2018 SC Waterloo Region season

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 Real Mississauga SC.[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.

SC Waterloo Region
2018 season
OwnerTony Kocis
Head CoachRadivoj Panic
Canadian Soccer League3rd place (First Division)
CSL ChampionshipSemifinal
Top goalscorerMiodrag Kovacevic
(6 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 August 10, 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  CAN Sven Arapovic [6]
8 MF  MNE Miodrag Kovacevic [7]
9 MF   Stevan Vasic
12 GK   Marko Jelic
14 FW  BIH Adis Hasecic [8]
15 DF   Milan Vujcic
16 DF   Thomas Sackor [9]
18 MF  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  CAN Ivan Cutura [10]
38 MF   Gregor Jugelj
41 DF  SRB Vladimir Zelenbaba
42 DF  LBY Mohamed Aborig [11]
- MF   Jordan Aivaliotis
- MF  CAN Emilio Estevez [12]
- MF  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 Sven Arapovic Croatia AC Free Transfer [14]
42 MF Mohamed Aborig K-W United FC Free Transfer [15]
8 MF Miodrag Kovacevic OSK Igalo Free Transfer [16]

Competitions

Canadian Soccer League
Main article: 2018 Canadian Soccer League season

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 Real Mississauga SC (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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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
June 2 SC Waterloo Region3–0Real Mississauga SCWaterloo, Ontario
Adis Hasecic  31',  33'
Zelenbaba  40'		 Report Stadium: RIM Park
June 9 FC Vorkuta6–1SC Waterloo RegionVaughan, Ontario
20:00 Ivliev  13',  30',  68'
Melnyk  37'
Riabyi  41'
Ursulenko  58'		 Report Ivan Cutura  60' Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
June 16 SC Waterloo Region1–3FC VorkutaWaterloo, Ontario
Volchkov  60' (o.g.) Report Solonynko  23',  37'
Ivliev  48'		 Stadium: RIM Park
June 23 Hamilton City SC4–2SC Waterloo RegionHamilton, Ontario
18:30 Lucas Raposo  4'
Sani Dey  65'
Arsen Platis  74'
Cabrilo  80'		 Report Vladimir Stankovic  15'
Aleksander Mitic  67'		 Stadium: Heritage Field
June 30 SC Waterloo Region0–9FC Ukraine UnitedWaterloo, Ontario
18:30 Report Falkovskyi , ,
Lukyanets , ,
Milishchuk ,
Bohdanov 		Stadium: RIM Park
July 21 FC Ukraine United1–1SC Waterloo RegionToronto, Ontario
14:00 Hromyak  51' Report Dzenan Karic  53' Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
August 4 SC Waterloo Region1–0CSC MississaugaWaterloo, Ontario
18:30 Zelenbaba  72' Report Stadium: RIM Park
August 12 Scarborough SC1–3SC Waterloo RegionToronto, Ontario
20:00 Dimitrov  57' Report Vladimir Stankovic
Mohamed Aborig
Zelenbaba  80'		 Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
August 18 Brantford Galaxy1–1SC Waterloo RegionHamilton, Ontario
20:30 Vidovic  90' Report Jordan Aivaliotis  11' Stadium: Heritage Field
August 24 CSC Mississauga3–4SC Waterloo RegionMississauga, 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
August 31 SC Waterloo Region3–0Hamilton City SCWaterloo, Ontario
20:30 Miodrag Kovacevic  45',  70'
Adis Hasecic  50'		 Report Stadium: RIM Park
September 9 Real Mississauga SC1–6SC Waterloo RegionOakville, 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
September 15 SC Waterloo Region1–3Scarborough SCWaterloo, Ontario
18:30 Miodrag Kovacevic  3' Report Stojiljković  42'
Atif Hammud Ali  86',  89'		 Stadium: RIM Park
September 21 Serbian White Eagles1–3SC Waterloo RegionToronto, Ontario
19:00 Goran Kamber  55' Report Estevez
Sven Arapovic  45'
Adis Hasecic  89'		 Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Referee: Marcos Jaramillo
September 23 SC Waterloo Region3–0Serbian White EaglesWaterloo, Ontario
19:00 Miodrag Kovacevic
Ivan Cutura
Adis Hasecic 		Report Stadium: RIM Park
September 26 SC Waterloo Region1–0Brantford GalaxyWaterloo, Ontario
20:30 Miodrag Kovacevic Report Stadium: RIM Park

Postseason
September 29 QuarterfinalSC Waterloo Region2–1 (a.e.t.)Serbian White EaglesWaterloo, Ontario
19:30 Miodrag Kovacevic  19'
Zelenbaba  115' (pen.)		 Report Pešić  90' Stadium: RIM Park
October 6 SemifinalFC Vorkuta2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		SC Waterloo RegionVaughan, 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]

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