Toronto Atomic FC
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| Full name | Toronto Atomic Selects Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Ground |
Centennial Park Stadium Toronto | ||
| Owner(s) | Ihor Prokipchuk | ||
| Coach | Vasyl Ishchak | ||
| League | Canadian Soccer League | ||
| 2015 |
Regular season: 5th Playoffs:Quarterfinals | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Toronto Atomic FC is a Canadian soccer club founded in 2013. The team is currently a member of the Canadian Soccer League a league that is not sanctioned by a FIFA recognized body. Their home venue is located at Centennial Park Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The club represents the Ukrainian diaspora in the city of Toronto.
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] 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.[4] 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.[5][6] 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.[7] Midway through the season Yavorskyi was dismissed from his post with Vasyl Ishchak being named his successor.[8][9]
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.[10] 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.[11][12] In preparations for the 2016 season Atomic extended Ischak contract, and named Michael Tischer team captain.[13]Serhiy Konyushenko was appointed the head coach for the reserve team in the CSL Second Division.[14] Toronto Atomic entered a team in the newly formed CAF LIKA SUPERGROUP open division.[15]
Head coaches
| Years | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Yavorskyi , IhorIhor Yavorskyi |  Ukraine |
| 2015- | Ishchak, VasylVasyl Ishchak | Ukraine |
Year-by-year
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season (Position, W-L-D, Pts) | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | First | CSL | 5th, 32 Pts | Quarterfinals |
References
- ↑ "IT's MORE AND BETTER IN THE CSL 2015 LINE-UP | SIRC". sirc.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ↑ "EXPANSION TEAMS BOOST CSL FIRST DIVISION | SIRC". sirc.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ↑ "Куда едут отечественные футболисты. "Атомик Селектс Торонто" - самая украинская команда Канады". XSPORT.ua. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ↑ "TORONTO ATOMIC TO ACCOMMODATE IMPORT PLAYERS FROM UKRAINE But team will launch from academy setting | SIRC". sirc.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ↑ "Toronto Atomic FC | Canadian Soccer League". 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ↑ "12 українців перейшли до канадського клубу". Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ↑ Adamson, Stan (2015-05-14). "TORONTO ATOMIC, BRAMPTON REGISTER OPENING VICTORIES….London, Scarborough tie 3-3 | Canadian Soccer League". Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ↑ "Президент "Торонто Атомик": "Конфликтов с Игорем Яворским у нас не было"". XSPORT.ua. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ↑ "Ігор Прокіпчук: "Як не задоволений результатом роботи Ігоря Яворського"". 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ↑ "TOP FOUR ADVANCE TO SEMI-fINALS FOR CSL CHAMPIONSHIP…..2nd Division quarterfinals also decided | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ↑ "2015 First Division Awards | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ↑ "Украинский футбол в Канаде. При скромном бюджете создать хорошую команду". XSPORT.ua. Retrieved 2016-08-03.
- ↑ "CSL KICKOFF AT BRANTFORD MAY 21…….Galaxy will host Toronto Atomic | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ↑ "Inside Atomic FC - Serhiy Konyushenko". 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-08-02.
- ↑ "LIKA SUPERGROUP - ATOMIC SELECTS". 2016-05-11. Retrieved 2016-08-02.