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)
← 2019
2021 →

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

Squad

As of September 9, 2020[3]

No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (Age)Previous club
Goalkeepers
1Marco Carducci GK (1996-09-24)September 24, 1996 (aged 24) Calgary Foothills
22Niko Giantsopoulos GK (1994-06-24)June 24, 1994 (aged 26) Launceston City
Defenders
3Nathan Mavila LB (1995-10-15)October 15, 1995 (aged 25) Dulwich Hamlet
4Dominick Zator CB (1994-09-18)September 18, 1994 (aged 26) Calgary Foothills
5Mason Trafford CB (1986-08-21)August 21, 1986 (aged 34) Miami City
12Dean Northover FB (1991-09-04)September 4, 1991 (aged 29) Calgary Foothills
14Jonathan Wheeldon CB (1989-08-28)August 28, 1989 (aged 31) Calgary Foothills
21Mohamed Farsi FB (1999-12-15)December 15, 1999 (aged 21) AS Blainville
25Robert Boskovic CB (1998-07-01)July 1, 1998 (aged 22) Toronto FC II
Midfielders
6Nik Ledgerwood DM / RB (1985-01-16)January 16, 1985 (aged 35) Calgary Foothills
8Elijah Adekugbe MF (1996-07-17)July 17, 1996 (aged 24) Calgary Foothills
10Sergio Camargo AM (1994-08-16)August 16, 1994 (aged 26) Calgary Foothills
15Elliot Simmons CM (1998-02-05)February 5, 1998 (aged 22) HFX Wanderers
16Bruno Zebie LM (1995-08-14)August 14, 1995 (aged 25) FC Edmonton
17Nico Pasquotti RW (1995-10-18)October 18, 1995 (aged 25) Calgary Foothills
23Tofa Fakunle AM (1995-01-11)January 11, 1995 (aged 25) Calgary Foothills
Richard Luca[A] LW / RW / AM (1998-01-06)January 6, 1998 (aged 22) Aparecidense
Forwards
7Oliver Minatel ST / LW / RW (1992-08-29)August 29, 1992 (aged 28) South Melbourne
9Jordan Brown ST (1996-11-10)November 10, 1996 (aged 24) Znojmo
19Jair Córdova ST (1996-08-18)August 18, 1996 (aged 24) Alianza Universidad
20José Hernández ST (2000-03-19)March 19, 2000 (aged 20) Pacific FC
24Aribim Pepple ST (2002-12-25)December 25, 2002 (aged 18) Calgary Foothills
29Marcus Haber CF (1989-01-11)January 11, 1989 (aged 31) Pacific FC

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
20FW José Hernández Pacific FCFree transferDecember 11, 2019[4]
19FW Jair Córdova Alianza UniversidadUndisclosedJanuary 22, 2020[5]
16MF Bruno Zebie FC EdmontonFree TransferFebruary 5, 2020[6]
MF Richard Luca UANLFree TransferFebruary 19, 2020[7]
15MF Elliot Simmons HFX WanderersFree TransferFebruary 26, 2020[8]
21DF Mohamed Farsi AS BlainvilleFree TransferApril 15, 2020[9]
29FW Marcus Haber Pacific FCFree TransferJuly 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.

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionNationalityUniversity
16Gabriel BitarST  CanadaCarleton Ravens
29Moe El GandourCM  CanadaMount Royal Cougars

Loans in

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource
25DF Robert Boskovic Toronto FC IISeason-long loanMarch 11, 2020[12]

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
15DF Joel Waterman Montreal ImpactUndisclosedJanuary 14, 2020[13]
8MF Julian Büscher TuS HalternContract expiredFebruary 1, 2020[14]
21MF Malyk Hamilton Atlético OttawaContract expiredMarch 6, 2020[15]
23FW Dominique Malonga Lokomotiv PlovdivContract expiredMarch 7, 2020[16]
18MF Mauro Eustáquio CaldasContract expiredJuly 21, 2020[17]
2DF Chris SerbanContract expiredAugust 7, 2020[18]
13MF Victor LoturiContract expiredAugust 7, 2020[18]
20MF Carlos PatiñoContract expiredAugust 7, 2020[18]

Loans out

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource
11MF José Escalante C.D.S. VidaLoaned until January 2021September 9, 2020[19]

Canadian Premier League

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

First stage

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Cavalry7412107+313Advance to group stage
2HFX Wanderers7331127+512[a]
3Forge7331139+412[a]
4Pacific7322108+211
5York9724187+110
6Valour722389−18[b]
7Atlético Ottawa7223712−58[b]
8FC Edmonton7016514−91
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:

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
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 16 2 Valour FC 0–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
10:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 20 3 FC Edmonton 0–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 23 4 Cavalry FC 2–1 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
August 27 5 Atlético Ottawa 2–0 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
ReportStadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 30 6 Cavalry FC 1–2 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
10:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
September 5 7 Cavalry FC 1–0 York9 FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Group stage

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Forge321041+37Advance to final
2HFX Wanderers311137−44
3Cavalry31024403[a]
4Pacific310265+13[a]
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]
Notes:

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
6:00pmReport
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie
September 12 2 Cavalry FC 1–2 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
September 15 3 Cavalry FC 0–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
11:00amHernández  90+2'Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of September 15, 2020

No.PosNatPlayerTotalCanadian Premier League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  CANMarco Carducci909+00
2DF  CANDean Northover704+30
3DF  ENGNathan Mavila938+13
4DF  CANDominick Zator10110+01
5DF  CANMason Trafford808+00
6MF  CANNik Ledgerwood715+21
7FW  BRAOliver706+10
8MF  CANElijah Adekugbe917+21
9FW  ENGJordan Brown1037+33
10MF  CANSergio Camargo212+01
14DF  ENGJonathan Wheeldon606+00
15MF  CANElliot Simmons1006+40
16MF  CANBruno Zebie1005+50
17FW  CANNico Pasquotti807+10
19FW  PERJair Córdova410+41
20FW  CANJosé Hernández301+20
21DF  CANMohamed Farsi1017+31
22GK  CANNiko Giantsopoulos101+00
23MF  CANTofa Fakunle100+10
24FW  CANAribim Pepple600+60
25DF  CANRobert Boskovic606+00
29FW  CANMarcus Haber925+42

Top scorers

RankNat.PlayerPos.Canadian Premier LeagueTOTAL
1 Nathan MavilaDF33
Jordan BrownFW33
3 Marcus HaberFW22
4 Sergio 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

RankNat.PlayerPos.Canadian Premier LeagueTOTAL
1 Elijah AdekugbeMF11
Mohamed FarsiMF11
Nik LedgerwoodMF11
OliverFW11
Nathan MavilaDF11
Totals55

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

Clean sheets

RankNat.PlayerCanadian Premier LeagueTOTAL
1 Marco Carducci33
Totals33

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

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerCanadian Premier LeagueTOTAL
1GK Marco Carducci1010
3DF Nathan Mavila1010
6DF Nik Ledgerwood1010
8MF Elijah Adekugbe2020
10MF Sergio Camargo1010
14DF Jonathan Wheeldon1111
15MF Elliot Simmons1010
20FW José Hernández1010
21DF Mohamed Farsi2020
25DF Robert Boskovic2020
29FW Marcus Haber1010
Totals141141

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

Notes

References

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