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.

Cavalry FC
2019 season
PresidentIan Allison
Head coachTommy Wheeldon Jr.
StadiumATCO Field
Canadian Premier LeagueSpring: 1st
Fall: 1st
Overall: 1st
CPL FinalsFinalists
Canadian ChampionshipSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Dominique Malonga (11 goals)
All: Dominique Malonga (13 goals)
Highest home attendance5,831
(November 2 vs. Forge FC)
Lowest home attendance1,938
(October 9 vs. Forge FC)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 3,292
All: 3,668
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Overview

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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

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As of November 2, 2019.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Marco Carducci   GK (1996-09-24)September 24, 1996 (aged 23)   Calgary Foothills
22 Niko Giantsopoulos   GK (1994-06-24)June 24, 1994 (aged 25)   Launceston City
Defenders
2 Chris Serban   RB (1995-11-15)November 15, 1995 (aged 24)   Calgary Foothills
3 Nathan Mavila   LB (1995-10-15)October 15, 1995 (aged 24)   Dulwich Hamlet
4 Dominick Zator   CB (1994-09-18)September 18, 1994 (aged 25)   Calgary Foothills
5 Mason Trafford   CB (1986-08-21)August 21, 1986 (aged 33)   Miami FC
12 Dean Northover   FB (1991-09-04)September 4, 1991 (aged 28)   Calgary Foothills
14 Jonathan Wheeldon   CB (1989-08-28)August 28, 1989 (aged 30)   Calgary Foothills
15 Joel Waterman   CB (1996-01-24)January 24, 1996 (aged 23)   Trinity Western Spartans
Midfielders
6 Nik Ledgerwood   DM / RB (1985-01-16)January 16, 1985 (aged 34)   Calgary Foothills
8 Julian Büscher   CM (1993-04-22)April 22, 1993 (aged 26)   LA Galaxy II
10 Sergio Camargo   AM (1994-08-16)August 16, 1994 (aged 25)   Calgary Foothills
11 José Escalante   LW (1995-05-29)May 29, 1995 (aged 24)   Juticalpa
13 Victor Loturi   CM (2001-05-21)May 21, 2001 (aged 18)   Calgary Northside Soccer
16 Elijah Adekugbe   MF (1996-07-17)July 17, 1996 (aged 23)   Calgary Foothills
17 Nico Pasquotti   RW (1995-10-18)October 18, 1995 (aged 24)   Calgary Foothills
18 Mauro Eustáquio   CM (1993-02-10)February 10, 1993 (aged 26)   Penn FC
20 Carlos Patiño   AM (1995-08-18)August 18, 1995 (aged 24)   Calgary Foothills
21 Malyk Hamilton   RW / RB (1999-09-02)September 2, 1999 (aged 20)   Toronto FC II
25 Tofa Fakunle   AM (1995-01-11)January 11, 1995 (aged 24)   Calgary Foothills
Forwards
7 Oliver Minatel   ST / LW / RW (1992-08-29)August 29, 1992 (aged 27)   South Melbourne
9 Jordan Brown   ST (1996-11-10)November 10, 1996 (aged 23)   Znojmo
23 Dominique Malonga   ST (1989-01-08)January 8, 1989 (aged 30)   Chania
24 Aribim Pepple   ST (2002-12-25)December 25, 2002 (aged 17)   Calgary Foothills

