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Football tournament season
2002 Canada Cup
Tournament details
CountryCanada
Teams14
Final positions
ChampionsOttawa Wizards (2nd title)
Runner-upToronto Croatia
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored81 (3.38 per match)
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The 2002 Canada Cup (known as the Government of Canada Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 5th edition of the Canadian Professional Soccer League's league cup tournament running from late June through late September. Ottawa Wizards successfully defended the title after defeating Toronto Croatia 1-0 at Cove Road Stadium in London, Ontario. The format of the competition changed with the introduction of a qualifying round with a home and away two-game series instead of the traditional group stage format previously used by the league. The tournament received a title sponsor from the government of Canada after the league received a federal grant of $100,000. The original hosting rights were granted to Hamilton, but after failing to successfully organize the tournament the responsibilities were given to London, which in return received a wild card match privilege. The decision to grant London the hosting rights produced controversy as originally Ottawa was selected by the CPSL executives to replace Hamilton, but was vetoed by the team owners as London was deemed more of reliable venue.

First round

Metro Lions v Durham Flames
June 21, 2002 Metro Lions 3–2 Durham Flames Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET (Report) Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
Durham Flames v Metro Lions
July 21, 2002 Durham Flames 1–0 Metro Lions Oshawa, Ontario
6:00 ET Geron Duporte 74' (Report) Stadium: Oshawa Civic Stadium


London City SC v Brampton Hitmen
June 22, 2002 London City SC 2–2 Brampton Hitmen Exeter, Ontario
6:45 ET Sandro Costantin 43'
Haidar Al-Shaibani 79'		 (Report) Joe Drajavic 46'
Roberto Bruni 84'		 Stadium: Exeter Community Field
Brampton Hitmen v London City SC
July 21, 2002 Brampton Hitmen 4–1 London City SC Brampton, Ontario
7:30 ET Milodrag Akmadzic 16'
Phil Ionadi 43'
Jusif Jawando 49'
Jeff Sousa 83'		 (Report) Gentian Dervishi 87' Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium
Attendance: 120
Referee: Mike Lambert (OSA)


Mississauga Olympians v York Region Shooters
July 1, 2002 Mississauga Olympians 2–1 York Region Shooters Mississauga, Ontario
3:00 ET Joevannie Peart 31'
Darren Tilley 82'		 (Report) Robert Black 85' Stadium: Twin Arenas
Attendance: 60
Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (OSA)
York Region Shooters v Mississauga Olympians
July 28, 2002 York Region Shooters 1–2 Mississauga Olympians Mississauga, Ontario
3:00 ET Michael Cipriani 2' (Report) Darren Tilley 38', 95' Stadium: Twin Arenas
Attendance: 60
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (OSA)


Vaughan Sun Devils v North York Astros
July 12, 2002 Vaughan Sun Devils 3–0 North York Astros Vaughan, Ontario
8:00 ET Stadium: Dufferin District Field
North York Astros v Vaughan Sun Devils
July 15, 2002 North York Astros 2–3 Vaughan Sun Devils Toronto, Ontario
8:00 ET Brook Azezew 80'
Kadian Lecky 88'		 (Report) Marco Antonucci 23'
Bobby Randhawa 69'
Bayete Smith 75'		 Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 75
Referee: Silviu Petrescu (OSA)


Ottawa Wizards v Montreal Dynamites
July 20, 2002 Ottawa Wizards 5–0 Montreal Dynamites Carp, Ontario
4:00 ET Sanjeev Parmar 9'
Samir Karaga 69', 75'
David Cloutier 73' (o.g.)
Brent Antoine 80'		 (Report) Stadium: OZ Stadium
Montreal Dynamites v Ottawa Wizards
August 4, 2002 Montreal Dynamites 3–2 Ottawa Wizards Montreal, Quebec
3:00 ET Gerry Pean 24'
Khalid Mensah 54', 78'		 (Report) Russell Shaw 28'
Kevin Nelson 47'		 Stadium: Vanier Stadium


Toronto Supra v Toronto Croatia
July 22, 2002 Toronto Supra 0–4 Toronto Croatia Toronto, Ontario
9:00 ET Pedro Dias 78' (Report) Mladen Dikic 22', 33', 37'
Brian Seljen 74'		 Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 80
Referee: Neil Schofield (OSA)
Toronto Croatia v Toronto Supra
August 23, 2002 Toronto Croatia 2–1 Toronto Supra Mississauga, Ontario
8:00 ET Stadium: Memorial Park


Hamilton Thunder v St. Catharines Wolves
July 31, 2002 Hamilton Thunder 2–0 St. Catharines Wolves Hamilton, Ontario
8:30 ET Mark Wagenaar 14', 56' (Report) Stadium: Brian Timmis Stadium
St. Catharines Wolves v Hamilton Thunder
August 14, 2002 St. Catharines Wolves 2–2 Hamilton Thunder St. Catharines, Ontario
8:15 ET Frank Zumpano 49'
Carlo Arghittu 94'		 (Report) Orlin Chalmers 11'
Mark Wagenaar 53'		 Stadium: Club Roma Stadium
Attendance: 500


