2019 FC Edmonton season
FC Edmonton 2019 football season
The 2019 FC Edmonton season was the eighth season in the club's history, as well as the first season in Canadian Premier League history.
Overview
After finishing in seventh place in the 2017 NASL season , FC Edmonton discontinued professional operations, but kept their academy. Co-owner Tom Fath stated that the franchise had proved to be unsustainable in the Edmonton market, and the decision was reinforced by the uncertainty surrounding the status of the NASL . Despite these events, there was speculation that the still under construction Canadian Premier League was looking at Edmonton as a potential market.[ 1] Clarke Stadium .[ 2]
On July 3, 2018, Jeff Paulus was named head coach.[ 3] Allan Zebie , who played for the team in 2017, and former Vancouver Whitecap Randy Edwini-Bonsu , who played minor soccer in Edmonton as a child.[ 4] Bruno Zebie , Ajeej Sarkaria and Ajay Khabra . On December 13, South Korean midfielder Son Yong-chan was signed, Edmonton's first international signing as a Canadian Premier League club.[ 5]
Squad
As of October 19, 2019.
No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Previous club
Goalkeepers
1
Connor James
GK
(1996-07-17 ) July 17, 1996 (aged 23)
Alberta Golden Bears
13
Dylon Powley
GK
(1996-09-05 ) September 5, 1996 (aged 23)
Gute
31
Chris Ezoua
GK
(2000-03-26 ) March 26, 2000 (aged 19)
Academy
Defenders
3
Jeannot Esua
RB / RW
(1996-08-06 ) August 6, 1996 (aged 23)
Rainbow Bamenda
4
Allan Zebie
LB
(1993-05-29 ) May 29, 1993 (aged 26)
FC Edmonton (NASL )
5
Ramón Soria
CB / DM
(1989-03-07 ) March 7, 1989 (aged 30)
Formentera
8
Mélé Temguia
CB
(1995-08-01 ) August 1, 1995 (aged 24)
Valentine Phoenix
12
Kareem Moses
RB
(1990-02-11 ) February 11, 1990 (aged 29)
FF Jaro
55
Amer Didic
CB
(1994-12-28 ) December 28, 1994 (aged 25)
San Antonio FC
Midfielders
6
Edem Mortotsi
CM
(1993-05-16 ) May 16, 1993 (aged 26)
FC Edmonton (NASL )
7
Son Yong-chan
CM
(1991-04-15 ) April 15, 1991 (aged 28)
Ozone
10
Philippe Lincourt-Joseph
AM
(1994-11-01 ) November 1, 1994 (aged 25)
Al-Rustaq
14
James Marcelin
DM / CB
(1986-06-13 ) June 13, 1986 (aged 33)
Miami United
16
Prince Amanda
LW / RW
(2001-03-23 ) March 23, 2001 (aged 18)
Academy
17
Marcus Velado-Tsegaye
LW / RW / ST
(2001-07-01 ) July 1, 2001 (aged 18)
Academy
20
Bruno Zebie
LM
(1995-08-14 ) August 14, 1995 (aged 24)
Calgary Foothills
22
Tony Tchani
CM
(1989-04-13 ) April 13, 1989 (aged 30)
Chicago Fire
23
Ajay Khabra
CM
(1995-06-13 ) June 13, 1995 (aged 24)
Alberta Golden Bears
Forwards
9
Ajeej Sarkaria
ST
(1995-02-07 ) February 7, 1995 (aged 24)
Alberta Golden Bears
11
Randy Edwini-Bonsu
ST / LW / RW
(1990-04-20 ) April 20, 1990 (aged 29)
Tennis Borussia Berlin
18
Tomi Ameobi
CF
(1988-08-16 ) August 16, 1988 (aged 31)
FC Cincinnati
19
Easton Ongaro
ST
(1998-06-05 ) June 5, 1998 (aged 21)
Alberta Golden Bears
26
David Doe
ST
(2000-11-30 ) November 30, 2000 (aged 19)
FC Edmonton (NASL )
45
Oumar Diouck
ST
(1994-11-09 ) November 9, 1994 (aged 25)
KVK Tienen
Transfers
In
Transferred in
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Date
Source
11
FW
Randy Edwini-Bonsu Tennis Borussia Berlin
Free Transfer
November 29, 2018
[ 6]
4
DF
Allan Zebie Unattached
Free Transfer
November 29, 2018
[ 6]
7
MF
Son Yong-chan Ozone
Free Transfer
