2018 season | |||
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Owner | Tony Kocis | ||
Head Coach | Radivoj Panic | ||
Canadian Soccer League | 3rd place (First Division) | ||
CSL Championship | Semifinal | ||
Top goalscorer | Miodrag Kovacevic (6 goals) | ||
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The 2018 season was SC Waterloo Region's eighth season in the Canadian Soccer League. Their season official commenced on June 2, 2018 in a home match against SC Real Mississauga.[1] Overall the season was a successful one for the club as they finished in the top four by finishing third in the First Division. The previous time Waterloo finished in the top four was in 2015. In the postseason Waterloo defeated the Serbian White Eagles FC, but were eliminated in the semifinals to FC Vorkuta.The club's top goalscorer was Miodrag Kovacevic, a former player in the Serbian First League with six goals.
Summary
In preparation for the 2018 season Waterloo appointed Radivoj Panić as the new head coach. The roster consisted of notable veterans such as Vladimir Zelenbaba, Adis Hasecic, Mohammad-Ali Heydarpour, and Sven Arapovic.[2] After a slow start to the season the club rebounded to a seven match undefeated streak, and secured a postseason by finishing third in the standings. In the first round of the postseason Waterloo defeated Serbian White Eagles FC.[3] In the semifinals they faced FC Vorkuta, but were eliminated in a penalty shootout.[4]
Team
Roster
- As of August 10, 2018[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Radivoj Panic |
Assistant coach | Jovan Duric |
President | Tony Kocis |
Manager | Vojislav Brisevac |
Last updated: August 10, 2018
Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Source |
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3 | DF | Sven Arapovic | Croatia AC | Free Transfer | [14] |
42 | MF | Mohamed Aborig | K-W United FC | Free Transfer | [15] |
8 | MF | Miodrag Kovacevic | OSK Igalo | Free Transfer | [16] |
Competitions
Canadian Soccer League
First Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
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 |
16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 18 | +3 |
Last updated: September 20, 2018.
Source: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
June 2 | SC Waterloo Region | 3–0 | SC Real Mississauga | Waterloo, Ontario |
Adis Hasecic 31', 33' Zelenbaba 40' |
Report | Stadium: RIM Park |
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 16 | SC Waterloo Region | 1–3 | FC Vorkuta | Waterloo, Ontario |
Volchkov 60' (o.g.) | Report | Solonynko 23', 37' Ivliev 48' |
Stadium: RIM Park |
June 23 | Hamilton City SC | 4–2 | SC Waterloo Region | Hamilton, Ontario |
18:30 | Lucas Raposo 4' Sani Dey 65' Arsen Platis 74' Cabrilo 80' |
Report | Vladimir Stankovic 15' Aleksander Mitic 67' |
Stadium: Heritage Field |
June 30 | SC Waterloo Region | 0–9 | FC Ukraine United | Waterloo, Ontario |
18:30 | Report | Falkovskyi , , Lukyanets , , Milishchuk , Bohdanov |
Stadium: RIM Park |
July 21 | FC Ukraine United | 1–1 | SC Waterloo Region | Toronto, Ontario |
14:00 | Hromyak 51' | Report | Dzenan Karic 53' | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
August 4 | SC Waterloo Region | 1–0 | CSC Mississauga | Waterloo, Ontario |
18:30 | Zelenbaba 72' | Report | Stadium: RIM Park |
August 12 | Scarborough SC | 1–3 | SC Waterloo Region | Toronto, Ontario |
20:00 | Dimitrov 57' | Report | Vladimir Stankovic Mohamed Aborig Zelenbaba 80' |
Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
August 18 | Brantford Galaxy | 1–1 | SC Waterloo Region | Hamilton, Ontario |
20:30 | Vidovic 90' | Report | Jordan Aivaliotis 11' | Stadium: Heritage Field |
August 24 | CSC Mississauga | 3–4 | SC Waterloo Region | Mississauga, Ontario |
21:00 | Toni Trograncic 48' Carlos Hoffmann 75', 85' |
Report | Zelenbaba 33' Mohammad Ali Heydarpour 54' Adis Hasecic 57' Stevan Vasic 70' |
Stadium: Iceland Field |
August 31 | SC Waterloo Region | 3–0 | Hamilton City SC | Waterloo, Ontario |
20:30 | Miodrag Kovacevic 45', 70' Adis Hasecic 50' |
Report | Stadium: RIM Park |
September 9 | SC Real Mississauga | 1–6 | SC Waterloo Region | Oakville, Ontario |
17:00 | Edmond Badal 80' | Report | Stevan Vasic 6' Sven Arapovic 24', 28' Ivan Cutura 35' Slobodan Ristic 79' Miodrag Kovasevic 83' |
Stadium: Bronte Field |
September 15 | SC Waterloo Region | 1–3 | Scarborough SC | Waterloo, Ontario |
18:30 | Miodrag Kovacevic 3' | Report | Stojiljković 42' Atif Hammud Ali 86', 89' |
Stadium: RIM Park |
September 21 | Serbian White Eagles | 1–3 | SC Waterloo Region | Toronto, Ontario |
19:00 | Goran Kamber 55' | Report | Estevez Sven Arapovic 45' Adis Hasecic 89' |
Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Referee: Marcos Jaramillo |
September 23 | SC Waterloo Region | 3–0 | Serbian White Eagles | Waterloo, Ontario |
19:00 | Miodrag Kovacevic Ivan Cutura Adis Hasecic |
Report | Stadium: RIM Park |
September 26 | SC Waterloo Region | 1–0 | Brantford Galaxy | Waterloo, Ontario |
20:30 | Miodrag Kovacevic | Report | Stadium: RIM Park |
Postseason
September 29 Quarterfinal | SC Waterloo Region | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Serbian White Eagles | Waterloo, Ontario |
19:30 | Miodrag Kovacevic 19' Zelenbaba 115' (pen.) |
Report | Pešić 90' | Stadium: RIM Park |
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 |
Statistics
Goals
Correct as of September 30, 2018[17]
References
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