2020 York9 FC season

The 2020 York9 FC season was the second season in the club's history and the last under the York9 name.

York9 FC

2020 season
Chairman	Mike Baldassarra
Head coach	Jim Brennan
Stadium	York Lions Stadium
Canadian Premier League	5th
Canadian Championship	Did not qualify
Top goalscorer	Joseph Di Chiara (3 goals)
Home colours Away colours
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Squad

As of August 16, 2020.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
29	Nathan Ingham		GK	(1993-06-27)June 27, 1993 (aged 27)	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC
37	Ezequiel Carrasco		GK	(2002-09-11)September 11, 2002 (aged 18)	Kleinburg Nobleton SC
Defenders
3	Morey Doner		RB	(1994-03-25)March 25, 1994 (aged 26)	Aurora FC
6	Roger Thompson		CB	(1991-12-19)December 19, 1991 (aged 29)	Ljungskile SK
13	Luca Gasparotto		CB	(1995-03-09)March 9, 1995 (aged 25)	Greenock Morton
17	Matthew Arnone		CB	(1994-02-28)February 28, 1994 (aged 26)	HFX Wanderers
20	Diyaeddine Abzi		LB	(1998-11-23)November 23, 1998 (aged 22)	A.S. Blainville
26	Fugo Segawa		LB	(1997-07-07)July 7, 1997 (aged 23)	AC Oulu
Midfielders
5	Chris Mannella		DM / CM	(1994-06-07)June 7, 1994 (aged 26)	Ottawa Fury
8	Joseph Di Chiara		DM / CM	(1992-01-30)January 30, 1992 (aged 28)	Jonava
10	Manny Aparicio		CM	(1995-09-17)September 17, 1995 (aged 25)	San Roque de Lepe
14	Ijah Halley		RW / RB	(2001-08-14)August 14, 2001 (aged 19)	Toronto FC Academy
16	Max Ferrari		CM	(2000-08-20)August 20, 2000 (aged 20)	Aurora FC
18	Ryan Telfer		LW	(1994-03-04)March 4, 1994 (aged 26)	Nea Salamis
19	Kyle Porter		RM	(1990-01-19)January 19, 1990 (aged 30)	Tampa Bay Rowdies
21	Michael Petrasso		LW / RW	(1995-07-09)July 9, 1995 (aged 25)	Valour FC
22	Julian Altobelli		MF	(2002-11-04)November 4, 2002 (aged 18)	Toronto FC Academy
23	Wataru Murofushi		CM	(1995-06-13)June 13, 1995 (aged 25)	Albirex Niigata (S)
44	Isaiah Johnston		CM	(2001-08-14)August 14, 2001 (aged 19)	CBU Capers
	Brian López[A]		DM	(1999-06-30)June 30, 1999 (aged 21)	Racing
Forwards
7	Álvaro Rivero		ST	(1997-04-17)April 17, 1997 (aged 23)	Leganés B
12	Jace Kotsopoulos		ST	(1997-12-01)December 1, 1997 (aged 23)	Guelph Gryphons
80	Lowell Wright		CF	(2003-08-19)August 19, 2003 (aged 17)	Woodbridge Strikers
99	Gabriel Vasconcelos		CF	(1996-03-15)March 15, 1996 (aged 24)	Corinthians
	Nicholas Hamilton[A]		ST / RW / LW	(1996-03-16)March 16, 1996 (aged 24)	Cavalier

