All eight First Division teams will be in the CSL championship playoffs to kickoff the weekend October 14 to 16 and these quarterfinals first round games lead to the CSL Givova Championship final at Birchmount Stadium in Scarborough on Sunday, October 30, a 2 pm kickoff.
The top four in the final regular season standings will have home field advantage in the quarterfinals and semifinals. York Region Shooters have secured first place in the First Division table, to play at home against the bottom team, while the runner up in the standings will host the seventh place team, the third place team will be at home to the sixth team in the table and the fourth team will host the fifth team in the standings. It will be 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs 5 schedule in the first round quarterfinals.
The Second Division Championship playoffs get underway this coming Thanksgiving Day weekend with two games on Sunday when Brantford Galaxy B (3) host Serbian White Eagles B (6) at the Kiwanis Field in Brantford, a 1.30 pm kickoff, and York Region Shooters B (4) are at home to London City (5) at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, a 4 pm start.
These are teams 3,4,5 and 6 in the six-team Second Division, the two top teams, SC Waterloo – the Second Division winner – and Toronto Atomic FC B, having received a bye to the semifinals.
First Division winner York Region Shooters defeated Scarborough SC 2-0, Ukraine United held on to second position in the table with a 1-1 result against visiting Hamilton City, and a foot of the table clash between Brantford Galaxy and Milton SC also ended in a 1-1 tie, all three games in the CSL First Division Sunday night.
Richard West scored his 13th goal of the season to open the scoring for York Region Shooters at the St. Joan of Arc Stadium, finding the net past Scarborough goalkeeper Imad Hakura at the 16th minute mark.
York Region midfielder Camaal Reid headed in a cross from the right wing to make it 2-0 at 27 minutes, the score at the break and at the final whistle following a scoreless second half.
It was win number 14 for First Division winner York Region, a 14-2-3 record for 45 points, while Scarborough SC are in third position in the standings with a 8-7-4 record for 28 points.
Tim Zakrajsek opened the scoring for visiting Hamilton City at the 43st minute against FC Ukraine United for a 1-0 lead at the interval.
Ukraine United midfielder Kostiantyn Derevlov equalized at 48 minutes and the 1-1 tie held to the final whistle.
Ukraine United are holding second position in the standings following the tie, a 8-6-6 record for 30 points, while Hamilton ended its regular season with a 6-10-5 record for 23 points.
Forward Adnan Smajic found the net past Brantford Galaxy goalkeeper Luka Besenic to open the scoring for Milton at 27 minutes at the Kiwanis Field in Brantford. It was Smajic’s 12th goal of the season.
Bojan Stepanovic tied the game 1-1 at the 34th minute mark for the Galaxy, the score at the interval and at the final whistle.
Brantford remain in seventh position in the standings with a 3-8-9 record for 18 points, while Milton are at 4-10-4 for 16 points at the foot of the table.
Stefan Vukovic scored the winner for Brantford Galaxy Toronto Atomic FC were defeated 2-1 by foot of the table Brantford Galaxy in the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.
Dorde Stankov opened the scoring from the penalty spot for Brantford Galaxy at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, finding the net past Atomic goalkeeper Vasyl Shpuk at the 45 minute mark. Referee called the penalty following a hand ball infringement in the Atomic defence. It was 1-0 at the break.
Toronto Atomic drew level 1-1 at 77 minutes, a goal by midfielder Ivan Sozanskyi who took a pass from a well-placed corner kick to drive the ball from 28 yards past Galaxy goalkeeper Luka Besenic.
Forward Stefan Vukovic struck the winner for the visiting Brantford Galaxy just one minute following the tying goal, a 2-1 score which held until the final whistle.
The win for the struggling Brantford Galaxy was the third of the season and lifted the team just west of Toronto off the bottom position in the standings with a 3-8-8 WLT record for 17 points, while Atomic remain tied for fourth place in the standings with a 7-7-6 record for 27 points.
Two goals in each half for a 4-0 victory over Milton SC vaulted FC Ukraine United into second position in the Canadian Soccer League First Division standings, and in one other game Friday night Hamilton City defeated Serbian White Eagles 2-1.
