2020 Atlético Ottawa season

The 2020 Atlético Ottawa season was the first season in the history of Atlético Ottawa.

Atlético Ottawa
2020 season
CEOFernando Lopez
Head coachMista
StadiumAlumni Field, UPEI
Charlottetown, Prince Edward island
Canadian Premier League7th
Canadian ChampionshipDid not qualify
Top goalscorerFrancisco Acuña
Malcolm Shaw
(2 goals each)
Biggest win2–0 vs. Cavalry FC (August 27)
Biggest defeat0–4 vs. Valour FC (August 19)

It was announced on January 29, 2020, that Atlético Madrid had gained the approval of the Canadian Premier League to form an expansion club in the city of Ottawa, Ontario.[1]

On March 20, 2020, the league announced a postponement of the start of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On July 29, 2020, the league announced that the season would be played in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, beginning August 13, in an event dubbed "The Island Games."[3]

Current squad

As of August 13, 2020[4]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Nacho Zabal Spain GK (1987-02-14)February 14, 1987 (aged 33) Spain CD Calahorra
25 Ricky Gomes Canada GK (1993-06-19)June 19, 1993 (aged 27) Portugal União da Madeira
30 Horace Sobze Zemo Cameroon GK (1993-05-17)May 17, 1993 (aged 27) Canada Ottawa South United
Defenders
2 Malyk Hamilton Canada RB / RW (1999-09-02)September 2, 1999 (aged 21) Canada Cavalry FC
3 Milovan Kapor Canada CB / DM (1991-08-05)August 5, 1991 (aged 29) Uzbekistan FK Buxoro
4 Brandon John Canada CB (1995-01-05)January 5, 1995 (aged 25) United States Orlando City B
6 Gianfranco Facchineri Canada CB (2002-04-27)April 27, 2002 (aged 18) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
12 Michel Djaozandry Canada FB / RW / LW (1998-02-17)February 17, 1998 (aged 22) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
13 Kunle Dada-Luke[upper-alpha 1] Canada FB / RW (2000-01-12)January 12, 2000 (aged 20) Denmark Helsingør
14 Jarred Phillips Canada FB (1995-05-14)May 14, 1995 (aged 25) Canada Vaughan Azzurri
44 Vashon Neufville England LB (1999-07-18)July 18, 1999 (aged 21) Wales Newport County
Midfielders
5 Viti Martínez Spain CM (1997-05-25)May 25, 1997 (aged 23) Spain Gimnàstic
7 Bernardinho[upper-alpha 2] Ghana AM / RW / LW (1996-07-02)July 2, 1996 (aged 24) Belgium Heist
8 Francisco Acuña Mexico AM / RW / LW (1988-01-19)January 19, 1988 (aged 32) Mexico Puebla
9 Mohamed Kourouma Guinea LW (1990-08-04)August 4, 1990 (aged 30) Canada HFX Wanderers
10 Ben Fisk Canada RW / LW (1993-02-04)February 4, 1993 (aged 27) Canada Pacific FC
11 Antoine Coupland Canada MF (2003-12-12)December 12, 2003 (aged 17) Canada Ottawa Fury FC
18 Tevin Shaw[upper-alpha 2] Jamaica DM (1997-02-24)February 24, 1997 (aged 23) Jamaica Portmore United
22 Ben McKendry Canada CM / AM (1993-03-25)March 25, 1993 (aged 27) Sweden Nyköpings BIS
23 Ajay Khabra Canada CM (1995-06-13)June 13, 1995 (aged 25) Canada FC Edmonton
42 Matteo de Brienne Canada LW (2002-05-22)May 22, 2002 (aged 18) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
Forwards
19 Malcolm Shaw Canada CF (1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 25) Sweden Assyriska IK
21 Maksym Kowal Canada CF (1991-06-04)June 4, 1991 (aged 29) Canada Vaughan Azzurri

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
10 MF Canada Ben Fisk Canada Pacific FC Free transfer March 4, 2020 [5]
11 MF Canada Antoine Coupland Canada Ottawa Fury FC Free transfer March 5, 2020 [6]
2 MF Canada Malyk Hamilton Canada Cavalry FC Free transfer March 6, 2020 [7]
23 MF Canada Ajay Khabra Canada FC Edmonton Free transfer March 9, 2020 [8]
25 GK Canada Ricky Gomes Portugal União da Madeira Free transfer March 10, 2020 [9]
12 DF/MF Canada Michel Djaozandry Canada Montreal Impact Academy Free transfer March 10, 2020 [9]
13 DF/MF Canada Kunle Dada-Luke Denmark Helsingør Free transfer March 11, 2020 [10]
4 DF Canada Brandon John United States Orlando City B Free transfer March 23, 2020 [11]
44 DF England Vashon Neufville England West Ham United Free transfer March 24, 2020 [12]
18 MF Jamaica Tevin Shaw Jamaica Portmore United Free transfer March 26, 2020 [13]
8 MF Mexico Francisco Acuña Mexico Puebla Free transfer March 30, 2020 [14]
7 MF Ghana Bernardinho Belgium Westerlo Free transfer April 1, 2020 [15]
1 GK Spain Nacho Zabal Spain CD Calahorra Free transfer April 2, 2020 [16]
5 MF Spain Viti Martínez Spain Gimnàstic Free transfer April 7, 2020 [17]
19 FW Canada Malcolm Shaw Sweden Assyriska IK Free transfer June 25, 2020 [18]
42 FW Canada Matteo de Brienne Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Free transfer July 31, 2020 [19]
9 MF Guinea Mohamed Kourouma Canada HFX Wanderers Free transfer August 10, 2020 [20]
21 FW Canada Maksym Kowal Canada Vaughan Azzurri Free transfer August 10, 2020 [20]
22 MF Canada Ben McKendry Sweden Nyköpings BIS Free transfer August 10, 2020 [20]
14 DF Canada Jarred Phillips Canada Vaughan Azzurri Free transfer August 10, 2020 [20]
3 DF Canada Milovan Kapor Uzbekistan FK Buxoro Free transfer August 10, 2020 [20]
30 GK Cameroon Horace Sobze Zemo Canada Ottawa South United Free transfer August 10, 2020 [20]

