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2018 Canadian Soccer League Season
The 2018 Canadian Soccer League season was the 21st season under the Canadian Soccer League name. The season began on May 13, 2018, and concluded on October 13, 2018, with the CSL Championship final held at Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. FC Vorkuta won their first championship by defeating Scarborough SC in a penalty shootout. Vorkuta found further success in the Second Division by winning their first CSL Double (association football), double after defeating Halton United in the finals. Meanwhile FC Ukraine United claimed the First Division title. The First Division saw an increase to 9 teams, while the Second Division decreased in size to 6 teams. The First Division returned to the territories of Hamilton, Mississauga, and the promotion of FC Ukraine United. While new entries to the Second Division included the return of Milton SC and the debut of Scarborough SC's reserve squad. Summary Championship race The main narrative of the season was the race for the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Soccer League
The Canadian Soccer League (CSL; ) is a semi-professional league for Canadian soccer clubs primarily located in the province of Ontario, and claims the history of the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL). It is a non-FIFA league previously sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA), but now affiliated with the Soccer Federation of Canada (SFC). As of 2024, it consists of six teams, all located in Ontario. The season usually runs from May to October, with most games played on the weekend followed by a playoff format to determine the overall champion. The league was formed in 1998 as the Canadian Professional Soccer League (CPSL) by an alliance forged by the Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) with the Canadian National Soccer League. The new league was meant to provide opportunities for the development of players, coaches, and referees. The intention of the alliance was to form regional divisions across the nation under the CPSL banner with each divisional champion com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrei Malychenkov
Andrey Yuryevich Malyshenkov (; born March 28, 1968) is a former Russian footballer who played as a midfielder and football manager. Playing career Russia Malyshenkov began his career in 1986 with Dynamo St. Petersburg in the Soviet First League. He later played with Kirovets Leningrad, a club affiliated with the Kirov machine-building factory. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late 1991, he played in the newly formed Russian Second League with Smena-Saturn St. Petersburg in 1992. After four seasons with Smena-Saturn, he remained in the third tier with FC Gatchina. Following a season with Gatchina he returned to his former club Dynamo St. Petersburg. In 1999, he played in the Russian First Division with the newly promoted Spartak-Orekhovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo. He made 11 appearances and recorded 1 goal in the second tier. He later played with FC Metallurg Lipetsk. Canada He went abroad to Canada in 2000 to sign with North York Astros of the Canadian Profession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unionville Milliken SC
Unionville Milliken Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Unionville, Ontario. The club was founded in 1976 as a youth soccer club and added its women's and men's semi-professional teams in League1 Ontario in 2017 and 2018 respectively. History The club was founded in 1976 to serve the communities of Unionville and Milliken in Ontario. Originally a youth soccer club, the team added semi-professional teams in League1 Ontario in the women's division in 2017, followed by a men's team in 2018. In their inaugural season, the women's team finished in 4th place. Unionville announced that their club would go with a fully professional model, as opposed to an amateur or semi-professional approach, becoming the second fully professional team in the league, after Toronto FC III. The men's team was formed through a partnership with York Region Shooters York Region Shooters is a Canadian association football, soccer team, that plays in the Canadian Soccer L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony De Thomasis
Anthony De Thomasis is an Italian-born Canadian businessman, financial management advisor, and president of De Thomas Wealth Management. He served as the Director of Soccer Operations for Mississauga MetroStars in the Major Arena Soccer League. De Thomasis also ventured into the business side of soccer, where he purchased the York Region Shooters of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. He eventually solidified the franchise into a powerhouse within the league. He also managed the team for several seasons, and achieved significant results by winning the CSL Championship in 2006, and 2017. In 2018, he briefly was associated with Filipe Bento's organization Unionville Milliken SC, and placed the team into League1 Ontario. Business career De Thomasis was born in Abbateggio in the Province of Pescara. He later emigrated to Canada and graduated from York University in 1976 with honors in Mathematics and Science. Upon graduation he began working in the wealth management field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Real Mississauga SC
SC Real Mississauga was a Canadian soccer club based in Mississauga, Ontario that played in the Canadian Soccer League. History The club joined the Canadian Soccer League in 2018 with a team in the First Division. The club was originally formed as an academy by Krum Bibishkov. Bibishkov would also serve as the head coach for the 2018 season. Goalkeeper Senad Poračanin scored the opening goal in a 2–0 victory over Brantford Galaxy on September 7, 2018, on a penalty kick. They finished their debut season in seventh place in the nine-team league, qualifying for the playoffs. Their playoff run ended in the first round of the postseason. where FC Vorkuta eliminated them. The club also provided free soccer workshops to Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board students. Bibishkov would continue as the head coach for the 2019 season. Mississauga would fail to secure a playoff berth after finishing ninth in the divisional standings. In the following season, the COVID-19 pandem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krum Bibishkov
