2024 Atlético Ottawa season

The 2024 Atlético Ottawa season will be the fifth season in the history of Atlético Ottawa. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship. This will be the club's third season under head coach Carlos González.[2]

Atlético Ottawa
2024 season
CEOFernando Lopez
Head coachCarlos González[1]
StadiumTD Place Stadium
Top goalscorerLeague: Manny Aparicio
Rubén Del Campo (2)

All: Rubén Del Campo (4)
Biggest win7-0 vs. Valour FC
(May 1)
← 2023
2025 →

In the previous season, the club finished 6th in the Canadian Premier League, which resulted in the club missing the playoffs for the third time. They missed the playoffs by just two points.

Current squad edit

As of April 30, 2024

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
29 Nathan Ingham   GK (1993-01-27) January 27, 1993 (age 31)   York United FC
99 Rayane Yesli   GK (1999-10-12) October 12, 1999 (age 24)   Valour FC
Defenders
2 Zachary Roy   RB (2003-06-24) June 24, 2003 (age 20)   CS St. Hubert U21
4 Tyr Walker   CB / FB (2003-10-22) October 22, 2003 (age 20)   Acadia University U21
5 Luke Singh   CB (2000-09-12) September 12, 2000 (age 23)   Toronto FC Loan
6 Liberman Torres   CB / DM (2002-05-16) May 16, 2002 (age 21)   Villarreal B INT, Loan
8 Dani Morer   RB (1998-02-05) February 5, 1998 (age 26)   Famalicão INT, Loan
15 Maxim Tissot   LB (1992-04-13) April 13, 1992 (age 32)   Forge FC
22 Matteo de Brienne   LB / LW (2002-05-22) May 22, 2002 (age 21)   Valour FC
55 Amer Didic   CB (1994-12-28) December 28, 1994 (age 29)   Pacific FC
91 Aboubakary Sacko   LB (2003-01-31) January 31, 2003 (age 21)   Le Havre B INT
Jonathan Grant     RB / CB (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 (age 30)   York United IL
Midfielders
10 Ollie Bassett   AM / LW (1998-03-06) March 6, 1998 (age 26)   Pacific FC INT
11 Gabriel Antinoro   LW (2004-04-24) April 24, 2004 (age 20)   CF Montréal U21
18 Luca Piccioli   CM (1999-05-11) May 11, 1999 (age 25)   Carleton USPORTS
21 Alberto Zapater   DM (1985-06-13) June 13, 1985 (age 38)   Real Zaragoza INT
23 Kris Twardek   RW (1997-03-08) March 8, 1997 (age 27)   Bohemians FC
33 Aboubacar Sissoko   CM (1995-10-09) October 9, 1995 (age 28)   Forge FC
34 Manny Aparicio   CM (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 28)   Pacific FC
Forwards
7 Kevin dos Santos   LW / RW (1999-11-20) November 20, 1999 (age 24)   York United INT
9 Samuel Salter   CF (2000-08-09) August 9, 2000 (age 23)   HFX Wanderers
13 Ballou Tabla   CF / RW / LW (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999 (age 25)   Manisa FK
19 Ruben Del Campo   CF / LW (2000-02-23) February 23, 2000 (age 24)   San Fernando CD INT

Transfers edit

In edit

Transferred in edit

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
DF   Matteo de Brienne   Valour FC Free December 21, 2023 [3]
FW   Ballou Tabla   Manisa FK Free January 22, 2024 [4]
MF   Kris Twardek   Bohemians FC Free January 30, 2024 [5]
MF   Aboubacar Sissoko   Forge FC Free February 7, 2024 [6]
GK   Rayane Yesli   Valour FC Undisclosed February 9, 2024 [7]
DF   Jonathan Grant   York United Free February 9, 2024 [8]
FW   Kevin Dos Santos   York United Free February 20, 2024 [9]
34 MF   Manny Aparicio   Pacific FC Free March 22, 2024 [10]
DF   Amer Didic   Pacific FC Free April 5, 2024 [11]
MF   Luca Piccioli   Carleton University Free April 18, 2024 [12]

Loans in edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
DF   Liberman Torres   Villarreal B February 2, 2024 [13]
DF   Luke Singh   Toronto FC March 22, 2024 [14]
DF   Dani Morer   Famalicão April 30, 2024 [15]

Draft picks edit

Atlético Ottawa will make the 3rd and 11th selections in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft. 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 Pos. Player Nationality University
1 3 MF Luca Piccioli   Canada Carleton
2 11 DF Samuel LaPlante   Canada UQTR

