2018 season | |||
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President | John Pugh | ||
Head Coach | Nikola Popovic | ||
Stadium | TD Place Stadium | ||
USL | 10th, East | ||
Canadian Championship | Semifinals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Three players (4) All: Tony Taylor (5) | ||
Highest home attendance | 8,084 (2 May v. New York Red Bulls II) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,781 (25 May v. Bethlehem Steel) | ||
Average home league attendance | 4,618 | ||
The 2018 Ottawa Fury FC season was the club's 5th season at the professional level and its 2nd in the United Soccer League.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Apps. | Goals | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Callum Irving | ![]() | GK | 16 March 1993 | ![]() | 2017 | 38 | 0 | ||
12 | David Monsalve | ![]() ![]() | GK | 21 December 1988 | Vaughan Azzurri | 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | Maxime Crépeau | ![]() | GK | 11 April 1994 | loan from Montreal Impact | 2018 | 27 | 0 | ||
Defenders | ||||||||||
3 | Eddie Edward | ![]() | RB/CB | 20 September 1988 | FC Edmonton | 2016 | 71 | 2 | ||
4 | Nana Attakora | ![]() ![]() | RB/CB | 27 March 1989 | ![]() | 2018 | 17 | 2 | ||
7 | Onua Obasi | ![]() ![]() | LB/CB | 24 September 1988 | ![]() | 2016 | 66 | 2 | ||
13 | Monti Mohsen | ![]() ![]() | LB | 13 June 2000 | Ottawa Internationals | 2018 | 1 | 0 | ||
20 | David Edgar | ![]() ![]() | CB | 19 May 1987 | ![]() | 2018 | 1 | 0 | ||
23 | Daniel Kinumbe | ![]() | FB | 15 March 1999 | Montreal Impact | 2018 | 3 | 0 | ||
26 | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | ![]() | CB | 13 November 1997 | loan from Montreal Impact | 2018 | 27 | 0 | ||
31 | Clément Bayiha | ![]() ![]() | FB | 8 March 1999 | Montreal Impact | 2018 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
2 | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé | ![]() | CM/LB | 9 March 1995 | ![]() | 2018 | 4 | 0 | ||
5 | Chris Mannella | ![]() | CM | 7 June 1994 | Vaughan Azzurri | 2018 | 25 | 0 | ||
6 | Sergio Manesio | ![]() ![]() | CM/CB | 1 July 1994 | Unattached | 2017 | 33 | 0 | ||
15 | Maxim Tissot | ![]() | LB/LW | 13 April 1992 | ![]() | 2018 | 23 | 2 | ||
22 | Jamar Dixon | ![]() ![]() | CM/RB | 5 June 1989 | ![]() | 2016 | 73 | 2 | ||
80 | Cristian Portilla | ![]() | CM/AM | 28 August 1988 | ![]() | 2018 | 21 | 1 | ||
88 | Kévin Oliveira | ![]() | CM | 8 June 1996 | ![]() | 2018 | 29 | 4 | ||
Forwards | ||||||||||
8 | Steevan Dos Santos | ![]() | CF | 17 December 1989 | ![]() | 2017 | 51 | 16 | ||
9 | Carl Haworth | ![]() ![]() | FW | 9 July 1989 | Ottawa Fury (PDL) | 2014 | 129 | 17 | ||
11 | Daniel Haber | ![]() | FW | 20 May 1992 | ![]() | 2018 | 7 | 0 | ||
14 | Gabriel Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti | ![]() ![]() | FW | 12 April 1998 | Montreal Impact | 2018 | 2 | 0 | ||
17 | Azake Luboyera | ![]() | FW | 6 April 1998 | Unattached | 2017 | 10 | 1 | ||
24 | Jimmy-Shammar Sanon | ![]() ![]() | LW | 24 January 1997 | FC Montreal | 2017 | 26 | 1 | ||
30 | Adonijah Reid | ![]() ![]() | FW | 13 August 1999 | loan from ![]() | 2018 | 37 | 4 | ||
99 | Tony Taylor | ![]() ![]() | FW | 13 July 1989 | ![]() | 2018 | 28 | 5 |
Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
13 November 2017 | DF | ![]() | Andrae Campbell | Unattached | Free |
13 November 2017 | DF | ![]() | Aron Mkungilwa | Unattached | Free |
13 November 2017 | DF | ![]() | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | Montreal Impact | Free [19] |
14 December 2017 | FW | ![]() | Tucker Hume | ![]() | Free [20] |
18 December 2017 | MF | ![]() | Jonathan Barden | ![]() | Free [21] |
