2019 HFX Wanderers FC season

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HFX Wanderers
2019 season
President Derek Martin
Head coach Stephen Hart
Stadium Wanderers Grounds
Canadian Premier League Spring: 4th
Fall: 7th
Overall: 7th
Canadian Championship Third qualifying round
Top goalscorer League: Akeem Garcia (7 goals)
All: Akeem Garcia (8 goals)
Highest home attendance 6,244
(June 1 vs. Pacific FC)
Lowest home attendance 3,854
(June 5 vs. Valour FC)
Average home league attendance League: 6,055
All: 5,904
Biggest win 2–0
(June 26 vs. Valour FC) and two other occasions
Biggest defeat 2–6
(July 27 vs. York 9 FC)
Home colours
Away colours
2020 →

The 2019 HFX Wanderers FC season was the first season in the club's history having been founded on 5 May 2018, as well as the first season in Canadian Premier League (CPL) history. Stephen Hart was the club's first manager, with the team playing at Wanderers Grounds. The season covers the period from 1 November 2018 through to 31 October 2019. Hart, like his peers in the CPL, built a squad from the ground up, and made use of all available mechanisms for player recruitment: the CPL Open Trials, the U-Sports Draft, and benefiting from his domestic and international connections, particularly from his native Trinidad & Tobago.

Contents

Overview

The first ever player signed by the team was Canadian defender Zachary Sukunda on 29 November 2018, followed by a quartet of Trinidad & Tobago players in the new year. A contingent of Canadians followed before Hart turned his attention to signing three players from the CPL Open Trials:[1] Kouamé Ouattara, Kodai Iida, and Mohamed Kourouma. Hart also signed all three U-Sports draft picks, and added some veteran attacking options in Luis Alberto Perea and Juan Diego Gutierrez. As the season approached and during the season, Hart raided League 1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri three times to round out his squad, signing Tomasz Skublak, Matthew Arnone and eventually, Duran Lee.

A short pre-season in April in the Dominican Republic saw HFX play only two matches, before playing its first ever competitive fixture on 28 April 2019, away at Pacific FC and losing 1–0. Following the defeat, HFX returned home to a raucous Wanderers Grounds on 4 May 2019, picking up its first win in history, defeating eventual champions Forge FC 2–1 with forward Akeem Garcia, scoring the team's first ever goal in the 30th minute. HFX would finish the Spring Season a respectable fourth place. In the Canadian Championship, HFX dispatched Vaughan Azzurri and Valour FC.

The Fall Season began optimistically on 6 July 2019 with the team recording a 1–0 win over York 9 FC and preparing to face Ottawa Fury FC of the United Soccer League Championship in the third preliminary round of the Canadian Championship. However, a congested fixture schedule would take its toll on the team, playing seven matches in eighteen days in July. HFX would lose all of them, bar one draw away to the afore-mentioned Ottawa Fury FC, which was insufficient to progress in the Canadian Championship. Throughout the year, HFX had had difficulty mustering much offense, which contributed to the slump. Improved defensive performances in September resulted in an uptick of form, but without much goalscoring, HFX could only muster six consecutive draws (a league record), surrendering the lead late on a number of occasions along the way. Combined with suggestions of locker room discord[2] and Hart commenting on his players learning what it meant to be a professional,[3] the Fall Season was difficult for HFX, finishing last which also “earned” the team the proverbial wooden spoon for 2019 as a whole. However, the year would end on a positive note, with Hart and company earning their first and only away win, 2–0 against York 9 FC. The Privateers 1882's supporter's group player of the year award went to centre-back, Matthew Arnone.

Off the pitch, the club was a tremendous success, the supporters regularly packing Wanderers Grounds to its limits and making it a difficult place to play for visiting teams. Indeed, in league play Cavalry FC was the only team to ever win at Wanderers Grounds all year. The boisterous atmosphere was the envy of the league and even attracted the notice of Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley who hoped his team would play there in the Canadian Championship.[4]

A last place finish, however, was always going to mean high player turnover. Instead of announcing a list of players released at the end of the season, the club instead would announce returning players only over the course of the off-season.[5]

