List of HFX Wanderers FC records and statistics

This is a record of seasons played by HFX Wanderers FC in the Canadian Premier League (CPL) and other soccer competitions, from Halifax's inaugural CPL campaign in 2019 to the present day. It also includes club and individual honours and records for the team.

Key

Key to competitions

Canadian Premier League (CPL) – The top-flight of soccer in Canada, established in 2019.
Canadian Championship (CC) – The premier knockout cup competition in Canadian soccer, first contested in 2008.
CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008 and the Champions League until 2024.

Key to colors and symbols

1st or W	Champions/Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
Last	Wooden Spoon
♦	CPL Golden Boot
	Highest average attendance

Key to league record

Season = The year and article of the season
Div = Level on pyramid
League = League name
Pld = Played
W = Games won
L = Games lost
D = Games drawn
GF = Goals scored
GA = Goals against
Pts = Points
PPG = Points per game
Pos. = League position

Key to cup record

DNE = Did not enter
DNQ = Did not qualify
NH = Competition not held or canceled
QR = Qualifying round
PR = Preliminary round
GS = Group stage
R1 = First round
R2 = Second round
R3 = Third round
R4 = Fourth round
R5 = Fifth round
QF = Quarterfinals
SF = Semifinals
RU = Runners-up
W = Winners

Overview

Season	League												Playoffs	CC	Continental	Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
Season	Div	League	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Pos.	Playoffs	CC	Continental	Average attendance	Name	Goals
2019^[1]	1	CPL	28	6	10	12	21	35	–14	28	1.00	7th	DNQ	R3	Ineligible	6,601	Akeem Garcia	7
2020		CPL	10	4	4	2	15	14	+1	16	1.60	–	RU	DNQ	DNQ	N/A	Akeem Garcia	6
2021		CPL	28	8	11	9	28	34	–6	35	1.25	6th	DNQ	QF			João Morelli	15
2022		CPL	28	8	5	15	24	38	–14	29	1.04	7th	DNQ	QF		5,825	Samuel Salter	12
2023		CPL	28	11	9	8	39	32	+7	42	1.5	3rd	R1	PR		5,854	Massimo Ferrin	9

1. Average attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league season, league playoffs, Canadian Championship, CONCACAF League, and other competitive continental matches.

Year-by-year statistics

	Canadian Premier League								CPL Playoffs								Canadian Championship								Continental
Year	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD	P	W	D	L	Pts	GF	GA	GD
2019^[2]	28	6	10	12	28	21	35	–14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	1	2	10	11	9	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020	10	4	4	2	16	15	14	+1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	–2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021	28	8	11	9	35	28	34	-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	3	3	4	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022	28	8	5	15	29	24	38	-14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	3	3	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2023	28	11	9	8	42	39	32	+7	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	-1	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024
Totals	38	10	14	14	44	36	49	–13	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	–2	6	3	1	2	10	11	9	+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Individual honours

Golden Boot: Akeem Garcia (2020)
Coach of the Year: Stephen Hart (2020)
U21 Player of the Year nomination: Chrisnovic N'sa (2020)
Goalkeeper of the Year nomination: Christian Oxner (2020)
Golden Boot: João Morelli (2021)
CPL Player of the Year: João Morelli (2021)
Coach of the Year nomination: Patrice Gheisar (2023)
Defender of the Year nomination: Daniel Nimick (2023)
CPL Player of the Year nomination: Lorenzo Callegari (2023)

Club records

Wins

As of 23 June 2024

Record win (all major competitions):
- 0-4 vs Vancouver FC, 23 June 2024
Record Canadian Premier League (CPL) win:
- 0-4 vs Vancouver FC, 23 June 2024
Record Canadian Championship win:
- 2-0 vs Valour FC, 12 June 2019
- 2-0 vs Guelph United F.C., 10 May 2022
Record home win (CPL):
- 3-0 vs Vancouver FC, 12 August 2023
- 3-0 vs Valour FC, 26 August 2023
Record home win (Canadian Championship):
- 2-1 vs Valour FC, 5 June 2019
- 2-1 vs A.S. Blainville, 17 August 2021
Record away win (CPL):
- 0-4 vs Vancouver FC, 23 June 2024
Record away win (Canadian Championship):
- 0-2 vs Valour FC, 12 June 2019
- 0-2 vs Guelph United F.C., 10 May 2022

Losses and draws

As of 19 September 2023

Record defeat (all major competitions):
- 0-5 vs Pacific FC, 15 September 2020
Record CPL defeat:
- 0-5 vs Pacific FC, 15 September 2020
Record Canadian Championship defeat:
- 1-3 vs CF Montréal, 22 September 2021
- 1-3 vs Atlético Ottawa, 19 April 2023
Record home defeat (CPL):
- 0-4 vs Forge FC, 20 May 2022
Record home defeat (Canadian Championship):
- 1-3 vs CF Montréal, 22 September 2021
Record away defeat (CPL):
- 2-6 vs York9, 27 July 2019
Record away defeat (Canadian Championship):
- 1-3 vs Atlético Ottawa, 19 April 2023^[a]
Highest scoring draw (all major competitions):
- 3-3 vs York United, 6 September 2021

Attack

As of 23 June 2024

Most goals scored in a CPL match:
- 4 vs Vancouver FC, 23 June 2024
Most goals scored in a Canadian Championship match:
- 3 vs Vaughan Azzurri, 15 May 2019^[3]
Most goals scored in a Continental match: N/A

Defence

As of 20 September 2023

Most goals conceded in a match (all major competitions):
- 6 to York9, 27 July 2019
Most goals conceded in a CPL match:
- 6 to York9, 27 July 2019
Most goals condeded in a Canadian Championship match:
- 3 to Ottawa Fury FC, 10 July 2019
- 3 to CF Montréal, 22 September 2021
- 3 to Atlético Ottawa, 19 April 2023
Most goals conceded in a Continental match: N/A
Most goals conceded in a home match (all major competitions):
- 4 to Forge FC, 20 May 2022
- 4 to York United, 1 August 2022
Most goals conceded in a CPL match at home:
- 4 to Forge FC, 20 May 2022
- 4 to York United, 1 August 2022
Most goals conceded in a Canadian Championship match at home:
- 3 to Ottawa Fury FC, 10 July 2019
- 3 to CF Montréal, 22 September 2021
Most goals conceded in an away match (all major competitions):
- 6 to York9, 27 July 2019
Most goals conceded in a CPL away match:
- 6 to York9, 27 July 2019
Most goals conceded in a Canadian Championship away match:
- 3 to Atlético Ottawa, 19 April 2023^[a]
Most clean sheets in a CPL season: 9, in the 2022 season

Firsts (all competitions)

As of 20 September 2023

First player signed: 29 November 2018 ( Zachary Sukunda) ^[4]
First club captain: Jan-Michael Williams^[5]
First competitive match: 28 April 2019 (0-1 loss at Pacific FC in CPL)^[6]
First competitive win: 4 May 2019 (2-1 win vs Forge FC) in CPL)^[6]
First competitive clean sheet: 12 June 2019 (2-0 win vs Valour FC in Canadian Championship by Jan-Michael Williams)^[6]
First competitive goal: 4 May 2019 by Akeem Garcia in the 30th minute vs Forge FC in CPL^[7]
First competitive brace: João Morelli against FC Edmonton, 26 August 2020
First competitive hat-trick: none yet

Sequences

As of 20 September 2023

Longest winning streak (all major competitions): 3 wins, 1–19 June 2019
Longest winning streak (CPL): 2 wins (four different times)
Longest losing streak (all major competitions): 6 losses, 10–31 July 2019
Longest losing streak (CPL): 5 losses, 13–31 July 2019
Longest unbeaten run (all major competitions): 10 matches, 22 August 2021 to 3 October 2021
Longest unbeaten run (CPL): 10 matches, 22 August 2021 to 3 October 2021
Longest unbeaten run at home (all major competitions): 7 matches, 5 August 2019 to 9 October 2019
Longest unbeaten away run (all major competitions): 7 matches, 22 August 2021 to 17 October 2021
Longest drawing streak (all major competitions): 6 draws, 2 September 2019 to 2 October 2019
Longest drawing streak (CPL): 6 draws, 2 September 2019 to 2 October 2019
Longest streak without a win (all major competitions): 13 matches, 16 September 2022 to 3 June 2023
Longest streak without a win (CPL, over two seasons): 12 matches, 16 September 2022 to 3 June 2023
Longest streak without a win (CPL, one season): 10 matches, 10 August 2019 to 9 October 2019
Longest scoring run (all major competitions):
- 11 matches, 9 October 2019 to 12 September 2020
- 11 matches, 24 July 2021 to 11 September 2021
Longest non-scoring run (all major competitions):
- 5 matches, 15 September 2020 to 3 July 2021
Most clean sheets in a row (all major competitions):
- 3 matches, 11–23 October 2021 (Christian Oxner and Kieran Baskett)
- 3 matches, 5–16 September 2022 (Kieran Baskett)
Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (all major competitions):
- 314 minutes, 6–26 October 2021 (224 minutes by Kieran Baskett and 90 minutes by Christian Oxner)

