Brampton Stallions were a Canadian soccer team, founded in 2001 as the Brampton Hitmen before changing its name in 2005. The team was a member of the Canadian Soccer League and played in the National Division. The team went "dormant" in 2006.
The Stallions played their home games at Victoria Park Stadium in the city of Brampton, Ontario, around 25 miles west of downtown Toronto. The team's colours were black and white. The club struggled during its infant stages failing to make the postseason during its first two seasons. Until finally capturing the CPSL Championship in 2003, and ending as playoff contender during its final tenure within the league.
His replacement was Joe Da Silva, who managed Brampton's first victory on August 12, 2001 in a 3–2 win over London City.[6] Da Silva would accomplish a respectable record, but would fall short in gaining a playoff berth. For the 2002 season Da Silva left Brampton to coach a Portuguese third division club, and was replaced by Ed McLaughlin with coaching experience in the Ontario Soccer League.[7] McLaughlin would retain the majority of the roster from the previous season with Paolo Ceccarelli, Luca Centurione, and Milodrag Akmadzic as notable signings. McLaughlin was replaced early on in the season, and Brampton founder and owner Steve Nijjar took over the rein of head coach.[8] Nijjar would achieve a seven-game undefeated streak, and reach the semifinals of the Open Canada Cup tournament, but would be eliminated by the Ottawa Wizards.[9][10] Nijjar would continue in his capacity as head coach for the 2003 season.[11]Hector Marinaro, Sr. was appointed the general manager for the organization.[12] Nijjar would strengthen his roster with Hugo Herrera, Ruben Flores, and Jonathan Bustamante. The Brampton franchise would clinch a postseason berth for the first time by finishing second in the Western Conference. Their first opponents in the playoffs were Toronto Croatia, where the math concluded in a 4–3 victory on penalties for Toronto.[13] The next day the league reversed the result after Toronto was caught fielding two suspend club officials.[14] The next match was a wildcard match against London City, which resulted in a 5–3 victory on penalties for Brampton.[15]
The Hitmen reached the finals after Ottawa Wizards pulled out of the playoffs. Their opponents were Vaughan Sun Devils with a goal coming from Kurt Mella the match would end in a 1–0 victory for Brampton, thus capturing their first major trophy within the league.[16][17] Team captain Phil Ionadi was awarded the Canadian Soccer League MVP Award at the CPSL Awards ceremony.[18][19] For the 2004 season the Hitmen came to an agreement with Mexican giants Cruz Azul to train their youth players.[20][21] New signings for the season were Juan Cruz Real, Angel Velazquez, and league veterans Bayete Smith, and Paul Daccobert. Steve Nijjar, Bayete Smith, and Phil Ionadi were selected for the CPSL All-Star roster which faced Boavista F.C. in a friendly match.[22] Brampton qualified for the postseason by finishing fourth in the Western Conference. In the wild card match Brampton faced Toronto Croatia, but were eliminated by a score of 3–1.[23]
In 2005, the franchise was purchased by Electrical Contractor Joe Fuliere, and renamed the team to the Brampton Stallions.[24] While during the season the team performed poorly finishing last in the Western Conference, and failing to clinch a playoff berth. The team began with Ken Dawson as head coach, until being replaced by former defender Milodrag Akmadzic to fill the vacant role of head coach. For the 2006 season the head coach selected for the club was Paul Dhillon, who was a product of The Academy of Football and with coaching experience in the OSL.[25] He reinforced his squad with former Toronto Lynx players Helio Pereira, Andre Andrade, and Clayson Queiroz.[26] Dhillon led the Stallions to the playoffs by finishing second in the National Division. Unfortunately Brampton would forfeit from the playoffs after their home venue had unsuitable playing conditions, which resulted in a dispute with the leagues administration.[27][28] The team went on hiatus after the 2006 season, and is currently a 'dormant' franchise.
