Toronto Atomic FC explained
Stadium: | Canlan Sportsplex Mississauga, Ontario |
Season: | 2017–18 |
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Fullname: | Toronto Atomic Selects Football Club |
Founded: | 2013 |
Owntitle: | Owner(s) |
Owner: | Ihor Prokipchuk |
Coach: | Andrii Melnyk Denys Rylskyi Oleh Yatsura |
League: | Arena Premier League |
Position: | Regular season: 6th Playoffs:Semifinals |
Website: | http://www.torontoatomic.com/ |
Toronto Atomic FC is a Canadian soccer club founded in 2013. The team is currently operating an indoor team in the Arena Premier League under the name Ukraine AC. Toronto also fields several youth teams in CAF - Canadian Academy of Futbol. While Ukraine AC play their home matches at Canlan Sportsplex in Mississauga, Ontario.
History
Atomic Selects Toronto FC was formed in 2013 as a soccer academy by HVAC contractor Ihor Prokipchuk. On February 10, 2015 Toronto Atomic joined the professional ranks as an expansion franchise in the Canadian Soccer League.[1] [2] [3] [4] The club received territorial rights in Etobicoke a district of Toronto and Centennial Park Stadium would serve as their home venue. Toronto Atomic secured the services of Ihor Yavorskyi as head coach with previous experience in the Ukrainian Premier League.[5] Yavorskyi was able to acquire players who played in the Ukrainian top tier like Vasyl Shpuk, Ihor Ilkiv, Ihor Melnyk, Igor Migalevskyy, Andriy Dankiv, Mykhaylo Basarab, Oleksandr Semenyuk, Volodymyr Plishka, Denys Rylsky, Oleksandr Tomakh, and Stanislav Katana.[6] [7] The club made its CSL debut on May 9, 2015 in a 3-0 victory over Niagara United with Migalevskyy, Melnyk, and Mykola Voytsekhovskyy contributing the goals.[8] Midway through the season Yavorskyi was dismissed from his post with Vasyl Ishchak being named his successor.[9] [10]
Ishchak managed to secure a postseason for the organization by finishing fifth in the overall standings. Their opponents in the quarterfinals were SC Waterloo, but lost the match by a score of 2-0.[11] At the conclusion of the season Toronto received two league awards one for Ihor Melnyk as CSL Rookie of the Year, and Ishchak for CSL Coach of the Year.[12] [13] In preparations for the 2016 season Atomic extended Ischak contract, and named Michael Tischer team captain.[14] Serhiy Konyushenko was appointed the head coach for the reserve team in the CSL Second Division.[15] Toronto Atomic entered a team in the newly formed CAF LIKA Supergroup open division.[16]
Toronto brought in further imports from the Ukraine signing Ivan Sozansky, Ostap Talochka, Roman Sakhno, Bohdan Polyakhov, and Canadian international Terry Dunfield.[17] [18] For the second straight season Toronto secured a postseason berth by finishing fifth in the standings.[19] In the preliminary round of the playoffs Atomic were eliminated from the competition after a 1-0 loss to the Serbian White Eagles.[20] In the Second Division the reserve team finished second in the regular season, and reached the CSL D2 Championship final where they faced the York Region Shooters B, but suffered a 2-1 defeat.[21]
In 2017, Toronto Atomic discontinued the use of their senior team in the CSL, but continued fielding a team in the CAF LIKA Supergroup Open Division.[22]
In 2017, Toronto Atomic began fielding an indoor team, and became a founding member in the Arena Premier League as Ukraine AC.[23] [24]
Head coaches
Years | Name | Nation |
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2015 | | |
2015-2016 | | |
2017- | Andrii Melnyk Oleh Yatsura | | |
Year-by-year
Year | Division | League | Regular Season | Playoffs |
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2015[25] | 1 - First division | CSL | Fifth | Quarter-finals |
2016[26] | 1 - First division | CSL | Fifth | Quarter-finals |
2017–18 | 1 - International division | APL | Sixth | Semi-finals | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: It's More and Better in the CSL 2015 Line-Up. sirc.ca. August 2, 2016.
- Web site: Expansion Teams Boost CSF First Division. sirc.ca. August 2, 2016. September 26, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180926235933/https://sirc.ca/news/expansion-teams-boost-csl-first-division. dead.
