Cavalry FC–FC Edmonton rivalry

Cavalry FC v FC Edmonton
LocationAlberta (Calgary and Edmonton)
Teams
First meetingCavalry 1–0 Edmonton
Canadian Premier League
(May 18, 2019)
Latest meetingCavalry 1–0 Edmonton
Canadian Premier League
(September 17, 2022)
StadiumsClarke Stadium, Edmonton
ATCO Field, Foothills County
TrophyWildrose Cup
Statistics
Meetings total17
Most winsCavalry (14)
Top scorerJordan Brown (4)
All-time seriesCavalry: 14
Draw: 3
Edmonton: 0
Largest victoryEdmonton 0–3 Cavalry
Canadian Premier League
(June 15, 2019)
Edmonton 0–3 Cavalry
Canadian Premier League
(May 6, 2022)
Longest win streakCavalry FC (5)
(Sep 11, 2019 – Aug 15, 2021)
(May 6, 2022 – Sep 17, 2022)
Longest unbeaten streakCavalry FC (17)
(May 18, 2019 – Sep 17, 2022)

Cavalry FC v FC Edmonton, referred to as the Al Classico or Battle of Alberta, was an inter-city soccer rivalry between Alberta-based clubs Cavalry FC and FC Edmonton. It was one of several sporting rivalries between the two largest cities of the province. The rivalry ended in 2022 when FC Edmonton folded.

a fixture at ATCO Field

The Wildrose Cup was awarded annually to the team that wins the most points from the series in league play.[1]

History

See also: Battle of Alberta

The first edition of the Al Classico took place in 2018, when FC Edmonton's Academy played provincial rivals Calgary Foothills FC in two friendly games to help them prepare for their upcoming season.[2][3] The fixtures were also used to gauge Edmonton's interest into a potential return to join the Canadian Premier League.[4]

In May and June respectively, it was announced that Cavalry FC, based in Calgary, and FC Edmonton would be joining the Canadian Premier League, where the rivalry would continue.[5] In preparation for their inaugural Canadian Premier League seasons, Cavalry FC announced they would host a match between a Cavalry FC Prospects and FC Edmonton Prospects side on September 29,[6] to be followed by a rematch on October 20 at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton.[7]

On September 11, 2019, Cavalry FC clinched the first-ever Wildrose Cup with a 1–0 win over FC Edmonton.[8]

Results

  Cavalry win   Draw   Edmonton win

Competition Date Home team Result Away team Venue Attendance Reference
2019 CPL May 18, 2019 Cavalry 1–0 Edmonton ATCO Field, Foothills County 4,000 [1]
June 15, 2019 Edmonton 0–3 Cavalry Clarke Stadium, Edmonton 3,256 [2]
August 16, 2019 Cavalry 0–0 Edmonton ATCO Field, Foothills County 3,650 [3]
September 11, 2019 Edmonton 0–1 Cavalry Clarke Stadium, Edmonton 2,790 [4]
October 19, 2019 Cavalry 3–1 Edmonton ATCO Field, Foothills County 3,492 [5]
2020 CPL August 20, 2020 Edmonton 0–2 Cavalry Alumni Field, Charlottetown 0 [6]
2021 CPL August 3, 2021 Cavalry 2–1 Edmonton ATCO Field, Foothills County 2,418 [7]
2021 Canadian Championship August 15, 2021 Edmonton 0–2 Cavalry Clarke Stadium, Edmonton 1,189 [8]
2021 CPL August 29, 2021 Cavalry 2–2 Edmonton ATCO Field, Foothills County 3,489 [9]
September 1, 2021 Edmonton 0–1 Cavalry Clarke Stadium, Edmonton 470 [10]
September 29, 2021 Edmonton 2–3 Cavalry Clarke Stadium, Edmonton 991 [11]
October 9, 2021 Cavalry 1–1 Edmonton ATCO Field, Foothills County 3,102 [12]
2022 CPL May 6, 2022 Edmonton 0–3 Cavalry Clarke Stadium, Edmonton 1,044 [13]
2022 Canadian Championship May 10, 2022 Cavalry 2–1 Edmonton ATCO Field, Foothills County 2,229 [14]
2022 CPL June 26, 2022 Cavalry 3–1 Edmonton ATCO Field, Foothills County
4,743
 [15]
July 30, 2022 Cavalry 2–0 Edmonton ATCO Field, Foothills County 3,446 [16]
September 17, 2022 Edmonton 0–1 Cavalry Clarke Stadium, Edmonton 1,505 [17]

