The 2024 Cavalry FC season is the sixth season in the history of Cavalry FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship and, for the first time ever, in the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The 2024 season also saw the club win the Canadian Premier League Finals for the first time in club history, beating rivals Forge FC.
Current squad As of September 13, 2024 No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes Goalkeepers 1 Marco Carducci GK Calgary Foothills 31Joseph HollidayGK Cavalry FC U21 35 Neven Fewster GK Cavalry FC U21 Defenders 3 Callum Montgomery CB Minnesota United 4 Daan Klomp CB NAC Breda 5 Bradley Kamdem LB / CB Valletta 12 Tom Field LB Calgary Foothills 25 Caden Rogozinski CB Mount Royal Cougars 29 Michael Harms CB / RB Calgary Foothills 33 Fraser Aird RB / RW / ST FC Edmonton Midfielders 6 Charlie Trafford DM Wrexham 8 Jesse Daley CM Brisbane Roar 10 Sergio Camargo AM Calgary Foothills 11 Jay Herdman CM Whitecaps FC 2 , 15 Max Piepgrass CM Calgary Foothills , 17 Nicolas Wähling RW / LW TSV Steinbach 18 Maël Henry CM Vancouver FC , 24 Eryk Kobza DM / CB Calgary Dinos 26 Shamit Shome AM FC Edmonton 27 Diego Gutiérrez RM / RB Valour FC 28 Niko Myroniuk CM Mount Royal Cougars , 25 Josh Belbin CM Cavalry FC U21 30 James McGlinchey MID Cavalry FC U21 Forwards 7 Ali Musse ST / AM 1. FCA Darmstadt 9 Malcolm Shaw CF / RW Atlético Ottawa 16 Tobias Warschewski CF / RW FC Edmonton 19 William Akio CF Ross County 23 Chanan Chanda CF Cavalry FC U21 , 80Lowell WrightCF Whitecaps FC 2 Myer Bevan ST Auckland City
Staff
ExecutiveCoaching staff
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource Melbourne VictoryFree Valour FCFreeFree Atlético OttawaFree Mount Royal CougarsU-Sports contract CBU CapersU-Sports contract Mount Royal CougarsSelected 7th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract Cavalry FC U21Signed to an Exceptional Young Talent contract Cavalry FC U21Free TSV SteinbachFree Whitecaps FC 2Free Cavalry FC U21Signed to a development contract Cavalry FC U21Signed to a development contract Cavalry FC U21Signed to a development contract
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource Lucas Dias Sporting CP BLoaned until June 30, 2024 Jack Barrett Everton F.C. ReservesLoaned until June 30, 2024 Jay Herdman Whitecaps FC 2Loaned until end of season
Draft picks Cavalry FC selected the following players in the 2024 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. RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity17DFCaden RogozinskiMount Royal210MFRodane CatoAlberta
Out Transferred out No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource2 Valour FCOption declined23Option declined15 Worthing F.C.Contract terminated by mutual consent21Contract expired20Contract expired17 Vancouver FCTransferred for a higher draft pick in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft14 Havant & WaterloovilleUndisclosed11Contract terminated by mutual consent
Loans out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource11 F.C. MotaguaOne-year loan30 FC AnnecyOne-year loan, with option to buy for undisclosed fee
Competitions Overview
Canadian Premier League
Table
Matches The Canadian Premier League announced each team's home openers on January18. The full regular season schedule was released on January23. The season kicked off on Saturday, April 13.
Playoff matches
Cavalry qualified for the CPL playoffs on September28.
After winning the first semifinal against Forge FC, Cavalry hosted the Final on November 9 against the winner of the second semi-final in a Page playoff system. Forge won the second semifinal against Atlético Ottawa, meaning Cavalry would play only Forge in the 2024 playoffs.
Canadian Championship
The Canadian Championship campaign kicked off on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
Preliminary Round Quarter-Finals
CONCACAF Champions Cup
The CONCACAF Champions Cup draw was held on December 13, 2023. Having qualified as CPL Shield winners, Cavalry FC will enter the competition in round one and begin play in February, 2024. Because of potential weather issues in Calgary in February, the club announced shortly after the draw that their first round match will be played at Pacific FC's Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC.
