2016 Canadian Soccer League season

The 2016 Canadian Soccer League season (known as the Givova Canadian Soccer League for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th season under the Canadian Soccer League name. The first match of the season was played on May 21, 2016, and ended on October 30, 2016.[1] The season concluded with Serbian White Eagles claiming their second CSL Championship by defeating expansion franchise Hamilton City SC by a score of 2-1.[2][3] In the Second Division the York Region Shooters B defeated Toronto Atomic FC B 2-1.[4] During the regular season York Region claimed their fifth regular season title and achieved a team milestone by recording their best defensive record allowing only 10 goals a record not matched since the Ottawa Wizards in the 2003 CPSL season.[5] Meanwhile SC Waterloo acquired their third Second Division regular season title.[6]

Canadian Soccer League
First Division
Season2016
ChampionsYork Region Shooters (First Division regular season)
Serbian White Eagles (First Division playoffs, 2nd title)
Matches played84
Goals scored269 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorerSergiy Ivliev (15)
Biggest home winSerbian White Eagles 4-1 FC Ukraine United
(June 17, 2016)
Biggest away winMilton SC 3-6 FC Ukraine United
(October 9, 2016)
← 2015
2017 →

Summary

York Region Shooters dominated the First division throughout the regular season as they held the top position for the majority of the season. In preparation for the season York Region retained their core veterans with a notable domestic addition of Nicholas Lindsay, and talent from the Caribbean football market.[7][8] The Shooters produced an eleven match undefeated streak that lasted until August 14.[9] They finished the regular season as First division champions with 18 points above the runners up.[10][11] In the postseason York Region were eliminated in the second round to a penalty shootout.[12]

The second position was a highly coveted spot, which was contested between FC Ukraine United, Scarborough SC, Serbian White Eagles, and Toronto Atomic FC. Ukraine United was an expansion franchise with reputable credentials from the amateur level and was the closest competitor to York Region.[13][14] United utilized the usage of imports from the Ukrainian football market in their player recruitment.[15] The club made an impressive debut season and finished as the runners up in the division with the highest offensive record. In the playoffs Ukraine United reached the semifinals.

The third position was clinched by Scarborough SC by a single point difference. The season cemented the eastern Toronto side as a contender within the division. Former player Ricardo Munguía Pérez was assigned head coach responsibilities and followed the league's standard in importing players.[16][17] The roster was reliant on imports from the Bulgarian/Balkan football market with a notable domestic acquisition of Canadian international Adrian Cann.[18][19] The fourth and fifth spots were taken by Serbian White Eagles and Toronto Atomic as only a difference in goal concessions separated the two Toronto clubs. Serbia continued their practice of attracting imports from the Serbian football market, while Atomic continued acquiring talent from Ukraine with a prominent domestic signing of Canadian international Terry Dunfield.[20][21]

The remainder of the table was contested between Hamilton City SC, Brantford Galaxy, and Milton SC. After the relocation of London City to Hamilton the organization assembled a mixed roster of domestic veterans and European imports.[22] The Steeltown side finished sixth in the standings and managed to reach the championship final against Serbia. Since the return of Brantford in 2015 the club relied on imports from the Balkans with a notable signing of Krum Bibishkov.[23][24] The team secured the seventh spot with a two point difference from Milton, which finished at the bottom of the division.

First Division

Changes from 2015

The 2016 season featured 14 teams in the two divisions with 8 in the First division and 6 in the Second division.[25] The First division was reduced to eight teams as Brampton United, Burlington SC, and Toronto Croatia departed from the league and became more involved at the developmental level with their academy teams participating in the Canadian Academy of Futbol (CAF).[26] They also fielded senior teams in the newly formed CAF Supergroup Open Division.[27] Niagara United departed from the league after a controversial ending at the final match of the 2015 season.[28][29] A new entry from the Ontario Soccer League known as FC Ukraine United was granted a CSL franchise.[30][31]

London City's franchise rights were transferred to Hamilton in order to become Hamilton City SC.[32] London City remained in the league as their territorial rights were kept by Milton owner Jasmin Halkic and relegated to the Second division. SC Waterloo Region were voluntarily relegated to the Second division. The CSL became associated once more with Givova with a sponsor agreement reached, which granted naming rights to the league, and to the CSL Championship.[33] The league re-launched their television program as the Givova CSL Primetime with Ethnic Channels Group, and BeIN Sports broadcasting the program.[34][35] The CSL formed a partnership with the Ontario Youth Soccer Association to establish a YSA Division for the CSL academy teams.[36] The league also finalized an agreement with the Canadian Corporate Soccer League in order to assist in developing a similar structure for Toronto's corporate clubs.

