Canadian Soccer League Awards


The Canadian Soccer League Awards is an annual awards ceremony for several individual performances at the end of the season.The event was established in 1998, when the Canadian National Soccer League merged with the stillborn Ontario Professional Soccer League to form the Canadian Professional Soccer League. The ceremony has been traditionally held at awards banquet at the end of the season with the exception in 2008, 2009, and 2010 where they were given out before the CSL Championship final. In 2010, the league began distributing awards to the Second Division for the first time.

First Division awards

Most Valuable Player Award

The league's MVP award.
YearNameNationalityClubRef.
1998Rene MartinNorth York Astros
1999Elvis ThomasToronto Olympians
2000Willy GiummarraYork Region Shooters
2001Abraham OsmanOttawa Wizards
2002Abraham OsmanOttawa Wizards
2003Phil IonadiBrampton Hitmen
2004Danny AmaralToronto Supra
2005Desmond HumphreyVaughan Shooters
2006Saša ViciknezSerbian White Eagles
2007Nicolas LesageTrois Rivieres Attak
2008Daniel NascimentoBrampton Lions
2009 Saša ViciknezSerbian White Eagles
2010Tihomir MaleticToronto Croatia
2011Tihomir MaleticToronto Croatia
2012Marin Vučemilović-GrgićToronto Croatia
2013Guillaume SurotKingston FC
2014Marin Vučemilović-GrgićLondon City
2015Josip KeranToronto Croatia

Golden Boot Award

The Golden Boot is the leagues leading scorer.
YearNameNationalityClubRef.
1998Gus KouzmanisToronto Olympians
1999Eddy BerduscoToronto Olympians
2000Gus KouzmanisToronto Olympians
2001Kevin NelsonOttawa Wizards
2002Darren TilleyMississauga Olympians
2003Carlo ArghittuSt. Catharines Wolves
2004Paul MunsterLondon City
2005Aaron ByrdWindsor Border Stars
2006Gabriel PopSerbian White Eagles
2007Nicolas LesageTrois Rivieres Attak
2008Daniel NascimentoBrampton Lions
2009Reda AgourramTrois Rivieres Attak
2010Tihomir MaleticToronto Croatia
2011Stefan VukovicTFC Academy
2012Dražen VukovićSC Waterloo Region
2013Guillaume SurotKingston FC
2014Marin Vučemilović-GrgićLondon City
2015Richard WestYork Region Shooters
2016Sergiy IvlievFC Ukraine United
2017Aleksandar StojiljkovićScarborough SC
2018Sani DeyHamilton City SC
2019Mykola TemniukFC Vorkuta

Goalkeeper of the Year Award

YearNameNationalityClubRef.
1998Dino PerriSt. Catharines Wolves
1999George AzcurraToronto Croatia
2000Piotr LibiczNorth York Astros
2001George Azcurra
Luciano Miranda

Toronto Croatia
North York Astros
2002George AzcurraToronto Croatia
2003Simon EaddyOttawa Wizards
2004George AzcurraToronto Croatia
2005Haidar Al-ShaïbaniLondon City
2006George AzcurraToronto Croatia
2007Claudio PerriSt. Catharines Wolves
2008Andrew OlivieriTrois-Rivières Attak
2009Dan PelcSerbian White Eagles
2010Milos KocicSerbian White Eagles
2011Scott CliffSC Toronto
2012Antonio IlicToronto Croatia
2013Antonio IlicToronto Croatia
2014Vladimir VujasinovićBurlington SC
2015Andrew StingerBurlington SC

