2021 Cavalry FC season

Cavalry FC 2021 football season
Cavalry FC
2021 season
PresidentIan Allison
CoachTommy Wheeldon Jr.
StadiumATCO Field
Canadian Premier League2nd
CPL PlayoffsSemi-finals
Canadian ChampionshipQuarter-finals
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The 2021 Cavalry FC season was the third season in the history of Cavalry FC.

Current squad

As of August 31, 2021[1]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Marco Carducci Canada GK (1996-09-24)September 24, 1996 (aged 25) Canada Calgary Foothills
22 Tyson Farago Canada GK (1991-05-01)May 1, 1991 (aged 30) Canada Valour FC
Defenders
2 Nicolas Apostol Canada FB (1999-01-01)January 1, 1999 (aged 22) Canada Whitecaps FC 2
3 Tom Field Republic of Ireland LB (1997-03-14)March 14, 1997 (aged 24) Scotland Dundee F.C.
4 Daan Klomp Netherlands CB (1998-08-10)August 10, 1998 (aged 23) Netherlands NAC Breda
5 Mason Trafford Canada CB (1986-08-21)August 21, 1986 (aged 35) United States Miami City
21 Mohamed Farsi Canada FB (1999-12-15)December 15, 1999 (aged 22) Canada AS Blainville
25 Karifa Yao Canada CB (2000-09-28)September 28, 2000 (aged 21) Canada CF Montréal
Midfielders
6 Nik Ledgerwood Canada DM / RB (1985-01-16)January 16, 1985 (aged 36) Canada Calgary Foothills
8 Elijah Adekugbe Canada MF (1996-07-17)July 17, 1996 (aged 25) Canada Calgary Foothills
10 Sergio Camargo Canada AM (1994-08-16)August 16, 1994 (aged 27) Canada Calgary Foothills
11 José Escalante Honduras LW (1995-05-29)May 29, 1995 (aged 26) Honduras Juticalpa
14 Joseph Di Chiara Canada DM / CM (1992-01-30)January 30, 1992 (aged 29) Canada York9 FC
15 Elliot Simmons Canada CM (1998-02-05)February 5, 1998 (aged 23) Canada HFX Wanderers
16 Victor Loturi Canada CM (2001-05-21)May 21, 2001 (aged 20) Canada Mount Royal Cougars
23 Richard Luca Brazil LW / RW / AM (1998-01-06)January 6, 1998 (aged 23) Brazil Aparecidense
24 David Norman Jr. Canada MF (1998-05-31)May 31, 1998 (aged 23) United States Inter Miami
17 Ben Fisk Canada RW / LW (1993-02-04)February 4, 1993 (aged 28) Canada Atlético Ottawa
26 Max Piepgrass Canada CM (2004-04-07)April 7, 2004 (aged 17) Canada Calgary Foothills
Forwards
7 Oliver Minatel Brazil ST / LW / RW (1992-08-29)August 29, 1992 (aged 29) Australia South Melbourne
9 Anthony Novak Canada ST (1994-03-27)March 27, 1994 (aged 27) Portugal Clube Condeixa
13 Ali Musse Somalia ST / AM (1996-01-01)January 1, 1996 (aged 25) Germany 1. FCA Darmstadt
18 José Hernández Canada ST (2000-03-19)March 19, 2000 (aged 21) Canada Pacific FC
19 Ahinga Selemani United States FW (1996-03-15)March 15, 1996 (aged 25) Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps
20 Joe Mason Republic of Ireland FW (1991-05-13)May 13, 1991 (aged 30) England Milton Keynes Dons

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
14 MF Canada Joseph Di Chiara Canada York9 FC Free November 20, 2020 [2]
19 FW United States Ahinga Selemani Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps Free December 10, 2020 [3]
3 DF Republic of Ireland Tom Field Unattached Free December 28, 2020 [4]
FW Argentina Matías Roskopf Romania Universitatea Cluj Free December 30, 2020 [5]
22 GK Canada Tyson Farago Unattached Free January 21, 2021 [6]
4 DF Netherlands Daan Klomp Netherlands NAC Breda Free January 27, 2021 [7]
24 MF Canada David Norman Jr. United States Inter Miami Free March 2, 2021 [8]
9 FW Canada Anthony Novak Portugal Clube Condeixa Free April 20, 2021 [9]
20 FW Republic of Ireland Joe Mason England Milton Keynes Dons Free May 10, 2021 [10]
16 MF Canada Victor Loturi Canada Mount Royal Cougars Selected 6th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft June 18, 2021 [11]
12 MF Canada Daniel Kaiser Canada UBC Thunderbirds Signed to a development contract June 18, 2021 [11]
13 FW Somalia Ali Musse Germany 1. FCA Darmstadt Free June 21, 2021 [12]
26 MF Canada Max Piepgrass Canada Calgary Foothills Signed to a development contract August 2, 2021 [13]
17 MF Canada Ben Fisk Canada Atlético Ottawa Free August 3, 2021 [14]
2 DF Canada Nicolas Apostol Unattached Free August 31, 2021 [15]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
25 DF Canada Karifa Yao Canada CF Montréal Season-long loan February 3, 2021 [16]


