SC Toronto

SC Toronto is a Canadian soccer team, founded in 2001. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the third tier of the Canadian soccer pyramid and the largest domestic professional soccer league in Canada. The club plays its home games at Lamport Stadium in the city of Toronto, Ontario.

History

From their inception until 2005 the team played simply as Toronto Supra, but changed their name prior to the beginning of the 2006 season to Portuguese Supra to acknowledge the club’s ties to the local Portuguese community in Toronto. Other name changes came in 2008, this time to Portugal FC,^[1] and in 2011 to their current name, SC Toronto.^[2]

SC Toronto represents the highest level pro team of the Soccer Club of Toronto, a volunteer based community-run youth soccer club operating in the Central/South area of Toronto since 1997.^[3]

Colours and badge

With the name change from Toronto Portuguese Supra to Portugal FC, there was a change in the badge in 2008. The club would re-brand again in 2011, becoming SC Toronto, introducing a new crest but keeping the team colours of white and black.

Current squad

as of 18 August 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Staff

Sports

Head Coach

• Doug McNaught

Assistant Coach

• Brian Annin

Goalkeeper Coach

• Paolo Silva

Youth Development Coach

• Mel Lopes

Management

Team Chef

• Justin Cresser

Technical Director

• Jon Mondino

Office

• Grace DaSilva

Referee Co-ordinator

• Johnathan Majik

Headquarters

President

• Jose DaSilva

Vice President

• Luis Barros

Treasurer

• Richard Moy

Secretary

• Maria Galle

Director of Competitive

• Victor Raleza

Director of Youth House League

• Jose Viveiros

Director of Sponsorship & Fundraising

• Maria Galle

Director of Tournaments & Special Events

• William Brydges

Honorary Member

• Joe Nunes

Honorary Member

• Tino DeCastro

Notable former players

• Yami William
• Eddy Berdusco
• Kevin McIntosh
• Richard Asante
• Ilya Orlov^[11]

Year-by-year

Managers

• José Testas (2008)
• Daniel Cameira Amaral ^[12] (2009)

Stadia

The current Portuguese community club plays in Lamport Stadium.^[13] From 2001-07, the club had played at Centennial Park Stadium.

• Centennial Park Stadium, Etobicoke, Ontario (2001–07)
• Lamport Stadium, Parkdale in Toronto, Ontario (2008-)

Reserve Squad

SC Toronto reserves play in the CSL 2nd division. as of 29 May 2011 Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

References

• [1]

External links

• SC Toronto
• Canadian Soccer League