# 2016 York Region Shooters season

The 2016 season was York Region Shooters's 19th season in the Canadian Soccer League. It began on May 29, 2016 and concluded on October 23, 2016. The club finished the regular season with the First Division title with a new defensive club record. The organization qualified for the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season, and secured a victory in the preliminary round against Milton SC. In the semifinal York Region was eliminated from the competition in a penalty shootout to Hamilton City SC.
Their reserve side managed to also play in the postseason by finishing fourth in the Second Division, and secured their second championship. For the fourth consecutive season Richard West finished as the club's top goalscorer with 13 goals.

## Summary

In preparation for the 2016 season head coach Tony De Thomasis recruited several prominent Toronto Croatia veterans, and Caribbean internationals. Once the season commenced York Region produced an undefeated streak of eleven matches. As a result, finished the season as the First Division champions with a new club defensive record. In the opening round of the postseason York Region defeated Milton SC by a score of 5-0. In the semifinal the Shooters were defeated in a penalty shootout to Hamilton City SC.
In the Second Division the reserve team concluded the season with a postseason berth. In the preliminary rounds of the playoffs York Region Region B defeated London City SC, and SC Waterloo Region. In the championship final the Shooters claimed their second championship title after defeating Toronto Atomic B 2-1.

## Club
### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Tony De Thomasis |
| Assistant coach | Aundrea Rollins |
| Manager | John Pacione |
| Second Division Head coach | Gilbert Amaral |
| Second Division Assistant coach | Aundrea Rollins |
| Team Physician | Roger Menta |
| Team Trainer | Argyrs Tsoulos |
Last updated: November 14, 2013 Source:

### First Division roster

As of September 30, 2016.
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 | ITA | Emanuelle Ameltonis |
| 2 | DF | JAM | Halburto Harris |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Gerard Ladiyou |
| 8 | MF | | Tristan Frankson |
| 9 | DF | CAN | Shawn Brown |
| 7 | MF | JAM | Richard Edwards |
| 9 | FW | JAM | Michael Binns |
| 10 | MF | CAN | David Guzman |
| 11 | FW | JAM | Ashton Bennett |
| 12 | MF | TRI | Hayden Fitzwilliams |
| 13 | MF | | Ivan Prieto |
| 14 | DF | CAN | Marcos Rodriguez |
| 15 | MF | USA | Evan Beutler |
| 16 | MF | BEL | Gilles Fogang |
| 18 | DF | JAM | Odain Omaro Simpson |
| 19 | MF | JAM | Camaal Reid |
| 20 | FW | JAM | Richard West |
| 21 | FW | | Luis Navarro |
| 30 | DF | GUY | Adrian Butters |
| - | MF | CAN | Dylan Bams |
| - | MF | CAN | Mehdi Barati Mahvar |
| - | GK | CHI | Camilo Benzi |
| - | DF | | Marcelo Capozzolo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | DF | CAN | Fitzroy Christey |
| - | DF | CAN | Winston Crozier |
| - | DF | ITA | Nicola Di Sanza |
| - | DF | CAN | Ryan Dummett |
| - | DF | CAN | Dino Gardner |
| - | DF | JAM | Ricky Herron |
| - | DF | CAN | Desmond Humphrey |
| - | GK | CAN | Adrian Ibanez |
| - | FW | CAN | Tristan Jackman |
| - | DF | | John Jung |
| - | MF | | Michael Lazzarotto |
| - | MF | CAN | Nicholas Lindsay |
| - | MF | SCO | Steven McDougall |
| - | FW | MKD | Aleksander Stojanovski |
| - | MF | | Vinicius Argenton Silva Abreu |
| - | MF | | Kevin Blackford |
| - | MF | CAN | Matthew Rios |
| - | MF | | Alexander Rodrigues De Carvalho |
| - | MF | COL | Asher Quave-Robinson |
| - | MF | | Andrei Spatary |
| - | DF | CAN | Justin Soscia |
| - | MF | | Paolo Henrique Oliva Da Silva |
| - | MF | CAN | Jamil Thompson |

