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Full name	Sporting Wood FC
Nickname(s)	The Wood
Founded	2001 (by Csaba Reider)
Ground	Bishop's Cross Thornhill, Ontario
Capacity	Unlimited
Chairman	Brendan Seale (co-chairman) Nick Serjeant (co-chairman)
Manager	Jason Fung
League	Ontario Soccer Association
2007–08	TAOS, 3rd
Home colours

Sporting Wood Football Club are a Canadian amateur football club based in Markham, Ontario. Sporting Wood FC play in various competitions which fall under the umbrella of the Ontario Soccer Association, and are the most successful club in the history of the Thornhill Adult Outdoor Soccer league, having won more honours than any other club in the Greater York Region Area. They have won a record 2 League titles, and 4 League Cups in their 5 years since the inauguration of the TAOS league.

Originally founded under the Markham Lightning moniker, Sporting Wood FC was formed out of a political battle between the soccer clubs of both Markham and Unionville, Ontario. Under the leadership of trailblazers Arnold Fung and Csaba Reider, the Markham Lightning cultivated their skills and nurtured their passion across competitions all over Ontario and parts of the United States. Soon, they were passed into the hands of Eric Hooey where they entered (and quickly dominated) the Thornhill Adult Outdoor Soccer (TAOS) league under the now infamous handle of Sporting Wood FC.

Sporting Wood FC have a large and diverse fan base, ranging from girlfriends, to friends, to parents, to friends of parents, to the parents of girlfriends. Over the years, their inconsistent success has led to a string of rivalries with several other clubs; the most notable of these is with cross-town neighbours F.C. Unionville, with whom they regularly contest the Town of Markham derby, and regularly defeat.

As of 2007, their club motto of Arrogance. Mediocrity. Failure. became an official part of the club crest.

Current squad

As of 01 October 2008.

First team players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
0	GK	CAN	Roberto Gates
1	DF	CAN	Marc Lamirande
2	MF	GUY	Jason Fung (captain)
4	DF	CHN	Andy Shin
5	MF	SWE	Daniel Lyons
6	FW	ITA	Alex Pompilio
8	MF	DEN	Andy Lauritsen
9	MF	CHN	Chris Li
10	DF	HUN	Mike Reider
11	MF	MKD	Steve Vasilevski
12	MF	ITA	Anthony Pagliar
13	FW	CAN	Nicholas Wilson
15	MF	ENG	Nicholas Serjeant
18	DF	BRB	Brendan Seale (vice-captain)
19	FW	HUN	Kevin Reider
20	DF	SCO	Martin McQueen
22	MF	PER	Henri Biber
48	FW	CAN	Keith Woodcock
69	DF	ITA	Marco Ricciardi
82	DF	KOR	AJ Park

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	ITA	Victor Velocci (at St. Maarten to 2011)
4	DF	CHN	Eugene Lam (at San Jose indefinitely)
6	DF	GER	Chris Diamant (at Rehab indefinitely)
7	FW	RUS	Andrew Ponomarev (at Austrailia to December 2008)
8	DF	BRB	Graham Seale (at Calgary indefinitely)
9	DF	HUN	Jeff Reider (at South Korea to December 2008)
21	FW	CAN	Shayne Rinne (at Fatherhood to 2030)
xx	FW	CAN	Bradley Logan (at New Caledonia to March 2009)

Technical staff

Name Role Jason Fung Manager Brendan Seale Assistant Manager Jason Fung First Team Coach Steven Vasilevski Head of Technical Analysis Nick Serjeant Head of Opponent Analysis Laura Douglas Fitness Coach

Name Role Jenn Fieder Assistant Fitness Coach Roberto Gates Goalkeeping Coach Jason Fung Chief Scout Andy Shin Club Doctor Laura Douglas Senior Physiotherapist

Honours

Further information: Sportnig Wood F.C. seasons

Sporting Wood FC's tally of 2 TAOS League championships is a record for York Region clubs. Liverpool's 4 TAOS League Cup victories is a record, being two clear of C.A.F.C.. Sporting Wood FC achieved the unprecedented double of TAOS League and TAOS Cup first in 2003 and once again in 2007.

Domestic

League

• Thornhill Adult Outdoor Soccer League

Winners (2): 2003, 2007, 2006, 2007-08,