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Atlético Ottawa

Atlético Ottawa is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at TD Place. The team was founded in 2020 by Spanish club Atlético Madrid.


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Ottleti
January 29, 2020 (2020-01-29)
TD Place Stadium
6,419
Atlético Madrid
Manuel Vega
Jeff Hunt
Diego Mejía
Canadian Premier League
Regular season, 2ndPlayoffs, winner
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Atlético Ottawa is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at TD Place. The team was founded in 2020 by Spanish club Atlético Madrid.

From 2014 to 2019, Ottawa Fury FC competed in American-based soccer leagues, most recently the USL Championship. The Fury dissolved after the 2019 season after they were not sanctioned to play in the USL for the following season, due to expectation that they would instead play in the emerging Canadian Premier League. This left Ottawa without a professional soccer team heading into the 2020 season.

Moments after kick-off at Atlético Ottawa's first home game on August 14, 2021

On January 29, 2020, it was announced that Ottawa had been awarded the Canadian Premier League's first expansion team to be owned by Spanish club Atlético Madrid with Ottawa businessman Jeff Hunt as a strategic partner. The club debuted in the 2020 Canadian Premier League season under the name Atlético Ottawa.

The club's identity, including name, crest, and colours, was unveiled on February 11, 2020. The day was proclaimed "Atlético Ottawa Day" by Ottawa mayor Jim Watson. Mista was announced as the first head coach and general manager of the club.

Atlético Ottawa games are broadcast on OneSoccer, and on TSN1200 in radio format.

After playing the 2020 season and start of the 2021 season at neutral-site venues due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Atlético Ottawa made their home debut on August 14, 2021. Over 12,000 people were in attendance as Ottawa defeated the HFX Wanderers 2–1.

Following a 3–1 victory over Cavalry FC on September 24, 2022, Atlético Ottawa qualified for the Canadian Premier League playoffs for the first time. On October 8, 2022, Atlético Ottawa clinched the 2022 CPL regular season championship.

In 2025, Ottawa went undefeated at home for the first time, and won their first playoff trophy in the final. This also qualified the club to debut in the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Atlético Ottawa play at TD Place at Lansdowne Park in the Glebe neighbourhood of Ottawa. The stadium is shared with the Ottawa Redblacks Canadian football team, the Ottawa Rapid FC women’s soccer team, and formerly hosted Ottawa Fury FC as well as nine matches from the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

The club's identity is based upon that of its parent club, Atlético Madrid. The crest features a blue silhouette of the Peace Tower on Ottawa's Parliament Hill. Underneath are red and white stripes, evoking Atlético Madrid's crest and Canada's flag. At the base of the crest is a maple leaf. The club's alternate logo is a canoe paddle crossed by two arrows, taken from the city's coat of arms, with the monogram "AO".

Like Atlético Madrid, the club's colours are red, white, and blue (branded by the club as "federal red", "blanc d'Ottawa", and "Rideau blue").

PeriodKit manufacturerChest sponsorSleeve sponsor
2020MacronOneSoccerNone
2021–2022ComeOn!CIBC
2023–2024Maple Lodge Farms
2025None
2026–presentHummelMoneris

Atlético Ottawa's two main supporters groups are the Capital City Supporters Group (CCSG) and the Bytown Boys. The two groups are located in Section W of TD Place during home games and have gained a reputation for being a leading example for supporters culture in the Canadian Premier League.

Some notable introductions to the gameday atmosphere from the supporters include Wally, an inflatable dinosaur that has become an adoptive mascot of the supporters section, the "Olliewood" sign on the eastern hill of TD Place, in honour of 2022 CPL Player of the Year Ollie Bassett, and wide variety of characters strewn about the supporters section in non-traditional matchday garb. The "Olliewood" sign was replaced with one which reads "Wallywood" after Bassett departed the club in 2024.

The support for the club has continued to grow and manifested in a record crowd of 14,992 for the 2022 Canadian Premier League Final against Forge FC. This marked the largest paid attendance for any Atlético Ottawa match to date.

