2024 Cavalry FC season

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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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]

Current squad

As of September 13, 2024[2]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Marco Carducci Canada GK (1996-09-24)September 24, 1996 (aged 28) Canada Calgary Foothills
31 Joseph Holliday Canada GK (2005-01-18)January 18, 2005 (aged 19) Canada Cavalry FC U21 U21
Neven Fewster Canada GK Canada Cavalry FC U21 DEV
Defenders
3 Callum Montgomery Canada CB (1997-05-14)May 14, 1997 (aged 27) United States Minnesota United
4 Daan Klomp Netherlands CB (1998-08-10)August 10, 1998 (aged 26) Netherlands NAC Breda INT
5 Bradley Kamdem France LB / CB (1994-08-18)August 18, 1994 (aged 30) Malta Valletta
12 Tom Field Republic of Ireland LB (1997-03-14)March 14, 1997 (aged 27) Canada Calgary Foothills INT
25 Caden Rogozinski Canada CB (2002-04-23)April 23, 2002 (aged 22) Canada Mount Royal Cougars U-S
29 Michael Harms Canada CB / RB (2005-12-31)December 31, 2005 (aged 19) Canada Calgary Foothills U21
33 Fraser Aird Canada RB / RW / ST (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 29) Canada FC Edmonton
Midfielders
6 Charlie Trafford Canada DM (1992-05-24)May 24, 1992 (aged 32) Wales Wrexham
8 Jesse Daley Australia CM (1997-10-16)October 16, 1997 (aged 27) Australia Brisbane Roar INT
10 Sergio Camargo Canada AM (1994-08-16)August 16, 1994 (aged 30) Canada Calgary Foothills
11 Jay Herdman New Zealand CM (2004-08-14)August 14, 2004 (aged 20) Canada Whitecaps FC 2 U21, Loan
15 Max Piepgrass Canada CM (2004-04-07)April 7, 2004 (aged 20) Canada Calgary Foothills U21, U-S
17 Nicolas Wähling Germany RW / LW (1997-08-24)August 24, 1997 (aged 27) Germany TSV Steinbach INT
18 Maël Henry Canada CM (2004-05-26)May 26, 2004 (aged 20) Canada Vancouver FC U21, IL
24 Eryk Kobza Canada DM / CB (2001-11-23)November 23, 2001 (aged 23) Canada Calgary Dinos
26 Shamit Shome Canada AM (1997-09-05)September 5, 1997 (aged 27) Canada FC Edmonton
27 Diego Gutiérrez Canada RM / RB (1997-02-18)February 18, 1997 (aged 27) Canada Valour FC
28 Niko Myroniuk Canada CM (2005-07-21)July 21, 2005 (aged 19) Canada Mount Royal Cougars U21, U-S
Josh Belbin Canada CM Canada Cavalry FC U21 DEV
James McGlinchey Canada MID Canada Cavalry FC U21 DEV
Forwards
7 Ali Musse Somalia ST / AM (1996-01-01)January 1, 1996 (aged 28) Germany 1. FCA Darmstadt
9 Malcolm Shaw Trinidad and Tobago CF / RW (1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 29) Canada Atlético Ottawa
16 Tobias Warschewski Germany CF / RW (1998-02-06)February 6, 1998 (aged 26) Canada FC Edmonton INT
19 William Akio South Sudan CF (1998-07-23)July 23, 1998 (aged 26) Scotland Ross County IL
23 Chanan Chanda Canada CF (2006-09-06)September 6, 2006 (aged 18) Canada Cavalry FC U21 U21, EYT
80 Lowell Wright Canada CF (2003-08-19)August 19, 2003 (aged 21) Canada Whitecaps FC 2 U21
Myer Bevan New Zealand ST (1997-04-23)April 23, 1997 (aged 27) New Zealand Auckland City IL