Final 2006 squadedit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Brampton Stallions were a Canadian soccer team founded in 2001 as the Brampton Hitmen before changing its name in 2005 The team was a member of the Canadian Soccer League and played in the National Division The team went dormant in 2006 Brampton StallionsFull nameBrampton StallionsNickname s The StallionsFounded2001 as Brampton Hitmen Dissolved2006StadiumVictoria Park StadiumLeagueCanadian Soccer League20062nd Play off Quarter FinalsHome coloursAway colours The Stallions played their home games at Victoria Park Stadium in the city of Brampton Ontario around 25 miles west of downtown Toronto The team s colours were black and white The club struggled during its infant stages failing to make the postseason during its first two seasons Until finally capturing the CPSL Championship in 2003 and ending as playoff contender during its final tenure within the league Contents 1 History 2 Final 2006 squad 3 Head coaches 4 Year by year 5 Titles 6 ReferencesHistory editBrampton came into existence and entered the Canadian Professional Soccer League in 2001 along with Toronto Supra Ottawa Wizards and Montreal Dynamites 1 The franchise was placed in the Western Conference and would call Victoria Park Stadium as their home venue Former Montreal Impact head coach Paul Kitson was appointed to the position 2 Kitson stocked his inaugural roster with former USL A League players like Edgar Bartolomeu Francisco Dos Santos Laryea Adjetey Ivan Jurisic Paulo Silva Adolfo Mella and named CPSL veteran Phil Ionadi captain 3 The Hitmen debuted on June 3 2001 in a 1 1 draw against the St Catharines Wolves 4 Kitson struggled to achieve results for the club which led to his dismissal from his post after going eight matches without a victory 5 His replacement was Joe Da Silva who managed Brampton s first victory on August 12 2001 in a 3 2 win over London City 6 Da Silva would accomplish a respectable record but would fall short in gaining a playoff berth For the 2002 season Da Silva left Brampton to coach a Portuguese third division club and was replaced by Ed McLaughlin with coaching experience in the Ontario Soccer League 7 McLaughlin would retain the majority of the roster from the previous season with Paolo Ceccarelli Luca Centurione and Milodrag Akmadzic as notable signings McLaughlin was replaced early on in the season and Brampton founder and owner Steve Nijjar took over the rein of head coach 8 Nijjar would achieve a seven game undefeated streak and reach the semifinals of the Open Canada Cup tournament but would be eliminated by the Ottawa Wizards 9 10 Nijjar would continue in his capacity as head coach for the 2003 season 11 Hector Marinaro Sr was appointed the general manager for the organization 12 Nijjar would strengthen his roster with Hugo Herrera Ruben Flores and Jonathan Bustamante The Brampton franchise would clinch a postseason berth for the first time by finishing second in the Western Conference Their first opponents in the playoffs were Toronto Croatia where the math concluded in a 4 3 victory on penalties for Toronto 13 The next day the league reversed the result after Toronto was caught fielding two suspend club officials 14 The next match was a wildcard match against London City which resulted in a 5 3 victory on penalties for Brampton 15 The Hitmen reached the finals after Ottawa Wizards pulled out of the playoffs Their opponents were Vaughan Sun Devils with a goal coming from Kurt Mella the match would end in a 1 0 victory for Brampton thus capturing their first major trophy within the league 16 17 Team captain Phil Ionadi was awarded the Canadian Soccer League MVP Award at the CPSL Awards ceremony 18 19 For the 2004 season the Hitmen came to an agreement with Mexican giants Cruz Azul to train their youth players 20 21 New signings for the season were Juan Cruz Real Angel Velazquez and league veterans Bayete Smith and Paul Daccobert Steve Nijjar Bayete Smith and Phil Ionadi were selected for the CPSL All Star roster which faced Boavista F C in a friendly match 22 Brampton qualified for the postseason by finishing fourth in the Western Conference In the wild card match Brampton faced Toronto Croatia but were eliminated by a score of 3 1 23 In 2005 the franchise was purchased by Electrical Contractor Joe Fuliere and renamed the team to the Brampton Stallions 24 While during the season the team performed poorly finishing last in the Western Conference and failing to clinch a playoff berth The team began with Ken Dawson as head coach until being replaced by former defender Milodrag Akmadzic to fill the vacant role of head coach For the 2006 season the head coach selected for the club was Paul Dhillon who was a product of The Academy of Football and with coaching experience in the OSL 25 He reinforced his squad with former Toronto Lynx players Helio Pereira Andre Andrade and Clayson Queiroz 26 Dhillon led the Stallions to the playoffs by finishing second in the National Division Unfortunately Brampton would forfeit from the playoffs after their home venue had unsuitable playing conditions which resulted in a dispute with the leagues administration 27 28 The team went on hiatus after the 2006 season and is currently a dormant franchise Final 2006 squad editNote Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 0 GK nbsp JAM Samora Mies 2 DF nbsp CAN Tony Holder 3 DF nbsp JAM Gladston Richards 5 MF nbsp BRA Andre De Andrade 6 MF nbsp JAM Oneil Sang 7 MF nbsp JAM Kevin McIntosh 8 MF nbsp ENG Jay Wright 