Toronto Ukrainians (Sports Association Toronto Ukrainians, uk, СТ (Спортове Товариство) «Україна» (Торонто), translit=ST (Sportove Tovarystvo) "Ukraina" (Toronto)) is a Canadian

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team. The club was founded on June 30, 1948 by Ukrainians that had been settled in the

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after second world war. The team's colours are red and black, similar to those of the Flag of the UPA and yellow, similar to those of the

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History

The team has had a very storied history, considering it was formed by such a small diaspora group in spring 1948. In beginning was calling ''Skala''. The club was founded on 30 June 1948. The team played in the

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until 1981. During this period the team attracted many soccer stars, such as

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, Walt Zakaluznyj and Myron Bereza who played for the Canada national football team. Throughout its history Toronto Ukrainians has hosted international friendly matches with a teams such as

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, Admira Wien,

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and

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Honours

**NSL Playoff Champions: 5 ::1951, 1953, 1961, 1963, 1964 **NSL Playoff Runner-Up: 1 ::1965 **NSL Champions: 6 ::1953, 1954, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1966 **NSL Runner-Up: 1 ::1962

References

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External links

Українська футбольна діаспора

Canadian Soccer League
Canadian National Soccer League teams

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History

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Honours

See also

References

External links

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