2020 Cavalry FC season

The 2020 Cavalry FC season was the second season in the history of Cavalry FC. In the previous season, Cavalry won both the spring and fall seasons but lost in the finals to Forge FC.[1]

Cavalry FC
2020 season
PresidentIan Allison
CoachTommy Wheeldon Jr.
StadiumATCO Field
Canadian Premier League3rd
Canadian ChampionshipDid not qualify
Top goalscorerJordan Brown
Nathan Mavila
(3 goals each)
← 2019
2021 →

On March 20, 2020 the league announced a postponement of the start of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Squad

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As of September 9, 2020[3]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Marco Carducci   GK (1996-09-24)September 24, 1996 (aged 24)   Calgary Foothills
22 Niko Giantsopoulos   GK (1994-06-24)June 24, 1994 (aged 26)   Launceston City
Defenders
3 Nathan Mavila   LB (1995-10-15)October 15, 1995 (aged 25)   Dulwich Hamlet
4 Dominick Zator   CB (1994-09-18)September 18, 1994 (aged 26)   Calgary Foothills
5 Mason Trafford   CB (1986-08-21)August 21, 1986 (aged 34)   Miami City
12 Dean Northover   FB (1991-09-04)September 4, 1991 (aged 29)   Calgary Foothills
14 Jonathan Wheeldon   CB (1989-08-28)August 28, 1989 (aged 31)   Calgary Foothills
21 Mohamed Farsi   FB (1999-12-15)December 15, 1999 (aged 21)   AS Blainville
25 Robert Boskovic   CB (1998-07-01)July 1, 1998 (aged 22)   Toronto FC II
Midfielders
6 Nik Ledgerwood   DM / RB (1985-01-16)January 16, 1985 (aged 35)   Calgary Foothills
8 Elijah Adekugbe   MF (1996-07-17)July 17, 1996 (aged 24)   Calgary Foothills
10 Sergio Camargo   AM (1994-08-16)August 16, 1994 (aged 26)   Calgary Foothills
15 Elliot Simmons   CM (1998-02-05)February 5, 1998 (aged 22)   HFX Wanderers
16 Bruno Zebie   LM (1995-08-14)August 14, 1995 (aged 25)   FC Edmonton
17 Nico Pasquotti   RW (1995-10-18)October 18, 1995 (aged 25)   Calgary Foothills
23 Tofa Fakunle   AM (1995-01-11)January 11, 1995 (aged 25)   Calgary Foothills
Richard Luca[A]   LW / RW / AM (1998-01-06)January 6, 1998 (aged 22)   Aparecidense
Forwards
7 Oliver Minatel   ST / LW / RW (1992-08-29)August 29, 1992 (aged 28)   South Melbourne
9 Jordan Brown   ST (1996-11-10)November 10, 1996 (aged 24)   Znojmo
19 Jair Córdova   ST (1996-08-18)August 18, 1996 (aged 24)   Alianza Universidad
20 José Hernández   ST (2000-03-19)March 19, 2000 (aged 20)   Pacific FC
24 Aribim Pepple   ST (2002-12-25)December 25, 2002 (aged 18)   Calgary Foothills
29 Marcus Haber   CF (1989-01-11)January 11, 1989 (aged 31)   Pacific FC

Transfers

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
20 FW   José Hernández   Pacific FC Free transfer December 11, 2019 [4]
19 FW   Jair Córdova   Alianza Universidad Undisclosed January 22, 2020 [5]
16 MF   Bruno Zebie   FC Edmonton Free Transfer February 5, 2020 [6]
MF   Richard Luca   UANL Free Transfer February 19, 2020 [7]
15 MF   Elliot Simmons   HFX Wanderers Free Transfer February 26, 2020 [8]
21 DF   Mohamed Farsi   AS Blainville Free Transfer April 15, 2020 [9]
29 FW   Marcus Haber   Pacific FC Free Transfer July 31, 2020 [10]

Draft picks

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Cavalry selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019.[11] 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 Position Nationality University
1 6 Gabriel Bitar ST   Canada Carleton Ravens
2 9 Moe El Gandour CM   Canada Mount Royal Cougars

Loans in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
25 DF   Robert Boskovic   Toronto FC II Season-long loan March 11, 2020 [12]
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
15 DF   Joel Waterman   Montreal Impact Undisclosed January 14, 2020 [13]
8 MF   Julian Büscher   TuS Haltern Contract expired February 1, 2020 [14]
21 MF   Malyk Hamilton   Atlético Ottawa Contract expired March 6, 2020 [15]
23 FW   Dominique Malonga   Lokomotiv Plovdiv Contract expired March 7, 2020 [16]
18 MF   Mauro Eustáquio   Caldas Contract expired July 21, 2020 [17]
2 DF   Chris Serban Contract expired August 7, 2020 [18]
13 MF   Victor Loturi Contract expired August 7, 2020 [18]
20 MF   Carlos Patiño Contract expired August 7, 2020 [18]

Loans out

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No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
11 MF   José Escalante   C.D.S. Vida Loaned until January 2021 September 9, 2020 [19]

Canadian Premier League

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

First stage

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Table

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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.[20]
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

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Match1234567
ResultDWWWLLW
Position1111221
Updated to match(es) played on September 6, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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August 13 1 Forge FC 2–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 16 2 Valour FC 0–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
10:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 20 3 FC Edmonton 0–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 23 4 Cavalry FC 2–1 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
August 27 5 Atlético Ottawa 2–0 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 30 6 Cavalry FC 1–2 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
10:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
September 5 7 Cavalry FC 1–0 York9 FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Group stage

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to final
2 HFX Wanderers 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
3 Cavalry 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3[a]
4 Pacific 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3[a]
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.[21]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Cavalry 3, Pacific 0.