Current squad

As of October 19, 2019[6]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
21 Jan-Michael Williams Trinidad and Tobago GK (1984-10-26)October 26, 1984 (aged 35) Guatemala Sacachispas
50 Christian Oxner Canada GK (1996-07-29)July 29, 1996 (aged 23) Canada Saint Mary's Huskies
Defenders
3 André Bona France RB / CB (1990-01-19)January 19, 1990 (aged 29) Canada UQAM Citadins
4 Chakib Hocine Algeria CB (1991-08-08)August 8, 1991 (aged 28) Finland Ekenäs
6 Chrisnovic N'sa Canada CB / CM (1999-01-28)January 28, 1999 (aged 20) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
16 Duran Lee Canada CB (1995-05-09)May 9, 1995 (aged 24) Canada Vaughan Azzurri
20 Ndzemdzela Langwa Canada LB (1998-03-05)March 5, 1998 (aged 21) Spain Socuéllamos
23 Matthew Arnone Canada CB (1994-02-28)February 28, 1994 (aged 25) Canada Vaughan Azzurri
24 Alex De Carolis Canada LB / CB (1992-09-24)September 24, 1992 (aged 27) Sweden Umeå FC
25 Zachary Sukunda Canada RB (1995-06-24)June 24, 1995 (aged 24) Australia Northcote City
Midfielders
5 Elton John Trinidad and Tobago CM / CB (1987-04-08)April 8, 1987 (aged 32) Trinidad and Tobago San Juan Jabloteh
7 Juan Gutiérrez Peru LW / RW / AM (1992-04-28)April 28, 1992 (aged 27) Peru Sport Rosario
8 Elliot Simmons Canada CM (1998-02-05)February 5, 1998 (aged 21) Sweden Dalkurd
9 Kodai Iida Japan AM (1994-12-06)December 6, 1994 (aged 25) United States Washington Premier FC
12 Mohamed Kourouma Guinea LW (1990-08-04)August 4, 1990 (aged 29) United States Miami City
13 Kouamé Ouattara Ivory Coast CM (1991-08-06)August 6, 1991 (aged 28) Canada CS Dieppe
15 Scott Firth Canada CM (2001-03-02)March 2, 2001 (aged 18) Canada Suburban FC
18 Andre Rampersad Trinidad and Tobago CM (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 24) Trinidad and Tobago Santa Rosa
22 Abd-El-Aziz Yousef Somalia RW / AM (1999-10-05)October 5, 1999 (aged 20) Netherlands Cambuur
Forwards
10 Luis Perea Colombia ST (1986-09-03)September 3, 1986 (aged 33) Colombia La Equidad
11 Akeem Garcia Trinidad and Tobago CF / RW (1996-09-11)September 11, 1996 (aged 23) Trinidad and Tobago Santa Rosa
14 Vincent Lamy Canada CF (1999-07-10)July 10, 1999 (aged 20) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
17 Tomasz Skublak Canada ST (1997-12-08)December 8, 1997 (aged 22) Canada Vaughan Azzurri

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
25 DF Canada Zachary Sukunda Australia Northcote City Free Transfer November 29, 2018 [7]
21 GK Trinidad and Tobago Jan-Michael Williams Guatemala Sacachispas Free Transfer January 10, 2019 [8]
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Elton John Trinidad and Tobago Queen's Park CC Free Transfer January 10, 2019 [8]
18 MF Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad Trinidad and Tobago FC Santa Rosa Free Transfer January 10, 2019 [8]
11 FW Trinidad and Tobago Akeem Garcia Trinidad and Tobago FC Santa Rosa Free Transfer January 10, 2019 [8]
4 DF Algeria Chakib Hocine Finland Ekenäs Free Transfer January 16, 2019 [9]
14 FW Canada Vincent Lamy Canada Montreal Impact Academy Free Transfer January 22, 2019 [10]
8 MF Canada Elliot Simmons Sweden Dalkurd Free Transfer January 22, 2019 [10]
15 MF Canada Scott Firth Canada Suburban FC Free Transfer January 30, 2019 [11]
20 DF Canada Ndzemdzela Langwa Spain Socuéllamos Free Transfer February 5, 2019 [8]
6 DF Canada Chrisnovic N'sa Canada Montreal Impact Academy Free Transfer February 5, 2019 [8]
50 GK Canada Christian Oxner Canada Saint Mary's Huskies Selected 19th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft February 20, 2019 [12]
24 DF Canada Alex De Carolis Sweden Umeå FC Free Transfer February 20, 2019 [12]
13 MF Ivory Coast Kouamé Ouattara Canada CS Dieppe Free Transfer February 21, 2019 [13]
9 MF Japan Kodai Iida United States Washington Premier FC Free Transfer February 21, 2019 [13]
10 FW Colombia Luis Alberto Perea Colombia La Equidad Free Transfer February 25, 2019 [14]
7 MF Peru Juan Diego Gutiérrez Peru Sport Rosario Free Transfer February 25, 2019 [14]
2 DF Germany Peter Schaale Canada CBU Capers Selected 5th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft March 29, 2019 [15]
3 DF France André Bona Canada UQAM Citadins Selected 10th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft March 29, 2019 [15]
12 MF Guinea Mohamed Kourouma United States FC Miami City Free Transfer April 4, 2019 [16]
22 MF Somalia Abd-El-Aziz Yousef Netherlands SC Cambuur Free Transfer April 4, 2019 [16]
17 FW Canada Tomasz Skublak Canada Vaughan Azzurri Free Transfer April 9, 2019 [17]
23 DF Canada Matthew Arnone Canada Vaughan Azzurri Free Transfer May 1, 2019 [18]
16 DF Canada Duran Lee Canada Vaughan Azzurri Free Transfer August 13, 2019 [19]

Draft picks

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 12, 2018.[20] 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 Peter Schaale  Germany CBU Capers
2 10 DF André Bona  France UQAM Citadins
3 19 GK Christian Oxner  Canada Saint Mary's Huskies

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
2 DF Germany Peter Schaale Canada CBU Capers Developmental Contract expired August 15, 2019 [21]

Competitions

Match times are Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3).