- Web site: Куда едут отечественные футболисты. "Атомик Селектс Торонто" - самая украинская команда Канады. XSPORT.ua. August 3, 2016.
- News: Michael-Allan. Marion. March 3, 2015. Galaxy set for return. B1. Brantford Expositor.
- Web site: Toronto Atomic to Accommodate Import Players From Ukraine – But team will launch from academy setting . sirc.ca. August 2, 2016.
- Web site: Toronto Atomic FC . Canadian Soccer League. January 6, 2016. August 2, 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160106100401/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/toronto-atomic-fc/. January 6, 2016.
- News: 12 українців перейшли до канадського клубу. November 1, 2016.
- Web site: Toronto Atomic, Brampton Register Opening Victories….London, Scarborough tie 3-3 . Canadian Soccer League. Adamson. Stan. May 14, 2015. August 2, 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20150514141803/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/csl-news/toronto-atomic-brampton-register-opening-victories-london-scarborough-tie-3-3. May 14, 2015.
- Web site: Президент "Торонто Атомик": "Конфликтов с Игорем Яворским у нас не было". XSPORT.ua. August 3, 2016.
- Web site: Ігор Прокіпчук: "Як не задоволений результатом роботи Ігоря Яворського". September 3, 2015. August 3, 2016. February 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160207052623/http://meest-online.com/interview/ihor-prokipchuk-yak-ne-zadovolenyj-rezultatom-roboty-ihorya-yavorskoho/. dead.
- Web site: Top Four Advance to Semi-Finals for CSL Championship…..2nd Division quarterfinals also decided . Canadian Soccer League. canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 12, 2015 . August 2, 2016.
- Web site: 2015 First Division Awards. Canadian Soccer League. canadiansoccerleague.ca. August 2, 2016. January 21, 2016. https://archive.today/20160121125256/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/2015-first-division-awards/. dead.
- Web site: Украинский футбол в Канаде. При скромном бюджете создать хорошую команду. XSPORT.ua. August 3, 2016.
- Web site: CSL Kickoff at Brantford May 21…….Galaxy will host Toronto Atomic. Canadian Soccer League. canadiansoccerleague.ca. May 12, 2016 . August 2, 2016.
- Web site: Inside Atomic FC - Serhiy Konyushenko. https://web.archive.org/web/20160701000420/http://www.torontoatomic.com/inside-atomic-fc-serhiy-konyushenko/. dead. July 1, 2016. June 20, 2016. August 2, 2016.
- Web site: LIKA Supergroup – Atomic Selects. May 11, 2016. August 2, 2016.
- Web site: 2016 «Атомик Селектс» Торонто. footballfacts.ru. January 22, 2017.
- Web site: Terry Dunfield Had It All…… now one of CSL's special players. Canadian Soccer League. Adamson. Stan. canadiansoccerleague.ca. July 18, 2016 . January 22, 2017.
- Web site: 2016 First Division Standing. Canadian Soccer League. canadiansoccerleague.ca. January 22, 2017. January 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170119022705/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/first-division-standing-2016/. dead.
- Web site: Ukraine United, Serbian Eagles Advance……..CSL playoffs continue Sunday . Canadian Soccer League. Adamson. Stan. canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 16, 2016 . January 22, 2017.
- Web site: York Region Reserves Capture Second Division Title……entertaining 2-1 victory in extra time. Canadian Soccer League. Adamson. Stan. canadiansoccerleague.ca. October 23, 2016 . January 22, 2017.
- Web site: CAF Announces 2017 Summer Program . www.cafsoccer.com. July 2, 2017.
- Web site: Atomic Heads to the Arena Soccer League. Astakhov. Dani. November 14, 2017. Toronto Atomic FC. January 3, 2019.
- Web site: Arena Soccer Starts NOW. Astakhov. Danil. November 15, 2017. Toronto Atomic FC. January 3, 2019.
- Web site: First Division Standings 2015. Canadian Soccer League. canadiansoccerleague.ca. August 1, 2016. August 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160801032549/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/first-division-standings-2015/. dead.
- Web site: 2016 First Division Standing. Canadian Soccer League. canadiansoccerleague.ca. January 17, 2017. January 19, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170119022705/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/first-division-standing-2016/. dead.