FC Vorkuta

PICTURE: Toronto lawyer Igor Demitchev, owner of FC Vorkuta with its many successes in local amateur and professional soccer, offers a first step to develop a path forward for special young players.  The story of FC Vorkuta, which premieres on the beIN SPORTS channel on Friday, June 11 at 10 pm ET, is more than […]

The Canadian Soccer League, launched in 1926 as the forerunner National Soccer League and re-branded several times until adopting its present name in 2006, is entering a new era. It will all begin on June 1 with the appointment of Primetime Sports Marketing Inc., a Canadian sports management company, to administer and market the longstanding […]

Soccer in Canada is better and bigger than most people realize. Despite player registrations in organized soccer exceeding hockey and many more than baseball, football and basketball, the beautiful game in Canada is overshadowed by the greater popularity of the mainstream sports. Canadian soccer needs help, more exposure to unveil the many young players across […]

PICTURE: Fadi Salback now recognized by town’s residents as a celebrity. IM PR INC EIN PRESSWIRE Fadi Salback, the university student from Bowmanville Ontario, spotted in 2019 by FC Vorkuta during a winter off-season indoor soccer game and signed for a trial in the Canadian Soccer League team’s reserve squad to score four goals in […]

PICTURE: Former FC Vorkuta player Fadi Salback (left) during recent game in Ukraine.  Photo: New Canadian Media While there is a new season upcoming in the Canadian Soccer League with a kickoff expected  during the last two weeks of May,  there is still considerable activity taking place overseas where several CSL players have been in […]

PICTURE: Mirko Medic (right), an outstanding defender in Europe before joining Serbian White Eagles to be part of the memorable Dragoslav Sekularac team of 2006, is the new head coach announced by Scarborough SC GM Kiril Dimitrov. When Scarborough SC lost its third championship final in four years following a 2-1 defeat at Racco Park […]

PICTURE: Mirko Medic (right), an outstanding defender in Europe before joining Serbian White Eagles to be part of the memorable Dragoslav Sekularac team of 2006, is the new head coach announced by Scarborough SC GM Kiril Dimitrov. When Scarborough SC lost its third championship final in four years following a 2-1 defeat at Racco Park […]

PICTURE: Sierra Leone international goalkeeper John Trye (right) signs with Serbian White Eagles president Dragan (Doug) Bakoc before leaving on February 7 to join the West African team in training for an upcoming World Cup qualifier. Despite the uncertainty of scheduling matches for the upcoming season due to the prevailing government regulations during the pandemic, […]

PICTURE: Sierra Leone international goalkeeper John Trye (right) signs with Serbian White Eagles president Dragan (Doug) Bakoc before leaving on February 7 to join the West African team in training for an upcoming World Cup qualifier.   Despite the uncertainty of scheduling matches for the upcoming season due to the prevailing government regulations during the […]

PICTURE: Enio Perruzza (left) received a special CSL Broadcaster Award in 2012 Enio Perruzza will always be known as one of Canada’s top announcers in sporting events but for many years he held a private but proud memory of playing a game in the Canadian Soccer League. It was on September 5, 1999 when one […]

PICTURE: Enio Perruzza (left) received a special CSL Broadcaster Award in 2012   Enio Perruzza will always be known as one of Canada’s top announcers in sporting events but for many years he held a private but proud memory of playing a game in the Canadian Soccer League. It was on September 5, 1999 when […]

PICTURE: Fadi Salback now recognized by town ‘s residents as a celebrity. IM PR INC EIN PRESSWIRE Fadi Salback, the university student from Bowmanville Ontario, spotted in 2019 by FC Vorkuta during  a winter off-season indoor soccer game and signed for a trial in the Canadian Soccer League team’s reserve squad to score four goals […]

  PICTURE: Fadi Salback now recognized by town ‘s residents as a celebrity.        IM PR INC    EIN PRESSWIRE  Fadi Salback, the university student from Bowmanville Ontario, spotted in 2019 by FC Vorkuta during  a winter off-season indoor soccer game and signed for a trial in the Canadian Soccer League team’s reserve […]

 Liber Soria photo While there is little doubt that Scarborough SC had the edge in the first half of a tough, entertaining  encounter to deserve a 1-0 lead at halftime of the Canadian Soccer League championship final at Racco Park in Vaughan Saturday, it became even more clear as the game progressed that FC Vorkuta […]

