York Region Shooters

For the defunct club York Region Shooters, see York Region Shooters (1998).

Full name

York Region Shooters

Nickname(s)

The Shooters

Founded

1998 (as Glen Shields)

Ground

St. Joan of Arc Turf Field
Maple, Ontario, Canada

Capacity

1,000

Chairman

Tony De Thomasis

Manager

Tony De Thomasis

League

Canadian Soccer League

2014

Regular season: 1st
Playoffs: Champions

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

York Region Shooters are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1998. The Shooters are the reigning champions of the Canadian Soccer League after winning the league and cup in 2014.^[1] They are the first team in Canadian soccer history to go undefeated in an entire season.^[2]

The Shooters currently play their home games at the St. Joan of Arc Turf Field in the community of Maple, Ontario, around 12 miles north-west of downtown Toronto. The team's colours are blue and white, mirroring those of the Italian national football team and reflecting the cultural heritage of the club. In November 2014, Bob de Klerk was appointed the Technical Director for the club.^[3]

History

The Shooters were founded as Glen Shields in 1998 as one of the original eight clubs to join the Canadian Soccer League in its inaugural season. The club changed their name to the Glen Shields Sun Devils the following year. They underwent another name change, this time to the Vaughan Sun Devils in 2002 and, 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 of the Canadian Soccer League, and to celebrate the club's strong Italian heritage, the club changed its name yet again, becoming the Italia Shooters in 2006 until 2010 when it was changed to the present York Region Shooters, reflecting the previous merger in 2003 and the larger area of York Region the club has played in and represents. The club has also introduced new crests over the years, mostly recently updating the crest for the 2011 CSL season.

Squad 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Emanuele Ameltonis
		GK	Adrian Ibanez
		GK	Adam Majer
		DF	Ricky Herron
		DF	Justin Soscia
		DF	Gerard Ladyiou
		DF	Ryan Dummett
		DF	Kohei Matsumoto
		DF	Edwin Navarrete
		MF	Steven McDougall
		MF	Richard Edwards

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Aleksander Stojanovski
		MF	David Schipper
		MF	Desi Humphrey
		MF	Dino Roberto Gardner
		FW	Adrian Pena
		FW	Richard West
		FW	Oswald Adu
		FW	Babajide Fatoba
		FW	Odein Omaro Simpson
		FW	Niko Di Sanza

^[4]

Year-by-year

Year	Team Name	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs
1998	Glen Shields	"1"	CPSL	3rd	Semi-Finals
1999	Glen Shields Sun Devils	"1"	CPSL	3rd	Semi-Finals
2000	Glen Shields Sun Devils	"1"	CPSL	4th	Semi-Finals
2001	Glen Shields Sun Devils	"1"	CPSL	7th	Did not qualify
2002	Glen Shields Sun Devils	"1"	CPSL	6th, Eastern	Did not qualify
2003	Vaughan Sun Devils	"1"	CPSL	3rd, Eastern	Final
2004	Vaughan Shooters	"1"	CPSL	3rd, Eastern	Final
2005	Vaughan Shooters	"1"	CPSL	1st, Eastern	Final
2006	Italia Shooters	International	CSL	3rd, International	Champions
2007	Italia Shooters	International	CSL	2nd, International	Quarter-Finals
2008	Italia Shooters	International	CSL	1st, International	Semi-Finals
2009	Italia Shooters	International	CSL	3rd, International	Semi-Finals
2010	York Region Shooters		CSL	"1"	Quarter-Finals
2011	York Region Shooters		CSL	8	Semi-finals
2014	York Region Shooters		CSL	"1"	Champions

Notable Medical Staff Members

Dr. Jason Pajaczkowski B.Sc., BS, CSCS, CPT, DC, FRCCSS(C), FCCPOR(C), DACRB, D. Ac Senior Partner/Director, Sports Performance Centres Ltd. Developer, Integrated Therapeutics

Dr. Scott D. Howitt B.Kin, M.Sc., DC, FRCCSS(C), FCCPOR(C), D. Ac Senior Partner/Director, Sports Performance Centres Ltd. Developer, Integrated Therapeutics

Coaching History

Name	Date Started	Date Finished	Reason
Ron Harrison	1998	1999	Left Club
Dave Benning	1999	Early 2004	Retired
Sam Medeiros	Early 2004	Mid 2004
Tony De Thomasis	Mid 2004	Late 2005	Chairman
Carmine Isacco	Late 2005	2006
Tony De Thomasis	2006	2009	Chairman
Carmine Isacco	2008	Went to York University as Head Coach	2010
Filipe Bento	2010	2012
Darryl Gomez	2014	2015
Tony De Thomasis	2015	Current head coach

^[5]

Stadiums\Venues

Year(s)	Stadium\Venue	Location
1998–04	Dufferin District Field	Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
2004–	St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field	Maple, Ontario, Canada

Club\Player Awards

Season	Club Award	Individual	Individual Award
1998	None	None	None
1999	None	None	None
2000	None	None	None
2001	None	None	None
2002	None	None	None
2003	CPSL Rogers Cup Runner-up	None	None
2004	CPSL Rogers Cup Runner-up	None	None
2005	CPSL Rogers Cup Runner-up	Desi Humphrey, Tony De Thomasis	CPSL MVP Award, CPSL President's Award
2006	CSL Rogers Cup Champions	Tony De Thomasis	CSL Coach of the Year Award
2007	None	None	None
2008	None	None	None
2014	CSL Rogers Cup Champions	Darryl Gomez	CSL Coach of the Year Award

References

http://www.yorkregionshooters.com/

External links

Official site

Canadian Soccer League

Clubs	Brampton United Brantford Galaxy Burlington SC London City Milton SC Niagara United SC Scarborough SC Waterloo Region Serbian White Eagles Toronto Atomic Selects FC Toronto Croatia York Region Shooters

Former teams	Mississauga Eagles Durham Flames Ottawa Wizards Durham Storm Hamilton Thunder Brampton Stallions Caribbean Selects Laval Dynamites Trois-Rivières Attak Hamilton Croatia Milltown Capital City SC Toronto Mississauga Eagles FC Montreal Impact Academy TFC Academy St. Catharines Wolves Windsor Stars Kingston North York Astros

Seasons	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Competitions	Givova Cup Open Canada Cup

Other Awards	MVP Award Golden Boot Award

Vaughan

Municipality	Vaughan Concord Kleinburg Maple Thornhill Woodbridge Regional Municipality of York

Culture and services	Notable people Vaughan Public Libraries Binder Twine Festival Boyd Conservation Area Canada's Wonderland Kortright Centre for Conservation McMichael Canadian Art Collection Reptilia Malls: The Promenade Shopping Centre Vaughan Mills

Education	Public: Emily Carr Secondary School Holy Cross Catholic Academy Maple High School St. Elizabeth Catholic High School St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic High School Tommy Douglas Secondary School Vaughan Secondary School Westmount Collegiate Institute Woodbridge College Private: RCC Institute of Technology Toronto District Christian High School

Government	Vaughan City Council Mayors Municipal elections (2006, 2010) Electoral districts: Thornhill (federal, provincial) Vaughan (federal, provincial) Defunct: Vaughan—King—Aurora York North

Transportation	Overview Barrie line (Maple GO Station, Rutherford GO Station) York Region Transit (previously Vaughan Transit; Promenade Terminal, Vaughan Mills Terminal, Wonderland Terminal) Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (TTC) Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Maple Airport

Sport	Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame Toronto Nationals (1970–80) Vaughan Flames Vaughan Vipers York Region Shooters

Town People

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