2025 Atlético Ottawa season

The 2025 Atlético Ottawa season is the sixth season in the history of Atlético Ottawa. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.

Atlético Ottawa
2025 season
CEOManuel Vega[1]
Head coachDiego Mejía
StadiumTD Place Stadium
← 2024
2026 →

At the end of the 2024 season, head coach Carlos González left the club by mutual agreement.[2] He was replaced by Diego Mejía, who signed a one-year contract, with a club option for 2027.[3]

Current squad

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As of February 20, 2025

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
29 Nathan Ingham   GK (1993-01-27) January 27, 1993 (age 32)   York United FC
Defenders
4 Tyr Walker   CB / FB (2003-10-22) October 22, 2003 (age 21)   Acadia University
55 Amer Didic   CB (1994-12-28) December 28, 1994 (age 30)   Pacific FC
Noah Abatneh   RB / CB (2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 (age 20)   York United U21
Loïc Cloutier   CB (2004-04-26) April 26, 2004 (age 20)   OSU Atlético U21
Jonathan Grant   RB / CB (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 (age 31)   York United
Brett Levis   LB (1993-03-29) March 29, 1993 (age 31)   Detroit City FC
Midfielders
11 Gabriel Antinoro   LW (2004-04-24) April 24, 2004 (age 20)   CF Montréal U21
21 Alberto Zapater   DM (1985-06-13) June 13, 1985 (age 39)   Real Zaragoza INT
33 Aboubacar Sissoko   CM (1995-10-09) October 9, 1995 (age 29)   Forge FC
34 Manny Aparicio   CM (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 (age 29)   Pacific FC
Juan Castro   CM / DM (1991-12-21) December 21, 1991 (age 33)   Atlético San Luis INT
Noah Verhoeven   CM (1999-06-15) June 15, 1999 (age 25)   Valour FC
David Rodríguez   AM / RW (2002-05-05) May 5, 2002 (age 22)   Atlético San Luis INT, Loan
Forwards
7 Kevin dos Santos   LW / RW (1999-11-20) November 20, 1999 (age 25)   York United INT
9 Samuel Salter   CF (2000-08-09) August 9, 2000 (age 24)   HFX Wanderers
13 Ballou Tabla   CF / RW / LW (1999-03-31) March 31, 1999 (age 25)   Manisa FK

Transfers

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Transferred in

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No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
11 MF   Noah Verhoeven   Valour FC Loan return January 1, 2025 [4]
MF   Juan Castro   Atlético San Luis Free January 17, 2025 [5]
DF   Noah Abatneh   York United Free January 27, 2025 [6]
DF   Loïc Cloutier   OSU Atlético Free February 3, 2025 [7]
DF   Brett Levis   Detroit City FC Free February 20, 2025 [8]

Loans in

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No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
MF   David Rodríguez   Atlético San Luis February 5, 2025 [9]

Draft picks

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Atlético Ottawa selected the following players in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft. 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 6 MF Jason Hartill   Canada Cape Breton
2 14 DF Adam N’Goran   Canada Carleton

Transferred out

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No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
15 DF   Maxim Tissot Retired October 20, 2024 [10]
10 MF   Ollie Bassett   Tampa Bay Rowdies Contract expired December 31, 2024 [4][11]
3 DF   Jesús del Amo   Avilés Industrial Contract expired December 31, 2024 [4]
19 FW   Rubén Del Campo   UCAM Murcia Contract expired December 31, 2024 [4]
5 DF   Luke Singh   Toronto FC Loan expired December 31, 2024 [4]
6 DF   Liberman Torres   Villarreal CF B Loan expired December 31, 2024 [4]
8 DF   Dani Morer   F.C. Famalicão Loan expired December 31, 2024 [4]
96 MF   Ilias Iliadis   CF Montréal Loan expired December 31, 2024 [4]
99 GK   Rayane Yesli   HFX Wanderers Option declined December 31, 2024 [4][12]
2 DF   Zachary Roy Option declined December 31, 2024 [13]
22 DF   Matteo de Brienne   GAIS Undisclosed fee January 6, 2025 [14]
23 MF   Kris Twardek   Valour FC Undisclosed fee January 10, 2025 [15]