Teams
TeamCityStadiumManager
Brantford GalaxyBrantford, OntarioSteve Brown Sports ComplexTomo Dančetović[37]
Hamilton City SCHamilton, Ontario (Stoney Creek)Cardinal Newman Secondary SchoolJosip Dzale[38]
Milton SCMilton, Ontario (Timberlea)Jean Vanier StadiumAmir Osmanlic[39]
FC Ukraine UnitedVaughan, Ontario (Maple)Joan of Arc Turf FieldAndrei Malychenkov[40]
Scarborough SCToronto, Ontario (Scarborough)Birchmount StadiumRicardo Munguía Pérez[41]
Serbian White EaglesToronto, Ontario (Etobicoke)Centennial Park StadiumUroš Stamatović [42]
Mirko Medić
Toronto Atomic FCToronto, Ontario (Etobicoke)Centennial Park StadiumVasyl Ishchak[43]
York Region ShootersVaughan, Ontario (Maple)Joan of Arc Turf FieldTony De Thomasis[8]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 York Region Shooters (A, C) 21 16 3 2 40 10 +30 51 Qualification for Playoffs
2 FC Ukraine United (A) 21 9 6 6 45 38 +7 33
3 Scarborough SC (A) 21 9 4 8 36 31 +5 31
4 Serbian White Eagles (A, O) 21 9 3 9 33 27 +6 30
5 Toronto Atomic FC (A) 21 8 6 7 36 37 −1 30
6 Hamilton City SC (A) 21 6 5 10 31 38 −7 23
7 Brantford Galaxy (A) 21 3 9 9 23 38 −15 18
8 Milton SC (A) 21 4 4 13 25 50 −25 16
Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2016. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Goals
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Sergiy Ivliev FC Ukraine United 15
2 Richard West York Region Shooters 13
3 Adnan Smajić[44] Milton SC 12
4 Adis Hasečić[45] Scarborough SC 11
5 Kostiantyn Derevlov FC Ukraine United 9
Milos Scepanovic[46] Serbian White Eagles
6 Terry Dunfield Toronto Atomic FC 8
Aleksandar Stojiljković Scarborough SC
7 Zdenko Jurčević Hamilton City SC 7
Aleksandar Stojanovski York Region Shooters

Updated: November 25, 2016
Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2016-first-division-stats/

Hat-tricks
Player Club Against Result Date
Sergiy Ivliev FC Ukraine United Milton SC 4–2 (H) 26 June 2016
Adis Hasecic Scarborough SC Hamilton City SC 4–2 (H) 17 September 2016
Richard West York Region Shooters FC Ukraine United 3–0 (H) 18 September 2016
Terry Dunfield Toronto Atomic FC Serbian White Eagles 4–3 (H) 5 October 2016
Kostyantyn Derevlyov FC Ukraine United Milton SC 6–3 (A) 9 October 2016

Bracket

Due to a shortage of teams all eight teams qualified for the one-game quarterfinal, and a one-game semifinal that led to the championship game played on October 30 at Birchmount Stadium in Toronto.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 York Region Shooters 5
8 Milton SC 0
1 York Region Shooters 1 (1)
6 Hamilton City SC 1 (3)
3 Scarborough SC 0
6 Hamilton City SC 3
6 Hamilton City SC 1
4 Serbian White Eagles 2
4 Serbian White Eagles 1
5 Toronto Atomic FC 0
4 Serbian White Eagles 1
2 FC Ukraine United 0
2 FC Ukraine United 3
7 Brantford Galaxy 0

Quarterfinals
October 15, 2016 Serbian White Eagles 1–0 Toronto Atomic FC Centennial Park Stadium, Toronto
19:30 Milos Scepanovic  60' Report
October 15, 2016 FC Ukraine United 3–0 Brantford Galaxy Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto
16:00 Muzychuk  45'
Shutov  49'
Derevlov  80'		 Report
October 16, 2016 York Region Shooters 5–0 Milton SC Joan of Arc Turf Field, Maple
18:30 Gerard Ladiyou  14'
Ainsley Deer  13'
Bahadur  17'
Tristan Frankson  23'
West  52'		 Report
October 16, 2016 Scarborough SC 0–3 Hamilton City SC Birchmount Stadium, Toronto
19:30 Report Timotej Zakrajsek  23'
Jurčević  31'
Frane Grbesa  78'

Semifinals
October 23, 2016 FC Ukraine United 0-1 Serbian White Eagles Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto
17:00 Report Miroslav Jovanovic  71'
October 23, 2016 York Region Shooters 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		 Hamilton City SC Joan of Arc Turf Field, Maple, Ontario
18:30 David Guzman  76' Report Frane Grbesa  78'
Penalties
West
Herron
David Schipper
Odain Simpson 		Jurčević
James Nathan
Čabrilo
Arsen Platis
Krmar