Out edit

Transferred out edit

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
9 FW   Carl Haworth Retired Retired November 21, 2023 [16]
1 GK   Sean Melvin   Pacific FC Released November 21, 2023 [17]
3 DF   Macdonald Niba   Thunder Bay Chill Released November 21, 2023 [17]
7 FW   Gianni dos Santos   Inter Kashi Undisclosed January 1, 2024 [18]
4 DF   Diego Espejo   Atletico Madrid B Loan Expired January 1, 2024 [18]
5 DF   Luke Singh   Toronto FC Loan Expired January 1, 2024 [18]
14 MF   Jean-Aniel Assi   CF Montréal Loan Expired January 1, 2024 [18]
96 MF   Ilias Iliadis   CF Montréal Loan Expired January 1, 2024 [18]
17 DF   Miguel Acosta   La Nucía Contract Expired January 18, 2024 [19]
16 MF   Zach Verhoven   Vancouver FC Contract Expired March 14, 2024 [20]
20 DF   Karl Ouimette Retired Retired March 18, 2024 [21]
19 FW   Malcolm Shaw   Cavalry FC Contract Expired April 3, 2024 [22]

Loans out edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
MF   Noah Verhoeven   Valour FC February 9, 2024 [7]

Pre-season friendlies edit

8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) Friendly Atlético Ottawa 1–1 Carleton Ravens Ottawa, Ontario
Report
16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) Friendly   Querétaro F.C. 1–0 Atlético Ottawa Querétaro, Mexico
10:00 CET Report Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
18 March 2024 (2024-03-18) Friendly   Atlético San Luis 1–1 Atlético Ottawa San Luis Potosí, Mexico
12:00 CET Report
Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) Friendly   Atlético San Luis U23 0–2 Atlético Ottawa San Luis Potosí, Mexico
1:00 CET Report Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
27 March 2024 (2024-03-27) Friendly   Mineros de Zacatecas 1–0 Atlético Ottawa Zacatecas, Mexico
11:30am CST Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba
6 April 2024 (2024-04-06) Friendly Atlético Ottawa 4–1 CS Saint-Laurent Ottawa, Ontario
1:30pm EST Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium

Competitions edit

Canadian Premier League edit

Table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Pacific 5 3 2 0 5 0 +5 11 First semifinal
2 Atlético Ottawa 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10
3 Forge 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10 Quarterfinal
4 York United 5 2 0 3 7 8 −1 6 Play-in round
5 Vancouver 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6
6 Cavalry 5 1 3 1 6 5 +1 6
7 HFX Wanderers 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1
8 Valour 5 0 0 5 3 13 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on May 11, 2024. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points;[a] 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).[23]

Results summary edit

Results by match edit

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ResultWDWW
Position2421
Source: Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

April 13 1 Atlético Ottawa 2-1 York United Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,049
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
April 20 2 Atlético Ottawa 1-1 Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
April 27 3 HFX Wanderers 1-3 Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
1:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Ben Hoskins
May 5 4 Atlético Ottawa 2-0 Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3886
Referee: Mario Al-Ayass
May 12 5 Vancouver FC v Atlético Ottawa Langley, British Columbia
7:00pm ET Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
May 17 6 Pacific FC v Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
10:00pm ET Stadium: Starlight Stadium
May 25 7 Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
June 2 8 Atlético Ottawa v HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
June 9 9 Valour FC v Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm ET Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
June 15 10 Atlético Ottawa v York United Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
June 21 11 Cavalry FC v Atlético Ottawa Calgary, Alberta
9:00pm ET Stadium: ATCO Field
June 28 12 Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
July 7 13 Atlético Ottawa v Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
July 12 14 Vancouver FC v Atlético Ottawa Langley, British Columbia
10:00pm ET Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
July 21 15 Atlético Ottawa v Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
July 26 16 York United v Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 3 17 Atlético Ottawa v Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 10 18 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 17 19 Pacific FC v Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
6:00pm ET Stadium: Starlight Stadium
August 24 20 HFX Wanderers v Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm ET Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
August 31 21 Atlético Ottawa v Vancouver FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 9 22 Valour FC v Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm ET Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
September 15 23 Cavalry FC v Atlético Ottawa Calgary, Alberta
5:00pm ET Stadium: ATCO Field
September 22 24 Atlético Ottawa v Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 29 25 Atlético Ottawa v HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 6 26 York United v Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
5:00pm ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium
October 12 27 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm ET Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
October 19 28 Atlético Ottawa v Vancouver FC Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium

Playoff matches edit

Canadian Championship edit

May 1, 2024 1 Atlético Ottawa 7-0 Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Scott Bowman
May 8, 2024 QF Atlético Ottawa 0-0 Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
May 29, 2024 QF Pacific FC v Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
10:00 PM EDT Stadium: Starlight Stadium

Statistics edit

Squad and statistics edit

As of May 8, 2024

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   CAN Zachary Roy 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
4 DF   CAN Tyr Walker 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
5 DF   TRI Luke Singh 6 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
6 DF   ECU Liberman Torres 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW   POR Kevin dos Santos 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
8 DF   ESP Dani Morer 3 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
9 FW   CAN Samuel Salter 6 0 2+2 0 1+1 0
10 MF   NIR Ollie Bassett 6 2 3+1 0 2+0 2
11 MF   BRA Gabriel Antinoro 4 1 1+1 1 0+2 0
11 FW   CAN Ballou Tabla 6 2 4+0 1 1+1 1
15 DF   CAN Maxim Tissot 6 0 1+3 0 2+0 0
19 FW   SUI Ruben Del Campo 6 4 2+2 2 1+1 2
21 MF   ESP Alberto Zapater 6 2 3+1 0 1+1 2
22 DF   CAN Matteo de Brienne 6 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
23 MF   CAN Kris Twardek 6 1 4+0 1 2+0 0
29 GK   CAN Nathan Ingham 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF   MLI Aboubacar Sissoko 6 0 4+0 0 1+1 0
34 MF   CAN Manny Aparicio 6 2 4+0 2 2+0 0
55 DF   CAN Amer Didic 6 1 4+0 1 2+0 0
91 DF   FRA Aboubakary Sacko 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
99 GK   ALG Rayane Yesli 3 0 1+0 0 2+0 0

