# 2013 York Region Shooters season

The 2013 season was York Region Shooters's 16th season in the Canadian Soccer League. The club returned to the top four by finishing second in the First Division, and finished in the top four with the best offensive, and defensive record. The organization qualified for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season, but saw an early departure in the preliminary round. Their reserve side managed to also play in the postseason by finishing seventh in the Second Division. Their playoff journey began with victory in the opening round, but were eliminated in the following round. The club`s top goalscorer was Richard West with 19 goals who managed to end Kadian Lecky`s seven year streak.

## Summary

In the off season a dispute occurred between the Canadian Soccer League, and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) after the CSA unexpectedly removed sanctioning to the CSL just months before kickoff. The issue was resolved after the CSL appealed to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC), where the sport arbitrator forced the governing body to reinstate sanctioning to the CSL for another season. Meanwhile York Region made preparations for the 2013 season by assigning longtime team manager John Pacione with head coach responsibilities. Pacione assembled a roster with a mixture of imports with International and European experience along with Vaughan`s traditional veteran core players. In the initial stages of the season the club experienced a slight delay in performance, but quickly rebounded with an eight match undefeated streak. The team managed another undefeated streak with five matches, and concluded the regular season as runner`s up in the First Division.
Throughout the season York Region posted the second best defensive record, and the third best offensive record. The club also produced another solid home field performance by only losing two matches at home. In the postseason the Shooters were eliminated from the tournament in the opening round to London City SC in a penalty shootout. In the Second Division the reserve team was managed by league veteran Sam Medeiros, where they managed to secure a playoff berth by finishing seventh in the standings. In the preliminary round they defeated Niagara United B, but were knocked out by Toronto Croatia B in the semifinals.
York Region also formed a partnership with Empoli F.C. through the Italian Soccer Management, which provides opportunities for camps and scouting of players.

## Club
### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | John Pacione |
| Assistant coach | Americo Tantalo |
| Assistant coach | Pat Montalto |
| Manager | John Pacione |
| Assistant and Second Division manager | Tony Crispo |
| Second Division Head coach | Sam Medeiros |
| Second Division Assistant coach | Kostas Zorbas |
| Massage Therapist | Eric Yuill |
| Medical staff | Roger Menta |
Last updated: November 14, 2013 Source:

### First Division roster

As of November 14, 2013.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | ITA | Emanuelle Ameltonis |
| - | DF | | Moses Atule |
| - | DF | | Diego Benzi |
| - | GK | CHI | Camilo Benzi |
| - | DF | CAN | Marcelo Capazolo |
| - | DF | CAN | Fitzroy Christie |
| - | FW | CAN | Jason De Thomasis |
| - | DF | CAN | Ryan Dummett |
| - | MF | | Ramos Reis Eder-Eurenco |
| - | MF | JAM | Richard Edwards |
| - | DF | CAN | Dino Gardner |
| - | MF | SKN | Darryl Gomez |
| - | DF | | Ali Hanam |
| - | DF | JAM | Ricky Herron |
| - | GK | JPN | Yasuto Hoshiko |
| - | DF | CAN | Desmond Humphrey |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | GK | CAN | Adrian Ibanez |
| - | FW | CAN | Tristan Jackman |
| - | DF | CAN | Jurgen Kela |
| - | DF | CAN | Gerard Ladiyou |
| - | FW | CAN | Kadian Lecky |
| - | MF | ARG | Diego Hernan Maradona |
| - | MF | | Nico Martinez |
| - | DF | DOM | Wilson Martínez |
| - | MF | CAN | Matthew O'Connor |
| - | MF | | Mario Orestano |
| - | MF | ESP | Xavi Pérez |
| - | MF | CAN | Matthew Rios |
| - | MF | CAN | Carlos Rivas |
| - | DF | | Andre Stewart |
| - | MF | CAN | Alex Trujillo |
| - | FW | JAM | Richard West |