Racco Park (Concord – Thornhill Regional Park) at 299 Racco Parkway in Concord, just east of Woodbridge in Vaughan, is the venue for the CSL Championship Final on Saturday, October 17. It’s a 3 pm kickoff. There is little to choose between Scarborough and FC Vorkuta as they prepare for the Canadian Soccer League championship […]

A thumping header winning goal off a free kick with lots of pace following 107 minutes of attractive semifinal soccer moved FC Vorkuta to the CSL Championship Final by a 2-1 victory at Centennial Stadium Saturday. The goal, by the prolific scoring midfielder Serhii Melnyk, assured Vorkuta of a place in the final following three […]

It will be just one semifinal leading to the Canadian Soccer League championship following the elimination of Hamilton City from the post-season playoffs following a disqualification of the steel city side at the end of the regular season on October 3. Hamilton City ended the season with a Not-in-Good Standing status, a standing that according […]

Scarborough confirmed yet another title win despite a 3-1 defeat by FC Vorkuta and in the second game of a Canadian Soccer League Saturday double header and Brantford Galaxy won its first game of the abbreviated 2020 league campaign with a 2-1 result over Serbian White Eagles. Scarborough and FC Vorkuta ended the regular season […]

Two games to be played on Saturday, October 3 at Centennial Stadium will bring the 2020 abbreviated Canadian Soccer League regular season games to an end and four teams will advance to the post-season playoffs. They are: Scarborough (current CSL champions), FC Vorkuta, Hamilton City and Serbian White Eagles for the two semifinals leading to […]

In the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday, Serbian White Eagles picked it up where they left off on September 19 when the Mississauga-based side handed unbeaten Scarborough a  3-0 loss. It was a different time, same teams, same ground, when Serbian White Eagles handed current CSL champions Scarborough a second 3-0 […]

PICTURE: Midfielder Martin Mamic opened the scoring leading to a 3-1 victory lifting Hamilton City  to the top of the CSL standings. Hamilton City defeated Brantford Galaxy 3-1 at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke Tuesday night, a result that eliminated the Galaxy from playoff contention in favour of Serbian White Eagles joining Scarborough, FC Vorkuta and […]

PICTURE: Striker Dusan Kovacevic of Serbian White Eagles struck an important hat-trick to  move his club closer to the post-season championship playoffs  while handing  top club and 2019 CSL champions Scarborough its first defeat of the season. Serbian White Eagles forward Dusan Kovacevic almost single handedly gave Scarborough a surprise they weren’t expecting at Centennial […]

PICTURE: FC Vorkuta were held to a 1-1 draw by Serbian White Eagles and slipped to second position in the standings to Scarborough SC which holds a 100 per cent record following a narrow win over Hamilton City. Scarborough SC defeated Hamilton City 2-1 for a fourth win in as many games to move top […]

PICTURE: Luke Rankin’s  winning goal and hat-trick led Hamilton City to victory with just seconds remaining to the final whistle Saturday  Luke Rankin just beat the final whistle by one second to complete a hat-trick while scoring the winning goal to give Hamilton City a 4-3 victory over Serbian White Eagles in the second game […]

Saturday’s CSL games scheduled for Esther Shiner Stadium have been transferred to Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke. The move to Centennial Stadium is due to malfunction of the lights at Esther Shiner. Kickoff times remain the same.  Sat Sep 5 Centennial Stadium 5 pm Brantford Galaxy vs FC Vorkuta Sat Sep 5 Centennial Stadium 7 pm […]

Scarborough SC secured its third win in as many games of a shortened 2020 season with a 4-2 come from behind victory over Brantford Galaxy at Centennial Stadium, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday. It was the third defeat for the Galaxy despite a well-played scoreless first half followed by an […]

Scarborough SC secured its third win in as many games of a shortened 2020 season with a 4-2 come from behind victory over Brantford Galaxy at Centennial Stadium, the only game played in the Canadian Soccer League Wednesday. It was the third defeat for the Galaxy despite a well-played scoreless first half followed by an […]

PICTURE: Mykola Temniuk scored in the second half for a 1-1 draw to save the day for FC Vorkuta, an attractive hard-fought encounter  with Hamilton City that could have gone either way. Hamilton City and FC Vorkuta played to a 1-1 draw at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke Tuesday  night, a well-played, hard fought encounter in […]

PICTURE: Mykola Temniuk scored in the second half for a 1-1 draw to save the day for FC Vorkuta, an attractive hard-fought encounter  with Hamilton City that could have gone either way. Hamilton City and FC Vorkuta played to a 1-1 draw at Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke Tuesday  night, a well-played, hard fought encounter in […]

