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 competed 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 League3
Canadian ChampionshipQuarter Finals
CONCACAF Champions CupRound one
Top goalscorerTobias Warschewski (8)
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Current squad

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As of September 3, 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
31 Joseph Holliday   GK (2005-01-18) January 18, 2005 (age 19)   Cavalry FC U21 U21
Neven Fewster   GK   Cavalry FC U21 DEV
Defenders
3 Callum Montgomery   CB (1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 (age 27)   Minnesota United
4 Daan Klomp   CB (1998-08-10) August 10, 1998 (age 26)   NAC Breda INT
5 Bradley Kamdem   LB / CB (1994-08-18) August 18, 1994 (age 30)   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 32)   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 30)   Calgary Foothills
15 Max Piepgrass   CM (2004-04-07) April 7, 2004 (age 20)   Calgary Foothills U21, U-S
17 Nicolas Wähling   RW / LW (1997-08-24) August 24, 1997 (age 27)   TSV Steinbach INT
18 Maël Henry     CM (2004-05-26) May 26, 2004 (age 20)   Vancouver FC U21, IL
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 27)   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 19)   Mount Royal Cougars U21, U-S
Josh Belbin   CM   Cavalry FC U21 DEV
James McGlinchey   MID   Cavalry FC U21 DEV
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 29)   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 26)   Ross County IL
23 Chanan Chanda   CF September 6, 2006 (age 18)   Cavalry FC U21 U21, EYT
80 Lowell Wright   CF August 19, 2003 (age 20)   Whitecaps FC 2 U21
Myer Bevan   ST (1997-04-23) April 23, 1997 (age 27)   Auckland City IL

Transfers

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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]
FW   Chanan Chanda   Cavalry FC U21 Signed to an Exceptional Young Talent contract June 21, 2024 [8]
GK   Joseph Holliday   Cavalry FC U21 Free June 29, 2024 [9]
MF   Nicolas Wähling   TSV Steinbach Free July 5, 2024 [10]
FW   Lowell Wright   Whitecaps FC 2 Free July 25, 2024 [11]
GK   Neven Fewster   Cavalry FC U21 Signed to a development contract September 3, 2024 [12]
MF   Josh Belbin   Cavalry FC U21 Signed to a development contract September 3, 2024 [12]
MF   James McGlinchey   Cavalry FC U21 Signed to a development contract September 3, 2024 [12]

Loans in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
MF   Lucas Dias   Sporting CP B Loaned until June 30, 2024 February 5, 2024 [13]
GK   Jack Barrett   Everton F.C. Reserves Loaned until June 30, 2024 February 9, 2024 [14]

Draft picks

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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

Transferred out

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No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
2 DF   Roberto Alarcón   Valour FC Option declined November 30, 2023 [15][16]
23 FW   Gareth Smith-Doyle Option declined November 30, 2023 [15]
15 DF   Udoka Chima   Worthing F.C. Contract terminated by mutual consent November 30, 2023 [15][17]
21 GK   Sterling Kerr Contract expired December 31, 2023 [15]
20 FW   Joe Mason Contract expired December 31, 2023 [15]
17 MF   Ben Fisk   Vancouver FC Transferred for a higher draft pick in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft January 9, 2024 [18]
14 FW   Ethan Beckford   Havant & Waterlooville Undisclosed January 30, 2024 [19]
11 FW   Lleyton Brooks Contract terminated by mutual consent July 25, 2024 [11]

Loans out

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No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
11 MF   José Escalante   F.C. Motagua One-year loan July 10, 2023 [20]
30 FW   Goteh Ntignee   FC Annecy One-year loan, with option to buy for undisclosed fee August 31, 2023 [21]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League Matchday 1 20 8 9 3 24 18 +6 040.00
Canadian Championship Preliminary Round 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 066.67
CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 000.00
Total 25 10 9 6 28 26 +2 040.00

Last updated: August 25, 2024
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

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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)
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Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 7,395
April 20 Atlético Ottawa 1-1 Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
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Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,569
April 28 Cavalry FC 0-0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
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Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,183
May 3 Cavalry FC 3-1 Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
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Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,876
May 11 HFX Wanderers FC 1-1 Calvary FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 5544
May 18 Cavalry FC 2-2 York United FC Foothills County, Alberta
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Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3551
May 26 Cavalry FC 1-1 Valour FC Foothills County, Alberta
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Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3395
June 1 Pacific FC 1-1 Calvary FC Langford, British Columbia
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Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3264
June 8 Cavalry FC 1-0 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
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Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4691
June 16 CPL On Tour[22] Vancouver FC 0-0 Calvary FC Kelowna, British Columbia
Enyou   48' Report Stadium: Apple Bowl
Attendance: 6281
June 21 Cavalry FC 1-1 Atlético Ottawa Foothills County, Alberta
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Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4235
July 1 HFX Wanderers FC 1-0 Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6200
July 7 Valour FC 0-1 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
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Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Attendance: 3770
July 13 Cavalry FC 1-2 York United FC Foothills County, Alberta
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Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4234
July 21 Cavalry FC 1-1 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
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Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4569
July 26 Vancouver FC 0-1 Cavalry FC Langley, British Columbia
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Stadium: Willoughby Community Park at the Langley Events Centre
Attendance: 3286
August 3 Atlético Ottawa 1-2 Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
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Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5711
August 10 Cavalry FC 3-2 HFX Wanderers FC Foothills County, Alberta
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Stadium: ATCO Field
August 16 York United FC 1-2 Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
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Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 24 Cavalry FC 1-0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
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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

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

Preliminary Round

April 23 Cavalry FC 1–0 Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
19:00 (UTC-06:00)
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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
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Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4084
Referee: Ben Hoskins
Assistant referees: Sean Hornsby
Fourth official: Sebastian Noshinravani
May 21 Second Leg Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1
(2–2 (a) agg.)
Cavalry FC Vancouver, British Columbia
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Stadium: BC Place
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
Assistant referees: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt, Prem Gundarah
Fourth official: Alain Ruch
Note: 2–2 on aggregate. Vancouver Whitecaps FC won on away goals.

CONCACAF Champions Cup

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The CONCACAF Champions Cup draw was held on December 13, 2023.[24][25] Having qualified as CPL Shield winners, Cavalry FC will enter the competition in round one and begin play in February, 2024.[26][27] 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.[28]

Round one

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February 21 Leg 1 Cavalry FC   0–3   Orlando City SC Langford, British Columbia
22:00 (19:00 UTC–08:00)
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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
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Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)


References

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