2015 Canadian Soccer League season

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Canadian Soccer League
First Division
Season2015
DatesMay 9 – October 4 (regular season)
October 10 – October 25 (playoffs)
Champions Serbian White Eagles (First Division regular season)
Toronto Croatia (First Division playoffs, 10th title)
Matches played132
Goals scored444 (3.36 per match)
Top goalscorer Richard West (23)
Biggest home winToronto Croatia 7-0 Scarborough SC
(July 25, 2015)
Biggest away win Niagara United 1-9 York Region Shooters
(September 26, 2015)
← 2014
2016 →

The 2015 Canadian Soccer League season was the 18th since its establishment where a total of 22 teams from Ontario took part in the league. The season began on May 9, 2015, and concluded on October 25, 2015. Toronto Croatia won their sixth championship (ninth including Canadian National Soccer League titles) in a 1–0 victory over SC Waterloo in the CSL Championship final held at Warrior Field in Waterloo, Ontario. [1] [2] In the regular season, the Serbian White Eagles clinched their fourth regular-season title, while Milton SC won their first second division championship.

Contents

The First Division saw an increase to 12 teams, while the Second Division remained the same. New additions to the first division were the return of Brantford Galaxy along with Toronto Atomic, and Scarborough SC as expansion franchises. [3] Founding member North York Astros disbanded their professional team while Kingston FC departed to apply for League1 Ontario. [4] [5]

First Division

Changes from 2014

The number of clubs in the First Division saw an increase to 12 teams of the 10 teams that played in the First Division in 2014, eight returned. The departing clubs were North York Astros a charter club with history in the Canadian National Soccer League. [6] The other member included Kingston FC, which had intentions of applying to League1 Ontario. [7] After a two-year hiatus, Brantford Galaxy returned to the fold. [8] Two new teams joined for 2015, Scarborough SC, and Toronto Atomic FC. [6]

Toronto Atomic was granted a franchise after operating an academy in the Canadian Academy of Futbol (CAF). [9] [10] The acceptance of Atomic marked the return of a Ukrainian presence in the league since the 1981 season when Toronto Ukrainians played in the predecessor league. Scarborough SC was the brainchild of former player Kiril Dimitrov to provide professional soccer to the Scarborough territory. [11] [12] A third team, Milton SC, joined from the Second Division. Notable reforms were accepted at the 2015 annual general meeting of team owners where the allowance of import players was increased. [13] On April 8, 2015, the league unveiled its new logo with the inclusion of the date when the league was formed under the National Soccer League banner. [14]

Teams

TeamCityStadiumManager
Brampton United Brampton (Bramalea) Victoria Park Stadium [15] Juan Barreto [15]
Brantford Galaxy Brantford Steve Brown Sports Complex [16] Tomo Dančetović [16]
Burlington SC Burlington Nelson Stadium [17] William Etchu Tabi
London City London Hellenic Centre Stadium [18] Josip Dzale [18]
Milton SC Milton (Timberlea) Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School [19] Jasmin Halkic [19]
Niagara United Niagara Falls Kalar Sports Park [20] David Currie [20]
Scarborough SC Toronto (North York) Downsview Park [21] Kiril Dimitrov [21]
SC Waterloo Region Waterloo Warrior Field [22] Lazo Džepina [22]
Serbian White Eagles Toronto (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium [23] Uroš Stamatović [24]
Toronto Atomic FC Toronto (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium [25] Vasyl Ishchak [25]
Toronto Croatia Mississauga Centennial Park Stadium [26] Velimir Crljen [27]
York Region Shooters Vaughan (Maple) Joan of Arc Turf Field [28] Tony De Thomasis [29]

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of
departure		Date of
vacancy		Position in tableIncoming coachDate of
appointment
Toronto Atomic FC Flag of Ukraine.svg Ihor Yavorskyi [30] ResignedAugust 15, 20156th in August Flag of Ukraine.svg Vasyl Ishchak [31] August 15, 2015

