2017 Brantford Galaxy season

The 2017 Brantford Galaxy season was the sixth season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League. They began the season on May 29, 2017 away against Royal Toronto FC.[1] The season concluded with Brantford securing a postseason berth by finishing fifth in the standings. In the preliminary round of the playoffs they were defeated by Scarborough SC.[2]

Brantford Galaxy
2017 season
PresidentTomo Dančetović
Head CoachSaša Vuković
CSLQuarterfinals
Top goalscorerMiroslav Čabrilo
(6 goals)

Summary

Before the commencement of the 2017 season a change in the managerial structure occurred with Saša Vuković being named the head coach.[3] Throughout the regular season Brantford struggled to achieve significant results, but still was awarded a playoff berth after finishing fifth in the standings. Their reserve team fared slightly better results as they finished fourth in the standings. In the opening round of the postseason the senior squad was eliminated by Scarborough SC, while their reserve team advanced to the next round after defeating the Serbian White Eagles B.[4] The following round they were eliminated from the playoff competition after a 7-0 defeat to FC Ukraine United.[5]

Competitions

Canadian Soccer League

League table

First Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Vorkuta (C, A) 14 10 2 2 43 13 +30 32 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Serbian White Eagles (A) 14 9 4 1 38 14 +24 31
3 York Region Shooters (A, O) 14 9 3 2 34 7 +27 30
4 Scarborough SC (A) 14 7 3 4 37 17 +20 24
5 Brantford Galaxy (A) 14 6 0 8 26 37 11 18
6 Milton SC (A) 14 2 2 10 24 75 51 8
7 SC Waterloo Region (A) 14 1 5 8 19 33 14 8
8 Royal Toronto FC (A) 14 1 3 10 20 45 25 6
Updated to match(es) played on September 11, 2017. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
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14 6 0 8 26 37  −11 18 3 0 4 15 23  −8 3 0 4 11 14  −3

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
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ResultWLLLWWLWLLWWLL
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 2017. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

May 29 Royal Toronto FC1–4Brantford GalaxyToronto, Ontario
Report Stadium: Varsity Stadium
June 3 York Region Shooters2–0Brantford GalaxyVaughan, Ontario
Bryan  54'
West  90'
Report Stadium: St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field
June 17 Brantford Galaxy1–6Serbian White EaglesBrantford, Ontario
Vukovic  86' Report Filip Velasevic  13'
Pešić  60'
Jočić  66',  73'
Miroslav Jovanović  85',  89'
Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
Referee: Tony Amaral
June 24 Brantford Galaxy4–1Milton SCBrantford, Ontario
Maksim Bosic  17'
Dragan Milovic  35'
Cabrilo  41'
Vukovic  75'
Report Fazlagić  78' Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
July 2 SC Waterloo0–4Brantford GalaxyWaterloo, Ontario
Report Maksim Boksic
Simeunovic
Vukovic
Bojan Samardzija
Stadium: Warrior Field
July 7 Serbian White Eagles2–0Brantford GalaxyToronto, Ontario
Dusan Kovačević  81'
Švonja  86'
Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Javier Prior
July 15 Brantford Galaxy3–1Royal Toronto FCBrantford, Ontario
Cabrilo , Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
August 9 Milton SC0–3Brantford GalaxyMilton, Ontario
Report Stadium: Milton Community Center
August 19 Brantford Galaxy2–1SC WaterlooBrantford, Ontario
Report Stadium: Steve Brown Sports Complex
September 8 Scarborough SC5–0Brantford GalaxyToronto, Ontario
Marc Jankovic  15'
Dimitrov  48'
Stojiljković  60',  71',  78'
Report Stadium: Birchmount Stadium

League table

Second Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Ukraine United (A, C, O) 14 13 1 0 75 10 +65 40 Qualification for Playoffs
2 Burlington SC (A) 14 10 1 3 44 18 +26 31
3 FC Vorkuta B (A) 14 8 0 6 41 25 +16 24
4 Brantford Galaxy B (A) 14 7 1 6 29 35 6 22
5 Serbian White Eagles B (A) 14 6 0 8 32 59 27 18
6 SC Waterloo B (A) 14 5 1 8 26 39 13 16
7 Royal Toronto B (A) 14 5 0 9 32 58 26 15
8 London City SC 14 0 0 14 11 46 35 0
Updated to match(es) played on September 7, 2017. Source: canadiansoccerleague.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
14 7 1 6 29 35  −6 22 4 0 3 15 17  −2 3 1 3 14 18  −4

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314
GroundAAAHAHHHHHHAAA
ResultWWLLLWWLWWLWDL
Updated to match(es) played on September 10, 2017. Source: CSL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Statistics

Goals and assists

Correct as of November 30, 2017[6][7]

References

  1. Adamson, Stan. "EXPANSION TEAM VORKUTA SHINES IN CSL OPENER………the weekend wrap-up | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  2. Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN EAGLES, VORKUTA, SCARBOROUGH AND YORK REGION ADVANCE ……..weekend games in the CSL playoffs | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  3. "Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto - Canadian Soccer League". serbianwhiteeagles.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  4. Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN EAGLES, VORKUTA, SCARBOROUGH AND YORK REGION ADVANCE ……..weekend games in the CSL playoffs | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  5. "fcukraineunited". 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  6. "2017 Second Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  7. "2017 First Division Stats | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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