2008 Italia Shooters season
2008 season | |||
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Chairman | Tony De Thomasis | ||
Manager | Carmine Isacco | ||
Canadian Soccer League | 1st place (International Conference) | ||
CSL Championship | Quarterfinal | ||
Top goalscorer | Frank Jonke Kadian Lecky (7) | ||
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The 2008 CSL season was the 11th season in Italia Shooters existence. The club's season began on May 19, 2008 in a home game against Serbian White Eagles, which resulted in a 2-2 tie. The club's first goal of the season was scored by Luca Forno and Franco Ruschetto on May 19, 2008 in a 2-2 draw against Serbian White Eagles. The season concluded with the Shooters winning their second International Division title.[1] The shooters reached the playoffs and were victorious over the Brampton Lions in the quarterfinals.[2] But were defeated by eventual champions Serbian White Eagles in the semi-final match.[3]
Summary[edit]
Significant changes were introduced for the 2008 season as the Shooters secured a permanent home venue at St. Joan of Arc Turf Field in Maple, Vaughan, and recruited the services of Vito Colanglo as general manager.[4][5]A joint venture player agreement was reached with the Toronto Lynx of the USL Premier Development League, which allowed Vaughan access to sign Toronto's senior PDL players.[6]Another significant change introduced by the league was the creation of a Reserve division with Italia Shooters among the original five members. In their debut season the reserve team won the division title.[7][8]
In preparation for the 2008 season team owner Tony De Thomasis relinquished his managerial responsibilities to York Lions head coach Carmine Isacco, who previously managed the Shooters in 2006. The return of Isacco witnessed a major change in the roster with fewer veterans from the previous seasons returning.The selection of the squad was primarily influenced by a influx of Isacco's York University players with the addition of several Toronto Lynx PDL players.
Italia had a successful start to the season with a five game undefeated streak.[9]Throughout the season Italia battled with the Serbian White Eagles for the International division with only a slight stumble with a franchise record of a three game losing streak.[10] Isacco managed to produce a successful season by claiming the club's second division title, and finishing the season with the highest scoring record. In the preliminary round of the postseason the Shooters defeated the Brampton Lions, but were eliminated from the competition in the following round to the Serbian White Eagles.
Club[edit]
Management[edit]
Position | Staff |
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Head coach | Carmine Isacco |
Assistant coach | Anthony Capotosto |
General Manager | John Pacione |
Website Admin | Jason De Thomasis |
Last updated: December 23, 2008
Source: Italia Shooters
Squad[edit]
As of August 30, 2008. [11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers[edit]
In[edit]
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred From | Fee/Notes | Source |
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– | FW | Anthony Bahadur | Toronto Lynx | Free Transfer | [33] |
– | MF | Richard Asante | Toronto Lynx | Free Transfer | [34] |
– | MF | David Diplacido | North York Astros | Free Transfer | [35] |
– | MF | Kayin Jeffers | Toronto Lynx | Free Transfer | [34] |
13 | FW | Frank Jonke | Toronto Lynx | Free Transfer | [34] |
28 | FW | Kadian Lecky | Toronto Lynx | Free Transfer | [36] |
18 | MF | Tristan Murray | Toronto Lynx | Free Transfer | [34] |
23 | FW | Matthew Palleschi | Montreal Impact | Free Transfer | [37] |
– | GK | Jon Paul Piques | Montreal Impact | Free Transfer | [37] |
20 | DF | Jelani Smith | Canadian Lions | Free Transfer | [38] |
14 | FW | Marco Terminesi | Louisville Cardinals | [39] | |
– | DF | Rick Titus | Toronto Lynx | Free Transfer | [34] |
– | FW | Murphy Wiredu | Toronto Lynx | Free Transfer | [34] |
Out[edit]
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred To | Fee/Notes | Source |
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13 | FW | Frank Jonke | FF Jaro | Free Transfer | [40] |
MF | Konata Mannings | Pele FC | [41] | ||
16 | DF | Matthew O'Connor | Brampton Lions | Free Transfer | [42] |
17 | DF | Miles O'Connor | R.R.F.C. Montegnée | Free Transfer | [43] |
23 | MF | Andre Stewart | Portugal FC | Free Transfer | [44] |
2 | DF | Denny Velestegui | Brampton Lions | Free Transfer | [45] |
Competitions summary[edit]
Regular season[edit]
International Division[edit]
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | |
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1 | Italia Shooters (C) (A) | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 32 | +18 | 42 | Qualification for Playoffs |
2 | Serbian White Eagles (O) (A) | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 23 | +20 | 41 | |
3 | Toronto Croatia (A) | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 35 | +5 | 38 | |
4 | Portugal FC (A) | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 44 | 31 | +13 | 34 |
Updated to games played on October 5, 2008.
Source: http://www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com/reports08/08cslw21.htm
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Results summary[edit]
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | +19 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 23 | −2 |
Last updated: December 23, 2008.