Preseason

Canadian Premier League

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Main article: 2019 Canadian Premier League

Spring season

League table
Canadian Premier League
Season 2019
Champions Forge FC
2019 CONCACAF League Forge FC
2020 CONCACAF League Forge FC
Matches played 98
Goals scored 248 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer Tristan Borges
(13 goals)
Best goalkeeper Marco Carducci
Triston Henry
(9 clean sheets each)
Biggest home win York9 6–2 HFX Wanderers
(July 27)
York9 4–0 Forge FC
(October 12)
Biggest away win Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC
(September 2)
Highest scoring York9 6–2 HFX Wanderers
(July 27)
Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC
(September 2)
Longest winning run 7 matches
Cavalry FC
(May 4 – June 19)
Longest unbeaten run 14 matches
Forge FC
(July 13 – October 6)
Longest winless run 10 matches
FC Edmonton
(August 16 – October 5)
HFX Wanderers
(August 10 – October 9)
Longest losing run 5 matches
HFX Wanderers
(July 13 – 31)
Highest attendance 17,611
Forge FC 1–1 York9
(April 27)
Lowest attendance 1,729
York9 0–0 FC Edmonton
(June 19)
Total attendance 419,314
Average attendance 4,279
2020 →

The 2019 Canadian Premier League season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian professional soccer. The regular season began on April 27 and ended on October 19, with seven teams competing.[22] The inaugural match of the Canadian Premier League took place between Forge FC and York9 at Tim Hortons Field on April 27, 2019, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[23]

The CPL Finals were contested between the Spring and Fall season champions, Cavalry FC, and the Spring and Fall season runners-up, Forge FC, in October and November. Forge FC won 2–0 over two legs to win the inaugural Canadian Premier League title.

Overview

Background

On May 6, 2017, the Canadian Premier League was unanimously approved and sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association.[24] Seven teams competed in the first Canadian Premier League season, leaving four professional Canadian teams playing in United States-based leagues (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer and Ottawa Fury FC in the USL Championship). The CPL teams competed in the 2019 Canadian Championship with the Canadian MLS and USL teams, and the champions of the Ontario and Quebec tier three leagues.

Teams

2019 Canadian Premier League teams

Seven teams competed during this season – six newly-formed teams and one existing team which joined the CPL. The six new teams were Cavalry FC, Forge FC, HFX Wanderers FC, Pacific FC, Valour FC, and York9 FC. FC Edmonton announced their move to the CPL having previously ceased professional operations following their 2017 season in the North American Soccer League.

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta ATCO Field 5,288
FC Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta Clarke Stadium 5,100
Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario Tim Hortons Field 10,016
HFX Wanderers Halifax, Nova Scotia Wanderers Grounds 6,200
Pacific FC Langford, British Columbia Westhills Stadium 6,200
Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba IG Field 10,000
York9 FC Toronto, Ontario York Lions Stadium 8,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use the same kit manufacturer: Macron.[25]
Team Head coach Captain(s) Shirt sponsor
Cavalry FC England Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Canada Nik Ledgerwood WestJet
FC Edmonton Canada Jeff Paulus England Tomi Ameobi OneSoccer
Forge FC Canada Bobby Smyrniotis Canada Kyle Bekker Tim Hortons
HFX Wanderers Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Hart Trinidad and Tobago Jan-Michael Williams Volkswagen
Pacific FC Canada James Merriman[lower-alpha 1] Canada Marcus Haber Volkswagen
Valour FC England Rob Gale Canada Louis Béland-Goyette OneSoccer
York9 FC Canada Jimmy Brennan Canada Manny Aparicio Macron
  1. ↑ Merriman was named interim head coach on October 18 following Pacific's announcement that the club had relieved Michael Silberbauer of his duties as head coach.

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of
departure		 Date of
vacancy		 Position in table Incoming coach Date of
appointment
Pacific FC Denmark Michael Silberbauer Fired October 18, 2019 6th in Fall, 6th overall Canada James Merriman (interim) October 18, 2019

Format

The Canadian Premier League season ran from late April to October.[26][27] Each team played 28 games, split between a spring and fall season. The 10-game spring season began on April 27 and ended on Canada Day, July 1. The 18-game fall season began on July 6 and ended on October 19. The winner of each season gained a berth into the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals.[28]

Spring season

Table

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2019 CONCACAF League qualification table

One Canadian Premier League team will qualify annually for the CONCACAF League tournament. For the 2019 edition only, this slot was granted to one of the league's 'inaugural teams' (FC Edmonton, Forge FC, or Valour FC) based on their home and away matches in the 2019 spring season.[29] In future years, CONCACAF League qualification will be awarded to the previous year's CPL champion.

