2024 Atlético Ottawa season

Atlético Ottawa 2024 soccer season
Atlético Ottawa 2024 football season
Atlético Ottawa
2024 season
CEOFernando Lopez
Head coachCarlos González[1]
StadiumTD Place Stadium
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The 2024 Atlético Ottawa season will be the fifth season in the history of Atlético Ottawa. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship. This will be the club's third season under head coach Carlos González.[2]

In the previous season, the club finished 6th in the Canadian Premier League, which resulted in the club missing the playoffs for the third time. They missed the playoffs by just two points.

Current squad

As of April 30, 2024

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
29 Nathan Ingham Canada GK (1993-01-27) January 27, 1993 (age 31) Canada York United FC
99 Rayane Yesli Algeria GK (1999-10-12) October 12, 1999 (age 24) Canada Valour FC
Defenders
2 Zachary Roy Canada RB (2003-06-24) June 24, 2003 (age 20) Canada CS St. Hubert U21
4 Tyr Walker Canada CB / FB (2003-10-22) October 22, 2003 (age 20) Canada Acadia University U21
5 Luke Singh Trinidad and Tobago CB (2000-09-12) September 12, 2000 (age 23) Canada Toronto FC Loan
6 Liberman Torres Ecuador CB / DM (2002-05-16) May 16, 2002 (age 21) Spain Villarreal B INT, Loan
15 Maxim Tissot Canada LB (1992-04-13) April 13, 1992 (age 32) Canada Forge FC
22 Matteo de Brienne Canada LB / LW (2002-05-22) May 22, 2002 (age 21) Canada Valour FC
55 Amer Didic Canada CB (1994-12-28) December 28, 1994 (age 29) Canada Pacific FC
91 Aboubakary Sacko France LB (2003-01-31) January 31, 2003 (age 21) France Le Havre B INT
Dani Morer Spain RB (1998-02-05) February 5, 1998 (age 26) Portugal Famalicão INT, Loan
Jonathan Grant Guyana RB / CB (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 (age 30) Canada York United IL
Midfielders
10 Ollie Bassett Northern Ireland AM / LW (1998-03-06) March 6, 1998 (age 26) Canada Pacific FC INT
11 Gabriel Antinoro Brazil LW (2004-04-24) April 24, 2004 (age 20) Canada CF Montréal U21
18 Luca Piccioli Canada CM (1999-05-11) May 11, 1999 (age 24) Canada Carleton USPORTS
21 Alberto Zapater Spain DM (1985-06-13) June 13, 1985 (age 38) Spain Real Zaragoza INT
23 Kris Twardek Canada RW (1997-03-08) March 8, 1997 (age 27) Republic of Ireland Bohemians FC
33 Aboubacar Sissoko Mali CM (1995-10-09) October 9, 1995 (age 28) Canada Forge FC
34 Manny Aparicio Canada CM (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 28) Canada Pacific FC
Forwards
7 Kevin dos Santos Portugal LW / RW (1999-11-20) November 20, 1999 (age 24) Canada York United INT
9 Samuel Salter Canada CF (2000-08-09) August 9, 2000 (age 23) Canada HFX Wanderers
13 Ballou Tabla Canada CF / RW / LW (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999 (age 25) Turkey Manisa FK
19 Ruben Del Campo Switzerland CF / LW (2000-02-23) February 23, 2000 (age 24) Spain San Fernando CD INT

Transfers

In

Transferred in

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
DF Canada Matteo de Brienne Canada Valour FC Free December 21, 2023 [3]
FW Canada Ballou Tabla Turkey Manisa FK Free January 22, 2024 [4]
MF Canada Kris Twardek Republic of Ireland Bohemians FC Free January 30, 2024 [5]
MF Mali Aboubacar Sissoko Canada Forge FC Free February 7, 2024 [6]
GK Algeria Rayane Yesli Canada Valour FC Undisclosed February 9, 2024 [7]
DF Guyana Jonathan Grant Canada York United Free February 9, 2024 [8]
FW Portugal Kevin Dos Santos Canada York United Free February 20, 2024 [9]
34 MF Canada Manny Aparicio Canada Pacific FC Free March 22, 2024 [10]
DF Canada Amer Didic Canada Pacific FC Free April 5, 2024 [11]
MF Canada Luca Piccioli Canada Carleton University Free April 18, 2024 [12]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
DF Ecuador Liberman Torres Spain Villarreal B February 2, 2024 [13]
DF Trinidad and Tobago Luke Singh Canada Toronto FC March 22, 2024 [14]
DF Spain Dani Morer Portugal Famalicão April 30, 2024 [15]

