2022 FC Edmonton season

The 2022 FC Edmonton season was the eleventh and final season in the history of FC Edmonton. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship. The club was run directly by the CPL as the league searched for a new owner.[1]

FC Edmonton
2022 season
General managerJeff Harrop
Head coachAlan Koch
StadiumClarke Stadium
Canadian Premier League8th
Canadian ChampionshipPreliminary Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mamadi Camara
Tobias Warschewski (4 each)

All: Tobias Warschewski (5)
Highest home attendance1,275
(May 22 vs. Atlético Ottawa)
Lowest home attendance600
(April 15 vs. York United FC)
Average home league attendance927
← 2021

Squad

As of July 11, 2022[2]

No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous club
Goalkeepers
1Andreas Vaikla GK (1997-02-19)February 19, 1997 (aged 25) Toronto FC II
48Darlington Murasiranwa GK (2001-02-07)February 7, 2001 (aged 21) Whitecaps FC Academy
90Joseph Holliday GK (2005-01-08)January 8, 2005 (aged 17)Academy
Defenders
2Kelsey Egwu CB (2004-02-01)February 1, 2004 (aged 18) BTB Academy
4Luke Singh CB (2000-09-12)September 12, 2000 (aged 22) Toronto FC
5Malik Sylvester CB BTB Academy
14Cale Loughrey CB (2001-08-04)August 4, 2001 (aged 21) Forge FC
18Nyal Higgins CB / RB (1998-01-19)January 19, 1998 (aged 24) Atlético Ottawa
19T-Boy Fayia CB (2001-02-01)February 1, 2001 (aged 21) York United
22Wesley Timoteo FB (2000-04-09)April 9, 2000 (aged 22) PO Xylotymbou
36Felix N'sa CB (2003-09-25)September 25, 2003 (aged 19) Whitecaps FC Academy
40Nekhi Wright RB BTB Academy
57Terique Mohammed LB (2000-01-27)January 27, 2000 (aged 22) Dundalk
Midfielders
8Shamit Shome AM (1997-09-05)September 5, 1997 (aged 25) Montreal Impact
11Azriel Gonzalez AM / LW (2001-05-24)May 24, 2001 (aged 21) Tacoma Defiance
12Ousman Maheshe RW / LW / FB (2002-04-02)April 2, 2002 (aged 20) NAIT Ooks
16Marcus Simmons LW / LB / ST (2000-07-16)July 16, 2000 (aged 22) York Lions
17CJ Smith RW / LW (1998-01-12)January 12, 1998 (aged 24) Houston Baptist Huskies
21Simon Triantafillou AM (1999-01-01)January 1, 1999 (aged 23) Providence Friars
25Bicou Bissainthe DM / CB (1999-03-15)March 15, 1999 (aged 23) Sevan
30Gabriel Bitar AM / CF (1998-08-23)August 23, 1998 (aged 24) Carleton Ravens
Forwards
6Mamadi Camara CF (1995-02-25)February 25, 1995 (aged 27) HFX Wanderers
7Masta Kacher CF / AM (1995-11-08)November 8, 1995 (aged 27) Valour FC
9Mouhamadou Kane CF (2003-10-12)October 12, 2003 (aged 19) York United
10Tobias Warschewski CF / RW (1998-02-06)February 6, 1998 (aged 24) Phönix Lübeck
45Kairo Coore ST (2001-01-12)January 12, 2001 (aged 21) CBU Capers

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource
18DF Nyal Higgins Atlético OttawaFreeFebruary 25, 2022[3]
7FW Masta Kacher Valour FCFreeFebruary 17, 2022[4]
6FW Mamadi Camara HFX Wanderers FCFreeFebruary 22, 2022[5]
45FW Kairo Coore CBU CapersSelected 2nd overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports DraftMarch 22, 2022[6]
57DF Terique Mohammed Dundalk F.C.FreeMarch 23, 2022[7]
16FW Marcus Simmons York LionsFreeMarch 25, 2022[8]
30FW Gabriel Bitar Carleton RavensFreeMarch 28, 2022[9]
2DF Kelsey Egwu BTB AcademySigned to a development contractApril 30, 2022[10]
5DF Malik Sylvester BTB AcademySigned to a development contractApril 30, 2022[10]
90GK Joseph HollidayAcademySigned to a development contractMay 6, 2022[11]
40DF Nekhi Wright BTB AcademySigned to a development contractMay 14, 2022[12]

