The 2018 season was Scarborough SC's fourth season in the Canadian Soccer League. Their season official commenced on May 19, 2018, in an away match against FC Ukraine United. The season proved to be a successful one as Scarborough managed to compete in the top four and ultimately secured a playoff berth by finishing fourth in the First Division. In the postseason tournament Scarborough successfully defeated Hamilton City SC, and FC Ukraine in the earlier rounds in order to reach the CSL Championship final for the second straight season. Their opposition in the finals were FC Vorkuta, but ultimately were defeated in a penalty shootout.
While in the Second Division their reserve team made their debut, and successfully clinched a postseason berth. Their postseason participation came to an early conclusion after a defeat to Halton United. For the second consecutive season Aleksandar Stojiljković finished as the club's top goalscorer with 10 goals.
Summary In the off season Scarborough negotiated a player agreement with York Region Shooters in order to acquire additional talent as the Shooters ceased operations for the 2018 season. Scarborough also launched their first reserve team in the Second Division under the management of Eddy Coronel. Further notable changes included the return of European journeyman Zoran Rajović in order to operate as a player-coach. As former head coach Krum Bibishkov departed after receiving a franchise in the Canadian Soccer League for his soccer academy SC Real Mississauga. Throughout the season Rajovic managed to secure Scarborough their third consecutive playoff berth by finishing fourth in the standings.
In the preliminary round of the postseason Scarborough defeated Hamilton City SC by a score of 4–1. In the following round Toronto faced division champions FC Ukraine United, and defeated them to reach the finals of the CSL Championship for the second consecutive year. In finals Scarborough faced FC Vorkuta, but were defeated in a penalty shootout. Meanwhile, in the Second Division their reserve squad secured a postseason berth by finishing third. In the playoffs the team faced an early elimination from Halton United.
Players
First Division roster
Second Division roster
Management
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesSourceFW Kavin Bryan York Region ShootersFree TransferGK Adrian Ibanez York Region ShootersFree TransferMF Zoran Knežević OFK GrbaljFree TransferMF Neven Radaković FK OdžaciFree TransferFW Zoran Rajović HNK OrašjeFree TransferDF Momčilo Rudan FK Bratstvo PrigrevicaFree TransferDF Stefan Rudan FK Bratstvo PrigrevicaFree TransferMF Odain Omaro Simpson York Region ShootersFree TransferFW Daniel González Vega Deportivo Toluca F.C.Free Transfer
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesSourceFW Krum Bibishkov SC Real MississaugaFree Transfer DF Adrian Cann Mississauga MetroStarsFree Transfer DF Metodi Iliev FC Septemvri SimitliFree Transfer DF Marc Jankovic Master's FutbolFree Transfer DF Zdravko Karadachki Edinburgh City F.C.Free Transfer MF Tihomir Kosturkov FC Septemvri SimitliFree Transfer FW Joey Melo Master's FutbolFree Transfer
Competitions
Canadian Soccer League
First Division
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Postseason
Second Division
Results by round
Matches
Postseason
Statistics
Goals and assists Correct as of October 13, 2018
+First Division GoalsPos.Playing Pos.NationNameAppearances Goals1 FW Aleksandar Stojiljković 14 102 FW Kavin Bryan 14 93 FW Hammud Ali Atif 15 7 4 MF Kiril Dimitrov 12 35 MF Zoran Knežević - 1 DF Alen Kucalovic - 1Total 55 31
+Second Division GoalsPos.Playing Pos.NationNameAppearances Goals1 FW Matthaus Garcia 10 6 2 FW Ryan Khedoo 7 5 3 FW Daniel González Vega 6 45 MF Muhammet Furkan Demir 9 2 DF Ricardo Fonseca 9 2 MF Paul Mcghie 14 2 MF Juan Rincon 14 2Total 69 23
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