Unionville Milliken SC
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| Full name | Unionville Milliken Soccer Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | UMSC |
| Founded | 1976 / 2018 |
| Stadium | Azzurri Village |
| League | League1 Ontario |
| 2019 | League1 Ontario, 12th Playoffs: DNQ |
| Website | http://www.umsc-l1.com/ |
Unionville Milliken Soccer Club is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in Unionville, Ontario. The club was founded in 1976 as a youth soccer club and added its men's semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2018.[1]
The club also fields a team in the League1 Ontario women's division, which entered the league in the 2017 season.[2]
History
The club was founded in 1976 to serve the communities of Unionville and Milliken in Ontario.[3]
Originally a youth soccer club, the team added semi-professional teams in League1 Ontario in the women's and men's division in 2017 and 2018, respectively.[4] Unionville announced that their club would go with a fully professional model, as opposed to an amateur or semi-professional approach, becoming the second fully professional team in the league, after Toronto FC III.[5]
The men's team was formed through a partnership with York Region Shooters, who played in the Canadian Soccer League until 2017, to form a professional club in L1O to begin in 2018, created through the relationship of Shooters' owner Tony De Thomasis and UMSC coach Filipe Bento.[6]. They played their inaugural match on April 29, 2018 against Windsor TFC,[7] which resulted in a 3-1 victory.[8]
Seasons
Men
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | League Cup | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | League1 Ontario | 17 | 6-5-5 | 8th | Group Stage | Round of 16 | [9] |
| 2019 | 16 | 3-3-9 | 12th | Did not qualify | - | [10] |
Women
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | League Cup | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | League1 Ontario | 11 | 10–3–7 | 4th | – | Quarter-finals | [11] |
| 2018 | 13 | 5–3–4 | 8th | Did not qualify | Finalists | [12] | |
| 2019 | 14 | 5–5–4 | 11th | Did not qualify | – | [13] |
Notable former players
References
- ^ Cudmore, John (December 21, 2017). "League1 expansion focus zooms in on Unionville, Markham entries". Markham Economist & Sun.
- ^ Cudmore, John (May 2, 2017). "Aurora, Unionville-Milliken women kick off League1 season". Aurora Banner.
- ^ "About UMSC". Unionville Milliken SC.
- ^ "Significant expansion planned for League1 Ontario". League1 Ontario. December 20, 2017.
- ^ Dan Baldwin (April 27, 2018). "League 1 Ontario 2018 Preview". Northern Starting XI.
- ^ "Unionville Milliken Men To Spotlight Pro Model, Community Roots, In Debut Season". League1 Ontario. April 16, 2018.
- ^ Parker, Jim (April 28, 2018). "Windsor TFC soccer team has a new focus this season". Windsor Star.
- ^ "Game 1: Unionville with the Win Over Windsor". Unionville Milliken SC. October 17, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Men's Standings". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "2019 Men's Standings". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "2017 Women's Standings". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "2018 Women's Standings". League1 Ontario.
- ^ "2019 Women's Standings". League1 Ontario.