Loans in

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource
9FW Julian Ulbricht York UnitedSeason-long loan; recalled on July 11, 2022February 10, 2022[13]
10FW Tobias Warschewski York UnitedSeason-long loanFebruary 10, 2022[13]
36DF Felix N'sa York UnitedSeason-long loanFebruary 10, 2022[13]
4DF Luke Singh Toronto FCSeason-long loanMarch 3, 2022[14]
1GK Andreas Vaikla Toronto FCSeason-long loanMarch 24, 2022[15]
12DF Ousman Maheshe HFX WanderersSeason-long loanMarch 29, 2022[16]
22DF Wesley Timóteo HFX WanderersSeason-long loanMarch 29, 2022[16]
17MF CJ Smith HFX WanderersSeason-long loanMarch 29, 2022[16]
11MF Azriel Gonzalez York UnitedSeason-long loanApril 1, 2022[17]
8MF Shamit Shome Forge FCSeason-long loanApril 5, 2022[18]
14DF Cale Loughrey Forge FCSeason-long loanApril 5, 2022[18]
21MF Simon Triantafillou Pacific FCSeason-long loanApril 15, 2022[19]
25MF Bicou Bissainthe Pacific FCSeason-long loanApril 22, 2022[20]
9FW Mouhamadou Kane York UnitedSeason-long loanJuly 11, 2022[21]

Draft picks

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

RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity
12FWKairo Coore  CanadaCape Breton
210FWQuentin Paumier  FranceMontréal

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource
1GK Connor JamesN/ARetiredNovember 13, 2021[22]
4DF Allan ZebieN/ARetiredNovember 14, 2021[23]
3DF Jeannot EsuaContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
5DF Ramón SoriaContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
8DF Mélé Temguia Forward Madison FCContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
12DF Sharly MabussiContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
27DF Hunter Gorskie Orange County SCContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
55DF Amer Didic Pacific FCContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
2MF Paris GeeContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
7MF Shamit Shome Forge FCContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
10MF Kyle Porter Blue Devils FCContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
17MF Marcus Velado-TsegayeContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
20MF Antony CaceresContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
21MF Tomas Giraldo CF MontréalLoan expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
28MF Thomas Gardner Varsity FCContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
33MF Fraser Aird Cavalry FCContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
13FW Roberto Avila Houston Dynamo 2Loan expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
19FW Tobias Warschewski York UnitedContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
26FW Matthew Durrans FC PipinsriedContract expiredDecember 31, 2021[24]
9FW Easton Ongaro UTA AradContract expiredJanuary 12, 2022[25]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

March 15 Friendly FC Edmonton 3–3 FC Tigers Vancouver Edmonton, Alberta
ReportStadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome
March 26 Friendly University of Alberta Golden Bears 1–3 FC Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta
Report
Stadium: Foote Field
April 1 Friendly FC Edmonton 1–0 MacEwan Griffins Edmonton, Alberta
10:00amReportStadium: Clarke Stadium

Competitions

Matches are listed in Edmonton local time: Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6) until November 5, and Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7) otherwise.

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Canadian Premier LeagueApril 10October 8Matchday 182848163151−20014.29
Canadian ChampionshipMay 10May 10Preliminary roundPreliminary round100112−1000.00
Total2948173253−21013.79

Last updated: October 9, 2022
Source: 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.[26]
(C) Champion; (S) Regular season winner

Results by match

Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultDDLDLLLLLDLWLWLLDLL
Position5477888888888888888
Updated to match(es) played on August 7, 2022. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

