2020 Valour FC season

Valour FC 2020 football season

Valour FC2020 season

President| Wade Miller
Head coach| Rob Gale
Stadium| IG Field
Canadian Premier League| 6th
Canadian Championship| Did not qualify
Top goalscorer| 8 players
(1 goal each)

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2020 Valour FC season was the second season in the club's history, as well as the second season in Canadian Premier League history.

## Current squad

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As of August 12, 2020.

No.  | Name  | Nationality  | Position(s)  | Date of birth (age)  | Previous club

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Goalkeepers
0  | Matt Silva |  | GK |  (1991-03-28)March 28, 1991 (aged 29)  |  York9 FC
1  | James Pantemis |  | GK |  (1997-02-21)February 21, 1997 (aged 23)  |  Montreal Impact
Defenders
2  | Raphaël Garcia |  | RB |  (1999-06-05)June 5, 1999 (aged 21)  |  Montreal Impact Academy
3  | Chakib Hocine |  | CB |  (1991-08-08)August 8, 1991 (aged 29)  |  HFX Wanderers
4  | Yohan Le Bourhis |  | CB |  (2000-03-09)March 9, 2000 (aged 20)  |  A.S. Blainville
5  | Julian Dunn |  | CB |  (2000-07-11)July 11, 2000 (aged 20)  |  Toronto FC
29  | Arnold Bouka Moutou |  | LB |  (1988-11-28)November 28, 1988 (aged 32)  |  Dijon
35  | Andrew Jean-Baptiste |  | CB |  (1992-06-16)June 16, 1992 (aged 28)  |  Umeå FC
48  | Dante Campbell |  | CB / DM |  (1999-05-22)May 22, 1999 (aged 21)  |  Toronto FC II
| Amir Soto[A] |  | CB |  (1997-11-04)November 4, 1997 (aged 23)  |  CD Universitario
Midfielders
6  | Moses Dyer |  | CM |  (1997-03-21)March 21, 1997 (aged 23)  |  Florø SK
8  | Diego Gutiérrez |  | RM / RB |  (1997-02-18)February 18, 1997 (aged 23)  |  Palestino
10  | Dylan Carreiro |  | MF |  (1995-01-20)January 20, 1995 (aged 25)  |  Woodbridge Strikers
14  | Stefan Cebara |  | RW / LW |  (1991-04-12)April 12, 1991 (aged 29)  |  Vojvodina Novi Sad
17  | Brett Levis |  | MF |  (1993-03-29)March 29, 1993 (aged 27)  |  Vancouver Whitecaps
21  | José Galán |  | CM |  (1986-02-02)February 2, 1986 (aged 34)  |  Al-Jabalain
25  | Solomon Kojo Antwi |  | MF |  (2000-09-25)September 25, 2000 (aged 20)  |  Glow Lamp Academy
27  | Raphael Ohin |  | CM |  (1995-05-25)May 25, 1995 (aged 25)  |  WSA Winnipeg
33  | Fraser Aird |  | MF |  (1995-02-02)February 2, 1995 (aged 25)  |  Cove Rangers
77  | Federico Peña |  | MF |  (1999-03-30)March 30, 1999 (aged 21)  |  Standard Liège
Forwards
7  | Masta Kacher |  | CF / AM |  (1995-11-08)November 8, 1995 (aged 25)  |  Saint Louis FC
9  | Austin Ricci |  | ST |  (1996-04-08)April 8, 1996 (aged 24)  |  York9 FC
11  | Shaan Hundal |  | CF |  (1999-07-14)July 14, 1999 (aged 21)  |  Toronto FC II
16  | Daryl Fordyce |  | CF |  (1987-01-02)January 2, 1987 (aged 33)  |  Sligo Rovers

## Transfers

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### In

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#### Transferred in

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No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Transferred from  | Fee/notes  | Date  | Source

