Canada - Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League


                 Final Team Standings and playoff results



This league played from 1961-1966, and had 4-5 teams play each year.  Colin
Jose has provided the season champs and playoff winner for each season,
courtesy of Mark Pollak (mpollak@counsel.com), as well as the final team 
standings and playoff results.  Point system:  2 points for a win, 1 for a 
draw, 0 for a loss.


                                    1961

                           GP   W   T   L  GF  GA  PTS
Toronto City               24  11   3  10  45  41  25
Montreal Cantalia          24  10   5   9  47  44  25
Hamilton Steelers          24   9   6   9  45  50  24
Toronto Italia             24   9   4  11  43  45  22

Toronto won the regular season championship based on goal average over
Montreal.

Semi-finals:  Montreal defeated Hamilton 4-1, 4-1.
              City defeated Italia 0-0, 2-1, 4-2 (OT)
CHAMPIONSHIP: Montreal defeated Italia 1-1, 2-1, 3-0.


                                    1962

                           GP   W   T   L  GF  GA  PTS
Toronto Roma               24  12   7   5  41  28  31
Toronto City               24   8   7   9  38  38  25
Toronto Italia             24   9   5  10  31  33  23
Hamilton Steelers          24  10   3  11  37  40  23
Buffalo White Eagles       24   8   4  12  34  42  20

Semi-Finals:  Italia defeated Roma 5-1
              City defeated Hamilton 3-2
CHAMPIONSHIP: Italia defeated City 3-2


                                    1963

                           GP   W   T   L  GF  GA  PTS
Toronto Italia             25  19   5   1  86  29  43
Hamilton Steelers          25  12   9   4  58  30  28
Toronto Inter-Roma         25  10   9   6  45  43  26
Montreal Cantalia          25  11  10   4  34  55  26
Montreal Ukes              25   5   5  15  43  83  15

Semi-Finals:  Italia defeated Roma 1-1, 3-1, 7-2, 2-0
              Montreal defeated Hamilton 0-0, 3-1, 0-2, 1-0
CHAMPIONSHIP: Italia defeated Montreal 1-0, 4-0


                                    1964

                           GP   W   T   L  GF  GA  PTS
Toronto City               24  14   6   4  67  41  34
Toronto Italia             24  13   5   6  58  34  31
Toronto Inter-Roma         24  11   4   9  53  47  26
Hamilton Steelers          24   6   4  14  45  70  16
Montreal Italia            24   5   3  16  32  62  13

Montreal Italia suspended operations with two games left - forfeited to Roma.
The first City-Roma playoff game also counted in league standings because the
teams had an outstanding game scheduled for that day.

Semi-Finals:  City defeated Roma 3-1, 3-1
              Italia defeated Hamilton 4-1, 0-2, 4-1
CHAMPIONSHIP: City defeated Italia 2-0, 1-0


                                    1965

                           GP   W   T   L  GF  GA  PTS
Montreal Italica           24  13   5   6  42  34  31
Toronto Inter-Roma         24  12   4   8  52  41  28
Toronto Italia             24  10   6   8  55  45  26
Hamilton Primos            24   7   5  12  36  44  19
Toronto City               24   5   6  13  33  54  16

Semi-finals:  Italia defeated Montreal 2-1, 0-1, 6-0
              Hamilton defeated Roma 3-2, 2-1
CHAMPIONSHIP: Italia defeated Hamilton 2-2, 3-1, 3-1


                                    1966

                           GP   W   T   L  GF  GA  PTS
Toronto Italia-Falcons     24  21   2   1  57  16  44
Toronto Inter-Roma         24  11   4   9  35  38  26
Hamilton Primos            24   5   4  14  27  42  14
Montreal International     24   3   6  15  16  39  12

Semi-Finals:  Roma defeated Primos 3-1
CHAMPIONSHIP: Roma defeated Italia 1-0, 2-0

additional details

After this season the league folded, but many teams continued to play in the
semi-pro National Soccer League.



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