2013 York Region Shooters season

In the off season a dispute occurred between the Canadian Soccer League, and the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) after the CSA unexpectedly removed sanctioning to the CSL just months before kickoff.^[1] The issue was resolved after the CSL appealed to the Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada (SDRCC), where the sport arbitrator forced the governing body to reinstate sanctioning to the CSL for another season.^[2][3] Meanwhile York Region made preparations for the 2013 season by assigning longtime team manager John Pacione with head coach responsibilities. Pacione assembled a roster with a mixture of imports with International and European experience along with Vaughan`s traditional veteran core players. In the initial stages of the season the club experienced a slight delay in performance, but quickly rebounded with an eight match undefeated streak. The team managed another undefeated streak with five matches, and concluded the regular season as runner`s up in the First Division.

Throughout the season York Region posted the second best defensive record, and the third best offensive record. The club also produced another solid home field performance by only losing two matches at home. In the postseason the Shooters were eliminated from the tournament in the opening round to London City SC in a penalty shootout.^[4] In the Second Division the reserve team was managed by league veteran Sam Medeiros,^[5] where they managed to secure a playoff berth by finishing seventh in the standings. In the preliminary round they defeated Niagara United B, but were knocked out by Toronto Croatia B in the semifinals.^[6]

York Region also formed a partnership with Empoli F.C. through the Italian Soccer Management, which provides opportunities for camps and scouting of players.^[7]

As of November 14, 2013.^[9][10]

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 - GK  ITA Emanuelle Ameltonis [11] - DF   Moses Atule - DF   Diego Benzi - GK  CHI Camilo Benzi [12] - DF  CAN Marcelo Capazolo [13] - DF  CAN Fitzroy Christie [14] - FW  CAN Jason De Thomasis [15] - DF  CAN Ryan Dummett [16] - MF   Ramos Reis Eder-Eurenco - MF  JAM Richard Edwards - DF  CAN Dino Gardner - MF  SKN Darryl Gomez - DF   Ali Hanam - DF  JAM Ricky Herron - GK  JPN Yasuto Hoshiko [17] - DF  CAN Desmond Humphrey [18]

No. Pos. Nation Player - GK  CAN Adrian Ibanez [19] - FW  CAN Tristan Jackman [20] - DF  CAN Jurgen Kela [21] - DF  CAN Gerard Ladiyou [22] - FW  CAN Kadian Lecky [23] - MF  ARG Diego Hernan Maradona [24] - MF   Nico Martinez - DF  DOM Wilson Martínez - MF  CAN Matthew O'Connor - MF   Mario Orestano - MF  ESP Xavi Pérez - MF  CAN Matthew Rios [25] - MF  CAN Carlos Rivas - DF   Andre Stewart - MF  CAN Alex Trujillo [26] - FW  JAM Richard West

As of September 30, 2013^[27]

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 - -   Adeyinka Abdy Basit - -   Francesco Crispo - DF  CAN Andrew Curci [28] - FW  ITA Nicola Di Sanza - MF  CAN Dino Gardner - -   Nikolaus Giannotta - FW  CAN Tristan Jackman - GK  CAN Adam Majer [29] - -   Stephen Mason - -   John Mastromarco - -   Sargon Mate - DF  CAN Duncan Mitchell [30] - -   Simone Orlandi

No. Pos. Nation Player - -   Daniel Peterson - MF  GRN Ricky Sayers - -   Shezan Singh - DF  CAN Justin Soscia [31] - -   Marcelo Tantalo - -   Yonnik Thompson - MF  CAN Jon-Michael Vieira [32] - -   Prasanth Vigneswararajah - MF  CAN Arun Vigneswararajah [33] - -   Juan Antonio Vivas - -   Andre Windross - MF  CAN Xavier Wright [34]

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Source
	FW	Nicola Di Sanza	A.S.D. Real Metapontino	Free Transfer	[35]
	MF	Richard Edwards	Harbour View F.C.	Free Transfer	[36]
	MF	Dino Gardner	FC Edmonton	Free Transfer	[37]
	GK	Yasuto Hoshiko	BKV Előre SC	Free Transfer	[38]
	DF	Gerard Ladiyou	SC Toronto	Free Transfer	[39]
	MF	Diego Hernan Maradona	Atlético Camioneros	Free Transfer	[citation needed]
	DF	Wilson Martínez	Moca FC	Free Transfer	[40]
	MF	Xavi Pérez	Pro Duta F.C.	Free Transfer	[41]
	MF	Matthew Rios	Toronto Croatia	Free Transfer	[42]
	FW	Richard West	Serbian White Eagles	Free Transfer	[43]

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Source
19	DF	Taurean Manders	Antigua Barracuda FC	Free Transfer	[44]