The 2022 Valour FC season was the fourth season in the history of Valour FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.
Current squad
As of September 6, 2022.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Jonathan Sirois | 
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GK | June 27, 2001 (aged 21) | CF Montréal
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| 99 | Rayane Yesli | 
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GK | October 12, 1999 (aged 23) | Blainville
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| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Andy Baquero | 
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RB / RW | August 17, 1994 (aged 28) |  Delfines del Este
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| 3 | Rocco Romeo |
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CB | March 25, 2000 (aged 22) | Toronto FC
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| 4 | Tony Mikhael | 
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CB / FB | March 1, 2000 (aged 22) | Carleton Ravens
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| 5 | Nassim Mekideche |
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CB | April 30, 2000 (aged 22) |  CS Hammam-Lif
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| 12 | Jonathan Esparza | 
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CB | July 9, 1999 (aged 23) | Chattanooga Red Wolves
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| 14 | Stefan Cebara |
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RB / RW / CB | April 12, 1991 (aged 31) |  Vojvodina Novi Sad
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| 22 | Matteo de Brienne |
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LB | May 22, 2002 (aged 20) | Carleton University
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| 35 | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | 
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CB | June 16, 1992 (aged 30) |  Umeå FC
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| Midfielders | ||||||
| 6 | Jacob Carlos |
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CM | July 12, 2001 (aged 21) | Ryerson Rams
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| 8 | Diego Gutiérrez |
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RM / RB | February 18, 1997 (aged 25) |  Barnechea
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| 10 | Kevin Rendón | 
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AM | January 8, 1993 (aged 29) | Deportivo Pasto
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| 11 | Alessandro Riggi |
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LW / RW | November 30, 1993 (aged 29) | HFX Wanderers
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| 17 | Brett Levis |
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MF | March 29, 1993 (aged 29) | Vancouver Whitecaps
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| 27 | Raphael Ohin | 
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CM | May 25, 1995 (aged 27) | WSA Winnipeg
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| 70 | Matthew Catavolo |
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CM | February 13, 2003 (aged 19) | CF Montréal Academy
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| 77 | Federico Peña | 
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MF | March 30, 1999 (aged 23) |  Standard Liège
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| Forwards | ||||||
| 7 | Moses Dyer | 
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CF / CM | March 21, 1997 (aged 25) |  Florø SK
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| 9 | Walter Ponce |
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CF | March 4, 1998 (aged 24) | Barnechea
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| 13 | Billy Forbes | 
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ST / LW / RW | December 13, 1990 (aged 32) | Detroit City
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| 16 | Daryl Fordyce | 
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CF | January 2, 1987 (aged 35) |  Sligo Rovers
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| 24 | Sean Rea |
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CF / CM | May 15, 2002 (aged 20) | CF Montréal
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Transfers
In
Transferred in
| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | MF | Diego Gutiérrez
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Barnechea
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Free | December 21, 2021 | [1] |
| 9 | MF | Walter Ponce
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Barnechea
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Free | January 13, 2022 | [2] |
| 22 | DF | Matteo de Brienne
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Carleton University
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Free | January 18, 2022 | [3] |
| 12 | DF | Jonathan Esparza
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Chattanooga Red Wolves
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Free | January 21, 2022 | [4] |
| 99 | GK | Rayane Yesli
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Blainville
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Free | January 28, 2022 | [5] |
| 3 | DF | Rocco Romeo
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Toronto FC
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Free | February 4, 2022 | [6] |
| 11 | MF | Alessandro Riggi
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HFX Wanderers
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Free | February 9, 2022 | [7] |
| 70 | MF | Matthew Catavolo
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CF Montréal Academy
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Free | February 16, 2022 | [8] |
| 6 | MF | Jacob Carlos
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Ryerson Rams
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Selected 12th overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft | April 1, 2022 | [9] |
| GK | Evan Barker
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FC Manitoba
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Free | May 9, 2022 | [10] | |
| 10 | MF | Kevin Rendón
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Deportivo Pasto
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Free | May 31, 2022 | [11] |
| 5 | DF | Nassim Mekideche
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CS Hammam-Lif
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Free | July 8, 2022 | [12] |
Loans in
| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | MF | Daniel Ascanio
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Real Santander
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Season-long loan; recalled on September 14, 2022 | January 28, 2022 | [13] |
| 1 | GK | Jonathan Sirois
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CF Montréal
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Season-long loan | March 11, 2022 | [14] |
| 24 | FW | Sean Rea
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CF Montréal
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Season-long loan | March 11, 2022 | [14] |
| 13 | FW | Billy Forbes
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Detroit City
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Season-long loan | July 21, 2022 | [15] |
Draft picks
Valour FC will make the following selections in the 2022 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.
