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Atlético Ottawa
Full nameAtlético Ottawa
Nickname(s)Ottleti[1]
FoundedJanuary 29, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-01-29)
StadiumTD Place, Ottawa
Capacity4,500[a]
OwnerAtlético Madrid
CEOFernando Lopez
PresidentJeff Hunt
CoachCarlos González
LeagueCanadian Premier League
2021Canadian Premier League, 8th
WebsiteClub website
Current season
Active departments of Atlético Madrid
Football
(Men's)		 Football B
(Men's)		 Football Youth
(Men's)
Football
(Women's)		 Football
in Canada		 Football
in Mexico

Atlético Ottawa is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at TD Place.[2] The team was founded in 2020 by Spanish club Atlético Madrid.

History

From 2014 to 2019, Ottawa Fury FC competed in American-based soccer leagues, most recently the USL Championship.[3] The Fury dissolved after the 2019 season due to sanctioning issues associated with competing in the United States with the emergence of the domestic Canadian Premier League.[4] This left Ottawa without a professional soccer team heading into the 2020 season.

On January 29, 2020, it was announced that Ottawa had been awarded the Canadian Premier League's first expansion team to be owned by Spanish club Atlético Madrid with Ottawa businessman Jeff Hunt as a strategic partner.[5] The club debuted in the 2020 Canadian Premier League season under the name Atlético Ottawa.[6][7]

The club's identity, including name, crest, and colours, was unveiled on February 11, 2020.[7][8] The day was proclaimed "Atlético Ottawa Day" by Ottawa mayor Jim Watson.[9] Mista was announced as the first head coach and general manager of the club.[7] As of their inaugural season, Atlético Ottawa home and away games are broadcast on OneSoccer, and on TSN 1200 in radio format.

Moments after kick-off at Atlético Ottawa's first home game on August 14, 2021

After playing the 2020 season and start of the 2021 season at neutral-site venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlético Ottawa made their home debut on August 14, 2021. Over 12,000 spectators were in attendance as Ottawa defeated the HFX Wanderers 2–1.[10]

Stadium

TD Place in 2014

Atlético Ottawa play at TD Place at Lansdowne Park in The Glebe neighbourhood of Ottawa. The stadium is shared with the Ottawa Redblacks Canadian football team and formerly hosted Ottawa Fury FC and hosted nine matches from the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[11]

Crest and colours

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Atlético Ottawa kits.

The club's identity is based upon that of its parent club, Atlético Madrid. The crest features a blue silhouette of the Peace Tower on Ottawa's Parliament Hill. Underneath are red and white stripes, evoking Atlético Madrid's crest and Canada's flag. At the base of the crest is a maple leaf. The club's alternate logo is a canoe paddle crossed by two arrows, taken from the Coat of arms of Ottawa, with the monogram "AO".[12]

Like Atlético Madrid, the club's colours are red, white, and blue (branded by the club as "federal red", "blanc d'Ottawa", and "Rideau blue").[12]

Players and staff

Squad

As of July 18, 2022[13]
No. Position Player Nation
1 GK Sean Melvin  Canada
2 DF Drew Beckie  Canada
3 DF Macdonald Niba  Cameroon
4 DF Diego Espejo (on loan from Atlético Madrid B)  Spain
6 MF Chris Mannella  Canada
7 MF Keven Alemán  Canada
8 MF Ben McKendry  Canada
9 FW Brian Wright  Canada
10 MF Ollie Bassett  Northern Ireland
11 FW Vladimir Moragrega (on loan from Atlético San Luis)  Mexico
13 FW Ballou Tabla  Canada
15 DF Maxim Tissot  Canada
16 DF Zach Verhoven  Canada
17 DF Miguel Acosta  Spain
19 FW Malcolm Shaw  Canada
20 MF Abdoul Sissoko  France
21 DF José Cunha  Portugal
22 MF Zakaria Bahous  Canada
29 GK Nathan Ingham  Canada
33 DF Iván Pérez  Spain
45 FW Carl Haworth  Canada
46 DF Zachary Roy  Canada
— MF Owen Antoniuk (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps)  Canada

Staff

As of April 5, 2022[14][15][16]
Executive
CEO Spain Fernando Lopez
President Canada Jeff Hunt
Senior director, soccer operations / match director Canada Carrie McKay
Director, soccer operations Canada JD Ulanowski
Coaching staff
Head coach Spain Carlos González
Assistant coach / physical preparation lead Spain David Galán
Assistant coach Canada Kwesi Loney
Goalkeepers coach Spain Borja Montero

Head coaches

As of July 9, 2022
Coach Nation Tenure Record
G W D L Win %
Mista  Spain February 11, 2020 – December 28, 2021[17] 36 8 10 18 022.22
Carlos González  Spain February 24, 2022[16] – present error 7 3 3 058.33

