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2025 Cavalry FC season

{{Infobox soccer club season

| club = Cavalry FC

| season = 2025

| manager = Tommy Wheeldon Jr.

| chairman = Ian Allison

| stadium = ATCO Field

| league = Canadian Premier League

| league result =

| cup1 = Canadian Championship

| cup1 result =

| cup2 = CONCACAF Champions Cup

| cup2 result =

| league topscorer =

| season topscorer =

| mgrtitle = Coach

| chrtitle = President

| prevseason = 2024

| nextseason = 2026

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The 2025 Cavalry FC season is the seventh season in the history of Cavalry FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship and in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.{{Cite web |title=Cavalry Cruises To Historic CPL Championship Win |url=https://northerntribune.ca/cavalry-win-canadian-premier-league-2024/ |date=2024-11-09 |website=Northern Tribune |language=en-CA}}

On February 6, Cavalry FC made history by becoming the first Canadian Premier League side to obtain a win in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, after defeating Liga MX team Pumas UNAM.{{Cite web |title=Cavalry FC makes history with comeback victory against Mexico's Pumas UNAM |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/cavalryfc-soccer-calgary-mexico-pumas-concacaf-1.7453169 |date=2025-02-07 |publisher=CBC |language=en-CA}}

Current squad

As of April 15, 2025{{Cite web |title=Cavalry FC roster |url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/roster |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Cavalry FC |language=en-CA}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:86%; width:90%;"
style="background:#335525; color:white; text-align:center;"| No.

! style="background:#335525; color:white; text-align:center;"| Name

! style="background:#335525; color:white; text-align:center;"| Nationality

! style="background:#335525; color:white; text-align:center;"| Position(s)

! style="background:#335525; color:white; text-align:center;"| Date of birth (Age)

! style="background:#335525; color:white; text-align:center;"| Previous club

! style="background:#335525; color:white; text-align:center;"| Notes

colspan="7" style="background:#da291c; color:white; text-align:center;"| Goalkeepers
1

| Marco Carducci

| {{Flagicon|Canada}}

| GK

| {{birth date and age|1996|09|24}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|Canada}} Calgary Foothills

|

21

|Joseph Holliday

|{{Flagicon|Canada}}

|GK

|{{birth date and age|2005|01|18}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|Canada}} Cavalry FC U21

|align="left" | {{Abbr|U21|Domestic U-21 Player}}

31

| Neven Fewster

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| GK

|

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|Canada}} Cavalry FC U21

|align="left"| {{Abbr|DEV|Development Contract}}

colspan="7" style="background:#da291c; color:white; text-align:center;"| Defenders
2

| Michael Harms

| {{Flagicon|Canada}}

| CB / RB

| {{birth date and age|2005|12|31}}

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|CAN}} Calgary Foothills

| align="left" | {{Abbr|U21|Domestic U-21 Player}}

3

| Callum Montgomery

| {{Flagicon|Canada}}

| CB

| {{birth date and age|1997|5|14}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|United States}} Minnesota United

|align="left"|

5

| Bradley Kamdem

| {{Flagicon|France}}

| LB / CB

| {{birth date and age|1994|8|18}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|MLT}} Valletta

|align="left"|

12

| Tom Field

| {{Flagicon|Ireland}}

| LB

| {{birth date and age|1997|3|14}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|CAN}} Calgary Foothills

|align="left"|

19

| Mihail Gherasimencov

| {{Flagicon|MDA}}

| LB

| {{birth date and age|2005|3|25}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|CAN}} Whitecaps FC 2

|align="left"| {{Abbr|U21|Domestic U-21 Player}}, {{Abbr|Loan|On Loan}}

24

| Eryk Kobza

| {{Flagicon|Canada}}

| CB / DM

| {{birth date and age|2001|11|23}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|CAN}} Calgary Dinos

|align="left"|

33

| Fraser Aird

| {{Flagicon|CAN}}

| RB / RW / ST

| {{birth date and age|1995|2|2}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|CAN}} FC Edmonton

|align="left"|

| Levi Laing

| {{Flagicon|ENG}}

| CB

| {{birth date and age|2003|4|12}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|ENG}} Aldershot Town

|align="left"| List of foreign CPL players

colspan="7" style="background:#da291c; color:white; text-align:center;"| Midfielders
8

| Jesse Daley

| {{Flagicon|Australia}}

| CM

| {{birth date and age|1997|10|16}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|Australia}} Brisbane Roar

