2022 Atlético Ottawa season

The 2022 Atlético Ottawa season will be the third season in the history of Atlético Ottawa. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship. It will be their first season under head coach Carlos González after the departure of Mista following the 2021 season.

Atlético Ottawa
2022 season
CEOFernando Lopez
Head coachCarlos González[1]
StadiumTD Place Stadium
Canadian Premier LeagueTBD
Canadian ChampionshipTBD
Top goalscorerBrian Wright
(2)
Highest home attendance5,390
(April 9 vs. Cavalry)
Lowest home attendance3,122
(April 16 vs. HFX Wanderers)
Average home league attendance3,952
Biggest win1–0 vs. Cavalry
(April 9)
1–0 vs. HFX Wanderers
(April 16)
Biggest defeat1–6 vs. Valour
(April 24)

Current squad

As of April 1, 2022

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Sean Melvin GK (1994-07-09) July 9, 1994 Colorado Springs Switchbacks
29 Nathan Ingham GK (1993-01-27) January 27, 1993 York United FC
Defenders
2 Drew Beckie

(Captain)

 CB / RB (1990-09-30) September 30, 1990 El Paso Locomotive
3 Macdonald Niba CB (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 Kuopion Palloseura
4 Diego Espejo CB (2002-08-18) August 18, 2002 Atlético Madrid B
15 Maxim Tissot LB / DM (1992-04-13) April 13, 1992 Forge FC
16 Zach Verhoven RB / RW (1998-08-17) August 17, 1998 Pacific FC
17 Miguel Acosta(3rd Captain) RB / LB (1998-03-16) March 16, 1998 Atlético Baleares
21 José Cunha CB (2001-03-27) March 27, 2001 CBU Capers
46 Zachary Roy RB (2003-06-24) June 24, 2003 CS St-Hubert
Midfielders
6 Chris Mannella DM / CM (1994-06-07) June 7, 1994 York United FC
7 Keven Alemán AM / RW (1994-03-25) March 25, 1994 Valour FC
8 Ben McKendry(2nd Captain) DM / CM (1993-03-25) March 25, 1993 Nyköpings BIS
10 Ollie Bassett AM / LW (1998-03-06) March 6, 1998 Pacific FC
20 Abdou Sissoko DM / CB (1990-03-20) March 20, 1990 Kuwait SC
22 Zakaria Bahous MF (2001-08-05) August 5, 2001 FC Laval
Forwards
9 Brian Wright CF (1995-03-24) March 24, 1995 Birmingham Legion FC
11 Vladimir Moragrega CF (1998-07-26) July 26, 1998 Atlético San Luis
13 Ballou Tabla LW / RW (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999 CF Montréal
19 Malcolm Shaw CF / RW (1995-07-27) July 27, 1995 Assyriska IK
45 Carl Haworth RW / RB (1989-07-09) July 9, 1989 Indy Eleven

Transfers

Transferred in
No. Pos. Player From club Fee/Notes Date Source
3 DF Macdonald Niba Kuopion Palloseura Free transfer January 26, 2022 [2]
7 MF Keven Alemán Valour FC Free transfer January 26, 2022 [3]
10 MF Ollie Bassett Pacific FC Free transfer January 26, 2022 [4]
15 DF Maxim Tissot Forge FC Free transfer January 26, 2022 [5]
22 MF Zakaria Bahous FC Laval Free transfer January 26, 2022 [6]
29 GK Nathan Ingham York United FC Free transfer January 26, 2022 [7]
1 GK Sean Melvin Colorado Springs Switchbacks Free transfer February 4, 2022 [8]
46 DF Zachary Roy CS St-Hubert Free transfer February 4, 2022 [9]
45 FW Carl Haworth Indy Eleven Free transfer February 10, 2022 [10]
13 FW Ballou Tabla CF Montréal Free transfer February 15, 2022 [11]
20 MF Abdou Sissoko Kuwait SC Free transfer March 10, 2022 [12]
21 DF José Cunha CBU Capers Selected 1st overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft April 1, 2022 [13]

