2019 Cavalry FC season

Cavalry FC
2019 season
President Ian Allison
Head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr.
Stadium ATCO Field
Canadian Premier League Spring: 1st
Fall: 1st
Overall: 1st
CPL Finals Finalists
Canadian Championship Semi-finals
Top goalscorer League: Dominique Malonga (11 goals)
All: Dominique Malonga (13 goals)
Highest home attendance 5,831
(November 2 vs. Forge FC)
Lowest home attendance 1,938
(October 9 vs. Forge FC)
Average home league attendance League: 3,292
All: 3,668

The 2019 Cavalry FC season was the first season in the club's history, as well as the first season in Canadian Premier League history.

Overview

On May 17, 2018 Cavalry FC was unveiled as Calgary's team in the new Canadian Premier League, with then Calgary Foothills FC head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. chosen to be the first head coach in Cavalry history. On November 29, 2018, Cavalry signed its first ever players: veteran Nik Ledgerwood and young talent Sergio Camargo, both from the Foothills. Overall, 12 of the players on the Cavalry squad came from the Foothills. Cavalry's first ever international signing was Brazilian striker Oliver Minatel. Cavalry signed two of its picks in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft, first overall pick Gabriel Bitar and fourteenth overall pick Joel Waterman.

On May 3, 2019 Cavalry played their first ever game, at home against York9 FC. Jordan Brown scored the first goal in Cavalry FC history, with Dominick Zator adding a second and Cavalry hanging on for a 2–1 victory. Cavalry went on to win their first seven games, until succumbing to Forge FC in a 1–0 defeat. However, Cavalry rebounded and defeated York9 2–0 in their next game, clinching the spring season title and a berth in the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals.

In the Canadian Championship, Cavalry faced Pacific FC in the first round and won both legs. Next, they were up against Forge. In the first leg in Hamilton, Forge struck first, but there was late drama when Forge FC goalkeeper Quillan Roberts received a red card in stoppage time, with no substitutions remaining. Cavalry was given a penalty shot, and Dominique Malonga beat midfielder turned goalkeeper Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson to tie the game. Tensions were high after the goal, and Cavalry players accused a member of Forge's coaching staff of making racist remarks. The match ended with a melee between Cavalry and Forge players, establishing a rivalry that would continue to take shape for the rest of the season. In the second leg, Forge opened the scoring again, but goals from Malonga and Camargo meant that it was Cavalry who advanced to the quarterfinals. Cavalry faced MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the quarterfinals and in the first leg the Cavs held the Whitecaps to a 0–0 draw at home. In the second leg at BC Place in Vancouver, Brown and Zator scored in a 2–1 victory and goalkeeper Marco Carducci, who used to play for the Whitecaps, was praised for his performance. Cavalry became the first CPL team to defeat an MLS team, and advanced to the semifinals, where they were awaited by the Montreal Impact. In the first leg of the semifinals, Ignacio Piatti scored twice for the Impact, but Cavalry was given hope when Camargo scored later in the game. It was not meant to be, however, as Cavalry couldn't get another one and Ledgerwood received a second yellow card, forcing Cavalry to play the last part of the game with 10 men. A 1–0 defeat back in Calgary ended the Cinderella story and the Impact ended up defeating Toronto FC in the finals to become the champions.

Although Cavalry was already secured a spot in the CPL finals, they won the fall season as well, causing Forge FC to qualify as the other finalist on the basis of having the next best overall record. In the first leg of the finals in Hamilton, Waterman was given a red card and Forge star and CPL top scorer Tristan Borges was given a penalty kick, but it was stopped by Carducci. However, Borges scored ten minutes later and the game ended at 1–0. Neither team could score in the second leg, until in stoppage time when all of Cavalry's outfield players were pressing in the attacking zone, and Forge managed to break out. David Choinière managed to score on the resulting 2 on 0, securing Cavalry's fate as runners up.

Over the course of the season, Carducci and Zator were called up to the Canada men's national soccer team once each, but neither saw action. Carducci was the first Canadian Premier League player to be called up to the national team.

