2018 SC Waterloo Region season
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Tony Kocis | ||
| Head Coach | Radivoj Panic | ||
| Canadian Soccer League | 3rd place (First Division) | ||
| CSL Championship | Semifinal | ||
| Top goalscorer | Miodrag Kovacevic (6 goals) | ||
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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 August 10, 2018[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Management
| Position | Staff | 
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| 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 | .svg.png) Sven Arapovic | .svg.png) Croatia AC | Free Transfer | [14] | 
| 42 | MF | .svg.png) Mohamed Aborig | .svg.png) K-W United FC | Free Transfer | [15] | 
| 8 | MF |  Miodrag Kovacevic |  OSK Igalo | Free Transfer | 
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 | 
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| June 2 | SC Waterloo Region | 3–0 | SC Real Mississauga | Waterloo, Ontario | 
| Adis Hasecic  31',  33' Zelenbaba  40' | Report | Stadium: RIM Park | 
| 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 | 
| June 16 | SC Waterloo Region | 1–3 | FC Vorkuta | Waterloo, Ontario | 
| Volchkov  60' (o.g.) | Report | Solonynko  23',  37' Ivliev  48' | Stadium: RIM Park | 
| 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 | 
| June 30 | SC Waterloo Region | 0–9 | FC Ukraine United | Waterloo, Ontario | 
| 18:30 | Report | Falkovskyi  ,  ,   Lukyanets  ,  ,   Milishchuk  ,   Bohdanov  | Stadium: RIM Park | 
| July 21 | FC Ukraine United | 1–1 | SC Waterloo Region | Toronto, Ontario | 
| 14:00 | Hromyak  51' | Report | Dzenan Karic  53' | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium | 
| August 4 | SC Waterloo Region | 1–0 | CSC Mississauga | Waterloo, Ontario | 
| 18:30 | Zelenbaba  72' | Report | Stadium: RIM Park | 
| 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 | 
| August 18 | Brantford Galaxy | 1–1 | SC Waterloo Region | Hamilton, Ontario | 
| 20:30 | Vidovic  90' | Report | Jordan Aivaliotis  11' | Stadium: Heritage Field | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| September 23 | SC Waterloo Region | 3–0 | Serbian White Eagles | Waterloo, Ontario | 
| 19:00 | Miodrag Kovacevic   Ivan Cutura   Adis Hasecic  | Report | Stadium: RIM Park | 
| September 26 | SC Waterloo Region | 1–0 | Brantford Galaxy | Waterloo, Ontario | 
| 20:30 | Miodrag Kovacevic  | Report | Stadium: RIM Park | 
Postseason
| 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 | 
| 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[16]
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