2022 Atlético Ottawa season

The 2022 Atlético Ottawa season was the third season in the history of Atlético Ottawa. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship. This was the club's first season under head coach Carlos González after the departure of Mista following the 2021 season.

Atlético Ottawa
2022 season
CEOFernando Lopez
Head coachCarlos González[1]
StadiumTD Place Stadium
Canadian Premier League1st
CPL PlayoffsRunner-up
Canadian ChampionshipPreliminary Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ollie Bassett (8)
All: Ollie Bassett (8)
Highest home attendance14,992
(October 30 vs. Forge FC)
Lowest home attendance2,571
(July 20 vs. Valour)
Average home league attendance5,103
Biggest win3–0 @ York United
(July 24)
3–0 @ Cavalry FC
(August 21)
Biggest defeat1–6 vs. Valour
(April 24)
← 2021
2023 →

Current squad

As of September 1, 2022

No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (Age)Previous club
Goalkeepers
1Sean Melvin GK (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 28) Colorado Springs Switchbacks
29Nathan Ingham GK (1993-01-27)January 27, 1993 (aged 29) York United FC
Defenders
2Drew Beckie (Captain) CB / RB (1990-09-30)September 30, 1990 (aged 32) El Paso Locomotive
3Macdonald Niba CB (1994-08-08)August 8, 1994 (aged 28) Kuopion Palloseura
4Diego Espejo CB (2002-08-18)August 18, 2002 (aged 20) Atlético Madrid B
5Sergio Camus RB / CB (1997-04-09)April 9, 1997 (aged 25) Atlético Madrid B
15Maxim Tissot LB / DM (1992-04-13)April 13, 1992 (aged 30) Forge FC
17Miguel Acosta (3rd Captain) RB / LB / CB (1998-03-16)March 16, 1998 (aged 24) Atlético Baleares
33Iván Pérez LB (1992-10-20)October 20, 1992 (aged 30) UD San Sebastián
46Zachary Roy RB (2003-06-24)June 24, 2003 (aged 19) CS St-Hubert
Gabriel Carvalho CB (2006-02-18)February 18, 2006 (aged 16) West Ottawa SC
Midfielders
6Chris Mannella DM / CM (1994-06-07)June 7, 1994 (aged 28) York United FC
7Keven Alemán AM / RW (1994-03-25)March 25, 1994 (aged 28) Valour FC
8Ben McKendry (2nd Captain) DM / CM (1993-03-25)March 25, 1993 (aged 29) Nyköpings BIS
10Ollie Bassett AM / LW (1998-03-06)March 6, 1998 (aged 24) Pacific FC
14Owen Antoniuk MF (2002-08-26)August 26, 2002 (aged 20) Whitecaps FC 2
16Zach Verhoven LW / RW / RB (1998-08-17)August 17, 1998 (aged 24) Pacific FC
20Abdou Sissoko DM / CB (1990-03-20)March 20, 1990 (aged 32) Kuwait SC
22Zakaria Bahous MF (2001-08-05)August 5, 2001 (aged 21) FC Laval
Omar Darwish DM (2005-01-30)January 30, 2005 (aged 17) West Ottawa SC
Anthony Domanico MF Ottawa South United
Forwards
9Brian Wright CF (1995-03-24)March 24, 1995 (aged 27) Birmingham Legion FC
11Vladimir Moragrega CF (1998-07-26)July 26, 1998 (aged 24) Atlético San Luis
13Ballou Tabla LW / RW (1999-03-31)March 31, 1999 (aged 23) CF Montréal
19Malcolm Shaw CF / RW (1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 27) Assyriska IK
45Carl Haworth RW / RB (1989-07-09)July 9, 1989 (aged 33) Indy Eleven

