2018 season | |||
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Owner | Angel Belchev | ||
Head Coach | Zoran Rajović | ||
Canadian Soccer League | 4th place (First Division) | ||
CSL Championship | Final | ||
Top goalscorer | Aleksandar Stojiljković (10 goals) | ||
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The 2018 season was Scarborough SC's fourth season in the Canadian Soccer League. Their season official commenced on May 19, 2018 in an away match against FC Ukraine United.[1] The season proved to be a successful one as Scarborough managed to compete in the top four and ultimately secured a playoff berth by finishing fourth in the First Division. In the postseason tournament Scarborough successfully defeated Hamilton City SC, and FC Ukraine in the earlier rounds in order to reach the CSL Championship final for the second straight season.[2] Their opposition in the finals were FC Vorkuta, but ultimately were defeated in a penalty shootout.[3]
While in the Second Division their reserve team made their debut, and successfully clinched a postseason berth. Their postseason participation came to an early conclusion after a defeat to Halton United. For the second consecutive season Aleksandar Stojiljković finished as the club's top goalscorer with 10 goals.
Summary
In the off season Scarborough negotiated a player agreement with York Region Shooters in order to acquire additional talent as the Shooters ceased operations for the 2018 season.[4][5] Scarborough also launched their first reserve team in the Second Division under the management of Eddy Coronel.[6] Further notable changes included the return of European journeyman Zoran Rajović in order to operate as a player-coach.[7] As former head coach Krum Bibishkov departed after receiving a franchise in the Canadian Soccer League for his soccer academy SC Real Mississauga.[8] Throughout the season Rajovic managed to secure Scarborough their third consecutive playoff berth by finishing fourth in the standings.
In the preliminary round of the postseason Scarborough defeated Hamilton City SC by a score of 4-1.[9] In the following round Toronto faced division champions FC Ukraine United, and defeated them to reach the finals of the CSL Championship for the second consecutive year.[10] In finals Scarborough faced FC Vorkuta, but were defeated in a penalty shootout.[11] Meanwhile in the Second Division their reserve squad secured a postseason berth by finishing third. In the playoffs the team faced an early elimination from Halton United.[12]
Players
First Division roster
- As of August 10, 2018[13]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Second Division roster
- As of September 19, 2018[19]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Zoran Rajovic |
Assistant coach | Imad Hukara |
Reserve head coach | Eddy Coronel |
Manager | Kiril Dimitrov |
Reserve team manager | Karen Coronel |
Last updated: August 10, 2018
Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Source |
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FW | Kavin Bryan | York Region Shooters | Free Transfer | [24] | |
GK | Adrian Ibanez | York Region Shooters | Free Transfer | [25] | |
MF | Zoran Knežević | OFK Grbalj | Free Transfer | [26] | |
MF | Neven Radaković | FK Odžaci | Free Transfer | [27] | |
FW | Zoran Rajović | HNK Orašje | Free Transfer | [28] | |
DF | Momčilo Rudan | FK Bratstvo Prigrevica | Free Transfer | [29] | |
DF | Stefan Rudan | FK Bratstvo Prigrevica | Free Transfer | [30] | |
MF | Odain Omaro Simpson | York Region Shooters | Free Transfer | [25] | |
FW | Daniel González Vega | Deportivo Toluca F.C. | Free Transfer | [31] | |
Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Source |
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FW | Krum Bibishkov | SC Real Mississauga | Free Transfer | [32] | |
DF | Adrian Cann | Mississauga MetroStars | Free Transfer | [33] | |
DF | Metodi Iliev | FC Septemvri Simitli | Free Transfer | [34] | |
DF | Marc Jankovic | Master's Futbol | Free Transfer | [35] | |
DF | Zdravko Karadachki | Edinburgh City F.C. | Free Transfer | [36] | |
MF | Tihomir Kosturkov | FC Septemvri Simitli | Free Transfer | [37] | |
FW | Joey Melo | Master's Futbol | Free Transfer | [38] | |
Competitions
Canadian Soccer League
First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FC Ukraine United (A, C) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 16 | +44 | 38 | Qualification for Playoffs |
2 | FC Vorkuta (A, O) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 16 | +39 | 38 | |
3 | SC Waterloo Region (A) | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 29 | |
4 | Scarborough SC (A) | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 29 | |
5 | Hamilton City SC (A) | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 25 | |
6 | Serbian White Eagles (A) | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 | |
7 | SC Real Mississauga (A) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 42 | −28 | 11 | |
8 | Brantford Galaxy (A) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 37 | −28 | 11 | |
9 | CSC Mississauga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 37 | −28 | 5 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 10 | +10 |
Last updated: September 20, 2018.
