Niagara United

Niagara United FC

Full name

Niagara United Football Club

Nickname(s)

United

Founded

2010

Ground

Kalar Sports Park
Niagara Falls, Ontario

Capacity

1,000

Coach

Bruno Reis

League

Canadian Soccer League

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Niagara United FC is a Canadian professional soccer team founded in 2010, playing in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL), an unsanctioned league, in 2011. The team plays its home games in Kalar Sports Park in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The club has two teams in the CSL: a 1st Division Pro Team and a 2nd Division Reserve Team. The first team is coached by Bruno Reis and serves as the Pro Soccer Club for the Niagara Region.

History

Niagara United debuted in the Canadian Soccer League on May 14, 2011, drawing their first away game against the York Region Shooters B team 2-2. The team played their first home game against Toronto FC Academy on May 21, 2011.^[1]

Niagara United hosted a friendly match against Bedlington Terriers FC, then playing in the English Northern Football League, on June 28, 2011, losing 4-1.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Players

Current Roster: Pro Team

As of August 4, 2015^[5]

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

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Stefan Avramavic
		GK	Gianluca Cardone
		DF	Johnny Maurizio
		DF	Joel Barerra
		DF	Michael Palomba
		DF	Quinton Leone
		DF	Michael Vitaterna
		DF	Steve Iamorino
		DF	Colin Dougan
		DF	Freddie Anderson
		DF	Jesse Derwinsky
		DF	Arjen Gupta
		DF	JP Verrucci
		DF	Eddy Sidani
		DF	Tim D'Anna
		MF	Chris Lanni
		MF	Jordi Amores

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Noah Dino
		MF	Johnny Bahdi
		MF	Tyler Hibbs
		MF	Johnny Paiva
		MF	Matt Lopoyda
		MF	Kimbel Donayre
		MF	Paul Egbule
		MF	Zair Alen
		MF	Omar Hamadi
		FW	Douglas Alonso Martinez
		FW	Adam Whitwell
		FW	Derek Paterson
		FW	Erik Van Wissen
		FW	Ben N'Goran
		FW	Abu Kamara
		FW	Mohammed Mohammed
		FW	Keith Makabuya

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach - Team Chef:	Bruno Reis
Assistant Coach - Head Trainer:	Carlo Arghittu
Trainer:	Ernie Scervino
Trainer - Defense Coordinator:	Tony Carbonara
Goalie Coach:	Mike Folino
Head Coach - Reserve Team:	James McGillivray
Assistant Coach - Reserve Team:	Mike Lopoyda
Physiotherapist:	Stephanie Gurczenski

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs
2011	2 - West	CSL	First	Semi-finalist
2012	1	CSL	Eighth	Quarter-finalist

Old logo

References

↑ Brad Peters (May 20, 2011). "Niagara United kicks off Saturday". Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
↑ "News: Bedlington Terriers Vs Niagara United". NiagaraUnitedSoccer.ca. June 29, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
↑ Anthony Hetherington (June 28, 2011). "Bedlington Terriers vs Niagara United". BedlingtonTerriersFC.com. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
↑ Brad Peters (June 30, 2011). "Terriers' bark unsettles Niagara United". Niagara Falls Review. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
↑ http://www.niagaraunitedfc.com/#!roster/c1z79

External links

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Men's college soccer	CIS Men's Soccer Championship CCAA Championship

Women's national teams	Senior U20 U17

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Canadian Soccer League

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Seasons	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Competitions	Givova Cup Open Canada Cup

Other Awards	MVP Award Golden Boot Award

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