Cavalry FC–FC Edmonton rivalry

Cavalry FC v FC Edmonton, referred to as the Al Classico or Battle of Alberta, was an inter-city soccer rivalry between Alberta-based clubs Cavalry FC and FC Edmonton. It was one of several sporting rivalries between the two largest cities of the province. The rivalry ended in 2022 when FC Edmonton folded.

a fixture at ATCO Field

Cavalry FC v FC Edmonton

Location	Alberta (Calgary and Edmonton)
Teams	Cavalry FC FC Edmonton
First meeting	Cavalry 1–0 Edmonton Canadian Premier League (May 18, 2019)
Latest meeting	Cavalry 1–0 Edmonton Canadian Premier League (September 17, 2022)
Stadiums	Clarke Stadium, Edmonton ATCO Field, Foothills County
Trophy	Wildrose Cup
Statistics
Meetings total	17
Most wins	Cavalry (14)
Top scorer	Jordan Brown (4)
All-time series	Cavalry: 14 Draw: 3 Edmonton: 0
Largest victory	Edmonton 0–3 Cavalry Canadian Premier League (June 15, 2019) Edmonton 0–3 Cavalry Canadian Premier League (May 6, 2022)
Longest win streak	Cavalry FC (5) (Sep 11, 2019 – Aug 15, 2021) (May 6, 2022 – Sep 17, 2022)
Longest unbeaten streak	Cavalry FC (17) (May 18, 2019 – Sep 17, 2022)
Clarke Stadium ATCO Field

The Wildrose Cup was awarded annually to the team that wins the most points from the series in league play.^[1]

History

See also: Battle of Alberta

The first edition of the Al Classico took place in 2018, when FC Edmonton's Academy played provincial rivals Calgary Foothills FC in two friendly games to help them prepare for their upcoming season.^[2][3] The fixtures were also used to gauge Edmonton's interest into a potential return to join the Canadian Premier League.^[4]

In May and June respectively, it was announced that Cavalry FC, based in Calgary, and FC Edmonton would be joining the Canadian Premier League, where the rivalry would continue.^[5] In preparation for their inaugural Canadian Premier League seasons, Cavalry FC announced they would host a match between a Cavalry FC Prospects and FC Edmonton Prospects side on September 29,^[6] to be followed by a rematch on October 20 at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton.^[7]

On September 11, 2019, Cavalry FC clinched the first-ever Wildrose Cup with a 1–0 win over FC Edmonton.^[8]

Results

  Cavalry win   Draw   Edmonton win

Competition	Date	Home team	Result	Away team	Venue	Attendance	Reference
2019 CPL	May 18, 2019	Cavalry	1–0	Edmonton	ATCO Field, Foothills County	4,000
	June 15, 2019	Edmonton	0–3	Cavalry	Clarke Stadium, Edmonton	3,256
	August 16, 2019	Cavalry	0–0	Edmonton	ATCO Field, Foothills County	3,650
	September 11, 2019	Edmonton	0–1	Cavalry	Clarke Stadium, Edmonton	2,790
	October 19, 2019	Cavalry	3–1	Edmonton	ATCO Field, Foothills County	3,492
2020 CPL	August 20, 2020	Edmonton	0–2	Cavalry	Alumni Field, Charlottetown	0
2021 CPL	August 3, 2021	Cavalry	2–1	Edmonton	ATCO Field, Foothills County	2,418
2021 Canadian Championship	August 15, 2021	Edmonton	0–2	Cavalry	Clarke Stadium, Edmonton	1,189
2021 CPL	August 29, 2021	Cavalry	2–2	Edmonton	ATCO Field, Foothills County	3,489
	September 1, 2021	Edmonton	0–1	Cavalry	Clarke Stadium, Edmonton	470
	September 29, 2021	Edmonton	2–3	Cavalry	Clarke Stadium, Edmonton	991
	October 9, 2021	Cavalry	1–1	Edmonton	ATCO Field, Foothills County	3,102
2022 CPL	May 6, 2022	Edmonton	0–3	Cavalry	Clarke Stadium, Edmonton	1,044
2022 Canadian Championship	May 10, 2022	Cavalry	2–1	Edmonton	ATCO Field, Foothills County	2,229
2022 CPL	June 26, 2022	Cavalry	3–1	Edmonton	ATCO Field, Foothills County	4,743
	July 30, 2022	Cavalry	2–0	Edmonton	ATCO Field, Foothills County	3,446
	September 17, 2022	Edmonton	0–1	Cavalry	Clarke Stadium, Edmonton	1,505

