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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.
| 2020 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General manager | Jeff Paulus | ||
| Head coach | Jeff Paulus | ||
| Stadium | Clarke Stadium | ||
| Canadian Premier League | 8th | ||
| Canadian Championship | Did not qualify | ||
| Top goalscorer | Easton Ongaro (3 goals) | ||
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FC Edmonton celebrated their tenth anniversary by introducing home kits featuring the Roman numeral 'X' on the front and back.[1] The club finished the COVID-19 shortened season in last place, failing to record a win in seven matches.[2] Following the 2020 campaign, Jeff Paulus resigned as head coach and general manager but remained with the club in a new role.[3]
As of August 12, 2020.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Connor James |  |
GK | July 17, 1996 (aged 24) | Alberta Golden Bears | |
| 13 | Dylon Powley | |
GK | September 5, 1996 (aged 24) |  Gute | |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 3 | Jeannot Esua |  |
RB / RW | August 6, 1996 (aged 24) | Rainbow Bamenda | |
| 4 | Allan Zebie | |
LB | May 29, 1993 (aged 27) | FC Edmonton (NASL) | |
| 5 | Ramón Soria |  |
CB / DM | March 7, 1989 (aged 31) | Formentera | |
| 8 | Mélé Temguia |  |
CB | August 1, 1995 (aged 25) |  Valentine Phoenix | |
| 12 | Kareem Moses |  |
RB | February 11, 1990 (aged 30) |  FF Jaro | |
| 23 | Duran Lee | |
CB | May 9, 1995 (aged 25) | HFX Wanderers | |
| 33 | Sam Gardner | |
CB | April 4, 1997 (aged 23) |  Grand Canyon Antelopes | |
| 55 | Amer Didic | |
CB | December 28, 1994 (aged 26) | San Antonio FC | |
| 57 | Terique Mohammed | |
FB | January 27, 2000 (aged 20) | Toronto FC II | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 6 | Edem Mortotsi |  |
CM | May 16, 1993 (aged 27) | FC Edmonton (NASL) | |
| 7 | Son Yong-chan |  |
CM | April 15, 1991 (aged 29) |  Ozone | |
| 10 | Hanson Boakai | |
LM / RM / LW / RW / ST | October 28, 1996 (aged 24) | FC Inter Turku | |
| 11 | Keven Alemán | |
AM | March 25, 1994 (aged 26) | Sacramento Republic | |
| 14 | Chance Carter | |
CM | September 15, 2001 (aged 19) | Vancouver Whitecaps Academy | |
| 16 | Prince Amanda | |
LW / RW | March 23, 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | |
| 17 | Marcus Velado-Tsegaye | |
LW / RW / ST | July 1, 2001 (aged 19) | Academy | |
| 20 | Antony Caceres | |
CM | January 31, 2000 (aged 20) | Vancouver Whitecaps Academy | |
| 21 | Erik Zetterberg | |
CM | February 16, 1997 (aged 23) | Varbergs BoIS | |
| Raúl Tito[A] |  |
LW / RW | September 5, 1997 (aged 23) | Cienciano | ||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 18 | Tomi Ameobi |  |
CF | August 16, 1988 (aged 32) | FC Cincinnati | |
| 19 | Easton Ongaro | |
ST | June 5, 1998 (aged 22) | Alberta Golden Bears | |
| 26 | David Doe | |
ST | November 30, 2000 (aged 20) | FC Edmonton (NASL) | |
In
Transferred in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | MF | Hanson Boakai |
FC Inter Turku |
Free transfer | December 3, 2019 | [4] |
| 23 | DF | Duran Lee |
HFX Wanderers |
Free transfer | January 29, 2020 | [5] |
| 21 | MF | Erik Zetterberg |
Varbergs BoIS |
Free transfer | February 5, 2020 | [6] |
| 20 | MF | Antony Caceres |
Vancouver Whitecaps Academy |
Free transfer | February 12, 2020 | [7] |
| 14 | MF | Chance Carter |
Vancouver Whitecaps Academy |
Free transfer | February 12, 2020 | [7] |
| MF | Raúl Tito |
Cienciano |
Free transfer | February 19, 2020 | [8] | |
| 11 | MF | Keven Alemán |
Sacramento Republic |
Free transfer | March 24, 2020 | [9] |
| 33 | DF | Sam Gardner |
Grand Canyon Antelopes |
Free transfer | August 3, 2020 | [10] |
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.