Despite losing in the finals, Cavalry finished first overall in the regular season, and Wheeldon Jr. stated that he would like to bring most of the players back for the next season. Wheeldon Jr. was named coach of the year, and Carducci was named best goalkeeper and Volkswagen Premier Performer, while Malonga was nominated for best player.

Squad

As of November 2, 2019.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Marco Carducci GK September 24, 1996 (aged 23) Calgary Foothills
22 Niko Giantsopoulos GK June 24, 1994 (aged 25) Launceston City
Defenders
2 Chris Serban RB November 15, 1995 (aged 24) Calgary Foothills
3 Nathan Mavila LB October 15, 1995 (aged 24) Dulwich Hamlet
4 Dominick Zator CB September 18, 1994 (aged 25) Calgary Foothills
5 Mason Trafford CB August 21, 1986 (aged 33) Miami FC
12 Dean Northover FB September 4, 1991 (aged 28) Calgary Foothills
14 Jonathan Wheeldon CB August 28, 1989 (aged 30) Calgary Foothills
15 Joel Waterman CB January 24, 1996 (aged 23) Trinity Western Spartans
Midfielders
6 Nik Ledgerwood DM / RB January 16, 1985 (aged 34) Calgary Foothills
8 Julian Büscher CM April 22, 1993 (aged 26) LA Galaxy II
10 Sergio Camargo AM August 16, 1994 (aged 25) Calgary Foothills
11 José Escalante LW May 29, 1995 (aged 24) Juticalpa
13 Victor Loturi CM May 21, 2001 (aged 18) Calgary Northside Soccer
16 Elijah Adekugbe MF July 17, 1996 (aged 23) Calgary Foothills
17 Nico Pasquotti RW October 18, 1995 (aged 24) Calgary Foothills
18 Mauro Eustáquio CM February 10, 1993 (aged 26) Penn FC
20 Carlos Patiño AM August 18, 1995 (aged 24) Calgary Foothills
21 Malyk Hamilton RW / RB September 2, 1999 (aged 20) Toronto FC II
25 Tofa Fakunle AM January 11, 1995 (aged 24) Calgary Foothills
Forwards
7 Oliver Minatel ST / LW / RW August 29, 1992 (aged 27) South Melbourne
9 Jordan Brown ST November 10, 1996 (aged 23) Znojmo
23 Dominique Malonga ST January 8, 1989 (aged 30) Chania
24 Aribim Pepple ST December 25, 2002 (aged 17) Calgary Foothills

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
6 MF Nik Ledgerwood Calgary Foothills Free Transfer November 29, 2018
10 MF Sergio Camargo Calgary Foothills Free Transfer November 29, 2018
1 GK Marco Carducci Calgary Foothills Free Transfer December 12, 2018
2 DF Chris Serban Calgary Foothills Free Transfer December 12, 2018
4 DF Dominick Zator Calgary Foothills Free Transfer December 12, 2018
16 MF Elijah Adekugbe Calgary Foothills Free Transfer December 12, 2018
7 FW Oliver Minatel South Melbourne Free Transfer January 16, 2019
22 GK Niko Giantsopoulos Launceston City Free Transfer January 23, 2019
12 DF Dean Northover Calgary Foothills Free Transfer January 23, 2019
20 MF Carlos Patiño Calgary Foothills Free Transfer January 23, 2019
17 MF Nico Pasquotti Calgary Foothills Free Transfer January 23, 2019
9 FW Jordan Brown Znojmo Free Transfer January 30, 2019
15 DF Joel Waterman Trinity Western Spartans Selected 14th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft February 6, 2019
8 MF Julian Büscher LA Galaxy II Free Transfer February 13, 2019
3 DF Nathan Mavila Dulwich Hamlet Free Transfer February 20, 2019
5 DF Mason Trafford Miami FC Free Transfer February 27, 2019
21 MF Malyk Hamilton Toronto FC II Free Transfer March 6, 2019
14 DF Jonathan Wheeldon Calgary Foothills Free Transfer March 13, 2019
18 MF Mauro Eustáquio Penn FC Free Transfer March 20, 2019
23 FW Dominique Malonga Chania Free Transfer March 27, 2019
11 MF José Escalante Juticalpa Free Transfer April 10, 2019
13 MF Victor Loturi Calgary Northside Soccer Free Transfer April 17, 2019
19 FW Gabriel Bitar Carleton Ravens Selected 1st overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft April 24, 2019
24 FW Aribim Pepple Calgary Foothills Free Transfer August 9, 2019
25 MF Tofa Fakunle Calgary Foothills Free Transfer August 28, 2019

