Serbian White Eagles FC

Not to be confused with Hamilton White Eagles.

Serbian White Eagles
Serbian White Eagles' crest
Full nameSerbian White Eagles Football Club
Nickname(s)
Short nameSWE, SER
Founded1968; 56 years ago (1968) (as Serbia Football Club)
StadiumRob Ford Stadium
Capacity2,200
PresidentDragan Bakoč
Head coachBojan Zoranović
LeagueCanadian Soccer League
2024Regular season: 1st
Playoffs: N/A
Websitehttp://www.serbianwhiteeagles.ca/
Current season

Serbian White Eagles Football Club (Serbian: Фудбалски клуб Српски бели орлови/Fudbalski klub Srpski beli orlovi) is a Canadian semi-professional soccer team. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a non-FIFA sanctioned league.

The team's home kit is all white commemorating the white double-headed eagle which appears on the Serbian flag while the away colours are red-blue-white commemorating the tricolour of the Serbian flag. The colour white was also chosen as it symbolizes purity and innocence. The club also has teams in the Canadian Soccer League Reserve Division and the Ontario Soccer League.

The club was established in Hamilton, Ontario in 1968 under the name Serbia FC and joined the professional ranks by becoming a member in the National Soccer League after relocating to Toronto and becoming the Serbian White Eagles. The White Eagles had their first taste of success in 1974, and became the first Canadian soccer club to compete in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[1] In 1981, they withdrew from the NSL and became an amateur club in the process. After a 25-year hiatus from professional soccer, they returned in 2006 to compete in the Canadian Soccer League (the successor league to the NSL).[2][3]

Their return was a success as they dominated the league in both performance and attendance. Within their first four seasons they become the second club in CSL history to reach the CSL Championship final in four consecutive seasons. During those four seasons they produced three division titles, and a championship. In regards to league attendance they averaged the highest number of spectators, which revived their derby match against their rivals Toronto Croatia.

Shortly after, the team's performance went into a decline but they still maintained their powerhouse status as they continued to consecutively qualify for the playoffs. In 2015, the White Eagles began rejuvenating their performance by claiming that year's regular season title, the championship in 2016, and the regular season title in 2022 and 2024.[4]

History

Early years (1968–1980)

In 1973, the team fielded an outdoor team (left) and indoor team for which Dragoslav Šekularac played (right).

The Serbian White Eagles were established in 1968 in Hamilton, Ontario as Serbia FC and operated under that name for a short time before relocating to Toronto and becoming the Serbian White Eagles. In these beginnings, the club participated in the National Soccer League.

Prior to the 1973 season, the team imported nine players from Yugoslavia.[5] Tragedy struck the team on June 10, 1973, when 25-year-old forward Alexander Zivaljevic was killed in a car accident on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Toronto.[5] The driver of the car, 24-year-old Niko Skrvic, was also killed when he lost control of the car.[5] Injured in the crash were Eagles players Verko Mitrovic and Ljubo Dimic. 32-year-old Mitrovic suffered a crushed chest and was paralyzed from the waist down, while 26-year-old Dimic suffered a fractured skull and a kidney injury.[5]

The team qualified for the 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup where they lost to Mexican team CF Monterrey in the first round after a brawl on the pitch of the Exhibition Stadium.[6] The brawl began as a fight between Eagles player Dragi Denkovski and Monterrey player Gustavo Peña which then led to spectators rushing the field.[7] The Serbian White Eagles subsequently received a suspension.[8] In the 1976 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, the Serbian White Eagles advanced to the second round of the North American Zone on a bye where they were set to face León but withdrew.

In 1981, the Serbian White Eagles withdrew from the league, becoming an amateur club in the process.[9]

Rebirth and instant success (2006)

In their debut season, the White Eagles averaged the largest number of supporters throughout the league and reached the championship final.