December 13, 2018
[ 7]
20
MF
Bruno Zebie Calgary Foothills
Free Transfer
December 13, 2018
[ 7]
23
MF
Ajay Khabra Alberta Golden Bears
Free Transfer
December 13, 2018
[ 7]
9
FW
Ajeej Sarkaria Alberta Golden Bears
Selected 8th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft
December 13, 2018
[ 7]
13
GK
Dylon Powley Gute
Free Transfer
January 17, 2019
[ 8]
1
GK
Connor James Alberta Golden Bears
Selected 7th overall in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft
January 17, 2019
[ 8]
18
FW
Tomi Ameobi FC Cincinnati
Free Transfer
January 31, 2019
[ 9]
6
MF
Edem Mortotsi Edmonton Green & Gold
Free Transfer
January 31, 2019
[ 9]
12
DF
Kareem Moses FF Jaro
Free Transfer
January 31, 2019
[ 9]
5
DF
Ramón Soria Formentera
Free Transfer
January 31, 2019
[ 9]
45
FW
Oumar Diouck KVK Tienen
Free Transfer
January 31, 2019
[ 9]
26
FW
David Doe Academy Graduate
February 15, 2019
[ 10]
16
MF
Prince Amanda Academy Graduate
February 15, 2019
[ 10]
17
MF
Marcus Velado-Tsegaye Academy Graduate
February 15, 2019
[ 10]
14
MF
James Marcelin Miami United
Free Transfer
February 22, 2019
[ 11]
3
DF
Jeannot Esua Rainbow Bamenda
Free Transfer
February 22, 2019
[ 11]
8
DF
Mélé Temguia Valentine Phoenix
Free Transfer
February 26, 2019
[ 12]
10
MF
Philippe Lincourt-Joseph Al-Rustaq
Free Transfer
February 26, 2019
[ 12]
55
DF
Amer Didic San Antonio FC
Free Transfer
April 15, 2019
[ 13]
19
FW
Easton Ongaro Alberta Golden Bears
Free Transfer
May 1, 2019
[ 14]
22
MF
Tony Tchani Unattached
Free Transfer
August 7, 2019
[ 15]
Draft picks
FC Edmonton selected the following players in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 12, 2018.[ 16]
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
Competitions
Match times are Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6 ).
Preseason
Canadian Premier League
Spring season
League table
Source:
CanPL.ca Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
2019 CONCACAF League qualification table
Source:
CanPL.ca Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10
4
2
4
8
9
−1
14
2
1
2
3
4
−1
2
1
2
5
5
0
Last updated: July 1, 2019.
Results by match
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ground A H A A H H A A H H Result W D L L L L D W W W Position 1 4 5 5 6 7 7 5 3 3
Updated to match(es) played on July 1, 2019. Source:
#Matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Fall season
League table
Source:
CanPL.ca Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
18
4
6
8
19
24
−5
18
3
3
3
12
10
+2
1
3
5
7
14
−7
Last updated: October 19, 2019.
Results by match
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Ground A A H H H H A A H A H A H A H A H A Result W L D D W W D L D D L L L D L L W L Position 2 3 3 4 4 1 3 3 3 3 3 4 6 6 6 6 6
Updated to match(es) played on October 19, 2019. Source:
#Matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Canadian Championship
Statistics
Squad and statistics
As of October 19, 2019[update]
Top scorers
Updated to match played October 19, 2019Canadian Premier League
Top assists
Updated to match played October 19, 2019Canadian Premier League
Clean sheets
Updated to match played October 19, 2019Canadian Premier League
Disciplinary record
Updated to match played October 19, 2019Canadian Premier League
References
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