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Toronto Croatia

April 12, 2024

C.N.S.C. Toronto Croatia (Croatian National Sports Club Toronto Croatia) is a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto, Ontario, that plays in the Supergroup Open Division in the Canadian Academy of Football. The team's colours are red, white and blue, similar to those of the Croatia national team.

Toronto Croatia
Full nameCroatian National Sports Club Toronto Croatia
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
StadiumParamount Fine Foods Centre
ChairmanJosip Pavicic
ManagerMilodrag Akmadzic
CoachJosip Keran
LeagueArena Soccer

The club was founded in 1956 by the Croatian diaspora in Toronto.[1] Initially the team played in various local amateur leagues before making the transition to the professional ranks by joining the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL) in 1962. In 1975, after a period of dominance in the CNSL, the organization purchased the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League and retained their heritage by inserting Croatia into the team's name. Their greatest success occurred in the 1976 season, where Toronto captured the Soccer Bowl. The 1976 team was later inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame.

In 1979 the club sold its share to Global Television Network and returned to the CNSL. Toronto Croatia became a founding member of the Canadian International Soccer League in 1994, returned to the CNSL in 1997, and the following year became a charter member of the Canadian Professional Soccer League (later the Canadian Soccer League [CSL]). They established themselves as an elite club with a league record of six championships. The team has been among the most-successful clubs in Canadian soccer history, and one of the most-successful Croatian diaspora clubs. Toronto Croatia has a noted historical rivalry with the Serbian White Eagles.

History edit

Early years (1956–1967) edit

Croatian National Sports Club Toronto Croatia was formed by the Croatian diaspora in Toronto, Ontario on October 5, 1956 in order to foster closer links with the homeland by promoting organized sporting events and competitions.[2] The original founders of the club were Kreso Mance, Franjo Jurisic, and Juraj Boljkovac who served as the club's first president.[3] Vlado Romanov was selected as the inaugural head coach, while Mance was appointed the first team captain. The club originally competed in the Metro Toronto League, and made its debut against Belfast United.[2][4] During the club's fledgeling years the team saw little on-field success with their biggest achievement occurring in the 1959 season, when Toronto Croatia participated in the Continental Soccer League and claimed the Continental Cup after defeating Germania by a score of 2–1.[5]

In the 1960s the club received support from club president Nikola Baric, the Croatian community, and Rev. Dragutin Kamber's Croatian parishioners,[6][4] and the club began to develop into a solid team. Toronto Croatia joined the Toronto and District League in 1960, where they played for two seasons, then transitioned to the professional Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL) in 1962. After several mediocre seasons Toronto Croatia reached the championship finals in the 1966 season, finishing second to Windsor Teutonia.[7]

National Soccer League success (1970–1975) edit

Having established themselves as a NSL-title contender, Toronto Croatia began attracting talent from the SFR Yugoslavia. They also hired I. Kezman, a professional head coach from Europe.[8] Among the influx of players were Alan Harvey, Rudolf Milicevic, Najrudin Jazic, Jerko Granic, Osvaldo Gonzales, Harry de Vlugt, Lutz Wolansky, Aleja Solak, and Marijan Bilic.[9] Kezman resigned after a lacklustre start to the 1970 season and was replaced by Arthur Rodrigues and Jure Sikic. Under this management the team won the regular season title but was defeated in the championship final by Hamilton Croatia.

Significant additions were brought in for the 1971 season with the arrival of former Dinamo Zagreb head coach Ivan Jazbinšek and Dinamo alumni Bruno Pilaš, Marijan Bradvic, and Zlatko Mesić. Under the leadership of Jazbinšek the team claimed its first treble by winning the regular season title, NSL Championship, and the Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament. At the conclusion of the season the league awarded Željko Bilecki with its Top Goaltender award.[10]

For the 1972 season Vladimir Šimunić replaced Jazbinšek and helped secure another regular-season title and the NSL Cup, while Bilecki received his second Goalkeeper of the Year award. Notable players brought in from abroad included Joško Gluić and Ante Ivković. Šimunić continued with the team for two more seasons, which saw Toronto Croatia win a fourth-consecutive regular-season title in 1973 and a second NSL Championship in 1974.

North American Soccer League years (1975–1978) edit

Main article: Toronto Metros-Croatia
 
Portuguese international Eusébio was instrumental in winning the Soccer Bowl '76 for Toronto Metros-Croatia

In 1975 the club purchased the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League to form Toronto Metros-Croatia,[11][12][13] while still retaining a reserve team in the NSL.[7] During this period the team attracted many soccer stars, such as Portuguese superstar Eusébio, and were successful enough that they won Soccer Bowl '76 – in a 3–0 victory over the Minnesota Kicks – at the Kingdome in Seattle.[14] The squad was originally led by Ivan Marković, but after a heated confrontation with Eusébio he decided to resign.[15][16] His immediate replacement was former-player Marijan Bilić as an interim coach, and a suitable successor was found in Domagoj Kapetanović,[17] an immigrant to Canada who had played for Dinamo Zagreb.[16] The champions' team was: Paolo Cimpiel, Tadeusz Polak, Željko Bilecki, Ivan Lukačević, Robert Iarusci, Eusébio, Mladen Cukon, Carmen Marcantonio, Ivair Ferreira, Wolfgang Sühnholz, Damir Sutevski, Ivan Grnja, Filip Blašković and Chris Horrocks.[18]

However, the NASL was never comfortable with the Croatia link (an obvious ethnic connection).[19] League executives lobbied CBS to ensure they were only referred to as "Toronto" in the televised coverage of Soccer Bowl. In 1978, the team was bought out, leaving the Toronto Blizzard in the NASL, while Toronto Croatia returned to the NSL. The club's successes, despite the instabilities it found in each of the leagues in which it had played, showed what a small ethnic group could accomplish in the North American sport.[20] The 1976 team was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame as its 2010 Team of Distinction.[21]

Return to NSL and Puma League (1979–1997) edit

In 1983 the club entered a new national league, the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL).[22] This league comprised six teams from across Canada (Edmonton, Montreal, etc.) and initially got off to a strong start. The team was entered as Mississauga Croatia and played its games at Centennial Park Stadium. Due to spiralling costs and poor attendance across the league, two of the teams folded and the league disbanded following a winner-takes-all final. Toronto Croatia returned to the NSL.[23]

Towards the late 1980s, many players and coaches were brought over from Croatia to help elevate the team and its youth programs. Some of the notable players and managers arriving at that time were Drago Šantić (Sibenik), Velimir Crljen (Zadar), Dubravko Ledić (Mostar), and Mišo Smajlović.[4]

The early 1990s saw the team rise to prominence in the community once again as the Croatian War of Independence had begun in the homeland. This activity culminated in a trip to Croatia sponsored by the Croatian Ministry of Sports and Culture, featuring Toronto against Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split, Osijek, Rijeka, Varazdin, and Tomislavgrad. As in the early 1970s, the team became a symbol for the Croatian diaspora community in coming together and campaigning for official recognition for the homeland. At this time, the NSL was beginning to see an elevated level of play, and the attendance at all league games was beginning to rise. Toronto Croatia consistently had the largest attendance of all teams in the league during this era (1990–1995).[citation needed]

