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2020 Atlético Ottawa season

The 2020 Atlético Ottawa season was the first season in the history of Atlético Ottawa.

Atlético Ottawa
2020 season
CEOFernando Lopez
Head coachMista
StadiumAlumni Field, UPEI
Charlottetown, Prince Edward island
Canadian Premier League7th
Canadian ChampionshipDid not qualify
Top goalscorerFrancisco Acuña
Malcolm Shaw
(2 goals each)
Biggest win2–0 vs. Cavalry FC (August 27)
Biggest defeat0–4 vs. Valour FC (August 19)
2021 →

It was announced on January 29, 2020, that Atlético Madrid had gained the approval of the Canadian Premier League to form an expansion club in the city of Ottawa, Ontario.[1]

On March 20, 2020, the league announced a postponement of the start of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On July 29, 2020, the league announced that the season would be played in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, beginning August 13, in an event dubbed "The Island Games."[3]

Current squad edit

As of August 13, 2020[4]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Nacho Zabal   GK (1987-02-14)February 14, 1987 (aged 33)   CD Calahorra
25 Ricky Gomes   GK (1993-06-19)June 19, 1993 (aged 27)   União da Madeira
30 Horace Sobze Zemo   GK (1993-05-17)May 17, 1993 (aged 27)   Ottawa South United
Defenders
2 Malyk Hamilton   RB / RW (1999-09-02)September 2, 1999 (aged 21)   Cavalry FC
3 Milovan Kapor   CB / DM (1991-08-05)August 5, 1991 (aged 29)   FK Buxoro
4 Brandon John   CB (1995-01-05)January 5, 1995 (aged 25)   Orlando City B
6 Gianfranco Facchineri   CB (2002-04-27)April 27, 2002 (aged 18)   Vancouver Whitecaps
12 Michel Djaozandry   FB / RW / LW (1998-02-17)February 17, 1998 (aged 22)   Montreal Impact Academy
13 Kunle Dada-Luke[A]   FB / RW (2000-01-12)January 12, 2000 (aged 20)   Helsingør
14 Jarred Phillips   FB (1995-05-14)May 14, 1995 (aged 25)   Vaughan Azzurri
44 Vashon Neufville   LB (1999-07-18)July 18, 1999 (aged 21)   Newport County
Midfielders
5 Viti Martínez   CM (1997-05-25)May 25, 1997 (aged 23)   Gimnàstic
7 Bernardinho[B]   AM / RW / LW (1996-07-02)July 2, 1996 (aged 24)   Heist
8 Francisco Acuña   AM / RW / LW (1988-01-19)January 19, 1988 (aged 32)   Puebla
9 Mohamed Kourouma   LW (1990-08-04)August 4, 1990 (aged 30)   HFX Wanderers
10 Ben Fisk   RW / LW (1993-02-04)February 4, 1993 (aged 27)   Pacific FC
11 Antoine Coupland   MF (2003-12-12)December 12, 2003 (aged 17)   Ottawa Fury FC
18 Tevin Shaw[B]   DM (1997-02-24)February 24, 1997 (aged 23)   Portmore United
22 Ben McKendry   CM / AM (1993-03-25)March 25, 1993 (aged 27)   Nyköpings BIS
23 Ajay Khabra   CM (1995-06-13)June 13, 1995 (aged 25)   FC Edmonton
42 Matteo de Brienne   LW (2002-05-22)May 22, 2002 (aged 18)   Vancouver Whitecaps
Forwards
19 Malcolm Shaw   CF (1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 25)   Assyriska IK
21 Maksym Kowal   CF (1991-06-04)June 4, 1991 (aged 29)   Vaughan Azzurri