Midfielder Oleh Kerchu opened the scoring for the visiting Ukraine United in the game against Milton at the Jean Vanier ground, the 1-0 lead coming at the 8th minute mark and Sergii Ivliev made it 2-0 twelve minutes later. It was 2-0 at the interval.
The goal was Ivliev’s 13th of the season and moved the Ukraine United striker into the top position in the CSL First Division goalscoring chart, one goal ahead of Richard West of York Region Shooters with 12.
Novin Saraci made it 3-0 at the 63rd minute for Ukraine United and midfielder Kostiantyn Drevlov rounded the scoring 4-0 for the visitors at 73 minutes, 4-0 at the final whistle.
Ukraine United leaped from sixth to second in the table with an improved 8-6-5 WLT record for 29 points, while Milton remain in seventh position with a 4-10-3 record for 15 points.
Hamilton struck twice through Miroslav Cabrillo and Ali Mohammed in the second half to overcome a 1-0 deficit, a Serbian Eagles goal by Branislav Vukomanovic at the Cardinal Newman ground at Stoney Creek.
The 2-1 Hamilton win leaves the Steeltown side one game to complete the CSL regular season, a game against FC Ukraine United on Sunday.
Hamilton City now has a 6-10-4 record for 22 points and are in sixth position in the table, while Serbian White Eagles have a 8-8-3 record for 27 points in fourth.
Aleks Stojanovski struck two goals for York Region Shooters
Brantford Galaxy at the foot of the standings, held York Region Shooters, winners of the First Division, to a 2-2 draw, while Serbian White Eagles scored late to come away with a 1-1 tie against FC Ukraine United, two games in the CSL First Division Sunday.
Midfielder Bojan Stepanovic opened the scoring at the 16 minutes for the visiting Brantford Galaxy against York Region Shooters at the St.Joan of Arc Stadium and Aleksander Stojanovski tied the game 1-1 for York Region at the 24th minute mark.
Stepanovic scored a second goal for the Galaxy at 31 minutes, a free kick that found the net past York Region goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez and it was 2-1 at the interval. It was Stepanovic’s fourth goal of the season.
Stojanovski scored his second goal of the game and seventh on the season at 71 minutes to tie the game 2-2 and the score held to the final whistle.
York Region Shooters now have a record of 13-2-3 for 42 points, having secured the First Division title on September 18, while Brantford Galaxy now have a 2-8-8 record for 14 points and are at the foot of the table.
Sergii Ivliev opened the scoring for FC Ukraine United at 26 minutes, his 12th goal of the season for a 1-0 score at the interval.
Milos Scepanovic tied the game 1-1 for Serbian White Eagles at 80 minutes, the score at the final whistle.
Serbian White Eagles improve to a 8-7-3- record for 27 points and are tied with Toronto Atomic for third position in the standings, while Ukraine United are at 7-6-5 for 26 points, fifth in the table.
There was one game in the CSL Second Division, SC Waterloo defeating Toronto Atomic FC B by a score of 6-2.
Terry Dunfield hits two for Atomic in 3-3 tie with second place Scarborough
Two goals by midfielder Terry Dunfield salvaged a 3-3 draw for Toronto Atomic in a tough encounter with Scarborough SC in the only game in the Canadian Soccer League Saturday night.
Defender Zdravko Karadachki opened the scoring for Scarborough at Birchmount Stadium, finding the net past Atomic goalkeeper Ihor Vitiv at the 16th minute mark.
Oleksii Zaites tied the game 1-1 for the visitors from the penalty spot following a trip in the box, the tying goal coming at 33 minutes.
Scarborough took the lead at 44 minutes, a goal by forward Aleksander Stojiljkovic and it was 2-1 at the break.
Dunfield struck his first goal at 56 minutes, finding the net past Scarborough goalkeeper Amad Hakura to tie the game 2-2, but the home side took a 3-2 lead at 65 minutes, a goal by forward Kiril Dimitrov.
Dunfield found the net for his second goal of the game and fifth of the season just one minute later, collecting a rebound off the post to slot the ball into the net from six yards for a 3-3 tie. The score remained to the final whistle.
