2023 season | |
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President | Wade Miller |
Head coach | Phillip Dos Santos |
Stadium | IG Field |
Canadian Premier League | 8th |
Canadian Championship | Preliminary round |
Highest home attendance | 4,036 |
Lowest home attendance | 2,665 |
Average home league attendance | 3,220 |
The 2023 Valour FC season was the fifth season in the history of Valour FC. They played in the Canadian Premier League, which it co-founded and played in since the inception of both the club and the league. The club entered the Canadian Championship in the preliminary round.
In Valour's preceding four seasons, it never reached the play-offs, for which the top-four qualified in those seasons. The club ended in sixth place in the first two seasons and fifth place in the 2021 and 2022 seasons, missing the play-offs by one and nine points, respectively. The club's entry in the domestic cup competition, led to a single win over its previous four seasons. It was the club's second full season with Phillip Dos Santos as head coach, since he took over midway through the 2021 campaign.
As of August 17, 2023.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
1 | Darlington Murasiranwa | ![]() | GK | February 7, 2001 (aged 22) | ![]() | |
99 | Rayane Yesli | ![]() | GK | October 12, 1999 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
Defenders | ||||||
2 | Andy Baquero | ![]() | RB / RW | August 17, 1994 (aged 29) | ![]() | |
3 | Jordan Haynes | ![]() | LB / LW | January 17, 1996 (aged 27) | ![]() | |
4 | Guillaume Pianelli | ![]() | CB | May 1, 1998 (aged 25) | ![]() | |
5 | Abdou Samake | ![]() | CB | October 7, 1996 (aged 27) | ![]() | |
18 | Klaidi Cela | ![]() | CB | July 16, 1999 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
19 | Eskander Mzoughi | ![]() | RB | February 6, 2003 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
22 | Matteo de Brienne | ![]() | LB | May 22, 2002 (aged 21) | ![]() | |
35 | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | ![]() | CB | June 16, 1992 (aged 31) | ![]() | |
Matthew Chandler ![]() | ![]() | CB | February 7, 2000 (aged 23) | ![]() | ||
Midfielders | ||||||
6 | Dante Campbell | ![]() | DM / CB | May 22, 1999 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
7 | Kian Williams | ![]() | AM / CF | January 7, 2000 (aged 23) | ![]() | |
8 | Diego Gutiérrez | ![]() | RM / RB | February 18, 1997 (aged 26) | ![]() | |
10 | Kevin Rendón | ![]() | AM | January 8, 1993 (aged 30) | ![]() | |
20 | Juan Pablo Sanchez | ![]() ![]() | MF | April 18, 2003 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
21 | Marcello Polisi | ![]() | CM / DM | January 24, 1997 (aged 26) | ![]() | |
27 | Raphael Ohin | ![]() | CM | May 25, 1995 (aged 28) | ![]() | |
Forwards | ||||||
9 | Walter Ponce | ![]() | CF | March 4, 1998 (aged 25) | ![]() | |
11 | Jared Ulloa | ![]() | RW / LW | June 8, 2002 (aged 21) | ![]() | |
12 | Ahinga Selemani | ![]() | FW | March 15, 1996 (aged 27) | ![]() | |
23 | Anthony Novak | ![]() | ST | March 27, 1994 (aged 29) | ![]() | |
24 | Pacifique Niyongabire | ![]() | LW / RW | March 15, 2000 (aged 23) | ![]() | |
32 | Jaime Siaj | ![]() | ST | December 16, 1995 (aged 28) | ![]() | |
No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | December 5, 2022 | [1] |
5 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | December 12, 2022 | [2] |
24 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free | December 19, 2022 | [3] |
7 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | December 21, 2022 | [4] |
21 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | January 4, 2023 | [5] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | January 18, 2023 | [6] | |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | January 18, 2023 | [6] | |
32 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free | January 25, 2023 | [7] |
11 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | February 2, 2023 | [8] |
6 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | February 10, 2023 | [9] |
1 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Signed to a development contract | February 20, 2023 | [10] |
4 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Selected 5th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft | March 6, 2023 | [11] |
23 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free | March 9, 2023 | [12] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | April 6, 2023 | [13] | |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | April 27, 2023 | [14] | |
12 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free | July 22, 2023 | [15] |
GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free | August 17, 2023 | [16] | |
Valour FC selected the following players in the 2023 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.
