2018 FC Vorkuta season

The 2018 season was FC Vorkuta's second season in the Canadian Soccer League. The club ended their CSL campaign with a club record by securing their first professional championship title in the First Division, and the double in the Second Division. The club qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season after finishing second in the First Division. In the postseason Vorkuta defeated the likes of Real Mississauga, and SC Waterloo Region in order to reach the championship final. Their opposition in the finals were Scarborough SC, where Vorkuta claimed their first CSL Championship after a victory in a penalty shootout.[1]

FC Vorkuta
2018 season
OwnersIgor Demitchev
Samad Kadirov
Head CoachSamad Kadirov
Canadian Soccer League2nd place (First Division)
CSL ChampionshipChampions
Top goalscorerSergiy Ivliev
(11 goals)
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While in the Second Division their reserve team clinched the organization's first division title, and made further achievements in the postseason after winning the championship title against Halton United.[1] The club's top goalscorer for the second consecutive season was Sergiy Ivliev with eleven goals.

Summary edit

In preparation for the 2018 season the organization selected Denys Yanchuk as the general manager, while Samad Kadirov returned to manage the team.[2] The club continued in recruiting imports from the Ukrainian football market, while retaining their core veterans from the previous season.[3] Their sophomore year within the league produced another successful season by finishing second in the First Division with only a goal differential with FC Ukraine United to separate them from clinching the title.[4] In the opening round of the postseason Vorkuta defeated Real Mississauga, and then followed by a victory over SC Waterloo Region to place them in the championship final.[5] In the finals Vorkuta faced Scarborough SC, and made club history by winning their first CSL Championship in a 6–5 victory in a penalty shootout.[1]

Meanwhile, in the Second Division their reserve team clinched the organization's first division title, and made further history after winning the championship title against Halton United.

Team edit

Roster edit

As of August 18, 2018[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   UKR Oleksandr Musiyenko
2 DF   UKR Volodymyr Bidlovskyi
3 DF   UKR Lyubomyr Halchuk
4 MF   UKR Serhiy Ursulenko
7 MF   UKR Yaroslav Solonynko
8 MF   UKR Valery Haidarzhi
9 MF   UKR Oleh Kerchu
10 FW   UKR Sergiy Ivliev
11 DF   UKR Vadym Gostiev
13 MF   UKR Maksym Hramm
18 MF   UKR Ihor Melnyk
20 MF   UKR Denis Dyachenko
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF    Valery Doroshenko
23 DF   UKR Oleksandr Volchkov
25 FW   UKR Oleksandr Lakusta
27 FW   CRO Krisijan Kezic [7]
29 MF   UKR Mykhailo Riabyi
33 MF   UKR Dmytro Polyuhanych
34 DF   UKR Oleksandr Tarasenko
35 DF    Oleksandr Yaremchuk
41 DF    Bohdan Sluka
42 MF   UKR Bohdan Riabets
44 GK    Oleksandr Lozinskyy

Management edit

Position Staff
Head coach Samad Kadirov
Assistant coach Denys Yanchuk
Manager Denys Yanchuk
President Igor Demitchev

Last updated: August 10, 2018
Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Source
3 MF   Volodymyr Bidlovskyi   FC Rukh Vynnyky Free Transfer [8]
4 MF   Serhiy Ursulenko   FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa Free Transfer [9]
18 MF   Ihor Melnyk   Toronto Atomic Free Transfer [10]
33 MF   Dmytro Polyuhanych   FC Skala Stryi Free Transfer [11]
35 DF   Oleksandr Tarasenko   JKS 1909 Jarosław Free Transfer [12]
42 MF   Bohdan Riabets   FC Avanhard Kramatorsk Free Transfer [13]

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

March 31 York Region Shooters 3–2 FC Vorkuta Vaughan, Ontario
  34'
 
West   80'
Report Dyachenko   20'
Haidarzhi   65'
Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field

Canadian Soccer League edit

First Division edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Ukraine United (A, C) 16 12 2 2 60 16 +44 38 Qualification for Playoffs
2 FC Vorkuta (A, O) 16 12 2 2 55 16 +39 38
3 SC Waterloo Region (A) 16 9 2 5 34 33 +1 29
4 Scarborough SC (A) 16 8 5 3 34 20 +14 29
5 Hamilton City SC (A) 16 8 1 7 41 38 +3 25
6 Serbian White Eagles (A) 16 5 4 7 20 20 0 19
7 SC Real Mississauga (A) 16 3 2 11 14 42 −28 11
8 Brantford Galaxy (A) 16 3 2 11 9 37 −28 11
9 CSC Mississauga 16 1 2 13 9 37 −28 5
Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-csl-first-division-standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (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
16 12 2 2 55 16  +39 38 6 1 1 30 8  +22 6 1 1 25 8  +17

Last updated: September 20, 2018.
Source: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAH
ResultWWDWWWWLWDWWLWWW
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2018. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

