Here is the complete schedule for the 1996 CNSL (Canadian National Soccer League). The season runs from the end of May until early October with playoffs to follow. The seven teams that are operating this year are: Toronto Italia (now play at Rainbow Creek Park in Woodbridge) team photo one two Scarborough Astros (Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough) St Catharines Wolves (Roma Club in St Catharines) London City (Cove Road Field in London) North York Talons (Esther Shiner Stadium in North York) Toronto Supra (former CISL team Portuguese United,Lamport Stadium,Toronto) Oakville Canadian Westerns (Sheridan College, Oakville) team photo Like last year the teams will play each other home and away in both the League and Cup competition. It made some interesting games last year where a team would not be doing good in the Cup competition yet still might make the League playoffs. Revised Complete Schedule (home team listed first) Week 1 Friday May 31st 8:00 London City 4 NY Talons 1 League Sunday June 2nd 3:00 NY Talons 1 Oakville CW 5 League Sunday June 2nd 6:00 Toronto Italia 1* St Catharines 1* Cup
*This game was later ruled a 1-0 forfeit for Italia as Wolves used an ineligible player. Sunday June 2nd 6:35 Toronto Supra 2 London City 0 League Week 2 Friday June 7th 8:00 London City ppd Oakville CW ppd Cup
(game postponed few days earlier as unplayable field) Sunday June 9th 3:00 NY Talons ppd St Catharines ppd Cup
(stadium scheduling conflict) Sunday June 9th 6:00 Toronto Supra 0 Oakville CW 0 League Sunday June 9th 7:00 Toronto Italia 4 Scarborough 0 League Week 3 Wednes June 12th 8:15 St Catharines 5 NY Talons 0 League Friday June 14th 8:00 London City 0 Toronto Supra 4 Cup Satrdy June 15th 6:00 Oakville CW 0 Toronto Italia 2 Cup Sunday June 16th 7:00 Scarborough ppd St Catharines ppd League "Standings to Monday June 17th"> Week 4 Friday June 21st 8:00 London City 0 St Catharines 3 League Satrdy June 22nd 6:00 Oakville 5 NY Talons 1 Cup Sunday June 23rd 6:00 Toronto Italia 1 Toronto Supra 1 Cup Sunday June 23rd 7:00 Scarborough 0 London City 0 League "Standings to Monday June 24th"> Week 5 Wednes June 26th 8:15 St Catharines 4 Scarborough 2 Cup Thurdy June 27th 7:30 Toronto Italia 0 Vejle Denmark 3 Friendly at Esther Shiner Stadium Friday June 28th 8:00 London City 1 Oakville CW 3 League Satrdy June 29th Toronto Supra 3 Vejle Denmark 2 Friendly Sunday June 30th 3:00 NY Talons 2 Scarborough 2 League Sunday June 30th 6:00 St Catharines 1 Vejle Denmark 4 Friendly Sunday June 30th 7:00 Toronto Italia 3 Oakville CW 1 League "Standings to Monday July 1st"> Week 6 Wednes July 3rd 8:15 St Catharines ppd Toronto Supra ppd Cup Sunday July 7th 3:00 NY Talons 0 London 3 Cup Sunday July 7th 7:00 Scarborough 0 Oakville CW 1 Cup Sunday July 7th 7:35 Toronto Supra 0 Toronto Italia 0 League "Standings to Monday July 8th"> Week 7 Wednes July 10th 8:15 St Catharines ppd Toronto Italia ppd League Friday July 12th 7:35 Toronto Supra 1 St Catharines 1 League Friday July 12th 8:00 London City 2 Oakville CW 2 Cup Satrdy July 13th 6:00 Oakville CW 4 