The season began on May 16, 2008, and ended on October 26 with the Serbian White Eagles claiming their first championship by defeating Trois-Rivières Attak 2-1 in a penalty shootout.
[1][2] This was the third consecutive year the White Eagles had reached the CSL finals losing respectively to Italia Shooters in 2006, and to rivals Toronto Croatia in 2007.
[4] Further significant changes introduced by the league was the creation of the 5 team reserve division in the Toronto region to provide a developmental platform for young players in order to make the transition to the professional ranks.
[5] The Ontario Soccer Association reached an agreement with the CSL to receive Operational Independence from the provincial governing body.
Assistant referees: David Barrie Gianni Facchini Fourth official: Domenic Scali A list of the 2008 CSL Executive Committee.