| 2012 season | |||
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|  York Region Shooters line-up before the match against North York Astros at Esther Shiner Stadium, May 2012 | |||
| Chairman | Tony De Thomasis | ||
| Manager | Tony De Thomasis | ||
| Canadian Soccer League | 5th place (First Division) | ||
| CSL Championship | Semifinal | ||
| Top goalscorer | Jason De Thomasis Kadian Lecky Aundrae Rollins (4) | ||
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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.
Summary
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
Management
| 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
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.
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Transfers
In
| 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 | .svg.png.webp) Serbian White Eagles | Free Transfer | |
| FW | .svg.png.webp) Tristan Jackman | .svg.png.webp) TFC Academy | Free Transfer | [17] | |
| 19 | DF |  Taurean Manders | .svg.png.webp) Capital City F.C. | Free Transfer | [18] | 
| 14 | FW |  Samuel Roca | .svg.png.webp) Capital City F.C. | Free Transfer | [18] | 
| 2 | DF | Andre Stewart | .svg.png.webp) Portugal FC | Free Transfer | [19] | 
| 22 | FW | .svg.png.webp) Julian Uccello |  F.C. Crotone | Free Transfer | [20] | 
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Source | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Adrian Butters |  Juventus IF | Free Transfer | [21] | |
| 14 | DF | .svg.png.webp) Dino Gardner | .svg.png.webp) FC Edmonton | Free Transfer | [22] | 
| DF | .svg.png.webp) Taylor Lord |  Dayton Dutch Lions | Free Transfer | [23] | |
| GK |  Yasuto Hoshiko |  BKV Elore SC | Free Transfer | [24] | |
Competitions summary
Regular season
First division
| 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 | 
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
| 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 | 
| 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
Matches
| 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) | 
| May 27, 2012 | North York Astros | 0–0 | York Region Shooters | Toronto, Ontario | 
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Yusri Rudolf (OSA) | 
| 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 21, 2012 | Niagara United | 0–0 | York Region Shooters | Niagara Falls, Ontario | 
| 19:00 | Report | Stadium: Kalar Sports Park Referee: Armando Pereira (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) | 
| September 30, 2012 | York Region Shooters | 0–1 | Montreal Impact Academy | Vaughan, Ontario | 
| 18:30 | Report | Ilcu  26' | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Referee: David Bailey (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
| 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
Goals
Correct as of October 7, 2012
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