Top scorers edit

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship Total
1   Rubén del Campo ST 2 2 4
2   Manny Aparicio MF 2 0 2
  Ollie Bassett MF 0 2 2
  Alberto Zapater MF 0 2 2
  Ballou Tabla FW 1 1 2
6   Amer Didic DF 1 0 1
  Kris Twardek DF 1 0 1
  Gabriel Antinoro MF 1 0 1
Totals 8 7 15

Updated to match played May 5, 2024
Source: Premier League

Top assists edit

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship Total
1   Gabriel Antinoro MF 1 1 2
  Manny Aparicio MF 1 1 2
  Matteo de Brienne DF 1 1 2
  Kris Twardek DF 2 0 2
4   Ollie Bassett MF 1 0 1
  Maxim Tissot DF 0 1 1
  Amer Didic DF 0 1 1
  Ballou Tabla FW 0 1 1
Totals 6 6 12

Updated to match played May 5, 2024
Source: Premier League

Clean sheets edit

Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1   Rayane Yesli 0 2 2
2   Nathan Ingham 1 0 1
Totals 1 2 3

Updated to match played May 8, 2024
Source: Premier League

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
           
5 DF   Luke Singh 1 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF   Ollie Bassett 0 0 1 0 1 0
13 FW   Ballou Tabla 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW   Ruben Del Campo 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF   Alberto Zapater 1 0 0 0 1 0
22 DF   Matteo de Brienne 1 0 1 0 2 0
23 MF   Kris Twardek 4 0 0 0 4 0
34 MF   Manny Aparicio 1 0 0 0 1 0
55 DF   Amer Didic 2 0 1 0 3 0
Totals 12 0 3 0 15 0

Notes edit

  1. ^ Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.[23]

References edit

  1. ^ "Atlético Ottawa names Carlos González as new Head Coach". canpl.ca. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ Jhalli, Anil. "Atlético Ottawa head coach signs extension with club | CityNews Ottawa". ottawa.citynews.ca.
  3. ^ "Atlético Ottawa Signs Hometown Talent Matteo de Brienne for 2024 Season". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. December 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Jacques, John (22 January 2024). "Ballou's Back: Star Forward Tabla Returns To Atletico Ottawa". Northern Tribune.
  5. ^ Jacques, John (30 January 2024). "Kris Twardek Comes Home, Signs With Atletico Ottawa". Northern Tribune.
  6. ^ Jacques, John (7 February 2024). "Atletico Ottawa Adds Two-Time CPL Champion Aboubacar Sissoko". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Atlético Ottawa signs goalkeeper Rayane Yesli, loans Noah Verhoeven to Valour". Atlético Ottawa. 9 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Atlético Ottawa welcomes three-time Canadian Premier League Champion Jonathan Grant". Atlético Ottawa. 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs exciting Portuguese winger Kevin dos Santos". Atlético Ottawa. 20 February 2024.
  10. ^ Jacques, John (22 March 2024). "Aparicio Picks Atletico: Star CPL Midfielder Signs In Ottawa". Northern Tribune.
  11. ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs colossal Canadian defender Amer Didić". Atlético Ottawa. 5 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Luca Piccioli, a local midfielder, has inked a U SPORTS contract with Atlético Ottawa". Atlético Ottawa. 18 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs Liberman Torres on loan for the 2024 season from Villarreal". Canadian Premier League. 2 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Atlético Ottawa Welcomes Luke Singh Back on Loan from Toronto FC". Atlético Ottawa. 22 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Exciting Arrival: Introducing Spanish Sensation Dani Morer to the Team". Atlético Ottawa. 30 April 2024.
  16. ^ Raymond, Ted (20 September 2023). "Atletico Ottawa captain Carl Haworth to retire at season's end". Ottawa.
  17. ^ a b "Atletico Ottawa End-of-Season Roster Update". Atlético Ottawa. 21 November 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d e "Atlético Ottawa forward Gianni dos Santos joins I-League club Inter Kashi in a permanent transfer". Atlético Ottawa. 1 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Atlético Ottawa parts way with all-time record appearance holder Miguel Acosta". Atlético Ottawa. 18 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Vancouver FC sign Canadian midfielder Zach Verhoven". Canadian Premier League. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  21. ^ "Karl Ouimette Retires, Joins Atletico Ottawa Front Office". Northern Tribune. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  22. ^ "Atletico Ottawa Confirms Departure Of Club Original Malcolm Shaw". Northern Tribune. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  23. ^ a b "2024 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 12, 2024. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.