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| Italia Shooters |
 |
| Full name |
Italia Shooters |
| Nickname(s) |
The Shooters |
| Founded |
1998 |
| Ground |
The Soccer Centre |
| Capacity |
|
| Chairman |
Tony de Thomasis |
| Manager |
Tony de Thomasis |
| League |
Canadian Soccer League |
| 2006 |
3rd, Champions |
|
|
Italia Shooters, also known as Vaughan Italia Shooters are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1998. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the highest professional soccer league in Canada, and play in the International Division.
The team first entered the league as Glen Shields in 1998, but changed their name to the Glen Shields Sun Devils the following year. They changed their name again, this time to the Vaughan Sun Devils in 2002, and then after merging with the York Region Shooters in 2003, became the Vaughan Shooters prior to the 2004 season. With the creation of the new International Division, and to celebrate the club’s strong Italian heritage, the club changed its name yet again, becoming the Italia Shooters in 2006.
The Shooters currently play their home games at The Soccer Centre in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, around 12 miles north-east of downtown Toronto. The team's colors are blue and white, mirroring those of the Italian national football team.
[edit] Current squad
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 0 |
 |
GK |
Camilo Benzi |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Pablo Alvarado |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Angelo Pollastrone |
| 3 |
|
DF |
Carlo Cudini |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Jorge Molina |
| 5 |
|
MF |
Stalin Cardenas |
| 6 |
|
DF |
Franco Ruscetta |
| 7 |
|
FW |
Kaiden Leckie |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Chris Turner |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Jason De Thomasis |
| 10 |
|
FW |
Joey Todaro |
| 11 |
|
MF |
Fitzroy Christie |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 13 |
|
FW |
Frankie Bruno |
| 14 |
|
MF |
Joe Rini |
| 15 |
|
FW |
Sean Myers |
| 16 |
|
MF |
Stuart Black |
| 16 |
|
FW |
Evan Milward |
| 17 |
|
DF |
Raj Takhur |
| 18 |
|
FW |
Bill Androutsos |
| 19 |
|
MF |
Desmond Humphrey |
| 20 |
|
FW |
Rob Black |
| 21 |
|
FW |
Luca Forno |
| 22 |
|
MF |
Riccardo Forno |
| 23 |
|
FW |
Aundrae Rollins |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| 1998 |
"1" |
CPSL |
3rd |
Semi Final |
| 1999 |
"1" |
CPSL |
3rd |
Semi Final |
| 2000 |
"1" |
CPSL |
4th |
Semi Final |
| 2001 |
"1" |
CPSL |
7th |
Did not qualify |
| 2002 |
"1" |
CPSL |
6th, Eastern |
Did not qualify |
| 2003 |
"1" |
CPSL |
3rd, Eastern |
Final |
| 2004 |
"1" |
CPSL |
3rd, Eastern |
Final |
| 2005 |
"1" |
CPSL |
1st, Eastern |
Final |
| 2006 |
"1" |
CSL |
3rd, International |
Champions |
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