Toronto Atomic FC

Toronto Atomic FC is a Canadian soccer club founded in 2013. The team is currently operating an indoor team in the Arena Premier League under the name Ukraine AC. Toronto also fields several youth teams in CAF - Canadian Academy of Futbol. While Ukraine AC play their home matches at Canlan Sportsplex in Mississauga, Ontario.

Full nameToronto Atomic Selects Football Club
Founded2013
StadiumCanlan Sportsplex
Mississauga, Ontario
Owner(s)Ihor Prokipchuk
CoachAndrii Melnyk
Denys Rylskyi
Oleh Yatsura
LeagueArena Premier League
2017–18Regular season: 6th
Playoffs:Semifinals
WebsiteClub website

History

Atomic Selects Toronto FC was formed in 2013 as a soccer academy by HVAC contractor Ihor Prokipchuk. On February 10, 2015 Toronto Atomic joined the professional ranks as an expansion franchise in the Canadian Soccer League.[1][2][3][4] The club received territorial rights in Etobicoke a district of Toronto and Centennial Park Stadium would serve as their home venue. Toronto Atomic secured the services of Ihor Yavorskyi as head coach with previous experience in the Ukrainian Premier League.[5] Yavorskyi was able to acquire players who played in the Ukrainian top tier like Vasyl Shpuk, Ihor Ilkiv, Ihor Melnyk, Igor Migalevskyy, Andriy Dankiv, Mykhaylo Basarab, Oleksandr Semenyuk, Volodymyr Plishka, Denys Rylsky, Oleksandr Tomakh, and Stanislav Katana.[6][7] The club made its CSL debut on May 9, 2015 in a 3-0 victory over Niagara United with Migalevskyy, Melnyk, and Mykola Voytsekhovskyy contributing the goals.[8] Midway through the season Yavorskyi was dismissed from his post with Vasyl Ishchak being named his successor.[9][10]

Ishchak managed to secure a postseason for the organization by finishing fifth in the overall standings. Their opponents in the quarterfinals were SC Waterloo, but lost the match by a score of 2-0.[11] At the conclusion of the season Toronto received two league awards one for Ihor Melnyk as CSL Rookie of the Year, and Ishchak for CSL Coach of the Year.[12][13] In preparations for the 2016 season Atomic extended Ischak contract, and named Michael Tischer team captain.[14] Serhiy Konyushenko was appointed the head coach for the reserve team in the CSL Second Division.[15] Toronto Atomic entered a team in the newly formed CAF LIKA Supergroup open division.[16]

Toronto brought in further imports from the Ukraine signing Ivan Sozansky, Ostap Talochka, Roman Sakhno, Bohdan Polyakhov, and Canadian international Terry Dunfield.[17][18] For the second straight season Toronto secured a postseason berth by finishing fifth in the standings.[19] In the preliminary round of the playoffs Atomic were eliminated from the competition after a 1-0 loss to the Serbian White Eagles.[20] In the Second Division the reserve team finished second in the regular season, and reached the CSL D2 Championship final where they faced the York Region Shooters B, but suffered a 2-1 defeat.[21]

In 2017, Toronto Atomic discontinued the use of their senior team in the CSL, but continued fielding a team in the CAF LIKA Supergroup Open Division.[22]

In 2017, Toronto Atomic began fielding an indoor team, and became a founding member in the Arena Premier League as Ukraine AC.[23][24]

Roster
As of January 3, 2019[25]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
4   Jemel Taylor
5 MF Ukraine UKR Denis Dyachenko
6   Nazapii Drahan
7   Liubomir Holovinskiy
9 MF Ukraine UKR Roman Sakhno
10 FW Ukraine UKR Bohdan Polyakhov
11 FW Ukraine UKR Vitaliy Kolesnikov
No. Pos. Nation Player
12   Christiano Alvez
13   Serge Marchak
15 MF Ukraine UKR Mykhaylo Berezovyi
16 MF Ukraine UKR Vasyl Zhuk
17   Maskyiy Rokovskyi
19   Yevheuii Potazochenko
— GK Ukraine UKR Ihor Vitiv

Head coaches
Years Name Nation
2015Ihor Yavorskyi  Ukraine
2015-2016Vasyl Ishchak Ukraine
2017-Andrii Melnyk
Denys Rylskyi
Oleh Yatsura
 Ukraine

Year-by-year
Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs
2015[26] 1 - First division CSL Fifth Quarter-finals
2016[27] 1 - First division CSL Fifth Quarter-finals
2017–18 1 - International division APL Sixth Semi-finals

References
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  2. "Expansion Teams Boost CSF First Division". sirc.ca. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  3. "Куда едут отечественные футболисты. "Атомик Селектс Торонто" - самая украинская команда Канады". XSPORT.ua. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  4. Michael-Allan, Marion (March 3, 2015). "Galaxy set for return". Brantford Expositor. p. B1.
  5. "Toronto Atomic to Accommodate Import Players From Ukraine – But team will launch from academy setting". sirc.ca. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  6. "Toronto Atomic FC". Canadian Soccer League. January 6, 2016. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "12 українців перейшли до канадського клубу". Retrieved November 1, 2016.
  8. Adamson, Stan (May 14, 2015). "Toronto Atomic, Brampton Register Opening Victories….London, Scarborough tie 3-3". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. "Президент "Торонто Атомик": "Конфликтов с Игорем Яворским у нас не было"". XSPORT.ua. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  10. "Ігор Прокіпчук: "Як не задоволений результатом роботи Ігоря Яворського"". September 3, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  11. "Top Four Advance to Semi-Finals for CSL Championship…..2nd Division quarterfinals also decided". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  12. "2015 First Division Awards". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  13. "Украинский футбол в Канаде. При скромном бюджете создать хорошую команду". XSPORT.ua. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  14. "CSL Kickoff at Brantford May 21…….Galaxy will host Toronto Atomic". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  15. "Inside Atomic FC - Serhiy Konyushenko". June 20, 2016. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  16. "LIKA Supergroup – Atomic Selects". May 11, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  17. "2016 «Атомик Селектс» Торонто". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  18. Adamson, Stan. "Terry Dunfield Had It All…… now one of CSL's special players". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  19. "2016 First Division Standing". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  20. Adamson, Stan. "Ukraine United, Serbian Eagles Advance……..CSL playoffs continue Sunday". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  21. Adamson, Stan. "York Region Reserves Capture Second Division Title……entertaining 2-1 victory in extra time". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  22. "CAF Announces 2017 Summer Program". www.cafsoccer.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  23. Astakhov, Dani (November 14, 2017). "Atomic Heads to the Arena Soccer League". Toronto Atomic FC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  24. Astakhov, Danil (November 15, 2017). "Arena Soccer Starts NOW". Toronto Atomic FC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  25. "Ukraine AC – APL". apl.teamsnapsites.com. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  26. "First Division Standings 2015". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  27. "2016 First Division Standing". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
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