Transfers

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
6 MF   Nik Ledgerwood   Calgary Foothills Free Transfer November 29, 2018 [27]
10 MF   Sergio Camargo   Calgary Foothills Free Transfer November 29, 2018 [27]
1 GK   Marco Carducci   Calgary Foothills Free Transfer December 12, 2018 [28]
2 DF   Chris Serban   Calgary Foothills Free Transfer December 12, 2018 [28]
4 DF   Dominick Zator   Calgary Foothills Free Transfer December 12, 2018 [28]
16 MF   Elijah Adekugbe   Calgary Foothills Free Transfer December 12, 2018 [28]
7 FW   Oliver Minatel   South Melbourne Free Transfer January 16, 2019 [29]
22 GK   Niko Giantsopoulos   Launceston City Free Transfer January 23, 2019 [30]
12 DF   Dean Northover   Calgary Foothills Free Transfer January 23, 2019 [30]
20 MF   Carlos Patiño   Calgary Foothills Free Transfer January 23, 2019 [30]
17 MF   Nico Pasquotti   Calgary Foothills Free Transfer January 23, 2019 [30]
9 FW   Jordan Brown   Znojmo Free Transfer January 30, 2019 [31]
15 DF   Joel Waterman   Trinity Western Spartans Selected 14th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft February 6, 2019 [32]
8 MF   Julian Büscher   LA Galaxy II Free Transfer February 13, 2019 [33]
3 DF   Nathan Mavila   Dulwich Hamlet Free Transfer February 20, 2019 [34]
5 DF   Mason Trafford   Miami FC Free Transfer February 27, 2019 [35]
21 MF   Malyk Hamilton   Toronto FC II Free Transfer March 6, 2019 [36]
14 DF   Jonathan Wheeldon   Calgary Foothills Free Transfer March 13, 2019 [37]
18 MF   Mauro Eustáquio   Penn FC Free Transfer March 20, 2019 [38]
23 FW   Dominique Malonga   Chania Free Transfer March 27, 2019 [39]
11 MF   José Escalante   Juticalpa Free Transfer April 10, 2019 [40]
13 MF   Victor Loturi   Calgary Northside Soccer Free Transfer April 17, 2019 [41]
19 FW   Gabriel Bitar   Carleton Ravens Selected 1st overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft April 24, 2019 [42]
24 FW   Aribim Pepple   Calgary Foothills Free Transfer August 9, 2019 [43]
25 MF   Tofa Fakunle   Calgary Foothills Free Transfer August 28, 2019 [44]

Draft picks

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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
1 1 FW Gabriel Bitar   Canada Carleton Ravens
2 14 MF Joel Waterman   Canada Trinity Western Spartans
3 15 FW Easton Ongaro   Canada Alberta Golden Bears
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
19 FW   Gabriel Bitar   Carleton Ravens Developmental Contract expired August 15, 2019 [45]

Competitions

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Match times are Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6).

Preseason

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March 19 Cavalry FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 Calgary, Alberta
Deakin  
Hamilton  
Report Stadium: Foothills Fieldhouse

Canadian Premier League

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Spring season

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League table
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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[a]
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
Source: CanPL.ca
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
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Overall Home Away
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
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Match12345678910
GroundHHAHHAAHAA
ResultWWWWWWWLWL
Position2111111111
Updated to match(es) played on July 1, 2019. Source: #Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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May 4 1 Cavalry FC 2–1 York9 FC Foothills County, Alberta
1:30 pm Brown   26'
Northover   31'
Wheeldon   56'
Zator   78'
Oliver   90+3'
Report Estevez   60'
Murofushi   68'
Furlano   81'
Adjei   83'
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   51'
Dean Northover   78'
Adekugbe   82'
Escalante   86'
Report Murrell   39'
Thomas   53'
Béland-Goyette   69'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,055
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
May 12 3 Forge FC 1–2 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
11:00 am Borges   34'
Thomas   68'
Report Ledgerwood   22'
Wheeldon   31'
Joel Waterman   81'
Pasquotti   90+5'
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   45+1'
Adekugbe   66'
Report Soria   9' 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   21', 56'
Pasquotti   53'
Report Gutiérrez   76' 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   33'
Zebie   54'
Report Camargo   35'   66', 73'
Waterman   59'
Adekugbe   61'
Pasquotti   77'
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   26'
Arnone   39'
Andre Rampersad   50'   71'
Report Waterman   36'
Camargo   39'
Bona   41' (o.g.)
Wheeldon   57'
Büscher   80'
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   5'   87'
Owundi   38'
Samuel   40'
Thomas   89'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,697
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 26 9 York9 FC 0–2 Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
5:00 pm Aparicio   22'
Di Chiara   69'
Report Malonga   14'   24'
Büscher   35'
Pasquotti   65'
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   48'   49'
González   51'   72'
Blasco   76'
Nakajima-Farran   90+7'
Report Büscher   37'
Eustáquio   51'   90+6'
Mavila   56'
Loturi   58'
Malonga   61'
Northover   74'
Stadium: Westhills Stadium
Attendance: 2,781
Referee: Juan Marquez

