The 2019 HFX Wanderers FC season was the first season in the club's history having been founded on 5 May 2018, as well as the first season in Canadian Premier League (CPL) history. Stephen Hart was the club's first manager, with the team playing at Wanderers Grounds. The season covers the period from 1 November 2018 through to 31 October 2019. Hart, like his peers in the CPL, built a squad from the ground up, and made use of all available mechanisms for player recruitment: the CPL Open Trials, the U-Sports Draft, and benefiting from his domestic and international connections, particularly from his native Trinidad & Tobago.
| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Derek Martin | ||
| Head coach | Stephen Hart | ||
| Stadium | Wanderers Grounds | ||
| Canadian Premier League | Spring: 4th Fall: 7th Overall: 7th | ||
| Canadian Championship | Third qualifying round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Akeem Garcia (7 goals) All: Akeem Garcia (8 goals) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 6,244 (June 1 vs. Pacific FC) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,854 (June 5 vs. Valour FC) | ||
| Average home league attendance | League: 6,055 All: 5,904 | ||
| Biggest win | 2–0 (June 26 vs. Valour FC) and two other occasions | ||
| Biggest defeat | 2–6 (July 27 vs. York 9 FC) | ||
|
| |||
Overview
editThe first ever player signed by the team was Canadian defender Zachary Sukunda on 29 November 2018, followed by a quartet of Trinidad & Tobago players in the new year. A contingent of Canadians followed before Hart turned his attention to signing three players from the CPL Open Trials:[1] Kouamé Ouattara, Kodai Iida, and Mohamed Kourouma. Hart also signed all three U-Sports draft picks, and added some veteran attacking options in Luis Alberto Perea and Juan Diego Gutierrez. As the season approached and during the season, Hart raided League 1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri three times to round out his squad, signing Tomasz Skublak, Matthew Arnone and eventually, Duran Lee.
A short pre-season in April in the Dominican Republic saw HFX play only two matches, before playing its first ever competitive fixture on 28 April 2019, away at Pacific FC and losing 1–0. Following the defeat, HFX returned home to a raucous Wanderers Grounds on 4 May 2019, picking up its first win in history, defeating eventual champions Forge FC 2–1 with forward Akeem Garcia, scoring the team's first ever goal in the 30th minute. HFX would finish the Spring Season a respectable fourth place. In the Canadian Championship, HFX dispatched Vaughan Azzurri and Valour FC.
The Fall Season began optimistically on 6 July 2019 with the team recording a 1–0 win over York 9 FC and preparing to face Ottawa Fury FC of the United Soccer League Championship in the third preliminary round of the Canadian Championship. However, a congested fixture schedule would take its toll on the team, playing seven matches in eighteen days in July. HFX would lose all of them, bar one draw away to the afore-mentioned Ottawa Fury FC, which was insufficient to progress in the Canadian Championship. Throughout the year, HFX had had difficulty mustering much offense, which contributed to the slump. Improved defensive performances in September resulted in an uptick of form, but without much goalscoring, HFX could only muster six consecutive draws (a league record), surrendering the lead late on a number of occasions along the way. Combined with suggestions of locker room discord[2] and Hart commenting on his players learning what it meant to be a professional,[3] the Fall Season was difficult for HFX, finishing last which also “earned” the team the proverbial wooden spoon for 2019 as a whole. However, the year would end on a positive note, with Hart and company earning their first and only away win, 2–0 against York 9 FC. The Privateers 1882's supporter's group player of the year award went to centre-back, Matthew Arnone.