Transfers

In

Transferred in

No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource
3DF Macdonald Niba Kuopion PalloseuraFree transferJanuary 26, 2022[2]
7MF Keven Alemán Valour FCFree transferJanuary 26, 2022[3]
10MF Ollie Bassett Pacific FCFree transferJanuary 26, 2022[4]
15DF Maxim Tissot Forge FCFree transferJanuary 26, 2022[5]
22MF Zakaria Bahous FC LavalFree transferJanuary 26, 2022[6]
29GK Nathan Ingham York United FCFree transferJanuary 26, 2022[7]
1GK Sean Melvin Colorado Springs SwitchbacksFree transferFebruary 4, 2022[8]
46DF Zachary Roy CS St-HubertFree transferFebruary 4, 2022[9]
45FW Carl Haworth Indy ElevenFree transferFebruary 10, 2022[10]
13FW Ballou Tabla CF MontréalFree transferFebruary 15, 2022[11]
20MF Abdou Sissoko Kuwait SCFree transferMarch 10, 2022[12]
21DF José Cunha CBU CapersSelected 1st overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports DraftApril 1, 2022[13]
33DF Iván Pérez UD San SebastiánFree transferJuly 1, 2022[14]
DF Gabriel Carvalho West Ottawa SCSigned to a Development ContractAugust 31, 2022[15]
MF Omar Darwish West Ottawa SCSigned to a Development ContractAugust 31, 2022[15]
MF Anthony Domanico Ottawa South UnitedSigned to a Development ContractSeptember 1, 2022[16]

Loans in

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource
11FW Vladimir Moragrega Atlético San LuisSeason-long loanFebruary 22, 2022[17]
4DF Diego Espejo Atlético Madrid BSeason-long loanFebruary 22, 2022[18]
33DF Iván Pérez UD San SebastiánShort-term loan (until June 30, 2022)May 12, 2022[19]
14MF Owen Antoniuk Vancouver WhitecapsSeason-long loanJuly 18, 2022[20]
5DF Sergio Camus Atlético Madrid BSeason-long loanAugust 10, 2022[21]

Draft picks

Atlético Ottawa made the following selections in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who were signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity
11DFJosé Cunha  PortugalCape Breton University
29FWJulien Bruce  FranceUniversité de Montréal

Out

Transferred out

No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource
1GK Dylon PowleyRetiredOption declinedNovember 30, 2021[22]
3DF Milovan Kapor FK PohronieContract expiredNovember 30, 2021[22]
4DF Brandon JohnContract expiredNovember 30, 2021[22]
5MF Viti Martínez Inter Club d'EscaldesOption declinedNovember 30, 2021[22]
7MF Ryan Telfer Columbus Crew 2Option declinedNovember 30, 2021[22]
9FW Shawn-Claud Lawson Simcoe County RoversOption declinedNovember 30, 2021[22]
10MF Alberto Soto Atlético Madrid BLoan expiredNovember 30, 2021[22]
11MF Antoine Coupland HNK RijekaContract expiredNovember 30, 2021[22]
13GK Teodor Obadal FK KabelOption declinedNovember 30, 2021[8]
18MF Tevin Shaw FC TucsonOption declinedNovember 30, 2021[22]
20DF Nyal Higgins Toronto FC IILoan expiredNovember 30, 2021[22]
21DF Myles Cornwall Fort Wayne FCContract expiredNovember 30, 2021[22]
22MF Rafael Núñez Club Atlético de Madrid JuvenilLoan expiredNovember 30, 2021[22]
23DF Matthew ArnoneOption declinedNovember 30, 2021[22]
28MF Mamadou Ba CF Montréal U23Development contract expiredNovember 30, 2021[22]
33DF Keesean Ferdinand CF Montréal U23Loan expiredNovember 30, 2021[22]
44DF Vashon Neufville Walton CasualsContract expiredNovember 30, 2021[22]
91MF Jaeden Mercure Ottawa South UnitedDevelopment contract expiredNovember 30, 2021[22]
99FW Raúl Uche Salamanca CF UDSOption declinedNovember 30, 2021[22]
21MF José Cunha CBU CapersDevelopment Contract ExpiredAugust 6, 2022[22]