PICTURE: Midfielder Misel Klisara struck at 48 and 54 minutes to lead  Serbian White Eagles to a 4-0 victory over Brantford Galaxy at Esther Shiner Stadium. Serbian White Eagles scored their first win of an abbreviated Canadian Soccer League season, a 4-0 result over Brantford Galaxy at Esther Shiner Stadium on Saturday, while in the […]

PICTURE: Midfielder Misel Klisara struck at 48 and 54 minutes to lead  Serbian White Eagles to a 4-0 victory over Brantford Galaxy at Esther Shiner Stadium. Serbian White Eagles scored their first win of an abbreviated Canadian Soccer League season, a 4-0 result over Brantford Galaxy at Esther Shiner Stadium on Saturday, while in the […]

PICTURE: At Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Province), Ukraine, where FC Vorkuta striker Fadi Salback is on trial,  reports suggest the team,  FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, is pleased with his play and are close to offering a contract. That’s a rare occurrence  for a high level mid or Eastern European team where local talent is in abundance  and opportunities  […]

PICTURE: At Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Province), Ukraine, where FC Vorkuta striker Fadi Salback is on trial,  reports suggest the team,  FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, is pleased with his play and are close to offering a contract. That’s a rare occurrence  for a high level mid or Eastern European team where local talent is in abundance  and opportunities  […]

PICTURE: At Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Province), Ukraine, where FC Vorkuta striker Fadi Salback is on trial,  reports suggest the team,  FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, is pleased with his play and are close to offering a contract. That’s a rare occurrence  for a high level mid or Eastern European team where local talent is in abundance  and opportunities  […]

Scarborough SC entered a new season as CSL champions and the pre-season activity points to a  determination to successfully defend the title following what was an exciting CSL Championship Final victory over Ukraine United last October. The recent signing of Vladimir Zelenbaba from SC Waterloo adds to an already strong side that has shown improvement […]

Scarborough SC entered a new season as CSL champions and the pre-season activity points to a  determination to successfully defend the title following what was an exciting CSL Championship Final victory over Ukraine United last October. The recent signing of Vladimir Zelenbaba from SC Waterloo adds to an already strong side that has shown improvement […]

PICTURE: The CSL returned  following a three-month delay and postponements to stage two well-played, exciting  fast-paced encounters with  goals galore. There were no early season signs of fatigue in both matches – a credit to the players who kept it up through to the final whistle. FC Vorkuta picked up where the team left off […]

PICTURE: When CSL soccer returns on Saturday, August 15, it will be a brief season, but an exciting one as five teams play for the league title followed by the CSL championship through to the end of October.  There will be much action featured on the CSL website with regular game reports. When FC Vorkuta […]

PICTURE:  FC Vorkuta striker Fadi Salback, signed in 2019 from the local community, is on trial with FC Podillya Khmelnytskyi, a  Ukrainian football team based in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, and is included in the line-up for a high level exhibition game on August 7. Fadi Salback’s introduction to professional soccer came in the spring of […]

PICTURE: Vladimir Zelenbaba, a standout with several teams in Europe and twice with SC Waterloo in Canada has signed for CSL current champions Scarborough SC Scarborough SC has started the ball rolling in defense of last season’s Canadian Soccer League championship victory with the signing of Vladimir Zelenbaba, an impressive defender, sometimes midfielder from Europe […]

PICTURE:  Scarborough SC, including the combination of GM Kiril Dimitrov (right) and head coach Zoran Rajovic who share congratulations, will be playing in an abbreviated  2020 season  to defend the team’s CSL Championship victory of 2019. While professional soccer in North America continues to struggle back to normalcy, the Canadian Soccer League is no exception […]

It was near the end of April 1998 when Gerard Houllier arrived in Toronto to be part of a 3-day coaching session, giving priority with the visit to help Canada become a world contender in soccer. It was a surprising visit given that Houllier was one of the busiest soccer administrators in the world at […]

Emilio Estevez, a 21 year old midfielder who had trials in 2018 with Queens Park Rangers in England and Levante in Spain’s La Liga while playing for SC Waterloo in the Canadian Soccer League, has been signed by ADO Den Haag in the Dutch Eredivisie. That’s a big score for the Toronto-born player who played […]

The Canadian Soccer League has delayed the kickoff of the 2020 season for a further month beyond the earlier May 29 start announced at the beginning of April. A further delay to Monday, June 29, is the new target kickoff date following recent decisions of local municipalities which owns and operates the enclosed stadiums and […]

