York Region Shooters

For the defunct club York Region Shooters, see York Region Shooters (1998).

York Region Shooters

Full name	York Region Shooters
Nickname(s)	The Shooters
Founded	1998 (as Glen Shields)
Ground	St. Joan of Arc Turf Field Maple, Ontario, Canada (capacity: 1000)
Chairman	Tony De Thomasis
Manager	John Pacione
Coach	Felipe Bento
League	Canadian Soccer League
2011	Regular season: 8th Playoffs: Semifinals
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

York Region Shooters are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1998. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the third tier of soccer in the Canadian soccer pyramid and the largest domestic pro league in Canada.

The Shooters currently play their home games at the St. Joan of Arc Turf Field in the community of Maple, Ontario, around 12 miles north-east of downtown Toronto. The team's colors are blue and white, mirroring those of the Italian national football team and reflecting the cultural heritage of the club.

History

The Shooters were founded as Glen Shields in 1998 as one of the original eight clubs to join the Canadian Soccer League in its inaugural season. The club changed their name to the Glen Shields Sun Devils the following year. They underwent another name change, this time to the Vaughan Sun Devils in 2002 and, 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 of the Canadian Soccer League, and to celebrate the club’s strong Italian heritage, the club changed its name yet again, becoming the Italia Shooters in 2006 until 2010 when it was changed to the present York Region Shooters, reflecting the previous merger in 2003 and the larger area of York Region the club has played in and represents. The club has also introduced new crests over the years, mostly recently updating the crest for the 2011 CSL season.

Current squad

As of January 2012.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 00 GK Emanuele Ameltonis 1 GK Camilo Benzi 2 DF Marcelo Capazolo 3 MF Nicolas Martinez 4 DF Fitzroy Christey 5 MF David James 6 MF Chris Turner 7 FW Jason De Thomasio 8 MF Mario Orestano 9 FW Kadian Lecky 10 FW Darryl Gomez 11 MF Dino Gardner

No. Position Player 12 FW Chris Thomas 13 MF Matthew O'Connor 14 DF Ali Hanam 16 DF Rick Heron 17 FW Jalen Brome 18 MF Desmond Humphrey 19 MF Nick Cisternino 20 DF Ryan Dummett 21 GK Yasuto Hoshiko 22 DF Taurean Manders 22 FW Nicola Di Sanza 27 FW Gonçalo Almeida DF Andrae Rollins

Notable former players

• Miguel Caninzalez
• Adrian Cann
• Frank De Francesco
• Jason De Thomasio
• Dino Gardner
• Atiba Hutchinson
• Taylor Lord
• Matthew Palleschi
• Marlon Sequeira

• Camilo Benzi
• Fitzroy Christey
• Stalin Cardenas
• Francesco Vescio
• Kadian Lecky
• Yasuto Hoshiko
• Gonçalo Almeida
• Rick Titus

Year-by-year

Year	Team Name	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs
1998	Glen Shields	"1"	CPSL	3rd	Semi-Finals
1999	Glen Shields Sun Devils	"1"	CPSL	3rd	Semi-Finals
2000	Glen Shields Sun Devils	"1"	CPSL	4th	Semi-Finals
2001	Glen Shields Sun Devils	"1"	CPSL	7th	Did not qualify
2002	Glen Shields Sun Devils	"1"	CPSL	6th, Eastern	Did not qualify
2003	Vaughan Sun Devils	"1"	CPSL	3rd, Eastern	Final
2004	Vaughan Shooters	"1"	CPSL	3rd, Eastern	Final
2005	Vaughan Shooters	"1"	CPSL	1st, Eastern	Final
2006	Italia Shooters	International	CSL	3rd, International	Champions
2007	Italia Shooters	International	CSL	2nd, International	Quarter-Finals
2008	Italia Shooters	International	CSL	1st, International	Semi-Finals
2009	Italia Shooters	International	CSL	3rd, International	Semi-Finals
2010	York Region Shooters		CSL	"1"	Quarter-Finals
2011	York Region Shooters		CSL	8	Semi-finals

Notable Medical Staff Members

Dr. Jason Pajaczkowski B.Sc., BS, CSCS, CPT, DC, FRCCSS(C), FCCPOR(C), DACRB, D. Ac Senior Partner/Director, Sports Performance Centres Ltd. Developer, Integrated Therapeutics

Dr. Scott D. Howitt B.Kin, M.Sc., DC, FRCCSS(C), FCCPOR(C), D. Ac Senior Partner/Director, Sports Performance Centres Ltd. Developer, Integrated Therapeutics

Coaching History

Nation	Name	Date Started	Date Finished	Reason
	Ron Harrison	1998	1999	Left Club
	Dave Benning	1999	Early 2004	Retired
	Sam Medeiros	Early 2004	Mid 2004
	Tony De Thomasis	Mid 2004	Late 2005	Chairman
	Carmine Isacco	Late 2005	2006
	Tony De Thomasis	2006	2009	Chairman
	Carmine Isacco	2008	Went to York University as Head Coach	2010
	Filipe Bento	2010	Current Coach

Stadiums\Venues

Year(s)	Stadium\Venue	Location
1998–04	Dufferin District Field	Thornhill, Ontario, Canada
2004–	St. Joan Of Arc Turf Field	Maple, Ontario, Canada

Club\Player Awards

Season	Club Award	Individual	Individual Award
1998	None	None	None
1999	None	None	None
2000	None	None	None
2001	None	None	None
2002	None	None	None
2003	CPSL Rogers Cup Runner-up	None	None
2004	CPSL Rogers Cup Runner-up	None	None
2005	CPSL Rogers Cup Runner-up	Desi Humphrey, Tony De Thomasis	CPSL MVP Award, CPSL President's Award
2006	CSL Rogers Cup Champions	Tony De Thomasis	CSL Coach of the Year Award
2007	None	None	None
2008	None	None	None

External links

• Italia Shooters
• 2010 Preview