2024 Valour FC season

Valour FC
2024 season
President	Wade Miller
Head coach	Phillip Dos Santos
Stadium	Princess Auto Stadium
Home colours	Away colours
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The 2024 Valour FC season is the sixth season in the history of Valour FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

Current squad

As of August 6, 2024.

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Darlington Murasiranwa	GK	(2001-02-07) February 7, 2001 (age 23)	FC London
50	Jonathan Viscosi	GK	(1991-03-18) March 18, 1991 (age 33)	VPS
Defenders
2	Roberto Alarcón	RB	(1998-04-21) April 21, 1998 (age 26)	Cavalry FC	INT
3	Jordan Haynes	LB / LW	(1996-01-17) January 17, 1996 (age 28)	Pacific FC
4	Charalampos Chantzopoulos	CB	(1994-07-08) July 8, 1994 (age 30)	KPV	INT
13	Tass Mourdoukoutas	CB	(1999-03-03) March 3, 1999 (age 25)	York United	INT
23	Gianfranco Facchineri	CB	(2002-04-27) April 27, 2002 (age 22)	Windsor City FC	U-S
30	Themi Antonoglou	LB / LW	(2001-06-02) June 2, 2001 (age 23)	Toronto FC
Midfielders
6	Dante Campbell	DM / CB	(1999-05-22) May 22, 1999 (age 25)	LA Galaxy II
7	Kian Williams	AM / CF	(2000-01-07) January 7, 2000 (age 24)	Keflavík	INT, IL
8	Juan Pablo Sanchez	MF	(2003-04-18) April 18, 2003 (age 21)	Salgueiros	U21
11	Noah Verhoeven	CM	(1999-06-15) June 15, 1999 (age 25)	Atlético Ottawa	Loan
17	Jordan Faria	CM	(2000-06-13) June 13, 2000 (age 24)	Toronto FC II
20	Diogo Ressurreição	MF	(2000-08-15) August 15, 2000 (age 24)	Vitória Guimarães B	INT
21	Marcello Polisi	CM / DM	(1997-01-24) January 24, 1997 (age 27)	HFX Wanderers
24	Zachary Sukunda	AM / RW / RB	(1995-06-24) June 24, 1995 (age 29)	IF Gnistan
27	Raphael Ohin	CM	(1995-05-25) May 25, 1995 (age 29)	WSA Winnipeg
64	Safwane Mlah	AM	(2001-12-08) December 8, 2001 (age 22)	CS Saint-Laurent
Forwards
9	Jordan Swibel	CF	(1999-04-13) April 13, 1999 (age 25)	Marconi Stallions	INT
10	Shaan Hundal	CF	(1999-07-14) July 14, 1999 (age 25)	Vancouver FC
16	Joe Hanson	CF / AM	(2003-08-10) August 10, 2003 (age 21)	Whitecaps FC 2	U21
19	Abdul Binate	CF	(2003-01-24) January 24, 2003 (age 21)	Pacific FC	U21
25	Loïc Kwemi	CF	(1997-03-02) March 2, 1997 (age 27)	CS Saint-Laurent

Transfers

In

Transferred in

Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
FW	Shaan Hundal	Vancouver FC	Free	December 1, 2023	^[1]
MF	Zachary Sukunda	IF Gnistan	Free	December 1, 2023	^[2]
DF	Roberto Alarcón	Cavalry FC	Free	December 15, 2023	^[3]
MF	Jordan Faria	Toronto FC II	Free	December 18, 2023	^[4]
DF	Tass Mourdoukoutas	York United	Free	December 27, 2023	^[5]
FW	Jordan Swibel	Marconi Stallions	Free	January 12, 2024	^[6]
DF	Charalampos Chantzopoulos	KPV	Free	January 25, 2024	^[7]
DF	Themi Antonoglou	Toronto FC	Free	February 2, 2024	^[8]
GK	Jonathan Viscosi	VPS	Free	February 9, 2024	^[9]
FW	Abdul Binate	Pacific FC	Free	February 14, 2024	^[10]
FW	Joe Hanson	Whitecaps FC 2	Free	April 8, 2024	^[11]
MF	Diogo Ressurreição	Vitória Guimarães B	Free	April 10, 2024	^[12]
DF	Gianfranco Facchineri	Windsor City FC	Selected 9th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract	April 11, 2024	^[13]
MF	Safwane Mlah	CS Saint-Laurent	Free	June 28, 2024	^[14]
FW	Loïc Kwemi	CS Saint-Laurent	Free	June 28, 2024	^[14]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
	MF	Noah Verhoeven	Atlético Ottawa	Season-long loan	February 9, 2024	^[9]

