2020 season | |||
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CEO | Fernando Lopez | ||
Head coach | Mista | ||
Stadium | Alumni Field, UPEI Charlottetown, Prince Edward island | ||
Canadian Premier League | 7th | ||
Canadian Championship | Did not qualify | ||
Top goalscorer | Francisco Acuña Malcolm Shaw (2 goals each) | ||
Biggest win | 2–0 vs. Cavalry FC (August 27) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–4 vs. Valour FC (August 19) | ||
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The 2020 Atlético Ottawa season was the first season in the history of Atlético Ottawa.
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
As of August 13, 2020[4]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
1 | Nacho Zabal | GK | February 14, 1987 (aged 33) | CD Calahorra | ||
25 | Ricky Gomes | GK | June 19, 1993 (aged 27) | União da Madeira | ||
30 | Horace Sobze Zemo | GK | May 17, 1993 (aged 27) | Ottawa South United | ||
Defenders | ||||||
2 | Malyk Hamilton | RB / RW | September 2, 1999 (aged 21) | Cavalry FC | ||
3 | Milovan Kapor | CB / DM | August 5, 1991 (aged 29) | FK Buxoro | ||
4 | Brandon John | CB | January 5, 1995 (aged 25) | Orlando City B | ||
6 | Gianfranco Facchineri | CB | April 27, 2002 (aged 18) | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
12 | Michel Djaozandry | FB / RW / LW | February 17, 1998 (aged 22) | Montreal Impact Academy | ||
13 | Kunle Dada-Luke[upper-alpha 1] | FB / RW | January 12, 2000 (aged 20) | Helsingør | ||
14 | Jarred Phillips | FB | May 14, 1995 (aged 25) | Vaughan Azzurri | ||
44 | Vashon Neufville | LB | July 18, 1999 (aged 21) | Newport County | ||
Midfielders | ||||||
5 | Viti Martínez | CM | May 25, 1997 (aged 23) | Gimnàstic | ||
7 | Bernardinho[upper-alpha 2] | AM / RW / LW | July 2, 1996 (aged 24) | Heist | ||
8 | Francisco Acuña | AM / RW / LW | January 19, 1988 (aged 32) | Puebla | ||
9 | Mohamed Kourouma | LW | August 4, 1990 (aged 30) | HFX Wanderers | ||
10 | Ben Fisk | RW / LW | February 4, 1993 (aged 27) | Pacific FC | ||
11 | Antoine Coupland | MF | December 12, 2003 (aged 17) | Ottawa Fury FC | ||
18 | Tevin Shaw[upper-alpha 2] | DM | February 24, 1997 (aged 23) | Portmore United | ||
22 | Ben McKendry | CM / AM | March 25, 1993 (aged 27) | Nyköpings BIS | ||
23 | Ajay Khabra | CM | June 13, 1995 (aged 25) | FC Edmonton | ||
42 | Matteo de Brienne | LW | May 22, 2002 (aged 18) | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
Forwards | ||||||
19 | Malcolm Shaw | CF | July 27, 1995 (aged 25) | Assyriska IK | ||
21 | Maksym Kowal | CF | June 4, 1991 (aged 29) | Vaughan Azzurri |
Transfers
In
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
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
Loans out
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
First stage
Table
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[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Forge | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | |
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[lower-alpha 2] | |
7 | Atlético Ottawa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | |
8 | FC Edmonton | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 |
Results by match
Matches
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 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
Statistics
Squad and statistics
As of September 6, 2020
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Canadian Premier League | ||
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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
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
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
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
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
- ↑ Player signed, but was not added to the 2020 roster because of injury
- 1 2 Player signed, but was not added to the 2020 roster because of difficulties getting into Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic
References
- ↑ "SOCCER IS BACK: Atletico Madrid, Jeff Hunt behind Ottawa expansion team in CPL". Ottawa Sun. January 29, 2020.
- ↑ "Canadian Premier League postpones start of 2020 season due to COVID-19". CTV News. The Canadian Press.
- ↑ Code, Jillian (July 29, 2020). "Cavalry FC to return to play in CPL's 'Island Games'". CTV News. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ↑ "CPL pre-season roster tracker: How each team is shaping up". Canadian Premier League. 2020-03-04. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa announces Ben Fisk as club's first signing". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa signs former Cavalry player Malyk Hamilton". canpl.ca. CPL. March 6, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ↑ @Atleti_Ottawa (March 9, 2020). "Welcome, Ajay Khabra! We're delighted to announce the signing of the former FC Edmonton midfielder" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- 1 2 "Atlético Ottawa signs goalkeeper Ricky Gomes and fullback Michel Djaozandry". canpl.ca. CPL. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa adds Canadian fullback Kunle Dada-Luke". canpl.ca. CPL. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa adds Canadian centre-back Brandon John". canpl.ca. CPL. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
- ↑ "West Ham academy product Vashon Neufville joins Atlético Ottawa". canpl.ca. CPL. March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa adds Jamaican international Tevin Shaw to its midfield". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa adds experienced Mexican midfielder Francisco Acuña". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. March 30, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ↑ "Attacking midfielder Osah Bernardinho joins Atlético Ottawa". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa inks Spanish goalkeeper Nacho Zabal". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa adds young Spanish midfielder Victor Martínez". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. April 7, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
- ↑ "Canadian forward Malcolm Shaw joins Atlético Ottawa". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Nepean Native Matteo de Brienne Joins Atlético Ottawa". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Atlético Ottawa Adds Six Players as Team Looks to Fill Out Squad". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa adds defender Gianfranco Facchineri on loan from Whitecaps". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Viti Martinez Joins Deportivo Alavés on Loan". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ↑ 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.