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Edmonton Scottish
2023 season
OwnerJames Black
ChairmanAndrzej Zadora
CoachJohn Pegg
StadiumHamish Black Field
AMSLDivision: 1st
Overall: 1st
Challenge CupWinners
Challenge Trophy  6th
Top goalscorerLeague: Conor MacDonald (8)
Overall: Conor MacDonald (10)
Biggest win10–0 v St. Albert Impact
Away, 12 July 2023
(Alberta Major Soccer League)
Biggest defeat0–1 v Edmonton Green & Gold
Home, 14 June 2023
(Alberta Major Soccer League)

0–1 v Suburban FC
Neutral venue, 07 October 2023
(Challenge Trophy)

2–3 v Surrey BB5 United
Neutral venue, 09 October 2023
(Challenge Trophy)
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The 2023 Edmonton Scottish season was the one hundred and sixteenth in its existence and thirtieth consecutive season in the Alberta Major Soccer League (AMSL). After winning the AMSL North Division with the best overall record, the Tartans qualified as the top seed to the 2023 Challenge Cup, capturing the cup and further qualifying for the 2023 Challenge Trophy, where they would finish 6th.[1]

Players

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Primary squad

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As of July 27, 2023[2]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Connor James Canada GK (1996-07-17)July 17, 1996 (aged 27) Canada FC Edmonton
25 Jay Vetsch (VC) Canada GK (1991-10-03)October 3, 1991 (aged 32) Canada Alberta Golden Bears
29 Oleksandr Popravka Ukraine GK (1992-09-29)September 29, 1992 (aged 31) Canada Edmonton Scottish 2
Defenders
2 Bryce Prochnau Canada RB / RWB (1995-10-31)October 31, 1995 (aged 28) Canada Trinity Western Spartans
3 Cameron Borrett Scotland LB / LWB (1996-09-10)September 10, 1996 (aged 27) Canada Alberta Golden Bears
5 Stewart Jamieson Scotland RB / RWB (1998-11-19)November 19, 1998 (aged 25) Canada MacEwan Griffins
6 Josh Samuel Canada RB (1996-12-21)December 21, 1996 (aged 27) Canada MacEwan Griffins
8 Morgan Graham Canada LB (1998-06-08)June 8, 1998 (aged 25) Canada Alberta Golden Bears
18 Paul Hamilton (C) Canada CB (1988-03-23)March 23, 1988 (aged 35) United States Carolina RailHawks
22 Zibusiso Moyo Zimbabwe LB / LWB (1996-12-19)December 19, 1996 (aged 27) Canada MacEwan Griffins
24 Noah Cunningham Canada CB (1997-12-10)December 10, 1997 (aged 26) Canada Alberta Golden Bears
Midfielders
4 Mike McCormick (VC) Canada DM (1991-05-09)May 9, 1991 (aged 32) Canada Edmonton Drillers
7 Sam Lam (VC) Canada AM (1987-11-24)November 24, 1987 (aged 36) Canada FC Edmonton
10 Sebastián Cabrera Canada AM / CF (1995-02-26)February 26, 1995 (aged 28) Chile Unión Española
11 Almir Gazić Croatia RM (1991-11-05)November 5, 1991 (aged 32) Canada Lethbridge FC
12 Justin Demers Canada DM / CB (2003-01-24)January 24, 2003 (aged 20) Canada Youth Academy
16 Haris Kevac Germany CM (1996-05-15)May 15, 1996 (aged 27) Germany Eintracht Braunschweig II
17 Stefan Gajić Canada CM (2000-11-26)November 26, 2000 (aged 23) Canada MacEwan Griffins
19 Francesco Guido Canada LM (2003-05-01)May 1, 2003 (aged 20) Canada Youth Academy
21 Matt Lam Canada DM / CM (1989-09-10)September 10, 1989 (aged 34) Hong Kong Eastern Sports Club
23 Nicholas Lechelt Canada DM / CB (2004-06-29)June 29, 2004 (aged 19) Canada UBC Okanagan Heat
Forwards
9 Izak Bahdon Canada ST / CF (2003-01-08)January 8, 2003 (aged 20) Croatia NK Tomislav Drnje
13 Conor MacDonald Scotland ST (2000-10-30)October 30, 2000 (aged 23) England Longridge Town F.C.
14 Dexter MacLachlan Canada FW (1992-04-07)April 7, 1992 (aged 31) Canada NAIT Ooks
15 Tomi Ameobi England CF (1988-08-16)August 16, 1988 (aged 35) Canada FC Edmonton

