2020 HFX Wanderers FC season
2020 season | |||
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President | Derek Martin | ||
Head coach | Stephen Hart | ||
Stadium | Wanderers Grounds | ||
Canadian Premier League | Runners-up | ||
Canadian Championship | Did not qualify | ||
Top goalscorer | Akeem Garcia (6 goals) | ||
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The 2020 HFX Wanderers FC season was the second season in the club's history, as well as second season in Canadian Premier League history. The Wanderers were CPL runners-up, having been defeated by Forge FC in the 2020 CPL Final.
Current squad
- As of July 31, 2020[1]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goalkeepers | ||||||
1 | Jason Beaulieu | ![]() | GK | (1994-02-12)February 12, 1994 (aged 26) | ![]() | |
50 | Christian Oxner | ![]() | GK | (1996-07-29)July 29, 1996 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
Defenders | ||||||
2 | Peter Schaale | ![]() | CB | (1996-06-14)June 14, 1996 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
3 | Jems Geffrard | ![]() | CB | (1994-08-26)August 26, 1994 (aged 26) | ![]() | |
6 | Chrisnovic N'sa | ![]() | CB / CM | (1999-01-28)January 28, 1999 (aged 21) | ![]() | |
13 | Daniel Kinumbe | ![]() | LB | (1999-03-15)March 15, 1999 (aged 21) | ![]() | |
14 | Mateo Restrepo | ![]() | RB | (1997-04-29)April 29, 1997 (aged 23) | ![]() | |
16 | Luke Green | ![]() | CB | (2002-12-12)December 12, 2002 (aged 18) | ![]() | |
20 | Jake Ruby | ![]() | RB | (2000-06-04)June 4, 2000 (aged 20) | ![]() | |
24 | Alex De Carolis | ![]() | LB / CB | (1992-09-24)September 24, 1992 (aged 28) | ![]() | |
31 | Eriks Santos[A] | ![]() | CB | (1996-02-23)February 23, 1996 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
Midfielders | ||||||
5 | Louis Béland-Goyette | ![]() | DM / CM | (1995-09-15)September 15, 1995 (aged 25) | ![]() | |
8 | Omar Kreim | ![]() | MF | (1995-02-10)February 10, 1995 (aged 25) | ![]() | |
10 | Alessandro Riggi | ![]() | LW / RW | (1993-11-30)November 30, 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() | |
15 | Scott Firth | ![]() | CM | (2001-03-02)March 2, 2001 (aged 19) | ![]() | |
17 | Aboubacar Sissoko | ![]() | DM | (1995-10-09)October 9, 1995 (aged 25) | ![]() | |
18 | Andre Rampersad | ![]() | CM | (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 25) | ![]() | |
22 | João Morelli | ![]() | AM | (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
Forwards | ||||||
7 | Alex Marshall | ![]() | LW / CF | (1998-02-24)February 24, 1998 (aged 22) | ![]() | |
9 | Ibrahima Sanoh | ![]() | CF | (1994-04-11)April 11, 1994 (aged 26) | ![]() | |
11 | Akeem Garcia | ![]() | CF / RW | (1996-09-11)September 11, 1996 (aged 24) | ![]() | |
23 | Cory Bent | ![]() | LW / ST | (1997-05-14)May 14, 1997 (aged 23) | ![]() |
Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | November 28, 2019 | [2] |
17 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | November 28, 2019 | [2] |
9 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | December 3, 2019 | [3] |
2 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | December 12, 2019 | [4] |
10 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | December 18, 2019 | [5] |
5 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | January 8, 2020 | [6] |
13 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | January 15, 2020 | [7] |
14 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | January 22, 2020 | [8] |
7 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | January 29, 2020 | [9] |
1 | GK | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | February 6, 2020 | [10] |
3 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | February 18, 2020 | [11] |
31 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | February 25, 2020 | [12] |
22 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | February 25, 2020 | [12] |
23 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Selected 1st overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft | May 4, 2020 | [13] |
20 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Selected 14th overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft | July 31, 2020 | [14] |
16 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free transfer | July 31, 2020 | [14] |
Draft picks
HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019.[15] 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 | 1 | LW | Cory Bent | ![]() | CBU Capers |
2 | 14 | RB | Jake Ruby | ![]() | Trinity Western University |
Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | GK | ![]() | Retired | December 10, 2019 | [16] | |
23 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] |
3 | DF | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] | |
7 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] |
4 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] |
9 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] |
5 | MF | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] | |
12 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] |
14 | FW | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] | |
20 | DF | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] | |
16 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] |
13 | MF | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] | |
10 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] |
8 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] |
17 | FW | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] | |
25 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] |
22 | MF | ![]() | Contract expired | December 14, 2019 | [17] |
Canadian Premier League
Match times are Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3).
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 |
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.[18]
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.
Results by match
Matches
August 15 1 | HFX Wanderers FC | 2–2 | Pacific FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
4:00pm |
| Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Myriam Marcotte |
August 19 2 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–1 | Forge FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
9:00pm |
| Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: David Barrie |
August 23 3 | Cavalry FC | 2–1 | HFX Wanderers FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
9:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
August 26 4 | FC Edmonton | 1–3 | HFX Wanderers FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
9:00pm |
| Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Filip Dujic |
August 29 5 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–1 | York9 FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
4:00pm | Report |
| Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: David Barrie |
September 2 6 | Valour FC | 0–2 | HFX Wanderers FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
2:00pm | Report |
| Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Filip Dujic |
September 6 7 | HFX Wanderers FC | 2–0 | Atlético Ottawa | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
1:00pm |
| Report |
| Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
Group stage
Table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Forge | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to final |
2 | HFX Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
3 | Cavalry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3[a] | |
4 | Pacific | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3[a] |
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.[19]
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head points: Cavalry 3, Pacific 0.
