Tournament details | |
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Country | Canada |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Ottawa Wizards (1st title) |
Runner-up | Toronto Supra |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 27 |
Goals scored | 91 (3.37 per match) |
The 2001 CPSL League Cup (known as the OZ Optics Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 4th edition of the Canadian Professional Soccer League's league cup tournament running from June through late September. Ottawa Wizards defeated Toronto Supra 1-0 at OZ Optics Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario formally ending the Toronto Olympians league cup dynasty.[1] The format used in the competition was the traditional group stage based on the geographic locations of the franchises, and the furthest travel distances between clubs.[2] The tournament received a title sponsor from the OZ Optics and granted Ottawa the hosting rights with a wildcard match privilege.[3]
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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Ottawa Wizards | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Advanced to the semi-final |
Montreal Dynamites | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | |
Durham Flames | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 2 |
Ottawa Wizards | 2–2 | Durham Flames |
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Abraham Osman 52' Sanjeev Parmar 63' |
Report | Craig Patton 1' Pat Sullivan 50' |
Montreal Dynamites | 3–2 | Durham Flames |
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Jerry Pean 44', 65', 79' | Report | Jimmy Kuzmanovski 61', Omar El-Behairy 69' |
Ottawa Wizards | 4–0 | Montreal Dynamites |
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Kevin Nelson , Abraham Osman , |
Report |
Durham Flames | 2–2 | Montreal Dynamites |
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Matt Gennero 9' Pat Sullivan 52' |
Report | Karl Stephen Bruno Nue |
Montreal Dynamites | 1–2 | Ottawa Wizards |
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Report |
Durham Flames | 1–4 | Ottawa Wizards |
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Omar El-Behairy | Report | Mario Andrijanic Samir Karaga Kevin Nelson Abraham Osman |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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St. Catharines Roma | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 12 | Advanced to the semi-final |
Glen Shields Sun Devils | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 | |
Brampton Hitmen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 |
Brampton Hitmen | 1–2 | St. Catharines Roma |
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Adolfo Mella 23' | Report | Frank Zumpano 49' Joe Carbonara 61' |
St. Catharines Roma | 2–0 | Brampton Hitmen |
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Report |
Glen Shields Sun Devils | 2–4 | St. Catharines Roma |
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Nikola Budalic 80' Gus Kouzmanis 89' |
Report | John Sozio 10' Frank Zumpano 26' Joe Carbonara 31' Tony Carbonara 39' |
Brampton Hitmen | 1–2 | Glen Shields Sun Devils |
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Kurt Mella 35' | Report | Timo Garzon 17' Gus Kouzmanis 69' |
St. Catharines Roma | 2–0 | Glen Shields Sun Devils |
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Joe Carbonara Carlo Arghittu |
Report |
Glen Shields Sun Devils | 5–5 | Brampton Hitmen |
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Gus Kouzmanis , Kurt Mella , |
Report |
Group C
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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Toronto Supra | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 10 | Advanced to the semi-final |
Toronto Croatia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 | |
London City SC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 1 |
Original a 1-0 victory for Toronto Croatia, but result reversed by league after use of ineligible players.
Toronto Croatia | 0–1 | Toronto Supra |
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Report |
Toronto Supra | 3–0 | London City SC |
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Samuel Afriyie , Pedro Dias , Ryan Gamble |
Report |
London City SC | 2–6 | Toronto Croatia |
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Jurek Gebczynski Tafaj |
Report | Nikola Andrijevic Peter Curic , , Robert Fran Sasa Komecar |
London City SC | 1–1 | Toronto Supra |
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Tafaj | Report | Paulo Valdez |
Toronto Croatia | 1–0 | London City SC |
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Semir Mesanovic 15' | Report |
Toronto Supra | 1–0 | Toronto Croatia |
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Samuel Afriyie 24' | Report |
Group D
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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Toronto Olympians | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 12 | Advanced to the semi-final |
North York Astros | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
York Region Shooters | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 1 |
York Region Shooters | 0–0 | North York Astros |
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Report |
Toronto Olympians | 8–0 | York Region Shooters |
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Ron Belfon 1', Willy Giummarra 10', Eddy Berdusco 21', 23', 41' John Matas 25', 79' Tony Marshall 38' |
Report |
Toronto Olympians | 1–0 | North York Astros |
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Tommy Granic 75' | Report |
York Region Shooters | 0–4 | Toronto Olympians |
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Report | Eddy Berdusco , , Tom Kouzmanis |
North York Astros | 0–1 | Toronto Olympians |
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Report | Angelo Pollastrone 73' (o.g.) |
Semi-final
Originally a 1-0 victory for St. Catharines, but result reversed by league after use of ineligible players.
September 29, 2001 | Ottawa Wizards | 1–0 | St. Catharines Roma | Ottawa, Ontario |
15:00 ET | (Report) | Stadium: OZ Optics Stadium |
September 29, 2001 | Toronto Supra | 2–1 | Toronto Olympians | Ottawa, Ontario |
17:00 ET | Paulo Valdez 30' Christian Lombardo 87' |
(Report) | Leo Marasovic 10' | Stadium: OZ Optics Stadium |
Final
September 30, 2001 | Ottawa Wizards | 1–0 | Toronto Supra | Ottawa, Ontario |
12:00 ET | Abraham Osman 81' | (Report) | Stadium: OZ Optics Stadium |
References
- ↑ "2001 - Oct. 1 - Wizards Win OZ Cup". 2003-01-04. Archived from the original on 2003-01-04. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ↑ "2001 - Jan. 23 - CPSL announces League Cup draw". 2002-12-23. Archived from the original on 2002-12-23. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ↑ "2001 - June 15 - Oz Optics new Sponsor of League Cup". 2002-12-29. Archived from the original on 2002-12-29. Retrieved 2018-04-28.