Trialists

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No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Tyson Blight Canada MF (2006-10-12)October 12, 2006 (aged 17) Canada Youth Academy
Kayden Dugas Canada DF (2005-03-22)March 22, 2005 (aged 18) Canada Edmonton Scottish 2
Matthew Easaw Canada MF (2006-12-16)December 16, 2006 (aged 17) Canada Youth Academy
Dorian Jacobs England MF (2001-05-30)May 30, 2001 (aged 22) Canada TKU Eagles
Diyon Martins Canada GK (2006-05-23)May 23, 2006 (aged 17) Canada Youth Academy
Doruk Yilmaz Turkey FW (2006-11-30)November 30, 2006 (aged 17) Canada Youth Academy

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date
8 DF Canada Morgan Graham Canada Alberta Golden Bears Free April 28, 2023
9 FW Canada Izak Bahdon Croatia NK Tomislav Drnje Return from loan April 28, 2023
13 FW Scotland Conor MacDonald England Longridge Town F.C. Free April 29, 2023
1 GK Canada Connor James Canada FC Edmonton Free May 24, 2023
15 FW England Tomi Ameobi Canada FC Edmonton Free June 22, 2023
21 MF Canada Matt Lam Hong Kong Eastern Sports Club Undisclosed fee June 27, 2023
29 GK Ukraine Oleksandr Popravka Canada Edmonton Scottish 2 Promoted from reserve squad July 29, 2023

Loans in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date
23 MF Canada Nicholas Lechelt Canada UBC Okanagan Heat Loaned until July 15, 2023 May 10, 2023

Out

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No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date
5 MF Brazil Pedro Bianchi Canada Alberta Golden Bears Released September 6, 2022
19 DF Canada Gurkirat Gill N/A Season-long injury September 6, 2022
12 FW Brazil Cristian Lima Canada NAIT Ooks Released September 6, 2022
8 MF Canada Syed Shah Canada Alberta Golden Bears Released September 6, 2022
6 DF Canada Julio Umali Canada NAIT Ooks Released September 6, 2022
9 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Amer Halilić N/A Season-long injury October 11, 2022
25 GK Canada Todd van Driel N/A Retired October 11, 2022
22 MF Canada Daniel Barker-Rothschild Canada UBC Thunderbirds Contract terminated by mutual consent January 24, 2023

Competitions

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Matches are listed in Edmonton local time: Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6) unless otherwise denoted.

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League May 10 July 26 Matchday 1 1st North 12 11 0 1 37 3 +34 091.67
Challenge Cup August 19 August 20 Semi-final Winners 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
Challenge Trophy October 4 October 9 Group stage 6th 5 2 1 2 7 6 +1 040.00
Total 19 15 1 3 49 10 +39 078.95

Last updated: October 8, 2023
Source: Competitions

Friendlies

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Ahead of the Challenge Cup and Challenge Trophy competitions, Edmonton Scottish participated in three friendlies.

Pre-Challenge Cup friendlies

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August 9 Friendly Edmonton Scottish 3–1 Concordia Thunder Edmonton, Alberta
19:30
Stadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome
Referee: Mohammed Abu-Sharkh
August 13 Friendly Edmonton Scottish 3–1 TKU Eagles Edmonton, Alberta
14:00
Stadium: Hamish Black Field
Referee: Chris Devlin

Pre-Challenge Trophy friendlies

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September 27 Friendly Edmonton Scottish 2–0 MacEwan Griffins Edmonton, Alberta
17:30
Stadium: Hamish Black Field
Referee: Jacob Barnas

Alberta Major Soccer League

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Table

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AMSL North Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Edmonton Scottish 12 11 0 1 37 3 +34 33 Qualification to Semi-finals of the Challenge Cup
2 Edmonton Green and Gold 12 7 2 3 21 8 +13 23
3 Edmonton Drillers 12 4 2 6 18 26 −8 14
4 St. Albert Impact 12 3 1 8 9 32 −23 10
Updated to match(es) played on August 2, 2023. Source: AMSL
AMSL South Division
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Calgary Callies 12 8 1 3 45 20 +25 25 Qualification to Semi-finals of the Challenge Cup
2 Cavalry FC U21 12 5 4 3 20 14 +6 19 Not eligible for Provincial Championships[Note]
3 Lethbridge FC 12 6 0 6 26 15 +11 18 Qualification to Semi-finals of the Challenge Cup
4 Calgary Dinos 12 3 3 6 24 29 −5 12
5 Calgary Villains 12 0 1 11 5 58 −53 1
Updated to match(es) played on August 2, 2023. Source: AMSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) total goal difference; 5) total goals for; 6) fewer yellow cards; 7) fewer red cards; 8) coin toss

