2018 Serbian White Eagles FC season

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Serbian White Eagles FC
2018 season
PresidentDragan Bakoč
Head Coach Milan Mijailović
Canadian Soccer League 6th place (First Division)
CSL Championship Quarterfinal
Top goalscorer Luka Bojić
(5 goals)
  2017
2019 

The 2018 season was the twenty second season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League (including Canadian National Soccer League days). Their season began on May 25, 2018 in a home match against FC Vorkuta, which resulted in a 1-1 draw. [1] Before the commencement of the outdoor season the White Eagles became a founding member in the Arena Premier League as an indoor team. Throughout the regular CSL season the Serbs struggled to compete for a top four position as their performance declined in the later stages. The club still managed to secure a postseason berth, but saw an early departure after a defeat to SC Waterloo Region in the opening round. The club's top goalscorer was Luka Bojić with five goals.

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Summary

In the winter of 2017 the Arena Premier League was formed, and the Serbian White Eagles became involved in the indoor soccer realm as a founding member under the name of Serbia AS. [2] During the indoor season the club selected Milan Mijailović as the new head coach. [3] In their debut season in the APL the Serbs clinched a playoff by finishing fourth in the standings. Before the commencement of the 2018 outdoor season Mijailović maintained the majority of the European veterans in his formation of the roster. In the earlier rounds of the season Toronto achieved a five game undefeated streak, and maintained a strong presence in the top four. Unfortunately their performance dwindled in the final segment of the season, but still managed to secure a postseason by finishing sixth in the First Division.

In the postseason the Serbs were eliminated in the opening round to SC Waterloo Region. [4] While in the Second Division their reserve team finished sixth in the standings as a result failed to secure a playoff berth.

Team

First Division roster

As of August 10, 2018 [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
2 MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Dragan Dragutinovic
3 DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Vitomir Jelic
4 FW Flag of Montenegro.svg  MNE Luka Bojić [6]
5 MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Đorđe Jočić
6 MF Flag placeholder.svg Ali Talha
7 MF Flag placeholder.svg Djorjije Strunjas
8 DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Radenko Kamberovic
10 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Milos Scepanovic [7]
11 DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Bojan Pavlović
12 DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Branislav Vukomanovic
14 MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Marko Marović
15 MF Flag placeholder.svg Milan Kusic
16 MF Flag placeholder.svg Mihailo Madzar
17 DF Flag placeholder.svg Goran Kamber
19 FW Flag placeholder.svg Vukasin Lukic
No.Pos.NationPlayer
21 MF Flag placeholder.svg Seungkwon Baik
40 GK Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Goran Skaric [8]
- MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Dusan Kovacevic [9]
- MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Misel Klisara [10]
- FW Flag placeholder.svg Milos Ljubenovic
- FW Flag placeholder.svg Bojan Nedeljkovic
- DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ivan Nikolic [11]
- GK Flag placeholder.svg Nemanja Radenkovic
- MF Flag placeholder.svg Milos Rudan
- MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Ivan Stanković
- MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Kyle Stewart [12]
- MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Goran Svonja
- MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Filip Velasevic [13]
- GK Flag placeholder.svg Bojan Vranic

Second Division roster

As of September 19, 2018 [14]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
Flag placeholder.svg Lufty Abdulitif
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Danilo Bakoc [15]
Flag placeholder.svg Deishat Delaver
GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Djordje Doslo [16]
DF Flag placeholder.svg Spyridos Douvros
Flag placeholder.svg Peter Gentles
DF Flag placeholder.svg Dimitrije Jankovic
MF Flag placeholder.svg Ondrej Kacmar
8 MF Flag placeholder.svg Domenic Kacmar
GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Filip Ljubevski [17]
FW Flag placeholder.svg Luka Maric [18]
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sebastian Mentel [19]
MF Flag placeholder.svg David Meyde
Flag placeholder.svg Marko Milanovic
Flag placeholder.svg Lazar Milijasevic
No.Pos.NationPlayer
Flag placeholder.svg Aleksandar Milkovic
Flag placeholder.svg Mahmoun Mirsadeghi [20]
MF Flag placeholder.svg Milan Mitrovic
Flag placeholder.svg Ahmed Mohamed
Flag placeholder.svg Stefan Momic
Flag placeholder.svg Rohan Mowatt
Flag placeholder.svg Dusan Obradovic
Flag placeholder.svg Uros Obradovic
Flag placeholder.svg Jovan Pandurevic
Flag placeholder.svg Dejan Pavlovic
Flag placeholder.svg Slavko Slavija
Flag placeholder.svg Zarko Tomic
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Aaron Vasant [21]
Flag placeholder.svg Goran Velimirovic
Flag placeholder.svg Dusan Vrljes
MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Vadym Zayarnyy [22]

