2019 Cavalry FC season
The 2019 Cavalry FC season was the first season in the club's history, as well as the first season in Canadian Premier League history.
2019 season | |||
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President | Ian Allison | ||
Head coach | Tommy Wheeldon Jr. | ||
Stadium | ATCO Field | ||
Canadian Premier League | Spring: 1st Fall: 1st Overall: 1st | ||
CPL Finals | Finalists | ||
Canadian Championship | Semi-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Dominique Malonga (11 goals) All: Dominique Malonga (13 goals) | ||
Highest home attendance | 5,831 (November 2 vs. Forge FC) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 1,938 (October 9 vs. Forge FC) | ||
Average home league attendance | League: 3,292 All: 3,668 | ||
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Overview
On May 17, 2018 Cavalry FC was unveiled as Calgary's team in the new Canadian Premier League, with then Calgary Foothills FC head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. chosen to be the first head coach in Cavalry history.[1] On November 29, 2018, Cavalry signed its first ever players: veteran Nik Ledgerwood and young talent Sergio Camargo, both from the Foothills.[2] Overall, 12 of the players on the Cavalry squad came from the Foothills. Cavalry's first ever international signing was Brazilian striker Oliver Minatel.[3] Cavalry signed two of its picks in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft, first overall pick Gabriel Bitar and fourteenth overall pick Joel Waterman.[4][5]
On May 3, 2019 Cavalry played their first ever game, at home against York9 FC. Jordan Brown scored the first goal in Cavalry FC history, with Dominick Zator adding a second and Cavalry hanging on for a 2–1 victory.[6] Cavalry went on to win their first seven games, until succumbing to Forge FC in a 1–0 defeat.[7] However, Cavalry rebounded and defeated York9 2–0 in their next game, clinching the spring season title and a berth in the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals.
In the Canadian Championship, Cavalry faced Pacific FC in the first round and won both legs.[8] Next, they were up against Forge. In the first leg in Hamilton, Forge struck first, but there was late drama when Forge FC goalkeeper Quillan Roberts received a red card in stoppage time, with no substitutions remaining. Cavalry was given a penalty shot, and Dominique Malonga beat midfielder turned goalkeeper Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson to tie the game.[9] Tensions were high after the goal, and Cavalry players accused a member of Forge's coaching staff of making racist remarks.[10] The match ended with a melee between Cavalry and Forge players, establishing a rivalry that would continue to take shape for the rest of the season.[11] In the second leg, Forge opened the scoring again, but goals from Malonga and Camargo meant that it was Cavalry who advanced to the quarterfinals.[12] Cavalry faced MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the quarterfinals and in the first leg the Cavs held the Whitecaps to a 0–0 draw at home.[13] In the second leg at BC Place in Vancouver, Brown and Zator scored in a 2–1 victory and goalkeeper Marco Carducci, who used to play for the Whitecaps, was praised for his performance. Cavalry became the first CPL team to defeat an MLS team, and advanced to the semifinals, where they were awaited by the Montreal Impact.[14] In the first leg of the semifinals, Ignacio Piatti scored twice for the Impact, but Cavalry was given hope when Camargo scored later in the game. It was not meant to be, however, as Cavalry couldn't get another one and Ledgerwood received a second yellow card, forcing Cavalry to play the last part of the game with 10 men.[15] A 1–0 defeat back in Calgary ended the Cinderella story and the Impact ended up defeating Toronto FC in the finals to become the champions.[16][17]
Although Cavalry was already secured a spot in the CPL finals, they won the fall season as well, causing Forge FC to qualify as the other finalist on the basis of having the next best overall record.[18] In the first leg of the finals in Hamilton, Waterman was given a red card and Forge star and CPL top scorer Tristan Borges was given a penalty kick, but it was stopped by Carducci. However, Borges scored ten minutes later and the game ended at 1–0.[19] Neither team could score in the second leg, until in stoppage time when all of Cavalry's outfield players were pressing in the attacking zone, and Forge managed to break out. David Choinière managed to score on the resulting 2 on 0, securing Cavalry's fate as runners up.[20]
Over the course of the season, Carducci and Zator were called up to the Canada men's national soccer team once each, but neither saw action. Carducci was the first Canadian Premier League player to be called up to the national team.[21][22]