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Results

Home \ Away CAV FCE FOR HFX PAC VAL YOR
Cavalry FC — 1–0 0–1 2–0 — 1–0 2–1
FC Edmonton 0–3 — 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 —
Forge FC 1–2 2–0 — — 3–0 2–1 1–1
HFX Wanderers 1–2 — 2–1 — 2–1 2–0 1–1
Pacific FC 3–1 1–3 — 1–0 — 1–2 2–2
Valour FC — 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 — 1–3
York9 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 — —
Source: CanPL.ca

Fall season

Table

Template:2019 Canadian Premier League fall table

Results

Home \ Away CAV FCE FOR HFX PAC VAL YOR
Cavalry FC —
FC Edmonton —
Forge FC —
HFX Wanderers —
Pacific FC —
Valour FC —
York9 —
Source: CanPL.ca

Finals

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The winners of the spring and fall seasons gained berths to the two-legged CPL Finals. As a contingency implemented this year because a single team won both halves of the season, the second berth was given to the team with the second-best overall record. The two games were played on October 26, 2019 and November 2, 2019, with the winner of the Fall season choosing which leg to host.

Overall table

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Results

The first leg was held on October 26, and the second leg on November 2, 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Forge FC 2–0 Cavalry FC 1–0 1–0

Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 {{fb team Forge FC |oc=}} 92,228 17,611 3,864 6,588 n/a†
2 {{fb team HFX Wanderers |oc=}} 84,860 6,244 5,387 6,061 n/a†
3 {{fb team Valour FC |oc=}} 74,694 9,699 3,173 5,335 n/a†
4 {{fb team Cavalry FC |oc=}} 46,091 4,697 1,938 3,292 n/a†
5 {{fb team Pacific FC |oc=}} 43,426 5,103 2,017 3,102 n/a†
6 {{fb team FC Edmonton |oc=}} 40,663 4,238 2,021 2,905 n/a†
7 {{fb team York9 |oc=}} 37,352 4,260 1,729 2,668 n/a†
League total 419,314 17,611 1,729 4,279
n/a†

Source: [1][2][3]

Statistical leaders

Statistics include regular season and Finals.

Awards

Premier Performer

The Premier Performer presented by Volkswagen Canada is presented to the CPL's top player based on an algorithm developed by the league and its data analysis provider. The winner receives a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI, handed out at the Canadian Premier League Awards ceremony.[32]

2019 Premier Performer top 5[33]
Rank Player Points
1 Canada Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) 77.36
2 Canada Nathan Ingham (York9 FC) 76.47
3 Trinidad and Tobago Ryan Telfer (York9 FC) 76.46
4 Canada Tristan Borges (Forge FC) 75.79
5 Republic of the Congo Dominique Malonga (Cavalry FC) 75.43

Canadian Premier League Awards

On November 1, 2019, the Canadian Premier League revealed the five individual awards to be given based on performance over the whole season including Finals.[34] The awards are Inuit soapstone sculptures designed by artists from Cape Dorset, Nunavut. The recipients of the awards were announced at a ceremony in Toronto on November 26.

2019 Canadian Premier League Awards
Award Recipient[35] Finalists[36]
Golden Boot (Hunter) Canada Tristan Borges (Forge FC) N/A
Golden Glove (Qimmiq or Canadian Inuit Dog) Canada Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) Canada Nathan Ingham (York9 FC)
Canada Connor James (FC Edmonton)
Coach of the Year (Owl) England Tommy Wheeldon Jr. (Cavalry FC) Canada Jim Brennan (York9 FC)
Canada Bobby Smyrniotis (Forge FC)
Player of the Year (Nikisuittuq) Canada Tristan Borges (Forge FC) Canada Kyle Bekker (Forge FC)
Republic of the Congo Dominique Malonga (Cavalry FC)
Best Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year (Polar Bear) Canada Tristan Borges (Forge FC) Canada Diyaeddine Abzi (York9 FC)
Canada Terran Campbell (Pacific FC)

Fan Awards

The Canadian Premier League allowed fans to vote for a series of Fan Awards for a chance to win various prizes. The winners were announced on December 16.[37]

2019 CPL Fan Awards
Goal of the Year
Player Opponent Date Time
Canada Kadell Thomas (Forge FC) Valour FC July 20 90+4'
Save of the Year (Allstate Good Hands Award)
Player Opponent Date Time
Canada Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) Forge FC October 26 39'
Team of the Year
Player Position
Canada Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) Goalkeeper
Canada Morey Doner (York9 FC) Right back
Belgium Daniel Krutzen (Forge FC) Left centre back
Canada Dominick Zator (Cavalry FC) Right centre back
Canada Kwame Awuah (Forge FC) Left back
England Elijah Adekugbe (Cavalry FC) Defensive midfielder
Canada Tristan Borges (Forge FC) Right centre midfielder
Canada Kyle Bekker (Forge FC) Left centre midfielder
Canada Nico Pasquotti (Cavalry FC) Right wing
Canada Marco Bustos (Valour FC) Left wing
Republic of the Congo Dominique Malonga (Cavalry FC) Striker

