2001 Canadian Professional Soccer League season
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| Season | 2001 |
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| Champions | St. Catharines Wolves |
| Top goalscorer |  Kevin Nelson (Ottawa Wizards) |
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The fourth Canadian Professional Soccer League season began on May 25, 2001 and concluded on October 14, 2001 with the St. Catharines Wolves winning the Rogers Cup.
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Changes from 2000 season
- The Brampton Hitmen, Montreal Dynamites, Ottawa Wizards, and Toronto Supra all began play this year.
- The Durham Flames moved from Oshawa.
Final standings
Green indicates playoff berth clinched
| Place | Team | P | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points |
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| 1 | Ottawa Wizards | 22 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 16 | 51 |
| 2 | Toronto Olympians | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 21 | 46 |
| 3 | Toronto Supra | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | Montreal Dynamites | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 32 | 39 |
| 5 | St. Catharines Wolves | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 38 |
| 6 | Toronto Croatia | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 29 | 35 |
| 7 | Glen Shields Sun Devils | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 43 | 27 |
| 8 | Brampton Hitmen | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 41 | 26 |
| 9 | North York Astros | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 32 | 24 |
| 10 | Durham Flames | 22 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 39 | 53 | 24 |
| 11 | York Region Shooters | 22 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 29 | 58 | 15 |
| 12 | London City | 22 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 66 | 9 |
Rogers Cup playoffs
Quarterfinals
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October 12, 2001
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| St. Catharines Wolves | 2–1 | Montreal Dynamites |
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Zumpano  45'McGutchan 65' |
Selaidopoulos 18' |
Semifinals
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October 13, 2001
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| Toronto Olympians | 2–3 (aet) | Toronto Supra |
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| Denis 63' Thomas 70' |
Diluca 74' Afriyie 78' 97' |
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Club Roma: 250
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Consolation final
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October 14, 2001
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| Ottawa Wizards | 2–5 | Toronto Olympians |
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| Nelson 43' Iloanusi 82' |
Sanna 62' Ziannis 70'Williams 75'Mancini 82'Andrijanic 90' (og) |
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Club Roma: 150
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Rogers Cup final
| Canadian Professional Soccer League 2001 winners |
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St. Catharines Wolves Second Title |
2001 scoring leaders
- Full article: CSL Golden Boot[1]
| Position | Player's name | Nationality | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Kevin Nelson | Trinidad and Tobago |
Ottawa Wizards | 23 |
| 2 | Abraham Osman |  Uganda |
Ottawa Wizards | 17 |
| 3 | Samuel Afriyie |  Canada |
Toronto Supra | 15 |
| 4 | Frank Zumpano | Canada |
St. Catharines Wolves | 14 |
| 5 | Eddy Berdusco | Canada |
Toronto Olympians | 12 |
| 6 | Bruno Nue | Canada |
Montreal Dynamites | 12 |
| 7 | Ryan Gamble | Canada |
Toronto Supra | 11 |
| 8 | Gary Hughes | Canada |
St. Catharines Wolves | 10 |
| 9 | Peter Curic | Canada |
Toronto Croatia | 9 |
| 10 | Dejan Gluscevic |  Serbia |
North York Astros | 9 |
Individual awards
- CPSL MVP Award:: Abraham Osman, Ottawa Wizards
- Rogers Cup MVP:: Garrett Caldwell, Toronto Supra; Danny Gallagher, St. Catharines Wolves
- CPSL Golden Boot: Kevin Nelson, Ottawa Wizards
- CPSL Defender of the Year Award: Kurt Ramsey, North York Astros
- CPSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award: George Azcurra, Toronto Croatia; Luciano Miranda, North York Astros
- CPSL Rookie of the Year Award: Kevin Nelson, Ottawa Wizards
- CPSL Coach of the Year Award: Zoran Jankovic, Montreal Dynamites
- CPSL Best Official: Amato DiLuca
- CPSL Fair Play Award: Durham Flames
References
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