TypeCompetitionTitlesSeasons
Domestic12025
12022

As of February 16, 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayerNo.Pos.NationPlayer
1GKCANTristan Crampton
2MFMEXJuan Castro
4DFCANTyr Walker
5MFMEXDaniel Aguilar
6MFCANMarko Stojadinovic
7FWMEXEmiliano García (on loan from Atlético San Luis)
8FWMEXJonantán Villal (on loan from Atlético San Luis)
9FWNORErling Myklebust
10MFCANManny Aparicio
11MFBRAGabriel Antinoro
13FWCANBallou Tabla
14MFCANJean-Aniel Assi
16MFCANJason Hartill
17FWCANRichie Ennin
18DFEQGRoni Mbomio
19FWLBNRalph Khoury
20MFCANJoaquim Coulanges
23DFCANNoah Abatneh
28DFCANLoïc Cloutier
30FWCANKamron Habibullah
37MFFRATim Arnaud
75GKHAIGarissone Innocent
84DFCANSergei Kozlovskiy
88GKCANRoberto Paguaga-Frankovich
99FWCANSantiago López (on loan from UNAM)

As of January 15, 2025

Executive
Chief executive officerManuel Vega
Chief operating officerJon Sinden
Strategic partnerJeff Hunt
Assistant general managerJ.D. Ulanowski
Director of youth developmentDrew Beckie
Head coachDiego Mejía
Assistant coachDiego Campos
Goalkeeping coachRomuald Peiser
Strength and conditioning coachAlex Baró
Director of sport scienceMitchell Rangel

As of November 9, 2025

CoachNationTenureRecord
MistaSpainFebruary 11, 2020 – December 28, 20213681018022.22
Carlos GonzálezSpainFebruary 24, 2022 – November 21, 202495373127038.95
Diego MejíaMexicoJanuary 15, 2025 – present322093062.50
YearsNameNation
2020Ben FiskCanada
2021Milovan KaporCanada
2021–2022Drew BeckieCanada
2023Carl HaworthCanada
2024Maxim TissotCanada
  1. Average attendance include statistics from league matches only.

  2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league season, league playoffs, Canadian Championship, CONCACAF League, and other competitive continental matches.

a: Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the season was held exclusively in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, without fans formatted as a double round robin season with a single match final

Scores and results list Atlético Ottawa's goal tally first.

YearCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2026CONCACAF Champions CupRound OneNashville SC0–20–50–7

As of April 26, 2026

#NameNationCareer at clubGames played
1Nathan InghamCanada2022–202510270109
2Ballou TablaCanada2022, 2024–9392104
3Samuel SalterCanada2023–20258710097
4Ollie BassettNorthern Ireland2022–2024866092
5Miguel AcostaSpain2021–2023814085
Gabriel AntinoroBrazil2023–758285
7Malcolm ShawTrinidad and Tobago2020–2023803083
8Alberto ZapaterSpain2023–2025658073
Manny AparicioCanada2024–638273
10Zach VerhovenCanada2021–2023623065

Note: Bold indicates active player

As of November 9, 2025

Samuel Salter is the all-time leading goalscorer for the club, with 37 goals.

#NameNationCareer at clubGoals scored
1Samuel SalterCanada2023–2025325037
2Ollie BassettNorthern Ireland2022–2024233026
3Ballou TablaCanada2022, 2024–202022
4Malcolm ShawTrinidad and Tobago2020–2023172019
5Brian WrightCanada2021–2022131014
Rubén del CampoSwitzerland2023–2024122014
David RodríguezMexico2025–113014
8Zach VerhovenCanada2021–20237007
9Maxim TissotCanada2022–20245106
Manny AparicioCanada2024–6006

Note: Bold indicates active player

As of November 9, 2025

#NameNationCareer at clubAssists
1Ballou TablaCanada2022, 2024–122014
2David RodríguezMexico2025–92011
3Ollie BassettNorthern Ireland2022–2024100010
Manny AparicioCanada2024–91010
5Zach VerhovenCanada2021–20239009
Carl HaworthCanada2022–20238109
7Samuel SalterCanada2023–7108
8Dani MorerSpain20246107
Gabriel AntinoroBrazil2023–5207
10Miguel AcostaSpain2021–20236006

Note: Bold indicates active player

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