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
5	MF	Chris Mannella	Ottawa Fury	Free transfer	December 17, 2019	[1]
99	FW	Gabriel Vasconcelos	Corinthians	Free transfer	January 21, 2020	[2]
21	MF	Michael Petrasso	Valour FC	Free transfer	January 24, 2020	[3]
26	DF	Fugo Segawa	AC Oulu	Free transfer	February 10, 2020	[4]
	FW	Nicholas Hamilton	Cavalier	Free transfer	February 14, 2020	[5]
17	DF	Matthew Arnone	HFX Wanderers	Free Transfer	February 18, 2020	[6]
	FW	Adrián Ugarriza	Alianza Lima	Free Transfer	February 24, 2020	[7]
16	MF	Max Ferrari	Aurora FC	Free Transfer	February 27, 2020	[8]
	FW	Jacó	Iporá	Free Transfer	March 4, 2020	[9]
	MF	Brian López	Racing	Free Transfer	March 5, 2020	[10]
14	MF	Ijah Halley	Toronto FC Academy	Free Transfer	April 27, 2020	[11]
22	MF	Julian Altobelli	Toronto FC Academy	Free Transfer	May 13, 2020	[12]
18	MF	Ryan Telfer	Nea Salamis	Free Transfer	June 3, 2020	[13]
44	MF	Isaiah Johnston	CBU Capers	Selected 10th overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft	July 6, 2020	[14]
37	GK	Ezequiel Carrasco	Kleinburg Nobleton SC	Free Transfer	July 10, 2020	[15]
7	FW	Álvaro Rivero	Leganés B	Free Transfer	July 27, 2020	[16]
80	FW	Lowell Wright	Woodbridge Strikers	Free Transfer	July 28, 2020	[17]
12	FW	Jace Kotsopoulos	Guelph Gryphons	Free Transfer	August 9, 2020	[18]

Draft picks

York9 FC selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019.^[19] 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	5	FW	Stefan Karajovanovic	Canada	Carleton Ravens
2	10	MF	Isaiah Johnston	Canada	CBU Capers

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
7	FW	Austin Ricci	Valour FC	Contract expired	November 15, 2019	[20]
17	FW	Cyrus Rollocks		Contract expired	November 15, 2019	[20]
2	DF	Daniel Gogarty		Contract expired	November 15, 2019	[20]
1	GK	Matt Silva	Valour FC	Contract expired	November 15, 2019	[20]
21	FW	Stefan Lamanna		Contract expired	November 15, 2019	[20]
77	DF	Steven Furlano		Contract expired	November 15, 2019	[20]
12	FW	Simon Adjei	Assyriska IK	Contract terminated by mutual consent	February 1, 2020	[21]
22	FW	Rodrigo Gattas	Gabala FK	Contract expired	February 11, 2020	[22]
11	MF	Emilio Estevez	ADO Den Haag	Undisclosed fee	May 12, 2020	[23]
	FW	Adrián Ugarriza	Cienciano	Contract terminated by mutual consent	July 6, 2020	[14]
31	GK	Colm Vance		Contract terminated by mutual consent	July 10, 2020	[15]
	FW	Jacó		Contract terminated by mutual consent	July 27, 2020	[24]
92	FW	Michael Cox		Contract expired	August 9, 2020	[25]
5	DF	Justin Springer		Contract expired	August 9, 2020	[25]

Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League

Match times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).

First stage

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cavalry	7	4	1	2	10	7	+3	13	Advance to group stage
2	HFX Wanderers	7	3	3	1	12	7	+5	12[a]
3	Forge	7	3	3	1	13	9	+4	12[a]
4	Pacific	7	3	2	2	10	8	+2	11
5	York9	7	2	4	1	8	7	+1	10
6	Valour	7	2	2	3	8	9	−1	8[b]
7	Atlético Ottawa	7	2	2	3	7	12	−5	8[b]
8	FC Edmonton	7	0	1	6	5	14	−9	1

Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.^[26]
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
2. Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

Results by match

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Result	D	D	D	W	D	W	L
Position	3	4	4	3	4	3	5

Updated to match(es) played on August 26, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

York9 FC v Atlético Ottawa

August 15 1	York9 FC	2–2	Atlético Ottawa	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm	Di Chiara  14', 62' (pen.) Wright 60'	Report	Neufville  14'  50' Kourouma 45+3' Shaw 47'	Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Mathieu Souaré

Pacific FC v York9 FC

August 18 2	Pacific FC	1–1	York9 FC	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
8:00pm	Blasco  10' Bustos  84' McNaughton 90+2'	Report	Rivero 70' Di Chiara  83'	Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

