2017 SC Waterloo Region season
The 2017 SC Waterloo Region season was the seventh season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League. They began the season on May 26, 2017 in an away match against Serbian White Eagles FC.[1] The season concluded with Waterloo securing a postseason berth by finishing seventh in the standings. In the preliminary rounds of the playoffs they were defeated in a penalty shootout against Serbian White Eagles.[2]
2017 season | |||
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Owner | Tony Kocis | ||
Head Coach | Stefan Ristic | ||
CSL | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | IIija Bajcetic Jure Glavina Vladimir Zelenbaba (3 goals) | ||
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Summary
After competing in the CSL Second Division for the 2016 season they returned to the First Division with former player Stefan Ristic managing the team.[3] The organization still maintained a reserve team in the Second Division.[4] Former veterans like Vladimir Zelenbaba, Drazen Vukovic, and Adis Hasecic returned for the 2017 season. Throughout the season Waterloo struggled to achieve sufficient results, but to managed to qualify for the postseason. Their playoff run came to quick conclusion in the first round after a defeat in a penalty shootout to the Serbian White Eagles.[5] Their reserve squad also secured a postseason berth, but were eliminated in the playoff quarterfinals by FC Vorkuta B.[2]
Competitions
Canadian Soccer League
First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
14 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 |
Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL
Results by round
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 4 | SC Waterloo | 2–2 | FC Vorkuta | Waterloo, Ontario |
Drazen Vukovic Zelenbaba |
Report | Pidvirnyi , | Stadium: RIM Park |
June 11 | Royal Toronto FC | 2–2 | SC Waterloo | Toronto, Ontario |
Chris Simm , | Report | Drazen Vukovic Zelenbaba |
Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium |
June 18 | SC Waterloo | 0–2 | York Region Shooters | Vaughan, Ontario |
Report | Bryan Darren Chambers |
Stadium: RIM Park |
July 2 | SC Waterloo | 0–4 | Brantford Galaxy | Waterloo, Ontario |
Report | Maksim Boksic Simeunovic Vukovic Bojan Samardzija |
Stadium: RIM Park |
July 7 | York Region Shooters | 2–2 | SC Waterloo | Vaughan, Ontario |
Evan Beutler 23', 90' | Report | Jure Glavina 44', 71' | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
July 14 | SC Waterloo | 1–1 | Serbian White Eagles | Waterloo, Ontario |
Jure Glavina 37' | Report | Dusan Kovačević 30' | Stadium: RIM Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Tony Amaral |
July 22 | FC Vorkuta | 2–1 | SC Waterloo | Toronto, Ontario |
Kerchu Solonynko |
Report | Jure Glavina | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
July 30 | SC Waterloo | 3–0 | Royal Toronto FC | Waterloo, Ontario |
Elia Basicic 70' John Wojcik 83' Adis Hasecic 90' |
Report | Stadium: RIM Park |
August 6 | Milton SC | 4–3 | SC Waterloo Region | Milton, Ontario |
Scott Damion Tristan , , | Report | Stadium: Milton Community Park |
August 12 | Scarborough SC | 4–1 | SC Waterloo | Toronto, Ontario |
Angel Angelov 5' Alen Kucalovic Stojiljković , |
Report | Zelenbaba 61' | Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
August 19 | Brantford Galaxy | 2–1 | SC Waterloo | Brantford, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex |
August 27 | SC Waterloo | 2–4 | Milton SC | Waterloo, Ontario |
Mato Mrkonjic Ilija Bajcetic |
Report | Adnan Smajic , Leandro Aguilar , |
Stadium: RIM Park |
September 10 | SC Waterloo | 0–3 | Scarborough SC | Waterloo, Ontario |
Report | Dimitrov 23', 70' Stojiljković 35' |
Stadium: RIM Park |
Second Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | −6 |
Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Goals and assists
Correct as of November 30, 2017[6][7]
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References
- "Serbian White Eagles FC". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- Adamson, Stan. "Serbian Eagles, Vorkuta, Scarborough and York Region Advance... weekend games in the CSL playoffs". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- "Question & Answer with Head Coach Ristic ahead of Grand River Derby « SC Waterloo Region". scwaterloo.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- Adamson, Stan. "CSL Expansion Teams Vorkuta and Royal Toronto Give New Look... End of May kickoff". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- "Српски Бели Орлови - Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
- "2017 Second Division Stats". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- "2017 First Division Stats". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2017-11-02.