2017 FC Edmonton season

The 2017 FC Edmonton season was the club's seventh season of existence. The club would play in North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. It would also be the clubs last in the NASL before taking an 8-month hiatus before joining the CPL ahead of its inaugural season in 2019.[1][2]

FC Edmonton
2017 season
OwnerDave Fath
Tom Fath
Head CoachColin Miller
StadiumClarke Stadium
NASLSpring: 7th
Fall: 7th
Combined: 7th
2017 Canadian ChampionshipPreliminary round
Top goalscorerTomi Ameobi
Dustin Corea (6)

Roster

As of match played 1 October 2017
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Chris Konopka GK (1985-04-14) 14 April 1985 Portland Timbers 2017 9 0
21 Tyson Farago GK (1991-05-01) 1 May 1991 WSA Winnipeg 2014 20 0
29 Nathan Ingham GK (1993-06-27) 27 June 1993 K-W United 2016 6 0
Defenders
2 Shawn Nicklaw DF (1989-04-15) 15 April 1989 Jacksonville Armada 2016 46 0
3 Allan Zebie DF (1993-05-29) 29 May 1993 NAIT Ooks 2015 57 1
4 Papé Diakité DF (1992-12-22) 22 December 1992 Royal Antwerp 2016 54 3
5 Albert Watson DF (1985-09-08) 8 September 1985 Linfield 2013 134 5
6 Nikolas Ledgerwood DF (1985-01-16) 16 January 1985 Energie Cottbus 2016 49 2
13 Karsten Smith DF (1988-11-13) 13 November 1988 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2016 14 0
15 Marko Aleksic DF (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 Academy 2014 4 0
27 Netan Sansara DF (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 Fredrikstad 2017 14 0
Midfielders
7 Ben McKendry MF (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 loan from Vancouver Whitecaps 2017 9 0
9 Ben Fisk MF (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 Fabril 2016 40 3
10 Mauro Eustáquio MF (1993-02-10) 10 February 1993 Ottawa Fury 2017 14 1
11 Dustin Corea MF (1992-03-21) 21 March 1992 FAS 2015 66 8
12 Pedro Galvão MF (1989-03-18) 18 March 1989 Gil Vicente 2016 29 0
14 Sainey Nyassi MF (1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 RoPS 2015 74 7
20 Nico di Biase MF (1988-12-09) 9 December 1988 Club Blooming 2016 21 0
25 Adam Straith MF (1990-09-11) 11 September 1990 Fredrikstad 2017 13 1
Forwards
16 Daryl Fordyce FW (1987-01-02) 2 January 1987 FC Cincinnati 2017 118 33
18 Tomi Ameobi FW (1988-08-16) 16 August 1988 Whitley Bay 2014 107 26
23 Jake Keegan FW (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 Galway United 2016 42 7
Left During the Season
8 Sabri Khattab MF (1990-01-12) 12 January 1990 Kvik Halden 2017 12 0
22 Dean Shiels MF (1985-02-01) 1 February 1985 Dundalk 2017 14 1

Transfers

Winter

Summer

Competitions

NASL Spring season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Miami FC (S) 16 11 3 2 33 11 +22 36 Playoffs
2 San Francisco Deltas 16 7 5 4 17 20 3 26
3 New York Cosmos 16 6 6 4 22 21 +1 24
4 Jacksonville Armada 16 6 6 4 17 16 +1 24
5 North Carolina FC 16 6 3 7 21 22 1 21
6 Indy Eleven 16 4 8 4 21 22 1 20
7 FC Edmonton 16 4 1 11 11 21 10 13
8 Puerto Rico FC 16 1 6 9 19 28 9 9
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(S) Spring season champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
16 4 1 11 11 21  −10 13 3 0 5 6 8  −2 1 1 6 5 13  −8

Last updated: 15 July 2017.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHH
ResultLLLWLDLWLWLLLLWL
Position8888877686677777
Updated to match(es) played on 15 July 2017. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

