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Malik Johnson
Malik Anthony Johnson (born April 13, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for USL Championship club Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Career Club Toronto FC II Johnson joined TFC Academy in 2013 from Brampton East SC. Johnson made his debut for Toronto FC II on July 8, 2015 against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds as an academy call-up. He would go on to sign his first professional contract with Toronto FC II on January 5, 2016. He was called up to the Toronto FC squad on June 2, 2016 and made his debut in the Canadian Championship semi-finals. Johnson played in the final 10 minutes of a 4-2 win against Montreal Impact after replacing Mo Babouli. During the 2017 offseason, Johnson would train with Danish club HB Køge. Upon completion of the 2017 season, Toronto FC II would exercise the option on Johnson's contract for the 2018 season. Tampa Bay Rowdies After four seasons with Toronto FC II, Johnson would sign with fellow USL Championship club Tampa Bay Rowdies fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Championship
The Canadian Championship (french: Championnat canadien) is an annual soccer tournament contested by premier Canadian professional teams. The winner is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and Canada's berth in the CONCACAF Champions League. It is contested by Major League Soccer sides Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and CF Montréal, eight Canadian Premier League sides, and the champions of League1 Ontario, League1 British Columbia, and the Première ligue de soccer du Québec. The tournament is organized by the Canadian Soccer Association and has been broadcast on OneSoccer since 2019. History The Canadian Championship is a club soccer competition organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. The championship determines Canada's entry in the annual CONCACAF Champions League. Until the creation of the Canadian Premier League in 2019, all fully professional Canadian soccer teams played in United States-based leagues. Prior to the creation of the official competition in 2008, there w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
League1 Ontario
League1 Ontario (L1O) is a semi-professional men's soccer league in Ontario, Canada. The league began play in 2014 and is sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association and the Ontario Soccer Association as a pro-am league in the Canadian soccer league system. As of the 2022 season, L1O includes 22 teams. Beginning in 2024, the league will become a three-tier league featuring promotion and relegation. In the Canadian soccer league system, the men's division is behind the Canadian Premier League (CPL). It is part of League1 Canada, the national third tier with regional division, with L1O equaivalent to the Première ligue de soccer du Québec (PLSQ) and League1 British Columbia (L1BC). The league champion qualifies for the Canadian Championship, the domestic cup championship, for the following season. Dino Rossi serves as the commissioner of the league. History League1 Ontario was founded on November 15, 2013, in an announcement by the Ontario Soccer Association (OSA) tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 PDL Season
The 2015 USL Premier Development League season was the 21st season of the PDL and consisted of 63 teams. The regular season began on May 2 and ended on July 19. The Michigan Bucks were the defending champions and posted the best overall record in the League; however, they were defeated by K-W United FC in the Central Conference finals. K-W United went on to win the league championship by defeating the Seattle Sounders FC U-23 1-0 in the semi-finals and in high scoring final they overcame the New York Red Bulls U-23 4-3. 63 clubs competed in the semi-professional soccer leagues. Changes from 2014 New/Returning teams Name Changes * Connecticut FC Azul became AC Connecticut. *River City Rovers became Derby City Rovers. *Los Angeles Misioneros became Golden State Misioneros. * Springfield Demize became Springfield Synergy FC. *Northern Virginia Royals became D.C. United U-23. Folding/moving * Austin Aztex - Moved to Division III USL. *Chicago Inferno - Folded in the mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Development League
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental association football, soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league features 113 teams for 2022, split into sixteen regional divisions across four conferences. USL League Two is headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Ventura County Fusion are the current champions, having defeated Long Island Rough Riders 2–1 in the 2022 USL League Two Championship game on August 6, 2022. Competition format USL League Two is divided into 4 conferences (Eastern, Central, Southern, and Western), comprising 16 divisions. The league season runs from May through July, with the playoffs decided through July and August. All teams play a regular season schedule of 14 games, seven home and seven away, within their division. Playoffs The USL2 playoffs see division winners and each conference's best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship
The 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the fifteenth and final edition of the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying, the quadrennial, international, age-restricted football tournament organised by CONCACAF to determine which men's under-23 national teams from the North, Central America and Caribbean region qualify for the Olympic football tournament. In August 2019, it was announced that the tournament would be hosted in Guadalajara and Zapopan, both cities in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, with the tournament originally scheduled to take place between 20 March and 1 April 2020. On 13 March 2020, CONCACAF suspended all upcoming competitions scheduled to take place over the next thirty days due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North America. On 14 January 2021, CONCACAF announced that the Men's Olympic Qualifiers would now take place between 18 and 30 March 2021, as the Olympics had been postponed to July 2021. Host nation, Mexico successfully defended their title after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Men's National Under-23 Soccer Team
