2018 Brantford Galaxy season

The 2018 season was Brantford Galaxy's seventh season in the Canadian Soccer League. Their season began on May 25, 2018 in an away match against CSC Mississauga.[1]Despite the team's mediocre season they still clinched the final playoff berth. Their participation in the postseason was short lived as they were eliminated by FC Ukraine United in the first round. While their reserve squad faced a similar fate in the Second Division after losing to FC Vorkuta B in the opening round. The club's top goalscorer was Slavko Knezevic with three goals.

Brantford Galaxy
2018 season
PresidentBosko Borjan
Head CoachMilan Prpa
Canadian Soccer League8th place (First Division)
CSL ChampionshipQuarterfinal
Top goalscorerSlavko Knezevic
(3 goals)

Summary

After the departure of Sasa Vukovic to Hamilton City SC, the club brought in Milan Prpa as head coach.[2] The roster assembled by Prpa remained primarily the same as the previous seasons with many notable veterans returning.[3] Overall the changes in management achieved little difference in the performance of the club. As the club produced a mediocre season by finishing eighth in the First Division, but still managed to secure the final playoff berth. In the opening round of the postseason Brantford faced FC Ukraine United, but were eliminated in a penalty shootout.[4]

Meanwhile in the Second Division their reserve team managed to secure a postseason berth. In the playoffs they faced division champions FC Vorkuta B, and were defeated by a score of 3-1.[5]

Players

First Division roster
As of August 10, 2018[6]

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  CRO Giorgi Jovicic [7]
4 DF  BIH Zeljko Dokic
5 DF  MNE Miljan Milovic [8]
6 DF  CAN Donart Beqiri [9]
7 FW  BIH Haris Redžepi
8 DF  SRB Boris Milicic
9 MF  BIH Saša Vidović
10 MF  CRO Dragan Milovic [10]
11 MF   Zoran Cvijetic
12 MF  SRB Adrian Tismenar
14 MF   Filip Cvetic
15 DF  SRB Nenad Nikolić
16 MF   Adolfo Alvarado
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF  BIH Marko Djukic
18 MF   Camilo Veloza
19 DF  BIH Bojan Samardzija [11]
21 DF   Dalibor Josic
22 MF   Slavko Knezevic
24 MF  CAN Adam Villela [12]
- MF   Mladen Gardovic
- MF  SRB Sasa Jelovac
- MF  CAN Andrej Prpa
- DF  SRB Dejan Ristić
- MF   Ilic Marko
- MF  SRB Uroš Vidović

Second Division roster
As of September 19, 2018[13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF  CAN Arsenije Japalak [14]
3 DF  CAN Michael Dhliwayo [15]
6 MF   Roberto Hogeveen
7 FW   Aleksa Japalak
11 MF   Brandon De Serpa
15 MF   Brandon Beal
16 MF   Dexter Hamilton
18 DF   Rade Parenta
19 MF   John Cordeiro
20 DF   Nemanja Sudar
27 FW   Harold Ranveau
- DF  CAN
– MF  CAN Ebenezer Adeniran [16]
– MF   Mohamed Ali
– GK  CAN Alexander Borsos [17]
– MF   Nikola Cekic
– MF   Paul Chakhov
– DF   Matteo Decosimi
No. Pos. Nation Player
– DF   Milan Dvokic
– DF   Tyler Froates
– DF   Mark Fronda
– FW   Kareem Hassanein
– MF   Martyn Hookes
– MF   Ernest Jones-Hughes
– MF  CAN Zach Kingma [18]
– MF   Josh Lachini
– DF   Charles Lanipekun
– FW   Alfonso Loto
– GK   Jeff Martins
– FW   Joaquim Martins
– MF   Andrew Misner
– MF   Aleksa Visekruna
– MF   Kyle Purcell
– DF   Bojan Spajic
– MF  CAN Pat Wilson [19]

Management
Position Staff
Head coach Milan Prpa
Assistant coach Aleksandar Pesic
Reserve head coach Nikola Ilic
Team trainer Dusan Dujic
Director Bosko Borjan
President Bosko Borjan
Game day manager John Volpe
Media relations Andrew Pilkington

Last updated: August 10, 2018
Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Source
4 DF Željko Đokić FK Zemun Free Agent [20]

Out
No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Source
MF Miroslav Čabrilo Hamilton City SC Free Transfer [21]

Canadian Soccer League
Main article: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season

First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Hamilton City SC 16 8 1 7 41 38 +3 25 Playoffs
6 Serbian White Eagles 16 5 4 7 20 20 0 19
7 Real Mississauga SC 16 3 2 11 14 42 −28 11
8 Brantford Galaxy 16 3 2 11 9 37 −28 11
9 CSC Mississauga 16 1 2 13 9 37 −28 5
Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-csl-first-division-standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
16 3 2 11 9 37  −28 11 2 1 5 7 21  −14 1 1 6 2 16  −14

