2024 Cavalry FC season

The 2024 Cavalry FC season is the sixth season in the history of Cavalry FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship and, for the first time ever, in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[1]

Cavalry FC
2024 season
PresidentIan Allison
CoachTommy Wheeldon Jr.
StadiumATCO Field
Canadian Premier League6
Canadian ChampionshipIn Progress
CONCACAF Champions CupRound one
Top goalscorerTobias Warschewski (3)
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Current squad edit

As of April 24, 2024[2]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Marco Carducci   GK (1996-09-24) September 24, 1996 (age 27)   Calgary Foothills
21 Jack Barrett   GK (2002-06-04) June 4, 2002 (age 21)   Everton F.C. Reserves INT, Loan
31 Mitchell Barrett   GK November 26, 2006 (age 17)
Defenders
3 Callum Montgomery   CB (1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 (age 26)   Minnesota United
4 Daan Klomp   CB (1998-08-10) August 10, 1998 (age 25)   NAC Breda INT
5 Bradley Kamdem   LB / CB (1994-08-18) August 18, 1994 (age 29)   Valletta
12 Tom Field   LB (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 27)   Calgary Foothills INT
25 Caden Rogozinski   CB April 23, 2002 (age 22)   Mount Royal Cougars U-S
29 Michael Harms   CB (2005-12-31) December 31, 2005 (age 18)   Calgary Foothills U21
33 Fraser Aird   RB / RW / ST (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995 (age 29)   FC Edmonton
Midfielders
6 Charlie Trafford   DM (1992-05-24) May 24, 1992 (age 31)   Wrexham
8 Jesse Daley   CM (1997-10-16) October 16, 1997 (age 26)   Brisbane Roar INT
10 Sergio Camargo   AM (1994-08-16) August 16, 1994 (age 29)   Calgary Foothills
11 Lleyton Brooks   RW / LW (2001-03-20) March 20, 2001 (age 23)   Melbourne Victory INT
15 Max Piepgrass   CM (2004-04-07) April 7, 2004 (age 20)   Calgary Foothills U21, U-S
18 Maël Henry   CM (2004-05-26) May 26, 2004 (age 19)   Vancouver FC U21
20 Lucas Dias   AM (2003-01-18) January 18, 2003 (age 21)   Sporting CP B U21, Loan
24 Eryk Kobza   DM / CB (2001-11-23) November 23, 2001 (age 22)   Calgary Dinos
26 Shamit Shome   AM (1997-09-05) September 5, 1997 (age 26)   FC Edmonton
27 Diego Gutiérrez   RM / RB (1997-02-18) February 18, 1997 (age 27)   Valour FC
28 Niko Myroniuk   CM (2005-07-21) July 21, 2005 (age 18)   Mount Royal Cougars U21, U-S
Forwards
7 Ali Musse   ST / AM (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 (age 28)   1. FCA Darmstadt
9 Malcolm Shaw   CF / RW (1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 (age 28)   Atlético Ottawa
16 Tobias Warschewski   CF / RW (1998-02-06) February 6, 1998 (age 26)   FC Edmonton INT
19 William Akio   CF (1998-07-23) July 23, 1998 (age 25)   Ross County
Myer Bevan   ST (1997-04-23) April 23, 1997 (age 27)   Auckland City IL

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
FW   Lleyton Brooks   Melbourne Victory Free December 26, 2023 [3]
MF   Diego Gutiérrez   Valour FC Free January 2, 2024 [4]
FW   Tobias Warschewski Free January 16, 2024 [5]
FW   Malcolm Shaw   Atlético Ottawa Free April 4, 2024 [6]
MF   Niko Myroniuk   Mount Royal Cougars U-Sports contract April 10, 2024 [7]
MF   Max Piepgrass   CBU Capers U-Sports contract April 10, 2024 [7]
DF   Caden Rogozinski   Mount Royal Cougars Selected 7th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract April 10, 2024 [7]

Loans in edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
MF   Lucas Dias   Sporting CP B Loaned until end of season February 5, 2024 [8]
GK   Jack Barrett   Everton F.C. Reserves Loaned until June 30, 2024 February 9, 2024 [9]

Draft picks edit

Cavalry FC selected the following players 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 7 DF Caden Rogozinski   Canada Mount Royal
2 10 MF Rodane Cato   Canada Alberta