Defender of the Year Award

YearNameNationalityClubRef.
2000Bayete SmithToronto Olympians
2001Kurt RamseyNorth York Astros
2002Domagoj SainToronto Croatia
2003Domagoj SainToronto Croatia
2004Justin MarshallWindsor Border Stars
2005Fil RoccaWindsor Border Stars
2006Fil RoccaWindsor Border Stars
2007Domagoj ŠainToronto Croatia
2008Carlos ZeballosNorth York Astros
2009Mirko MedicSerbian White Eagles
2010Rick TitusYork Region Shooters
2011Sven ArapovicToronto Croatia
2012Maxim TissotMontreal Impact Academy
2013Sven ArapovicToronto Croatia
2014Josip Keran
Nikola Stanojevic

Toronto Croatia
Burlington SC
2015Nikola StanojevicBurlington SC

Rookie of the Year Award

YearNameNationalityClubRef.
1998Tom BianchiLondon City
1999Semir MesanovicLondon City
2000Jimmy KuzmanovskiOshawa Flames
2001Kevin NelsonOttawa Wizards
2002Darren TilleyMississauga Olympians
2003McDonald YobeOttawa Wizards
2004Paul MunsterLondon City
2005Dennis PeetersLondon City
2006Uarlem CastroToronto Supra Portuguese
2007Tihomir MaletićToronto Croatia
2008Adrian PenaTFC Academy
2009Reda AgourramTrois Rivieres Attak
2010Thomas BeattieLondon City
2011Akil DeFreitasCapital City F.C.
2012Jonathan OsorioSC Toronto
2013Guillaume SurotKingston FC
2014Aleksandar StojiljkovićSC Waterloo Region
2015Ihor MelnykToronto Atomic

Coach of the Year Award

Harry Paul Gauss Memorial Award

First introduced in 2004 as the CPSL President's Award, but was renamed in 2006 in honor of Harry Gauss. The award is presented to the individual who has shown allegiance, commitment and support to the league and its member clubs.

Referee of the Year Award

The Referee of the Year award is voted on by the CSL Referee Committee.
YearNameNationalityRef.
1998Bill Teeuwen
1999Silviu Petrescu
2000Steve Cahoon
2001Amato De Luca
2002Michael Lambert
2003Michael Lambert
2004Amato De Luca
2005Andre Jasinski
2006Mercey Watfa
2007Joe Fletcher
2008Isaac Raymond
2009Justin Tasev
2010Geoff Gamble
2011David Barrie
2012David Barrie
2013Justin Tasev
2014Marco Jaramillo
2015Goran Babic

Fair Play and Respect Award

The Fair Play and Respect Award is awarded to the club which, in the opinion of the CSL Discipline Committee, has demonstrated good discipline on the field of play and has exhibited a high level of respect for the game officials in the regular playing season
YearNameRef.
1998London City
1999Toronto Olympians
2000Toronto Olympians
2001Durham Flames
2002Mississauga Olympians
2003Durham Flames
2004Durham Storm
2005North York Astros
2006Caribbean Selects
2007Trois-Rivières Attak
2008Trois-Rivières Attak
2009TFC Academy
2010TFC Academy
2011Niagara United
2012TFC Academy
2013SC Waterloo Region
2014Kingston FC
2015Burlington SC

Media and Broadcaster Award

The Media and Broadcaster Award is awarded to the individuals who have shown interest and loyalty in reporting CSL news and matches.
YearNameRoleRef.
2011Jeremy MilaniTelevision producer for Rogers TV.
2012Robin GloverCovering and providing game reports for the CNSL, CPSL and the CSL since 1995.
2012Enio PerruzzaFor announcing CNSL, CPSL and the CSL matches for 26 years.

Second Division awards

Most Valuable Player Award

The league's MVP award.
YearNameNationalityClubRef.
2010Sergio CamargoTFC Academy II
2011Jorgo NikaSC Toronto B
2012Gino BerardiWindsor Stars B
2013Younan SamaraLondon City B
2014Mademba BaKingston FC B
2015Arsenije JapalakBrantford Galaxy B

Golden Boot Award

Goalkeeper of the Year Award

Defender of the Year Award

Rookie of the Year Award

Coach of the Year Award

Awards by club