With numerous players brought in from Croatia including Josip Lukacevic, Ivan Simic, Goran Pavlic, Mate Stanic, Robert Rupcic and the local youth system providing young talent (Joe Buntic, Frank Delisimunovic, Rob Milek, Anton Granic), the team won the NSL SuperCup and Croatian North American Soccer tournament. Following these successes were PUMA League Championship wins in 1992 and 1995. During both of those seasons, Toronto Croatia won both the League and Croatian National Tournament for North America. During the PUMA league era, Velimir Crljen, Goran Grubesic, Frank Delisimunovic and Anton Granic were voted to the All Star team).[citation needed]

In 1995, Toronto Croatia departed from the CNSL after a dispute with Toronto Italia over alleged debts owned to the club.[24] As a result Toronto Croatia joined the newly formed Canadian International Soccer League, which had sponsorship from Puma.[25] Though the Puma League was a short-lived experiment Toronto Croatia managed to win the league in two consecutive seasons.[26] After the Puma League folded Toronto Croatia, along with Kosova Albanians and Hamilton White Eagles, rejoined the CNSL in 1997.[27] The club continued its tradition of recruiting high-profile Croatian managers from abroad by assigning coaching duties to Zlatko Haramincic.[28] In their return season to the CNSL they finished as runners up in the regular season, which subsequently secured the team a postseason berth. They were eliminated in the preliminary round of the playoffs after 8–1 defeat on goals on aggregate to Toronto Supra.[29][30]

Founding member of the CPSL and average success (1998–2005) edit

After years of feuding between the Ontario Soccer Association and the CNSL both parties decided to reconcile their differences in 1998 by forming the new Canadian Professional Soccer League.[31] The project was an attempt to form an exclusively Canadian league, beginning with an Ontario Division.[32] Toronto Croatia became a founding member along with Glen Shields, London City, Mississauga Eagles, North York Astros, St. Catharines Wolves, Toronto Olympians, and York Region Shooters.[33][34] In preparation for their CPSL debut the club brought in former Dinamo Zagreb manager Rudolf Belin[35] and signed new additions due to the retirement of several key players.[36] They made their CPSL debut on June 3, 1998 in a Canada Cup match against Glen Shields, where they were defeated 3–1 with Stephen Warren providing their only goal.[37] The season was a setback as they finished at the bottom of the standings and failed to advance past their group stage in the Canada Cup tournament.[38][39]

In 1999 changes were made in Toronto Croatia's managerial department with the appointment of Bruno Pilaš as head coach.[40][41] Pilaš was able to challenge the Toronto Olympians for the league championship, finishing the season as runners up with the third-highest offensive and defensive record.[42] The club also had a solid Canada Cup tournament, losing the finals 3–0 to the Olympians.[43][44][45] In the preliminary round of the postseason Toronto defeated Glen Shields 5–2.[46][47] In the CPSL Championship final they lost again to the Olympians, who achieved a treble that season.[48] At the conclusion of the season George Azcurra was named the Goalkeeper of the Year.[49]

From 2000 season Velimir Crljen became head coach and Milodrag Akmadzic Backo assistant coach and player. After that in next 15 years (with small breaks) they won many trophies. It was the most successful part of the history. Since 2006 president of the club is Josip Pavicic, also having successful entrepreneurial career. Since 2010 manager is Ivan Kulis. With home players they brought some players from Croatian first and second division. Though Toronto failed in repeating their previous season performance they achieved a postseason berth by finishing third in the standings with the league's second-best offensive and defensive records.[50] Toronto Croatia won their Canada Cup tournament group and advanced to the semifinals, where they were defeated by the Olympians in a 3–2 penalty shootout.[51][52] Their playoff run began with a 3–1 victory over St. Catharines,[53] advancing to the CPSL Championship final where they again faced the Toronto Olympians. This time Croatia avenged their previous defeats with the Draganic brothers producing goals for a 2–1 championship victory which denied the Olympians back-to-back trebles.[54]

Bruno Pilaš returned as head coach for the 2001 season, when the club relocated to Streetsville, Mississauga to play at Memorial Park, where Mayor Hazel McCallion performed the ceremonial kickoff.[55] Toronto Croatia finished three points shy of a postseason berth and was unable to defend the championship.[56] They likewise failed to advance past their group stage at the Canada Cup tournament.[57] Though the season was an overall failure for Toronto, it was the final occasion as a member of the CPSL that the club would fail to qualify for the postseason. On a positive note George Azcurra received his second Goalkeeper of the Year award.[58]

In 2002, as a result of an increase in teams, the CPSL split the league with Croatia placed in the Western Conference.[59] Zarko Brala managed the squad[60] for the majority of the 2002 season, competing with the Mississauga Olympians for the Conference title, but was discharged on September 9.[61] His dismissal came following the team's defeat in the annual Croatian-North American Soccer Tournament, in which he placed his son, back-up goalkeeper Anthony Brala, into the starting line-up instead of George Azcurra. This brought a negative reaction from the Croatian community, which prompted team president Mario Skara to relive him of his duties. Brala's immediate replacement was former head coach Drago Santic, who had helped the team capture the Puma League title in 1996.[62] Under the guidance of Santic the team won the Western Conference title and achieved a six-game undefeated streak.[63] The team also finished second in the Canada Cup tournament, losing 1–0 to the Ottawa Wizards.[64] However they performed poorly in the playoffs, with a defeat to the North York Astros in the preliminary round.[65] Toronto Croatia had the second-best defensive record in the league, with Azcurra recognized as Goalkeeper of the Year and Domagoj Sain as Defender of the Year.[66]

Toronto Croatia began the 2003 season with a devastating streak of five defeats and an early departure from the Open Canada Cup with a 4–2 loss to Toronto Supra.[67] As a result Santic was relieved from his coaching duties and Velemir Crljen returned in his previous capacity as player-coach. To improve the team's situation, Crljen used the club's overseas connections to bring in players including Josip Juric, Antonijo Zupan, Jure Pavic, Ivica Raguz, and Ante Pavlovic.[68] These additions helped the team recover and finish third in their conference, gaining a postseason berth. In the first round of the playoffs they defeated the Brampton Hitmen 4–3 in a penalty shootout.[69] However this result was overturned by the league after Brampton filed a protest that two suspended Croatian officials had overseen the match.[70] At the conclusion of the season Domagoj Sain received his second Defender of the Year award.[71]

Aldo Krajcar served as head coach for the 2004 season in which the club won another CPSL Championship.[68] They achieved a second-place finish in the Western Conference followed by a 5–0 victory over the Windsor Border Stars in the first round of the postseason.[72] The club was required to play a wildcard match against the Brampton Hitmen, avenging their previous playoff encounter with a score of 3–1.[73] Croatia defeated Western Conference champions Hamilton Thunder 2–0,[73] and in the finals beat the Vaughan Shooters 4–0 with Marasovic, Marko Milicevic, and Zupan scoring the goals.[74]

Crljen returned for his third term as head coach in 2005, with the team acquiring Caribbean talent Hayden Fitzwilliams, Caswain Mason, and Halburto Harris.[75][76] Toronto Croatia was transferred to the Eastern Conference, over which they battled with Vaughan for supremacy, with Vaughan finishing as champions.[77] In the first round of the postseason they beat Laval Dynamites with Leo Laurito scoring the winning goal.[78] Croatia faced North York Astros in a wildcard round, where player-coach Crljen secured the match 1–0 with an overtime goal.[79] In the second round they lost to Vaughan Shooters, 4–0, failing to defend their championship.[80]

International Division and rebirth of Croatia–Serbia rivalry (2006–2009) edit

 
Toronto Croatia playing against Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Park Stadium during the 2010 season.