Off the pitch, the club was a tremendous success, the supporters regularly packing Wanderers Grounds to its limits and making it a difficult place to play for visiting teams. Indeed, in league play Cavalry FC was the only team to ever win at Wanderers Grounds all year. The boisterous atmosphere was the envy of the league and even attracted the notice of Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley who hoped his team would play there in the Canadian Championship.[4]
A last place finish, however, was always going to mean high player turnover. Instead of announcing a list of players released at the end of the season, the club instead would announce returning players only over the course of the off-season.[5]
Current squad
edit- As of 19 October 2019[6]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 21 | Jan-Michael Williams | 
|
GK | October 26, 1984 (aged 35) |  Sacachispas
| |
| 50 | Christian Oxner | 
|
GK | July 29, 1996 (aged 23) | Saint Mary's Huskies
| |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 3 | André Bona | 
|
RB / CB | January 19, 1990 (aged 29) | UQAM Citadins
| |
| 4 | Chakib Hocine | 
|
CB | August 8, 1991 (aged 28) |  Ekenäs
| |
| 6 | Chrisnovic N'sa |
|
CB / CM | January 28, 1999 (aged 20) | Montreal Impact Academy
| |
| 16 | Duran Lee |
|
CB | May 9, 1995 (aged 24) | Vaughan Azzurri
| |
| 20 | Ndzemdzela Langwa |
|
LB | March 5, 1998 (aged 21) |  Socuéllamos
| |
| 23 | Matthew Arnone |
|
CB | February 28, 1994 (aged 25) | Vaughan Azzurri
| |
| 24 | Alex De Carolis |
|
LB / CB | September 24, 1992 (aged 27) |  Umeå FC
| |
| 25 | Zachary Sukunda |
|
RB | June 24, 1995 (aged 24) |  Northcote City
| |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 5 | Elton John |
|
CM / CB | April 8, 1987 (aged 32) | San Juan Jabloteh
| |
| 7 | Juan Gutiérrez | 
|
LW / RW / AM | April 28, 1992 (aged 27) | Sport Rosario
| |
| 8 | Elliot Simmons |
|
CM | February 5, 1998 (aged 21) | Dalkurd
| |
| 9 | Kodai Iida | 
|
AM | December 6, 1994 (aged 25) |  Washington Premier FC
| |
| 12 | Mohamed Kourouma | 
|
LW | August 4, 1990 (aged 29) | Miami City
| |
| 13 | Kouamé Ouattara | 
|
CM | August 6, 1991 (aged 28) | CS Dieppe
| |
| 15 | Scott Firth |
|
CM | March 2, 2001 (aged 18) | Suburban FC
| |
| 18 | Andre Rampersad |
|
CM | February 2, 1995 (aged 24) | Santa Rosa
| |
| 22 | Abd-El-Aziz Yousef | 
|
RW / AM | October 5, 1999 (aged 20) |  Cambuur
| |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 10 | Luis Perea | 
|
ST | September 3, 1986 (aged 33) | La Equidad
| |
| 11 | Akeem Garcia |
|
CF / RW | September 11, 1996 (aged 23) | Santa Rosa
| |
| 14 | Vincent Lamy |
|
CF | July 10, 1999 (aged 20) | Montreal Impact Academy
| |
| 17 | Tomasz Skublak |
|
ST | December 8, 1997 (aged 22) | Vaughan Azzurri
| |
Transfers
editIn
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | DF | Zachary Sukunda
|
Northcote City
|
Free Transfer | November 29, 2018 | [7] |
| 21 | GK | Jan-Michael Williams
|
Sacachispas
|
Free Transfer | January 10, 2019 | [8] |
| 5 | DF | Elton John
|
Queen's Park CC
|
Free Transfer | January 10, 2019 | [8] |
| 18 | MF | Andre Rampersad
|
FC Santa Rosa
|
Free Transfer | January 10, 2019 | [8] |
| 11 | FW | Akeem Garcia
|
FC Santa Rosa
|
Free Transfer | January 10, 2019 | [8] |
| 4 | DF | Chakib Hocine
|
Ekenäs
|
Free Transfer | January 16, 2019 | [9] |
| 14 | FW | Vincent Lamy
|
Montreal Impact Academy
|
Free Transfer | January 22, 2019 | [10] |
| 8 | MF | Elliot Simmons
|
Dalkurd
|
Free Transfer | January 22, 2019 | [10] |
| 15 | MF | Scott Firth
|
Suburban FC
|
Free Transfer | January 30, 2019 | [11] |
| 20 | DF | Ndzemdzela Langwa
|
Socuéllamos
|
Free Transfer | February 5, 2019 | [8] |
| 6 | DF | Chrisnovic N'sa
|
Montreal Impact Academy
|
Free Transfer | February 5, 2019 | [8] |
| 50 | GK | Christian Oxner
|
Saint Mary's Huskies
|
Selected 19th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft | February 20, 2019 | [12] |
| 24 | DF | Alex De Carolis
|
Umeå FC
|
Free Transfer | February 20, 2019 | [12] |
| 13 | MF | Kouamé Ouattara
|
CS Dieppe
|
Free Transfer | February 21, 2019 | [13] |
| 9 | MF | Kodai Iida
|
Washington Premier FC
|
Free Transfer | February 21, 2019 | [13] |
| 10 | FW | Luis Alberto Perea
|
La Equidad
|
Free Transfer | February 25, 2019 | [14] |
| 7 | MF | Juan Diego Gutiérrez
|
Sport Rosario
|
Free Transfer | February 25, 2019 | [14] |
| 2 | DF |  Peter Schaale
|
CBU Capers
|
Selected 5th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft | March 29, 2019 | [15] |
