1978 National Soccer League (Canada) season

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National Soccer League
Season 1978
Champions
League cup Toronto Falcons
Top goalscorer Sergio Clerici
Best goalkeeper Tony Dallas
← 1977
1979 →

The 1978 National Soccer League season was the fifty-fifth season under the National Soccer League (NSL) name. The season began in May 1978 and concluded in late September 1978 with the Toronto Falcons defeating Hamilton Italo-Canadians for the NSL Cup.[1][2] The regular-season title and NSL Championship were successfully defended by the Montreal Castors by finishing first in the First Division.[3] The Second Division title was won by St. Catharines Roma by finishing first in the standings.[4]

The NSL was operative in Northern Ontario, Quebec, and had a franchise in the United States in Upstate New York. The season also marked the final time the league employed the promotion and relegation system as the Second Division was dissolved the following year.

Overview

The membership in the First Division increased to 11 teams with Buffalo Blazers, Ottawa Tigers, and Toronto Falcons receiving promotions.[5][6] Ottawa was defeated in the previous season's promotion and relegation match series by Toronto Croatia but still was granted promotion to the First Division.[7] The departing clubs were Toronto Macedonia, and the Serbian White Eagles were inactive for the season.[8] Toronto Macedonia attempted to sell their franchise rights to Montreal Stars, but the move was declined by the league ownership.[8]

A league meeting occurred in early September where the league ownership decided to eliminate the playoff format and conclude the season early after the completion of the NSL Cup tournament.[9] The league champions Montreal Castors decided to withdraw from the competition, while the Windsor Stars forfeited after protesting the league's decision to change their opponent.[10] The Second Division consisted of 7 teams with the Toronto Ukrainians returning to the NSL after a two-year absence. The Montreal Stars were absent for the season but returned for the 1979 season. Further changes occurred at the administrative level with John Fischer succeeding Joe Piccininni as the league's president.[11][12]

Teams

Team City Stadium Manager
Bradford Marshlanders Bradford, Ontario Bradford High School[13] Dave Reid[14]
Buffalo Blazers Buffalo, New York

Niagara Falls, New York

 War Memorial Stadium[15]
Hyde Park Stadium[16]		 Roberto Lonardo[15]
Hamilton Italo-Canadians Hamilton, Ontario Ivor Wynne Stadium[17] Frank Donlavey[18]
London City London, Ontario Cove Road Stadium[19] Graham Sawyer[20]
Mississauga Hungaria Mississauga, Ontario
Montreal Castors Montreal, Quebec Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Tony Iammatteo[21]
Ottawa Tigers Ottawa, Ontario Lansdowne Park[22] Tommy Henderson[23]
Sudbury Cyclones Sudbury, Ontario Queen's Athletic Field[24] Jim Thomson[25]
St. Catharines Heidelberg St. Catharines, Ontario
St. Catharines Roma St. Catharines, Ontario Club Roma Stadium
Toronto Croatia Etobicoke, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium Bruno Pilaš[26]
Toronto Falcons Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium Wacław Sąsiadek[27]
Toronto First Portuguese Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium[28] Assis Viola[28]
Toronto Italia York, Ontario York Stadium[29] Fiorigi Pagliuso[30]
Toronto Panhellenic Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium
Toronto Polonia Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium[31]
Toronto Ukrainians Etobicoke, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium[32]
Windsor Stars Windsor, Ontario Windsor Stadium Pedro Da Silva[33]

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of
departure		 Date of
vacancy		 Position in table Incoming coach Date of
appointment
Buffalo Blazers Sam Buscarino[34] resigned April 23, 1978 11th in June Roberto Lonardo June, 1978

Standings

First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Montreal Castors (C, O) 20 15 3 2 55 22 +33 33 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto First Portuguese 20 10 9 1 34 15 +19 29
3 Toronto Falcons 20 10 5 5 26 23 +3 25
4 Toronto Panhellenic 20 9 6 5 37 28 +9 24
5 Toronto Italia 20 9 5 6 31 19 +12 23
6 Windsor Stars 20 7 9 4 34 26 +8 23
7 Ottawa Tigers 20 6 6 8 40 38 +2 18
8 Hamilton Italo-Canadians 19 5 4 10 31 32 −1 14
9 Toronto Croatia 19 5 1 13 15 47 −32 11
10 London City 20 3 3 14 16 39 −23 9
11 Buffalo Blazers 20 3 3 14 26 56 −30 9
Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 1978. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NSL_1921_1992.pdf
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 St. Catharines Roma (C, O) 12 10 2 0 35 7 +28 22 Qualification for Playoffs
2 St. Catharines Heidelberg 12 9 0 3 37 12 +25 18
3 Sudbury Cyclones 12 6 2 4 20 11 +9 14
4 Toronto Polonia 12 5 3 4 25 18 +7 13
5 Toronto Ukrainians 12 4 2 6 19 26 −7 10
6 Mississauga Hungaria 12 3 0 9 13 33 −20 6
7 Bradford Marshlanders 12 0 1 11 8 50 −42 1
Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 1978. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/NSL_1921_1992.pdf
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

References

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