Round | Selection | Pos. | Player | Nationality | University |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 5 | DF | Guillaume Pianelli | ![]() | UQTR |
2 | 12 | DF | Samuel LaPlante | ![]() | UQTR |
No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | November 15, 2022 | [17] |
4 | DF | ![]() | Contract expired | November 15, 2022 | ||
12 | DF | ![]() | Contract expired | November 15, 2022 | ||
1 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | End of loan | November 30, 2022 | |
24 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | End of loan | November 30, 2022 | |
13 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | End of loan | November 30, 2022 | |
14 | DF | ![]() | Contract expired | December 13, 2022 | [18] | |
11 | MF | ![]() | Contract expired | December 13, 2022 | [18] | |
77 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | December 13, 2022 | [18] |
7 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | December 22, 2022 | [19] |
3 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | January 16, 2023 | [20] |
16 | FW | ![]() | Retired | January 20, 2023 | [21] | |
5 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | January 23, 2023 | [22] |
70 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed fee | March 21, 2023 | [23] |
Valour played three friendlies in as part of their preseason preparations.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
March 18, 2023 | Vancouver FC | 2–2 | Valour FC | Langley, British Columbia |
Hundal ![]() Romeo ![]() | Siaj ![]() Mat.Polisi ![]() | Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren |
March 22, 2023 | Pacific FC | 2–0 | Valour FC | Langford, British Columbia |
Stadium: Starlight Stadium Referee: Alain Ruch |
April 3, 2023 | Cavalry FC | 0–2 | Valour FC | Calgary, Alberta |
Report | Niyongabire ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Macron Performance Centre Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Canadian Premier League regular season | April 16, 2023 | October 6, 2023 | — | 8th | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 21.43 |
Canadian Championship | April 19, 2023 | April 19, 2023 | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
Total | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 41 | −15 | 20.69 |
Last updated: December 29, 2023
Source: Competitions
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Playoff qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cavalry (S) | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 27 | +19 | 55 | First semifinal |
2 | Forge (C) | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 42 [a] | |
3 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 32 | +7 | 42 [a] | Quarterfinal |
4 | Pacific | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 35 | +7 | 40 | Play-in round |
5 | York United | 28 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 38 | |
6 | Atlético Ottawa | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 36 | |
7 | Vancouver | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 50 | −22 | 29 | |
8 | Valour | 28 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 26 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
April 16, 20231 | York United | 0–2 | Valour FC | Toronto |
| Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,607 |
April 22, 20232 | Valour FC | 1-1 | Atlético Ottawa | Winnipeg |
Report |
| Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 3374 |
April 30, 20233 | Cavalry FC | 1-1 | Valour FC | Foothills County |
Stadium: ATCO Field |
May 6, 20234 | Valour FC | 0-0 | HFX Wanderers | Winnipeg |
Stadium: IG Field |
May 13, 20235 | Forge FC | 3-2 | Valour FC | Hamilton |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field |
May 20, 20236 | Valour FC | 1-1 | Pacific FC | Winnipeg |
Stadium: IG Field |
May 28, 20237 | Vancouver FC | 0-0 | Valour FC | Langley |
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium |
June 4, 20238 | Valour FC | 1-1 | York United | Winnipeg |
Stadium: IG Field |
June 10, 20239 | HFX Wanderers | 2-0 | Valour FC | Halifax |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds |
June 21, 202311 | Pacific FC | 1-0 | Valour FC | Langford |
Stadium: Starlight Stadium |
June 25, 202312 | Valour FC | 1-0 | Vancouver FC | Winnipeg |
Stadium: IG Field |
July 1, 202313 | Valour FC | 0-2 | Cavalry FC | Winnipeg |
Stadium: IG Field |
July 9, 202314 | Atlético Ottawa | 2-0 | Valour FC | Ottawa |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium |
July 15, 202315 | Forge FC | 1-1 | Valour FC | Hamilton |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field |
July 23, 202316 | Valour FC | 1-2 | York United | Winnipeg |
Stadium: IG Field |
July 29, 202317 | Valour FC | 0-3 | Pacific FC | Winnipeg |
Report | Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 2,977 |
August 6, 202318 | Vancouver FC | 0-0 | Valour FC | Langley |
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium |
August 11, 202319 | Valour FC | 3-2 | Cavalry FC | Winnipeg |
Stadium: IG Field |
August 18, 202320 | Valour FC | 1–3 | Atlético Ottawa | Winnipeg |
Stadium: IG Field |
August 26, 202321 | HFX Wanderers | 3–0 | Valour FC | Halifax |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds |
September 2, 202322 | Pacific FC | 2–1 | Valour FC | Langford |
Stadium: Starlight Stadium |
September 8, 202323 | York United | 1–3 | Valour FC | Toronto |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium |
September 20, 202325 | Valour FC | 0–1 | Vancouver FC | Winnipeg |
Stadium: IG Field |
September 24, 202326 | Atlético Ottawa | 0–1 | Valour FC | Ottawa |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium |
September 29, 202327 | Cavalry FC | 2–1 | Valour FC | Foothills County |
Stadium: ATCO Field |
October 6, 202328 | Valour FC | v | HFX Wanderers | Winnipeg |
Stadium: IG Field |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
April 19, 2023First round | TSS FC Rovers | 3–1 | Valour FC | Burnaby, British Columbia |
Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium |