2002 CPSL Canada Cup

The 2002 Canada Cup (known as the Government of Canada Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th edition of the Canadian Professional Soccer League's league cup tournament, running from late June through late September. Ottawa Wizards successfully defended the title after defeating Toronto Croatia 1-0 at Cove Road Stadium in London, Ontario.^[1][2] The competition format changed with the introduction of a qualifying round with a home and away two-game series instead of the traditional group stage format previously used by the league.^[3] The tournament received a title sponsor from the government of Canada after the league received a federal grant of $100,000.^[4] The original hosting rights were granted to Hamilton, but after failing to successfully organize the tournament, the responsibilities were given to London, which in return received a wild card match privilege.^[5] The decision to grant London the hosting rights produced controversy as originally Ottawa was selected by the CPSL executives to replace Hamilton, but was vetoed by the team owners as London was deemed a more reliable venue.^[6][7][8]

2002 Canada Cup

Tournament details
Country	Canada
Teams	14
Final positions
Champions	Ottawa Wizards (2nd title)
Runners-up	Toronto Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	81 (3.38 per match)
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First round

Metro Lions v Durham Flames

June 21, 2002	Metro Lions	3–2	Durham Flames	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET		(Report)		Stadium: Birchmount Stadium

Durham Flames v Metro Lions

July 21, 2002	Durham Flames	1–0	Metro Lions	Oshawa, Ontario
6:00 ET	Geron Duporte 74'	(Report)		Stadium: Oshawa Civic Stadium

3–3 on aggregate; Durham won on away goals.

London City v Brampton Hitmen

June 22, 2002	London City	2–2	Brampton Hitmen	Exeter, Ontario
6:45 ET	Sandro Costantin 43' Haidar Al-Shaibani 79'	(Report)	Joe Drajavic 46' Roberto Bruni 84'	Stadium: Exeter Community Field

Brampton Hitmen v London City

July 21, 2002	Brampton Hitmen	4–1	London City	Brampton, Ontario
7:30 ET	Milodrag Akmadzic 16' Phil Ionadi 43' Jusif Jawando 49' Jeff Sousa 83'	(Report)	Gentian Dervishi 87'	Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium Attendance: 120 Referee: Mike Lambert (OSA)

Brampton won 6–3 on aggregate.

Mississauga Olympians v York Region Shooters

July 1, 2002	Mississauga Olympians	2–1	York Region Shooters	Mississauga, Ontario
3:00 ET	Joevannie Peart 31' Darren Tilley 82'	(Report)	Robert Black 85'	Stadium: Twin Arenas Attendance: 60 Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (OSA)

York Region Shooters v Mississauga Olympians

July 28, 2002	York Region Shooters	1–2	Mississauga Olympians	Mississauga, Ontario
3:00 ET	Michael Cipriani 2'	(Report)	Darren Tilley 38', 95'	Stadium: Twin Arenas Attendance: 60 Referee: Silviu Petrescu (OSA)

Mississauga won 4–2 on aggregate.

Vaughan Sun Devils v North York Astros

July 12, 2002	Vaughan Sun Devils	3–0	North York Astros	Vaughan, Ontario
8:00 ET				Stadium: Dufferin District Field

North York Astros v Vaughan Sun Devils

July 15, 2002	North York Astros	2–3	Vaughan Sun Devils	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET	Brook Azezew 80' Kadian Lecky 88'	(Report)	Marco Antonucci 23' Bobby Randhawa 69' Bayete Smith 75'	Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium Attendance: 75 Referee: Silviu Petrescu (OSA)

Vaughan won 6–2 on aggregate.

Ottawa Wizards v Montreal Dynamites

July 20, 2002	Ottawa Wizards	5–0	Montreal Dynamites	Carp, Ontario
4:00 ET	Sanjeev Parmar 9' Samir Karaga 69', 75' David Cloutier 73' (o.g.) Brent Antoine 80'	(Report)		Stadium: OZ Stadium

Montreal Dynamites v Ottawa Wizards

August 4, 2002	Montreal Dynamites	3–2	Ottawa Wizards	Montreal, Quebec
3:00 ET	Gerry Pean 24' Khalid Mensah 54', 78'	(Report)	Russell Shaw 28' Kevin Nelson 47'	Stadium: Vanier Stadium

Ottawa won 7–3 on aggregate.

Toronto Supra v Toronto Croatia

July 22, 2002	Toronto Supra	0–4	Toronto Croatia	Toronto, Ontario
9:00 ET	Pedro Dias 78'	(Report)	Mladen Dikic 22', 33', 37' Brian Seljen 74'	Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Neil Schofield (OSA)

Toronto Croatia v Toronto Supra

August 23, 2002	Toronto Croatia	2–1	Toronto Supra	Mississauga, Ontario
8:00 ET				Stadium: Memorial Park

Toronto Croatia won 6–1 on aggregate.

