# 2020 Atlético Ottawa season

The 2020 Atlético Ottawa season was the first season in the history of Atlético Ottawa.
It was announced on January 29, 2020, that Atlético Madrid had gained the approval of the Canadian Premier League to form an expansion club in the city of Ottawa, Ontario.
On March 20, 2020, the league announced a postponement of the start of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On July 29, 2020, the league announced that the season would be played in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, beginning August 13, in an event dubbed "The Island Games."

## Current squad

As of August 13, 2020
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Nacho Zabal | GK | (1987-02-14)February 14, 1987 (aged 33) | CD Calahorra |
| 25 | Ricky Gomes | GK | (1993-06-19)June 19, 1993 (aged 27) | União da Madeira |
| 30 | Horace Sobze Zemo | GK | (1993-05-17)May 17, 1993 (aged 27) | Ottawa South United |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Malyk Hamilton | RB / RW | (1999-09-02)September 2, 1999 (aged 21) | Cavalry FC |
| 3 | Milovan Kapor | CB / DM | (1991-08-05)August 5, 1991 (aged 29) | FK Buxoro |
| 4 | Brandon John | CB | (1995-01-05)January 5, 1995 (aged 25) | Orlando City B |
| 6 | Gianfranco Facchineri | CB | (2002-04-27)April 27, 2002 (aged 18) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 12 | Michel Djaozandry | FB / RW / LW | (1998-02-17)February 17, 1998 (aged 22) | Montreal Impact Academy |
| 13 | Kunle Dada-Luke | FB / RW | (2000-01-12)January 12, 2000 (aged 20) | Helsingør |
| 14 | Jarred Phillips | FB | (1995-05-14)May 14, 1995 (aged 25) | Vaughan Azzurri |
| 44 | Vashon Neufville | LB | (1999-07-18)July 18, 1999 (aged 21) | Newport County |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 5 | Viti Martínez | CM | (1997-05-25)May 25, 1997 (aged 23) | Gimnàstic |
| 7 | Bernardinho | AM / RW / LW | (1996-07-02)July 2, 1996 (aged 24) | Heist |
| 8 | Francisco Acuña | AM / RW / LW | (1988-01-19)January 19, 1988 (aged 32) | Puebla |
| 9 | Mohamed Kourouma | LW | (1990-08-04)August 4, 1990 (aged 30) | HFX Wanderers |
| 10 | Ben Fisk | RW / LW | (1993-02-04)February 4, 1993 (aged 27) | Pacific FC |
| 11 | Antoine Coupland | MF | (2003-12-12)December 12, 2003 (aged 17) | Ottawa Fury FC |
| 18 | Tevin Shaw | DM | (1997-02-24)February 24, 1997 (aged 23) | Portmore United |
| 22 | Ben McKendry | CM / AM | (1993-03-25)March 25, 1993 (aged 27) | Nyköpings BIS |
| 23 | Ajay Khabra | CM | (1995-06-13)June 13, 1995 (aged 25) | FC Edmonton |
| 42 | Matteo de Brienne | LW | (2002-05-22)May 22, 2002 (aged 18) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Forwards ||||||
| 19 | Malcolm Shaw | CF | (1995-07-27)July 27, 1995 (aged 25) | Assyriska IK |
| 21 | Maksym Kowal | CF | (1991-06-04)June 4, 1991 (aged 29) | Vaughan Azzurri |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 10 | MF | Ben Fisk | Pacific FC | Free transfer | March 4, 2020 |
| 11 | MF | Antoine Coupland | Ottawa Fury FC | Free transfer | March 5, 2020 |
| 2 | MF | Malyk Hamilton | Cavalry FC | Free transfer | March 6, 2020 |
| 23 | MF | Ajay Khabra | FC Edmonton | Free transfer | March 9, 2020 |
| 25 | GK | Ricky Gomes | União da Madeira | Free transfer | March 10, 2020 |
| 12 | DF/MF | Michel Djaozandry | Montreal Impact Academy | Free transfer | March 10, 2020 |
| 13 | DF/MF | Kunle Dada-Luke | Helsingør | Free transfer | March 11, 2020 |
| 4 | DF | Brandon John | Orlando City B | Free transfer | March 23, 2020 |
| 44 | DF | Vashon Neufville | West Ham United | Free transfer | March 24, 2020 |
| 18 | MF | Tevin Shaw | Portmore United | Free transfer | March 26, 2020 |
| 8 | MF | Francisco Acuña | Puebla | Free transfer | March 30, 2020 |
| 7 | MF | Bernardinho | Westerlo | Free transfer | April 1, 2020 |
| 1 | GK | Nacho Zabal | CD Calahorra | Free transfer | April 2, 2020 |
| 5 | MF | Viti Martínez | Gimnàstic | Free transfer | April 7, 2020 |
| 19 | FW | Malcolm Shaw | Assyriska IK | Free transfer | June 25, 2020 |
| 42 | FW | Matteo de Brienne | Vancouver Whitecaps | Free transfer | July 31, 2020 |
| 9 | MF | Mohamed Kourouma | HFX Wanderers | Free transfer | August 10, 2020 |
| 21 | FW | Maksym Kowal | Vaughan Azzurri | Free transfer | August 10, 2020 |
| 22 | MF | Ben McKendry | Nyköpings BIS | Free transfer | August 10, 2020 |
| 14 | DF | Jarred Phillips | Vaughan Azzurri | Free transfer | August 10, 2020 |
| 3 | DF | Milovan Kapor | FK Buxoro | Free transfer | August 10, 2020 |
| 30 | GK | Horace Sobze Zemo | Ottawa South United | Free transfer | August 10, 2020 |

