2018 SC Waterloo Region season
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[]
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No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred From | Fee/Notes | Source |
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3 | DF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | [14] |
42 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | [15] |
8 | MF | ![]() |
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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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner
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 ![]() ![]() Zelenbaba ![]() |
Report | Stadium: RIM Park |
June 9 | FC Vorkuta | 6–1 | SC Waterloo Region | Vaughan, Ontario |
20:00 | Ivliev ![]() ![]() ![]() Melnyk ![]() Riabyi ![]() Ursulenko ![]() |
Report | Ivan Cutura ![]() |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
June 16 | SC Waterloo Region | 1–3 | FC Vorkuta | Waterloo, Ontario |
Volchkov ![]() |
Report | Solonynko ![]() ![]() Ivliev ![]() |
Stadium: RIM Park |
June 23 | Hamilton City SC | 4–2 | SC Waterloo Region | Hamilton, Ontario |
18:30 | Lucas Raposo ![]() Sani Dey ![]() Arsen Platis ![]() Cabrilo ![]() |
Report | Vladimir Stankovic ![]() Aleksander Mitic ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Dzenan Karic ![]() |
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium |
August 4 | SC Waterloo Region | 1–0 | CSC Mississauga | Waterloo, Ontario |
18:30 | Zelenbaba ![]() |
Report | Stadium: RIM Park |
August 12 | Scarborough SC | 1–3 | SC Waterloo Region | Toronto, Ontario |
20:00 | Dimitrov ![]() |
Report | Vladimir Stankovic ![]() Mohamed Aborig ![]() Zelenbaba ![]() |
Stadium: Birchmount Stadium |
August 18 | Brantford Galaxy | 1–1 | SC Waterloo Region | Hamilton, Ontario |
20:30 | Vidovic ![]() |
Report | Jordan Aivaliotis ![]() |
Stadium: Heritage Field |
August 24 | CSC Mississauga | 3–4 | SC Waterloo Region | Mississauga, Ontario |
21:00 | Toni Trograncic ![]() Carlos Hoffmann ![]() ![]() |
Report | Zelenbaba ![]() Mohammad Ali Heydarpour ![]() Adis Hasecic ![]() Stevan Vasic ![]() |
Stadium: Iceland Field |
August 31 | SC Waterloo Region | 3–0 | Hamilton City SC | Waterloo, Ontario |
20:30 | Miodrag Kovacevic ![]() ![]() Adis Hasecic ![]() |
Report | Stadium: RIM Park |
September 9 | SC Real Mississauga | 1–6 | SC Waterloo Region | Oakville, Ontario |
17:00 | Edmond Badal ![]() |
Report | Stevan Vasic ![]() Sven Arapovic ![]() ![]() Ivan Cutura ![]() Slobodan Ristic ![]() Miodrag Kovasevic ![]() |
Stadium: Bronte Field |
September 15 | SC Waterloo Region | 1–3 | Scarborough SC | Waterloo, Ontario |
18:30 | Miodrag Kovacevic ![]() |
Report | Stojiljković ![]() Atif Hammud Ali ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: RIM Park |
September 21 | Serbian White Eagles | 1–3 | SC Waterloo Region | Toronto, Ontario |
19:00 | Goran Kamber ![]() |
Report | Estevez ![]() Sven Arapovic ![]() Adis Hasecic ![]() |
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 ![]() Zelenbaba ![]() |
Report | Pešić ![]() |
Stadium: RIM Park |
October 6 Semifinal | FC Vorkuta | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | SC Waterloo Region | Vaughan, Ontario |
19:00 | Gostiev ![]() Ursulenko ![]() |
Report | Miodrag Kovacevic ![]() Sven Arapovic ![]() |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
Statistics[]
Goals[]
Correct as of September 30, 2018[17]
References[]
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- Canadian soccer clubs 2018 season
- 2018 in Ontario
- 2018 Canadian Soccer League by team
- SC Waterloo Region seasons