Competitions

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Canadian Premier League

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Table

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Results summary

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Results by match

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Result
Position
Source: Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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April 5 1 Atlético Ottawa v HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
April 13 2 Vancouver FC v Atlético Ottawa Langley, British Columbia
6:00pm ET Report Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
April 19 3 Atlético Ottawa v York United Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
April 26 4 Cavalry FC v Atlético Ottawa Foothills County, Alberta
5:00pm ET Report Stadium: ATCO Field
May 3 5 Atlético Ottawa v Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
May 10 6 Atlético Ottawa v Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
May 13 7 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
11:00am ET Report Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
May 24 8 HFX Wanderers v Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm ET Report Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
May 30 9 Vancouver FC v Atlético Ottawa Langley, British Columbia
10:00pm ET Report Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
June 7 10 Pacific FC v Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
6:00pm ET Report Stadium: Starlight Stadium
June 15 11 Atlético Ottawa v Valour FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
June 22 12 York United v Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
1:00pm ET Report Stadium: York Lions Stadium
June 28 13 Cavalry FC v Atlético Ottawa Foothills County, Alberta
6:00pm ET Report Stadium: ATCO Field
July 13 14 Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
July 18 15 Atlético Ottawa v HFX Wanderers Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
July 26 16 Pacific FC v Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
8:00pm ET Report Stadium: Starlight Stadium
August 3 17 Atlético Ottawa v York United Ottawa, Ontario
4:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 10 18 Valour FC v Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm ET Report Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
August 15 19 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm ET Report Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
August 23 20 Atlético Ottawa v Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 30 21 Atlético Ottawa v Vancouver FC Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 6 22 Atlético Ottawa v Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 14 23 York United v Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm ET Report Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 21 24 Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 27 25 Atlético Ottawa v Cavalry FC Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 5 26 Valour FC v Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm ET Report Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
October 12 27 Atlético Ottawa v Vancouver FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:00pm ET Report Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 18 28 HFX Wanderers v Atlético Ottawa Halifax, Nova Scotia
4:00pm ET Report Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

Playoff matches

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Canadian Championship

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April 29 1 Atlético Ottawa v Scrosoppi FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT Stadium: TD Place Stadium

References

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  1. ^ "Manuel Vega joins Atlético Ottawa as new CEO". Atletico Ottawa. Atletico Ottawa. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Atlético Ottawa announces departure of Head Coach Carlos González". Atlético Ottawa. 21 November 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Atlético Ottawa appoints Diego Mejía as Head Coach". Atlético Ottawa. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "Atlético Ottawa announce end-of-season roster updates". Canadian Premier League. December 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Atlético Ottawa sign Mexican midfielder Juan Castro, record appearance holder for Atlético San Luis". Canadian Premier League. January 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "Coveted Canadian U21 defender Noah Abatneh joins Atlético Ottawa". Atlético Ottawa. January 27, 2025.
  7. ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs young Canadian defender Loïc Cloutier". Canadian Premier League. February 3, 2025.
  8. ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs experienced Canadian defender Brett Levis ✍️🇨🇦". Atlético Ottawa. 20 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Exciting Mexican attacker David Rodríguez joins Ottawa on loan ✍️". Atlético Ottawa. 5 February 2025.
  10. ^ Mazloum, Toula (October 20, 2024). "Maxim Tissot retires from professional soccer". CTV News.
  11. ^ "Rowdies Add Midfielder Ollie Bassett for 2025". Tampa Bay Rowdies. November 27, 2024.
  12. ^ "'His best years ahead of him': Goalkeeper Rayane Yesli joins the Halifax Wanderers". Atlético Ottawa. January 8, 2025.
  13. ^ "Atlético Ottawa Roster Update (January 2025)". Atlético Ottawa. 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
  14. ^ "Matteo de Brienne is ready for GAIS". gais.se. January 6, 2025.
  15. ^ "Valour FC Acquires Attacker Kris Twardek From Atlético Ottawa". Valour FC. January 10, 2025.