| 3 | DF | André Bona
|
UQAM Citadins
|
Selected 10th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft | March 29, 2019 | [15] |
| 12 | MF | Mohamed Kourouma
|
FC Miami City
|
Free Transfer | April 4, 2019 | [16] |
| 22 | MF | Abd-El-Aziz Yousef
|
SC Cambuur
|
Free Transfer | April 4, 2019 | [16] |
| 17 | FW | Tomasz Skublak
|
Vaughan Azzurri
|
Free Transfer | April 9, 2019 | [17] |
| 23 | DF | Matthew Arnone
|
Vaughan Azzurri
|
Free Transfer | May 1, 2019 | [18] |
| 16 | DF | Duran Lee
|
Vaughan Azzurri
|
Free Transfer | August 13, 2019 | [19] |
Draft picks
editHFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 12, 2018.[20] 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 | 5 | DF | Peter Schaale | Germany
|
CBU Capers |
| 2 | 10 | DF | André Bona | France
|
UQAM Citadins |
| 3 | 19 | GK | Christian Oxner | Canada
|
Saint Mary's Huskies |
Out
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | Peter Schaale
|
CBU Capers
|
Developmental Contract expired | August 15, 2019 | [21] |
Competitions
editMatch times are Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3).
Preseason
edit| April 12 | Inter RD | 0–1 | HFX Wanderers FC | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| Report | Lamy  |
| April 14 | FC Edmonton | 0–1 | HFX Wanderers FC | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| Report | Garcia |
Canadian Premier League
editSpring season
editLeague table
edit
| 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:
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
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
Last updated: July 1, 2019.
Source: canpl.ca
Results by match
editUpdated to match(es) played on July 1, 2019. Source: #Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
edit| April 28 1 | Pacific FC | 1–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Langford, British Columbia |
| 8:00 pm | Starostzik 23' MacNaughton  45+1'  72'Baldisimo 69' |
Report | Stadium: Westhills Stadium Attendance: 5,100 Referee: Alain Ruch |
| May 4 2 | HFX Wanderers FC | 2–1 | Forge FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 2:00 pm | Garcia 30' Langwa 38'Bona 42'N'sa 70'Perea 82', 90+4'Williams 90+2' |
Report | Thomas 57' Samuel 90+4' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,113 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin |
| May 11 3 | Valour FC | 1–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 4:30 pm | Ferguson 48' Garcia 80'Janssens 86' |
Report | Bona 88' |
Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 5,819 Referee: David Barrie |
| May 25 4 | Cavalry FC | 2–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
| 7:30 pm | Malonga 21', 56' Pasquotti 53' |
Report | Gutiérrez 76' |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,162 Referee: David Barrie |
| May 29 5 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–1 | York9 FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 7:00 pm | Arnone 4' Schaale 15'Langwa 24'Simmons 39' |
Report | Gattas 5' (pen.) Estevez 21'Porter 26'Gogarty 52' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 5,387 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
| June 1 6 | HFX Wanderers FC | 2–1 | Pacific FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 3:00 pm | Garcia 51' Perea 68' (pen.) |
Report | Campbell 42' McCurdy 66' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,244 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
| June 19 7 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–2 | Cavalry FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 7:00 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 | York9 FC | 0–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 4:30 pm | Murofushi 22' |
Report | Bona 15' N'sa 90+2' |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,101 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
| June 26 9 | HFX Wanderers FC | 2–0 | Valour FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 7:00 pm | Kourouma 44' (pen.) Skublak 65'Schaale 84'Garcia 85' 90+5' |
Report | Ohin 65' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 5,834 Referee: David Barrie |
| July 1 10 | FC Edmonton | 2–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 4:30 pm | Velado-Tsegaye 36' Diouck 84' |
Report | Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 3,012 Referee: Filip Dujic |
Fall season
editLeague table
edit
| 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.