Despite losing in the finals, Cavalry finished first overall in the regular season, and Wheeldon Jr. stated that he would like to bring most of the players back for the next season.[23] Wheeldon Jr. was named coach of the year, and Carducci was named best goalkeeper and Volkswagen Premier Performer, while Malonga was nominated for best player.[24][25][26]
Squad
As of November 2, 2019.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
1 | Marco Carducci | ![]() |
GK | September 24, 1996 (aged 23) | ![]() | |
22 | Niko Giantsopoulos | ![]() |
GK | June 24, 1994 (aged 25) | ![]() | |
Defenders | ||||||
2 | Chris Serban | ![]() |
RB | November 15, 1995 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
3 | Nathan Mavila | ![]() |
LB | October 15, 1995 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
4 | Dominick Zator | ![]() |
CB | September 18, 1994 (aged 25) | ![]() | |
5 | Mason Trafford | ![]() |
CB | August 21, 1986 (aged 33) | ![]() | |
12 | Dean Northover | ![]() |
FB | September 4, 1991 (aged 28) | ![]() | |
14 | Jonathan Wheeldon | ![]() |
CB | August 28, 1989 (aged 30) | ![]() | |
15 | Joel Waterman | ![]() |
CB | January 24, 1996 (aged 23) | ![]() | |
Midfielders | ||||||
6 | Nik Ledgerwood | ![]() |
DM / RB | January 16, 1985 (aged 34) | ![]() | |
8 | Julian Büscher | ![]() |
CM | April 22, 1993 (aged 26) | ![]() | |
10 | Sergio Camargo | ![]() |
AM | August 16, 1994 (aged 25) | ![]() | |
11 | José Escalante | ![]() |
LW | May 29, 1995 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
13 | Victor Loturi | ![]() |
CM | May 21, 2001 (aged 18) | ![]() | |
16 | Elijah Adekugbe | ![]() |
MF | July 17, 1996 (aged 23) | ![]() | |
17 | Nico Pasquotti | ![]() |
RW | October 18, 1995 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
18 | Mauro Eustáquio | ![]() |
CM | February 10, 1993 (aged 26) | ![]() | |
20 | Carlos Patiño | ![]() |
AM | August 18, 1995 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
21 | Malyk Hamilton | ![]() |
RW / RB | September 2, 1999 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
25 | Tofa Fakunle | ![]() |
AM | January 11, 1995 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
Forwards | ||||||
7 | Oliver Minatel | ![]() |
ST / LW / RW | August 29, 1992 (aged 27) | ![]() | |
9 | Jordan Brown | ![]() |
ST | November 10, 1996 (aged 23) | ![]() | |
23 | Dominique Malonga | ![]() |
ST | January 8, 1989 (aged 30) | ![]() | |
24 | Aribim Pepple | ![]() |
ST | December 25, 2002 (aged 17) | ![]() | |
Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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6 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | November 29, 2018 | [27] |
10 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | November 29, 2018 | [27] |
1 | GK | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | December 12, 2018 | [28] |
2 | DF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | December 12, 2018 | [28] |
4 | DF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | December 12, 2018 | [28] |
16 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | December 12, 2018 | [28] |
7 | FW | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | January 16, 2019 | [29] |
22 | GK | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | January 23, 2019 | [30] |
12 | DF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | January 23, 2019 | [30] |
20 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | January 23, 2019 | [30] |
17 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | January 23, 2019 | [30] |
9 | FW | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | January 30, 2019 | [31] |
15 | DF | ![]() |
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Selected 14th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft | February 6, 2019 | [32] |
8 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | February 13, 2019 | [33] |
3 | DF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | February 20, 2019 | [34] |
5 | DF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | February 27, 2019 | [35] |
21 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | March 6, 2019 | [36] |
14 | DF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | March 13, 2019 | [37] |
18 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | March 20, 2019 | [38] |
23 | FW | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | March 27, 2019 | [39] |
11 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | April 10, 2019 | [40] |
13 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | April 17, 2019 | [41] |
19 | FW | ![]() |
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Selected 1st overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft | April 24, 2019 | [42] |
24 | FW | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | August 9, 2019 | [43] |
25 | MF | ![]() |
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Free Transfer | August 28, 2019 | [44] |
Draft picks
Cavalry FC selected the following players in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 12, 2018. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.