Pre-season friendlies

Palencia
11 March 2022 (2022-03-11) Friendly Atlético Ottawa 4–1 Palencia Alcalá de Henares, Spain
16:30 CETStadium: Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcalá de Henares
Internacional Madrid
17 March 2022 (2022-03-17) Friendly Atlético Ottawa 0–4 Internacional Madrid Alcalá de Henares, Spain
11:05 CET
  • Martín
  • Reguera
  • Mancebo
Stadium: Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcalá de Henares
v Atlético Ottawa
23 March 2022 (2022-03-23) Friendly Real Madrid Castilla 3–1 Atlético Ottawa Valdebebas, Spain
11:35 CET
  • 9'
  • 65'
Report
  • Espejo 31'
Stadium: Ciudad Real Madrid
v Atlético Ottawa
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) Friendly Leganés B 1–3 Atlético Ottawa Leganés, Spain
11:40 CET
  • 7'
Report
Stadium: Instalación Deportiva Butarque
3 April 2022 (2022-04-03) Friendly Atlético Ottawa 2–0 CF Montréal U23 Ottawa, Ontario
11:00 ETReportStadium: TD Place Stadium

Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Atlético Ottawa (S)28131053629+749Advance to playoffs
2Forge (C)2814594725+2247
3Cavalry2814593933+647
4Pacific2813783633+346
5Valour28107113634+237
6York United2897123137−634
7HFX Wanderers2885152438−1429
8FC Edmonton2848163151−2020
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goals differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goals differential; 8) home goals for; 9) U-21 minutes; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.[23]
(C) Champion; (S) Regular season winner

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28131053629 +7495631419 −58422210 +12

Source: Matches

Results by Match

Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultWWLDLDWWWDLWWDDWLWLWWDDDDWWD
Position3222563323322221434311111111
Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2022. Source: Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

April 9 1 Atlético Ottawa 1–0 Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,172
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
April 16 2 Atlético Ottawa 1–0 HFX Wanderers FC Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,122
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
April 24 3 Atlético Ottawa 1–6 Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:00pm ETSirois 40' (o.g.)
McKendry  72'
ReportRomeo  8', 45'
Dyer 14' (pen.), 50'
Riggi 27', 45+2'
Levis 69'
Catavolo  74'
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,345
Referee: Scott Bowman
April 29 4 York United FC 2–2 Atletico Ottawa North York, Ontario
7:30pm ET
ReportWright 51'
Ingham  63'
Tabla 86'
Tissot  90+6'
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,043
Referee: Filip Dujic
May 7 5 Atlético Ottawa 0–1 Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
6:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,555
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
May 14 6 Forge FC 1–1 Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Mathieu Souare
May 22 7 FC Edmonton 1–2 Atlético Ottawa Edmonton, Alberta
4:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Alain Ruch
June 1 8 Valour FC 0–1 Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,699
Referee: Filip Dujic
June 5 9 Atlético Ottawa 2–1 Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,176
Referee: Ben Hoskins
June 14 10 Atlético Ottawa 0–0 York United FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,950
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
June 19 11 FC Edmonton 1–0 Atlético Ottawa Edmonton, Alberta
5:00pm ETReport
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,177
Referee: Michael Venne
June 30 12 HFX Wanderers FC 0–2 Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:30pm ET
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Ben Hoskins
July 3 13 Forge FC 0–1 Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,519
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
July 9 14 Atlético Ottawa 1–1 Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET
ReportStadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
July 20 15 Atlético Ottawa 1–1 Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ETReport
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 2,571
Referee: Filip Dujic
Note: This match was originally scheduled for July 17, but was postponed due to League Covid Protocols and rescheduled to July 20.[24]
July 24 16 York United FC 0–3 Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Mohammad Mohseni
July 31 17 Atlético Ottawa 0–4 Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,399
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
August 7 18 Atlético Ottawa 2–1 FC Edmonton Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 6,574
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 13 19 Pacific FC 1–0 Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
5:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,244
Referee: David Barrie
August 17 20 Atlético Ottawa 3–2 HFX Wanderers FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,281
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
August 21 21 Cavalry FC 0–3 Atlético Ottawa Calgary, Alberta
5:30pmReport
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,723
August 27 22 Atlético Ottawa 0–0 Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
6:30pm ET
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: Filip Dujic
September 2 23 Atlético Ottawa 0–0 FC Edmonton Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,053
Referee: Ben Hoskins
September 11 24 Pacific FC 1–1 Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
4:00pm ET
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Referee: Alain Ruch
September 18 25 Valour FC 1–1 Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
5:00pm ET
Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Mathieu Venne
September 24 26 Cavalry FC 1–3 Atlético Ottawa Calgary, Alberta
5:30pm ET
Stadium: ATCO Field
Referee: Filip Dujic
October 1 27 HFX Wanderers FC 1–2 Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 5,944
Referee: Mathieu Venne
October 9 28 Atlético Ottawa 2–2 York United FC Ottawa, Ontario
6:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,303
Referee: Alain Ruch