|align="left"| List of foreign CPL players

10

| Sergio Camargo

| {{Flagicon|Canada}}

| AM

| {{birth date and age|1994|8|16}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|Canada}} Calgary Foothills

|align="left"|

11

| Jay Herdman

| {{flagicon|NZL}}

| AM / CM / CF

| {{birth date and age|2004|8|14}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Whitecaps FC 2

|align="left"| {{Abbr|U21|Domestic U-21 Player}}

14

| Caniggia Elva

| {{flagicon|LCA}}

| AM / ST / RW

| {{birth date and age|1996|7|14}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|GER}} Rot-Weiß Erfurt

|align="left"|

18

| Maël Henry

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| CM

| {{birth date and age|2004|5|26}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Vancouver FC

|align="left"| {{Abbr|U21|Domestic U-21 Player}}

26

| Shamit Shome

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| AM

| {{birth date and age|1997|9|5}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} FC Edmonton

|align="left"|

27

| Diego Gutiérrez

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| RM / RB

| {{birth date and age|1997|2|18}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} Valour FC

|align="left"|

28

| Niko Myroniuk

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| CM

| {{birth date and age|2005|7|21}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|Canada}} Mount Royal Cougars

|align="left"| {{Abbr|U21|Domestic U-21 Player}}

30

| James McGlinchey

| {{flagicon|CAN}}

| MID

|

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|Canada}} Cavalry FC U21

|align="left"| {{Abbr|DEV|Development Contract}}

55

| Michael Baldisimo

| {{Flagicon|PHI}}

| DM

| {{birth date and age|2000|4|13}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|USA}} San Jose Earthquakes

|align="left"|

| Owen Antoniuk

| {{Flagicon|Canada}}

| AM

| {{birth date and age|2002|8|26}}

|align="left"| {{Flagicon|Canada}} Calgary Dinos

|align="left"| {{Abbr|U-S|U-Sports contract}}

colspan="7" style="background:#da291c; color:white; text-align:center;"| Forwards
7

| Ali Musse

| {{flagicon|SOM}}

| ST / AM

| {{birth date and age|1996|1|1}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} 1. FCA Darmstadt

|align="left"|

9

| Tobias Warschewski

| {{flagicon|GER}}

| CF / RW

| {{birth date and age|1998|2|6}}

|align="left"| {{flagicon|CAN}} FC Edmonton

|align="left"|

17

| Nicolas Wähling

| {{flagicon|GER}}

| RW / LW

| {{birth date and age|1997|8|24}}

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} TSV Steinbach

| align="left" | List of foreign CPL players

23

| Chanan Chanda

| {{Flagicon|Canada}}

| CF

| September 6, 2006 (age 18)

| align="left" | {{Flagicon|Canada}} Cavalry FC U21

| align="left" | {{Abbr|U21|Domestic U-21 Player}}, {{Abbr|EYT|Exceptional Young Talent}}

Transfers

= In =

class="wikitable sortable" style="width:90%; font-size:95%;"
No.

!Pos.

!Player

!From club

!Fee/notes

!Date

!Source

align=center|11

|align=center|{{sort|3|MF}}

|{{sort|Herdman, Jay |{{flagicon|NZL}} Jay Herdman}}

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Whitecaps FC 2

|Free

|{{dts|January 14, 2025}}

|{{cite web|url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-signs-jay-herdman-2025 |title=Cavalry FC Signs Forward Jay Herdman to 2025 Roster |publisher=Cavalry FC |date=January 14, 2025|accessdate=January 14, 2025}}

align=center|

|align=center|{{sort|1|GK}}

|{{sort|Fewster, Neven |{{flagicon|CAN}} Neven Fewster}}

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Cavalry FC U21

|Signed to a development contract

|{{dts|January 29, 2025}}

|{{cite web|url= https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-announces-2025-concacaf-champions-cup-roster |title= Cavalry FC Announces 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Roster |publisher=Cavalry FC|date=January 29, 2025|accessdate=January 29, 2025}}

align=center|

|align=center|{{sort|3|MF}}

|{{sort|Belbin, Josh |{{flagicon|CAN}} Josh Belbin}}

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Cavalry FC U21

|Short-term contract

|{{dts|January 29, 2025}}

|

align=center|

|align=center|{{sort|3|MF}}

|{{sort|McGlinchey, James |{{flagicon|CAN}} James McGlinchey}}

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Cavalry FC U21

|Signed to a development contract

|{{dts|January 29, 2025}}

|

align=center|

|align=center|{{sort|3|MF}}

|{{sort|Elva, Caniggia |{{flagicon|LCA}} Caniggia Elva}}

|{{flagicon|GER}} Rot-Weiß Erfurt

|Free

|{{dts|February 3, 2025}}

|{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-sign-calgary-raised-forward-caniggia-elva |title= Cavalry FC sign Calgary-raised forward Caniggia Elva |publisher=Canadian Premier League|date=February 3, 2025|accessdate=February 3, 2025}}