In 2006 the CPSL re-branded itself as the Canadian Soccer League (CSL), and introduced the International Division which represented the various ethnic communities in the Greater Toronto Area.[81] The launch of the division saw the return of Toronto Croatia's traditional rivals, the Serbian White Eagles, which revived their historical derby match.[82] The club also celebrated its 50th anniversary, and went on a tour of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina where they played the Dinamo Zagreb B team at Maksimir Stadium before the Croatian Supercup, and also played NK Široki Brijeg and NK Primorac Biograd. The organization retained the services of Josip Cvitanovic as club president, and Theo Krajacic as club representative.[83] After gaining coaching experience in Croatia and Asia, former player-coach Mladen Pralija returned to manage the team.[84] The 2006 International Division season was primarily a battle between the two former-Yugoslavian represented teams, which produced the highest attendances throughout the league.[85][86][87][88] The regular season concluded with the White Eagles claiming the division with Croatia finishing as runners up.[89] In the postseason Croatia beat Laval 1–0[90] but were defeated in the semifinals 1–0 by Italia Shooters.[91] Toronto Croatia's Azcurra was named the Goalkeeper of the Year for a fifth time, which was a league record for an individual player.[88]

2007 season Milodrag Akmadzic Backo became the coach. Prior to the 2007 season the team moved to the Hershey Centre after the league banned the use of Memorial Park.[92] The team won the inaugural Croatian World Club Championship, a tournament for the Croatian diaspora clubs throughout the world,[93] with a 3–1 victory over Canberra Croatia in the final. Team veteran Domagoj Sain was recognized as the tournament's MVP.[94] The team was awarded the championship trophy by Croatian Football Federation president Vlatko Marković.

In the regular season Croatia continued their battle with the White Eagles over the primacy of the International Division, a rivalry which helped increase attendance throughout the CSL.[95] Though Croatia achieved an unbeaten streak with only one defeat they fell short of Serbia by four points in the division.[96] In the postseason Toronto Croatia defeated North York Astros 4–2,[97] and beat National Division titleholders St. Catharines Wolves 3–2 with goals by Fitzwilliams, Tihomir Maletic and an own goal by Wolves.[98] In the CSL championship finals their rivalry with Serbia reached its climax; lacking an adequate stadium available in order to separate the fans the league was forced to change the format to a two-leg game rather than the standard knockout.[99][100][101][102] In the two-game final Croatia defeated the White Eagles by a score of 4–1 goals on aggregate.[103][104][105] At the CSL awards banquet team captain Sain became first player to win Defender of the Year a third time, and Maletic was voted Rookie of the Year.[106]

In 2008 Croatia went through a transitional period as many core veterans like Azcurra, Leo Marasovic, Robert Fran, Rudi Spaic, and Robert Grnja retired from competitive soccer.[107] Former Prva HNL manager Miroslav Buljan was hired for the 2008 season and strengthened the roster with the additions of Tonći Pirija and Hugo Herrera.[108] The league introduced the creation of a reserve division to provide a developmental platform for young players to transition to the professional ranks and Toronto Croatia added a reserve squad.[109] Their on-field performance was mediocre as they finished third in the International Division.[110] Their postseason was cut short after losing to 2–1 to Portugal FC in the preliminary round.[111]

As the CSL received sanctioning from the Canadian Soccer Association in 2009, Toronto Croatia formed a partnership with Clarkson Sheridan Soccer Club to jointly develop youth players.[112][113] Before the start of the season the club moved to Centennial Park Stadium in the Toronto district of Etobicoke, as the Hershey Centre did not meet the standards of a professional facility.[114] During the regular season Toronto continued its annual rivalry with the White Eagles for the division title, where ultimately Serbia claimed the title with Croatia behind by one point.[115] In the opening round of the playoffs they faced the Brampton Lions and won 4–1 points in aggregate,[116] but subsequently lost in the semifinals to Serbia.[117]

League powerhouse and departure to CAF (2010–present) edit

 
Toronto Croatia celebrating CSL Championship in 2012

Prior to the start of the 2010 season Crljen was relieved as coach and replaced by Kreso Grnjto.[118] The team recruited players from overseas including Ivan Žgela and Ante Zurak.[119] Further changes saw the promotion of club secretary Pino Jazbec to the CSL Executive Committee as League Administrator.[120][121][122] The CSL administration also restructured the league by combining both the International and National Divisions to form the CSL First Division with a single-table structure. The regular season was unremarkable for Toronto Croatia as the team barely qualified for the playoffs.[123] In the opening round of the postseason Croatia achieved an upset victory against regular-season champions York Region Shooters, winning 3–1 on goals on aggregate.[124][125] However Toronto then lost 2–0 in the semifinals against Hamilton Croatia.[126] At the conclusion of the season Tihomir Maletic won both the CSL Golden Boot and MVP.[127]

Veteran head coach Crljen was hired to lead the team for the 2011 season, in which the club saw a return to prominence. Toronto Croatia finished second in the regular season with the best defensive record and the second-best offensive record.[128] At the international level they achieved their second Croatian World Club Championship.[129] In the preliminary round of the playoffs they defeated Mississauga Eagles FC 8–1 on goals on aggregate.[130][131] In the following round Croatia defeated the York Region Shooters 2–0 with goals by Josip Keran and Fitzwilliams.[132] In the finals a goal by Fitzwilliams secured a 1–0 victory over Capital City F.C., winning Toronto Croatia the CSL Championship.[133][134] At the conclusion of the season Croatia went home with the majority of the CSL team awards, and Crljen was recognized as Coach of the Year. Maletic received his second-consecutive MVP award and Sven Arapovic was given Defender of the Year. Club president Joe Pavicic received the Harry Paul Gauss award for his allegiance, commitment and support to the league and its member clubs.[135]