Attendance at Wanderer Grounds

As of 20 September 2023

Highest reported attendance (all major competitions):
- 6500 vs Toronto FC, 24 May 2022
- 6500 vs Atlético Ottawa, 30 June 2022
Highest reported attendance (CPL): 6500 vs Atlético Ottawa, 30 June 2022
Highest reported attendance (Canadian Championship): 6500 vs Toronto FC, 24 May 2022
Lowest reported attendance (all major competitions):
- 3446 (attendance limited by provincial pandemic restrictions) vs York United, 6 September 2021
- 3854 (when not limited by any restrictions) vs Valour FC, 6 May 2019
Lowest reported attendance (CPL):
- 3446 (attendance limited by provincial pandemic restrictions) vs York United, 6 September 2021
- 4332 (when not limited by any pandemic restrictions) vs Pacific FC, 27 September 2022
Lowest reported attendance (Canadian Championship):
- 3780 (attendance limited by provincial pandemic restrictions) vs A.S. Blainville, 17 August 2021
- 3854 (when not limited by any restrictions) vs Valour FC, 6 May 2019

International caps

As of March 30, 2022

This is a list of players who have gained full international caps during their time with Halifax Wanderers FC.

Player	Nation	Caps	Goals
Player	Nation	Caps	Goals	Andre Rampersad	TRI	5	1
Jems Geffrard	HAI	3	0
Abd-El-Aziz Yousef	SOM	2	0
Akeem Garcia	TRI	2	0
Alex Marshall	JAM	2	0

Individual records

Appearances

As of October 19, 2024

Youngest player – Adisa De Rosario, 17 years 11 months 13 days (vs. Forge FC, CPL, October 9, 2022) ^[7]
Oldest player – Jan-Michael Williams, 34 years 11 months 10 days (at Cavalry FC, CPL, October 5, 2019) ^[8]

Rank	Name	Career	League	Finals	Canadian Championship	Total
1	Andre Rampersad	2019–	125	4	11	140
2	Aidan Daniels	2022–	73	1	4	78
3	Akeem Garcia	2019–2022	66	3	8	77
4	Zachary Fernandez	2022–	71	1	4	76
5	Peter Schaale	2019–2022	64	3	8	75
6	Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé	2021–2022; 2024–	66	0	4	70
7	Christian Oxner	2019–2022	58	3	5	66
8	Lorenzo Callegari	2023–	52	1	2	55
8	Massimo Ferrin	2023–	52	1	2	55
10	Yann Fillion	2023–	50	1	2	54

Bold indicates player still active with club.

Goals

As of October 19, 2024

Most goals in a season – João Morelli, 14 in 2021^[9]
Most goals in a match –
- João Morelli, 2 v FC Edmonton, Canadian Premier League, August 26, 2020) ^[10]
- Daniel Nimick, 2 v Vancouver FC, Canadian Premier League, June 23, 2024) ^[11]
- Ryan Telfer, 2 v Vancouver FC, Canadian Premier League, June 23, 2024) ^[12]
Fastest goal in a match – Tomasz Skublak, 2nd minute (at Vaughan Azzurri, Canadian Championship, May 15, 2019) ^[13]
Youngest goalscorer – Tiago Coimbra, 19 years 5 months 0 days (v Cavalry FC, Canadian Premier League, June 17, 2023) ^[14]
Oldest goalscorer – Luis Alberto Perea, 33 years 1 month 6 days (v Pacific FC, Canadian Premier League, October 9, 2019) ^[15]

Rank	Name	Career	League	Finals	Canadian Championship	Total
1	João Morelli	2020–2023	22	1	1	24
2	Akeem Garcia	2019–2022	17	2	2	21
3	Massimo Ferrin	2023–	14	0	1	15
	Daniel Nimick	2023–	14	0	1	15
	Samuel Salter	2021–2022	14	0	1	15
6	Tiago Coimbra	2023–	7	0	0	7
7	Cory Bent	2020–2022	3	0	2	5
	Aidan Daniels	2022–	4	0	1	5
	Zachary Fernandez	2022–	5	0	0	5
	Luis Alberto Perea	2019	3	0	2	5
	Ryan Telfer	2024–	4	0	1	5

Bold indicates player still active with club.

