# 2018 Scarborough SC season

The 2018 season was Scarborough SC's fourth season in the Canadian Soccer League. Their season official commenced on May 19, 2018, in an away match against FC Ukraine United. The season proved to be a successful one as Scarborough managed to compete in the top four and ultimately secured a playoff berth by finishing fourth in the First Division. In the postseason tournament Scarborough successfully defeated Hamilton City SC, and FC Ukraine in the earlier rounds in order to reach the CSL Championship final for the second straight season. Their opposition in the finals were FC Vorkuta, but ultimately were defeated in a penalty shootout.
While in the Second Division their reserve team made their debut, and successfully clinched a postseason berth. Their postseason participation came to an early conclusion after a defeat to Halton United. For the second consecutive season Aleksandar Stojiljković finished as the club's top goalscorer with 10 goals.

## Summary

In the off season Scarborough negotiated a player agreement with York Region Shooters in order to acquire additional talent as the Shooters ceased operations for the 2018 season. Scarborough also launched their first reserve team in the Second Division under the management of Eddy Coronel. Further notable changes included the return of European journeyman Zoran Rajović in order to operate as a player-coach. As former head coach Krum Bibishkov departed after receiving a franchise in the Canadian Soccer League for his soccer academy SC Real Mississauga. Throughout the season Rajovic managed to secure Scarborough their third consecutive playoff berth by finishing fourth in the standings.
In the preliminary round of the postseason Scarborough defeated Hamilton City SC by a score of 4–1. In the following round Toronto faced division champions FC Ukraine United, and defeated them to reach the finals of the CSL Championship for the second consecutive year. In finals Scarborough faced FC Vorkuta, but were defeated in a penalty shootout. Meanwhile, in the Second Division their reserve squad secured a postseason berth by finishing third. In the playoffs the team faced an early elimination from Halton United.

## Players
### First Division roster

    As of August 10, 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SLE | John Trye |
| 3 | DF | SRB | Momcilo Rudan |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Stefan Rudan |
| 5 | MF | SRB | Zoran Knežević |
| 6 | MF | | Mirza Colic |
| 7 | MF | | Stefan Stojiljkovic |
| 8 | MF | | Milorad Stefanovic |
| 9 | MF | BIH | Harris Fazlagic |
| 10 | FW | SRB | Aleksandar Stojiljković |
| 12 | DF | BIH | Marko Filipović |
| 14 | FW | | Hammud Ali Atif |
| 15 | DF | | Stefan Arsenijevic |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | GK | SRB | Milos Djurkovic |
| 17 | FW | JAM | Kavin Bryan |
| 18 | DF | BUL | Angel Angelov |
| 19 | MF | BIH | Zoran Rajović |
| 20 | MF | JAM | Odain Omaro Simpson |
| 21 | DF | | Alen Kucalovic |
| 22 | MF | CAN | Mehdi Barati Mahvar |
| 23 | DF | | Ivan Cendic |
| 30 | FW | BUL | Kiril Dimitrov |
| – | GK | CAN | Adrian Ibanez |
| – | MF | SRB | Neven Radakovic |

### Second Division roster

    As of September 19, 2018
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | | Austin Litow-Daye |
| 2 | FW | MEX | Amador Torres Castillo |
| 3 | MF | | Boris Guajardo |
| 5 | MF | | Muhammet Furkan Demir |
| 6 | FW | | Darren Khedo |
| 7 | MF | | Juan Rincon |
| 10 | MF | | Ivan Prieto |
| 11 | DF | | Cruz Coronel |
| 12 | MF | | Aljay Sharkail Wilson |
| 13 | FW | | Juan Rivera |
| 15 | FW | CAN | Ryan Khedoo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | | Adan Rivas |
| 17 | MF | | Paul McGhie |
| 18 | DF | | Joshua Mena |
| 19 | MF | | Dimitri Bannikov |
| 21 | DF | MEX | Edgar Oswaldo Osorio |
| 23 | DF | | Guy Kozi |
| 24 | DF | | Ricardo Fonseca |
| 25 | MF | | Mathew Garcia |
| – | GK | | Marlon Moore |
| – | FW | MEX | Daniel González Vega |

### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Zoran Rajovic |
| Assistant coach | Imad Hukara |
| Reserve head coach | Eddy Coronel |
| Manager | Kiril Dimitrov |
| Reserve team manager | Karen Coronel |
Last updated: August 10, 2018 Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca

### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes |
| FW | Kavin Bryan | York Region Shooters | Free Transfer |
| GK | Adrian Ibanez | York Region Shooters | Free Transfer |
| MF | Zoran Knežević | OFK Grbalj | Free Transfer |
| MF | Neven Radaković | FK Odžaci | Free Transfer |
| FW | Zoran Rajović | HNK Orašje | Free Transfer |
| DF | Momčilo Rudan | FK Bratstvo Prigrevica | Free Transfer |
| DF | Stefan Rudan | FK Bratstvo Prigrevica | Free Transfer |
| MF | Odain Omaro Simpson | York Region Shooters | Free Transfer |
| FW | Daniel González Vega | Deportivo Toluca F.C. | Free Transfer |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes |
| FW | Krum Bibishkov | SC Real Mississauga | Free Transfer |
| DF | Adrian Cann | Mississauga MetroStars | Free Transfer |
| DF | Metodi Iliev | FC Septemvri Simitli | Free Transfer |
| DF | Marc Jankovic | Master's Futbol | Free Transfer |
| DF | Zdravko Karadachki | Edinburgh City F.C. | Free Transfer |
| MF | Tihomir Kosturkov | FC Septemvri Simitli | Free Transfer |
| FW | Joey Melo | Master's Futbol | Free Transfer |

## Competitions
### Canadian Soccer League
#### First Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | SC Waterloo Region (A) | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 34 | 33 | +1 | 29 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Scarborough SC (A) | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 34 | 20 | +14 | 29 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | Hamilton City SC (A) | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 38 | +3 | 25 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Serbian White Eagles (A) | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 7 | SC Real Mississauga (A) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 42 | −28 | 11 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 8 | Brantford Galaxy (A) | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 37 | −28 | 11 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 9 | CSC Mississauga | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 37 | −28 | 5 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: September 20, 2018. Source: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | D | D | W | W |

#### Postseason
##### Second Division

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Vorkuta B (A, C, O) | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 71 | 20 | +51 | 37 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 2 | Halton United (A) | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 48 | 20 | +28 | 30 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Scarborough SC B (A) | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 24 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Milton SC | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 37 | 50 | −13 | 21 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | Brantford Galaxy B (A) | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 25 | 32 | −7 | 16 | |
| 6 | Serbian White Eagles B | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 80 | −67 | 6 | |

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H |
| Result | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | W |

#### Postseason
## Statistics
### Goals and assists

Correct as of October 13, 2018
First Division Goals :
| Pos. | Playing Pos. | Nation | Name | Appearances | Goals |
| 1 | FW | | Aleksandar Stojiljković | 14 | 10 |
| 2 | FW | | Kavin Bryan | 14 | 9 |
| 3 | FW | | Hammud Ali Atif | 15 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | | Kiril Dimitrov | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | | Zoran Knežević | - | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Alen Kucalovic | - | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 55 | 31 |
Second Division Goals :
| Pos. | Playing Pos. | Nation | Name | Appearances | Goals |
| 1 | FW | | Matthaus Garcia | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | | Ryan Khedoo | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | | Daniel González Vega | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | MF | | Muhammet Furkan Demir | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Ricardo Fonseca | 9 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | | Paul Mcghie | 14 | 2 |
| 5 | MF | | Juan Rincon | 14 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 69 | 23 |