Oakville Blue Stars
Oakville Blue Stars is a Oakville Soccer Club soccer team, founded in 1999. The team was a member of the Ontario Soccer League, the highest level soccer league in Ontario, and played in the Provincial Division.
The Oakville U1990A Boys team aka Oakville Blue Stars was formed by Phil Iafrati in 1999, within the Oakville Soccer Club of Oakville, Ontario. The Oakville Blue Stars have won 1 - National Championship, 3 - Ontario Cups, 7 - League Champions, 5 - League Cups, and 2 - Dunleavy Cup between SRSL and CSL in the 3 years prior to Ontario Cup. One year prior to assembling the Oakville Blue Stars, Phil Iafrati in 1998 with his Oakville Blue Devils won the U18 Canadian Club Soccer Championships.
The Oakville Soccer Club has become one of the largest community soccer organizations with more than 10,000 recreational and competitive players playing in summer outdoor and fall/winter indoor leagues. It was created in 1972 as an amalgamation of Bronte Legion Soccer Club, Oakville United Soccer Club and Oakville Minor Soccer. The Oakville Soccer Club is a member of the Ontario Soccer Association.
The club’s tradition of excellence as shown by its 9 National Championships, over 50 Ontario Cups and a large number of players selected to represent Canada at the international level.
The Oakville Soccer Club owes a great deal of its success to strong community volunteer support. The Oakville Soccer Club is a community soccer club providing quality soccer experiences that are valued by players and families in Oakville.
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Oakville Blue Stars
Team Motto
Respect Everyone! Fear No One!
Pain is Temporary! Championships are Forever!
Results Year-by-Year
Year |
Group |
...Division... |
League |
Regular Season |
League Cup |
Dunleavy Cup |
Canadian Nationals |
TerraPower |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1999 |
U9 |
"Premier" |
SRSL |
1st, Champions |
Champions |
Champions |
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2000 |
U10 |
"Premier" |
SRSL |
2nd |
Did not qualify |
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2001 |
U11 |
"Premier" |
SRSL |
1st, Champions |
Champions |
Champions |
Year |
Group |
...Division... |
League |
Regular Season |
League Cup |
Ontario Cup |
Canadian Nationals |
TerraPower |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 |
U12 |
"Elite" |
SRSL |
1st, Champions |
Champions |
Semi Final |
2nd of 132 |
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2003 |
U13 |
"Elite" |
SRSL |
1st, Champions |
Champions |
Did not qualify |
2nd of 159 |
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2004 |
U14 |
"Provincial" |
OYSL |
1st, Champions |
Champions |
Champions |
Champions |
1st of 151 |
2005 |
U15 |
"Provincial" |
OYSL |
4th |
Discontinued |
Champions |
1st of 137 |
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2006 |
U16 |
"Provincial" |
OYSL |
3rd |
Quarter Final |
Did Not Qualify |
2nd of 108 |
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2007 |
U17 |
"Provincial" |
OYSL |
2nd |
Semi Final |
2nd of 81 |
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2008 |
U18 |
"Provincial" |
OYSL |
1st, Champions |
Finalist |
Did Not Qualify |
1st of 69 |
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2009 |
U21 |
"Provincial" |
OSL |
1st, Champions |
Champions |
Undefeated |
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2010 |
U21 |
"Provincial" |
OSL |
8th |
Quarter Finals |
Numerous Cdn and US tournament Championships including the Baltimore Boy's Soccer Showcase - U18/U19 Champions, Columbia, MD (2007).