Loan In
No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
6 DF Canada Gianfranco Facchineri Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Loaned until September 30, 2020 July 6, 2020 [21]

Loans out
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
5 MF Spain Viti Martínez Spain Deportivo Alavés B Loaned until March 2021 October 7, 2020 [22]

Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 7 4 1 2 10 7 +3 13 Advance to group stage
2 HFX Wanderers 7 3 3 1 12 7 +5 12[lower-alpha 1]
3 Forge 7 3 3 1 13 9 +4 12[lower-alpha 1]
4 Pacific 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
5 York9 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 10
6 Valour 7 2 2 3 8 9 −1 8[lower-alpha 2]
7 Atlético Ottawa 7 2 2 3 7 12 −5 8[lower-alpha 2]
8 FC Edmonton 7 0 1 6 5 14 −9 1
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[23]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

Results by match
Match1234567
ResultDLDWLWL
Position3776757
Updated to match(es) played on September 3, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
August 15 1 York9 FC 2–2 Atlético Ottawa Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
  • Di Chiara Yellow card 14' 62' (pen.)
  • Wright 60'
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
August 19 2 Atlético Ottawa 0–4 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 23 3 Atlético Ottawa 2–2 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 27 4 Atlético Ottawa 2–0 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 30 5 Atlético Ottawa 0–2 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
September 2 6 Pacific FC 0–1 Atlético Ottawa Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
September 6 7 HFX Wanderers FC 2–0 Atlético Ottawa Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of September 6, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Spain ESP Nacho Zabal 707+00
2 MF Canada CAN Malyk Hamilton 707+00
3 DF Canada CAN Milovan Kapor 606+00
4 DF Canada CAN Brandon John 707+00
5 MF Spain ESP Viti Martínez 616+01
6 DF Canada CAN Gianfranco Facchineri 502+30
8 MF Mexico MEX Francisco Acuña 727+02
9 FW Guinea GUI Mohamed Kourouma 717+01
10 MF Canada CAN Ben Fisk 717+01
11 MF Canada CAN Antoine Coupland 300+30
12 DF Canada CAN Michel Djaozandry 100+10
14 DF Canada CAN Jarred Phillips 502+30
19 FW Canada CAN Malcolm Shaw 727+02
21 FW Canada CAN Maksym Kowal 300+30
22 MF Canada CAN Ben McKendry 704+30
23 MF Canada CAN Ajay Khabra 604+20
25 GK Canada CAN Ricky Gomes 000+00
30 GK Cameroon CMR Horace Sobze Zemo 000+00
42 FW Canada CAN Matteo de Brienne 000+00
44 DF England ENG Vashon Neufville 503+20

Top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1MexicoFrancisco AcuñaMF22
CanadaMalcolm ShawFW22
3GuineaMohamed KouroumaMF11
CanadaBen FiskMF11
SpainViti MartínezMF11
Totals77

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1MexicoFrancisco AcuñaMF22
2CanadaMalyk HamiltonMF11
EnglandVashon NeufvilleDF11
CanadaMalcolm ShawFW11
Totals55

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1SpainNacho Zabal22
Totals22

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
3DFCanadaMilovan Kapor1111
4DFCanadaBrandon John1010
5MFSpainViti Martínez2020
8MFMexicoFrancisco Acuña1010
9FWGuineaMohamed Kourouma1010
10MFCanadaBen Fisk1010
11MFCanadaAntoine Coupland1010
22MFCanadaBen McKendry2020
23DFCanadaAjay Khabra1010
44DFEnglandVashon Neufville0101
Totals112112

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Notes
  1. Player signed, but was not added to the 2020 roster because of injury
  2. Player signed, but was not added to the 2020 roster because of difficulties getting into Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References
  1. "SOCCER IS BACK: Atletico Madrid, Jeff Hunt behind Ottawa expansion team in CPL". Ottawa Sun. January 29, 2020.
  2. "Canadian Premier League postpones start of 2020 season due to COVID-19". CTV News. The Canadian Press.
  3. Code, Jillian (July 29, 2020). "Cavalry FC to return to play in CPL's 'Island Games'". CTV News. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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  18. "Canadian forward Malcolm Shaw joins Atlético Ottawa". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. June 25, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2020.
  19. "Nepean Native Matteo de Brienne Joins Atlético Ottawa". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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