The Calgary Strikers were a One-Year Wonder that was active in the Canadian Soccer League during the summer of 1989. The Strikers replaced the Calgary Kickers in the CSL after the Kickers’ franchise succumbed to financial problems at the end of the 1988 season. The Strikers fared no better than the Kickers had before them. The team typically played to crowds of less than a thousand fans at ancient Mewata Stadium.
Western Soccer Alliance (1986) Canadian Soccer League (1987-1990) Born: 1985 Folded: Postseason 1990 First Game: Last Game: Western Soccer Alliance Championships: None Canadian Soccer League Championships: None Clarke Stadium
North American Soccer League (1979-1984) Canadian Soccer League (1987-1992) American Professional Soccer League (1993) Born: February 13, 1979 – Re-branded from Toronto Metros-Croatia Folded: Postseason
F.C. Supra de Montreal was Quebec’s entry in the low-budget Canadian Soccer League (CSL) during the late 80’s and early 1990’s. Both Supra and the CSL folded in 1992, opening the way for the formation of the Montreal Impact, the Quebecois club that would eventually enter Major League Soccer in 2012.
Ottawa Intrepid was a community-owned pro soccer club that competed for two seasons in the Canadian Soccer League in the late 1980’s. Intrepid played in tiny Terry Fox Stadium, with a seating capacity of around 2,000. The franchise was previously known as the Ottawa Pioneers during the Canadian Soccer League’s debut season in 1987.
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