Source: 2008 Canadian Soccer League season
Results by round[edit]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]
May 19, 2008 | Italia Shooters | 2–2 | Serbian White Eagles | Vaughan, Ontario |
16:00 | Luca Forno 23' Franco Ruscetta 77' |
Report Report |
Milos Scepanovic 30' Milos Vucinic 72' |
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Attendance: 500 Referee: Gianni Facchini (OSA) |
May 25, 2008 | Italia Shooters | 1–0 | Trois-Rivieres Attak | Vaughan, Ontario |
16:00 | Branko Majstorovic 47' | Report | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Attendance: 100 Referee: David Barrie (OSA) |
May 30, 2008 | TFC Academy | 0–2 | Italia Shooters | Toronto, Ontario |
20:00 | Report | Wiredu 33' Palleschi 53' |
Stadium: Lamport Stadium |
June 1, 2008 | Italia Shooters | 4–0 | London City SC | Vaughan, Ontario |
16:00 | Palleschi 42' Jason De Thomasis 45' Jonke 66' Stalin Cardenas 79' |
Report | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
June 6, 2008 | Serbian White Eagles | 1–2 | Italia Shooters | Toronto, Ontario |
20:00 | Radovic 45' | Report | Jonke 86' Smith 94' |
Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium |
June 8, 2008 | Italia Shooters | 2–3 | Toronto Croatia | Vaughan, Ontario |
16:00 | Jonke 34' Terminesi 48' |
Report | Tihomir Maletic 6' Halburto Harris 23' Herrera 84' |
Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
June 13, 2008 | London City SC | 1–6 | Italia Shooters | London, Ontario |
20:45 | Matt St. Louis 43' | Report Report |
Jonke 22' Terminesi 38', 46' Dave Szrett 45' Kadian Lecky 80' Smith 84' |
Stadium: Cove Road Stadium |
June 15, 2008 | Brampton Lions | 5–2 | Italia Shooters | Brampton, Ontario |
14:30 | Kareem Johnson 17', 76' Nicholas Poku 23' Daniel Nascimento 34' Alex Del Gallo 79' |
Report Report |
Jonke 10' Desmond Humphrey 90' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Stadium |
July 1, 2008 | Italia Shooters | 4–1 | Portugal FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
16:00 | Jonke 12', 14' Jason De Thomasis 75', 87' |
Report | Emerson Fiti 40' | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
July 5, 2008 | Trois-Rivieres Attak | 4–0 | Italia Shooters | Trois-Rivieres, Quebec |
16:00 | Nunez 37' Lesage 57' Hector Contreras 72' Surprenant 79' |
Report | Stadium: Stade de l'UQTR |
July 14, 2008 | Italia Shooters | 1–0 | Brampton Lions | Vaughan, Ontario |
16:00 | Palleschi 52' | Report | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
July 18, 2008 | Italia Shooters | 2–0 | North York Astros | Vaughan, Ontario |
20:00 | Jason De Thomasis 4' Gerard Ladiyou |
Report | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
July 25, 2008 | Toronto Croatia | 3–4 | Italia Shooters | Mississauga, Ontario |
20:00 | Mario Pupic 25', 45' Fitzwilliams 86' |
Report | Franco Ruscetta 10', 95' Jason De Thomasis 50' Chris Turner 93' |
Stadium: Hershey Centre |
August 9, 2008 | Windsor Border Stars | 0–1 | Italia Shooters | Windsor, Ontario |
19:00 | Report | Kadian Lecky 84' | Stadium: Windsor Stadium |
August 22, 2008 | Toronto Croatia | 0–2 | Italia Shooters | Mississauga, Ontario |
20:00 | Report | Kadian Lecky 13', 20' | Stadium: Hershey Centre Attendance: 150 Referee: Mike Lambert (OSA) |
August 24, 2008 | Italia Shooters | 1–1 | Serbian White Eagles | Vaughan, Ontario |
16:00 | Douglas Sereti 39' | Report | Budalic 18' | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Attendance: 150 Referee: Vito Curalli (OSA) |
September 5, 2008 | Portugal FC | 3–2 | Italia Shooters | Toronto, Ontario |
20:00 | Mike DiLuca 13' Selmir Sehic 65' Emerson Fiti 82' |
Report | Diplacido 68' Kadian Lecky 94' |
Stadium: Lamport Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Isaac Raymond (OSA) |
September 14, 2008 | North York Astros | 2–1 | Italia Shooters | Toronto, Ontario |
15:00 | Selvin Lammie 18' Nagaoka 86' |
Report | Luca Zucal 20' | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Justin Tasev (OSA) |
September 19, 2008 | Serbian White Eagles | 3–0 | Italia Shooters | Toronto, Ontario |
20:00 | Viciknez 8' Milos Scepanovic 36' Alex Braletic 75' |
Report | Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium |
September 21, 2008 | Italia Shooters | 4–1 | TFC Academy | Vaughan, Ontario |
16:00 | Tristan Murray 47' Wiredu 69', 85' Kadian Lecky 75' |
Report Report |
Erick Olazabal 87' | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field Attendance: 200 Referee: John Oliva (OSA) |
September 28, 2008 | Italia Shooters | 1–1 | Windsor Border Stars | Vaughan, Ontario |
16:00 | Jason Di Thomasis 74' | Report | Dominic Scicluna 16' | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
October 5, 2008 | Italia Shooters | 6–1 | Toronto Croatia | Vaughan, Ontario |
16:00 | Carlo Cudini 2' Wiredu 18', 49', 54' Kadian Lecky 79' Smith 90' |
Report | David Kadoic 86' | Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field |
Postseason[edit]
Quarterfinals[edit]
October 10, 2008 | Italia Shooters | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Brampton Lions | Toronto, Ontario |
8:00 ET | Terminesi 114' | (Report) | Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Manuel Orellana (Ontario) |
Semifinals[edit]
October 17, 2008 | Italia Shooters | 0–3 | Serbian White Eagles | Toronto, Ontario |
8:00 ET | (Report) | Budalic 40' Alex Braletić 62' Miloš Šćepanović 82' |
Stadium: Esther Shiner Stadium Attendance: 180 Referee: Yusir Rudolf (Ontario) |
Statistics[edit]
Goals[edit]
Correct as of October 5, 2008
Club seasonal records[edit]Matches[edit]Season record wins
Season record defeats
Season record draws
Sequences[edit]
References[edit]
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