New soccer club in Edmonton has successful outdoor season (10/12/97)

New soccer club in Edmonton has successful outdoor season

by Volodymyr Boychuk

EDMONTON - The beginning of 1997 marked the creation of a Ukrainian sport organization in Edmonton called Soccer Club Ukraine (SCU).

This club was formed by a group of young Ukrainians age 16-35 who felt that Edmonton should have a team uniting the soccer talents of the Ukrainian community.

The team today includes 16 players of Ukrainian heritage, natives of Canada, Ukraine, Bosnia, Poland, Romania and the United States, who believe that the name of Ukraine and the Ukrainian community should be solidly placed on the soccer map of Edmonton and Alberta. The club intends to expand its organization within the next few seasons to include female and youth teams.

In its first outdoor season, SCU competed in the second division of the St. Albert Soccer League. During the round-robin championship, the new team in the league not only defeated some of the more experienced teams, but also became the second division champion.

Soccer Club Ukraine ended the season with nine wins, four loses and three ties, accumulating 30 points. It scored 51 goals and had 29 goals scored against.

The championship title had not been decided until the last game of the season, when the leader, SCU, was hosted by the second-place team, Army Marksmen. After scoring the first goal of the game, the Ukrainian team continued its attacks, which resulted in two more goals. SCU won the game 3-1 and the Division II championship trophy.

This is the first time ever that a new team in the St. Albert Soccer League won the championship in its inaugural season. As a result, SC Ukraine will play the 1998 outdoor season in the St. Albert Premier Division.

During the entire season SC Ukraine had great support from its numerous fans who always came to the games to cheer for the team.

SCU is now getting ready for the upcoming 1997-1998 indoor season with its new coach, Todd Mulyk. In light of a successful outdoor season, the team is highly motivated to win the championship title in the indoor division as well.

The club is also currently looking for experienced soccer players of Ukrainian heritage who would like to join the team. Any interested individuals should contact Volodymyr at (403) 432-7752.

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