Atlético Ottawa
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| Full name | Atlético Ottawa | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Ottleti[1] | ||
| Founded | January 29, 2020 | ||
| Stadium | TD Place Stadium Ottawa, Ontario | ||
| Capacity | 24,000 | ||
| Owner | Club Atlético de Madrid | ||
| CEO | Fernando Lopez | ||
| President | Jeff Hunt | ||
| Coach | Mista | ||
| League | Canadian Premier League | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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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 Stadium.[2]
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 will debut 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]
Stadium
Atlético Ottawa will play at TD Place Stadium 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.[10]
Crest and colours
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".[11]
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").[11]
Players and staff
Roster
- As of August 10, 2020[12]
| No. | Position | Player | Nation |
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| 1 | GK | Nacho Zabal |  Spain
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| 2 | MF | Malyk Hamilton |  Canada
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| 3 | DF | Milovan Kapor | Canada
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| 4 | DF | Brandon John | Canada
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| 5 | MF | Viti Martínez | Spain
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| 6 | DF | Gianfranco Facchineri (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC) | Canada
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| 7 | MF | Bernardinho ([A]) |  Ghana
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| 8 | MF | Francisco Acuña |  Mexico
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| 9 | FW | Mohamed Kourouma |  Guinea
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| 10 | MF | Ben Fisk | Canada
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| 11 | MF | Antoine Coupland | Canada
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| 12 | DF | Michel Djaozandry | Canada
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| 13 | FW | Kunle Dada-Luke ([A]) | Canada
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| 14 | DF | Jarred Phillips | Canada
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| 18 | MF | Tevin Shaw ([A]) |  Jamaica
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| 19 | FW | Malcolm Shaw | Canada
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| 21 | FW | Maksym Kowal | Canada
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| 22 | MF | Ben McKendry | Canada
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| 23 | MF | Ajay Khabra | Canada
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| 25 | GK | Ricky Gomes | Canada
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| 30 | GK | Horace Sobze Zemo |  Cameroon
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| 42 | FW | Matteo de Brienne | Canada
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| 44 | DF | Vashon Neufville |  England
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Current staff
| Executive | |
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| CEO | Fernando Lopez |
| President | Jeff Hunt |
| Coaching staff | |
| Head coach | Mista |
| Goalkeeper coach | José Ángel Oyonarte |
| Head of strength and physical training | José Oriol |
Head coaches
- As of February 11, 2020
| Coach | Nation | Tenure | Record | |||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Mista | Spain
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February 11, 2020 – present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
Notes
- ^ a b c Player is signed, but hasn't been added to the 2020 roster because of difficulties getting into Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic
References
- ^ Bedakian, Armen (February 11, 2020). "'Main challenge is time': Atlético Ottawa firing on all cylinders ahead of 2020 kick-off". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League awards 1st Expansion Team to Ottawa". Canadian Premier League. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Vlasveld, Mike (January 29, 2020). "Ottawa getting pro soccer back, this time in Canadian Premier League". OttawaMatters. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Mazur, Alexandra (November 8, 2019). "Ottawa Fury FC forced to suspend operations over league 'politics,' says president". Global News. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "CPL awards expansion team to Ottawa for 2020 season". Sportsnet. Canadian Press. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Pro soccer returning to Ottawa this spring". CBC News. Ottawa. January 29, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ^ 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,
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Ottawa". FIFA. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
- ^ a b "Emblem Inspiration". Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Roster". Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ "Mista revealed as Atlético Ottawa's first head coach". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. Retrieved February 11, 2020.{[dead link|date=April 2020
- ^ "Atlético Ottawa would like to welcome two additions to our coaching staff". Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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