2023 York United FC season

The 2023 York United FC season is the fifth season in the history of York United FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.

York United FC
2023 season
Head CoachMartin Nash
StadiumYork Lions Stadium
Canadian Premier League7th
Canadian ChampionshipQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Two way tie (1)
All: Molham Babouli (2)
Highest home attendance1,827
(May 10 vs Vancouver Whitecaps)
Average home league attendance1,148

In April during the 2023 season, the club was sold from the Baldassarra family to Canadian Soccer Business with plans to transfer the club to new ownership.[1]

Current squad

As of April 17, 2023.[2]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Niko Giantsopoulos Canada GK (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 Canada Cavalry FC
67 Eleias Himaras Canada GK (2002-03-08) March 8, 2002 Canada Electric City
Defenders
2 Paris Gee Canada LB / RB (1994-07-05) July 5, 1994 Canada FC Edmonton
3 Tass Mourdoukoutas Australia CB (1999-03-03) March 3, 1999 Australia Western Sydney Wanderers
6 Roger Thompson Canada CB (1991-12-19) December 19, 1991 Sweden Ljungskile SK
7 Jonathan Grant Canada RB (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 Canada Forge FC
23 Noah Abatneh Canada RB / CB (2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 Italy AC Campodarsego
32 Brem Soumaoro Liberia CB / DM (1996-08-08) August 8, 1996 Cyprus PAEEK
43 Lassana Faye Netherlands LB (1998-06-15) June 15, 1998 Ukraine FC Rukh Lviv
Midfielders
8 Elijah Adekugbe Canada MF (1996-07-17) July 17, 1996 Canada Cavalry FC
10 Oussama Alou Netherlands CM / AM (2002-01-15) January 15, 2002 Netherlands Jong FC Utrecht
11 Kevin Dos Santos Portugal LW / RW (1999-10-20) October 20, 1999 England Darlington F.C.
12 Clément Bayiha Canada RW / RB (1999-03-08) March 8, 1999 Norway Hamarkameratene
16 Max Ferrari Canada AM / LW / RW (2000-08-20) August 20, 2000 Canada Aurora FC
21 Michael Petrasso Canada LW / RW (1995-07-09) July 9, 1995 Canada Valour FC
28 Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé Canada CM (1995-03-09) March 9, 1995 Canada HFX Wanderers
33 Matthew Baldisimo Philippines / Canada DM / CM (1998-01-20) January 20, 1998 Canada Pacific FC
70 Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy Ukraine / Canada AM / LW / RW (2003-11-27) November 27, 2003 Canada ProStars FC
Forwards
9 Brian Wright Canada CF (1995-03-24)March 24, 1995 (aged 27) Canada Atlético Ottawa
14 Theo Afework Canada CF (2004-01-24) January 24, 2004 Germany Nürnberg U19
18 Molham Babouli Syria / Canada CF / LW / RW (1993-02-01) February 1, 1993 Qatar Muaither SC
22 Austin Ricci Canada CF (1996-04-08) April 8, 1996 Canada Valour FC
24 Osaze De Rosario United States / Canada ST (2001-07-19) July 19, 2001 Ukraine Rukh Lviv


Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player From club Fee/Notes Date Source
FW Germany Tobias Warschewski Canada FC Edmonton Return from loan November 30, 2022
DF Canada Felix N'sa Canada FC Edmonton Return from loan November 30, 2022
MF United States Azriel Gonzalez Canada FC Edmonton Return from loan November 30, 2022
FW Canada Mouhamadou Kane Canada FC Edmonton Return from loan November 30, 2022
8 MF Canada Elijah Adekugbe Canada Cavalry FC Free December 1, 2022 [3]
28 MF Canada Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé Canada HFX Wanderers Free December 9, 2022 [4]
43 DF Netherlands Lassana Faye Ukraine FC Rukh Lviv Free December 9, 2022 [5]
70 MF Ukraine Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy Canada ProStars FC Free December 14, 2022 [6]
33 MF Canada Matthew Baldisimo Canada Pacific FC Free December 15, 2022 [7]
9 FW Canada Brian Wright Canada Atlético Ottawa Free January 9, 2023 [8]
12 DF Canada Clément Bayiha Norway Hamarkameratene Undisclosed fee January 11, 2023 [9]
10 MF Netherlands Oussama Alou Netherlands Jong FC Utrecht Free January 24, 2023 [10]
32 DF Liberia Brem Soumaoro Cyprus PAEEK Free February 1, 2023 [11]
7 DF Canada Jonathan Grant Canada Forge FC Free March 8, 2023 [12]
14 FW Canada Theo Afework Germany Nürnberg U19 Free March 23, 2023 [13]
23 DF Canada Noah Abatneh Italy AC Campodarsego Free April 17, 2023 [14]

