FC Vorkuta

Full name Football Club Vorkuta
Founded 2008
Stadium Esther Shiner Stadium
Toronto, Ontario
Owner(s) Igor Demitchev
Chairman Igor Demitchev
Manager Samad Kadirov
Coach Serhiy Zayets
League Canadian Soccer League
2017 Regular season: 1st
Playoffs:Semifinals
Website Club website

FC Vorkuta is a Canadian soccer club founded in 2008. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League, a non-FIFA sanctioned league. Their home venue is located at Esther Shiner Stadium in Toronto, Ontario.

History

FC Vorkuta was formed by Russian immigrants Igor Demitchev and Samad Kadirov in Toronto in 2008.[1] The club derived its name from the main financier Demitchev's hometown Vorkuta in Russia.[2][3] Initially the club operated at the amateur level in the Downtown Polson Pier Soccer League. In their debut season Vorkuta achieved instant success after clinching both the regular and postseason titles. Within a year the club transferred to the Thornhill Soccer Club League, and continued its uphill climb to success by winning the playoff title.

In 2010, the team remained in the York Region territory by joining the Richmond Hill Soccer League, and the Downsview Hangar Indoor Soccer League.In 2016, the organization decided to make the transition to the professional ranks by applying for membership in the Canadian Soccer League.[4][5] After presenting a successful strategic business plan the club received the necessary votes in order to be approved by the league ownership.[6][7] In preparation for the 2017 CSL season the team hired the services of Serhiy Zayets as head coach.[8] Zayets assembled a roster with several key CSL veterans acquired primarily from FC Ukraine United. The acquisitions included Sergiy Ivliev, Oleg Shutov, Mykhailo Bulkin, Vitaliy Dnistryan, Danylo Lazar, Vadym Gostiev, and Oleh Kerchu was assigned the team captain.[9][10] In addition to the CSL veterans several imports were brought in from Ukraine and Russia to further strengthen the roster.[11][12]

Vorkuta made their professional debut on May 27, 2017 against Milton SC with a 7-0 victory with goals coming from Kerchu, Lazar, Shutov, Gostiev, and Yaroslav Svorak.[13] In the clubs inaugural season at the professional level Vorkuta managed to produce a significant result. By clinching the regular season title, and establishing the best offensive record with the second best defensive record.[14][15] In the preliminary round of the postseason they defeated Royal Toronto FC by a score of 6-3.[16][17] Their 2017 campaign came to a conclusion in the following round after a 1-0 defeat to Scarborough SC.[18]

Players

Current squad

As of August 18, 2018[19]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Ukraine GK Oleksandr Musiyenko
2 Ukraine DF Volodymyr Bidlovskyi
3 Ukraine DF Lyubomyr Halchuk
4 Ukraine MF Serhii Ursulenko
7 Ukraine MF Yaroslav Solonynko
8 Ukraine MF Valery Haidarzhi
9 Ukraine MF Oleh Kerchu
10 Ukraine FW Sergiy Ivliev
11 Ukraine DF Vadym Gostiev
13 Ukraine MF Maksym Hramm
18 Ukraine MF Ihor Melnyk
20 Ukraine MF Denis Dyachenko
No. Position Player
21 MF Valery Doroshenko
23 Ukraine DF Oleksandr Volchkov
25 Ukraine FW Oleksandr Lakusta
27 Canada FW Krisijan Kezic [20]
29 MF Mykhailo Riaby
33 MF Dmytro Polyuhanych
34 Ukraine DF Oleksandr Tarasenko
35 DF Oleksandr Yaremchuk
41 DF Bohdan Sluka
42 MF Bohdan Riabets
44 GK Oleksandr Lozinskyy

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs
2017[21] First Division CSL First Semifinal

References

  1. ↑ "FC Vorkuta » About FC Vorkuta". www.fcvorkuta.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ Kazantsev, Mikhail (June 26, 2017). "Воркута в Канаде | Моя Воркута". Моя Воркута (in Russian). Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ Kovalev, Alexey. ""Нас постоянно просили снять "колючку" с логотипа". Жизнь русскоязычного клуба в Канаде" (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-06-06.
  4. ↑ "FC Vorkuta » 2017! Here we come!!!". www.fcvorkuta.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ "FC Vorkuta to Join the CSL in 2017?". TOTAL90 Canada. December 5, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  6. ↑ "ФК "Воркута" – победитель регулярного чемпионата Канады по футб... Cтоп, кто?". Sports.ru (in Russian). October 1, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ Adamson, Stan. "CSL EXPANSION TEAMS VORKUTA AND ROYAL TORONTO GIVE NEW LOOK……End of May kickoff | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ источники, Внешние. "Керчу стал игроком канадского клуба" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Pre-Carpathian footballer switched to Russian-Canadian club "Vorkuta"". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Досвідчений буковинський футболіст Керчу грає за "Воркуту"" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  11. ↑ "ФК "Воркута" Торонто: футболисты, тренеры, история, статистика, трансферы, протоколы". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Волчков: "Воркута" настроена на высокие задачи". Sports.ru (in Russian). 2017-10-28. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  13. ↑ Adamson, Stan. "EXPANSION TEAM VORKUTA SHINES IN CSL OPENER………the weekend wrap-up | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Чернівці Спорт — "Воркута" з буковинцями перемогла у Канадській лізі" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  15. ↑ "FC Vorkuta » 2017 SUCCESS". www.fcvorkuta.com. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  16. ↑ Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN EAGLES, VORKUTA, SCARBOROUGH AND YORK REGION ADVANCE ……..weekend games in the CSL playoffs | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  17. ↑ ""Воркута" выиграла "регулярку" чемпионата Канады и вылетела в полуфинале". 2017-10-01. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  18. ↑ "Побългареният "Скарбъро" на исторически финал за титлата". Вестник СТРУМА (in Bulgarian). Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  19. ↑ "FC Vorkuta". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Kristijan Kezic – FC Vorkuta". fcvorkuta.ca. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  21. ↑ "2017 First Division Standings | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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