All time results

As of October 25, 2022
Competitions Matches Wins Draws Goals
CAV EDM CAV EDM
Canadian Premier League 15 12 0 3 28 8
Canadian Championship 2 2 0 0 4 1
Total matches 17 14 0 3 32 9

Top goalscorers

As of October 9, 2021. Competitive matches only. Players in bold are still playing with either team.
Pos Name Club Nationality Goals
1 Jordan Brown Cavalry FC  England 4
2 Joe Mason Cavalry FC  Republic of Ireland 3
Easton Ongaro FC Edmonton  Canada
4 Sergio Camargo Cavalry FC  Canada 2
Ben Fisk Cavalry FC  Canada
Daan Klomp Cavalry FC  Netherlands
7 Fraser Aird Cavalry FC  Canada 1
Joseph Di Chiara Cavalry FC  Canada
Amer Đidić FC Edmonton  Canada
José Escalante Cavalry FC  Honduras
Azriel Gonzalez FC Edmonton  United States
Nikolas Ledgerwood Cavalry FC  Canada
Richard Luca Cavalry FC  Brazil
Anthony Novak Cavalry FC  Canada
Nico Pasquotti Cavalry FC  Canada
Ahinga Selemani Cavalry FC  United States
Marcus Velado-Tsegaye FC Edmonton  El Salvador

League ranking by season

P. 2019 2020 2021 2022
Season Finals Season Playoffs Season Playoffs Season Playoffs
1 1 1
2 RU 2
3 3 SF 3 SF
4 4
5
6
7 7
8 8 8

Players who played for both clubs

Cavalry then Edmonton

Edmonton then Cavalry

  • Canada Ben Fisk (FC Edmonton 2016–2017; Cavalry FC 2021–2023)
  • Canada Bruno Zebie (FC Edmonton 2015–2017, 2019; Cavalry FC 2020)
  • Canada Fraser Aird (FC Edmonton 2021; Cavalry FC 2022–present)
  • Canada Joseph Holliday (FC Edmonton 2022; Cavalry FC 2023)
  • Canada Mauro Eustáquio (FC Edmonton 2017; Cavalry FC 2019)
  • Canada Nikolas Ledgerwood (FC Edmonton 2016–2017; Cavalry FC 2019–2021)
  • Canada Shamit Shome (FC Edmonton 2016, 2021–2022; Cavalry FC 2023–present)
  • Germany Tobias Warschewski (FC Edmonton 2021–2022; Cavalry FC 2024–present)
  • Canada Tyson Farago (FC Edmonton 2014–2017; Cavalry FC 2021–2022)

Wildrose Cup results

All time results

Team Titles Largest victory (points per game)
Cavalry FC 3 2022 (3 ppg)
FC Edmonton 0 —

2022 Wildrose Cup

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Cavalry FC 4 4 0 0 9 1 +8 12
2 FC Edmonton 4 0 0 4 1 9 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Season by season
Wins, draws, and losses are recorded from the winner's perspective.
Season Winner Total points W D L
2019 Cavalry FC 13–1 4 1 0
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Cavalry FC (2) 11–2 3 2 0
2022 Cavalry FC (3) 12–0 4 0 0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cavalry FC". Facebook. August 16, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  2. ^ Gradon, Stuart (April 30, 2018). "Calgary Foothills FC beat FC Edmonton squad in first Al Classico". Total Soccer Project. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Gradon, Stuart (May 5, 2018). "Calgary Foothills FC win 2nd leg of 'Al Classico' in final pre-season match as news breaks of Calgary Canadian Premier League club". Total Soccer Project. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. ^ "'Battle of Alberta' match breathes life into hopes for pro soccer in Edmonton". CBC News. May 1, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  5. ^ Van Diest, Derek (June 7, 2018). "Edmonton the next stop for Canadian Premier League". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  6. ^ Al Classico 2018 - Cavalry FC Prospects vs FC Edmonton Prospects (Video). September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  7. ^ "A Chat With FC Edmonton General Manager Jay Ball". Win Column Sports. August 31, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  8. ^ Bedakian, Armen (September 12, 2019). ""It's for the fans": Cavalry celebrates 1st silverware in Wildrose Cup". CanPL.ca. Retrieved September 13, 2019.