2012 York Region Shooters season

The 2012 season was York Region Shooters's 15th season in the Canadian Soccer League. The season witnessed York Region finish in the top five in the First Division since the 2010 season with the fourth highest defensive record. The club qualified for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season, and defeated the Windsor Stars in the opening round. Their postseason journey came to a conclusion in the second round after a defeat to the Montreal Impact Academy, while their reserve team shared a similar fate in the Second Division playoffs after a loss to Brampton City United B. The top goalscorers for the season were Jason De Thomasis, Aundrae Rollins, and for the record seventh consecutive time Kadian Lecky each with four goals.

York Region Shooters
2012 season
York Region Shooters line-up before the match against North York Astros at Esther Shiner Stadium, May 2012
ChairmanTony De Thomasis
ManagerTony De Thomasis
Canadian Soccer League5th place (First Division)
CSL ChampionshipSemifinal
Top goalscorerJason De Thomasis
Kadian Lecky
Aundrae Rollins (4)
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Summary edit

The club began preparations for the 2012 season by making an agreement with PEAC School for Elite Athletes for the access of their facilities and expertise of qualified instructors.[1] The managerial structure changed with Tony De Thomasis returning to the helm as head coach. York's schedule saw them kick off their season at home on May 6, with the Shooters winning 1–0 thanks to a goal from Aundrae Rollins.[2] Following their victory at home the club achieved a four game undefeated streak. After receiving their first defeat of the season on June 1 against the Serbian White Eagles the club recovered with a fourteen game undefeated streak with only two defeats recorded throughout the season.

The organization managed a fifth place standing in the First Division as a result secured a postseason berth. In the preliminary round of the playoffs the Shooters defeated the Windsor Stars, but were eliminated in the following round by the Montreal Impact Academy.[3] Meanwhile in the Second Division their reserve team clinched their fifth consecutive playoff berth after finishing seventh in the standings. The team reached the semifinals, but were defeated by Brampton City United B by a score of 2–0.[3]

Club edit

Management edit

Position Staff
Head coach & Director Tony De Thomasis
Assistant coach Americo Tantalo
Assistant coach Carlos Rivas
Assistant coach Vasilis Androutsos
Manager John Pacione
Assistant manager Tony Crispo
Massage Therapist Eric Yuill

Last updated: June 6, 2012
Source: [4]

Squad edit

As of October 7, 2012.[4]

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   CHI Camilo Benzi [5]
2 DF    Andre Stewart
3 DF   JAM Ricky Herron
4 DF   CAN Marcelo Capazolo [6]
5 MF   CAN Alex Trujillo [7]
6 DF   CAN Fitzroy Christie [8]
17 MF   CAN Matthew O'Connor
9 FW   CAN Jason De Thomasis [9]
11 FW   CAN Kadian Lecky [10]
13 MF    Aundrae Rollins
14 FW   USA Samuel Roca [11]
17 FW    Goncalo Almeida
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW    Shezan Singh
19 DF   BER Taurean Manders
20 FW   CAN Jalen Brome [12]
21 MF   SKN Darryl Gomez
22 FW   CAN Julian Uccello
77 DF   CAN Desmond Humphrey [13]
99 DF   CAN Ryan Dummett [14]
GK   ITA Emanuelle Ameltonis [15]
MF   CAN Carlos Rivas Godoy
FW   CAN Tristan Jackman [16]
MF    Sargan Mate
MF    Chris Thomas

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Source
GK   Emanuelle Ameltonis   Atessa Val di Sangro S.S.D. Free Transfer [15]
21 MF   Darryl Gomez   Serbian White Eagles Free Transfer
FW   Tristan Jackman   TFC Academy Free Transfer [17]
19 DF   Taurean Manders   Capital City F.C. Free Transfer [18]
14 FW   Samuel Roca   Capital City F.C. Free Transfer [18]
2 DF Andre Stewart   Portugal FC Free Transfer [19]
22 FW   Julian Uccello   F.C. Crotone Free Transfer [20]

Out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Source
DF   Adrian Butters   Juventus IF Free Transfer [21]
14 DF   Dino Gardner   FC Edmonton Free Transfer [22]
DF   Taylor Lord   Dayton Dutch Lions Free Transfer [23]
GK   Yasuto Hoshiko   BKV Elore SC Free Transfer [24]

Competitions summary edit

Regular season edit

First division edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto Croatia (A, C, O) 22 15 6 1 57 13 +44 51 Playoffs
2 Montreal Impact Academy (A) 22 14 5 3 52 17 +35 47
3 SC Toronto (A) 22 14 4 4 51 16 +35 46
4 Windsor Stars (A) 22 12 4 6 46 21 +25 40
5 York Region Shooters (A) 22 9 11 2 33 19 +14 38
6 Serbian White Eagles (A) 22 10 5 7 48 35 +13 35
7 TFC Academy (A) 22 10 5 7 42 28 +14 35
8 Niagara United (A) 22 10 3 9 34 36 −2 33
9 SC Waterloo Region 22 10 1 11 46 37 +9 31
10 Mississauga Eagles 22 8 5 9 42 44 −2 29
11 Brampton United 22 8 4 10 49 35 +14 28
12 London City 22 7 7 8 34 55 −21 28
13 Brantford Galaxy 22 8 1 13 40 68 −28 25
14 Kingston FC 22 4 1 17 23 61 −38 13
15 St. Catharines Wolves 22 1 5 16 13 67 −54 8
16 North York Astros 22 2 1 19 15 73 −58 7
Updated to match(es) played on 10 October 2012. Source: Canadian Soccer League
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
22 9 11 2 33 19  +14 38 5 5 1 22 13  +9 4 6 1 11 6  +5

