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Vaughan Azzurri
Full nameVaughan Soccer Club
Nickname(s)Azzurri
Founded1982; 42 years ago (1982) as Concord Jets
GroundMcNaughton Turf Field, Maple, Ontario
ChairmanTony Bartolomeo
ManagerCanada Carmine Isacco
LeagueLeague1 Ontario
2017: 2nd East Division

Vaughan Azzurri, is a Canadian semi-professional men's football team affiliated to the Vaughan Soccer Club and located in Maple, Ontario. The club was formed in 1982 as a community club serving the towns of Concord and Maple, now in the city of Vaughan, in York Region. The club was a founding member of League1 Ontario in 2014, and has played in every season since. The League1 side plays their home games at McNaughton Turf Field at St. Joan of Arc Catholic High School. As of 2017, the team can qualify for the Canadian Championship by winning the League 1 Ontario title.

History

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Vaughan SC was a founding member League1 Ontario in 2014. The club has a long history of developing young talent, and benefits from being in one of the most soccer-focused regions of the country. As of 2016, the club is the second largest youth soccer club in York Region.

The men's and women's sides, since their inception, are both coached by Carmine Isacco, who is also head coach of the men's soccer program at York University; with current York players and alumni featuring heavily on rosters for the League1 side.

2017 Season

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The team fielded a strong side, bringing back a large number of players from their treble-winning 2016 season, with notable additions including former Toronto FC midfielder Chris Mannella, midfielder Jordan Haynes, formerly of Whitecaps FC 2, and USF forwards Tomasz Skublak and Alex Zis. Though the season failed to see the team win any silverware, forward Jarek Whiteman won the Golden Boot with an astonishing 29 league goals (12 more than the next highest scorer), helped by a 7 goal game at ProStars FC, as well as 3 other hat-tricks.

The Azzurri also made it all the way to the L1O Cup final, but fell to local rivals Woodbridge 1:3.

2018 Season

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The Azzurri faced some tough changes at the beginning of the season, with centre back Brandon John departing the team for professional football in Germany, and star midfielder Joseph Di Chiara leaving for rival squad Unionville-Milliken. This struggle was highlighted by a 0:1 shock loss to Toronto Skillz, a team that Vaughan was widely expected to beat. To fill the holes left by John and Di Chiara, the team signed St. Kitts and Nevis international defender Justin Springer and former Toronto FC II player Anthony Osorio.

Season-by-Season

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Season Wins Draws Losses Goal Diff. League Cup Other
2014 8 3 5 +15 4th Overall Champions
2015 12 7 3 +33 3rd Overall Quarter Final
2016 17 4 1 +46 1st East (League Champions) Champions Inter-Provincial Cup Champions
2017 16 1 5 +52 2nd East Final

Players and Staff

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Roster

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

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Colm Vance  Canada
2 DF Jarred Phillips  Canada
3 DF Joseph Amato (Captain)  Canada
4 DF Josh Kiselyov  Canada
5 DF Daniel Gogarty  Canada
6 DF Matthew Arnone  Canada
7 MF Jahsua Mills  Canada
8 MF Matt Stinson  Canada
9 FW Jarek Whiteman  Canada
10 MF Jason Mills  Canada
11 MF Brandon Mills  Canada
12 GK Praveen Ahilan  Canada
13 DF Dayonn Harris  Canada
14 DF Justin Springer  Saint Kitts and Nevis
15 MF Eddie Lay  Canada
16 MF Dylan Sacramento  Canada
17 DF Nyal Higgins  Guyana
18 FW Jorgo Nika  Canada
19 FW Ryan Raposo  Canada
20 DF Daniel Cramarossa  Canada
21 MF Anthony Osorio  Canada
22 FW Steve Kloutsouniotis  Canada
23 FW Jumbo Iyowuna  Canada
24 DF Shiquan Lowe  Canada
25 FW Tomasz Skublak  Canada
26 FW Jace Dayton Kotsopolous  Canada
27 FW Mario Kovacevic  Canada
-- GK Jared Brown  Canada
-- DF Alain Sargeant  Saint Kitts and Nevis
-- DF Devante Walker  Canada
-- FW Austin Ricci  Canada

Coaching History

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Manager Tenure Wins Draws Losses
Canada Carmine Isacco 2014- 53 15 13

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.

References

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