Fall season

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League table
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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: CanPL.ca
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
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Overall Home Away
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
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Match123456789101112131415161718
GroundAAHAAHHAHAAHAHHHAH
ResultWWWDDDWLDWWWDWWWLW
Position112221122111221121
Updated to match(es) played on October 19, 2019. Source: #Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
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July 6 1 Pacific FC 2–3 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
4:00 pm Baldisimo   58'
Fisk   59'
Blasco   65'
Campbell   83'
Report Camargo   21', 61'
Pasquotti   27'
Escalante   37'
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   59'
Bona   88'
Report Oliver   85' 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   10' (o.g.) Report Furlano   77' Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,538
Referee: Filip Dujic
July 27 4 Valour FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
11:00 am Thomas   45+1'
Paolucci   84'
Ohin   90+1'
Bustos   90+3' (pen.)
Report Oliver   42'
Mavila   90+3'
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   27'
Oxner   60'
Report Wheeldon   38'
Trafford   47'
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   34' Report Didic   76'
Edwini-Bonsu   80'
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   5', 51'
Büscher   45+1'
Adekugbe   59'
Report Porter   15'
Di Chiara   44'
Springer   57'
Furlano   77'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,176
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 25 8 Forge FC 1–0 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
1:30 pm Frano   48'
Grant   79'   81'
Report Adekugbe   71' 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   34' Report Campbell   7'
Chung   82'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,064
Referee: Alain Ruch
September 2 10 Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
1:30 pm Galán   48'
Ohin   58'
Mitter   78'
Carreiro   90'
Report Ledgerwood   13' (pen.)
Brown   18'   88'
Pasquotti   39'
Mitter   42' (o.g.)
Büscher   52', 79'
Oliver   60', 87'
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   45+2'
Diouck   66'
Esua   74'
Report Ledgerwood   27' (pen.)
Pasquotti   43'
Brown   79'
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   12', 87'
Carducci   60'
Oliver   66'
Malonga   75' (pen.)
Report McCurdy   21'   75'
Blasco   36'
Norman Jr.   52'
Hojabrpour   56'
Campbell   61' (pen.)
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   43'
Telfer   52'
Murofushi   90+6'
Report Eustáquio   63'
Escalante   66'
Mavila   66'   73'
Pasquotti   82'   90+2'
Ledgerwood   89'
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   53', 87'
Waterman   62'
Ledgerwood   74'
Oliver   85'
Büscher   90+1'
Report Ohin   28'
Bustos   77'
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   71'
Büscher   83'
Waterman   90+1'
Report Skublak   44'
Williams   83'
N'sa   90+4'
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   15'
Malonga   63', 84'
Pasquotti   88'
Report Frano   45+1'
Novak   47'   78'
Owundi   66'
Nanco   90+3'
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   42'
Samuel   64'   71'
Report Hamilton   36'
Büscher   74'
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   47'
Camargo   76'
Brown   80'
Escalante   86'   86'
Report Ameobi   75'
Diouck   83'
Ongaro   90'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,492
Referee: David Barrie

CPL Finals

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October 26 First leg Forge FC 1–0 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
2:00 pm Borges   39'   45+1'   69'
Awuah   63'
Report Oliver   24'
Joel Waterman   37'
Wheeldon   69'
Trafford   75'
Ledgerwood   88'
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   18'
Ledgerwood   51'
Escalante   75'
Wheeldon   86'
Report Novak   42'
Choinière   73'   90+5'
Henry   90+2'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 5,831
Referee: Alain Ruch