April 10 1 FC Edmonton 1–1 Valour FC Edmonton, Alberta
2:00pmReport
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 670
Referee: Filip Dujic
April 15 2 FC Edmonton 1–1 York United FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Juan Marquez
April 23 3 Forge FC 3–0 FC Edmonton Hamilton, Ontario
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,133
Referee: David Barrie
April 27 4 FC Edmonton 0–0 Pacific FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00pmSingh  32'ReportAparicio  37'
Mukumbilwa  73'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 765
Referee: Scott Bowman
April 30 5 HFX Wanderers FC 3–1 FC Edmonton Halifax, Nova Scotia
12:00pm
ReportStadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,213
Referee: Ben Hoskins
May 6 6 FC Edmonton 0–3 Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,044
Referee: David Barrie
May 14 7 Pacific FC 2–1 FC Edmonton Langford, British Columbia
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,424
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
May 22 8 FC Edmonton 1–2 Atlético Ottawa Edmonton, Alberta
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Alain Ruch
May 31 9 FC Edmonton 3–4 Forge FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00pmReport
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 897
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
June 5 10 Valour FC 1–1 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,727
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
June 14 11 FC Edmonton 1–2 HFX Wanderers FC Edmonton, Alberta
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 784
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
June 19 12 FC Edmonton 1–0 Atlético Ottawa Edmonton, Alberta
3:00pmReport
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,177
Referee: Michael Venne
June 26 13 Cavalry FC 3–1 FC Edmonton Foothills County, Alberta
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,743
Referee: David Barrie
July 1 14 FC Edmonton 3–0 York United FC Edmonton, Alberta
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,133
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
July 9 15 FC Edmonton 2–3 Pacific FC Edmonton, Alberta
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,356
Referee: Mo Mohseni
July 19 16 Forge FC 5–1 FC Edmonton Hamilton, Ontario
4:45pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Mario Al-Ayass
July 23 17 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 FC Edmonton Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:30am
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 5,724
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 30 18 Cavalry FC 2–0 FC Edmonton Foothills County, Alberta
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,446
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 7 19 Atlético Ottawa 2–1 FC Edmonton Ottawa, Ontario
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: TD Place
Attendance: 6,574
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 14 20 York United FC v FC Edmonton Toronto, Ontario
2:00pmStadium: York Lions Stadium
August 21 21 Valour FC v FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
12:30pmStadium: IG Field
August 28 22 FC Edmonton v HFX Wanderers FC Edmonton, Alberta
4:00pmStadium: Clarke Stadium
September 2 23 Atlético Ottawa v FC Edmonton Ottawa, Ontario
5:00pmStadium: TD Place
September 9 24 York United FC v FC Edmonton Toronto, Ontario
5:30pmStadium: York Lions Stadium
September 17 25 FC Edmonton v Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
2:00pmStadium: Clarke Stadium
September 25 26 FC Edmonton v Forge FC Edmonton, Alberta
2:00pmStadium: Clarke Stadium
September 30 27 Pacific FC v FC Edmonton Langford, British Columbia
8:00pmStadium: Starlight Stadium
October 8 28 FC Edmonton v Valour FC Edmonton, Alberta
1:00pmStadium: Clarke Stadium

Canadian Championship

May 10 PR Cavalry FC 2–1 FC Edmonton Foothills County, Alberta
7:30pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Referee: Juan Marquez

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of July 7, 2022

No.PosNatPlayerTotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1GK  ESTAndreas Vaikla14013+001+00
2DF  CANKelsey Egwu101+000+00
4DF  TRILuke Singh13012+001+00
6MF  CANMamadi Camara13311+131+00
7FW  ALGMastanabal Kacher1214+810+00
8MF  CANShamit Shome1009+100+00
9FW  GERJulian Ulbricht915+310+10
10FW  GERTobias Warschewski1239+221+01
11MF  USAAzriel Gonzalez1007+300+00
14DF  CANCale Loughrey1207+401+00
16FW  CANMarcus Simmons12010+101+00
17MF  CANCJ Smith1001+800+10
18DF  CANNyal Higgins14013+001+00
19DF  CANT-Boy Fayia1107+301+00
21DF  CANSimon Triantafillou1308+401+00
22DF  CANWesley Timoteo15210+421+00
25MF  HAIBicou Bissainte827+120+00
30FW  CANGabriel Bitar14213+021+00
45FW  CANKairo Coore1013+610+10
57DF  CANTerique Mohammed1003+700+00

Top scorers

RankNat.PlayerPos.Canadian Premier LeagueCanadian ChampionshipTOTAL
1 Tobias WarschewskiFW101
Masta KacherFW101
Totals202

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian ChampionshipTOTAL
17MF CJ Smith010001
Totals010001

References