2025 Cavalry FC season

Cavalry FC
2025 season
PresidentIan Allison
CoachTommy Wheeldon Jr.
StadiumATCO Field

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.[1]

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.[2]

Current squad

As of August 15, 2025[3]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Marco Carducci Canada GK (1996-09-24) September 24, 1996 Canada Calgary Foothills
21 Joseph Holliday Canada GK (2005-01-18) January 18, 2005 Canada Cavalry FC U21 U21
Defenders
2 Michael Harms Canada CB / RB (2005-12-31) December 31, 2005 Canada Calgary Foothills U21
3 Callum Montgomery Canada CB (1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 United States Minnesota United
4 Daan Klomp Netherlands CB (1998-08-10) August 10, 1998 Belgium La Louvière
5 Bradley Kamdem France LB / CB (1994-08-18) August 18, 1994 Malta Valletta
12 Tom Field Republic of Ireland LB (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 Canada Calgary Foothills
15 Levi Laing England CB (2003-04-12) April 12, 2003 England Aldershot Town INT
19 Mihail Gherasimencov Moldova LB (2005-03-25) March 25, 2005 Canada Whitecaps FC 2 U21, Loan
24 Eryk Kobza Canada CB / DM (2001-11-23) November 23, 2001 Canada Calgary Dinos
33 Fraser Aird Canada RB / RW (1995-02-02) February 2, 1995 Canada FC Edmonton
Midfielders
10 Sergio Camargo Canada AM (1994-08-16) August 16, 1994 Canada Calgary Foothills
18 Maël Henry Canada CM (2004-05-26) May 26, 2004 Canada Vancouver FC U21
22 Max Piepgrass Canada MID (2004-04-07) April 7, 2004 Canada CBU Capers U-S
26 Shamit Shome Bangladesh CM (1997-09-05) September 5, 1997 Canada FC Edmonton
27 Diego Gutiérrez Canada CM / RM / RB (1997-02-18) February 18, 1997 Canada Valour FC
28 Niko Myroniuk Canada CM (2005-07-21) July 21, 2005 Canada Mount Royal Cougars U21
30 James McGlinchey Canada MID (2007-05-18) May 18, 2007 Canada Cavalry FC U21 DEV
55 Michael Baldisimo Philippines DM (2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 United States San Jose Earthquakes
Forwards
7 Ali Musse Somalia ST / AM (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 Germany 1. FCA Darmstadt
9 Tobias Warschewski Germany CF / RW (1998-02-06) February 6, 1998 Canada FC Edmonton
14 Caniggia Elva Saint Lucia AM / ST / RW (1996-07-14) July 14, 1996 Germany Rot-Weiß Erfurt
17 Nicolas Wähling Germany RW / LW (1997-08-24) August 24, 1997 Germany TSV Steinbach INT
20 Goteh Ntignee Canada LW / AM / RW (2002-05-10) May 10, 2002 France FC Annecy
23 Chanan Chanda Canada CF September 6, 2006 (age 18) Canada Cavalry FC U21 U21, EYT
25 Ayman Sellouf Netherlands LW / CF (2001-08-25) August 25, 2001 Bulgaria FC Krumovgrad INT
29 Owen Antoniuk Canada AM (2002-08-26) August 26, 2002 Canada Calgary Dinos U-S
Out on loan
11 Jay Herdman (at Vancouver FC) New Zealand AM / CM / CF (2004-08-14) August 14, 2004 Canada Whitecaps FC 2 U21

Staff

As of May 9, 2025[4]
Executive
Owner, chairman, and CEO Canada Linda Southern-Heathcott
President and COO Canada Ian Allison
General manager England Tommy Wheeldon Jr.
Assistant general manager Canada Tofa Fakunle
Coaching staff
Head coach England Tommy Wheeldon Jr.
Technical director and assistant coach England Jay Wheeldon
Assistant coach Canada Nik Ledgerwood
Goalkeeper coach Canada David Odorico

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
11 MF New Zealand Jay Herdman Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Free January 14, 2025 [5]
31 GK Canada Neven Fewster Canada Cavalry FC U21 Signed to a development contract January 29, 2025 [6]
25 MF Canada Josh Belbin Canada Cavalry FC U21 Short-term contract for 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup matches January 29, 2025 [6]
30 MF Canada James McGlinchey Canada Cavalry FC U21 Signed to a development contract January 29, 2025 [6]
14 MF Saint Lucia Caniggia Elva Germany Rot-Weiß Erfurt Free February 3, 2025 [7]
55 MF Philippines Michael Baldisimo United States San Jose Earthquakes Free April 2, 2025 [8]
29 MF Canada Owen Antoniuk Canada Calgary Dinos Selected 16th in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract April 4, 2025 [9]
15 DF England Levi Laing England Aldershot Town Free April 15, 2025 [10]
22 MF Canada Max Piepgrass Canada CBU Capers Signed to a U-Sports contract April 28, 2025 [11]
41 GK England Daniel Clarke Canada CBU Capers Signed to a U-Sports contract May 30, 2025 [12]
34 DF Canada Matas Jakubaitis Canada Cavalry FC U21 Signed to a development contract June 11, 2025 [13]
20 FW Canada Goteh Ntignee France FC Annecy Free July 16, 2025 [14]
25 FW Netherlands Ayman Sellouf Bulgaria FC Krumovgrad Free July 24, 2025 [15]
4 DF Netherlands Daan Klomp Belgium La Louvière Free August 14, 2025 [16]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
DF Moldova Mihail Gherasimencov Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Season-long loan March 8, 2024 [17]