Draft picks

Atlético Ottawa will make the 3rd and 11th selections in the 2024 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 3 MF Luca Piccioli  Canada Carleton
2 11 DF Samuel LaPlante  Canada UQTR

Out

Transferred out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
9 FW Canada Carl Haworth Retired Retired November 21, 2023 [16]
1 GK Canada Sean Melvin Canada Pacific FC Released November 21, 2023 [17]
3 DF Cameroon Macdonald Niba Canada Thunder Bay Chill Released November 21, 2023 [17]
7 FW Cape Verde Gianni dos Santos India Inter Kashi Undisclosed January 1, 2024 [18]
4 DF Spain Diego Espejo Spain Atletico Madrid B Loan Expired January 1, 2024 [18]
5 DF Canada Luke Singh Canada Toronto FC Loan Expired January 1, 2024 [18]
14 MF Canada Jean-Aniel Assi Canada CF Montréal Loan Expired January 1, 2024 [18]
96 MF Greece Ilias Iliadis Canada CF Montréal Loan Expired January 1, 2024 [18]
17 DF Spain Miguel Acosta Spain La Nucía Contract Expired January 18, 2024 [19]
16 MF Canada Zach Verhoven Canada Vancouver FC Contract Expired March 14, 2024 [20]
20 DF Canada Karl Ouimette Retired Retired March 18, 2024 [21]
19 FW Trinidad and Tobago Malcolm Shaw Canada Cavalry FC Contract Expired April 3, 2024 [22]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
MF Canada Noah Verhoeven Canada Valour FC February 9, 2024 [7]

Pre-season friendlies

Atlético Ottawa v Carleton Ravens
8 March 2024 (2024-03-08) Friendly Atlético Ottawa 1–1 Carleton Ravens Ottawa, Ontario
Report
Mexico Querétaro F.C. v Atlético Ottawa
16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) Friendly Mexico Querétaro F.C. 1–0 Atlético Ottawa Querétaro, Mexico
10:00 CET Report Stadium: Estadio Corregidora
Mexico Atlético San Luis v Atlético Ottawa
18 March 2024 (2024-03-18) Friendly Mexico Atlético San Luis 1–1 Atlético Ottawa San Luis Potosí, Mexico
12:00 CET Report Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Mexico Atlético San Luis U23 v Atlético Ottawa
23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) Friendly Mexico Atlético San Luis U23 0–2 Atlético Ottawa San Luis Potosí, Mexico
1:00 CET Report Stadium: Estadio Alfonso Lastras
Mexico Mineros de Zacatecas v Atlético Ottawa
27 March 2024 (2024-03-27) Friendly Mexico Mineros de Zacatecas 1–0 Atlético Ottawa Zacatecas, Mexico
11:30am CST Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Vega Villalba
Atlético Ottawa v CS Saint-Laurent
6 April 2024 (2024-04-06) Friendly Atlético Ottawa 4–1 CS Saint-Laurent Ottawa, Ontario
1:30pm EST Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium

Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Forge 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 First semifinal
2 Atlético Ottawa 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7
3 Pacific 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Quarterfinal
4 Vancouver 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Play-in round
5 York United 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
6 Cavalry 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
7 HFX Wanderers 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
8 Valour 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on April 28, 2024. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points;[a] 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).[23]