Results

Home \ Away BRA BRG BSC LON MIL NIA SCB SCW SER TAT TOR YRS
Brampton United 3–12–14–13–40–21–10–21–10–11–30–2
Brantford Galaxy 1–20–22–03–43–12–42–00–22–01–43–2
Burlington SC 5–01–20–23–24–34–32–10–51–31–10–2
London City 0–01–01–31–32–13–30–10–23–13–22–7
Milton SC 0–23–34–23–13–01–11–00–21–40–42–0
Niagara United 0–03–21–81–40–01–21–21–42–60–31–9
Scarborough SC 0–61–11–11–01–43–32–11–11–42–13–1
SC Waterloo Region 2–13–03–01–22–0– [lower-alpha 1] 2–12–24–21–54–1
Serbian White Eagles 3–12–02–24–02–07–11–00–12–12–10–3
Toronto Atomic 4–10–32–04–22–03–00–01–11–51–21–2
Toronto Croatia 1–15–02–01–03–12–07–00–00–14–23–1
York Region Shooters 2–11–12–12–33–04–14–14–11–23–20–3
Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 2015. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/first-division-schedule/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ↑ One match between SC Waterloo Region and Niagara United was abandoned in the 65th minute [32]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Serbian White Eagles (A, C)2216425217+3552Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto Croatia (A, O)2215345718+3948
3 York Region Shooters (A)2213185635+2140
4 SC Waterloo Region (A)2111373427+736 [lower-alpha 1]
5 Toronto Atomic FC (A)22102102337−1432
6 Burlington SC (A)2283114144−327
7 Milton SC (A)2283113243−1127
8 London City (A)2282123146−1526
9 Brampton United 2275103133−226
10 Scarborough SC 226883249−1726
11 Brantford Galaxy 2273123244−1224
12 Niagara United 2123162371−489 [lower-alpha 1]
Updated to match(es) played on October 4, 2015. Source: [ dead link ]
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
Notes:
  1. 1 2 One match between SC Waterloo Region and Niagara United not played [33]

Season statistics

Goals

RankPlayerClubGoals [34]
1 Flag of Jamaica.svg Richard West [35] York Region Shooters 23
2 Flag of Croatia.svg Zdenko Jurčević Brantford Galaxy 21
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sahjah Reid [36] Serbian White Eagles 18
4 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Adis Hasečić SC Waterloo Region 16
5Jose De Sousa [37] Scarborough SC 15
6Darren Chambers Toronto Croatia 12
Flag of Serbia.svg Vladimir Vujović Burlington SC
8 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Jure Glavina Toronto Croatia 11
9 Flag of Croatia.svg Josip Keran Toronto Croatia 10
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Semeniuk Toronto Atomic FC

Hat-tricks

PlayerClubAgainstResultDate
Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Vučemilović-Grgić London City Scarborough SC 3–3 (H) 9 May 2015
Flag of Croatia.svg Tihomir Maletic Toronto Croatia Toronto Atomic FC 4–2 (H) 30 May 2015
Flag of Serbia.svg Vladimir Vujović Burlington SC Brampton City United 5–0 (H) 31 May 2015
Flag of Serbia.svg Vladimir Vujović Burlington SC Niagara United 8–1 (A) 6 June 2015
Flag of Croatia.svg Zdenko Jurčević Brantford Galaxy Niagara United 3–1 (H) 10 June 2015
Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr Semenyuk Toronto Atomic FC Brampton City United 4–1 (H) 13 June 2015
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Adis Hasečić SC Waterloo Region Burlington SC 3–0 (H) 14 June 2015
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sahjah Reid Serbian White Eagles London City 4–0 (H) 19 June 2015
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Jebbison [38] Brampton City United Brantford Galaxy 3–1 (H) 21 June 2015
Flag of Jamaica.svg Richard West York Region Shooters SC Waterloo Region 4–1 (H) 26 July 2015
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Jebbison Brampton City United Scarborough SC 6–0 (A) 15 August 2015
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Jure Glavina Toronto Croatia Brantford Galaxy 5–0 (H) 5 September 2015
Flag of Jamaica.svg Richard West York Region Shooters Niagara United 9–1 (A) 25 September 2015
Flag of Jamaica.svg Richard West York Region Shooters London City 7–2 (A) 27 September 2015
Armando Oakley Burlington SC Scarborough SC 4–3 (H) 4 October 2015
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Adnan Smajić Milton SC Brantford Galaxy 4–3 (H) 5 October 2015

Playoffs

Bracket

The top 8 teams qualified for the one-game quarter final, and a one-game semifinal that lead to the championship game played on October 25 at Warrior Field in Waterloo, Ontario.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 Serbian White Eagles 1
8 London City 0
1 Serbian White Eagles 2
4 SC Waterloo 3
4 SC Waterloo 2
5 Toronto Atomic FC 0
4 SC Waterloo 0
2 Toronto Croatia 1
2 Toronto Croatia 4
7 Milton SC 0
2 Toronto Croatia 3
3 York Region Shooters 2
3 York Region Shooters 4
6 Burlington SC 2

