Scarborough SC

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Full nameScarborough Soccer Club
Founded2014;10 years ago (2014)
Stadium Birchmount Stadium
Scarborough, Ontario
Capacity2,000
OwnerAngel Belchev
General manager Kiril Dimitrov
Head coach Zoran Knežević
League Canadian Soccer League
2024 Regular season: 2nd
Playoffs: N/A
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Scarborough SC is a Canadian soccer team founded in 2014. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League. The team plays home games out of Birchmount Stadium in the district of Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario. The team's colours are green, and black.

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History

Scarborough SC was formed in 2014 as an expansion franchise in the Canadian Soccer League. [1] Marking the return of CSL soccer to Scarborough, Toronto since 2007 when the Canadian Lions held the territorial rights. Team owner Angel Belchev hired the services of CSL veteran Kiril Dimitrov to recruit players, and assumed the duties of general manager, and as head coach/player. [2] He brought in several players with European experience including CSL veterans. Overseas recruitment consisted of Dobrin Orlovski, Tihomir Kosturkov, Mladen Kukrika, and Aleksandar Malbasic. [3] [4] [5] Several players were acquired from North York Astros like Joey Melo, Gabe Gala, Boris Miličić, Mark Jankovic, Jason Lopes, Jose Goncalves De Sousa, and Ricardo Munguía Pérez. [6]

The club's first home venue was located at Downsview Park. In their debut season, the club finished tenth in the overall standings missing the final postseason spot by a goal difference. De Sousa finished as the club's top goalscorer with 15 goals. In preparations for the 2016 season, the club moved their home venue to Birchmount Stadium, and appointed Ricardo Munguia Perez as the new head coach. [7] [8] Perez's notable acquisitions were Canadian international Adrian Cann, Aleksandar Stojiljković, Adis Hasecic, Nemanja Simeunovic, Alon Badat, and Metodi Iliev. [9] [10] [11] The 2016 season marked the first time Scarborough qualified for the postseason by finishing third, and posting the third best defensive record. [12] Their playoff run was cut short after a 3–0 defeat to Hamilton City SC. [13]

In 2019, the team secured the CSL Championship after defeating FC Ukraine United. [14] [15]

Roster

As of July 1, 2023 [16]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— DF Flag of South Sudan.svg  SSD Edmond Amadeo
— FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Shaqueil Bradford
— DF Flag placeholder.svg Francisco Calderon
— DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Jesús Compeán
— FW Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Gonzalo Matias Cabrera Celis [17]
— FW Flag placeholder.svg Jair Cruz
— MF Flag placeholder.svg Cesar Dorantes
— MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Petar Đorđević [18]
— GK Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Vladimir Dragićević
— MF Flag placeholder.svg Mohamed El Sabahy
— DF Flag placeholder.svg Daniel Jesus Galvan
— MF Flag placeholder.svg Nemanja Golovic
— FW Flag of Chile.svg  CHI Jaime Grondona
— DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Marco Johansen
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Misel Klisara [19]
— MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Zoran Knežević
— GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Aubrey Lowe [20]
— FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Daniel McIntosh [21]
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Christian Maraldo [22]
— MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Marvin Morgan Jr.
— MF Flag placeholder.svg Maximilian Never
— DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Stefan Nikolić
— DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Saúl Ortega [23]
— MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Marko Prokić
— MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Neven Radaković
— MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Camaal Reid
— DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Edgar Oswaldo Osorio Rios
— MF Flag placeholder.svg José Sánchez
— FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Milos Scepanovic [24]
— MF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Odain Simpson
— MF Flag placeholder.svg Amador Torres Castillo
— MF Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  BIH Petar Vukadin
— MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jordan Webb
— MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Vladimir Zelenbaba
— FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Devroy Decardover Grey

Head coaches

Honours

Seasons

Scarborough SC in 2022 Scarborough SC 2022 team photo by Djuradj Vujcic.jpg
Scarborough SC in 2022
SeasonLeagueTeamsRecordRankPlayoffsRef
2015 Canadian Soccer League (First Division)126–8–810thdid not qualify [25]
2016 89–4–83rdQuarterfinals [25]
2017 87–3–44thFinals [25]
2018 98–5–34thFinals [25]
2019 1012–3–32ndChampions [25]
2020 55–0–31stFinals [25]
2021 Canadian Soccer League 85–2–02ndChampions [25]
2022 64–5–13rdFinals [25]
2023 79–1–21st– [25]
2024 68–2–22nd– [25]

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