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
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | −12 |
Last updated: October 19, 2019.
Source: canpl.ca
Results by match
editUpdated to match(es) played on October 19, 2019. Source: #Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
edit| July 6 1 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–0 | York9 FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 4:30 pm | Garcia 55' |
Report | Abzi 84' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,244 Referee: Juan Marquez |
| July 13 2 | HFX Wanderers FC | 0–1 | Cavalry FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 4:30 pm | Gutiérrez 59' Bona 88' |
Report | Oliver 85' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,177 Referee: Filip Dujic |
| July 17 3 | Forge FC | 2–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 8:00 pm | Bekker 36' Borges 40' 89'Henry 86' |
Report | Garcia 32' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 5,631 Referee: David Barrie |
| July 20 4 | Pacific FC | 3–1 | HFX Wanderers FC | Langford, British Columbia |
| 7:00 pm | Blasco 9' Verhoven 26'Campbell 61', 90+1' |
Report | Schaale 8' Arnone 15' 90+5'John 54' |
Stadium: Westhills Stadium Attendance: 2,737 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| July 27 5 | York9 FC | 6–2 | HFX Wanderers FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 4:30 pm | Telfer 11', 63' Gattas 22', 31', 45'Aparicio 40'Gasparotto 45+4'Estevez 85' |
Report | N'sa 19' Perea 45+4'Bona 53'Skublak 60'De Carolis 68'Rampersad 69'Thompson 75' (o.g.) |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 3,154 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
| July 31 6 | FC Edmonton | 2–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 10:00 pm | Diouck 19' Ongaro 21'Ameobi 47' (pen.) |
Report | Rampersad 34' Hocine 74'Bona 87' |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,873 Referee: Juan Marquez |
| August 5 7 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–0 | Valour FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 4:30 pm | Skublak 41' Arnone 58' |
Report | Arguiñarena 82' Murrell  90'Gutiérrez 90+2' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,115 Referee: Filip Dujic |
| August 10 8 | HFX Wanderers FC | 0–0 | Cavalry FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 2:00 pm | Simmons 27' Oxner 60' |
Report | Wheeldon 38' Trafford 47' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,204 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin |
| August 28 9 | Valour FC | 2–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 9:00 pm | Mitter 45+1' Bustos 47', 50' 77' |
Report | Ouattara 28' |
Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 4,346 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| September 2 10 | HFX Wanderers FC | 0–0 | FC Edmonton | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 2:00 pm | Gutiérrez 11' De Carolis 25' |
Report | Diouck 13' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,200 Referee: Mathieu Souaré |
| September 15 11 | Forge FC | 2–2 | HFX Wanderers FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 2:00 pm | Awuah 55' Nanco 69'Borges 81' |
Report | Garcia 48' Gutiérrez 58'Langwa 79' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 6,016 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
| September 18 12 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–1 | Forge FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 6:30 pm | Garcia 43' Tomasz Skublak 90+4' |
Report | Edgar 53' 90+3' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 5,824 Referee: Myriam Marcotte |
| Note: Originally scheduled for August 21, 5:00 pm | ||||
| September 21 13 | HFX Wanderers FC | 0–0 | Valour FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 2:00 pm | Rampersad 71' |
Report | Ohin 44' Murrell 90+1' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,138 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| September 28 14 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–1 | FC Edmonton | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 2:00 pm | Didic 6' (o.g.) John 18' |
Report | Temguia 69' Ameobi 80' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,213 Referee: Juan Marquez |
| October 2 15 | Pacific FC | 1–1 | HFX Wanderers FC | Langford, British Columbia |
| 11:00 pm | Blasco 31' Starostzik 44'Hojabrpour 57' |
Report | N'sa 51' Garcia 80'Lee 90' |
Stadium: Westhills Stadium Attendance: 2,708 Referee: David Gantar |
| October 5 16 | Cavalry FC | 2–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
| 7:00 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 17 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–1 | Pacific FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 7:00 pm | Perea 27' (pen.) John 41'Oxner 70' |
Report | MacNaughton 13' 81' González 36' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,055 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin |
| October 19 18 | York9 FC | 0–2 | HFX Wanderers FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2:30 pm | Doner 35' Murofushi 76' |
Report | Gutiérrez 27' Iida 33'Bona 64' |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Ben Hoskins |
Canadian Championship
editFirst qualifying round
edit| May 15 Leg 1 | Vaughan Azzurri | 2–3 | HFX Wanderers FC | Vaughan, Ontario |
| 8:00 pm | Johnston 45' Whiteman 51'Raposo 60'Velastegui 90+2' |
Report | Skublak 2' Simmons 19'Garcia 39'Kourouma 90+3' (pen.) |
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Serge Topalian |
| May 22 Leg 2 | HFX Wanderers FC | 0–1 (3a–3 agg.) | Vaughan Azzurri | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 6:00 pm | Rampersad 33' Iida 39'Gutiérrez 53'Skublak 90+1' |