align=center|

|align=center|{{sort|3|MF}}

|{{sort|Baldisimo, Michael |{{flagicon|PHI}} Michael Baldisimo}}

|{{flagicon|USA}} San Jose Earthquakes

|Free

|{{dts|April 2, 2025}}

|{{cite web|url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-signs-midfielder-michael-baldisimo-to-2025-roster |title= Cavalry FC Signs Midfielder Michael Baldisimo to 2025 Roster |publisher=Cavalry FC |date=April 2, 2025|accessdate=April 2, 2025}}

align=center|

|align=center|{{sort|3|MF}}

|{{sort|Antoniuk, Owen |{{flagicon|CAN}} Owen Antoniuk}}

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Calgary Dinos

|Selected 16th in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract

|April 4, 2025

|{{cite web |title=Cavalry FC Roster Update – April 4, 2025 |url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-roster-update-april-4-2025 |publisher=Cavalry FC |access-date=April 4, 2025 |date=April 4, 2025}}

align=center|

|align=center|{{sort|2|DF}}

|{{sort|Laing, Levi |{{flagicon|ENG}} Levi Laing}}

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Aldershot Town

|Free

|{{dts|April 15, 2025}}

|{{cite web|url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-signs-arsenal-west-ham-product-levi-laing |title= Cavalry FC Signs Arsenal, West Ham product Levi Laing |publisher=Cavalry FC |date=April 15, 2025|accessdate=April 15, 2025}}

== Loans in ==

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No.

!Pos.

!Player

!Loaned from

!Fee/notes

!Date

!Source

align=center|

|align=center|{{sort|2|DF}}

|align=Gherasimencov, Mihail |{{flagicon|MDA}} Mihail Gherasimencov

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Whitecaps FC 2

|Season-long loan

|{{dts|March 8, 2024}}

|{{cite web |title=Cavalry FC Signs Local Defender Mihail Gherasimencov on loan for 2025 Season |url=https://canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-signs-local-defender-mihail-gherasimencov-on-loan-for-2025-season |publisher=Canadian Premier League |access-date=March 8, 2025 |date=March 8, 2025}}

== Draft picks ==

Cavalry FC selected the following players in the 2025 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.

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Round

!Selection

!Pos.

!Player

!Nationality

!University

align=center|1

|align=center|8

|align=center|FW

|Harvey Hughes

|{{Flagu|England}}

|Cape Breton

align=center|2

|align=center|16

|align=center|FW

|Owen Antoniuk

|{{Flagu|Canada}}

|Calgary

= Out =

==Transferred out==

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No.

!Pos.

!Player

!To club

!Fee/notes

!Date

!Source

align=center|19

|align=center|{{sort|4|FW}}

|{{sort|Akio, William |{{flagicon|SSD}} William Akio}}

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Canberra Tigers

|Contract terminated by mutual consent

|{{dts|December 6, 2024}}

|{{cite web|url= https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-announces-end-of-season-roster-updates |title= Cavalry FC Announces End of Season Roster Updates |publisher=Cavalry FC|date=December 6, 2024|accessdate=December 9, 2024}}

align=center|4

|align=center|{{sort|2|DF}}

|{{sort|Klomp, Daan |{{flagicon|NED}} Daan Klomp}}

|{{flagicon|BEL}} La Louvière

|Contract expired

|{{dts|December 31, 2024}}

|

align=center|11

|align=center|{{sort|3|MF}}

|{{sort|Herdman, Jay |{{flagicon|NZL}} Jay Herdman}}

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Whitecaps FC 2

|Loan expired

|{{dts|December 31, 2024}}

|

align=center|9

|align=center|{{sort|4|FW}}

|{{sort|Shaw, Malcolm |{{flagicon|TRI}} Malcolm Shaw}}

|

|Option declined

|{{dts|December 31, 2024}}

|{{cite web|url= https://canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-exercise-4-contract-options-sign-6-players-to-new-deals |title= Cavalry FC exercise 4 contract options, sign 6 players to new deals |publisher=Canadian Premier League|date=January 16, 2025|accessdate=January 16, 2025}}