Club captains

Years Name Nation
2020 Ben Fisk  Canada
2021 Milovan Kapor  Canada
2021– Drew Beckie  Canada

Records

Year-by-year

Season League Playoffs CC Continental Average
attendance 		Top goalscorer(s)
Div League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Pos. Name Goals
2020a 1 CPL 7 2 2 3 7 12 −5 8 1.14 7th DNQ DNQ Ineligible N/A Mexico Francisco Acuña
Canada Malcolm Shaw 		2
2021 CPL 28 6 8 14 30 47 −17 26 0.93 8th DNQ Preliminary round DNQ 4,100 Canada Malcolm Shaw 10
2022 CPL 13 7 3 3 14 13 1 25 1.92 2nd TBD Preliminary round DNQ 4,015 Northern Ireland Ollie Bassett 4

1. Average attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league season, league playoffs, Canadian Championship, CONCACAF League, and other competitive continental matches.
a: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the season was held exclusively in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, without fans formatted as a double round robin season with a single match final[18]

Most appearances

As of July 9, 2022
# Name Nation Career at club Games Played
CPL Cup Int'l Total
1 Malcolm Shaw  Canada 2020– 49 1 0 50
2 Ben McKendry  Canada 2020– 45 1 0 46
3 Miguel Acosta  Spain 2021– 41 2 0 43
4 Brian Wright  Canada 2021– 35 2 0 37
5 Zach Verhoven  Canada 2021– 34 2 0 36
6 Drew Beckie  Canada 2021– 28 2 0 30
7 Milovan Kapor  Canada 2020–2021 27 1 0 28
8 Rafael Núñez  Dominican Republic 2021 25 1 0 26
Dylon Powley  Canada 2021 26 0 0 26
10 Chris Mannella  Canada 2021– 23 0 0 23
Note: Bold indicates active player

Most goals

As of July 3, 2022
# Name Nation Career at club Goals scored
CPL Cup Int'l Total
1 Malcolm Shaw  Canada 2020– 14 1 0 15
2 Brian Wright  Canada 2021– 9 1 0 10
3 Ollie Bassett  Northern Ireland 2022– 4 0 0 4
4 Miguel Acosta  Spain 2021– 3 0 0 3
Viti Martínez  Spain 2020–2021 2 1 0 3
Ryan Telfer  Trinidad and Tobago 2021 3 0 0 3
Zach Verhoven  Canada 2021– 3 0 0 3

Note: Bold indicates active player

Notes

  1. ^ TD Place Stadium capacity is limited to 4,500 for Atlético Ottawa matches but is expandable to 24,000.

References

  1. ^ Bedakian, Armen (February 11, 2020). "'Main challenge is time': Atlético Ottawa firing on all cylinders ahead of 2020 kick-off". Canadian Premier League.
  2. ^ "Canadian Premier League awards 1st Expansion Team to Ottawa". Canadian Premier League. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Vlasveld, Mike (January 29, 2020). "Ottawa getting pro soccer back, this time in Canadian Premier League". OttawaMatters. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Mazur, Alexandra (November 8, 2019). "Ottawa Fury FC forced to suspend operations over league 'politics,' says president". Global News. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "CPL awards expansion team to Ottawa for 2020 season". Sportsnet. Canadian Press. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pro soccer returning to Ottawa this spring". CBC News. Ottawa. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Woods, Michael (February 11, 2020). "Ottawa's new soccer team is called Atletico Ottawa". CTV News. Ottawa. Retrieved February 11, 2020. The city's newest sports franchise is called Atletico Ottawa, it was announced Tuesday ... The club also announced its first head coach and general manager: Mista,
  8. ^ Molinaro, John (February 11, 2020). "CPL officially unveils Atlético Ottawa, as pro soccer returns to nation's capital". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  9. ^ Watson, Jim (February 11, 2020). "Pleased to proclaim 'Atletico Ottawa Day' ahead of a big announcement at noon! @CPLsoccer @atletienglish @TD_Place". Twitter. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  10. ^ The Canadian Press (August 14, 2021). "Atlético Ottawa defeats HFX Wanderers with late goal in 1st-ever home game". CBC Sports. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "Ottawa". FIFA. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Emblem Inspiration". Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  13. ^ "Roster". Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
  14. ^ "Atlético Ottawa CEO Fernando Lopez pens open letter to club's fans". September 27, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  15. ^ "ATLÉTICO OTTAWA: OWNERSHIP PROFILE". Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Atlético Ottawa names Carlos González as new Head Coach". Atlético Ottawa. February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  17. ^ "Thank you from the bottom of my heart. - Mista". Atlético Ottawa. December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  18. ^ "Canadian Premier League". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
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