2018 Scarborough SC season

The 2018 season was Scarborough SC's fourth season in the Canadian Soccer League. Their season official commenced on May 19, 2018 in an away match against FC Ukraine United.[1]The season proved to be a successful one as Scarborough managed to compete in the top four and ultimately secured a playoff berth by finishing fourth in the First Division. In the postseason tournament Scarborough successfully defeated Hamilton City SC, and FC Ukraine in the earlier rounds in order to reach the CSL Championship final for the second straight season.[2] Their opposition in the finals were FC Vorkuta, but ultimately were defeated in a penalty shootout.[3]

Scarborough SC
2018 season
OwnerAngel Belchev
Head CoachZoran Rajović
Canadian Soccer League4th place (First Division)
CSL ChampionshipFinal
Top goalscorerAleksandar Stojiljković
(10 goals)

While in the Second Division their reserve team made their debut, and successfully clinched a postseason berth. Their postseason participation came to an early conclusion after a defeat to Halton United. For the second consecutive season Aleksandar Stojiljković finished as the club's top goalscorer with 10 goals.

Summary

In the off season Scarborough negotiated a player agreement with York Region Shooters in order to acquire additional talent as the Shooters ceased operations for the 2018 season.[4][5] Scarborough also launched their first reserve team in the Second Division under the management of Eddy Coronel.[6]Further notable changes included the return of European journeyman Zoran Rajović in order to operate as a player-coach.[7] As former head coach Krum Bibishkov departed after receiving a franchise in the Canadian Soccer League for his soccer academy SC Real Mississauga.[8] Throughout the season Rajovic managed to secure Scarborough their third consecutive playoff berth by finishing fourth in the standings.

In the preliminary round of the postseason Scarborough defeated Hamilton City SC by a score of 4-1.[9]In the following round Toronto faced division champions FC Ukraine United, and defeated them to reach the finals of the CSL Championship for the second consecutive year.[10] In finals Scarborough faced FC Vorkuta, but were defeated in a penalty shootout.[11] Meanwhile in the Second Division their reserve squad secured a postseason berth by finishing third. In the playoffs the team faced an early elimination from Halton United.[12]

Players

First Division roster
As of August 10, 2018[13]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SLE John Trye
3 DF  SRB Momcilo Rudan
4 DF  SRB Stefan Rudan
5 MF  SRB Zoran Knežević
6 MF   Mirza Colic
7 MF   Stefan Stojiljkovic
8 MF   Milorad Stefanovic
9 MF  BIH Harris Fazlagic
10 FW  SRB Aleksandar Stojiljković
12 DF  BIH Marko Filipović
14 FW   Hammud Ali Atif
15 DF   Stefan Arsenijevic
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 GK  SRB Milos Djurkovic [14]
17 FW  JAM Kavin Bryan
18 DF  BUL Angel Angelov [15]
19 MF  BIH Zoran Rajović
20 MF  JAM Odain Omaro Simpson [16]
21 DF   Alen Kucalovic
22 MF  CAN Mehdi Barati Mahvar [17]
23 DF   Ivan Cendic
30 FW  BUL Kiril Dimitrov
– GK  CAN Adrian Ibanez [18]
– MF  SRB Neven Radakovic

Second Division roster
As of September 19, 2018[19]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   Austin Litow-Daye [20]
2 FW  MEX Amador Torres Castillo [21]
3 MF   Boris Guajardo
5 MF   Muhammet Furkan Demir
6 FW   Darren Khedo
7 MF   Juan Rincon
10 MF   Ivan Prieto
11 DF   Cruz Coronel
12 MF   Aljay Sharkail Wilson
13 FW   Juan Rivera
15 FW  CAN Ryan Khedoo [22]
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   Adan Rivas
17 MF   Paul McGhie
18 DF   Joshua Mena
19 MF   Dimitri Bannikov
21 DF  MEX Edgar Oswaldo Osorio [23]
23 DF   Guy Kozi
24 DF   Ricardo Fonseca
25 MF   Mathew Garcia
– GK   Marlon Moore
– FW  MEX Daniel González Vega

Management
Position Staff
Head coach Zoran Rajovic
Assistant coach Imad Hukara
Reserve head coach Eddy Coronel
Manager Kiril Dimitrov
Reserve team manager Karen Coronel

