CPFL Award Nominees Announced

The Canadian Premier Futsal League announced the nominees for their 2012 season. It was also announced that the annual championship trophy will be named after a prominent Canadian futsal builder.

The winners will announce and presented at the League Championship match this Sunday April 22nd at Seneca College in Toronto when Brampton City United face off versus Toronto Boca Juniors for the title. The match kicks-off at 4:45pm and will feature awards ceremonies in addition to both a DJ and fantastic local cuisine.

MVP Candidates (Clockwise from top left)
Desmond Humphrey, Rodrigo Quiroga, Alvaro Yaques

Canadian Premier Futsal League 2012 Nominees:

Referee of the Year

Byron Garcia (Toronto)
Jon Elwin (Richmond Hill)
Zac Taylor (Georgetown)

Best Defensive Player:

Desmond Humphrey, Real Toronto
Alvaro Yaques, Toronto Boca Juniors/Brampton City United
Kevin Correa, Toronto Boca Juniors

U20 Player of the Year

Marwan El-Kotob, London Athletic
Daniel Chamale, Brampton City United
David Millan, London Athletic

Goalkeeper of the Year

Luke Arthur, London Athletic
Roy Blanche, Brampton City United
Joshua Lemos, Toronto Boca Juniors

Leading Goal Scorer (No Voting Required)

WINNER: Jeffrey Gonsalves, Real Toronto with 32 goals

Coach of the Year

Juan Gonzalez, Toronto Boca Juniors
Lorenzo Redwood, Brampton City United
Roberto Escobar, London Athletic

CPFL Most Valuable Player

Rodrigo Quiroga, Toronto Boca Juniors
Desmond Humphrey, Real Toronto
Alvaro Yaques, Toronto Boca Juniors/Brampton City United

Futsal 5’s (All-Star Team. Top 4 players + Goalie will be selected from the list)

Wilmer Gutierrez, Barrie Futsal Club #11
Edwin Gutierrez Barrie Futsal Club #10
Alvaro Yaques, Brampton City United #12
Elbio Lombardi, Brampton City United #6
Daniel Chamale, Brampton City United #2
David Millan, London Athletic #12
Marwan El Kotob, London Athletic #4
Tomasz Szczotka, Mississauga Eagles #15
Andrew Samuels, Mississauga Eagles #8
Alex Tessari, Real Toronto #18
Jeffrey Gonsalves, Real Toronto #13
Desmond Humphrey, Real Toronto #2
Ron Xavier, Real Toronto #6
Dennis Thompson, Scarborough Atletico #6
Rodrigo Quiroga, Toronto Boca Juniors #11
Kevin Correa, Toronto Boca Juniors #3
Masa Oertel, Toronto Boca Juniors #18
Jason Carvalho, Scarborough Atletico Goalie
Joshua Lemos, Toronto Boca Juniors Goalie
Roy Blanche, Brampton City United Goalie
Luke Arthur, London Athletic Goalie

The CPFL Championship trophy has been named the Dalcio Delgado Award, honouring the legendary El Salvadoran who helped has develop futsal for the last two decades while providing great opportunities for youth to experience the sport. The Delgado name is synonymous with futsal with his entire family, a very large one int he double-digits, all having contributed to the sport over the years,