Draft picks

Valour FC selected the following players in the 2024 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	1	MF	Owen Sheppard	Canada	Cape Breton
2	9	DF	Gianfranco Facchineri	Canada	Windsor

Out

Transferred out

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
4	DF	Guillaume Pianelli		Contract expired	December 31, 2023	^[15]
22	DF	Matteo de Brienne	Atlético Ottawa	Contract expired	December 31, 2023	^[15]^[16]
35	DF	Andrew Jean-Baptiste		Contract expired	December 31, 2023	^[15]
8	MF	Diego Gutiérrez	Cavalry FC	Contract expired	December 31, 2023	^[15]^[17]
9	FW	Walter Ponce	Unión La Calera	Contract expired	December 31, 2023	^[15]
	DF	Matthew Chandler		Option declined	December 31, 2023	^[15]
19	DF	Eskander Mzoughi	AS Soliman	Option declined	December 31, 2023	^[15]
10	MF	Kevin Rendón	Deportivo Pasto	Option declined	December 31, 2023	^[15]
11	MF	Jared Ulloa	Unión Huaral	Option declined	December 31, 2023	^[15]
12	FW	Ahinga Selemani		Option declined	December 31, 2023	^[15]
23	FW	Anthony Novak		Option declined	December 31, 2023	^[15]
32	FW	Jaime Siaj	Khaitan SC	Option declined	December 31, 2023	^[15]
2	DF	Andy Baquero	Vaughan Azzurri	Option declined	December 31, 2023	^[18]
18	DF	Klaidi Cela	KF Liria	Option declined	December 31, 2023	^[18]
24	FW	Pacifique Niyongabire	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Undisclosed fee	January 12, 2024	^[19]
99	GK	Rayane Yesli	Atlético Ottawa	Undisclosed fee	February 9, 2024	^[9]
33	DF	Abdou Samaké	Glacis United	Contract terminated by mutual consent	June 25, 2024	^[20]

Competitions

Canadian Premier League regular season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Playoff qualification
1	Forge (S)	28	15	5	8	45	31	+14	50	First semifinal
2	Cavalry (C)	28	12	12	4	39	27	+12	48	First semifinal
3	Atlético Ottawa	28	11	11	6	42	31	+11	44	Quarterfinal
4	York United	28	11	6	11	35	36	−1	39	Play-in round
5	Pacific	28	9	7	12	27	32	−5	34	Play-in round
6	HFX Wanderers	28	7	9	12	37	43	−6	30^[a]
7	Vancouver	28	7	9	12	29	43	−14	30^[a]
8	Valour	28	7	7	14	31	42	−11	28

Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points;^[b] 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).^[21]
(C) Champion (qualified to Champions Cup Round one); (S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup Round one)
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Tie resolved by head-to-head points; HFX Wanderers: 7, Vancouver: 4
^ Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.^[21]

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

April 14 1	Vancouver FC	4-1	Valour FC	Langley Township
	Dyer 31' Dyer 45' Gee 47' Conroy 52' Bitar 53' Norman Jr. 67' Cantave 79'	Report	Swibel 24' Faria 48' 56' Campbell 80'	Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Attendance: 4038

April 19 2	Pacific FC	2–0	Valour FC	Langford
	Heard 47' Heard 51' Bahous 77' Young 79'	Report	Facchineri 15' Swibel 37' Verhoeven 44' Campbell 84' Haynes 90+2'	Stadium: Starlight Stadium Attendance: 2851