Quarterfinals

October 10, 2015 Serbian White Eagles 1–0 London City Toronto, Ontario
19:00 Vukomanović Soccerball shade.svg69' Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Marco Jaramillo
October 11, 2015 SC Waterloo 2–0 Toronto Atomic FC Waterloo, Ontario
16:00 Stojiljkovic Red card.svg 38'
Milanovic Soccerball shade.svg48'
Hasecic Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Michael Tischer Red card.svg 60'
Mihalevskyy Red card.svg 66'
Melnyk Red card.svg 80'		Stadium: Warrior Field
October 11, 2015 York Region Shooters 4–2 Burlington SC Vaughan, Ontario
18:00 West Soccerball shade.svg10', 36', 92'
Stojanovski Soccerball shade.svg40'		 Report Camilo Veloza Soccerball shade.svg18', 50'Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field

Semifinals

October 18, 2015 Toronto Croatia 3–2 (a.e.t.) York Region Shooters Toronto, Ontario
19:00 Keran Soccerball shade.svg81'
Tomislav Zadro Soccerball shade.svg107'
Fresenga Soccerball shade.svg113'		 Report Edwards Soccerball shade.svg24'
Andrei Spatary Soccerball shade.svg106'		Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium

CSL Championship

Individual awards

The annual CSL awards ceremony was held in Kitchener, Ontario. [39] The Most Valuable Player award went to Josip Keran of Toronto Croatia. The York Region Shooters went home with two accolades with the CSL Golden Boot going to former Jamaican international Richard West, and Cyndy De Thomasis was honored with the Harry Paul Gauss award. Burlington SC received the most awards with three wins. Firstly the club was given the Fair Play award, while Andrew Stinger and Nikola Stanojevic were selected as the Goalkeeper and Defender of the Year.

Ihor Melnyk, a former Ukrainian Premier League veteran was named the Rookie of the Year, and Vasyl Ishcak was voted the Coach of the Year after clinching Toronto Atomic's first postseason berth. [40] Goran Babic was voted the Referee of the Year by the CSL Referee Committee.

AwardPlayer (Club)
CSL Most Valuable Player Josip Keran (Toronto Croatia)
CSL Golden Boot Richard West (York Region Shooters)
CSL Goalkeeper of the Year AwardAndrew Stinger (Burlington SC)
CSL Defender of the Year AwardNikola Stanojevic (Burlington SC)
CSL Rookie of the Year Award Ihor Melnyk (Toronto Atomic)
CSL Coach of the Year Award Vasyl Ishchak (Toronto Atomic)
Harry Paul Gauss AwardCyndy De Thomasis (York Region Shooters)
CSL Referee of the Year AwardGoran Babic
CSL Fair Play AwardBurlington SC

Second Division

Canadian Soccer League
Second Division
Season2015
Champions SC Waterloo B (Second Division regular season)
Milton SC B (Second Division playoffs)
Matches played90
Goals scored390 (4.33 per match)
Top goalscorerNikola Miokovic (15)
Biggest home win SCW B 12-0 SER B
Biggest away win SER B 0-9 BRG B
← 2014
2016 →

Teams

Of the 9 teams that played in the Second Division in 2014, seven returned. Kingston FC B left when their senior team left the First Division. Milton SC moved to the First Division and their reserve team joined the Second Division. Brantford Galaxy B returned when their senior team returned to the First Division after a two-year hiatus. Toronto Atomic FC B joined when their senior team joined the First Division.

TeamCityStadiumManager
Brampton United B Brampton Victoria Park Stadium [41] Mike DiMatteo
Brantford Galaxy B Brantford Steve Brown Sports Complex [42] Anthony Giaitzis [43]
Burlington SC B Burlington Nelson Stadium [17]
Milton SC B Toronto Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School [44] Osman Begovic [45]
Niagara United B Niagara Falls Kalar Sports Park [46] James McGillivery [47]
SC Waterloo Region B Waterloo Warrior Field [48] Lazo Dzepina [49]
Serbian White Eagles B Toronto Centennial Park Stadium [50] Goran Bakoc [51]
Toronto Atomic FC B Toronto Centennial Park Stadium [52] Vasyl Ishchak [53]
Toronto Croatia B Mississauga Centennial Park Stadium [26] Daniel Jaksic [54]
York Region Shooters B Vaughan Joan of Arc Turf Field [28] Gilbert Amaral [55]

