Astros Vasas FC
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| Full name | North York Astros Soccer Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Astros | ||
| Founded | November 23, 1990 (as North York Atletico Argentina Soccer Club) |
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| Ground | Esther Shiner Stadium North York, Ontario (capacity: 3,000) |
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| League | Canadian Soccer League | ||
| 2011 | Regular season: 14th Playoffs: DNQ |
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| Website | Club home page | ||
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North York Astros are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1990. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the third tier of soccer in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the largest domestic professional league in Canada. The team currently play their home games at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York, Ontario, a suburb of the city of Toronto, Ontario. The team's colours are orange and black.
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History [edit]
Originally, the team was called the North York Atletico Argentina Soccer Club. In 1993 the team moved to Scarborough and the name changed to the Scarborough Astros Soccer Club.
In 1998 the franchise returned to the city of North York as the North York Astros Soccer Club and as a founding member of the Canadian Professional Soccer League.
In 2002, the Astros were finalists of the Rogers Cup, losing 2–0 to the Ottawa Wizards.
Awards [edit]
1991 Peniche Pre-season Champions - 1991 NSL Ontario Cup Champions - 1991 Canada Cup Champions - 1992 NSL Ontario Cup Runners Up - 1992 NSL Super Shield Runners Up - 1995 CNSL Ontario Cup Runners Up - 2002 CPSL Rogers Cup Runners Up
Kit [edit]
The colours in the kit have changed over the years. Yellow and Navy Blue where prominent and in 2010 the Club added Orange and Black to commemorate its 20th year anniversary.
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| Worn until 2008 |
Former players [edit]
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Year-by-year [edit]
| Year | Division | League | Regular Season (Position, W-L-D, Pts) | Playoffs |
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| 1991 | First (as North York Atletico Argentina) | NSL | 3rd, 24 Pts | ONTARIO & CANADA CUP CHAMPIONS |
| 1992 | First (as North York Atletico Argentina) | NSL | ONTARIO CUP FINALIST & NSL SUPER SHIELD FINALIST | |
| 1993 | First (as Scarborough Astros) | CNSL | ||
| 1994 | First (as Scarborough Astros) | CNSL | ||
| 1995 | First (as Scarborough Astros) | CNSL | ONTARIO CUP FINALIST | |
| 1996[1] | First (as Scarborough Astros) | CNSL | 7th, 0–10–2, 2 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 1997[2] | First (as North York Tallons) | CNSL | ||
| 1998[3] | First (as North York Astros) | CPSL | 4th, 6–7–1, 19 Pts | Semi-Finals |
| 1999[4] | First | CPSL | 8th, 2–11–1, 7 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 2000[5] | First | CPSL | 6th, 3–9–2, 11 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 2001[6] | First | CPSL | 9th, 7–3–12, 24 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 2002[7] | Western | CPSL | 5th, 4–6–9, 18 Pts | ROGERS CUP FINALIST |
| 2003[8] | Western | CPSL | 5th, 4–5–9, 17 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 2004[9] | Eastern | CPSL | 4th, 3–13–4, 13 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 2005[10] | Eastern | CPSL | 5th, 8–10–4, 28 Pts | Wild Card Round |
| 2006[11] | National | CSL | 6th, 3–11–8, 17 Pts | Did not qualify |
| 2007[12] | National | CSL | 3rd, 5–12–5, 20 Pts | First Round Play-offs |
| 2008[13] | National | CSL | 2nd 10–3–9, 33 Pts | First Round Play-offs |
| 2009 | National | CSL | 5th | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | First | CSL | 11th | Did not qualify |
| 2011 | First | CSL | 14th | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | First | CSL |
Head coaches [edit]
Elio Garro (1991–92)
Jorge Armua (1993–98)- Rafael Carbajal (1999–00)
Tony Laferrara (Jan 2001–July 01)
Sam Medeiros (Aug 2001–Oct 01)
Pavel Zaslavski (2002 Co-Coach)
Dejan Gluscevic (2002 Co-Coach)- Pavel Zaslavski (2003)
Vittorio Villacis (2004)- Dejan Gluscevic (2005)
- Pavel Zaslavski (2006)
- Rafael Carbajal (2007–08)
Uğur Çimən (Feb 2009–June 09)
Vladimir Klinovsky (July 2009–Oct 09)- Michael Ridout (Feb 2010–July 10)
- Gerardo Lezcano (Aug 2010–present)
References [edit]
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League 1997". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League 1998". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League 1999". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League 2001". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League 2005". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League 2006". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Canadian Soccer League 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ http://northyorkastros.ca/page.php?page_id=13816
External links [edit]
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