York9 FC v Valour FC

August 22 3	York9 FC	0–0	Valour FC	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm	Aparicio  22' Telfer  68'	Report	Ohin  22' Hundal  90+2'	Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

York9 FC v Forge FC

August 26 4	York9 FC	3–2	Forge FC	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm	Porter 27' Di Chiara 34'  56' 60' (pen.) Aparicio  54'	Report	Edgar  40' Nanco 49' Achinioti-Jönsson 52' Awuah  72' Tissot  90+2'	Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Juan Marquez

HFX Wanderers FC v York9 FC

August 29 5	HFX Wanderers FC	1–1	York9 FC	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm	Morelli  22' Marshall  57' Schaale  74' Rampersad  86' Kreim 90+1'	Report	Aparicio 21' Segawa  35' Telfer  61' Gasparotto  64' Di Chiara  86'	Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: David Barrie

FC Edmonton v York9 FC

September 1 6	FC Edmonton	0–1	York9 FC	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
8:00pm	Zetterberg  43'	Report	Aparicio 44' Mannella  74'	Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Myriam Marcotte

Cavalry FC v York9 FC

September 5 7	Cavalry FC	1–0	York9 FC	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm	Haber 69' Ledgerwood  89'	Report	Gasparotto  45+1' Di Chiara  81' Telfer  87'	Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of September 6, 2020^[update]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Canadian Premier League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
29	GK	CAN	Nathan Ingham	6	0	6+0	0
37	GK	CAN	Ezequiel Carrasco	1	0	1+0	0
Defenders
3	DF	CAN	Morey Doner	7	0	7+0	0
6	DF	CAN	Roger Thompson	7	0	7+0	0
13	DF	CAN	Luca Gasparotto	7	0	7+0	0
17	DF	CAN	Matthew Arnone	2	0	1+1	0
20	DF	CAN	Diyaeddine Abzi	5	0	5+0	0
26	DF	JPN	Fugo Segawa	5	0	4+1	0
Midfielders
5	MF	CAN	Chris Mannella	2	0	1+1	0
8	MF	CAN	Joseph Di Chiara	6	3	6+0	3
10	MF	CAN	Manny Aparicio	6	2	6+0	2
14	MF	CAN	Ijah Halley	4	0	2+2	0
16	MF	CAN	Max Ferrari	7	0	0+7	0
18	MF	TRI	Ryan Telfer	7	0	7+0	0
19	MF	CAN	Kyle Porter	6	1	5+1	1
21	MF	CAN	Michael Petrasso	3	0	2+1	0
22	MF	CAN	Julian Altobelli	0	0	0+0	0
23	MF	JPN	Wataru Murofushi	7	0	3+4	0
44	MF	CAN	Isaiah Johnston	3	0	0+3	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Álvaro Rivero	7	1	5+2	1
12	FW	CAN	Jace Kotsopoulos	1	0	0+1	0
80	FW	CAN	Lowell Wright	4	1	1+3	1
99	FW	BRA	Gabriel Vasconcelos	2	0	1+1	0

Top scorers

Rank	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Canadian Premier League	TOTAL
1		Joseph Di Chiara	MF	3	3
2		Manny Aparicio	FW	2	2
3		Álvaro Rivero	FW	1	1
		Kyle Porter	FW	1	1
		Lowell Wright	FW	1	1
Totals				8	8

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists

Rank	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Canadian Premier League	TOTAL
1		Kyle Porter	MF	1	1
Totals				1	1

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets

Rank	Nat.	Player	Canadian Premier League	TOTAL
1		Nathan Ingham	2	2
Totals			2	2

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Canadian Premier League		TOTAL
5	MF		Joseph Di Chiara	5	0	5	0
10	MF		Ryan Telfer	3	0	3	0
26	DF		Manny Aparicio	2	0	2	0
13	DF		Luca Gasparotto	2	0	2	0
18	MF		Chris Mannella	1	0	1	0
8	MF		Fugo Segawa	1	0	1	0
Totals				11	0	11	0

Updated to match played September 6, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Notes

1. Player is signed, but hasn't been added to the 2020 roster because of difficulties getting into Canada due to the COVID-19 pandemic