Loans in
No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
11 FW Vladimir Moragrega Atlético San Luis Season-long loan February 22, 2022 [14]
4 DF Diego Espejo Atlético Madrid B Season-long loan February 22, 2022 [15]

Draft picks

Atlético Ottawa will make the following selections in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft. 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 DF José Cunha  Portugal Cape Breton University
2 9 FW Julien Bruce  France Université de Montréal

Transferred out
No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
1 GK Dylon Powley Retired Option declined November 30, 2021 [16]
3 DF Milovan Kapor FK Pohronie Contract expired November 30, 2021 [16]
4 DF Brandon John Contract expired November 30, 2021 [16]
5 MF Viti Martínez Option declined November 30, 2021 [16]
7 MF Ryan Telfer Columbus Crew 2 Option declined November 30, 2021 [16]
9 FW Shawn-Claud Lawson Simcoe County Rovers Option declined November 30, 2021 [16]
10 MF Alberto Soto Atlético Madrid B Loan expired November 30, 2021 [16]
11 MF Antoine Coupland HNK Rijeka Contract expired November 30, 2021 [16]
13 GK Teodor Obadal FK Kabel Option declined November 30, 2021 [8]
18 MF Tevin Shaw FC Tucson Option declined November 30, 2021 [16]
20 DF Nyal Higgins Toronto FC II Loan expired November 30, 2021 [16]
21 DF Myles Cornwall Contract expired November 30, 2021 [16]
22 MF Rafael Núñez Club Atlético de Madrid Juvenil Loan expired November 30, 2021 [16]
23 DF Matthew Arnone Option declined November 30, 2021 [16]
28 MF Mamadou Ba Development contract expired November 30, 2021 [16]
33 DF Keesean Ferdinand CF Montréal Loan expired November 30, 2021 [16]
44 DF Vashon Neufville Walton Casuals Contract expired November 30, 2021 [16]
91 MF Jaeden Mercure Development contract expired November 30, 2021 [16]
99 FW Raúl Uche Salamanca CF UDS Option declined November 30, 2021 [16]

Pre-season friendlies
11 March 2022 (2022-03-11) Friendly Atlético Ottawa 4–1 Palencia Alcalá de Henares, Spain
16:30 CET Stadium: Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcalá de Henares
17 March 2022 (2022-03-17) Friendly Atlético Ottawa 0–4 Internacional Madrid Alcalá de Henares, Spain
11:05 CET
  • Martín
  • Reguera
  • Mancebo
Stadium: Centro Deportivo Wanda Alcalá de Henares
23 March 2022 (2022-03-23) Friendly Real Madrid Castilla 3–1 Atlético Ottawa Valdebebas, Spain
11:35 CET
  • 9'
  • 65'
 Report
  • Espejo 31'
 Stadium: Ciudad Real Madrid
29 March 2022 (2022-03-29) Friendly Leganés B 1–3 Atlético Ottawa Leganés, Spain
11:40 CET
  • 7'
 Report
Stadium: Instalación Deportiva Butarque
3 April 2022 (2022-04-03) Friendly Atlético Ottawa 2–0 CF Montréal U23 Ottawa, Ontario
11:00 ET
Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium

Competitions

Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2022 Canadian Premier League season

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pacific 5 3 1 1 7 6 +1 10 Advance to playoffs
2 Atlético Ottawa 4 2 1 1 5 8 −3 7
3 HFX Wanderers 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6
4 York United 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5
5 Valour 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
6 Forge 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
7 Cavalry 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
8 FC Edmonton 5 0 3 2 3 8 −5 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2022. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goals differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goals differential; 8) home goals for; 9) U-21 minutes; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.[17]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
4 2 1 1 5 8  −3 7 2 0 1 3 6  −3 0 1 0 2 2  0

