Full name | Toronto Skillz Soccer Academy |
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Founded | 2008 |
Stadium |
Birchmount Stadium Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario |
Capacity | 2000 |
League | League1 Ontario |
2019 | League1 Ontario, 15th Playoffs: DNQ |
Website | Club website |
Toronto Skillz FC is a Canadian semi-professional soccer club based in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario. [1] In 2024, their senior teams became known as Scarborough Town FC, while the youth clubs remained Toronto Skillz. The club was founded in 2008 and added its semi-professional club in League1 Ontario in 2016. [2]
Toronto Skillz was founded in 2008 in the south east corner of Toronto, in the former city of Scarborough. [3]
The club joined the semi-professional League1 Ontario in 2016, [4] naming former Trinidad and Tobago player Leslie Fitzpatrick as their coach. [5] He coached the team until 2018, when he moved on to coach at George Brown College. [6] They played their inaugural match on May 1, 2016, at home against Woodbridge Strikers and despite getting an early lead, lost by a score of 2-1. [7]
Ahead of the 2022 season, it was announced that their League1 Ontario license was acquired Electric City FC of Peterborough. [8] [9] In February 2022, they announced that they would serve as one of Electric City's affiliates, operating a team in the League1 Ontario U21 Reserve Division, under the Skillz name, while wearing the Electric City crest on the sleeve. [10]
In 2024, their senior teams became known as Scarborough Town FC to better connect to the Scarborough area of Toronto. [11]
Season | League | Teams | Record | Rank | Playoffs | League Cup | Ref |
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2016 | League1 Ontario | 16 | 4–3–15 | 7th, Eastern (15th) | did not qualify | Quarter-finals | [12] |
2017 | 16 | 4–0–18 | 7th, Eastern (14th) | did not qualify | Round of 16 | [12] | |
2018 | 17 | 4–2–10 | 12th | did not qualify | Round of 16 | [12] | |
2019 | 16 | 2–1–12 | 15th | did not qualify | – | [12] | |
2020 | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [13] | ||||||
2021 | League1 Ontario Summer Championship | 11 | 1–2–4 | 10th | – | – | [12] |
The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the League1 Ontario team: