York Region Shooters (1998)

York Region Shooters
Full name York Region Shooters SC
Nickname(s) The Shooters
Founded 1998 Frank and Tony Bisceglia
Dissolved 2003 (Revived)
Ground Highland Park, Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Ground Capacity 550+
Owner Frank Bisceglia (Original)
Tony De Thomasis (Revived)
League Canadian Professional Soccer League

The York Region Shooters were a soccer team playing in the Canadian Professional Soccer League from 1998–2002. They played their home matches in the town of Aurora, Ontario, north of Toronto.

The franchise was one of the original teams of the CPSL. The team had its origins in the York Region Soccer League and were previously known as the York Region Stallions. In 2003, the York Region Shooters were sold by the Bisceglia family to what is now called the Italia Shooters, as the Vaughan Sun Devils, and reached the finals before losing to the Brampton Hitmen on October 5, 2003.

History

1998

In 1998, the York Region Shooters were founded and were signed to the Canadian Professional Soccer League and finished in 5th place with a total of 17 points, and did not qualify for the playoffs in their debut year.

1998 Standings

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Toronto Olympians 14 13 0 1 73 6 40
2 St. Catharines Wolves 14 8 3 3 31 26 27
3 Glen Shields 14 6 5 3 26 27 21
4 North York Astros 14 6 7 1 34 30 19
5 York Region Shooters 14 5 7 2 30 44 17
6 London City 14 4 7 3 27 42 15
7 Mississauga Eagles P.S.C. 14 3 10 1 29 44 10
8 Toronto Croatia 14 2 8 4 20 51 10

1999

In 1999, The York Region Shooters finished 7th. The Shooters finished in 7th place, with 12 points, and failed to qualify for the playoffs once again.

1999 Standings

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Toronto Olympians 14 13 0 1 56 7 40
2 Toronto Croatia 14 8 4 2 31 19 26
3 Glen Shields Sun Devils 14 7 4 3 34 18 24
4 London City 14 5 4 5 30 36 20
5 Oshawa Flames 14 3 6 5 19 26 14
6 St. Catharines Wolves 14 3 7 4 19 30 13
7 York Region Shooters 14 3 8 3 20 34 12
8 North York Astros 14 2 11 1 16 55 7

2000

In 2000, the Shooters matched their 1998 standings, 5th place with 14 points. Shooters forward Willy Giummarra was honoured with the 2000 CPSL MVP award.

2000 Standings

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Toronto Olympians 14 12 1 1 45 9 37
2 St. Catharines Wolves 14 12 1 1 29 9 37
3 Toronto Croatia 14 9 4 1 36 17 28
4 Glen Shields Sun Devils 14 5 6 3 26 30 18
5 York Region Shooters 14 4 8 2 17 30 14
6 North York Astros 14 3 9 2 17 29 11
7 Oshawa Flames 14 2 9 3 22 35 9
8 London City 14 2 11 1 12 45 7

2001

In 2001, the Shooters finished in 11th place, with a total of 15 points and 58 goals against.

2001 Standings

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Ottawa Wizards 22 16 3 3 51 16 51
2 Toronto Olympians 22 15 6 1 50 21 46
3 Toronto Supra 22 12 5 5 44 22 41
4 Montreal Dynamites 22 12 7 3 46 32 39
5 St. Catharines Wolves 22 11 6 5 43 28 38
6 Toronto Croatia 22 10 7 5 32 29 35
7 Glen Shields Sun Devils 22 8 11 3 30 43 27
8 Brampton Hitmen 22 7 10 5 28 41 26
9 North York Astros 22 7 12 3 30 32 24
10 Durham Flames 22 7 12 3 39 53 24
11 York Region Shooters 22 4 15 3 29 58 15
12 London City 22 2 17 3 19 66 9

2002

In 2002, the Canadian Professional Soccer League announced the addition of the Eastern and Western Conference divisions, with the Shooters assigned to the East. The Shooters finished 4th, and just missed a playoff spot.

2002 Standings

Place Team P W L T GF GA Points
1 Ottawa Wizards 19 15 2 2 55 13 47
2 Montreal Dynamites 19 11 5 3 44 34 36
3 Metro Lions 19 11 6 2 36 23 35
4 York Region Shooters 19 8 7 4 29 33 28
5 Durham Flames 19 7 10 2 28 44 23
6 Glen Shields Sun Devils 19 6 11 2 27 35 20
7 Toronto Supra 19 4 11 4 23 48 16

Dissolving

In April 2003, the York Region Shooters announced that they had folded after having played a total of 83 games from 1998–2002.

2003 Revived

In 2003, The York Region Shooters were absorbed by the Vaughan Sun Devils, and posted a 3rd-place performance with 28 points, and for the first time in 5 years clinched a playoff spot.

2003 Playoffs

The 2003 playoffs were great for the Sun Devils, as they made it to the championship match against the Brampton Hitmen on October 5, 2003, but lost 1–0. Hitmen striker Kurt Mella scored in the 27th minute, shortly after Sun Devils midfielder Chris Turner was sent off in the 18th minute for receiving a straight red card.

Year-by-Year

Year Team Name Division League Regular Season Playoffs
1998 York Region Shooters "1" CPSL 5th Did Not Qualify
1999 York Region Shooters "1" CPSL 7th Did Not Qualify
2000 York Region Shooters "1" CPSL 5th Did Not Qualify
2001 York Region Shooters "1" CPSL 11th Did Not Qualify
2002 York Region Shooters "1" CPSL 4th, Eastern Did Not Qualify
2003 Vaughan Sun Devils "1" CPSL 3rd, Eastern Final

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