Quarter-final

Durham Flames v Brampton Hitmen
August 10, 2002 Durham Flames 1–5 Brampton Hitmen Oshawa, Ontario
6:00 ET (Report) Stadium: Oshawa Civic Stadium
Brampton Hitmen v Durham Flames
August 18, 2002 Brampton Hitmen 2–2 Durham Flames Brampton, Ontario
8:00 ET Kurt Mella 13'
Yousif Jawando 88'		 (Report) Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium


Vaughan Sun Devils v Hamilton Thunder
September 9, 2002 Vaughan Sun Devils 2–1 Hamilton Thunder Vaughan, Ontario
8:30 ET Fitzroy Powell 15'
Gus Kouzmanis 17'		 (Report) Leonardo Laurito 1' Stadium: Dufferin District Field
Attendance: 60
Referee: Danny Czetanovich (Ontario)
Hamilton Thunder v Vaughan Sun Devils
September 17, 2002 Hamilton Thunder 1–1 Vaughan Sun Devils Hamilton, Ontario
8:30 ET Stadium: Brian Timmis Stadium


Toronto Croatia v Mississauga Olympians
September 11, 2002 Toronto Croatia 1–1 Mississauga Olympians Mississauga, Ontario
8:00 ET Nikola Andrijevic 93' (Report) Shawn Faria 5' Stadium: Memorial Park
Attendance: 125
Referee: Steve Cahoon (Ontario)
Mississauga Olympians v Toronto Croatia
September 22, 2002 Mississauga Olympians 0–3 Toronto Croatia Mississauga, Ontario
8:00 ET Stadium: Twin Arenas

Wild card

London City SC v Ottawa Wizards
September 27, 2002 London City SC 0–3 Ottawa Wizards London, Ontario
8:30 ET (Report) Peter Mponda 27', 85'
Abraham Osman 89'		 Stadium: Cove Road Stadium

Semi-final

Vaughan Sun Devils v Toronto Croatia
September 28, 2002 Vaughan Sun Devils 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Toronto Croatia London, Ontario
5:45 ET Tony Marshall 16'
Gus Kouzmanis 68'		 (Report) Josip Juric 21'
Robert Fran 95'		 Stadium: Cove Road Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Steve Mortimer (OSA)
Penalties
Marco Antonucci soccer ball with red X
Gus Kouzmanis soccer ball with check mark
Willy Giummarra soccer ball with red X
Tom Kouzmanis soccer ball with check mark
Dave McDonald soccer ball with check mark
Bayete Smith soccer ball with check mark
Mehmet Merhmedoglu soccer ball with red X		 Velimir Crljen soccer ball with check mark
Robert Fran soccer ball with red X
Mladen Dikic soccer ball with check mark
Hugo Alistud soccer ball with check mark
Domagoj Sain soccer ball with red X
Josip Bucic soccer ball with check mark
Paul Grguric soccer ball with check mark
Brampton Hitmen v Ottawa Wizards
September 28, 2002 Brampton Hitmen 0–1 Ottawa Wizards London, Ontario
8:15 ET (Report) Abraham Osman 89' Stadium: Cove Road Stadium
Attendance: 125
Referee: Gord Arrowsmith (OSA)

Final

Ottawa Wizards1–0Toronto Croatia
Kevin Nelson 66' Report
Cove Road Stadium, London, OntarioAttendance: 250Referee: Mike Lambert (Ontario)
GK 1 Burkina Faso Sa Brahima Traore
RB 22 Canada Abraham Francois
CB 18 Trinidad and Tobago Shurland David (c)
LB 24 Trinidad and Tobago Roger Groome
RM 4 Canada Russell Shaw downward-facing red arrow 15'
CM 7 Malawi Peter Mponda
CM 3 Canada Kwame Telemaque
CM 17 Burkina Faso Urbain Some downward-facing red arrow 74'
LM 21 Trinidad and Tobago Robin Hart
ST 8 Trinidad and Tobago Kevin Nelson downward-facing red arrow 84'
ST 9 Uganda Abraham Osman
Substitutes:
GK 29 Jamaica Hubert Busby Jr.
DF 5 Canada Simon Bonk upward-facing green arrow 79'
MF 2 Canada Danny Sanna upward-facing green arrow 15' downward-facing red arrow 79'
MF 14 Canada Nicola Brkljaca upward-facing green arrow 74'
MF 15 Canada Sanjeev Parmar
MF 19 Canada Mario Andrijanic
FW 11 Trinidad and Tobago Brent Antoine upward-facing green arrow 84'
Manager:
Germany Klaus Linnenbruegger
GK 1 Canada George Azcurra
RB 5 Canada Robert Fran
CB 3 Canada Daniel Pilas
CB 4 Canada Domagoj Sain (c)
LB 2 Canada Adrian Azcurra
RM 8 Argentina Hugo Alistud
CM 9 Canada Mladen Dikic
CM 14 Croatia Velimir Crljen
LM 17 Canada Paul Grguric
ST 13 Croatia Josip Juric
ST 11 Croatia Ivica Sola
Substitutes:
MF 7 Canada Nikola Andrijevic
MF 15 Canada Joseph Lewe
MF 16 Canada Danan Baljic
FW 10 Canada Peter Curic
Manager:
Croatia Drago Santic

Assistant referees:
Amato DeLuca
Joe Fletcher
Fourth official:
Nick Minten

References

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