They remained an amateur club until February 2006, when they joined the Canadian Soccer League, becoming one of the most successful expansion clubs in the league's history.[10] Prior to the start of the 2006 Canadian Soccer League season, it was announced that the legendary Dragoslav Šekularac would become head coach of the expansion side with first assistant being Stevan Mojsilović.[11][12] Other big names were brought in as well to help re-build the team. These included (among others): club legend Mike Bakic as president of the club, the director of player personnel was another club legend Mike Stojanovic, the general manager was Ken Stanojević who (along with Gojko Paić) was GM during the club's heyday in the 1970s while the director of football was Nenad Stojkov.[13] This was Šekularac's second stint with the White Eagles having already played for and coached them in the past. With seasoned internationals being brought over from Serbia and the rest of Europe, the team was set.[3][14]

The roster assembled by Šekularac consisted of players with European experience and CSL veterans. The players brought in were Saša Viciknez, Dušan Belić, Siniša Ninković, Dragan Radović, Niki Budalic, Božo Milić, Uroš Predić, Nenad Stojčić, Mirko Medić, Gabriel Pop, Alex Braletic, and Marc Jankovic. Šekularac's stint, though short-lived, was not without success. The club was a hit in its first season, finishing first in the International Conference with 55 points and first overall (tallying both conferences). In the regular season, Šekularac guided the club to 17 wins, 1 loss and 4 ties with a whopping goal differential of 66:13.[15] The team finished with the best offensive and defensive record. A formidable striking partnership consisting of Pop and Viciknez was formed with Pop finishing as the league's top goalscorer followed by Viciknez as runner up.[16][17] For their efforts Pop received the CSL Golden Boot, while Viciknez was named the CSL MVP.[18]

The Eagles advanced to the knockout-stage, easily beating Toronto Supra Portuguese in the quarterfinals with a score of 3–0 and also easily defeating the Windsor Border Stars in the semifinal 6–1.[19][20][21][22] Their fairy-tale season was brought to an end by the Italia Shooters in the CSL Championship final where Italia performed a miracle by scoring the lone goal to claim the championship.[23][15][24] Though the White Eagles fell short they were embraced by the Serbian Canadian community and averaged the highest attendance of any team in the CSL.[15]

League powerhouse and championship (2007–2008)

Advancing to the finals in 2007 (left) and the starting eleven for the 2008 final (right).

Some changes were made prior to the 2007 season with starting goalkeeper Dušan Belić promoted to player-coach while Dragan Bakoč (vice-president of the club in 2006) was made president. Serbian writer Prvoslav Vujčić wrote the lyrics for the club's anthem in 2007.[25] Belić was player-coach for a few months until he took up a scouting position in Slovenia. Belić was replaced in net by CSL veteran Arthur Zaslavski and by former Canadian under-17 international George Radan. Radan came out of an 11-year-long retirement to help the Eagles with their keeper problems. Zaslavski and Radan rotated minutes but Radan got the notch when the playoffs started nearing. Then-assistant coach Siniša Ninković (another 2006 alumnus) took up the head-coaching position but was replaced prior to the playoffs by Toronto Falcons coach Branko Pavlović. Notable acquisitions were Uroš Stamatović, Osni Neto, Ricardo Munguía Pérez, Zoran Kokot and Milan Kojić which proved to be key additions.[26]

Throughout the season the Eagles clinched their second consecutive division title, and once more averaged the highest attendance in the CSL.[27] Serbia had five of their players including head coach Ninković selected for the All-Star game.[28] In the first round of the postseason they faced the Windsor Border Stars, where they advanced to the next round with Budalic, and Kokot providing the goals in a 2–1 victory.[29][30] Their opponents in the next round were Trois-Rivières Attak, where Kokot and Dragorad Milićević contributed the goals in their 2–1 win.[31][32] The victory marked their second consecutive championship final appearance, where they faced their rivals Toronto Croatia.[33] Due to their heated rivalry and without an adequate stadium available in order to separate the fans, the league was forced to change the format to a two-leg game rather than the standard knockout.[34][35][36][37] In the two-game final, the White Eagles were defeated by Toronto Croatia by a score of 4–1 on aggregate.[38][39]

Prior to the 2008 season, the club continued its tradition of bringing over experienced coaches from Serbia as this time Milan Čančarević was made head coach.[40] Notable imports were Caswain Mason, Darryl Gomez, Prince Ihekwoaba, Said Ali, and Diego Hernán Maradona (son of Lalo Maradona).[41] The White Eagles qualified for the play-offs for the third straight season by finishing second in their division. In the preliminary round of the postseason they defeated the North York Astros by a score of 2–1.[42][43] The Eagles then proceeded to beat the Italia Shooters in the semi-final by a relatively hefty score of 3–0 with goals coming from Budalic, Braletic, and Milos Scepanovic.[44][45] In the final Serbia used a 4-4-2 formation which finally gave them championship glory as they outlasted National Division champions Trois-Rivières Attak over a rain-drenched 120 minutes of extra time and penalty kicks to win the CSL championship 2–1 in the penalty shootout which was followed by a pitch invasion.[46][47][48][49][50]

Consistent playoff contender (2009–2012)

Celebrations after advancing to the 2012 semifinal.