CSL Championship
Serbian White Eagles2-1 (a.e.t.)Hamilton City SC
Luka Bojic  59'
Milos Scepanovic  93'		 Report Domagoj Zubac  14'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Tony Amaral
GK40 Goran Škarić
RB6 Radenko Kamberović
CB11 Branislav Vukomanović
CB15 Milan Kušić
LB4 Vitomir Jelić
RM12 Filip Velasevic
CM18 Marko Marović
CM7 Đorđe Jočić
LM10 Milos Scepanovic (c)
ST9 Goran Švonja
ST16 Luka Bojić
Substitutes:
GK27 Bojan Vranić
MF3 Miloš Ljubenović
MF14 Miroslav Jovanović
Manager:
Mirko Medić
GK1 Adrian Becic
RB4 Steven Lovell
CB8 Santiago Pestrepo
CB22 Nikola Stanojević (c)
LB21 Arsen Platis
RM14 Igor Krmar
CM18 Dražen Vuković
CM19 Miroslav Cabrilo
CM9 Frane Grbeša
LM16 Zdenko Jurčević
FW24 Domagoj Zubac
Substitutes:
GK12 Eric Lowell
DF20 Alejandro Uribe
FW11 Maksim Boskic
Manager:
Josip Džale

Second Division
Canadian Soccer League
Second Division
Season2016
ChampionsSC Waterloo (Second Division regular season)
York Region Shooters B (Second Division playoffs)
Matches played45
Goals scored238 (5.29 per match)
Top goalscorerMohammad-Ali Heydarpour (19)
Biggest home winTOR B 12-2 SER B
Biggest away winSER B 0-8 BRG B
← 2015
2017 →

Teams

Of the 10 teams that played in the Second Division in 2015, four returned. The number increased to six with the relegation of SC Waterloo, and London City which served as a reserve team for Milton SC. Hamilton City SC, FC Ukraine United, and Scarborough SC didn't operate a reserve team in the Second Division.

TeamCityStadiumManager
Brantford Galaxy BBrantford, OntarioSteve Brown Sports ComplexTomo Dancetovic[47]
London CityLondon, OntarioHellenic Centre StadiumCedo Popovic[48]
SC Waterloo RegionWaterloo, OntarioWarrior FieldLazo Dzepina[49]
Serbian White Eagles BToronto, OntarioCentennial Park StadiumGoran Bakoc[50]
Toronto Atomic FC BToronto, OntarioCentennial Park StadiumSerhiy Konyushenko[51]
York Region Shooters BVaughan, OntarioJoan of Arc Turf FieldEddy Carowel[52]
Brantford
London
Waterloo
Vaughan
Toronto
Location of Second Division teams for the 2016 CSL season.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 SC Waterloo Region (A, C) 14 9 2 3 56 25 +31 29 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto Atomic FC B (A) 15 9 2 4 56 28 +28 29
3 Brantford Galaxy B (A) 14 8 2 4 44 30 +14 26
4 York Region Shooters B (A, O) 15 5 3 7 32 34 −2 18
5 London City (A) 13 4 1 8 31 45 −14 13
6 Serbian White Eagles B (A) 13 2 0 11 19 76 −57 6
Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2016. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Top Goal Scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Mohammad-Ali Heydarpour SC Waterloo Region 19
2 Brandon Barbosa London City SC 13
3 Alexander Tighana Thompson Toronto Atomic B 13
4 Kareem Hassanien Brantford Galaxy B 11
5 Carlos Gunner Tijborenko York Region Shooters B 9
6 Pat Wilson Brantford Galaxy B 9
7 Nikola Miokovic[53] SC Waterloo Region 8
8 Thomas Sackor SC Waterloo Region 7
9 Stefan Brisevac SC Waterloo Region 5
10 Michael Fayehum Toronto Atomic B 5

Updated: November 26, 2016
Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2016-second-division-stats/

Quarterfinals
October 9, 2016 Brantford Galaxy B 3-2 Serbian White Eagles B Kiwanis Field, Brantford
13:30 Pat Wilson  27'
Pat Wilson  40'
Rade Parenta  90'		 Report Zarko Tomic  30'
Zarko Tomic  68'
October 9, 2016 York Region Shooters B 1-0 London City Joan of Arc Turf Field, Maple
16:00 Ricardo Miguel Lonseca  70' Report

Semifinals
October 16, 2016 SC Waterloo Region 0-1 York Region Shooters B Woodside Park, Waterloo, Ontario
18:00 Report Simon Petersen  12'
October 16, 2016 Toronto Atomic B 2-0 Brantford Galaxy B Centennial Park Stadium, Toronto
18:00 Johnson Luyiga  20'
Michael Fayehun  90'		 Report

Second Division Championship
October 22, 2016 York Region Shooters B 2-1 Toronto Atomic B Esther Shiner Stadium, Toronto
15:00 Abakar Mahamat  75'
Abakar Mahamat  106'		 Report Hassan Abdulmumini  54' Referee: Mike Bradley

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