2017 FC Vorkuta season

The 2017 FC Vorkuta season was the first season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League. The club made its professional debut on May 27, 2017 in a home match against Milton SC, which resulted in a 7-0 victory with goals coming from Oleh Kerchu, Danylo Lazar, Oleg Shutov, Vadym Gostiev, and Yaroslav Svorak.[1] The season concluded with Vorkuta clinching the regular season title in their debut season.[2][3] In the postseason they achieved a victory in the preliminary round, but were eliminated from the competition in the semifinals.[4]

FC Vorkuta
2017 season
OwnersIgor Demitchev
Samad Kadirov
Head CoachSerhiy Zayets
Canadian Soccer League1st place, (First Division)
CSL ChampionshipSemifinal
Top goalscorerSergiy Ivliev
(13 goals)
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Summary

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After nine years of competition at the senior amateur level FC Vorkuta made the transition to the professional ranks in 2017 by becoming a member in the Canadian Soccer League.[5] In preparation for the 2017 CSL season the team hired the services of Serhiy Zayets as head coach.[6] Zayets assembled a roster with several key CSL veterans acquired primarily from FC Ukraine United. The acquisitions included Sergiy IvlievOleg ShutovMykhailo BulkinVitaliy DnistryanDanylo LazarVadym Gostiev, and Oleh Kerchu was named the team captain. In addition to the CSL veterans several imports were brought in from Ukraine and Russia to further strengthen the roster.[7]

Vorkuta also fielded a reserve squad in the CSL Second Division.[8] In the earlier stages of the season the club achieved an eight-game undefeated streak with only two defeats throughout the season.[9] They concluded the season by clinching the regular season title with the highest offensive record. Their playoff campaign commenced with an early victory over Royal Toronto FC, but were eliminated from the competition after a 1-0 defeat to Scarborough SC.[10]

Roster

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Players

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As of June 29, 2017[11]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   UKR Bogdan Bortnik
MF   UKR Mykhailo Bulkin
MF   CAN Artur Chernov
MF   UKR Denis Dyachenko
MF   UKR Vitaliy Dnistryan
DF   UKR Vadym Gostiev
MF   UKR Maksym Hramm
MF   UKR Valerii Haidarzhi
DF   UKR Lyubomyr Halchuk
FW   UKR Sergiy Ivliev
- DF   UKR Oleh Kerchu (captain)
- FW   CAN Kristijan Kezic [12]
GK   UKR Hryhoriy Krasovsky
FW   UKR Oleksandr Lakusta
DF   UKR Danylo Lazar
DF   UKR Andriy Lemishevsky
GK   UKR Oleksandr Musiyenko
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   UKR Dimitri Pachkoria
MF   UKR Serhiy Patula
DF   UKR Volodymyr Pidvirnyi
FW   UKR Viktor Raskov
MF   UKR Mykhailo Riabyi
DF   UKR Vitaliy Rudyi
DF   UKR Volodymyr Rudyi
GK   UKR Sergiy Semyon
MF   UKR Oleg Shutov
MF   UKR Yaroslav Solonynko
MF   UKR Yuri Stepaniuk
MF   UKR Yaroslav Svorak
MF   UKR Oleksandr Tymchyshyn
DF   UKR Oleksandr Volchkov
MF   UKR Ivan Yanchev
MF   UKR Denys Yanchuk
MF   UKR Valery Yarmosh
GK   UKR Ruslan Zarubin

Canadian Soccer League

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First Division

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League table

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First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on September 11, 2017. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(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
14 10 2 2 43 13  +30 32 5 0 2 21 7  +14 5 2 0 22 6  +16

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314
GroundHAAHAAHAHHAAAH
ResultWDDWWWWWLWWWWL
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 2017. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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May 27 FC Vorkuta 7–0 Milton SC Toronto, Ontario
Kerchu   9',   89'
Lazar   16'
Shutov   36',   39'
Gostiev   52'
Svorak   82'
Report Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
June 9 Serbian White Eagles 1–1 FC Vorkuta Toronto, Ontario
Jočić   75' Report Stepaniuk   93' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Marco Jaramillo
June 17 FC Vorkuta 5–1 Royal Toronto FC Toronto, Ontario
Ivliev   10',   13',   16',   82'
Gostiev   86'
Report Jerry Gbodume   81' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
June 23 York Region Shooters 1–2 FC Vorkuta Vaughan, Ontario
Reid   25' Report Volodymyr Rudyi   30'
Kristijan Kezic   84'
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
August 5 FC Vorkuta 0–2 York Region Shooters Toronto, Ontario
Report Hassan Abdulmumini   77'
Doryan Botelho   85'
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
August 23 Royal Toronto FC 0–2 FC Vorkuta Vaughan, Ontario
Report Ivliev   61'
Svorak   68'
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Referee: Joshua Jaramilo
August 30 Milton SC 0–7 FC Vorkuta Milton, Ontario
Report Ivliev  ,  
Solonynko  ,  
Volodymyr Rudyi  
Kerchu  
Diachenko  
Stadium: Jean Vanier Stadium

Second Division

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League table

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Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 2017. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(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
14 8 0 6 41 25  +16 24 4 0 3 26 13  +13 4 0 3 15 12  +3

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314
GroundAAAHHHHHHAAAAH
ResultLWWWLWLWWWWLLL
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 2017. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

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Goals and assists

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Correct as of November 2, 2017[13][14]

References

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  9. ^ Adamson, Stan. "UNDEFEATED SERBIAN EAGLES WIN, YORK REGION DEFEATS VORKUTA…….Key weekend results in bid for league title | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  10. ^ Adamson, Stan. "SHOOTERS vs SCARBOROUGH FOR CSL CHAMPIONSHIP…..Burlington vs Ukraine Utd for Division Two title | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
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  12. ^ "Kristijan Kezic – FC Vorkuta". fcvorkuta.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  13. ^ "2017 Second Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  14. ^ "2017 First Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2017-11-02.