London City 2 Cup Sunday July 14th 3:00 NY Talons 2 Toronto Italia 8 League Sunday July 14th 7:00 Scarborough 0 Toronto Supra 1 League "Standings to Monday July 15th"> Week 8 Wednes July 17th 8:15 St Catharines 2 Scarborough 0 League Friday July 19th 7:35 Toronto Supra 9 NY Talons 0 Cup Friday July 19th 8:00 London City 0 Toronto Italia 3 League Satrdy July 20th 6:00 Oakville CW 1 St Catharines 2 Cup Sunday July 21st 6:00 Toronto Italia 1 Toronto Supra 0 League Sunday July 21st 7:00 Scarborough 2 NY Talons 0 Cup "Standings to Monday July 22th"> Week 9 Wednes July 24th 8:00 NY Talons * 0 St Catharines 2 Cup * due to stadium not being available, this rescheduled game was played in St Catharines. Friday July 26th 8:00 London City 2 Scarborough 0 Cup Satrdy July 27th 6:00 Oakville CW 2 Toronto Supra 2 League Sunday July 28th 3:00 NY Talons 0 St Catharines 6 League Sunday July 28th 7:00 Scarborough 1 Toronto Italia 8 Cup "Standings to Monday July 29th"> Week 10 Wednes July 31st 8:15 St Catharines 1 Toronto Italia 1 League (rescheduled from July 10th). Friday Aug 2nd 8:00 London City 1 St Catharines 4 Cup Sunday Aug 4th 7:00! NY Talons 1 Scarborough 2 Cup Sunday Aug 4th 6:00 Toronto Italia 2 Oakville CW 2 Cup "Standings to Monday August 5th"> Week 11 Wednes Aug 7th 8:15 St Catharines 7 NY Talons 0 Cup Friday Aug 9th 8:00 London City 0 Toronto Supra 4 League Satrdy Aug 10th 6:00 Oakville CW 5 NY Talons 0 League Sunday Aug 11th 7:00 Scarborough 1 London City 1 Cup Sunday Aug 11th 7:35 Toronto Supra 0 Toronto Italia 3 Cup "Standings to Monday August 12th"> Week 12 Friday Aug 16th 8:15 London City 1 Scarborough 0 League Sunday Aug 18th 7:00! NY Talons 1 Toronto Italia 5 Cup Sunday Aug 18th 7:00 Scarborough 3 Toronto Supra 4 Cup "Standings to Monday August 19th"> Week 13 Friday Aug 23rd 8:00 London City 0 Toronto Italia 2 Cup Satrdy Aug 24th 6:00 Oakville CW 2 Toronto Supra 5 Cup Sunday Aug 25th 6:00 Toronto Italia 9 NY Talons 0 League Sunday Aug 25th 7:00 Scarborough 0 St Catharines 3 Cup "Standings to Monday August 26, 1996"> Week 14 Wednes Aug 28th 8:15 St Catharines 2 Oakville CW 0 League Friday Aug 30th 8:00 London City 3 NY Talons 1 Cup Satrdy Aug 31st 6:00 Oakville CW 1 Scarborough 0 League Sunday Sept 1st 3:00 NY Talons 0 Toronto Supra 4 League Sunday Sept 1st 6:00 Toronto Italia 2 St Catharines 1 League Monday Sept 2nd 8:00 Toronto Italia(+Diego Maradona) 2 CNSL All Stars 1 (at Scarborough's Birchmount Stadium)...............Friendly "Standings to Monday September 3, 1996"> Week 15 Wednes Sept 4th 8:15 St Catharines 3 London City 0 Cup Satrdy Sept 7th 5:00 Oakville CW 8 London City 2 League Sunday Sept 8th 3:00 Toronto Supra 4 NY Talons 2 League Sunday Sept 8th 8:00 Scarborough 0 Toronto Italia 5 League** **(will be played in Woodbridge (Italia's home) 6:00pm because Birchmount Stadium not available). "Standings to Monday September 9, 1996"> Week 16 Wednes Sept 11th 8:15 St Catharines 2 Oakville CW 0 Cup Friday Sept 13th 7:35 Toronto Supra 2 Scarborough 0 Cup Satrdy Sept 14th 5:00 Oakville CW 1 Toronto Italia 6 League Sunday Sept 15th 3:05 Toronto