Player transfers

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Main article: List of Canadian Premier League transfers 2019

U Sports Draft

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The 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft was held on November 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Draftees were invited to team preseason camps, with an opportunity to earn a developmental contract and retain their U Sports men's soccer eligibility. Cavalry FC selected Gabriel Bitar with the first overall pick. Three players were selected by each team, with a total of twenty-one players being drafted including fifteen Canadians.

Foreign players

Canadian Premier League teams may sign a maximum of seven international players, out of which only five can be in the starting line-up for each match. The following players are considered foreign players for the 2019 season. This list does not include Canadian citizens who represent other countries at international level.[38]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7
Cavalry FC England Jordan Brown Germany Julian Büscher Honduras José Escalante Republic of the Congo Dominique Malonga England Nathan Mavila Brazil Oliver
FC Edmonton Belgium Oumar Diouck Cameroon Jeannot Esua Haiti James Marcelin Trinidad and Tobago Kareem Moses South Korea Son Yong-chan Spain Ramón Soria Cameroon Tony Tchani
Forge FC Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Senegal Elimane Cissé Belgium Daniel Krutzen Cameroon Bertrand Owundi
HFX Wanderers Trinidad and Tobago Akeem Garcia Peru Juan Gutiérrez Japan Kodai Iida Trinidad and Tobago Elton John Colombia Luis Perea Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad Trinidad and Tobago Jan-Michael Williams
Pacific FC Panama Alexander González Germany Hendrik Starostzik
Valour FC Uruguay Martín Arguiñarena Spain José Galán Croatia Josip Golubar Belgium Mathias Janssens England Adam Mitter Italy Michele Paolucci
York9 FC Sweden Simon Adjei Japan Wataru Murofushi Chile Rodrigo Gattas

Players in bold have been capped internationally at the senior level by their respective nation.

References

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Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 3 2 5 8 11  −3 11 3 1 1 8 5  +3 0 1 4 0 6  −6

Last updated: July 1, 2019.
Source: canpl.ca

Results by match

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Matches

Fall season

League table
Canadian Premier League
Season 2019
Champions Forge FC
2019 CONCACAF League Forge FC
2020 CONCACAF League Forge FC
Matches played 98
Goals scored 248 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorer Tristan Borges
(13 goals)
Best goalkeeper Marco Carducci
Triston Henry
(9 clean sheets each)
Biggest home win York9 6–2 HFX Wanderers
(July 27)
York9 4–0 Forge FC
(October 12)
Biggest away win Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC
(September 2)
Highest scoring York9 6–2 HFX Wanderers
(July 27)
Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC
(September 2)
Longest winning run 7 matches
Cavalry FC
(May 4 – June 19)
Longest unbeaten run 14 matches
Forge FC
(July 13 – October 6)
Longest winless run 10 matches
FC Edmonton
(August 16 – October 5)
HFX Wanderers
(August 10 – October 9)
Longest losing run 5 matches
HFX Wanderers
(July 13 – 31)
Highest attendance 17,611
Forge FC 1–1 York9
(April 27)
Lowest attendance 1,729
York9 0–0 FC Edmonton
(June 19)
Total attendance 419,314
Average attendance 4,279
2020 →

The 2019 Canadian Premier League season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian professional soccer. The regular season began on April 27 and ended on October 19, with seven teams competing.[1] The inaugural match of the Canadian Premier League took place between Forge FC and York9 at Tim Hortons Field on April 27, 2019, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[2]

The CPL Finals were contested between the Spring and Fall season champions, Cavalry FC, and the Spring and Fall season runners-up, Forge FC, in October and November. Forge FC won 2–0 over two legs to win the inaugural Canadian Premier League title.

Overview

Background

On May 6, 2017, the Canadian Premier League was unanimously approved and sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association.[3] Seven teams competed in the first Canadian Premier League season, leaving four professional Canadian teams playing in United States-based leagues (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer and Ottawa Fury FC in the USL Championship). The CPL teams competed in the 2019 Canadian Championship with the Canadian MLS and USL teams, and the champions of the Ontario and Quebec tier three leagues.

Teams

2019 Canadian Premier League teams

Seven teams competed during this season – six newly-formed teams and one existing team which joined the CPL. The six new teams were Cavalry FC, Forge FC, HFX Wanderers FC, Pacific FC, Valour FC, and York9 FC. FC Edmonton announced their move to the CPL having previously ceased professional operations following their 2017 season in the North American Soccer League.

