Burlington SC
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| Full name | Burlington Soccer Club |
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| Founded | 2013 |
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Nelson Stadium Burlington, Ontario |
| Capacity | 1, 500 |
| League | CAF LIKA Supergroup Open Division |
Burlington SC are a Canadian soccer club based in Burlington, Ontario. The club was formed in 2013, and was a member of the Canadian Soccer League. Their home matches were played at Nelson Stadium. Burlington played in the CSL for three seasons, where they reached the postseason in all seasons except in their debut season. In 2016, Burlington became one of the founding member of the CAF LIKA Supergroup Open Division.
Burlington SC was formed and joined the Canadian Soccer League on May 2, 2013. The announcement made history as Burlington SC became the city's first professional soccer club. The club's inaugural head coach was William Etchu Tabi. Tabi constructed a roster mostly with international signings and a few domestic players. Notable acquisitions were Nicholas Lindsay, Judah Hernandez, Nikola Stanojevic, Obrad Dragosavac, Vladimir Vujasinović, Miroslav Bjelos, and Nenad Nikolić. The team made its debut on May 19, 2013, in a match against Kingston FC, where Lindsay recorded the club's historic first goal in a 2–1 defeat. Throughout the season Burlington struggled to maintain a postseason berth, thus failing to secure a playoff berth by finishing tenth in the overall standings.
For the 2014 season the club signed more European imports by bringing in Vladimir Vujović, Nenad Simic, and Bojan Stepanović. Burlington improved from their previous season by finishing fifth in the overall standings. Their opponents in the quarterfinals were North York Astros, but they were eliminated from the playoffs by a score of 4–0. At the conclusion of the season Vujasinovic was awarded the CSL Goalkeeper of the Year award. In 2015, the club for the second year in a row qualified for the playoffs by finishing sixth in the overall standings. In the first round of the postseason Burlington faced the York Region Shooters, but suffered a 4–2 defeat. At the CSL awards banquet Burlington went home with three awards: CSL Goalkeeper of the Year to Andrew Stinger, Stanojevic received the Defender of the Year, and the club received the Fair Play and Respect Award. In 2016, the league announced that Burlington were not returning for the 2016 season.In 2016, Burlington became one of the founding member of the CAF LIKA Supergroup Open Division.
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