York United FC
Full name | York United Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Nine Stripes | ||
Founded | May 5, 2018 | as York 9 Football Club||
Stadium | York Lions Stadium Toronto, Ontario | ||
Capacity | 8,000 | ||
Owner | Greenpark Group | ||
Chairman | Mike Baldassarra | ||
President | Angus McNab | ||
Coach | Jimmy Brennan | ||
League | Canadian Premier League | ||
2020 | Canadian Premier League, 5th | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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York United Football Club (formerly known as York9 FC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario.[1][2] The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at York University's York Lions Stadium.
History[]
In December 2017, former Canadian international Jimmy Brennan stepped down as executive director of Aurora FC and announced his intentions to take a role within the Canadian Premier League.[3] In March 2018, it was revealed that Brennan had been named executive vice-president of York Sports & Entertainment back in January.[4] The following day, it was revealed that the company's president Preben Ganzhorn also named himself as president of an unknown entity called York9 FC, believed to be a Canadian Premier League franchise.[5]
On May 5, 2018, York Region was one of four groups accepted by the Canadian Soccer Association for professional club membership.[6] Greenpark Group, headed by Carlo Baldassarra, was revealed as the owner of York9, with his son Mike as the chairman.[1][7][8] Both Brennan and Ganzhorn were pictured at the Annual Meeting of the Members when the group was announced.[9]
York9 FC was officially unveiled on May 10, 2018, as the first team to join the Canadian Premier League.[10] As well as confirming their place in the league for the 2019 launch season, the club also revealed their crest, colours and branding.[11] The club adopted the name York9 FC to represent the nine municipalities that make up York Region – Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, and Whitchurch-Stouffville.[12] On July 27, 2018, York9 announced executive vice president of soccer operations Jimmy Brennan as the club's first head coach.[13]
In August, York9 fielded a York Region Soccer Association Selects team to compete in the U17 International Soccer Cup held at York Lions Stadium. The team beat Juventus F.C. before losing to Toronto FC in the final.[14]
The team has been called "Y9" and "The Nine Stripes" by the media and the league.[15][16][17] York9's inaugural match was a 905 Derby away to Forge FC on April 27, 2019;[18] the match ended in a 1–1 draw, with Ryan Telfer scoring the first goal in Canadian Premier League history.[19]
To determine the Canadian Soccer Association's representative in the CONCACAF Champions League, York9 played in the 2019 Canadian Championship competing for the Voyageurs Cup. The team lost the quarterfinal to Montreal Impact after a 2–2 draw at home and a 1–0 loss at Montreal.[20]
York9 was expected to begin their second season in the Canadian Premier League in April 2020 but the season was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] During the postponement, the club sold young midfielder Emilio Estevez to Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag, the first CPL player to be sold to a European top flight.[22]
On December 11, 2020, the club was rebranded to York United FC, adopting a new crest and colour scheme along with the name change. While the original club name exclusively targeted York Region, the new branding also represents the City of Toronto.[23]
Stadium[]
York plays its home matches at York Lions Stadium located in York University's Keele Campus in North York, Toronto.[24] Initially, the club had planned to use Alumni Field, on the same campus, while York Lions Stadium was being renovated for use at the end of the season.[25] Before the start of the 2021 season, the stadium will be renovated with a larger, artificial turf pitch and the removal of the athletic track which surrounded the playing surface.[26]
In 2018, the club announced plans to build a modular, wooden, 15,000-seat stadium within the next three years.[27] As of August 2021, financing and location of the new stadium is yet to be determined.[28]
Crest and colours[]
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The crest's shape is derived from that of The Queen's York Rangers, an army regiment based in Toronto and York Region, with a blue element on top symbolizing Lake Ontario. The shield features a YU monogram and nine vertical stripes, a nod to the club's nickname "The Nine Stripes". A crown at the top features a trillium and a maple leaf, representing Ontario and Toronto respectively.[29]