Last updated: October 7, 2012.
Source: 2012 Canadian Soccer League season

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAAAAHAAHHAHHHHHAAHHHA
ResultWDDDLWDWDDWWDWDWWWDDLD
Source: Regular season matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

May 6, 2012 York Region Shooters 1–0 Brantford Galaxy Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Aundrae Rollins   9' Report Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Attendance: 200
Referee: Justin Tasev (OSA)
May 12, 2012 Kingston FC 1–1 York Region Shooters Kingston, Ontario
19:00 Edgar Soglo   15' Report Manders   45' Stadium: Invista Centre
Referee: Carolanne Chenard (OSA)
May 13, 2012 Montreal Impact Academy 0–0 York Region Shooters Montreal, Quebec
14:00 Report Stadium: CS St Jean De Vianney
Referee: Carolanne Chenard (QSF)
June 1, 2012 Serbian White Eagles 1–0 York Region Shooters Toronto, Ontario
20:00 Sasa Vukoje   0.4' Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 40
Referee: Geoff Gamble (OSA)
June 10, 2012 York Region Shooters 1–0 St. Catharines Wolves Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Desmond Humphrey   51' Report Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Attendance: 100
Referee: Hassane Rifai (OSA)
June 15, 2012 London City SC 2–2 York Region Shooters London, Ontario
20:30 Novkovic   11'
Stojanovic   60'
Report Chris Thomas   42'
Ryan Dummett   91'
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium
June 17, 2012 Windsor Stars 1–2 York Region Shooters Windsor, Ontario
19:15 Joel Kabula   70' Report Chris Thomas   45'
O'Connor   51'
Stadium: Windsor Stadium
Referee: Arthur Kobiel (OSA)
June 24, 2012 York Region Shooters 1–1 SC Toronto Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Jason De Thomasis   37' Report Kyle Hall   82' Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
July 8, 2012 York Region Shooters 4–4 Brampton City United Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Jason De Thomasis   37'
Aundre Rollins   45'
Manders   46'
Alex Trujillo   90'
Report Milos Scepanovic   23',   85'
David Guzman   36'
Velastegui   88'
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Attendance: 100
Referee: Justin Tasev (OSA)
July 13, 2012 TFC Academy 0–1 York Region Shooters Toronto, Ontario
20:00 Report Jason De Thomasis   69' Stadium: Downsview Park
July 15, 2012 York Region Shooters 3–1 Mississauga Eagles FC Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Gomez   16'
Jason De Thomasis   24'
Aundre Rollins   44'
Report Ivan Juric   9' Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Referee: Justin Tasev (OSA)
July 29, 2012 York Region Shooters 6–2 Kingston FC Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 O'Connor   8'
Kadian Lecky   18'
Desmond Humphrey   21',   57'
Alex Trujillo   47'
Tristan Jackman   89'
Report Edgar Soglo   30'
Sidorov   87'
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Attendance: 100
Referee: Jeff Fearnall (OSA)
August 12, 2012 York Region Shooters 1–1 Serbian White Eagles Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Herron   92' Report Sasa Vukoje   48' Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Attendance: 150
Referee: David Barrie (OSA)
August 19, 2012 York Region Shooters 3–1 North York Astros Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Manders   59'
Sargan Mate   84'
Kadian Lecky   89'
Report Kurt Ramsey   55' Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Attendance: 80
Referee: Mack Meloche (OSA)
August 24, 2012 SC Toronto 0–1 York Region Shooters Toronto, Ontario
20:00 Report Fitzroy Christey   86' Stadium: Lamport Stadium
September 7, 2012 Mississauga Eagles FC 1–4 York Region Shooters Mississauga, Ontario
20:00 Melo   38' Report Fitzroy Christey   3'
O'Connor   10'
Chris Thomas   36'
Kadian Lecky   42'
Stadium: Hershey Centre
September 9, 2012 York Region Shooters 1–1 TFC Academy Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Aundrae Rollins   90' Report Janniere   83' Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Attendance: 125
Referee: Justin Tasev (OSA)
September 16, 2012 York Region Shooters 1–1 SC Waterloo Region Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Rivas   93' Report Zoran Kukic   10' Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Attendance: 80
Referee: Scott Decker (OSA)
October 7, 2012 Toronto Croatia 0–0 York Region Shooters Toronto, Ontario
20:00 Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 80
Referee: Steven DePiero (OSA)

Postseason edit

October 14, 2012 Quarterfinal Windsor Stars 0–1 York Region Shooters Windsor, Ontario
16:00 Report Gomez   75' (pem.) Stadium: Windsor Stadium
Referee: Hassane Rafai (OSA)
October 21, 2012 Semifinal Montreal Impact Academy 3–1 York Region Shooters Montreal, Quebec
14:00 Lefevre   26' (pen.)
Jackson-Hamel   46'
Ait-Slimane   90+4'
Report Kadian Lecky   35' Stadium: St Jean de Vianney
Referee: Christopher Grabasse (QSF)

Statistics edit

Goals edit

Correct as of October 7, 2012

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