May 25 Serbian White Eagles 1–1 FC Vorkuta Toronto, Ontario
Kyle Stewart   39' Report Haidarzhi   49' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Ihor Bohiy
June 9 FC Vorkuta 6–1 SC Waterloo Region Vaughan, Ontario
20:00 Ivliev   13',   30',   68'
Melnyk   37'
Riabyi   41'
Ursulenko   58'
Report Ivan Cutura   60' Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
June 23 Brantford Galaxy 0–2 FC Vorkuta Hamilton, Ontario
20:30 Report Solonynko   25'
Haidarzhi   90'
Stadium: Heritage Field
July 8 Scarborough SC 3–2 FC Vorkuta Toronto, Ontario
Bryan   5',   18'
Atif Hammud Ali   33'
Report Riabyi   25'
Riabets   38'
Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
August 4 FC Vorkuta 1–1 Scarborough SC Toronto, Ontario
19:00 Ursulenko   67' Report Atif Hammud Ali   2' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
August 10 SC Real Mississauga 1–5 FC Vorkuta Mississauga, Ontario
20:30 Desislav Desislavov   69' Report Ursulenko   2'
Solonynko   23'
Ivliev   29'
Bidlovskyi   80'
Yarmosh   87'
Stadium: Paramount Fine Foods Centre
August 18 FC Vorkuta 6–2 CSC Mississauga Toronto, Ontario
19:00 Tarasenko   2'
Ursulenko   17'
Ivliev   21',   55'
Riabets   45'
Kristijan Kezic   75'
Report   31',   65' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
September 7 CSC Mississauga 0–5 FC Vorkuta Mississauga, Ontario
21:00 Report Kerchu   6'
Tarasenko  
Solonynko   45'
Melnyk  
Yarmosh  
Stadium: Iceland Field
September 16 Hamilton City SC 1–5 FC Vorkuta Hamilton, Ontario
18:30 Stefan Blazic   55' Report Haidarzhi  
Ivliev  ,  ,  
Kerchu  
Riabyi  
Stadium: Heritage Field
September 20 FC Vorkuta 5–0 Brantford Galaxy Toronto, Ontario
21:00 Gostiev   30',   32',   45'
Ivliev   50'
Kristijan Kezic   82'
Report Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium

Postseason edit

October 6 Semifinal FC Vorkuta 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
SC Waterloo Region Vaughan, Ontario
19:00 Gostiev   45'
Ursulenko   117'
Report Miodrag Kovacevic   42'
Sven Arapovic  
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
October 13 Final FC Vorkuta 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(6–5 p)
Scarborough SC Toronto, Ontario
15:00 Halchuk   29' Report Odain Omaro Simpson   77' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Referee: Marcos Jaramillo
Second Division edit
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Vorkuta B (A, C, O) 15 12 1 2 71 20 +51 37 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Halton United (A) 15 10 0 5 48 20 +28 30
3 Scarborough SC B (A) 15 8 0 7 48 40 +8 24
4 Milton SC 15 7 0 8 37 50 −13 21
5 Brantford Galaxy B (A) 15 5 1 9 25 32 −7 16
6 Serbian White Eagles B 15 2 0 13 13 80 −67 6
Updated to match(es) played on September 25, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-second-division-standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (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
15 12 1 2 71 20  +51 37 5 1 1 28 11  +17 7 0 1 43 9  +34

Last updated: September 20, 2018.
Source: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415
GroundAHHHAAAAAHHHAAA
ResultWWLWWWWWWWDWWLW
Updated to match(es) played on September 26, 2018. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

July 8 Milton SC 2–8 FC Vorkuta B Milton, Ontario
Report Kristijan Kezic  ,  
Melnyk  ,  ,  ,  
Lakusta  
Polyuhanych  
Stadium: Milton Sports Centre
August 4 Scarborough SC B 1–7 FC Vorkuta B Vaughan, Ontario
Report Valery Doroshenko  
Kristijan Kezic  ,  ,  
Melnyk  
Polyuhanych  ,  
Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field
August 11 Halton United 0–5 FC Vorkuta B Burlington, Ontario
Report Kristijan Kezic
Polyuhanych  ,  
Yarmosh  ,  
Stadium: Norton Park
August 25 FC Vorkuta B 7–3 Milton SC Vaughan, Ontario
Valery Doroshenko  
Kristijan Kezic  
Melnyk  ,  
Polyuhanych  ,  
Report Stadium: St. Roberts S.S Field

Postseason edit

October 6 Semifinal FC Vorkuta B 3–1 Brantford Galaxy B Vaughan, Ontario
15:00 Kristijan Kezic   8',   45'
Antonenko   90'
Report Donare Beqere   17' Stadium: St. Roberts S.S Field
October 13 Final FC Vorkuta B 3–2 Halton United Toronto, Ontario
13:00 Kristijan Kezic   14',   71'
Melnyk   15'
Report Christian Truyen   13'
Robert Melo   35'
Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium

Statistics edit

Goals and assists edit

Correct as of October 13, 2018[14][15]

References edit

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