6 January 2018 | DF | ![]() | Shane McEleney | ![]() | Free [22] |
8 January 2018 | MF | ![]() | Lance Rozeboom | ![]() | Free [23] |
24 January 2018 | DF | ![]() | Ramon Martin Del Campo | ![]() | Free [24] |
3 February 2018 | MF | ![]() | Ryan Williams | ![]() | Free [25] |
27 February 2018 | DF | ![]() | Kyle Venter | ![]() | Free [26] |
1 April 2018 | GK | ![]() | David Paulmin | ![]() | Free [27] |
7 April 2018 | GK | ![]() | Andrew MacRae | ![]() | Free [28] |
15 May 2018 | FW | ![]() | Sito Seoane | ![]() | Free [29] |
29 May 2018 | DF | ![]() | Doneil Henry | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Loan end [30] |
13 July 2018 | DF | ![]() | Kyle Porter | ![]() | Free [31] |
24 July 2018 | DF | ![]() | Clément Bayiha | Montreal Impact | Loan [16] |
9 August 2018 | MF | ![]() | Gerardo Bruna | Unattached | Free [32] |
28 August 2018 | DF | ![]() | Colin Falvey | Unattached | Free [33] |
Date From | Date To | Position | Nationality | Name | Last Club | Signed? |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
29 January 2018 [34] | 2 February 2018 [35] | GK | ![]() | Quillan Roberts | Woodbridge Strikers | No |
29 January 2018 [34] | 8 February 2018 [7] | DF | ![]() | Kyle Porter | ![]() | Yes |
29 January 2018 [34] | 8 February 2018 [7] | MF | ![]() | Cristian Portilla | ![]() | Yes |
29 January 2018 [34] | 12 February 2018 [8] | GK | ![]() | David Monsalve | Vaughan Azzurri | Yes |
29 January 2018 [34] | 16 March 2018 [12] | MF | ![]() | Chris Mannella | Vaughan Azzurri | Yes |
29 January 2018 [34] | 16 March 2018 [12] | DF | ![]() | Monti Mohsen | Ottawa Internationals | Yes |
29 January 2018 [34] | Unknown | MF | ![]() | A. J. Gray | ![]() | No |
29 January 2018 [34] | Unknown | MF | ![]() | Nevello Yoseke | ![]() | No |
29 January 2018 [34] | Unknown | MF | ![]() | Hansly Felix-Malonga | ![]() | No |
29 January 2018 [34] | Unknown | ![]() | Jadon Vilfort | Gloucester Celtic | No | |
29 January 2018 [34] | Unknown | FW | ![]() | Marcello Tantalo | Unattached | No |
29 January 2018 [34] | Unknown | MF | ![]() | Dragomir Vukobratović | ![]() | No |
10 February 2018 | Ottawa Fury | – | Gloucester Celtic | Ottawa, ON |
Attendance: Closed-door | ||||
Note: Match result not made public. |
16 February 2018 | Ottawa Fury | – | Ottawa Internationals | Ottawa, ON |
Attendance: Closed-door | ||||
Note: Match result not made public. |
23 February 2018 | Nashville SC | 1–1 | Ottawa Fury | Bradenton, FL |
15:00 EST (UTC–5) | Winn ![]() | Report | Haworth ![]() | Stadium: IMG Academy |
27 February 2018 | Carleton University | – | Ottawa Fury | Ottawa, ON |
Report | Stadium: MNP Park Attendance: Closed-door | |||
Note: Match result not made public. |
4 March 2018 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | Ottawa Fury | Toronto, ON |
16:30 EST (UTC–5) | Report | Haworth ![]() | Stadium: BMO Field |
9 March 2018 | League1 Ontario All-Stars | 1–6 | Ottawa Fury | Vaughan, ON |
12:45 EST (UTC–5) | Watson ![]() | Report | Haworth ![]() Sito ![]() Dos Santos ![]() Reid ![]() Salazar ![]() | Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre |
7 September 2018Cap City Cup | Ottawa Fury | – | Montreal Impact | Ottawa, ON |
19:00 EST (UTC–5) | Stadium: TD Place Stadium |
Rnk | Pos | Nat | Name | Goals | Assists |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | ![]() | Carl Haworth | 4 | 1 |
2 | FW | ![]() | Steevan Dos Santos | 1 | 2 |
3 | FW | ![]() | Sito Seoane | 1 | 1 |
4 | FW | ![]() | Adonijah Reid | 1 | 0 |
FW | ![]() | Michael Salazar | 1 | 0 | |
6 | MF | ![]() | Sergio Manesio | 0 | 1 |
Total | 8 | 5 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | Nashville SC | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 49 | Conference Playoffs |
