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1964 Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League

President: Bill Simpson

Annual general meeting

The annual general meeting was held in Toronto on January 11 and 12, 1964.

Review of the season

Toronto City defeated Toronto Roma 1-0 in the opening game in Toronto on Sunday May 10 in front of 7,326 fans at Varsity Stadium. The same day Hamilton Steelers defeated Montreal Italia 5-1 in front of a crowd of 3,500 in Montreal.

Montreal Italia was suspended with two games left following a 5-0 defeat by Toronto Italia. That game was called off with ten minutes left when referee Hugh McLean and Montreal manager Al Cecchi became involved in a dispute and the entire Montreal team was ordered off from the field. The ECPSL decided that Montreal’s two remaining games with Toronto Roma should be forfeited.

The first City-Roma playoff game also counted in league standings because the teams had an outstanding game scheduled for that day.

Toronto City won the ECPSL Championship finals in straight games (2-0 and 1-0) over Toronto Italia. Ted Purdon scored all three goals.

Final standings

GpWLTPts
Toronto City24144634
Toronto Italia24136531
Toronto Roma24119426
Hamilton Steelers24614416
Montreal Italica24516313

Leading goalscorers

PlayersGoals
1. Jorge Bentivegna (Roma)21
2. Charlie Fleming (Toronto City)19
3. Ted Purdon (Toronto City)17
4. Jorgen Petersen (Toronto Italia)16
5. Jorge Piotti (Toronto Italia)16
5. Carlos Metidieri (Toronto Italia)11
5. Peter Smethurst (Hamilton Steelers)11
5. Noel DiCastro (Toronto Roma)11
9. Billy Tennant (Hamilton Steelers)9
10. Bob Kinloch (Toronto City)8
11. John Kerr (Hamilton Steelers)7
11. Vitor Bevevino (Toronto Italia)7
11. Ivan Ribeiro (Montreal Italica)7

Semi-Finals
August 29, 1964 Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 2,304 
Toronto City 3 (Johnny Brooks, Joe Tonani, Tony Doncevski)
Toronto Roma 1 (Jorge Bentivegna)
 
September 4, 1964 Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Toronto City 3
Toronto Roma 1
 
Toronto City won best-of-three series 2-0

August 30, 1964 Hamilton
Attendance: 2,200
Hamilton Steelers 1 (Jim Simpson)
Toronto Italia 4 (Metidieri 2, Vitor Bevivino, Anders Yrfelt)
 
September 2, 1964 Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Toronto Italia 0
Hamilton Steelers 2
 
September 8, 1964 Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Toronto Italia 4
Hamilton Steelers 1
 
Toronto Italia won best-of-three series 2-1

ECPSL Championship finals
September 9, 1964 Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Toronto City 2 (Ted Purdon 2)
Toronto Italia 0
 
September 13, 1964 Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Toronto City 1 (Ted Purdon)
Toronto Italia 0
 
Toronto City won best-of-three games series 2-0

Exhibition game

June 5, 1964 Varsity Stadium, Toronto
ECPSL All-Stars 0
Heart of Midlothian 2
Match report

June 8, 1964 Civic Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton Steelers 1
Meidericher Spiel Verein* 1
Match report

*Now known as MSV Duisburg

July 22, 1964 Varsity Stadium, Toronto
Toronto City 4
AEK Athens 1
Match report

ECPSL Match Reports

DateHomeAway
07/06/1964Toronto City 5Hamilton Steelers 1
Stadium:
Report:
07/06/1964
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Report:
Report:thecnsl.com
02/07/1964Toronto Roma Toronto City
Report:thecnsl.com
04/07/1964Toronto CityHamilton Steelers
Report:thecnsl.com
05/07/1964
Report:thecnsl.com
06/07/1964Hamilton SteelersToronto Roma
08/07/1964Toronto Roma 0Toronto Italia 3
Stadium:
Report:thecnsl.com
22/07/1964Toronto City 2Montreal Football Club 1
Report:thecnsl.com
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