Scarborough remain in second position in the standings with a 8-6-4 WLT record for 28 points, while Toronto Atomic move up to third in the table with a 7-6-6 record for 27 points.
York Region Shooters have secured the First Division title with a 13-2-2 record for 41 points.
FC Ukraine United came back from a 2-1 halftime deficit to score two goals in the second half to defeat Hamilton City 3-2, while in an earlier game Friday night in the Canadian Soccer League, SC Milton and Brantford Galaxy played to a scoreless tie.
Midfielder Oleh Kerchu opened the scoring at the 5 minute mark for Ukraine United in the game with Hamilton City at the Cardinal Newman ground and Hamilton’s Frane Grbesa tied the game 1-1 at 14 minutes.
Zdenko Jurcevic found the net past Ukraine United goalkeeper Nazar Lytvyn to put Hamilton in front late in the first half for a 2-1 score at the break.
Ukraine United forward Sergii Ivliev beat Hamilton goalkeeper Adrian Becic to tie the score 2-2 at 51 minutes and Kostiantyn Derevlov struck the winner for the visitors at 77 minutes, 3-2 at the final whistle.
Ukraine United improve to a 7-6-4 WLT record for 25 points for 5 place in the standings, while Hamilton City are at 5-10-4 for 19 points and sixth in the table
It was a well-played even contest with most of the play at midfield and few goalscoring opportunities at the Jean Vanier ground where Milton and Brantford Galaxy played to a 0-0 draw.
Milton has a 4-9-3 record for 15 points in seventh position in the table, while Brantford Galaxy are at the foot of the table with a 2-8-7 record for 13 points.
The CSL Discipline and Appeals Committee handed down decisions on September 21 that affects the outcome of two matches in the league’s First Division.
Serbian White Eagles protested the result of their game of August 27 played at the Cardinal Newman ground, alleging opposition Hamilton City played an ineligible player. The game ended 1-0 in favour of Hamilton City. The protest was upheld and the game awarded to Serbian White Eagles by a 2-0 score.
The committee emphasized that player Timotej Zakrajsek was properly registered by Hamilton City on a transfer to the club from Serbian White Eagles, but certain agreed-to conditions of the transfer were violated and the player was judged to be ineligible to play in the game between the two clubs.
In a second decision, the panel ruled on a game between the Brantford Galaxy and FC Ukraine United played at Lions Park on September 3 which was abandoned at 75 minutes. Brantford led 1-0 at the time the game was stopped. The committee ruled that Brantford Galaxy was responsible for the abandonment and awarded the game to Ukraine United, also by a 2-0 score.
The CSL Discipline and Appeals Committee issued a statement that all rules and procedures must be followed more carefully as the clubs move into the upcoming playoffs and all violations will be considered with a view to applying the prescribed penalties contained in the CSL Rules and Regulations.
Richard West led York Region Shooters with a hat-trick to a 3-0 victory over FC Ukraine United at the St. Joan of Arc ground Sunday night, which vaulted the prolific striker to the top of the CSL goalscoring chart and secured first place for his team and the 2016 CSL First Division title.
West found the net at 21 and 45 minutes for a 2-0 lead at the interval and at 66 minutes headed a cross from the right wing into the net and out of reach of Ukraine United goalkeeper Nazar Lytvyn to complete the hat-trick. The goal was West’s 12 for the season.
It was the only First Division game played Sunday night.
The First Division title win for York Region is reminiscent of the 2014 season when the team just north of Toronto last won the First Division title. Shooters then went on to win the playoffs and the CSL Championship.
This season, the Shooters have been defeated just twice in 17 games played with four games remaining to complete their 21-game regular season, but the statistic which reflects their outstanding season more than any other is in the goals conceded column – just 7 goals against in the 17 played so far.
York Region has a season record of 13-2-2 WLT for 41 points, which is 14 points clear of their nearest rivals SC Scarborough in second spot.
Ukraine United are in sixth place in the standings with a 5-6-4 record for 19 points.
There was one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday night when SC Waterloo defeated visiting London City, 5-2.
