2020 Atlético Ottawa season explained

Club:Atlético Ottawa
Season:2020
Stadium:Alumni Field, UPEI
Charlottetown, Prince Edward island
Chrtitle:CEO
Chairman:Fernando Lopez
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Mista
League:Canadian Premier League
League Result:7th
Cup1:Canadian Championship
Cup1 Result:Did not qualify
League Topscorer:Francisco Acuña
Malcolm Shaw
(2 goals each)
Largest Win:2–0 vs. Cavalry FC (August 27)
Largest Loss:0–4 vs. Valour FC (August 19)
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Nextseason:2021

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

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.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (Age)Previous club
Goalkeepers
1Nacho ZabalGKDecember 31, 2020 CD Calahorra
25Ricky GomesGKDecember 31, 2020 União da Madeira
30Horace Sobze ZemoGKDecember 31, 2020 Ottawa South United
Defenders
2Malyk HamiltonDecember 31, 2020 Cavalry FC
3Milovan KaporCB / DMDecember 31, 2020 FK Buxoro
4Brandon JohnCBDecember 31, 2020 Orlando City B
6Gianfranco FacchineriCBDecember 31, 2020 Vancouver Whitecaps
12Michel DjaozandryFB / RW / LWDecember 31, 2020 Montreal Impact Academy
13Kunle Dada-LukeFB / RWDecember 31, 2020 Helsingør
14Jarred PhillipsFBDecember 31, 2020 Vaughan Azzurri
44Vashon NeufvilleLBDecember 31, 2020 Newport County
Midfielders
5Viti MartínezCMDecember 31, 2020 Gimnàstic
7BernardinhoAM / RW / LWDecember 31, 2020 Heist
8Francisco AcuñaAM / RW / LWDecember 31, 2020 Puebla
9Mohamed KouroumaDecember 31, 2020 HFX Wanderers
10Ben FiskRW / LWDecember 31, 2020 Pacific FC
11Antoine CouplandMFDecember 31, 2020 Ottawa Fury FC
18Tevin ShawDMDecember 31, 2020 Portmore United
22Ben McKendryCM / AMDecember 31, 2020 Nyköpings BIS
23Ajay KhabraCMDecember 31, 2020 FC Edmonton
42Matteo de BrienneLWDecember 31, 2020 Vancouver Whitecaps
Forwards
19Malcolm ShawCFDecember 31, 2020 Assyriska IK
21Maksym KowalCFDecember 31, 2020 Vaughan Azzurri

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
10 Pacific FCFree transferMarch 4, 2020[5]
11 Ottawa Fury FCFree transferMarch 5, 2020[6]
2 Cavalry FCFree transferMarch 6, 2020[7]
23 FC EdmontonFree transferMarch 9, 2020[8]
25 União da MadeiraFree transferMarch 10, 2020[9]
12 Montreal Impact AcademyFree transferMarch 10, 2020
13 HelsingørFree transferMarch 11, 2020[10]
4 Orlando City BFree transferMarch 23, 2020[11]
44 West Ham UnitedFree transferMarch 24, 2020[12]
18 Portmore UnitedFree transferMarch 26, 2020[13]
8 PueblaFree transferMarch 30, 2020[14]
7 WesterloFree transferApril 1, 2020[15]
1 CD CalahorraFree transferApril 2, 2020[16]
5 GimnàsticFree transferApril 7, 2020[17]
19 Assyriska IKFree transferJune 25, 2020[18]
42 Vancouver WhitecapsFree transferJuly 31, 2020[19]
9 HFX WanderersFree transferAugust 10, 2020[20]
21 Vaughan AzzurriFree transferAugust 10, 2020
22 Nyköpings BISFree transferAugust 10, 2020
14 Vaughan AzzurriFree transferAugust 10, 2020
3 FK BuxoroFree transferAugust 10, 2020
30 Ottawa South UnitedFree transferAugust 10, 2020

Loan In

Out

Loans out

Canadian Premier League

See main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season.

