2025 Cavalry FC season
2025 season | |
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President | Ian Allison |
Coach | Tommy Wheeldon Jr. |
Stadium | ATCO Field |
The 2025 Cavalry FC season is the seventh season in the history of Cavalry FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship and in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[1]
On February 6, Cavalry FC made history by becoming the first Canadian Premier League side to obtain a win in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, after defeating Liga MX team Pumas UNAM.[2]
Current squad
[edit]As of July 24, 2025[3]
Staff
[edit]- As of May 9, 2025[4]
Executive | |
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Owner, chairman, and CEO | ![]() |
President and COO | ![]() |
General manager | ![]() |
Assistant general manager | ![]() |
Coaching staff | |
Head coach | ![]() |
Technical director and assistant coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeper coach | ![]() |
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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11 | MF | ![]() |
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Free | January 14, 2025 | [5] |
31 | GK | ![]() |
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Signed to a development contract | January 29, 2025 | [6] |
25 | MF | ![]() |
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Short-term contract for 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup matches | January 29, 2025 | [6] |
30 | MF | ![]() |
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Signed to a development contract | January 29, 2025 | [6] |
14 | MF | ![]() |
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Free | February 3, 2025 | [7] |
55 | MF | ![]() |
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Free | April 2, 2025 | [8] |
29 | MF | ![]() |
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Selected 16th in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract | April 4, 2025 | [9] |
15 | DF | ![]() |
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Free | April 15, 2025 | [10] |
22 | MF | ![]() |
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Signed to a U-Sports contract | April 28, 2025 | [11] |
41 | GK | ![]() |
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Signed to a U-Sports contract | May 30, 2025 | [12] |
34 | DF | ![]() |
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Signed to a development contract | June 11, 2025 | [13] |
20 | FW | ![]() |
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Free | July 16, 2025 | [14] |
25 | FW | ![]() |
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Free | July 24, 2025 | [15] |
Loans in
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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DF | ![]() |
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Season-long loan | March 8, 2024 | [16] |
Draft picks
[edit]Cavalry FC selected the following players in the 2025 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 |
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1 | 8 | FW | Harvey Hughes | ![]() |
Cape Breton |
2 | 16 | FW | Owen Antoniuk | ![]() |
Calgary |
Out
[edit]Transferred out
[edit]No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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19 | FW | ![]() |
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Contract terminated by mutual consent | December 6, 2024 | [17] |
4 | DF | ![]() |
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Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [17] |
11 | MF | ![]() |
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Loan expired | December 31, 2024 | [17] |
9 | FW | ![]() |
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Option declined | December 31, 2024 | [18] |
80 | FW | ![]() |
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Contract terminated by mutual consent | January 29, 2025 | [6] |
25 | MF | ![]() |
Left club following 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup matches | April 3, 2025 | [19] | |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Retired | March 25, 2025 | [20] | |
8 | MF | ![]() |
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Contract terminated by mutual consent | June 11, 2025 | [13] |
Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
Canadian Premier League | April 5 | October 18 | Matchday 1 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 50.00 |
Canadian Championship | April 29 | July 8 | Preliminary round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 33.33 |
CONCACAF Champions Cup | February 6 | February 13 | Round one | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 50.00 |
Total | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 15 | +17 | 47.37 |
Last updated: July 20, 2025
Source: Competitions
Canadian Premier League
[edit]The Canadian Premier League season started on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
April 5 | Forge FC | 1-0 | Cavalry FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
Report |
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Stadium: Hamilton Stadium Attendance: 7,963 Referee: Michael Venne |
April 18 | Cavalry FC | 1-1 | Vancouver FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
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Report |
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Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 4,335 Referee: Ben Hoskins |
April 26 | Cavalry FC | 1-3 | Atlético Ottawa | Foothills County, Alberta |
Report |
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Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,763 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren |
May 2 | York United | 1-2 | Cavalry FC | Toronto, Ontario |
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Report |
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Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,342 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
May 10 | HFX Wanderers | 0-3 | Cavalry FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Alphonse ![]() |
Report |
