2022 FC Edmonton season

The 2022 FC Edmonton season was the eleventh and final season in the history of FC Edmonton. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship. The club was run directly by the CPL as the league searched for a new owner.[1]

FC Edmonton
2022 season
General managerJeff Harrop
Head coachAlan Koch
StadiumClarke Stadium
Canadian Premier League8th
Canadian ChampionshipPreliminary Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mamadi Camara
Tobias Warschewski (4 each)

All: Tobias Warschewski (5)
Highest home attendance1,275
(May 22 vs. Atlético Ottawa)
Lowest home attendance600
(April 15 vs. York United FC)
Average home league attendance927
← 2021

Squad

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As of July 11, 2022[2]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Andreas Vaikla     GK (1997-02-19)February 19, 1997 (aged 25)   Toronto FC II
48 Darlington Murasiranwa     GK (2001-02-07)February 7, 2001 (aged 21)   Whitecaps FC Academy
90 Joseph Holliday   GK (2005-01-08)January 8, 2005 (aged 17) Academy
Defenders
2 Kelsey Egwu     CB (2004-02-01)February 1, 2004 (aged 18)   BTB Academy
4 Luke Singh     CB (2000-09-12)September 12, 2000 (aged 22)   Toronto FC
5 Malik Sylvester   CB   BTB Academy
14 Cale Loughrey   CB (2001-08-04)August 4, 2001 (aged 21)   Forge FC
18 Nyal Higgins   CB / RB (1998-01-19)January 19, 1998 (aged 24)   Atlético Ottawa
19 T-Boy Fayia     CB (2001-02-01)February 1, 2001 (aged 21)   York United
22 Wesley Timoteo     FB (2000-04-09)April 9, 2000 (aged 22)   PO Xylotymbou
36 Felix N'sa     CB (2003-09-25)September 25, 2003 (aged 19)   Whitecaps FC Academy
40 Nekhi Wright   RB   BTB Academy
57 Terique Mohammed     LB (2000-01-27)January 27, 2000 (aged 22)   Dundalk
Midfielders
8 Shamit Shome     AM (1997-09-05)September 5, 1997 (aged 25)   Montreal Impact
11 Azriel Gonzalez     AM / LW (2001-05-24)May 24, 2001 (aged 21)   Tacoma Defiance
12 Ousman Maheshe     RW / LW / FB (2002-04-02)April 2, 2002 (aged 20)   NAIT Ooks
16 Marcus Simmons   LW / LB / ST (2000-07-16)July 16, 2000 (aged 22)   York Lions
17 CJ Smith   RW / LW (1998-01-12)January 12, 1998 (aged 24)   Houston Baptist Huskies
21 Simon Triantafillou     AM (1999-01-01)January 1, 1999 (aged 23)   Providence Friars
25 Bicou Bissainthe   DM / CB (1999-03-15)March 15, 1999 (aged 23)   Sevan
30 Gabriel Bitar     AM / CF (1998-08-23)August 23, 1998 (aged 24)   Carleton Ravens
Forwards
6 Mamadi Camara     CF (1995-02-25)February 25, 1995 (aged 27)   HFX Wanderers
7 Masta Kacher     CF / AM (1995-11-08)November 8, 1995 (aged 27)   Valour FC
9 Mouhamadou Kane     CF (2003-10-12)October 12, 2003 (aged 19)   York United
10 Tobias Warschewski   CF / RW (1998-02-06)February 6, 1998 (aged 24)   Phönix Lübeck
45 Kairo Coore   ST (2001-01-12)January 12, 2001 (aged 21)   CBU Capers

Transfers

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No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
18 DF   Nyal Higgins   Atlético Ottawa Free February 25, 2022 [3]
7 FW   Masta Kacher   Valour FC Free February 17, 2022 [4]
6 FW   Mamadi Camara   HFX Wanderers FC Free February 22, 2022 [5]
45 FW   Kairo Coore   CBU Capers Selected 2nd overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft March 22, 2022 [6]
57 DF   Terique Mohammed   Dundalk F.C. Free March 23, 2022 [7]
16 FW   Marcus Simmons   York Lions Free March 25, 2022 [8]
30 FW   Gabriel Bitar   Carleton Ravens Free March 28, 2022 [9]
2 DF   Kelsey Egwu   BTB Academy Signed to a development contract April 30, 2022 [10]
5 DF   Malik Sylvester   BTB Academy Signed to a development contract April 30, 2022 [10]
90 GK   Joseph Holliday Academy Signed to a development contract May 6, 2022 [11]
40 DF   Nekhi Wright   BTB Academy Signed to a development contract May 14, 2022 [12]