9 | North Carolina FC | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 47 | |
10 | Ottawa Fury | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 45 | |
11 | Charlotte Independence | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 42 | |
12 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 41 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 33 | −9 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | −12 |
Last updated: 18 August 2018.
Source: Match reports
17 March 20181 | Charlotte Independence | 4–1 | Ottawa Fury | Matthews, NC |
19:00 EST (UTC–5) | Report | Stadium: Sportsplex at Matthews Attendance: 1,438 Referee: Jonathan Bilinski |
7 April 20182 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 5–0 | Ottawa Fury | St. Petersburg, FL |
19:30 EST (UTC–5) | Report | Stadium: Al Lang Stadium Attendance: 5,059 Referee: Luis Guardia |
14 April 20183 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 1–0 | Ottawa Fury | Pittsburgh, PA |
19:00 EST (UTC–5) | Report | Stadium: Highmark Stadium Attendance: 1,823 Referee: Lorant Varga |
21 April 20184 | Ottawa Fury | 1–1 | North Carolina FC | Ottawa, ON |
14:00 EST (UTC–5) | Report |
| Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 6,137 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
28 April 20185 | Ottawa Fury | 0–3 | FC Cincinnati | Ottawa, ON |
14:00 EST (UTC–5) |
| Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,785 Referee: Carol-Anne Chénard |
2 May 20186 | Ottawa Fury | 0–0 | New York Red Bulls II | Ottawa, ON |
10:30 EST (UTC–5) | Report |
| Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 8,084 Referee: Matt Souare |
7 May 20187 | Penn FC | 0–1 | Ottawa Fury | Harrisburg, PA |
18:30 EST (UTC–5) | Report | Stadium: FNB Field Referee: Matthew Franz |
12 May 20188 | Ottawa Fury | 2–0 | Atlanta United 2 | Ottawa, ON |
14:00 EST (UTC–5) |
| Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,296 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
19 May 20189 | Charleston Battery | 0–0 | Ottawa Fury | Charleston, SC |
19:00 EST (UTC–5) | Report | Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium Attendance: 2,597 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
25 May 201810 | Ottawa Fury | 1–0 | Bethlehem Steel | Ottawa, ON |
19:00 EST (UTC–5) | Report |
| Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,781 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
30 May 201811 | Ottawa Fury | 3–0 | Toronto FC II | Ottawa, ON |
19:00 EST (UTC–5) |
| Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,219 Referee: David Barrie |
2 June 201812 | Ottawa Fury | 0–1 | Charlotte Independence | Ottawa, ON |
19:00 EST (UTC–5) | Report |
| Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,693 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard |
13 June 201813 | North Carolina FC | 4–2 | Ottawa Fury | Cary, NC |
19:00 EST (UTC–5) | Report | Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 3,452 Referee: Guido Gonzalez Jr. |
24 June 201814 | New York Red Bulls II | 0–3 | Ottawa Fury | Montclair, NJ |
17:00 EST (UTC–5) | Report | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Attendance: 818 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj |
30 June 201815 | FC Cincinnati | 2–0 | Ottawa Fury | Cincinnati, OH |
19:30 EST (UTC–5) | Report |
| Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 27,107 Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
4 July 201816 | Indy Eleven | 0–1 | Ottawa Fury | Indianapolis, IN |
19:00 EST (UTC–5) |
| Report | Stadium: Lucas Oil Stadium Attendance: 11,025 Referee: Kevin Broadley |
