2020 FC Edmonton season

FC Edmonton
2020 season
General managerJeff Paulus
Head coachJeff Paulus
StadiumClarke Stadium
Canadian Premier League8th
Canadian ChampionshipDid not qualify
Top goalscorerEaston Ongaro
(3 goals)
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The 2020 FC Edmonton season was the club's ninth competitive season as well as their second in the Canadian Premier League. In their previous season, FC Edmonton finished 3rd in the Spring season and 6th in the Fall season, failing to qualify for the finals.

FC Edmonton celebrated their tenth anniversary by introducing home kits featuring the Roman numeral 'X' on the front and back.[1] The club finished the COVID-19 shortened season in last place, failing to record a win in seven matches.[2] Following the 2020 campaign, Jeff Paulus resigned as head coach and general manager but remained with the club in a new role.[3]

Current squad

As of August 12, 2020.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Connor James Canada GK (1996-07-17)July 17, 1996 (aged 24) Canada Alberta Golden Bears
13 Dylon Powley Canada GK (1996-09-05)September 5, 1996 (aged 24) Sweden Gute
Defenders
3 Jeannot Esua Cameroon RB / RW (1996-08-06)August 6, 1996 (aged 24) Cameroon Rainbow Bamenda
4 Allan Zebie Canada LB (1993-05-29)May 29, 1993 (aged 27) Canada FC Edmonton (NASL)
5 Ramón Soria Spain CB / DM (1989-03-07)March 7, 1989 (aged 31) Spain Formentera
8 Mélé Temguia Germany CB (1995-08-01)August 1, 1995 (aged 25) Australia Valentine Phoenix
12 Kareem Moses Trinidad and Tobago RB (1990-02-11)February 11, 1990 (aged 30) Finland FF Jaro
23 Duran Lee Canada CB (1995-05-09)May 9, 1995 (aged 25) Canada HFX Wanderers
33 Sam Gardner Canada CB (1997-04-04)April 4, 1997 (aged 23) United States Grand Canyon Antelopes
55 Amer Didic Canada CB (1994-12-28)December 28, 1994 (aged 26) United States San Antonio FC
57 Terique Mohammed Canada FB (2000-01-27)January 27, 2000 (aged 20) Canada Toronto FC II
Midfielders
6 Edem Mortotsi Ghana CM (1993-05-16)May 16, 1993 (aged 27) Canada FC Edmonton (NASL)
7 Son Yong-chan South Korea CM (1991-04-15)April 15, 1991 (aged 29) India Ozone
10 Hanson Boakai Canada LM / RM / LW / RW / ST (1996-10-28)October 28, 1996 (aged 24) Finland FC Inter Turku
11 Keven Alemán Canada AM (1994-03-25)March 25, 1994 (aged 26) United States Sacramento Republic
14 Chance Carter Canada CM (2001-09-15)September 15, 2001 (aged 19) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
16 Prince Amanda Canada LW / RW (2001-03-23)March 23, 2001 (aged 19) Academy
17 Marcus Velado-Tsegaye Canada LW / RW / ST (2001-07-01)July 1, 2001 (aged 19) Academy
20 Antony Caceres Canada CM (2000-01-31)January 31, 2000 (aged 20) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Academy
21 Erik Zetterberg Sweden CM (1997-02-16)February 16, 1997 (aged 23) Sweden Varbergs BoIS
Raúl Tito[A] Peru LW / RW (1997-09-05)September 5, 1997 (aged 23) Peru Cienciano
Forwards
18 Tomi Ameobi England CF (1988-08-16)August 16, 1988 (aged 32) United States FC Cincinnati
19 Easton Ongaro Canada ST (1998-06-05)June 5, 1998 (aged 22) Canada Alberta Golden Bears
26 David Doe Canada ST (2000-11-30)November 30, 2000 (aged 20) Canada FC Edmonton (NASL)

Transfers

In

Transferred in

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
10 MF Canada Hanson Boakai Finland FC Inter Turku Free transfer December 3, 2019 [4]
23 DF Canada Duran Lee Canada HFX Wanderers Free transfer January 29, 2020 [5]
21 MF Sweden Erik Zetterberg Sweden Varbergs BoIS Free transfer February 5, 2020 [6]
20 MF Canada Antony Caceres Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Academy Free transfer February 12, 2020 [7]
14 MF Canada Chance Carter Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Academy Free transfer February 12, 2020 [7]
MF Peru Raúl Tito Peru Cienciano Free transfer February 19, 2020 [8]
11 MF Canada Keven Alemán United States Sacramento Republic Free transfer March 24, 2020 [9]
33 DF Canada Sam Gardner United States Grand Canyon Antelopes Free transfer August 3, 2020 [10]

Draft picks

FC Edmonton selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019. 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 4 MF David Chung  Canada Alberta Golden Bears
2 11 MF Jacob Bosch  Canada Alberta Golden Bears

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
57 DF Canada Terique Mohammed Canada Toronto FC II Season-long loan August 3, 2020 [11]

Out

Transferred out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
22 MF Cameroon Tony Tchani Contract expired November 4, 2019 [12]
45 FW Belgium Oumar Diouck Iceland Fjallabyggð Contract expired November 4, 2019 [12]
14 MF Haiti James Marcelin Contract expired November 4, 2019 [12]
9 FW Canada Ajeej Sarkaria Contract expired November 4, 2019 [12]
20 MF Canada Bruno Zebie Canada Cavalry FC Contract expired November 4, 2019 [12]
11 FW Canada Randy Edwini-Bonsu Contract expired November 4, 2019 [12]
10 MF Canada Philippe Lincourt-Joseph Contract expired November 4, 2019 [12]
23 MF Canada Ajay Khabra Canada Atlético Ottawa Contract expired March 5, 2020 [13]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
19 FW Canada Easton Ongaro Denmark Vendsyssel FF Loaned until December 31, 2020; option to buy October 4, 2020 [14]
MF Peru Raúl Tito Peru Santos de Nasca Loaned until March 31, 2021 October 10, 2020 [15]

Pre-season

Matches

All three matches were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.

