Serbian White Eagles FC
2017 season
PresidentDragan Bakoč
Head CoachUroš Stamatović
CSLSemifinals
Top goalscorerĐorđe Jočić
(7 goals)

The 2017 Serbian White Eagles FC season was the twenty first season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League (including Canadian National Soccer League days).They began the season on May 26, 2017 at home against SC Waterloo Region.[1] Throughout the season they maintained their traditional status of an elite club by finishing the season as runners up in the regular season. They only recorded one defeat and achieved the second best offensive record. In the postseason they failed to successfully defend their CSL Championship after losing to York Region Shooters in the semifinals.[2]

Summary

The White Eagles entered the 2017 CSL season as the defending champions with Uroš Stamatović returning to manage the squad for the season. Serbia continued its strategy of recruiting seasoned imports from Europe, while also rejuvenating the roster with younger graduates from their youth system. The new additions included Luka Milidragović, Dušan Kovačević, and Ivan Nikolic.[3] They also continued fielding their reserve team in the Second Division.

While their on field performance continued to prosper as the White Eagles began the season with a 12-game undefeated streak.[4][5] Their only defeat occurred in an away match, while at home they remained undefeated. Serbia concluded the regular season as runners up and was ranked in the top three for the best offensive and defensive records. In the preliminary round of the postseason they defeated SC Waterloo by a score of 5-3.[6] Unfortunately they failed to defend the CSL Championship after being eliminated by the York Region Shooters.[7]

Players

Roster

As of June 29, 2017[8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Montenegro MNE Luka Bojić
DF Serbia SRB Vitomir Jelić
MF Serbia SRB Đorđe Jočić
MF Serbia SRB Miroslav Jovanović
DF Serbia SRB Radenko Kamberović
MF Canada CAN Dusan Kovacevic
DF Serbia SRB Milan Kušić
MF Serbia SRB Miloš Ljubenović
MF Serbia SRB Marko Marović
DF Canada CAN Luka Milidragovic
- DF Canada CAN Bojan Nedeljkovic
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW Canada CAN Ivan Nikolic
DF Serbia SRB Zoran Pešić
MF Canada CAN Milos Rudan
FW Canada CAN Milos Scepanovic
GK Serbia SRB Goran Škarić
MF Serbia SRB Ivan Stanković
MF Montenegro MNE Đorđije Strunjaš
DF Serbia SRB Goran Švonja
MF Canada CAN Filip Velasevic
GK Serbia SRB Bojan Vranić
DF Serbia SRB Branislav Vukomanović

Management

Position Staff
Head coach Uros Stamatović
Fitness coach Vesna Altarac
President Dragan Bakoc

Last updated: December 5, 2017
Source: serbianwhiteeagles.ca

Competitions

Canadian Soccer League

League table

First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Vorkuta (C) 14 10 2 2 43 13 +30 32 Playoffs
2 Serbian White Eagles 14 9 4 1 38 14 +24 31
3 York Region Shooters (O) 14 9 3 2 34 7 +27 30
4 Scarborough SC 14 7 3 4 37 17 +20 24
5 Brantford Galaxy 14 6 0 8 26 37 11 18
6 Milton SC 14 2 2 10 24 75 51 8
7 SC Waterloo Region 14 1 5 8 19 33 14 8
8 Royal Toronto FC 14 1 3 10 20 45 25 6
Updated to match(es) played on September 11, 2017. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 9 4 1 38 14  +24 31 4 3 0 17 5  +12 5 1 1 21 9  +12

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHHHAHAHAAAHHAA
ResultDWDWWWWDWWDWLW
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 2017. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

May 26 Serbian White Eagles 1–1 SC Waterloo Toronto, Ontario
Jočić 65' Report Adis Hasecic 50' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Vee Venne
June 17 Brantford Galaxy 1–6 Serbian White Eagles Brantford, Ontario
Vukovic 86' Report Filip Velasevic 13'
Pešić 60'
Jočić 66', 73'
Miroslav Jovanović 85', 89'
Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
Referee: Tony Amaral
June 23 Serbian White Eagles 3–1 Royal Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario
Švonja 43'
Luka Bojić 74'
Dusan Kovačević 77'
Report Dario Brezak 9' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ramee Arbaji
July 2 Milton SC 3–4 Serbian White Eagles Milton, Ontario
Leandro Aguilar 23'
Lucky Maghori 26', 51'
Report Vukasin Lukic 10', 14'
Jočić 30'
Miroslav Jovanović 45'
Stadium: Milton Community Park
Referee: Garfield
July 7 Serbian White Eagles 2–0 Brantford Galaxy Toronto, Ontario
Dusan Kovačević 81'
Švonja 86'
Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Javier Prior
July 14 SC Waterloo 1–1 Serbian White Eagles Waterloo, Ontario
Jure Glavina 37' Report Dusan Kovačević 30' Stadium: Warrior Field
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tony Amaral
July 28 Scarborough SC 1–2 Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
Stefan Stoiljkovic 55' Report Miroslav Jovanović 48'
Kamberović 61'
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ramee Arbaji
August 6 Royal Toronto FC 0–5 Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
Report Ivan Nikolić 21', 26'
Vukomanović 51'
Jočić 55'
Miloš Ljubenović 80'
Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: E. Gustavo
August 18 Serbian White Eagles 8–1 Milton SC Toronto, Ontario
Milos Ljubenović 7'
Jočić 30'
Vukomanović 39', 59'
Miroslav Jovanović 47', 60'
Stanković 64', 71'
Report Peter Edika 15' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Greg Brown

League table

Second Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Ukraine United (C, O) 14 13 1 0 75 10 +65 40 Playoffs
2 Burlington SC 14 10 1 3 44 18 +26 31
3 FC Vorkuta B 14 8 0 6 41 25 +16 24
4 Brantford Galaxy B 14 7 1 6 29 35 6 22
5 Serbian White Eagles B 14 6 0 8 32 59 27 18
6 SC Waterloo B 14 5 1 8 26 39 13 16
7 Royal Toronto B 14 5 0 9 32 58 26 15
8 London City SC 14 0 0 14 11 46 35 0
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 2017. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 6 0 8 32 59  −27 18 4 0 3 14 14  0 2 0 5 18 45  −27

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHHAAAAAHAHHHAH
ResultLLWLWLLWLWLWLW
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 2017. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Goals and assists

Correct as of November 2, 2017[9][10]

References

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  4. "Српски Бели Орлови - Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  5. Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES FIRST DEFEAT…….York Region Shooters take over top position | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  6. "Српски Бели Орлови - Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  7. Adamson, Stan. "SHOOTERS vs SCARBOROUGH FOR CSL CHAMPIONSHIP…..Burlington vs Ukraine Utd for Division Two title | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  8. "Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto - Canadian Soccer League". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  9. "2017 Second Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  10. "2017 First Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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