Notes

  1. ^
    CPL U21 and Development teams cannot qualify for the Challenge Cup

Results by match

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Match123456789101112
GroundHAHHHHAHAAAA
ResultWWWWLWWWWWWW
Position111121111111
Points369121215182124273033
Updated to match(es) played on August 2, 2023. Source: Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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May 10 1 Edmonton Scottish 3–0 Edmonton Drillers Edmonton, Alberta
20:15
Report
Stadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome
Referee: Mazzen Black
May 24 2 St. Albert Impact 0–1 Edmonton Scottish St. Albert, Alberta
18:30
Report
Stadium: Riel Recreation Park
Referee: Mazzen Black
June 3 3 Edmonton Scottish 2–0 Calgary Dinos Edmonton, Alberta
14:00
Report Stadium: Hamish Black Field
Referee: Hassan Rahmouni
June 4 4 Edmonton Scottish 2–0 Cavalry FC U21 Edmonton, Alberta
12:00 Report
Stadium: Hamish Black Field
Referee: Mazzen Black
June 14 5 Edmonton Scottish 0–1 Edmonton Green & Gold Edmonton, Alberta
20:45
Report
Stadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome
Referee: Tyler Duggan
June 25 6 Highland Gathering Edmonton Scottish 3–1 Calgary Callies Edmonton, Alberta
13:00
Report
Stadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome
Referee: Vincent Morrelli
July 5 7 Edmonton Green & Gold 0–2 Edmonton Scottish Edmonton, Alberta
20:00 Report
Stadium: Foote Field
Referee: Mazzen Black
July 8 8 Edmonton Scottish 4–0 St. Albert Impact Edmonton, Alberta
14:00
Report
Stadium: Hamish Black Field
Referee: Adam Benani
July 12 9 St. Albert Impact 0–10 Edmonton Scottish St. Albert, Alberta
18:30
Report
Stadium: Riel Recreation Park
Referee: Sam Schofield
July 22 10 Lethbridge FC 1–2 Edmonton Scottish Lethbridge, Alberta
16:00
Report
Stadium: Servus Sports Centre
Referee: Brian Baruegan
July 23 11 Calgary Villains 0–7 Edmonton Scottish Calgary, Alberta
11:00 Report
Stadium: Encana Field
Referee: Hassan Rahmouni
July 26 12 Edmonton Drillers 0–1 Edmonton Scottish Edmonton, Alberta
19:30
Report
Stadium: Jasper Place Bowl
Referee: Noel Kelly

Challenge Cup

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August 19 Semi-final Edmonton Scottish 4–1 Lethbridge FC Calgary, Alberta
12:00
Report Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre
Referee: Luke Garland
August 20 Final Edmonton Scottish 1–0 (a.e.t.) Edmonton Green & Gold Calgary, Alberta
14:00
Report
Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre
Referee: Raul Briseno Hernandez

Challenge Trophy

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Western Halifax FC Suburban FC of Fall River Edmonton Scottish Feildians AA of St. John's Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals
1 Soccer Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC 4 3 1 0 6 1 +5 10 Advance to first place match
2 Soccer Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Fall River 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 7[a] Advance to third place match 0–1 2–1
3 Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 7[a] Advance to fifth place match 0–0 0–1 2–1 3–1
4 Newfoundland and Labrador Soccer Association Feildians AA of St. John's 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 4 Advance to seventh place match 1–3 0–0 2–1
5 PEI Soccer Association Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals 4 0 0 4 3 9 −6 0 Advance to ninth place match 0–2
Source: Canada Soccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) penalty kicks
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Advance to third place match on criteria 2.1 with 0–1 win over Edmonton Scottish (head to head competition)

Matches

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October 4 Group stage Edmonton Scottish Alberta 3–1 Prince Edward Island Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Mainland Common Field
Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda
October 5 Group stage Edmonton Scottish Alberta 2–1 Newfoundland and Labrador Feildians AA of St. John's Halifax, Nova Scotia
13:30 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Mainland Common Field
Referee: Darcy Bristol
October 6 Group stage Edmonton Scottish Alberta 0–0 Nova Scotia Western Halifax FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Mainland Common Field
Referee: Rayan Bouhlel
October 7 Group stage Edmonton Scottish Alberta 0–1 Soccer Nova Scotia Suburban FC of Fall River Halifax, Nova Scotia
18:30 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: Mainland Common Field
Referee: Mo Mohseni
October 9 Fifth place match Surrey BB5 United British Columbia Soccer Association 3–2 Alberta Soccer Association Edmonton Scottish Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
11:30 UTC−4
Stadium: Harbour East Field
Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda

