1979 National Soccer League (Canada) season

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National Soccer League
Season 1979
Champions
League cup Toronto First Portuguese
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1980 →

The 1979 National Soccer League season was the fifty-sixth season under the National Soccer League (NSL) name. The season began in May 1979 and concluded in September 1979 with Toronto First Portuguese producing a perfect season, which granted them the NSL Championship.[1][2] First Portuguese would also secure the double by defeating Toronto Panhellenic for the NSL Cup.[3][4] Toronto's undefeated streak lasted until the 1980 season and amounted to 52 games with Toronto Panhellenic breaking the streak.[5]

The NSL was operating a franchise in Northern Ontario, Quebec, and expanded its boundaries into the United States with two franchises in Detroit, Michigan.[6]

Overview

The membership in the league experienced a sharp decline as a mass exodus of clubs departed from the league, which caused the NSL to dissolve its Second Division. The primary reason for the mass departures revolved around a league bylaw that required all clubs to successfully pay all membership dues on the required deadline to avoid suspensions.[7] Members such as Mississauga Hungaria, Ottawa Tigers, St. Catharines Heidelberg, Toronto Polonia, and Windsor Stars disbanded their teams, while Montreal Castors had intentions of acquiring a franchise in the North American Soccer League.[8][9][7] Toronto Italia and Buffalo Blazers were inactive for the season but returned for the 1980 campaign.[10] Though the league experienced a decline in membership it still expanded further into the United States with the acceptance of Detroit Besa and Detroit Vardar.[6][11]

The NSL also retained its presence in Quebec with the return of the Montreal Stars and an additional team in the Greater Toronto Area known as Toronto Canadians.[12] Throughout the regular season, the standings had to be revised as Detroit Vardar withdrew from the competition. There were also reports circulating about preliminary plans for a potential national soccer league throughout the country.[6][13]

Teams

Team City Stadium Manager
Bradford Marshlanders Bradford, Ontario
Detroit Besa Hamtramck, Michigan Keyworth Stadium Nino Berisic[14]
Detroit Vardar[note 1] Detroit, Michigan
Hamilton Italo-Canadians Hamilton, Ontario Ivor Wynne Stadium[12] Carlo Del Monte[15]
Montreal Stars Montreal, Quebec Jarry Park[16]
London City London, Ontario Cove Road Stadium
Toronto Serbians Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium[17]
Sudbury Cyclones Sudbury, Ontario Queen's Athletic Field[18] Peter Severinac[19]
St. Catharines Roma St. Catharines, Ontario Club Roma Stadium
Toronto Canadians Scarborough, Ontario Birchmount Stadium[17]
Toronto Croatia Etobicoke, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto Falcons Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium[20]
Toronto First Portuguese Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium[17]
Toronto Italia Etobicoke, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto Panhellenic Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium[21]
Toronto Ukrainians Scarborough, Ontario Birchmount Stadium
  1. ↑ Detroit withdrew from league throughout the season

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto First Portuguese (C, O) 25 23 2 0 93 9 +84 48 Qualification for Playoffs
2 St. Catharines Roma 26 16 5 5 57 21 +36 37
3 Toronto Falcons 23 16 3 4 60 22 +38 35
4 Hamilton Italo-Canadians 20 15 3 2 44 9 +35 33
5 Montreal Stars 23 10 4 9 45 36 +9 24
6 Sudbury Cyclones 23 10 3 10 40 32 +8 23
7 Detroit Besa 24 7 6 11 27 41 −14 20
8 Toronto Panhellenic 22 8 4 10 31 26 +5 20
9 London City 23 6 4 13 25 41 −16 16
10 Toronto Canadians 24 4 8 12 23 42 −19 16
11 Toronto Croatia 21 6 4 11 17 46 −29 16
12 Toronto Ukrainians 21 3 7 11 16 35 −19 13
13 Bradford Marshlanders 25 5 3 17 19 77 −58 13
14 Toronto Serbians 20 0 6 14 13 65 −52 6
Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 1979. 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.

Cup

The cup tournament was a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all fifteen teams took part. The tournament would conclude in a final match for the Cup.

Finals

References

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