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York United FC

York United Football Club (formerly known as York9 FC) is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario.[1][2] The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at York University's York Lions Stadium.

York United FC
Full nameYork United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Nine Stripes
FoundedMay 5, 2018; 5 years ago (2018-05-05) (as York 9 Football Club)
StadiumYork Lions Stadium
Toronto, Ontario
Capacity4,000
OwnerCanadian Soccer Business
PresidentAngus McNab
Head coachMartin Nash
LeagueCanadian Premier League
2023Canadian Premier League, 5th
WebsiteClub website
Current season

History Edit

 
York United players celebrate a goal by Álvaro Rivero against HFX Wanderers during a game in September 2021.

In December 2017, former Canadian international Jimmy Brennan stepped down as executive director of Aurora FC and announced his intentions to take a role within the Canadian Premier League.[3] In March 2018, it was revealed that Brennan had been named executive vice-president of York Sports & Entertainment back in January.[4] The following day, it was revealed that the company's president Preben Ganzhorn named himself as president of an unknown entity called York9 FC, believed to be a Canadian Premier League franchise.[5]

On May 5, 2018, York Region was one of four groups accepted by the Canadian Soccer Association for professional club membership.[6] Greenpark Group, headed by Carlo Baldassarra, was revealed as the owner of York9, with his son Mike as the chairman.[1][7][8] Both Brennan and Ganzhorn were pictured at the Annual Meeting of the Members when the group was announced.[9]

York9 FC was officially unveiled on May 10, 2018, as the first team to join the Canadian Premier League.[10] As well as confirming their place in the league for the 2019 launch season, the club also revealed their crest, colours and branding.[11] The club adopted the name York9 FC to represent the nine municipalities that make up York Region – Aurora, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, King, Markham, Newmarket, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, and Whitchurch-Stouffville.[12] On July 27, 2018, York9 announced executive vice president of soccer operations Jimmy Brennan as the club's first head coach.[13]

In August, York9 fielded a York Region Soccer Association Selects team to compete in the U17 International Soccer Cup held at York Lions Stadium. The team beat Juventus F.C. before losing to Toronto FC in the final.[14]

The team has been called "Y9" and "The Nine Stripes" by the media and the league.[15][16][17] York9's first match was the inaugural CPL match at Forge FC on April 27, 2019,[18] launching the 905 Derby with a 1–1 draw, as Ryan Telfer scored the first goal in Canadian Premier League history.[19]

To determine the Canadian Soccer Association's representative in the CONCACAF Champions League, York9 played in the 2019 Canadian Championship competing for the Voyageurs Cup. The team lost the quarterfinal to Montreal Impact after a 2–2 draw at home and a 1–0 loss at Montreal.[20]

York9 was expected to begin their second season in the Canadian Premier League in April 2020 but the season was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] During the postponement, the club sold young midfielder Emilio Estevez to Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag, the first CPL player to be sold to a European top flight.[22]

On December 11, 2020, the club was rebranded as York United FC, adopting a new crest and colour scheme along with the name change. While the original club name exclusively targeted York Region, the new branding also represents the City of Toronto.[23] In their first season as York United FC, the club finished 4th in the 2021 Canadian Premier League season. They were eliminated from the playoffs after a 3–1 loss to Forge FC. Following the season, head coach Jim Brennan's tenure at the club ended after it was announced November 23, 2021, that his contract would not be extended.[24] He was replaced by Martin Nash on December 21, 2021.[25]

During the 2023 season, it was announced that the club was sold from the Baldassarra family to the Canadian Soccer Business with plans to transfer the club to new ownership.[26]

Stadium Edit

 
York Lions Stadium is a stadium at York University Heights used by York for home matches.

