SC Waterloo Region
2017 season
OwnerTony Kocis
Head CoachStefan Ristic
CSLQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerIIija Bajcetic
Jure Glavina
Vladimir Zelenbaba
(3 goals)
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The 2017 SC Waterloo Region season was the seventh season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League. They began the season on May 26, 2017 in an away match against Serbian White Eagles FC.[1] The season concluded with Waterloo securing a postseason berth by finishing seventh in the standings. In the preliminary rounds of the playoffs they were defeated in a penalty shootout against Serbian White Eagles.[2]

Summary

After competing in the CSL Second Division for the 2016 season they returned to the First Division with former player Stefan Ristic managing the team.[3] The organization still maintained a reserve team in the Second Division.[4] Former veterans like Vladimir Zelenbaba, Drazen Vukovic, and Adis Hasecic returned for the 2017 season. Throughout the season Waterloo struggled to achieve sufficient results, but to managed to qualify for the postseason. Their playoff run came to quick conclusion in the first round after a defeat in a penalty shootout to the Serbian White Eagles.[5] Their reserve squad also secured a postseason berth, but were eliminated in the playoff quarterfinals by FC Vorkuta B.[2]

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 1 5 8 19 33  −14 8 1 2 4 8 16  −8 0 3 4 11 17  −6

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

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

Matches

May 26 Serbian White Eagles 1–1 SC Waterloo Toronto, Ontario
Jočić 65' Report Adis Hasecic 50' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 150
Referee: Vee Venne
June 4 SC Waterloo 2–2 FC Vorkuta Waterloo, Ontario
Drazen Vukovic
Zelenbaba 		Report Pidvirnyi , Stadium: RIM Park
June 11 Royal Toronto FC 2–2 SC Waterloo Toronto, Ontario
Chris Simm , Report Drazen Vukovic
Zelenbaba 		Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
June 18 SC Waterloo 0–2 York Region Shooters Vaughan, Ontario
Report Bryan
Darren Chambers 		Stadium: RIM Park
July 2 SC Waterloo 0–4 Brantford Galaxy Waterloo, Ontario
Report Maksim Boksic
Simeunovic
Vukovic
Bojan Samardzija 		Stadium: RIM Park
July 7 York Region Shooters 2–2 SC Waterloo Vaughan, Ontario
Evan Beutler 23', 90' Report Jure Glavina 44', 71' Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
July 14 SC Waterloo 1–1 Serbian White Eagles Waterloo, Ontario
Jure Glavina 37' Report Dusan Kovačević 30' Stadium: RIM Park
Attendance: 100
Referee: Tony Amaral
July 22 FC Vorkuta 2–1 SC Waterloo Toronto, Ontario
Kerchu
Solonynko 		Report Jure Glavina Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
July 30 SC Waterloo 3–0 Royal Toronto FC Waterloo, Ontario
Elia Basicic 70'
John Wojcik 83'
Adis Hasecic 90'		 Report Stadium: RIM Park
August 6 Milton SC 4–3 SC Waterloo Region Milton, Ontario
Scott Damion Tristan , , Report Stadium: Milton Community Park
August 12 Scarborough SC 4–1 SC Waterloo Toronto, Ontario
Angel Angelov 5'
Alen Kucalovic
Stojiljković , 		Report Zelenbaba 61' Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
August 19 Brantford Galaxy 2–1 SC Waterloo Brantford, Ontario
Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
August 27 SC Waterloo 2–4 Milton SC Waterloo, Ontario
Mato Mrkonjic
Ilija Bajcetic 		Report Adnan Smajic ,
Leandro Aguilar , 		Stadium: RIM Park
September 10 SC Waterloo 0–3 Scarborough SC Waterloo, Ontario
Report Dimitrov 23', 70'
Stojiljković 35'		 Stadium: RIM Park

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 5 1 8 26 39  −13 16 3 1 3 14 21  −7 2 0 5 12 18  −6

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

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

Goals and assists

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

References

  1. ^ "Serbian White Eagles FC". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  2. ^ a b Adamson, Stan. "Serbian Eagles, Vorkuta, Scarborough and York Region Advance... weekend games in the CSL playoffs". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  3. ^ "Question & Answer with Head Coach Ristic ahead of Grand River Derby «  SC Waterloo Region". scwaterloo.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  4. ^ Adamson, Stan. "CSL Expansion Teams Vorkuta and Royal Toronto Give New Look... End of May kickoff". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  5. ^ "Српски Бели Орлови - Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  6. ^ "2017 Second Division Stats". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  7. ^ "2017 First Division Stats". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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