First stage

Matches

Statistics

Squad and statistics

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Top scorers

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1MF 2 2
FW 2 2
3MF 1 1
MF 1 1
MF 1 1
Totals77

Top assists

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1MF 2 2
2MF 1 1
DF 1 1
FW 1 1
Totals55

Clean sheets

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12 2
Totals22

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.Nat.PlayerCanadian Premier LeagueTOTAL
3DF1 1 11
4DF1 0 10
5MF2 0 20
8MF1 0 10
9FW1 0 10
10MF1 0 10
11MF1 0 10
22MF2 0 20
23DF1 0 10
44DF0 1 01
Totals112112

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: SOCCER IS BACK: Atletico Madrid, Jeff Hunt behind Ottawa expansion team in CPL . Ottawa Sun . January 29, 2020.
  2. Web site: Canadian Premier League postpones start of 2020 season due to COVID-19 . CTV News . The Canadian Press.
  3. News: Code . Jillian . Cavalry FC to return to play in CPL's 'Island Games' . September 4, 2020 . CTV News . July 29, 2020.
  4. Web site: CPL pre-season roster tracker: How each team is shaping up. 2020-03-04. Canadian Premier League. en-CA. 2020-03-04.
  5. Web site: Atlético Ottawa announces Ben Fisk as club's first signing. atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. 4 March 2020.
  6. Web site: Atlético Ottawa adds 16-year-old local phenom Antoine Coupland. atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. 5 March 2020. 8 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200308193216/https://canpl.ca/article/atletico-ottawa-adds-16-year-old-local-phenom-antoine-coupland. dead.
  7. Web site: Atlético Ottawa signs former Cavalry player Malyk Hamilton. canpl.ca. CPL. March 6, 2020. March 6, 2020.
  8. Atleti_Ottawa. 1237085350167597064. 9 March 2020 . Welcome, Ajay Khabra! We're delighted to announce the signing of the former FC Edmonton midfielder.
  9. Web site: Atlético Ottawa signs goalkeeper Ricky Gomes and fullback Michel Djaozandry. canpl.ca. CPL. March 10, 2020. March 10, 2020.
  10. Web site: Atlético Ottawa adds Canadian fullback Kunle Dada-Luke. canpl.ca. CPL. March 11, 2020. March 11, 2020.
  11. Web site: Atlético Ottawa adds Canadian centre-back Brandon John. canpl.ca. CPL. March 23, 2020. March 23, 2020.
  12. Web site: West Ham academy product Vashon Neufville joins Atlético Ottawa. canpl.ca. CPL. March 24, 2020. March 24, 2020.
  13. Web site: Atlético Ottawa adds Jamaican international Tevin Shaw to its midfield. atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. March 26, 2020. March 26, 2020.
  14. Web site: Atlético Ottawa adds experienced Mexican midfielder Francisco Acuña. atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. March 30, 2020. March 30, 2020.
  15. Web site: Attacking midfielder Osah Bernardinho joins Atlético Ottawa. atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. April 1, 2020. April 1, 2020.
  16. Web site: Atlético Ottawa inks Spanish goalkeeper Nacho Zabal. atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. April 2, 2020. April 2, 2020.
  17. Web site: Atlético Ottawa adds young Spanish midfielder Victor Martínez. atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. April 7, 2020. April 7, 2020.
  18. Web site: Canadian forward Malcolm Shaw joins Atlético Ottawa. atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. June 25, 2020. June 25, 2020.
  19. Web site: Nepean Native Matteo de Brienne Joins Atlético Ottawa. atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. July 31, 2020. July 31, 2020.
  20. Web site: Atlético Ottawa Adds Six Players as Team Looks to Fill Out Squad. atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. August 10, 2020. August 10, 2020.
  21. Web site: Atlético Ottawa adds defender Gianfranco Facchineri on loan from Whitecaps. atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. July 6, 2020. July 6, 2020.
  22. Web site: Viti Martinez Joins Deportivo Alavés on Loan. atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa . October 7, 2020.

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