In 2012 Croatia produced another solid season with the club investing in foreign talent from Croatia by acquiring former 1. HNL and 2. HNL veterans like Josip Bonacin, Andelo Srzentic, Dino Buljan, and Marin Vucemilovic-Grgic.[136] The club achieved their first regular-season title since 2002 and the best offensive and defensive records, with only one loss throughout the season.[137] In the postseason they defeated Niagara United 2–0[138] and rival White Eagles 4–0.[139] In the championship finals Croatia successfully defended their title by defeating Montreal Impact Academy 1–0 with Vucemilovic-Grgic sealing the match for Toronto.[140] After attaining a prosperous season the league recognized Vucemilovic-Grgic as MVP and Antonio Ilic as Goalkeeper of the Year.[141]

On September 13, 2012 CBC News released an article with wiretap evidence which revealed a bribe in the order of €15,000 (CA$18,000) was paid to Antonijo Zupan, who was to share it with other players on his team.[142] According to the report, monies were paid to fix at least one CSL match, on September 12, 2009, v Trois-Rivières Attak.[143] Zupan denied any knowledge of receiving any money for fixing a match. In response to the allegations of match fixing the CSL issued a statement stating that the league would continue to conduct the necessary steps in order to prevent any future tampering of matches.[144]

During 2013–2015 Croatia's continued to dominate the CSL, finishing in the top three each year, winning the championship in 2015 and finishing as runners up in 2014.[145][146][147] The club returned to the Hershey Centre in 2014, due to renovations of Centennial Park Stadium in preparation for the 2015 Pan American Games.[148][149] Toronto Croatia began reinvesting in their youth structure in 2013 by relaunching their reserve team, which secured the Second Division regular season title and were runners up in the championship. Due to this immediate success the reserve team formed an affiliation with Ferenc Puskás Football Academy, and HNK Rijeka Academy.[150] In 2014, the club released a documentary which detailed the history of the organization.[151]

In 2016 Toronto Croatia departed from the CSL and became a founding member in the LIKA SUPERGROUP Open Division in the Canadian Academy of Futbol (CAF), an academy player developmental league. Coach was Josip Keran.[152][153]

Since 2017 Croatia Toronto compete in National Arena Soccer League. Both seasons they were first on the end of the season. President is Josip Pavicic, coach Milodrag Akmadzic Backo, assistant coach Zoran Marijanovic, team menager Ivan Kulis and captain was Josip Keran.[154][clarification needed]

Year-by-year edit

Year Division League Regular Season Play-offs
1962[155] 2 NSL 11th
1963[155] 2 NSL 7th
1964[155] 2 NSL 7th
1965[155] 2 NSL 7th
1966[155] 2 NSL 5th Final
1967[155] 2 NSL 10th
1968[155] 2 NSL 6th Quarter-Finals
1969[155] 2 NSL 7th were not played
1970[155] 2 NSL 1st Final
1971[155] 2 NSL 1st Champions
1972[155] 2 NSL 1st
1973[155] 2 NSL 1st Final
1974[155] 2 NSL 3rd Champions
1975[156] 1 – Northern Division NASL 2nd Quarter-Finals
1976[156] 1 – Atlantic Conference, Northern Division NASL 2nd Champions
1977[156] 1 – Atlantic Conference, Northern Division NASL 1st, Atlantic, Northern Quarter-Finals
1978[156] 1 – National Conference, Eastern Division NASL 3rd 1st round
1979[155] 2 NSL 8th were not played
1980[155] 2 NSL 11th
1981[155] 2 NSL 5th
1982[155] 2 NSL 10th
1983[155] 1 CPSL 4th Semi-Finals
1984[155] 2 NSL
1985[155] 2 NSL 6th Quarter-Finals
1986[155] 2 NSL 8th
1987[155] 2 NSL 2nd Semi-Finals
1988[155] 2 NSL 4th Champions
1989[155] 2 NSL 2nd were not played
1990[155] 2 NSL 4th were not played
1991[155] 2 NSL 4th were not played
1992[155] 2 NSL Champions were not played
1993[155] 2 – Western Division NSL 2nd Quarter-Finals
1997[155] 2 CNSL 2nd Quarter-finals
1998[157] 3 CPSL 8th did not qualify
1999[157] 3 CPSL 2nd Final
2000[157] 3 CPSL 3rd Champions
2001[157] 3 CPSL 6th did not qualify
2002[157] 3 – Western Conference CPSL 1st, Western Semi-finals
2003[157] 3 – Western Conference CPSL 3rd, Western Quarter-Finals
2004[157] 3 – Western Conference CPSL 2nd, Western Champions
2005[157] 3 – Eastern Conference CPSL 2nd, Eastern Semi-Finals
2006[158] 3 – International Division CSL 2nd, International Semi-Finals
2007[158] 3 – International Division CSL 2nd, International Champions
2008[158] 3 – International Division CSL 3rd, International Quarter-Finals
2009[158] 3 – International Division CSL 2nd, International Semi-Finals
2010[158] 3 – First Division CSL 8th Semi-Finals
2011[158] 3 – First Division CSL 2nd Champions
2012[158] 3 – First Division CSL 1st Champions
2013[159] 3 – First Division CSL 3rd Semi-Finals
2014[160] 3 – First Division CSL 2nd Final
2015[161] 3 – First Division CSL 2nd Champions

Honours edit

  • North American Soccer League: 1
Soccer Bowl '76
  • Canadian National Soccer League: 4
1971, 1974, 1988, 1992
  • Canadian Soccer League: 6
2000, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2015
  • CNSL Playoff Champions: 3
1971, 1974, 1988
  • CNSL Regular Season: 4
1970, 1971, 1972, 1992
  • CSL Regular Season: 1
2012
  • Canadian Open Cup: 3
1971, 1972, 1973
  • NSL/CNSL Cup: 6
1972, 1975, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993
  • NSL Canada Cup: 1
1989
  • Canadian International Soccer League: 2
1995, 1996
  • Croatian World Club Championship: 2
2007, 2011

