The 2014 season was York Region Shooters's 17th season in the Canadian Soccer League. It began on May 25, 2014 and concluded on October 26 2014. The club ended the Canadian Soccer League campaign as champions without a single defeat – a record of 13 wins and 5 draws. Their perfect season also included the First Division title with York Region finishing eleven points ahead of Toronto Croatia.[1] In the preliminary round of the postseason the club defeated Brampton City United. In the second round they defeated Astros Vasas FC, and Toronto Croatia in the CSL Championship final.[2] For the second consecutive season striker Richard West finished as the club's top goalscorer with nine goals.
| 2014 season | |||
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 York Region Shooters line-up before 2014 CSL Championship final | |||
| Chairman | Tony De Thomasis | ||
| Manager | Darryl Gomez | ||
| Canadian Soccer League | 1st place (First Division) | ||
| CSL Championship | Champions | ||
| Top goalscorer | Richard West (9) | ||
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Summary
editThe Canadian Soccer League's strained relationship with the Canadian Soccer Association continued before the launch of the 2014 season with the CSA expelling the CSL from its membership over alleged violations of rules and regulations.[3] After failing to specify which rule violations were made the CSL in response filed litigation against the CSA.[4] As a result the league began operating as a private league under the auspicious of the Soccer Federation of Canada.[5]
Before the launch of the season York Region formed an affiliation deal with Winstars Academy Group.[6] The agreement officially aligned the academy to the York Region Shooters, and launched a team in the Second Division as the Winstars Shooters.[7] Changes were made to the managerial team with former player Darryl Gomez given the mantle of head coach, with Tony De Thomasis serving as his assistant coach.[8] Gomez constructed his roster with imports with Caribbean and European experience along with several Canadian Interuniversity Sport players.
The season marked a historic milestone in the organization's history as they managed to produce a perfect season, and a team record of only 15 goals conceded. York Region became the second team in the league's history to achieve a perfect season including the CSL Championship. In the Second Division their reserve team finished third in the standings. At the conclusion of the season accolades were given to Darryl Gomez as the Coach of the Year.[9]
Club
editManagement
edit| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Darryl Gomez |
| Assistant coach | Tony De Thomasis |
| Director | Tony De Thomasis |
| Manager | John Pacione |
| Trainer | Argyrios Tsoulos |
| Massage Therapist | Roger Manta |
Last updated: March 14, 2015
Source: [8]
First Division roster
editAs of March 14, 2014.[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | MF |  Hector Mackie
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 Hayes & Yeading United F.C.
|
Free Transfer | [26] |
| MF |  Marcelino Blackburn
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Arnett Gardens
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Loan | [27] | |
| FW |  Aleksandar Stojanovski
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Metalurg Skopje
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Free Transfer | [28] |
Out
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Nicola Di Sanza
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ASD Rotunda Maris
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Free Transfer | [29] | |
| GK |  Yasuto Hoshiko
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 Kingston FC
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Free Transfer | [30] |
Competitions summary
editRegular season
editFirst division
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York Region Shooters (A, C, O) | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 44 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 2 | Toronto Croatia (A) | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 27 | +13 | 33 | |
| 3 | Kingston FC (A) | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 47 | 38 | +9 | 28 | |
| 4 | Astros Vasas (A) | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 22 | +9 | 26 | |
| 5 | Burlington SC (A) | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 37 | −14 | 24 | |
| 6 | Serbian White Eagles (A) | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 23 | |
| 7 | SC Waterloo Region (A) | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 22 | |
| 8 | Brampton United (A) | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 21 | |
| 9 | London City | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 46 | −15 | 20 | |
| 10 | Niagara United | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 11 |
Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2014. Source: Canadian Soccer League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results summary
edit| 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 |
| 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | +15 |
Last updated: October 6, 2014.