Draft picks

Cavalry FC selected the following players in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 12, 2018. 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 Player Pos. Nationality University
1 1 FW Gabriel Bitar Canada Carleton Ravens
2 14 MF Joel Waterman Canada Trinity Western Spartans
3 15 FW Easton Ongaro Canada Alberta Golden Bears

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
19 FW Gabriel Bitar Carleton Ravens Developmental Contract expired August 15, 2019

Competitions

Match times are Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6).

Preseason

March 19 Cavalry FC 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 Calgary, Alberta
Deakin
Hamilton 		Report Stadium: Foothills Fieldhouse
March 30 Cavalry FC 2–0 FC Edmonton Calgary, Alberta
Pasquotti
Malonga pen.' 		Report Yong-chan Yellow card Yellow-red card Stadium: Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
April 7 Inter RD 0–4 Cavalry FC Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Report Camargo
Brown
Bitar
Ongaro
April 13 York9 FC 0–1 Cavalry FC Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Report Bitar
April 27 Cavalry FC 1–0 Calgary Foothills FC Foothills County, Alberta
Northover Report Stadium: ATCO Field

Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2019 Canadian Premier League

Spring season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 10 8 0 2 16 7 +9 24 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals
2 Forge 10 6 1 3 15 7 +8 19 2019 CONCACAF League preliminary round
3 FC Edmonton 10 4 2 4 8 9 −1 14
4 HFX Wanderers 10 3 2 5 8 11 −3 11
5 Pacific 10 3 2 5 11 15 −4 11
6 York9 10 2 5 3 9 11 −2 11
7 Valour 10 3 0 7 8 15 −7 9
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. As winner of home and away matches between FC Edmonton, Forge FC, and Valour FC
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 8 0 2 16 7  +9 24 4 0 1 6 2  +4 4 0 1 10 5  +5

