FC Vorkuta

FC Vorkuta is a Canadian soccer club founded in 2008. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a non-FIFA sanctioned league. Their home venue is located at Ontario Soccer Centre in Vaughan, Ontario.

Full nameFootball Club Vorkuta
Founded2008
StadiumOntario Soccer Centre
Vaughan, Ontario
Owner(s)Igor Demitchev
ChairmanIgor Demitchev
ManagerSamad Kadirov
CoachDenys Yanchuk
LeagueCanadian Soccer League
2020Regular season: 2nd
Playoffs:Champions
WebsiteClub website

History

FC Vorkuta was formed by Russian immigrants Igor Demitchev and Samad Kadirov in Toronto in 2008.[1] The club derived its name from the main financier Demitchev's hometown Vorkuta in Russia.[2][3] Initially the club operated at the amateur level in the Downtown Polson Pier Soccer League. In their debut season, Vorkuta achieved instant success after clinching both the regular and postseason titles. Within a year, the club transferred to the Thornhill Soccer Club League, and continued its uphill climb to success by winning the playoff title.

In 2010, the team remained in the York Region territory by joining the Richmond Hill Soccer League, and the Downsview Hangar Indoor Soccer League. In 2016, the organization decided to make the transition to the professional ranks by applying for membership in the Canadian Soccer League.[4][5] After presenting a successful strategic business plan, the club received the necessary votes in order to be approved by the league ownership.[6][7] In preparation for the 2017 CSL season, the team hired the services of Serhiy Zayets as head coach.[8] Zayets assembled a roster with several key CSL veterans acquired primarily from FC Ukraine United. The acquisitions included Sergiy Ivliev, Oleg Shutov, Mykhailo Bulkin, Vitaliy Dnistryan, Danylo Lazar, Vadym Gostiev, and Oleh Kerchu was assigned the team captain.[9][10] In addition to the CSL veterans, several imports were brought in from Ukraine and Russia to further strengthen the roster.[11][12]

Vorkuta made their professional debut on May 27, 2017 against Milton SC with a 7–0 victory with goals coming from Kerchu, Lazar, Shutov, Gostiev, and Yaroslav Svorak.[13] In the club's inaugural season at the professional level, Vorkuta managed to produce a significant result. By clinching the regular season title, and establishing the best offensive record with the second best defensive record.[14][15] In the preliminary round of the postseason, they defeated Royal Toronto FC by a score of 6–3.[16][17] Their 2017 campaign came to a conclusion in the following round after a 1–0 defeat to Scarborough SC.[18]

In 2018, the club produced a notable season by securing the CSL Championship, and found further success in the Second Division as its reserve squad secured the double (division title and DII Championship).[19][20]

Players

First Division roster
As of September 20, 2020[21][22]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  UKR Illia Piltenko
3 DF  UKR Lyubomyr Halchuk
4 DF  UKR Mykyta Tkachov
5 DF  UKR Volodymyr Bidlovskyi
7 MF  UKR Yaroslav Solonynko
10 FW  UKR Sergiy Ivliev
11 DF  UKR Vadym Gostiev
12 GK  UKR Hryhoriy Krasovsky
13 MF  UKR Roman Sakhno
14 MF  UKR Pavlo Chornomaz
15 FW  CAN Krisijan Kezic [23]
18 MF  UKR Ihor Melnyk
20 MF  UKR Danylo Lazar
21 MF  UKR Valery Yarmosh
23 DF  UKR Oleksandr Volchkov
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 FW  UKR Mykola Temniuk
29 FW  UKR Viktor Raskov
30 MF  UKR Oleksandr Semenyuk
32 MF  UKR Bohdan Borovskyi
34 DF   Ruslan Honcharuk
35 DF   Oleksandr Yaremchuk
43 MF  UKR Oleh Tymtsias [24]
44 GK   Oleksandr Lozinskyy
99 GK  UKR Anatolii Starushchenko
– MF  UKR Mykhaylo Berezovyi
– DF  UKR Leonid Husak
– DF  UKR Volodymyr Pidvirnyi
– MF  UKR Dmytro Polyuhanych
– MF  UKR Serhiy Patula

Honors

Year-by-year
Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs
2017[25] First Division CSL First Semifinal
2018[26] First Division CSL Second Champions
2019[27] First Division CSL First Quarterfinals
2020[28] First Division CSL Second Champions

References
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  2. Kazantsev, Mikhail (June 26, 2017). "Воркута в Канаде | Моя Воркута". Моя Воркута (in Russian). Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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  18. "Побългареният "Скарбъро" на исторически финал за титлата". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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  21. http://fcvorkuta.ca/komanda/
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  23. "Kristijan Kezic – FC Vorkuta". fcvorkuta.ca. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  24. "Oleh Tymtsias – FC Vorkuta". Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  25. "2017 First Division Standings | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  26. "2018 CSL First Division Standings – Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  27. "2019 CSL First Division Standings – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  28. "2020 CSL First Division Standings – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved November 19, 2020.
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