2017 Scarborough SC season

The 2017 Scarborough SC season was the third season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League. They began the season on May 27, 2017 at home against York Region Shooters.[1] The season concluded with Scarborough securing a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the standings. In the preliminary rounds of the playoffs they secured the necessary wins in order to make their first CSL Championship appearance. In the finals they were defeated by the York Region Shooters in a penalty shootout.

Scarborough SC
2017 season
OwnerAngel Belchev
Head CoachKrum Bibishkov
Canadian Soccer League4th place (First Division)
CSL ChampionshipFinal
Top goalscorerAleksandar Stojiljković
(17 goals)
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Summary

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In preparation for the 2017 season general manager Kiril Dimitrov acquired the services of Krum Bibishkov as a Player-coach.[2] Scarborough continued its policy of recruiting overseas talent in order to bring more depth to the roster.[3] Throughout the majority of the season the team battled for the fourth position standing, until achieving a five game undefeated streak at the end of the season in order to clinch that berth. Their overall success saw the club finish in the top four in best offensive and defensive records with Aleksandar Stojiljković winning the CSL Golden Boot.[4] In the first round of the postseason they faced Brantford Galaxy, and advanced to the next round after a 6-2 victory.[5] Scarborough made club history by defeating FC Vorkuta by a score of 1-0 to make their first CSL Championship final appearance.[6] Their opponents in the finals were York Region Shooters, where Scarborough was denied the title after a 5-4 defeat in a penalty shootout.[7]

Transfers

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Source
FW   Krum Bibishkov   Brantford Galaxy Free Transfer [8]
GK   Milos Djurkovic   FK Radnik Bijeljina Free Transfer [8]
GK   John Trye   ASA Charge Free Transfer [8]
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Source
11 MF   Alon Badat   FC Ukraine United Free Transfer [9]
14 MF   Adis Hasecic   SC Waterloo Region Free Transfer [10]

Competitions

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Canadian Soccer League

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League table

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First Division
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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 7 3 4 37 17  +20 24 4 1 2 19 4  +15 3 2 2 18 13  +5

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314
GroundHAAHHAHHAAAHHA
ResultDLWLWWLWLDDWWW
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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June 2 Serbian White Eagles 2–1 Scarborough SC Toronto, Ontario
Pešić   31'
Jočić   74'
Report Dimitrov   24' Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ramee Arbaji
July 28 Scarborough SC 1–2 Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
Stefan Stoiljkovic   55' Report Miroslav Jovanović   48'
Kamberović   61'
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ramee Arbaji
August 12 Scarborough SC 4–1 SC Waterloo Toronto, Ontario
Angel Angelov   5'
Alen Kucalovic  
Stojiljković  ,  
Report Zelenbaba   61' Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
August 23 Milton SC 5–5 Scarborough SC Milton, Ontario
William Mokake  ,  
Scott Damion Tristan  ,  
Adnan Smajic  
Report Adrian Todorovic  ,  
Bibishkov  ,  
Karadachki  
Stadium: Milton Community Park
September 2 Scarborough SC 7–0 Milton SC Toronto, Ontario
Stojiljković  ,  ,  ,  
Bibishkov  ,  
Marc Jankovic  
Report Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
September 8 Scarborough SC 5–0 Brantford Galaxy Toronto, Ontario
Marc Jankovic   15'
Dimitrov   48'
Stojiljković   60',   71',   78'
Report Stadium: Birchmount Stadium

Statistics

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Goals

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Correct as of November 10, 2017[11]

References

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  1. ^ Adamson, Stan. "EXPANSION TEAM VORKUTA SHINES IN CSL OPENER………the weekend wrap-up | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  2. ^ STANCHEV, STANCHO. "Новият треньор на "Скарбъро" Кр. Бибишков откри головата си сметка в петия мач". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  3. ^ STANCHEV, STANCHO. "Орлето Кр. Бибишков стана играещ треньор в Канада". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  4. ^ Adamson, Stan. "SCARBOROUGH ENDS REGULAR SEASON ON WINNING NOTE…..Stojiljkovic takes scoring title | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  5. ^ Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN EAGLES, VORKUTA, SCARBOROUGH AND YORK REGION ADVANCE ……..weekend games in the CSL playoffs | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  6. ^ STANCHEV, STANCHO. "Побългареният "Скарбъро" на исторически финал за титлата". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  7. ^ Adamson, Stan. "YORK REGION WINS CSL CHAMPIONSHIP…..FC Ukraine United defeats Burlington for Second Division title | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  8. ^ a b c "Орлето Кр. Бибишков стана играещ треньор в Канада". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  9. ^ "fcukraineunited | TEAM". fcukraineunited. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  10. ^ "SC Waterloo – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 2018-12-20.
  11. ^ "2017 First Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2017-11-02.