9 FW nbsp CAN Omari Harvey 10 FW nbsp ARG Hugo Herrera 11 MF nbsp RUS Misha Levkov 12 GK nbsp CAN Roy Blanche 14 DF nbsp JAM Andre Stewart No Pos Nation Player 16 FW nbsp NGA Michael Aigbokie 17 DF nbsp JAM Ronald Nicholas 18 DF nbsp JAM Ruyan Williams 19 MF nbsp JAM Lexton Hurlock 20 MF nbsp ECU Juan Carlos Mongui 23 DF nbsp CAN Greg Hagedorn 24 MF nbsp JAM Marlon Dyke 28 FW nbsp TOG Yusif Jawando 29 MF nbsp NOR Gagan Natt 30 DF nbsp JAM Adrian Johnson 31 FW nbsp BRA Jorge da SilvaHead coaches editYears Name Nation 2001 Paul Kitson American soccer nbsp England 2001 Joe Da Silva nbsp Canada 2002 Ed McLaughlin nbsp Canada 2002 2004 Steve Nijjar nbsp Canada 2005 Ken Dawson nbsp Canada 2005 Milodrag Akmadzic nbsp Croatia 2006 Paul Dhillon nbsp EnglandYear by year editYear Division League Regular Season Playoffs 2001 29 1 CPSL Eighth Did not qualify 2002 30 1 Western Conference CPSL Sixth Did not qualify 2003 31 1 Western Conference CPSL Second Champions 2004 32 1 Western Conference CPSL Fourth Wild Card Round 2005 33 1 Western Conference CPSL Sixth Did not qualify 2006 34 1 National Division CSL Second Quarter FinalsTitles editCPSL Championship 1 2003 dd References edit CPSL Welcomes Brampton CPSL press release Archived from the original on May 31 2001 2000 Sept 21 Paul Kitson Background 2002 03 28 Archived from the original on March 28 2002 Retrieved 2016 01 03 Glover Robin Wednesday June 27 2001 Brampton Hitmen vs St Catharines Roma Wolves www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 05 CPSL Week 2 Stories 2001 www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 05 Glover Robin Wednesday July 25 2001 CPSL Brampton Hitmen vs Glen Shields Sun Devils Part 2 www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 05 Morris Andy New teams challenge CPSL champions www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 05 Johnson Bryon Brampton Guardian April 30th 2002 story on Brampton Hitmen www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 05 July 26 2002 CPSL Brampton Hitmen vs London City www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 05 Glover Robin September 28 2002 CPSL Ottawa Wizards vs Brampton Hitmen Canada Cup semi final by Rocket Robin www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 05 JUZENAS Frank CPSL August 7 2002 Brampton Hitmen www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 05 INSCOE Robin June 6 2003 CPSL Brampton vs Ottawa pregame from the Guardian www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 05 Glover Robin June 7 2003 CPSL Brampton Hitmen vs Ottawa Wizards www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 05 Glover Robin September 30 2003 CPSL Playoffs Brampton Hitmen vs Toronto Croatia www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 October 1 2003 CPSL Toronto Croatia vs Brampton League decision www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 October 3 2003 CPSL Rogers Cup Wild Card game London vs Brampton from CPSL website www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 Glover Robin October 5th 2003 CPSL Rogers Cup Playoffs Final Vaughan Sun Devils vs Brampton Hitmen part 2 www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 October 5 2003 CPSL Rogers Cup Final Brampton vs Vaughan from CPSL website www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 Glover Robin October 5 2003 CPSL Awards Banquet www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 October 5 2003 CPSL Awards Dinner from CPSL site www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 May 17 2004 CPSL preview from CPSL web site www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 INSCOE Robin May 28 2004 CPSL news story on Brampton Hitmen from Brampton Guardian www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 May 27 2004 CPSL Selects lineup vs Boavista from CPSL media release www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 Glover Robin October 8 2004 CPSL Rogers Cup Wildcard game Brampton Hitmen vs Toronto Croatia by Rocket Robin www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 Glover Robin May 19 2005 CPSL Press Conference by Rocket Robin www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 2000 Sept 23 Paul Dhillon Background 2002 03 28 Archived from the original on March 28 2002 Retrieved 2016 01 03 Glover Robin July 2 2006 CSL Open Canada Cup North York Astros vs Brampton Stallions by Rocket Robin www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 October 2 2006 Serbian White Eagles vs Toronto Supra Portuguese from CSL website www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2015 07 12 CSL Playoff Semi Finals Page 2 Canadian Teams amp Leagues Retrieved 2015 07 12 permanent dead link CPSL Ontario League Standings www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2016 10 15 Monday October 14 2002 CPSL Final Standings www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2016 10 15 October 2 2003 CPSL Final Regular Season Standings www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2016 10 15 September 30 2004 CPSL Week 20 Standings End of Regular Season www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2016 10 15 October 4 2005 CPSL Week 20 Standings Amended end of Regular Season www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2016 10 15 September 30 2006 CSL Week 20 Final Standings from CSL website www rocketrobinsoccerintoronto com Retrieved 2016 10 15 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brampton Stallions amp oldid 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