2020 HFX Wanderers FC season

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The 2020 HFX Wanderers FC season was the second season in the club's history, as well as second season in Canadian Premier League history. The Wanderers were CPL runners-up, having been defeated by Forge FC in the 2020 CPL Final.

PresidentDerek Martin
Head coachStephen Hart
StadiumWanderers Grounds
Canadian Premier LeagueRunners-up
Quick facts President, Head coach ...
HFX Wanderers
2020 season
PresidentDerek Martin
Head coachStephen Hart
StadiumWanderers Grounds
Canadian Premier LeagueRunners-up
Canadian ChampionshipDid not qualify
Top goalscorerAkeem Garcia
(6 goals)
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Current squad

As of July 31, 2020[1]
More information No., Name ...
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Jason Beaulieu Canada GK (1994-02-12)February 12, 1994 (aged 26) Canada Montreal Impact
50 Christian Oxner Canada GK (1996-07-29)July 29, 1996 (aged 24) Canada Saint Mary's Huskies
Defenders
2 Peter Schaale Germany CB (1996-06-14)June 14, 1996 (aged 24) Canada CBU Capers
3 Jems Geffrard Haiti CB (1994-08-26)August 26, 1994 (aged 26) United States Fresno FC
6 Chrisnovic N'sa Canada CB / CM (1999-01-28)January 28, 1999 (aged 21) Canada Montreal Impact Academy
13 Daniel Kinumbe Canada LB (1999-03-15)March 15, 1999 (aged 21) Canada Montreal Impact
14 Mateo Restrepo Canada RB (1997-04-29)April 29, 1997 (aged 23) United States UC Santa Barbara Gauchos
16 Luke Green Canada CB (2002-12-12)December 12, 2002 (aged 18) Canada Suburban FC
20 Jake Ruby Canada RB (2000-06-04)June 4, 2000 (aged 20) Canada Trinity Western Spartans
24 Alex De Carolis Canada LB / CB (1992-09-24)September 24, 1992 (aged 28) Sweden Umeå FC
31 Eriks Santos[A] Brazil CB (1996-02-23)February 23, 1996 (aged 24) Georgia (country) Dila Gori
Midfielders
5 Louis Béland-Goyette Canada DM / CM (1995-09-15)September 15, 1995 (aged 25) Canada Valour FC
8 Omar Kreim Morocco MF (1995-02-10)February 10, 1995 (aged 25) Canada Montreal Carabins
10 Alessandro Riggi Canada LW / RW (1993-11-30)November 30, 1993 (aged 27) United States Phoenix Rising
15 Scott Firth Canada CM (2001-03-02)March 2, 2001 (aged 19) Canada Suburban FC
17 Aboubacar Sissoko Mali DM (1995-10-09)October 9, 1995 (aged 25) Canada Montreal Carabins
18 Andre Rampersad Trinidad and Tobago CM (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 25) Trinidad and Tobago Santa Rosa
22 João Morelli Brazil AM (1996-03-11)March 11, 1996 (aged 24) Estonia FCI Levadia
Forwards
7 Alex Marshall Jamaica LW / CF (1998-02-24)February 24, 1998 (aged 22) Jamaica Cavalier
9 Ibrahima Sanoh Guinea CF (1994-04-11)April 11, 1994 (aged 26) Canada Holland College Hurricanes
11 Akeem Garcia Trinidad and Tobago CF / RW (1996-09-11)September 11, 1996 (aged 24) Trinidad and Tobago Santa Rosa
23 Cory Bent England LW / ST (1997-05-14)May 14, 1997 (aged 23) Canada CBU Capers
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Transfers

In

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
8 MF Morocco Omar Kreim Canada Montreal Carabins Free transfer November 28, 2019 [2]
17 MF Mali Aboubacar Sissoko Canada Montreal Carabins Free transfer November 28, 2019 [2]
9 FW Guinea Ibrahima Sanoh Canada Holland College Hurricanes Free transfer December 3, 2019 [3]
2 DF Germany Peter Schaale Canada CBU Capers Free transfer December 12, 2019 [4]
10 MF Canada Alessandro Riggi United States Phoenix Rising Free transfer December 18, 2019 [5]
5 MF Canada Louis Béland-Goyette Canada Valour FC Free transfer January 8, 2020 [6]
13 DF Canada Daniel Kinumbe Canada Montreal Impact Free transfer January 15, 2020 [7]
14 DF Canada Mateo Restrepo United States UC Santa Barbara Gauchos Free transfer January 22, 2020 [8]
7 MF Jamaica Alex Marshall Jamaica Cavalier Free transfer January 29, 2020 [9]
1 GK Canada Jason Beaulieu Canada Montreal Impact Free transfer February 6, 2020 [10]
3 DF Haiti Jems Geffrard United States Fresno FC Free transfer February 18, 2020 [11]
31 DF Brazil Eriks Santos Georgia (country) Dila Gori Free transfer February 25, 2020 [12]
22 MF Brazil João Morelli Estonia FCI Levadia Free transfer February 25, 2020 [12]
23 MF England Cory Bent Canada CBU Capers Selected 1st overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft May 4, 2020 [13]
20 DF Canada Jake Ruby Canada Trinity Western Spartans Selected 14th overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft July 31, 2020 [14]
16 DF Canada Luke Green Canada Suburban FC Free transfer July 31, 2020 [14]
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Draft picks

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019.[15] Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