Draft picks

York United selected the following players in the 2023 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 4 MF Christopher Campoli  Canada Ontario Tech
2 11 MF Trivine Esprit  Canada Ontario Tech

Transferred out
No. Pos. Player To club Fee/Notes Date Source
7 MF Brazil Oliver Minatel Retired October 11, 2022 [15]
11 FW Czech Republic Martin Graiciar Contract terminated by mutual consent November 16, 2022 [16]
33 MF Canada Matthew Baldisimo Canada Pacific FC End of loan November 30, 2022
5 DF Canada Dominick Zator Poland Korona Kielce Contract expired December 12, 2022 [17]
44 MF Canada Isaiah Johnston United States Huntsville City FC Undisclosed fee December 19, 2022 [18]
10 MF Argentina Mateo Hernández Bolivia Real Tomayapo Option declined December 21, 2022 [19]
17 FW Canada Mouhamadou Kane Canada Vancouver FC Undisclosed fee December 22, 2022 [20]
23 DF Canada Chrisnovic N'sa United States Huntsville City FC Contract expired December 23, 2022 [21]
19 MF Canada Noah Verhoeven Canada Atlético Ottawa Option declined December 23, 2022 [21]
8 MF Colombia Sebastián Gutiérrez Colombia Valledupar F.C. Option declined December 23, 2022 [21]
99 MF Brazil William Wallace Option declined December 23, 2022 [21]
9 FW Argentina Lisandro Cabrera Paraguay Sol de América Option declined December 23, 2022 [21]
25 FW Australia Luis Lawrie-Lattanzio Australia Campbelltown City Option declined December 23, 2022 [21]
2 DF Brazil Eduardo Jesus Brazil Botafogo B Contract terminated by mutual consent December 23, 2022 [21]
FW Germany Tobias Warschewski Option declined December 23, 2022 [21]
MF United States Azriel Gonzalez United States Las Vegas Lights Option declined December 23, 2022 [21]
DF Canada Felix N'sa Option declined December 23, 2022 [21]
4 DF Canada Jordan Wilson Retired January 18, 2023 [22]

Loans out
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/Notes Date Source
27 FW Canada Ronan Kratt Germany Werder Bremen II Loaned until July 1, 2023 January 5, 2023 [23]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

February 22, 2023 Friendly York United FC 4–0 CF Montréal U23 Toronto, Ontario
Voytsekhovskyy
dos Santos
Esprit 		Report
March 4, 2023 Friendly Penn State Nittany Lions 0-0 York United FC University Park, Pennsylvania
Report Stadium: Jeffrey Field
March 8, 2023 Friendly Houston Dynamo 2 2–1 York United FC Houston, Texas

 Report De Rosario Stadium: Aveva Stadium
March 19, 2023 Friendly Toronto FC II 0–2 York United FC Toronto, Ontario
7:45 PM Report dos Santos 38'
De Rosario 59'		 Stadium: BMO Training Centre at Downsview Park
Referee: Yusri Rudolph
March 25, 2023 Friendly Simcoe County Rovers FC v York United FC Vaughan, Ontario
Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
Note: Game cancelled due to York United FC injuries
April 1, 2023 Friendly Forge FC v York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Note: Game played behind closed doors
April 9, 2023 Friendly Alliance United FC v York United FC Ontario
Referee: Scott Bowman
Note: Game played behind closed doors

Competitions

Matches are listed in Toronto local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) until November 5, and Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) otherwise.

Overview
Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League 5 1 0 4 3 9 −6 020.00
Canadian Championship 2 1 0 1 2 4 −2 050.00
Total 7 2 0 5 5 13 −8 028.57

Last updated: May 14, 2023
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2023 Canadian Premier League season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Forge 5 3 2 0 8 5 +3 11 First semifinal
2 Pacific 5 3 1 1 10 4 +6 10
3 Valour 5 1 3 1 6 5 +1 6 Quarterfinal
4 Atlético Ottawa 5 1 2 2 8 7 +1 5 Play-in round
5 Vancouver 5 1 2 2 4 9 −5 5
6 Cavalry 5 0 5 0 7 7 0 5
7 HFX Wanderers 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 5
8 York United 5 1 0 4 3 9 −6 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 14. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Total minutes played by U-21 players; 10) Coin toss (2 teams tied) or drawing of lots (3+ teams tied).[24]