Coaching history edit

Notable players edit

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toronto, croatia, croatian, national, sports, club, canadian, soccer, team, based, toronto, ontario, that, plays, supergroup, open, division, canadian, academy, football, team, colours, white, blue, similar, those, croatia, national, team, full, namecroatian, . C N S C Toronto Croatia Croatian National Sports Club Toronto Croatia is a Canadian soccer team based in Toronto Ontario that plays in the Supergroup Open Division in the Canadian Academy of Football The team s colours are red white and blue similar to those of the Croatia national team Toronto CroatiaFull nameCroatian National Sports Club Toronto CroatiaFounded1956 68 years ago 1956 StadiumParamount Fine Foods CentreChairmanJosip PavicicManagerMilodrag AkmadzicCoachJosip KeranLeagueArena SoccerHome coloursAway coloursThe club was founded in 1956 by the Croatian diaspora in Toronto 1 Initially the team played in various local amateur leagues before making the transition to the professional ranks by joining the Canadian National Soccer League CNSL in 1962 In 1975 after a period of dominance in the CNSL the organization purchased the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League and retained their heritage by inserting Croatia into the team s name Their greatest success occurred in the 1976 season where Toronto captured the Soccer Bowl The 1976 team was later inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame In 1979 the club sold its share to Global Television Network and returned to the CNSL Toronto Croatia became a founding member of the Canadian International Soccer League in 1994 returned to the CNSL in 1997 and the following year became a charter member of the Canadian Professional Soccer League later the Canadian Soccer League CSL They established themselves as an elite club with a league record of six championships The team has been among the most successful clubs in Canadian soccer history and one of the most successful Croatian diaspora clubs Toronto Croatia has a noted historical rivalry with the Serbian White Eagles Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1956 1967 1 2 National Soccer League success 1970 1975 1 3 North American Soccer League years 1975 1978 1 4 Return to NSL and Puma League 1979 1997 1 5 Founding member of the CPSL and average success 1998 2005 1 6 International Division and rebirth of Croatia Serbia rivalry 2006 2009 1 7 League powerhouse and departure to CAF 2010 present 2 Year by year 3 Honours 4 Coaching history 5 Notable players 6 References 7 External linksHistory editEarly years 1956 1967 edit Croatian National Sports Club Toronto Croatia was formed by the Croatian diaspora in Toronto Ontario on October 5 1956 in order to foster closer links with the homeland by promoting organized sporting events and competitions 2 The original founders of the club were Kreso Mance Franjo Jurisic and Juraj Boljkovac who served as the club s first president 3 Vlado Romanov was selected as the inaugural head coach while Mance was appointed the first team captain The club originally competed in the Metro Toronto League and made its debut against Belfast United 2 4 During the club s fledgeling years the team saw little on field success with their biggest achievement occurring in the 1959 season when Toronto Croatia participated in the Continental Soccer League and claimed the Continental Cup after defeating Germania by a score of 2 1 5 In the 1960s the club received support from club president Nikola Baric the Croatian community and Rev Dragutin Kamber s Croatian parishioners 6 4 and the club began to develop into a solid team Toronto Croatia joined the Toronto and District League in 1960 where they played for two seasons then transitioned to the professional Canadian National Soccer League CNSL in 1962 After several mediocre seasons Toronto Croatia reached the championship finals in the 1966 season finishing second to Windsor Teutonia 7 National Soccer League success 1970 1975 edit Having established themselves as a NSL title contender Toronto Croatia began attracting talent from the SFR Yugoslavia They also hired I Kezman a professional head coach from Europe 8 Among the influx of players were Alan Harvey Rudolf Milicevic Najrudin Jazic Jerko Granic Osvaldo Gonzales Harry de Vlugt Lutz Wolansky Aleja Solak and Marijan Bilic 9 Kezman resigned after a lacklustre start to the 1970 season and was replaced by Arthur Rodrigues and Jure Sikic Under this management the team won the regular season title but was defeated in the championship final by Hamilton Croatia Significant additions were brought in for the 1971 season with the arrival of former Dinamo Zagreb head coach Ivan Jazbinsek and Dinamo alumni Bruno Pilas Marijan Bradvic and Zlatko Mesic Under the leadership of Jazbinsek the team claimed its first treble by winning the regular season title NSL Championship and the Croatian North American Soccer Tournament At the conclusion of the season the league awarded Zeljko Bilecki with its Top Goaltender award 10 For the 1972 season Vladimir Simunic replaced Jazbinsek and helped secure another regular season title and the NSL Cup while Bilecki received his second Goalkeeper of the Year award Notable players brought in from abroad included Josko Gluic and Ante Ivkovic Simunic continued with the team for two more seasons which saw Toronto Croatia win a fourth consecutive regular season title in 1973 and a second NSL Championship in 1974 North American Soccer League years 1975 1978 edit Main article Toronto Metros Croatia nbsp Portuguese international Eusebio was instrumental in winning the Soccer Bowl 76 for Toronto Metros CroatiaIn 1975 the club purchased the Toronto Metros of the North American Soccer League to form Toronto Metros Croatia 11 12 13 while still retaining a reserve team in the NSL 7 During this period the team attracted many soccer stars such as Portuguese superstar Eusebio and were successful enough that they won Soccer Bowl 76 in a 3 0 victory over the Minnesota Kicks at the Kingdome in Seattle 14 The squad was originally led by Ivan Markovic but after a heated confrontation with Eusebio he decided to resign 15 16 His immediate replacement was former player Marijan Bilic as an interim coach and a suitable successor was found in Domagoj Kapetanovic 17 an immigrant to Canada who had played for Dinamo Zagreb 16 The champions team was Paolo Cimpiel Tadeusz Polak Zeljko Bilecki Ivan Lukacevic Robert Iarusci Eusebio Mladen Cukon Carmen Marcantonio Ivair Ferreira Wolfgang Suhnholz Damir Sutevski Ivan Grnja Filip Blaskovic and Chris Horrocks 18 However the NASL was never comfortable with the Croatia link an obvious ethnic connection 19 League executives lobbied CBS to ensure they were only referred to as Toronto in the televised coverage of Soccer Bowl In 1978 the team was bought out leaving the Toronto Blizzard in the NASL while Toronto Croatia returned to the NSL The club s successes despite the instabilities it found in each of the leagues in which it had played showed what a small ethnic group could accomplish in the North American sport 20 The 1976 team was inducted into the Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame as its 2010 Team of Distinction 21 Return to NSL and Puma League 1979 1997 edit In 1983 the club entered a new national league the Canadian Professional Soccer League CPSL 22 This league comprised six teams from across Canada Edmonton Montreal etc and initially got off to a strong start The team was entered as Mississauga Croatia and played its games at Centennial Park Stadium Due to spiralling costs and poor attendance across the league two of the teams folded and the league disbanded following a winner takes all final Toronto Croatia returned to the NSL 23 