The 2016 season was York Region Shooters's 19th season in the Canadian Soccer League. It began on May 29, 2016 and concluded on October 23, 2016. The club finished the regular season with the First Division title with a new defensive club record. The organization qualified for the playoffs for the 14th consecutive season, and secured a victory in the preliminary round against Milton SC. In the semifinal York Region was eliminated from the competition in a penalty shootout to Hamilton City SC.
Their reserve side managed to also play in the postseason by finishing fourth in the Second Division, and secured their second championship. For the fourth consecutive season Richard West finished as the club's top goalscorer with 13 goals.
Summary In preparation for the 2016 season head coach Tony De Thomasis recruited several prominent Toronto Croatia veterans, and Caribbean internationals. Once the season commenced York Region produced an undefeated streak of eleven matches. As a result, finished the season as the First Division champions with a new club defensive record. In the opening round of the postseason York Region defeated Milton SC by a score of 5-0. In the semifinal the Shooters were defeated in a penalty shootout to Hamilton City SC.
In the Second Division the reserve team concluded the season with a postseason berth. In the preliminary rounds of the playoffs York Region Region B defeated London City SC, and SC Waterloo Region. In the championship final the Shooters claimed their second championship title after defeating Toronto Atomic B 2-1.
Club
Management
First Division roster As of September 30, 2016.
Second Division roster As of December 23, 2016.
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesSource15MF Evan Beutler Alabama Crimson TideFree Agent 9DF Shawn Brown Toronto CroatiaFree Agent30DF Adrian Butters Oakville Blue DevilsFree TransferDF Nicola Di Sanza Atlántico FCFree Transfer12MF Hayden Fitzwilliams Toronto CroatiaFree Agent2DF Halburto Harris Toronto CroatiaFree AgentFW Nicholas Lindsay Toronto CroatiaFree Agent19MF Camaal Reid Sporting Central AcademyFree Transfer
Out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesSource9FW Michael Binns Wilmington Hammerheads FCFree Transfer DF Federico Burguez Canadian SCFree Transfer DF Nicola Di Sanza Atlántico FCFree Transfer MF Xavi Pérez CF GavàFree Transfer DF Wilson Martínez Atlántico FCFree Transfer
Competitions summary
Regular season
First division
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Postseason
Second division
Statistics
Goals and assists Correct as of November, 2016
+First Division GoalsPos.Playing Pos.NationNameAppearances Goals1 FW Richard West 132 FW Aleksandar Stojanovski 73 MF David Guzman 4 4 MF Marcos Rodriguez 35 FW Anthony Bahadur 2 DF Shawn Brown 2 DF Haliburto Harris 2 MF Camaal Reid 26 MF Evan Beutler 1 MF Richard Edwards 1 DF David Schipper 1 MF Odain Simpson 1Total 40
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