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

Results by match
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ground H H A H H A A H A A
Result W W W W W W W L W L
Position 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Updated to match(es) played on July 1, 2019. Source: #Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
May 4 1 Cavalry FC 2–1 York9 FC Foothills County, Alberta
1:30 pm Brown 26'
Northover Yellow card 31'
Wheeldon Yellow card 56'
Zator 78'
Oliver Yellow card 90+3' 		Report Estevez Yellow card 60'
Murofushi Yellow card 68'
Furlano Yellow card 81'
Adjei 83' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,486
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 8 2 Cavalry FC 1–0 Valour FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm Büscher Yellow card 51'
Dean Northover Yellow card 78'
Adekugbe Yellow card 82'
Escalante 86' 		Report Murrell Yellow card 39'
Thomas Yellow card 53'
Béland-Goyette Yellow card 69' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,055
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
May 12 3 Forge FC 1–2 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
11:00 am Borges 34'
Thomas Yellow card 68' 		Report Ledgerwood 22'
Wheeldon Yellow card 31'
Joel Waterman Yellow card 81'
Pasquotti 90+5' 		Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,912
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
May 18 4 Wildrose Cup Cavalry FC 1–0 FC Edmonton Foothills County, Alberta
4:00 pm Brown 45+1'
Adekugbe Yellow card 66' 		Report Soria Yellow card 9' Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alain Ruch
May 25 5 Cavalry FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Foothills County, Alberta
4:30 pm Malonga 21', 56'
Pasquotti Yellow card 53' 		Report Gutiérrez Yellow card 76' Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,162
Referee: David Barrie
June 15 6 Wildrose Cup FC Edmonton 0–3 Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
12:30 pm Moses Yellow card 33'
Zebie Yellow card 54' 		Report Camargo Yellow card 35' 66', 73'
Waterman Yellow card 59'
Adekugbe Yellow card 61'
Pasquotti 77' 		Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 3,256
Referee: Juan Marquez
June 19 7 HFX Wanderers FC 1–2 Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
4:00 pm Iida Yellow card 26'
Arnone Yellow card 39'
Andre Rampersad 50' Yellow card 71' 		Report Waterman Yellow card 36'
Camargo 39'
Bona 41' (o.g.)
Wheeldon Yellow card 57'
Büscher Yellow card 80' 		Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,021
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
June 22 8 Cavalry FC 0–1 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
4:00 pm Report Bekker 5' Yellow card 87'
Owundi Yellow card 38'
Samuel Yellow card 40'
Thomas Yellow card 89' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,697
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 26 9 York9 FC 0–2 Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
5:00 pm Aparicio Yellow card 22'
Di Chiara Yellow card 69' 		Report Malonga Yellow card 14' 24'
Büscher 35'
Pasquotti Yellow card 65' 		Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,829
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
July 1 10 Pacific FC 3–1 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
4:00 pm Alghamdi 48' Yellow card 49'
González Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 72'
Blasco 76'
Nakajima-Farran 90+7' 		Report Büscher Yellow card 37'
Eustáquio Yellow card 51' Yellow-red card 90+6'
Mavila Yellow card 56'
Loturi Yellow card 58'
Malonga 61'
Northover Red card 74' 		Stadium: Westhills Stadium
Attendance: 2,781
Referee: Juan Marquez

Fall season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 18 11 5 2 35 12 +23 38 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals
2 Forge 18 11 4 3 30 19 +11 37
3 York9 18 7 2 9 30 26 +4 23
4 Pacific 18 5 5 8 24 31 −7 20
5 Valour 18 5 4 9 22 37 −15 19
6 FC Edmonton 18 4 6 8 19 24 −5 18
7 HFX Wanderers 18 3 8 7 13 24 −11 17
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
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 11 5 2 35 12  +23 38 7 2 0 20 6  +14 4 3 2 15 6  +9

