Toronto Jets
The Toronto Jets was a S.S. Pauline Soccer Club team that played in the Minor Division (MD) of the Canadian National Soccer League, formerly the National Soccer League (N.S.L.) between 1977–1979, and perhaps as early as 1976. The 1976 and 1979 teams were the boys under 19 Ontario Cup Champions,[1] and the 1978 team was the N.S.L. - MD Jr. Playoff Champions.
Over the years, the Jets played the role of a farm team for two teams in the Canadian National Soccer League: Toronto Falcons (NSL) (1977 Playoff Finalists, and 1978 Playoff Champions); and Toronto Italia.[2][3] In 1990, the Jets played in the Second Division of the National Soccer League, and participated in the NSL Cup tournament.[4] The following season the team was promoted to the First Division, and was a charter member when the NSL merged with the Canadian Soccer League during the 1993 season to form the Canadian National Soccer League.[5][6] In 1995, Toronto secured the regular season title, and featured in the CNSL Championship final but lost against St. Catharines Roma.[7] The Jets were absorbed into Toronto Italia for the 1996 season after team owner Pasquale Fioccola acquired Italia.[8]
1978 roster
The following known players from the 1978 team were also members of the 1976 Ontario Provincial U16 Soccer Team:[citation needed]
- John Harris
- Lawrence Locke
- Brian Low
- Peter Pakeman
- Walter Scott
Coach: Mario Perruzza (1977–1979)
Trainer: Douglas Innis (1977-?) Coach Mario Peruzza 1976 Jets Ontario and Metro Cup Champions -Charlie Theuma -Gord McCallum -Mike Nichols -Brad Smythe -Manny Cassola -Vito Rygiel -Vinny
Notes
- ^ Ontario Soccer Association, Boys Ontario Cup Champions
- ^ CSL Canadian Soccer League, Canadian Soccer League Past Champions
- ^ Lunt, Bryan (September 15, 1979). "Dreams or Hallucinations". The Globe and Mail. p. S15.
- ^ "NSL Cup standings". Newspapers.com. Windsor Star. August 13, 1990. p. 25. Retrieved 2020-12-18.
- ^ Hall, Dave (May 11, 1991). "Pieces fall in place for Wheels' opener". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 24. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ^ Da Costa, Norman (April 8, 1993). "Soccer league gets 16 teams, names a boss". Toronto Star. p. D11.
- ^ "1995 CNSL Season" (PDF). canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
- ^ Miolla, Piero (2020-07-08). "Il lucano Michele Gioia, definito il "Giovinco degli Anni '90" nel racconto di Nicola Sparano". il Caleidoscopio (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-06-03.