Stadiums and locations

Team Location Stadium Capacity
Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta ATCO Field 5,288
FC Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta Clarke Stadium 5,100
Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario Tim Hortons Field 10,016
HFX Wanderers Halifax, Nova Scotia Wanderers Grounds 6,200
Pacific FC Langford, British Columbia Westhills Stadium 6,200
Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba IG Field 10,000
York9 FC Toronto, Ontario York Lions Stadium 8,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use the same kit manufacturer: Macron.[4]
Team Head coach Captain(s) Shirt sponsor
Cavalry FC England Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Canada Nik Ledgerwood WestJet
FC Edmonton Canada Jeff Paulus England Tomi Ameobi OneSoccer
Forge FC Canada Bobby Smyrniotis Canada Kyle Bekker Tim Hortons
HFX Wanderers Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Hart Trinidad and Tobago Jan-Michael Williams Volkswagen
Pacific FC Canada James Merriman[lower-alpha 1] Canada Marcus Haber Volkswagen
Valour FC England Rob Gale Canada Louis Béland-Goyette OneSoccer
York9 FC Canada Jimmy Brennan Canada Manny Aparicio Macron
  1. ↑ Merriman was named interim head coach on October 18 following Pacific's announcement that the club had relieved Michael Silberbauer of his duties as head coach.

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of
departure		 Date of
vacancy		 Position in table Incoming coach Date of
appointment
Pacific FC Denmark Michael Silberbauer Fired October 18, 2019 6th in Fall, 6th overall Canada James Merriman (interim) October 18, 2019

Format

The Canadian Premier League season ran from late April to October.[5][6] Each team played 28 games, split between a spring and fall season. The 10-game spring season began on April 27 and ended on Canada Day, July 1. The 18-game fall season began on July 6 and ended on October 19. The winner of each season gained a berth into the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals.[7]

Spring season

Table

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2019 CONCACAF League qualification table

One Canadian Premier League team will qualify annually for the CONCACAF League tournament. For the 2019 edition only, this slot was granted to one of the league's 'inaugural teams' (FC Edmonton, Forge FC, or Valour FC) based on their home and away matches in the 2019 spring season.[8] In future years, CONCACAF League qualification will be awarded to the previous year's CPL champion.

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Results

Home \ Away CAV FCE FOR HFX PAC VAL YOR
Cavalry FC — 1–0 0–1 2–0 — 1–0 2–1
FC Edmonton 0–3 — 1–0 2–0 0–0 0–1 —
Forge FC 1–2 2–0 — — 3–0 2–1 1–1
HFX Wanderers 1–2 — 2–1 — 2–1 2–0 1–1
Pacific FC 3–1 1–3 — 1–0 — 1–2 2–2
Valour FC — 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–2 — 1–3
York9 0–2 0–0 0–2 0–0 1–0 — —
Source: CanPL.ca

Fall season

Table

Template:2019 Canadian Premier League fall table

Results

Home \ Away CAV FCE FOR HFX PAC VAL YOR
Cavalry FC —
FC Edmonton —
Forge FC —
HFX Wanderers —
Pacific FC —
Valour FC —
York9 —
Source: CanPL.ca

Finals

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The winners of the spring and fall seasons gained berths to the two-legged CPL Finals. As a contingency implemented this year because a single team won both halves of the season, the second berth was given to the team with the second-best overall record. The two games were played on October 26, 2019 and November 2, 2019, with the winner of the Fall season choosing which leg to host.

Overall table

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Results

The first leg was held on October 26, and the second leg on November 2, 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Forge FC 2–0 Cavalry FC 1–0 1–0

Attendance

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 {{fb team Forge FC |oc=}} 92,228 17,611 3,864 6,588 n/a†
2 {{fb team HFX Wanderers |oc=}} 84,860 6,244 5,387 6,061 n/a†
3 {{fb team Valour FC |oc=}} 74,694 9,699 3,173 5,335 n/a†
4 {{fb team Cavalry FC |oc=}} 46,091 4,697 1,938 3,292 n/a†
5 {{fb team Pacific FC |oc=}} 43,426 5,103 2,017 3,102 n/a†
6 {{fb team FC Edmonton |oc=}} 40,663 4,238 2,021 2,905 n/a†
7 {{fb team York9 |oc=}} 37,352 4,260 1,729 2,668 n/a†
League total 419,314 17,611 1,729 4,279
n/a†

Source: [4][5][6]

Statistical leaders

Statistics include regular season and Finals.

Awards

Premier Performer

The Premier Performer presented by Volkswagen Canada is presented to the CPL's top player based on an algorithm developed by the league and its data analysis provider. The winner receives a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI, handed out at the Canadian Premier League Awards ceremony.[11]

2019 Premier Performer top 5[12]
Rank Player Points
1 Canada Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) 77.36
2 Canada Nathan Ingham (York9 FC) 76.47
3 Trinidad and Tobago Ryan Telfer (York9 FC) 76.46
4 Canada Tristan Borges (Forge FC) 75.79
5 Republic of the Congo Dominique Malonga (Cavalry FC) 75.43

Canadian Premier League Awards

On November 1, 2019, the Canadian Premier League revealed the five individual awards to be given based on performance over the whole season including Finals.[13] The awards are Inuit soapstone sculptures designed by artists from Cape Dorset, Nunavut. The recipients of the awards were announced at a ceremony in Toronto on November 26.