In 2009, the club introduced a red jersey (blue was the secondary jersey in years previous), and hired the services of CSL Coach of the Year Rafael Carbajal.[51] His roster was a mixture of seasoned veterans with several young prospects like Evan Milward, Selvin Lammie, and Jonathan Hurtis. Carbajal added more silverware to Serbia's cabinet as they claimed their third International Division title, while posting the league's best offensive record. Despite his success he fell out of favour with the team's management, and was released before the commencement of the postseason.[52][53] His replacement was former Železničar Lajkovac forward and former head coach of Mačva Šabac Dušan "Duško" Prijić. In the initial stages of the playoffs the Eagles defeated TFC Academy 6–0 on aggregate.[54] In the next round they defeated their rivals Toronto Croatia in order to have a repeat of the 2008 final against Trois-Rivières Attak.[55] At the final game, playing a man short for most of the second half, Trois-Rivières took the game into overtime, then penalty kicks to win the CSL Championship at the BMO Field in Toronto on October 10, 2009.[56] The game was scoreless through 90 minutes, then 30 minutes of overtime before Trois-Rivières outscored the Serbian White Eagles 3–2 in the penalty kick decider.[57] At the conclusion of the season Viciknez received his second MVP award, while Medić won the Defender of the Year and Dan Pelc was named the Goalkeeper of the Year.[58]

Former team captain Niki Budalic succeeded Prijić as head coach for the 2010 season. Notable additions were Miloš Kocić, Stefan Vukovic, Daniel Baston, Taylor Lord, and Shawn Brown.[59] During the regular season Serbia finished second in the standings with the best defensive record.[60] In the first round of the postseason Serbia for the first time since its return to the league failed to reach the championship final after suffering a defeat by the Brantford Galaxy.[61] Though their senior team failed to claim any silverware their reserve team won the reserve championship title.[62] Kocić was named the CSL Goalkeeper of the Year.[63]

Uroš Stamatović retired and was elevated as the head coach and brought in Boris Miličić. The 2011 season saw a decline in their performance as they finished fifth in the standings, but still managed to clinch a playoff berth.[64] In the first round they defeated Brampton City United, but were eliminated in the second round against Capital City F.C.[65][66] In 2012, the club once again brought in seasoned internationals like Zoran Rajović, Vitomir Jelić, Aleksandar Stojanovski, Nikola Miodrag, Richard West, Ivan Stanković and goalkeeper Aleksandar Radosavljević.[67] Serbia qualified for the postseason by finishing sixth in the standings. The Eagles made a good push beating a solid SC Toronto squad 1–0 in the quarterfinals only to implode 4–0 against Toronto Croatia in the next round, marking the second year in a row they were ousted in the semifinals.[68][69]

Decline in performance and return to glory (2013–present)

The following two seasons Serbia struggled to achieve sufficient results as they barely qualified for the postseason, and saw first round defeats in the playoffs.[70][71] In 2015, Serbia witnessed glory once more as they claimed the regular season title. In their playoff journey to reclaim the championship they defeated London City 1–0 with Branislav Vukomanović providing the goal.[72] Their quest for the championship came to an end after a 3–2 defeat to SC Waterloo.[73] Former team captain Mirko Medić was assigned the head coach position for the 2016 season. He secured them their 11th straight playoff berth by finishing fourth in the standings. Their road to the championship was marked with a 1–0 victory over Toronto Atomic FC with Milos Scepanovic recording the lone goal.[74] In the second round they defeated FC Ukraine United 1–0 in order mark their sixth championship final appearance.[75] Their opponents in the final were Hamilton City SC. During the match, Hamilton took the lead at the 14th minute with Serbia equalizing at the 59th minute to send the match to extra time where Scepanovic scored the winner to claim Serbia's second championship title (third including NSL titles).[76][77]

In June 2020, the club signed a cooperation agreement with FK Sloboda Užice.[78]

Venue

From 2006 to 2013, the Serbian White Eagles played their home games at Centennial Park Stadium in Etobicoke, the western portion of the city of Toronto. In 2014, they played their home games at Lamport Stadium but in 2015, they returned to Centennial Park.