Results by round

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Round123
ResultWLL
Position133
Updated to match(es) played on September 15, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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September 9 1 Cavalry FC 3–1 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie
September 12 2 Cavalry FC 1–2 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
September 15 3 Cavalry FC 0–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
11:00am Hernández   90+2' Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic

Statistics

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Squad and statistics

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As of September 15, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   CAN Marco Carducci 9 0 9+0 0
2 DF   CAN Dean Northover 7 0 4+3 0
3 DF   ENG Nathan Mavila 9 3 8+1 3
4 DF   CAN Dominick Zator 10 1 10+0 1
5 DF   CAN Mason Trafford 8 0 8+0 0
6 MF   CAN Nik Ledgerwood 7 1 5+2 1
7 FW   BRA Oliver 7 0 6+1 0
8 MF   CAN Elijah Adekugbe 9 1 7+2 1
9 FW   ENG Jordan Brown 10 3 7+3 3
10 MF   CAN Sergio Camargo 2 1 2+0 1
14 DF   ENG Jonathan Wheeldon 6 0 6+0 0
15 MF   CAN Elliot Simmons 10 0 6+4 0
16 MF   CAN Bruno Zebie 10 0 5+5 0
17 FW   CAN Nico Pasquotti 8 0 7+1 0
19 FW   PER Jair Córdova 4 1 0+4 1
20 FW   CAN José Hernández 3 0 1+2 0
21 DF   CAN Mohamed Farsi 10 1 7+3 1
22 GK   CAN Niko Giantsopoulos 1 0 1+0 0
23 MF   CAN Tofa Fakunle 1 0 0+1 0
24 FW   CAN Aribim Pepple 6 0 0+6 0
25 DF   CAN Robert Boskovic 6 0 6+0 0
29 FW   CAN Marcus Haber 9 2 5+4 2

Top scorers

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Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1   Nathan Mavila DF 3 3
  Jordan Brown FW 3 3
3   Marcus Haber FW 2 2
4   Sergio Camargo MF 1 1
  Dominick Zator DF 1 1
  Elijah Adekugbe MF 1 1
  Mohamed Farsi MF 1 1
  Nik Ledgerwood MF 1 1
  Jair Córdova FW 1 1
Totals 14 14

Updated to match played September 15, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists

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Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1   Elijah Adekugbe MF 1 1
  Mohamed Farsi MF 1 1
  Nik Ledgerwood MF 1 1
  Oliver FW 1 1
  Nathan Mavila DF 1 1
Totals 5 5

Updated to match played September 15, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets

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Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1   Marco Carducci 3 3
Totals 3 3

Updated to match played September 15, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
       
1 GK   Marco Carducci 1 0 1 0
3 DF   Nathan Mavila 1 0 1 0
6 DF   Nik Ledgerwood 1 0 1 0
8 MF   Elijah Adekugbe 2 0 2 0
10 MF   Sergio Camargo 1 0 1 0
14 DF   Jonathan Wheeldon 1 1 1 1
15 MF   Elliot Simmons 1 0 1 0
20 FW   José Hernández 1 0 1 0
21 DF   Mohamed Farsi 2 0 2 0
25 DF   Robert Boskovic 2 0 2 0
29 FW   Marcus Haber 1 0 1 0
Totals 14 1 14 1

Updated to match played September 15, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Notes

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  1. ^ Player is signed, but hasn't been added to the 2020 roster because of difficulties getting into Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References

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  1. ^ "Forge FC defeat Cavalry FC to win first Canadian Premier League title - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  2. ^ "Canadian Premier League postpones start of 2020- season due to COVID-19". CTV News. The Canadian Press. 20 March 2020.
  3. ^ "CPL off-season roster tracker: Who's in and who's out for 2020?". Canadian Premier League. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  4. ^ "Jose Hernandez makes history in Pacific-Cavalry switch". Canadian Premier League. 2019-12-11. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  5. ^ "Cavalry FC adds scoring punch with Peruvian forward Jair Córdova". Canadian Premier League. 2020-01-22. Retrieved 2020-01-22.
  6. ^ "Bruno Zebie joins Cavalry FC for the 2020 Season". Cavalry FC. 2020-02-05. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
  7. ^ "Richard Luca signs with Cavalry FC". Cavalry FC. 2020-02-19. Archived from the original on 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  8. ^ "Elliot Simmons makes his way to Cavalry FC". Cavalry FC. 2020-02-26. Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
  9. ^ "Cavalry FC Welcomes Mohamed Farsi to the Roster". Cavalry FC. 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  10. ^ "Cavalry FC sign Canadian International striker Marcus Haber". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  11. ^ "Canadian Premier League Announces Club Draft Selections". Cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. Archived from the original on November 16, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  12. ^ "Cavalry lands Robert Boskovic on loan from TFC II for 2020 season". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "Joel Waterman is MLS Bound". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  14. ^ "TuS Haltern am See verpflichtet Ex-MLS-Spieler Julian Büscher" [TuS Haltern has signed ex-MLS player Julian Büscher]. TuS Haltern. 1 February 2020. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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  16. ^ "ЛОКОМОТИВ ПОДПИСА ДОГОВОР С ДОМИНИК МАЛОНГА" [Lokomotiv signs contract with Dominique Malonga]. lokomovitpd.com. Lokomotiv Plovdiv. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  17. ^ Rafael Raimundo (21 July 2020). "Futebol: Nazareno Mauro Eustáquio é reforço do Caldas". regiaodecister.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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  19. ^ @cdsvida (9 September 2020). "Bienvenido José Escalante!" [Welcome José Escalante!] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 12, 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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