| Round | Selection | Pos. | Player | Nationality | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | MF | Raine Lyn | Canada
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Cape Breton |
| 2 | 12 | MF | Jacob Carlos | Canada
|
Ryerson |
Out
Transferred out
| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | MF |  Jared Ulloa
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Sporting Cristal
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Loan expired | December 31, 2021 | |
| DF |  Rodrigo Reyes
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C.D. Guadalajara
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Loan expired | December 31, 2021 | ||
| 12 | DF | Rocco Romeo
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Toronto FC
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Loan expired | December 31, 2021 | |
| 8 | MF | Keven Alemán
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Atlético Ottawa
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Contract expired | January 26, 2022 | [16] |
| 0 | GK | Matt Silva
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 United City
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Contract expired | January 29, 2022 | [17] |
| 5 | DF |  Amir Soto
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Contract expired | January 29, 2022 | [17] | |
| 10 | FW | Masta Kacher
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FC Edmonton
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Contract expired | January 29, 2022 | [17] |
| 21 | MF |  José Galán
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 Bruno's Magpies
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Contract expired | January 29, 2022 | [17] |
| 19 | FW |  William Akio
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 Ross County
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Undisclosed fee | July 17, 2022 | [18] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| March 15 Friendly | Valour FC | 4–0 | York United FC | Langford, British Columbia |
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Stadium: Starlight Stadium |
| March 18 Friendly | Whitecaps FC 2 | 2–3 | Valour FC | Langford, British Columbia |
| 3:00pm |
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Report |
Competitions
Matches are listed in Winniped local time: Central Daylight Time (UTC−5) until November 5, and Central Standard Time (UTC−6) otherwise.
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Canadian Premier League | April 10 | October 8 | — | 5th | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 35.71 |
| Canadian Championship | May 11 | May 11 | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Total | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 36 | +0 | 34.48 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Canadian Premier League
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Ottawa (S) | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 29 | +7 | 49 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Forge (C) | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 47 | |
| 3 | Cavalry | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 33 | +6 | 47 | |
| 4 | Pacific | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 33 | +3 | 46 | |
| 5 | Valour | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 37 | |
| 6 | York United | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 34 | |
| 7 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 29 | |
| 8 | FC Edmonton | 28 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 31 | 51 | −20 | 20 |
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goals differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goals differential; 8) home goals for; 9) U-21 minutes; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.[19]
(C) Champion; (S) Regular season winner
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goals differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goals differential; 8) home goals for; 9) U-21 minutes; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.[19]
(C) Champion; (S) Regular season winner
Results by match
Matches
| April 10 1 | FC Edmonton | 1–1 | Valour FC | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 3:00pm |
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Report | Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 670 Referee: Filip Dujic |
| April 17 2 | Pacific FC | 3–2 | Valour FC | Langford, British Columbia |
| 3:00pm | Report | Stadium: Starlight Stadium Attendance: 2,420 Referee: Alain Ruch |
| April 24 3 | Atlético Ottawa | 1–6 | Valour FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2:00pm | Sirois  40' (o.g.) McKendry  72' |
Report | Romeo 8', 45' Dyer 14' (pen.), 50' Riggi 27', 45+2' Levis 69' Catavolo 74' |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,601 Referee: Scott Bowman |
| May 7 4 | Valour FC | 0–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2:00pm | Report |
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Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 3,277 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin |
| May 15 5 | Valour FC | 1–0 | York United FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 4:00pm | Report | Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 2,416 Referee: David Barrie |
| May 21 6 | Cavalry FC | 2–1 | Valour FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
| 2:30pm | Report | Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 2,945 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| May 28 7 | Pacific FC | 2–2 | Valour FC | Langford, British Columbia |
| 6:00pm |
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Report | Stadium: Starlight Stadium Attendance: 2,925 Referee: Alain Ruch |
| June 1 8 | Valour FC | 0–1 | Atlético Ottawa | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 7:00pm | Report | Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 2,699 Referee: Filip Dujic |
| June 5 9 | Valour FC | 1–1 | FC Edmonton | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 3:00pm | Report | Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 2,727 Referee: Renzo Villanueva |
| June 15 10 | Valour FC | 2–4 | Cavalry FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 7:00pm |
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Report | Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 2,395 Referee: Alain Ruch |
| June 26 11 | York United FC | 1–3 | Valour FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 11:00am |
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Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,002 Referee: Scott Bowman |
| June 29 12 | Forge FC | 0–1 | Valour FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 6:00pm |
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Report | Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,558 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
| July 10 13 | Valour FC | 1–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2:00pm | Report |
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Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 3,607 Referee: Michael Venne |
| July 20 14 | Atlético Ottawa | 1–1 | Valour FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 6:00pm | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Referee: Filip Dujic | ||
| Note: This match was originally scheduled for July 17, but was postponed due to League Covid Protocols and rescheduled to July 20.[20] | ||||
| July 23 15 | Forge FC | 3–1 | Valour FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 3:30pm | Report |
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Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 1,187 Referee: Mathieu Souaré |
| July 30 16 | Valour FC | 1–2 | Pacific FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2:00pm |
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Report |
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Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 3,109 Referee: David Barrie |
