- York Region Shooters
Infobox Football club
clubname = York Region Shooters
fullname = York Region Shooters SC
nickname = The Shooters
shortname =
founded =1998
dissolved =2003 (Revived)
ground =Highland Park ,Aurora ,Ontario, Canada
capacity =550 +
chrtitle = Owner
chairman =Tony De Thomasis (Revived)
ceo =
mgrtitle =
manager =
league =Canadian Professional Soccer League
season =
position =
pattern_la1=_blackline|pattern_b1=_thinblacksides |pattern_ra1=_blackline
leftarm1=FFFF00 |body1=FFFF00 |rightarm1=FFFF00 |shorts1=FFFF00 |socks1=FFFF00
pattern_la2= _shoulder_stripes_black_shirt_alt |pattern_b2=_yellowvertical |pattern_ra2= _shoulder_stripes_black_shirt_alt
leftarm2= FFFF00 |body2=000000 |rightarm2= FFFF00 |shorts2=000000 |socks2=000000The York Region Shooters were a soccer team playing in the
Canadian Professional Soccer League from 1998-2002.The franchise achieved little successes in the league, having failed to qualify for playoffs every year, they were eventually absorbed by the
Vaughan Sun Devils after the 2002 season. In 2003, the York Region Shooters were sold to what is now called theItalia Shooters , as the Vaughan Sun Devils, and reached the finals before losing to theBrampton Hitmen onOctober 5 ,2003 .History
1998
In 1998, the York Region Shooters were founded and were signed to the
Canadian Professional Soccer League and finished in 5th place with a total of 17 points, and were not able to qualify for the playoffs in their debut year.1998 Standings
2001
In 2001, the Shooters posted an embarrasing 11th place record, with a total of 15 points and 58 goals against.
2001 Standings
2002
In 2002, the
Canadian Professional Soccer League announced the addition of the Eastern and Western Conference divisions, the Shooters in the East. The Shooters finished 4th, and had just missed a playoff spot.2002 Standings
Dissolving
In
April 2003 , the York Region Shooters announced that they had folded. In a total of83 games played from1998 -2002 , The York Region Shooters folded.2003 Revived
In
2003 , The York Region Shooters were absorbed by theVaughan Sun Devils , and posted an incredible 3rd place performance, with 28 points and for the first time in 5 years clinched a playoff spot.2003 Playoffs
The 2003 playoffs were great for the Sun Devils, as they made it to the championship match against the
Brampton Hitmen onOctober 5 ,2003 , but lost 1-0. Hitmen StrikerKurt Mella scored in the 27th minute, shortly after Sun Devils Mid FielderChris Turner was sent off in the 18th minute for receiving a straight red card.Notable Former Players
*Flagicon|Canada
Peter Liebez
*Flagicon|CanadaAngelo Pollastrone
*Flagicon|CanadaParminder Dhillon
*Flagicon|CanadaFrank De Francesco
*Flagicon|FranceToli Dasteridis
*Flagicon|CanadaOrlando Rizzo
*Flagicon|CanadaEnzo Bruzzese
*Flagicon|CanadaBill Androutsos
*Flagicon|CanadaPeter Stefanovski
*Flagicon|CanadaMike Glasgow
*Flagicon|CanadaStalin Cardenas
*Flagicon|CanadaWilly Giummarra
*Flagicon|CanadaMatthew Palleschi
*Flagicon|Italy Pablo Alvarado
*Flagicon|CanadaJason De Thomasis
*Flagicon|CanadaChris Turner
*Flagicon|CanadaEvan Milward
*Flagicon|CanadaCameron Medwin
*Flagicon|CanadaAtiba Hutchinson Year-by-Year
{| class="wikitable"!Year!Team Name!Division!League!Regular Season!Playoffs
-
-bgcolor=#ccffcc
1998
York Region Shooters
"1"
CPSL
5th
"Did Not Qualify"
-
-bgcolor=#ccffcc
1999
York Region Shooters
"1"
CPSL
7th
"Did Not Qualify"
-
-bgcolor=#ccffcc
2000
York Region Shooters
"1"
CPSL
5th
"Did Not Qualify"
-
-bgcolor=#ccffcc
2001
York Region Shooters
"1"
CPSL
11th
"Did Not Qualify"
-
-bgcolor=#ccffcc
2002
York Region Shooters
"1"
CPSL
4th, Eastern
"Did Not Qualify"
-
-bgcolor=#ffebad
2003
Vaughan Sun Devils
"1"
CPSL
3rd, Eastern
Final
-
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