Source: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
May 19 | FC Ukraine United | 2–0 | Scarborough SC | Toronto, Ontario |
Amir Hosic 74' Milishchuk 83' |
Report | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium |
May 27 | Scarborough SC | 5–1 | Hamilton City SC | Toronto, Ontario |
Stojiljkovic 40', 55', 60', 80' Dimitrov 70' |
Report | Luke Rajain 3' | Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
June 3 | Scarborough SC | 0–3 | FC Ukraine United | Toronto, Ontario |
Report | Lukyanets 64' Malysh 74' Amir Hosic 80' |
Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
June 8 | Serbian White Eagles | 0–0 | Scarborough SC | Toronto, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Javier Prior |
June 17 | Scarborough SC | 3–0 | Brantford Galaxy | Toronto, Ontario |
Bryan 15' Stojiljkovic 55', 75' |
Report | Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
June 24 | Scarborough SC | 1–0 | CSC Mississauga | Toronto, Ontario |
20:00 | Dimitrov 60' | Report | Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
June 29 | CSC Mississauga | 0–4 | Scarborough SC | Mississauga, Ontario |
21:00 | Report | Stojiljkovic 5' Bryan 24', 43' Dimitrov 70' |
Stadium: Iceland Field |
July 8 | Scarborough SC | 3–2 | FC Vorkuta | Toronto, Ontario |
Bryan 5', 18' Atif Hammud Ali 33' |
Report | Riabyi 25' Riabets 38' |
Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
July 21 | Brantford Galaxy | 1–4 | Scarborough SC | Hamilton, Ontario |
20:30 | Dragan Milovic 36' | Report | Hammud Ali Atif 1' Stojiljković 8', 80' Alen Kucalovic 45' |
Stadium: Heritage Field |
July 29 | Scarborough SC | 1–1 | SC Real Mississauga | Toronto, Ontario |
20:00 | Knežević 55' | Report | Edmond Badal 30' | Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
August 4 | FC Vorkuta | 1–1 | Scarborough SC | Toronto, Ontario |
19:00 | Ursulenko 67' | Report | Atif Hammud Ali 2' | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
August 12 | Scarborough SC | 1–3 | SC Waterloo Region | Toronto, Ontario |
20:00 | Dimitrov 57' | Report | Vladimir Stankovic Mohamed Aborig Zelenbaba 80' |
Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
August 18 | Hamilton City SC | 4–4 | Scarborough SC | Hamilton, Ontario |
18:30 | Marko Ferlez , Kristian Puljic , |
Report | Bryan , , Hammud Ali Atif |
Stadium: Heritage Field |
September 9 | Scarborough SC | 0–0 | Serbian White Eagles | Toronto, Ontario |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
September 15 | SC Waterloo Region | 1–3 | Scarborough SC | Waterloo, Ontario |
18:30 | Miodrag Kovacevic 3' | Report | Stojiljković 42' Atif Hammud Ali 86', 89' |
Stadium: RIM Park |
September 23 | SC Real Mississauga | 1–4 | Scarborough SC | Mississauga, Ontario |
20:30 | Report | Stadium: Paramount Fine Foods Centre |
Postseason
September 29 Quarterfinal | Scarborough SC | 4–1 | Hamilton City SC | Toronto, Ontario |
17:00 | Angel Angelov 33' Atif Hammud Ali 42' Knežević 60' Neven Radaković 70' |
Report | Peter Aleksic 46' | Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
October 7 Semifinal | FC Ukraine United | 1–2 | Scarborough SC | Toronto, Ontario |
14:00 | Malysh 89' | Report | Bryan 68' Stojiljkovic 91' |
Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium |
October 13 Final | FC Vorkuta | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Scarborough SC | Toronto, Ontario |
15:00 | Halchuk 29' | Report | Odain Omaro Simpson 77' | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Referee: Marcos Jaramillo |
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FC Vorkuta B (A, C, O) | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 20 | +51 | 37 | Qualification for Playoffs |
2 | Halton United (A) | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 30 | |
3 | Scarborough SC B (A) | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 24 | |
4 | Milton SC | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 21 | |
5 | Brantford Galaxy B (A) | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 16 | |
6 | Serbian White Eagles B | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 80 | −67 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
May 26 | Scarborough SC B | 3–1 | Halton United | Vaughan, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field |
June 3 | FC Vorkuta B | 4–3 | Scarborough SC B | Vaughan, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: St. Roberts S.S Field |
June 10 | Scarborough SC B | 4–2 | Brantford Galaxy B | Vaughan, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field |
July 11 | Scarborough SC B | 4–1 | Serbian White Eagles B | Vaughan, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field |
July 14 | Halton United | 2–0 | Scarborough SC B | Burlington, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: Norton Park |
July 22 | Scarborough SC B | 1–5 | FC Vorkuta B | Vaughan, Ontario |
Report | Dyachenko Haidarzhi Bogdan Khmyzov Polyuhanych Yarmosh |
Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field |
July 29 | Brantford Galaxy B | 3–1 | Scarborough SC B | Brantford, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex |
August 4 | Scarborough SC B | 1–7 | FC Vorkuta B | Vaughan, Ontario |
Report | Valery Doroshenko Kristijan Kezic , , Melnyk Polyuhanych , |
Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field |
August 12 | Milton SC | 4–3 | Scarborough SC B | Milton, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: Milton Sports Centre |
August 18 | Scarborough SC B | 2–1 | Halton United | Vaughan, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field |
August 24 | Serbian White Eagles B | 1–9 | Scarborough SC B | Toronto, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium |
September 2 | Milton SC | 8–5 | Scarborough SC B | Milton, Ontario |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: Milton Sports Centre |
September 5 | Brantford Galaxy B | 0–3 | Scarborough SC B | Brantford, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex |
September 10 | Scarborough SC B | 3–0 | Serbian White Eagles B | Vaughan, Ontario |
21:00 | Report | Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field |
September 19 | Scarborough SC B | 6–1 | Milton SC | Vaughan, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field |
Postseason
October 9 Semifinal | Halton United | 3–1 | Scarborough SC B | Burlington, Ontario |
21:00 | Christian Truyen 11', 63' Karl Manzi 47' |
Report | Edgar Oswaldo 31' | Stadium: Norton Park |
Statistics
Goals and assists
Correct as of October 13, 2018[39][40]
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