Supra 1 London City 0 Cup Sunday Sept 15th 8:00 Scarborough 0 NY Talons 0 League** **(will be played in Woodbridge 6:00pm because Birchmount Stadium not available). "Standings to Monday September 16, 1996"> Week 17 Wednes Sept 18th 8:15 St Catharines ppd Toronto Supra ppd League Sunday Sept 22th 3:00 NY Talons ppd Toronto Supra ppd Cup Sunday Sept 22th 6:00 Toronto Italia ppd London City ppd Cup Sunday Sept 22th 7:00 Scarborough ppd Oakville CW ppd League "Standings to Monday September 23, 1996">(no change from Week 16). Week 18 Wednes Sept 25th 8:15 St Catharines 2 Toronto Italia 1 Cup Friday Sept 27th 9:00 NY Talons 1 Toronto Supra 2 Cup (rescheduled from September 22nd) Satrdy Sept 28th 5:00 Oakville CW 2 Scarborough 1 Cup Sunday Sept 29th 3:05 Toronto Supra 1 St Catharines 1 Cup Sunday Sept 29th 6:00 Toronto Italia 3 NY Talons 1 Cup "Standings to Monday September 30, 1996"> Week 19 Wednes Oct 2nd 8:15 St Catharines 3 Toronto Supra 2 Cup (rescheduled from July 3rd) Satrdy Oct 5th 5:00 Oakville CW 0 St Catharines 1 League Sunday Oct 6th 3:00 NY Talons 0 Oakville CW 1 Cup Sunday Oct 6th 4:00 Toronto Italia 9 London City 1 League Sunday Oct 6th 6:05 Toronto Supra 7 Scarborough 0 League "Standings to Monday October 7, 1996"> Week 20 Wednes Oct 9th 8:15 St Catharines 8 London City 0 League Friday Oct 11th 8:15 St Catharines 6 Toronto Supra 0 League (rescheduled from September 18th) Sunday Oct 13th 3:00 NY Talons 0 London City 1 League Sunday Oct 13th 3:05 Toronto Supra 2 Oakville CW 0 Cup Sunday Oct 13th 4:00 Toronto Italia 3 Scarborough 0 Cup Wednes Oct 16th 8:00 Scarborough X St Catharines X League X....Cancelled "Standings to Monday October 14, 1996"> Playoffs
Wednes Oct 16th 8:15 St Catharines 0 Toronto Supra 0 SemiFinal Sunday Oct 20th 3:00 Toronto Supra 1 St Catharines 2 SemiFinal Sunday Oct 20th 4:00 Toronto Italia 2 Oakville CW 3 SemiFinal Monday Oct 21st 8:00 Oakville CW 1 Toronto Italia 4 SemiFinal (played at Bronte Park in Oakville) Thursday Oct 24th 8:15 St Catharines 0 Toronto Italia 5 Final Sunday Oct 27th 5:00 Toronto Italia 6 St Catharines 0 Final How the Championships will be awarded this year is a bit different. The three trophies are for:
League Championship...First place in the League standings at the end of the season wins it. (same as last year). 1996 winner:...Toronto Italia...
Cup Championship...First place in the Cup standings at the end of the season wins this (last year there was a two game playoff between the 1st and 2nd place teams). 1996 winner...St Catharines Wolves...
Playoff Championship...The 1st to 4th place teams in the combined League and Cup standings are placed in these games. (Last year it was the top four teams of just the League standings). 1st vs 4th, 2nd vs 3rd, in two game series with winners playing each other. That part's the same as last year. 1996 participants:...Toronto Italia, St Catharines Wolves, Toronto Supra, and Oakville Canadian Westerns. Playoff Champions...Toronto Italia
Friday November 8th.... 75th Anniversary Annual Awards Gala.. Robin
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