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The Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League was a soccer league in Canada. The league operated for six seasons from 1961 to 1966 across four cities in two Canadian provinces and one American state. In the 1960s, the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League was one of four major leagues in Canadian soccer alongside the Pacific Coast League, the Western Canada Soccer League, and the National Soccer League of Ontario/Quebec.

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  • Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League (en)
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  • La Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League (ECPSL) fou una competició de futbol del Canadà que es diputà entre 1961 i 1966. Hi prengueren part clubs de les províncies d'Ontario i Quebec, i un de Buffalo (Estats Units). Va conviure amb la Pacific Coast Soccer League, la National Soccer League of Ontario/Quebec, i la Western Canada Soccer League. (ca)
  • La Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League, nota anche con l'acronimo ECPSL, è stata una lega calcistica canadese, attiva tra il 1961 ed il 1966. (it)
  • The Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League was a soccer league in Canada. The league operated for six seasons from 1961 to 1966 across four cities in two Canadian provinces and one American state. In the 1960s, the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League was one of four major leagues in Canadian soccer alongside the Pacific Coast League, the Western Canada Soccer League, and the National Soccer League of Ontario/Quebec. (en)
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  • Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League (en)
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  • La Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League (ECPSL) fou una competició de futbol del Canadà que es diputà entre 1961 i 1966. Hi prengueren part clubs de les províncies d'Ontario i Quebec, i un de Buffalo (Estats Units). Va conviure amb la Pacific Coast Soccer League, la National Soccer League of Ontario/Quebec, i la Western Canada Soccer League. (ca)
  • The Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League was a soccer league in Canada. The league operated for six seasons from 1961 to 1966 across four cities in two Canadian provinces and one American state. In the 1960s, the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League was one of four major leagues in Canadian soccer alongside the Pacific Coast League, the Western Canada Soccer League, and the National Soccer League of Ontario/Quebec. The league was founded in 1961 by George Gross and Peter Bosa. According to Gross, the genesis for the league was formed from a conversation the two men had during the Christmas 1960 holidays. Bosa promised the inclusion of his club Toronto Italia (champions of the National Soccer League) and arranged for the inclusion of the Hamilton Steelers (backed by John Agro and Arnold Martini); Gross helped form Toronto City FC (with Ed Fitkin, Steve Stavro and Laddie Myslivec) and arranged for the inclusion of Montréal Cantalia FC (run by Dr. Ernest Stastny). The league was officially launched on 30 March 1961 at a press conference in Toronto with Sarto Marchand the league's first president and William Simpson as the league's secretary. Harold Ballard, initially the league's executive vice-president, succeeded Marchand as league president and held the position until March 1964. Simpson thereafter served as league president (1964) and then Chairman (1965 and 1966). After six seasons, the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League amalgamated with the National Soccer League on 20 December 1966. The league typically operated from May to September, which initially allowed Canadian clubs to sign European-based players for the summer season. In the first year, stars like Danny Blanchflower, Stanley Matthews and Johnny Haynes all joined the new league for part of the 1961 summer season, then returned to England for the 1961-62 Football League season. The practice proved unpopular with European clubs, prompting British clubs to ban their players from traveling to Canada to join the rival league. On 19 April 1962, FIFA ruled that players could not switch clubs without a proper transfer. (en)
  • La Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League, nota anche con l'acronimo ECPSL, è stata una lega calcistica canadese, attiva tra il 1961 ed il 1966. (it)
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