The club's colours are dark green, dark blue, white, and gold, taken from the coat of arms of York, a predecessor to the City of Toronto. Unlike the majority of clubs in the CPL, York typically uses home kits that are primarily white.[30]
Former crest and colours[]
The club used its original branding while it was known as York9 FC, between 2018 and 2020. The main feature of the crest's design was nine beams at the top of the crest, one for each municipality in York Region. The upward angle of the bars is a nod to the region's motto "Ontario's Rising Star". A white trillium at the base of the crest recognized Ontario, the province's floral emblem since 1937.[31]
The official club colours were light green, grey, and black (branded by the club as "electric green", "charcoal grey", and "black on black"). These colours symbolized the region's nature (in tandem with the club's environmental focus) and Black Creek.[11][31]
Club culture[]
Supporters[]
A supporters group called Generation IX was present at the club's launch event.[32][33] Prior to the team's second season in 2020, two new supporters groups formed: A student supporters group based out of York University called The Green Lions and a female-led supporters group called Dames of York.[34][35]
Rivalries[]
York United has a rivalry with Forge FC, the only other Ontario-based team during the CPL's inaugural season. On January 29, 2019, the Canadian Premier League announced that the inaugural match of the league was going to be a 905 Derby on April 27, 2019, in Hamilton.[18] The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[19]
Players and staff[]
Roster[]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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1 | GK | Niko Giantsopoulos | Canada |
3 | DF | Matteo Campagna (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC) | Canada |
4 | MF | Jordan Wilson | Canada |
5 | DF | Dominick Zator | Canada |
6 | DF | Roger Thompson | Canada |
7 | FW | Álvaro Rivero | Spain |
8 | MF | Sebastián Gutiérrez | Colombia |
11 | FW | Nicholas Hamilton | Jamaica |
13 | FW | Osvaldo Ramírez | United States |
14 | MF | Ijah Halley | Canada |
16 | MF | Max Ferrari | Canada |
17 | FW | Julian Ulbricht | Germany |
19 | MF | Noah Verhoeven | Canada |
20 | DF | Diyaeddine Abzi | Canada |
21 | MF | Michael Petrasso | Canada |
23 | MF | Gerard Lavergne | Dominican Republic |
28 | MF | Cédric Toussaint | Canada |
29 | GK | Nathan Ingham | Canada |
36 | DF | Felix N'sa | Canada |
42 | DF | Ryan Lindsay | Canada |
44 | MF | Isaiah Johnston | Canada |
57 | DF | Terique Mohammed (on loan from Dundalk) | Canada |
66 | DF | Chrisnovic N'sa | Canada |
70 | MF | Jordan Faria | Canada |
80 | FW | Lowell Wright | Canada |
Out on loan[]
No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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9 | FW | Lisandro Cabrera (at Guadalupe) | Argentina |
10 | MF | Mateo Hernández (at Guadalupe) | Argentina |
99 | MF | William Wallace (at Floresta) | Brazil |
Staff[]
As of June 26, 2021[39]
Executive | |
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Owner | Mike Baldassarra |
President, CEO and GM | Angus McNab |
Coaching staff | |
Head coach and technical director | Jimmy Brennan |
First assistant coach | Paul Stalteri |
Assistant coach, goalkeeping coach | Camilo Benzi |
Operations staff | |
Football operations and scouting manager | Alex Bizzarri |
Head coaches[]
- As of August 28, 2021
Coach | Nation | Tenure | Record | |||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Jimmy Brennan | Canada | July 27, 2018 – present | 56 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 32.14 |
Statistics include regular season and Canadian Championship matches.
Club captains[]
Years | Name | Nation |
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2019–2020 | Manny Aparicio[40][41] | Canada |
2021–present | Roger Thompson[42] | Canada |
Records[]
Year-by-year[]
Season | League | Playoffs | CC | Continental / other | Average attendance |
Top goalscorer(s) | ||||||||||||
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Div | League | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Pos. | Name | Goals | |||||
2019[a] | 1 | CPL | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 37 | +2 | 34 | 1.21 | 3rd | DNQ | R3 | Ineligible | 2,668 | Rodrigo Gattas[43][44] | 11 |
2020[b] | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | 1.43 | 5th | DNQ | DNQ | N/A | Joseph Di Chiara | 3 | |||
2021 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 17 | 1.21 | 5th | DNQ | Diyaeddine Abzi | 3 |
1. Average attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league season, league playoffs, Canadian Championship, CONCACAF League, and other competitive continental matches.
