Toronto Croatia

Formed - 1956
Name changed to Toronto Metros-Croatia in 1975 after merger with Toronto Metros but maintained a team with the original name in the NSL!
Name changed to Mississauga Croatia in 1994
Name changed back to Toronto Croatia in 1997
Members of the Canadian Professional Soccer League

Home ground - Centennial Park Stadium, Etobicoke, ON ????-2003
Memorial Park, Streetsville, ON 2004-2006
Hershey Centre, Mississauga, ON 2007-2008 & 2014
Centennial Park Stadium, Etobicoke, ON 2009-2013 & 2015


Season by season
Year
Lge
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pts
GD
Pos
1962
NSL








3rd
1963
NSL
18
0
1
17
17
87
1
-70
7th
1964
NSL
21
4
3
14
21
46
11
-25
7th
1965
NSL
21
8
3
10
38
39
19
-1
6th
1966
NSL
27
12
4
11
42
33
28
9
4th
1967
NSL
21
4
5
12
37
61
13
-24
9th
1968
NSL









1969
NSL









1970
NSL
26
20
3
3
75
19
43
56
1st
1971
NSL
26
22
3
1
58
14
47
44
1st
1972
NSL
28
21
7
0
83
10
49
73
1st
1973
NSL
30
22
4
4
71
23
48
48
1st
1974
NSL
36
23
5
8
78
32
54
46
3rd
1975
NSL1
38
11
6
21
40
57
28
-17
9th
1976
NSL2
21
14
3
4
48
27
31
21
2nd
1977
NSL1
36
7
6
23
34
78
20
-44
9th
1978
NSL1
19
5
1
13
15
47
11
-32
9th
1979
NSL
21
6
4
11
17
36
16
-19
11th
1980
NSL
22
4
3
15
21
55
11
-34
11th
1981
NSL
20
8
5
7
30
22
23
8
5th
1982
NSL
18
3
4
11
15
29
19
-19
10th
1983
NSL









1984
NSL









1985
NSL









1986
NSL









1987
NSL









1988
NSL









1989
NSL









1990
NSL









1991
NSL









1992
NSL









1993
NSL









1994
CISL









1995
CISL









1996
CISL









1997
NSL
7
2
2
3
6
8
8
-2
2nd
1998
CPSL
14
2
4
8
20
51
10
-31
8th
1999
CPSL
14
8
2
4
31
19
26
12
2nd
2000
CPSL
14
9
1
4
36
17
28
19
3rd
2001
CPSL
22
10
5
7
17
29
35
-12
6th
2002
CPSLW
19
10
4
5
36
23
34
13
1st
2003
CPSLW
18
9
1
8
27
20
28
-3
3rd
2004
CPSLW
20
9
4
7
42
30
31
12
2nd
2005
CPSLE
22
13
6
3
44
19
45
25
2nd
2006
CSLI
22
14
5
3
58
23
47
35
2nd
2007
CSLI
22
10
11
1
42
16
41
26
2nd
2008
CSLI
22
11
5
6
40
35
38
5
3rd
2009
CSLI
18
10
5
3
30
15
35
15
2nd
2010
CSL
24
7
9
8
36
38
30
-2
8th
2011
CSL
26
18
5
3
62
21
59
41
2nd
2012
CSL
22
15
6
1
57
13
51
44
1st
2013
CSL
22
14
5
3
48
21
47
27
3rd
2014
CSL
18
10
3
5
40
27
33
13
2nd
2015
CSL
22
15
3
4
57
18
48
39
2nd
2016
LSG
14
9
4
1
38
12
31
26
1st

NSL PLAY OFFS

1966
FINAL

????? v Windsor Teutonia (?) 1-1
????? v Windsor Teutonia (?) 0-1
Windsor win 2-1 on aggregate

1997
QUARTER FINAL

Sep 12 v Toronto Supra (A) 0-4
Sep 17 v Toronto Supra (H) 1-4
Supra win by 6 points to 0

CSL PLAY OFFS

1999
SEMI FINAL

Oct 01 v Glen Shields Sun Devils (N) 5-2 - Played at Oshawa Civic Stadium, Oshawa, ON
FINAL
Oct 02 v Toronto Olympians (N) 0-2 - Played at Oshawa Civic Stadium, Oshawa, ON

2000
SEMI FINAL

Sep 30 v St Catharine's Roma Wolves (N) 3-1 - Played at Cove Road Stadium, London, ON
FINAL
Oct 01 v Toronto Olympians (N) 2-1 - Played at Cove Road Stadium, London, ON

2002
SEMI FINAL

Oct 19 v North York Astros (A) 0-1

2003
QUARTER FINAL

Sep 30 v Brampton Hitmen (A) 1-1 AET - Toronto win 4-3 on penalties - Result reversed due to suspended staff members taking an active role on the bench in direct contravention to League rules.