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.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 8 FW Harvey Hughes  England Cape Breton
2 16 FW Owen Antoniuk  Canada Calgary

Out

Transferred out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
19 FW South Sudan William Akio Australia Canberra Tigers Contract terminated by mutual consent December 6, 2024 [18]
4 DF Netherlands Daan Klomp Belgium La Louvière Contract expired December 31, 2024 [18]
11 MF New Zealand Jay Herdman Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Loan expired December 31, 2024 [18]
9 FW Trinidad and Tobago Malcolm Shaw Republic of Ireland Galway United Option declined December 31, 2024 [19]
80 FW Canada Lowell Wright Canada TSS FC Rovers Contract terminated by mutual consent January 29, 2025 [6]
25 MF Canada Josh Belbin Left club following 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup matches April 3, 2025 [20]
6 MF Canada Charlie Trafford Retired March 25, 2025 [21]
8 MF Australia Jesse Daley Singapore Tanjong Pagar United Contract terminated by mutual consent June 11, 2025 [13]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
11 FW New Zealand Jay Herdman Canada Vancouver FC Loaned until end of season August 8, 2025 [22]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League April 5 October 18 Matchday 1 14 7 4 3 22 12 +10 050.00
Canadian Championship April 29 July 8 Preliminary round 3 1 1 1 8 0 +8 033.33
CONCACAF Champions Cup February 6 February 13 Round one 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
Total 19 9 5 5 32 15 +17 047.37

Last updated: July 20, 2025
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2025 Canadian Premier League season

The Canadian Premier League season started on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

April 5 Forge FC 1-0 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
  • Bruno Yellow card 48' Yellow-red card 72'
  • Babouli 58'
  • Ampomah Yellow card 90'
 Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 7,963
Referee: Michael Venne
April 18 Cavalry FC 1-1 Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,335
Referee: Ben Hoskins
April 26 Cavalry FC 1-3 Atlético Ottawa Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,763
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
May 2 York United 1-2 Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
 Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,342
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
May 10 HFX Wanderers 0-3 Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
Alphonse Yellow card 75' Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 5,044
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
May 17 Cavalry FC 4-0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,669
Referee: Scott Bowman
May 25 Cavalry FC 4-0 Valour FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,654
Referee: Alain Ruch
May 31 Forge FC 1-1 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
 Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 6,578
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
June 8 Cavalry FC 2-1 York United FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 5,114
Referee: Michael Venne
June 14 HFX Wanderers 1-1 Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,339
Referee: Ben Hoskins
June 22 Cavalry FC 1-0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,450
Referee: Mario Al-Ayass
June 28 Cavalry FC 0-2 Atlético Ottawa Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,452
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
July 13 Vancouver FC 0-0 Cavalry FC Langley, British Columbia
 Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 1,718
Referee: Ben Hoskins
July 20 Valour FC 1-2 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
 Report
Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Attendance: 2,961
Referee: Roberto D'Alesio
July 26 Cavalry FC 0-1 York United FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,496
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
Note: Musse was shown a red card following the final whistle of the match and received a 3-match suspension for violent conduct.[23]
July 29 Valour FC 2-1 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
 Report
Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Referee: Amir Saman Soltani
Note: Himaras (on bench) received a 3-match suspension for violent conduct following the red card.[23]
August 4 Pacific FC - Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
Report Stadium: Starlight Stadium
August 9 Cavalry FC - HFX Wanderers Foothills County, Alberta
Report Stadium: ATCO Field
August 17 Cavalry FC - Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
Report Stadium: ATCO Field
August 23 Atlético Ottawa - Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 30 Cavalry FC - Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
Report Stadium: ATCO Field
September 5 York United - Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
Report Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 13 Cavalry FC - HFX Wanderers Foothills County, Alberta
Report Stadium: ATCO Field
September 20 Cavalry FC - Valour FC Foothills County, Alberta
Report Stadium: ATCO Field
September 27 Atlético Ottawa - Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 5 Pacific FC - Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
Report Stadium: Starlight Stadium
October 10 Cavalry FC - Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
Report Stadium: ATCO Field
October 18 Vancouver FC - Cavalry FC Langley, British Columbia
Report Stadium: Willoughby Community Park

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2025 Canadian Championship

The draw for the preliminary round and quarterfinals was held on December 12, 2024.[24]

Preliminary round

May 6 Single leg Cavalry FC 6–0 Edmonton Scottish Calgary, Alberta
7:00 PM MDT
Report
  • Masri Yellow card 34'
 Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,552
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Quarterfinals

May 21 Leg 1 Vancouver FC 1-1 Cavalry FC Langley, British Columbia
 Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 1,434
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
July 8 Leg 2 Cavalry FC 1-1
(2-2 agg.)
(4-5 p)		 Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Referee: Michael Venne
Penalties

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

The CONCACAF Champions Cup draw was held on December 10, 2024, with Cavalry drawing Liga MX side UNAM in round one.[25] 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.[26]

Round one

February 6 Leg 1 Cavalry FC Canada 2–1 Mexico UNAM Langford, BC
10:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,139
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
February 13 Leg 2 UNAM Mexico 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Canada Cavalry FC Mexico City
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario
Attendance: 8,778
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

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