All time results

As of October 25, 2022

Competitions	Matches	Wins		Draws	Goals
		CAV	EDM		CAV	EDM
Canadian Premier League	15	12	0	3	28	8
Canadian Championship	2	2	0	0	4	1
Total matches	17	14	0	3	32	9

Top goalscorers

As of October 9, 2021. Competitive matches only. Players in bold are still playing with either team.

Pos	Name	Club	Nationality	Goals
1	Jordan Brown	Cavalry FC	England	4
2	Joe Mason	Cavalry FC	Republic of Ireland	3
	Easton Ongaro	FC Edmonton	Canada
4	Sergio Camargo	Cavalry FC	Canada	2
	Ben Fisk	Cavalry FC	Canada
	Daan Klomp	Cavalry FC	Netherlands
7	Fraser Aird	Cavalry FC	Canada	1
	Joseph Di Chiara	Cavalry FC	Canada
	Amer Đidić	FC Edmonton	Canada
	José Escalante	Cavalry FC	Honduras
	Azriel Gonzalez	FC Edmonton	United States
	Nikolas Ledgerwood	Cavalry FC	Canada
	Richard Luca	Cavalry FC	Brazil
	Anthony Novak	Cavalry FC	Canada
	Nico Pasquotti	Cavalry FC	Canada
	Ahinga Selemani	Cavalry FC	United States
	Marcus Velado-Tsegaye	FC Edmonton	El Salvador

League ranking by season

P.	2019		2020		2021		2022
	Season	Finals	Season	Playoffs	Season	Playoffs	Season	Playoffs
1	1		1
2		RU			2
3				3		SF	3	SF
4	4
5
6
7					7
8			8				8

Players who played for both clubs

Cavalry then Edmonton

• Gabriel Bitar (Cavalry FC 2019; FC Edmonton 2022)

Edmonton then Cavalry

• Ben Fisk (FC Edmonton 2016–2017; Cavalry FC 2021–2023)
• Bruno Zebie (FC Edmonton 2015–2017, 2019; Cavalry FC 2020)
• Fraser Aird (FC Edmonton 2021; Cavalry FC 2022–present)
• Joseph Holliday (FC Edmonton 2022; Cavalry FC 2023)
• Mauro Eustáquio (FC Edmonton 2017; Cavalry FC 2019)
• Nikolas Ledgerwood (FC Edmonton 2016–2017; Cavalry FC 2019–2021)
• Shamit Shome (FC Edmonton 2016, 2021–2022; Cavalry FC 2023–present)
• Tobias Warschewski (FC Edmonton 2021–2022; Cavalry FC 2024–present)
• Tyson Farago (FC Edmonton 2014–2017; Cavalry FC 2021–2022)

Wildrose Cup results

Team	Titles	Largest victory (points per game)
Cavalry FC	3	2022 (3 ppg)
FC Edmonton	0	—

All time results

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cavalry FC	4	4	0	0	9	1	+8	12
2	FC Edmonton	4	0	0	4	1	9	−8	0

2022 Wildrose Cup

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Season by season
Wins, draws, and losses are recorded from the winner's perspective.

Season	Winner	Total points	W	D	L
2019	Cavalry FC	13–1	4	1	0
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021	Cavalry FC (2)	11–2	3	2	0
2022	Cavalry FC (3)	12–0	4	0	0

See also

• 905 Derby
• Pacific FC–Vancouver FC rivalry
• Cavalry FC–Forge FC rivalry
• Canadian Classique