2023 Canadian Soccer League season

The 2023 Canadian Soccer League season is the 26th season under the Canadian Soccer League name. The season will commence on May 13, 2023, with a tribute match while the regular season will officially begin on May 28, 2023. The regular season will conclude in mid-September with the postseason beginning in late September.

Canadian Soccer League
Season2023
DatesMay 13 – September 16 (regular season)
September 23 – October 7 (playoffs)
← 2022
2024 →

Changes from 2022

League membership increased to eight clubs with the addition of three expansion clubs.[1] The expansion sides included Dynamo Toronto FC, Ooty Black Pearl FC, and Weston United FC.[1] The acceptance of Dynamo Toronto marked the league's return to the city of Brampton in the Greater Toronto Area.[2] Ooty Black Pearl and Weston United are both ethnic association clubs representing the Indian and Brazilian communities in the Greater Toronto Area.[3][4] The two departing clubs were defending champions FC Continentals which request a year-long hiatus and York Region Shooters becoming associated with League1 Ontario.[1] Brantford Galaxy and Hamilton City became single entities once more as they previously field a hybrid team during the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

The league will commence with the Royal CSL Cup a tribute match in honor of former league announcer Enio Perruzza who died in 2021.[1] All league matches will be played in Mississauga, a suburb of Toronto with the first half played at Mattamy Sports Park and the remainder at the Paramount Centre fields.[1]

Teams
Team City Stadium Manager
Brantford Galaxy Brantford, Ontario Mattamy Sports Park

Paramount Centre fields
Dynamo Toronto FC Brampton, Ontario
Hamilton City Hamilton, Ontario
Ooty Black Pearl FC Toronto, Ontario
Scarborough SC Toronto, Ontario (Scarborough)
Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke)
Toronto Falcons Toronto, Ontario Maksym Rohovskyi[5]
Weston United FC Toronto, Ontario (York) Wallace Reis[6]

References
  1. Adamson, Stan (9 May 2023). "Enio Perruzza Tribute Will Kickoff CSL Season". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. Adamson, Stan (24 April 2023). "FC Dynamo Toronto in CSL". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. Adamson, Stan (6 May 2023). "Ooty Black Pearl FC has plenty to offer". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. Adamson, Stan (20 March 2023). "Weston United FC brings a Brazilian touch". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. Adamson, Stan (12 May 2023). "Confidence is High with Contrasting SWE and Toronto Falcons". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  6. "2023 Weston United FC roster". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
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