2017 FC Vorkuta season

The 2017 FC Vorkuta season was the first season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League. The club made its professional debut on May 27, 2017 in a home match against Milton SC, which resulted in a 7-0 victory with goals coming from Oleh Kerchu, Danylo Lazar, Oleg Shutov, Vadym Gostiev, and Yaroslav Svorak.[1] The season concluded with Vorkuta clinching the regular season title in their debut season.[2][3] In the postseason they achieved a victory in the preliminary round, but were eliminated from the competition in the semifinals.[4]

FC Vorkuta
2017 season
OwnersIgor Demitchev
Samad Kadirov
Head CoachSerhiy Zayets
Canadian Soccer League1st place, (First Division)
CSL ChampionshipSemifinal
Top goalscorerSergiy Ivliev
(13 goals)

Summary

After nine years of competition at the senior amateur level FC Vorkuta made the transition to the professional ranks in 2017 by becoming a member in the Canadian Soccer League.[5] In preparation for the 2017 CSL season the team hired the services of Serhiy Zayets as head coach.[6] Zayets assembled a roster with several key CSL veterans acquired primarily from FC Ukraine United. The acquisitions included Sergiy IvlievOleg ShutovMykhailo BulkinVitaliy DnistryanDanylo LazarVadym Gostiev, and Oleh Kerchu was named the team captain. In addition to the CSL veterans several imports were brought in from Ukraine and Russia to further strengthen the roster.[7]

Vorkuta also fielded a reserve squad in the CSL Second Division.[8] In the earlier stages of the season the club achieved an eight-game undefeated streak with only two defeats throughout the season.[9] They concluded the season by clinching the regular season title with the highest offensive record. Their playoff campaign commenced with an early victory over Royal Toronto FC, but were eliminated from the competition after a 1-0 defeat to Scarborough SC.[10]

Roster

Players

As of June 29, 2017[11]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  UKR Bogdan Bortnik
MF  UKR Mykhailo Bulkin
MF  CAN Artur Chernov
MF  UKR Denis Dyachenko
MF  UKR Vitaliy Dnistryan
DF  UKR Vadym Gostiev
MF  UKR Maksym Hramm
MF  UKR Valerii Haidarzhi
DF  UKR Lyubomyr Halchuk
FW  UKR Sergiy Ivliev
- DF  UKR Oleh Kerchu (captain)
- FW  CAN Kristijan Kezic [12]
GK  UKR Hryhoriy Krasovsky
FW  UKR Oleksandr Lakusta
DF  UKR Danylo Lazar
DF  UKR Andriy Lemishevsky
GK  UKR Oleksandr Musiyenko
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  UKR Dimitri Pachkoria
MF  UKR Serhiy Patula
DF  UKR Volodymyr Pidvirnyi
FW  UKR Viktor Raskov
MF  UKR Mykhailo Riabyi
DF  UKR Vitaliy Rudyi
DF  UKR Volodymyr Rudyi
GK  UKR Sergiy Semyon
MF  UKR Oleg Shutov
MF  UKR Yaroslav Solonynko
MF  UKR Yuri Stepaniuk
MF  UKR Yaroslav Svorak
MF  UKR Oleksandr Tymchyshyn
DF  UKR Oleksandr Volchkov
MF  UKR Ivan Yanchev
MF  UKR Denys Yanchuk
MF  UKR Valery Yarmosh
GK  UKR Ruslan Zarubin

Canadian Soccer League

First Division

League table

First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Vorkuta (C) 14 10 2 2 43 13 +30 32 Playoffs
2 Serbian White Eagles 14 9 4 1 38 14 +24 31
3 York Region Shooters (O) 14 9 3 2 34 7 +27 30
4 Scarborough SC 14 7 3 4 37 17 +20 24
5 Brantford Galaxy 14 6 0 8 26 37 11 18
6 Milton SC 14 2 2 10 24 75 51 8
7 SC Waterloo Region 14 1 5 8 19 33 14 8
8 Royal Toronto FC 14 1 3 10 20 45 25 6
Updated to match(es) played on September 11, 2017. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 10 2 2 43 13  +30 32 5 0 2 21 7  +14 5 2 0 22 6  +16

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHAAHAAHAHHAAAH
ResultWDDWWWWWLWWWWL
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 2017. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

May 27 FC Vorkuta 7–0 Milton SC Toronto, Ontario
Kerchu  9',  89'
Lazar  16'
Shutov  36',  39'
Gostiev  52'
Svorak  82'
Report Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
June 9 Serbian White Eagles 1–1 FC Vorkuta Toronto, Ontario
Jočić  75' Report Stepaniuk  93' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Marco Jaramillo
June 17 FC Vorkuta 5–1 Royal Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario
Ivliev  10',  13',  16',  82'
Gostiev  86'
Report Jerry Gbodume  81' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
June 23 York Region Shooters 1–2 FC Vorkuta Vaughan, Ontario
Reid  25' Report Volodymyr Rudyi  30'
Kristijan Kezic  84'
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
August 5 FC Vorkuta 0–2 York Region Shooters Toronto, Ontario
Report Hassan Abdulmumini  77'
Doryan Botelho  85'
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
August 30 Milton SC 0–7 FC Vorkuta Milton, Ontario
Report Ivliev ,
Solonynko ,
Volodymyr Rudyi
Kerchu
Diachenko
Stadium: Jean Vanier Stadium

League table

Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Ukraine United (C, O) 14 13 1 0 75 10 +65 40 Playoffs
2 Burlington SC 14 10 1 3 44 18 +26 31
3 FC Vorkuta B 14 8 0 6 41 25 +16 24
4 Brantford Galaxy B 14 7 1 6 29 35 6 22
5 Serbian White Eagles B 14 6 0 8 32 59 27 18
6 SC Waterloo B 14 5 1 8 26 39 13 16
7 Royal Toronto B 14 5 0 9 32 58 26 15
8 London City SC 14 0 0 14 11 46 35 0
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 2017. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 8 0 6 41 25  +16 24 4 0 3 26 13  +13 4 0 3 15 12  +3

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAAAHHHHHHAAAAH
ResultLWWWLWLWWWWLLL
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 2017. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Goals and assists

Correct as of November 2, 2017[13][14]

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