York plays its home matches at York Lions Stadium in York University's Keele Campus in York University Heights, a neighbourhood of North York, Toronto.[27] Initially, the club had planned to use Alumni Field, on the same campus, while York Lions Stadium was being renovated for use at the end of the season.[28] Before the start of the 2021 season, the stadium was renovated with a larger, artificial turf pitch and the removal of the athletic track which surrounded the playing surface.[29]

In 2018, the club announced plans to build a modular, wooden, 15,000-seat stadium within the next three years.[30] As of August 2021, financing and location of the new stadium was yet to be determined.[31]

In March 2022, Woodbine Racetrack announced plans to add an 8,000 seat soccer-specific stadium and adjoining training facilities in the northeast corner of their property in Rexdale, Etobicoke; this would be the presumed new home of York United and possibly house a future professional women's soccer club.[32]

Crest and colours Edit

The club's namesake and crest pays homage to The Queen's York Rangers, as well as Toronto and York Region's predecessors, York, Upper Canada and York County. The crest's shape is derived from that of The Queen's York Rangers, a Canadian Army regiment based in Toronto and York Region. A blue element on top of the shield symbolizes Lake Ontario, a body of water that rivers in York Region and Toronto flow into. The shield features a YU monogram and nine vertical stripes, a nod to the club's nickname "The Nine Stripes". A crown at the top of the shield represents Canada's monarchical history. A trillium and a maple leaf are incorporated into the crown's design, with the former representing Ontario.[33]

Although the club does insinuate the crest used as inspiration is of the original Town of York, that then became the City of Toronto, the club's colours of dark green, dark blue, white, and gold, are taken from the coat of arms of the City of York, a former city that was later amalgamated into the new City of Toronto in 1998. Unlike the majority of clubs in the CPL, York typically uses home kits that are primarily white.[34]

Former crest and colours Edit

 
The inaugural "York9 FC" logo used during the club's first two seasons

The club used its original branding while it was known as York9 FC, between 2018 and 2020. The main feature of the crest's design was nine beams at the top of the crest, one for each municipality in York Region. The upward angle of the bars is a nod to the region's motto "Ontario's Rising Star". A white trillium at the base of the crest recognized Ontario, the province's floral emblem since 1937.[35]

The official club colours were light green, grey, and black (branded by the club as "electric green", "charcoal grey", and "black on black"). These colours symbolized the region's nature (in tandem with the club's environmental focus) and Black Creek.[11][35]

Club culture Edit

Much more so than other CPL teams, York is a club which relies heavily on data and analytics to make decisions.[36]

Supporters Edit

A supporters' group called Generation IX was present at the club's launch event.[37][38] Prior to the team's second season in 2020, two new supporters' groups formed: a student supporters' group based out of York University called The Green Lions and a female-led supporters' group called Dames of York.[39][40]

Three new supporters' groups, Centre of the Universe, The Northern Corridor, and Eastenders 416, were formed in 2021.[41][42][43]

Rivalries Edit

York United has a geographic rivalry with Forge FC in nearby Hamilton. As both towns use the 905 area code, it was used to name the derby between the league's closest teams. On January 29, 2019, the Canadian Premier League announced that the inaugural match of the league was going to be a 905 Derby on April 27, 2019, in Hamilton.[18] The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[19]

Players and staff Edit

Roster Edit

As of September 14, 2023[44]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Niko Giantsopoulos   Canada
2 DF Paris Gee   Canada
3 DF Tass Mourdoukoutas   Australia
6 DF Roger Thompson   Canada
7 DF Jonathan Grant   Guyana
8 MF Elijah Adekugbe   England
9 FW Brian Wright   Canada
11 MF Kévin dos Santos   Portugal
12 MF Clément Bayiha   Canada
14 FW Theo Afework   Canada
16 MF Max Ferrari   Canada
18 FW Molham Babouli   Syria
22 FW Austin Ricci   Canada
23 DF Noah Abatneh   Canada
24 FW Osaze De Rosario   United States
27 MF Carson Buschman-Dormond   Canada
28 MF Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé   Canada
30 MF Kadin Martin-Pereux   Canada
32 DF Brem Soumaoro   Liberia
33 MF Matthew Baldisimo   Canada
37 MF Trivine Esprit   Canada
67 GK Eleias Himaras   Canada
70 MF Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy   Ukraine
MF Adriano Iannello   Canada
MF Shola Jimoh   Canada

Out on Loan Edit

No. Position Player Nation
21 MF Michael Petrasso (on loan to Maidstone United F.C.)   Canada

Staff Edit

As of July 20, 2023[45][46]
Executive
Owner Canadian Soccer Business
President, CEO and GM Angus McNab
Director of football operations Derek O’Rourke
Coaching staff
Head coach and technical director Martin Nash
Assistant coach Mauro Eustáquio
Assistant coach and goalkeeping coach Camilo Benzi

Head coaches Edit

As of October 12, 2023
Coach Nation Tenure Record
G W D L Win %
Jimmy Brennan   Canada July 27, 2018 – November 23, 2021 72 22 25 25 030.56
Martin Nash   Canada December 21, 2021 – present 61 21 15 25 034.43

Statistics include regular season and Canadian Championship matches.


