Scarborough SC is a Canadian

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team founded in 2014. The team is currently a member of the

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, a league that is not sanctioned by a FIFA recognized body. The team plays home games out of

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in the district of

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. The team's colours are green, and black.

History

Scarborough SC was formed in 2014 as an expansion franchise in the

. Marking the return of professional soccer to

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since 2007 when the Canadian Lions held the territorial rights. Team owner Angel Belchev hired the services of CSL veteran Kiril Dimitrov to recruit players, and assumed the duties of general manager, and as head coach/player. He brought in several players with European experience including CSL veterans. Overseas recruitment consisted of Dobrin Orlovski, Tihomir Kosturkov, Mladen Kukrika, and Aleksandar Malbasic. Several players were acquired from

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, Gabe Gala, Boris Miličić, Mark Jankovic, Jason Lopes, Jose Goncalves De Sousa, and

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. The club's first home venue was located at

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. In their debut season, the club finished tenth in the overall standings missing the final postseason spot by a goal difference. De Sousa finished as the club's top goalscorer with 15 goals. In preparations for the 2016 season, the club moved their home venue to

, and appointed Ricardo Munguia Perez as the new head coach. Perez's notable acquisitions were Canadian international

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, Aleksandar Stojiljković, Adis Hasecic,

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, Alon Badat, and Metodi Iliev. The 2016 season marked the first time Scarborough qualified for the postseason by finishing third, and posting the third best defensive record. Their playoff run was cut short after a 3-0 defeat to

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. In 2019, the team secured the

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after defeating

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Roster

Head coaches

* Kiril Dimitrov (2015) * Ricardo Munguía (2016) *

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(2017) *

Zoran Rajović Zoran Rajović (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Рајовић; born 28 October 1979) is a Serbian retired professional footballer and coach. Club career Born in Vinkovci, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, Rajović moved to Vojvodina at an early age. He ...

(2018–2020) * Mirko Medić (2021–)

Honours

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First Division:

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Seasons

Scarborough SC 2022 team photo by Djuradj Vujcic

References

External links

* Soccer clubs in Ontario Scarborough, Toronto Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) teams Soccer clubs in Toronto Association football clubs established in 2014 2014 establishments in Ontario {{Canada-footyclub-stub