The 2018 season was SC Waterloo Region's eighth season in the Canadian Soccer League. Their season official commenced on June 2, 2018 in a home match against SC Real Mississauga. Overall the season was a successful one for the club as they finished in the top four by finishing third in the First Division. The previous time Waterloo finished in the top four was in 2015. In the postseason Waterloo defeated the Serbian White Eagles FC, but were eliminated in the semifinals to FC Vorkuta.The club's top goalscorer was Miodrag Kovacevic, a former player in the Serbian First League with six goals.
Summary In preparation for the 2018 season Waterloo appointed Radivoj Panić as the new head coach. The roster consisted of notable veterans such as Vladimir Zelenbaba, Adis Hasecic, Mohammad-Ali Heydarpour, and Sven Arapovic. After a slow start to the season the club rebounded to a seven match undefeated streak, and secured a postseason by finishing third in the standings. In the first round of the postseason Waterloo defeated Serbian White Eagles FC. In the semifinals they faced FC Vorkuta, but were eliminated in a penalty shootout.
Team
Roster
Management
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesSource3DF Sven Arapovic Croatia ACFree Transfer42MF Mohamed Aborig K-W United FCFree Transfer8MF Miodrag Kovacevic OSK IgaloFree Transfer
Competitions
Canadian Soccer League
First Division
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Postseason
Statistics
Goals Correct as of September 30, 2018
+First Division GoalsPos.Playing Pos.NationNameAppearances Goals1 MF Miodrag Kovacevic 15 62 FW Adis Hasecic 12 5 FW Vladimir Zelenbaba 13 53 DF Sven Arapovic - 3 FW Ivan Cutura 9 34 MF Vladimir Stankovic - 2 MF Stevan Vasic - 25 DF Mohamed Aborig - 1 MF Jordan Aivaliotis - 1 MF Emilio Estevez - 1 MF Mohammad-Ali Heydarpour - 1 MF Dzenan Karic - 1 FW Aleksander Mitic - 1 MF Slobodan Ristic - 1Total 48 33
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