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Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 5,044 Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani |
May 17 | Cavalry FC | 4-0 | Pacific FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
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Report |
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Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,669 Referee: Scott Bowman |
May 25 | Cavalry FC | 4-0 | Valour FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
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Report |
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Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,654 Referee: Alain Ruch |
May 31 | Forge FC | 1-1 | Cavalry FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
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Report | Stadium: Hamilton Stadium Attendance: 6,578 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
June 8 | Cavalry FC | 2-1 | York United FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
Report | Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 5,114 Referee: Michael Venne |
June 14 | HFX Wanderers | 1-1 | Cavalry FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
Report | Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,339 Referee: Ben Hoskins |
June 22 | Cavalry FC | 1-0 | Pacific FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
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Report |
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Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,450 Referee: Mario Al-Ayass |
June 28 | Cavalry FC | 0-2 | Atlético Ottawa | Foothills County, Alberta |
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Report | Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 4,452 Referee: Renzo Villanueva |
July 13 | Vancouver FC | 0-0 | Cavalry FC | Langley, British Columbia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Attendance: 1,718 Referee: Ben Hoskins |
July 20 | Valour FC | 1-2 | Cavalry FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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Report |
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Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium Attendance: 2,961 Referee: Roberto D'Alesio |
July 26 | Cavalry FC | 0-1 | York United FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
Report | Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 4,496 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla | |||
Note: Musse was shown a red card following the final whistle of the match and received a 3-match suspension for violent conduct.[21] |
July 29 | Valour FC | 2-1 | Cavalry FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
Report | Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium Referee: Amir Saman Soltani | |||
Note: Himaras (on bench) received a 3-match suspension for violent conduct following the red card.[21] |
August 4 | Pacific FC | - | Cavalry FC | Langford, British Columbia |
Report | Stadium: Starlight Stadium |
August 9 | Cavalry FC | - | HFX Wanderers | Foothills County, Alberta |
Report | Stadium: ATCO Field |
August 17 | Cavalry FC | - | Vancouver FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
Report | Stadium: ATCO Field |
August 23 | Atlético Ottawa | - | Cavalry FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium |
August 30 | Cavalry FC | - | Forge FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
Report | Stadium: ATCO Field |
September 5 | York United | - | Cavalry FC | Toronto, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium |
September 13 | Cavalry FC | - | HFX Wanderers | Foothills County, Alberta |
Report | Stadium: ATCO Field |
September 20 | Cavalry FC | - | Valour FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
Report | Stadium: ATCO Field |
September 27 | Atlético Ottawa | - | Cavalry FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium |
October 5 | Pacific FC | - | Cavalry FC | Langford, British Columbia |
Report | Stadium: Starlight Stadium |
October 10 | Cavalry FC | - | Forge FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
Report | Stadium: ATCO Field |
October 18 | Vancouver FC | - | Cavalry FC | Langley, British Columbia |
Report | Stadium: Willoughby Community Park |
Canadian Championship
[edit]The draw for the preliminary round and quarterfinals was held on December 12, 2024.[22]
Preliminary round
[edit]May 6 Single leg | Cavalry FC | 6–0 | Edmonton Scottish | Calgary, Alberta |
7:00 PM MDT | Report |
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Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 2,552 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
Quarterfinals
[edit]May 21 Leg 1 | Vancouver FC | 1-1 | Cavalry FC | Langley, British Columbia |
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Report |
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Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Attendance: 1,434 Referee: Renzo Villanueva |
July 8 Leg 2 | Cavalry FC | 1-1 (2-2 agg.) (4-5 p) | Vancouver FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
Report | Stadium: ATCO Field Referee: Michael Venne | |||
Penalties | ||||
CONCACAF Champions Cup
[edit]The CONCACAF Champions Cup draw was held on December 10, 2024, with Cavalry drawing Liga MX side UNAM in round one.[23] Because of potential weather issues in Calgary in February, the club announced shortly after the draw that their first round match will be played at Pacific FC's Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC.[24]
Round one
[edit]February 6 Leg 1 | Cavalry FC ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Langford, BC |
10:00 pm |
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Report | Stadium: Starlight Stadium Attendance: 3,139 Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala) |
February 13 Leg 2 | UNAM ![]() | 2–0 (3–2 agg.) | ![]() | Mexico City |
8:00 pm | Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario Attendance: 8,778 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
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- ^ "Cavalry FC makes history with comeback victory against Mexico's Pumas UNAM". CBC. 2025-02-07.
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