2004
QUARTER FINAL

Oct 03 v Windsor Border Stars (H) 5-0
WILDCARD
Oct 08 v Brampton Hitmen (A) 3-1
SEMI FINAL
Oct 09 v Hamilton Thunder (N) 2-0 - Played at Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, ON
FINAL
Oct 11 v Vaughan Shooters (N) 4-0 - Played at Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, ON

2005
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMI FINAL

Oct 06 v Laval Dynamites (H) 1-0
WILD CARD
Oct 07 v North York Astros (A) 1-0 AET - Croatia win with a golden goal in the 102nd min
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINAL
Oct 08 v Vaughan Shooters (N) 0-4 - Played at Esther Shiner Stadium, North York, ON

2006
QUARTER FINAL

Oct 01 v Laval Dynamites (H) 1-0 - Scheduled as a home game but played at Victoria Park Stadium, Brampton, ON
SEMI FINAL
Oct 07 v Italia Shooters (N) 0-1 - Played at esther Shiner Stadium, North York, ON

2007
QUARTER FINAL

Oct 14 v North York Astros (H) 4-2 AET - 2-2 after 90 mins
SEMI FINAL
Oct 20 v St Catharine's Roma Wolves (N) 3-2 - Played at Esther Shiner Stadium, North York, ON
FINAL
Oct 27 v Serbian White Eagles (N) 4-1 - Played at Esther Shiner Stadium, North York, ON - This was played in front of Croatia fans only
Oct 28 v Serbian White Eagles (N) 0-0 - Played at Esther Shiner Stadium, North York, ON - This was played in front of Eagles fans only
Toronto Croatia win 4-1 on aggregate - The CSL made the decision to play the final in this formmat to keep rival fans seperate due to tension between the Serbian and Croatian communities.

2008
QUARTER FINAL

Oct 10 v Portugal (H) 1-2

2009
QUARTER FINAL

Sep 27 v Brampton Lions (H) 3-0
Oct 04 v Brampton Lions (A) 1-1
Croatia win series by 4 points to 1
SEMI FINAL
Oct 11 v Serbian White Eagles (H) 1-3
Oct 17 v Serbian White Eagles (A) 7-1
Oct 17 v Serbian White Eagles (A) 0-1 - 30 minute extra time match
Eagles win the series by 6 points to 3

2010
QUARTER FINAL

Oct 12 v York Region Shooters (H) 2-0
Oct 17 v York Region Shooters (A) 1-1
Croatia win 3-1 on aggregate
SEMI FINAL
Oct 24 v Hamilton Croatia (A) 0-2

2011
QUARTER FINAL

Oct 07 v Mississauga Eagles (A) 4-0
Oct 14 v Mississauga Eagles (H) 4-1
Croatia win 8-1 on aggregate
SEMI FINAL
Oct 23 v York Region Shooters (H) 2-0
FINAL
Oct 29 v Capital City (H) 1-0

2012
QUARTER FINAL

Oct 14 v Niagara United (H) 2-0
SEMI FINAL
Oct 21 v Serbian White Eagles (H) 4-0
FINAL
Oct 27 v Montreal Impact Academy (H) 1-0

2013
QUARTER FINAL

Oct 12 v Windsor Stars (H) 2-0 AET - 0-0 after 90 mins
SEMI FINAL
Oct 19 v SC Waterloo Region (H) 1-1 AET - 1-1 after 90 mins - SC Waterloo win 5-4 on penalties

2014
QUARTER FINAL

Oct 11 v SC Waterloo Region (H) 4-2
SEMI FINAL
Oct 18 v Kingston (H) 2-1
FINAL
Oct 26 v York Region Shooters (N) 1-1 AET - 0-0 after 90 mins - York win 5-4 on penalties - Played at Esther Shiner Stadium

2015
QUARTER FINAL

Oct 11 v Milton (H) 4-0
SEMI FINAL
Oct 18 v York Region Shooters (H) 3-2 AET - 1-1 after 90 mins
FINAL
Oct 25 v SC Waterloo Region (A) 1-0

NSL LEAGUE CUP

1997
GROUP STAGE

Jun 22 v Toronto Supra (A) P-P
Jun 09 v North York Talons (H) 2-0  - Result expunged from records due to Talons being suspended from the League
Jul 11 v London City (A) 1-2
Jul 13 v Hamilton White Eagles (A) P-P
Jul 16 v St Catharine's Roma (A) 1-0
Jul 20 v North York Talons (A) 1-1
Jul 30 v Toronto Supra (H) 3-1
Aug 06 v St Catharine's Roma (H) 1-3
Aug 09 v Kosova Albanians (A) 4-4
Aug 13 v Kosova Albanians (H) 1-0
Aug 15 v Toronto Supra (A) 0-0
Aug 27 v London City (H) 3-2

