2025 Canadian Soccer League season
| Season | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dates | June 22 – September 13 (regular season) September 21 – September 28 (playoffs) |
| Champions | Scarborough SC (3rd title) |
| Regular season champions | Scarborough SC (3rd title) |
| Matches | 18 |
| Goals | 137 (7.61 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Devroy Grey, Erick Hernández (8) |
| Biggest home win | Scarborough SC 16–0 Aeem Canada FC (September 13, 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Aeem Canada FC 1–7 Serbian White Eagles (September 6, 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 3 matches Scarborough SC Serbian White Eagles |
| Longest unbeaten run | 6 matches Scarborough SC |
| Longest winless run | 9 matches Aeem Canada FC |
| Longest losing run | 9 matches Aeem Canada FC |
← 2024 2026 → | |
The 2025 Canadian Soccer League season was the 28th season under the Canadian Soccer League name. The season began with the Royal CSL Cup tournament on June 8, 2025, while the regular season officially started on June 22, 2025. The regular season will conclude on September 13, 2025, with the playoffs beginning on September 21, 2025. The championship match was played on September 28, 2025.
Changes from 2024
Membership in the league decreased from six to four teams.[1] Aeem Canada FC was the sole addition to the league, with Hamilton City, Spanish Future Stars, and the Toronto Falcons not returning.[2][3] It was decided at the annual general meeting that several clubs were excluded from the competition due to unpaid league fees.[4] All the league matches were scheduled in Toronto at Esther Shiner Stadium.[2]
Teams
| Team | City | Stadium | Manager |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeem Canada FC | Toronto, Ontario | Esther Shiner Stadium | Kebe Al Elinkine Wahid |
| Scarborough SC | Kiril Dimitrov | ||
| Serbian White Eagles | Bojan Zoranović | ||
| Unity FC | Douglas Nassif |
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure |
Date of vacancy |
Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarborough SC | Zoran Knežević[5] | Replaced | June 15, 2025 | preseason | Kiril Dimitrov[5] | June 16, 2022 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarborough SC (X) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 5 | +35 | 22 | Playoff quarterfinals |
| 2 | Serbian White Eagles | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 8 | +29 | 22 | |
| 3 | Unity FC | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 9 | |
| 4 | Aeem Canada FC | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 0 |
Source: Canadian Soccer League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
(X) Regular season champion
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) goal differential; 5) most goals
(X) Regular season champion
Playoffs
Semifinals
| September 21, 2025 | Scarborough SC | 3–1 | Aeem Canada FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 14:00 | Baquero Grey Gonzalo Matias |
Report | Duresa Shubisa | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
| September 21, 2025 | Serbian White Eagles | 6–1 | Unity FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 16:00 | Nikola Timotijević , Hussain , Luka Glamcevski Simović |
Report | Nelson Padillo | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
Finals
| September 28, 2025 | Scarborough SC | 1–0 | Serbian White Eagles | Toronto, Ontario |
| 19:00 | Baquero 36' | Report | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium Referee: Timur Qayoumi |
Royal CSL Cup
The 2025 Royal CSL Cup was the third tournament in honour of former league announcer Enio Perruzza, who died in 2021.[2]
Semi-finals
| June 8, 2025 | Serbian White Eagles | 2–0 (ff) | Aeem Canada FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 6:00 p.m. | Report | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium | ||
| Note: Aeem Canada forfeited after failing to meet an extended deadline for kickoff | ||||
| June 8, 2025 | Scarborough SC | 4–0 | Unity FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 8:00 p.m. | Deva St 28' Santana 32' Daniel 64' Hamiri 78' |
Report | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
Finals
| June 15, 2025 | Serbian White Eagles | 2–0 | Scarborough SC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 18:00 | Pavićević 30', 71' | Report | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium Referee: Ranee Arpati |
Season statistics
Goals
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[6] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devroy Grey | Scarborough SC | 8 |
| Erick Hernández | Unity FC | ||
| 2 | Nikola Timotijević | Serbian White Eagles | 7 |
| Gonzalo Matias | Scarborough SC | ||
| 3 | Petar Đorđević | Scarborough SC | 6 |
| Talhah Alikhan | Unity FC | ||
| 4 | Yohannes Amare | Aeem Canada FC | 5 |
| Marko Pavićević | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| Andy Baquero | Scarborough SC | ||
| 5 | Marko Krasić | Serbian White Eagles | 4 |
| Ekbal Hussain | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| Junior Santana | Scarborough SC | ||
| Artur Salamanka | Unity FC |
References
- ^ Stanchev, Stancho (28 June 2025). "Мениджърът от с. Брежани К. Димитров и "Скарбъро" пак се провалиха на финала за "Роял Къп" в Канада" [The manager from the village of Brezhani, K. Dimitrov, and Scarborough again failed in the Royal final in Canada]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b c Adamson, Stan (29 May 2025). "A Centennial CSL Kickoff". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (24 January 2025). "A Manga Step Forward for Canada". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ Stanchev, Stancho (5 July 2025). "Брежанският мениджър К. Димитров изведе "Скарбъро" до първа победа за сезона в Канадската футболна лига" [Brezhnev manager K. Dimitrov led Scarborough to its first win of the season in the Canadian Football League]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ a b Stanchev, Stancho (14 August 2025). "К. Димитров-Брежанеца вдигна "Скарбъро" на крака с пет поредни победи в Канадската футболна лига" [K. Dimitrov-Brezhanetsa lifted Scarborough to its feet with five consecutive victories in the Canadian Football League]. Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 27 August 2025.
- ^ "2025 CSL Top Scorers". canadiansoccerleague.ca. 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 20 September 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
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