Loans in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
9 FW   Julian Ulbricht   York United Season-long loan; recalled on July 11, 2022 February 10, 2022 [13]
10 FW   Tobias Warschewski   York United Season-long loan February 10, 2022 [13]
36 DF   Felix N'sa   York United Season-long loan February 10, 2022 [13]
4 DF   Luke Singh   Toronto FC Season-long loan March 3, 2022 [14]
1 GK   Andreas Vaikla   Toronto FC Season-long loan March 24, 2022 [15]
12 DF   Ousman Maheshe   HFX Wanderers Season-long loan March 29, 2022 [16]
22 DF   Wesley Timóteo   HFX Wanderers Season-long loan March 29, 2022 [16]
17 MF   CJ Smith   HFX Wanderers Season-long loan March 29, 2022 [16]
11 MF   Azriel Gonzalez   York United Season-long loan April 1, 2022 [17]
8 MF   Shamit Shome   Forge FC Season-long loan April 5, 2022 [18]
14 DF   Cale Loughrey   Forge FC Season-long loan April 5, 2022 [18]
21 MF   Simon Triantafillou   Pacific FC Season-long loan April 15, 2022 [19]
25 MF   Bicou Bissainthe   Pacific FC Season-long loan April 22, 2022 [20]
9 FW   Mouhamadou Kane   York United Season-long loan July 11, 2022 [21]

Draft picks

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FC Edmonton 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 2 FW Kairo Coore   Canada Cape Breton
2 10 FW Quentin Paumier   France Montréal
No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
1 GK   Connor James N/A Retired November 13, 2021 [22]
4 DF   Allan Zebie N/A Retired November 14, 2021 [23]
3 DF   Jeannot Esua Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
5 DF   Ramón Soria Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
8 DF   Mélé Temguia   Forward Madison FC Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
12 DF   Sharly Mabussi Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
27 DF   Hunter Gorskie   Orange County SC Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
55 DF   Amer Didic   Pacific FC Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
2 MF   Paris Gee Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
7 MF   Shamit Shome   Forge FC Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
10 MF   Kyle Porter   Blue Devils FC Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
17 MF   Marcus Velado-Tsegaye Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
20 MF   Antony Caceres Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
21 MF   Tomas Giraldo   CF Montréal Loan expired December 31, 2021 [24]
28 MF   Thomas Gardner   Varsity FC Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
33 MF   Fraser Aird   Cavalry FC Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
13 FW   Roberto Avila   Houston Dynamo 2 Loan expired December 31, 2021 [24]
19 FW   Tobias Warschewski   York United Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
26 FW   Matthew Durrans   FC Pipinsried Contract expired December 31, 2021 [24]
9 FW   Easton Ongaro   UTA Arad Contract expired January 12, 2022 [25]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

March 15 Friendly FC Edmonton 3–3 FC Tigers Vancouver Edmonton, Alberta
Report Stadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome
March 26 Friendly University of Alberta Golden Bears 1–3 FC Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta
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Report
Stadium: Foote Field
April 1 Friendly FC Edmonton 1–0 MacEwan Griffins Edmonton, Alberta
10:00am Report Stadium: Clarke Stadium

Competitions

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Matches are listed in Edmonton local time: Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6) until November 5, and Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7) otherwise.

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League April 10 October 8 Matchday 1 8 28 4 8 16 31 51 −20 014.29
Canadian Championship May 10 May 10 Preliminary round Preliminary round 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 29 4 8 17 32 53 −21 013.79

Last updated: October 9, 2022
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Ottawa (S) 28 13 10 5 36 29 +7 49 Advance to playoffs
2 Forge (C) 28 14 5 9 47 25 +22 47
3 Cavalry 28 14 5 9 39 33 +6 47
4 Pacific 28 13 7 8 36 33 +3 46
5 Valour 28 10 7 11 36 34 +2 37
6 York United 28 9 7 12 31 37 −6 34
7 HFX Wanderers 28 8 5 15 24 38 −14 29
8 FC Edmonton 28 4 8 16 31 51 −20 20
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.[26]
(C) Champion; (S) Regular season winner