Hamilton Thunder v St. Catharines Wolves

July 31, 2002	Hamilton Thunder	2–0	St. Catharines Wolves	Hamilton, Ontario
8:30 ET	Mark Wagenaar 14', 56'	(Report)		Stadium: Brian Timmis Stadium

St. Catharines Wolves v Hamilton Thunder

August 14, 2002	St. Catharines Wolves	2–2	Hamilton Thunder	St. Catharines, Ontario
8:15 ET	Frank Zumpano 49' Carlo Arghittu 94'	(Report)	Orlin Chalmers 11' Mark Wagenaar 53'	Stadium: Club Roma Stadium Attendance: 500

Hamilton won 4–2 on aggregate.

Quarter-final

Durham Flames v Brampton Hitmen

August 10, 2002	Durham Flames	1–5	Brampton Hitmen	Oshawa, Ontario
6:00 ET		(Report)		Stadium: Oshawa Civic Stadium

Brampton Hitmen v Durham Flames

August 18, 2002	Brampton Hitmen	2–2	Durham Flames	Brampton, Ontario
8:00 ET	Kurt Mella 13' Yousif Jawando 88'	(Report)		Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium

Brampton won 7–3 on aggregate.

Vaughan Sun Devils v Hamilton Thunder

September 9, 2002	Vaughan Sun Devils	2–1	Hamilton Thunder	Vaughan, Ontario
8:30 ET	Fitzroy Powell 15' Gus Kouzmanis 17'	(Report)	Leonardo Laurito 1'	Stadium: Dufferin District Field Attendance: 60 Referee: Danny Czetanovich (Ontario)

Hamilton Thunder v Vaughan Sun Devils

September 17, 2002	Hamilton Thunder	1–1	Vaughan Sun Devils	Hamilton, Ontario
8:30 ET				Stadium: Brian Timmis Stadium

Vaughan won 3–2 on aggregate.

Toronto Croatia v Mississauga Olympians

September 11, 2002	Toronto Croatia	1–1	Mississauga Olympians	Mississauga, Ontario
8:00 ET	Nikola Andrijevic 93'	(Report)	Shawn Faria 5'	Stadium: Memorial Park Attendance: 125 Referee: Steve Cahoon (Ontario)

Mississauga Olympians v Toronto Croatia

September 22, 2002	Mississauga Olympians	0–3	Toronto Croatia	Mississauga, Ontario
8:00 ET				Stadium: Twin Arenas

Toronto won 4–1 on aggregate.

Wild card

London City SC v Ottawa Wizards

September 27, 2002	London City SC	0–3	Ottawa Wizards	London, Ontario
8:30 ET		(Report)	Peter Mponda 27', 85' Abraham Osman 89'	Stadium: Cove Road Stadium

Semi-final

Vaughan Sun Devils v Toronto Croatia

September 28, 2002	Vaughan Sun Devils	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Toronto Croatia	London, Ontario
5:45 ET	Tony Marshall 16' Gus Kouzmanis 68'	(Report)	Josip Juric 21' Robert Fran 95'	Stadium: Cove Road Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Steve Mortimer (OSA)
	Penalties
	Marco Antonucci Gus Kouzmanis Willy Giummarra Tom Kouzmanis Dave McDonald Bayete Smith Mehmet Merhmedoglu		Velimir Crljen Robert Fran Mladen Dikic Hugo Alistud Domagoj Sain Josip Bucic Paul Grguric

Brampton Hitmen v Ottawa Wizards

September 28, 2002	Brampton Hitmen	0–1	Ottawa Wizards	London, Ontario
8:15 ET		(Report)	Abraham Osman 89'	Stadium: Cove Road Stadium Attendance: 125 Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (OSA)

Final

September 29

3:15 ET

Ottawa Wizards	1–0	Toronto Croatia
Kevin Nelson 66'	Report

Cove Road Stadium, London, Ontario

Attendance: 250

Referee: Mike Lambert (Ontario)

GK 1 Sa Brahima Traore RB 22 Abraham Francois CB 18 Shurland David (c) LB 24 Roger Groome RM 4 Russell Shaw  15' CM 7 Peter Mponda CM 3 Kwame Telemaque CM 17 Urbain Some  74' LM 21 Robin Hart ST 8 Kevin Nelson  84' ST 9 Abraham Osman Substitutes: GK 29 Hubert Busby Jr. DF 5 Simon Bonk  79' MF 2 Danny Sanna  15'  79' MF 14 Nicola Brkljaca  74' MF 15 Sanjeev Parmar MF 19 Mario Andrijanic FW 11 Brent Antoine  84' Manager: Klaus Linnenbruegger

GK 1 George Azcurra RB 5 Robert Fran CB 3 Daniel Pilas CB 4 Domagoj Sain (c) LB 2 Adrian Azcurra RM 8 Hugo Alistud CM 9 Mladen Dikic CM 14 Velimir Crljen LM 17 Paul Grguric ST 13 Josip Juric ST 11 Ivica Sola Substitutes: MF 7 Nikola Andrijevic MF 15 Joseph Lewe MF 16 Danan Baljic FW 10 Peter Curic Manager: Drago Santic

Assistant referees: Amato DeLuca Joe Fletcher Fourth official: Nick Minten