Atlético Ottawa is a Canadian professional

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club based in

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. The club competes in the

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and plays its home games at TD Place. The team was founded in 2020 by Spanish club

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History

From 2014 to 2019,

Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa Fury Football Club was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competed in the North American Soccer League and USL Championship and played its home games at TD Place Stadium. The Ottawa Fury FC were dis ...

competed in American-based soccer leagues, most recently the

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. The Fury dissolved after the 2019 season due to sanctioning issues associated with competing in the United States with the emergence of the domestic Canadian Premier League. This left Ottawa without a professional soccer team heading into the 2020 season. Atleticoottawakickoff

On January 29, 2020, it was announced that Ottawa had been awarded the Canadian Premier League's first expansion team to be owned by Spanish club

with Ottawa businessman

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as a strategic partner. The club debuted in the 2020 Canadian Premier League season under the name Atlético Ottawa. The club's identity, including name, crest, and colours, was unveiled on February 11, 2020. The day was proclaimed "Atlético Ottawa Day" by Ottawa mayor Jim Watson. Mista was announced as the first head coach and general manager of the club. As of their inaugural season, Atlético Ottawa home and away games are broadcast on OneSoccer, and on TSN1200 in radio format. After playing the 2020 season and start of the 2021 season at neutral-site venues due to the

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, Atlético Ottawa made their home debut on August 14, 2021. Over 12,000 spectators were in attendance as Ottawa defeated the

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2–1. Following a 3–1 victory over Cavalry FC on September 24, 2022, Atlético Ottawa qualified for the Canadian Premier League playoffs for the first time. On October 8, 2022, Atlético Ottawa clinched the 2022 CPL regular season championship.

Stadium

Atlético Ottawa play at TD Place at Lansdowne Park in The Glebe neighbourhood of Ottawa. The stadium is shared with the

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team and formerly hosted Ottawa Fury FC and hosted nine matches from the

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Crest and colours

The club's identity is based upon that of its parent club,

. The crest features a blue silhouette of the

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on Ottawa's

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. Underneath are red and white stripes, evoking Atlético Madrid's crest and Canada's flag. At the base of the crest is a maple leaf. The club's alternate logo is a canoe paddle crossed by two arrows, taken from the Coat of arms of Ottawa, with the monogram "AO". Like Atlético Madrid, the club's colours are red, white, and blue (branded by the club as "federal red", "blanc d'Ottawa", and "Rideau blue").

Honours

**Regular Season: 2022

Players and staff

Squad

Staff

Head coaches

Club captains

Records

Year-by-year

1. Average attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league season, league playoffs,

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, and other competitive continental matches.
a: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the season was held exclusively in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, without fans formatted as a double round robin season with a single match final

Most appearances

Note: Bold indicates active player

Most goals

Note: Bold indicates active player

Most Assists

Note: Bold indicates active player Note: 5 others tied at 2

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Atletico Ottawa 2020 establishments in Ontario Association football clubs established in 2020 Soccer clubs in Ottawa Canadian Premier League teams