2 April 2017 1 Jacksonville Armada 1 0 FC Edmonton Jacksonville
14:00 MT Glenn  13'
Maripuu  63'
George  69'
Banks  77'
Blake  84'
Report Stadium: Hodges Stadium
Attendance: 3,472
Referee: Rubiel Vazquez
9 April 2017 2 FC Edmonton 0 1 Jacksonville Armada Edmonton
19:00 MT Sansara  75' Report Steinberger  7'
Beckie  37'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,269
Referee: Juan Marquez
16 April 2017 3 North Carolina 3 1 FC Edmonton Cary
17:30 MT Laing  4'
Albadawi  23'
Fondy  48'
Report Ameobi  71' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,293
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
22 April 2017 4 FC Edmonton 2 1 Puerto Rico Edmonton
19:00 AST Corea  61'
Shiels  70'
Report Doyle  57'
Cristiano  62'
Quintillà  90+3'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,582
Referee: Yursi Rudolf
29 April 2017 5 Miami 2 0 FC Edmonton Miami
17:30 MT Stefano  11' 64'
Poku  35'
Report Zebie  60'
Nyassi  77'
Diakité  82'
Shiels  87'
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Attendance: 6,112
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
6 May 2017 6 Indy Eleven 0 0 FC Edmonton Indianapolis
17:30 MT Ring  34'  90' Report Diakité  51' Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 7,159
Referee: Chipalo Street
14 May 2017 7 FC Edmonton 0 1 San Francisco Deltas Edmonton
14:00 MT Nyassi  55'
Sansara  79'
Ledgerwood  88'
Report Attakora  12'
Portilla  89'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,968
Referee: Alain Ruch
27 May 2017 8 FC Edmonton 2 1 Indy Eleven Edmonton
19:00 MT Corea  27' (pen.)
Straith  45+3'
Sansara  59'
Ameobi  73'
Report Falvey  10'
Torrado  25'
Plumhoff  80'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: Dave Gantar
3 June 2017 9 Puerto Rico 3 0 Edmonton Bayamón
17:30 AST Gentile  25' 26'
H.Ramos  28'
Doyle  38'
Puerto  52'
Report Sansara  32'
Smith  55'
Diakité  61'
Khattab  87'
Watson  90+1'
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 3,078
Referee: Javier Santos
7 June 2017 10 New York Cosmos 2 4 FC Edmonton Brooklyn, New York
17:03 MT Herrera  45+1'
Barnes  74'
Guerra  79'
Ayoze  90+4' (pen.)
Report Diakité  60'
Nyassi  69'
Ameobi  72', 89'
Keegan  85'
Stadium: MCU Park
Attendance: 3,520
Referee: Geoff Gamble
11 June 2017 11 FC Edmonton 0 1 Miami Edmonton
19:00 MT Watson  9'
Nicklaw  51'
Report Freeman  74'
Rennella  80'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,872
Referee: David Barrie
17 June 2017 12 San Francisco Deltas 1 0 FC Edmonton San Francisco
20:00 MT Sandoval  40' (pen.)
Heinemann  87'
Cruz  90+1'
Report Ameobi  51' Stadium: Kezar Stadium
Attendance: 1,894
Referee: Daniel Radford
24 June 2017 13 FC Edmonton 0 1 San Francisco Deltas Edmonton
21:00 MT Ameobi  45'
Nyassi 63'
Zebie  73'
Report Nicklaw  7' (o.g.) Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,890
Referee: Pierre Luce Lauziere
1 July 2017 14 Jacksonville Armada 1 0 FC Edmonton Jacksonville
19:00 EDT Gebhard  79'
Rebellón  87'
Report Nicklaw  45'
Zebie  52'
Ameobi  76'
Watson  78'
Stadium: Hodges Stadium
Attendance: 2,701
Referee: Malik Badawi
7 July 2017 15 FC Edmonton 2 1 North Carolina Edmonton
19:00 MT Diakité  30'
Watson  32'
Ameobi  77'
Eustáquio  80'
Report Fortune  24'
J.Carranza  86'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,438
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
16 July 2017 16 FC Edmonton 0 1 New York Cosmos Edmonton
19:00 MT Eustáquio  29'
Smith  62'
Watson  88'
Report Calvillo  79' Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 4,096
Referee: Juan Marquez

NASL Fall season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Miami FC (F) 16 10 3 3 28 17 +11 33 Playoffs
2 San Francisco Deltas 16 7 7 2 24 15 +9 28
3 North Carolina FC 16 5 9 2 25 15 +10 24
4 New York Cosmos 16 4 9 3 34 30 +4 21
5 Jacksonville Armada 16 4 7 5 21 22 1 19
6 Puerto Rico FC 16 4 4 8 13 23 10 16
7 FC Edmonton 16 3 5 8 14 21 7 14
8 Indy Eleven 16 3 4 9 18 34 16 13
Source: NASL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total goal differential; 3) total goals scored; 4) head-to-head record; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals scored
(F) Fall season champion.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
16 3 5 8 14 21  −7 14 1 2 5 5 11  −6 2 3 3 9 10  −1

