1982 National Soccer League (Canada) season

Season1982

Champions

Toronto Italia (regular season)
Hamilton Steelers (playoffs, 2nd title)

Top goalscorerCarlos Salguero (16)^[1]

National Soccer League
Season	1982
Champions	Toronto Italia (regular season) Hamilton Steelers (playoffs, 2nd title)
League cup	Toronto Italia
Top goalscorer	Carlos Salguero (16)^[1]
← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 National Soccer League season was the fifty-ninth season under the National Soccer League (NSL) name. The season began in May 1982 and concluded in late October 1982 with the NSL Championship final, where Hamilton Steelers successfully defended their title against Toronto Italia in a two-legged series final.^[2]^[3] Toronto Italia would still achieve a double by producing an undefeated streak to claim the regular-season title and the NSL Cup by defeating St. Catharines Roma.^[4]^[5]

The season also marked the final time when the NSL would operate a franchise in the United States.

Teams

Team	City	Stadium	Manager
Bradford Marshlanders	Bradford, Ontario
Detroit Besa^{[note 1]}	Detroit, Michigan	Keyworth Stadium
Dinamo Latino	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium	Pedro Kozak^[25]
Hamilton Steelers	Hamilton, Ontario	Brian Timmis Stadium	Kevin Grant^[3]
London City	London, Ontario	Cove Road Stadium
St. Catharines Roma	St. Catharines, Ontario	Club Roma Stadium
Toronto Croatia	Etobicoke, Ontario	Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto Falcons	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium
Toronto First Portuguese	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium
Toronto Italia	Etobicoke, Ontario	Centennial Park Stadium	Carlo Del Monte^[3]
Toronto Panhellenic	Toronto, Ontario	Lamport Stadium

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Dinamo Latino	Artigas Cruz^[26]	resigned	July 21, 1982		Pedro Kozak^[25]	July 21, 1982

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Toronto Italia (C)	18	14	4	0	43	10	+33	32	Qualification for Playoffs
2	Hamilton Steelers (O)	18	9	5	4	31	21	+10	23
3	St. Catharines Roma	18	9	1	8	33	33	0	19
4	Toronto Panhellenic	18	8	3	7	20	22	−2	19
5	London City	18	7	4	7	33	29	+4	18
6	Toronto First Portuguese	18	6	5	7	28	27	+1	17
7	Bradford Marshlanders	18	5	6	7	24	29	−5	16
8	Dinamo Latino	18	4	6	8	20	23	−3	14
9	Toronto Falcons	18	4	4	10	19	39	−20	12
10	Toronto Croatia	18	3	4	11	15	29	−14	10

Updated to match(es) played on September 30, 1982. Source: ^[4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Playoffs

References

↑ Woolsey, Garth (September 22, 1982). "We're No.1 in local soccer Italia boss says". Toronto Star. p. D12.
↑ Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side - 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 117.
1 2 3 4 5 McGee, William (October 25, 1982). "New-look Steelers take soccer crown". The Globe and Mail. p. S8.
1 2 "1982 NSL Season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca.
↑ "Soccer crown in grasp, Italia gets set to party". Toronto Star. September 20, 1982. p. D9.
↑ Panzeri, Allen (December 31, 1982). "Television plans for soccer league". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. p. 43. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
↑ Lawton, James (November 19, 1982). "Pro soccer: Made in Canada". Newspapers.com. Vancouver Sun. p. 29. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
↑ Wilson, Jack (November 23, 1982). "CSA sanction still major hurdle for new league to overcome". Red Deer Advocate. p. 18.
↑ Knack, Marty (June 25, 1982). "Sprouting a national soccer league". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. p. 76. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
↑ Panzeri, Allen (December 8, 1982). "Pro soccer back for another crack". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. p. 72. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
↑ "Soccer league names its first five franchises". Toronto Star. December 8, 1982. p. F10.
↑ Huntley, E.J. 73 Days - The Story of the Canadian Professional Soccer League 1983.
↑ Wilson, Jack (January 13, 1983). "Doubt cast over pro soccer scene". Newspapers.com. Red Deer Advocate. p. 15. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
↑ Wilson, Jack (March 26, 1983). "Mothballs instead of soccer balls". Newspapers.com. Red Deer Advocate. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
↑ Litterer, David A. (June 7, 2013). "Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation - Canadian National Soccer League". RSSSF. Retrieved 2020-12-29.
↑ "Dinamo Latino Quiere Ser un Club Completo". El Popular. January 20, 1982. p. 10.
1 2 "Futbol Hispano es Bienvenido en la NSL: Joe Piccinnini". El Popular. March 31, 1982. p. 10.
↑ "Tabla de Posiciones National Soccer League". El Popular. August 18, 1982. p. 12.
↑ "1982 Season". The Canadian National Soccer League. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
↑ Krivel, Peter (July 13, 1982). "Glasgow Celtic highlights entries in soccer tourney". Toronto Star. p. E5.
↑ Campbell, Neil A. (July 14, 1982). "Soccer tourney comes at right time". The Globe and Mail. p. S2.
↑ Koep, Bob (July 17, 1982). "Italia pulls off big upset by putting boot to Celtic". Toronto Star. p. D1.
↑ Koep, Bob (July 19, 1982). "Italia no pushover for Dinamo". Toronto Star. p. B1.
↑ Campbell, Neil A. (July 19, 1982). "Good effort not enough for Italia". The Globe and Mail. p. S2.
1 2 "Rehabilitador Triunfo del Dinamo Latino Sobre London City 2-1". El Popular. July 21, 1982. p. 11.
↑ "Espero Triunfar en el Dinamo y la NSL". El Popular. April 21, 1982. p. 12.

October 20, 1982	Hamilton Steelers	2–1	Toronto Italia	Hamilton, Ontario
		[^[3] Report]		Stadium: Ivor Wynne Stadium

October 24, 1982	Toronto Italia	1–1	Hamilton Steelers	Etobicoke, Ontario
	Moniz 22'	[^[3] Report]	Emil Rehak 58'	Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium

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1982 National Soccer League (Canada) season

Teams

Coaching changes

Final standings

Playoffs

Finals

References

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