Players

Current squad

As of September 23, 2024[79][80]

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
2 MF Serbia SRB Nikola Timotijević
3 DF Serbia SRB Srđan Simović
4 DF Canada CAN Dejan Jakovic (captain)
5 DF Canada CAN Brandon Wellington
6 DF Serbia SRB Petar Planić
7 FW Serbia SRB Marko Stajić (vice-captain)
8 MF Serbia SRB Marko Krasić
10 MF Montenegro MNE Nikola Đurković
11 DF Serbia SRB Branislav Vukomanović
12 GK Canada CAN Omeed Naeemy
14 DF Canada CAN Stefan Pejic
15 DF Canada CAN Danilo Bakoc
16 MF Jordan JOR Yasin Shahwan
18 DF Serbia SRB Marko Orošić
19 FW Serbia SRB Marko Pavićević
20 FW Guyana GUY Shaquille Agard
21 FW Serbia SRB Vladimir Strizović
22 MF Canada CAN Noah MacIntyre
23 DF Serbia SRB Ivan Ćendić
24 MF Serbia SRB Bojan Šišović
25 MF Serbia SRB Miroslav Jovanović
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW Serbia SRB Stefan Milošević
47 GK Canada CAN Aleksej Rajsic
— DF Canada CAN Adrian Cann
— MF Canada CAN Hassan Faisal
— DF Serbia SRB Dejan Koraksić
— MF Canada CAN Nikola Milinkovic
— DF Canada CAN Nikola Pojic
— GK Serbia SRB Nikola Postić
— MF Canada CAN Luka Milidragovic
— GK Canada CAN John Smits
— DF Canada CAN Marc Jankovic
— FW Canada CAN Adam Waithe
— GK Uruguay URU Adrián Ibáñez
— MF Canada CAN Dusan Kovacevic
— FW Serbia SRB Miloš Mijatović
— DF Canada CAN Robert Boskovic
— MF Canada CAN Christopher Gaytan
— MF Canada CAN Khubaib Mahboubullah
— GK Canada CAN Stefan Negojevic
— MF Canada CAN Sheikh Uzair Mehboob
— GK Canada CAN Daniel Gosciniak

Retired numbers

See also: List of retired numbers in association football
No. Player Nationality Position Years Ref
9 Mike Stojanovic Canada Canada Forward 1973–76 [81][82]

Notable players

Staff

Club management

As of May 30, 2023[84]
Position Name
President Dragan Bakoč
Vice president Predrag Milković
Treasurer Miško Zdravković
Secretary Mario Ostojić
Club representative Djuradj Vujcic
Club coordinator Zdravko Milidragović

Coaching and technical staff

As of May 30, 2023[85]
Position Name
Head coach Bojan Zoranović
Assistant coach Uroš Stamatović
Goalkeeping coach Bojan Vranić
Conditioning coach Danijela Trajković
Physiotherapist Vesna Altarac
Equipment manager Blažo Ćurić

Head coaches

Uroš Stamatović, the longest serving head coach in the history of the club
 
Name Years
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ratko "Ray" Dobrijević[86] 1968–1969
Canada Alan Harvey[a] 1970
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Popović[a] 1971–1972
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mladen Sarić 1973
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragan Popović 1974–1975
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dragoslav Šekularac[a] 1975
Republic of Ireland John Dempsey[a] 1976
Guinea-Bissau Luis Dabo[87] 1977
N/A[b] 1978
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Ivetić[86] 1979–1980
Serbia and MontenegroSerbia Dragoslav Šekularac 2006
Serbia Dušan Belić[a] 2007
Serbia Siniša Ninković 2007
Serbia Branko Pavlović 2007
Serbia Milan Čančarević 2008
Uruguay Rafael Carbajal 2009
Serbia Dušan Prijić 2009–2010
Canada Niki Budalic 2010
Serbia Mirko Medić 2011–2012
Serbia Uroš Stamatović 2012–2016
Serbia Mirko Medić 2016
Serbia Uroš Stamatović 2017
Serbia Milan Mijailović[88] 2017
Serbia Uroš Stamatović 2018–2021
Serbia Zoran Rajović 2021–2022
Serbia Uroš Stamatović 2022–2023
Serbia Bojan Zoranović 2023–

