The 2015 Canadian Soccer League season was the 18th since its establishment where a total of 22 teams from Ontario took part in the league. The season began on May 9, 2015, and concluded on October 25, 2015.

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won their sixth championship (ninth including

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titles) in a 1–0 victory over SC Waterloo in the

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final held at

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. In the regular season, the

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clinched their fourth regular-season title, while

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won their first second division championship. The First Division saw an increase to 12 teams, while the Second Division remained the same. New additions to the first division were the return of

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along with Toronto Atomic, and

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as expansion franchises. Founding member

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disbanded their professional team while Kingston FC departed to apply for

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First Division

Changes from 2014

The number of clubs in the First Division saw an increase to 12 teams of the 10 teams that played in the First Division in

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, eight returned. The departing clubs were

a charter club with history in the

. The other member included Kingston FC, which had intentions of applying to

. After a two-year hiatus,

returned to the fold. Two new teams joined for 2015,

, and

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. Toronto Atomic was granted a franchise after operating an academy in the Canadian Academy of Futbol (CAF). The acceptance of Atomic marked the return of a Ukrainian presence in the league since the 1981 season when

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played in the predecessor league. Scarborough SC was the brainchild of former player Kiril Dimitrov to provide professional soccer to the

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territory. A third team,

, joined from the Second Division. Notable reforms were accepted at the 2015 annual general meeting of team owners where the allowance of import players was increased. On April 8, 2015, the league unveiled its new logo with the inclusion of the date when the league was formed under the National Soccer League banner.

Teams

Coaching changes

Results

Standings

Season statistics

Goals

Updated: December 10, 2015

Hat-tricks

Playoffs

Bracket

The top 8 teams qualified for the one-game quarter final, and a one-game semifinal that lead to the championship game played on October 25 at

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

CSL Championship

Individual awards

The annual CSL awards ceremony was held in

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. The Most Valuable Player award went to Josip Keran of Toronto Croatia. The York Region Shooters went home with two accolades with the

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going to former Jamaican international Richard West, and Cyndy De Thomasis was honored with the Harry Paul Gauss award. Burlington SC received the most awards with three wins. Firstly the club was given the Fair Play award, while Andrew Stinger and Nikola Stanojevic were selected as the Goalkeeper and Defender of the Year. Ihor Melnyk, a former

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veteran was named the Rookie of the Year, and Vasyl Ishcak was voted the Coach of the Year after clinching Toronto Atomic's first postseason berth. Goran Babic was voted the Referee of the Year by the CSL Referee Committee.

Second Division

Teams

Of the 9 teams that played in the Second Division in

, seven returned. Kingston FC B left when their senior team left the First Division.

moved to the First Division and their reserve team joined the Second Division. Brantford Galaxy B returned when their senior team returned to the First Division after a two-year hiatus. Toronto Atomic FC B joined when their senior team joined the First Division.

Results

Standings

Top goal scorers

Updated: December 17, 2015
Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2015-second-division-stats/

Playoffs

Bracket

The top 8 teams qualified for the one-game quarterfinal, and a one-game semifinal that lead to the championship game played on October 25 at

First Division

Changes from 2014

Teams

Coaching changes

Results

Standings

Season statistics

Goals

Hat-tricks

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

CSL Championship

Individual awards

Second Division

Teams

Results

Standings

Top goal scorers

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Second Division Championship

Individual awards

References