Club captains Edit

Years Name Nation
2019–2020 Manny Aparicio[47][48]   Canada
2021–present Roger Thompson[49]   Canada

Records Edit

Year-by-year Edit

Season League Playoffs CC Continental / other Average
attendance[a]
Top goalscorer(s)[b]
Div League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Pos. Name Goals
2019[c] 1 CPL 28 9 7 12 39 37 +2 34 1.21 3rd DNQ R3 Ineligible 2,668   Rodrigo Gattas 11
2020[d] 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 10 1.43 5th DNQ DNQ N/A   Joseph Di Chiara 3
2021 28 8 12 8 35 39 -4 36 1.29 4th SF QF 1,118   Diyaeddine Abzi
  Álvaro Rivero
  Lowell Wright
6
2022 28 9 7 12 31 37 -6 34 1.21 6th DNQ SF 1,234   Osaze De Rosario 13
2023 28 11 5 12 35 44 -9 38 1.36 5th Play-in Round QF 1,200   Molham Babouli 7
  1. ^ Average attendance include statistics from league matches only
  2. ^ Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league season, league playoffs, Canadian Championship, CONCACAF League, and other competitive continental matches
  3. ^ Split season format was used with 10 games in spring season and 18 games in fall season
  4. ^ Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the season was held in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, as a two stage round-robin season with a single match final[50]

All-time top scorers Edit

As of October 12, 2023[51][52]
# Name Nation Career at club Goals Scored
CPL Cup Int'l Total
1 Osaze De Rosario   United States 2022– 18 1 0 19
2 Molham Babouli   Syria 2022– 11 1 0 12
3 Rodrigo Gattas   Chile 2019 9 2 0 11
4 Ryan Telfer   Trinidad and Tobago 2019–2020 8 2 0 10
5 Simon Adjei   Sweden 2019 7 1 0 8
Diyaeddine Abzi   Canada 2019–2021 7 1 0 8
7 Álvaro Rivero   Spain 2020–2021 7 0 0 7
Lowell Wright   Canada 2020–2022 7 0 0 7
9 Kevin dos Santos   Portugal 2022– 6 0 0 6
Jordan Wilson   Canada 2021–2022 5 1 0 6

Note: Bold indicates active player

All-time top assists Edit

As of October 12, 2023[51][52]
# Name Nation Career at club Games Played
CPL Cup Int'l Total
1 Diyaeddine Abzi   Canada 2019–2021 8 1 0 9
2 Michael Petrasso   Canada 2020– 5 2 0 7
Kyle Porter   Canada 2019–2020 5 2 0 7
4 Osaze De Rosario   United States 2022– 5 0 0 5
Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé   Canada 2023– 5 0 0 5
Isaiah Johnston   Canada 2020–2022 5 0 0 5
Noah Verhoeven   Canada 2019 5 0 0 5
Lowell Wright   Canada 2020–2022 3 2 0 5
9 Morey Doner   Canada 2019–2020 4 0 0 4
Max Ferrari   Canada 2020– 4 0 0 4
Molham Babouli   Syria 2022– 4 0 0 4

Note: Bold indicates active player

All-time most appearances Edit

As of October 12, 2023[51][52]
# Name Nation Career at club Games Played
CPL Cup Int'l Total
1 Max Ferrari   Canada 2020– 75 5 0 80
2 Diyaeddine Abzi   Canada 2019–2022 65 11 0 76
3 Nathan Ingham   Canada 2019–2021 54 8 0 62
4 Roger Thompson   Canada 2019– 56 4 0 60
5 Chrisnovic N'sa   Canada 2021–2022 54 5 0 59
6 Dominick Zator   Canada 2021–2022 53 5 0 58
7 Osaze De Rosario   United States 2022– 52 5 0 57
Jordan Wilson   Canada 2021–2022 52 5 0 57
9 Noah Verhoeven   Canada 2021–2022 51 5 0 56
10 Niko Giantsopoulos   Canada 2021– 50 5 0 55

