User:Zadora13/2023 Edmonton Scottish season

Edmonton Scottish
2023 season
OwnerJames Black
ChairmanAndrzej Zadora
CoachJohn Pegg
StadiumHamish Black Field
AMSLDivision: 1st
Overall: 1st
Challenge CupWinners
Challenge Trophy  6th
Top goalscorerLeague: Conor MacDonald (8)
Overall: Conor MacDonald (10)
Biggest win10–0 v St. Albert Impact
Away, 12 July 2023
(Alberta Major Soccer League)
Biggest defeat0–1 v Edmonton Green & Gold
Home, 14 June 2023
(Alberta Major Soccer League)

0–1 v Suburban FC
Neutral venue, 07 October 2023
(Challenge Trophy)

2–3 v Surrey BB5 United
Neutral venue, 09 October 2023
(Challenge Trophy)
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The 2023 Edmonton Scottish season was the one hundred and sixteenth in its existence and thirtieth consecutive season in the Alberta Major Soccer League (AMSL). After winning the AMSL North Division with the best overall record, the Tartans qualified as the top seed to the 2023 Challenge Cup, capturing the cup and further qualifying for the 2023 Challenge Trophy, where they would finish 6th.[1]

Players

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Primary squad

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As of July 27, 2023[2]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Connor James   GK (1996-07-17)July 17, 1996 (aged 27)   FC Edmonton
25 Jay Vetsch (VC)   GK (1991-10-03)October 3, 1991 (aged 32)   Alberta Golden Bears
29 Oleksandr Popravka   GK (1992-09-29)September 29, 1992 (aged 31)   Edmonton Scottish 2
Defenders
2 Bryce Prochnau   RB / RWB (1995-10-31)October 31, 1995 (aged 28)   Trinity Western Spartans
3 Cameron Borrett   LB / LWB (1996-09-10)September 10, 1996 (aged 27)   Alberta Golden Bears
5 Stewart Jamieson   RB / RWB (1998-11-19)November 19, 1998 (aged 25)   MacEwan Griffins
6 Josh Samuel   RB (1996-12-21)December 21, 1996 (aged 27)   MacEwan Griffins
8 Morgan Graham   LB (1998-06-08)June 8, 1998 (aged 25)   Alberta Golden Bears
18 Paul Hamilton (C)   CB (1988-03-23)March 23, 1988 (aged 35)   Carolina RailHawks
22 Zibusiso Moyo   LB / LWB (1996-12-19)December 19, 1996 (aged 27)   MacEwan Griffins
24 Noah Cunningham   CB (1997-12-10)December 10, 1997 (aged 26)   Alberta Golden Bears
Midfielders
4 Mike McCormick (VC)   DM (1991-05-09)May 9, 1991 (aged 32)   Edmonton Drillers
7 Sam Lam (VC)   AM (1987-11-24)November 24, 1987 (aged 36)   FC Edmonton
10 Sebastián Cabrera   AM / CF (1995-02-26)February 26, 1995 (aged 28)   Unión Española
11 Almir Gazić   RM (1991-11-05)November 5, 1991 (aged 32)   Lethbridge FC
12 Justin Demers   DM / CB (2003-01-24)January 24, 2003 (aged 20)   Youth Academy
16 Haris Kevac   CM (1996-05-15)May 15, 1996 (aged 27)   Eintracht Braunschweig II
17 Stefan Gajić   CM (2000-11-26)November 26, 2000 (aged 23)   MacEwan Griffins
19 Francesco Guido   LM (2003-05-01)May 1, 2003 (aged 20)   Youth Academy
21 Matt Lam   DM / CM (1989-09-10)September 10, 1989 (aged 34)   Eastern Sports Club
23 Nicholas Lechelt   DM / CB (2004-06-29)June 29, 2004 (aged 19)   UBC Okanagan Heat
Forwards
9 Izak Bahdon   ST / CF (2003-01-08)January 8, 2003 (aged 20)   NK Tomislav Drnje
13 Conor MacDonald   ST (2000-10-30)October 30, 2000 (aged 23)   Longridge Town F.C.
14 Dexter MacLachlan   FW (1992-04-07)April 7, 1992 (aged 31)   NAIT Ooks
15 Tomi Ameobi   CF (1988-08-16)August 16, 1988 (aged 35)   FC Edmonton

