# 2018 SC Waterloo Region season

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. 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. 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. In the semifinals they faced FC Vorkuta, but were eliminated in a penalty shootout.

## Team
### 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 | MF | | Dzenan Karic |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Sven Arapovic |
| 8 | MF | MNE | Miodrag Kovacevic |
| 9 | MF | | Stevan Vasic |
| 12 | GK | | Marko Jelic |
| 14 | FW | BIH | Adis Hasecic |
| 15 | DF | | Milan Vujcic |
| 16 | DF | | Thomas Sackor |
| 18 | MF | SRB | Radivoj Panic |
| 22 | MF | | Augustin Gayflor |
| 23 | MF | | Slobodan Ristic |
| 24 | MF | | Edgard Alfaro |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | DF | | Milan Milanovski |
| 31 | MF | | Vladimir Stankovic |
| 34 | MF | | Daniel Corbo |
| 35 | FW | | Milos Traskovic |
| 36 | FW | CAN | Ivan Cutura |
| 38 | MF | | Gregor Jugelj |
| 41 | DF | SRB | Vladimir Zelenbaba |
| 42 | DF | LBY | Mohamed Aborig |
| - | MF | | Jordan Aivaliotis |
| - | MF | CAN | Emilio Estevez |
| - | MF | USA | Mohammad-Ali Heydarpour |
| - | FW | | Aleksander Mitic |

### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Radivoj Panic |
| Assistant coach | Jovan Duric |
| President | Tony Kocis |
| Manager | Vojislav Brisevac |
Last updated: August 10, 2018 Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca

### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes |
| 3 | DF | Sven Arapovic | Croatia AC | Free Transfer |
| 42 | MF | Mohamed Aborig | K-W United FC | Free Transfer |
| 8 | MF | Miodrag Kovacevic | OSK Igalo | 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H |
| Result | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | W |

#### Postseason
## Statistics
### Goals

Correct as of September 30, 2018
First Division Goals :
| Pos. | Playing Pos. | Nation | Name | Appearances | Goals |
| 1 | MF | | Miodrag Kovacevic | 15 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | | Adis Hasecic | 12 | 5 |
| 2 | FW | | Vladimir Zelenbaba | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | DF | | Sven Arapovic | - | 3 |
| 3 | FW | | Ivan Cutura | 9 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | | Vladimir Stankovic | - | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | Stevan Vasic | - | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Mohamed Aborig | - | 1 |
| 5 | MF | | Jordan Aivaliotis | - | 1 |
| 5 | MF | | Emilio Estevez | - | 1 |
| 5 | MF | | Mohammad-Ali Heydarpour | - | 1 |
| 5 | MF | | Dzenan Karic | - | 1 |
| 5 | FW | | Aleksander Mitic | - | 1 |
| 5 | MF | | Slobodan Ristic | - | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 48 | 33 |