2017 Serbian White Eagles FC season

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Serbian White Eagles FC
2017 season
PresidentDragan Bakoč
Head Coach Uroš Stamatović
CSL Semifinals
Top goalscorer Đorđe Jočić
(7 goals)
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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]

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

Management

PositionStaff
Head coach Uros Stamatović
Fitness coachVesna Altarac
PresidentDragan Bakoc

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

Competitions

Canadian Soccer League

League table

First Division

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 FC Vorkuta (C)1410224313+3032Playoffs
2 Serbian White Eagles 149413814+2431
3 York Region Shooters (O)14932347+2730
4 Scarborough SC 147343717+2024
5 Brantford Galaxy 146082637−1118
6 Milton SC 1422102475−518
7 SC Waterloo Region 141581933−148
8 Royal Toronto FC 1413102045−256
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
149413814 +2431430175 +12511219 +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 Soccerball shade.svg65' Report Adis Hasecic Soccerball shade.svg50'Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Vee Venne
June 17 Brantford Galaxy 1–6 Serbian White Eagles Brantford, Ontario
Vukovic Soccerball shade.svg86' Report Filip Velasevic Soccerball shade.svg13'
Pešić Soccerball shade.svg60'
Jočić Soccerball shade.svg66', Soccerball shade.svg73'
Miroslav Jovanović Soccerball shade.svg85', Soccerball shade.svg89'		Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
Referee: Tony Amaral
June 23 Serbian White Eagles 3–1 Royal Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario
Švonja Soccerball shade.svg43'
Luka Bojić Soccerball shade.svg74'
Dusan Kovačević Soccerball shade.svg77'		 Report Dario Brezak Soccerball shade.svg9'Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ramee Arbaji
July 2 Milton SC 3–4 Serbian White Eagles Milton, Ontario
Leandro Aguilar Soccerball shade.svg23'
Lucky Maghori Soccerball shade.svg26', Soccerball shade.svg51'		 Report Vukasin Lukic Soccerball shade.svg10', Soccerball shade.svg14'
Jočić Soccerball shade.svg30'
Miroslav Jovanović Soccerball shade.svg45'		Stadium: Milton Community Park
Referee: Garfield
July 7 Serbian White Eagles 2–0 Brantford Galaxy Toronto, Ontario
Dusan Kovačević Soccerball shade.svg81'
Švonja Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Javier Prior
July 14 SC Waterloo 1–1 Serbian White Eagles Waterloo, Ontario
Jure Glavina Soccerball shade.svg37' Report Dusan Kovačević Soccerball shade.svg30'Stadium: Warrior Field
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tony Amaral
July 28 Scarborough SC 1–2 Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
Stefan Stoiljkovic Soccerball shade.svg55' Report Miroslav Jovanović Soccerball shade.svg48'
Kamberović Soccerball shade.svg61'		Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ramee Arbaji
August 6 Royal Toronto FC 0–5 Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
Report Ivan Nikolić Soccerball shade.svg21', Soccerball shade.svg26'
Vukomanović Soccerball shade.svg51'
Jočić Soccerball shade.svg55'
Miloš Ljubenović Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: E. Gustavo
August 18 Serbian White Eagles 8–1 Milton SC Toronto, Ontario
Milos Ljubenović Soccerball shade.svg7'
Jočić Soccerball shade.svg30'
Vukomanović Soccerball shade.svg39', Soccerball shade.svg59'
Miroslav Jovanović Soccerball shade.svg47', Soccerball shade.svg60'
Stanković Soccerball shade.svg64', Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report Peter Edika Soccerball shade.svg15'Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Greg Brown

League table

Second Division

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 FC Ukraine United (C, O)1413107510+6540Playoffs
2 Burlington SC 1410134418+2631
3 FC Vorkuta B 148064125+1624
4 Brantford Galaxy B 147162935−622
5 Serbian White Eagles B 146083259−2718
6 SC Waterloo B 145182639−1316
7 Royal Toronto B 145093258−2615
8 London City SC 1400141146−350
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
146083259 −27184031414 02051845 −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]

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