2014 York Region Shooters season

York Region Shooters
2014 season
York Region Shooters line-up before 2014 CSL Championship final
ChairmanTony De Thomasis
ManagerDarryl Gomez
Canadian Soccer League1st place (First Division)
CSL ChampionshipChampions
Top goalscorerRichard West (9)
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The 2014 season was York Region Shooters's 17th season in the Canadian Soccer League. It began on May 25, 2014 and concluded on October 26 2014. The club ended the Canadian Soccer League campaign as champions without a single defeat – a record of 13 wins and 5 draws. Their perfect season also included the First Division title with York Region finishing eleven points ahead of Toronto Croatia.[1] In the preliminary round of the postseason the club defeated Brampton City United. In the second round they defeated Astros Vasas FC, and Toronto Croatia in the CSL Championship final.[2] For the second consecutive season striker Richard West finished as the club's top goalscorer with nine goals.

Summary

The Canadian Soccer League's strained relationship with the Canadian Soccer Association continued before the launch of the 2014 season with the CSA expelling the CSL from its membership over alleged violations of rules and regulations.[3] After failing to specify which rule violations were made the CSL in response filed litigation against the CSA.[4] As a result the league began operating as a private league under the auspicious of the Soccer Federation of Canada.[5]

Before the launch of the season York Region formed an affiliation deal with Winstars Academy Group.[6] The agreement officially aligned the academy to the York Region Shooters, and launched a team in the Second Division as the Winstars Shooters.[7] Changes were made to the managerial team with former player Darryl Gomez given the mantle of head coach, with Tony De Thomasis serving as his assistant coach.[8] Gomez constructed his roster with imports with Caribbean and European experience along with several Canadian Interuniversity Sport players.

The season marked a historic milestone in the organization's history as they managed to produce a perfect season, and a team record of only 15 goals conceded. York Region became the second team in the league's history to achieve a perfect season including the CSL Championship. In the Second Division their reserve team finished third in the standings. At the conclusion of the season accolades were given to Darryl Gomez as the Coach of the Year.[9]

Club

Management

Position Staff
Head coach Darryl Gomez
Assistant coach Tony De Thomasis
Director Tony De Thomasis
Manager John Pacione
Trainer Argyrios Tsoulos
Massage Therapist Roger Manta

Last updated: March 14, 2015
Source: [8]

First Division roster

As of March 14, 2014.[8]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Emanuelle Ameltonis [10]
2 DF Canada CAN Gerard Ladiyou [11]
3 DF Jamaica JAM Ricky Herron
5 MF   Mahmoun Mirsadeghi
6 DF Canada CAN Fitzroy Christie [12]
7 MF Jamaica JAM Richard Edwards
9 MF   Yora Enzam
10 FW Canada CAN Adrian Pena [13]
11 FW Canada CAN Kadian Lecky [14]
13 MF   Aundrae Rollins
14 FW Canada CAN Tristan Jackman [15]
15 MF Spain ESP Xavi Pérez
18 DF Canada CAN Dino Gardner
19 FW Canada CAN Oswald Adu [16]
20 FW Jamaica JAM Richard West
21 MF Scotland SCO Hector Mackie [17]
22 GK Chile CHI Camilo Benzi [18]
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF   Mario Orestano
25 DF   Larry Miller
77 DF Canada CAN Desmond Humphrey [19]
99 DF Canada CAN Ryan Dummett [20]
- MF Canada CAN Dylan Bams [21]
- MF Canada CAN Mehdi Barati Mahvar [22]
- MF Jamaica JAM Marcelino Blackburn [23]
- MF   Kevin Blackford
- MF   Babjide Fatoba
- MF   Roland Gavin
- GK Canada CAN Adrian Ibanez [24]
- MF   Nico Martinez
- DF Dominican Republic DOM Wilson Martínez
- MF   Aaron Reeves
- MF Canada CAN Jamil Thompson [25]
- DF   Nathan Smith
- MF   Acha Wisdom

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Source
21 MF Scotland Hector Mackie England Hayes & Yeading United F.C. Free Transfer [26]
MF Jamaica Marcelino Blackburn Jamaica Arnett Gardens Loan [27]
FW North Macedonia Aleksandar Stojanovski North Macedonia Metalurg Skopje Free Transfer [28]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Source
FW Italy Nicola Di Sanza Italy ASD Rotunda Maris Free Transfer [29]
GK Japan Yasuto Hoshiko Canada Kingston FC Free Transfer [30]

Competitions summary

Regular season

Main article: 2014 Canadian Soccer League season

First division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 York Region Shooters (A, C, O) 18 13 5 0 42 15 +27 44 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Toronto Croatia (A) 18 10 3 5 40 27 +13 33
3 Kingston FC (A) 18 8 4 6 47 38 +9 28
4 Astros Vasas (A) 18 7 5 6 31 22 +9 26
5 Burlington SC (A) 18 7 3 8 23 37 −14 24
6 Serbian White Eagles (A) 18 6 5 7 32 20 +12 23
7 SC Waterloo Region (A) 18 6 4 8 33 42 −9 22
8 Brampton United (A) 18 6 3 9 19 25 −6 21
9 London City 18 6 2 10 31 46 −15 20
10 Niagara United 18 3 2 13 23 49 −26 11
Updated to match(es) played on July 6, 2014. 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

