2020 Cavalry FC season

Last updated
Cavalry FC
2020 season
PresidentIan Allison
Coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr.
Stadium ATCO Field
Canadian Premier League 3rd
Canadian Championship Did not qualify
Top goalscorer Jordan Brown
Nathan Mavila
(3 goals each)
  2019
2021  

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]

Contents

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
1 Marco Carducci Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK September 24, 1996 (aged 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Foothills
22 Niko Giantsopoulos Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK June 24, 1994 (aged 26) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Launceston City
Defenders
3 Nathan Mavila Flag of England.svg LB October 15, 1995 (aged 25) Flag of England.svg Dulwich Hamlet
4 Dominick Zator Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB September 18, 1994 (aged 26) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Foothills
5 Mason Trafford Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB August 21, 1986 (aged 34) Flag of the United States.svg Miami City
12 Dean Northover Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FB September 4, 1991 (aged 29) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Foothills
14 Jonathan Wheeldon Flag of England.svg CB August 28, 1989 (aged 31) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Foothills
21 Mohamed Farsi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FB December 15, 1999 (aged 21) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AS Blainville
25 Robert Boskovic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB July 1, 1998 (aged 22) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II
Midfielders
6 Nik Ledgerwood Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DM / RB January 16, 1985 (aged 35) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Foothills
8 Elijah Adekugbe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF July 17, 1996 (aged 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Foothills
10 Sergio Camargo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AM August 16, 1994 (aged 26) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Foothills
15 Elliot Simmons Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM February 5, 1998 (aged 22) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg HFX Wanderers
16 Bruno Zebie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LM August 14, 1995 (aged 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FC Edmonton
17 Nico Pasquotti Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RW October 18, 1995 (aged 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Foothills
23 Tofa Fakunle Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AM January 11, 1995 (aged 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Foothills
Richard Luca [upper-alpha 1] Flag of Brazil.svg LW / RW / AM January 6, 1998 (aged 22) Flag of Brazil.svg Aparecidense
Forwards
7 Oliver Minatel Flag of Brazil.svg ST / LW / RW August 29, 1992 (aged 28) Flag of Australia (converted).svg South Melbourne
9 Jordan Brown Flag of England.svg ST November 10, 1996 (aged 24) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Znojmo
19 Jair Córdova Flag of Peru (state).svg ST August 18, 1996 (aged 24) Flag of Peru.svg Alianza Universidad
20 José Hernández Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ST March 19, 2000 (aged 20) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pacific FC
24 Aribim Pepple Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg ST December 25, 2002 (aged 18) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Calgary Foothills
29 Marcus Haber Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF January 11, 1989 (aged 31) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pacific FC

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
20FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg José Hernández Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pacific FC Free transferDecember 11, 2019 [4]
19FW Flag of Peru (state).svg Jair Córdova Flag of Peru (state).svg Alianza Universidad UndisclosedJanuary 22, 2020 [5]
16MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bruno Zebie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FC Edmonton Free TransferFebruary 5, 2020 [6]
MF Flag of Brazil.svg Richard Luca Flag of Mexico.svg UANL Free TransferFebruary 19, 2020 [7]
15MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Elliot Simmons Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg HFX Wanderers Free TransferFebruary 26, 2020 [8]
21DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mohamed Farsi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AS Blainville Free TransferApril 15, 2020 [9]
29FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Haber Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pacific FC Free 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
16 Gabriel Bitar ST Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Carleton Ravens
29Moe El Gandour CM Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Mount Royal Cougars

Loans in

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource
25DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Boskovic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II Season-long loanMarch 11, 2020 [12]

