supra would eventually return to the professional level in 2001, entering the CPSL as an expansion franchise. Immediately Supra become a playoff and title contender reaching the CPSL Championship finals in its debut season in the CPSL. Supra would claim their first piece of silverware in 2004 by clinching their division title. However, soon after, Supra faced a decline in their performance, and re-branded itself as Portugal FC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Sarantopoulos
Peter Sarantopoulos (born 2 May 1968) is a former Canadian international soccer defender. Club career Sarantopolous was a two-time First Team and one-time Second Team Canadian Interuniversity Sport All-Canadian with the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. He played for the North York Rockets in the Canadian Soccer League from 1988 to 1992, where he was named a league All-Star in 1991 and 1992. During the 1992 season, he was traded to the Winnipeg Fury. He played for Toronto Blizzard during the 1993 American Professional Soccer League season, as well their replacements the Toronto Rockets for the APSL's 1994 campaign. In 1996, he signed with St. Catharines Wolves of the Canadian National Soccer League. He made his debut on 2 June 1996 in a match against Toronto Italia. With St. Catharines, he won the CNSL Cup and reached the playoff finals, but were defeated by Toronto Italia. In the winter of 1996 he played at the indoor level with Toronto Shooting Stars in the Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Cipriani
Jerry Cipriani is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the USISL Pro League, Canadian National Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League. Playing career Cipriani began his career in 1995 with the New Hampshire Ramblers of the USISL Pro League. In 1996, he signed with St. Catharines Wolves of the Canadian National Soccer League. He made his debut for the club on June 2, 1996 in a match against Toronto Italia. In his debut season with St. Catharines he captured the Umbro Cup by finishing first in the cup standings. The following season the team won the regular season championship, and the CNSL Championship. He contributed in the clubs playoff run by recording two goals in the finals against Toronto Supra. He helped the Wolves repeat their success when the club joined the Canadian Professional Soccer League by winning the CPSL Championship in the 1998, and 2001 season. In 2002, Cipriani signed with newly expansion franchise the Hamilton Thunder. He made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peyvand Mossavat
Peyvand Mossavat (born August 17, 1970) is an Iranian-born Canadian former soccer player and coach who played in the Canadian Soccer League. Canadian National Soccer League, National Professional Soccer League, USL A-League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League. Playing career Mossavat began his professional career in 1990 being drafted by the Winnipeg Fury of the Canadian Soccer League. He was traded to Kitchener Kickers in 1990, and was transferred to the North York Rockets in 1992. After the demise of the CSL, North York joined the Canadian National Soccer League in 1993, and won the regular season championship. The following year North York joined the American Professional Soccer League, and as result Mossavat remained in the CNSL signing with league giants Toronto Italia. He made his debut for the club on May 29, 1995 in a match against the Hamilton White Eagles. During the season he was selected to the CNSL all-star squad which faced Parma F.C. on August 13, 1995. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Titus (soccer)
Rick Wayne Titus (born 10 March 1969) is a Canadian-born Trinidadian soccer coach and former professional player. He played as a defender. He is the former head coach of the Masters FA League 1 team after winning a championship in 2019, and University of Toronto Mississauga soccer team. Born with Indigenous ancestry, he announced he will be changing his name to Netshetep Ma'at, which is an Ancient Egyptian Order name as well as Songan Ohitekha Tawa El (which means ''Strong Brave Sun''), an Indigenous Appellation name. Throughout his playing career he competed in all levels of the American and Canadian soccer pyramid system. Originally beginning in his native country in the National Soccer League, soon after to the USL A-League, and eventually reaching the highest level of soccer in North America with the Major League Soccer. After reaching the MLS, he would shift between various United Soccer Leagues clubs, until returning to the MLS on a loan deal and appeared in a single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Walker (soccer)
Cameron Walker is a Canadian former soccer player who played in the Canadian Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian National Soccer League. Playing career In 1986, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Blizzard. Walker played in the Canadian Soccer League in 1988 with the Montreal Supra. He would play with the organization for five seasons, and qualified with the club for the postseason for the last three seasons. After CSL ceased operations he signed with the newly formed Montreal Impact of the American Professional Soccer League in 1993. In his debut season with the Impact he featured in 10 matches and recorded two goals. In 1995, he signed with St. Catharines Wolves of the Canadian National Soccer League. During his tenure with the Wolves he won a treble by winning the regular season championship, Umbro Cup, and CNSL Championship. During the CNSL Championship match he contributed a goal in a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Jets
The Toronto Jets was a S.S. Pauline Soccer Club team that played in the Minor Division (MD) of the Canadian National Soccer League, formerly the National Soccer League (N.S.L.) between 1977–1979, and perhaps as early as 1976. The 1976 and 1979 teams were the boys under 19 Ontario Cup Champions, and the 1978 team was the N.S.L. - MD Jr. Playoff Champions. Over the years, the Jets played the role of a farm team for two teams in the Canadian National Soccer League The National Soccer League was a soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997. Teams were primarily based in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The league was renamed to Canadian National Soccer League in 1993 following the foldi ...: Toronto Falcons (NSL) (1977 Playoff Finalists, and 1978 Playoff Champions); and Toronto Italia. In 1990, the Jets played in the Second Division of the National Soccer League, and participated in the NSL Cup tournament. The following season the team was promoted to the Firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scarborough Astros
The North York Astros were a Canadian soccer team that was founded in 1990. The team initially played in the National Soccer League. The team played their home games at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, a district of the city of Toronto, Canada. The team's colours were orange and black. The club was originally named North York Atletico Argentina Soccer Club, and witnessed instant success in its initial stages. After a merger with North York Talons, and a relocation to Scarborough the team was eventually renamed the North York Astros. The Astros were a founding member of the Canadian National Soccer League's successor league the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1998. North York's time in the CPSL (later renamed Canadian Soccer League) was marked with mixed results for example reaching the CPSL Championship finals then going through periods of consecutively failing to secure a postseason berth. In 2013, the Astros merged with Toronto Vasas organization to form Astros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treble (association Football)
A treble in association football is achieved when a club team wins three trophies in a single season. A ''continental treble'' involves winning the club's national league competition, main national cup competition, and main continental trophy. A ''domestic treble'' involves winning three national competitions—normally the league title, the primary cup competition, and one secondary competition. Competitions which consist of a single match or a two-leg match are not normally counted as part of a treble (e.g., the FA Community Shield, Supercopa de España, Trophée des Champions, DFL-Supercup, UEFA Super Cup, Recopa Sudamericana, FIFA Club World Cup, Intercontinental Cup, and others). Continental trebles This list includes clubs who have won their country's top-tier league and the primary cup competition ( the double), in addition to the major continental tournament, all within a single season. Tokyo Verdy of Japan and Barcelona of Spain are the only clubs to win continental ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Handsor
Chris Handsor (born January 14, 1972) is a Canadian former soccer player who played outdoor and indoor primarily in the USL A-League, National Professional Soccer League, and the Canadian Professional Soccer League. Playing career Handsor began his professional career in the Canadian National Soccer League in 1995 with the St. Catharines Wolves. In his debut season with St. Catharines he would achieve a treble – winning the Umbro Cup, League Championship, and League Playoff Championship. At the conclusion of the season he was awarded the CNSL MVP award. In 1996, he signed with the Charleston Battery of the USISL Pro League. During his tenure with Charleston he failed to feature in a single appearance; resulting in Handsor to return to the CNSL to sign with the Toronto Supra . With Supra he repeated his treble success winning all three trophies throughout the season. The following season, he signed with the Toronto Olympians of the newly formed Canadian Professional Soccer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