Round | Selection | Player | Pos. | Nationality | University |
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1 | 1 | FW | Gabriel Bitar | ![]() |
Carleton Ravens |
2 | 14 | MF | Joel Waterman | ![]() |
Trinity Western Spartans |
3 | 15 | FW | Easton Ongaro | ![]() |
Alberta Golden Bears |
Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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19 | FW | ![]() |
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Developmental Contract expired | August 15, 2019 | [45] |
Competitions
Match times are Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6).
Preseason
March 19 | Cavalry FC | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 | Calgary, Alberta |
Deakin ![]() Hamilton ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Foothills Fieldhouse |
March 30 | Cavalry FC | 2–0 | FC Edmonton | Calgary, Alberta |
Pasquotti ![]() Malonga ![]() |
Report | Yong-chan ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology |
April 7 | Inter RD ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
Report | Camargo ![]() Brown ![]() Bitar ![]() Ongaro ![]() |
April 13 | York9 FC | 0–1 | Cavalry FC | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
Report | Bitar ![]() |
April 27 | Cavalry FC | 1–0 | Calgary Foothills FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
Northover ![]() |
Report | Stadium: ATCO Field |
Canadian Premier League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cavalry | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 24 | 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals |
2 | Forge | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 19 | 2019 CONCACAF League preliminary round[lower-alpha 1] |
3 | FC Edmonton | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 14 | |
4 | HFX Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 11 | |
5 | Pacific | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 11 | |
6 | York9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 11 | |
7 | Valour | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 9 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
Last updated: July 1, 2019.
Source: canpl.ca
Results by match
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
May 4 1 | Cavalry FC | 2–1 | York9 FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
1:30 pm | Brown ![]() Northover ![]() Wheeldon ![]() Zator ![]() Oliver ![]() |
Report | Estevez ![]() Murofushi ![]() Furlano ![]() Adjei ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,486 Referee: Drew Fischer |
May 8 2 | Cavalry FC | 1–0 | Valour FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
7:00 pm | Büscher ![]() Dean Northover ![]() Adekugbe ![]() Escalante ![]() |
Report | Murrell ![]() Thomas ![]() Béland-Goyette ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 2,055 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
May 12 3 | Forge FC | 1–2 | Cavalry FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
11:00 am | Borges ![]() Thomas ![]() |
Report | Ledgerwood ![]() Wheeldon ![]() Joel Waterman ![]() Pasquotti ![]() |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 5,912 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard |
May 18 4 Wildrose Cup | Cavalry FC | 1–0 | FC Edmonton | Foothills County, Alberta |
4:00 pm | Brown ![]() Adekugbe ![]() |
Report | Soria ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Alain Ruch |
May 25 5 | Cavalry FC | 2–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
4:30 pm | Malonga ![]() Pasquotti ![]() |
Report | Gutiérrez ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,162 Referee: David Barrie |
June 15 6 Wildrose Cup | FC Edmonton | 0–3 | Cavalry FC | Edmonton, Alberta |
12:30 pm | Moses ![]() Zebie ![]() |
Report | Camargo ![]() ![]() Waterman ![]() Adekugbe ![]() Pasquotti ![]() |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 3,256 Referee: Juan Marquez |
June 19 7 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–2 | Cavalry FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
4:00 pm | Iida ![]() Arnone ![]() Andre Rampersad ![]() ![]() |
Report | Waterman ![]() Camargo ![]() Bona ![]() Wheeldon ![]() Büscher ![]() |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,021 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
June 22 8 | Cavalry FC | 0–1 | Forge FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
4:00 pm | Report | Bekker ![]() ![]() Owundi ![]() Samuel ![]() Thomas ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 4,697 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
June 26 9 | York9 FC | 0–2 | Cavalry FC | Toronto, Ontario |
5:00 pm | Aparicio ![]() Di Chiara ![]() |
Report | Malonga ![]() ![]() Büscher ![]() Pasquotti ![]() |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,829 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
July 1 10 | Pacific FC | 3–1 | Cavalry FC | Langford, British Columbia |
4:00 pm | Alghamdi ![]() ![]() González ![]() ![]() Blasco ![]() Nakajima-Farran ![]() |
Report | Büscher ![]() Eustáquio ![]() ![]() Mavila ![]() Loturi ![]() Malonga ![]() Northover ![]() |
Stadium: Westhills Stadium Attendance: 2,781 Referee: Juan Marquez |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Cavalry | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 38 | 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals |
2 | Forge | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 37 | |
3 | York9 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 23 | |
4 | Pacific | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 20 | |
5 | Valour | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 19 | |
6 | FC Edmonton | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 18 | |
7 | HFX Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 17 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | +9 |
Last updated: October 19, 2019.
