The 2026 Atlético Ottawa season is the seventh season in the history of Atlético Ottawa. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship, as well as in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, following their first North Star Cup win in the previous season.
On May 23, head coach Diego Mejía was hired by Liga MX club Atlético San Luis. He was replaced by Gustavo Leal, who was announced as Atlético's new head coach on July 15.
Current squad As of September 15, 2026 No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes Goalkeepers 1 Tristan Crampton GK OSU Atlético 31 Christopher Kalongo GK Toronto FC II Defenders 3 Julian Dunn CB Halifax Wanderers 4 Tyr Duhaney-Walker CB / FB Acadia University 18 Roni Mbomio RB / CB Atlético Madrid C20Joaquim CoulangesLB / LW CF Montréal Academy 23Noah AbatnehRB / CB York United 27 Wesley Timoteo FB / RW / LW HFX Wanderers 28Loïc CloutierCB OSU Atlético84Sergei KozlovskiyLB / CB CF Montréal Academy , 91 Luca Levillain CB Ottawa South United , Midfielders 2 Juan Castro CM / DM Atlético San Luis 5Daniel AguilarDM / AM Caracas F.C. 6Diego Gutiérrez RM / RB Phnom Penh Crown 8Jonantan VillalAM Atlético San Luis, 10 Manny Aparicio CM Pacific FC 11 Gabriel Antinoro LW CF Montréal 14 Jean-Aniel Assi LW / RW Alcorcón B16Jason HartillMF Cape Breton University 30Kamron HabibullahCM / LW Sandvikens IF 37Tim ArnaudDM / CM CF Montréal Academy Forwards 7Emiliano GarcíaCF Atlético San Luis, 9 Amaury Escoto CF Tepatitlán 13 Ballou Tabla CF / RW / LW Manisa FK 17 Richie Ennin CF / RW / LW MTK Budapest FC 19 Ralph Khoury CF Ottawa South United 21 Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau CF Galway United 77 Reinaldo Abraham CF Toronto FC Academy ,
Transfers In No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource Toronto FC IIFree CF Montréal AcademyFree18 Atlético MadridFree FK RiteriaiFree Caracas F.C.Free Sandvikens IFFree Åsane FotballFree HFX WanderersFree Toronto FC IIFree Halifax WanderersFree21 Galway UnitedFree Phnom Penh CrownFree Ottawa South UnitedSigned to Development contract TepatitlánFree Toronto FC AcademyFree; signed to Exceptional Young Talent contract
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource Atlético San LuisSeason-long loan Atlético San LuisSeason-long loan Pumas UNAMLoaned until July 2026
Draft picks Atlético Ottawa 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.PlayerNationalityUniversity19MFGabriel TardifBrock216MFJoseph DaherCarleton
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Transferred out
No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource7 Atlético San LuisLoan endedNovember 9, 20256 Atlético San LuisLoan endedNovember 9, 202524 Club AméricaLoan endedNovember 9, 202518 Atlético MadridLoan endedNovember 9, 202529GK Cavalry FCContract expiredDecember 31, 202555DF Cavalry FCContract expiredDecember 31, 20258MF MakedonikosContract expiredDecember 31, 202521MFRetiredContract expiredDecember 31, 202533MF FC SupraContract expiredDecember 31, 20259FW GAISContract expiredDecember 31, 202519FW Derry CityContract expiredDecember 31, 202512FWContract terminated by mutual agreementDecember 31, 202517DFRetiredJanuary 25, 20266MFContract terminated by mutual agreementMay 20, 202675GKContract terminated by mutual agreementJune 30, 2026FWLoan endedJuly 2, 20269Contract terminated by mutual agreement
Canadian Premier League
Regular season
Canadian Championship
Atlético Ottawa entered in the first round, drawn away to MLS side Toronto FC.
Preliminary Round
Quarterfinals
CONCACAF Champions Cup
As the 2025 Canadian Premier League Champions, Atlético Ottawa entered the competition in the first round, playing a home-and-away series against MLS side Nashville SC. Their debut would end early as they would be bounced in the first round, not having scored a single goal in across their two matches.
Round One
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