2019 Canadian Premier League Awards
Award Recipient[14] Finalists[15]
Golden Boot (Hunter) Canada Tristan Borges (Forge FC) N/A
Golden Glove (Qimmiq or Canadian Inuit Dog) Canada Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) Canada Nathan Ingham (York9 FC)
Canada Connor James (FC Edmonton)
Coach of the Year (Owl) England Tommy Wheeldon Jr. (Cavalry FC) Canada Jim Brennan (York9 FC)
Canada Bobby Smyrniotis (Forge FC)
Player of the Year (Nikisuittuq) Canada Tristan Borges (Forge FC) Canada Kyle Bekker (Forge FC)
Republic of the Congo Dominique Malonga (Cavalry FC)
Best Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year (Polar Bear) Canada Tristan Borges (Forge FC) Canada Diyaeddine Abzi (York9 FC)
Canada Terran Campbell (Pacific FC)

Fan Awards

The Canadian Premier League allowed fans to vote for a series of Fan Awards for a chance to win various prizes. The winners were announced on December 16.[16]

2019 CPL Fan Awards
Goal of the Year
Player Opponent Date Time
Canada Kadell Thomas (Forge FC) Valour FC July 20 90+4'
Save of the Year (Allstate Good Hands Award)
Player Opponent Date Time
Canada Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) Forge FC October 26 39'
Team of the Year
Player Position
Canada Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) Goalkeeper
Canada Morey Doner (York9 FC) Right back
Belgium Daniel Krutzen (Forge FC) Left centre back
Canada Dominick Zator (Cavalry FC) Right centre back
Canada Kwame Awuah (Forge FC) Left back
England Elijah Adekugbe (Cavalry FC) Defensive midfielder
Canada Tristan Borges (Forge FC) Right centre midfielder
Canada Kyle Bekker (Forge FC) Left centre midfielder
Canada Nico Pasquotti (Cavalry FC) Right wing
Canada Marco Bustos (Valour FC) Left wing
Republic of the Congo Dominique Malonga (Cavalry FC) Striker

Player transfers

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Main article: List of Canadian Premier League transfers 2019

U Sports Draft

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The 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft was held on November 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Draftees were invited to team preseason camps, with an opportunity to earn a developmental contract and retain their U Sports men's soccer eligibility. Cavalry FC selected Gabriel Bitar with the first overall pick. Three players were selected by each team, with a total of twenty-one players being drafted including fifteen Canadians.

Foreign players

Canadian Premier League teams may sign a maximum of seven international players, out of which only five can be in the starting line-up for each match. The following players are considered foreign players for the 2019 season. This list does not include Canadian citizens who represent other countries at international level.[17]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7
Cavalry FC England Jordan Brown Germany Julian Büscher Honduras José Escalante Republic of the Congo Dominique Malonga England Nathan Mavila Brazil Oliver
FC Edmonton Belgium Oumar Diouck Cameroon Jeannot Esua Haiti James Marcelin Trinidad and Tobago Kareem Moses South Korea Son Yong-chan Spain Ramón Soria Cameroon Tony Tchani
Forge FC Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Senegal Elimane Cissé Belgium Daniel Krutzen Cameroon Bertrand Owundi
HFX Wanderers Trinidad and Tobago Akeem Garcia Peru Juan Gutiérrez Japan Kodai Iida Trinidad and Tobago Elton John Colombia Luis Perea Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad Trinidad and Tobago Jan-Michael Williams
Pacific FC Panama Alexander González Germany Hendrik Starostzik
Valour FC Uruguay Martín Arguiñarena Spain José Galán Croatia Josip Golubar Belgium Mathias Janssens England Adam Mitter Italy Michele Paolucci
York9 FC Sweden Simon Adjei Japan Wataru Murofushi Chile Rodrigo Gattas

Players in bold have been capped internationally at the senior level by their respective nation.