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

Results by match
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Ground A A H A A H H A H A A H A H H H A H
Result W W W D D D W L D W W W D W W W L W
Position 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1
Updated to match(es) played on October 19, 2019. Source: #Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
July 6 1 Pacific FC 2–3 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
4:00 pm Baldisimo Yellow card 58'
Fisk 59'
Blasco Yellow card 65'
Campbell 83' 		Report Camargo 21', 61'
Pasquotti 27'
Escalante Yellow card 37' 		Stadium: Westhills Stadium
Attendance: 2,399
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
July 13 2 HFX Wanderers FC 0–1 Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
1:30 pm Gutiérrez Yellow card 59'
Bona Yellow card 88' 		Report Oliver 85' Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,177
Referee: Filip Dujic
July 21 3 Cavalry FC 1–0 York9 FC Foothills County, Alberta
4:00 pm Gasparotto 10' (o.g.) Report Furlano Yellow card 77' Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,538
Referee: Filip Dujic
July 27 4 Valour FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
11:00 am Thomas Yellow card 45+1'
Paolucci Yellow card 84'
Ohin Yellow card 90+1'
Bustos 90+3' (pen.) 		Report Oliver 42'
Mavila Yellow card 90+3' 		Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 5,111
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
August 10 5 HFX Wanderers FC 0–0 Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:00 am Simmons Yellow card 27'
Oxner Yellow card 60' 		Report Wheeldon Yellow card 38'
Trafford Yellow card 47' 		Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,204
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
August 16 6 Wildrose Cup Cavalry FC 0–0 FC Edmonton Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm Oliver Yellow card 34' Report Didic Yellow card 76'
Edwini-Bonsu Yellow card 80' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,650
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 21 7 Cavalry FC 3–1 York9 FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm Malonga 5', 51'
Büscher 45+1'
Adekugbe Yellow card 59' 		Report Porter 15'
Di Chiara Yellow card 44'
Springer Yellow card 57'
Furlano Yellow card 77' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,176
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 25 8 Forge FC 1–0 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
1:30 pm Frano Yellow card 48'
Grant 79' Yellow card 81' 		Report Adekugbe Yellow card 71' Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 6,883
Referee: David Barrie
August 28 9 Cavalry FC 1–1 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm Oliver 34' Report Campbell 7'
Chung Yellow card 82' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,064
Referee: Alain Ruch
September 2 10 Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
1:30 pm Galán Yellow card 48'
Ohin Yellow card 58'
Mitter Yellow card 78'
Carreiro Yellow card 90' 		Report Ledgerwood 13' (pen.)
Brown Yellow card 18' 88'
Pasquotti 39'
Mitter 42' (o.g.)
Büscher 52', 79'
Oliver 60', 87' 		Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 4,566
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
September 11 11 Wildrose Cup FC Edmonton 0–1 Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00 pm Marcelin Yellow card 45+2'
Diouck Yellow card 66'
Esua Red card 74' 		Report Ledgerwood 27' (pen.)
Pasquotti Yellow card 43'
Brown Yellow card 79' 		Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,790
Referee: David Gantar
September 22 12 Cavalry FC 4–1 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
1:30 pm Escalante 12', 87'
Carducci Yellow card 60'
Oliver 66'
Malonga 75' (pen.) 		Report McCurdy Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 75'
Blasco Yellow card 36'
Norman Jr. Yellow card 52'
Hojabrpour Yellow card 56'
Campbell 61' (pen.) 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,968
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
September 28 13 York9 FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
4:00 pm Di Chiara Yellow card 43'
Telfer Yellow card 52'
Murofushi 90+6' 		Report Eustáquio Yellow card 63'
Escalante Red card 66'
Mavila Yellow card 66' Yellow-red card 73'
Pasquotti 82' Yellow card 90+2'
Ledgerwood Yellow card 89' 		Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,568
Referee: Filip Dujic
October 2 14 Cavalry FC 4–1 Valour FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm Malonga 53', 87'
Waterman Yellow card 62'
Ledgerwood Yellow card 74'
Oliver 85'
Büscher 90+1' 		Report Ohin Yellow card 28'
Bustos 77' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,570
Referee: Alain Ruch
October 5 15 Cavalry FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Foothills County, Alberta
4:00 pm Adekugbe 71'
Büscher Yellow card 83'
Waterman 90+1' 		Report Skublak Yellow card 44'
Williams Red card 83'
N'sa Yellow card 90+4' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,295
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
October 9 16 Cavalry FC 2–1 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00 pm Oliver Yellow card 15'
Malonga 63', 84'
Pasquotti Yellow card 88' 		Report Frano Yellow card 45+1'
Novak Yellow card 47' 78'
Owundi Yellow card 66'
Nanco Yellow card 90+3' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 1,938
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Note: Originally scheduled for July 30
October 16 17 Forge FC 1–0 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
5:00 pm Choinière 42'
Samuel Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 71' 		Report Hamilton Yellow card 36'
Büscher Yellow card 74' 		Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,864
Referee: Juan Marquez
October 19 18 Wildrose Cup Cavalry FC 3–1 FC Edmonton Foothills County, Alberta
2:00 pm Adekugbe Yellow card 47'
Camargo 76'
Brown 80'
Escalante 86' Yellow card 86' 		Report Ameobi Yellow card 75'
Diouck Yellow card 83'
Ongaro 90' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,492
Referee: David Barrie

