2026 Cavalry FC season

Cavalry FC
2026 season
OwnerSpruce Meadows Sports & Entertainment
PresidentIan Allison
Head CoachTommy Wheeldon Jr.
StadiumATCO Field

The 2026 Cavalry FC season is the eighth season in the history of Cavalry FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will also compete in the Canadian Championship.

Current squad

As of March 12, 2026[1]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
21 Joseph Holliday GK (2005-01-18) January 18, 2005 Cavalry FC U21 U21
Nathan Ingham GK (1993-01-27) January 27, 1993 Atlético Ottawa
Defenders
2 Michael Harms CB / RB (2005-12-31) December 31, 2005 Calgary Foothills U21
4 Daan Klomp CB (1998-08-10) August 10, 1998 La Louvière
5 Bradley Kamdem LB / CB (1994-08-18) August 18, 1994 Valletta
15 Levi Laing CB (2003-04-12) April 12, 2003 Aldershot Town INT
24 Eryk Kobza CB / DM (2001-11-23) November 23, 2001 Calgary Dinos
Amer Didic CB (1994-12-28) December 28, 1994 Atlético Ottawa
Curtis Ofori LB (2005-11-20) November 20, 2005 New York Red Bulls INT
Midfielders
10 Sergio Camargo AM (1994-08-16) August 16, 1994 Calgary Foothills
18 Maël Henry CM (2004-05-26) May 26, 2004 Vancouver FC
28 Niko Myroniuk CM (2005-07-21) July 21, 2005 Mount Royal Cougars U21
30 James McGlinchey MID (2007-05-18) May 18, 2007 Cavalry FC U21 U21, EYT
55 Michael Baldisimo DM (2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 San Jose Earthquakes
Nathaniel Edwards LM / LW (2002-10-18) October 18, 2002 Toronto FC
Harry Paton CM / RM (1998-05-23) May 23, 1998 Forge FC
Forwards
7 Ali Musse ST / AM (1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 1. FCA Darmstadt
9 Tobias Warschewski CF / RW (1998-02-06) February 6, 1998 FC Edmonton
11 Jay Herdman CF / AM / CM (2004-08-14) August 14, 2004 Whitecaps FC 2
14 Caniggia Elva AM / ST / RW (1996-07-14) July 14, 1996 Rot-Weiß Erfurt
20 Goteh Ntignee LW / AM / RW (2002-05-10) May 10, 2002 FC Annecy

Staff

As of February 13, 2026[2]
Executive
Owner, chairman, and CEO Linda Southern-Heathcott
President and COO Ian Allison
General manager Tommy Wheeldon Jr.
Assistant general manager Tofa Fakunle
Coaching staff
Head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr.
Technical director and assistant coach Jay Wheeldon
Assistant coach Nik Ledgerwood
Goalkeeper coach Stewart Kerr

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
GK Nathan Ingham Atlético Ottawa Free January 1, 2026 [3]
DF Amer Didić Atlético Ottawa Free January 15, 2026 [4]
MF Harry Paton Forge FC Free February 5, 2026 [5]
MF Nathaniel Edwards Toronto FC Free February 9, 2026 [6]
DF Curtis Ofori New York Red Bulls Free February 11, 2026 [7]

Draft picks

Cavalry FC selected the following players in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft.[8] 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 7 FW Emmanuel Dan-Adokiene  Canada Trinity Western
2 14 DF Luc Ihama  Canada TMU

Out

Transferred out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
19 DF Mihail Gherasimencov Whitecaps FC 2 Loan ended November 9, 2025 [9]
1 GK Marco Carducci Halifax Wanderers Contract expired December 31, 2025 [9][10]
33 DF Fraser Aird Contract expired December 31, 2025 [9]
26 MF Shamit Shome Contract expired December 31, 2025 [9]
17 FW Nicolas Wähling FC Carl Zeiss Jena Contract expired December 31, 2025 [9]
12 DF Tom Field Vancouver FC Option declined December 31, 2025 [11]
27 MF Diego Gutiérrez Phnom Penh Crown Option declined December 31, 2025 [11]
25 FW Ayman Sellouf Option declined December 31, 2025 [11]
3 DF Callum Montgomery Detroit City FC Undisclosed fee February 3, 2026 [12]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League April 5 October 25 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Canadian Championship May 9 TBD Preliminary round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: March 7, 2026
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2026 Canadian Premier League season

Matches

The Canadian Premier League season starts on Saturday, April 4, 2025.

