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2020 FC Edmonton season

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
2020 season
General managerJeff Paulus
Head coachJeff Paulus
StadiumClarke Stadium
Canadian Premier League8th
Canadian ChampionshipDid not qualify
Top goalscorerEaston Ongaro
(3 goals)
← 2019
2021 →

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

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As of August 12, 2020.

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

Transfers

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In

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Transferred in

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

Draft picks

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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

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

Out

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Transferred out

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

Loans out

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

Pre-season

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Matches

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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

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Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League

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

First stage

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Table

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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

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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

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Squad and statistics

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As of September 6, 2020

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

Top scorers

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

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

Top assists

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

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

Clean sheets

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Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
Totals 0 0

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

Disciplinary record

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

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

Notes

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  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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  1. ^ Jaques, John (28 February 2020). "Founding CPL Clubs Reveal 2020 Home Kits". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  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.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g "FC Edmonton announces the departures of eight players following 2019 CPL season. – FC Edmonton". Archived from the original on 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  13. ^ "FC Edmonton has big hole to fill in midfield with Ajay Khabra gone".[permanent dead link‍]
  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.
  16. ^ Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 12, 2020). "Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games... 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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