8 July 201817 | Ottawa Fury | 0–1 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Ottawa, ON |
13:00 EST (UTC–5) | Report |
| Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,826 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
14 July 201818 | Ottawa Fury | 2–1 | Penn FC | Ottawa, ON |
14:00 EST (UTC–5) |
| Report |
| Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,315 Referee: David Barrie |
21 July 201819 | Ottawa Fury | 2–0 | Nashville SC | Ottawa, ON |
Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,264 Referee: Juan Marquez |
28 July 201820 | Ottawa Fury | 0–3 | Louisville City | Ottawa, ON |
Report |
| Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,096 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
3 August 201821 | Ottawa Fury | 2–0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | Ottawa, ON |
19:00 EDT (UTC−4) | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,226 Referee: David Barrie |
16 June / 7 August 201822 | Atlanta United 2 | 1–1 | Ottawa Fury | Lawrenceville, GA / Kennesaw, GA |
19:00 / 18:00 EST (UTC–5) | Report |
| Stadium: Coolray Field / Fifth Third Bank Stadium Attendance: 3,596 Referee: Eric Tattersall / Aleksandar Zhelyaskov | |
Note: Match began on 16 June at Coolray Field and was abandoned in the 44th minute with the score tied 1–1 due to lightning. The match was resumed in the 44th minute and with the same score on 7 August at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. [36] |
10 August 201823 | Nashville SC | 2–0 | Ottawa Fury | Nashville, TN |
Report | Stadium: First Tennessee Park Attendance: 8,694 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic |
15 August 201824 | Ottawa Fury | 2–0 | Richmond Kickers | Ottawa, ON |
19:00 EST (UTC–5) | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,535 Referee: Matt Souare |
18 August 201825 | Ottawa Fury | 0–0 | Indy Eleven | Ottawa, ON |
14:00 EDT (UTC–5) | Report |
| Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,393 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
22 August 201826 | Bethlehem Steel | 2–0 | Ottawa Fury | Bethlehem, PA |
5:00 PM | Moar ![]() ![]() Skundrich ![]() Yaro ![]() Aubrey ![]() | Report | Meilleur-Giguere ![]() Taylor ![]() Portilla ![]() Haworth ![]() | Stadium: Goodman Stadium Attendance: 2,066 Referee: Jon Freemon |
25 August 201827 | Ottawa Fury | 0–2 | Penn FC | Ottawa, ON |
8:00 PM | Attakora ![]() | Report | Bond ![]() Paulo ![]() Dennis ![]() ![]() | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,270 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
31 August 201828 | New York Red Bulls II | 1–0 | Ottawa Fury | Montclair, NJ |
7:00 PM EDT | Stroud ![]() | Report | Portilla ![]() Edward ![]() | Stadium: MSU Soccer Park Referee: Daniel Gutierrez |
6 September 201829 | Toronto FC II | 3–4 | Ottawa Fury | Toronto, ON |
Hernandez ![]() Endoh ![]() Bakero ![]() Srbely ![]() Hamilton ![]() Hagglund ![]() | Report | Taylor ![]() Portilla ![]() Meilleur-Giguère ![]() Reid ![]() Monsalve ![]() | Stadium: Lamport Stadium Attendance: 207 Referee: David Barrie |
15 September 201830 | Richmond Kickers | 0–2 | Ottawa Fury | Richmond, VA |
19:00 EDT | Roberts ![]() | Report | Roberts ![]() Haworth ![]() | Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 2,369 Referee: Thomas Snyder |
22 September 201831 | Louisville City | 4–0 | Ottawa Fury | Louisville, KY |
7:30PM | Davis IV ![]() ![]() Lancaster ![]() Souahy ![]() | Report | Attakora ![]() Oliveira ![]() | Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field Attendance: 7,729 Referee: Matt Franz |
26 September 201832 | Toronto FC II | 0–1 | Ottawa Fury | Toronto, ON |
