2016 Canadian Soccer League season

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Canadian Soccer League
First Division
Season 2016
Champions York Region Shooters (First Division regular season)
Serbian White Eagles (First Division playoffs, 2nd title)
Matches played 84
Goals scored 269 (3.2 per match)
Top goalscorer Sergiy Ivliev (15)
Biggest home win Serbian White Eagles 4-1 FC Ukraine United
(June 17, 2016)
Biggest away win Milton SC 3-6 FC Ukraine United
(October 9, 2016)
← 2015
2017 →

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]

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 its 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 was 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 its 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 would also field senior teams in the newly formed CAF Supergroup Open Division.[27] Niagara United departed from the league after a controversial ending in their 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 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 was 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 the CSL Championship.[33] The league re-launched its 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 youth division for the CSL academy teams.[36] The league also finalized an agreement with the Canadian Corporate Soccer League to assist in developing a similar structure for Toronto's corporate clubs.[36]

Teams

Team City Stadium Manager
Brantford Galaxy Brantford, Ontario Steve Brown Sports Complex Tomo Dančetović[37]
Hamilton City SC Hamilton, Ontario (Stoney Creek) Cardinal Newman Secondary School Josip Dzale[38]
Milton SC Milton, Ontario (Timberlea) Jean Vanier Stadium Amir Osmanlic[39]
FC Ukraine United Vaughan, Ontario (Maple) Joan of Arc Turf Field Andrei Malychenkov[40]
Scarborough SC Toronto, Ontario (Scarborough) Birchmount Stadium Ricardo Munguía Pérez[41]
Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Uroš Stamatović[42]
Mirko Medić
Toronto Atomic FC Toronto, Ontario (Etobicoke) Centennial Park Stadium Vasyl Ishchak[43]
York Region Shooters Vaughan, Ontario (Maple) Joan of Arc Turf Field Tony 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) Advanced to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.


Season statistics

Goals

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

Updated: November 25, 2016
Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2016-first-division-stats/ Archived 2017-01-06 at the Wayback Machine

Hat-tricks

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

Playoffs

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

Semifinals

CSL Championship

October 30, 2016
14:00
Serbian White Eagles 2-1 (a.e.t.) Hamilton City SC
Luka Bojic Goal 59'
Milos Scepanovic Goal 93'		 http://serbianwhiteeagles.ca/en/2016/10/%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8/ Domagoj Zubac Goal 14'
Birchmount Stadium, Toronto
Attendance: 400
Referee: Tony Amaral
GK 40 Serbia Goran Škarić
RB 6 Serbia Radenko Kamberović
CB 11 Serbia Branislav Vukomanović
CB 15 Serbia Milan Kušić Substituted off
LB 4 Serbia Vitomir Jelić
RM 12 Canada Filip Velasevic
CM 18 Serbia Marko Marović
CM 7 Serbia Đorđe Jočić
LM 10 Canada Milos Scepanovic (c)
ST 9 Serbia Goran Švonja
ST 16 Montenegro Luka Bojić Substituted off
Substitutes:
GK 27 Serbia Bojan Vranić
MF 3 Serbia Miloš Ljubenović Substituted in
MF 14 Serbia Miroslav Jovanović Substituted in
Manager:
Serbia Mirko Medić
GK 1 Canada Adrian Becic
RB 4 Canada Steven Lovell
CB 8 Canada Santiago Pestrepo
CB 22 Serbia Nikola Stanojević (c) Substituted off
LB 21 Canada Arsen Platis
RM 14 Serbia Igor Krmar
CM 18 Croatia Dražen Vuković
CM 19 Canada Miroslav Cabrilo
CM 9 Croatia Frane Grbeša
LM 16 Croatia Zdenko Jurčević
FW 24 Bosnia and Herzegovina Domagoj Zubac Substituted off
Substitutes:
GK 12 Canada Eric Lowell
DF 20 Canada Alejandro Uribe Substituted in
FW 11 Canada Maksim Boskic Substituted in
Manager:
Croatia Josip Džale

Second Division

Canadian Soccer League
Second Division
Season 2016
Champions SC Waterloo (Second Division regular season)
York Region Shooters B (Second Division playoffs)
Matches played 45
Goals scored 238 (5.29 per match)
Top goalscorer Mohammad-Ali Heydarpour (19)
Biggest home win TOR B 12-2 SER B
Biggest away win SER 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.

Team City Stadium Manager
Brantford Galaxy B Brantford, Ontario Steve Brown Sports Complex Tomo Dancetovic[47]
London City London, Ontario Hellenic Centre Stadium Cedo Popovic[48]
SC Waterloo Region Waterloo, Ontario Warrior Field Lazo Dzepina[49]
Serbian White Eagles B Toronto, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium Goran Bakoc[50]
Toronto Atomic FC B Toronto, Ontario Centennial Park Stadium Serhiy Konyushenko[51]
York Region Shooters B Vaughan, Ontario Joan of Arc Turf Field Eddy Carowel[52]
2016 Canadian Soccer League season is located in Southern Ontario
Brantford
Brantford
London
London
Waterloo
Waterloo
Vaughan
Vaughan
Toronto
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) Advanced to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.


Top Goal Scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Iran 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 Canada 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/

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Second Division Championship

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