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, and is also the introduction of Football Video Support (FVS) to league play.
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. At the end of the previous season, Halifax parted ways with their former coach, Patrice Gheisar.
Current squad
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes Goalkeepers 1 Marco Carducci GK Cavalry FC 12 Sinclair Astridge GK Dalhousie Tigers Defenders 2 Finn Linder CB Whitecaps FC 2 16 Kareem Sow CB Montreal Carabins 21 Jefferson Alphonse CB CS Saint-Laurent 26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère CB Pacific FC 33 Ilan Ahmed CB Edmonton Juventus , 41 Harvey Hughes LB / CB CBU Capers Midfielders 5 Lucas Olguin CM Toronto FC II 6 Lorenzo Callegari CM Chambly 8 Isaiah Johnston CM Loudoun United 17 Francesco Troisi MID Whitecaps FC Academy 18 Andre Rampersad CM Santa Rosa 22 Sven Zitman CM / DM TOP Oss 23 Miguel Arilla AM / LW Creighton Bluejays Liam Mackenzie AM Vancouver Whitecaps , Forwards 7 Ryan Telfer LW Miami FC 9 Victor Akinwale ST Crystal Palace U21 10 Yohan Baï RM / RW Lokomotiv Plovdiv 11 Adonijah Reid CF Sporting JAX 14 Jason Bahamboula RW / CF Valmiera FC 20 Tavio Ciccarelli CF Sheffield United Academy , 27 Nelson Pierre CF Vancouver Whitecaps ,
Transfers In No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource Cavalry FCFree Whitecaps FC 2Free Toronto FC IIFree Creighton BluejaysFree TOP OssFree Whitecaps FC AcademyFree Degerfors IFFree Crystal Palace U21Free Dalhousie TigersFree CBU CapersSelected 6th in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft, U Sports contract Edmonton JuventusFree, Exceptional Young Talent contract Sporting JAXFree
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource Whitecaps FC 2Loaned until August 28, 2026 Vancouver WhitecapsLoaned until end of season Vancouver WhitecapsLoaned until end of season
Draft picks HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2026 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.PlayerNationalityUniversity16DFHarvey HughesCape Breton213FWKautchy Andji-YapiMoncton
Out No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource5 Toronto FCLoan ended23 CF MontréalLoan ended13Contract expired17 Atlético OttawaContract expired11 Tormenta FCContract expired28Contract expired10 FC SupraContract expired44 Olympique AkbouOption declined99 Olympique AkbouOption declined4Option declined41 Hải Phòng FCOption declinedOption declined9 IFK GöteborgUndisclosed fee & sell-on clause28 Sporting JAXContract terminated by mutual consent
Competitions Matches are listed in Halifax local time: Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3) from March8 until November1, and Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4) otherwise.
Overview
Canadian Premier League
Table
Results by match
Matches
Canadian Championship
References
External links Official Site