Note: Bold indicates active player

Single-season records Edit

As of October 12, 2023[51][52]
Record Name Statistic Season
Goals (all competitions) Osaze De Rosario 13 2022
Goals (league matches) Osaze De Rosario 12 2022
Assists (all competitions) Michael Petrasso 7 2021
Assists (league matches) Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé
Michael Petrasso
5 2023
2021
Clean sheets (all competitions) Nathan Ingham 8 2019
Clean sheets (league matches) Niko Giantsopoulos
Nathan Ingham
6 2022
2019

Note: Bold indicates active player

Awards Edit

Canadian Premier League Awards Edit

Year Name Award Status
2019[53] Nathan Ingham Golden Glove Nominated
Diyaeddine Abzi Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year Nominated
Jimmy Brennan Coach of the Year Nominated
2021[53] Max Ferrari Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year Nominated
2022[53] Dominick Zator Defender of the Year Nominated
Molham Babouli Player's Player of the Year Nominated
Osaze De Rosario Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year Nominated

York United FC Fan Voted Awards Edit

Year Name Award
2019[54] Morey Doner Fan Voted Player of the Year
2020 Not awarded due to shortened season
2021[55] Diyaeddine Abzi Supporters Choice Player of the Year
Max Ferrari Supporters Choice U21 Player of the Year
2022[56] Niko Giantsopoulos Supporters Choice Player of the Year
Osaze De Rosario Supporters Choice U21 Player of the Year
2023[57] Brem Soumaoro Supporters Choice Player of the Year