Statistics

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Squad and statistics

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As of October 6, 2023

No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Challenge Cup Challenge Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Canada CAN Connor James 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Canada CAN Bryce Prochnau 11 0 6 0 2 0 3 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Cameron Borrett 17 0 11 0 2 0 4 0
4 MF Canada CAN Mike McCormick 11 0 7 0 0 0 4 0
5 DF Scotland SCO Stewart Jamieson 13 0 9 0 0 0 4 0
6 DF Canada CAN Josh Samuel 11 0 7 0 1 0 3 0
7 MF Canada CAN Sam Lam 19 2 12 1 2 1 5 0
8 DF Canada CAN Morgan Graham 16 2 9 1 2 0 5 1
9 FW Canada CAN Izak Bahdon 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 0
10 MF Canada CAN Sebastián Cabrera 7 2 3 2 0 0 4 0
11 MF Croatia CRO Almir Gazić 17 5 10 3 2 0 5 2
12 MF Canada CAN Justin Demers 11 0 5 0 2 0 4 0
13 FW Scotland SCO Conor MacDonald 16 10 9 8 2 0 5 2
14 FW Canada CAN Dexter MacLachlan 16 8 9 5 2 2 5 1
15 FW England ENG Tomi Ameobi 9 2 4 2 2 0 3 0
16 MF Germany GER Haris Kevac 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
17 MF Canada CAN Stefan Gajić 11 5 4 4 2 0 5 1
18 DF Canada CAN Paul Hamilton 16 3 10 3 2 0 4 0
19 MF Canada CAN Francesco Guido 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Canada CAN Matt Lam 10 3 6 3 2 0 2 0
22 DF Zimbabwe ZIM Zibusiso Moyo 13 1 6 1 2 0 5 0
23 MF Canada CAN Nicholas Lechelt 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Canada CAN Noah Cunningham 15 2 9 0 2 2 4 0
25 GK Canada CAN Jay Vetsch 13 0 9 0 2 0 2 0
29 GK Ukraine UKR Oleksandr Popravka 7 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
MF Canada CAN Tyson Blight 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 0
DF Canada CAN Kayden Dugas 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
MF Canada CAN Matthew Easaw 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Dorian Jacobs 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GK Canada CAN Diyon Martins 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
FW Turkey TUR Doruk Yilmaz 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers

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Rank Nat. Player Pos. Major League Challenge Cup Challenge Trophy TOTAL
1 Scotland Conor MacDonald FW 8 0 2 10
2 Canada Dexter MacLachlan FW 5 2 1 8
3 Canada Stefan Gajić MF 4 0 1 5
Croatia Almir Gazić MF 3 0 2 5
5 Canada Matt Lam MF 3 0 0 3
Canada Paul Hamilton DF 3 0 0 3
7 Canada Sebastián Cabrera MF 2 0 0 2
England Tomi Ameobi FW 2 0 0 2
Canada Noah Cunningham DF 0 2 0 2
Canada Sam Lam MF 1 1 0 2
Canada Morgan Graham DF 1 0 1 2
12 Canada Kayden Dugas DF 1 0 0 1
Germany Haris Kevac MF 1 0 0 1
Canada Tyson Blight MF 1 0 0 1
Canada Izak Bahdon FW 1 0 0 1
Zimbabwe Zibusiso Moyo DF 1 0 0 1
Totals 37 5 7 49

Clean sheets

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Rank Nat. Player Major League Challenge Cup Challenge Trophy TOTAL
1 Canada Jay Vetsch 8 1 1 10
2 Ukraine Oleksandr Popravka 1 0 2 3
3 Canada Diyon Martins 1 0 0 1
Totals 10 1 3 14

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Nat. Player Major League Challenge Cup Challenge Trophy TOTAL
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF Canada Bryce Prochnau 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF Scotland Cameron Borrett 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
4 MF Canada Mike McCormick 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
7 MF Canada Sam Lam 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
8 DF Canada Morgan Graham 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Croatia Almir Gazić 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
12 MF Canada Justin Demers 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
13 FW Scotland Conor MacDonald 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
14 MF Canada Dexter MacLachlan 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
17 MF Canada Stefan Gajić 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
18 DF Canada Paul Hamilton 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
21 MF Canada Matt Lam 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
23 MF Canada Nicholas Lechelt 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF Canada Noah Cunningham 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 GK Canada Jay Vetsch 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 18 1 6 0 7 0 31 1

References

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  1. ^ "2023 National Championships - Challenge Trophy". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Edmonton Scottish". Alberta Major Soccer League. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
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