Toronto Atomic FC

Full name	Toronto Atomic Selects Football Club
Founded	2013 (12 years ago) (2013) (as Atomic Selects Toronto FC )
Dissolved	2020 (5 years ago) (2020)
Owner(s)	Ihor Prokipchuk
League	Canadian Soccer League (2015–2016) Arena Premier League (2017–2019)
Home colours Away colours

Toronto Atomic FC was a Canadian soccer club founded in 2013. The team operated an indoor team in the Arena Premier League under the name Ukraine AC. Toronto also fields several youth teams in CAF - Canadian Academy of Futbol. While Ukraine AC play their home matches at Canlan Sportsplex in Mississauga, Ontario.

History

Atomic Selects Toronto FC was formed in 2013 as a soccer academy by HVAC contractor Ihor Prokipchuk. On February 10, 2015 Toronto Atomic joined the professional ranks as an expansion franchise in the Canadian Soccer League.[1][2][3][4] The club received territorial rights in Etobicoke a district of Toronto and Centennial Park Stadium would serve as their home venue. Toronto Atomic secured the services of Ihor Yavorskyi as head coach with previous experience in the Ukrainian Premier League.[5] Yavorskyi was able to acquire players who played in the Ukrainian top tier like Vasyl Shpuk, Ihor Ilkiv, Ihor Melnyk, Igor Migalevskyy, Andriy Dankiv, Mykhaylo Basarab, Oleksandr Semenyuk, Volodymyr Plishka, Denys Rylsky, Oleksandr Tomakh, and Stanislav Katana.[6][7] The club made its CSL debut on May 9, 2015 in a 3-0 victory over Niagara United with Migalevskyy, Melnyk, and Mykola Voytsekhovskyy contributing the goals.[8] Midway through the season Yavorskyi was dismissed from his post with Vasyl Ishchak being named his successor.[9][10]

Ishchak managed to secure a postseason for the organization by finishing fifth in the overall standings. Their opponents in the quarterfinals were SC Waterloo, but lost the match by a score of 2-0.[11] At the conclusion of the season Toronto received two league awards one for Ihor Melnyk as CSL Rookie of the Year, and Ishchak for CSL Coach of the Year.[12][13] In preparations for the 2016 season Atomic extended Ischak contract, and named Michael Tischer team captain.[14] Serhiy Konyushenko was appointed the head coach for the reserve team in the CSL Second Division.[15] Toronto Atomic entered a team in the newly formed CAF LIKA Supergroup open division.[16]

Toronto brought in further imports from Ukraine signing Ivan Sozansky, Ostap Talochka, Roman Sakhno, Bohdan Polyakhov, and Canadian international Terry Dunfield.[17][18] For the second straight season Toronto secured a postseason berth by finishing fifth in the standings.[19] In the preliminary round of the playoffs Atomic were eliminated from the competition after a 1-0 loss to the Serbian White Eagles.[20] In the Second Division the reserve team finished second in the regular season, and reached the CSL D2 Championship final where they faced the York Region Shooters B, but suffered a 2-1 defeat.[21]

In 2017, Toronto Atomic discontinued the use of their senior team in the CSL, but continued fielding a team in the CAF LIKA Supergroup Open Division.[22]

In 2017, Toronto Atomic began fielding an indoor team, and became a founding member in the Arena Premier League as Ukraine AC.[23][24]

Roster

As of January 3, 2019[25]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 4   Jemel Taylor 5 MF  UKR Denis Dyachenko 6   Nazapii Drahan 7   Liubomir Holovinskiy 9 MF  UKR Roman Sakhno 10 FW  UKR Bohdan Polyakhov 11 FW  UKR Vitaliy Kolesnikov

No. Pos. Nation Player 12   Christiano Alvez 13   Serge Marchak 15 MF  UKR Mykhaylo Berezovyi 16 MF  UKR Vasyl Zhuk 17   Maskyiy Rokovskyi 19   Yevheuii Potazochenko — GK  UKR Ihor Vitiv

