Season | 2018 |
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Dates | May 13 – September 26 (regular season) September 29 – October 13 (playoffs) |
Champions | FC Ukraine United (First Division regular season) FC Vorkuta (First Division playoffs, 1st title) |
Matches played | 72 |
Goals scored | 276 (3.83 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Sani Dey (13) |
Biggest home win | FC Ukraine United 10–2 CSC Mississauga (September 23) |
Biggest away win | SC Waterloo Region 0–9 FC Ukraine United (June 30) CSC Mississauga 0–9 Hamilton City SC (July 27) |
Longest winning run | 6 matches FC Ukraine United |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches FC Ukraine United |
← 2017 2019 → |
The 2018 Canadian Soccer League season was the 21st season under the Canadian Soccer League name. The season began on May 13, 2018, and concluded on October 13, 2018, with the CSL Championship final held at Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. FC Vorkuta won their first championship by defeating Scarborough SC in a penalty shootout. Vorkuta found further success in the Second Division by winning their first CSL double after defeating Halton United in the finals. Meanwhile FC Ukraine United claimed the First Division title.
The First Division saw an increase to 9 teams, while the Second Division decreased in size to 6 teams. The First Division returned to the territories of Hamilton, Mississauga, and the promotion of FC Ukraine United. While new entries to the Second Division included the return of Milton SC and the debut of Scarborough SC's reserve squad.
The main narrative of the season was the race for the First Division title between FC Ukraine United and FC Vorkuta. [1] The outcome was determined on the final match of the season with Ukraine United edging Vorkuta out with a higher goal differential by five goals. Though Vorkuta would achieve success in the postseason by claiming its first CSL Championship. [2] The organization made further advances in the Second Division as its reserve squad secured the double (division title and DII Championship). [2] [3] In preparation for the season, Vorkuta managed to secure Ukraine United's general manager Denys Yanchuk and continued in the club's practice of foreign recruitment from the Ukrainian football market. [4] [5]
After producing a perfect season in the Second division Ukraine United returned to the top division in 2018. Andrei Malychenkov resumed his coaching duties and retained the majority of his previous roster with additional imports from Ukraine. [6] [7] [8] From the onset of the season, the club remained highly competitive and battled with rivals Vorkuta for supremacy of the division. [9] Vorkuta held the top position for sixteen consecutive weeks until Ukraine United usurped the position for the final five weeks of the season. [10] The western Toronto team ultimately reached the second round of the playoffs and succumbed to Scarborough SC. [11]
The third position in the First Division was a highly contested spot with Hamilton City, Scarborough SC, Serbian White Eagles, and SC Waterloo Region competing with one another. The White Eagles achieved a five-game undefeated streak and held the spot for two weeks. Shortly their performance dwindled and fluctuated between the fourth and fifth position to conclude the season in the sixth spot. Following their mediocre 2017 season SC Waterloo named Radivoj Panić as the head coach, and assembled a roster with a mixture of league veterans with European imports from the Western Balkans. After a slow start to the season, the club rebounded to a seven-match undefeated streak and secured the third position on the final match of the regular season.
Scarborough SC continued to develop as an elite club with Zoran Rajović being assigned head coach responsibilities. [12] Rajović took advantage of the influx of European imports to the league, and a player agreement to acquire talent from York Region Shooters was negotiated. [13] [14] One notable re-signing was the return of Canadian international Adrian Cann as team captain. [15] The acquisitions produced dividends for the eastern Toronto club as they held the coveted third position for the majority of the season for a total of sixteen weeks until forfeiting it on the final week to Waterloo on an account of a greater goal difference. In the postseason the club reached the championship final for the second consecutive season. [16]
After a year of hiatus from the league, Hamilton City returned under new management with Saša Vuković as owner and head coach. [15] The club experienced a transitional stage with fewer imports from abroad and more reliance on talent from their previous reserve team. [15] Hamilton managed to produce an average season enough to secure a playoff berth with just four points away from the third position.
The final two postseason berths were secured by Brantford Galaxy and SC Real Mississauga. After the departure of Vukovic, the Galaxy brought in Milan Prpa as head coach and the team assembled by Prpa remained primarily the same as the previous seasons with many veterans returning. [17]
The season also witnessed the return of professional soccer to the Peel Region with CSC Mississauga and SC Real Mississauga representing the city of Mississauga. Real Mississauga, an academy founded by league veteran Krum Bibishkov, received a franchise in the CSL. [12] [18] They primarily competed with Brantford throughout the season and secured a playoff berth. CSC Mississauga struggled to make an impact as they remained at the bottom of the standings for the majority of the season. In the Second Division, Burlington SC was renamed Halton United and were the primary competitors to FC Vorkuta B. For eleven weeks Halton retained the second position and reached the championship final.
