Cavalry FC II

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Cavalry FC II
Cavalry FC U21.png
Full nameCavalry Football Club II
Founded2023
StadiumShouldice Athletic Park
Owner Cavalry FC
Head coachFrancesco Bartolillo
League League1 Alberta
2025 L1AB, 7th
Website https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/u21-team
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Cavalry FC II is a Canadian soccer team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada that plays in League1 Alberta. They are the academy and reserve club of Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC. The team was originally known as Cavalry FC U21.

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History

In March 2019, Cavalry FC created a U20 side to participate in the amateur Alberta Major Soccer League, which was the top amateur league in the province of Alberta. [1] [2]

In May 2023, Cavalry FC announced the formation of a U21 side that would compete in the new semi-professional League1 Alberta that was launching that year. [3] [4] The club would also feature players from the first team squad playing via the Canadian Premier League's downward player movement project. [5] [6]

In September 2025, Cavalry FC announced that it would be rebranding the reserve side from Cavalry FC U21 to Cavalry FC II, along with the announcement of a new full-time academy for the club. It also announced the academy was fully funded and there would be no cost to the players. [7]

Players and Staff

Roster

As of September 3, 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
— GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Cristiano De Sousa
— GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Blake Morrison
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ben Zimola
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Max Gwynne
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Daniel Pribytov
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Robson Massey
— DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Xavier Chahal
— MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Thomas Stuber
— MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Beckham Loyer Beswick
No.Pos.NationPlayer
— MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Zario Reyes
— MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Micah Hyatt
— MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ben Lam-Petryk
— FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Azariah Abebe
— FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ethan Darpoh
— FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Luka Kaiser
—Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Tomas Rojas
—Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kacper Plocinski
—Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jax Wheeldon

Staff

As of September 3, 2025 [7]

Coaching staff
Head Coach & Head of Youth Development Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Francesco Bartolillo

Year-by-year

SeasonLeagueTeamsRecordRankPlayoffsTop scorerRef
2023 League1 Alberta Exhibition Series52–2–44thdid not qualify Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kimia Kassanda 3
2024 League1 Alberta 74–3–55thdid not qualify Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chanan Chanda 7
2025 95–3–87th— Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Owen Antoniuk 7

Notable former players

The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the academy or League1 Alberta team: [8]

References

  1. ↑ Strasser, Scott (March 14, 2019). "Cavalry FC's 'Path 2 Pro' extended, with U20 development squad to play in AMSL". Away from the Numbers.
  2. ↑ "CPL U20 Development Teams to join Alberta Major Soccer League". Alberta Soccer Association . March 13, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Cavalry FC Announces Cavalry FC U21". Cavalry FC . May 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ Saelhof, Todd (May 12, 2023). "Cavalry, soccer scene boosted by arrival of under-21 squad". Calgary Sun .
  5. ↑ "Canadian Premier League announces downward player movement pilot project". Canadian Premier League . April 21, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Cavalry FC U21 Announces 2023 Roster". Cavalry FC . May 11, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Cavalry FC Launches Full-Time Academy". Cavalry FC. September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Cavalry FC Academy". Cavalry FC. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
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