The 2012 season was York Region Shooters's 15th season in the Canadian Soccer League. The season witnessed York Region finish in the top five in the First Division since the 2010 season with the fourth highest defensive record. The club qualified for the playoffs for the 10th consecutive season, and defeated the Windsor Stars in the opening round. Their postseason journey came to a conclusion in the second round after a defeat to the Montreal Impact Academy, while their reserve team shared a similar fate in the Second Division playoffs after a loss to Brampton City United B. The top goalscorers for the season were Jason De Thomasis, Aundrae Rollins, and for the record seventh consecutive time Kadian Lecky each with four goals.
Summary The club began preparations for the 2012 season by making an agreement with PEAC School for Elite Athletes for the access of their facilities and expertise of qualified instructors. The managerial structure changed with Tony De Thomasis returning to the helm as head coach. York's schedule saw them kick off their season at home on May 6, with the Shooters winning 1–0 thanks to a goal from Aundrae Rollins. Following their victory at home the club achieved a four game undefeated streak. After receiving their first defeat of the season on June 1 against the Serbian White Eagles the club recovered with a fourteen game undefeated streak with only two defeats recorded throughout the season.
The organization managed a fifth place standing in the First Division as a result secured a postseason berth. In the preliminary round of the playoffs the Shooters defeated the Windsor Stars, but were eliminated in the following round by the Montreal Impact Academy. Meanwhile in the Second Division their reserve team clinched their fifth consecutive playoff berth after finishing seventh in the standings. The team reached the semifinals, but were defeated by Brampton City United B by a score of 2–0.
Club
Management
Squad As of October 7, 2012.
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesSourceGK Emanuelle Ameltonis Atessa Val di Sangro S.S.D.Free Transfer21MF Darryl Gomez Serbian White EaglesFree TransferFW Tristan Jackman TFC AcademyFree Transfer19DF Taurean Manders Capital City F.C.Free Transfer14FW Samuel Roca Capital City F.C.Free Transfer2DFAndre Stewart Portugal FCFree Transfer22FW Julian Uccello F.C. CrotoneFree Transfer
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesSourceDF Adrian Butters Juventus IFFree Transfer 14DF Dino Gardner FC EdmontonFree Transfer DF Taylor Lord Dayton Dutch LionsFree Transfer GK Yasuto Hoshiko BKV Elore SCFree Transfer
Competitions summary
Regular season
First division
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Postseason
Statistics
Goals Correct as of October 7, 2012
+ GoalsPos.Playing Pos.NationNameGoals1 FW Jason De Thomasis 4 FW Kadian Lecky MF Aundrae Rollins2 MF Taurean Manders3 MF Matthew O'Connor MF Chris Thomas3 DF Fitzroy Christie2 DF Desmond Humphrey MF Alex Trujillo4 DF Ryan Dummett1 MF Darryl Gomez DF Ricky Herron MF Tristan Jackman MF Sargan Mate MF Carlos Rivas GodoyTotal 33
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