March 17 Langley United v FC Edmonton Langley, British Columbia
7:00 pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
March 28 SK Soccer Selects v FC Edmonton Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
7:00 pm CT Stadium: SaskTel Soccer Centre
March 29 SK Soccer Selects v FC Edmonton Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
6:00 pm CT Stadium: SaskTel Soccer Centre

Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League

Match times are Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6).

First stage

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 7 4 1 2 10 7 +3 13 Advance to group stage
2 HFX Wanderers 7 3 3 1 12 7 +5 12[a]
3 Forge 7 3 3 1 13 9 +4 12[a]
4 Pacific 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
5 York9 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 10
6 Valour 7 2 2 3 8 9 −1 8[b]
7 Atlético Ottawa 7 2 2 3 7 12 −5 8[b]
8 FC Edmonton 7 0 1 6 5 14 −9 1
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[16]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

Results by match

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Updated to match(es) played on September 6, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

August 16 1 Forge FC 2–0 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
August 20 2 FC Edmonton 0–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 23 3 Atlético Ottawa 2–2 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
11:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 26 4 FC Edmonton 1–3 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 29 5 Valour FC 2–1 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
10:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
September 1 6 FC Edmonton 0–1 York9 FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
September 6 7 Pacific FC 2-1 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of September 6, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Canada CAN Connor James 6 0 6+0 0
3 DF Cameroon CMR Jeannot Esua 7 0 7+0 0
4 DF Canada CAN Allan Zebie 5 0 5+0 0
5 DF Spain ESP Ramón Soria 7 0 7+0 0
6 MF Ghana GHA Edem Mortotsi 0 0 0+0 0
7 MF South Korea KOR Son Yong-chan 4 0 4+0 0
8 DF Germany GER Mélé Temguia 5 0 5+0 0
9 FW Canada CAN Easton Ongaro 7 3 5+2 3
10 MF Canada CAN Hanson Boakai 6 0 4+2 0
11 MF Canada CAN Keven Alemán 7 1 6+1 1
12 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Kareem Moses 4 0 2+2 0
13 GK Canada CAN Dylon Powley 1 0 1+0 0
14 MF Canada CAN Chance Carter 6 0 1+5 0
16 FW Canada CAN Prince Amanda 4 0 2+2 0
17 FW Canada CAN Marcus Velado-Tsegaye 4 1 2+2 1
18 FW England ENG Tomi Ameobi 7 0 3+4 0
20 MF Canada CAN Antony Caceres 7 0 2+5 0
21 MF Sweden SWE Erik Zetterberg 7 0 6+1 0
23 DF Canada CAN Duran Lee 2 0 2+0 0
26 FW Canada CAN David Doe 2 0 0+2 0
33 DF Canada CAN Sam Gardner 2 0 0+2 0
55 DF Canada CAN Amer Đidić 3 0 3+0 0
57 DF Canada CAN Terique Mohammed 5 0 3+2 0

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1 Canada Easton Ongaro FW 3 3
2 Canada Keven Alemán MF 1 1
Canada Marcus Velado-Tsegaye FW 1 1
Totals 5 5

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1 Canada Antony Caceres MF 1 1
Canada Terique Mohammed DF 1 1
Totals 2 2

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets

Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
Totals 0 0

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3 DF Cameroon Jeannot Esua 1 0 1 0
5 DF Spain Ramon Soria 1 0 1 0
11 MF Canada Keven Alemán 1 0 1 0
18 FW England Tomi Ameobi 2 0 2 0
33 DF Canada Sam Gardner 1 0 1 0
57 DF Canada Terique Mohammed 1 1 1 1
Totals 7 1 7 1

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Notes

  1. ^ Player is signed, but has not been added to the 2020 roster because of difficulties getting into Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic

References

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  2. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (24 September 2020). "FC Edmonton post-mortem: Where did it go wrong, and what's next for the Eddies?". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  3. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (21 September 2020). "Jeff Paulus steps down as FC Edmonton head coach, will remain with club". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Hanson Boakai returns to FC Edmonton for 2020 CPL season – FC Edmonton". Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  5. ^ "FC Edmonton signs Duran Lee for 2020 CPL Season". Archived from the original on 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  6. ^ "Eddies add Swedish midfielder Erik Zetterberg for 2020". 5 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b "FC Edmonton adds two local products to senior side for 2020". 10 March 2020.
  8. ^ "FC Edmonton adds Peruvian winger Raúl Tito for 2020 CPL Season". 10 March 2020.
  9. ^ "FC Edmonton adds Keven Alemán for 2020 CPL season". 24 March 2020.
  10. ^ @FCEdmontonNow (3 August 2020). "FC Edmonton Announce signing of two (2) players to 2020 Roster" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Toronto FC II Loan Terique Mohammed To FC Edmonton". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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  14. ^ "FC Edmonton's Easton Ongaro sent on loan to Danish club Vendsyssel FF". canpl.ca. CPL. October 4, 2020. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  15. ^ "FC Edmonton Loans Raul Tito To Peruvian Side Santos De Nasca". northerntribune.ca. Northern Tribune. October 10, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
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