Source: canpl.ca
Results by match
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
July 6 1 | Pacific FC | 2–3 | Cavalry FC | Langford, British Columbia |
4:00 pm | Baldisimo ![]() Fisk ![]() Blasco ![]() Campbell ![]() |
Report | Camargo ![]() Pasquotti ![]() Escalante ![]() |
Stadium: Westhills Stadium Attendance: 2,399 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
July 13 2 | HFX Wanderers FC | 0–1 | Cavalry FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
1:30 pm | Gutiérrez ![]() Bona ![]() |
Report | Oliver ![]() |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,177 Referee: Filip Dujic |
July 21 3 | Cavalry FC | 1–0 | York9 FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
4:00 pm | Gasparotto ![]() |
Report | Furlano ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,538 Referee: Filip Dujic |
July 27 4 | Valour FC | 1–1 | Cavalry FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
11:00 am | Thomas ![]() Paolucci ![]() Ohin ![]() Bustos ![]() |
Report | Oliver ![]() Mavila ![]() |
Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 5,111 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
August 10 5 | HFX Wanderers FC | 0–0 | Cavalry FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
11:00 am | Simmons ![]() Oxner ![]() |
Report | Wheeldon ![]() Trafford ![]() |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,204 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin |
August 16 6 Wildrose Cup | Cavalry FC | 0–0 | FC Edmonton | Foothills County, Alberta |
7:00 pm | Oliver ![]() |
Report | Didic ![]() Edwini-Bonsu ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,650 Referee: Juan Marquez |
August 21 7 | Cavalry FC | 3–1 | York9 FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
7:00 pm | Malonga ![]() Büscher ![]() Adekugbe ![]() |
Report | Porter ![]() Di Chiara ![]() Springer ![]() Furlano ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,176 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
August 25 8 | Forge FC | 1–0 | Cavalry FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
1:30 pm | Frano ![]() Grant ![]() ![]() |
Report | Adekugbe ![]() |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 6,883 Referee: David Barrie |
August 28 9 | Cavalry FC | 1–1 | Pacific FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
7:00 pm | Oliver ![]() |
Report | Campbell ![]() Chung ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,064 Referee: Alain Ruch |
September 2 10 | Valour FC | 0–8 | Cavalry FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
1:30 pm | Galán ![]() Ohin ![]() Mitter ![]() Carreiro ![]() |
Report | Ledgerwood ![]() Brown ![]() ![]() Pasquotti ![]() Mitter ![]() Büscher ![]() Oliver ![]() |
Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 4,566 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
September 11 11 Wildrose Cup | FC Edmonton | 0–1 | Cavalry FC | Edmonton, Alberta |
7:00 pm | Marcelin ![]() Diouck ![]() Esua ![]() |
Report | Ledgerwood ![]() Pasquotti ![]() Brown ![]() |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,790 Referee: David Gantar |
September 22 12 | Cavalry FC | 4–1 | Pacific FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
1:30 pm | Escalante ![]() Carducci ![]() Oliver ![]() Malonga ![]() |
Report | McCurdy ![]() ![]() Blasco ![]() Norman Jr. ![]() Hojabrpour ![]() Campbell ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,968 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
September 28 13 | York9 FC | 1–1 | Cavalry FC | Toronto, Ontario |
4:00 pm | Di Chiara ![]() Telfer ![]() Murofushi ![]() |
Report | Eustáquio ![]() Escalante ![]() Mavila ![]() ![]() Pasquotti ![]() ![]() Ledgerwood ![]() |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,568 Referee: Filip Dujic |
October 2 14 | Cavalry FC | 4–1 | Valour FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
7:00 pm | Malonga ![]() Waterman ![]() Ledgerwood ![]() Oliver ![]() Büscher ![]() |
Report | Ohin ![]() Bustos ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 2,570 Referee: Alain Ruch |
October 5 15 | Cavalry FC | 2–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
4:00 pm | Adekugbe ![]() Büscher ![]() Waterman ![]() |
Report | Skublak ![]() Williams ![]() N'sa ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,295 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
October 9 16 | Cavalry FC | 2–1 | Forge FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
7:00 pm | Oliver ![]() Malonga ![]() Pasquotti ![]() |
Report | Frano ![]() Novak ![]() ![]() Owundi ![]() Nanco ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
Note: Originally scheduled for July 30 |
October 16 17 | Forge FC | 1–0 | Cavalry FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
5:00 pm | Choinière ![]() Samuel ![]() ![]() |
Report | Hamilton ![]() Büscher ![]() |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,864 Referee: Juan Marquez |
October 19 18 Wildrose Cup | Cavalry FC | 3–1 | FC Edmonton | Foothills County, Alberta |
2:00 pm | Adekugbe ![]() Camargo ![]() Brown ![]() Escalante ![]() ![]() |
Report | Ameobi ![]() Diouck ![]() Ongaro ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,492 Referee: David Barrie |
CPL Finals