Players
U21 Ontario Cup Championship roster - 2009
U15 Ontario Cup Championship roster - 2005
U14 Ontario Cup & Canadian Club Championship roster - 2004
Notable former players
Nick Agam '99 - '10 **
William.Hyde '99 - '07
Khody Ellis '11
Stephen.Hay '11
Bryan Giraldo '11
Kyle Taitt '05
Andrew Barsalona '03 - '07
Gregory Brooks '07 - '09
Jason Ferreirinha '08
Mitch Houlahan '99 - '07
Roberto Spadafora '06 - '07
Sandro Rajkovic '07 - '08
Alex Semenets '00 - '07
Andrew Pastoric '03 - '10
Shomesh Chaudhuri '02 - '07
Peter Michalski '04 - '07
Jordan Wainright '06
Matthew Macri '04
Kyle Bekker '99 - '06
Lucas Birnstingl '04
David Slattery '99 - '07
Jonathon Volpatti '99 - '05
John.Gee '11
Matthew Osorio '11
Julien John '11
Taras Chaykovskyy '06
Theo Koolen '99 - '10 **
Victor Carrerio '99 - '03
Matthew Heally '99 - '03
Mackenzie Wilde '99 - '03, '05
Lucas Severin '99 - '05
Satpal Ubhi '99 - '03
Ben Estay '99 - '02
Robert Sertic '99 - '01
Daniel.Ortega '99 - '01
Jordan Kotsopoulos Call Up
Chris.Brown Call Up
Niko Pesa '05
Sergi Semenets '05 - '06
Played for Canadian or US universities
University of Western Ontario - Dominic Bell, Nick Agam
McMaster University - Andrew Pastoric - - - - 2009 Ontario University Soccer Champions
University of Toronto - Niko Pesa
York University - Jason Ferreirinha
Carleton University - Mitch Houlahan
University of British Columbia - William.Hyde - - - - 2010 Canada West University Soccer Champions
University of Waterloo - Victor Jiminez, Stephen.Hay
Harvard University - Shomesh Chaudhuri
UNC Charlotte- Evan.James
Dominican College - Tevin Wynter
Francis Marion University - Adrian Sikorski (SC)
Parkland College - Kwesi Williams, Khody Ellis
Limestone College - Evroy Jr. Ellis
Urbana University - Tyler Wason
University of Montevallo - Matthew Maughn
St. Francis College - Jordan Fairclough (NY), Victor Jiminez (PA)
University of Central Arkansas - Greg.Brooks
Drexel University - Jonathan Volpatti
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Andrew Barsalona
Boston College - Kyle Bekker
Schoolcraft College - Tevin Wynter
Played for other NASL/PDL/CSL soccer clubs
Vancouver Whitecaps FC/FC Edmonton - Alex Semenets
Toronto Lynx - Mackenzie Wilde
Hamilton Croatia - Sandro Rajkovic
Toronto Croatia - Niko Pesa
Played for Canada [Youth Teams]
Evan.James - Training with Canada’s Men’s U-23
Kyle Bekker - Training with Canada’s Men’s U-23
Alex Semenets
Mackenzie Wilde
William.Hyde
Shomesh Chaudhuri
Andrew Barsalona
Coached Canadian Championship teams [Phil Iafrati]
2004 - Oakville Blue Stars - - - U14 Canadian Club Soccer Champions
1998 - Oakville Blue Devils - - - U18 Canadian Club Soccer Champions
Staff
Coaching
Phil Iafrati 1999-2010 - Life Time Member [2001] & Oakville Sports Hall of Fame Honouree [2000]
Neil.Brown 2009-2010 - Sportsperson of the Year Award (Presidents Award) [2008]
Andrew Saulez 2004-2005 Assistant
Duncan Wilde 2001-2002 Assistant
Management
Dan Pastoric 2003-2010 - Sportsperson of the Year Award (Presidents Award) [2007]
Mike Houlahan 2001-2003
Robert Koolen 1999-2001
Viktor Semenets 2004-2006 Assistant
Websites
- Website for U9 to U18 aka 1990A Boys Team
- Website for U21
- Photos for 2009 Team
- Photos for 2008 Team
- Photos for 2003 to 2007 Team
