| League: | 1966 Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League |
| Stadium: | Civic Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario |
| Attendance: | 4,346 |
| Referee: |
Goalscorers
| Hamilton Primos 0 | Toronto Italia-Falcons 1 |
| 87:00 Peter Short |
Line-ups
| Hamilton Primos | Pos | Toronto Italia-Falcons |
| Art Kussner | GK | Nigel Sims |
| RB | ||
| Jim Stewart (3) | LB | |
| RH | ||
| CH | ||
| LH | ||
| Dan McLardy (7) | OR | |
| IR | ||
| CF | ||
| IL | ||
| OL | Carlos Metidieri (11) | |
| Sub | ||
| Sub | ||
| Sub | ||
| Bill Paterson | Coach |
Match report
The opening game of the 1966 Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League season was played at Civic Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, on Sunday May 8, 1966.
A crowd of close to 4,500 soccer fans watched Toronto Italia start their 1966 league-winning season beat Hamilton Primos by a 1-0 score.
Italia’s centre-forward Peter Short, a former Liverpool reserve player, scored the winning goal on a rebound with three minutes left of the game.