CPL Finals

Main article: 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals
October 26 First leg Forge FC 1–0 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
2:00 pm Borges soccer ball with red X 39' 45+1' Red card 69'
Awuah Yellow card 63' 		Report Oliver Yellow card 24'
Joel Waterman Red card 37'
Wheeldon Yellow card 69'
Trafford Yellow card 75'
Ledgerwood Yellow card 88' 		Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 10,486
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Note: Borges red card was rescinded by Canada Soccer’s Disciplinary Committee.
November 2 Second leg Cavalry FC 0–1
(0–2 agg.) 		Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
1:30 pm Pasquotti Yellow card 18'
Ledgerwood Yellow card 51'
Escalante Yellow card 75'
Wheeldon Yellow card 86' 		Report Novak Yellow card 42'
Choinière Yellow card 73' 90+5'
Henry Yellow card 90+2' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 5,831
Referee: Alain Ruch

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2019 Canadian Championship

First qualifying round

May 15 First leg Pacific FC 0–2 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
8:30 pm Nakajima-Farran Yellow card 70' Report Waterman Yellow card 6'
Zator 9'
Oliver 16' 		Stadium: Westhills Stadium
Attendance: 2,294
Referee: Yusri Rudolph
May 22 Second leg Cavalry FC 2–1
(4–1 agg.) 		Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:30 pm Haber 2' (o.g.)
Büscher 67'
Northover Yellow card 89' 		Report Haber 73', Yellow card 88'
Verhoven Yellow card 89'
Baldisimo Yellow card 90+1' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Juan Marquez

Second qualifying round

June 4 First leg Forge FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
5:30 pm Welshman 48'
Achinioti-Jönsson Yellow card 68'
Frano Yellow card 84'
Roberts Red card 90+4' 		Report Mavila Yellow card 40'
Malonga 90+6' (pen.) 		Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,174
Referee: David Barrie
June 11 Second leg Cavalry FC 2–1
(3–2 agg.) 		Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:30 pm Malonga 41'
Camargo 58'
Escalante Yellow card 59'
Mavila Yellow card 60'
Giantsopoulos Yellow card 90+6' 		Report Bekker 13'
Krutzen Yellow card 68' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Third qualifying round

July 10 First leg Cavalry FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:30 pm Escalante Yellow card 56'
Adekugbe Yellow card 66'
Ledgerwood Yellow card 71' 		Report Adnan Yellow card 89' Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 5,129
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
July 24 Second leg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2
(1–2 agg.) 		Cavalry FC Vancouver, British Columbia
8:30 pm Venuto Yellow card 51'
In-beom 67' 		Report Mavila Yellow card 5'
Brown 7'
Wheeldon Yellow card 47'
Zator 72' 		Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 16,089
Referee: Alain Ruch

Semi-finals

August 7 First leg Montreal Impact 2–1 Cavalry FC Montreal, Quebec
5:30 pm Piatti 32', 49'
Krolicki Yellow card 34'
Okwonkwo Yellow card 74' 		Report Ledgerwood Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 71'
Camargo 69' 		Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,665
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 14 Second leg Cavalry FC 0–1
(1–3 agg.) 		Montreal Impact Foothills County, Alberta
7:30 pm Report Jackson-Hamel 13'
Corrales Yellow card 36' 		Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 5,633
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of November 2, 2019