April 27 3	Forge FC	2–1	Valour FC	Hamilton
	Choinière 33' Parra 42' Borges 61' Metusala 70' Borges 76' Jensen 90' Jensen 90+1'	Report	Facchineri 45' Faria 65'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3051

May 5 4	Atlético Ottawa	2–0	Valour FC	Ottawa
	del Campo 19' Antinoro 32' Didić 47' de Brienne 67' Twardek 90+1'	Report	Verhoeven 18' Campbell 70' Faria 90+3'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 3886

May 10 5	York United FC	3–1	Valour FC	Toronto
	Ferrari 11' Babouli 45+3' Abatneh 68' Wright 74' Sturing 82' Babouli 90+1' Botello 90+2' Ricci 90+6'	Report	Campbell 15' Sanchez 28' Ressurreição 36' Hanson 60'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 1049

May 20 6	HFX Wanderers FC	1–2	Valour FC	Halifax
	Nimick 67' (pen.) Nimick 73' Fernandez 87'	Report	Darlington Murasiranwa 15' Verhoeven 43' Ressurreição 49' Sanchez 58' Faria 59' Dos Santos 67' Antonoglou 74' Swibel 75'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6413

May 26 7	Cavalry FC	1–1	Valour FC	Foothills County
	Trafford 11' Aird 39'	Report	Sanchez 31' Binate 34' Ohin 79' Faria 88'	Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3395

June 2 8	Valour FC	2–0	Vancouver FC	Winnipeg
	Swibel 38' Swibel 48' Hundal 59' Binate 89' Sukunda 90+2'	Report	Fry 44'	Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium Attendance: 4262

June 9 9	Valour FC	0–2	Atlético Ottawa	Winnipeg
	Ohin 55' Verhoeven 58' Alarcón 61'	Report	de Brienne 13' Bassett 59' (pen.) Salter 9+1'	Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium Attendance: 4750

June 14 10	Valour FC	2–3	Pacific FC	Winnipeg
				Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium

June 23 11	Forge FC	2–1	Valour FC	Hamilton
				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

June 27 12	Valour FC	1–0	York United FC	Winnipeg
				Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium

July 7 13	Valour FC	0–1	Cavalry FC	Winnipeg
				Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium

July 18 14	HFX Wanderers FC	3–1	Valour FC	Halifax
				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

July 21 15	Atlético Ottawa	2–2	Valour FC	Ottawa
				Stadium: TD Place Stadium

July 28 16	Pacific FC	0–3	Valour FC	Langford
				Stadium: Starlight Stadium

August 4 17	Valour FC	2–1	Forge FC	Winnipeg
				Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium

August 11 18	Valour FC	0–1	York United FC	Winnipeg
				Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium

August 17 19	Valour FC	2–1	HFX Wanderers FC	Winnipeg
				Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium

August 25 20	Valour FC	1–2	Vancouver FC	Winnipeg
				Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium

August 30 21	Cavalry FC	2–2	Valour FC	Foothills County
				Stadium: ATCO Field

September 9 22	Valour FC	1–1	Atlético Ottawa	Winnipeg
				Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium

September 13 23	York United FC	1–1	Valour FC	Toronto
				Stadium: York Lions Stadium

September 21 24	Valour FC	1–1	HFX Wanderers FC	Winnipeg
				Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium

September 30 25	Valour FC	1–0	Pacific FC	Winnipeg
				Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium

October 6 26	Valour FC	0–1	Forge FC	Winnipeg
		Report		Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium

October 13 27	Vancouver FC	1-1	Valour FC	Langley Township
				Stadium: Willoughby Community Park

October 19 28	Valour FC	1-2	Cavalry FC	Winnipeg
				Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium

Canadian Championship

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

May 1 Preliminary round	Atlético Ottawa	7–0	Valour FC	Ottawa
				Stadium: TD Place Stadium