Assists

As of October 19, 2024

Most assists in a season – Lorenzo Callegari, 6 in 2023^[6]^{[citation needed]}

Rank	Name	Career	League	Canadian Championship	Total
1	Lorenzo Callegari	2023–	8	0	8
2	Zachary Fernandez	2022–	7	0	7
2	Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé	2021–2022 2024–	6	1	7
4	Daniel Nimick	2023–	6	0	6
4	Andre Rampersad	2019–	6	0	6
6	Aidan Daniels	2022–	5	0	5
	Massimo Ferrin	2023–	5	0	5
	Wesley Timoteo	2022–	5	0	5
9	Mohamed Kourouma	2019	3	1	4
10	Cory Bent	2020–2022	3	0	3
	Morey Doner	2021	3	0	3
	Kodai Iida	2019	2	1	3
	Alex Marshall	2020–2022	3	0	3
	Peter Schaale	2019–2022	2	1	3

Bold indicates player still active with club.

Clean sheets

As of October 19, 2024

Most clean sheets in a season – Yann Fillion, 7 in 2023^[6]
Youngest keeper to record a clean sheet – Kieran Baskett, 19 years 11 months 22 days (vs. York United FC, CPL, September 18, 2021) ^[16]
Oldest keeper to record a clean sheet – Jan-Michael Williams, 34 years 8 months 11 days (vs. York 9 FC, CPL, July 6, 2019) ^[17]

Rank	Name	Career	League	Canadian Championship	Total
1	Christian Oxner	2019–2022	17	1	18
2	Yann Fillion	2023–	11	0	11
3	Kieran Baskett	2021–2022	9	0	9
4	Jan-Michael Williams	2019	2	1	3

Notes

^ ^a ^b HFX Wanderers FC was considered the home team, but the match was played in a neutral venue (York Lions Stadium) due to both clubs being unable to host the match.

References

^ "HFX Wanderers FC: 2019 season in review". canpl.ca. Jonathan Briggins. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ "HFX Wanderers FC: 2019 season in review". canpl.ca. Jonathan Briggins. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ "HFX Wanderers Announce First Official Player Signing". Global News. Graeme Benjamin. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ "Our Wanderers Captains". Twitter. HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ "Statistics". Retrieved November 23, 2021.
^ "Wanderers show attacking form in 3-1 victory over Edmonton". Jonathan Briggins. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
^ "Match Stats". CPL. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
^ "Match Stats". CPL. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
^ "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ "Wanderers Daniels and Coimbra named to CPL Team of the Week". Canadian Premier League. June 19, 2023.
^ "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
^ "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

External links

[fn1-3] HFX Wanderers FC was considered the home team, but the match was played in a neutral venue (York Lions Stadium) due to both clubs being unable to host the match.

[1] "HFX Wanderers FC: 2019 season in review". canpl.ca. Jonathan Briggins. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

[2] "HFX Wanderers FC: 2019 season in review". canpl.ca. Jonathan Briggins. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

[2019CC-4] "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[5] "HFX Wanderers Announce First Official Player Signing". Global News. Graeme Benjamin. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[6] "Our Wanderers Captains". Twitter. HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

[2019CPL-7] "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 16, 2019.

[Canadian_Premier_League_Schedule-8] "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

[9] "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

[10] "Statistics". Retrieved November 23, 2021.

[11] "Wanderers show attacking form in 3-1 victory over Edmonton". Jonathan Briggins. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

[12] "Match Stats". CPL. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

[13] "Match Stats". CPL. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

[ReferenceA-14] "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

[15] "Wanderers Daniels and Coimbra named to CPL Team of the Week". Canadian Premier League. June 19, 2023.

[16] "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

[17] "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

[18] "Canadian Premier League Schedule". canpl.ca. CanPL. Retrieved December 24, 2019.

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