#### Loan In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 6 | DF | Gianfranco Facchineri | Vancouver Whitecaps | Loaned until September 30, 2020 | July 6, 2020 | |

### Out
#### Loans out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 5 | MF | Viti Martínez | Deportivo Alavés B | Loaned until March 2021 | October 7, 2020 | |

## Canadian Premier League
### First stage
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to group stage |
| 3 | Forge | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 | Advance to group stage |
| 4 | Pacific | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Advance to group stage |
| 5 | York9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Valour | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | |
| 7 | Atlético Ottawa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8 | |
| 8 | FC Edmonton | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

#### Results by match

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Result | D | L | D | W | L | W | L |
| Position | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Squad and statistics

As of September 6, 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Nacho Zabal | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | CAN | Malyk Hamilton | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Milovan Kapor | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN | Brandon John | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Viti Martínez | 6 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | CAN | Gianfranco Facchineri | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | MEX | Francisco Acuña | 7 | 2 | 7+0 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | GUI | Mohamed Kourouma | 7 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | CAN | Ben Fisk | 7 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | CAN | Antoine Coupland | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | CAN | Michel Djaozandry | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | CAN | Jarred Phillips | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | CAN | Malcolm Shaw | 7 | 2 | 7+0 | 2 |
| 21 | FW | CAN | Maksym Kowal | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | CAN | Ben McKendry | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | CAN | Ajay Khabra | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | CAN | Ricky Gomes | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | CMR | Horace Sobze Zemo | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | CAN | Matteo de Brienne | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Vashon Neufville | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Francisco Acuña | MF | 2 | 2 |
| 1 | | Malcolm Shaw | FW | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | | Mohamed Kourouma | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | Ben Fisk | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | Viti Martínez | MF | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 7 | 7 |
Updated to match played September 6, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Top assists

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Francisco Acuña | MF | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | | Malyk Hamilton | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | | Vashon Neufville | DF | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | | Malcolm Shaw | FW | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 5 |
Updated to match played September 6, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Nacho Zabal | 2 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 2 | 2 |
Updated to match played September 6, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL | TOTAL |
| 3 | DF | | Milovan Kapor | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Brandon John | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | | Viti Martínez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Francisco Acuña | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Mohamed Kourouma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Ben Fisk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | | Antoine Coupland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Ben McKendry | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | | Ajay Khabra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | | Vashon Neufville | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 |
Updated to match played September 6, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League