April 5 1 Pacific FC v Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
15:00 (UTC-07:00) Report Stadium: Starlight Stadium
April 12 2 Cavalry FC v Atlético Ottawa Foothills County, Alberta
14:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field
April 18 3 Forge FC v Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
16:00 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
April 25 4 Cavalry FC v Inter Toronto Foothills County, Alberta
15:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field
May 3 5 FC Supra v Cavalry FC Laval, Quebec
15:00 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: Stade Boréale
May 17 6 Vancouver FC v Cavalry FC Langley, British Columbia
18:00 (UTC-07:00) Report Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
May 24 7 Cavalry FC v Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
15:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field
May 31 8 Forge FC v Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
16:00 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
June 6 9 Cavalry FC v HFX Wanderers Foothills County, Alberta
17:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field
June 10 10 Inter Toronto v Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
19:30 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: York Lions Stadium
June 28 11 Cavalry FC v FC Supra Foothills County, Alberta
17:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field
July 4 12 Atlético Ottawa v Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
15:00 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
July 18 13 Cavalry FC v HFX Wanderers Foothills County, Alberta
13:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field
July 24 14 Vancouver FC v Cavalry FC Langley, British Columbia
19:00 (UTC-07:00) Report Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
July 31 15 Cavalry FC v Inter Toronto Foothills County, Alberta
19:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field
August 8 16 FC Supra v Cavalry FC Montreal, Quebec
20:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
August 15 17 Cavalry FC v Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
15:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field
August 22 18 Cavalry FC v Atlético Ottawa Foothills County, Alberta
14:30 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field
August 29 19 Cavalry FC v Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
15:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field
September 7 20 HFX Wanderers v Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 (UTC-03:00) Report Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
September 13 21 Pacific FC v Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
15:00 (UTC-07:00) Report Stadium: Starlight Stadium
September 19 22 Cavalry FC v Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
15:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field
September 25 23 Cavalry FC v FC Supra Foothills County, Alberta
19:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field
September 30 24 Atlético Ottawa v Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
19:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 3 25 Inter Toronto v Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
13:00 (UTC-04:00) Report Stadium: York Lions Stadium
October 12 26 HFX Wanderers v Cavalry FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
17:00 (UTC-03:00) Report Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
October 17 27 Cavalry FC v Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
14:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field
October 25 28 Cavalry FC v Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
14:00 (UTC-06:00) Report Stadium: ATCO Field

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2026 Canadian Championship

The draw for the preliminary round and quarterfinals was held on January 17, 2026.[13]

Preliminary round

May 9 Single leg Pacific FC v Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
16:00 (UTC-07:00) Report Stadium: Starlight Stadium

References

  1. ^ "Cavalry FC roster". Cavalry FC.
  2. ^ "Coaching Staff". February 13, 2026. Retrieved March 7, 2026.
  3. ^ "Cavalry Signs Star CPL Goalkeeper Nathan Ingham". Northern Tribune. January 1, 2026.
  4. ^ "Amer Didić signs for Cavalry FC, 'hungrier' than ever after injury layoff". Canadian Premier League. January 15, 2026.
  5. ^ "Cavalry Signs Former Forge Midfielder Harry Paton". Northern Tribune. February 5, 2026.
  6. ^ "Cavalry Adds TFC Forward Nathaniel Edwards". Northern Tribune. February 9, 2026.
  7. ^ "Cavalry FC sign defender Curtis Ofori to multi-year deal". Cavalry FC. February 11, 2026.
  8. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 28, 2025). "2026 CPL-U Sports Draft: Breakdown of all 16 picks". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 28, 2025.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Cavalry FC Announces End of Season Roster Updates". Cavalry FC. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  10. ^ "Cavalry FC Announces Departure of Marco Carducci". Cavalry FC. December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c "Cavalry exercise options on Kobza, Myroniuk; decline Field, Sellouf, Gutiérrez". Cavalry FC. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  12. ^ "Callum Montgomery signs one-year deal with Detroit City FC". Detroit City FC. February 3, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
  13. ^ "2026 TELUS Canadian Championship Preliminary Round Schedule Announced - Canada Soccer". Retrieved March 8, 2026.
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