Ragnarok F.C.
Full nameRagnarok Football Club
Nickname(s)The Fighting Reds
Founded2000
GroundVince Leah Community Club
CapacityUnlimited
OwnerCanada Colin Koop
Head CoachCanada Walter Koop
LeagueManitoba Major Soccer League
2009Second Division
Current season

Ragnarok Football Club is a Canadian amateur football club, based out of the North Kildonan area of Winnipeg, Manitoba, and is one of the most popular football clubs in Manitoba. It currently plays in the Second Division of the Manitoba Major Soccer League after earning promotion for the first time in 2008.[1] The current club captain is Justin Olivier.

History

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The team was formed in 2000 by Colin and Walter Koop when a group of youth players from the North Kildonan and surrounding rural areas came of age and decided to take their team to the next level of competition. The current squad draws its strength from many sources; balancing youth and experience as well as passion and level-headedness. Possessing huge amounts of individual talent as well as a team frame of mind, Ragnarok FC looks ahead to the future and continues to strive for soccer glory.

Players

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As of 11 May 2009.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 FW   CAN Cory Sholikowski
4 MF   CAN Brock Groening
5 MF   CAN Blair Kissel
6 MF   CAN Andrew Wiebe
7 FW   CAN Nathan Hale
8 MF   CAN Justin Olivier (captain)
14 DF   CAN Michael Hall
15 DF   CAN Jonathan Wiens
16 DF   CAN Nelson Thiessen
22 FW   CAN Jacktor Akpan
23 FW   CAN Matt Wieclawski
24 DF   CAN Cody Acott
25 DF   CAN Reuel Sansregret
27 DF   CAN Tyler Sutherland

Season-by-season record

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Note: PL = Games played, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals scored for, GA = Goals scored against, % = Point Percentage

Season Division PL W D L Pts GF GA % Table Finish Playoff record MSA Cup result
2000 Fourth 19 5 1 13 16 33 54 28% 8th of 11 Did not qualify Eliminated in 1st round
2001 Fourth 22 5 5 12 20 37 53 30% 9th of 12 Did not qualify Eliminated in 1st round
2002 Fourth 17 5 2 10 17 32 51 33% 14th of 19 Did not qualify Eliminated in 1st round
2003 Fourth 22 9 3 10 30 40 33 45% 9th of 12 Did not qualify Eliminated in 1st round
2004 Fourth 22 8 2 12 26 44 73 39% 8th of 12 Did not qualify Eliminated in 1st round
2005 Fourth 18 12 0 6 36 54 34 67% 4th of 12 Eliminated in the 2nd round (semi-finals) Eliminated in 1st round
2006 Fourth 16 11 2 3 35 40 25 73% 2nd of 16 Eliminated in the 2nd round (semi-finals) Eliminated in 1st round
2007 Third 17 5 5 7 20 31 39 39% 11th of 18 Eliminated in the 2nd round (quarter-finals)[2] Eliminated in 1st round
2008 Third 17 14 1 2 43 59 21 84% 1st of 18 Champions[2] Eliminated in 6th round (quarter-finals)

Awards

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  • Fair Play: 2
    • 2001, 2006

Notes

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  1. ^ The team was bumped up to Third Division in 2008 when the league reorganized and eliminated the Fifth Division.
  2. ^ a b There was an extra "preliminary" round added to the playoffs in 2007 due to the increase in playoff teams from 8 to 12
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