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Toronto Nationals

Full name	Toronto Nationals
Founded	1983
Dissolved	1983
Stadium	Varsity Stadium
Capacity	20,500
Owner	Klaus Dietsold
Coach	Frank Pike
League	Canadian Professional Soccer League

The Toronto Nationals were a Canadian professional soccer team in Toronto, Ontario that competed in the original Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1983. They folded mid-way through the season and were immediately replaced by a successor team known as simply Toronto, which also folded after one game, a week later.

History

Their first match was played on May 21, which was the first game of the CPSL, in which they defeated FC Inter-Montréal by a score of 2–1 at Varsity Stadium, with a crowd of 3,860.

However, only five weeks into the season, on June 18, the team folded. The league announced that new owners would take over the club and form a new replacement franchise, known simply as Toronto on June 20.

On June 26, the reformed club faced the Hamilton Steelers, losing 3–2, but the new Toronto team folded immediately after this match, ending the franchise for good after new financial backers could not be found.

Season

1. Toronto Nationals folded prior to the conclusion of the season.

Notable players

The following players played for the Nationals:

• John Baretta
• Frank Ciaccia
• Tony Currie
• Colin Franks
• Kevin Grant
• Jens Kraemer
• Ed McNally
• Hans-Günter Neues
• Andre Oostrom
• Blagoje Tamindzic

References

1. "Canadian Professional Soccer League (1983)". Fun While it Lasted.
2. ^ "1983 Season". theCNSL.com.
3. ^ Huntley, Elliot J. (March 5, 2015). "Canada - Canadian Professional Soccer League". RSSSF.
4. Huntley, E.J. 73 Days - The Story of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. Kindle.
5. "Toronto Nationals 1983 (CPSL)". nasljerseys.com.

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