Towards the late 1980s many players and coaches were brought over from Croatia to help elevate the team and its youth programs Some of the notable players and managers arriving at that time were Drago Santic Sibenik Velimir Crljen Zadar Dubravko Ledic Mostar and Miso Smajlovic 4 The early 1990s saw the team rise to prominence in the community once again as the Croatian War of Independence had begun in the homeland This activity culminated in a trip to Croatia sponsored by the Croatian Ministry of Sports and Culture featuring Toronto against Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split Osijek Rijeka Varazdin and Tomislavgrad As in the early 1970s the team became a symbol for the Croatian diaspora community in coming together and campaigning for official recognition for the homeland At this time the NSL was beginning to see an elevated level of play and the attendance at all league games was beginning to rise Toronto Croatia consistently had the largest attendance of all teams in the league during this era 1990 1995 citation needed With numerous players brought in from Croatia including Josip Lukacevic Ivan Simic Goran Pavlic Mate Stanic Robert Rupcic and the local youth system providing young talent Joe Buntic Frank Delisimunovic Rob Milek Anton Granic the team won the NSL SuperCup and Croatian North American Soccer tournament Following these successes were PUMA League Championship wins in 1992 and 1995 During both of those seasons Toronto Croatia won both the League and Croatian National Tournament for North America During the PUMA league era Velimir Crljen Goran Grubesic Frank Delisimunovic and Anton Granic were voted to the All Star team citation needed In 1995 Toronto Croatia departed from the CNSL after a dispute with Toronto Italia over alleged debts owned to the club 24 As a result Toronto Croatia joined the newly formed Canadian International Soccer League which had sponsorship from Puma 25 Though the Puma League was a short lived experiment Toronto Croatia managed to win the league in two consecutive seasons 26 After the Puma League folded Toronto Croatia along with Kosova Albanians and Hamilton White Eagles rejoined the CNSL in 1997 27 The club continued its tradition of recruiting high profile Croatian managers from abroad by assigning coaching duties to Zlatko Haramincic 28 In their return season to the CNSL they finished as runners up in the regular season which subsequently secured the team a postseason berth They were eliminated in the preliminary round of the playoffs after 8 1 defeat on goals on aggregate to Toronto Supra 29 30 Founding member of the CPSL and average success 1998 2005 edit After years of feuding between the Ontario Soccer Association and the CNSL both parties decided to reconcile their differences in 1998 by forming the new Canadian Professional Soccer League 31 The project was an attempt to form an exclusively Canadian league beginning with an Ontario Division 32 Toronto Croatia became a founding member along with Glen Shields London City Mississauga Eagles North York Astros St Catharines Wolves Toronto Olympians and York Region Shooters 33 34 In preparation for their CPSL debut the club brought in former Dinamo Zagreb manager Rudolf Belin 35 and signed new additions due to the retirement of several key players 36 They made their CPSL debut on June 3 1998 in a Canada Cup match against Glen Shields where they were defeated 3 1 with Stephen Warren providing their only goal 37 The season was a setback as they finished at the bottom of the standings and failed to advance past their group stage in the Canada Cup tournament 38 39 In 1999 changes were made in Toronto Croatia s managerial department with the appointment of Bruno Pilas as head coach 40 41 Pilas was able to challenge the Toronto Olympians for the league championship finishing the season as runners up with the third highest offensive and defensive record 42 The club also had a solid Canada Cup tournament losing the finals 3 0 to the Olympians 43 44 45 In the preliminary round of the postseason Toronto defeated Glen Shields 5 2 46 47 In the CPSL Championship final they lost again to the Olympians who achieved a treble that season 48 At the conclusion of the season George Azcurra was named the Goalkeeper of the Year 49 From 2000 season Velimir Crljen became head coach and Milodrag Akmadzic Backo assistant coach and player After that in next 15 years with small breaks they won many trophies It was the most successful part of the history Since 2006 president of the club is Josip Pavicic also having successful entrepreneurial career Since 2010 manager is Ivan Kulis With home players they brought some players from Croatian first and second division Though Toronto failed in repeating their previous season performance they achieved a postseason berth by finishing third in the standings with the league s second best offensive and defensive records 50 Toronto Croatia won their Canada Cup tournament group and advanced to the semifinals where they were defeated by the Olympians in a 3 2 penalty shootout 51 52 Their playoff run began with a 3 1 victory over St Catharines 53 advancing to the CPSL Championship final where they again faced the Toronto Olympians This time Croatia avenged their previous defeats with the Draganic brothers producing goals for a 2 1 championship victory which denied the Olympians back to back trebles 54 Bruno Pilas returned as head coach for the 2001 season when the club relocated to Streetsville Mississauga to play at Memorial Park where Mayor Hazel McCallion performed the ceremonial kickoff 55 Toronto Croatia finished three points shy of a postseason berth and was unable to defend the championship 56 They likewise failed to advance past their group stage at the Canada Cup tournament 57 Though the season was an overall failure for Toronto it was the final occasion as a member of the CPSL that the club would fail to qualify for the postseason On a positive note George Azcurra received his second Goalkeeper of the Year award 58 In 2002 as a result of an increase in teams the CPSL split the league with Croatia placed in the Western Conference 59 Zarko Brala managed the squad 60 for the majority of the 2002 season competing with the Mississauga Olympians for the Conference title but was discharged on September 9 61 His dismissal came following the team s defeat in the annual Croatian North American Soccer Tournament in which he placed his son back up goalkeeper Anthony Brala into the starting line up instead of George Azcurra This brought a negative reaction from the Croatian community which prompted team president Mario Skara to relive him of his duties Brala s immediate replacement was former head coach Drago Santic who had helped the team capture the Puma League title in 1996 62 Under the guidance of Santic the team won the Western Conference title and achieved a six game undefeated streak 63 The team also finished second in the Canada Cup tournament losing 1 0 to the Ottawa Wizards 64 However they performed poorly in the playoffs with a defeat to the North York Astros in the preliminary round 65 Toronto Croatia had the second best defensive record in the league with Azcurra recognized as Goalkeeper of the Year and Domagoj Sain as Defender of the Year 66 Toronto Croatia began the 2003 season with a devastating streak of five defeats and an early departure from the Open Canada Cup with a 4 2 loss to Toronto Supra 67 As a result Santic was relieved from his coaching duties and Velemir Crljen returned in his previous capacity as player coach To improve the team s situation Crljen used the club s overseas connections to bring in players including Josip Juric Antonijo Zupan Jure Pavic Ivica Raguz and Ante Pavlovic 68 These additions helped the team recover and finish third in their