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.
| 2017 season | |||
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| Owner | Angel Belchev | ||
| Head Coach | Krum Bibishkov | ||
| Canadian Soccer League | 4th place (First Division) | ||
| CSL Championship | Final | ||
| Top goalscorer | Aleksandar Stojiljković (17 goals) | ||
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Summary edit
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 edit
In edit
| 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] |
Out edit
| 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 edit
Canadian Soccer League edit
League table edit
First Division 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 |
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 | 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 edit
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
| May 27 | Scarborough SC | 0–0 | York Region Shooters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Report | Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
| 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 |
| June 11 | Brantford Galaxy | 2–5 | Scarborough SC | Brantford, Ontario |
| Report | Stojiljković , , , Melo |
Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex |
| July 1 | Scarborough SC | 0–1 | FC Vorkuta | Toronto, Ontario |
| Report | Ivliev 13' |
Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
| July 8 | York Region Shooters | 2–0 | Royal Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| Stojiljković 4' Bibishkov 65' |
Report | Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
| July 14 | York Region Shooters | 0–1 | Scarborough SC | Vaughan, Ontario |
| Report | Dimitrov 67' |
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
| 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 19 | FC Vorkuta | 1–0 | Scarborough SC | Toronto, Ontario |
| Diachenko 65' |
Report | Stadium: Esther Shiner 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 |
| August 27 | Royal Toronto FC | 3–3 | Scarborough SC | Toronto, Ontario |
| Report | Stojiljković , , |
Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
| 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 |
| September 10 | SC Waterloo | 0–3 | Scarborough SC | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Report | Dimitrov 23', 70' Stojiljković 35' |
Stadium: Warrior Field |
Statistics edit
Goals edit
Correct as of November 10, 2017[11]
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References edit
- ^ Adamson, Stan. "EXPANSION TEAM VORKUTA SHINES IN CSL OPENER………the weekend wrap-up | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ STANCHEV, STANCHO. "Новият треньор на "Скарбъро" Кр. Бибишков откри головата си сметка в петия мач". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ STANCHEV, STANCHO. "Орлето Кр. Бибишков стана играещ треньор в Канада". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ Adamson, Stan. "SCARBOROUGH ENDS REGULAR SEASON ON WINNING NOTE…..Stojiljkovic takes scoring title | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ STANCHEV, STANCHO. "Побългареният "Скарбъро" на исторически финал за титлата". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "Орлето Кр. Бибишков стана играещ треньор в Канада". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ "fcukraineunited | TEAM". fcukraineunited. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ "SC Waterloo – Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ^ "2017 First Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2017-11-02.