FC Ukraine United

FC Ukraine United is a Canadian soccer club founded in 2006. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League a league that is not sanctioned by any FIFA recognized body. Their home venue is located at Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto, Ontario. The club is the only team in the CSL to represent the Ukrainian diaspora in the Greater Toronto Area.

Full nameFootball Club Ukraine United
Founded2006
StadiumCentennial Park Stadium
Toronto, Ontario
Capacity2,200
Owner(s)Andrei Malychenkov
Evgen Ishchak
ManagerEvgen Ishchak
CoachMykhailo Hurka
LeagueCanadian Soccer League
2019Regular season: 3rd
Playoffs:Final
WebsiteClub website

History

In 2006, Andrei Malychenkov, and Vladimir Koval, former professional footballers from the former Soviet Union established a club in order to accommodate and combine talent from the various Eastern Bloc countries located in Canada.[1][2] As a result, FC Ukraine United were formed with a Ukrainian identity due to the majority of players originating from the Ukraine. Malychenkov was given head coach responsibilities, while Koval served as the general manager. In 2007, the club initial began playing indoor soccer at Soccer City.[2] In the spring of 2007, Ukraine United joined the Ontario Soccer League in the Multi Jurisdictional West Division. In their debut season in the OSL the team finished third in the standings and won the George Finnie Cup.[3] The following season United won promotion to the Central Regional Division by winning the league.

During their three seasons in the Central Regional Division the team managed to win the Great Lakes Cup and secured a promotion to the Premier Central Division in 2011.[4] During their time in the Premier Division United participated several times in the Diaspora World Cup hosted in Ternopil, Ukraine, and finished runner's up in the 2015 regular season. In 2016, Ukraine United was promoted to the professional ranks by joining the Canadian Soccer League.[5][6][7]

In preparation for play in the CSL First Division Malychenkov recruited several import players with experience in the Professional Football League of Ukraine. The imports included the likes of Mykhailo Bulkin, Lubomyr Halchuk, Vadym Gostiev, Mykola Hreshta, Mykhailo Hurka, Kostiantyn Derevlov, Vitaliy Dnistryan, Lubomyr Ivansky, Sergiy Ivliev, Oleh Kerchu, Danylo Lazar, Andriy Lemishevsky, Nazar Lytvyn, Volodymyr Romaniv, Sergiy Semenov, Sergiy Sergeyev, and Oleg Shutov.[8][9][10] Ukraine United made their professional debut on June 5, 2016 against Scarborough SC where they lost by a score of 2-0.[11] On June 12, 2016 United recorded their first victory over Hamilton City SC in a 3-2 victory with goals coming from Ivliev and Derevlov.[12] In their debut season in the CSL, Ukraine United achieved a second-place finish in the standings and recorded the league's big offensive record.[13]

In the first round of the postseason, Ukraine United faced Brantford Galaxy and with goals coming from Oleksandr Muzychuk, Derevlov, and Shutov they advanced to the semifinals with a 3-0 victory.[14] Their opponents in the next round were the Serbian White Eagles, but were eliminated from playoff contention from a 1-0 loss.[15] For the 2017 season, Ukraine United voluntarily relegated themselves to the Second Division.[16]

Players

Current squad
As of August 11, 2019[17][18]

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

No. Position Player
1 Template:Country data FW Oleksandr Popravka
2 DF Ivan Kucherenko
3 DF Bohdan Skotskyi
4 DF Mykhailo Hurka
6 Template:Country data MF Amir Hosic
10 FW Ihor Kozovyk [19]
11 MF Andriy Savchenko
12 Template:Country data MF Roman Kukkharskyy
13 FW Nazar Milishchuk
16 MF Taras Hromyak
17 DF Maksym Rohovskyi [20]
18 GK Ihor Vitiv
19 DF Vasyl Chornyi
22 FW Ihor Shyshka [21]
23 MF Volodymyr Romaniv
26 FW Artur Shaparov [22]
33 MF Yuri Sokolovsky
No. Position Player
44 GK Andriy Bandrivskyy
77 Template:Country data FW Ihor Sorotoskyi
88 FW Pavlo Lukyanets
- FW Molham Babouli
- MF Sviatoslav Dziadykevych
- FW Yevhen Falkovskyi
- FW Vadym Hetman
- Template:Country data MF Eugen Ishchak
- FW Maksym Kowal
- MF Taras Kryvyi
- Template:Country data FW Dmytro Mykhalchuk
- Template:Country data FW Basel Rashrash
- Template:Country data DF Aaron Reeves
- FW Serhiy Savchenko [23]
- DF Andriy Sukhetskyi
- MF David Velastegui

Year-by-year
Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs
2007 Multi Jurisdictional Division West OSL Third
2008 Multi Jurisdictional Division West OSL Champions
2009 Central Regional Division OSL Eleventh
2010 Central Regional Division OSL Fourth
2011 Central Regional Division OSL Fourth
2012 Premier Central Division OSL Eighth
2013 Premier Central Division OSL Eighth
2014 Premier Central Division OSL Third
2015 Premier Central Division OSL Second
2016[24] First Division CSL Second Semifinal
2017[25] Second Division CSL First Champions
2018[26] First Division CSL First Semifinal
2019 First Division CSL Third Final

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