The Canadian National Soccer League, known as the National Soccer League until 1993, was a professional soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997. Adding the 'C' in 1993 was a result of the folding of the original CSL, and the accepting of the Winnipeg Fury, making the league more national.
It was then re-branded as the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1998, primarily as a result of the restructuring in conjunction with the OSA; and subsequently as Canadian Soccer League in 2006 as a representative of a brand poised for national expansion.
Read more about Canadian National Soccer League: NSL/CNSL Champions, CNSL/NSL Clubs
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