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
10 MF   Ben Fisk   Pacific FC Free transfer March 4, 2020 [5]
11 MF   Antoine Coupland   Ottawa Fury FC Free transfer March 5, 2020 [6]
2 MF   Malyk Hamilton   Cavalry FC Free transfer March 6, 2020 [7]
23 MF   Ajay Khabra   FC Edmonton Free transfer March 9, 2020 [8]
25 GK   Ricky Gomes   União da Madeira Free transfer March 10, 2020 [9]
12 DF/MF   Michel Djaozandry   Montreal Impact Academy Free transfer March 10, 2020 [9]
13 DF/MF   Kunle Dada-Luke   Helsingør Free transfer March 11, 2020 [10]
4 DF   Brandon John   Orlando City B Free transfer March 23, 2020 [11]
44 DF   Vashon Neufville   West Ham United Free transfer March 24, 2020 [12]
18 MF   Tevin Shaw   Portmore United Free transfer March 26, 2020 [13]
8 MF   Francisco Acuña   Puebla Free transfer March 30, 2020 [14]
7 MF   Bernardinho   Westerlo Free transfer April 1, 2020 [15]
1 GK   Nacho Zabal   CD Calahorra Free transfer April 2, 2020 [16]
5 MF   Viti Martínez   Gimnàstic Free transfer April 7, 2020 [17]
19 FW   Malcolm Shaw   Assyriska IK Free transfer June 25, 2020 [18]
42 FW   Matteo de Brienne   Vancouver Whitecaps Free transfer July 31, 2020 [19]
9 MF   Mohamed Kourouma   HFX Wanderers Free transfer August 10, 2020 [20]
21 FW   Maksym Kowal   Vaughan Azzurri Free transfer August 10, 2020 [20]
22 MF   Ben McKendry   Nyköpings BIS Free transfer August 10, 2020 [20]
14 DF   Jarred Phillips   Vaughan Azzurri Free transfer August 10, 2020 [20]
3 DF   Milovan Kapor   FK Buxoro Free transfer August 10, 2020 [20]
30 GK   Horace Sobze Zemo   Ottawa South United Free transfer August 10, 2020 [20]

Loan In edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
6 DF   Gianfranco Facchineri   Vancouver Whitecaps Loaned until September 30, 2020 July 6, 2020 [21]

Out edit

Loans out edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
5 MF   Viti Martínez   Deportivo Alavés B Loaned until March 2021 October 7, 2020 [22]

Canadian Premier League edit

Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season

First stage edit

Table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 7 4 1 2 10 7 +3 13 Advance to group stage
2 HFX Wanderers 7 3 3 1 12 7 +5 12[a]
3 Forge 7 3 3 1 13 9 +4 12[a]
4 Pacific 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
5 York9 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 10
6 Valour 7 2 2 3 8 9 −1 8[b]
7 Atlético Ottawa 7 2 2 3 7 12 −5 8[b]
8 FC Edmonton 7 0 1 6 5 14 −9 1
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[23]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

Results by match edit

Match1234567
ResultDLDWLWL
Position3776757
Updated to match(es) played on September 3, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

August 15 1 York9 FC 2–2 Atlético Ottawa Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
August 19 2 Atlético Ottawa 0–4 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 23 3 Atlético Ottawa 2–2 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 27 4 Atlético Ottawa 2–0 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 30 5 Atlético Ottawa 0–2 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
September 2 6 Pacific FC 0–1 Atlético Ottawa Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
September 6 7 HFX Wanderers FC 2–0 Atlético Ottawa Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Statistics edit

Squad and statistics edit

As of September 6, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ESP Nacho Zabal 7 0 7+0 0
2 MF   CAN Malyk Hamilton 7 0 7+0 0
3 DF   CAN Milovan Kapor 6 0 6+0 0
4 DF   CAN Brandon John 7 0 7+0 0
5 MF   ESP Viti Martínez 6 1 6+0 1
6 DF   CAN Gianfranco Facchineri 5 0 2+3 0
8 MF   MEX Francisco Acuña 7 2 7+0 2
9 FW   GUI Mohamed Kourouma 7 1 7+0 1
10 MF   CAN Ben Fisk 7 1 7+0 1
11 MF   CAN Antoine Coupland 3 0 0+3 0
12 DF   CAN Michel Djaozandry 1 0 0+1 0
14 DF   CAN Jarred Phillips 5 0 2+3 0
19 FW   CAN Malcolm Shaw 7 2 7+0 2
21 FW   CAN Maksym Kowal 3 0 0+3 0
22 MF   CAN Ben McKendry 7 0 4+3 0
23 MF   CAN Ajay Khabra 6 0 4+2 0
25 GK   CAN Ricky Gomes 0 0 0+0 0
30 GK   CMR Horace Sobze Zemo 0 0 0+0 0
42 FW   CAN Matteo de Brienne 0 0 0+0 0
44 DF   ENG Vashon Neufville 5 0 3+2 0

