Canadian Soccer League (post-2006)

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The Canadian Soccer League (post-2006) is a semi-professional soccer league in Canada that succeeded the Canadian Professional Soccer League and features clubs primarily from Ontario.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf semi-professional league
soccer league
sports organization
allowsSemiProContracts yes
clubOwnershipModel privately owned clubs
competitionFormat league system
competitionLevel semi-professional
competitionType club competition
confederation CONCACAF (indirectly via Canada) NERFINISHED
country Canada
fieldType outdoor pitches
focus development of Canadian players
formerName Canadian Professional Soccer League NERFINISHED
genderCategory men's football
geographicScope regional
governingBodyType independent league
hasChampionshipMatch CSL Championship NERFINISHED
hasCupCompetition league cup (various eras)
hasDivision First Division NERFINISHED
Second Division
hasEthnicCommunityClubs yes
hasForeignPlayerParticipation yes
hasMediaCoverage local and niche media
hasPlayoffs yes
hasPromotionRelegation limited or internal only
hasRegularSeasonTable yes
hasYouthDevelopmentRole yes
inception 2006
includesInternationalHeritageClubs yes GENERATED
isPartOf Canadian soccer league system
matchFormat 11-a-side
playsOutdoorSoccer yes
predecessor Canadian Professional Soccer League NERFINISHED
primaryAudience local soccer fans in Ontario
primaryMatchDay weekends
primaryProvinceOfClubs Ontario GENERATED
professionalStatus semi-professional
regionServed Ontario
seasonStructure regular season and playoffs
seasonTypicalEnd fall
seasonTypicalStart spring
shortName CSL NERFINISHED
sport association football
successorTo Canadian Professional Soccer League era (1998–2005)
teamLocationConcentration Greater Toronto Area NERFINISHED
typeOfTeams club teams
usesFIFA LawsOfTheGame yes
usesPointsSystem 3 points for win, 1 for draw, 0 for loss

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Toronto Blizzard league Canadian Soccer League (post-2006)
this entity surface form: Canadian Professional Soccer League
Lyndon Hooper leagueParticipatedIn Canadian Soccer League (post-2006)
this entity surface form: Canadian Soccer League
St. Catharines Roma Wolves leagueParticipation Canadian Soccer League (post-2006)