Canadian Championship

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First qualifying round

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May 15 First leg Pacific FC 0–2 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
8:30 pm Nakajima-Farran   70' Report Waterman   6'
Zator   9'
Oliver   16'
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   2' (o.g.)
Büscher   67'
Northover   89'
Report Haber   73',   88'
Verhoven   89'
Baldisimo   90+1'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Juan Marquez

Second qualifying round

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June 4 First leg Forge FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
5:30 pm Welshman   48'
Achinioti-Jönsson   68'
Frano   84'
Roberts   90+4'
Report Mavila   40'
Malonga   90+6' (pen.)
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   41'
Camargo   58'
Escalante   59'
Mavila   60'
Giantsopoulos   90+6'
Report Bekker   13'
Krutzen   68'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Third qualifying round

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July 10 First leg Cavalry FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:30 pm Escalante   56'
Adekugbe   66'
Ledgerwood   71'
Report Adnan   89' 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   51'
In-beom   67'
Report Mavila   5'
Brown   7'
Wheeldon   47'
Zator   72'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 16,089
Referee: Alain Ruch

Semi-finals

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August 7 First leg Montreal Impact 2–1 Cavalry FC Montreal, Quebec
5:30 pm Piatti   32', 49'
Krolicki   34'
Okwonkwo   74'
Report Ledgerwood   56'   71'
Camargo   69'
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   13'
Corrales   36'
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 5,633
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Statistics

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Squad and statistics

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As of November 2, 2019

No. Pos Nat Player Total CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Championship Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   CAN Marco Carducci 29 0 9+0 0 14+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF   CAN Chris Serban 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF   ENG Nathan Mavila 32 0 7+2 0 14+0 0 2+0 0 6+1 0
4 DF   CAN Dominick Zator 37 3 8+1 1 16+2 0 2+0 0 8+0 2
5 DF   CAN Mason Trafford 28 0 4+0 0 15+1 0 2+0 0 6+0 0
6 MF   CAN Nik Ledgerwood 23 3 4+0 1 9+5 2 2+0 0 2+1 0
7 FW   BRA Oliver Minatel 29 8 1+5 0 14+2 7 1+1 0 1+4 1
8 MF   GER Julian Büscher 33 6 7+1 1 12+3 4 2+0 0 8+0 1
9 FW   ENG Jordan Brown 32 5 5+5 2 9+4 2 1+1 0 4+3 1
10 MF   CAN Sergio Camargo 26 8 7+2 3 7+2 3 1+1 0 5+1 2
11 MF   HON José Escalante 30 4 6+1 1 11+4 3 1+1 0 5+1 0
12 DF   CAN Dean Northover 13 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 0
13 MF   CAN Victor Loturi 4 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
14 DF   ENG Jonathan Wheeldon 22 0 8+0 0 8+0 0 1+1 0 4+0 0
15 DF   CAN Joel Waterman 25 1 9+1 0 9+2 1 1+0 0 2+1 0
16 MF   CAN Elijah Adekugbe 24 1 8+0 0 9+2 1 0+0 0 4+1 0
17 MF   CAN Nico Pasquotti 33 5 6+2 2 14+1 3 2+0 0 8+0 0
18 MF   CAN Mauro Eustáquio 15 0 0+4 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 3+2 0
20 MF   COL Carlos Patiño 15 0 1+2 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
21 MF   CAN Malyk Hamilton 20 0 2+2 0 12+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
22 GK   CAN Niko Giantsopoulos 9 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
23 FW   CGO Dominique Malonga 30 13 8+1 4 12+2 7 2+0 0 4+1 2
24 FW   CAN Aribim Pepple 9 0 0+0 0 0+7 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
25 MF   CAN Tofa Fakunle 2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left during the season:
19 FW   CAN Gabriel Bitar 3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0

Top scorers

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Award Recipient(s) Link
Golden Glove   Marco Carducci [46]
Coach of the Year   Tommy Wheeldon Jr. [47]

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