Scarborough SC and Toronto Atomic FC both improved their positions near the top of the CSL First Division with victories Saturday night, Scarborough defeating Hamilton City 4-2 while Toronto Atomic eased past Serbian White Eagles, 2-1.
There was one other game scheduled in the top division, the Brantford Galaxy vs Milton SC game was postponed due to heavy rains at Lions Park in Brantford.
Scarborough midfielder Adis Hasecic led his team with three goals against Hamilton City at Birchmount Stadium, scoring at 14, 50 and 60 minutes, his 8th, 9th and 10th of the season, while defender Zdravko Karadachki scored the fourth at 32 minutes. Scarborough led 2-1 at halftime. Hamilton City goals came from Miroslav Cabrilo and Maksin Boksic.
Scarborough takes possession of second place with a 8-6-3 WLT record for 27 points in the standings, while Hamilton City are at 6-8-4 for 22 points in fifth spot.
Serbian White Eagles striker Milos Scepanovic opened the scoring for his side in the match against Toronto Atomic FC at Centennial Stadium, heading in from a corner kick at 25 minutes, but the 1-0 lead held up for just two minutes until Atomic’s Ihor Melnyk found the net to make it 1-1 at the 27th minute mark. It was 1-1 at thebreak.
Bogdan Poliakhov struck the winner for Atomic at 76 minutes, beating goalkeeper Bojan Vranic of Serbian White Eagles and it was 2-1 at the final whistle.
Toronto Atomic take over third position in the table with an improved 7-6-5 record for 26 points, while Serbian White Eagles are in fourth position with 7-8-2 for 23 points.
There were two games in the CSL Second Division Saturday, Toronto Atomic FC B taking charge with a 5-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles B and York Region Shooters B outlasted Brantford Galaxy B, 5-4.
Richard West scored ninth of the season for York Region Shooters
York Region Shooters increased their lead at the top of the CSL First Division with a 2-1 victory over Serbian White Eagles, Milton SC upset Scarborough 2-1 and FC Ukraine United fought to a 3-3 tie with Toronto Atomic, three games in the CSL Sunday night.
Striker Richard West scored his ninth goal of the season to give York Region Shooters a 1-0 lead after nine minutes of play in the game with Serbian White Eagles at the St. Joan of Arc ground in Maple, it was 1-0 at the halftime whistle.
An own goal by Serbian Eagles’ Miroslav Jovanovic gave the home side a 2-0 lead at 49 minutes and at the 70th minute mark recently signed Goran Svonja found the net past York Region goalkeeper Adrian Ibanez, to cut the lead to 2-1. The score remained at 2-1 to the end, giving York Region an even more commanding lead at the top of the CSL First Division.
York Region improve to a 12-2-2 record for 38 points with a lead of 14 points over second place Scarborough, while Serbian White Eagles are at 7-7-2 for 23 points, tied for third position with Toronto Atomic.
Midfielder Kostiantyn Derevlov opened the scoring for FC Ukraine United for a 1-0 lead at 26 minutes at the St. Joan of Arc ground and it was 1-0 at the break.
Toronto Atomic tied the game 1-1 with a goal by Johnson Luyiga who beat Ukraine United goalkeeper Nazar Lytvyn at the 49th minute mark.
Sergii Lvliev put Ukraine United into a 2-1 lead at 61 minutes and one minute later Luyiga struck his second goal for Atomic to tie the game 2-2.
Toronto Atomic took a 3-2 lead at 85 minutes, a goal by Roman Sakhno and at 88 minutes Ukraine United midfielder Vitaliy Dnistryan found the top corner of the net with a drive from 7 yards past Atomic goalkeeper Ihor Vitiv to salvage a tie for the home side and it was 3-3 at the final whistle.
Ukraine United now have a 5-5-4 WLT record for 19 points in 6th position in the standings, while Toronto Atomic have an improved 6-6-5 record for 23 points in fourth position.
Milton SC were up 2-0 in the first 15 minutes of play in the game with Scarborough SC at Birchmount Stadium, the opening goal by midfielder Adnan Smajic and Harris Fazlagic scored the second 11 minutes later. It was 2-0 at the interval.
Scarborough midfielder Tihomir Kosturkov reduced the lead to 2-1, the score at the final whistle.