Management

PositionStaff
Head coach Milan Mijailović
Reserve head coachGoran Bakoc
ManagerPredrag Milkovic
ChairmanDragan Bakoc
Sports director Uroš Stamatović [23]

Last updated: August 10, 2018
Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca

Competitions

Canadian Soccer League

First Division

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 FC Ukraine United (A, C)1612226016+4438Qualification for Playoffs
2 FC Vorkuta (A, O)1612225516+3938
3 SC Waterloo Region (A)169253433+129
4 Scarborough SC (A)168533420+1429
5 Hamilton City SC (A)168174138+325
6 Serbian White Eagles (A)165472020019
7 SC Real Mississauga (A)16321114422811
8 Brantford Galaxy (A)1632119372811
9 CSC Mississauga 161213937285
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
165472020 01932389 −12241211 +1

Last updated: September 20, 2018.
Source: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516
GroundHHHAHAAAHAHHAHAA
ResultDWDDWLWLLWWLDLLL
Updated to match(es) played on September 26, 2018. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

May 25 Serbian White Eagles 1–1 FC Vorkuta Toronto, Ontario
Kyle Stewart Soccerball shade.svg39' Report Haidarzhi Soccerball shade.svg49'Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ihor Bohiy
July 13 CSC Mississauga 2–6 Serbian White Eagles Mississauga, Ontario
19:00Samyr Remi Oshin Soccerball shade.svg67'
Danijel Ivanus Soccerball shade.svg86'
Report Dusan Kovacevic Soccerball shade.svg24', Soccerball shade.svg90'
Vukomanovic Soccerball shade.svg48'
Djorjije Strunjas Soccerball shade.svg55'
Seungkwon Baik Soccerball shade.svg69', Soccerball shade.svg79'
Stadium: Iceland Field
August 12 Brantford Galaxy 0–3 Serbian White Eagles Hamilton, Ontario
20:30 Report Andrej Marinkovic Soccerball shade.svg8'
Milan Mitrovic Soccerball shade.svg39'
Luka Bojić Soccerball shade.svg51'
Stadium: Heritage Field
September 21 Serbian White Eagles 1–3 SC Waterloo Region Toronto, Ontario
19:00Goran Kamber Soccerball shade.svg55' Report Estevez Soccerball shade.svg
Sven Arapovic Soccerball shade.svg45'
Adis Hasecic Soccerball shade.svg89'
Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Referee: Marcos Jaramillo
September 23 SC Waterloo Region 3–0 Serbian White Eagles Waterloo, Ontario
19:00Miodrag Kovacevic Soccerball shade.svg
Ivan Cutura Soccerball shade.svg
Adis Hasecic Soccerball shade.svg
Report Stadium: RIM Park
September 25 Hamilton City SC 3–2 Serbian White Eagles Hamilton, Ontario
Sani Dey Soccerball shade.svg18', Soccerball shade.svg24'
Vukasin Kovacevic Soccerball shade.svg49'
Report Mihailo Madzar Soccerball shade.svg22'
Bojan Vranic Soccerball shade.svg59'
Stadium: Heritage Field

Postseason

September 29Quarterfinal SC Waterloo Region 2–1 (a.e.t.) Serbian White Eagles Waterloo, Ontario
19:30Miodrag Kovacevic Soccerball shade.svg19'
Zelenbaba Soccerball shade.svg115' (pen.)
Report Pešić Soccerball shade.svg90'Stadium: RIM Park
Second Division
PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 FC Vorkuta B (A, C, O)1512127120+5137Qualification for Playoffs
2 Halton United (A)1510054820+2830
3 Scarborough SC B (A)158074840+824
4 Milton SC 1570837501321
5 Brantford Galaxy B (A)155192532716
6 Serbian White Eagles B 1520131380676
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 summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
1520131380 −676007542 −37206838 −30

Last updated: September 20, 2018.
Source: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHAHAAHHAAHHAHH
ResultLLLLWLLLWLLLLL
Updated to match(es) played on October 20, 2018. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Statistics

Goals

Correct as of October 13, 2018 [24] [25]

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