Last updated: 28 October 2017.
Source: Match reports

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516
GroundHAHHAAHHAHHAAHAA
ResultLWDDWDLWLLLDDLLL
Position7446324344555777
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2017. Source: Match reports
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

30 July 2017 17 FC Edmonton 1 2 Indy Eleven Edmonton
14:00 MT Ameobi  33'
McKendry  63'
Report Goldsmith  7'
Zayed  41'
Torrado  66'
Smart  77'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,285
Referee: David Barrie
5 August 2017 18 Indy Eleven 1 3 FC Edmonton Indianapolis
17:30 MT Torrado  52'
Vuković  66'
Ring  74'
Report Ledgerwood  34'
Corea  53' (pen.), 73'
Watson  59'
Diakité  65'
Farago  83'
Nicklaw  90'
Stadium: Michael Carroll Stadium
Attendance: 9,072
Referee: Guido Gonzalez
11 August 2017 19 FC Edmonton 1 1 New York Cosmos Edmonton
19:00 MT Fordyce  45'
Corea  83'
Report Ledesma  66'
Ayoze  81'
Guerra  84'
Moyal  87'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,758
Referee: Alain Ruch
20 August 2017 20 FC Edmonton 1 1 Puerto Rico Edmonton
14:00 MT Ledgerwood  19'  90+4'
Fisk  45'
Zebie  48'
Fordyce  53'
Watson  72'
Eustáquio  90'
Report Kavita  22'
Doyle  54'
Rivera  88'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,414
Referee: Carol Chenard
26 August 2017 21 San Francisco Deltas 1 2 FC Edmonton San Francisco
18:00 MT Jordan  23'
Dagoberto  62' (pen.) 78'
Bekker  71'
Heinemann  88'
Gibson  89'
Report Smith  6'  66'
Ameobi  30'
McKendry  48'
Zebie  64'
Nicklaw  87'
Stadium: Kezar Stadium
Attendance: 2,168
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
2 September 2017 22 North Carolina 1 1 FC Edmonton Cary
17:30 MT Ibeagha  4' Report Sylvestre  70' (o.g.) Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,388
Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
10 September 2017 23 FC Edmonton 0 3 North Carolina Edmonton
15:00 MT Nicklaw  59'
Fisk  66'
Report Albadawi  12'
Renan  21'
Miller  86'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,549
Referee: Juan Marquez
17 September 2017 24 FC Edmonton 2 0 Indy Eleven Edmonton
14:00 MT Nyassi  31'
Corea  77' (pen.)
Report Falvey  69'
Smart  80'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,027
Referee: Pierre Lauziere
20 September 2017 25 Puerto Rico v FC Edmonton Bayamón, Puerto Rico
18:30 MT Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
23 September 2017 26 San Francisco Deltas 2 1 FC Edmonton San Francisco
19:00 MT Burke  14'
Watson  35' (o.g.)
Report Eustáquio  73'
Corea  80'
Stadium: Kezar Stadium
Attendance: 2,951
Referee: Ramy Touchan
1 October 2017 27 FC Edmonton 0 1 San Francisco Deltas Edmonton
14:00 MT Eustáquio  74'
Ledgerwood  88'
Report Burke  42'
Teijsse  78'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,231
Referee: David Barrie
6 October 2017 28 FC Edmonton 0 – 1 Jacksonville Armada Edmonton
19:00 MT Report Banks  59'
Kilduff  68'
Ryden  88'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,098
Referee: Drew Fischer
14 October 2017 29 New York Cosmos 0 – 0 FC Edmonton Brooklyn
17:00 MT Calvillo  51' Report Eustáquio  23' Stadium: MCU Park
Attendance: 6,818
Referee: Younes Marrakchi
18 October 2017 30 Jacksonville Armada 1 – 1 FC Edmonton Jacksonville, Florida
17:00 MT George  9'
Blake  39'
Jérôme  65'
Rebellón  79'
Report Eustáquio  40'
Keegan  62'
Ledgerwood  83'
Diakité  83'
Ingham  90+3'
Stadium: Hodges Stadium
Attendance: 1,348
Referee: Daniel Radford
21 October 2017 31 FC Edmonton 0 – 2 Miami FC Edmonton
19:00 MT Dukuly  87'  Report Stéfano  11'
Mares  64'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,952
Referee: Juan Marquez
25 October 2017 25 Puerto Rico FC 2 – 0 FC Edmonton Kissimmee, Florida
17:30 MT Jordi Quintillà  6'
Ramos  16'
Rivera  37'
Report McKendry  21'
di Biase  30'
Diakité  84'
Stadium: Austin-Tindall Regional Park
Referee: Geoff Gamble
28 October 2017 32 Miami FC 2 – 1 FC Edmonton Miami
17:30 MT Poku  53'  72'
Freeman  84'
Report Fordyce  56' (pen.)
McKendry  62'
Stadium: Riccardo Silva Stadium
Attendance: 6,217
Referee: Baboucarr Jallow

