2020 FC Edmonton season

FC Edmonton
2020 season
General manager	Jeff Paulus
Head coach	Jeff Paulus
Stadium	Clarke Stadium
Home colours	Away colours

The 2020 FC Edmonton season will be 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.

On March 20, 2020, the league announced a postponement of the start of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Current squad

As of August 12, 2020.

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

Transfers

In

Transferred in

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
10	MF	Hanson Boakai	FC Inter Turku	Free transfer	December 3, 2019	[2]
23	DF	Duran Lee	HFX Wanderers	Free transfer	January 29, 2020	[3]
21	MF	Erik Zetterberg	Varbergs BoIS	Free transfer	February 5, 2020	[4]
20	MF	Antony Caceres	Vancouver Whitecaps Academy	Free transfer	February 12, 2020	[5]
14	MF	Chance Carter	Vancouver Whitecaps Academy	Free transfer	February 12, 2020	[5]
	MF	Raúl Tito	Cienciano	Free transfer	February 19, 2020	[6]
11	MF	Keven Alemán	Sacramento Republic	Free transfer	March 24, 2020	[7]
33	DF	Sam Gardner	Grand Canyon Antelopes	Free transfer	August 3, 2020	[8]

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	Terique Mohammed	Toronto FC II	Season-long loan	August 3, 2020	[9]

Out

Transferred out

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

Draft Picks

FC Edmonton selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019.[12] 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

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Canadian Premier League	August 16	September 6	First stage	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Canadian Championship	TBD	TBD	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Source: Competitions

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

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

First stage

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cavalry	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4	Advance to group stage
1	Forge	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
3	Pacific	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
3	York9	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
5	Atlético Ottawa	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
5	HFX Wanderers	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
7	FC Edmonton	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0
7	Valour	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	0

Updated to match(es) played on August 18, 2020. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[13]

Results by match

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Result	L
Position	7

Updated to match(es) played on August 12, 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 MT	Awuah 11' Samuel 40' Moses 90+2' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Alumni Field

August 20 2	FC Edmonton	v	Cavalry FC	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm MT				Stadium: Alumni Field

August 23 3	Atlético Ottawa	v	FC Edmonton	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
10:00am MT				Stadium: Alumni Field

August 26 4	FC Edmonton	v	HFX Wanderers FC	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
6:00pm MT				Stadium: Alumni Field

August 29 5	Valour FC	v	FC Edmonton	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm MT				Stadium: Alumni Field

September 1 6	FC Edmonton	v	York9 FC	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm MT				Stadium: Alumni Field

September 6 7	Pacific FC	v	FC Edmonton	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm MT				Stadium: Alumni Field

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of August 17, 2020

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

Top scorers

Rank	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Canadian Premier League	TOTAL
Totals				0	0

Updated to match played August 17, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists

Rank	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Canadian Premier League	TOTAL
Totals				0	0

Updated to match played August 17, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets

Rank	Nat.	Player	Canadian Premier League	TOTAL
Totals			0	0

Updated to match played August 17, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Canadian Premier League		TOTAL
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
Totals				0	0	0	0

Updated to match played August 17, 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

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References

"Canadian Premier League postpones start of 2020 season due to COVID-19". CTV News. The Canadian Press.
"Hanson Boakai returns to FC Edmonton for 2020 CPL season – FC Edmonton".
"FC Edmonton signs Duran Lee for 2020 CPL Season".
"Eddies add Swedish midfielder Erik Zetterberg for 2020".
"FC Edmonton adds two local products to senior side for 2020".
"FC Edmonton adds Peruvian winger Raúl Tito for 2020 CPL Season".
"FC Edmonton adds Keven Alemán for 2020 CPL season".
@FCEdmontonNow (3 August 2020). "FC Edmonton Announce signing of two (2) players to 2020 Roster" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
"Toronto FC II Loan Terique Mohammed To FC Edmonton". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
"FC Edmonton announces the departures of eight players following 2019 CPL season. – FC Edmonton".
"FC Edmonton has big hole to fill in midfield with Ajay Khabra gone".
"FC Edmonton Selects Two Players in 2019 CPL-U SPORTS Draft – FC Edmonton".
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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[spring-2] Player is signed, but hasn't been added to the 2020 roster because of difficulties getting into Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic

[1] "Canadian Premier League postpones start of 2020 season due to COVID-19". CTV News. The Canadian Press.

[3] "Hanson Boakai returns to FC Edmonton for 2020 CPL season – FC Edmonton".

[4] "FC Edmonton signs Duran Lee for 2020 CPL Season".

[5] "Eddies add Swedish midfielder Erik Zetterberg for 2020".

[locals-6] "FC Edmonton adds two local products to senior side for 2020".

[7] "FC Edmonton adds Peruvian winger Raúl Tito for 2020 CPL Season".

[8] "FC Edmonton adds Keven Alemán for 2020 CPL season".

[9] @FCEdmontonNow (3 August 2020). "FC Edmonton Announce signing of two (2) players to 2020 Roster" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[10] "Toronto FC II Loan Terique Mohammed To FC Edmonton". torontofc.ca. Toronto FC. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.

[auto-11] "FC Edmonton announces the departures of eight players following 2019 CPL season. – FC Edmonton".

[12] "FC Edmonton has big hole to fill in midfield with Ajay Khabra gone".

[Draft-13] "FC Edmonton Selects Two Players in 2019 CPL-U SPORTS Draft – FC Edmonton".

[14] 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.