- Phil Iafrati - Oakville Hall of Fame (Soccer)
- Fitness Website with Team Workouts
Team crest
US Soccer matches - 2005 to 2008
- Date Opponent Score [14 Wins - 4 Ties - 5 Losses]
- 2008 Jefferson Cup Showcase
- 3/22/2008 FUTSOC USA ENIGMA (FL) 5-1
- 3/21/2008 NVSC ROYALS PREMIER 89 (VA) 4-1
- 3/20/2008 MONTGOMERY DRAGONS (MD) 0-3
- 2007 Baltimore College Showcase
- 11/24/2007 MCLEAN PREMIER SOCCER FC (VA) 3-2 [Won Championship]
- 11/24/2007 PITTSGROVE FC PREMIER (NJ) 2-0
- 11/23/2007 ROCHESTER FUTBOL RFC U18 (NYW) 3-0
- 11/23/2007 MONTGOMERY DRAGONS (MD) 2-1 [Beat 4x MD State Cup Champions & #2 in US]
- 2007 Jefferson Cup - Boys Weekend
- 3/18/2007 GFA RANGERS 89 (VA) 0-2
- 3/17/2007 MONTGOMERY UNITED NJ (PAE) 2-2
- 3/17/2007 MCLEAN PREMIER SOCCER FC (VA) 1-1
- 2007 Score at the Shore South - Boys (Jacksonville, FL)
- 2/19/2007 CHARLOTTE '89 BLUE (NC) 0-2 [Lost in semis to #1 NC team]
- 2/18/2007 SPRINGFIELD S.C. 89/90 (MO) 3-0
- 2/18/2007 FC WESTCHESTER 1990 (NYE) 3-1
- 2/17/2007 CAROLINA ELITE CESA '89 PREMIER (SC) 1-2
- 2/17/2007 METRO UNITED (IL) 3-0
- 2006 Score at the Shore South - Boys (Jacksonville, FL)
- 2/20/2006 FUTSOC USA ENIGMA (FL) 0-1 [Lost finals by PKs to #1 Florida team]
- 2/20/2006 FC WESTCHESTER 1990 (NYE) 3-0
- 2/19/2006 FIRST COAST SOCCER FIRST COAST KYX (FL) 4-0
- 2/19/2006 MANALAPAN ROUGH RIDERS (NJ) 1-0
- 2/18/2006 AJAX B1 (FL) 3-0
- 2/18/2006 MONTGOMERY SA UNITED (PAE) 0-0
- 2005 Jefferson Cup - Boys Weekend
- 4/ 3/2005 PREMIER AC 89 (VA) 2-0
- 4/ 2/2005 PDA SOCRATES (NJ) 2-2 [Draw with 4x NJ State Champions]
The early years - 1999 to 2003
2003
- 2003 SRSL U13 Elite Division - Champions,
- 2003 SRSL U13 Elite Division League Cup - Champions,
- 2003 Grape & Wine Tournament - U13 Champions,
- 2003 Canada Super Cup Tournament - U13/U14 Champions,
- 2003 Oakville International Tournament - U13 Champions,
- 2003 West Niagara U13 North American Division - Finalists,
- 2003 Ontario Indoor Cup - Finalists
2002
- 2002 SRSL U12 Elite Division League Cup Champions,
- 2002 SRSL U12 Elite Division League Champions,
- 2002 Ontario Cup Semi-Finalists,
- 25th John Henderson Memorial Tournament U12 Champions,
- East York S.C. 15th Invitational Tournament Champions,
- 2002 Ontario Indoor Soccer League Champions,
2001
- 2001 SRSL/CSL 7th Annual Dunleavy Memorial Cup Champions,
- 2001 SRSL U11 Premier League Cup Champions,
- 2001 SRSL U11 Premier League Champions,
- Eagle Cup 2001 U11 Champions,
- 24th John Henderson Memorial 2001 U11 Champions,
- Oakville Sunoco Boys International U11 Champions,
- 2001 West Niagara Invitational U12 Division Champions [playing up],
- 2001 Ontario Indoor Soccer League Champions
2000
- Robbie International U10 Champions,
- Bethesda Soccer Club, USA, 2000 Thanksgiving Tournament Semi-Finalists,
- Eagle Cup 2000 U10 Champions,
- Royal City Soccer Tournament U10 Champions,
- West Niagara Invitational U10 Champions,
- 2000 OISL Premier League Champions
1999
- 1999 SRSL U9 Premier League Champions,
- 1999 SRSL U9 League Cup Champions,
- 1999 SRSL/CSL 5th Annual Dunleavy Memorial Cup Champions,
- MSC International Tournament U9 Champions,
- Kitchener International U9 Tournament Champions,
- NMSC Rep U9 Rep Tournament Champions