2001 CPSL League Cup

2001 League Cup
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsOttawa Wizards (1st title)
Runner-upToronto Supra
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored91 (3.37 per match)
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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
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 Wizards2–2Durham Flames
Abraham Osman 52'
Sanjeev Parmar 63'		 Report Craig Patton 1'
Pat Sullivan 50'
OZ Optics Stadium, Carp, Ontario
Montreal Dynamites3–2Durham Flames
Jerry Pean 44', 65', 79' Report Jimmy Kuzmanovski 61',
Omar El-Behairy 69'
Vanier Stadium, Montreal
Ottawa Wizards4–0Montreal Dynamites
Kevin Nelson ,
Abraham Osman , 		Report
OZ Optics Stadium, Carp, Ontario
Durham Flames2–2Montreal Dynamites
Matt Gennero 9'
Pat Sullivan 52'		 Report Karl Stephen
Bruno Nue
Montreal Dynamites1–2Ottawa Wizards
Report
Vanier Stadium, Montreal, Quebec
Durham Flames1–4Ottawa Wizards
Omar El-Behairy Report Mario Andrijanic
Samir Karaga
Kevin Nelson
Abraham Osman

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
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 Hitmen1–2St. Catharines Roma
Adolfo Mella 23' Report Frank Zumpano 49'
Joe Carbonara 61'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Steve Cahoon (OSA)
St. Catharines Roma2–0Brampton Hitmen
Report
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Glen Shields Sun Devils2–4St. Catharines Roma
Nikola Budalic 80'
Gus Kouzmanis 89'		 Report John Sozio 10'
Frank Zumpano 26'
Joe Carbonara 31'
Tony Carbonara 39'
Attendance: 200
Referee: Colin Pintea (OSA)
Brampton Hitmen1–2Glen Shields Sun Devils
Kurt Mella 35' Report Timo Garzon 17'
Gus Kouzmanis 69'
Attendance: 250
Referee: Neil Schofield (OSA)
St. Catharines Roma2–0Glen Shields Sun Devils
Joe Carbonara
Carlo Arghittu 		Report
Club Roma Stadium, St. Catharines, Ontario
Glen Shields Sun Devils5–5Brampton Hitmen
Gus Kouzmanis ,
Kurt Mella , 		Report

Group C

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
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 Croatia0–1Toronto Supra
Report
Memorial Park, Mississauga, Ontario
Toronto Supra3–0London City SC
Samuel Afriyie ,
Pedro Dias ,
Ryan Gamble 		Report
Brockton Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
London City SC2–6Toronto Croatia
Jurek Gebczynski
Tafaj 		Report Nikola Andrijevic
Peter Curic , ,
Robert Fran
Sasa Komecar
Referee: Nick Rose (OSA)
London City SC1–1Toronto Supra
Tafaj Report Paulo Valdez
Exeter Community Field, Exeter, Ontario
Attendance: 1200
Toronto Croatia1–0London City SC
Semir Mesanovic 15' Report
Memorial Park, Mississauga, Ontario
Toronto Supra1–0Toronto Croatia
Samuel Afriyie 24' Report
Brockton Stadium, Toronto, Ontario
Attendance: 180
Referee: Manuel Orellano (OSA)

Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
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 Shooters0–0North York Astros
Report
Toronto Olympians8–0York Region Shooters
Ron Belfon 1',
Willy Giummarra 10',
Eddy Berdusco 21', 23', 41'
John Matas 25', 79'
Tony Marshall 38'		 Report
Attendance: 40
Referee: Sonia Denoncourt (OSA)
Toronto Olympians1–0North York Astros
Tommy Granic 75' Report
Attendance: 40
Referee: Joe Likando (OSA)
York Region Shooters0–4Toronto Olympians
Report Eddy Berdusco , ,
Tom Kouzmanis
North York Astros0–1Toronto Olympians
Report Angelo Pollastrone 73' (o.g.)
North York Astros5–0York Region Shooters
Report

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

  1. ^ "2001 - Oct. 1 - Wizards Win OZ Cup". 2003-01-04. Archived from the original on 2003-01-04. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. ^ "2001 - Jan. 23 - CPSL announces League Cup draw". 2002-12-23. Archived from the original on 2002-12-23. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. ^ "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.