Source: 2014 Canadian Soccer League season
Results by round
editMatches
edit| May 25, 2014 | York Region Shooters | 3–2 | Kingston FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 18:30 | Hector Mackie  47', 70' Adrian Pena 73' |
Report | Guillaume Surot 63', 80' |
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
| June 8, 2014 | York Region Shooters | 1–0 | Burlington SC | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 18:30 | Nathan Smith 81' |
Report | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
| June 15, 2014 | York Region Shooters | 4–1 | Astros Vasas FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 18:30 | West 2', 34' Herron 56' Oswald Adu 75' |
Report | Jose Goncalves De Sousa 5' |
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
| June 22, 2014 | York Region Shooters | 0–0 | Brampton City United | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 18:30 | Report Report |
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Referee: Joshua Jaramillo |
| June 29, 2014 | York Region Shooters | 3–1 | London City SC | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 18:30 | West 69', 79' Yora Enzam 87' |
Report | Marin Vucemilovic Grgic 32' |
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
| July 5, 2014 | Toronto Croatia | 1–2 | York Region Shooters | Mississauga, Ontario |
| 20:00 | Roberto Gallo 8' |
Report | West 16' Mario Orestano 17' |
Stadium: Hershey Centre |
| July 20, 2014 | York Region Shooters | 2–1 | Niagara United | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 18:30 | West 52' Yora Enzam 83' |
Report | Mohammed Mohammed 49' |
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
| July 23, 2014 | Brampton City United | 1–1 | York Region Shooters | Brampton, Ontario |
| Leaford Allen 55' |
Report | Hector Mackie 45' |
Stadium: Terry Fox Stadium |
| July 27, 2014 | York Region Shooters | 1–0 | Serbian White Eagles | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 18:30 | Gerard Ladiyou 15' |
Report | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Referee: Davor Krasic |
| August 1, 2014 | London City SC | 1–4 | York Region Shooters | London, Ontario |
| 20:30 | Marin Vucemilovic Grgic 74' |
Report | Ryan Dummett 54' Babjide Fatoba 56' Oswald Adu 59', 82' |
Stadium: Hellenic Centre |
| August 17, 2014 | SC Waterloo Region | 0–4 | York Region Shooters | Waterloo, Ontario |
| 19:00 | Report | Babjide Fatoba 23' Edwards 61', 73' Adrian Pena 84' |
Stadium: Warrior Field |
| August 24, 2014 | York Region Shooters | 2–0 | SC Waterloo Region | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 18:30 | Edwards 57', 85' |
Report | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
| August 30, 2014 | Serbian White Eagles | 1–1 | York Region Shooters | Toronto, Ontario |
| 19:00 | Sahjah Reid 60' |
Report | Adrian Pena 86' |
Stadium: Lamport Stadium |
| September 6, 2014 | Niagara United | 0–4 | York Region Shooters | Niagara Falls, Ontario |
| 19:00 | Report | Mario Orestano 24' Desmond Humphrey 52' Ryan Dummett 82' West 84' |
Stadium: Kalar Sports Park |
| September 14, 2014 | Burlington SC | 1–4 | York Region Shooters | Burlington, Ontario |
| 20:00 | Marco Machado 72' |
Report | Mario Orestano 3' Ryan Dummett 5' Edwards 43' West 52' |
Stadium: Nelson Stadium |
| September 21, 2014 | Astros Vasas FC | 1–1 | York Region Shooters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Gala 11' |
Report | Oswald Adu 30' |
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
| September 28, 2014 | Kingston FC | 2–2 | York Region Shooters | Kingston, Ontario |
| 13:00 | Mademba Ba 13', 51' |
Report Report |
Adrian Pena 41' Mehdi Baratimahvar 70' |
Stadium: Queen’s West Campus Field |
| October 6, 2014 | York Region Shooters | 3–2 | Toronto Croatia | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 18:30 | Desmond Humphrey 10' West 50' Babjide Fatoba 59' |
Report | Pero Menalo 16' Josip Keran 81' |
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
Postseason
edit| October 12, 2014 Quarterfinal | York Region Shooters | 3–0 | Brampton City United | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 18:00 | Oswald Adu 16' West 79'Hector Mackie 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field |
| October 19, 2014 Semifinal | York Region Shooters | 1–0 | Astros Vasas FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 18:00 | Hector Mackie 78' |
Report | Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field |
| October 26, 2014 Final | York Region Shooters | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Toronto Croatia | Toronto, Ontario |
| 16:15 | West 110' |
Report | Shawn Brown 116' |
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Marco Jaramillo |
| Penalties | ||||
Desmond Humphrey  Babjide Fatoba Hector Mackie Herron Edwards |
Pero Menalo Fitzwilliams Velastegui Ante Zivkovic  Daniel Niksic |
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Statistics
editGoals
editCorrect as of October 6, 2014[31]
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