2001 Canadian Professional Soccer League season

[1] The final was hosted in St. Catharines with Club Roma Stadium as the venue, while the match received coverage from Rogers TV.

[2][3] The season saw the league expand to a total of 12 teams, and went beyond the GTA and Ontario border to include a Montreal and Ottawa franchise.

[4] Throughout the regular season the Ottawa Wizards became the first club to end the Toronto Olympians league title dynasty.

[9][10] All 8 clubs from the previous season returned, and the league expanded to include 4 new entries the Brampton Hitmen, Montreal Dynamites, Ottawa Wizards, and Toronto Supra all began play this year.

Subsequently, the Canadian Soccer Association requested the CPSL to arrange a select team for the match.