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
2006 Adidas Pop's Caulking
2007 Puma
2008 Lotto Gaymer Cider
2009–10 Umbro
2010 Diadora
2011 Givova
2012–14 Macron
2015 Givova
2016 Macron / Umbro
2017–present Givova
2020–present Seven Sportswear[89]

Year-by-year

Year League Division GP W L T Pts Regular Season Playoffs
1968 NSL Senior Standings are unavailable
1969[c] NSL Senior 22 12 4 6 30 3rd N/A
1970 NSL Senior 26 17 4 5 39 3rd N/A
1971 NSL Senior 26 9 12 5 23 9th Did not qualify
1972 NSL Senior 26 20 5 3 43 2nd Final
1973 NSL Senior 30 22 7 1 45 2nd Semi-finals
1974 NSL Senior 36 28 1 7 63 1st N/A
1975 NSL First 38 23 8 7 53 4th Did not qualify
1976 NSL First 27 10 11 6 26 7th Did not qualify
1977 NSL First 36 0 29 7 7 10th Relegated
1978 NSL Senior Withdrew
1979[d] NSL Senior 20 0 14 6 6 14th Did not qualify
1980 NSL Senior 22 1 18 3 5 12th Did not qualify
2006 CSL International 22 17 1 4 55 1st Final
2007 CSL International 22 14 5 3 45 1st Final
2008 CSL International 22 12 5 5 41 2nd Champions
2009 CSL International 18 11 4 3 36 1st Final
2010 CSL First 24 12 3 9 45 2nd Quarter-finals
2011 CSL First 26 13 6 7 46 5th Semi-finals
2012 CSL First 22 10 7 5 35 6th Semi-finals
2013 CSL First 22 8 12 2 26 8th Quarter-finals
2014 CSL First 18 6 7 5 23 6th Quarter-finals
2015 CSL First 22 16 2 4 52 1st Semi-finals
2016 CSL First 21 9 9 3 30 4th Champions
2017 CSL First 14 9 1 4 31 2nd Semi-finals
2018 CSL First 16 5 7 4 19 6th Quarter-finals
2019 CSL First 19 9 5 4 31 5th Quarter-finals
2020 CSL Senior 8 3 1 4 10 4th Semi-finals
2021 CSL Senior 7 3 4 0 9 5th Semi-finals
2022 CSL Senior 10 5 1 4 19 1st Semi-finals
2023 CSL Senior 12 9 3 0 27 2nd N/A
2024 CSL Senior 12 9 2 1 28 1st N/A

Honours

2008, 2016
Runner-up: 2006, 2007, 2009
  • CSL International Division
2006, 2007, 2009
  • CSL Regular Season
2015, 2022, 2024
Runner-up: 1972
  • NSL Regular Season
1974
  • Canadian Open Cup
1974[e]
  • 2006 celebration
    2006 celebration
  • 2007 squad
    2007 squad
  • 2008 championship final celebrations
    2008 championship final celebrations
  • Starting eleven for the 2009 season opener
    Starting eleven for the 2009 season opener
  • Starting eleven for the 2022 semifinal
    Starting eleven for the 2022 semifinal
  • 2024 Royal Cup final celebrations
    2024 Royal Cup final celebrations

Notes

  1. ^
    As player-coach.
  2. ^
    The Serbian White Eagles were inactive for the season.
  3. ^
    Standings are incomplete.
  4. ^
    Competed under the name Toronto Serbians.
  5. ^
    The Canadian Open Cup was a tournament organized by the National Soccer League in 1971 where the NSL champion would face the Challenge Trophy winners to determine the best team throughout the country.[90][91] The 1974 edition served as a qualifier match to determine the Canadian representative to the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[92] The Serbian White Eagles were the NSL representative for the 1974 competition while their opponents were the Calgary Springer Kickers, who were the Alberta Cup, and Challenge Trophy titleholders.[93] The Serbian White Eagles won and advanced to the 1975 CONCACAF Champions' Cup.[94]

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