2020 HFX Wanderers FC season

The 2020 HFX Wanderers FC season was the second season in the club's history, as well as second season in Canadian Premier League history. The Wanderers were CPL runners-up, having been defeated by Forge FC in the 2020 CPL Final.

HFX Wanderers
2020 season
PresidentDerek Martin
Head coachStephen Hart
StadiumWanderers Grounds
Canadian Premier LeagueRunners-up
Canadian ChampionshipDid not qualify
Top goalscorerAkeem Garcia
(6 goals)

Current squad
As of July 31, 2020[1]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Jason Beaulieu GK (1994-02-12)February 12, 1994 (aged 26) Montreal Impact
50 Christian Oxner GK (1996-07-29)July 29, 1996 (aged 24) Saint Mary's Huskies
Defenders
2 Peter Schaale CB (1996-06-14)June 14, 1996 (aged 24) CBU Capers
3 Jems Geffrard CB (1994-08-26)August 26, 1994 (aged 26) Fresno FC
6 Chrisnovic N'sa CB / CM (1999-01-28)January 28, 1999 (aged 21) Montreal Impact Academy
13 Daniel Kinumbe LB (1999-03-15)March 15, 1999 (aged 21) Montreal Impact
14 Mateo Restrepo RB (1997-04-29)April 29, 1997 (aged 23) UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
16 Luke Green CB (2002-12-12)December 12, 2002 (aged 18) Suburban FC
20 Jake Ruby RB (2000-06-04)June 4, 2000 (aged 20) Trinity Western Spartans
24 Alex De Carolis LB / CB (1992-09-24)September 24, 1992 (aged 28) Umeå FC
31 Eriks Santos[upper-alpha 1] CB (1996-02-23)February 23, 1996 (aged 24) Dila Gori
Midfielders
5 Louis Béland-Goyette DM / CM (1995-09-15)September 15, 1995 (aged 25) Valour FC
8 Omar Kreim MF (1995-02-10)February 10, 1995 (aged 25) Montreal Carabins
10 Alessandro Riggi LW / RW (1993-11-30)November 30, 1993 (aged 27) Phoenix Rising
15 Scott Firth CM (2001-03-02)March 2, 2001 (aged 19) Suburban FC
17 Aboubacar Sissoko DM (1995-10-09)October 9, 1995 (aged 25) Montreal Carabins
18 Andre Rampersad CM (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 25) Santa Rosa
22 João Morelli AM (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 24) FCI Levadia
Forwards
7 Alex Marshall LW / CF (1998-02-24)February 24, 1998 (aged 22) Cavalier
9 Ibrahima Sanoh CF (1994-04-11)April 11, 1994 (aged 26) Holland College Hurricanes
11 Akeem Garcia CF / RW (1996-09-11)September 11, 1996 (aged 24) Santa Rosa
23 Cory Bent LW / ST (1997-05-14)May 14, 1997 (aged 23) CBU Capers

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
8 MF Omar Kreim Montreal Carabins Free transfer November 28, 2019 [2]
17 MF Aboubacar Sissoko Montreal Carabins Free transfer November 28, 2019 [2]
9 FW Ibrahima Sanoh Holland College Hurricanes Free transfer December 3, 2019 [3]
2 DF Peter Schaale CBU Capers Free transfer December 12, 2019 [4]
10 MF Alessandro Riggi Phoenix Rising Free transfer December 18, 2019 [5]
5 MF Louis Béland-Goyette Valour FC Free transfer January 8, 2020 [6]
13 DF Daniel Kinumbe Montreal Impact Free transfer January 15, 2020 [7]
14 DF Mateo Restrepo UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Free transfer January 22, 2020 [8]
7 MF Alex Marshall Cavalier Free transfer January 29, 2020 [9]
1 GK Jason Beaulieu Montreal Impact Free transfer February 6, 2020 [10]
3 DF Jems Geffrard Fresno FC Free transfer February 18, 2020 [11]
31 DF Eriks Santos Dila Gori Free transfer February 25, 2020 [12]
22 MF João Morelli FCI Levadia Free transfer February 25, 2020 [12]
23 MF Cory Bent CBU Capers Selected 1st overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft May 4, 2020 [13]
20 DF Jake Ruby Trinity Western Spartans Selected 14th overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft July 31, 2020 [14]
16 DF Luke Green Suburban FC Free transfer July 31, 2020 [14]