Top scorers edit

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1   Francisco Acuña MF 2 2
  Malcolm Shaw FW 2 2
3   Mohamed Kourouma MF 1 1
  Ben Fisk MF 1 1
  Viti Martínez MF 1 1
Totals 7 7

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists edit

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1   Francisco Acuña MF 2 2
2   Malyk Hamilton MF 1 1
  Vashon Neufville DF 1 1
  Malcolm Shaw FW 1 1
Totals 5 5

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets edit

Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1   Nacho Zabal 2 2
Totals 2 2

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
       
3 DF   Milovan Kapor 1 1 1 1
4 DF   Brandon John 1 0 1 0
5 MF   Viti Martínez 2 0 2 0
8 MF   Francisco Acuña 1 0 1 0
9 FW   Mohamed Kourouma 1 0 1 0
10 MF   Ben Fisk 1 0 1 0
11 MF   Antoine Coupland 1 0 1 0
22 MF   Ben McKendry 2 0 2 0
23 DF   Ajay Khabra 1 0 1 0
44 DF   Vashon Neufville 0 1 0 1
Totals 11 2 11 2

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Notes edit

  1. ^ Player signed, but was not added to the 2020 roster because of injury
  2. ^ a b Player signed, but was not added to the 2020 roster because of difficulties getting into Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References edit

  1. ^ "SOCCER IS BACK: Atletico Madrid, Jeff Hunt behind Ottawa expansion team in CPL". Ottawa Sun. January 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Canadian Premier League postpones start of 2020 season due to COVID-19". CTV News. The Canadian Press.
  3. ^ Code, Jillian (July 29, 2020). "Cavalry FC to return to play in CPL's 'Island Games'". CTV News. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  4. ^ "CPL pre-season roster tracker: How each team is shaping up". Canadian Premier League. 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
  5. ^ "Atlético Ottawa announces Ben Fisk as club's first signing". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved 4 March 2020.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Atlético Ottawa adds 16-year-old local phenom Antoine Coupland". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs former Cavalry player Malyk Hamilton". canpl.ca. CPL. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ @Atleti_Ottawa (March 9, 2020). "Welcome, Ajay Khabra! We're delighted to announce the signing of the former FC Edmonton midfielder" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ a b "Atlético Ottawa signs goalkeeper Ricky Gomes and fullback Michel Djaozandry". canpl.ca. CPL. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "Atlético Ottawa adds Canadian fullback Kunle Dada-Luke". canpl.ca. CPL. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  11. ^ "Atlético Ottawa adds Canadian centre-back Brandon John". canpl.ca. CPL. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "West Ham academy product Vashon Neufville joins Atlético Ottawa". canpl.ca. CPL. March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "Atlético Ottawa adds Jamaican international Tevin Shaw to its midfield". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  14. ^ "Atlético Ottawa adds experienced Mexican midfielder Francisco Acuña". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  15. ^ "Attacking midfielder Osah Bernardinho joins Atlético Ottawa". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  16. ^ "Atlético Ottawa inks Spanish goalkeeper Nacho Zabal". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  17. ^ "Atlético Ottawa adds young Spanish midfielder Victor Martínez". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  18. ^ "Canadian forward Malcolm Shaw joins Atlético Ottawa". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  19. ^ "Nepean Native Matteo de Brienne Joins Atlético Ottawa". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  20. ^ a b c d e f "Atlético Ottawa Adds Six Players as Team Looks to Fill Out Squad". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  21. ^ "Atlético Ottawa adds defender Gianfranco Facchineri on loan from Whitecaps". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  22. ^ "Viti Martinez Joins Deportivo Alavés on Loan". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  23. ^ Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 13, 2020). "Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games... 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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