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External links Edit

  • Official website

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York United Football Club formerly known as York9 FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto Ontario 1 2 The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at York University s York Lions Stadium York United FCFull nameYork United Football ClubNickname s The Nine StripesFoundedMay 5 2018 5 years ago 2018 05 05 as York 9 Football Club StadiumYork Lions StadiumToronto OntarioCapacity4 000OwnerCanadian Soccer BusinessPresidentAngus McNabHead coachMartin NashLeagueCanadian Premier League2023Canadian Premier League 5thWebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent season Contents 1 History 2 Stadium 3 Crest and colours 3 1 Former crest and colours 4 Club culture 4 1 Supporters 4 2 Rivalries 5 Players and staff 5 1 Roster 5 2 Out on Loan 5 3 Staff 5 4 Head coaches 5 5 Club captains 6 Records 6 1 Year by year 6 2 All time top scorers 6 3 All time top assists 6 4 All time most appearances 6 5 Single season records 7 Awards 7 1 Canadian Premier League Awards 7 2 York United FC Fan Voted Awards 8 References 9 External linksHistory Edit nbsp York United players celebrate a goal by Alvaro Rivero against HFX Wanderers during a game in September 2021 In December 2017 former Canadian international Jimmy Brennan stepped down as executive director of Aurora FC and announced his intentions to take a role within the Canadian Premier League 3 In March 2018 it was revealed that Brennan had been named executive vice president of York Sports amp Entertainment back in January 4 The following day it was revealed that the company s president Preben Ganzhorn named himself as president of an unknown entity called York9 FC believed to be a Canadian Premier League franchise 5 On May 5 2018 York Region was one of four groups accepted by the Canadian Soccer Association for professional club membership 6 Greenpark Group headed by Carlo Baldassarra was revealed as the owner of York9 with his son Mike as the chairman 1 7 8 Both Brennan and Ganzhorn were pictured at the Annual Meeting of the Members when the group was announced 9 York9 FC was officially unveiled on May 10 2018 as the first team to join the Canadian Premier League 10 As well as confirming their place in the league for the 2019 launch season the club also revealed their crest colours and branding 11 The club adopted the name York9 FC to represent the nine municipalities that make up York Region Aurora East Gwillimbury Georgina King Markham Newmarket Richmond Hill Vaughan and Whitchurch Stouffville 12 On July 27 2018 York9 announced executive vice president of soccer operations Jimmy Brennan as the club s first head coach 13 In August York9 fielded a York Region Soccer Association Selects team to compete in the U17 International Soccer Cup held at York Lions Stadium The team beat Juventus F C before losing to Toronto FC in the final 14 The team has been called Y9 and The Nine Stripes by the media and the league 15 16 17 York9 s first match was the inaugural CPL match at Forge FC on April 27 2019 18 launching the 905 Derby with a 1 1 draw as Ryan Telfer scored the first goal in Canadian Premier League history 19 To determine the Canadian Soccer Association s representative in the CONCACAF Champions League York9 played in the 2019 Canadian Championship competing for the Voyageurs Cup The team lost the quarterfinal to Montreal Impact after a 2 2 draw at home and a 1 0 loss at Montreal 20 York9 was expected to begin their second season in the Canadian Premier League in April 2020 but the season was delayed by the COVID 19 pandemic 21 During the postponement the club sold young midfielder Emilio Estevez to Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag the first CPL player to be sold to a European top flight 22 On December 11 2020 the club was rebranded as York United FC adopting a new crest and colour scheme along with the name change While the original club name exclusively targeted York Region the new branding also represents the City of Toronto 23 In their first season as York United FC the club finished 4th in the 2021 Canadian Premier League season They were eliminated from the playoffs after a 3 1 loss to Forge FC Following the season head coach Jim Brennan s tenure at the club ended after it was announced November 23 2021 that his contract would not be extended 24 He was replaced by Martin Nash on December 21 2021 25 During the 2023 season it was announced that the club was sold from the Baldassarra family to the Canadian Soccer Business with plans to transfer the club to new ownership 26 Stadium Edit nbsp York Lions Stadium is a stadium at York University Heights used by York for home matches York plays its home matches at York Lions Stadium in York University s Keele Campus in York University Heights a neighbourhood of North York Toronto 27 Initially the club had planned to use Alumni Field on the same campus while York Lions Stadium was being renovated for use at the end of the