conference gaining a postseason berth In the first round of the playoffs they defeated the Brampton Hitmen 4 3 in a penalty shootout 69 However this result was overturned by the league after Brampton filed a protest that two suspended Croatian officials had overseen the match 70 At the conclusion of the season Domagoj Sain received his second Defender of the Year award 71 Aldo Krajcar served as head coach for the 2004 season in which the club won another CPSL Championship 68 They achieved a second place finish in the Western Conference followed by a 5 0 victory over the Windsor Border Stars in the first round of the postseason 72 The club was required to play a wildcard match against the Brampton Hitmen avenging their previous playoff encounter with a score of 3 1 73 Croatia defeated Western Conference champions Hamilton Thunder 2 0 73 and in the finals beat the Vaughan Shooters 4 0 with Marasovic Marko Milicevic and Zupan scoring the goals 74 Crljen returned for his third term as head coach in 2005 with the team acquiring Caribbean talent Hayden Fitzwilliams Caswain Mason and Halburto Harris 75 76 Toronto Croatia was transferred to the Eastern Conference over which they battled with Vaughan for supremacy with Vaughan finishing as champions 77 In the first round of the postseason they beat Laval Dynamites with Leo Laurito scoring the winning goal 78 Croatia faced North York Astros in a wildcard round where player coach Crljen secured the match 1 0 with an overtime goal 79 In the second round they lost to Vaughan Shooters 4 0 failing to defend their championship 80 International Division and rebirth of Croatia Serbia rivalry 2006 2009 edit nbsp Toronto Croatia playing against Serbian White Eagles at Centennial Park Stadium during the 2010 season In 2006 the CPSL re branded itself as the Canadian Soccer League CSL and introduced the International Division which represented the various ethnic communities in the Greater Toronto Area 81 The launch of the division saw the return of Toronto Croatia s traditional rivals the Serbian White Eagles which revived their historical derby match 82 The club also celebrated its 50th anniversary and went on a tour of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina where they played the Dinamo Zagreb B team at Maksimir Stadium before the Croatian Supercup and also played NK Siroki Brijeg and NK Primorac Biograd The organization retained the services of Josip Cvitanovic as club president and Theo Krajacic as club representative 83 After gaining coaching experience in Croatia and Asia former player coach Mladen Pralija returned to manage the team 84 The 2006 International Division season was primarily a battle between the two former Yugoslavian represented teams which produced the highest attendances throughout the league 85 86 87 88 The regular season concluded with the White Eagles claiming the division with Croatia finishing as runners up 89 In the postseason Croatia beat Laval 1 0 90 but were defeated in the semifinals 1 0 by Italia Shooters 91 Toronto Croatia s Azcurra was named the Goalkeeper of the Year for a fifth time which was a league record for an individual player 88 2007 season Milodrag Akmadzic Backo became the coach Prior to the 2007 season the team moved to the Hershey Centre after the league banned the use of Memorial Park 92 The team won the inaugural Croatian World Club Championship a tournament for the Croatian diaspora clubs throughout the world 93 with a 3 1 victory over Canberra Croatia in the final Team veteran Domagoj Sain was recognized as the tournament s MVP 94 The team was awarded the championship trophy by Croatian Football Federation president Vlatko Markovic In the regular season Croatia continued their battle with the White Eagles over the primacy of the International Division a rivalry which helped increase attendance throughout the CSL 95 Though Croatia achieved an unbeaten streak with only one defeat they fell short of Serbia by four points in the division 96 In the postseason Toronto Croatia defeated North York Astros 4 2 97 and beat National Division titleholders St Catharines Wolves 3 2 with goals by Fitzwilliams Tihomir Maletic and an own goal by Wolves 98 In the CSL championship finals their rivalry with Serbia reached its climax lacking an adequate stadium available in order to separate the fans the league was forced to change the format to a two leg game rather than the standard knockout 99 100 101 102 In the two game final Croatia defeated the White Eagles by a score of 4 1 goals on aggregate 103 104 105 At the CSL awards banquet team captain Sain became first player to win Defender of the Year a third time and Maletic was voted Rookie of the Year 106 In 2008 Croatia went through a transitional period as many core veterans like Azcurra Leo Marasovic Robert Fran Rudi Spaic and Robert Grnja retired from competitive soccer 107 Former Prva HNL manager Miroslav Buljan was hired for the 2008 season and strengthened the roster with the additions of Tonci Pirija and Hugo Herrera 108 The league introduced the creation of a reserve division to provide a developmental platform for young players to transition to the professional ranks and Toronto Croatia added a reserve squad 109 Their on field performance was mediocre as they finished third in the International Division 110 Their postseason was cut short after losing to 2 1 to Portugal FC in the preliminary round 111 As the CSL received sanctioning from the Canadian Soccer Association in 2009 Toronto Croatia formed a partnership with Clarkson Sheridan Soccer Club to jointly develop youth players 112 113 Before the start of the season the club moved to Centennial Park Stadium in the Toronto district of Etobicoke as the Hershey Centre did not meet the standards of a professional facility 114 During the regular season Toronto continued its annual rivalry with the White Eagles for the division title where ultimately Serbia claimed the title with Croatia behind by one point 115 In the opening round of the playoffs they faced the Brampton Lions and won 4 1 points in aggregate 116 but subsequently lost in the semifinals to Serbia 117 League powerhouse and departure to CAF 2010 present edit nbsp Toronto Croatia celebrating CSL Championship in 2012Prior to the start of the 2010 season Crljen was relieved as coach and replaced by Kreso Grnjto 118 The team recruited players from overseas including Ivan Zgela and Ante Zurak 119 Further changes saw the promotion of club secretary Pino Jazbec to the CSL Executive Committee as League Administrator 120 121 122 The CSL administration also restructured the league by combining both the International and National Divisions to form the CSL First Division with a single table structure The regular season was unremarkable for Toronto Croatia as the team barely qualified for the playoffs 123 In the opening round of the postseason Croatia achieved an upset victory against regular season champions York Region Shooters winning 3 1 on goals on aggregate 124 125 However Toronto then lost 2 0 in the semifinals against Hamilton Croatia 126 At the conclusion of the season Tihomir Maletic won both the CSL Golden Boot and MVP 127 Veteran head coach Crljen was hired to lead the team for the 2011 season in which the club saw a return to prominence Toronto Croatia finished second in the regular season with the best defensive record and the second best offensive record 128 At the international level they achieved their second Croatian World Club Championship 129 In the preliminary round of the playoffs they defeated Mississauga Eagles FC 8 1 on goals on aggregate 130 131 In the following round Croatia defeated the York Region Shooters 2 0 with goals by Josip Keran and Fitzwilliams 132 In the finals a goal by Fitzwilliams secured a 1 0 victory over Capital