2018 SC Waterloo Region season

SC Waterloo Region 2018 football season
SC Waterloo Region
2018 season
OwnerTony Kocis
Head CoachRadivoj Panic
Canadian Soccer League3rd place (First Division)
CSL ChampionshipSemifinal
Top goalscorerMiodrag Kovacevic
(6 goals)
Home colours
Away colours
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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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] In the semifinals they faced FC Vorkuta, but were eliminated in a penalty shootout.[4]

Team

Roster

As of 10 August 2018[5]

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 Canada CAN Sven Arapovic [6]
8 MF Montenegro MNE Miodrag Kovacevic [7]
9 MF   Stevan Vasic
12 GK   Marko Jelic
14 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Adis Hasecic [8]
15 DF   Milan Vujcic
16 DF   Thomas Sackor [9]
18 MF Serbia 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 Canada CAN Ivan Cutura [10]
38 MF   Gregor Jugelj
41 DF Serbia SRB Vladimir Zelenbaba
42 DF Libya LBY Mohamed Aborig [11]
- MF   Jordan Aivaliotis
- MF Canada CAN Emilio Estevez [12]
- MF United States USA Mohammad-Ali Heydarpour [13]
- 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

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Source
3 DF Canada Sven Arapovic Canada Croatia AC Free Transfer [14]
42 MF Canada Mohamed Aborig Canada K-W United FC Free Transfer [15]
8 MF Montenegro Miodrag Kovacevic Montenegro OSK Igalo Free Transfer [16]

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
3 SC Waterloo Region (A) 16 9 2 5 34 33 +1 29
4 Scarborough SC (A) 16 8 5 3 34 20 +14 29
5 Hamilton City SC (A) 16 8 1 7 41 38 +3 25
6 Serbian White Eagles (A) 16 5 4 7 20 20 0 19
7 SC Real Mississauga (A) 16 3 2 11 14 42 −28 11
8 Brantford Galaxy (A) 16 3 2 11 9 37 −28 11
9 CSC Mississauga 16 1 2 13 9 37 −28 5
Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2018. Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-csl-first-division-standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
16 9 2 5 34 33  +1 29 5 0 3 13 15  −2 4 2 2 21 18  +3

Last updated: September 20, 2018.
Source: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season

Results by round

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ResultWLLLLDWWDWWWLWWW
Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2018. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

FC Vorkuta v SC Waterloo Region
June 9 FC Vorkuta 6–1 SC Waterloo Region Vaughan, Ontario
20:00 Ivliev 13', 30', 68'
Melnyk 37'
Riabyi 41'
Ursulenko 58'		 Report Ivan Cutura 60' Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Hamilton City SC v SC Waterloo Region
June 23 Hamilton City SC 4–2 SC Waterloo Region Hamilton, Ontario
18:30 Lucas Raposo 4'
Sani Dey 65'
Arsen Platis 74'
Cabrilo 80'		 Report Vladimir Stankovic 15'
Aleksander Mitic 67'		 Stadium: Heritage Field
Scarborough SC v SC Waterloo Region
August 12 Scarborough SC 1–3 SC Waterloo Region Toronto, Ontario
20:00 Dimitrov 57' Report Vladimir Stankovic
Mohamed Aborig
Zelenbaba 80'		 Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
Brantford Galaxy v SC Waterloo Region
August 18 Brantford Galaxy 1–1 SC Waterloo Region Hamilton, Ontario
20:30 Vidovic 90' Report Jordan Aivaliotis 11' Stadium: Heritage Field
CSC Mississauga v SC Waterloo Region
August 24 CSC Mississauga 3–4 SC Waterloo Region Mississauga, Ontario
21:00 Toni Trograncic 48'
Carlos Hoffmann 75', 85'		 Report Zelenbaba 33'
Mohammad Ali Heydarpour 54'
Adis Hasecic 57'
Stevan Vasic 70'		 Stadium: Iceland Field
SC Waterloo Region v Hamilton City SC
August 31 SC Waterloo Region 3–0 Hamilton City SC Waterloo, Ontario
20:30 Miodrag Kovacevic 45', 70'
Adis Hasecic 50'		 Report Stadium: RIM Park
SC Real Mississauga v SC Waterloo Region
September 9 SC Real Mississauga 1–6 SC Waterloo Region Oakville, Ontario
17:00 Edmond Badal 80' Report Stevan Vasic 6'
Sven Arapovic 24', 28'
Ivan Cutura 35'
Slobodan Ristic 79'
Miodrag Kovasevic 83'		 Stadium: Bronte Field
SC Waterloo Region v Scarborough SC
September 15 SC Waterloo Region 1–3 Scarborough SC Waterloo, Ontario
18:30 Miodrag Kovacevic 3' Report Stojiljković 42'
Atif Hammud Ali 86', 89'		 Stadium: RIM Park
Serbian White Eagles v SC Waterloo Region
September 21 Serbian White Eagles 1–3 SC Waterloo Region Toronto, Ontario
19:00 Goran Kamber 55' Report Estevez
Sven Arapovic 45'
Adis Hasecic 89'		 Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Referee: Marcos Jaramillo
SC Waterloo Region v Serbian White Eagles
September 23 SC Waterloo Region 3–0 Serbian White Eagles Waterloo, Ontario
19:00 Miodrag Kovacevic
Ivan Cutura
Adis Hasecic 		Report Stadium: RIM Park
SC Waterloo Region v Brantford Galaxy
September 26 SC Waterloo Region 1–0 Brantford Galaxy Waterloo, Ontario
20:30 Miodrag Kovacevic Report Stadium: RIM Park

Postseason

SC Waterloo Region v Serbian White Eagles
September 29 Quarterfinal SC Waterloo Region 2–1 (a.e.t.) Serbian White Eagles Waterloo, Ontario
19:30 Miodrag Kovacevic 19'
Zelenbaba 115' (pen.)		 Report Pešić 90' Stadium: RIM Park
FC Vorkuta v SC Waterloo Region
October 6 Semifinal FC Vorkuta 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 SC Waterloo Region Vaughan, Ontario
19:00 Gostiev 45'
Ursulenko 117'		 Report Miodrag Kovacevic 42'
Sven Arapovic 		Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre

Statistics

Goals

Correct as of September 30, 2018[17]

First Division Goals
Pos. Playing Pos. Nation Name Appearances Goals
1 MF Montenegro Miodrag Kovacevic 15 6
2 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Adis Hasecic 12 5
FW Serbia Vladimir Zelenbaba 13 5
3 DF Canada Sven Arapovic - 3
FW Canada Ivan Cutura 9 3
4 MF Vladimir Stankovic - 2
MF Stevan Vasic - 2
5 DF Libya Mohamed Aborig - 1
MF Jordan Aivaliotis - 1
MF Canada Emilio Estevez - 1
MF United States Mohammad-Ali Heydarpour - 1
MF Dzenan Karic - 1
FW Aleksander Mitic - 1
MF Slobodan Ristic - 1
Total 48 33

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