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 13 5 0 42 15  +27 44 8 1 0 19 7  +12 5 4 0 23 8  +15

Last updated: October 6, 2014.
Source: 2014 Canadian Soccer League season

Results by round

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

Matches

May 25, 2014 York Region Shooters 3–2 Kingston FC Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Hector Mackie 47', 70'
Adrian Pena 73'		 Report Guillaume Surot 63', 80' Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
June 8, 2014 York Region Shooters 1–0 Burlington SC Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Nathan Smith 81' Report Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
June 15, 2014 York Region Shooters 4–1 Astros Vasas FC Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 West 2', 34'
Herron 56'
Oswald Adu 75'		 Report Jose Goncalves De Sousa 5' Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
June 22, 2014 York Region Shooters 0–0 Brampton City United Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Report
Report		 Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Referee: Joshua Jaramillo
June 29, 2014 York Region Shooters 3–1 London City SC Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 West 69', 79'
Yora Enzam 87'		 Report Marin Vucemilovic Grgic 32' Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
July 5, 2014 Toronto Croatia 1–2 York Region Shooters Mississauga, Ontario
20:00 Roberto Gallo 8' Report West 16'
Mario Orestano 17'		 Stadium: Hershey Centre
July 20, 2014 York Region Shooters 2–1 Niagara United Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 West 52'
Yora Enzam 83'		 Report Mohammed Mohammed 49' Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
July 23, 2014 Brampton City United 1–1 York Region Shooters Brampton, Ontario
Leaford Allen 55' Report Hector Mackie 45' Stadium: Terry Fox Stadium
July 27, 2014 York Region Shooters 1–0 Serbian White Eagles Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Gerard Ladiyou 15' Report Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
Referee: Davor Krasic
August 1, 2014 London City SC 1–4 York Region Shooters London, Ontario
20:30 Marin Vucemilovic Grgic 74' Report Ryan Dummett 54'
Babjide Fatoba 56'
Oswald Adu 59', 82'		 Stadium: Hellenic Centre
August 17, 2014 SC Waterloo Region 0–4 York Region Shooters Waterloo, Ontario
19:00 Report Babjide Fatoba 23'
Edwards 61', 73'
Adrian Pena 84'		 Stadium: Warrior Field
August 24, 2014 York Region Shooters 2–0 SC Waterloo Region Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Edwards 57', 85' Report Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
August 30, 2014 Serbian White Eagles 1–1 York Region Shooters Toronto, Ontario
19:00 Sahjah Reid 60' Report Adrian Pena 86' Stadium: Lamport Stadium
September 6, 2014 Niagara United 0–4 York Region Shooters Niagara Falls, Ontario
19:00 Report Mario Orestano 24'
Desmond Humphrey 52'
Ryan Dummett 82'
West 84'		 Stadium: Kalar Sports Park
September 14, 2014 Burlington SC 1–4 York Region Shooters Burlington, Ontario
20:00 Marco Machado 72' Report Mario Orestano 3'
Ryan Dummett 5'
Edwards 43'
West 52'		 Stadium: Nelson Stadium
September 21, 2014 Astros Vasas FC 1–1 York Region Shooters Toronto, Ontario
Gala 11' Report Oswald Adu 30' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
September 28, 2014 Kingston FC 2–2 York Region Shooters Kingston, Ontario
13:00 Mademba Ba 13', 51' Report
Report		 Adrian Pena 41'
Mehdi Baratimahvar 70'		 Stadium: Queen’s West Campus Field
October 6, 2014 York Region Shooters 3–2 Toronto Croatia Vaughan, Ontario
18:30 Desmond Humphrey 10'
West 50'
Babjide Fatoba 59'		 Report Pero Menalo 16'
Josip Keran 81'		 Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field

Postseason

October 12, 2014 Quarterfinal York Region Shooters 3–0 Brampton City United Vaughan, Ontario
18:00 Oswald Adu 16'
West 79'
Hector Mackie 90+1'		 Report Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field
October 19, 2014 Semifinal York Region Shooters 1–0 Astros Vasas FC Vaughan, Ontario
18:00 Hector Mackie 78' Report Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field
October 26, 2014 Final York Region Shooters 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Toronto Croatia Toronto, Ontario
16:15 West 110' Report Shawn Brown 116' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Marco Jaramillo
Penalties
Desmond Humphrey soccer ball with check mark
Babjide Fatoba soccer ball with check mark
Hector Mackie soccer ball with check mark
Herron soccer ball with check mark
Edwards soccer ball with check mark		 Pero Menalo soccer ball with check mark
Fitzwilliams soccer ball with check mark
Velastegui soccer ball with check mark
Ante Zivkovic soccer ball with red X
Daniel Niksic soccer ball with check mark

Statistics

Goals

Correct as of October 6, 2014[31]

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