Playoff matches

October 15 SF Leg 1 Pacific FC 0–2 Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,759
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
October 23 SF Leg 2 Atlético Ottawa 1–1
(3–1 agg.)
Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 8,428
Referee: Jean-Luc Lauzière
October 30 Final Atlético Ottawa 0–2 Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
6:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 14,992
Referee: Filip Dujic

Canadian Championship

May 10 Preliminary Round Atlético Ottawa 1–1
(6–7 p)
York United Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Penalties
Note: York United FC's goalkeeper coach Benzi Camilo was sent off in the 88th minute for violent conduct.

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of October 30, 2022

No.PosNatPlayerTotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2DF  CANDrew Beckie27018+801+00
3DF  CMRMacdonald Niba1709+701+00
4DF  ESPDiego Espejo28027+001+00
5DF  ESPSergio Camus1107+400+00
6MF  CANChris Mannella600+600+00
7MF  CANKeven Alemán2429+1420+10
8MF  CANBen McKendry28013+1400+10
9FW  CANBrian Wright28718+970+10
10MF  NIROllie Bassett31830+081+00
11FW  MEXVladimir Moragrega2316+1611+00
13FW  CANBallou Tabla31728+271+00
14MF  CANOwen Antoniuk503+200+00
15DF  CANMaxim Tissot31330+031+00
16DF  CANZach Verhoven1633+1231+00
17DF  ESPMiguel Acosta30126+311+00
19FW  CANMalcolm Shaw24515+840+11
20MF  FRAAbdoul Sissoko29025+301+00
21DF  PORJosé Cunha202+000+00
22MF  CANZakaria Bahous29119+1010+00
29GK  CANNathan Ingham29028+001+00
33DF  ESPIván Pérez911+810+00
45FW  CANCarl Haworth27014+1200+10
46DF  CANZachary Roy1304+900+00

Top scorers

RankNat.PlayerPos.Canadian Premier LeagueCanadian ChampionshipTotal
1 Ollie BassettMF808
2 Brian WrightFW707
Ballou TablaMF70
4 Malcolm ShawFW415
5 Maxim TissotDF303
Zach VerhovenMF30
7 Keven AlemánMF202
8 Miguel AcostaDF101
Vladimir MoragregaFW10
Iván PérezDF10
Zakaria BahousMF10
Totals38139

Top assists

RankNat.PlayerPos.Canadian Premier LeagueCanadian ChampionshipTotal
1 Carl HaworthFW415
2 Ballou TablaMF404
3 Miguel AcostaDF303
Ollie BassettMF30
5 Brian WrightFW202
Maxim TissotDF20
Ben McKendryMF20
Zach VerhovenMF20

Note: 4 others tied at 1

Clean sheets

RankNat.PlayerCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian ChampionshipTOTAL
1 Nathan Ingham909
2 Sean Melvin101
Totals10010

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian ChampionshipTOTAL
2DF Drew Beckie620062
3DF Macdonald Niba100010
4DF Diego Espejo800080
5DF Sergio Camus300030
7MF Keven Alemán400040
8MF Ben McKendry400040
9FW Brian Wright200020
10MF Ollie Bassett601070
11FW Vladimir Moragrega501060
13FW Ballou Tabla500050
14MF Owen Antoniuk100010
15DF Maxim Tissot500050
16MF Zach Verhoven200020
17DF Miguel Acosta401050
19FW Malcolm Shaw200020
20MF Abdoul Sissoko700070
22MF Zakaria Bahous500050
29GK Nathan Ingham100010
33DF Iván Pérez100010
45FW Carl Haworth301040
Totals75230782

References

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