Draft picks

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019.[15] 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 Pos. Player Nationality University
1 1 LW Cory Bent  England CBU Capers
2 14 RB Jake Ruby  Canada Trinity Western University

Out
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
21 GK Jan-Michael Williams Retired December 10, 2019 [16]
23 DF Matthew Arnone York9 FC Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
3 DF André Bona Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
7 MF Juan Diego Gutiérrez Oriente Petrolero Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
4 DF Chakib Hocine Valour FC Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
9 MF Kodai Iida OKC Energy FC Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
5 MF Elton John Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
12 MF Mohamed Kourouma Atlético Ottawa Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
14 FW Vincent Lamy Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
20 DF Ndzemdzela Langwa Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
16 DF Duran Lee FC Edmonton Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
13 MF Kouamé Ouattara Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
10 FW Luis Alberto Perea Carlos Stein Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
8 MF Elliot Simmons Cavalry FC Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
17 FW Tomasz Skublak Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
25 DF Zachary Sukunda Ekenäs IF Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
22 MF Abd-El-Aziz Yousef Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]

Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League

Match times are Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3).

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.[18]
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
ResultDDLWDWW
Position3454642
Updated to match(es) played on September 6, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
August 15 1 HFX Wanderers FC 2–2 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
4:00pm AT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 19 2 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00pm AT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 23 3 Cavalry FC 2–1 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00pm AT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 26 4 FC Edmonton 1–3 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00pm AT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 29 5 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 York9 FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
4:00pm AT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 2 6 Valour FC 0–2 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
2:00pm AT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 6 7 HFX Wanderers FC 2–0 Atlético Ottawa Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm AT
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.[19]

Results by round
Round123
ResultDWL
Position222
Updated to match(es) played on September 15, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
September 9 1 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 12 2 Cavalry FC 1–2 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
4:00pm
  • Córdova  80'
 Report
  • Garcia  12' (pen)
  • Morelli  41' (pen)
 Stadium: Alumni Field
September 15 3 HFX Wanderers FC 0–5 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00 PM Report
Stadium: Alumni Field

Final
September 19 2020 CPL Final Forge FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report Stadium: Alumni Field

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of September 20, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Jason Beaulieu 404+00
2 DF Peter Schaale 10010+00
3 DF Jems Geffrard 11011+00
5 MF Louis Béland-Goyette 1007+30
6 DF Chrisnovic N'sa 908+10
7 FW Alex Marshall 1105+60
8 MF Omar Kreim 1014+61
9 FW Ibrahima Sanoh 512+31
10 MF Alessandro Riggi 816+21
11 FW Akeem Garcia 1068+26
13 DF Daniel Kinumbe 403+10
14 DF Mateo Restrepo 1006+40
15 MF Scott Firth 201+10
16 DF Luke Green 101+00
17 MF Aboubacar Sissoko 1008+20
18 MF Andre Rampersad 1109+20
20 DF Jake Ruby 803+50
22 MF João Morelli 948+14
23 FW Cory Bent 1015+51
24 DF Alex De Carolis 615+11
50 GK Christian Oxner 707+00

Top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1Akeem GarciaFW66
2João MorelliMF44
3Ibrahima SanohFW11
Omar KreimFW11
Alex De CarolisDF11
Cory BentFW11
Alessandro RiggiFW11
Totals1515

Updated to match played September 20, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1Andre RampersadMF22
Alex MarshallFW22
3Alessandro RiggiMF11
João MorelliMF11
Totals66

Updated to match played September 20, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1Christian Oxner22
Totals22

Updated to match played September 20, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1GKJason Beaulieu1010
2DFPeter Schaale3030
3DFJems Geffrard1010
5MFLouis Béland-Goyette3030
7FWAlex Marshall1010
14DFMateo Restrepo1010
18MFAndre Rampersad2020
20MFJake Ruby1010
22MFJoão Morelli0101
24DFAlex De Carolis1010
50GKChristian Oxner2020
Totals161161

Updated to match played September 20, 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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  3. "Wanderers add attacking depth with signing of college star Sanoh". canpl.ca. CPL. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. "Wanderers bring back defensive anchor Peter Schaale". canpl.ca. CPL. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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