Notes

References

^ "Winnipeg Welcomes Back Shaan Hundal On Multi-Year Deal". Northern Tribune. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ "Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Zachary Sukunda". Valour FC. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
^ "Valour FC sign former Cavalry fullback Roberto Alarcón". Canadian Premier League. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
^ "Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Jordan Faria to a contract". Valour FC. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
^ "Valour FC sign Australian defender Tass Mourdoukoutas to a contract". Valour FC. December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
^ "Valour FC sign Australian forward Jordan Swibel". Canadian Premier League. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
^ "Valour Brings In Big Defender Chantzopoulos". Northern Tribune. January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ "Valour Adds TFC Full-Back Themi Antonoglou". Northern Tribune. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Atlético Ottawa acquire goalkeeper Rayane Yesli, Noah Verhoeven joins Valour on loan". Canadian Premier League. February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
^ "Valour FC sign Canadian attacker Abdul Binate". Valour FC. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ "VYukon Native Joe Hanson Heads 'Down South' To Winnipeg". Northern Tribune. April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ "Welcome, Diogo #ForValour". Facebook. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "We have signed Canadian Defender Gianfranco Facchineri to a U-Sports contract". Facebook. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ""They're two players who have been on our radar now for a couple of years"". Valour FC. June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Valour FC Offseason Roster Update". Valour FC. November 22, 2023.
^ "Atlético Ottawa Signs Hometown Talent Matteo de Brienne for 2024 Season". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. December 21, 2023.
^ "Cavalry FC Signs Diego Gutierrez to 2024 Roster". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. January 2, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Valour FC announce 7 departures including Gutierrez, de Brienne". Valour FC. December 20, 2023.
^ "Tampa Bay Signs Valour Forward Niyongabire". Northern Tribune. January 12, 2024.
^ "Valour FC Release Defender Abdoulaye Samaké". Valour FC. June 25, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 12, 2024. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

External links

Official Site

[table_hth_HFX0.69619846888641-21] Tie resolved by head-to-head points; HFX Wanderers: 7, Vancouver: 4

[23] Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.^[21]

[1] "Winnipeg Welcomes Back Shaan Hundal On Multi-Year Deal". Northern Tribune. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[2] "Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Zachary Sukunda". Valour FC. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[3] "Valour FC sign former Cavalry fullback Roberto Alarcón". Canadian Premier League. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

[4] "Valour FC sign Canadian midfielder Jordan Faria to a contract". Valour FC. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

[5] "Valour FC sign Australian defender Tass Mourdoukoutas to a contract". Valour FC. December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

[6] "Valour FC sign Australian forward Jordan Swibel". Canadian Premier League. January 12, 2024. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[7] "Valour Brings In Big Defender Chantzopoulos". Northern Tribune. January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[8] "Valour Adds TFC Full-Back Themi Antonoglou". Northern Tribune. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.

[yesli-9] "Atlético Ottawa acquire goalkeeper Rayane Yesli, Noah Verhoeven joins Valour on loan". Canadian Premier League. February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

[10] "Valour FC sign Canadian attacker Abdul Binate". Valour FC. February 14, 2024. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[11] "VYukon Native Joe Hanson Heads 'Down South' To Winnipeg". Northern Tribune. April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

[12] "Welcome, Diogo #ForValour". Facebook. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.

[13] "We have signed Canadian Defender Gianfranco Facchineri to a U-Sports contract". Facebook. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[stlaurent-14] ""They're two players who have been on our radar now for a couple of years"". Valour FC. June 28, 2024. Retrieved June 28, 2024.

[departures-15] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l "Valour FC Offseason Roster Update". Valour FC. November 22, 2023.

[16] "Atlético Ottawa Signs Hometown Talent Matteo de Brienne for 2024 Season". atleticoottawa.canpl.ca. December 21, 2023.

[17] "Cavalry FC Signs Diego Gutierrez to 2024 Roster". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. January 2, 2024.

[departures2-18] "Valour FC announce 7 departures including Gutierrez, de Brienne". Valour FC. December 20, 2023.

[19] "Tampa Bay Signs Valour Forward Niyongabire". Northern Tribune. January 12, 2024.

[20] "Valour FC Release Defender Abdoulaye Samaké". Valour FC. June 25, 2024.

[2024_CPL_Competition_Guidelines-22] "2024 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 12, 2024. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

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