The 2020 Valour FC season was the second season in the club's history, as well as the second season in Canadian Premier League history.

Valour FC
2020 season
PresidentWade Miller
Head coachRob Gale
StadiumIG Field
Canadian Premier League6th
Canadian ChampionshipDid not qualify
Top goalscorer8 players
(1 goal each)
← 2019
2021 →

Current squad edit

As of August 12, 2020.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
0 Matt Silva   GK (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991 (aged 29)   York9 FC
1 James Pantemis   GK (1997-02-21)February 21, 1997 (aged 23)   Montreal Impact
Defenders
2 Raphaël Garcia   RB (1999-06-05)June 5, 1999 (aged 21)   Montreal Impact Academy
3 Chakib Hocine   CB (1991-08-08)August 8, 1991 (aged 29)   HFX Wanderers
4 Yohan Le Bourhis   CB (2000-03-09)March 9, 2000 (aged 20)   A.S. Blainville
5 Julian Dunn   CB (2000-07-11)July 11, 2000 (aged 20)   Toronto FC
29 Arnold Bouka Moutou   LB (1988-11-28)November 28, 1988 (aged 32)   Dijon
35 Andrew Jean-Baptiste   CB (1992-06-16)June 16, 1992 (aged 28)   Umeå FC
48 Dante Campbell   CB / DM (1999-05-22)May 22, 1999 (aged 21)   Toronto FC II
Amir Soto[A]   CB (1997-11-04)November 4, 1997 (aged 23)   CD Universitario
Midfielders
6 Moses Dyer   CM (1997-03-21)March 21, 1997 (aged 23)   Florø SK
8 Diego Gutiérrez   RM / RB (1997-02-18)February 18, 1997 (aged 23)   Palestino
10 Dylan Carreiro   MF (1995-01-20)January 20, 1995 (aged 25)   Woodbridge Strikers
14 Stefan Cebara   RW / LW (1991-04-12)April 12, 1991 (aged 29)   Vojvodina Novi Sad
17 Brett Levis   MF (1993-03-29)March 29, 1993 (aged 27)   Vancouver Whitecaps
21 José Galán   CM (1986-02-02)February 2, 1986 (aged 34)   Al-Jabalain
25 Solomon Kojo Antwi   MF (2000-09-25)September 25, 2000 (aged 20)   Glow Lamp Academy
27 Raphael Ohin   CM (1995-05-25)May 25, 1995 (aged 25)   WSA Winnipeg
33 Fraser Aird   MF (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 25)   Cove Rangers
77 Federico Peña   MF (1999-03-30)March 30, 1999 (aged 21)   Standard Liège
Forwards
7 Masta Kacher   CF / AM (1995-11-08)November 8, 1995 (aged 25)   Saint Louis FC
9 Austin Ricci   ST (1996-04-08)April 8, 1996 (aged 24)   York9 FC
11 Shaan Hundal   CF (1999-07-14)July 14, 1999 (aged 21)   Toronto FC II
16 Daryl Fordyce   CF (1987-01-02)January 2, 1987 (aged 33)   Sligo Rovers

Transfers edit

In edit

Transferred in edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
25 MF   Solomon Kojo Antwi   Glow Lamp Academy Free transfer December 30, 2019 [1]
16 FW   Daryl Fordyce   Sligo Rovers Free transfer January 10, 2020 [2]
35 DF   Andrew Jean-Baptiste   Umeå FC Free transfer January 14, 2020 [3]
33 MF   Fraser Aird   Cove Rangers Free transfer January 24, 2020 [4]
17 MF   Brett Levis   Vancouver Whitecaps Free transfer January 30, 2020 [5]
DF   Amir Soto   CD Universitario Free transfer February 7, 2020 [6]
6 MF   Moses Dyer   Florø SK Free transfer February 14, 2020 [7]
29 DF   Arnold Bouka Moutou   Dijon Free transfer February 28, 2020 [8]
14 MF   Stefan Cebara Unattached Free transfer April 3, 2020 [9]
7 FW   Masta Kacher   Saint Louis FC Free transfer April 3, 2020 [9]
00 GK   Matt Silva   York9 FC Free transfer June 16, 2020 [10]
9 FW   Austin Ricci   York9 FC Free transfer July 10, 2020 [11]
11 FW   Shaan Hundal   Toronto FC II Free transfer July 17, 2020 [12]
3 DF   Chakib Hocine   HFX Wanderers Free transfer July 20, 2020 [13]

Loans in edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
1 GK   James Pantemis   Montreal Impact Season-long loan March 6, 2020 [14]
5 DF   Julian Dunn   Toronto FC Season-long loan August 10, 2020 [15]
48 DF   Dante Campbell   Toronto FC II Season-long loan August 10, 2020 [15]

Draft picks edit

Valour FC selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019. 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 2 Marcus Campanile CAM   Scotland CBU Capers
2 13 Charlie Waters ST   England CBU Capers

