The 2020 FC Edmonton season was the club's ninth competitive season as well as their second in the Canadian Premier League. In their previous season, FC Edmonton finished 3rd in the Spring season and 6th in the Fall season, failing to qualify for the finals.
FC Edmonton celebrated their tenth anniversary by introducing home kits featuring the Roman numeral 'X' on the front and back. The club finished the COVID-19 shortened season in last place, failing to record a win in seven matches. Following the 2020 campaign, Jeff Paulus resigned as head coach and general manager but remained with the club in a new role.
Current squad As of August 12, 2020.
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Connor James GK Alberta Golden Bears 13 Dylon Powley GK Gute Defenders 3 Jeannot Esua RB / RW Rainbow Bamenda 4 Allan Zebie LB FC Edmonton (NASL) 5 Ramón Soria CB / DM Formentera 8 Mélé Temguia CB Valentine Phoenix 12 Kareem Moses RB FF Jaro 23 Duran Lee CB HFX Wanderers 33 Sam Gardner CB Grand Canyon Antelopes 55 Amer Didic CB San Antonio FC 57 Terique Mohammed FB Toronto FC II Midfielders 6 Edem Mortotsi CM FC Edmonton (NASL) 7 Son Yong-chan CM Ozone 10 Hanson Boakai LM / RM / LW / RW / ST FC Inter Turku 11 Keven Alemán AM Sacramento Republic 14 Chance Carter CM Vancouver Whitecaps Academy 16 Prince Amanda LW / RW Academy 17 Marcus Velado-Tsegaye LW / RW / ST Academy 20 Antony Caceres CM Vancouver Whitecaps Academy 21 Erik Zetterberg CM Varbergs BoIS Raúl Tito LW / RW Cienciano Forwards 18 Tomi Ameobi CF FC Cincinnati 19 Easton Ongaro ST Alberta Golden Bears 26 David Doe ST FC Edmonton (NASL)
Transfers
In
Transferred in No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource10 FC Inter TurkuFree transferDecember 3, 201923 HFX WanderersFree transferJanuary 29, 202021 Varbergs BoISFree transferFebruary 5, 202020 Vancouver Whitecaps AcademyFree transferFebruary 12, 202014 Vancouver Whitecaps AcademyFree transferFebruary 12, 2020 CiencianoFree transferFebruary 19, 202011 Sacramento RepublicFree transferMarch 24, 202033 Grand Canyon AntelopesFree transferAugust 3, 2020
Draft picks FC Edmonton selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity14Alberta Golden Bears211Alberta Golden Bears
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource57 Terique Mohammed Toronto FC IISeason-long loan
Out
Transferred out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource22Contract expiredNovember 4, 201945 FjallabyggðContract expiredNovember 4, 201914Contract expiredNovember 4, 20199Contract expiredNovember 4, 201920 Cavalry FCContract expiredNovember 4, 201911Contract expiredNovember 4, 201910Contract expiredNovember 4, 201923 Atlético OttawaContract expiredMarch 5, 2020
Loans out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource19 Easton Ongaro Vendsyssel FFLoaned until December 31, 2020; option to buy Raúl Tito Santos de NascaLoaned until March 31, 2021
Pre-season
Matches All three matches were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.
Canadian Premier League
Match times are Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6).
First stage
Table
Results by match
Matches
Statistics
Squad and statistics
Top scorers {| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:85%;" |- !width=10|Rank !width=10|Nat. ! scope="col" style="width:275px;"|Player !width=10|Pos. !width=80|Canadian Premier League !width=80|TOTAL |- |rowspan=1|1|||| Easton Ongaro || FW || 3 ||3 |- |rowspan=2|2|||| Keven Alemán || MF || 1 ||1 |- ||| Marcus Velado-Tsegaye || FW || 1 ||1 |- |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="4"|Totals||5||5
Top assists {| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:85%;" |- !width=10|Rank !width=10|Nat. ! scope="col" style="width:275px;"|Player !width=10|Pos. !width=80|Canadian Premier League !width=80|TOTAL |- |rowspan=2|1|||| Antony Caceres || MF || 1 ||1 |- |||| Terique Mohammed || DF || 1 ||1 |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="4"|Totals||2||2
Clean sheets {| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:85%;" |- !width=10|Rank !width=10|Nat. ! scope="col" style="width:275px;"|Player !width=80|Canadian Premier League !width=80|TOTAL |- |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="3"|Totals||0||0
Disciplinary record {| class="wikitable sortable alternance" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; line-height:14px; width:85%;" |- !rowspan="2" width=10|No. !rowspan="2" width=10|Pos. !rowspan="2" width=10|Nat. !rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:275px;"|Player !colspan="2" width=80|Canadian Premier League !colspan="2" width=80|TOTAL |- ! !! !! !! |- |3||DF|||| Jeannot Esua ||1||0||1||0 |- |5||DF|||| Ramon Soria ||1||0||1||0 |- |11||MF|||| Keven Alemán ||1||0||1||0 |- |18||FW|||| Tomi Ameobi ||2||0||2||0 |- |33||DF|||| Sam Gardner ||1||0||1||0 |- |57||DF|||| Terique Mohammed ||1||1||1||1 |- |- class="sortbottom" | colspan="4"|Totals||7||1||7||1
Notes
References