Out edit

Transferred out edit

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
2 DF   Roberto Alarcón   Valour FC Option declined November 30, 2023 [10][11]
23 FW   Gareth Smith-Doyle Option declined November 30, 2023 [10]
15 DF   Udoka Chima   Worthing F.C. Contract terminated by mutual consent November 30, 2023 [10][12]
21 GK   Sterling Kerr Contract expired December 31, 2023 [10]
20 FW   Joe Mason Contract expired December 31, 2023 [10]
17 MF   Ben Fisk   Vancouver FC Transferred for a higher draft pick in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft January 9, 2024 [13]
14 FW   Ethan Beckford   Havant & Waterlooville Undisclosed January 30, 2024 [14]

Loans out edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
11 MF   José Escalante   F.C. Motagua One-year loan July 10, 2023 [15]
30 FW   Goteh Ntignee   FC Annecy One-year loan, with option to buy for undisclosed fee August 31, 2023 [16]

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League Matchday 1 5 1 3 1 6 5 +1 020.00
Canadian Championship Preliminary Round 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 000.00
Total 9 2 3 4 9 13 −4 022.22

Last updated: May 8, 2024
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League edit

The Canadian Premier League season kicked off on Saturday, April 13, 2024.

April 13 Forge FC 2-1 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
14:00 (UTC-04:00)
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 7,395
April 20 Atlético Ottawa 1-1 Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,569
April 28 Cavalry FC 0-0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,183
May 3 Cavalry FC 3-1 Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,876
May 11 HFX Wanderers FC 1-1 Calvary FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
May 18 Cavalry FC - York United FC Foothills County, Alberta
Stadium: ATCO Field
May 26 Cavalry FC - Valour FC Foothills County, Alberta
Stadium: ATCO Field
June 1 Pacific FC - Calvary FC Langford, British Columbia
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
June 8 Cavalry FC - Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
Stadium: ATCO Field
June 16 CPL On Tour[17] Vancouver FC - Calvary FC Kelowna, British Columbia
Stadium: Apple Bowl
June 21 Cavalry FC - Atlético Ottawa Foothills County, Alberta
Stadium: ATCO Field
July 1 HFX Wanderers FC - Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
July 7 Valour FC - Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
July 13 Cavalry FC - York United FC Foothills County, Alberta
Stadium: ATCO Field
July 21 Cavalry FC - Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
Stadium: ATCO Field
July 26 Vancouver FC - Cavalry FC Langley, British Columbia
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park at the Langley Events Centre
August 3 Atlético Ottawa - Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 10 Cavalry FC - HFX Wanderers FC Foothills County, Alberta
Stadium: ATCO Field
August 16 York United FC - Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 24 Cavalry FC - Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
Stadium: ATCO Field
August 30 Cavalry FC - Valour FC Foothills County, Alberta
Stadium: ATCO Field
September 7 Forge FC - Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
September 15 Cavalry FC - Atlético Ottawa Foothills County, Alberta
Stadium: ATCO Field
September 20 York United FC - Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 28 Cavalry FC - Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
Stadium: ATCO Field
October 5 Pacific FC - Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
October 12 Cavalry FC - HFX Wanderers FC Foothills County, Alberta
Stadium: ATCO Field
October 19 Valour FC - Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium

Canadian Championship edit

The Canadian Championship campaign kicked off on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.[18]

Preliminary Round

April 23 Cavalry FC 1-0 Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
19:00 (UTC-06:00)
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 1946
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Assistant referees: Stefan Tanaka-Feundt, Sangmuk Choi
Fourth official: Alain Ruch

Quarter-Finals

May 7 First Leg Cavalry FC 1-2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Foothills County, Alberta
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4084
Referee: Ben Hoskins
Assistant referees: Sean Hornsby
Fourth official: Sebastian Noshinravani
May 21 Second Leg Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Cavalry FC Vancouver, British Columbia
Stadium: BC Place

CONCACAF Champions Cup edit

The CONCACAF Champions Cup draw was held on December 13, 2023.[19][20] Having qualified as CPL Shield winners, Cavalry FC will enter the competition in round one and begin play in February, 2024.[21][22] Because of potential weather issues in Calgary in February, the club announced shortly after the draw that their first round match will be played at Pacific FC's Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC.[23]

Round one edit

February 21 Leg 1 Cavalry FC   0–3   Orlando City SC Langford, British Columbia
22:00 (19:00 UTC–08:00)
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,484
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón
February 27 Leg 2 Orlando City SC   3-1   Cavalry FC Orlando, Florida
18:00
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)


References edit

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