Atlético Ottawa beat HFX Wanders 2-1 on a gorgeous day in Halifax. Saturday marked the fourth time the two teams met, and with the win, Ottawa wrapped up their season-series sweep over the Wanderers, winning all four games. In the series, Atlético outscored HFX 8-3, including a 3-2 win in August on a game-winning goal… Continue reading Atlético Ottawa Sweep Season-Series Against HFX Wanders
Atletico Ottawa is the first team of the 2022 CPL season to qualify for the playoffs, with a strong 3-1 win over Cavalry. This is also the first time in Ottawa’s short history that they have made the playoffs, after finishing at the bottom of the table last season, and then not doing well in… Continue reading Atletico Ottawa Clinch a Playoff Spot With Win Over Cavalry
On August 21st, Valour were held to a 1-1 draw at home to bottom of the table FC Edmonton, leaving their playoff hopes on a knife edge. It was the third time in as many games against the Eddies that they had dropped points to the leagues eighth best team (in an eight team league)… Continue reading And Just Like That, The CPL Playoff Race Is Wide Open
Atlético Ottawa announced yesterday August 31st, 2022 that they had signed 2006-born defender Gabriel Carvalho and 2005-born midfielder Omar Darwish to Canadian Premier League Development Contracts for the remainder of the season. Both players are products of the West Ottawa Soccer Club, that had been identified through the Atlético Madrid Development Program. Both of these… Continue reading Atlético Ottawa Sign Two Players to Development Contracts
We’re officially on the business end. The season is seventy-five percent complete, and the race for playoffs and seeding is only heating up! A lot can happen in seven games, and we’ve seen teams form dramatically collapse, off-the-field moves shaking things up, and teams who are more than happy to play spoiler. So as we… Continue reading CPL Three Quarter-Season Power Ranking
On the bus with a group of fans, some rowdies, some youth, some diehard supporters, some staff members, and even some first-timers. You couldn’t ask for a better mix. This is the first time on the road as one since the first away game at York9. And while York Lions Stadium remains the easiest away… Continue reading Forge Away: An Ottawa Odyssey
Atletico Ottawa hosted Forge in the nation's capital, for a game under the lights Saturday. While neither team went into this game wanting a draw, a draw is what they got. Both teams split the points with Atletico maintaining their position on top of the table with 39 points and Forge dropping down to third… Continue reading Atletico Ottawa and Forge Battle Out to a Draw
Every game you play technically is worth the same. You can only earn three points for a win, and you can't lose points, and while all of that is true, sometimes certain games just feel bigger. It doesn't even need to be a playoff game to feel like that, and for Atlético Ottawa this weekend,… Continue reading Atlético’s Meeting With Forge Has Potential to be Season Defining
Nine days and three games for Atlético Ottawa have helped boost them to the top of the Canadian Premier League table, solely in possession of first place for at least the time being. With a little bit of help from other teams around the league, week 20 was a massive week for Ottawa. Ottawa kicked… Continue reading A Massive 9 Days for Atlético Ottawa
With less than ten games to go, we’re officially at the business end of the season. Teams are becoming officially eliminated, teams will soon be securing playoff spots and at the same time fine-tuning their squads ahead of the playoffs. As we head into this final stretch, let’s take a look at the winners and… Continue reading 3 Winners and 3 Losers 20 Weeks Into the CPL Season