| Round | Selection | Pos. | Player | Nationality | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | MF | David Chung | Canada |
Alberta Golden Bears |
| 2 | 11 | MF | Jacob Bosch | Canada |
Alberta Golden Bears |
Loans in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | DF | Terique Mohammed |
Toronto FC II |
Season-long loan | August 3, 2020 | [11] |
Out
Transferred out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | MF | Tony Tchani |
Contract expired | November 4, 2019 | [12] | |
| 45 | FW |  Oumar Diouck |
 Fjallabyggð |
Contract expired | November 4, 2019 | [12] |
| 14 | MF |  James Marcelin |
Contract expired | November 4, 2019 | [12] | |
| 9 | FW | Ajeej Sarkaria |
Contract expired | November 4, 2019 | [12] | |
| 20 | MF | Bruno Zebie |
Cavalry FC |
Contract expired | November 4, 2019 | [12] |
| 11 | FW | Randy Edwini-Bonsu |
Contract expired | November 4, 2019 | [12] | |
| 10 | MF | Philippe Lincourt-Joseph |
Contract expired | November 4, 2019 | [12] | |
| 23 | MF | Ajay Khabra |
Atlético Ottawa |
Contract expired | March 5, 2020 | [13] |
Loans out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | FW | Easton Ongaro |
 Vendsyssel FF |
Loaned until December 31, 2020; option to buy | October 4, 2020 | [14] |
| MF | Raúl Tito |
Santos de Nasca |
Loaned until March 31, 2021 | October 10, 2020 | [15] | |
Matches
All three matches were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.
| March 17 | Langley United | v | FC Edmonton | Langley, British Columbia |
| 7:00 pm PT | Stadium: Willoughby Community Park |
| March 28 | SK Soccer Selects | v | FC Edmonton | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 7:00 pm CT | Stadium: SaskTel Soccer Centre |
| March 29 | SK Soccer Selects | v | FC Edmonton | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| 6:00 pm CT | Stadium: SaskTel Soccer Centre |
Match times are Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6).
First stage
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cavalry | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 | HFX Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12[a] | |
| 3 | Forge | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12[a] | |
| 4 | Pacific | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | |
| 5 | York9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Valour | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8[b] | |
| 7 | Atlético Ottawa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8[b] | |
| 8 | FC Edmonton | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 |
Results by match
| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | L | L | D | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Matches
| August 16 1 | Forge FC | 2–0 | FC Edmonton | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 1:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren |
| August 20 2 | FC Edmonton | 0–2 | Cavalry FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 6:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| August 23 3 | Atlético Ottawa | 2–2 | FC Edmonton | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 11:00am | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Myriam Marcotte |
| August 26 4 | FC Edmonton | 1–3 | HFX Wanderers FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 6:00pm |
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Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Filip Dujic |
| August 29 5 | Valour FC | 2–1 | FC Edmonton | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 10:00am | Report |
|
Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
| September 1 6 | FC Edmonton | 0–1 | York9 FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 6:00pm |
|
Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Myriam Marcotte |
| September 6 7 | Pacific FC | 2-1 | FC Edmonton | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 1:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Juan Marquez |
Squad and statistics
As of September 6, 2020[update]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Canadian Premier League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | CAN |
Connor James | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CMR |
Jeannot Esua | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN |
Allan Zebie | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP |
Ramón Soria | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | GHA |
Edem Mortotsi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KOR |
Son Yong-chan | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | GER |
Mélé Temguia | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CAN |
Easton Ongaro | 7 | 3 | 5+2 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | CAN |
Hanson Boakai | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | CAN |
Keven Alemán | 7 | 1 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | TRI |
Kareem Moses | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | CAN |
Dylon Powley | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CAN |
Chance Carter | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | CAN |
Prince Amanda | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | CAN |
Marcus Velado-Tsegaye | 4 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | ENG |
Tomi Ameobi | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CAN |
Antony Caceres | 7 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | SWE |
Erik Zetterberg | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | CAN |
Duran Lee | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | CAN |
David Doe | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | CAN |
Sam Gardner | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | CAN |
Amer Đidić | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 57 | DF | CAN |
Terique Mohammed | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Easton Ongaro | FW | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | | Keven Alemán | MF | 1 | 1 |
| Marcus Velado-Tsegaye | FW | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 5 | 5 | |||
Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Top assists
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Antony Caceres | MF | 1 | 1 |
| Terique Mohammed | DF | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 2 | 2 | |||
Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Clean sheets
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | ||
Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | 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 |
| Totals | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
- Player is signed, but has not been added to the 2020 roster because of difficulties getting into Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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