Results by match
Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultLLWLL
Position88578
Updated to match(es) played on May 14, 2023. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
April 16 1 York United FC 0-2 Valour FC Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,607
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
April 22 2 York United FC 1-2 Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 822
Referee: Ben Hoskins
April 29 3 Atlético Ottawa 0-1 York United FC Ottawa, Ontario
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
May 5 4 York United FC 0-1 Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,016
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
May 14 5 Pacific FC 4-1 York United FC Langford, British Columbia
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Referee: Scott Bowman
May 20 6 HFX Wanderers FC v York United Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
May 28 7 York United FC v Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
5:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
May 31 8 Forge FC v York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
June 4 9 Valour FC v York United FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm Stadium: IG Field
June 9 10 York United FC v Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
June 18 11 Pacific FC v York United FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00pm Stadium: Starlight Stadium
June 21 12 York United FC v HFX Wanderers FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
June 24 13 Cavalry FC v York United FC Calgary, Alberta
5:00pm Stadium: ATCO Field
July 2 14 Vancouver FC v York United FC Langley, British Columbia
6:00pm Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
July 9 15 York United FC v Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 14 16 York United FC v Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 23 17 Valour FC v York United FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm Stadium: IG Field
July 30 18 York United FC v HFX Wanderers FC Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 5 19 Atlético Ottawa v York United FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 12 20 Forge FC v York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 20 21 Cavalry FC v York United FC Calgary, Alberta
5:00pm Stadium: ATCO Field
August 25 22 York United FC v Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 4 23 HFX Wanderers FC v York United FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
September 8 24 York United FC v Valour FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 17 25 York United FC v Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
5:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 22 26 York United FC v Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
October 1 27 York United FC v Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
October 6 28 Vancouver FC v York United FC Langley, British Columbia
10:30pm Stadium: Willoughby Community Park

Canadian Championship
Main article: 2023 Canadian Championship
April 19 Preliminary Round York United FC 1-0 Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Michael Venne
May 10 Quarter-finals York United FC 1-4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,827
Referee: Drew Fischer

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of May 14, 2023

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Canada CAN Niko Giantsopoulos 705+002+00
67 GK Canada CAN Eleias Himaras 000+000+00
Defenders
2 DF Canada CAN Paris Gee 705+002+00
3 DF Australia AUS Tass Mourdoukoutas 301+101+00
6 DF Canada CAN Roger Thompson 201+001+00
7 DF Canada CAN Jonathan Grant 403+001+00
23 DF Canada CAN Noah Abatneh 000+000+00
32 DF Liberia LBR Brem Soumaoro 604+002+00
43 DF Netherlands NED Lassana Faye 704+101+10
Midfielders
8 MF Canada CAN Elijah Adekugbe 402+101+00
10 MF Netherlands NED Oussama Alou 704+102+00
11 MF Portugal POR Kevin Dos Santos 613+111+10
12 MF Canada CAN Clément Bayiha 602+201+10
16 MF Canada CAN Max Ferrari 704+102+00
21 MF Canada CAN Michael Petrasso 100+100+00
28 MF Canada CAN Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé 201+001+00
33 MF Philippines PHI Matthew Baldisimo 603+101+10
44 MF Ukraine UKR Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy 611+410+10
Forwards
9 FW Canada CAN Brian Wright 705+000+20
14 FW Canada CAN Theo Afework 000+000+00
18 FW Syria SYR Molham Babouli 423+011+01
22 FW Canada CAN Austin Ricci 712+300+21
24 FW United States USA Osaze De Rosario 702+302+00

Top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1SyriaMolham BabouliFW112
2PortugalKevin Dos SantosMF101
CanadaAustin RicciFW011
UkraineMarkiyan VoytsekhovskyyMF101
Totals325

Updated to match played May 14, 2023
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1NetherlandsLassana FayeDF011
Totals011

Updated to match played May 14, 2023
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1CanadaNiko Giantsopoulos112
Totals112

Updated to match played May 14, 2023
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
1GKCanadaNiko Giantsopoulos001010
2DFCanadaParis Gee101020
7DFCanadaJonathan Grant100010
8MFCanadaElijah Adekugbe100010
9FWCanadaBrian Wright100010
10MFNetherlandsOussama Alou200020
16MFCanadaMax Ferrari100010
18FWCanadaMolham Babouli101020
22FWCanadaAustin Ricci001010
28MFCanadaJérémy Gagnon-Laparé100010
43DFNetherlandsLassana Faye200020
Totals11040150

Updated to match played May 14, 2023
Source: Canadian Premier League

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