Results summary

Results by Match

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

Matches

Atlético Ottawa v York United
April 13 1 Atlético Ottawa 2-1 York United Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,049
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Atlético Ottawa v Cavalry FC
April 20 2 Atlético Ottawa 1-1 Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,569
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
HFX Wanderers v Atlético Ottawa
April 27 3 HFX Wanderers 1-3 Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
1:00pm ET Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Ben Hoskins
Atlético Ottawa v Valour FC
May 5 4 Atlético Ottawa v Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Vancouver FC v Atlético Ottawa
May 12 5 Vancouver FC v Atlético Ottawa Langley, British Columbia
7:00pm ET Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Pacific FC v Atlético Ottawa
May 17 6 Pacific FC v Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
10:00pm ET Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC
May 25 7 Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Atlético Ottawa v HFX Wanderers
June 2 8 Atlético Ottawa v HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Valour FC v Atlético Ottawa
June 9 9 Valour FC v Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm ET Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Atlético Ottawa v York United
June 15 10 Atlético Ottawa v York United Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Cavalry FC v Atlético Ottawa
June 21 11 Cavalry FC v Atlético Ottawa Calgary, Alberta
9:00pm ET Stadium: ATCO Field
Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC
June 28 12 Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Atlético Ottawa v Pacific FC
July 7 13 Atlético Ottawa v Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Vancouver FC v Atlético Ottawa
July 12 14 Vancouver FC v Atlético Ottawa Langley, British Columbia
10:00pm ET Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Atlético Ottawa v Valour FC
July 21 15 Atlético Ottawa v Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
York United v Atlético Ottawa
July 26 16 York United v Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Atlético Ottawa v Cavalry FC
August 3 17 Atlético Ottawa v Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa
August 10 18 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Pacific FC v Atlético Ottawa
August 17 19 Pacific FC v Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
6:00pm ET Stadium: Starlight Stadium
HFX Wanderers v Atlético Ottawa
August 24 20 HFX Wanderers v Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm ET Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Atlético Ottawa v Vancouver FC
August 31 21 Atlético Ottawa v Vancouver FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Valour FC v Atlético Ottawa
September 9 22 Valour FC v Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm ET Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Cavalry FC v Atlético Ottawa
September 15 23 Cavalry FC v Atlético Ottawa Calgary, Alberta
5:00pm ET Stadium: ATCO Field
Atlético Ottawa v Pacific FC
September 22 24 Atlético Ottawa v Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Atlético Ottawa v HFX Wanderers
September 29 25 Atlético Ottawa v HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
York United v Atlético Ottawa
October 6 26 York United v Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
5:00pm ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa
October 12 27 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm ET Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Atlético Ottawa v Vancouver FC
October 19 28 Atlético Ottawa v Vancouver FC Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium

Playoff matches

Canadian Championship

Atlético Ottawa v Valour FC
May 1, 2024 1 Atlético Ottawa 7-0 Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Scott Bowman

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of May 1, 2024[update]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Canada CAN Zachary Roy 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
4 DF Canada CAN Tyr Walker 3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Luke Singh 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF Ecuador ECU Liberman Torres 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Portugal POR Kevin dos Santos 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
8 DF Spain ESP Dani Morer 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
9 FW Canada CAN Samuel Salter 4 0 2+1 0 0+1 0
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ollie Bassett 4 2 3+0 0 1+0 2
11 MF Canada CAN Gabriel Antinoro 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
11 FW Canada CAN Ballou Tabla 4 2 3+0 1 1+0 1
15 DF Canada CAN Maxim Tissot 4 0 1+2 0 1+0 0
19 FW Switzerland SUI Ruben Del Campo 4 3 1+2 1 1+0 2
21 MF Spain ESP Alberto Zapater 4 2 2+1 0 1+0 2
22 DF Canada CAN Matteo de Brienne 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
23 MF Canada CAN Kris Twardek 4 1 3+0 1 1+0 0
29 GK Canada CAN Nathan Ingham 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF Mali MLI Aboubacar Sissoko 4 0 3+0 0 0+1 0
34 MF Canada CAN Manny Aparicio 4 2 3+0 2 1+0 0
55 DF Canada CAN Amer Didic 4 1 3+0 1 1+0 0
91 DF France FRA Aboubakary Sacko 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
99 GK Algeria ALG Rayane Yesli 2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship Total
1 Switzerland Rubén del Campo ST 1 2 3
2 Canada Manny Aparicio MF 2 0 2
Northern Ireland Ollie Bassett MF 0 2 2
Spain Alberto Zapater MF 0 2 2
Canada Ballou Tabla FW 1 1 2
6 Canada Amer Didic DF 1 0 1
Canada Kris Twardek DF 1 0 1
Totals 6 7 13