References

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Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18 3 8 7 13 24  −11 17 2 6 1 5 4  +1 1 2 6 8 20  −12

Last updated: October 19, 2019.
Source: canpl.ca

Results by match

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Matches

Canadian Championship

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Main article: 2019 Canadian Championship

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

Third qualifying round

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of October 19, 2019

No. Pos Nat Player Total CPL Spring season CPL Fall season Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF France André Bona 31 1 8+2 0 14+1 0 5+1 1
4 DF Algeria Chakib Hocine 6 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF Trinidad and Tobago Elton John 21 0 6+1 0 11+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF Canada Chrisnovic N'sa 21 0 5+1 0 9+3 0 2+1 0
7 MF Peru Juan Diego Gutiérrez 22 2 2+2 0 12+3 2 2+1 0
8 MF Canada Elliot Simmons 17 0 6+1 0 4+2 0 4+0 0
9 MF Japan Kodai Iida 25 1 8+2 0 4+6 1 4+1 0
10 FW Colombia Luis Alberto Perea 17 5 3+0 2 9+3 1 2+0 2
11 FW Trinidad and Tobago Akeem Garcia 28 8 8+1 3 15+0 4 4+0 1
12 MF Guinea Mohamed Kourouma 32 4 6+2 1 16+2 0 6+0 3
13 MF Ivory Coast Kouamé Ouattara 7 0 2+2 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
14 FW Canada Vincent Lamy 7 0 0+3 0 1+0 0 1+2 0
15 MF Canada Scott Firth 9 0 0+2 0 2+4 0 0+1 0
16 DF Canada Duran Lee 8 0 0+0 0 7+1 0 0+0 0
17 FW Canada Tomasz Skublak 25 4 6+1 0 9+5 1 3+1 3
18 MF Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad 30 1 5+3 1 17+0 0 5+0 0
20 DF Canada Ndzemdzela Langwa 24 0 8+1 0 6+4 0 4+1 0
21 GK Trinidad and Tobago Jan-Michael Williams 15 0 7+0 0 5+0 0 3+0 0
22 MF Somalia Abd-El-Aziz Yousef 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF Canada Matthew Arnone 28 2 8+0 0 16+0 2 4+0 0
24 DF Canada Alex De Carolis 21 0 4+0 0 11+2 0 2+2 0
25 DF Canada Zachary Sukunda 21 0 5+0 0 5+7 0 2+2 0
50 GK Canada Christian Oxner 21 0 3+0 0 13+2 0 3+0 0
Players who left during the season:
2 DF Germany Peter Schaale 22 1 10+0 1 7+0 0 5+0 0

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. CPL Spring season CPL Fall season Canadian Championship TOTAL
1 Trinidad and Tobago Akeem Garcia FW 3 4 1 8
2 Colombia Luis Alberto Perea FW 2 1 2 5
3 Guinea Mohamed Kourouma MF 1 0 3 4
Canada Tomasz Skublak FW 0 1 3 4
5 Canada Matthew Arnone DF 0 2 0 2
Peru Juan Diego Gutiérrez MF 0 2 0 2
7 France André Bona DF 0 0 1 1
Japan Kodai Iida MF 0 1 0 1
Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad MF 1 0 0 1
Germany Peter Schaale DF 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 2 1 3
Totals 8 13 11 32

Last updated: October 19, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists

Rank Nat. Player Pos. CPL Spring season CPL Fall season Canadian Championship TOTAL
1 Guinea Mohamed Kourouma MF 1 2 1 4
2 Japan Kodai Iida MF 2 0 1 3
3 Germany Peter Schaale DF 0 1 1 2
Canada Tomasz Skublak FW 0 1 1 2
5 Canada Matthew Arnone DF 0 0 1 1
Peru Juan Diego Gutiérrez MF 0 0 1 1
Trinidad and Tobago Elton John MF 0 1 0 1
Colombia Luis Alberto Perea FW 1 0 0 1
Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad MF 0 1 0 1
Canada Elliot Simmons MF 0 0 1 1
Totals 4 6 7 17

Last updated: October 19, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets

Rank Nat. Player CPL Spring season CPL Fall season Canadian Championship TOTAL
1 Canada Christian Oxner 1 5 0 6
2 Trinidad and Tobago Jan-Michael Williams 1 1 1 3
Totals 2 6 1 9

Last updated: October 19, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player CPL Spring season CPL Fall season Canadian Championship TOTAL
Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
1 GK Trinidad and Tobago Jan-Michael Williams 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1
2 DF Germany Peter Schaale 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
3 DF France André Bona 3 0 4 0 2 0 9 0
4 DF Algeria Chakib Hocine 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
5 MF Trinidad and Tobago Elton John 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0
6 DF Canada Chrisnovic N'sa 2 0 3 0 0 0 5 0
7 MF Peru Juan Diego Gutiérrez 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 0
8 MF Canada Elliot Simmons 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
9 MF Japan Kodai Iida 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
10 FW Colombia Luis Alberto Perea 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
11 FW Trinidad and Tobago Akeem Garcia 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
13 MF Ivory Coast Kouamé Ouattara 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF Canada Duran Lee 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW Canada Tomasz Skublak 1 0 3 0 3 0 7 0
18 MF Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad 1 0 3 0 2 0 6 0
20 DF Canada Ndzemdzela Langwa 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
23 DF Canada Matthew Arnone 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
24 DF Canada Alex De Carolis 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
50 GK Canada Christian Oxner 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 18 0 31 1 13 0 62 1

Last updated: October 19, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

References

External links

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