FC Vorkuta

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Full nameFootball Club Vorkuta
Founded2008
StadiumCentennial Park Stadium
Toronto, Ontario
Owner(s)Igor Demitchev
ChairmanIgor Demitchev
ManagerSamad Kadirov
CoachAndrei Malychenkov
LeagueCanadian Soccer League
2021Regular season: 1st
Playoffs:Finals
WebsiteClub website

FC Vorkuta is a Canadian soccer club founded in 2008. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a non-FIFA sanctioned league. Their home venue is Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto, Ontario.

History[]

FC Vorkuta was formed by Russian immigrants Igor Demitchev and Samad Kadirov in Toronto in 2008.[1][2] The club derived its name from the main financier Demitchev's hometown Vorkuta in Russia.[3][4] Initially the club operated at the amateur level in the Downtown Polson Pier Soccer League. In their debut season, Vorkuta achieved instant success after clinching both the regular and postseason titles. Within a year, the club transferred to the Thornhill Soccer Club League, and continued its uphill climb to success by winning the playoff title.

In 2010, the team remained in the York Region territory by joining the Richmond Hill Soccer League, and the Downsview Hangar Indoor Soccer League. In 2016, the organization decided to make the transition to the professional ranks by applying for membership in the Canadian Soccer League.[5][6] After presenting a successful strategic business plan, the club received the necessary votes in order to be approved by the league ownership.[7][8] In preparation for the 2017 CSL season, the team hired the services of Serhiy Zayets as head coach.[9] Zayets assembled a roster with several key CSL veterans acquired primarily from FC Ukraine United. The acquisitions included Sergiy Ivliev, Oleg Shutov, Mykhailo Bulkin, Vitaliy Dnistryan, Danylo Lazar, Vadym Gostiev, and Oleh Kerchu was assigned the team captain.[10][11] In addition to the CSL veterans, several imports were brought in from Ukraine and Russia to further strengthen the roster.[12][13]

Vorkuta made their professional debut on May 27, 2017 against Milton SC with a 7–0 victory with goals coming from Kerchu, Lazar, Shutov, Gostiev, and Yaroslav Svorak.[14] In the club's inaugural season at the professional level, Vorkuta managed to produce a significant result. By clinching the regular season title, and establishing the best offensive record with the second best defensive record.[15][16] In the preliminary round of the postseason, they defeated Royal Toronto FC by a score of 6–3.[17][18] Their 2017 campaign came to a conclusion in the following round after a 1–0 defeat to Scarborough SC.[19]

In 2018, the club produced a notable season by securing the CSL Championship, and found further success in the Second Division as its reserve squad secured the double (division title and DII Championship).[20][21]

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of September 25, 2021[22][23]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
– DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Alieksieiev
– FW Ukraine UKR Said Belmokhtar
– MF Ukraine UKR Bohdan Borovskyi
– MF Ukraine UKR Pavlo Chornomaz
– DF Canada CAN Cannes Choy
– DF Mexico MEX Jesus Eduardo Compean Gonzalez
– DF Ukraine UKR Vadym Gostiev
– MF Ukraine UKR Lyubomyr Halchuk
– DF Ukraine UKR Ruslan Honcharuk
– DF Ukraine UKR Leonid Husak
– FW Ukraine UKR Sergiy Ivliev
– FW Canada CAN Krisijan Kezic [24]
– MF Ukraine UKR Hlib Kiselov
– GK Ukraine UKR Hryhoriy Krasovsky
No. Pos. Nation Player
– DF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Melnyk
– DF Ukraine UKR Illia Piltenko
– MF Ukraine UKR Dmytro Polyuhanych
– FW Ukraine UKR Viktor Raskov
– MF Ukraine UKR Roman Sakhno
– MF Ukraine UKR Pavlo Shulhan
– MF Ukraine UKR Yaroslav Solonynko
– GK Ukraine UKR Anatolii Starushchenko
– FW Ukraine UKR Mykola Temniuk
– DF Ukraine UKR Mykyta Tkachov
– MF Ukraine UKR John Tunstill
– MF Ukraine UKR Serhiy Ursulenko
– DF Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Volchkov
– MF Ukraine UKR Valery Yarmosh

Head coaches[]

Honours[]

  • CSL Championship: 2018, 2020
  • CSL II Championship: 2018, 2019
  • Canadian Soccer League First Division/Regular Season: 2017, 2019, 2021
  • Canadian Soccer League Second Division: 2018, 2019
  • ProSound Cup: 2021

Seasons[]

Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs Ref
2017 Canadian Soccer League (First Division) 8 10–2–2 1st Semifinals [25]
2018 9 12–2–2 2nd Champions [25]
2019 10 15–3–0 1st Quarterfinals [25]
2020 5 4–3–1 2nd Champions [25]
2021 Canadian Soccer League 8 6–1–0 1st Finals [26]

References[]

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  2. ^ "Клуб мигрантов из России и Украины стал чемпионом Канады. ФК «Воркута» из Торонто, на эмблеме — колючая проволока - 13 января 2021 - Sport24". sport24.ru (in Russian). January 13, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
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  17. ^ Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN EAGLES, VORKUTA, SCARBOROUGH AND YORK REGION ADVANCE ……..weekend games in the CSL playoffs | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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  19. ^ "Побългареният "Скарбъро" на исторически финал за титлата". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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  21. ^ Stanchev, Stancho (October 18, 2018). "Прокобата на дузпите отново провали К. Димитров в Канада". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  22. ^ "CSL Player Stats". www.cslregistration.ca. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  23. ^ "Canadian Soccer League | Club Detail". cslregistration.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  24. ^ "Kristijan Kezic – FC Vorkuta". fcvorkuta.ca. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  25. ^ a b c d "CSL First Division Standings". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  26. ^ "ProSound Cup Standings". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved November 21, 2021.

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