The 2019 FC Edmonton season was the eighth season in the club's history, as well as the first season in

Canadian Premier League The Canadian Premier League (CPL or CanPL; french: Première ligue canadienne, links=no) is a professional men's Association football, soccer league in Canada. At the top of the Canadian soccer league system, it is the country's primary nationa ...

history.

Overview

After finishing in seventh place in the

2017 NASL season The 2017 North American Soccer League season was the 50th season of Division II soccer in the United States and Canada, and the 7th season of the modern North American Soccer League. The defending champions are the New York Cosmos who defeated I ...

, FC Edmonton discontinued professional operations, but kept their academy. Co-owner Tom Fath stated that the franchise had proved to be unsustainable in the

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

market, and the decision was reinforced by the uncertainty surrounding the status of the NASL. Despite these events, there was speculation that the still under construction

was looking at Edmonton as a potential market. That speculation proved to be correct on June 8, 2018, when it was announced that Edmonton had come out of hiatus and officially joined the new league. A new logo was revealed, and it was announced that the team would continue to play at

Clarke Stadium Clarke Stadium is a multipurpose facility located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The stadium was originally used for Canadian football. Over the years different sports have participated at the site. Presently, it is the home of the Edmonton Husk ...

. On July 3, 2018,

Jeff Paulus Jeffrey Paulus (born October 3, 1969) is a Canadian former semi-professional soccer player and former head coach of FC Edmonton in the Canadian Premier League. He coached the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology men's soccer team between 20 ...

was named head coach. He had formerly been an assistant coach for the first team and technical director of the academy. On November 28, FC Edmonton announced their first two signings as members of the CPL, academy graduate

Allan Zebie Allan Hugues Zebie (born May 29, 1993) is a soccer coach and former player. Born in France, Zebie was called up to Canadian youth teams as a player. Early life Zebie was born in Paris, France to parents of Ivorian descent and moved to Lachine, ...

, who played for the team in 2017, and former Vancouver Whitecap

Randy Edwini-Bonsu Randy Edwini-Bonsu (born April 20, 1990) is a Canadian soccer player who last played for FC Edmonton in the Canadian Premier League. Club career Early career Edwini-Bonsu started playing soccer when his family immigrated from Ghana to Edmonto ...

, who played minor soccer in Edmonton as a child. The Eddies signed more academy graduates, including Bruno Zebie, Ajeej Sarkaria and Ajay Khabra. On December 13,

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n midfielder Son Yong-chan was signed, Edmonton's first international signing as a Canadian Premier League club.

Squad

''As of October 19, 2019.''

Transfers

In

Transferred in

Draft picks

FC Edmonton selected the following players in the

2018 CPL–U Sports Draft The 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft was the inaugural CPL–U Sports Draft, held on November 12, 2018, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Seven Canadian Premier League (CPL) teams selected 21 U Sports athletes in total. The results were announced on Novem ...

on November 12, 2018. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Out

Competitions

Match times are

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( UTC−6).

Preseason

Canadian Premier League

Spring season

= League table

=2019 CONCACAF League qualification table

= Results summary

= Results by match

= Matches

Fall season

= League table

= Results summary

= Results by match

= Matches

Canadian Championship

Statistics

Squad and statistics

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Top scorers

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Easton Ongaro Easton Ongaro (born June 5, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Pacific FC in the Canadian Premier League. Club career Early career In 2016, Ongaro began playing at the senior amateur level in the Alberta Ma ...

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Marcus Velado-Tsegaye Marcus Velado-Tsegaye (born 1 July 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays for Scrosoppi FC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, he represented El Salvador at youth international level. Early life Velado-Tsegaye began playing soccer at ...

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Top assists

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Edem Mortotsi Edem Mortotsi (born 16 April 1993) is a Ghanaian football coach and former player who serves as the head fitness coach for Tanzanian club Young Africans. Early life Mortotsi was born in Accra, Ghana and emigrated to Canada at a young age. While ...

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Philippe Lincourt-Joseph Philippe Lincourt-Joseph (born November 1, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. Early life Lincourt-Joseph was born in Laval, Canada, a suburb of Montreal. At the youth level, he played for Montreal-area cl ...

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Clean sheets

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Disciplinary record

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References

External links

2019 FC Edmonton season at Official Site
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019 FC Edmonton Season FC Edmonton seasons

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