Scarborough SC
2017 season
OwnerAngel Belchev
Head CoachKrum Bibishkov
Canadian Soccer League4th place (First Division)
CSL ChampionshipFinal
Top goalscorerAleksandar Stojiljković
(17 goals)

The 2017 Scarborough SC season was the third season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League. They began the season on May 27, 2017 at home against York Region Shooters.[1] The season concluded with Scarborough securing a postseason berth by finishing fourth in the standings. In the preliminary rounds of the playoffs they secured the necessary wins in order to make their first CSL Championship appearance. In the finals they were defeated by the York Region Shooters in a penalty shootout.

Summary

In preparation for the 2017 season general manager Kiril Dimitrov acquired the services of Krum Bibishkov as a Player-coach.[2] Scarborough continued its policy of recruiting overseas talent in order to bring more depth to the roster.[3] Throughout the majority of the season the team battled for the fourth position standing, until achieving a five game undefeated streak at the end of the season in order to clinch that berth. Their overall success saw the club finish in the top four in best offensive and defensive records with Aleksandar Stojiljković winning the CSL Golden Boot.[4] In the first round of the postseason they faced Brantford Galaxy, and advanced to the next round after a 6-2 victory.[5] Scarborough made club history by defeating FC Vorkuta by a score of 1-0 to make their first CSL Championship final appearance.[6] Their opponents in the finals were York Region Shooters, where Scarborough was denied the title after a 5-4 defeat in a penalty shootout.[7]

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Source
FW Bulgaria Krum Bibishkov Canada Brantford Galaxy Free Transfer [8]
GK Serbia Milos Djurkovic Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Radnik Bijeljina Free Transfer [8]
GK Sierra Leone John Trye United States ASA Charge Free Transfer [8]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Source
11 MF Israel Alon Badat Canada FC Ukraine United Free Transfer [9]
14 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Adis Hasecic Canada SC Waterloo Region Free Transfer [10]

Competitions

Canadian Soccer League

League table

First Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Vorkuta (C) 14 10 2 2 43 13 +30 32 Playoffs
2 Serbian White Eagles 14 9 4 1 38 14 +24 31
3 York Region Shooters (O) 14 9 3 2 34 7 +27 30
4 Scarborough SC 14 7 3 4 37 17 +20 24
5 Brantford Galaxy 14 6 0 8 26 37 −11 18
6 Milton SC 14 2 2 10 24 75 −51 8
7 SC Waterloo Region 14 1 5 8 19 33 −14 8
8 Royal Toronto FC 14 1 3 10 20 45 −25 6
Updated to match(es) played on September 11, 2017. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 7 3 4 37 17  +20 24 4 1 2 19 4  +15 3 2 2 18 13  +5

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundHAAHHAHHAAAHHA
ResultDLWLWWLWLDDWWW
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 2017. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

June 2 Serbian White Eagles 2–1 Scarborough SC Toronto, Ontario
Pešić 31'
Jočić 74'		 Report Dimitrov 24' Stadium: Birchmount Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ramee Arbaji
July 28 Scarborough SC 1–2 Serbian White Eagles Toronto, Ontario
Stefan Stoiljkovic 55' Report Miroslav Jovanović 48'
Kamberović 61'		 Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Ramee Arbaji
August 23 Milton SC 5–5 Scarborough SC Milton, Ontario
William Mokake ,
Scott Damion Tristan ,
Adnan Smajic 		Report Adrian Todorovic ,
Bibishkov ,
Karadachki 		Stadium: Milton Community Park

Statistics

Goals

Correct as of November 10, 2017[11]

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