Report | Schaale 27' (o.g.) Fathazada 44'Johnston 59' 88' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 5,532 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
Second qualifying round
edit| June 5 Leg 1 | HFX Wanderers FC | 2–1 | Valour FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 6:15 pm | Rampersad 26' Skublak 39', 50'Kourouma 41'Bona 71' |
Report | Bustos 33', 71' Galvis 41' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 3,854 Referee: Juan Marquez |
| June 12 Leg 2 | Valour FC | 0–2 (1–4 agg.) | HFX Wanderers FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 9:30 pm | Ohin 81' |
Report | Kourouma 58' Bona 90+3' |
Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 4,373 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
Third qualifying round
edit| July 10 Leg 1 | HFX Wanderers FC | 2–3 | Ottawa Fury FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 7:00 pm | Perea 32' (pen.) 70' Garcia 39'Barnathan 62' (o.g.)Simmons 63'Bona 72' |
Report | Thiago 23', 35' Irving 31'Obasi 58'Tissot 67'Barnathan 70' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,213 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| July 24 Leg 2 | Ottawa Fury FC | 2–2 (5–4 agg.) | HFX Wanderers FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 8:30 pm | Obasi 45+1' François 66'Oliveira 73'Haworth 79'Gagnon-Laparé 90+4' |
Report | Skublak 30' 86' Perea 43'Schaale 73' |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,443 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
Statistics
editSquad and statistics
editAs of October 19, 2019[update]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | Canadian Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 3 | DF | FRA
|
André Bona | 31 | 1 | 8+2 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | ALG
|
Chakib Hocine | 6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | TRI
|
Elton John | 21 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CAN
|
Chrisnovic N'sa | 21 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  PER
|
Juan Diego Gutiérrez | 22 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 12+3 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CAN
|
Elliot Simmons | 17 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | JPN
|
Kodai Iida | 25 | 1 | 8+2 | 0 | 4+6 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | COL
|
Luis Alberto Perea | 17 | 5 | 3+0 | 2 | 9+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | TRI
|
Akeem Garcia | 28 | 8 | 8+1 | 3 | 15+0 | 4 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | GUI
|
Mohamed Kourouma | 32 | 4 | 6+2 | 1 | 16+2 | 0 | 6+0 | 3 |
| 13 | MF | CIV
|
Kouamé Ouattara | 7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | CAN
|
Vincent Lamy | 7 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | CAN
|
Scott Firth | 9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | CAN
|
Duran Lee | 8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | CAN
|
Tomasz Skublak | 25 | 4 | 6+1 | 0 | 9+5 | 1 | 3+1 | 3 |
| 18 | MF | TRI
|
Andre Rampersad | 30 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 17+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | CAN
|
Ndzemdzela Langwa | 24 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | TRI
|
Jan-Michael Williams | 15 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SOM
|
Abd-El-Aziz Yousef | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | CAN
|
Matthew Arnone | 28 | 2 | 8+0 | 0 | 16+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | CAN
|
Alex De Carolis | 21 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | CAN
|
Zachary Sukunda | 21 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | CAN
|
Christian Oxner | 21 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| Players who left during the season: | |||||||||||
| 2 | DF | GER
|
Peter Schaale | 22 | 1 | 10+0 | 1 | 7+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
Top scorers
edit| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Akeem Garcia | FW | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | |
Luis Alberto Perea | FW | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | |
Mohamed Kourouma | MF | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| |
Tomasz Skublak | FW | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 5 | |
Matthew Arnone | DF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| |
Juan Diego Gutiérrez | MF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | |
André Bona | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| |
Kodai Iida | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| |
Andre Rampersad | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| |
Peter Schaale | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| Totals | 8 | 13 | 11 | 32 | |||
Updated to match played October 19, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League
Top assists
edit| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Mohamed Kourouma | MF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | |
Kodai Iida | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | |
Peter Schaale | DF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| |
Tomasz Skublak | FW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | |
Matthew Arnone | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| |
Juan Diego Gutiérrez | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| |
Elton John | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| |
Luis Alberto Perea | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| |
Andre Rampersad | MF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| |
Elliot Simmons | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | |||
Updated to match played October 19, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League
