Scarborough SC
2018 season
OwnerAngel Belchev
Head CoachZoran Rajović
Canadian Soccer League4th place (First Division)
CSL ChampionshipFinal
Top goalscorerAleksandar Stojiljković
(10 goals)

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Sierra Leone SLE John Trye
3 DF Serbia SRB Momcilo Rudan
4 DF Serbia SRB Stefan Rudan
5 MF Serbia SRB Zoran Knežević
6 MF   Mirza Colic
7 MF   Stefan Stojiljkovic
8 MF   Milorad Stefanovic
9 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Harris Fazlagic
10 FW Serbia SRB Aleksandar Stojiljković
12 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Marko Filipović
14 FW   Hammud Ali Atif
15 DF   Stefan Arsenijevic
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK Serbia SRB Milos Djurkovic [14]
17 FW Jamaica JAM Kavin Bryan
18 DF Bulgaria BUL Angel Angelov [15]
19 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Zoran Rajović
20 MF Jamaica JAM Odain Omaro Simpson [16]
21 DF   Alen Kucalovic
22 MF Canada CAN Mehdi Barati Mahvar [17]
23 DF   Ivan Cendic
30 FW Bulgaria BUL Kiril Dimitrov
– GK Canada CAN Adrian Ibanez [18]
– MF Serbia SRB Neven Radakovic

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   Austin Litow-Daye [20]
2 FW Mexico MEX Amador Torres Castillo [21]
3 MF   Boris Guajardo
5 MF   Muhammet Furkan Demir
6 FW   Darren Khedo
7 MF   Juan Rincon
10 MF   Ivan Prieto
11 DF   Cruz Coronel
12 MF   Aljay Sharkail Wilson
13 FW   Juan Rivera
15 FW Canada CAN Ryan Khedoo [22]
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   Adan Rivas
17 MF   Paul McGhie
18 DF   Joshua Mena
19 MF   Dimitri Bannikov
21 DF Mexico MEX Edgar Oswaldo Osorio [23]
23 DF   Guy Kozi
24 DF   Ricardo Fonseca
25 MF   Mathew Garcia
– GK   Marlon Moore
– FW Mexico MEX Daniel González Vega

Management

Position Staff
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
FW Jamaica Kavin Bryan Canada York Region Shooters Free Transfer [24]
GK Canada Adrian Ibanez Canada York Region Shooters Free Transfer [25]
MF Serbia Zoran Knežević Montenegro OFK Grbalj Free Transfer [26]
MF Serbia Neven Radaković Serbia FK Odžaci Free Transfer [27]
FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Zoran Rajović Bosnia and Herzegovina HNK Orašje Free Transfer [28]
DF Serbia Momčilo Rudan Serbia FK Bratstvo Prigrevica Free Transfer [29]
DF Serbia Stefan Rudan Serbia FK Bratstvo Prigrevica Free Transfer [30]
MF Jamaica Odain Omaro Simpson Canada York Region Shooters Free Transfer [25]
FW Mexico Daniel González Vega Mexico Deportivo Toluca F.C. Free Transfer [31]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Source
FW Bulgaria Krum Bibishkov Canada SC Real Mississauga Free Transfer [32]
DF Canada Adrian Cann Canada Mississauga MetroStars Free Transfer [33]
DF Bulgaria Metodi Iliev Bulgaria FC Septemvri Simitli Free Transfer [34]
DF Canada Marc Jankovic Canada Master's Futbol Free Transfer [35]
DF Bulgaria Zdravko Karadachki Scotland Edinburgh City F.C. Free Transfer [36]
MF Bulgaria Tihomir Kosturkov Bulgaria FC Septemvri Simitli Free Transfer [37]
FW Canada Joey Melo Canada Master's Futbol Free Transfer [38]

Competitions

Canadian Soccer League

First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-csl-first-division-standings/
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAA
ResultLWLDWWWWWDDLDDWW
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2018. Source: CSL
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
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
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 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

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 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
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
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-second-division-standings/
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

Round123456789101112131415
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAAAHH
ResultWLWWLLLLLWWLWWW
Updated to match(es) played on September 26, 2018. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

August 12 Milton SC 4–3 Scarborough SC B Milton, Ontario
Report Stadium: Milton Sports Centre
September 2 Milton SC 8–5 Scarborough SC B Milton, Ontario
19:30 Report Stadium: Milton Sports Centre

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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