Cavalry FC
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Wikipedia - Cavalry FC
Cavalry Football Club, is a Canadian professional soccer club based in the Calgary metropolitan region of Alberta. The club competes at the top of the Canadian soccer league system in the Canadian Premier League, and plays their home matches at ATCO Field on the grounds of Spruce Meadows in Foothills County.
The team is managed by Tommy Wheeldon Jr. and owned by Spruce Meadows Sports & Entertainment.
History
On May 5, 2018, Calgary was one of four cities accepted by the Canadian Soccer Association for professional club membership.
Cavalry FC was announced on May 17, 2018, as the second team to officially join the Canadian Premier League. Spruce Meadows Sports & Entertainment Group CEO Linda Southern-Heathcott and COO Ian Allison were joined by league commissioner David Clanachan and league president Paul Beirne to unveil the team.
The club's name, crest and colours were all revealed at the event at Spruce Meadows, while Tommy Wheeldon Jr. was announced as head coach and general manager. Plans to renovate existing facilities at Spruce Meadows, resulting in a soccer-specific stadium with a capacity of at least 5,000 seats, were also revealed.
On June 26, 2019, Cavalry FC qualified for the 2019 Canadian Premier League Championship by winning the inaugural CPL Spring season. The following month the Cavs became the first CPL club to defeat a Major League Soccer club in the Canadian Championship by upsetting Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2019 over two-legs.
Goalkeeper Marco Carducci became the first CPL player called up to the Canada men's national soccer team when, on August 28, 2019, he was requested for a pair of Nations League A matches against Cuba.
Klubbens färger är grönt, svart och vitt. Lagets emblem är en ryttare på hästrygg, som representerar Calgarys smeknamn "Cowtown". Cavalry FC:s motto är "Pride and Passion", som återspeglar klubbens engagemang för att representera Calgary och dess fotbollssamhälle.
Calvary FC har uppnått viss framgång i CPL, efter att ha vunnit ligan två gånger (2019 och 2021) och Canadas mästerskap en gång (2021). Klubben har också representerat Kanada i CONCACAF Champions League.
Cavalry FC leds av huvudtränaren Tommy Wheeldon Jr., som tidigare har varit tränare för flera klubbar i England. Klubben har en lojal fanbas, känd som "The Cavalry", som skapar en livlig atmosfär på hemmamatcherna på ATCO Field.
Cavalry FC är en av de ledande fotbollsklubbarna i Kanada och spelar en viktig roll i utvecklingen av fotboll i landet. Klubben är engagerad i att skapa en positiv miljö för spelare, personal och fans och strävar efter att vara ett flaggskepp för kanadensisk fotboll på den globala scenen.