# 2020 York9 FC season

The 2020 York9 FC season was the second season in the club's history and the last under the York9 name.

## Squad

As of August 16, 2020.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 29 | Nathan Ingham | GK | (1993-06-27)June 27, 1993 (aged 27) | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC |
| 37 | Ezequiel Carrasco | GK | (2002-09-11)September 11, 2002 (aged 18) | Kleinburg Nobleton SC |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Morey Doner | RB | (1994-03-25)March 25, 1994 (aged 26) | Aurora FC |
| 6 | Roger Thompson | CB | (1991-12-19)December 19, 1991 (aged 29) | Ljungskile SK |
| 13 | Luca Gasparotto | CB | (1995-03-09)March 9, 1995 (aged 25) | Greenock Morton |
| 17 | Matthew Arnone | CB | (1994-02-28)February 28, 1994 (aged 26) | HFX Wanderers |
| 20 | Diyaeddine Abzi | LB | (1998-11-23)November 23, 1998 (aged 22) | A.S. Blainville |
| 26 | Fugo Segawa | LB | (1997-07-07)July 7, 1997 (aged 23) | AC Oulu |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 5 | Chris Mannella | DM / CM | (1994-06-07)June 7, 1994 (aged 26) | Ottawa Fury |
| 8 | Joseph Di Chiara | DM / CM | (1992-01-30)January 30, 1992 (aged 28) | Jonava |
| 10 | Manny Aparicio | CM | (1995-09-17)September 17, 1995 (aged 25) | San Roque de Lepe |
| 14 | Ijah Halley | RW / RB | (2001-08-14)August 14, 2001 (aged 19) | Toronto FC Academy |
| 16 | Max Ferrari | CM | (2000-08-20)August 20, 2000 (aged 20) | Aurora FC |
| 18 | Ryan Telfer | LW | (1994-03-04)March 4, 1994 (aged 26) | Nea Salamis |
| 19 | Kyle Porter | RM | (1990-01-19)January 19, 1990 (aged 30) | Tampa Bay Rowdies |
| 21 | Michael Petrasso | LW / RW | (1995-07-09)July 9, 1995 (aged 25) | Valour FC |
| 22 | Julian Altobelli | MF | (2002-11-04)November 4, 2002 (aged 18) | Toronto FC Academy |
| 23 | Wataru Murofushi | CM | (1995-06-13)June 13, 1995 (aged 25) | Albirex Niigata (S) |
| 44 | Isaiah Johnston | CM | (2001-08-14)August 14, 2001 (aged 19) | CBU Capers |
| | Brian López | DM | (1999-06-30)June 30, 1999 (aged 21) | Racing |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | Álvaro Rivero | ST | (1997-04-17)April 17, 1997 (aged 23) | Leganés B |
| 12 | Jace Kotsopoulos | ST | (1997-12-01)December 1, 1997 (aged 23) | Guelph Gryphons |
| 80 | Lowell Wright | CF | (2003-08-19)August 19, 2003 (aged 17) | Woodbridge Strikers |
| 99 | Gabriel Vasconcelos | CF | (1996-03-15)March 15, 1996 (aged 24) | Corinthians |
| | Nicholas Hamilton | ST / RW / LW | (1996-03-16)March 16, 1996 (aged 24) | Cavalier |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 5 | MF | Chris Mannella | Ottawa Fury | Free transfer | December 17, 2019 |
| 99 | FW | Gabriel Vasconcelos | Corinthians | Free transfer | January 21, 2020 |
| 21 | MF | Michael Petrasso | Valour FC | Free transfer | January 24, 2020 |
| 26 | DF | Fugo Segawa | AC Oulu | Free transfer | February 10, 2020 |
| | FW | Nicholas Hamilton | Cavalier | Free transfer | February 14, 2020 |
| 17 | DF | Matthew Arnone | HFX Wanderers | Free Transfer | February 18, 2020 |
| | FW | Adrián Ugarriza | Alianza Lima | Free Transfer | February 24, 2020 |
| 16 | MF | Max Ferrari | Aurora FC | Free Transfer | February 27, 2020 |
| | FW | Jacó | Iporá | Free Transfer | March 4, 2020 |
| | MF | Brian López | Racing | Free Transfer | March 5, 2020 |
| 14 | MF | Ijah Halley | Toronto FC Academy | Free Transfer | April 27, 2020 |
| 22 | MF | Julian Altobelli | Toronto FC Academy | Free Transfer | May 13, 2020 |
| 18 | MF | Ryan Telfer | Nea Salamis | Free Transfer | June 3, 2020 |
| 44 | MF | Isaiah Johnston | CBU Capers | Selected 10th overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft | July 6, 2020 |
| 37 | GK | Ezequiel Carrasco | Kleinburg Nobleton SC | Free Transfer | July 10, 2020 |
| 7 | FW | Álvaro Rivero | Leganés B | Free Transfer | July 27, 2020 |
| 80 | FW | Lowell Wright | Woodbridge Strikers | Free Transfer | July 28, 2020 |
| 12 | FW | Jace Kotsopoulos | Guelph Gryphons | Free Transfer | August 9, 2020 |