season 28 Before the start of the 2021 season the stadium was renovated with a larger artificial turf pitch and the removal of the athletic track which surrounded the playing surface 29 In 2018 the club announced plans to build a modular wooden 15 000 seat stadium within the next three years 30 As of August 2021 update financing and location of the new stadium was yet to be determined 31 In March 2022 Woodbine Racetrack announced plans to add an 8 000 seat soccer specific stadium and adjoining training facilities in the northeast corner of their property in Rexdale Etobicoke this would be the presumed new home of York United and possibly house a future professional women s soccer club 32 Crest and colours EditThe club s namesake and crest pays homage to The Queen s York Rangers as well as Toronto and York Region s predecessors York Upper Canada and York County The crest s shape is derived from that of The Queen s York Rangers a Canadian Army regiment based in Toronto and York Region A blue element on top of the shield symbolizes Lake Ontario a body of water that rivers in York Region and Toronto flow into The shield features a YU monogram and nine vertical stripes a nod to the club s nickname The Nine Stripes A crown at the top of the shield represents Canada s monarchical history A trillium and a maple leaf are incorporated into the crown s design with the former representing Ontario 33 Although the club does insinuate the crest used as inspiration is of the original Town of York that then became the City of Toronto the club s colours of dark green dark blue white and gold are taken from the coat of arms of the City of York a former city that was later amalgamated into the new City of Toronto in 1998 Unlike the majority of clubs in the CPL York typically uses home kits that are primarily white 34 Former crest and colours Edit nbsp The inaugural York9 FC logo used during the club s first two seasonsThe club used its original branding while it was known as York9 FC between 2018 and 2020 The main feature of the crest s design was nine beams at the top of the crest one for each municipality in York Region The upward angle of the bars is a nod to the region s motto Ontario s Rising Star A white trillium at the base of the crest recognized Ontario the province s floral emblem since 1937 35 The official club colours were light green grey and black branded by the club as electric green charcoal grey and black on black These colours symbolized the region s nature in tandem with the club s environmental focus and Black Creek 11 35 Club culture EditMuch more so than other CPL teams York is a club which relies heavily on data and analytics to make decisions 36 Supporters Edit A supporters group called Generation IX was present at the club s launch event 37 38 Prior to the team s second season in 2020 two new supporters groups formed a student supporters group based out of York University called The Green Lions and a female led supporters group called Dames of York 39 40 Three new supporters groups Centre of the Universe The Northern Corridor and Eastenders 416 were formed in 2021 41 42 43 Rivalries Edit Main article 905 Derby York United has a geographic rivalry with Forge FC in nearby Hamilton As both towns use the 905 area code it was used to name the derby between the league s closest teams On January 29 2019 the Canadian Premier League announced that the inaugural match of the league was going to be a 905 Derby on April 27 2019 in Hamilton 18 The match ended in a 1 1 draw 19 Players and staff EditRoster Edit As of September 14 2023 44 No Position Player Nation1 GK Niko Giantsopoulos nbsp Canada2 DF Paris Gee nbsp Canada3 DF Tass Mourdoukoutas nbsp Australia6 DF Roger Thompson nbsp Canada7 DF Jonathan Grant nbsp Guyana8 MF Elijah Adekugbe nbsp England9 FW Brian Wright nbsp Canada11 MF Kevin dos Santos nbsp Portugal12 MF Clement Bayiha nbsp Canada14 FW Theo Afework nbsp Canada16 MF Max Ferrari nbsp Canada18 FW Molham Babouli nbsp Syria22 FW Austin Ricci nbsp Canada23 DF Noah Abatneh nbsp Canada24 FW Osaze De Rosario nbsp United States27 MF Carson Buschman Dormond nbsp Canada28 MF Jeremy Gagnon Lapare nbsp Canada30 MF Kadin Martin Pereux nbsp Canada32 DF Brem Soumaoro nbsp Liberia33 MF Matthew Baldisimo nbsp Canada37 MF Trivine Esprit nbsp Canada67 GK Eleias Himaras nbsp Canada70 MF Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy nbsp Ukraine MF Adriano Iannello nbsp Canada MF Shola Jimoh nbsp CanadaOut on Loan Edit No Position Player Nation21 MF Michael Petrasso on loan to Maidstone United F C nbsp CanadaStaff Edit As of July 20 2023 45 46 ExecutiveOwner Canadian Soccer BusinessPresident CEO and GM Angus McNabDirector of football operations Derek O RourkeCoaching staffHead coach and technical director Martin NashAssistant coach Mauro EustaquioAssistant coach and goalkeeping coach Camilo BenziHead coaches Edit As of October 12 2023Coach Nation Tenure RecordG W D L Win Jimmy Brennan nbsp Canada July 27 2018 November 23 2021 72 22 25 25 0 30 56Martin Nash nbsp Canada December 21 2021 present 61 21 15 