The 1989 Canadian Soccer League season was the third season of play for the
Canadian Soccer League, a Division 1 men's soccer league in the
Canadian soccer pyramid
The Canadian soccer league system, also called the Canadian soccer pyramid, is a term used in soccer to describe the structure of the league system in Canada. The governing body of soccer in the country is the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA), w ...
.
Format and changes from previous season
The
Victoria Vistas joined the
Canadian Soccer League as an expansion team for the 1990 season, joining the West Division. The divisions were now even with five teams each.
The
Calgary Kickers
The Calgary Strikers (formerly the Calgary Kickers) were a Canadian soccer team in Calgary, Alberta that competed in the Canadian Soccer League from 1987 to 1989. They were founded as the Calgary Kickers for the 1987 and 1988 seasons, winning the ...
folded following the 1988 season, but the club was replaced by a community-owned team called the
Calgary Strikers.
Similar to the previous season, the teams played an unbalanced schedule with two-thirds of a team's matches coming against teams in their own division(4 matches each) and one-third against the opposite division (2 matches each) for a total of 26 matches. Following the season, the top three teams in each division would advance to the playoffs, with the division leaders earning a first round bye, to designate a national champion club.
This season would see the first two rounds of the playoffs being played in two-legged times determined by aggregate score, while the final would remain a single match championship final.
Summary
Vancouver repeated as West Division champions, while Toronto won their first East Division title. Hamilton reached the final despite for the third consecutive year, where they faced Vancouver for the second year in a row, with the 86ers repeating as champions.
Vancouver was dominant again, losing but two regular-season matches ''en route'' to a second straight victory over Hamilton in the championship game. The 86ers went 46 consecutive games from the previous season into this one without losing, which is a record for a professional sports team in Canada.
Regular season
East Division
West Division
Overall
Playoffs
Quarterfinal
''Edmonton Brick Men won 3–1 on aggregate.''
''Hamilton Steelers won 2–1 on aggregate.''
Semifinal
''Vancouver 86ers won 9–3 on aggregate.''
''Hamilton Steelers won 3–2 on aggregate.''
Final
Statistics
Top scorers
Top goaltenders
Honours
The following awards and nominations were awarded for the 1989 season.
League All-Stars
Reserves
Front office
Average home attendances
References
External links
Canadian Soccer League 1991 Media Guide and Statistics
1989 CSL Stats
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