Draft picks

Cavalry FC selected the following players in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft on January 29, 2021. 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 6 MF Victor Loturi  Canada Mount Royal Cougars
2 11 DF Ethan Keen  Canada Mount Royal Cougars

Out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
9 MF England Jordan Brown Germany VfR Aalen Contract expired October 22, 2020 [17]
19 FW Peru Jair Córdova Peru Alianza Universidad Contract expired November 9, 2020 [18]
22 GK Canada Niko Giantsopoulos Canada York United Contract expired November 9, 2020 [18]
29 FW Canada Marcus Haber Cambodia Visakha FC Contract expired November 9, 2020 [18]
3 DF England Nathan Mavila Sweden IK Brage Contract expired November 9, 2020 [18]
4 DF Canada Dominick Zator Canada York United Contract expired January 26, 2021 [19]
14 DF Canada Jonathan Wheeldon Contract expired January 26, 2021 [19]
16 MF Canada Bruno Zebie Contract expired January 26, 2021 [19]
12 DF Canada Dean Northover Retired January 26, 2021 [19]
FW Argentina Matías Roskopf Contract terminated by mutual consent April 15, 2021 [20]
17 MF Canada Nico Pasquotti Contract expired June 24, 2021 [21]
23 MF Canada Tofa Fakunle Contract expired June 24, 2021 [21]
24 FW Canada Aribim Pepple Spain Getafe CF Contract expired June 24, 2021 [21]
12 DF Canada Daniel Kaiser Canada UBC Thunderbirds Developmental contract expired August 31, 2021 [15]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
11 MF Honduras José Escalante Honduras C.D.S. Vida Loaned until January 2021 September 9, 2020 [22]

Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Table

Pos Team
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  • t
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge (S) 28 16 2 10 39 24 +15 50 Advance to playoffs
2 Cavalry 28 14 8 6 34 30 +4 50
3 Pacific (C) 28 13 6 9 47 34 +13 45
4 York United 28 8 12 8 35 39 −4 36
5 Valour 28 10 5 13 38 36 +2 35
6 HFX Wanderers 28 8 11 9 28 34 −6 35
7 FC Edmonton 28 6 10 12 34 41 −7 28
8 Atlético Ottawa 28 6 8 14 30 47 −17 26
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins.[23]
(C) Champions; (S) Regular season winner

Results by match

Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Cavalry FC v York United FC
June 27 1 Cavalry FC 2–1 York United FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Marquez
Atlético Ottawa v Cavalry FC
June 30 2 Atlético Ottawa 1–4 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
Cavalry FC v HFX Wanderers FC
July 3 3 Cavalry FC 0–0 HFX Wanderers FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Barrie
Cavalry FC v Forge FC
July 8 4 Cavalry FC 0–2 Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Ruch
Cavalry FC v Atlético Ottawa
July 11 5 Cavalry FC 0–2 Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
York United FC v Cavalry FC
July 14 6 York United FC 0–0 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Filip Dujic
HFX Wanderers FC v Cavalry FC
July 17 7 HFX Wanderers FC 1–2 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Ruch
Forge FC v Cavalry FC
July 22 8 Forge FC 1–2 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Barrie
Pacific FC v Cavalry FC
July 30 9 Pacific FC 2–0 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
Cavalry FC v FC Edmonton
August 3 10 Wildrose Cup Cavalry FC 2–1 FC Edmonton Calgary, Alberta
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Cavalry FC v Valour FC
August 8 11 Cavalry FC 1–0 Valour FC Calgary, Alberta
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
Cavalry FC v Pacific FC
August 11 12 Cavalry FC 0–0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,394
Referee: Juan Marquez
Pacific FC v Cavalry FC
August 20 13 Pacific FC 1–2 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,740
Referee: David Barrie
Cavalry FC v FC Edmonton
August 29 14 Wildrose Cup Cavalry FC 2–2 FC Edmonton Calgary, Alberta
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,489
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
FC Edmonton v Cavalry FC
September 1 15 Wildrose Cup FC Edmonton 0–1 Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 470
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Valour FC v Cavalry FC
September 4 16 Valour FC 0–1 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
4:30 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
Pacific FC v Cavalry FC
September 9 17 Pacific FC 3–1 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,350
Valour FC v Cavalry FC
September 18 18 Valour FC 1-1 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
Atlético Ottawa v Cavalry FC
September 25 19 Atlético Ottawa 3–1 Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:30 pm
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,648
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
FC Edmonton v Cavalry FC
September 29 20 Wildrose Cup FC Edmonton 2–3 Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 991
Valour FC v Cavalry FC
October 5 21 Valour FC 0–0 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: David Barrie
Cavalry FC v FC Edmonton
October 9 22 Wildrose Cup Cavalry FC 1–1 FC Edmonton Calgary, Alberta
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,102
Referee: Alain Ruch
Cavalry FC v York United
October 14 23 Cavalry FC 2–1 York United Calgary, Alberta
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 1,925
Referee: David Barrie
Cavalry FC v HFX Wanderers
October 17 24 Cavalry FC 0–0 HFX Wanderers Calgary, Alberta
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,756
Referee: David Gantar
Cavalry FC v Pacific FC
October 21 25 Cavalry FC 2–1 Pacific FC Calgary, Alberta
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,082
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Cavalry FC v Valour FC
October 30 26 Cavalry FC 2–4 Valour FC Calgary, Alberta
1:30 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,411
Referee: Juan Marquez
Cavalry FC v Pacific FC
November 7 27 Cavalry FC 1–0 Pacific FC Calgary, Alberta
1:30 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,408
Referee: David Gantar
Forge FC v Cavalry FC
November 16 28 Forge FC 0–1 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Alain Ruch