Last updated: August 10, 2018
Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Source
FW Kavin Bryan York Region Shooters Free Transfer [24]
GK Adrian Ibanez York Region Shooters Free Transfer [25]
MF Zoran Knežević OFK Grbalj Free Transfer [26]
MF Neven Radaković FK Odžaci Free Transfer [27]
FW Zoran Rajović HNK Orašje Free Transfer [28]
DF Momčilo Rudan FK Bratstvo Prigrevica Free Transfer [29]
DF Stefan Rudan FK Bratstvo Prigrevica Free Transfer [30]
MF Odain Omaro Simpson York Region Shooters Free Transfer [25]
FW Daniel González Vega Deportivo Toluca F.C. Free Transfer [31]

Out
No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Source
FW Krum Bibishkov SC Real Mississauga Free Transfer [32]
DF Adrian Cann Mississauga MetroStars Free Transfer [33]
DF Metodi Iliev FC Septemvri Simitli Free Transfer [34]
DF Marc Jankovic Master's Futbol Free Transfer [35]
DF Zdravko Karadachki Edinburgh City F.C. Free Transfer [36]
MF Tihomir Kosturkov FC Septemvri Simitli Free Transfer [37]
FW Joey Melo Master's Futbol Free Transfer [38]

Competitions

Canadian Soccer League
Main article: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season

First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Ukraine United (A, C) 16 12 2 2 60 16 +44 38 Qualification for Playoffs
2 FC Vorkuta (A, O) 16 12 2 2 55 16 +39 38
3 SC Waterloo Region (A) 16 9 2 5 34 33 +1 29
4 Scarborough SC (A) 16 8 5 3 34 20 +14 29
5 Hamilton City SC (A) 16 8 1 7 41 38 +3 25
6 Serbian White Eagles (A) 16 5 4 7 20 20 0 19
7 SC Real Mississauga (A) 16 3 2 11 14 42 −28 11
8 Brantford Galaxy (A) 16 3 2 11 9 37 −28 11
9 CSC Mississauga 16 1 2 13 9 37 −28 5
Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-csl-first-division-standings/
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.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
16 8 5 3 34 20  +14 29 4 2 2 14 10  +4 4 3 1 20 10  +10

Last updated: September 20, 2018.
Source: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAA
ResultLWLDWWWWWDDLDDWW
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2018. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
May 19 FC Ukraine United 2–0 Scarborough SC Toronto, Ontario
Amir Hosic  74'
Milishchuk  83'		 Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
May 27 Scarborough SC 5–1 Hamilton City SC Toronto, Ontario
Stojiljkovic  40',  55',  60',  80'
Dimitrov  70'		 Report Luke Rajain  3' Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
June 3 Scarborough SC 0–3 FC Ukraine United Toronto, Ontario
Report Lukyanets  64'
Malysh  74'
Amir Hosic  80'		 Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
June 8 Serbian White Eagles 0–0 Scarborough SC Toronto, Ontario
Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Javier Prior
June 17 Scarborough SC 3–0 Brantford Galaxy Toronto, Ontario
Bryan  15'
Stojiljkovic  55',  75'		 Report Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
June 24 Scarborough SC 1–0 CSC Mississauga Toronto, Ontario
20:00 Dimitrov  60' Report Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
June 29 CSC Mississauga 0–4 Scarborough SC Mississauga, Ontario
21:00 Report Stojiljkovic  5'
Bryan  24',  43'
Dimitrov  70'		 Stadium: Iceland Field
July 8 Scarborough SC 3–2 FC Vorkuta Toronto, Ontario
Bryan  5',  18'
Atif Hammud Ali  33'		 Report Riabyi  25'
Riabets  38'		 Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
July 21 Brantford Galaxy 1–4 Scarborough SC Hamilton, Ontario
20:30 Dragan Milovic  36' Report Hammud Ali Atif  1'
Stojiljković  8',  80'
Alen Kucalovic  45'		 Stadium: Heritage Field
July 29 Scarborough SC 1–1 SC Real Mississauga Toronto, Ontario
20:00 Knežević  55' Report Edmond Badal  30' Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
August 4 FC Vorkuta 1–1 Scarborough SC Toronto, Ontario
19:00 Ursulenko  67' Report Atif Hammud Ali  2' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
August 12 Scarborough SC 1–3 SC Waterloo Region Toronto, Ontario
20:00 Dimitrov  57' Report Vladimir Stankovic
Mohamed Aborig
Zelenbaba  80'		 Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
August 18 Hamilton City SC 4–4 Scarborough SC Hamilton, Ontario
18:30 Marko Ferlez ,
Kristian Puljic , 		Report Bryan , ,
Hammud Ali Atif 		Stadium: Heritage Field
September 9 Scarborough SC 0–0 Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
20:00 Report Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
September 15 SC Waterloo Region 1–3 Scarborough SC Waterloo, Ontario
18:30 Miodrag Kovacevic  3' Report Stojiljković  42'
Atif Hammud Ali  86',  89'		 Stadium: RIM Park
September 23 SC Real Mississauga 1–4 Scarborough SC Mississauga, Ontario
20:30 Report Stadium: Paramount Fine Foods Centre