### Second Division roster

As of December 23, 2016.
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 | CAN | Adam Majer |
| 2 | MF | | Max Jordan |
| 3 | MF | | Bobo Kukamvidohsha |
| 6 | MF | | Simon Petersen |
| 7 | FW | | David Romano |
| 10 | MF | | Carlos Gunner Tjiboreko |
| 11 | MF | CAN | Cruz Coronel |
| 12 | MF | | Paul McGhie |
| 13 | MF | | Maximus Leon |
| 14 | MF | | Johnson Luyiga |
| 16 | MF | | Adan Rivas |
| 17 | DF | CAN | Winston Crozier |
| 19 | MF | | Genosh Manuelpillai |
| 22 | DF | | Damien Strangio |
| 23 | MF | | Jose Antonio Olvera-Sauredo |
| 27 | MF | | Abakar Mahamat |
| - | MF | | Joshua Amaral |
| - | MF | | Nathaniel Amaral |
| - | MF | | Michael Anobile |
| - | FW | CAN | Anthony Bahadur |
| - | MF | | Raphael Barboza Da Silva |
| - | DF | URU | Federico Burguez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | | Christian Campanico |
| - | DF | | Dean Campbell |
| - | DF | | Junior Casinha |
| - | DF | | Kyle Coelho |
| - | MF | | Felipe Cschack |
| - | MF | | Tyler Dawell Terrault |
| - | MF | | Levi Deglau |
| - | GK | | Andre Domingues |
| - | FW | CAN | Kevin Ghatine |
| - | MF | | James Giraldo |
| - | MF | | Niaran Goodie |
| - | FW | | Mohamad Habib |
| - | MF | | Ahmed Hussein |
| - | MF | | Massi Kohgadai |
| - | DF | DOM | Wilson Martinez |
| - | MF | | Albert Moshi |
| - | GK | CAN | Damon Naghavi |
| - | DF | | Marcus Malcom Orville |
| - | MF | USA | David Schipper |
| - | FW | | Nathan Smith |
| - | MF | | Apollo Tsoulos |
| - | DF | | Fedy Valcin |

### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes |
| 15 | MF | Evan Beutler | Alabama Crimson Tide | Free Agent |
| 9 | DF | Shawn Brown | Toronto Croatia | Free Agent |
| 30 | DF | Adrian Butters | Oakville Blue Devils | Free Transfer |
| | DF | Nicola Di Sanza | Atlántico FC | Free Transfer |
| 12 | MF | Hayden Fitzwilliams | Toronto Croatia | Free Agent |
| 2 | DF | Halburto Harris | Toronto Croatia | Free Agent |
| | FW | Nicholas Lindsay | Toronto Croatia | Free Agent |
| 19 | MF | Camaal Reid | Sporting Central Academy | Free Transfer |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes |
| 9 | FW | Michael Binns | Wilmington Hammerheads FC | Free Transfer |
| | DF | Federico Burguez | Canadian SC | Free Transfer |
| | DF | Nicola Di Sanza | Atlántico FC | Free Transfer |
| | MF | Xavi Pérez | CF Gavà | Free Transfer |
| | DF | Wilson Martínez | Atlántico FC | Free Transfer |

## Competitions summary
### First division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | York Region Shooters (A, C) | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 10 | +30 | 51 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 2 | FC Ukraine United (A) | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 33 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Scarborough SC (A) | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 31 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Serbian White Eagles (A, O) | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 30 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | Toronto Atomic FC (A) | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 30 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Hamilton City SC (A) | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 23 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 7 | Brantford Galaxy (A) | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 38 | −15 | 18 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 8 | Milton SC (A) | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 50 | −25 | 16 | Qualification for Playoffs |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: October 5, 2016. Source: 2016 Canadian Soccer League season

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Ground | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W |

#### Postseason
### Second division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | SC Waterloo Region (A, C) | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 25 | +31 | 29 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 2 | Toronto Atomic FC B (A) | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 28 | +28 | 29 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Brantford Galaxy B (A) | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 26 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | York Region Shooters B (A, O) | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 18 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | London City (A) | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 45 | −14 | 13 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Serbian White Eagles B (A) | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 76 | −57 | 6 | Qualification for Playoffs |

## Statistics
### Goals and assists

Correct as of November, 2016
First Division Goals :
| Pos. | Playing Pos. | Nation | Name | Goals |
| 1 | FW | | Richard West | 13 |
| 2 | FW | | Aleksandar Stojanovski | 7 |
| 3 | MF | | David Guzman | 4 |
| 4 | MF | | Marcos Rodriguez | 3 |
| 5 | FW | | Anthony Bahadur | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Shawn Brown | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | Haliburto Harris | 2 |
| 5 | MF | | Camaal Reid | 2 |
| 6 | MF | | Evan Beutler | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Richard Edwards | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | David Schipper | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Odain Simpson | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 |