# 2018 FC Vorkuta season

The 2018 season was FC Vorkuta's second season in the Canadian Soccer League. The club ended their CSL campaign with a club record by securing their first professional championship title in the First Division, and the double in the Second Division. The club qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season after finishing second in the First Division. In the postseason Vorkuta defeated the likes of Real Mississauga, and SC Waterloo Region in order to reach the championship final. Their opposition in the finals were Scarborough SC, where Vorkuta claimed their first CSL Championship after a victory in a penalty shootout.
While in the Second Division their reserve team clinched the organization's first division title, and made further achievements in the postseason after winning the championship title against Halton United. The club's top goalscorer for the second consecutive season was Sergiy Ivliev with eleven goals.

## Summary

In preparation for the 2018 season the organization selected Denys Yanchuk as the general manager, while Samad Kadirov returned to manage the team. The club continued in recruiting imports from the Ukrainian football market, while retaining their core veterans from the previous season. Their sophomore year within the league produced another successful season by finishing second in the First Division with only a goal differential with FC Ukraine United to separate them from clinching the title. In the opening round of the postseason Vorkuta defeated Real Mississauga, and then followed by a victory over SC Waterloo Region to place them in the championship final. In the finals Vorkuta faced Scarborough SC, and made club history by winning their first CSL Championship in a 6–5 victory in a penalty shootout.
Meanwhile, in the Second Division their reserve team clinched the organization's first division title, and made further history after winning the championship title against Halton United.

## Team
### Roster

    As of August 18, 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 | UKR | Oleksandr Musiyenko |
| 2 | DF | UKR | Volodymyr Bidlovskyi |
| 3 | DF | UKR | Lyubomyr Halchuk |
| 4 | MF | UKR | Serhiy Ursulenko |
| 7 | MF | UKR | Yaroslav Solonynko |
| 8 | MF | UKR | Valery Haidarzhi |
| 9 | MF | UKR | Oleh Kerchu |
| 10 | FW | UKR | Sergiy Ivliev |
| 11 | DF | UKR | Vadym Gostiev |
| 13 | MF | UKR | Maksym Hramm |
| 18 | MF | UKR | Ihor Melnyk |
| 20 | MF | UKR | Denis Dyachenko |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | | Valery Doroshenko |
| 23 | DF | UKR | Oleksandr Volchkov |
| 25 | FW | UKR | Oleksandr Lakusta |
| 27 | FW | CRO | Krisijan Kezic |
| 29 | MF | UKR | Mykhailo Riabyi |
| 33 | MF | UKR | Dmytro Polyuhanych |
| 34 | DF | UKR | Oleksandr Tarasenko |
| 35 | DF | | Oleksandr Yaremchuk |
| 41 | DF | | Bohdan Sluka |
| 42 | MF | UKR | Bohdan Riabets |
| 44 | GK | | Oleksandr Lozinskyy |

### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Samad Kadirov |
| Assistant coach | Denys Yanchuk |
| Manager | Denys Yanchuk |
| President | Igor Demitchev |
Last updated: August 10, 2018 Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca

### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes |
| 3 | MF | Volodymyr Bidlovskyi | FC Rukh Vynnyky | Free Transfer |
| 4 | MF | Serhiy Ursulenko | FC Zhemchuzhyna Odesa | Free Transfer |
| 18 | MF | Ihor Melnyk | Toronto Atomic | Free Transfer |
| 33 | MF | Dmytro Polyuhanych | FC Skala Stryi | Free Transfer |
| 35 | DF | Oleksandr Tarasenko | JKS 1909 Jarosław | Free Transfer |
| 42 | MF | Bohdan Riabets | FC Avanhard Kramatorsk | 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 | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | 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 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 |
| Ground | A | H | H | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A |
| Result | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W |

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

Correct as of October 13, 2018
First Division Goals :
| Pos. | Playing Pos. | Nation | Name | Appearances | Goals |
| 1 | FW | | Sergiy Ivliev | 16 | 11 |
| 2 | MF | | Serhiy Ursulenko | 14 | 8 |
| 3 | MF | | Yaroslav Solonynko | 16 | 7 |
| 4 | MF | | Bohdan Riabets | 14 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | | Vadym Gostiev | 15 | 4 |
| 6 | MF | | Oleh Kerchu | 15 | 3 |
| 6 | FW | | Oleksandr Lakusta | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | Mykhailo Riabyi | 16 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | Valery Haidarzhi | - | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | Ihor Melnyk | - | 2 |
| 7 | FW | | Krisijan Kezic | - | 2 |
| 7 | DF | | Oleksandr Tarasenko | - | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | Valery Yarmosh | - | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Volodymyr Bidlovskyi | - | 2 |
| 8 | DF | | Oleksandr Volchkov | - | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 150 | 55 |
Second Division Goals :
| Pos. | Playing Pos. | Nation | Name | Appearances | Goals |
| 1 | FW | | Krisijan Kezic | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | MF | | Valery Yarmosh | 11 | 8 |
| 3 | DF | | Dmytro Polyuhanych | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | DF | | Serhiy Melnyk | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | | Vadym Gostiev | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | Denis Dyachenko | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Valerii Haidarzhi | 3 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 59 | 38 |