Brantford Galaxy
2017 season
PresidentTomo Dančetović
Head CoachSaša Vuković
CSLQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerMiroslav Čabrilo
(6 goals)
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The 2017 Brantford Galaxy season was the sixth season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League. They began the season on May 29, 2017, away against Royal Toronto FC.[1] The season concluded with Brantford securing a postseason berth by finishing fifth in the standings. In the preliminary round of the playoffs they were defeated by Scarborough SC.[2]

Summary

Before the commencement of the 2017 season a change in the managerial structure occurred with Saša Vuković being named the head coach.[3] Throughout the regular season Brantford struggled to achieve significant results, but still was awarded a playoff berth after finishing fifth in the standings. Their reserve team fared slightly better results as they finished fourth in the standings. In the opening round of the postseason the senior squad was eliminated by Scarborough SC, while their reserve team advanced to the next round after defeating the Serbian White Eagles B.[4] The following round they were eliminated from the playoff competition after a 7–0 defeat to FC Ukraine United.[5]

Competitions

Canadian Soccer League

Main article: 2017 Canadian Soccer League season

League table

First Division
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


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
14 6 0 8 26 37  −11 18 3 0 4 15 23  −8 3 0 4 11 14  −3

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAAHHHAAHHAAHHA
ResultWLLLWWLWLLWWLL
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 2017. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

May 29 Royal Toronto FC 1–4 Brantford Galaxy Toronto, Ontario
Report Stadium: Varsity Stadium
June 3 York Region Shooters 2–0 Brantford Galaxy Vaughan, Ontario
Bryan 54'
West 90'		 Report Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
June 11 Brantford Galaxy 2–5 Scarborough SC Brantford, Ontario
Report Stojiljković , , ,
Melo 		Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
June 17 Brantford Galaxy 1–6 Serbian White Eagles Brantford, Ontario
Vukovic 86' Report Filip Velasevic 13'
Pešić 60'
Jočić 66', 73'
Miroslav Jovanović 85', 89'		 Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
Referee: Tony Amaral
June 24 Brantford Galaxy 4–1 Milton SC Brantford, Ontario
Maksim Bosic 17'
Dragan Milovic 35'
Cabrilo 41'
Vukovic 75'		 Report Fazlagić 78' Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
July 2 SC Waterloo 0–4 Brantford Galaxy Waterloo, Ontario
Report Maksim Boksic
Simeunovic
Vukovic
Bojan Samardzija 		Stadium: Warrior Field
July 7 Serbian White Eagles 2–0 Brantford Galaxy Toronto, Ontario
Dusan Kovačević 81'
Švonja 86'		 Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Javier Prior
July 15 Brantford Galaxy 3–1 Royal Toronto FC Brantford, Ontario
Cabrilo , Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
July 22 Brantford Galaxy 1–2 York Region Shooters Brantford, Ontario
Report Evan Beutler 85' Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
July 30 FC Vorkuta 4–0 Brantford Galaxy Toronto, Ontario
Ivliev ,
Svorak
Diachenko 		Report Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
August 9 Milton SC 0–3 Brantford Galaxy Milton, Ontario
Report Stadium: Milton Community Center
August 19 Brantford Galaxy 2–1 SC Waterloo Brantford, Ontario
Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
August 26 Brantford Galaxy 2–7 FC Vorkuta Brantford, Ontario
Report Ivliev ,
Svorak , 		Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
September 8 Scarborough SC 5–0 Brantford Galaxy Toronto, Ontario
Marc Jankovic 15'
Dimitrov 48'
Stojiljković 60', 71', 78'		 Report Stadium: Birchmount Stadium

League table

Second Division
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


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
14 7 1 6 29 35  −6 22 4 0 3 15 17  −2 3 1 3 14 18  −4

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAAAHAHHHHHHAAA
ResultWWLLLWWLWWLWDL
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 2017. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Goals and assists

Correct as of November 30, 2017[6][7]

References

  1. ^ Adamson, Stan. "EXPANSION TEAM VORKUTA SHINES IN CSL OPENER………the weekend wrap-up | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  2. ^ Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN EAGLES, VORKUTA, SCARBOROUGH AND YORK REGION ADVANCE ……..weekend games in the CSL playoffs | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  3. ^ "Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto - Canadian Soccer League". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  4. ^ Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN EAGLES, VORKUTA, SCARBOROUGH AND YORK REGION ADVANCE ……..weekend games in the CSL playoffs | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  5. ^ "fcukraineunited". 2017-09-28. Archived from the original on 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  6. ^ "2017 Second Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  7. ^ "2017 First Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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