Sigma FC

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Sigma FC
Sigma FC logo.png
Full nameSigma Sports
Founded2005
Stadium Paramount Fine Foods Centre
Mississauga, Ontario
OwnerSigma Sports Solutions
Managing directorConstantine Smyrniotis
Head coachJohn Zervos
League League1 Ontario
2023 League1 Ontario, 9th
Playoffs, DNQ
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Sigma Sports is a Canadian youth soccer development academy and player management company based in Mississauga, Ontario. They also operate a senior academy soccer team that currently competes in League1 Ontario, as Sigma FC. Over 140 Sigma players have gone on to play NCAA or U Sports soccer on scholarships.

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History

Sigma was formed in 2005 by Constantine and Bobby Smyrniotis as a private academy aimed to develop young Canadian soccer players. [1] Over the years Sigma have sent players from their academy to the NCAA and to trials overseas. [2] [3]

When League1 Ontario was formed in early 2014, Sigma announced they would be entering their senior academy team to compete as part of inaugural season. [4] [5] They were one of the three Ontario Soccer Association Recognized Non-Club Academies permitted to enter a team in the league, along with ANB Futbol and Master's FA. [6] The Mississauga-based League1 Ontario teams - Sigma FC and North Mississauga SC (and formerly the now-Brampton-based ProStars FC) [7] - compete annually for the Credit River Cup, awarded by the Sauga City Collective supporters group, with the team's matches against each other during the L1O deciding the victor. [8]

Sigma made news in January 2015 when academy player Cyle Larin was drafted first overall by Major League Soccer club Orlando City at the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. [9] This was the first time a Canadian went first overall in an MLS draft. [10]

On October 1, 2018, Sigma co-founder Bobby Smyrniotis was named head coach and technical director of Canadian Premier League club Forge FC. Bobby had served as technical director and first team head coach of Sigma from 2005 to 2018. [11] 16 members of Forge's 2019 roster had played for Sigma in the past. [12] In 2023, they formalized their affiliation with Canadian Premier League club Forge FC, which enables Forge to send players to Sigma on short-term loans throughout the season. [13] [14]

Seasons

SeasonLeagueTeamsRecordRankPlayoffsLeague CupRef
2014 League1 Ontario 98–5–33rd–Runner-up [15]
2015 1212–6–44th–Runner-up [15]
2016 1614–2–62nd, Western (5th overall)did not qualifyFirst round [15]
2017 1617–4–12nd, Western (2nd overall)did not qualifyFirst round [15]
2018 1711–4–12ndGroup stageSemifinals [15]
2019 168–3–45thQuarterfinals– [15]
2020 Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [16]
2021 154–3–55th, Western (9th overall)did not qualify– [15]
2022 229–4–89thdid not qualify– [15]
2023 219–5–69thdid not qualify– [15]

Current squad

As of 16 April 2023 [17]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Eduard Ambrus
— GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Dino Bontis
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jacob Cordon Cruz
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Santiago Frias
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Simon Guardiero
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Abiud Imani
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ivan Nikolic
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Oluwaseun Oyegunle
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kamran Tejumola
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Joe Vokins
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kyle Walton
— MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Faisal Ghaffur
— MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Hilli Goldhar
— MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ethan Golias
— MF Flag of Egypt.svg  EGY Yousef Helmy
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Guyana.svg  GUY Daniel Jodah
— MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Mateo Marques
— MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Noah Mehta
— MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nino Nikolovski
— FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Evan Dick
— FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ryan Khedoo
— FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Camilo Siabato
— FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jason Squeo
— FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kevaughn Tavernier
— FW Flag of Guyana.svg  GUY Emery Welshman
—Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Will Curtis
—Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Gabriel Goransson
—Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Hoce Massunda
—Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Matthew Paiva

Notable players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the League1 Ontario team:

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References

  1. ↑ "Sigma Sports: About us". Sigma. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  2. ↑ Armstrong, Laura (October 23, 2016). "Local soccer academy has become playground for future stars". Toronto Star . Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  3. ↑ Bates, Matt. "A Bluffer's Guide to Sigma". League1 Ontario .
  4. ↑ Clarke, Ian (April 9, 2014). "Sigma FC: Laying the groundwork for Canadian youth development". Red Nation Online . Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ Rowaan, Dave (April 8, 2014). "League1 Ontario announces teams for inaugural season". Waking the Red.
  6. ↑ Hayakawa, Michael (April 10, 2014). "Vaughan to field 2 teams in inaugural soccer league". Vaughan Citizen.
  7. ↑ @CreditRiverCup (August 12, 2021). "NEWS: We're excited to announce the 2021 Credit River Cup returns this Friday!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ Raza, Ali (August 14, 2019). "Credit River Cup announced for Mississauga-based soccer clubs". Mississauga News .
  9. ↑ "MLS SuperDraft: Canadian international Cyle Larin selected first overall by Orlando City SC". Major League Soccer . January 15, 2015.
  10. ↑ Davidson, Neil (January 15, 2015). "Canadian forward Cyle Larin goes first overall in MLS SuperDraft". Toronto Star .
  11. ↑ Urciuoli, Anthony (October 1, 2018). "Forge FC names first-ever head coach". Global News . Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  12. ↑ Bedakian, Armen (October 5, 2019). "'It's a high level': Forge's Sigma alum praise League1 Ontario platform". Canadian Premier League .
  13. ↑ "Canadian Premier League announces downward player movement pilot project". Canadian Premier League. April 21, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  14. ↑ Mahmoudi, Nelson (April 22, 2023). "CPL Introduces Affiliation Pilot Project With Lower Divisions". Northern Tribune. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "League1 Ontario Historical Standings Men's Division". Canadian Soccer History Archives.
  16. ↑ "League1 Ontario cancels Fall season plans for 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions". Canadian Premier League . September 4, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Guelph United". League 1 Ontario.
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