align=center|80

|align=center|{{sort|4|FW}}

|{{sort|Wright, Lowell |{{flagicon|CAN}} Lowell Wright}}

|

|Contract terminated by mutual consent

|{{dts|January 29, 2025}}

|

align=center|6

|align=center|{{sort|3|MF}}

|{{sort|Trafford, Charlie |{{flagicon|CAN}} Charlie Trafford}}

|Retired

|

|{{dts|March 25, 2025}}

|{{cite web|url= https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fc-midfielder-charlie-trafford-announces-retirement |title= Cavalry FC Midfielder Charlie Trafford Announces Retirement |publisher=Cavalry FC|date=March 25, 2025|accessdate=March 25, 2025}}

Competitions

=Overview=

{{Fb overview|c=3 |u=February 6, 2025

|c1 = Canadian Premier League

|fm1= |lm1= |sr1=Matchday 1 |w1=0 |d1=0 |l1=0 |f1=0 |a1=0 |fp1=

|c2 = Canadian Championship

|fm2= |lm2= |sr2=Preliminary round |w2=0 |d2=0 |l2=0 |f2=0 |a2=0 |fp2=

|c3 = CONCACAF Champions Cup

|fm3=February 6 |lm3=February 13 |sr3=Round one |w3=1 |d3=0 |l3=1 |f3=2 |a3=3 |fp3=

}}

=Canadian Premier League=

{{main article|2025 Canadian Premier League season}}

The Canadian Premier League schedule is expected to be released in early February, 2025.

=Canadian Championship=

{{main article|2025 Canadian Championship}}

The draw for the preliminary round and quarterfinals was held on December{{nbsp}}12, 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://canpl.ca/article/2025-telus-canadian-championship-preliminary-round-matchups-confirmed |title=2025 Telus Canadian Championship preliminary round matchups confirmed |work=Canadian Premier League |date=December 12, 2024 |access-date=February 4, 2025}}

==Preliminary round==

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|date= May 6

|time= 7:00 PM

|round= Single leg

|score=

|report=

|team1= Cavalry FC

|goals1=

|team2= Edmonton Scottish

|goals2=

|stadium= ATCO Field

|location= Calgary, Alberta

|attendance=

|referee=

|result=

}}

=CONCACAF Champions Cup=

{{main article|2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup}}

The CONCACAF Champions Cup draw was held on December{{nbsp}}10, 2024, with Cavalry drawing Liga MX side UNAM in round one.{{Cite news |url=https://www.tsn.ca/soccer/vancouver-whitecaps-to-face-costa-rica-s-deportivo-saprissa-in-concacaf-champions-cup-1.2218153 |title=Whitecaps to face Costa Rica's Saprissa in CONCACAF Champions Cup |first=Neil |last=Davidson |work=TSN |agency=The Canadian Press |date=December 10, 2024}} Because of potential weather issues in Calgary in February, the club announced shortly after the draw that their first round match will be played at Pacific FC's Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC.{{Cite news |url=https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/article/2025-concacaf-champions-cup-round-one |title=Cavalry FC to Play 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One Home Match at Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC|publisher=Cavalry FC |date=December 13, 2024 |access-date=December 13, 2024}}

==Round one==

{{football box collapsible

|date= February 6

|time= 10:00{{nbsp}}pm

|round= Leg 1

|team1= Cavalry FC {{fbaicon|CAN}}

|score= 2–1

|report= https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-cup/game-details?matchid=756277

|team2= {{fbaicon|MEX}} UNAM

|goals1= * Trafford {{goal|53}}

|goals2= * López {{goal|44}}

|location= Langford, BC

|stadium = Starlight Stadium

|attendance= 3,139

|referee= Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

|result= W

}}

{{football box collapsible

|date= February 13

|time= 8:00{{nbsp}}pm

|round= Leg 2

|team1= UNAM {{fbaicon|MEX}}

|score= 2–0

|aggregatescore= 3–2

|report= https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-cup/game-details?matchid=756288

|team2= {{fbaicon|CAN}} Cavalry FC

|goals1= *Martínez {{goal|53||74}}

|goals2=

|stadium= Estadio Olímpico Universitario

|location= Mexico City

|attendance= 8,778

|referee= Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

|result= L

}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/ Official site]
  • [https://www.concacaf.com/champions-cup/clubs/cavalry-fc/ Cavalry FC] at CONCACAF Champions Cup

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