Head coaches

Toronto Atomic

Ihor Yavorskyi (2015) Vasyl Ishchak (2015–2016) Andrii Melnyk & Denys Rylskyi & Oleh Yatsura (2017–2019)[26][27]

Toronto Atomic II

Vasyl Ishchak (2015) Serhiy Konyushenko (2016)

Honours

Toronto Atomic II

• CSL II Championship runner-up: 2016
• Canadian Soccer League Second Division runner-up: 2016

Seasons

First team

Season	League	Teams	Record	Rank	Playoffs	Ref
2015	Canadian Soccer League (First Division)	12	10–2–10	5th	Quarterfinals	[28]
2016		8	8–6–7	5th	Quarterfinals	[28]
2017–18	Arena Premier League (International Division)	7	6–4–10	5th	Semifinals	[29]
2018–19		6

Second team

Season	League	Teams	Record	Rank	Playoffs	Ref
2015	Canadian Soccer League (Second Division)	10	7–3–8	3rd	Quarterfinals	[30]
2016		6	9–2–4	2nd	Finals	[31]

References

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2. "Expansion Teams Boost CSF First Division". sirc.ca. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
3. "Куда едут отечественные футболисты. "Атомик Селектс Торонто" - самая украинская команда Канады". XSPORT.ua. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
4. Michael-Allan, Marion (March 3, 2015). "Galaxy set for return". Brantford Expositor. p. B1.
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7. "12 українців перейшли до канадського клубу". Retrieved November 1, 2016.
8. Adamson, Stan (May 14, 2015). "Toronto Atomic, Brampton Register Opening Victories….London, Scarborough tie 3-3". Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
9. "Президент "Торонто Атомик": "Конфликтов с Игорем Яворским у нас не было"". XSPORT.ua. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
10. "Ігор Прокіпчук: "Як не задоволений результатом роботи Ігоря Яворського"". September 3, 2015. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
11. "Top Four Advance to Semi-Finals for CSL Championship…..2nd Division quarterfinals also decided". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. October 12, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
12. "2015 First Division Awards". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on January 21, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
13. "Украинский футбол в Канаде. При скромном бюджете создать хорошую команду". XSPORT.ua. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
14. "CSL Kickoff at Brantford May 21…….Galaxy will host Toronto Atomic". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. May 12, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
15. "Inside Atomic FC - Serhiy Konyushenko". June 20, 2016. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
16. "LIKA Supergroup – Atomic Selects". May 11, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
17. "2016 «Атомик Селектс» Торонто". footballfacts.ru. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
18. Adamson, Stan (July 18, 2016). "Terry Dunfield Had It All…… now one of CSL's special players". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
19. "2016 First Division Standing". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Archived from the original on January 19, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
20. Adamson, Stan (October 16, 2016). "Ukraine United, Serbian Eagles Advance……..CSL playoffs continue Sunday". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
21. Adamson, Stan (October 23, 2016). "York Region Reserves Capture Second Division Title……entertaining 2-1 victory in extra time". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
22. "CAF Announces 2017 Summer Program". www.cafsoccer.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
23. Astakhov, Dani (November 14, 2017). "Atomic Heads to the Arena Soccer League". Toronto Atomic FC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
24. Astakhov, Danil (November 15, 2017). "Arena Soccer Starts NOW". Toronto Atomic FC. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
25. "Ukraine AC – APL". apl.teamsnapsites.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
26. "2018-2019 Ukraine AC roster". Arena Premier League. Archived from the original on May 18, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
27. "2017-2018 Ukraine AC roster". Arena Premier League. Archived from the original on March 12, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
28. "CSL First Division Standings". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
29. "2017/18 APL Standings". Arena Premier League. Archived from the original on May 14, 2018. Retrieved January 11, 2025.
30. "2015 CSL Second Division". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
31. "2016 CSL Second Division". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved January 10, 2025.

External links

• Official website (archived)