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Cavalry FC
2025 season
President	Ian Allison
Coach	Tommy Wheeldon Jr.
Stadium	ATCO Field
	← 2024 2026 →

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 January 29, 2025^[3]

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Marco Carducci	GK	(1996-09-24) September 24, 1996 (age 28)	Calgary Foothills
31	Joseph Holliday	GK	(2005-01-18) January 18, 2005 (age 20)	Cavalry FC U21	U21
	Neven Fewster	GK		Cavalry FC U21	DEV
Defenders
3	Callum Montgomery	CB	(1997-05-14) May 14, 1997 (age 27)	Minnesota United
5	Bradley Kamdem	LB / CB	(1994-08-18) August 18, 1994 (age 30)	Valletta
12	Tom Field	LB	(1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 27)	Calgary Foothills	INT
24	Eryk Kobza	CB / DM	(2001-11-23) November 23, 2001 (age 23)	Calgary Dinos
29	Michael Harms	CB / RB	(2005-12-31) December 31, 2005 (age 19)	Calgary Foothills	U21
33	Fraser Aird	RB / RW / ST	(1995-02-02) February 2, 1995 (age 30)	FC Edmonton
Midfielders
6	Charlie Trafford	DM	(1992-05-24) May 24, 1992 (age 32)	Wrexham
8	Jesse Daley	CM	(1997-10-16) October 16, 1997 (age 27)	Brisbane Roar	INT
10	Sergio Camargo	AM	(1994-08-16) August 16, 1994 (age 30)	Calgary Foothills
11	Jay Herdman	CM	(2004-08-14) August 14, 2004 (age 20)	Whitecaps FC 2	U21
14	Caniggia Elva	AM	(1996-07-14) July 14, 1996 (age 28)	Rot-Weiß Erfurt
18	Maël Henry	CM	(2004-05-26) May 26, 2004 (age 20)	Vancouver FC	U21
26	Shamit Shome	AM	(1997-09-05) September 5, 1997 (age 27)	FC Edmonton
27	Diego Gutiérrez	RM / RB	(1997-02-18) February 18, 1997 (age 27)	Valour FC
28	Niko Myroniuk	CM	(2005-07-21) July 21, 2005 (age 19)	Mount Royal Cougars	U21
	Josh Belbin	CM		Cavalry FC U21	DEV
	James McGlinchey	MID		Cavalry FC U21	DEV
Forwards
7	Ali Musse	ST / AM	(1996-01-01) January 1, 1996 (age 29)	1. FCA Darmstadt
16	Tobias Warschewski	CF / RW	(1998-02-06) February 6, 1998 (age 27)	FC Edmonton	INT
17	Nicolas Wähling	RW / LW	(1997-08-24) August 24, 1997 (age 27)	TSV Steinbach	INT
23	Chanan Chanda	CF	September 6, 2006 (age 18)	Cavalry FC U21	U21, EYT
	Myer Bevan	ST	(1997-04-23) April 23, 1997 (age 27)	Auckland City	IL

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
11	MF	Jay Herdman	Whitecaps FC 2	Free	January 14, 2025	^[4]
	GK	Neven Fewster	Cavalry FC U21	Signed to a development contract	January 29, 2025	^[5]
	MF	Josh Belbin	Cavalry FC U21	Signed to a development contract	January 29, 2025	^[5]
	MF	James McGlinchey	Cavalry FC U21	Signed to a development contract	January 29, 2025	^[5]
	MF	Caniggia Elva	Rot-Weiß Erfurt	Free	February 3, 2025	^[6]

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	William Akio		Contract terminated by mutual consent	December 6, 2024	^[7]
4	DF	Daan Klomp	La Louvière	Contract expired	December 31, 2024	^[7]
11	MF	Jay Herdman	Whitecaps FC 2	Loan expired	December 31, 2024	^[7]
9	FW	Malcolm Shaw		Option declined	December 31, 2024	^[8]
80	FW	Lowell Wright		Contract terminated by mutual consent	January 29, 2025	^[5]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Canadian Premier League			Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Canadian Championship			Preliminary round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
CONCACAF Champions Cup	February 6		Round one	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Total				1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00

Last updated: February 6, 2025
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

The Canadian Premier League schedule is expected to be released in early February, 2025.

Canadian Championship

The draw for the preliminary round and quarterfinals was held on December 12, 2024.^[9]

Preliminary round

April or May 2025 Single leg	Cavalry FC	v	Edmonton Scottish	Calgary, Alberta
				Stadium: ATCO Field

CONCACAF Champions Cup

The CONCACAF Champions Cup draw was held on December 10, 2024, with Cavalry drawing Liga MX side UNAM in round one.^[10] 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.^[11]

Round one

February 6 Leg 1	Cavalry FC	2–1	UNAM	Langford, BC
10:00 pm	Trafford 53' Warschewski 80'	Report	López 44'	Stadium: Starlight Stadium

February 13 Leg 2	UNAM	v	Cavalry FC	Mexico City
8:00 pm				Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Universitario

References

^ "Cavalry Cruises To Historic CPL Championship Win". Northern Tribune. 2024-11-09.
^ "Cavalry FC makes history with comeback victory against Mexico's Pumas UNAM". CBC. 2025-02-07.
^ "Cavalry FC roster". Cavalry FC. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
^ "Cavalry FC Signs Forward Jay Herdman to 2025 Roster". Cavalry FC. January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Cavalry FC Announces 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Roster". Cavalry FC. January 29, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
^ "Cavalry FC sign Calgary-raised forward Caniggia Elva". Canadian Premier League. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cavalry FC Announces End of Season Roster Updates". Cavalry FC. December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
^ "Cavalry FC exercise 4 contract options, sign 6 players to new deals". Canadian Premier League. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
^ "2025 Telus Canadian Championship preliminary round matchups confirmed". Canadian Premier League. December 12, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2025.
^ Davidson, Neil (December 10, 2024). "Whitecaps to face Costa Rica's Saprissa in CONCACAF Champions Cup". TSN. The Canadian Press.
^ "Cavalry FC to Play 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One Home Match at Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC". Cavalry FC. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

External links

[1] "Cavalry Cruises To Historic CPL Championship Win". Northern Tribune. 2024-11-09.

[2] "Cavalry FC makes history with comeback victory against Mexico's Pumas UNAM". CBC. 2025-02-07.

[3] "Cavalry FC roster". Cavalry FC. Retrieved 2024-04-24.

[4] "Cavalry FC Signs Forward Jay Herdman to 2025 Roster". Cavalry FC. January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.

[devs-5] "Cavalry FC Announces 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Roster". Cavalry FC. January 29, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.

[6] "Cavalry FC sign Calgary-raised forward Caniggia Elva". Canadian Premier League. February 3, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.

[departures-7] "Cavalry FC Announces End of Season Roster Updates". Cavalry FC. December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 9, 2024.

[8] "Cavalry FC exercise 4 contract options, sign 6 players to new deals". Canadian Premier League. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.

[9] "2025 Telus Canadian Championship preliminary round matchups confirmed". Canadian Premier League. December 12, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

[10] Davidson, Neil (December 10, 2024). "Whitecaps to face Costa Rica's Saprissa in CONCACAF Champions Cup". TSN. The Canadian Press.

[11] "Cavalry FC to Play 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup Round One Home Match at Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC". Cavalry FC. December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.

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