PICTURE: The Belarusian Premier League was going full tilt last week and will be at it again this coming weekend. All top flight leagues in Europe and most leagues world-wide are wisely at a standstill and Canada is no exception. The Canadian Soccer League is holding on to its tentative end of May kickoff.  While […]

PICTURE: The CSL is encouraging its players to follow the government moratorium on gatherings and train on their own until it is announced as being safe to do otherwise. With uncertainly the order of the day in Canada and world-wide due to the coronavirus epidemic it has not been possible to provide a meaningful kickoff […]

PICTURE: Krum Bibishkov, now player coach and head coach of Real Mississauga of the Canadian Soccer League has played close to 350 professional games with distinction during a 20-year period, mostly in Europe where he is seen here. When Krum Bibishkov recently questioned the fairness of a league rule for teams loaning players, it was […]

PICTURE: FC Vorkuta striker Fadi Salback has been a first year hit for FC Vorkuta and the Canadian university soccer community where he received the Rookie of the Year Award from the national governing body for university sports across Canada. Canadian Soccer League teams have a long history of signing established professional players from abroad […]

PICTURE: Announcer Enio Perruzza was once called upon to play for short-handed North York Astros in the CPSL Backup goaltender David Ayres, a Zamboni driver and Canadian operations manager at the Coca-Cola Coliseum in Toronto, became an overnight sensation when he took to the ice for the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period of an […]

PICTURE: Serbian White Eagles brought skilled players from Europe to launch an expansion team in the CSL in 2006, a side that played attractive football before large crowds, home and away. Dragoslav Sekularac (rear, third from right) one of Europe’s greats while playing for Red Star Belgrade 1955 – 1965 with 375 appearances and capped […]

Many fans will say that some goals were great goals worth the price of admission.  Last minute winners even more so. Some goal scorers score goals that are never foregotten. They are goals that win championships, important trophies. There are goals that are controversial while others are picture goals, goals we see just once in […]

PICTURE: This was Scarborough SC’s third attempt in the past three years at winning the CSL Championship following two narrow defeats in the 2017 and 2018 finals. Just being there yet again was a highlight in itself for 2019 and the perseverance paid off with victory.   Some of the season’s highlights:  The biggest home […]

PICTURE: It was on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at the Ontario Soccer Centre ground that 2018 CSL champions FC Vorkuta was the first team to be eliminated from the 2019 post-season playoffs. It was a shock defeat by Kingsman SC, an expansion team that squeaked into the playoffs after finishing eighth of ten in the […]

PICTURE: Kingsman (red) earned the distinction of eliminating  the 2018  CSL champions FC Vorkuta from the 2019 playoffs, a penalty kicks shocker following a 2-2 tie at the end of extra time on October 12. With a 100 per cent record from seven victories, Vorkuta faced a big test on July 14 against Scarborough and […]

PICTURE: Scarborough was a known quantity in the bid for 2019 honours, having finished third in the  2016 First Division standings and was a championship finalist in 2017 and 2018, losing by the narrowest of margins in a penalty kick shootout decider. On May 31 at the beginning of the 2019 season FC Ukraine United […]

For the first season in the Canadian League FC Vorkuta, for which many Ukrainian players stand, they won the championship title.
We talked about the success of the team with FC Vorkuta general manager Denis Yanchuk. Denis is a native of Khmelnytsky, who defended the colors of Podillya, and has lived in Canada since 2010.

In the Open Futsal Championship of Chernivtsi for the team “Crop” is an experienced player Mikhail Ryaby who previously defended the colors of “Bukovina” and Ternopil “Niva”.
Recently, Mikhail has played in the Canadian League for “Vorkuta”.

The news that the football club Vorkuta from Toronto won the regular season of Canada-2017, passed by almost all sports media. The blog “eleven” eliminates injustice and tells about the Canadian club with a Russian name, for which representatives of seven nationalities play at once.

The legion of Ukrainians in Canada is larger.
Former “Bukovinian” goalkeeper Oleksandr Musienko will play in the Canadian Football League for FC Vorkuta (Toronto). Representatives of Vorkuta have already announced the arrival of Musienko to Canada on their Facebook page.

Club of Russian immigrants will perform in the higher league.
Oleg Lutkov, a well-known Ukrainian specialist, former mentor of Zaporizhzhya Metallurg and Kryvbas, continue his coaching career in Canada. The 50-year-old coach has headed the FC Vorkuta team.