1990 National Soccer League season

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Season1990
ChampionsToronto First Portuguese (4th title)
League CupSt. Catharines Roma
Best goalkeeperPaulo Silva[1]
National Soccer League
Season1990
ChampionsToronto First Portuguese (4th title)
League CupSt. Catharines Roma
Best goalkeeperPaulo Silva[1]
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The 1990 National Soccer League season was the sixty-seventh season under the National Soccer League (NSL) name. The season concluded on September 12, 1990, with Toronto First Portuguese claiming their third NSL Championship by finishing first in the First Division.[2][3] First Portuguese would also secure the NSL Canadian Championship by defeating St. Leonard of the Quebec National Soccer League on September 29, 1990, in Toronto, Ontario.[4] The NSL Cup was won by St. Catharines Roma, and North York Strikers secured the Second Division championship.[5][6]

Teams

The league increased in membership and retained the majority of teams from the previous season. The league was structurally divided into two divisions, the First and Second divisions.[7] Potential plans for a promotion and relegation system were revealed.[8] The First Division increased to nine members while the Second Division had seven clubs. The new entry to the First Division was former NSL franchise London City, which acquired London Marconi's franchise rights.[9] London City previously participated in the league until the 1983 season.[3][10] Toronto Macedonia Stars was the lone departing club.

In early May, league commissioner Rocco Lofranco announced the league's decision to begin discussions with the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) about a potential merger.[8] The NSL continued to serve as a player conduit for the CSL player draft.[11] Once the season concluded, two new additions North York Strikers and Toronto International to the First Division were announced at the annual general meeting held in Toronto on December 2, 1990.[6] Topics discussed at the general meeting were placing restrictions on any future expansion into the city of Toronto in the top division and continuing negotiations with the CSL.[6]

Team City Stadium Manager
America United Toronto, Ontario Manuel Bilches[12]
Brazil '87
Friuli Toronto, Ontario
Hamilton White Eagles Hamilton, Ontario Kevin Grant[13]
North York Strikers North York, Ontario Esther Shiner Stadium Jorge Monico[7]
London City London, Ontario Cove Road Stadium Harry Gauss[14]
Oshawa Italia Oshawa, Ontario Tito Marimpietri[15]
St. Catharines Roma St. Catharines, Ontario Club Roma Stadium
Toronto First Portuguese Toronto, Ontario Lamport Stadium
Toronto Croatia Etobicoke, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium
Toronto Italia Etobicoke, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium Carlos Salguero[16]
Toronto Jets Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Panhellenic Toronto, Ontario Monarch Park Stadium[17] Spiros Papathanasakis[18]
Toronto Virtus Toronto, Ontario Nino Cioppa[19]
Windsor Wheels Windsor, Ontario Windsor Stadium Nino Berisic[20][21]
Woodbridge Azzurri Vaughan, Ontario

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of
departure		 Date of
vacancy		 Position in table Incoming coach Date of
appointment
Toronto Italia Argentina Ruben Campolo[8] August 13, 1990 3rd in August Argentina Carlos Salguero[22] August 13, 1990

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto First Portuguese (C) 16 11 2 3 29 6 +23 24 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto Italia 16 10 2 4 38 19 +19 22
3 St. Catharines Roma 16 9 3 4 28 16 +12 21
4 Toronto Croatia 16 7 7 2 23 11 +12 21
5 Toronto Panhellenic 16 7 3 6 23 25 −2 17
6 America United 16 5 5 6 18 23 −5 15
7 Windsor Wheels 15 4 3 8 21 19 +2 11
8 London City 16 1 4 11 11 36 −25 6
9 Oshawa Italia 15 1 3 11 13 37 −24 5
Updated to match(es) played on September 13, 1990. Source: [23]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Cup

The cup tournament was a separate contest from the rest of the season, in which all sixteen teams took part. The matches were separate from the regular season, and the teams were grouped into four separate divisions. The NSL Cup was won by St. Catharines Roma.[5]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto Italia 5 5 0 0 18 2 +16 10 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Hamilton 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 8
3 Oshawa Italia 6 2 0 4 10 11 −1 4
4 Friuli 5 0 0 5 0 18 −18 0
Updated to match(es) played on September 9, 2020. Source: Cup Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto Croatia 6 4 2 0 13 4 +9 10 Qualification for Playoffs
2 St. Catharines Roma 6 4 0 2 11 6 +5 8
3 Toronto Jets 6 0 3 3 7 12 −5 3
4 Brazil '87 6 0 3 3 4 13 −9 3
Updated to match(es) played on September 9, 2020. Source: Cup Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto First Portuguese 6 5 1 0 13 4 +9 11 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto Panhellenic 6 2 2 2 14 7 +7 6
3 Toronto Virtus 6 1 2 3 8 14 −6 4
4 Woodbridge Azzurri 6 0 3 3 7 17 −10 3
Updated to match(es) played on September 9, 2020. Source: Cup Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North York Strikers 5 4 1 0 12 4 +8 9 Qualification for Playoffs
2 America United 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 7
3 Windsor Wheels 5 3 0 2 8 6 +2 6
4 London City 6 0 0 6 2 16 −14 0
Updated to match(es) played on September 9, 2020. Source: Cup Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

NSL Canadian Championship

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