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25  | MF |  Solomon Kojo Antwi |  Glow Lamp Academy  | Free transfer  | December 30, 2019 | [1]
16  | FW |  Daryl Fordyce |  Sligo Rovers | Free transfer  | January 10, 2020 | [2]
35  | DF |  Andrew Jean-Baptiste |  Umeå FC | Free transfer  | January 14, 2020 | [3]
33  | MF |  Fraser Aird |  Cove Rangers | Free transfer  | January 24, 2020 | [4]
17  | MF |  Brett Levis |  Vancouver Whitecaps | Free transfer  | January 30, 2020 | [5]
| DF |  Amir Soto |  CD Universitario | Free transfer  | February 7, 2020 | [6]
6  | MF |  Moses Dyer |  Florø SK | Free transfer  | February 14, 2020 | [7]
29  | DF |  Arnold Bouka Moutou |  Dijon | Free transfer  | February 28, 2020 | [8]
14  | MF |  Stefan Cebara | Unattached | Free transfer  | April 3, 2020 | [9]
7  | FW |  Masta Kacher |  Saint Louis FC | Free transfer  | April 3, 2020 | [9]
00  | GK |  Matt Silva |  York9 FC | Free transfer  | June 16, 2020 | [10]
9  | FW |  Austin Ricci |  York9 FC | Free transfer  | July 10, 2020 | [11]
11  | FW |  Shaan Hundal |  Toronto FC II | Free transfer  | July 17, 2020 | [12]
3  | DF |  Chakib Hocine |  HFX Wanderers | Free transfer  | July 20, 2020 | [13]

#### Loans in

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No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Loaned from  | Fee/notes  | Date  | Source

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1  | GK |  James Pantemis |  Montreal Impact | Season-long loan  | March 6, 2020 | [14]
5  | DF |  Julian Dunn |  Toronto FC | Season-long loan  | August 10, 2020 | [15]
48  | DF |  Dante Campbell |  Toronto FC II | Season-long loan  | August 10, 2020 | [15]

#### Draft picks

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Valour FC selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019. 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  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | University

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1  | 2  | Marcus Campanile  | CAM  |  Scotland  | CBU Capers
2  | 13  | Charlie Waters  | ST  |  England  | CBU Capers

### Out

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#### Transferred out

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No.  | Pos.  | Player  | Transferred to  | Fee/notes  | Date  | Source

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15  | DF |  Adam Mitter |  Persiraja Banda Aceh | Contract expired  | November 29, 2019 | [16]
20  | MF |  Josip Golubar |  SV Neuberg  | Contract expired  | November 29, 2019 | [16]
11  | MF |  Glenn Muenkat |  | Contract expired  | November 29, 2019 | [16]
5  | MF |  Louis Béland-Goyette |  HFX Wanderers | Contract expired  | January 7, 2020 | [17]
4  | DF |  Jordan Murrell |  Las Vegas Lights | Released  | January 17, 2020 | [18]
6  | DF |  Martín Arguiñarena |  Villa Teresa | Contract expired  | January 17, 2020 | [18]
9  | MF |  Michael Petrasso |  York9 FC | Contract expired  | January 24, 2020 | [19]
7  | MF |  Dylan Sacramento |  Galway United | Contract expired  | January 26, 2020 | [20]
22  | MF |  Marco Bustos |  Pacific FC | Contract expired  | January 30, 2020 | [21]
16  | FW |  Tyler Attardo |  Fernández Vial | Undisclosed Fee  | February 20, 2020 | [22]
3  | DF |  Skylar Thomas |  Pittsburgh Riverhounds | Contract expired  | February 25, 2020 | [23]
26  | GK |  Mathias Janssens |  | Contract expired  | February 26, 2020 | [24]
23  | FW |  Ali Musse |  1\. FCA Darmstadt | Contract expired  | February 26, 2020 | [24]
17  | FW |  Michele Paolucci |  | Contract expired  | April 17, 2020 | [25]
1  | GK |  Tyson Farago |  | Contract expired  | June 16, 2020 | [26]
14  | MF |  Nicolás Galvis |  | Contract expired  | August 10, 2020 | [27]

## Canadian Premier League

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Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season

Match times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−5).

### First stage

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#### Table

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Pos | Team

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1  | Cavalry | 7  | 4  | 1  | 2  | 10  | 7  | +3  | 13  | Advance to group stage
2  | HFX Wanderers | 7  | 3  | 3  | 1  | 12  | 7  | +5  | 12[a]
3  | Forge | 7  | 3  | 3  | 1  | 13  | 9  | +4  | 12[a]
4  | Pacific | 7  | 3  | 2  | 2  | 10  | 8  | +2  | 11
5  | York9 | 7  | 2  | 4  | 1  | 8  | 7  | +1  | 10  |
6  | Valour | 7  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 8  | 9  | −1  | 8[b]
7  | Atlético Ottawa | 7  | 2  | 2  | 3  | 7  | 12  | −5  | 8[b]
8  | FC Edmonton | 7  | 0  | 1  | 6  | 5  | 14  | −9  | 1

Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[28]
Notes:

1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

#### Results by match

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Match| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7

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Result| L| W| D| L| W| L| D
Position| 7| 3| 3| 7| 5| 7| 6

Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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Valour FC v Cavalry FC August 16 1|  Valour FC | 0–2|  Cavalry FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

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11:00am |

* Aird 37'
* Campbell 69'

| Report |

* Camargo 11',  33' (pen.)
* Haber 29'
* Adekugbe 46'
* Boskovic 49'

| Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez

Atlético Ottawa v Valour FC August 19 2|  Atlético Ottawa | 0–4|  Valour FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

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12:00pm |

* Kapor 8' 64'
* Martínez 29'

| Report |

* Aird 4',  65' (pen.)
* Ricci 29'
* Jean-Baptiste 78'
* Kacher 81'
* Carreiro 90'
* Galán 90+1'

| Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic

York9 FC v Valour FC August 22 3|  York9 FC | 0–0|  Valour FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

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12:00pm |

* Aparicio 22'
* Telfer 68'

| Report |

* Ohin 22'
* Hundal 90+2'

| Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

Pacific FC v Valour FC August 25 4|  Pacific FC | 2–0|  Valour FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

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7:00pm |

* Díaz 4'
* Dixon 33'
* Blasco 83'

| Report |

* Ricci 68'

| Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie

Valour FC v FC Edmonton August 29 5|  Valour FC | 2–1|  FC Edmonton | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

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11:00am |

* Fordyce 61'
* Ricci 68'
* Cebara 81'
* Carreiro 83'
* Kacher 88'

| Report |

* Lee 36'
* Zetterberg 65'
* Ongaro 73'
* Ameobi 81'

| Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Valour FC v HFX Wanderers FC September 2 6|  Valour FC | 0–2|  HFX Wanderers FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

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12:00pm |

* Galán 35'
* Levis 73'
* Peña 88

| Report |

* De Carolis 36' 67'
* Bent 40'
* Oxner 90+4'

| Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic

Forge FC v Valour FC September 5 7|  Forge FC | 2–2|  Valour FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

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11:00am |

* Bekker 8'
* Achinioti-Jönsson 65'

| Report |

* Le Bourhis 14'
* Dyer 27'
* Aird 43'
* Gutiérrez 59'
* Galán 71'

| Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie

## Statistics

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### Squad and statistics

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As of September 5, 2020[update]

No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | Canadian Premier League

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
0  | GK |  CAN | Matt Silva | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0
1  | GK |  CAN | James Pantemis | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0
2  | DF |  CAN | Raphaël Garcia | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
3  | DF |  ALG | Chakib Hocine | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
4  | DF |  CAN | Yohan Le Bourhis | 1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1
5  | DF |  CAN | Julian Dunn | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0
6  | MF |  NZL | Moses Dyer | 6 | 1 | 3+3 | 1
7  | FW |  ALG | Masta Kacher | 6 | 1 | 4+2 | 1
8  | MF |  CAN | Diego Gutiérrez | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0
9  | FW |  CAN | Austin Ricci | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0
10  | MF |  CAN | Dylan Carreiro | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1
11  | FW |  CAN | Shaan Hundal | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0
14  | MF |  CAN | Stefan Cebara | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0
16  | FW |  NIR | Daryl Fordyce | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1
17  | MF |  CAN | Brett Levis | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0
21  | MF |  ESP | José Galán | 5 | 1 | 3+2 | 1
25  | MF |  GHA | Solomon Kojo Antwi | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0
27  | MF |  GHA | Raphael Ohin | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0
29  | DF |  CGO | Arnold Bouka Moutou | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0
33  | MF |  CAN | Fraser Aird | 6 | 1 | 6+0 | 1
35  | DF |  HAI | Andrew Jean-Baptiste | 6 | 1 | 6+0 | 1
48  | MF |  CAN | Dante Campbell | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0
77  | FW |  TRI | Federico Peña | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0

### Top scorers

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Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL

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1 |  | Fraser Aird | MF | 1 | 1
| Dylan Carreiro | MF | 1 | 1
| Andrew Jean-Baptiste | DF | 1 | 1
| José Galán | MF | 1 | 1
| Masta Kacher | FW | 1 | 1
| Moses Dyer | MF | 1 | 1
| Daryl Fordyce | FW | 1 | 1
| Yohan Le Bourhis | DF | 1 | 1
Totals | 8 | 8