CSL LEAGUE CUP

1998
GROUP A
Jun 03 v Glen Shields Sun Devils (H) 1-3
Jun 10 v London City (H) 5-1
Jun 14 v North York Astros (A) 2-0
Jun 21 v Glen Shields Sun Devils (A) 1-4
Jun 24 v North York Astros (H) 2-1
Jun 26 v London City (A) 6-4

1999
GROUP B
Jul 07 v London City (H) 1-1
Jul 14 v St Catharine's Roma Wolves (A) 0-1
Jul 18 v Glen Shields Sun Devils (A) 2-0
Jul 28 v Glen Shields Sun Devils (H) 2-1
Jul 30 v London City (A) 1-0
Aug 04 v St Catharine's Roma Wolves (H) 2-0
SEMI FINAL
Aug 25 v Oshawa Flames (A) 0-0
Sep 01 v Oshawa Flames (H) 2-0
Croatia win 2-0 on aggregate
FINAL
Sep 26 v Toronto Olympians (H) 0-3

2000
GROUP B
Jul 09 v North York Astros (A) 0-0
Jul 12 v York Region Shooters (H) 3-1
Jul 26 v St Catharine's Roma Wolves (H) 0-0
Jul 30 v York Region Shooters (A) 1-2
Aug 02 v St Catharine's Roma Wolves (A) 1-0
Aug 09 v North York Astros (H) 3-0
QUARTER FINAL
Bye
SEMI FINAL
Sep 22 v Toronto Olympians (N) 1-1 - Olympians win 3-2 on penalties - Played at Birchmount Stadium, Scarborough, ON

2001
GROUP C
Jul 06 v Toronto Supra (H) 1-0 - Result later reversed to a 1-0 defeat due to Croatia fielding an ineligible player
Jul 22 v London City (A) 6-2 - Match played in Windsor as a CPSL showcase match.
Aug 03 v London City (H) 1-0
Aug 26 v Toronto Supra (A) 1-0

2002
1st ROUND
Jul 12 v Toronto Supra (H) 2-1 - Match abandoned in the 55th min due to power failure.  Result did not stand.
Jul 22 v Toronto Supra (A) 4-0
Aug 23 v Toronto Supra (H) 2-1
Croatia win 6-1 on aggregate
QUARTER FINAL
Sep 11 v Mississauga Olympians (H) 1-1
Sep 22 v Mississauga Olympians (A) 3-0
Croatia win 4-1 on aggregate
SEMI FINAL
Sep 28 v Vaughan Sun Devils (N) 2-2 AET - Croatia win 5-4 on penalties - Played at Cove Road Stadium, London, ON
FINAL
Sep 29 v Ottawa Wizards (N) 0-1 - Played at Cove Road Stadium, London, ON

OPEN CANADA CUP

2003
2nd ROUND
Jun 29 v Toronto Supra (N) 2-4 - Played at Cove Road Stadium, London, ON

CROATIAN WORLD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

2007
GROUP A
Jun 24 v Burgenland Croatian (Austria) 1-0 - Played at Stadion NSC Stjepan Spajic, Zagreb, Croatia
Jun 27 v Croatia Essen (Germany) 9-0 - Played at Stadion Samobor, Zagreb, Croatia
Jun 28 v Croat San Pedro (USA) 2-1 - Played at Stadion Lucko, Zagreb, Croatia
FINAL
Jun 30 v Canberra Croatia (Australia) 3-1 - Played at Stadion Kranjceviceva, Zagreb, Croatia

2011
GROUP STAGE
Jun 26 v NK Croatia Zurich (Switzerland) 4-1 - Played in Croatia
Jun 29 v Dinamo Ottakring (Austria) 3-0 - Played in Croatia
????? v Croatia Berlin (Germany) 2-0 - Played in Croatia
FINAL
Jul 02 v Canberra Croatia (Australia) 5-0 - Played in Split, Croatia

HONOURS

National Soccer League Champions - 1971, 1974
National Soccer League Winners - 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
National Soccer League Cup Winners - 1971, 1972
Canadian Professional Soccer League Champions - 2000, 2004, 2011
Canadian Professional Soccer League Western Conference Winners - 2002
Canadian Soccer League Champions - 2007, 2012, 2015
Canadian Soccer League Winners - 2012
LIKA Supergroup Champions - 2016
Croatian World Club Champions - 2007, 2011
Croatian National Soccer Tournament of Canada & USA Winners - 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2010