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 |
---|---|---|---|
Result | D | W | L |
Position | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Matches
September 9 1 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–1 | Forge FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
2:00pm | Report |
| Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Myriam Marcotte |
September 12 2 | Cavalry FC | 1–2 | HFX Wanderers FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
4:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Mathieu Souaré |
September 15 3 | HFX Wanderers FC | 0–5 | Pacific FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
9:00 PM | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Myriam Marcotte |
Final
September 19 2020 CPL Final | Forge FC | 2–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
3:00pm |
| Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Juan Marquez |
Statistics
Squad and statistics
As of September 20, 2020[update]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Canadian Premier League | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Jason Beaulieu | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Peter Schaale | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Jems Geffrard | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 |
5 | MF | ![]() | Louis Béland-Goyette | 10 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | Chrisnovic N'sa | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() | Alex Marshall | 11 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Omar Kreim | 10 | 1 | 4+6 | 1 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Ibrahima Sanoh | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 |
10 | MF | ![]() | Alessandro Riggi | 8 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 |
11 | FW | ![]() | Akeem Garcia | 10 | 6 | 8+2 | 6 |
13 | DF | ![]() | Daniel Kinumbe | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() | Mateo Restrepo | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 |
15 | MF | ![]() | Scott Firth | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() | Luke Green | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() | Aboubacar Sissoko | 10 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() | Andre Rampersad | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 |
20 | DF | ![]() | Jake Ruby | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() | João Morelli | 9 | 4 | 8+1 | 4 |
23 | FW | ![]() | Cory Bent | 10 | 1 | 5+5 | 1 |
24 | DF | ![]() | Alex De Carolis | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 |
50 | GK | ![]() | Christian Oxner | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
Top scorers
Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Akeem Garcia | FW | 6 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | João Morelli | MF | 4 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | Ibrahima Sanoh | FW | 1 | 1 |
![]() | Omar Kreim | FW | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | Alex De Carolis | DF | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | Cory Bent | FW | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | Alessandro Riggi | FW | 1 | 1 | |
Totals | 15 | 15 |
Updated to match played September 20, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Top assists
Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Andre Rampersad | MF | 2 | 2 |
![]() | Alex Marshall | FW | 2 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() | Alessandro Riggi | MF | 1 | 1 |
![]() | João Morelli | MF | 1 | 1 | |
Totals | 6 | 6 |
Updated to match played September 20, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Clean sheets
Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Christian Oxner | 2 | 2 |
Totals | 2 | 2 |
Updated to match played September 20, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Disciplinary record
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Jason Beaulieu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Peter Schaale | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | Jems Geffrard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | MF | ![]() | Louis Béland-Goyette | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
7 | FW | ![]() | Alex Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() | Mateo Restrepo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
18 | MF | ![]() | Andre Rampersad | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
20 | MF | ![]() | Jake Ruby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() | João Morelli | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
24 | DF | ![]() | Alex De Carolis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
50 | GK | ![]() | Christian Oxner | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Totals | 16 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
Updated to match played September 20, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Notes
- ^ Player is signed, but hasn't been added to the 2020 roster because of difficulties getting into Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic
References
- ^ "Roster". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Wanderers snap up Montreal Carabins duo Kreim and Sissoko". canpl.ca. CPL. November 28, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
- ^ "Wanderers add attacking depth with signing of college star Sanoh". canpl.ca. CPL. December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
- ^ "Wanderers bring back defensive anchor Peter Schaale". canpl.ca. CPL. December 12, 2019. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "Wanderers bring artistry to attack by signing 'tricky' Canadian Alessandro Riggi". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. December 18, 2019. Archived from the original on December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
- ^ "Wanderers sign coveted former Valour playmaker Louis Béland-Goyette". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 8, 2020. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
- ^ "Wanderers add new dimension to back line with signing of Daniel Kinumbe". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 15, 2020. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
- ^ "Wanderers sign enterprising young Canadian defender Mateo Restrepo". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 22, 2020. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ "Wanderers add flair to forward line by signing Jamaican international Alex Marshall". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. January 29, 2020. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Wanderers complete goalkeeping tandem with signing of Jason Beaulieu". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. February 6, 2020. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
- ^ "Wanderers get defensive know-how with Canadian-born, Haitian international Jems Geffrard". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. February 18, 2020. Archived from the original on February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Wanderers bring samba style to Halifax with Brazilian pair João Morelli and Eriks Santos". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. February 25, 2020. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "HFX Wanderers sign 2019 CPL-U SPORTS 1st overall pick Cory Bent". canpl.ca. CanPL. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ a b "Wanderers add youth, competition to back-line with signing of defenders Jake Ruby and local teenager Luke Green". hfxwanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ "Wanderers pick 'brightest prospect' Cory Bent first and add Jake Ruby in CPL-U SPORTS Draft". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "Wanderers goalkeeper Williams retires, joins coaching staff". canpl.ca. December 10, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "HFX Wanderers FC thank non-returning players". HFXWanderersfc.canpl.ca. HFX Wanderers FC. December 14, 2019. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Official site