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)

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

Current squad

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[upper-alpha 1] 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

In
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

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
No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/Notes Date Source
25 DF Robert Boskovic Toronto FC II Season-long loan March 11, 2020 [12]

Out
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
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
Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season

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

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
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. Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

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

Matches
August 13 1 Forge FC 2–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 16 2 Valour FC 0–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
10:00am MT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 20 3 FC Edmonton 0–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 23 4 Cavalry FC 2–1 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 27 5 Atlético Ottawa 2–0 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm MT
Report Stadium: Alumni Field
August 30 6 Cavalry FC 1–2 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
10:00am MT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 5 7 Cavalry FC 1-0 York9 FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field

Table
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
4 Pacific 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
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]

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

Matches
September 9 1 Cavalry FC 3–1 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 12 2 Cavalry FC 1–2 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 15 3 Cavalry FC 0–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
11:00am Hernández  90+2' Report
Stadium: Alumni Field

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of September 15, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Marco Carducci 909+00
2 DF Dean Northover 704+30
3 DF Nathan Mavila 938+13
4 DF Dominick Zator 10110+01
5 DF Mason Trafford 808+00
6 MF Nik Ledgerwood 715+21
7 FW Oliver 706+10
8 MF Elijah Adekugbe 917+21
9 FW Jordan Brown 1037+33
10 MF Sergio Camargo 212+01
14 DF Jonathan Wheeldon 606+00
15 MF Elliot Simmons 1006+40
16 MF Bruno Zebie 1005+50
17 FW Nico Pasquotti 807+10
19 FW Jair Córdova 410+41
20 FW José Hernández 301+20
21 DF Mohamed Farsi 1017+31
22 GK Niko Giantsopoulos 101+00
23 MF Tofa Fakunle 100+10
24 FW Aribim Pepple 600+60
25 DF Robert Boskovic 606+00
29 FW Marcus Haber 925+42

Top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1Nathan MavilaDF33
Jordan BrownFW33
3Marcus HaberFW22
4Sergio CamargoMF11
Dominick ZatorDF11
Elijah AdekugbeMF11
Mohamed FarsiMF11
Nik LedgerwoodMF11
Jair CórdovaFW11
Totals1414

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

Top assists
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1Elijah AdekugbeMF11
Mohamed FarsiMF11
Nik LedgerwoodMF11
OliverFW11
Nathan MavilaDF11
Totals55

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

Clean sheets
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1Marco Carducci33
Totals33

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

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1GKMarco Carducci1010
3DFNathan Mavila1010
6DFNik Ledgerwood1010
8MFElijah Adekugbe2020
10MFSergio Camargo1010
14DFJonathan Wheeldon1111
15MFElliot Simmons1010
20FWJosé Hernández1010
21DFMohamed Farsi2020
25DFRobert Boskovic2020
29FWMarcus Haber1010
Totals141141

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

Notes
  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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