The 2024 HFX Wanderers FC season was the sixth season in the history of HFX Wanderers FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship. During the off-season, coach Patrice Gheisar signed a two-year contract extension. The season was noteworthy for a difficult beginning, where the team set a league record for worst start to a season, and was eliminated from the Canadian Championship in the first round by losing to the Ligue 1 Québec club CS Saint-Laurent. The Wanderers also set a league record for most red cards in a season, with eight.
The six points earned on away games was tied for the second-lowest amount in CPL history, matching the 1-3-10 away record the HFX Wanderers FC ended with in 2019. Only FC Edmonton fared worse in 2022 with four points.
The average home attendance of 6,058 set a new club record.
Current squad
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes Goalkeepers 1 Yann-Alexandre Fillion GK IFK Mariehamn 12 Daniel Clarke GK CBU Capers , 13 Aiden Rushenas GK Dalhousie Tigers Defenders 2 Daniel Nimick CB Western Michigan Broncos 3 Zachary Fernandez RB A.S. Blainville 4 Julian Dunn CB HamKam 5 Cale Loughrey CB FC Edmonton 16 Kareem Sow CB Montreal Carabins 17 Wesley Timoteo FB / RW / LW FC Edmonton 21 Jefferson Alphonse CB CS Saint-Laurent 23 Riley Ferrazzo FB Vaughan Azzurri 34 Yorgos Gavas CB Suburban FC David Mavakala FB CF Montréal U23 Nassim Mekideche CB US Monastir Midfielders 6 Lorenzo Callegari CM Chambly 7 Ryan Telfer LW Miami FC 10 Aidan Daniels AM OKC Energy 11 Vitor Dias AM Sporting Kansas City II 14Clément BayihaRW / RB York United 18 Andre Rampersad CM Santa Rosa 27 Giorgio Probo CM Vermont Green 28 Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé CM York United 41 Camilo Vasconcelos AM Guelph United Forwards 8 Massimo Ferrin CF / RW / LW Vaughan Azzurri 19 Tiago Coimbra CF Palmeiras 20 Tavio Ciccarelli CF Sheffield United Academy , 33 Sean Rea CF / CM Castellón B
Transfers In No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource York UnitedFree Miami FCFree Montreal CarabinsFree Sporting Kansas City IIFree Monterey Bay FCFree Guelph UnitedFree Vermont GreenFree HamKamFree Vaughan AzzurriSigned to a development contract CBU CapersSelected 5th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract Suburban FCSigned to a development contract Sheffield United AcademyFree CS Saint-LaurentFree Castellón BFree US MonastirFree CF Montréal U23Signed to a development contract
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource Clément Bayiha York UnitedLoaned until end of season
Draft picks HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2024 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. RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity15GKDaniel ClarkeCape Breton213DFMax BodurthaSt. Francis Xavier
Out No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource11Retired22 San Antonio FCContract expired21 Toronto FCLoan ended4Option declined15Option declined7Option declined20Option declined13Option declined37 NewtownOption declined9Option declined14 Chattanooga FCUndisclosed fee9Contract terminated by mutual consent
Loans out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource24 Tomas Giraldo York UnitedLoaned until end of season
Competitions Matches are listed in Halifax local time: Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3)
Overview
Canadian Premier League
Table
Results by match
Matches
Canadian Championship
Canada Soccer announced the preliminary round schedule for the Canadian Championship on March 11. Changes from the previous year include a later start date, assigned starting brackets, a home-and-away quarterfinal series, and a redraw for semi-final matchups, all of which allow the Wanderers a greater chance of hosting games in Halifax during the event. The preliminary round opponent for the Wanderers was CS Saint-Laurent, the championship team of Ligue1 Québec in 2023.
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References
External links Official Site