Current squad
As of January 29, 2025 [3]
| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Ian Allison |
| Coach | Tommy Wheeldon Jr. |
| Stadium | ATCO Field |
The 2025 Cavalry FC season is the seventh season in the history of Cavalry FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship and in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. [1]
On February 6, Cavalry FC made history by becoming the first Canadian Premier League side to obtain a win in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, after defeating Liga MX team Pumas UNAM. [2]
As of January 29, 2025 [3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | MF |  Jay Herdman |  Whitecaps FC 2 | Free | January 14, 2025 | [4] |
| GK | Neven Fewster | Cavalry FC U21 | Signed to a development contract | January 29, 2025 | [5] | |
| MF | Josh Belbin | Cavalry FC U21 | Signed to a development contract | January 29, 2025 | [5] | |
| MF | James McGlinchey | Cavalry FC U21 | Signed to a development contract | January 29, 2025 | [5] | |
| MF |  Caniggia Elva |  Rot-Weiß Erfurt | Free | February 3, 2025 | [6] |
Cavalry FC selected the following players in the 2025 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 | 8 | FW | Harvey Hughes |  England | Cape Breton |
| 2 | 16 | FW | Owen Antoniuk | Canada | Calgary |
| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | FW |  William Akio | Contract terminated by mutual consent | December 6, 2024 | [7] | |
| 4 | DF |  Daan Klomp |  La Louvière | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [7] |
| 11 | MF | Jay Herdman | Whitecaps FC 2 | Loan expired | December 31, 2024 | [7] |
| 9 | FW |  Malcolm Shaw | Option declined | December 31, 2024 | [8] | |
| 80 | FW | Lowell Wright | Contract terminated by mutual consent | January 29, 2025 | [5] |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Canadian Premier League | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Canadian Championship | Preliminary round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | February 6 | February 13 | Round one | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 | |||
Last updated: February 6, 2025
Source: Competitions
The Canadian Premier League schedule is expected to be released in early February, 2025.
The draw for the preliminary round and quarterfinals was held on December 12, 2024. [9]
| May 6Single leg | Cavalry FC | v | Edmonton Scottish | Calgary, Alberta |
| 7:00 PM | Stadium: ATCO Field |
The CONCACAF Champions Cup draw was held on December 10, 2024, with Cavalry drawing Liga MX side UNAM in round one. [10] Because of potential weather issues in Calgary in February, the club announced shortly after the draw that their first round match will be played at Pacific FC's Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC. [11]
| February 6Leg 1 | Cavalry FC | 2–1 |  UNAM | Langford, BC |
| 10:00 pm |
| Report |
| Stadium: Starlight Stadium Attendance: 3,139 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
| February 13Leg 2 | UNAM | 2–0 (3–2 agg.) | Cavalry FC | Mexico City |
| 8:00 pm |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 8,778 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
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