Toronto Ukrainians
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Toronto Ukrainians is a Canadian soccer team. The club was founded in 30 June 1948 by Ukrainians that had been settled in the Toronto after second world war.

The team's colours are red and black, similar to those of the Flag of the UPA and yellow, similar to those of the Ukraine national football team
Ukraine national football team
The Ukraine national football team is the national football team of Ukraine and is controlled by the Football Federation of Ukraine. After Ukrainian Independence and breakaway from the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Hungary on 29 April 1992...

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History

The team has had a very storied history, considering it was formed by such a small diaspora group in spring 1948. In beginning was calling Skala. The club was founded in 30 June 1948. The team played in the National Soccer League
Canadian National Soccer League
The Canadian National Soccer League, known as the National Soccer League until 1993, was a professional soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997...

 until 1981. During this period the team attracted many soccer stars, such as Ostap Steckiw
Ostap Steckiw
Ostap Steckiw was a Canadian association football player who earned 1 cap for the Canadian national side against the USA in 1957, scoring one goal...

, Walt Zakaluznyj
Walt Zakaluznyj
Walt Zakaluznyj was a Canadian international soccer player who earned two caps for the national team in 1957.He made his professional debut for Sian Przemyśl. After World War II, Zakaluznyj moved to West Germany where he lived in a displaced persons camp from 1945 to 1950...

 and Myron Bereza
Myron Bereza
Myron Bereza was a Canadian international soccer player who earned two caps for the national team in 1957.Bereza played club soccer for the Toronto Ukrainians and the Rochester Ukrainians.Bereza was a Ukrainian immigrant to Canada.-References:...

 who played for the Canada national football team
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...

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Throughout its history Toronto Ukrainians has hosted international friendly matches with a teams such as Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...

, Rangers F.C.
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

, Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

, West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...

, Admira Wien, Rapid Wien and Wacker Wien.

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season Playoffs
1950 "1" NSL 5th
1951 "1" NSL 3rd Winner
1952 "1" NSL 4th
1953 "1" NSL 1st Winner
1954 "1" NSL 1st
1955 "1" NSL 1st
1956 "1" NSL 6th
1957 "1" NSL 8th
1958 "1" NSL 5th
1959 "1" NSL 3rd
1960 "1" NSL 7th
1961 "1" NSL 5th Winner
1962 "1" NSL 2nd
1963 "1" NSL 3rd Winner
1964 "1" NSL 1st Winner
1965 "1" NSL 1st Runner-Up
1966 "1" NSL 1st
1967 "1" NSL 11th
1968 ? ? ?
1969 ? ? ?
1970 "1" NSL 11th
1971 "1" NSL 4th
1972 "1" NSL 6th
1973 "1" NSL 11th
1974 "1" NSL 16th
1975 "1" NSL 9th
1976 "1" NSL ?
1977 "1" NSL ?
1978 "1" NSL 5
1979 "1" NSL 12th
1980 "1" NSL 9th
1981 "1" NSL 11th

Honours

  • National Soccer League
    Canadian National Soccer League
    The Canadian National Soccer League, known as the National Soccer League until 1993, was a professional soccer league in Canada that existed from 1926 to 1997...

    • NSL Playoff Champions: 5
1951, 1953, 1961, 1963, 1964

    • NSL Playoff Runner-Up: 1
1965

    • NSL Champions: 6
1953, 1954, 1955, 1964, 1965, 1966

    • NSL Runner-Up: 1
1962

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