North York Astros
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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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| General Manager |  Bruno Ierullo |
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| Head Coach | Gerardo Lezcano |
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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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[edit] History
Originally, in 1990, 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 was 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.
[edit] Kit
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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[edit] Players
[edit] Current squad
as of December 1, 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Staff
- General Manager
- Bruno Ierullo
- Director of Football
- Jorge Collazo
- Director of Business
Eastern Asia & North America
- Yekta Ibrahimoglu
[edit] Sports
- Head Coach
- Gerardo Lezcano
- Assistant Coach
- Kerwin Skeete
- Assistant Coach
- Maxim Dorneval
==Reserve squad== U23 The reserve squad plays in the Canadian Soccer League's Reserve Division U23. In 2011 all CSL Clubs had reserve teams except the Montreal Impact Academy, Windsor Stars and Capital City FC. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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==Reserve squad== U19 The reserve squad U19 will play in the Canadian Soccer League's Reserve Division U19. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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