2017 Serbian White Eagles FC season

The 2017 Serbian White Eagles FC season was the twenty first season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League (including Canadian National Soccer League days).They began the season on May 26, 2017 at home against SC Waterloo Region.[1] Throughout the season they maintained their traditional status of an elite club by finishing the season as runners up in the regular season. They only recorded one defeat and achieved the second best offensive record. In the postseason they failed to successfully defend their CSL Championship after losing to York Region Shooters in the semifinals.[2]

Serbian White Eagles FC
2017 season
PresidentDragan Bakoč
Head CoachUroš Stamatović
CSLSemifinals
Top goalscorerĐorđe Jočić
(7 goals)

Summary

The White Eagles entered the 2017 CSL season as the defending champions with Uroš Stamatović returning to manage the squad for the season. Serbia continued its strategy of recruiting seasoned imports from Europe, while also rejuvenating the roster with younger graduates from their youth system. The new additions included Luka Milidragović, Dušan Kovačević, and Ivan Nikolic.[3] They also continued fielding their reserve team in the Second Division.

While their on field performance continued to prosper as the White Eagles began the season with a 12-game undefeated streak.[4][5] Their only defeat occurred in an away match, while at home they remained undefeated. Serbia concluded the regular season as runners up and was ranked in the top three for the best offensive and defensive records. In the preliminary round of the postseason they defeated SC Waterloo by a score of 5-3.[6] Unfortunately they failed to defend the CSL Championship after being eliminated by the York Region Shooters.[7]

Players

Roster

As of June 29, 2017[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  MNE Luka Bojić
DF  SRB Vitomir Jelić
MF  SRB Đorđe Jočić
MF  SRB Miroslav Jovanović
DF  SRB Radenko Kamberović
MF  CAN Dusan Kovacevic
DF  SRB Milan Kušić
MF  SRB Miloš Ljubenović
MF  SRB Marko Marović
DF  CAN Luka Milidragovic
- DF  CAN Bojan Nedeljkovic
No. Pos. Nation Player
- FW  CAN Ivan Nikolic
DF  SRB Zoran Pešić
MF  CAN Milos Rudan
FW  CAN Milos Scepanovic
GK  SRB Goran Škarić
MF  SRB Ivan Stanković
MF  MNE Đorđije Strunjaš
DF  SRB Goran Švonja
MF  CAN Filip Velasevic
GK  SRB Bojan Vranić
DF  SRB Branislav Vukomanović

Management

Position Staff
Head coach Uros Stamatović
Fitness coach Vesna Altarac
President Dragan Bakoc

Last updated: December 5, 2017
Source: serbianwhiteeagles.ca

Competitions

Canadian Soccer League

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 9 4 1 38 14  +24 31 4 3 0 17 5  +12 5 1 1 21 9  +12

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

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

Matches

May 26 Serbian White Eagles 1–1 SC Waterloo Toronto, Ontario
Jočić  65' Report Adis Hasecic  50' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Vee Venne
June 9 Serbian White Eagles 1–1 FC Vorkuta Toronto, Ontario
Jočić  74' Report Stepaniuk  93' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Marco Jaramillo
June 17 Brantford Galaxy 1–6 Serbian White Eagles Brantford, Ontario
Vukovic  86' Report Filip Velasevic  13'
Pešić  60'
Jočić  66',  73'
Miroslav Jovanović  85',  89'
Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
Referee: Tony Amaral
June 23 Serbian White Eagles 3–1 Royal Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario
Švonja  43'
Luka Bojić  74'
Dusan Kovačević  77'
Report Dario Brezak  9' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ramee Arbaji
July 2 Milton SC 3–4 Serbian White Eagles Milton, Ontario
Leandro Aguilar  23'
Lucky Maghori  26',  51'
Report Vukasin Lukic  10',  14'
Jočić  30'
Miroslav Jovanović  45'
Stadium: Milton Community Park
Referee: Garfield
July 7 Serbian White Eagles 2–0 Brantford Galaxy Toronto, Ontario
Dusan Kovačević  81'
Švonja  86'
Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Javier Prior
July 14 SC Waterloo 1–1 Serbian White Eagles Waterloo, Ontario
Jure Glavina  37' Report Dusan Kovačević  30' Stadium: Warrior Field
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tony Amaral
July 28 Scarborough SC 1–2 Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
Stefan Stoiljkovic  55' Report Miroslav Jovanović  48'
Kamberović  61'
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ramee Arbaji
August 6 Royal Toronto FC 0–5 Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
Report Ivan Nikolić  21',  26'
Vukomanović  51'
Jočić  55'
Miloš Ljubenović  80'
Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: E. Gustavo
August 18 Serbian White Eagles 8–1 Milton SC Toronto, Ontario
Milos Ljubenović  7'
Jočić  30'
Vukomanović  39',  59'
Miroslav Jovanović  47',  60'
Stanković  64',  71'
Report Peter Edika  15' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: Greg Brown
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 6 0 8 32 59  −27 18 4 0 3 14 14  0 2 0 5 18 45  −27

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHHAAAAAHAHHHAH
ResultLLWLWLLWLWLWLW
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[9][10]

References

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  5. Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES FIRST DEFEAT…….York Region Shooters take over top position | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  6. "Српски Бели Орлови - Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  7. Adamson, Stan. "SHOOTERS vs SCARBOROUGH FOR CSL CHAMPIONSHIP…..Burlington vs Ukraine Utd for Division Two title | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
  8. "Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto - Canadian Soccer League". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  9. "2017 Second Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  10. "2017 First Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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