Results by match

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Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultDDLDLLLLLDLWLWLLDLL
Position5477888888888888888
Updated to match(es) played on August 7, 2022. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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April 10 1 FC Edmonton 1–1 Valour FC Edmonton, Alberta
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 670
Referee: Filip Dujic
April 15 2 FC Edmonton 1–1 York United FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Juan Marquez
April 23 3 Forge FC 3–0 FC Edmonton Hamilton, Ontario
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,133
Referee: David Barrie
April 27 4 FC Edmonton 0–0 Pacific FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00pm Singh   32' Report Aparicio   37'
Mukumbilwa   73'
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 765
Referee: Scott Bowman
April 30 5 HFX Wanderers FC 3–1 FC Edmonton Halifax, Nova Scotia
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,213
Referee: Ben Hoskins
May 6 6 FC Edmonton 0–3 Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,044
Referee: David Barrie
May 14 7 Pacific FC 2–1 FC Edmonton Langford, British Columbia
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,424
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
May 22 8 FC Edmonton 1–2 Atlético Ottawa Edmonton, Alberta
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,275
Referee: Alain Ruch
May 31 9 FC Edmonton 3–4 Forge FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 897
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
June 5 10 Valour FC 1–1 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,727
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
June 14 11 FC Edmonton 1–2 HFX Wanderers FC Edmonton, Alberta
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 784
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
June 19 12 FC Edmonton 1–0 Atlético Ottawa Edmonton, Alberta
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,177
Referee: Michael Venne
June 26 13 Cavalry FC 3–1 FC Edmonton Foothills County, Alberta
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,743
Referee: David Barrie
July 1 14 FC Edmonton 3–0 York United FC Edmonton, Alberta
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,133
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
July 9 15 FC Edmonton 2–3 Pacific FC Edmonton, Alberta
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,356
Referee: Mo Mohseni
July 19 16 Forge FC 5–1 FC Edmonton Hamilton, Ontario
4:45pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Mario Al-Ayass
July 23 17 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 FC Edmonton Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:30am
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 5,724
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 30 18 Cavalry FC 2–0 FC Edmonton Foothills County, Alberta
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,446
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 7 19 Atlético Ottawa 2–1 FC Edmonton Ottawa, Ontario
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: TD Place
Attendance: 6,574
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 14 20 York United FC v FC Edmonton Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 21 21 Valour FC v FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
12:30pm Stadium: IG Field
August 28 22 FC Edmonton v HFX Wanderers FC Edmonton, Alberta
4:00pm Stadium: Clarke Stadium
September 2 23 Atlético Ottawa v FC Edmonton Ottawa, Ontario
5:00pm Stadium: TD Place
September 9 24 York United FC v FC Edmonton Toronto, Ontario
5:30pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 17 25 FC Edmonton v Cavalry FC Edmonton, Alberta
2:00pm Stadium: Clarke Stadium
September 25 26 FC Edmonton v Forge FC Edmonton, Alberta
2:00pm Stadium: Clarke Stadium
September 30 27 Pacific FC v FC Edmonton Langford, British Columbia
8:00pm Stadium: Starlight Stadium
October 8 28 FC Edmonton v Valour FC Edmonton, Alberta
1:00pm Stadium: Clarke Stadium

Canadian Championship

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May 10 PR Cavalry FC 2–1 FC Edmonton Foothills County, Alberta
7:30pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Referee: Juan Marquez

Statistics

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Squad and statistics

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As of July 7, 2022

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   EST Andreas Vaikla 14 0 13+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF   CAN Kelsey Egwu 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF   TRI Luke Singh 13 0 12+0 0 1+0 0
6 MF   CAN Mamadi Camara 13 3 11+1 3 1+0 0
7 FW   ALG Mastanabal Kacher 12 1 4+8 1 0+0 0
8 MF   CAN Shamit Shome 10 0 9+1 0 0+0 0
9 FW   GER Julian Ulbricht 9 1 5+3 1 0+1 0
10 FW   GER Tobias Warschewski 12 3 9+2 2 1+0 1
11 MF   USA Azriel Gonzalez 10 0 7+3 0 0+0 0
14 DF   CAN Cale Loughrey 12 0 7+4 0 1+0 0
16 FW   CAN Marcus Simmons 12 0 10+1 0 1+0 0
17 MF   CAN CJ Smith 10 0 1+8 0 0+1 0
18 DF   CAN Nyal Higgins 14 0 13+0 0 1+0 0
19 DF   CAN T-Boy Fayia 11 0 7+3 0 1+0 0
21 DF   CAN Simon Triantafillou 13 0 8+4 0 1+0 0
22 DF   CAN Wesley Timoteo 15 2 10+4 2 1+0 0
25 MF   HAI Bicou Bissainte 8 2 7+1 2 0+0 0
30 FW   CAN Gabriel Bitar 14 2 13+0 2 1+0 0
45 FW   CAN Kairo Coore 10 1 3+6 1 0+1 0
57 DF   CAN Terique Mohammed 10 0 3+7 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

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Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1   Tobias Warschewski FW 1 0 1
  Masta Kacher FW 1 0 1
Totals 2 0 2

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
           
17 MF   CJ Smith 0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 0 1 0 0 0 1

References

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  5. ^ "FC Edmonton adds Canadian striker Mamadi Camara". FC Edmonton. February 22, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "FC Edmonton signs 2022 CPL-U SPORTS Draft first round pick Kairo Coore". fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 22 March 2022. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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  18. ^ a b "FC Edmonton acquires duo from Forge FC". Canadian Premier League. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-04-05.
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  20. ^ "FC Edmonton acquires midfielder Bicou Bissainthe from Pacific FC". fcedmonton.canpl.ca. 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
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