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Sanjaxx Lions
Full nameSanjaxx Soccer School
Nickname(s)Lions
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
GroundMonarch Park Stadium, Toronto
Capacity5,000
ChairmanJamaica Patrick "Laza" Lowe
ManagerJamaica Patrick "Laza" Lowe
LeagueLeague1 Ontario
Websitehttps://www.sanjaxx.com
Current season

Sanjaxx Lions, is a Canadian semi-professional men's football team and the League1 Ontario side of the Sanjaxx Soccer School, based in Toronto. The school was established in 2012 under the direction of former Jamaican U-20 player Patrick "Laza" Lowe, and joined League1 Ontario in 2015, playing home games at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York. The team moved to Monarch Park Stadium in Toronto's Danforth neighbourhood for the 2016 season.

History

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Founded in 2012 by Head Coach Laza Lowe and partner Dr. Nicole Bonafede as a soccer academy that emphasized baseline player fitness as well as technical skill. Lowe created the academy's name as an amalgam of two sides he admired: Santos and Ajax. Sanjaxx joined League1 Ontario in 2015 with both a men's and women's side. The club has a good record as an academy, based mainly on the good reputations of Lowe and Bonafede.

The club fielded a side in the women's division, but went on hiatus for the 2018 season and was ultimately discontinued. The club has working relationships with the academy programs of Pescara and Angolana in Italy.

2017 Season

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Sanjaxx's biggest hurdle to overcome entering the 2017 season was the loss of 'keeper Matthew Zaikos to Devonport City FC of the NPL Tasmania. Portuguese import player Nuno Gonçalves was brought in to fill that hole, and the team was becoming more experienced, but only minor improvements were made on the previous campaign. Sanjaxx again fell on penalty kicks in the first round of cup competition.

Individually, captain Stefan Nikolic won the League1 Fair-Play award, and defender Nathaniel Rodney-Scarlett made the mid-season All-Star Team and the All-League third team. Forward Antonio Downey led the team with 9 goals across all competitions.

Season-by-Season

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Season Wins Draws Losses Goal Diff. League Cup Other
2015 12 7 3 +33 3rd Overall Quarter Final
2016 17 4 1 +46 1st East (League Champions) Champions Inter-Provincial Cup Champions
2017 4 3 15 -43 7th West First Round

Players and Staff

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Roster

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as of June 25, 2018

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 Canada CAN Tayjon Campbell
2 DF Canada CAN Saul Campos
3 DF Canada CAN Thomas Ang
4 DF Canada CAN Rohan Mowatt
5 DF Canada CAN Evan Sarginson
6 DF Canada CAN Drai Gordon
7 MF Jamaica JAM Tajani Fairclough
8 DF Portugal POR Christian Alves
9 FW Canada CAN Andrew Gordon
10 FW Canada CAN Timoty Cordova
11 DF Canada CAN Nathaniel Rodney-Scarlett
12 MF Canada CAN Stefan Nikolic
13 FW Canada CAN Nicholas Charles
14 MF Canada CAN Daniel Abreu
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Canada CAN Leonardo Crescenzi
16 MF Canada CAN Martin Goralski
17 MF Canada CAN Kemar Rowe (Captain)
18 DF Canada CAN Joel Anderson
19 DF Canada CAN James Perot
20 DF Canada CAN Ahmad Al Jarah
21 GK Portugal POR Rodolfo Aguiar
22 DF Canada CAN Aaron Reeves
23 FW Canada CAN Morgan Copeland
-- FW Jamaica JAM Camarch Jackson
-- MF Canada CAN Tomas Ondras
-- MF Canada CAN Lucas Crimi

Coaching History

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Manager Tenure Wins Draws Losses
Jamaica Laza Lowe 2015
England Peter Mellon 2016
Jamaica Laza Lowe 2017-

Professional Players

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The following players have moved from the youth ranks of the club to play professional soccer, or played professional soccer prior to joining the League1 side. Players in bold have full senior international caps.[1]

References

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