Source: Matches

Results by Match
Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultWWLD
Position3222
Updated to match(es) played on April 29, 2022. Source: Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
April 9 1 Atlético Ottawa 1–0 Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,172
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
April 16 2 Atlético Ottawa 1–0 HFX Wanderers FC Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,122
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
April 24 3 Atlético Ottawa 1–6 Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:00pm ET Sirois 40' (o.g.)
McKendry  72'		 Report Romeo  8', 45'
Dyer 14' (pen.), 50'
Riggi 27', 45+2'
Levis 69'
Catavolo  74'		 Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,345
Referee: Scott Bowman
April 29 4 York United FC 2–2 Atletico Ottawa North York, Ontario
7:30pm ET
Report Wright 51'
Ingham  63'
Tabla 86'
Tissot  90+6'		 Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Filip Dujic
May 7 5 Atlético Ottawa – Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
6:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
May 14 6 Forge FC – Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm ET Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
May 22 7 FC Edmonton – Atlético Ottawa Edmonton, Alberta
4:00pm ET Stadium: Clarke Stadium
June 1 8 Valour FC – Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm ET Stadium: IG Field
June 5 9 Atlético Ottawa – Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
June 14 10 Atlético Ottawa – York United FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
June 19 11 FC Edmonton – Atlético Ottawa Edmonton, Alberta
5:00pm ET Stadium: Clarke Stadium
June 30 12 HFX Wanderers FC – Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:30pm ET Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
July 3 13 Forge FC – Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm ET Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July 9 14 Atlético Ottawa – Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
July 17 15 Atlético Ottawa – Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
July 24 16 York United FC – Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 31 17 Atlético Ottawa – Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 7 18 Atlético Ottawa – FC Edmonton Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 13 19 Pacific FC – Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
5:00pm ET Stadium: Starlight Stadium
August 17 20 Atlético Ottawa – HFX Wanderers FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 21 21 Cavalry FC – Atlético Ottawa Calgary, Alberta
5:30pm Stadium: ATCO Field
August 27 22 Atlético Ottawa – Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
6:30pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 2 23 Atlético Ottawa – FC Edmonton Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 11 24 Pacific FC – Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
4:00pm ET Stadium: Starlight Stadium
September 18 25 Valour FC – Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
5:00pm ET Stadium: IG Field
September 24 26 Cavalry FC – Atlético Ottawa Calgary, Alberta
5:30pm ET Stadium: ATCO Field
October 1 27 HFX Wanderers FC – Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm ET Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
October 9 28 Atlético Ottawa – York United FC Ottawa, Ontario
4:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium

Canadian Championship
Main article: 2022 Canadian Championship
May 10 Preliminary Round Atlético Ottawa v York United Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of April 29, 2022

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF  CAN Drew Beckie 101+000+00
3 DF  CMR Macdonald Niba 403+100+00
4 DF  ESP Diego Espejo 404+000+00
6 MF  CAN Chris Mannella 200+200+00
7 MF  CAN Keven Alemán 402+200+00
8 MF  CAN Ben McKendry 403+100+00
9 FW  CAN Brian Wright 424+020+00
10 MF  NIR Ollie Bassett 404+000+00
11 FW  MEX Vladimir Moragrega 400+400+00
13 FW  CAN Ballou Tabla 414+010+00
15 DF  CAN Maxim Tissot 404+000+00
16 DF  CAN Zach Verhoven 302+100+00
17 DF  ESP Miguel Acosta 403+100+00
19 FW  CAN Malcolm Shaw 414+010+00
20 MF  FRA Abdoul Sissoko 401+300+00
21 DF  POR José Cunha 101+000+00
22 MF  CAN Zakaria Bahous 300+300+00
29 GK  CAN Nathan Ingham 404+000+00
46 DF  CAN Zachary Roy 300+300+00

Top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1Brian WrightFW202
2Malcolm ShawFW101
Ballou TablaMF10
Totals404

Clean sheets
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1Nathan Ingham202
Totals202

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
2DFDrew Beckie010001
4DFDiego Espejo100010
8MFBen McKendry200020
10MFOllie Bassett100010
15DFMaxim Tissot100010
29GKNathan Ingham100010
Totals610061

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