Trialists

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No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Tyson Blight   MF (2006-10-12)October 12, 2006 (aged 17)   Youth Academy
Kayden Dugas   DF (2005-03-22)March 22, 2005 (aged 18)   Edmonton Scottish 2
Matthew Easaw   MF (2006-12-16)December 16, 2006 (aged 17)   Youth Academy
Dorian Jacobs   MF (2001-05-30)May 30, 2001 (aged 22)   TKU Eagles
Diyon Martins   GK (2006-05-23)May 23, 2006 (aged 17)   Youth Academy
Doruk Yilmaz   FW (2006-11-30)November 30, 2006 (aged 17)   Youth Academy

Transfers

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No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date
8 DF   Morgan Graham   Alberta Golden Bears Free April 28, 2023
9 FW   Izak Bahdon   NK Tomislav Drnje Return from loan April 28, 2023
13 FW   Conor MacDonald   Longridge Town F.C. Free April 29, 2023
1 GK   Connor James   FC Edmonton Free May 24, 2023
15 FW   Tomi Ameobi   FC Edmonton Free June 22, 2023
21 MF   Matt Lam   Eastern Sports Club Undisclosed fee June 27, 2023
29 GK   Oleksandr Popravka   Edmonton Scottish 2 Promoted from reserve squad July 29, 2023

Loans in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date
23 MF   Nicholas Lechelt   UBC Okanagan Heat Loaned until July 15, 2023 May 10, 2023
No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date
5 MF   Pedro Bianchi   Alberta Golden Bears Released September 6, 2022
19 DF   Gurkirat Gill N/A Season-long injury September 6, 2022
12 FW   Cristian Lima   NAIT Ooks Released September 6, 2022
8 MF   Syed Shah   Alberta Golden Bears Released September 6, 2022
6 DF   Julio Umali   NAIT Ooks Released September 6, 2022
9 FW   Amer Halilić N/A Season-long injury October 11, 2022
25 GK   Todd van Driel N/A Retired October 11, 2022
22 MF   Daniel Barker-Rothschild   UBC Thunderbirds Contract terminated by mutual consent January 24, 2023

Competitions

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Matches are listed in Edmonton local time: Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6) unless otherwise denoted.

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League May 10 July 26 Matchday 1 1st North 12 11 0 1 37 3 +34 091.67
Challenge Cup August 19 August 20 Semi-final Winners 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
Challenge Trophy October 4 October 9 Group stage 6th 5 2 1 2 7 6 +1 040.00
Total 19 15 1 3 49 10 +39 078.95

Last updated: October 8, 2023
Source: Competitions

Friendlies

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Ahead of the Challenge Cup and Challenge Trophy competitions, Edmonton Scottish participated in three friendlies.

Pre-Challenge Cup friendlies

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August 9 Friendly Edmonton Scottish 3–1 Concordia Thunder Edmonton, Alberta
19:30
Stadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome
Referee: Mohammed Abu-Sharkh
August 13 Friendly Edmonton Scottish 3–1 TKU Eagles Edmonton, Alberta
14:00
Stadium: Hamish Black Field
Referee: Chris Devlin

Pre-Challenge Trophy friendlies

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September 27 Friendly Edmonton Scottish 2–0 MacEwan Griffins Edmonton, Alberta
17:30
Stadium: Hamish Black Field
Referee: Jacob Barnas

Alberta Major Soccer League

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Table

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AMSL North Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Edmonton Scottish 12 11 0 1 37 3 +34 33 Qualification to Semi-finals of the Challenge Cup
2 Edmonton Green and Gold 12 7 2 3 21 8 +13 23
3 Edmonton Drillers 12 4 2 6 18 26 −8 14
4 St. Albert Impact 12 3 1 8 9 32 −23 10
Updated to match(es) played on August 2, 2023. Source: AMSL
AMSL South Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Calgary Callies 12 8 1 3 45 20 +25 25 Qualification to Semi-finals of the Challenge Cup
2 Cavalry FC U21 12 5 4 3 20 14 +6 19 Not eligible for Provincial Championships[Note]
3 Lethbridge FC 12 6 0 6 26 15 +11 18 Qualification to Semi-finals of the Challenge Cup
4 Calgary Dinos 12 3 3 6 24 29 −5 12
5 Calgary Villains 12 0 1 11 5 58 −53 1
Updated to match(es) played on August 2, 2023. Source: AMSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) total goal difference; 5) total goals for; 6) fewer yellow cards; 7) fewer red cards; 8) coin toss