#### Draft picks

York9 FC 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 | 5 | FW | Stefan Karajovanovic | Canada | Carleton Ravens |
| 2 | 10 | MF | Isaiah Johnston | Canada | CBU Capers |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 7 | FW | Austin Ricci | Valour FC | Contract expired | November 15, 2019 |
| 17 | FW | Cyrus Rollocks | | Contract expired | November 15, 2019 |
| 2 | DF | Daniel Gogarty | | Contract expired | November 15, 2019 |
| 1 | GK | Matt Silva | Valour FC | Contract expired | November 15, 2019 |
| 21 | FW | Stefan Lamanna | | Contract expired | November 15, 2019 |
| 77 | DF | Steven Furlano | | Contract expired | November 15, 2019 |
| 12 | FW | Simon Adjei | Assyriska IK | Contract terminated by mutual consent | February 1, 2020 |
| 22 | FW | Rodrigo Gattas | Gabala FK | Contract expired | February 11, 2020 |
| 11 | MF | Emilio Estevez | ADO Den Haag | Undisclosed fee | May 12, 2020 |
| | FW | Adrián Ugarriza | Cienciano | Contract terminated by mutual consent | July 6, 2020 |
| 31 | GK | Colm Vance | | Contract terminated by mutual consent | July 10, 2020 |
| | FW | Jacó | | Contract terminated by mutual consent | July 27, 2020 |
| 92 | FW | Michael Cox | | Contract expired | August 9, 2020 |
| 5 | DF | Justin Springer | | Contract expired | August 9, 2020 |

## Canadian Premier League

Match times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).

### 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 | D | D | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |

#### 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 |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 29 | GK | CAN | Nathan Ingham | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| 37 | GK | CAN | Ezequiel Carrasco | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 3 | DF | CAN | Morey Doner | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | CAN | Roger Thompson | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | CAN | Luca Gasparotto | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | CAN | Matthew Arnone | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | CAN | Diyaeddine Abzi | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | JPN | Fugo Segawa | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 5 | MF | CAN | Chris Mannella | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CAN | Joseph Di Chiara | 6 | 3 | 6+0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | CAN | Manny Aparicio | 6 | 2 | 6+0 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Ijah Halley | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | CAN | Max Ferrari | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | TRI | Ryan Telfer | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | CAN | Kyle Porter | 6 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | CAN | Michael Petrasso | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | CAN | Julian Altobelli | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | JPN | Wataru Murofushi | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | CAN | Isaiah Johnston | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP | Álvaro Rivero | 7 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | CAN | Jace Kotsopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | CAN | Lowell Wright | 4 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | BRA | Gabriel Vasconcelos | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Joseph Di Chiara | MF | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | | Manny Aparicio | FW | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | | Álvaro Rivero | FW | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | Kyle Porter | FW | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | | Lowell Wright | FW | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 8 | 8 |
Updated to match played September 6, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Top assists

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Kyle Porter | MF | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 1 | 1 |
Updated to match played September 6, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Nathan Ingham | 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 |
| 5 | MF | | Joseph Di Chiara | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Ryan Telfer | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Manny Aparicio | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Luca Gasparotto | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Chris Mannella | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Fugo Segawa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Updated to match played September 6, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League