A New Canadian Soccer League

  What Canada needs is a new, all-Canadian, semi-proffesional league. What Canada does NOT need is another small, poorly marketed league.
  On these web pages I present my vision for a realistic, viable Canadian Soccer League. I am not proposing a fully professional league nor am I willing to see the league be a token effort designed solely to give Canadian players a place to be seen by European or MLS clubs.
  I invite anyone to write me and offer suggestions for improvement, corrections or just to fill in some of the details I have missed.

Contents:

1. Introduction - what is wrong with what we have?
2. Divisions - the need to begin with two conferences or divisions.
3. Teams - a discussion of what communities and clubs might be appropriate.
4. Schedules - and ideas to overcome the problems involved with running a league in Canada.
5. Sponsors and Marketing - some ideas on how to fund the league and keep it in the black.

By the numbers:

• The number of registered players in Canada increased by 14.63% in 1998, for a total of 660,008 registered players.
• Since 1990, the participation number has more than doubled as it has increased by 109.38% (344,799 players).
• For the third straight year in a row, soccer in Canada has out numbered hockey registered players whose numbers totalled 548,013 for 1998.