The Canada U-23 men's national soccer team (also known as Canada Olympic soccer team) represents Canada in international soccer at this age level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada. Unlike UEFA member associations that use U-21 regional competitions as Olympic qualifying, as a member of CONCACAF, Canada's U-23 team competes in regional qualifying in the same year as the summer Olympics and its call-ups are traditionally only limited to players under 23 years of age. History 2008 qualifying Known for his vocal antics on the touchline, Nick Dasovic led Canada through Olympic qualifying in 2008, drawing Mexico 1–1 and helping to eliminate the heavily favoured Mexican side in the process. After a highly promising 5–0 win over Guatemala on a night when Mexico had to better that result against Haiti but could only win 5–1, Canada fell to the United States 3–0 in the semifinal, losing out on a spot in Beijing at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haiti National Under-17 Football Team
The Haiti national under-17 football team represents Haiti in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football (FHF). Competitive record FIFA U-17 World Cup CONCACAF U-17 Championship Players Current squad Head Coach: Miguel Perdomo Honours Major competitions *CONCACAF U-17 Championship ** Third place (1): 2019 ** Fourth place (1): 2007 Minor competitions * CFU Under-17 Championship **Winners (2): 2000, 2016 * CFU Youth Cup ** Runners-up (1): 2006 ** Fourth place (1): 2008 See also *Haiti national football team *Haiti national under-15 football team *Haiti national under-20 football team *Haiti national under-23 football team References u17 Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship
The 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship was a scheduled age-restricted international association football tournament organised by CONCACAF. The competition was used to determine the four CONCACAF representatives at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. The competition was hosted by Honduras. Qualified teams Note: no titles or runners-up between 1999 and 2007. Bold indicates that the corresponding team was hosting the event. Venues New format Previously there were four groups of three teams during the group stage of the competition, each team played a minimum of two games and the previous format had a total of 20 matches. As from 2015 there will be two groups of six teams, each team will play a minimum of five games and the competition will have a total of 33 matches. CONCACAF stated that the new format would aid development and competition. The knockout phase, which included eight matches, consisted of four quarterfinals, two semifinals, a third-place playoff and a final, has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Men's National Under–17 Soccer Team
The Canada U-17 men's national soccer team (also known as Canada Under-17s or Canada U-17s ) represents Canada in international soccer at this age level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada. Many of Canada's current internationals have played at one or more of these age levels early in their career, often working with the same coaches and teammates throughout their progression into the senior squad. The team has qualified for seven out of nineteen FIFA U-17 World Cups. The team also competes in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship. Fixtures and recent results The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. 2022 2023 Players Current squad The following 24 players were called up for matches against Costa Rica U17 and Mexico U17 on December 15th and 19th for the Copa México de Naciones Sub-17, a camp scheduled from 10 to 20 Decemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Copa De México De Naciones
The 2012 Copa de México de Naciones is the 2nd edition of the Copa México de Naciones Sub-15 and it took place in Mexico from August 10 to August 18. The tournament is supposed to be the precursor the proposed U-15 FIFA World Cup. Twelve teams participated in this edition, four more than the 2013 edition. The final match will be in the Estadio Azteca. Participating teams * (host) * * * * * * * * * * * Group stage The winners and runners-up from each group, as well as the best two third-placed teams, qualified for the quarter finals. The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows: :a) greatest number of points obtained in all group matches; :b) goal difference in all group matches; :c) greatest number of goals scored in all group matches. Had two or more teams been equal on the basis of the above three criteria, their rankings would have been determined as follows: :d) greatest number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned; :e) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neill Collins
Neill William Collins (born 2 September 1983) is a Scottish football manager and former player who is the head coach of USL Championship side Tampa Bay Rowdies. He is a former Scotland U21 and Scotland B international who played as a centre-back. He started his playing career with Queen's Park before moving to Dumbarton. A transfer to English side Sunderland followed in 2004 but he failed to establish himself in the first team during his three-year spell on Wearside. After loan moves to Hartlepool United and Sheffield United he was loaned to Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he became a first team regular and signed a permanent deal in 2007. Following Wolves' promotion to the Premier League he fell out of favour and moved on loan again, this time to Preston North End, but although they signed him permanently in 2010, he was never a regular and quickly moved to Leeds United, with whom he won promotion to the Championship in 2010. After losing his place the following season Collins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