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
15DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joel Waterman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Impact UndisclosedJanuary 14, 2020 [13]
8MF Flag of Germany.svg Julian Büscher Flag of Germany.svg TuS Haltern Contract expiredFebruary 1, 2020 [14]
21MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Malyk Hamilton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Atlético Ottawa Contract expiredMarch 6, 2020 [15]
23FW Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Dominique Malonga Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lokomotiv Plovdiv Contract expiredMarch 7, 2020 [16]
18MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mauro Eustáquio Flag of Portugal.svg Caldas Contract expiredJuly 21, 2020 [17]
2DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Serban Contract expiredAugust 7, 2020 [18]
13MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victor Loturi Contract expiredAugust 7, 2020 [18]
20MF Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Patiño Contract expiredAugust 7, 2020 [18]

Loans out

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource
11MF Flag of Honduras.svg José Escalante Flag of Honduras.svg C.D.S. Vida Loaned until January 2021September 9, 2020 [19]

Canadian Premier League

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

First stage

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Cavalry 7412107+313Advance to group stage
2 HFX Wanderers 7331127+512 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Forge 7331139+412 [lower-alpha 1]
4 Pacific 7322108+211
5 York9 724187+110
6 Valour 72238918 [lower-alpha 2]
7 Atlético Ottawa 722371258 [lower-alpha 2]
8 FC Edmonton 701651491
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:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

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 131 Forge FC 2–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 162 Valour FC 0–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
10:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 203 FC Edmonton 0–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 234 Cavalry FC 2–1 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
August 275 Atlético Ottawa 2–0 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 306 Cavalry FC 1–2 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
10:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
September 57 Cavalry FC 1–0 York9 FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Group stage

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Forge 321041+37Advance to final
2 HFX Wanderers 31113744
3 Cavalry 31024403
4 Pacific 310265+13
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]

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 91 Cavalry FC 3–1 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie
September 122 Cavalry FC 1–2 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
September 153 Cavalry FC 0–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
11:00am Hernández Yellow card.svg 90+2' Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of September 15,2020

No.PosNatPlayerTotal Canadian Premier League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Marco Carducci 909+00
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Dean Northover 704+30
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Nathan Mavila 938+13
4 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Dominick Zator 10110+01
5 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Mason Trafford 808+00
6 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nik Ledgerwood 715+21
7 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Oliver 706+10
8 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Elijah Adekugbe 917+21
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jordan Brown 1037+33
10 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sergio Camargo 212+01
14 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jonathan Wheeldon 606+00
15 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Elliot Simmons 1006+40
16 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Bruno Zebie 1005+50
17 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nico Pasquotti 807+10
19 FW Flag of Peru (state).svg  PER Jair Córdova 410+41
20 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN José Hernández 301+20
21 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Mohamed Farsi 1017+31
22 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Niko Giantsopoulos 101+00
23 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Tofa Fakunle 100+10
24 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Aribim Pepple 600+60
25 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Robert Boskovic 606+00
29 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Marcus Haber 925+42

Top scorers

RankNat.PlayerPos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1 Flag of England.svg Nathan Mavila DF33
Flag of England.svg Jordan Brown FW33
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Haber FW22
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sergio Camargo MF11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dominick Zator DF11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Elijah Adekugbe MF11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mohamed Farsi MF11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nik Ledgerwood MF11
Flag of Peru.svg Jair Córdova FW11
Totals1414

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

Top assists

RankNat.PlayerPos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Elijah Adekugbe MF11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mohamed Farsi MF11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nik Ledgerwood MF11
Flag of Brazil.svg Oliver FW11
Flag of England.svg Nathan Mavila DF11
Totals55

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

Clean sheets

RankNat.Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Carducci 33
Totals33

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

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.Nat.Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
1GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Carducci 1010
3DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan Mavila 1010
6DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nik Ledgerwood 1010
8MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Elijah Adekugbe 2020
10MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sergio Camargo 1010
14DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Wheeldon 1111
15MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Elliot Simmons 1010
20FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg José Hernández 1010
21DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mohamed Farsi 2020
25DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Boskovic 2020
29FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Haber 1010
Totals141141

Updated to match played September 15, 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

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