The 2017 Brantford Galaxy season was the sixth season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League. They began the season on May 29, 2017, away against Royal Toronto FC.[1] The season concluded with Brantford securing a postseason berth by finishing fifth in the standings. In the preliminary round of the playoffs they were defeated by Scarborough SC.[2]
| 2017 season | |||
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| President | Tomo Dančetović | ||
| Head Coach | Saša Vuković | ||
| CSL | Quarterfinals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Miroslav Čabrilo (6 goals) | ||
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Summary edit
Before the commencement of the 2017 season a change in the managerial structure occurred with Saša Vuković being named the head coach.[3] Throughout the regular season Brantford struggled to achieve significant results, but still was awarded a playoff berth after finishing fifth in the standings. Their reserve team fared slightly better results as they finished fourth in the standings. In the opening round of the postseason the senior squad was eliminated by Scarborough SC, while their reserve team advanced to the next round after defeating the Serbian White Eagles B.[4] The following round they were eliminated from the playoff competition after a 7–0 defeat to FC Ukraine United.[5]
Competitions edit
Canadian Soccer League edit
League table edit
| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 26 | 37 | −11 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 |
Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 2017. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
| May 29 | Royal Toronto FC | 1–4 | Brantford Galaxy | Toronto, Ontario |
| Report | Stadium: Varsity Stadium |
| June 3 | York Region Shooters | 2–0 | Brantford Galaxy | Vaughan, Ontario |
Bryan  54' West 90' |
Report | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
| June 11 | Brantford Galaxy | 2–5 | Scarborough SC | Brantford, Ontario |
| Report | Stojiljković , , , Melo |
Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex |
| June 17 | Brantford Galaxy | 1–6 | Serbian White Eagles | Brantford, Ontario |
| Vukovic 86' |
Report | Filip Velasevic 13' Pešić 60' Jočić 66', 73' Miroslav Jovanović 85', 89' |
Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex Referee: Tony Amaral |
| June 24 | Brantford Galaxy | 4–1 | Milton SC | Brantford, Ontario |
| Maksim Bosic 17' Dragan Milovic 35' Cabrilo 41' Vukovic 75' |
Report | Fazlagić 78' |
Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex |
| July 2 | SC Waterloo | 0–4 | Brantford Galaxy | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Report | Maksim Boksic Simeunovic Vukovic Bojan Samardzija |
Stadium: Warrior Field |
| July 7 | Serbian White Eagles | 2–0 | Brantford Galaxy | Toronto, Ontario |
| Dusan Kovačević 81' Švonja 86' |
Report | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Javier Prior |
| July 15 | Brantford Galaxy | 3–1 | Royal Toronto FC | Brantford, Ontario |
| Cabrilo , |
Report | Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex |
| July 22 | Brantford Galaxy | 1–2 | York Region Shooters | Brantford, Ontario |
| Report | Evan Beutler 85' |
Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex |
| July 30 | FC Vorkuta | 4–0 | Brantford Galaxy | Toronto, Ontario |
| Ivliev , Svorak Diachenko |
Report | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
| August 9 | Milton SC | 0–3 | Brantford Galaxy | Milton, Ontario |
| Report | Stadium: Milton Community Center |
| August 19 | Brantford Galaxy | 2–1 | SC Waterloo | Brantford, Ontario |
| Report | Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex |
| August 26 | Brantford Galaxy | 2–7 | FC Vorkuta | Brantford, Ontario |
| Report | Ivliev , Svorak , |
Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex |
| September 8 | Scarborough SC | 5–0 | Brantford Galaxy | Toronto, Ontario |
| Marc Jankovic 15' Dimitrov 48' Stojiljković 60', 71', 78' |
Report | Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
League table edit
| 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners
Results summary edit
| 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 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 35 | −6 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 | −4 |
Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 2017. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Statistics edit
Goals and assists edit
Correct as of November 30, 2017[6][7]
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References edit
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- ^ Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN EAGLES, VORKUTA, SCARBOROUGH AND YORK REGION ADVANCE ……..weekend games in the CSL playoffs | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto - Canadian Soccer League". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN EAGLES, VORKUTA, SCARBOROUGH AND YORK REGION ADVANCE ……..weekend games in the CSL playoffs | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "fcukraineunited". 2017-09-28. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "2017 Second Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
- ^ "2017 First Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2017-11-02.