The 2017 FC Vorkuta season was the first season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League. The club made its professional debut on May 27, 2017 in a home match against Milton SC, which resulted in a 7-0 victory with goals coming from Oleh Kerchu, Danylo Lazar, Oleg Shutov, Vadym Gostiev, and Yaroslav Svorak.[1] The season concluded with Vorkuta clinching the regular season title in their debut season.[2][3] In the postseason they achieved a victory in the preliminary round, but were eliminated from the competition in the semifinals.[4]
| 2017 season | |
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| Owners | Igor Demitchev Samad Kadirov |
| Head Coach | Serhiy Zayets |
| Canadian Soccer League | 1st place, (First Division) |
| CSL Championship | Semifinal |
| Top goalscorer | Sergiy Ivliev (13 goals) |
Summary edit
After nine years of competition at the senior amateur level FC Vorkuta made the transition to the professional ranks in 2017 by becoming a member in the Canadian Soccer League.[5] In preparation for the 2017 CSL season the team hired the services of Serhiy Zayets as head coach.[6] Zayets assembled a roster with several key CSL veterans acquired primarily from FC Ukraine United. The acquisitions included Sergiy Ivliev, Oleg Shutov, Mykhailo Bulkin, Vitaliy Dnistryan, Danylo Lazar, Vadym Gostiev, and Oleh Kerchu was named the team captain. In addition to the CSL veterans several imports were brought in from Ukraine and Russia to further strengthen the roster.[7]
Vorkuta also fielded a reserve squad in the CSL Second Division.[8] In the earlier stages of the season the club achieved an eight-game undefeated streak with only two defeats throughout the season.[9] They concluded the season by clinching the regular season title with the highest offensive record. Their playoff campaign commenced with an early victory over Royal Toronto FC, but were eliminated from the competition after a 1-0 defeat to Scarborough SC.[10]
Roster edit
Players edit
- As of 29 June 2017[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Canadian Soccer League edit
First Division 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 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 7 | +14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 6 | +16 |
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 27 | FC Vorkuta | 7–0 | Milton SC | Toronto, Ontario |
Kerchu  9', 89'Lazar 16'Shutov 36', 39'Gostiev 52' Svorak 82' |
Report | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
| June 4 | SC Waterloo | 2–2 | FC Vorkuta | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Drazen Vukovic Zelenbaba |
Report | Pidvirnyi , |
Stadium: Warrior Field |
| June 9 | Serbian White Eagles | 1–1 | FC Vorkuta | Toronto, Ontario |
| Jočić 75' |
Report | Stepaniuk 93' |
Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Marco Jaramillo |
| June 17 | FC Vorkuta | 5–1 | Royal Toronto FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| Ivliev 10', 13', 16', 82' Gostiev 86' |
Report | Jerry Gbodume 81' |
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
| June 23 | York Region Shooters | 1–2 | FC Vorkuta | Vaughan, Ontario |
| Reid 25' |
Report | Volodymyr Rudyi 30' Kristijan Kezic 84' |
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
| July 1 | Scarborough SC | 0–1 | FC Vorkuta | Toronto, Ontario |
| Report | Ivliev 13' |
Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
| July 22 | FC Vorkuta | 2–1 | SC Waterloo | Toronto, Ontario |
| Kerchu Solonynko |
Report | Jure Glavina |
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
| July 30 | FC Vorkuta | 4–0 | Brantford Galaxy | Toronto, Ontario |
| Ivliev , Svorak Diachenko |
Report | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
| August 5 | FC Vorkuta | 0–2 | York Region Shooters | Toronto, Ontario |
| Report | Hassan Abdulmumini 77' Doryan Botelho 85' |
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
| August 19 | FC Vorkuta | 1–0 | Scarborough SC | Toronto, Ontario |
| Diachenko 65' |
Report | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
| August 23 | Royal Toronto FC | 0–2 | FC Vorkuta | Vaughan, Ontario |
| Report | Ivliev 61' Svorak 68' |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Referee: Joshua Jaramilo |
| August 26 | Brantford Galaxy | 2–7 | FC Vorkuta | Brantford, Ontario |
| Report | Ivliev , Svorak , |
Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex |
| August 30 | Milton SC | 0–7 | FC Vorkuta | Milton, Ontario |
| Report | Ivliev , Solonynko , Volodymyr Rudyi Kerchu Diachenko |
Stadium: Jean Vanier Stadium |
| September 2 | FC Vorkuta | 2–3 | Serbian White Eagles | Toronto, Ontario |
| Report | Milan Kušić Pešić , |
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
Second Division edit
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +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
Statistics edit
Goals and assists edit
Correct as of November 2, 2017[13][14]
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