Club membership increased in the First Division from eight members to nine. [19] Changes included the return of FC Ukraine United from the Second Division with further new additions from two Mississauga franchises CSC Mississauga and Real Mississauga SC. The division also saw the return of Hamilton City SC from its one-year hiatus under new club management. [17] The York Region Shooters failed to feature an active squad for the season as owner Tony De Thomasis became involved with Unionville Milliken SC. [20]
Team | City | Stadium | Manager |
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Brantford Galaxy | Brantford, Ontario | Heritage Field Turf | Milan Prpa [21] |
CSC Mississauga | Mississauga, Ontario | Iceland Soccer Field | Silvester Trograncic [22] |
FC Ukraine United | Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) | Centennial Park Stadium | Andrei Malychenkov [23] |
FC Vorkuta | Vaughan, Ontario (Woodbridge) | Ontario Soccer Centre | Samad Kadirov [2] |
Hamilton City SC | Hamilton, Ontario (Stoney Creek) | Heritage Field Turf | Saša Vuković [15] |
SC Real Mississauga | Mississauga, Ontario | Paramount Fine Foods Centre | Krum Bibishkov [24] |
Scarborough SC | Toronto, Ontario (Scarborough) | Birchmount Stadium | Zoran Rajović [25] |
Serbian White Eagles | Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) | Centennial Park Stadium | Milan Mijailović [26] |
SC Waterloo Region | Waterloo, Ontario (Eastbridge) | RIM Park | Radivoj Panić [27] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FC Ukraine United (C) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 60 | 16 | +44 | 38 | Playoffs |
2 | FC Vorkuta (O) | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 16 | +39 | 38 | |
3 | SC Waterloo Region | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 29 | |
4 | Scarborough SC | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 29 | |
5 | Hamilton City SC | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 25 | |
6 | Serbian White Eagles | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 | |
7 | SC Real Mississauga | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 42 | −28 | 11 | |
8 | Brantford Galaxy | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 37 | −28 | 11 | |
9 | CSC Mississauga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 37 | −28 | 5 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [28] |
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1 | Sani Dey [29] | Hamilton City SC | 13 |
2 | Pavlo Lukyanets | FC Ukraine United | 12 |
3 | Serhiy Ivlyev | FC Vorkuta | 11 |
4 | Aleksandar Stojiljković | Scarborough SC | 10 |
5 | Kavin Bryan | Scarborough SC | 9 |
6 | Taras Hromyak | FC Ukraine United | 8 |
Nazar Milishchuk | FC Ukraine United | ||
Serhiy Ursulenko | FC Vorkuta | ||
7 | Hammud Ali Atif | Scarborough SC | 7 |
Roman Datsiuk | FC Ukraine United | ||
Yevhen Falkovskyi | FC Ukraine United | ||
Ihor Malysh | FC Ukraine United | ||
Yaroslav Solonynko | FC Vorkuta | ||
Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
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Aleksandar Stojiljković | Scarborough SC | Hamilton City SC | 5–1 (H) | 27 May 2018 |
Sergiy Ivliev | FC Vorkuta | SC Waterloo Region | 6–1 (H) | 9 June 2018 |
Yevhen Falkovskyi | FC Ukraine United | SC Waterloo Region | 0–9 (A) | 30 June 2018 |
Pavlo Lukyanets | FC Ukraine United | SC Waterloo Region | 0–9 (A) | 30 June 2018 |
Sani Dey | Hamilton City SC | CSC Mississauga | 0–9 (A) | 27 July 2018 |
Timotej Zakrajsek | Hamilton City SC | CSC Mississauga | 0–9 (A) | 27 July 2018 |
Sani Dey | Hamilton City SC | Serbian White Eagles | 3–4 (A) | 3 August 2018 |
Kavin Bryan | Scarborough SC | Hamilton City SC | 4–4 (A) | 18 August 2018 |
Taras Hromyak | FC Ukraine United | SC Real Mississauga | 8–1 (H) | 18 August 2018 |
Sergiy Ivliev | FC Vorkuta | Hamilton City SC | 1–5 (A) | 16 September 2018 |
Vadym Gostiev | FC Vorkuta | Brantford Galaxy | 5–0 (H) | 20 September 2018 |
Pavlo Lukyanets | FC Ukraine United | CSC Mississauga | 10–2 (H) | 23 September 2018 |
September 29, 2018 | Scarborough SC | 4–1 | Hamilton City SC | Toronto, Ontario |
17:00 | Angel Angelov 33' Atif Hammud Ali 42' Knežević 60' Radaković 70' | Report | Peter Aleksic 46' | Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
September 29, 2018 | SC Waterloo Region | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Serbian White Eagles | Waterloo, Ontario |
19:30 | Miodrag Kovacevic 19' Zelenbaba 115' (pen.) | Report | Pešić 90' | Stadium: RIM Park |
September 30, 2018 | FC Ukraine United | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) | Brantford Galaxy | Toronto, Ontario |
16:00 | Report | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium |
September 30, 2018 | FC Vorkuta | 2–1 | SC Real Mississauga | Vaughan, Ontario |
19:00 | Melnyk Solonynko | Report | Bibishkov | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
October 6, 2018 | FC Vorkuta | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | SC Waterloo Region | Vaughan, Ontario |
19:00 | Gostiev 45' Ursulenko 117' | Report | Miodrag Kovacevic 42' Sven Arapovic | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
October 7, 2018 | FC Ukraine United | 1–2 | Scarborough SC | Toronto, Ontario |
14:00 | Malysh 89' | Report | Bryan 68' Stojiljkovic 91' | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium |
October 13, 2018 | FC Vorkuta | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Scarborough SC | Toronto, Ontario |
15:00 | Halchuk 29' | Report | Simpson 77' | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Referee: Marcos Jaramillo |
Season | 2018 |
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Champions | FC Vorkuta B (Second Division regular season) FC Vorkuta B (Second Division playoffs, 1st title) |
Matches played | 45 |
Goals scored | 242 (5.38 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kristijan Kezic (12) |
Biggest home win | Halton United 13–0 Serbian White Eagles B (June 16) |
Biggest away win | Serbian White Eagles B 1–12 FC Vorkuta B (May 25) |
← 2017 2019 → |
The Second Division decreased in size to six-member as FC Ukraine United was promoted to the First Division, and Royal Toronto FC became inactive for the season. SC Waterloo B, London City were disbanded, and Milton SC returned to the Second Division. [30] [31] Another new entry was through Scarborough SC as they began operating a reserve team for the first time. Other changes included the renaming of Burlington SC to Halton United.
Team | City | Stadium | Manager |
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Brantford Galaxy B | Brantford, Ontario | Steve Brown Sports Complex | Tomo Dancetovic [32] |
FC Vorkuta B | Vaughan, Ontario | St. Robert S.S. Field | |
Halton United | Burlington, Ontario | Norton Park | |
Milton SC | Milton, Ontario | Milton Sports Centre | Suad Tihak [33] |
Scarborough SC B | Toronto, Ontario | Ontario Soccer Centre | Eddy Coronel [34] |
Serbian White Eagles B | Toronto, Ontario | Centennial Park Stadium | Goran Bakoc [35] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FC Vorkuta B (C, O) | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 20 | +51 | 37 | Playoffs |
2 | Halton United | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 30 | |
3 | Scarborough SC B | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 24 | |
4 | Milton SC | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 21 | |
5 | Brantford Galaxy B | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 16 | |
6 | Serbian White Eagles B | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 80 | −67 | 6 |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals [36] |
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1 | Kristijan Kezic [37] | FC Vorkuta B | 12 |
2 | Marko Mitrušić | Milton SC | 10 |
3 | Valery Yarmosh | FC Vorkuta B | 8 |
4 | Matthaus Garcia [38] | SC Scarborough B | 6 |
Geoff Martinez | Halton United | ||
Dmytro Polyuhanych | FC Vorkuta B | ||
Drilon Salihu [39] | Halton United | ||
5 | Ryan Khedoo [40] | Scarborough SC B | 5 |
Adriano Marques [41] | Halton United | ||
Serhiy Melnyk | FC Vorkuta B | ||
Christian Truyen [42] | Halton United | ||
Vladimir Vujovic | Milton SC | ||
October 6, 2018 | FC Vorkuta B | 3–1 | Brantford Galaxy B | Vaughan, Ontario |
15:00 | Kristijan Kezic 8', 45' Antonenko 90' | Report | Donart Beqiri 17' | Stadium: St. Roberts S.S Field |
October 9, 2018 | 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 |
October 13, 2018 | FC Vorkuta B | 3–2 | Halton United | Toronto, Ontario |
13:00 | Kristijan Kezic 14', 71' Melnyk 15' | Report | Christian Truyen 13' Robert Melo 35' | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium |
Week | CSL Player of the Week | Reference | |
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Player | Club | ||
Week 1 | Alesandar Stojiljkovic | Scarborough SC | [43] |
Week 2 | Sergei Ivliev | FC Vorkuta | [44] |
Week 3 | Timotej Zakrajsek | Hamilton City SC | [45] |
Week | CSL Team of the Week | Reference | |
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Club | Division | ||
Week 1 | FC Ukraine United | First Division | [46] |
Week 2 | FC Vorkuta | First Division | [44] |
Week 3 | SC Real Mississauga | First Division | [45] |
Krum Georgiev Bibishkov is a Bulgarian former footballer and football manager.
Vladimir Zelenbaba is a Serbian footballer who plays with Scarborough SC in the Canadian Soccer League.
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