### Second Division roster

    As of September 30, 2013
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | | Adeyinka Abdy Basit |
| - | - | | Francesco Crispo |
| - | DF | CAN | Andrew Curci |
| - | FW | ITA | Nicola Di Sanza |
| - | MF | CAN | Dino Gardner |
| - | - | | Nikolaus Giannotta |
| - | FW | CAN | Tristan Jackman |
| - | GK | CAN | Adam Majer |
| - | - | | Stephen Mason |
| - | - | | John Mastromarco |
| - | - | | Sargon Mate |
| - | DF | CAN | Duncan Mitchell |
| - | - | | Simone Orlandi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| - | - | | Daniel Peterson |
| - | MF | GRN | Ricky Sayers |
| - | - | | Shezan Singh |
| - | DF | CAN | Justin Soscia |
| - | - | | Marcelo Tantalo |
| - | - | | Yonnik Thompson |
| - | MF | CAN | Jon-Michael Vieira |
| - | - | | Prasanth Vigneswararajah |
| - | MF | CAN | Arun Vigneswararajah |
| - | - | | Juan Antonio Vivas |
| - | - | | Andre Windross |
| - | MF | CAN | Xavier Wright |

### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes |
| FW | Nicola Di Sanza | A.S.D. Real Metapontino | Free Transfer |
| MF | Richard Edwards | Harbour View F.C. | Free Transfer |
| MF | Dino Gardner | FC Edmonton | Free Transfer |
| GK | Yasuto Hoshiko | BKV Előre SC | Free Transfer |
| DF | Gerard Ladiyou | SC Toronto | Free Transfer |
| MF | Diego Hernan Maradona | Atlético Camioneros | Free Transfer |
| DF | Wilson Martínez | Moca FC | Free Transfer |
| MF | Xavi Pérez | Pro Duta F.C. | Free Transfer |
| MF | Matthew Rios | Toronto Croatia | Free Transfer |
| FW | Richard West | Serbian White Eagles | Free Transfer |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Source |
| 19 | DF | Taurean Manders | Antigua Barracuda FC | Free Transfer | |

## Competitions summary
### First division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kingston FC (C) | 22 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 50 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 2 | York Region Shooters | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 47 | 22 | +25 | 47 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 3 | Toronto Croatia | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 21 | +27 | 47 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 4 | Brampton United | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 43 | 36 | +7 | 40 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 5 | SC Waterloo Region (O) | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 52 | 33 | +19 | 37 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 6 | Windsor Stars | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 37 | 40 | −3 | 27 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 7 | London City | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 48 | −9 | 27 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 8 | Serbian White Eagles | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 36 | −6 | 26 | Qualification for Playoffs |
| 9 | Astros Vasas FC | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 48 | −19 | 25 | |
| 10 | Burlington SC | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 34 | 56 | −22 | 21 | |
| 11 | St. Catharines Wolves | 22 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 21 | |
| 12 | Niagara United | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 54 | −27 | 13 | |

#### 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 7, 2013. Source: 2013 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 | 22 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | W |

#### Postseason
### Second division

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Toronto Croatia B (A) | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 30 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Niagara United B (A) | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 30 | +10 | 29 | Playoffs |
| 3 | London City B (A) | 16 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 28 | Playoffs |
| 4 | St. Catharines Wolves B (A) | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 26 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Brampton United B (A) | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | 25 | Playoffs |
| 6 | SC Waterloo Region B (A) | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 21 | Playoffs |
| 7 | York Region Shooters B (A) | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 20 | Playoffs |
| 8 | Kingston FC B (A) | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 42 | −10 | 17 | Playoffs |
| 9 | Serbian White Eagles B | 16 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 46 | −30 | 7 | |

## Statistics
### Goals

Correct as of November 14, 2013
Goals :
| Pos. | Playing Pos. | Nation | Name | Goals |
| 1 | FW | | Richard West | 19 |
| 2 | FW | | Kadian Lecky | 6 |
| 3 | DF | | Ali Hanam | 5 |
| 4 | MF | | Xavi Pérez | 4 |
| 5 | DF | | Ryan Dummett | 2 |
| 5 | MF | | Matthew Rios | 2 |
| 6 | DF | | Dino Gardner | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Desmond Humphrey | 1 |
| 6 | FW | | Tristan Jackman | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Gerard Ladiyou | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Nico Martinez | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Mario Orestano | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 45 |