Scarborough remain in second spot in the standings with a 7-6-3 record for 24 points, while Milton improve to 4-9-2 for 14 points in 7th position in the table.
There was one game in the CSL Second Division Sunday night when Serbian White Eagles B defeated York Region Shooters B 1-0, and one other game scheduled, SC Waterloo vs Toronto Atomic B clash was postponed and will be rescheduled.
Two goals by Hamilton City striker Zdenko Jurcevic gave his side a 2-2 tie with Scarborough SC, while in one other game played in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night, Milton SC were held to a 1-1 result by visiting Brantford Galaxy.
Jurcevic scored in each half at the Cardinal Newman ground, his fifth and sixth goals of the season, while Tihomir Kosturkov scored for Scarborough in the first half and Mirza Colic was the goalscorer for Scarborough at 73 minutes of the second half. It was 1-1 at the interval.
Scarborough take sole possession of second place in the CSL First Division standings with a 7-5-3 WLT record for 24 points, now 11 points behind league-leading York Region Shooters, while Hamilton has a 6-7-4 record for 22 points and are fourth in the standings, tied on points with Toronto Atomic FC.
Forward Adnan Smajic opened the scoring for Milton at 54 minutes at the Jean Vanier ground and it was 1-0 at the break. Haris Redzepi tied the game for Brantford at 76 minutes, a 1-1 tie at the final whistle.
Brantford Galaxy are in 7 position in the standings with a 2-7-6 record for 12 points, while Milton remain at the foot of the standings with a 3-9-2 record for 11 points.
Zdenko Jurcevic scored from the spot to complete the scoring for for Hamilton City
York Region Shooters increased their lead at the top of the CSL First Division with a 2-0 away win over Scarborough SC, Hamilton City rallied from a 1-0 first half deficit to score four goals in a 4-1 victory over Toronto Atomic and Brantford Galaxy were leading 1-0 against Ukraine United when the game was abandoned at 70 minutes.
Goals by midfielder Evan Beutlier at 34 minutes and David Guzman at 41 minutes gave York Region Shooters a 2-0 victory in the game against Scarborough at Birchmount Stadium, lifting York Region to a 12-point lead on top of the First Division.
The Shooters now have an 11-2-2 WLT record for 35 points, leaving Scarborough (7-5-2 for 23 points) tied in second place with Serbian White Eagles, also 23 points.
Toronto Atomic opened the scoring for a 1-0 lead against Hamilton City at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, the goal coming at 25 minutes when Bogdan Poliakov found the net past Hamilton goalkeeper Adrian Becic. Drazen Vukovic tied the game 1-1 for Hamilton at 32 minutes and Igor Krmar put the visitors into a 2-1 lead at 36 minutes. It was 2-1 at the interval.
Maxime Boksic increased the Hamilton lead to 3-1 at 48 minutes and at 64 minutes Hamilton City were awarded a penalty by referee Ramee Artaj following a foul in the box and Zdenko Jurcevic scored from the spot. It was 4-1 at the final whistle.
Dragan Milovic struck the lone goal for Brantford Galaxy at 30 minutes in the game against FC Ukraine United at Lions Park, a 1-0 lead for the home side at halftime. The game was abandoned at 70 minutes by referee Gus Espinal, leaving the result to be decided.
There was one game in the CSL Second Division with Toronto Atomic B dominating throughout while defeating Serbian White Eagles B 10-2
Serbian White Eagles continued their climb up the CSL standings with two late goals for a 2-0 victory over Milton SC, the only game in the Canadian Soccer League Friday night.
Newly signed attacking midfielder Luka Bojic opened the scoring for Serbian Eagles at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke, finding the net at 82 minutes off a corner kick. Bojic also played a part in the second goal for the home side, passing the ball to Milos Scepanovic at 88 minutes for a 2-0 score at the final whistle. It was goal number six this season for Scepanovic.
The win gives Serbian White Eagles an improved 7-6-2 WLT record for 23 points, tied on points with Scarborough SC for second position in the First Division standings, while Milton are at 3-9-3 for 10 points at the foot of the table.
