2026 HFX Wanderers FC season

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PresidentDerek Martin
Head coachVanni Sartini
StadiumWanderers Grounds
Halifax Wanderers
2026 season
PresidentDerek Martin
Head coachVanni Sartini
StadiumWanderers Grounds
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The 2026 HFX Wanderers FC season is the eighth season in the history of HFX Wanderers FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship. This season is the first one in which IFAB's "daylight rule" to offside positions was incorporated as a trial run[1], and is also the introduction of Football Video Support (FVS) to league play[2].

This is the club's first season led by former Vancouver Whitecaps head coach Vanni Sartini, who was announced as the new head coach and general manager on December 10, 2025.[3] At the end of the previous season, Halifax parted ways with their former coach, Patrice Gheisar.[4]

As of April 23, 2026[5]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Marco Carducci Canada GK September 24, 1996 (age 29) Canada Cavalry FC
12 Sinclair Astridge Canada GK April 12, 2005 (age 21) Canada Dalhousie Tigers U21
Defenders
2 Finn Linder New Zealand CB May 6, 2004 (age 21) Canada Whitecaps FC 2
16 Kareem Sow Canada CB September 28, 2000 (age 25) Canada Montreal Carabins
21 Jefferson Alphonse Canada CB June 12, 2003 (age 22) Canada CS Saint-Laurent
26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Canada CB November 13, 1997 (age 28) Canada Pacific FC
28 Marcus Godinho Canada FB June 28, 1997 (age 28) Sweden Degerfors IF
Ilan Ahmed Djibouti CB February 20, 2009 (age 17) Canada Edmonton Juventus U21, EYT
Harvey Hughes England LB / CB December 20, 2003 (age 22) Canada CBU Capers U-S
Midfielders
5 Lucas Olguin Canada CM September 26, 2005 (age 20) Canada Toronto FC II U21
6 Lorenzo Callegari France CM February 27, 1998 (age 28) France Chambly
7 Ryan Telfer Trinidad and Tobago LW March 4, 1994 (age 32) United States Miami FC
8 Isaiah Johnston Canada CM August 14, 2001 (age 24) United States Loudoun United
18 Andre Rampersad Trinidad and Tobago CM February 2, 1995 (age 31) Trinidad and Tobago Santa Rosa
17 Francesco Troisi Canada MID April 11, 2007 (age 19) Canada Whitecaps FC Academy U21
19 Yohan Baï France RM / RW September 28, 1996 (age 29) Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv INT
22 Sven Zitman Netherlands CM / DM February 24, 2002 (age 24) Netherlands TOP Oss INT
23 Miguel Arilla Spain AM / LW January 9, 2003 (age 23) United States Creighton Bluejays INT
Forwards
9 Victor Akinwale England ST August 6, 2004 (age 21) England Crystal Palace U21 INT
14 Jason Bahamboula Republic of the Congo RW / CF June 15, 2001 (age 24) Latvia Valmiera FC INT
20 Tavio Ciccarelli Canada CF July 24, 2006 (age 19) England Sheffield United Academy U21, EYT
24 Cyprian Kachwele Tanzania CF February 15, 2005 (age 21) Canada Whitecaps FC 2 INT, Loan

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
GK Canada Marco Carducci Canada Cavalry FC Free December 22, 2025 [6]
DF New Zealand Finn Linder Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Free January 14, 2026 [7]
MF Canada Lucas Olguin Canada Toronto FC II Free January 15, 2026 [8]
MF Spain Miguel Arilla United States Creighton Bluejays Free January 21, 2026 [9]
MF Netherlands Sven Zitman Netherlands TOP Oss Free January 23, 2026 [10]
MF Canada Francesco Troisi Canada Whitecaps FC Academy Free January 26, 2026 [11]
DF Canada Marcus Godinho Sweden Degerfors IF Free January 28, 2026 [12]
FW England Victor Akinwale England Crystal Palace U21 Free February 25, 2026 [13]
GK Canada Sinclair Astridge Canada Dalhousie Tigers Free March 19, 2026 [14]
DF England Harvey Hughes Canada CBU Capers Selected 6th in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft, U Sports contract March 20, 2026 [15]
DF Djibouti Ilan Ahmed Canada Edmonton Juventus Free, Exceptional Young Talent contract April 23, 2026 [16]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
FW Tanzania Cyprian Kachwele Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Season-long loan March 18, 2026 [17]

Draft picks

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft.[18] 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 6 DF Harvey Hughes  England Cape Breton
2 13 FW Kautchy Andji-Yapi  Canada Moncton

Out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
5 DF Canada Adam Pearlman Canada Toronto FC Loan ended November 9, 2025 [19]
23 MF Canada Alessandro Biello Canada CF Montréal Loan ended November 9, 2025 [19]
13 GK Canada Aiden Rushenas Contract expired December 31, 2025 [19]
17 DF Canada Wesley Timoteo Canada Atlético Ottawa Contract expired December 31, 2025 [19]
11 MF Brazil Vitor Dias United States Tormenta FC Contract expired December 31, 2025 [19]
28 MF Canada Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé Contract expired December 31, 2025 [19]
10 FW Canada Sean Rea Canada FC Supra Contract expired December 31, 2025 [19][20]
44 DF Algeria Nassim Mekideche Algeria Olympique Akbou Option declined December 31, 2025 [19][21]
99 GK Algeria Rayane Yesli Algeria Olympique Akbou Option declined December 31, 2025 [22]
4 DF Canada Julian Dunn Option declined December 31, 2025 [22]
41 MF Canada Camilo Vasconcelos Vietnam Hải Phòng FC Option declined December 31, 2025 [22]
FW Canada Reshaun Walkes Option declined December 31, 2025 [22]
9 FW Canada Tiago Coimbra Sweden IFK Göteborg Undisclosed fee & sell-on clause January 31, 2026 [23]

Competitions

Matches are listed in Halifax local time: Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3) from March 8 until November 1, and Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4) otherwise.

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League April 4 October 25 Matchday 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Canadian Championship May 9 Preliminary round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00

Last updated: April 12, 2026
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge FC 4 3 1 0 4 0 +4 10 Playoffs and 2027 CONCACAF Champions Cup
2 Cavalry FC 4 2 2 0 6 3 +3 8 Playoffs
3 FC Supra du Québec 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
4 Inter Toronto 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
5 HFX Wanderers 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5
6 Atlético Ottawa 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4
7 Pacific FC 4 0 1 3 5 8 −3 1
8 Vancouver FC 4 0 1 3 1 4 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on April 26, 2026. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points; 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Drawing of lots.[24]

Results by match

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ResultWD
Position33
Updated to match(es) played on April 12, 2026. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

5 April 2026 Match Week 1 Vancouver FC 0-1 Halifax Wanderers Langley, British Columbia
 Report
Stadium: Willoughby Stadium
Attendance: 3,528
Referee: Roberto D'Alesio
11 April 2026 Match Week 2 Inter Toronto 2-2 Halifax Wanderers Toronto, Ontario
 Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,589
Referee: Scott Bowman
18 April 2026 Match Week 3 Halifax Wanderers 2-2 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 5,888
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

Canadian Championship

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