Round one
Statistics
Squad and statistics
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Goal scorers RankNat.PlayerPos.CPLCPL PlayoffsCanadian ChampionshipChampions CupTOTAL1Tobias WarschewskiFW12210152Daan KlompDF600063Ali MusseFW400044Sergio CamargoMF21003Fraser AirdDF300036Malcolm ShawFW10102Maël HenryMF200028Charlie TraffordMF10001Callum MontgomeryDF10001Bradley KamdemDF10001Jay HerdmanFW10001Myer BevanFW00011Lowell WrightFW10001William AkioFW10001Own goals10102Totals3733144
Clean sheets RankNat.PlayerCPLCPL PlayoffsCanadian ChampionshipChampions CupTOTAL1Marco Carducci8120112Jack Barrett00000Mitchell Barrett00000Joseph Holliday00000Neven Fewster00000Totals812011
Disciplinary record No.Pos.Nat.PlayerCPLCPL PlayoffsCanadian ChampionshipChampions CupTOTAL1GKMarco Carducci10000000104DFDaan Klomp7010201011012DFTom Field30000000303DFCallum Montgomery10001010305DFBradley Kamdem600000006026MFShamit Shome400011005133DFFraser Aird400000004010MFSergio Camargo100010002011FWJay Herdman200000002027MFDiego Gutiérrez50100000608MFJesse Daley400010005028MFNiko Myroniuk10000000106MFCharlie Trafford300010105020FWLucas Dias40001000209FWTobias Warschewski30000000307FWAli Musse200000002018MFMaël Henry100000001023FWChanan Chanda100000001011FWLleyton Brooks100010002014FWMalcolm Shaw0010000010Totals540309130681
Honours
Canadian Premier League Awards The 2024 Canadian Premier League Awards took place on November 7 in Calgary. Nat.NameAwardStatusTobias WarschewskiGolden BootCPL Final MVPPlayer of the YearDaan KlompDefender of the YearTommy Wheeldon Jr.Coach of the Year
Best XI The 2024 Canadian Premier League Best XI was announced on November 21, and were selected by the league's football department. Pos.Nat.NameDFFraser AirdDFDaan KlompFWAli MusseFWTobias Warschewski
Monthly awards MonthNat.NameAwardSourceJulyMarco CarducciGoalkeeper of the MonthAugustTommy Wheeldon Jr.Manager of the MonthDaan KlompPlayer of the MonthOctoberTommy Wheeldon Jr. (2)Manager of the MonthTobias WarschewskiPlayer of the Month
Player of the week WeekNat.NameSource4Tobias Warschewski6Fraser Aird17Ali Musse19Maël Henry20Daan Klomp28Tobias Warschewski (2)
Team of the week The Team of the Week is usually selected by the CPL's Kristian Jack and OneSoccer's Oliver Platt. +WeekNameSource4Bradley KamdemFraser AirdCharlie TraffordTobias Warschewski5Lucas Dias6Fraser Aird (2)Malcolm Shaw7Fraser Aird (3)9Marco CarducciDaan KlompFraser Aird (4)Tobias Warschewski (2)10Daan Klomp (2)11Tom Field13Eryk KobzaFraser Aird (5)Tobias Warschewski (3)15Daan Klomp (3)Sergio Camargo16Tom Field (2)Diego GutiérrezMaël Henry17Daan Klomp (4)Ali MusseDiego Gutiérrez (2)18Daan Klomp (5)Fraser Aird (6)Ali Musse (2)19Daan Klomp (6)Fraser Aird (7)Maël Henry (2)20Bradley Kamdem (2)Daan Klomp (7)Diego Gutiérrez (3)21Diego Gutiérrez (4)23Daan Klomp (8)Ali Musse (3)24Sergio Camargo (2)Tobias Warschewski (4)26Tom Field (3)Jay HerdmanTobias Warschewski (5)27Callum MontgomeryTobias Warschewski (6)Ali Musse (4)28Daan Klomp (9)Tobias Warschewski (7)Ali Musse (5)
Notes
References
External links Official site Cavalry FC at CONCACAF Champions Cup