Clean sheets
edit| Rank | Nat. | Player | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Christian Oxner | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | |
Jan-Michael Williams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | ||
Updated to match played October 19, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League
Disciplinary record
edit| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | Canadian Championship | TOTAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| ||||
| 1 | GK | |
Jan-Michael Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | |
Peter Schaale | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | |
André Bona | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | |
Chakib Hocine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | |
Elton John | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | |
Chrisnovic N'sa | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | |
Juan Diego Gutiérrez | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | |
Elliot Simmons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | |
Kodai Iida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | |
Luis Alberto Perea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | |
Akeem Garcia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | |
Kouamé Ouattara | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | |
Duran Lee | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | |
Tomasz Skublak | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | |
Andre Rampersad | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | |
Ndzemdzela Langwa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | |
Matthew Arnone | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | |
Alex De Carolis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | |
Christian Oxner | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 18 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 62 | 1 | |||
Updated to match played October 19, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League
References
edit- ^ "Canadian Premier League schedules cross-country tryouts". Sportsnet. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "HFX coach Hart sets plans in motion for 2020". CanPL.ca. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Halifax Wanderers Share Massive Updates on 2020 Season (And Beyond)". Northern Tribune. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "TFC reveals Halifax envy en route to Canadian Championship final". CanPL.ca. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Roster Analysis: How do HFX Wanderers look heading into end of 2019?". CanPL.ca. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Roster". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "HFX Wanderers FC announce historic first player signing". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. November 29, 2018. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Wanderers announce first ever international player signings as Trinidad and Tobago quartet". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. January 10, 2019. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
- ^ "Wanderers solidify back line by signing defensive leader Chakib Hocine". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 16, 2019. Archived from the original on January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "Wanderers invest in youth with pair of new player signings". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. January 22, 2019. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ "Halifax-born midfielder Scott Firth seals 'dream' move to Wanderers". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 30, 2019. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
- ^ a b "Wanderers sign Halifax-born goalkeeper, versatile defender". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. February 20, 2019. Archived from the original on February 21, 2019. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "Maritime and Japanese trialists wow Wanderers, earn contracts with club". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. February 21, 2019. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ a b "Wanderers bring in finesse and firepower with South American duo". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. February 25, 2019. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Wanderers sign U SPORTS draft picks Bona & Schaale". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. March 29, 2019. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ a b "HFX Wanderers sign pair of Canadian wingers". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "Wanderers step up attacking options with Canadian striker signing". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. April 9, 2019. Archived from the original on May 13, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- ^ "Wanderers add height and grit to squad by signing Canadian defender". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. May 1, 2019. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ^ "Wanderers bolster backline with signing of Canadian defender Duran Lee". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. August 13, 2019. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "Halifax born goalkeeper among three University draft picks for HFX Wanderers". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on May 26, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "Wanderers 'sad' to see Schaale go, but hopeful of a return next season". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. May 1, 2019. Archived from the original on August 10, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.