Canadian Championship

3 May 2017 Preliminary round 1st leg Ottawa Fury 1 0 FC Edmonton Ottawa
17:30 MT Edward  19'
Dos Santos  70'
Williams  89'
Report Sansara  19'
Shiels  37'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,567
Referee: Juan Marquez
10 May 2017 Preliminary round 2nd leg FC Edmonton 2 3
(2 4 agg.)
Ottawa Fury Edmonton
19:00 MT Keegan  30'
Zebie  52'
Nyassi  61'
Diakité  62'  67'
Ameobi  74'
Report Seoane  1'
Dos Santos  37' (pen.), 90+4'
McEleney  87'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: David Barrie

Squad Statistics

As of match played 28 October 2017

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player TotalNASL Spring SeasonNASL Fall SeasonCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Chris Konopka 90900000
3 DF Allan Zebie 24111+1010120
4 DF Papé Diakité 30012016020
5 DF Albert Watson 29114012+1120
6 DF Nikolas Ledgerwood 2307+1013020
7 MF Ben McKendry 1500012+3000
9 MF Ben Fisk 3019+4015+1110
10 MF Mauro Eustáquio 1817+216+3000
11 MF Dustin Corea 2461127+4420
12 MF Pedro Galvão 25010+1014000
13 DF Karsten Smith 601+302000
14 MF Sainey Nyassi 31311+419+511+11
16 FW Daryl Fordyce 1420010+4200
18 FW Tomi Ameobi 26614+24821+10
20 MF Nico di Biase 1502+305+400+10
21 GK Tyson Farago 1801+1014020
22 DF Shawn Nicklaw 31015+107+6020
23 FW Jake Keegan 3237+819+611+11
25 MF Abraham Dukuly 30000+3000
26 FW David Doe 40000+4000
27 DF Netan Sansara 160705+2020
29 GK Nathan Ingham 80602000
Players away on loan:
Players who left FC Edmonton during the season:
8 MF Sabri Khattab 1202+90000+10
22 MF Dean Shiels 1419+310020
25 DF Adam Straith 1311110+100+10

Goal scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season Canadian Championship Total
1FW18Tomi Ameobi4206
FW11Dustin Corea2406
3MF14Sainey Nyassi1113
FW23Jake Keegan1113
5FW16Daryl Fordyce0202
6MF22Dean Shiels1001
DF25Adam Straith1001
MF10Mauro Eustáquio1001
DF5Albert Watson0101
MF9Ben Fisk0101
DF3Allan Zebie0101
Own goal0101
TOTALS 1114227

Disciplinary Record

Number Nation Position Name NASL Spring Season NASL Fall Season Canadian Championship Total
2DFShawn Nicklaw30300060
3DFAllan Zebie30101050
4DFPapé Diakité50301191
5DFAlbert Watson50100060
6MFNikolas Ledgerwood10510061
7MFBen McKendry10300040
8MFSabri Khattab10000010
9MFBen Fisk00100010
10MFMauro Eustáquio10500060
11MFDustin Corea00100010
13DFKarsten Smith20210041
14MFSainey Nyassi30000030
16FWDaryl Fordyce00100010
18FWTomi Ameobi40001050
20MFNico di Biase00100010
21GKTyson Farago00100010
22MFDean Shiels10001020
25MFAbraham Dukuly00210021
25DFAdam Straith10000010
27DFNetan Sansara40001050
29GKNathan Ingham00100010
TOTALS 34 0 32 3 5 1 71 4

References

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