- Italia Shooters
Football club infobox | current = Italia Shooters season 2008
clubname = Italia Shooters
fullname = Vaughan Italia Shooters SC
nickname = The Shooters
founded =1998 (Glen Shields)
ground = St. Joan of Arc Turf Field,Maple, Ontario ,Canada
capacity =1000
captain =Matthew Palleschi
assistant coach =Anthony Capotosto
chairman =Tony De Thomasis
coach =Carmine Isacco
captain =Matthew Palleschi
league = Canadian Soccer League
season =2008
position = 1st, International | playoffs = 1st
pattern_la1=_shoulder stripes white stripes
pattern_b1=_shoulder stripes white stripes
pattern_ra1=_shoulder stripes white stripes
leftarm1=3366CC|body1=3366CC|rightarm1=3366CC|shorts1=3366CC|socks1=3366CCpattern_la2=_shoulder stripes white shirt
pattern_b2=_shoulder stripes white shirt
pattern_ra2=_shoulder stripes white shirt
leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FFFFFF|socks2=FFFFFFItalia Shooters, also known as Vaughan Italia Shooters are a Canadian
soccer team, founded in1998 . The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the top tier soccer league in Canada, and play in the International Division.The team first entered the league as Glen Shields in 1998, but changed their name to the Glen Shields Sun Devils the following year. They changed their name again, this time to the Vaughan Sun Devils in 2002, and then after merging with the
York Region Shooters in 2003, became the Vaughan Shooters prior to the 2004 season. With the creation of the new International Division, and to celebrate the club’s strong Italian heritage, the club changed its name yet again, becoming the Italia Shooters in 2006.The Shooters currently play their home games at the St. Joan of Arc Turf Field in the city of
Maple, Ontario , around 12 miles north-east of downtownToronto . The team's colors are blue and white, mirroring those of theItalian national football team .Current squad
"As of
September 14 ,2008 ."Fs player|no=00|nat=Canada|name=
David Diplacido | pos=MF| "(Third-Captain)"Fs player|no=9|nat=Canada|name=Jason De Thomasis | pos=FW| "(Vice-Captain)"Fs player|no=23|nat=Canada|name=Matthew Palleschi |pos=FW| "(Captain)"Transfers 20082009
"In:"
"Out:"
2008 Season
2008 Regular Season Player Stats
Players
*Green indicates Point Leader
*Blue indicates Point Runner-Up
*Yellow indicates Point SingleAcademy
In
2008 , the Shooters announced the introduction of their first affiliate club.The Shooting Stars Soccer Academy , for males between the ages of U-14 and U-16.Year-by-year
Crest
ClubPlayer Awards
External links
* [http://www.italiashooters.ca/ Italia Shooters]
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