October 26 First leg | Forge FC | 1–0 | Cavalry FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
2:00 pm | Borges ![]() ![]() ![]() Awuah ![]() |
Report | Oliver ![]() Joel Waterman ![]() Wheeldon ![]() Trafford ![]() Ledgerwood ![]() |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 10,486 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
Note: Borges red card was rescinded by Canada Soccer’s Disciplinary Committee. |
November 2 Second leg | Cavalry FC | 0–1 (0–2 agg.) | Forge FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
1:30 pm | Pasquotti ![]() Ledgerwood ![]() Escalante ![]() Wheeldon ![]() |
Report | Novak ![]() Choinière ![]() ![]() Henry ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 5,831 Referee: Alain Ruch |
Canadian Championship
First qualifying round
May 15 First leg | Pacific FC | 0–2 | Cavalry FC | Langford, British Columbia |
8:30 pm | Nakajima-Farran ![]() |
Report | Waterman ![]() Zator ![]() Oliver ![]() |
Stadium: Westhills Stadium Attendance: 2,294 Referee: Yusri Rudolph |
May 22 Second leg | Cavalry FC | 2–1 (4–1 agg.) | Pacific FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
7:30 pm | Haber ![]() Büscher ![]() Northover ![]() |
Report | Haber ![]() ![]() Verhoven ![]() Baldisimo ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Juan Marquez |
Second qualifying round
June 4 First leg | Forge FC | 1–1 | Cavalry FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
5:30 pm | Welshman ![]() Achinioti-Jönsson ![]() Frano ![]() Roberts ![]() |
Report | Mavila ![]() Malonga ![]() |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 5,174 Referee: David Barrie |
June 11 Second leg | Cavalry FC | 2–1 (3–2 agg.) | Forge FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
7:30 pm | Malonga ![]() Camargo ![]() Escalante ![]() Mavila ![]() Giantsopoulos ![]() |
Report | Bekker ![]() Krutzen ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
Third qualifying round
July 10 First leg | Cavalry FC | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
7:30 pm | Escalante ![]() Adekugbe ![]() Ledgerwood ![]() |
Report | Adnan ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 5,129 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
July 24 Second leg | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–2 (1–2 agg.) | Cavalry FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
8:30 pm | Venuto ![]() In-beom ![]() |
Report | Mavila ![]() Brown ![]() Wheeldon ![]() Zator ![]() |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,089 Referee: Alain Ruch |
Semi-finals
August 7 First leg | Montreal Impact | 2–1 | Cavalry FC | Montreal, Quebec |
5:30 pm | Piatti ![]() Krolicki ![]() Okwonkwo ![]() |
Report | Ledgerwood ![]() ![]() Camargo ![]() |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 12,665 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
August 14 Second leg | Cavalry FC | 0–1 (1–3 agg.) | Montreal Impact | Foothills County, Alberta |
7:30 pm | Report | Jackson-Hamel ![]() Corrales ![]() |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 5,633 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
Statistics
Squad and statistics
As of November 2, 2019
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | CPL Championship | Canadian Championship | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Marco Carducci | 29 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Chris Serban | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Nathan Mavila | 32 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Dominick Zator | 37 | 3 | 8+1 | 1 | 16+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 2 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Mason Trafford | 28 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Nik Ledgerwood | 23 | 3 | 4+0 | 1 | 9+5 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() |
Oliver Minatel | 29 | 8 | 1+5 | 0 | 14+2 | 7 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Julian Büscher | 33 | 6 | 7+1 | 1 | 12+3 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 1 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Jordan Brown | 32 | 5 | 5+5 | 2 | 9+4 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+3 | 1 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Sergio Camargo | 26 | 8 | 7+2 | 3 | 7+2 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 2 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
José Escalante | 30 | 4 | 6+1 | 1 | 11+4 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Dean Northover | 13 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Victor Loturi | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Jonathan Wheeldon | 22 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Joel Waterman | 25 | 1 | 9+1 | 0 | 9+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() |
Elijah Adekugbe | 24 | 1 | 8+0 | 0 | 9+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() |
Nico Pasquotti | 33 | 5 | 6+2 | 2 | 14+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Mauro Eustáquio | 15 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Carlos Patiño | 15 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
21 | MF | ![]() |
Malyk Hamilton | 20 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 12+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
