The Edmonton Eagles were a Canadian professional soccer team in Edmonton, Alberta that competed in the original Canadian Professional Soccer League in 1983. They finished as champions in the league's only season.
Their first match was played on May 22 on the road against Hamilton Steelers, which they won by a score of 2–1. Their home opener came in their third game of the season, on May 29, also against Hamilton, which resulted in a 1–1 draw, in front of a crowd of 7,138 spectators at Clarke Stadium, which was their highest attendance of the season.
After two of the six league clubs folded in mid-June, the decision was made to abandon the remainder of the regular season and proceed directly to the playoffs on July 12. The Eagles were sitting in first place at the time with a record of 7 wins, 3 draws, and 0 losses, finishing five points ahead of second place Hamilton, despite having played two less games. In the first round, they defeated the lowest ranked Calgary Mustangs in the best-of-three season, winning the first two matches (the third match was not played as it was not needed). In the one-match winner-take-all championship final, they defeated Hamilton 2–0, in front of over 7000 fans, to finish as league champions and win the Tip Top Cup.
The day after the final, the league announced it was folding, ending the tenure of the Eagles. The Eagles had been in a tough financial state for much of their tenure that season, with players not being paid in the latter months of the season, including for the championship final, and some players were not paid at all.
Season
1983 1 Canadian Professional Soccer League 7–3–0 1st Champions
Notable players
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