| August 3 17 | Valour FC | 2–0 | Cavalry FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 7:00pm | Report |
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Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Ben Hoskins |
| August 7 18 | Valour FC | 2–0 | York United FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 4:00pm | Report | Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 2,907 |
| August 13 19 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–0 | Valour FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 1:00pm | Report | Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 5,652 Referee: Ben Hoskins |
| August 21 20 | Valour FC | 1–1 | FC Edmonton | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1:30pm | Report | Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 2,845 Referee: Scott Bowman |
| August 28 21 | Valour FC | 1–0 | Pacific FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 2:00pm |
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Report |
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Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 2,908 Referee: Myriam Marcotte |
| August 31 22 | Valour FC | 1–0 | Forge FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 7:00pm |
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Report | Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 3,384 Referee: Yusri Rudolf | |
| Note: This match was originally scheduled for May 1, but was postponed due to League Covid Protocols.[21] It was rescheduled to August 31.[22] | ||||
| September 4 23 | Valour FC | 1–0 | Forge FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 1:00pm |
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Report |
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Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 2,846 Referee: Alain Ruch |
| September 10 24 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–0 | Valour FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 1:00pm | Report | Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,058 Referee: Renzo Villanueva |
| September 18 25 | Valour FC | 1–1 | Atlético Ottawa | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 4:00pm |
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Report | Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 5,227 Referee: Michael Venne |
| September 23 26 | York United FC | 3–1 | Valour FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 6:30pm |
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Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,402 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| October 2 27 | Cavalry FC | 2–1 | Valour FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
| 2:30pm | Report |
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Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 2,662 Referee: Alain Ruch |
| October 8 28 | FC Edmonton | 3–1 | Valour FC | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 2:00pm |
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Report | Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 1,197 Referee: Mathieu Souaré |
Canadian Championship
| May 11 PR | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | Valour FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 9:00pm | Report |
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Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 7,809 Referee: Alain Ruch |
Statistics
Squad and statistics
As of April 10, 2022
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | CAN
|
Jonathan Sirois | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CUB
|
Andy Baquero | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CAN
|
Rocco Romeo | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CAN
|
Jacob Carlos | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NZL
|
Moses Dyer | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | CAN
|
Diego Gutiérrez | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CAN
|
Alessandro Riggi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | USA
|
Jonathan Esparza | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | CAN
|
Stefan Cebara | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | NIR
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Daryl Fordyce | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SSD
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William Akio | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CAN
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Matteo de Brienne | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | CAN
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Sean Rea | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | CAN
|
Matthew Catavolo | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | TRI
|
Federico Peña | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | ALG
|
Rayane Yesli | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Andy Baquero | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 7 | MF | |
Moses Dyer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | |
William Akio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
References
- ^ "Valour FC signs Canadian midfielder Diego Gutiérrez". Valour FC. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "Valour FC signs Chilean forward Walter Ponce". Valour FC. January 13, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "Valour FC signs left back Matteo de Brienne". Canadian Premier League. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Valour FC sign American defender Jonathan Esparza". Valour FC. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Valour FC sign defender Tony Mikhael and goalkeeper Rayane Yesli". Valour FC. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian defender Rocco Romeo". Canadian Premier League. February 4, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian forward Alessandro Riggi". Canadian Premier League. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Matthew Catavolo". Canadian Premier League. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Valour FC sign CPL U-Sports Draft Pick Jacob Carlos". Valour FC. April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ "Valour FC signs Canadian goalkeeper Evan Barker". Valour FC. May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- ^ "Valour FC signs Colombian midfielder Kevin Rendón". Valour FC. May 31, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "Valour FC signs Canadian defender Nassim Mekideche". Valour FC. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "Valour FC acquire midfielder Daniel Ascanio on loan". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Valour FC acquire goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois and midfielder Sean Rea on loan". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Valour FC acquire forward Billy Forbes on loan". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. July 21, 2022. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ "ATO Signing Day: Atlético Ottawa adds attacking fire with Alemán". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Atlético Ottawa. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Valour FC Announces Player Departures". northerntribune.ca. Northern Tribune. January 29, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "Valour FC announce departure of forward William Akio". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. July 17, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ^ "2022 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ "Schedule Update: Atlético Ottawa vs. Valour FC Match Postponed". Canadian Premier League. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
- ^ "Schedule Update: Valour FC vs. Forge FC match postponed". Canadian Premier League. April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ "Schedule Update presented by WestJet: Forge FC vs. Valour FC matches rescheduled". Canadian Premier League. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
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