Hamilton City SC
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| Full name | Hamilton City 1 Soccer Club | ||
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| Founded | 2016 | ||
| Dissolved | 2021 (merged with Brantford Galaxy) | ||
| Stadium | Heritage Field Hamilton, Ontario | ||
| Manager | Kathleen Nurse | ||
| Coach | Sasa Vukovic | ||
| League | Canadian Soccer League | ||
| 2020 | Regular season: 3rd Playoffs: Did Not Qualify | ||
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Hamilton City 1 Soccer Club was a Canadian soccer team founded in 2016 that played in the Canadian Soccer League, and played their home games at Cardinal Newman Secondary School multi-sport athletic field in the community of Stoney Creek, Hamilton. In 2021, they merged with fellow CSL club Brantford Galaxy to form BGH City FC.
History
In May 2016, Andrew Crowe, the owner of London City, sold his share to his partner Zoran Kliseric, and relocated the club to Hamilton, Ontario marking the return of professional soccer to the city since Hamilton Croatia competed in the Canadian Soccer League in 2010.[1][2][3][4] The organizations territory was located at Stoney Creek with Cardinal Newman Secondary School multi-sport athletic field as their home venue.[5] Former London City manager Josip Dzale assumed the responsibilities of head coach, and assembled a roster of players with European and CSL experience. Dzale brought in Dražen Vuković, Nikola Stanojević, Josip Keran, Miroslav Čabrilo, Igor Krmar, Haris Fazlagić, and Zdenko Jurcevic.[6]
Hamilton City made its league debut on May 27, 2016 against Milton SC, where Santiago Pestrepo scored the club's first historic goal in a 2-1 defeat.[7] Hamilton secured a postseason berth by finishing sixth in the standings. In the first round of the playoffs they faced Scarborough SC, where Hamilton advanced to the next round by a score of 3-0 with goals coming from Timotej Zakrajsek, Jurcevic, and Frane Grbesa.[8] Hamilton faced the regular league champions York Region Shooters and reached the CSL Championship final after a 4-1 victory in a penalty shootout.[9] Their opponents in the final were the Serbian White Eagles, where Domagoj Zubac recorded the first goal with Serbia tying the match later and scoring the final goal at the last minutes of the match to win the championship.[10] On February 20, 2017 it was announced that the owners of Hamilton SC decided not to field a team for the 2017 season.[11]
After a one year hiatus, Hamilton returned for the 2018 season.[12] After a third place finish during the 2020 season, they were disqualified from the playoffs for being "Not-in-Good Standing" at the conclusion of the season.[13]
Ahead of the 2021 season, they merged with Brantford Galaxy to form BGH City FC.[14]
Head coaches
| Years | Name | Nation |
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| 2016 | Josip Dzale |  Croatia
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| 2018 | Sasa Vukovic |  Serbia
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Seasons
| Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | Ref |
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| 2016 | Canadian Soccer League (First Division) | 8 | 6–5–10 | 6th | Finals | [15] |
| 2018 | 9 | 8–1–7 | 5th | Quarterfinals | [15] | |
| 2019 | 10 | 6–3–9 | 6th | Quarterfinals | [15] | |
| 2020 | 5 | 4–2–2 | 3rd | did not qualify | [15] |
References
- ^ Adamson, Stan. "London City Relocates to Hamilton....Will revive pro soccer in Steeltown | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Adamson, Stan. "CSL Set for May Kickoff | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Dalla Costa, Morris. "Cornerstone soccer club leaving city". The London Free Press. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ "London City Soccer Club moving to Hamilton". Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ "London City Soccer Club Moving to Hamilton". (CFPL AM) AM 980. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ "Hamilton City | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Adamson, Stan. "Last Minute Winner for Milton... .Recover from 1-0 first half deficit | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Adamson, Stan. "York Region and Hamilton Advance to Semifinals....Shooters and Atomic will meet in Second Division final | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN EAGLES, HAMILTON CITY IN CSL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ Adamson, Stan. "SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES CSL CHAMPIONS……defeat Hamilton City in final | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
- ^ Nason, Jason (2017-02-20). "BREAKING: Hamilton City Soccer Club will not field a team in 2017". Hamilton Today. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
- ^ Kostourkov, Dimitar. "Canadian Soccer League 2018 Season | Canadian Soccer League". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (October 9, 2020). "Three Teams Bid for CSL Championship…….Semifinal Saturday". Canadian Soccer League.
- ^ Adamson, Stan (August 9, 2021). "A New Beginning to Kickoff a New Season - ProSound Cup starts Saturday". Canadian Soccer League.
- ^ a b c d "CSL First Division Standings". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