More information Round, Selection ...
Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 1 LW Cory Bent  England CBU Capers
2 14 RB Jake Ruby  Canada Trinity Western University
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Out

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
21 GK Trinidad and Tobago Jan-Michael Williams Retired December 10, 2019 [16]
23 DF Canada Matthew Arnone Canada York9 FC Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
3 DF France André Bona Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
7 MF Peru Juan Diego Gutiérrez Bolivia Oriente Petrolero Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
4 DF Algeria Chakib Hocine Canada Valour FC Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
9 MF Japan Kodai Iida United States OKC Energy FC Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
5 MF Trinidad and Tobago Elton John Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
12 MF Guinea Mohamed Kourouma Canada Atlético Ottawa Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
14 FW Canada Vincent Lamy Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
20 DF Canada Ndzemdzela Langwa Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
16 DF Canada Duran Lee Canada FC Edmonton Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
13 MF Ivory Coast Kouamé Ouattara Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
10 FW Colombia Luis Alberto Perea Peru Carlos Stein Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
8 MF Canada Elliot Simmons Canada Cavalry FC Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
17 FW Canada Tomasz Skublak Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
25 DF Canada Zachary Sukunda Finland Ekenäs IF Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
22 MF Somalia Abd-El-Aziz Yousef Contract expired December 14, 2019 [17]
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Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League

Match times are Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3).

First stage

Table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 7 4 1 2 10 7 +3 13 Advance to group stage
2 HFX Wanderers 7 3 3 1 12 7 +5 12[a]
3 Forge 7 3 3 1 13 9 +4 12[a]
4 Pacific 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
5 York9 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 10
6 Valour 7 2 2 3 8 9 −1 8[b]
7 Atlético Ottawa 7 2 2 3 7 12 −5 8[b]
8 FC Edmonton 7 0 1 6 5 14 −9 1
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Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[18]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

Results by match

More information Match, Result ...
Match1234567
ResultDDLWDWW
Position3454642
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Updated to match(es) played on September 6, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

August 15 1 HFX Wanderers FC 2–2 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
4:00pm
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Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 19 2 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie
August 23 3 Cavalry FC 2–1 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
August 26 4 FC Edmonton 1–3 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 29 5 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 York9 FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie
September 2 6 Valour FC 0–2 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic
September 6 7 HFX Wanderers FC 2–0 Atlético Ottawa Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Group stage

Table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to final
2 HFX Wanderers 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
3 Cavalry 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3[a]
4 Pacific 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3[a]
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Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[19]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head points: Cavalry 3, Pacific 0.

Results by round

More information Round, Result ...
Round123
ResultDWL
Position222
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Updated to match(es) played on September 15, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

September 9 1 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
September 12 2 Cavalry FC 1–2 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
September 15 3 HFX Wanderers FC 0–5 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00 PM Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte

Final

September 19 2020 CPL Final Forge FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of September 20, 2020

More information No., Pos ...
No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Canada CAN Jason Beaulieu 404+00
2 DF Germany GER Peter Schaale 10010+00
3 DF Haiti HAI Jems Geffrard 11011+00
5 MF Canada CAN Louis Béland-Goyette 1007+30
6 DF Canada CAN Chrisnovic N'sa 908+10
7 FW Jamaica JAM Alex Marshall 1105+60
8 MF Morocco MAR Omar Kreim 1014+61
9 FW Guinea GUI Ibrahima Sanoh 512+31
10 MF Canada CAN Alessandro Riggi 816+21
11 FW Trinidad and Tobago TRI Akeem Garcia 1068+26
13 DF Canada CAN Daniel Kinumbe 403+10
14 DF Canada CAN Mateo Restrepo 1006+40
15 MF Canada CAN Scott Firth 201+10
16 DF Canada CAN Luke Green 101+00
17 MF Mali MLI Aboubacar Sissoko 1008+20
18 MF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Andre Rampersad 1109+20
20 DF Canada CAN Jake Ruby 803+50
22 MF Brazil BRA João Morelli 948+14
23 FW England ENG Cory Bent 1015+51
24 DF Canada CAN Alex De Carolis 615+11
50 GK Canada CAN Christian Oxner 707+00
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Top scorers

More information Rank, Nat. ...
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1Trinidad and TobagoAkeem GarciaFW66
2BrazilJoão MorelliMF44
3GuineaIbrahima SanohFW11
MoroccoOmar KreimFW11
CanadaAlex De CarolisDF11
EnglandCory BentFW11
CanadaAlessandro RiggiFW11
Totals1515
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Updated to match played September 20, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists

More information Rank, Nat. ...
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1Trinidad and TobagoAndre RampersadMF22
JamaicaAlex MarshallFW22
3CanadaAlessandro RiggiMF11
BrazilJoão MorelliMF11
Totals66
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Updated to match played September 20, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets

More information Rank, Nat. ...
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1CanadaChristian Oxner22
Totals22
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Updated to match played September 20, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record

More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
1GKCanadaJason Beaulieu1010
2DFGermanyPeter Schaale3030
3DFHaitiJems Geffrard1010
5MFCanadaLouis Béland-Goyette3030
7FWJamaicaAlex Marshall1010
14DFCanadaMateo Restrepo1010
18MFTrinidad and TobagoAndre Rampersad2020
20MFCanadaJake Ruby1010
22MFBrazilJoão Morelli0101
24DFCanadaAlex De Carolis1010
50GKCanadaChristian Oxner2020
Totals161161
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Updated to match played September 20, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Notes

  1. [A]
    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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