Playoff matches

Cavalry FC v Pacific FC
November 20 SF Cavalry FC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Pacific FC Calgary, Alberta
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,927
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Canadian Championship

FC Edmonton v Cavalry FC
August 21 PR FC Edmonton 0–2 Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
3:00 PM Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,189
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Cavalry FC v Pacific FC
September 22 QF Cavalry FC 0–1 Pacific FC Calgary, Alberta
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Referee: Alain Ruch

Statistics

Squad and statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
2 FW Canada Nicolas Apostol 7 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0
3 DF England Tom Field 12 0 1 12 0 1 0 0 0
4 DF Netherlands Daan Klomp 26 3 0 24 3 0 2 0 0
5 DF Canada Mason Trafford 16 0 0 14 0 0 2 0 0
6 MF Canada Nik Ledgerwood 22 1 0 20 1 0 2 0 0
7 FW Brazil Oliver Minatel 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Canada Anthony Novak 27 4 2 25 4 2 2 0 0
10 MF Canada Sergio Camargo 25 4 2 23 4 2 2 0 0
11 MF Honduras José Escalante 28 1 3 26 1 3 2 0 0
12 DF Canada Daniel Kaiser 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW Somalia Ali Musse 9 2 0 9 2 0 0 0 0
14 MF Canada Joseph Di Chiara 26 1 3 25 1 3 1 0 0
15 MF England Elliot Simmons 27 1 0 25 1 0 2 0 0
16 MF Canada Victor Loturi 29 2 1 28 2 1 1 0 0
17 MF Canada Ben Fisk 20 2 5 18 1 5 2 1 0
18 MF Canada José Hernández 19 0 0 17 0 0 2 0 0
19 FW United States Ahinga Selemani 18 3 2 17 3 2 1 0 0
20 FW Republic of Ireland Joe Mason 16 8 0 15 7 0 1 1 0
21 DF Canada Mohamed Farsi 28 1 3 26 1 2 2 0 1
23 FW Brazil Richard Luca 18 1 0 18 1 0 0 0 0
24 MF Canada David Norman Jr. 26 1 1 24 1 1 2 0 0
25 DF Canada Karifa Yao 28 1 0 26 1 0 2 0 0
26 MF Canada Max Piepgrass 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0

Goalkeepers

No. Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship
Apps Conceded Shutouts Apps Conceded Shutouts Apps Conceded Shutouts
1 Canada Marco Carducci 26 32 7 25 31 7 1 1 0
22 Canada Tyson Farago 5 1 4 4 1 3 1 0 1

References

  1. ^ "CPL off-season roster tracker: Who's in and who's out for 2021?". Canadian Premier League. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  2. ^ "Cavalry FC welcomes Joseph Di Chiara (CAN) to the 2021 Roster". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cavalry FC signs Canadian-born forward Ahinga Selemani". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. December 10, 2020. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Cavalry FC adds Irish fullback Tom Field to its defensive core". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. December 28, 2020. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "Argentinian footballer Matías Roskopf signs with Cavalry FC". cavalry.canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Cavalry FC sign Canadian goalkeeper Tyson Farago". cavalry.canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Defender Daan Klomp signs with Cavalry FC for 2021". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  8. ^ "Cavalry FC signs David Norman Jr. to multi-year deal". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Anthony Novak (CAN) signs with Cavalry FC for 2021". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Joe Mason signs with Cavalry FC". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
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  12. ^ "Ali Musse (CAN) signs with Cavalry FC". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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  14. ^ "Cavalry FC Signs Ben Fisk to 2021 Roster". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. August 3, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Cavalry FC signs fullback Nicolas Apostol; U-SPORTS pick Daniel Kaiser departs". canpl.ca. August 31, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  16. ^ "Defender Karifa Yao (CAN) on loan to Cavalry FC for 2021". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. February 3, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  17. ^ "Jordan Brown departs Cavalry FC for German side VfR Aalen". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
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  19. ^ a b c d "Cavalry FC confirms player departures from the 2020 roster". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  20. ^ "Matias Departure". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
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  22. ^ @cdsvida (September 9, 2020). "Bienvenido José Escalante!" [Welcome José Escalante!] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  23. ^ Jacques, John (24 October 2021). "Pacific Procures Back-To-Back Playoff Positions". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2021. With the CPL tiebreaker defaulting to the number of wins

External links

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