5:00 P.M. | Campbell ![]() Mohammed ![]() | Report | Mannella ![]() Taylor ![]() Reid ![]() Dos Santos ![]() Sanon ![]() | Stadium: Lamport Stadium Attendance: 107 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
Note: Match originally scheduled for March 31, but was postponed due to poor pitch conditions. [37] |
30 September 201833 | Ottawa Fury | 0–0 | Bethlehem Steel | Ottawa, ON |
Edward ![]() | Report | Mbaizo ![]() Moar ![]() Ofeimu ![]() | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,470 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
13 October 201834 | Ottawa Fury | 0–2 | Charleston Battery | Ottawa, ON |
1:00 P.M. | Report | Wild ![]() Svantesson ![]() ![]() | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,385 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
20 June 20181 | Blainville | 0–1 | Ottawa Fury | Laval, QC |
19:30 (UTC-05:00) |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Desjardins Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Alain Ruch |
27 June 20182 | Ottawa Fury | 1–0 (2–0 agg.) | Blainville | Ottawa, ON |
19:30 (UTC-05:00) | Report |
| Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3,915 Referee: Juan Marquez |
18 July 20181 | Ottawa Fury | 0–1 | Toronto FC | Ottawa, ON |
19:30 (UTC-05:00) |
| Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 6,057 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
Rnk | Pos | No. | Nat | Player | USL | Canadian Championship | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | FW | 99 | ![]() | Tony Taylor | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2 | FW | 8 | ![]() | Steevan Dos Santos | 4 | 0 | 4 |
MF | 88 | ![]() | Kévin Oliveira | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | FW | 30 | ![]() | Adonijah Reid | 3 | 0 | 3 |
FW | 9 | ![]() | Carl Haworth | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
6 | DF | 4 | ![]() | Nana Attakora | 2 | 0 | 2 |
7 | FW | 11 | ![]() | Sito Seoane | 1 | 0 | 1 |
DF | 32 | ![]() | Colin Falvey | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
MF | 80 | ![]() | Cristian Portilla | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Total | 23 | 2 | 25 |
Rnk | No. | Player | USL | Canadian Championship | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 | ![]() | 12 | 2 | 14 |
Total | 12 | 2 | 14 |
Number | Nation | Position | Name | USL | Canadian Championship | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
3 | ![]() | DF | Eddie Edward | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
4 | ![]() | DF | Nana Attakora | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
5 | ![]() | MF | Chris Mannella | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
7 | ![]() | DF | Onua Obasi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
9 | ![]() | FW | Carl Haworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
10 | ![]() | MF | Gerardo Bruna | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 | ![]() | MF | Jamar Dixon | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
30 | ![]() | FW | Adonijah Reid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
80 | ![]() | MF | Cristian Portilla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
88 | ![]() | MF | Kévin Oliveira | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
99 | ![]() | FW | Tony Taylor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Totals | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
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The 2017 Ottawa Fury FC season was the club's 4th season at the professional level and its first in the United Soccer League.
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