No. Pos Nat Player Total CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Championship Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK CAN Marco Carducci 29 0 9+0 0 14+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF CAN Chris Serban 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF ENG Nathan Mavila 32 0 7+2 0 14+0 0 2+0 0 6+1 0
4 DF CAN Dominick Zator 37 3 8+1 1 16+2 0 2+0 0 8+0 2
5 DF CAN Mason Trafford 28 0 4+0 0 15+1 0 2+0 0 6+0 0
6 MF CAN Nik Ledgerwood 23 3 4+0 1 9+5 2 2+0 0 2+1 0
7 FW BRA Oliver Minatel 29 8 1+5 0 14+2 7 1+1 0 1+4 1
8 MF GER Julian Büscher 33 6 7+1 1 12+3 4 2+0 0 8+0 1
9 FW ENG Jordan Brown 32 5 5+5 2 9+4 2 1+1 0 4+3 1
10 MF CAN Sergio Camargo 26 8 7+2 3 7+2 3 1+1 0 5+1 2
11 MF HON José Escalante 30 4 6+1 1 11+4 3 1+1 0 5+1 0
12 DF CAN Dean Northover 13 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 4+1 0
13 MF CAN Victor Loturi 4 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
14 DF ENG Jonathan Wheeldon 22 0 8+0 0 8+0 0 1+1 0 4+0 0
15 DF CAN Joel Waterman 25 1 9+1 0 9+2 1 1+0 0 2+1 0
16 MF CAN Elijah Adekugbe 24 1 8+0 0 9+2 1 0+0 0 4+1 0
17 MF CAN Nico Pasquotti 33 5 6+2 2 14+1 3 2+0 0 8+0 0
18 MF CAN Mauro Eustáquio 15 0 0+4 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 3+2 0
20 MF COL Carlos Patiño 15 0 1+2 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
21 MF CAN Malyk Hamilton 20 0 2+2 0 12+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
22 GK CAN Niko Giantsopoulos 9 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0
23 FW CGO Dominique Malonga 30 13 8+1 4 12+2 7 2+0 0 4+1 2
24 FW CAN Aribim Pepple 9 0 0+0 0 0+7 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
25 MF CAN Tofa Fakunle 2 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left during the season:
19 FW CAN Gabriel Bitar 3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Finals Canadian Championship TOTAL
1 Dominique Malonga FW 4 7 0 2 13
2 Sergio Camargo MF 3 3 0 2 8
Oliver Minatel FW 0 7 0 1 8
4 Julian Büscher MF 1 4 0 1 6
5 Jordan Brown FW 2 2 0 1 5
Nico Pasquotti MF 2 3 0 0 5
7 José Escalante MF 1 3 0 0 4
8 Nik Ledgerwood MF 1 2 0 0 3
Dominick Zator DF 1 0 0 2 3
10 Elijah Adekugbe MF 0 1 0 0 1
Joel Waterman DF 0 1 0 0 1
Own goals 1 2 0 1 4
Totals 16 35 0 10 61

Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists

Rank Nat. Player Pos. CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Finals Canadian Championship TOTAL
1 José Escalante MF 1 3 0 2 6
Nico Pasquotti MF 1 2 0 3 6
3 Elijah Adekugbe MF 3 1 0 0 4
Julian Büscher MF 0 4 0 0 4
5 Sergio Camargo MF 0 3 0 0 3
Malyk Hamilton MF 0 2 0 1 3
Dominick Zator DF 0 3 0 0 3
8 Dominique Malonga FW 1 0 0 1 2
Joel Waterman DF 1 1 0 0 2
10 Jordan Brown FW 0 1 0 0 1
Nik Ledgerwood MF 0 0 0 1 1
Nathan Mavila DF 0 1 0 0 1
Oliver Minatel FW 0 1 0 0 1
Carlos Patiño MF 0 1 0 0 1
Totals 7 23 0 8 38

Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets

Rank Nat. Player CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Finals Canadian Championship TOTAL
1 Marco Carducci 5 4 0 1 10
2 Niko Giantsopoulos 0 3 0 1 4
Totals 5 7 0 2 14

Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Finals Canadian Championship TOTAL
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Marco Carducci 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Nathan Mavila 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 1
5 DF Mason Trafford 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
6 MF Nik Ledgerwood 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 5 1
7 FW Oliver Minatel 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
8 MF Julian Büscher 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
9 FW Jordan Brown 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 MF Sergio Camargo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF José Escalante 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 5 1
12 DF Dean Northover 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1
13 MF Victor Loturi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF Jonathan Wheeldon 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7 0
15 DF Joel Waterman 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 1
16 MF Elijah Adekugbe 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
17 MF Nico Pasquotti 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
18 MF Mauro Eustáquio 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
21 MF Malyk Hamilton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 GK Niko Giantsopoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
23 FW Dominique Malonga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 22 2 23 2 8 1 11 1 64 6

Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Honours

Award Recipient(s) Link
Golden Glove Marco Carducci
Coach of the Year Tommy Wheeldon Jr.