All-time top scorers[]
- As of Aug 28, 2021[citation needed]
# | Name | Nation | Career at club | Goals Scored | |||
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CPL | Cup | Int'l | Total | ||||
1 | Rodrigo Gattas | Chile | 2019 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
2 | Ryan Telfer | Trinidad and Tobago | 2019–2020 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
3 | Simon Adjei | Sweden | 2019 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
4 | Joseph Di Chiara | Canada | 2019–2020 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
5 | Diyaeddine Abzi | Canada | 2019– | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Manny Aparicio | Canada | 2019–2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
7 | Wataru Murofushi | Japan | 2019–2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kyle Porter | Canada | 2019–2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Álvaro Rivero | Spain | 2020– | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Lowell Wright | Canada | 2020– | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Note: Bold indicates active player
All-time top assists[]
- As of Aug 28, 2021[citation needed]
# | Name | Nation | Career at club | Games Played | |||
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CPL | Cup | Int'l | Total | ||||
1 | Kyle Porter | Canada | 2019–2020 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
2 | Diyaeddine Abzi | Canada | 2019– | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
3 | Morey Doner | Canada | 2019–2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Max Ferrari | Canada | 2020– | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Michael Petrasso | Canada | 2020– | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
6 | Manny Aparicio | Canada | 2019–2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Simon Adjei | Sweden | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Steven Furlano | Canada | 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Ryan Telfer | Trinidad and Tobago | 2019–2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Note: Bold indicates active player
All-time most appearances[]
- As of Aug 28, 2021[citation needed]
# | Name | Nation | Career at club | Games Played | |||
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CPL | Cup | Int'l | Total | ||||
1 | Diyaeddine Abzi | Canada | 2019– | 42 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
2 | Nathan Ingham | Canada | 2019– | 40 | 7 | 0 | 47 |
3 | Luca Gasparotto | Canada | 2019–2020 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 41 |
4 | Ryan Telfer | Trinidad and Tobago | 2019–2020 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 39 |
5 | Manny Aparicio | Canada | 2019–2020 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 37 |
Kyle Porter | Canada | 2019–2020 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 37 | |
7 | Morey Doner | Canada | 2019–2020 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 36 |
Wataru Murofushi | Japan | 2019–2020 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 36 | |
9 | Joseph Di Chiara | Canada | 2019–2020 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 34 |
Rodrigo Gattas | Chile | 2019 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
Note: Bold indicates active player
Single-season records[]
As of August 28, 2021
Record | Name | Statistic | Season |
---|---|---|---|
Goals (all competitions) | Rodrigo Gattas | 11 | 2019 |
Goals (league matches) | Rodrigo Gattas | 9 | 2019 |
Assists (all competitions) | Kyle Porter | 6 | 2019 |
Assists (league matches) | Diyaeddine Abzi Morey Doner Kyle Porter |
4 | 2019 2019 2019 |
Clean sheets (all competitions) | Nathan Ingham | 8 | 2019 |
Clean sheets (league matches) | Nathan Ingham | 6 | 2019 |
Note: Bold indicates active player
Awards[]
Canadian Premier League Awards[]
Year | Name | Award | Status |
---|---|---|---|
2019[46] | Nathan Ingham | Golden Glove | Nominated |
Diyaeddine Abzi | Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year | Nominated | |
Jimmy Brennan | Coach of the Year | Nominated |
York United FC Fan Voted Awards[]
Year | Name | Award |
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2019[47] | Morey Doner | Fan Voted Player of the Year |
Canadian Premier League Fan Awards[]
Year | Name | Award |
---|---|---|
2019[48] | Morey Doner | Team of the Year |
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External links[]
- York United FC
- 2018 establishments in Ontario
- Association football clubs established in 2018
- Soccer clubs in Toronto
- Canadian Premier League teams