FC Ukraine United

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Full nameFootball Club Ukraine United
Founded2006
Stadium Centennial Park Stadium
Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario
Capacity2,200
Owner(s) Andrei Malychenkov
Evgen Ishchak
Manager Evgen Ishchak
Coach Mykhailo Hurka
League Canadian Soccer League
2019 Regular season: 3rd
Playoffs:Final
Website Club website

FC Ukraine United is a Canadian soccer club founded in 2006. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League a league that is not sanctioned by any FIFA recognized body. Their home venue is located at Centennial Park Stadium in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario. The club is the only team in the CSL to represent the Ukrainian diaspora in the Greater Toronto Area.

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History

In 2006, Yuriy Hlyva, and Vladimir Koval, former professional footballers from the former Soviet Union established a club in order to accommodate and combine talent from the various Eastern Bloc countries located in Canada. [1] [2] As a result, FC Ukraine United were formed with a Ukrainian identity due to the majority of players originating from Ukraine. Malychenkov was given head coach responsibilities, while Koval served as the general manager. In 2007, the club initial began playing indoor soccer at Soccer City. [2] In the spring of 2007, Ukraine United joined the Ontario Soccer League in the Multi Jurisdictional West Division. In their debut season in the OSL the team finished third in the standings and won the George Finnie Cup. [3] The following season United won promotion to the Central Regional Division by winning the league.

During their three seasons in the Central Regional Division the team managed to win the Great Lakes Cup and secured a promotion to the Premier Central Division in 2011. [4] During their time in the Premier Division United participated several times in the Diaspora World Cup hosted in Ternopil, Ukraine, and finished runner's up in the 2015 regular season. In 2016, Ukraine United was promoted to the professional ranks by joining the Canadian Soccer League. [5] [6] [7]

In preparation for play in the CSL First Division Malychenkov recruited several import players with experience in the Professional Football League of Ukraine. [8] [9] [10] Ukraine United made their professional debut on June 5, 2016 against Scarborough SC where they lost by a score of 2–0. [11] On June 12, 2016 United recorded their first victory over Hamilton City SC in a 3–2 victory with goals coming from Ivliev and Derevlov. [12] In their debut season the western Toronto side competed with York Region Shooters over the First Division title and managed to achieve a second-place ranking in the standings and recorded the league's big offensive record. [13] [14] [15]

In the first round of the postseason, Ukraine United faced Brantford Galaxy and with goals coming from Oleksandr Muzychuk, Derevlov, and Shutov they advanced to the semifinals with a 3–0 victory. [16] [17] Their opponents in the next round were the Serbian White Eagles, but were eliminated from playoff contention from a 1–0 loss. [18] For the 2017 season, Ukraine United voluntarily relegated themselves to the Second Division and produced a perfect season. [19] The following season they returned to the First Division, and secured the division title. [20] In 2019, they reached the CSL Championship final, but were defeated by Scarborough SC. [21] [22]

Players

Current squad

As of October 9, 2021 [23]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
- MF Flag of Israel.svg  ISR Alon Badat
- GK Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Andriy Bandrivskyy
- DF Flag placeholder.svg Mikhail Bershov
- DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Vasyl Chornyi
- DF Flag placeholder.svg Andrei Gapanenko
- MF Flag placeholder.svg Romario Guma
- MF Flag placeholder.svg Evgen Ishchak
- MF Flag placeholder.svg Oleksandr Kaplun
- MF Flag placeholder.svg Andi Kararaj
- MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Stanislav Katana
- FW Flag placeholder.svg Geri Kraja
- MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Taras Kryvyi
- DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Ivan Kucherenko
- MF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Roman Kukharskyi
- DF Flag placeholder.svg Yaroslav Maliborsky
No.Pos.NationPlayer
- FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Nazar Milishchuk
- DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Volodymyr Plishka
- FW Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Roman Pitsur
- FW Flag placeholder.svg Basel Rashrash
- DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Maksym Rohovskyi [24]
- MF Flag placeholder.svg Novin Saraci
- DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Serhiy Savchenko [25]
- FW Flag placeholder.svg Serhiy Semenov
- FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Artur Shaparov [26]
- FW Flag placeholder.svg Ihor Sorotoskyi
- DF Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Andriy Sukhetskyi
- FW Flag placeholder.svg Sandor Varga
- GK Flag placeholder.svg Arthur Zaslavski

Year-by-year

YearDivisionLeagueRegular SeasonPlayoffs
2007Multi Jurisdictional Division West OSL Third
2008Multi Jurisdictional Division West OSL Champions
2009Central Regional Division OSL Eleventh
2010Central Regional Division OSL Fourth
2011Central Regional Division OSL Fourth
2012Premier Central Division OSL Eighth
2013Premier Central Division OSL Eighth
2014Premier Central Division OSL Third
2015Premier Central Division OSL Second
2016 [13] First Division CSL SecondSemifinal
2017 [27] Second Division CSL FirstChampions
2018 [28] First Division CSL FirstSemifinal
2019 First Division CSL ThirdFinal

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