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Italia Shooters, also known as Vaughan Italia Shooters are a Canadian soccer team, founded in 1998. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the top tier soccer league in Canada, and play in the International Division.
The team first entered the league as Glen Shields in 1998, but changed their name to the Glen Shields Sun Devils the following year. They changed their name again, this time to the Vaughan Sun Devils in 2002, and then after merging with the York Region Shooters in 2003, became the Vaughan Shooters prior to the 2004 season. With the creation of the new International Division, and to celebrate the club’s strong Italian heritage, the club changed its name yet again, becoming the Italia Shooters in 2006.
The Shooters currently play their home games at The Soccer Centre in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, around 12 miles north-east of downtown Toronto. The team's colors are blue and white, mirroring those of the Italian national football team.
[edit] Current squad
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 00 |
 |
GK |
Pablo Alvarado |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Camilo Benzi |
| 2 |
|
MF |
Denny Velestegui |
| 3 |
|
DF |
Andre Stewart |
| 4 |
|
DF |
Jorge Molina |
| 5 |
|
MF |
Stalin Cardenas |
| 6 |
|
FW |
Anthony Valentine |
| 8 |
|
MF |
Chris Turner |
| 9 |
|
FW |
Jason De Thomasis |
| 10 |
|
FW |
Joey Todaro |
| 11 |
|
MF |
Fitzroy Christie |
| 12 |
|
MF |
Alvaro Yaques |
| 13 |
|
MF |
Frank Jonke |
|
|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 14 |
|
FW |
Sean Myers |
| 16 |
|
MF |
Matthew O'Connor |
| 17 |
|
MF |
Miles O'Connor |
| 18 |
|
FW |
Bill Androutsos |
| 19 |
|
MF |
Desmond Humphrey |
| 21 |
|
MF |
Michael Ferracci |
| 23 |
|
FW |
Matthew Palleschi |
| 24 |
|
DF |
Gladstone Richards |
| 25 |
|
FW |
Josue Jaramillo |
| Res |
|
MF |
Matthew Groves |
| Res |
|
DF |
Nico Martinez |
| Res |
|
MF |
Angelo Pollastrone |
| Res |
|
MF |
Alex Trujillo |
|
[edit] Year-by-year
| Year |
Division |
League |
Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| 1998 |
"1" |
CPSL |
3rd |
Semi Final |
| 1999 |
"1" |
CPSL |
3rd |
Semi Final |
| 2000 |
"1" |
CPSL |
4th |
Semi Final |
| 2001 |
"1" |
CPSL |
7th |
Did not qualify |
| 2002 |
"1" |
CPSL |
6th, Eastern |
Did not qualify |
| 2003 |
"1" |
CPSL |
3rd, Eastern |
Final |
| 2004 |
"1" |
CPSL |
3rd, Eastern |
Final |
| 2005 |
"1" |
CPSL |
1st, Eastern |
Final |
| 2006 |
INTERNATIONAL |
CSL |
3rd, International |
Champions |
| 2007 |
INTERNATIONAL |
CSL |
2nd, International |
Quarter Final |
[edit] Recent News
AC Milan Star Attends Italia Shooters Match
Italia Shooters completed the double over Serbian White Eagles with a 2-0 victory before a large crowd at The Soccer Centre in Vaughan, many there to take in a game attended by AC Milan and Azzurri standout Gennaro Gattuso.
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