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
FW Australia Lleyton Brooks Australia Melbourne Victory Free December 26, 2023 [3]
MF Canada Diego Gutiérrez Canada Valour FC Free January 2, 2024 [4]
FW Germany Tobias Warschewski Free January 16, 2024 [5]
FW Trinidad and Tobago Malcolm Shaw Canada Atlético Ottawa Free April 4, 2024 [6]
MF Canada Niko Myroniuk Canada Mount Royal Cougars U-Sports contract April 10, 2024 [7]
MF Canada Max Piepgrass Canada CBU Capers U-Sports contract April 10, 2024 [7]
DF Canada Caden Rogozinski Canada Mount Royal Cougars Selected 7th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract April 10, 2024 [7]
FW Canada Chanan Chanda Canada Cavalry FC U21 Signed to an Exceptional Young Talent contract June 21, 2024 [8]
GK Canada Joseph Holliday Canada Cavalry FC U21 Free June 29, 2024 [9]
MF Germany Nicolas Wähling Germany TSV Steinbach Free July 5, 2024 [10]
FW Canada Lowell Wright Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Free July 25, 2024 [11]
GK Canada Neven Fewster Canada Cavalry FC U21 Signed to a development contract September 3, 2024 [12]
MF Canada Josh Belbin Canada Cavalry FC U21 Signed to a development contract September 3, 2024 [12]
MF Canada James McGlinchey Canada Cavalry FC U21 Signed to a development contract September 3, 2024 [12]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
MF Canada Lucas Dias Portugal Sporting CP B Loaned until June 30, 2024 February 5, 2024 [13]
GK England Jack Barrett England Everton F.C. Reserves Loaned until June 30, 2024 February 9, 2024 [14]
MF New Zealand Jay Herdman Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Loaned until end of season September 13, 2024 [15]

Draft picks

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

Transferred out

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

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
11 MF Honduras José Escalante Honduras F.C. Motagua One-year loan July 10, 2023 [21]
30 FW Benin Goteh Ntignee France FC Annecy One-year loan, with option to buy for undisclosed fee August 31, 2023 [22]

Competitions

Overview

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

Main article: 2024 Canadian Premier League season

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
Attendance: 5544
May 18 Cavalry FC 2-2 York United FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3551
May 26 Cavalry FC 1-1 Valour FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3395
June 1 Pacific FC 1-1 Calvary FC Langford, British Columbia
 Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3264
June 8 Cavalry FC 1-0 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4691
June 16 CPL On Tour[23] Vancouver FC 0-0 Calvary FC Kelowna, British Columbia
Enyou Yellow card 48' Report Stadium: Apple Bowl
Attendance: 6281
June 21 Cavalry FC 1-1 Atlético Ottawa Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4235
July 1 HFX Wanderers FC 1-0 Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6200
July 7 Valour FC 0-1 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
 Report
Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Attendance: 3770
July 13 Cavalry FC 1-2 York United FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4234
July 21 Cavalry FC 1-1 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4569
July 26 Vancouver FC 0-1 Cavalry FC Langley, British Columbia
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park at the Langley Events Centre
Attendance: 3286
August 3 Atlético Ottawa 1-2 Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
 Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5711
August 10 Cavalry FC 3-2 HFX Wanderers FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
August 16 York United FC 1-2 Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
 Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 24 Cavalry FC 1-0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
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

Main article: 2024 Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship campaign kicked off on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.[24]

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 0–1
(2–2 (a) agg.)		 Cavalry FC Vancouver, British Columbia
 Report
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

Main article: 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

The CONCACAF Champions Cup draw was held on December 13, 2023.[25][26] Having qualified as CPL Shield winners, Cavalry FC will enter the competition in round one and begin play in February, 2024.[27][28] 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.[29]

Round one

February 21 Leg 1 Cavalry FC Canada 0–3 United States 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 United States 3-1 Canada Cavalry FC Orlando, Florida
18:00
Report
Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)


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