25 0 34 43Statistics include regular season and Canadian Championship matches Club captains Edit Years Name Nation2019 2020 Manny Aparicio 47 48 nbsp Canada2021 present Roger Thompson 49 nbsp CanadaRecords EditYear by year Edit Season League Playoffs CC Continental other Average attendance a Top goalscorer s b Div League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Pos Name Goals2019 c 1 CPL 28 9 7 12 39 37 2 34 1 21 3rd DNQ R3 Ineligible 2 668 nbsp Rodrigo Gattas 112020 d 7 2 4 1 8 7 1 10 1 43 5th DNQ DNQ N A nbsp Joseph Di Chiara 32021 28 8 12 8 35 39 4 36 1 29 4th SF QF 1 118 nbsp Diyaeddine Abzi nbsp Alvaro Rivero nbsp Lowell Wright 62022 28 9 7 12 31 37 6 34 1 21 6th DNQ SF 1 234 nbsp Osaze De Rosario 132023 28 11 5 12 35 44 9 38 1 36 5th Play in Round QF 1 200 nbsp Molham Babouli 7 Average attendance include statistics from league matches only Top goalscorer s includes all goals scored in league season league playoffs Canadian Championship CONCACAF League and other competitive continental matches Split season format was used with 10 games in spring season and 18 games in fall season Due to the COVID 19 Pandemic the season was held in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island as a two stage round robin season with a single match final 50 All time top scorers Edit As of October 12 2023 51 52 Name Nation Career at club Goals ScoredCPL Cup Int l Total1 Osaze De Rosario nbsp United States 2022 18 1 0 192 Molham Babouli nbsp Syria 2022 11 1 0 123 Rodrigo Gattas nbsp Chile 2019 9 2 0 114 Ryan Telfer nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 2019 2020 8 2 0 105 Simon Adjei nbsp Sweden 2019 7 1 0 8Diyaeddine Abzi nbsp Canada 2019 2021 7 1 0 87 Alvaro Rivero nbsp Spain 2020 2021 7 0 0 7Lowell Wright nbsp Canada 2020 2022 7 0 0 79 Kevin dos Santos nbsp Portugal 2022 6 0 0 6Jordan Wilson nbsp Canada 2021 2022 5 1 0 6Note Bold indicates active player All time top assists Edit As of October 12 2023 51 52 Name Nation Career at club Games PlayedCPL Cup Int l Total1 Diyaeddine Abzi nbsp Canada 2019 2021 8 1 0 92 Michael Petrasso nbsp Canada 2020 5 2 0 7Kyle Porter nbsp Canada 2019 2020 5 2 0 74 Osaze De Rosario nbsp United States 2022 5 0 0 5Jeremy Gagnon Lapare nbsp Canada 2023 5 0 0 5Isaiah Johnston nbsp Canada 2020 2022 5 0 0 5Noah Verhoeven nbsp Canada 2019 5 0 0 5Lowell Wright nbsp Canada 2020 2022 3 2 0 59 Morey Doner nbsp Canada 2019 2020 4 0 0 4Max Ferrari nbsp Canada 2020 4 0 0 4Molham Babouli nbsp Syria 2022 4 0 0 4Note Bold indicates active player All time most appearances Edit As of October 12 2023 51 52 Name Nation Career at club Games PlayedCPL Cup Int l Total1 Max Ferrari nbsp Canada 2020 75 5 0 802 Diyaeddine Abzi nbsp Canada 2019 2022 65 11 0 763 Nathan Ingham nbsp Canada 2019 2021 54 8 0 624 Roger Thompson nbsp Canada 2019 56 4 0 605 Chrisnovic N sa nbsp Canada 2021 2022 54 5 0 596 Dominick Zator nbsp Canada 2021 2022 53 5 0 587 Osaze De Rosario nbsp United States 2022 52 5 0 57Jordan Wilson nbsp Canada 2021 2022 52 5 0 579 Noah Verhoeven nbsp Canada 2021 2022 51 5 0 5610 Niko Giantsopoulos nbsp Canada 2021 50 5 0 55Note Bold indicates active player Single season records Edit As of October 12 2023 51 52 Record Name Statistic SeasonGoals all competitions Osaze De Rosario 13 2022Goals league matches Osaze De Rosario 12 2022Assists all competitions Michael Petrasso 7 2021Assists league matches Jeremy Gagnon LapareMichael Petrasso 5 20232021Clean sheets all competitions Nathan Ingham 8 2019Clean sheets league matches Niko GiantsopoulosNathan Ingham 6 20222019Note Bold indicates active playerAwards EditCanadian Premier League Awards Edit Year Name Award Status2019 53 Nathan Ingham Golden Glove NominatedDiyaeddine Abzi Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year NominatedJimmy Brennan Coach of the Year Nominated2021 53 Max Ferrari Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year Nominated2022 53 Dominick Zator Defender of the Year NominatedMolham Babouli Player s Player of the Year NominatedOsaze De Rosario Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year NominatedYork United FC Fan Voted Awards Edit Year Name Award2019 54 Morey Doner Fan Voted Player of the Year2020 Not awarded due to shortened season2021 55 Diyaeddine Abzi Supporters Choice Player of the YearMax Ferrari Supporters Choice U21 Player of the Year2022 56 Niko Giantsopoulos Supporters Choice Player of the YearOsaze De Rosario Supporters Choice U21 Player of the Year2023 57 Brem Soumaoro Supporters Choice Player of the YearReferences Edit a b York 9 Football Club Joins Canadian Premier League canpl ca May 5 2018 Bedakian Armen Kyle Porter yearns to be remembered with historic York9 FC signing York9 FC Archived from the original on November 29 2018 Retrieved November 29 2018 Cudmore John December 30 2017 Former TFC captain Jimmy Brennan steps down as Aurora FC executive director YorkRegion com Retrieved June 10 2018 Brennan Jim Jim Brennan on LinkedIn LinkedIn Retrieved June 10 2018 The CanPL Hub thecanplhub March 4 2018 Ganzhorn also names himself as the President of York 