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

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAHHAHHHHHAAAHAAA
ResultDLWLLLLLDLWLWLLL
Updated to match(es) played on September 27, 2018. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
May 25 CSC Mississauga0–0Brantford GalaxyMississauga, Ontario
20:00 Report Stadium: Iceland Field
June 2 Brantford Galaxy0–4Hamilton City SCHamilton, Ontario
20:30 Report Arsen Platis  8'
Sani Dey  18',  39'
Vukasin Kovacevic  50'		 Stadium: Heritage Field
June 9 Brantford Galaxy3–0CSC MississaugaHamilton, Ontario
20:30 Slavko Knezevic  63'
Adam Villella  68'
Jelovac  82'		 Report Stadium: Heritage Field
June 17 Scarborough SC3–0Brantford GalaxyToronto, Ontario
20:00 Bryan  15'
Stojiljkovic  55',  75'		 Report Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
June 23 Brantford Galaxy0–2FC VorkutaHamilton, Ontario
20:30 Report Solonynko  25'
Haidarzhi  90'		 Stadium: Heritage Field
July 14 Brantford Galaxy1–7FC Ukraine UnitedHamilton, Ontario
Slavko Knezevic Report Bohdanov
Datsiuk ,
Falkovskyi
Milishchuk
Hromyak
Lukyanets 		Stadium: Heritage Field Turf
July 21 Brantford Galaxy1–4Scarborough SCHamilton, Ontario
20:30 Dragan Milovic  36' Report Hammud Ali Atif  1'
Stojiljković  8',  80'
Alen Kucalovic  45'		 Stadium: Heritage Field
August 12 Brantford Galaxy0–3Serbian White EaglesHamilton, Ontario
20:30 Report Andrej Marinkovic  8'
Milan Mitrovic  39'
Luka Bojic  51'		 Stadium: Heritage Field
August 18 Brantford Galaxy1–1SC Waterloo RegionHamilton, Ontario
20:30 Vidovic  90' Report Jordan Aivaliotis  11' Stadium: Heritage Field
August 25 FC Ukraine United3–0Brantford GalaxyToronto, Ontario
21:00 Malysh
Milishchuk
Lukyanets  76'		 Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Referee: Afsar Khan
August 31 Serbian White Eagles0–1Brantford GalaxyToronto, Ontario
19:00 Report Filip Cvetic  59' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
September 7 Real Mississauga SC2–0Brantford GalaxyMississauga, Ontario
20:30 Senad Poracanin Report Stadium: Paramount Fine Foods Centre
September 16 Brantford Galaxy1–0Real Mississauga SCHamilton, Ontario
20:30 Donart Beqiri  14' Report Stadium: Heritage Field
September 20 FC Vorkuta5–0Brantford GalaxyToronto, Ontario
21:00 Gostiev  30',  32',  45'
Ivliev  50'
Kristijan Kezic  82'		 Report Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
September 23 Hamilton City SC2–1Brantford GalaxyHamilton, Ontario
19:00 Vukasin Kovacevic
Stefan Blazic 		Report Dokic Stadium: Heritage Field
September 26 SC Waterloo Region1–0Brantford GalaxyWaterloo, Ontario
20:30 Miodrag Kovacevic Report Stadium: RIM Park

Postseason
September 30 QuarterfinalFC Ukraine United0–0 (a.e.t.)
(8–7 p)		Brantford GalaxyToronto, Ontario
16:00 Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium

Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Halton United 15 10 0 5 48 20 +28 30 Playoffs
3 Scarborough SC B 15 8 0 7 48 40 +8 24
4 Milton SC 15 7 0 8 37 50 −13 21
5 Brantford Galaxy B 15 5 1 9 25 32 −7 16
6 Serbian White Eagles B 15 2 0 13 13 80 −67 6
Source: http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2018-second-division-standings/
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
15 5 1 9 25 32  −7 16 3 0 4 15 15  0 2 1 5 10 17  −7

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

Results by round
Round123456789101112131415
GroundAAAAHHHHAHAAHHA
ResultLLWWLWLWLWDLLLL
Updated to match(es) played on September 26, 2018. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
June 2 Halton United2–1Brantford Galaxy BBurlington, Ontario
Report Stadium: Norton Park
June 10 Scarborough SC B4–2Brantford Galaxy BVaughan, Ontario
Report Stadium: Joan of Arc Turf Field
June 17 Milton SC2–3Brantford Galaxy BBrantford, Ontario
Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
June 22 Serbian White Eagles B1–4Brantford Galaxy BToronto, Ontario
Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
July 22 Brantford Galaxy B2–4Halton UnitedBrantford, Ontario
Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
July 29 Brantford Galaxy B3–1Scarborough SC BBrantford, Ontario
Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
August 5 Brantford Galaxy B3–4Milton SCBrantford, Ontario
Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
August 11 Brantford Galaxy B3–0Serbian White Eagles BBrantford, Ontario
Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
August 12 FC Vorkuta B3–0Brantford Galaxy BVaughan, Ontario
Report Stadium: St. Roberts S.S Field
August 15 Brantford Galaxy B3–0Serbian White Eagles BBrantford, Ontario
Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
August 22 FC Vorkuta B0–0Brantford Galaxy BVaughan, Ontario
18:00 Report Stadium: St. Roberts S.S Field
August 25 Halton United3–0Brantford Galaxy BBurlington, Ontario
Report Stadium: Norton Park
September 5 Brantford Galaxy B0–3Scarborough SCBrantford, Ontario
Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
September 9 Brantford Galaxy B1–3FC Vorkuta BBrantford, Ontario
Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
September 14 Milton SC2–0Brantford Galaxy BMilton, Ontario
Report Stadium: Milton Sports Centre

Postseason
October 6 SemifinalFC Vorkuta B3–1Brantford Galaxy BVaughan, Ontario
15:00 Kristijan Kezic  8',  45'
Antonenko  90'		 Report Donare Beqere  17' Stadium: St. Roberts S.S Field

Statistics

Goals

Correct as of October 13, 2018[22][23]

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