2017 FC Ukraine United season

The 2017 FC Ukraine United season was the second season in the club's participation in the Canadian Soccer League. They began the season at home against FC Vorkuta B.[1] They achieved their first CSL double after defeating Burlington SC in the finals, and became the second club in the Second Division after TFC Academy II in 2012 to go undefeated the entire regular season.

FC Ukraine United
2017 season
OwnerVladimir Koval
Head CoachAndrei Malychenkov
CSLChampions
Top goalscorerTaras Hromyak
(15 goals)
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Summary

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After a successful debut season in the CSL the organization decided to relegate themselves to the CSL Second Division for the 2017 season.[2] Andrei Malychenkov continued in his capacity as head coach, and brought further seasoned imports from Ukraine. Throughout the season the club achieved a club milestone by producing their first perfect season in the league. As well as generating the best offensive and defensive record. In the first round of the postseason they defeated Brantford Galaxy B, and claimed the Second Division Championship after defeating Burlington SC.[3][4]

Players

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Roster

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As of June 29, 2017[5]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   UKR Nazar Lytvyn
2 DF   UKR Oleksandr Tarasenko
3 DF   UKR Ivan Kucherenko
4 DF   UKR Maksym Rohovskyi
5 DF   UKR Mykhailo Hurka
6 MF   UKR Taras Hromyak
7 MF   UKR Yuriy Sokolovsky
8 MF   UKR Sergiy Sergeyev
9 MF   UKR Andriy Kondzyolka
10 FW   UKR Pavlo Lukyanets
11 FW   UKR Roman Pitsur
12 DF   UKR Ihor Kozovyk
13 FW   UKR Kyrylo Antonenko
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW   UKR Ihor Shyshka
15 MF   UKR Andriy Savchenko
17 GK   UKR Nazariy Lazarsky
18 FW   UKR Vladimir Koval
- GK   UKR Oleksandr Popravka
- DF   UKR Lubomir Ivansky
- DF   UKR Mykola Hreshta
- MF   UKR Sergey Semenov
- MF   UKR Volodymyr Romaniv
- MF   UKR Vasyl Chornyi
- MF   ISR Alon Badat
- FW   UKR Yevhen Falkovskyi

Management

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Position Staff
Head coach Andrei Malychenkov
Assistant coach Mykhailo Hurka
Assistant coach Oleksandr Sobkovych
Goalkeeper coach Arthur Zaslavski
Manager Vladimir Koval

Last updated: December 5, 2017
Source: fcukraineunited.com

Competitions

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Canadian Soccer League

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League table

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Second Division
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Ukraine United (C, O) 14 13 1 0 75 10 +65 40 Playoffs
2 Burlington SC 14 10 1 3 44 18 +26 31
3 FC Vorkuta B 14 8 0 6 41 25 +16 24
4 Brantford Galaxy B 14 7 1 6 29 35 −6 22
5 Serbian White Eagles B 14 6 0 8 32 59 −27 18
6 SC Waterloo B 14 5 1 8 26 39 −13 16
7 Royal Toronto B 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.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
14 13 1 0 75 10  +65 40 6 1 0 35 3  +32 7 0 0 40 7  +33

Last updated: September 10, 2017.
Source: CSL

Results by round

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

Matches

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May 28 FC Ukraine United 3–1 FC Vorkuta B Toronto, Ontario
Lukyanets   23'
Hromyak   71'
Pitsur   90'
Report Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
June 3 Burlington SC 2–5 FC Ukraine United Burlington, Ontario
Report Lukyanets   3',   10',   45'
Hromyak   15',   47'
Stadium: Norton Stadium
July 8 Royal Toronto FC B 2–12 FC Ukraine United Toronto, Ontario
Report Chornyi  
Lukyanets  ,  ,  ,  
Tarasenko  
Hromyak  ,  ,  ,  ,  
Antonenko  
Stadium: LCI Sports Centre Arena
July 29 Brantford Galaxy B 1–5 FC Ukraine United Brantford, Ontario
Report Hromyak   25',   45',   50'
Amir Hosic   29'
Antonenko  
Stadium: Serbian Community Centre
August 23 SC Waterloo B 0–5 FC Ukraine United Waterloo, Ontario
Report Sergeyev  ,  ,  ,  
Amir Hosic  
Stadium: Woodside Park

Statistics

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Goals

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Correct as of November 10, 2017[6]

References

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  1. ^ "FC Ukraine United Beats FC Vorkuta in CSL Season Opener". fcukraineunited. 29 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. ^ Adamson, Stan. "CSL Expansion Teams Vorkuta and Royal Toronto Give New Look... End of May kickoff". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  3. ^ "FC Ukraine United Defeats Burlington for Division Title". fcukraineunited. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Ukraine United Routs Branford Galaxy 7-0 in CSL Second Division Semifinal". fcukraineunited. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  5. ^ "Ward 2 - Grangemouth". fcukraineunited.com. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  6. ^ "2017 First Division Stats". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2017-11-02.