Notes

  1. ^
    CPL U21 and Development teams cannot qualify for the Challenge Cup

Results by match

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Match123456789101112
GroundHAHHHHAHAAAA
ResultWWWWLWWWWWWW
Position111121111111
Points369121215182124273033
Updated to match(es) played on August 2, 2023. Source: Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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May 10 1 Edmonton Scottish 3–0 Edmonton Drillers Edmonton, Alberta
20:15
Report
Stadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome
Referee: Mazzen Black
May 24 2 St. Albert Impact 0–1 Edmonton Scottish St. Albert, Alberta
18:30
Report
Stadium: Riel Recreation Park
Referee: Mazzen Black
June 3 3 Edmonton Scottish 2–0 Calgary Dinos Edmonton, Alberta
14:00
Report Stadium: Hamish Black Field
Referee: Hassan Rahmouni
June 4 4 Edmonton Scottish 2–0 Cavalry FC U21 Edmonton, Alberta
12:00
Report
Stadium: Hamish Black Field
Referee: Mazzen Black
June 14 5 Edmonton Scottish 0–1 Edmonton Green & Gold Edmonton, Alberta
20:45
Report
Stadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome
Referee: Tyler Duggan
June 25 6 Highland Gathering Edmonton Scottish 3–1 Calgary Callies Edmonton, Alberta
13:00
Report
Stadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome
Referee: Vincent Morrelli
July 5 7 Edmonton Green & Gold 0–2 Edmonton Scottish Edmonton, Alberta
20:00 Report
Stadium: Foote Field
Referee: Mazzen Black
July 8 8 Edmonton Scottish 4–0 St. Albert Impact Edmonton, Alberta
14:00
Report
Stadium: Hamish Black Field
Referee: Adam Benani
July 12 9 St. Albert Impact 0–10 Edmonton Scottish St. Albert, Alberta
18:30
Report
Stadium: Riel Recreation Park
Referee: Sam Schofield
July 22 10 Lethbridge FC 1–2 Edmonton Scottish Lethbridge, Alberta
16:00
Report
Stadium: Servus Sports Centre
Referee: Brian Baruegan
July 23 11 Calgary Villains 0–7 Edmonton Scottish Calgary, Alberta
11:00 Report
Stadium: Encana Field
Referee: Hassan Rahmouni
July 26 12 Edmonton Drillers 0–1 Edmonton Scottish Edmonton, Alberta
19:30
  • Wald   29'   90+3'
Report
Stadium: Jasper Place Bowl
Referee: Noel Kelly

Challenge Cup

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August 19 Semi-final Edmonton Scottish 4–1 Lethbridge FC Calgary, Alberta
12:00
Report
Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre
Referee: Luke Garland
August 20 Final Edmonton Scottish 1–0 (a.e.t.) Edmonton Green & Gold Calgary, Alberta
14:00
Report
Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre
Referee: Raul Briseno Hernandez

Challenge Trophy

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification          
1   Western Halifax FC 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10 Advance to first place match
2   Suburban FC of Fall River 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7[a] Advance to third place match 0–1 2–1
3   Edmonton Scottish 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7[a] Advance to fifth place match 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–1
4   Feildians AA of St. John's 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4 Advance to seventh place match 1–3 0–0 2–1
5   Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals 4 0 0 4 3 9 −6 0 Advance to ninth place match 0–2
Source: Canada Soccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) penalty kicks
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Advance to third place match on criteria 2.1 with 0–1 win over Edmonton Scottish (head to head competition)

Matches

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October 4 Group stage Edmonton Scottish   3–1   Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Mainland Common Field
Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda
October 5 Group stage Edmonton Scottish   2–1   Feildians AA of St. John's Halifax, Nova Scotia
13:30 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Mainland Common Field
Referee: Darcy Bristol
October 6 Group stage Edmonton Scottish   0–0   Western Halifax FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Mainland Common Field
Referee: Rayan Bouhlel
October 7 Group stage Edmonton Scottish   0–1   Suburban FC of Fall River Halifax, Nova Scotia
18:30 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Mainland Common Field
Referee: Mo Mohseni
October 9 Fifth place match Surrey BB5 United   3–2   Edmonton Scottish Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
11:30 UTC−4
Stadium: Harbour East Field
Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda

Statistics

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Squad and statistics

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As of October 6, 2023

No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Challenge Cup Challenge Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   CAN Connor James 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   CAN Bryce Prochnau 11 0 6 0 2 0 3 0
3 DF   SCO Cameron Borrett 17 0 11 0 2 0 4 0
4 MF   CAN Mike McCormick 11 0 7 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF   SCO Stewart Jamieson 13 0 9 0 0 0 4 0
6 DF   CAN Josh Samuel 11 0 7 0 1 0 3 0
7 MF   CAN Sam Lam 19 2 12 1 2 1 5 0
8 DF   CAN Morgan Graham 16 2 9 1 2 0 5 1
9 FW   CAN Izak Bahdon 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
10 MF   CAN Sebastián Cabrera 7 2 3 2 0 0 4 0
11 MF   CRO Almir Gazić 17 5 10 3 2 0 5 2
12 MF   CAN Justin Demers 11 0 5 0 2 0 4 0
13 FW   SCO Conor MacDonald 16 10 9 8 2 0 5 2
14 FW   CAN Dexter MacLachlan 16 8 9 5 2 2 5 1
15 FW   ENG Tomi Ameobi 9 2 4 2 2 0 3 0
16 MF   GER Haris Kevac 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
17 MF   CAN Stefan Gajić 11 5 4 4 2 0 5 1
18 DF   CAN Paul Hamilton 16 3 10 3 2 0 4 0
19 MF   CAN Francesco Guido 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   CAN Matt Lam 10 3 6 3 2 0 2 0
22 DF   ZIM Zibusiso Moyo 13 1 6 1 2 0 5 0
23 MF   CAN Nicholas Lechelt 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   CAN Noah Cunningham 15 2 9 0 2 2 4 0
25 GK   CAN Jay Vetsch 13 0 9 0 2 0 2 0
29 GK   UKR Oleksandr Popravka 7 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
MF   CAN Tyson Blight 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
DF   CAN Kayden Dugas 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
MF   CAN Matthew Easaw 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Dorian Jacobs 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK   CAN Diyon Martins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW   TUR Doruk Yilmaz 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

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Rank Nat. Player Pos. Major League Challenge Cup Challenge Trophy TOTAL
1   Conor MacDonald FW 8 0 2 10
2   Dexter MacLachlan FW 5 2 1 8
3   Stefan Gajić MF 4 0 1 5
  Almir Gazić MF 3 0 2 5
5   Matt Lam MF 3 0 0 3
  Paul Hamilton DF 3 0 0 3
7   Sebastián Cabrera MF 2 0 0 2
  Tomi Ameobi FW 2 0 0 2
  Noah Cunningham DF 0 2 0 2
  Sam Lam MF 1 1 0 2
  Morgan Graham DF 1 0 1 2
12   Kayden Dugas DF 1 0 0 1
  Haris Kevac MF 1 0 0 1
  Tyson Blight MF 1 0 0 1
  Izak Bahdon FW 1 0 0 1
  Zibusiso Moyo DF 1 0 0 1
Totals 37 5 7 49

Clean sheets

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Rank Nat. Player Major League Challenge Cup Challenge Trophy TOTAL
1   Jay Vetsch 8 1 1 10
2   Oleksandr Popravka 1 0 2 3
3   Diyon Martins 1 0 0 1
Totals 10 1 3 14

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Nat. Player Major League Challenge Cup Challenge Trophy TOTAL
               
2 DF   Bryce Prochnau 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF   Cameron Borrett 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
4 MF   Mike McCormick 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF   Sam Lam 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
8 DF   Morgan Graham 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF   Almir Gazić 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
12 MF   Justin Demers 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
13 FW   Conor MacDonald 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
14 MF   Dexter MacLachlan 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
17 MF   Stefan Gajić 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF   Paul Hamilton 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF   Matt Lam 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
23 MF   Nicholas Lechelt 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF   Noah Cunningham 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 GK   Jay Vetsch 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 18 1 6 0 7 0 31 1

References

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  1. ^ "2023 National Championships - Challenge Trophy". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Edmonton Scottish". Alberta Major Soccer League. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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