City F C winning Toronto Croatia the CSL Championship 133 134 At the conclusion of the season Croatia went home with the majority of the CSL team awards and Crljen was recognized as Coach of the Year Maletic received his second consecutive MVP award and Sven Arapovic was given Defender of the Year Club president Joe Pavicic received the Harry Paul Gauss award for his allegiance commitment and support to the league and its member clubs 135 In 2012 Croatia produced another solid season with the club investing in foreign talent from Croatia by acquiring former 1 HNL and 2 HNL veterans like Josip Bonacin Andelo Srzentic Dino Buljan and Marin Vucemilovic Grgic 136 The club achieved their first regular season title since 2002 and the best offensive and defensive records with only one loss throughout the season 137 In the postseason they defeated Niagara United 2 0 138 and rival White Eagles 4 0 139 In the championship finals Croatia successfully defended their title by defeating Montreal Impact Academy 1 0 with Vucemilovic Grgic sealing the match for Toronto 140 After attaining a prosperous season the league recognized Vucemilovic Grgic as MVP and Antonio Ilic as Goalkeeper of the Year 141 On September 13 2012 CBC News released an article with wiretap evidence which revealed a bribe in the order of 15 000 CA 18 000 was paid to Antonijo Zupan who was to share it with other players on his team 142 According to the report monies were paid to fix at least one CSL match on September 12 2009 v Trois Rivieres Attak 143 Zupan denied any knowledge of receiving any money for fixing a match In response to the allegations of match fixing the CSL issued a statement stating that the league would continue to conduct the necessary steps in order to prevent any future tampering of matches 144 During 2013 2015 Croatia s continued to dominate the CSL finishing in the top three each year winning the championship in 2015 and finishing as runners up in 2014 145 146 147 The club returned to the Hershey Centre in 2014 due to renovations of Centennial Park Stadium in preparation for the 2015 Pan American Games 148 149 Toronto Croatia began reinvesting in their youth structure in 2013 by relaunching their reserve team which secured the Second Division regular season title and were runners up in the championship Due to this immediate success the reserve team formed an affiliation with Ferenc Puskas Football Academy and HNK Rijeka Academy 150 In 2014 the club released a documentary which detailed the history of the organization 151 In 2016 Toronto Croatia departed from the CSL and became a founding member in the LIKA SUPERGROUP Open Division in the Canadian Academy of Futbol CAF an academy player developmental league Coach was Josip Keran 152 153 Since 2017 Croatia Toronto compete in National Arena Soccer League Both seasons they were first on the end of the season President is Josip Pavicic coach Milodrag Akmadzic Backo assistant coach Zoran Marijanovic team menager Ivan Kulis and captain was Josip Keran 154 clarification needed Year by year editYear Division League Regular Season Play offs1962 155 2 NSL 11th1963 155 2 NSL 7th1964 155 2 NSL 7th1965 155 2 NSL 7th1966 155 2 NSL 5th Final1967 155 2 NSL 10th1968 155 2 NSL 6th Quarter Finals1969 155 2 NSL 7th were not played1970 155 2 NSL 1st Final1971 155 2 NSL 1st Champions1972 155 2 NSL 1st1973 155 2 NSL 1st Final1974 155 2 NSL 3rd Champions1975 156 1 Northern Division NASL 2nd Quarter Finals1976 156 1 Atlantic Conference Northern Division NASL 2nd Champions1977 156 1 Atlantic Conference Northern Division NASL 1st Atlantic Northern Quarter Finals1978 156 1 National Conference Eastern Division NASL 3rd 1st round1979 155 2 NSL 8th were not played1980 155 2 NSL 11th1981 155 2 NSL 5th1982 155 2 NSL 10th1983 155 1 CPSL 4th Semi Finals1984 155 2 NSL1985 155 2 NSL 6th Quarter Finals1986 155 2 NSL 8th1987 155 2 NSL 2nd Semi Finals1988 155 2 NSL 4th Champions1989 155 2 NSL 2nd were not played1990 155 2 NSL 4th were not played1991 155 2 NSL 4th were not played1992 155 2 NSL Champions were not played1993 155 2 Western Division NSL 2nd Quarter Finals1997 155 2 CNSL 2nd Quarter finals1998 157 3 CPSL 8th did not qualify1999 157 3 CPSL 2nd Final2000 157 3 CPSL 3rd Champions2001 157 3 CPSL 6th did not qualify2002 157 3 Western Conference CPSL 1st Western Semi finals2003 157 3 Western Conference CPSL 3rd Western Quarter Finals2004 157 3 Western Conference CPSL 2nd Western Champions2005 157 3 Eastern Conference CPSL 2nd Eastern Semi Finals2006 158 3 International Division CSL 2nd International Semi Finals2007 158 3 International Division CSL 2nd International Champions2008 158 3 International Division CSL 3rd International Quarter Finals2009 158 3 International Division CSL 2nd International Semi Finals2010 158 3 First Division CSL 8th Semi Finals2011 158 3 First Division CSL 2nd Champions2012 158 3 First Division CSL 1st Champions2013 159 3 First Division CSL 3rd Semi Finals2014 160 3 First Division CSL 2nd Final2015 161 3 First Division CSL 2nd ChampionsHonours editNorth American Soccer League 1Soccer Bowl 76 dd Canadian National Soccer League 41971 1974 1988 1992 dd Canadian Soccer League 62000 2004 2007 2011 2012 2015 dd CNSL Playoff Champions 31971 1974 1988 dd CNSL Regular Season 41970 1971 1972 1992 dd CSL Regular Season 12012 dd Canadian Open Cup 31971 1972 1973 dd NSL CNSL Cup 61972 1975 1988 1989 1992 1993 dd NSL Canada Cup 11989 dd Canadian International Soccer League 21995 1996 dd Croatian World Club Championship 22007 2011 dd Coaching history editVlado Romanov 1956 I Kezman 1970 Arthur Rodrigues 1970 Ivan Jazbinsek 1971 1972 Vladimir Simunic 1973 1974 Miso Smajlovic 1988 Tonko Vukusic 1989 Drago Santic 1996 Zlatko Haramincic 1997 Rudolf Belin 1998 Bruno Pilas 1999 Velimir Crljen 2000 Bruno Pilas 2001 Zarko Brala 2002 Drago Santic 2002 2003 Velimir Crljen 2003 Aldo Krajcar 2004 Velimir Crljen 2005 Mladen Pralija 2006 Milodrag Akmadzic 2007 Miroslav Buljan 2008 Velimir Crljen 2009 Kreso Grnjto 2010 Velimir Crljen 2011 2015 Josip Keran 2016 Notable players editSFR Yugoslavia and Croatia Ibrahim Arslanovic 1973 1974 Aljosa Asanovic 2001 Bozo Bakota 1988 1990 Marijan Bilic 1970 1974 Josip Bonacin 2012 Marijan Bradvic 1971 Mirsad Cehaic 1974 Velimir Crljen 2000 2002 2006 Miralem Fazlic 1974 Josko Gluic 1973 Jerko Granic 1971 1974 Goran Grubesic 2003 Ante Ivkovic 1973 Josip Juric 2002 Zlatko Mesic 1971 Goran Mestrovic 1990 Ivan Mrsic 1982 1983 Jure Pavic 2003 2006 Bruno Pilas 1971 1972 Tonci Pirija 2008 2012 Mladen Pralija 1992 1993 Kresimir Prgomet 2014 Boris Psaker 1970 1974 Ivica Raguz 2003 George Simcich 1971 1972 Aleja Solak 1970 1974 Damir Sutevski 1974 Ivan Zgela 2009 2010 Antonijo Zupan 2003 2006 2009 Albania Gentian Buzali 1997 2000 Tony Preci 2000 Ervin Ryta 2000 Argentina Hugo Herrera 2007 2012 Flavio Ivanovic 1990 Canada Nikola Andrijevic 2001 2003 George Azcurra 1999 2008 Marko Bedenikovic 2004 2008 Zeljko Bilecki 1971 1974 Orlin Chalmers 2003 2005 Oscar Cordon 2015 Shawn Faria 1999 Andres Fresenga 2015 Stevie Gill 1994 1996 Willy Giummarra 2004 Chris Handsor 2000 Roman Harapyn 1997 2005 Alan Harvey 1970 Nicholas Lindsay 2015 Semir Mesanovic 2001 2002 Paul Moore 2000 David Velastegui 2013 2014 Jamaica Corcel Blair 1971 1974 Netherlands Harry de Vlugt 1970 Poland Czeslaw Zajac 1998 1999 Portugal Eusebio 1975 1976 162 References edit Toronto Croatia April 23 2001 Archived from the original on April 23 2001 Retrieved July 19 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link a b C N S C TORONTO CROATIA September 1 2009 Archived from the original on September 1 2009 Retrieved July 12 2017 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link SOPTA MARIN Upoznajte najuspjesniju momcad u hrvatskom iseljenistvu koja je 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