9 FC Nine represents the number of municipalities in York Region Could we have a potential CanPL team name Tweet Archived from the original on March 20 2020 Retrieved March 19 2022 via Twitter 4 clubs get membership from Soccer Canada expected to join CPL Sportsnet May 5 2018 Retrieved June 10 2018 Owners profile york9fc canpl ca Archived from the original on May 28 2019 Retrieved July 27 2018 Front Office Directory york9fc canpl ca Retrieved June 4 2019 Canada Soccer CanadaSoccerEN May 5 2018 Four groups have been accepted for professional club membership at the 2018 AMM They represent Halifax NS York Region ON Calgary AB and Port City BC CanPL t co dczAALS7ZS Tweet Archived from the original on October 17 2021 Retrieved March 19 2022 via Twitter McIsaac Greg May 10 2018 York 9 Football Club Joins Canadian Premier League Canadian Premier League Retrieved June 10 2018 a b Larson Kurtis May 5 2018 Canadian Premier League unveils York 9 FC in soccer hotbed York Region Toronto Sun Retrieved 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for 2019 and beyond canpl ca October 25 2018 Retrieved October 25 2018 Coming Soon York University s State of the Art Seasonal Sports Dome One of the Largest in Ontario York University Athletics August 18 2020 Retrieved August 22 2020 Stadium Profile york9fc canpl ca May 10 2018 Archived from the original on April 13 2019 Retrieved June 10 2018 Armstrong Laura May 10 2018 Soccer s fledgling Canadian Premier League unveils its first team the York9 Football Club Toronto Star Retrieved June 10 2018 Ralph Dan March 23 2022 Woodbine Entertainment to provide land for soccer stadium training facility Global News The Canadian Press Retrieved March 23 2022 Thompson Marty December 11 2020 York United rebrand Q amp A with Angus McNab York United FC Retrieved December 11 2020 Thompson Marty December 11 2020 4 things you may have missed from York United iconography York United FC Retrieved December 12 2020 a b Emblem Inspiration york9fc canpl ca York 9 FC May 10 2018 Archived from the original on May 28 2019 Retrieved June 10 2018 York United Partners With StatsBomb Northern Tribune August 8 2022 Retrieved August 9 2022 Canadian Premier League officially launches York 9 FC in Vaughan Waking The Red Retrieved June 26 2018 Canadian Premier League canpl ca Retrieved June 26 2018 The Green Lions bridge student gap as Y9 s youthful supporters group York9 FC January 9 2020 Retrieved January 23 2020 Dames of York help themselves as York9 s 1st female supporters group Canadian Premier League March 7 2020 Retrieved March 8 2020 A club is not complete without a strong supporter base and we hope to do our part York United FC July 7 2021 Retrieved September 23 2021 My son will grow up watching this club live he will always have that connection York United FC April 30 2021 Retrieved September 23 2021 Vujcic Djuradj July 13 2022 Fan culture flourishes with Canadian Premier League side York United Urban Book Circle Retrieved September 19 2022 Roster York United FC Retrieved January 5 2023 Club Directory York United FC Retrieved July 20 2023 York United ownership update announced CanPL April 24 2023 Retrieved April 24 2023 York9 appoints Aparicio captain names five vice captains Canadian Premier League April 26 2019 Retrieved June 28 2021 Free agent Manny Aparicio departs York9 to sign with Pacific FC Canadian Premier League November 6 2020 Retrieved June 28 2021 York United FC yorkutdfc June 27 2021 You re a leader a mentor for a lot of these young guys the older guys respect you And you deserve it A new chapter a new skipper and a message from an old friend YorkUnitedFC UnitedByYou t co LwZrxyd2Zg Tweet Archived from the original on September 14 2021 Retrieved March 19 2022 via Twitter Canadian Premier League Canadian Premier League Retrieved July 29 2020 a b c d Canadian Premier League Canadian Premier League Retrieved October 31 2021 a b c d Canadian Championship Canada Soccer Retrieved October 31 2021 a b c Awards Canadian Premier League Retrieved October 18 2022 York United FC yorkutdfc November 12 2019 Congratulations moreydoner3 Thank you to all our fans who voted York9FC t co FXL4HOuNFs Tweet Retrieved March 19 2022 via Twitter Centre Of The Universe Supporters Group COTU SG November 21 2021 Last night along with NrthCorridorUtd we had the opportunity to announce and present the Supporters Choice Player of the Year and U21 Player of the Year award scarves And the winners were Abzi 20 and maxthegod20 UnitedByYou YorkUnitedFC t co z5iPopmbV4 Tweet Archived from the original on November 21 2021 Retrieved March 19 2022 via Twitter Thrilled to present our yorkutdfc Supporters Player Of The Year amp U21 Player Of The Year awards for 2022 Twitter Retrieved March 3 2023 Instagram www instagram com Retrieved October 2 2023 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to York United FC Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title York United FC amp oldid 1179744387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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