22 | GK | ![]() |
Niko Giantsopoulos | 9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
23 | FW | ![]() |
Dominique Malonga | 30 | 13 | 8+1 | 4 | 12+2 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
24 | FW | ![]() |
Aribim Pepple | 9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() |
Tofa Fakunle | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Players who left during the season: | |||||||||||||
19 | FW | ![]() |
Gabriel Bitar | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
Top scorers
Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | CPL Finals | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Dominique Malonga | FW | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
2 | ![]() | Sergio Camargo | MF | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
![]() | Oliver Minatel | FW | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
4 | ![]() | Julian Büscher | MF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | Jordan Brown | FW | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
![]() | Nico Pasquotti | MF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
7 | ![]() | José Escalante | MF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
8 | ![]() | Nik Ledgerwood | MF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | Dominick Zator | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
10 | ![]() | Elijah Adekugbe | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | Joel Waterman | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
Totals | 16 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 61 |
Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League
Top assists
Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | CPL Finals | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | José Escalante | MF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
![]() | Nico Pasquotti | MF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() | Elijah Adekugbe | MF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
![]() | Julian Büscher | MF | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | Sergio Camargo | MF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | Malyk Hamilton | MF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
![]() | Dominick Zator | DF | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
8 | ![]() | Dominique Malonga | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | Joel Waterman | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | ![]() | Jordan Brown | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | Nik Ledgerwood | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | Nathan Mavila | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Oliver Minatel | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Carlos Patiño | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 7 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 38 |
Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League
Clean sheets
Rank | Nat. | Player | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | CPL Finals | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Marco Carducci | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
2 | ![]() | Niko Giantsopoulos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Totals | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League
Disciplinary record
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | CPL Finals | Canadian Championship | TOTAL | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Marco Carducci | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Nathan Mavila | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Mason Trafford | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() | Nik Ledgerwood | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
7 | FW | ![]() | Oliver Minatel | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Julian Büscher | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Jordan Brown | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() | Sergio Camargo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | José Escalante | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
12 | DF | ![]() | Dean Northover | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
13 | MF | ![]() | Victor Loturi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() | Jonathan Wheeldon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() | Joel Waterman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
16 | MF | ![]() | Elijah Adekugbe | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() | Nico Pasquotti | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() | Mauro Eustáquio | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
21 | MF | ![]() | Malyk Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | GK | ![]() | Niko Giantsopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23 | FW | ![]() | Dominique Malonga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 22 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 64 | 6 |
Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League
Honours
Award | Recipient(s) | Link |
---|---|---|
Golden Glove | ![]() |
[46] |
Coach of the Year | ![]() |
[47] |
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