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Toronto Nationals (soccer)

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Toronto Nationals
Full nameToronto Nationals
Founded1983
Dissolved1983
StadiumVarsity Stadium
Capacity20,500
OwnerKlaus Dietsold
CoachFrank Pike
LeagueCanadian Professional Soccer League

The Toronto Nationals were a Canadian professional soccer team in Toronto, Ontario that competed in the original Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1983.[1] They folded mid-way through the season and were immediately replaced by a successor team known as simply Toronto, which also folded after one game, a week later.

History

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Their first match was played on May 21, which was the first game of the CPSL, in which they defeated FC Inter-Montréal by a score of 2–1 at Varsity Stadium, with a crowd of 3,860.[2]

However, only five weeks into the season, on June 18, the team folded. The league announced that new owners would take over the club and form a new replacement franchise, known simply as Toronto on June 20.[2][3]

On June 26, the reformed club faced the Hamilton Steelers, losing 3–2, but the new Toronto team folded immediately after this match,[2][3] ending the franchise for good after new financial backers could not be found.[2][4]

Season

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Season Tier League Record Rank Playoffs Ref
1983[note 1] 1 Canadian Professional Soccer League 2–1–4 6th [3]
  1. ^ Toronto Nationals folded prior to the conclusion of the season.

Notable players

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The following players played for the Nationals:[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Professional Soccer League (1983)". Fun While it Lasted.
  2. ^ a b c d "1983 Season". theCNSL.com.
  3. ^ a b c Huntley, Elliot J. (March 5, 2015). "Canada - Canadian Professional Soccer League". RSSSF.
  4. ^ Huntley, E.J. 73 Days - The Story of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. Kindle.
  5. ^ "Toronto Nationals 1983 (CPSL)". nasljerseys.com.