Updated to match played May 1, 2024
Source: Premier League

Top assists

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship Total
1 Canada Gabriel Antinoro MF 1 1 2
Canada Manny Aparicio MF 1 1 2
Canada Matteo de Brienne DF 1 1 2
4 Northern Ireland Ollie Bassett MF 1 0 1
Canada Kris Twardek DF 1 0 1
Canada Maxim Tissot DF 0 1 1
Canada Amer Didic DF 0 1 1
Canada Ballou Tabla FW 0 1 1
Totals 5 6 11

Updated to match played May 1, 2024
Source: Premier League

Clean sheets

Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Luke Singh 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 FW Canada Ballou Tabla 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Switzerland Ruben Del Campo 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF Spain Alberto Zapater 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 MF Canada Kris Twardek 3 0 0 0 3 0
34 MF Canada Manny Aparicio 1 0 0 0 1 0
55 DF Canada Amer Didic 1 0 1 0 2 0
Totals 9 0 1 0 10 0

Notes

  1. ^ Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Atlético Ottawa names Carlos González as new Head Coach". canpl.ca. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ Jhalli, Anil. "Atlético Ottawa head coach signs extension with club | CityNews Ottawa". ottawa.citynews.ca.
  3. ^ "Atlético Ottawa Signs Hometown Talent Matteo de Brienne for 2024 Season". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. December 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Jacques, John (22 January 2024). "Ballou's Back: Star Forward Tabla Returns To Atletico Ottawa". Northern Tribune.
  5. ^ Jacques, John (30 January 2024). "Kris Twardek Comes Home, Signs With Atletico Ottawa". Northern Tribune.
  6. ^ Jacques, John (7 February 2024). "Atletico Ottawa Adds Two-Time CPL Champion Aboubacar Sissoko". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Atlético Ottawa signs goalkeeper Rayane Yesli, loans Noah Verhoeven to Valour". Atlético Ottawa. 9 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Atlético Ottawa welcomes three-time Canadian Premier League Champion Jonathan Grant". Atlético Ottawa. 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs exciting Portuguese winger Kevin dos Santos". Atlético Ottawa. 20 February 2024.
  10. ^ Jacques, John (22 March 2024). "Aparicio Picks Atletico: Star CPL Midfielder Signs In Ottawa". Northern Tribune.
  11. ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs colossal Canadian defender Amer Didić". Atlético Ottawa. 5 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Luca Piccioli, a local midfielder, has inked a U SPORTS contract with Atlético Ottawa". Atlético Ottawa. 18 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs Liberman Torres on loan for the 2024 season from Villarreal". Canadian Premier League. 2 February 2024.
  14. ^ "Atlético Ottawa Welcomes Luke Singh Back on Loan from Toronto FC". Atlético Ottawa. 22 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Exciting Arrival: Introducing Spanish Sensation Dani Morer to the Team". Atlético Ottawa. 30 April 2024.
  16. ^ Raymond, Ted (20 September 2023). "Atletico Ottawa captain Carl Haworth to retire at season's end". Ottawa.
  17. ^ a b "Atletico Ottawa End-of-Season Roster Update". Atlético Ottawa. 21 November 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d e "Atlético Ottawa forward Gianni dos Santos joins I-League club Inter Kashi in a permanent transfer". Atlético Ottawa. 1 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Atlético Ottawa parts way with all-time record appearance holder Miguel Acosta". Atlético Ottawa. 18 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Vancouver FC sign Canadian midfielder Zach Verhoven". Canadian Premier League. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  21. ^ "Karl Ouimette Retires, Joins Atletico Ottawa Front Office". Northern Tribune. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  22. ^ "Atletico Ottawa Confirms Departure Of Club Original Malcolm Shaw". Northern Tribune. April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  23. ^ a b "2024 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 12, 2024. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
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