Krum Georgiev Bibishkov (; born 2 September 1982) is a Bulgarian former footballer and football manager. His son, Marsel Bibishkov, is also a footballer, currently playing for Juventus FC Youth Sector. Club career Early career He started his career in his home town of Blagoevgrad where he represented the local team Pirin. He played for Pirin Blagoevgrad in six matches, scoring one goal. In August 1999, Bayern Munich signed Bibishkov. In July 2000, he returned to Bulgaria, signing a contract with Levski Sofia. In June 2002, Bibishkov transferred to Marek Dupnitsa, where he played in his first continental tournament in the UEFA Intertoto Cup. Portugal In June 2005, he signed with Portuguese Maritimo. He would also have a loan spell with division rivals Penafiel the following season. Litex Lovech In January 2007, Bibishkov returned to Bulgaria as he was transferred to Litex Lovech. Throughout the season, he played in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup and was named the club's play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Municipality Of Peel
The Regional Municipality of Peel (informally Peel Region or Region of Peel, also formerly Peel County) is a regional municipality in the Greater Toronto Area, Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of three municipalities to the west and northwest of the city of Toronto: the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, and the town of Caledon, each of which spans its full east–west width. The regional seat is in Brampton. With a population of about 1.5 million, Peel Region's growth can be credited largely to immigration and transportation infrastructure: seven 400-series highways serve the region and most of Toronto Pearson International Airport is located within its boundaries. Mississauga, which occupies the southernmost portion of the region with over 800,000 residents, is the largest in population in Peel Region and is overall the seventh-largest lower-tier municipality in Canada. It reaches from Lake Ontario north to near Highway 407. Brampton, a city with over 600,000 residents, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SC Real Mississauga
SC Real Mississauga was a Canadian soccer club based in Mississauga, Ontario that played in the Canadian Soccer League. History The club joined the Canadian Soccer League in 2018 with a team in the First Division. The club was originally formed as an academy by Krum Bibishkov. Bibishkov would also serve as the head coach for the 2018 season. Goalkeeper Senad Poračanin scored the opening goal in a 2–0 victory over Brantford Galaxy on September 7, 2018, on a penalty kick. They finished their debut season in seventh place in the nine-team league, qualifying for the playoffs. Their playoff run ended in the first round of the postseason. where FC Vorkuta eliminated them. The club also provided free soccer workshops to Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board students. Bibishkov would continue as the head coach for the 2019 season. Mississauga would fail to secure a playoff berth after finishing ninth in the divisional standings. In the following season, the COVID-19 pandemi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brantford Galaxy
Brantford Galaxy Soccer Club was a semi-professional Canadian soccer club based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, with their home venue located in Hamilton, Ontario at the Heritage Field Turf. The club competes in the Canadian Soccer League, a league not sanctioned by a FIFA-recognized body. The Galaxy were formed in 2010 as an expansion franchise. In their first season Brantford recorded a milestone by becoming the first expansion franchise in CSL history to claim a CSL Championship in their debut season. After their championship season the club faced several problems ranging from change of ownership, to philosophical differences within team management, and to a lack of commitment from feeder clubs resulting in the team missing the postseason in two straight years. The ownership in 2013 decided to take a year of absence in order to regroup. In late 2014, former head coach Tomo Dančetović spearheaded the relaunching of the club by acquiring the name and franchise rights from the ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Cann
Adrian Cann (born September 19, 1980) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender for Canadian Soccer League club Serbian White Eagles FC. Club career College Cann had a college soccer career at the University of Louisville from 2000 to 2003. Cann immediately earned a place in the Cardinals' starting lineup as a freshman, starting 20 games for the team, and was named to first-team All-Conference USA. Cann would maintain this level of performance, being named first-team All-C USA as a sophomore, junior, and senior, and being named the conference's Co-Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior. In his final year he played 15 games for them. Cann is a member of the University of Louisville Athletics Hall of Fame. Early career In 2002, he played with the York Region Shooters in the Canadian Professional Soccer League during the college offseason. He would make his debut on May 23, 2002, against the Mississauga Olympians. Upon graduating, Cann was selected 16th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
York Region Shooters
York Region Shooters is a Canadian association football, soccer team, that plays in the Canadian Soccer League. The Shooters played their home games at the St. Joan of Arc Turf Field in the City of Vaughan, Ontario. The team's colours were blue and white, mirroring those of the Italy national football team, Italy national team and reflecting the cultural heritage of the club. The club had also competed under various different names as Vaughan Sun Devils, Vaughan Shooters, Italia Shooters, and finally as York Region Shooters. They were formed in 2003 as the merger of two rival clubs in Regional Municipality of York, York Region: the Glen Shields Sun Devils and the York Region Shooters (1998), original York Region Shooters. Both clubs were inaugural members of the Canadian Professional Soccer League, having joined in 1998. The merger produced a string of success as the club became a powerhouse within the league. Notable achievements were going undefeated in an entire season, establ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoran Rajović
Zoran Rajović (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Рајовић; born 28 October 1979) is a Serbian football coach and former player. Club career Early career Born in Vinkovci, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Rajović moved to Vojvodina at an early age. He was later sent on loan to Vrbas on two separate occasions. In the summer of 1999, Rajović moved to Bulgaria and joined Beroe Stara Zagora. He scored four league goals in 19 appearances, as the club avoided relegation from the top flight. In 2001, he played in Asia with Dalian Shide in the Chinese Super League. After a season in East Asia, he returned to the First League of FR Yugoslavia with Vojvodina. Bosnia In 2002, Rajović played in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina with Glasinac Sokolac. After the relegation of Sokolac, he secured a contract with league rivals Zrinjski Mostar. In his debut season with the club, he finished as the Premier League top scorer with 17 goals. He also helped the club secure their f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