Out edit

Transferred out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
15 DF   Adam Mitter   Persiraja Banda Aceh Contract expired November 29, 2019 [16]
20 MF   Josip Golubar   SV Neuberg Contract expired November 29, 2019 [16]
11 MF   Glenn Muenkat Contract expired November 29, 2019 [16]
5 MF   Louis Béland-Goyette   HFX Wanderers Contract expired January 7, 2020 [17]
4 DF   Jordan Murrell   Las Vegas Lights Released January 17, 2020 [18]
6 DF   Martín Arguiñarena   Villa Teresa Contract expired January 17, 2020 [18]
9 MF   Michael Petrasso   York9 FC Contract expired January 24, 2020 [19]
7 MF   Dylan Sacramento   Galway United Contract expired January 26, 2020 [20]
22 MF   Marco Bustos   Pacific FC Contract expired January 30, 2020 [21]
16 FW   Tyler Attardo   Fernández Vial Undisclosed Fee February 20, 2020 [22]
3 DF   Skylar Thomas   Pittsburgh Riverhounds Contract expired February 25, 2020 [23]
26 GK   Mathias Janssens Contract expired February 26, 2020 [24]
23 FW   Ali Musse   1. FCA Darmstadt Contract expired February 26, 2020 [24]
17 FW   Michele Paolucci Contract expired April 17, 2020 [25]
1 GK   Tyson Farago Contract expired June 16, 2020 [26]
14 MF   Nicolás Galvis Contract expired August 10, 2020 [27]

Canadian Premier League edit

Match times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−5).

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.[28]
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

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ResultLWDLWLD
Position7337576
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

August 16 1 Valour FC 0–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
11:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 19 2 Atlético Ottawa 0–4 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 22 3 York9 FC 0–0 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
August 25 4 Pacific FC 2–0 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie
August 29 5 Valour FC 2–1 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
11:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
September 2 6 Valour FC 0–2 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic
September 5 7 Forge FC 2–2 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
11:00am Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie

Statistics edit

Squad and statistics edit

As of September 5, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
0 GK   CAN Matt Silva 0 0 0+0 0
1 GK   CAN James Pantemis 7 0 7+0 0
2 DF   CAN Raphaël Garcia 1 0 0+1 0
3 DF   ALG Chakib Hocine 1 0 0+1 0
4 DF   CAN Yohan Le Bourhis 1 1 1+0 1
5 DF   CAN Julian Dunn 7 0 7+0 0
6 MF   NZL Moses Dyer 6 1 3+3 1
7 FW   ALG Masta Kacher 6 1 4+2 1
8 MF   CAN Diego Gutiérrez 7 0 5+2 0
9 FW   CAN Austin Ricci 6 0 4+2 0
10 MF   CAN Dylan Carreiro 7 1 3+4 1
11 FW   CAN Shaan Hundal 6 0 2+4 0
14 MF   CAN Stefan Cebara 6 0 6+0 0
16 FW   NIR Daryl Fordyce 5 1 2+3 1
17 MF   CAN Brett Levis 5 0 5+0 0
21 MF   ESP José Galán 5 1 3+2 1
25 MF   GHA Solomon Kojo Antwi 4 0 1+3 0
27 MF   GHA Raphael Ohin 7 0 6+1 0
29 DF   CGO Arnold Bouka Moutou 2 0 1+1 0
33 MF   CAN Fraser Aird 6 1 6+0 1
35 DF   HAI Andrew Jean-Baptiste 6 1 6+0 1
48 MF   CAN Dante Campbell 5 0 2+3 0
77 FW   TRI Federico Peña 6 0 4+2 0

Top scorers edit

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1   Fraser Aird MF 1 1
  Dylan Carreiro MF 1 1
  Andrew Jean-Baptiste DF 1 1
  José Galán MF 1 1
  Masta Kacher FW 1 1
  Moses Dyer MF 1 1
  Daryl Fordyce FW 1 1
  Yohan Le Bourhis DF 1 1
Totals 8 8

Updated to match played September 7, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists edit

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1   Shaan Hundal FW 2 2
  Brett Levis MF 2 2
3   José Galán MF 1 1
Totals 5 5

Updated to match played September 7, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets edit

Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1   James Pantemis 2 2
Totals 2 2

Updated to match played September 7, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
       
7 FW   Masta Kacher 1 0 1 0
8 MF   Diego Gutiérrez 1 0 1 0
9 FW   Austin Ricci 3 0 3 0
10 FW   Dylan Carreiro 1 0 1 0
11 FW   Shaan Hundal 1 0 1 0
14 DF   Stefan Cebara 1 0 1 0
17 MF   Brett Levis 1 0 1 0
21 MF   José Galán 2 0 2 0
27 MF   Raphael Ohin 1 0 1 0
33 MF   Fraser Aird 3 0 3 0
48 MF   Dante Campbell 1 0 1 0
Totals 16 0 16 0

Updated to match played September 7, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Notes edit

  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 edit

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