Postseason
September 29 Quarterfinal Scarborough SC 4–1 Hamilton City SC Toronto, Ontario
17:00 Angel Angelov  33'
Atif Hammud Ali  42'
Knežević  60'
Neven Radaković  70'		 Report Peter Aleksic  46' Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
October 7 Semifinal FC Ukraine United 1–2 Scarborough SC Toronto, Ontario
14:00 Malysh  89' Report Bryan  68'
Stojiljkovic  91'		 Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
October 13 Final FC Vorkuta 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)		 Scarborough SC Toronto, Ontario
15:00 Halchuk  29' Report Odain Omaro Simpson  77' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Referee: Marcos Jaramillo
Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Vorkuta B (A, C, O) 15 12 1 2 71 20 +51 37 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Halton United (A) 15 10 0 5 48 20 +28 30
3 Scarborough SC B (A) 15 8 0 7 48 40 +8 24
4 Milton SC 15 7 0 8 37 50 −13 21
5 Brantford Galaxy B (A) 15 5 1 9 25 32 −7 16
6 Serbian White Eagles B 15 2 0 13 13 80 −67 6
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-second-division-standings/
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.

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415
GroundHAHHAHAHAHAAAHH
ResultWLWWLLLLLWWLWWW
Updated to match(es) played on September 26, 2018. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
May 26 Scarborough SC B 3–1 Halton United Vaughan, Ontario
Report Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field
June 3 FC Vorkuta B 4–3 Scarborough SC B Vaughan, Ontario
Report Stadium: St. Roberts S.S Field
June 10 Scarborough SC B 4–2 Brantford Galaxy B Vaughan, Ontario
Report Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field
July 11 Scarborough SC B 4–1 Serbian White Eagles B Vaughan, Ontario
Report Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field
July 14 Halton United 2–0 Scarborough SC B Burlington, Ontario
Report Stadium: Norton Park
July 22 Scarborough SC B 1–5 FC Vorkuta B Vaughan, Ontario
Report Dyachenko
Haidarzhi
Bogdan Khmyzov
Polyuhanych
Yarmosh 		Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field
July 29 Brantford Galaxy B 3–1 Scarborough SC B Brantford, Ontario
Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
August 4 Scarborough SC B 1–7 FC Vorkuta B Vaughan, Ontario
Report Valery Doroshenko
Kristijan Kezic , ,
Melnyk
Polyuhanych , 		Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field
August 12 Milton SC 4–3 Scarborough SC B Milton, Ontario
Report Stadium: Milton Sports Centre
August 18 Scarborough SC B 2–1 Halton United Vaughan, Ontario
Report Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field
August 24 Serbian White Eagles B 1–9 Scarborough SC B Toronto, Ontario
Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
September 2 Milton SC 8–5 Scarborough SC B Milton, Ontario
19:30 Report Stadium: Milton Sports Centre
September 5 Brantford Galaxy B 0–3 Scarborough SC B Brantford, Ontario
Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
September 10 Scarborough SC B 3–0 Serbian White Eagles B Vaughan, Ontario
21:00 Report Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field
September 19 Scarborough SC B 6–1 Milton SC Vaughan, Ontario
Report Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field

Postseason
October 9 Semifinal Halton United 3–1 Scarborough SC B Burlington, Ontario
21:00 Christian Truyen  11',  63'
Karl Manzi  47'		 Report Edgar Oswaldo  31' Stadium: Norton Park

Statistics

Goals and assists

Correct as of October 13, 2018[39][40]

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