Updated to match played September 7, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

### Top assists

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Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL

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1 |  | Shaan Hundal | FW | 2 | 2
| Brett Levis | MF | 2 | 2
3 |  | José Galán | MF | 1 | 1
Totals | 5 | 5

Updated to match played September 7, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

### Clean sheets

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Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL

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1 |  | James Pantemis | 2 | 2
Totals | 2 | 2

Updated to match played September 7, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

### Disciplinary record

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No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL

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7 | FW |  | Masta Kacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
8 | MF |  | Diego Gutiérrez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
9 | FW |  | Austin Ricci | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0
10 | FW |  | Dylan Carreiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
11 | FW |  | Shaan Hundal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
14 | DF |  | Stefan Cebara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
17 | MF |  | Brett Levis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
21 | MF |  | José Galán | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0
27 | MF |  | Raphael Ohin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
33 | MF |  | Fraser Aird | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0
48 | MF |  | Dante Campbell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0
Totals | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0

Updated to match played September 7, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

## Notes

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1. ^ 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

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1. ^ "Valour FC sign winger Solomon Kojo Antwi". Valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. December 30, 2019. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
2. ^ "Valour FC sign forward Daryl Fordyce". Valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. January 10, 2020. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
3. ^ "Valour FC sign defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste". Valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2020.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Fraser Aird". Valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.[permanent dead link]
5. ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Brett Levis". Valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. January 30, 2020. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
6. ^ "Valour FC sign defender Amir Soto". Valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.[permanent dead link]
7. ^ "Valour FC sign midfielder Moses Dyer". Valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.[permanent dead link]
8. ^ "Valour FC sign defender Arnold Bouka Moutou". Valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. February 28, 2020. Archived from the original on February 28, 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
9. ^ a b "Valour FC sign Stefan Cebara and Masta Kacher". Valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
10. ^ "Valour FC inks Canadian goalkeeper". valourfc.canpl.ca. 16 June 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
11. ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian forward Austin Ricci". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
12. ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian forward Shaan Hundal". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. July 17, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
13. ^ "Valour FC sign Canadian defender Chakib Hocine". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
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15. ^ a b "Valour FC acquire defenders Dante Campbell and Julian Dunn on loan". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
16. ^ a b c "Valour FC bring back Garcia and Le Bourhis, release trio of players". Valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. November 29, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
17. ^ "Wanderers sign former Valour midfielder Louis Béland-Goyette". canpl.ca. CPL. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
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22. ^ "Valour FC complete transfer of forward Tyler Attardo". valourfc.canpl.ca. Valour FC. Archived from the original on February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
23. ^ "Ex-Valour defender Skylar Thomas joins USL's Pittsburgh Riverhounds". canpl.ca. CPL. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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25. ^ @MicheleMikyfz (17 April 2020). "Thank you!" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
26. ^ "Valour FC signs ex-York9 FC goalkeeper Matt Silva; releases Tyson Farago". canpl.ca. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
27. ^ "Valour FC 2020 roster". Canadian Premier League. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
28. ^ Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 12, 2020). "Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games... 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots" (Tweet) - via Twitter.

## External links

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* Official site

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Valour Football Club

Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Club|

* History
* Crest and colours
* Club culture

Stadium|

* Princess Auto Stadium (2019–present)

Key personnel|

Owner
Winnipeg Football Club
President
Wade Miller
General manager and head coach
Phillip Dos Santos

Seasons

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* 2019 U Sports Draft
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2020 in Canadian soccer

« 2019

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Men's leagues|

* CPL
* Final
* MLS
* MLS is Back Tournament
* Playoffs
* ~~L1O~~
* PLSQ
* USL1
* ~~USL2~~
* CSL

Women's leagues|

* ~~L1O~~
* PLSQ

Cups|

* Canadian Championship (postponed until 2022)

Other|

* ~~MLS All-Star Game~~
* CPL transfers
* MLS transfers

International

Club competitions|

* 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
* 2020 CONCACAF League

National teams|

| Women|

* Olympic qualification

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Team seasons

Club seasons|

| CPL|

* Atlético Ottawa
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* FC Edmonton
* Forge FC
* HFX Wanderers
* Pacific FC
* Valour FC
* York9 FC

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MLS|

* Montreal Impact
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* Vancouver Whitecaps FC

USL1|

* Toronto FC II

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*[Pts]: Points
*[No.]: Squad number
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