Burlington SC

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Burlington SC
BurlingtonSC.jpg
Full name Burlington Soccer Club
Founded 2013
Ground Nelson Stadium
Burlington, Ontario
League Canadian Soccer League

Burlington SC were a Canadian soccer club based in Burlington, Ontario. The club was formed in 2013, and was a member of the Canadian Soccer League. Their home matches were played at Nelson Stadium. Burlington played in the CSL for three seasons, where they reached the postseason in all seasons except in their debut season.

History

Burlington SC was formed and joined the Canadian Soccer League on May 2, 2013.[1][2] The announcement made history as Burlington SC became city's first professional soccer club.[3] The club's inaugural head coach was William Etchu Tabi.[4][5] Tabi constructed a roster mostly with international signings and a few domestic players. Notable acquisitions were Nicholas Lindsay, Judah Hernandez, Nikola Stanojevic, Obrad Dragosavac, Vladimir Vujasinović, Miroslav Bjelos, and Nenad Nikolić.[6][7]The team made its debut on May 19, 2013 in a match against Kingston FC, where Lindsay recorded the club's first historic goal in a 2-1 defeat.[8] Throughout the season Burlington struggled to maintain a postseason berth, thus failing to secure a playoff berth by finishing tenth in the overall standings.

For the 2014 season the club signed more European imports by bringing in Vladimir Vujović, Nenad Simic, and Bojan Stepanović. Burlington improved from their previous season by finishing fifth in the overall standings. Their opponents in the quarterfinals were North York Astros, but were eliminated from the playoffs by a score of 4-0.[9]At the conclusion of the season Vujasinovic was awarded the CSL Goalkeeper of the Year award.[10]In 2015, the club for the second straight year in a row qualified for the playoffs by finishing sixth in the overall standings. In the first round of the postseason Burlington faced the York Region Shooters, but suffered a 4-2 defeat.[11]At the CSL awards banquet Burlington went home with three awards - CSL Goalkeeper of the Year to Andrew Stinger, Stanojevic received the Defender of the Year, and the club received the Fair Play and Respect Award.[12]In 2016, the league announced that Burlington were not returning for the 2016 season.[13]

Head coaches

Years Name Nation
2013-2015 William Etchu Tabi  Cameroon

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season (Position, W-L-D, Pts) Playoffs
2013 First CSL 10th Did not qualify
2014 First CSL 5th Quarter-finals
2015 First CSL 6th Quarter-finals

References

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