2014 York Region Shooters season

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.

York Region Shooters
2014 season
York Region Shooters line-up before 2014 CSL Championship final
ChairmanTony De Thomasis
ManagerDarryl Gomez
Canadian Soccer League1st place (First Division)
CSL ChampionshipChampions
Top goalscorerRichard West (9)
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Summary

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The 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

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Management

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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

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As 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ITA Emanuelle Ameltonis [10]
2 DF   CAN Gerard Ladiyou [11]
3 DF   JAM Ricky Herron
5 MF    Mahmoun Mirsadeghi
6 DF   CAN Fitzroy Christie [12]
7 MF   JAM Richard Edwards
9 MF    Yora Enzam
10 FW   CAN Adrian Pena [13]
11 FW   CAN Kadian Lecky [14]
13 MF    Aundrae Rollins
14 FW   CAN Tristan Jackman [15]
15 MF   ESP Xavi Pérez
18 DF   CAN Dino Gardner
19 FW   CAN Oswald Adu [16]
20 FW   JAM Richard West
21 MF   SCO Hector Mackie [17]
22 GK   CHI Camilo Benzi [18]
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF    Mario Orestano
25 DF    Larry Miller
77 DF   CAN Desmond Humphrey [19]
99 DF   CAN Ryan Dummett [20]
- MF   CAN Dylan Bams [21]
- MF   CAN Mehdi Barati Mahvar [22]
- MF   JAM Marcelino Blackburn [23]
- MF    Kevin Blackford
- MF    Babjide Fatoba
- MF    Roland Gavin
- GK   CAN Adrian Ibanez [24]
- MF    Nico Martinez
- DF   DOM Wilson Martínez
- MF    Aaron Reeves
- MF   CAN Jamil Thompson [25]
- DF    Nathan Smith
- MF    Acha Wisdom

Transfers

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Source
21 MF   Hector Mackie   Hayes & Yeading United F.C. Free Transfer [26]
MF   Marcelino Blackburn   Arnett Gardens Loan [27]
FW   Aleksandar Stojanovski   Metalurg Skopje Free Transfer [28]
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Source
FW   Nicola Di Sanza   ASD Rotunda Maris Free Transfer [29]
GK   Yasuto Hoshiko   Kingston FC Free Transfer [30]

Competitions summary

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Regular season

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First 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

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
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

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GroundHHHHHAHAHAAHAAAAAH
ResultWWWDWWWDWWWWDWWDDW
Source: Regular season matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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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 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 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
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 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 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

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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  

Statistics

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Goals

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Correct as of October 6, 2014[31]

References

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