Results

Home \ Away BRA BRG BSC MIL NIA SCW SER TAT TOR YRS
Brampton United 4–11–11–10–21–34–21–34–21–3
Brantford Galaxy 3–22–12–01–32–20–23–21–42–1
Burlington SC 2–10–11–14–21–04–32–13–14–1
Milton SC 4–21–04–21–31–19–04–41–23–1
Niagara United 2–22–31–10–11–42–02–24–13–4
SC Waterloo Region 1–11–03–01–24–212–05–52–02–3
Serbian White Eagles 3–20–92–41–11–12–20–53–10–0
Toronto Atomic 2–02–12–31–22–00–30–25–10–3
Toronto Croatia 1–03–44–13–53–33–33–81–20–2
York Region Shooters 1–03–14–00–53–51–33–26–46–2
Updated to match(es) played on October 5, 2015. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/second-division-schedule-2/
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 SC Waterloo Region B (A, C)1810625823+3536Qualification for Playoffs
2 York Region Shooters B (A)1811164537+834
3 Milton SC B (A, O)189544431+1332
4 Burlington SC B (A)189363434030
5 Brantford Galaxy B (A)189183633+328
6 Toronto Atomic FC B (A)187384239+324
7 Niagara United B (A)186573837+123
8 Serbian White Eagles B (A)185493162−3119
9 Toronto Croatia B 1842123557−2214
10 Brampton United B 1834112737−1013
Updated to match(es) played on October 5, 2015. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2015-2nd-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

Top goal scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nikola Miokovic [56] SC Waterloo Region B 15
2 Flag of Jamaica.svg Amardo Oakley [57] Burlington SC B 12
Edward Syllie SC Waterloo Region B
4Lucky Maghori Milton SC B 11
5Raphael Barboza DaSilva York Region Shooters B 9
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Adnan Smajić Milton SC B
7Camilo Veloza Burlington SC B 8
8Matthew Arbin Brampton United B 7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milan Beader [58] Brantford Galaxy B
Serhiy Marchak Toronto Atomic FC B
Aljay Sharkail Wilson Toronto Croatia B

Updated: December 17, 2015
Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2015-second-division-stats/

Playoffs

Bracket

The top 8 teams qualified for the one-game quarterfinal, and a one-game semifinal that lead to the championship game played on October 25 at Warrior Field in Waterloo, Ontario.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 SC Waterloo Region B 5
8 Serbian White Eagles B 0
1 SC Waterloo Region B 5
7 Niagara United B 1
2 York Region Shooters B 4 (3)
7 Niagara United B 4 (4)
1 SC Waterloo Region B 1
3 Milton SC B 3
3 Milton SC B 6
6 Toronto Atomic FC B 0
3 Milton SC B 3
5 Brantford Galaxy B 0
5 Brantford Galaxy B 1
4 Burlington SC B 0

Quarterfinals

October 10, 2015 SC Waterloo Region B 5–0 Serbian White Eagles B Waterloo, Ontario
16:00Nikola Mirković Soccerball shade.svg?'
Mohammad-Ali Heydarpour Soccerball shade.svg?'
Edward Syllie Soccerball shade.svg?'
Kevin Benavides Soccerball shade.svg?'
Johnson Luyiga Soccerball shade.svg?'		 Report Stadium: Warrior Field

Semifinals

October 18, 2015 SC Waterloo Region B 5–1 Niagara United B Waterloo, Ontario
15:00Dzenan Karic Soccerball shade.svg35'
Mohammad-Ali Heydarpour Soccerball shade.svg50'
Stojiljkovic Soccerball shade.svg65', 89'
Edward Syllie Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Report Derek Paterson Soccerball shade.svg?'Stadium: RIM Park
October 18, 2015 Milton SC B 3–0 Brantford Galaxy B Toronto, Ontario
15:30Delvin Mathurin Soccerball shade.svg17'
Lucky Maghori Soccerball shade.svg41'
Keitu Smith Red card.svg 75'
Stephan Cameron Soccerball shade.svg83'		 Report Simo Vrakela Red card.svg 89'Stadium: Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School

Second Division Championship

October 24, 2015 Milton SC B 3–1 (a.e.t.) SC Waterloo Region B Waterloo, Ontario
13:00Danny Jirta Soccerball shade.svg88'
Smajić Soccerball shade.svg91'
Lucky Maghori Soccerball shade.svg106'		 Report Edward Syllie Soccerball shade.svg47'Stadium: Warrior Field

Individual awards

AwardPlayer (Club)
CSL Most Valuable PlayerArsenije Japalak (Brantford Galaxy B)
CSL Golden BootNikola Miokovic (Burlington SC B)
CSL Goalkeeper of the Year Award Ihor Vitiv (Toronto Atomic B)
CSL Defender of the Year AwardNamanjar Sudar (Brantford Galaxy B)
CSL Rookie of the Year AwardKingma Zach (Brantford Galaxy B)
CSL Coach of the Year AwardAmir Osmanlic (Milton SC)

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