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Atléti hosts Valour FC for the final regular season home match at TD Place 🏟⚡️
September 23, 2023
Carl Haworth CIBC Match Lookahead News Suds and Duds TD Place Valour FC

For the final time in the 2023 Canadian Premier League regular season, Atlético Ottawa will take to the pitch this Sunday and face Winnipeg-based Valour FC in yet another pivotal match in the hunt for a playoff position (KO 2 pm ET, live on OneSoccer). It’s expected to be one of the highest-attended matches of the season, with more seating sections being opened every day and the electric crowd synonymous with soccer at TD Place will play a massive part in pushing for three points.

Here’s everything you need to know before Sunday’s match at TD Place. 

  • Atlético Ottawa sits in 5th place in the Canadian Premier League with 33 points from 25 matches (9W-6D-10L).
    • Valour FC is 8th with 23 points from 25 matches.
    • This is the fourth meeting between Ottawa and Valour in 2023 (2W-1D-0L).
      • Last time out at TD Place, Atlético beat Valour 2-0 thanks to goals by Ollie Bassett and Zach Verhoven.
  • Club captain, and Ottawa soccer legend Carl Haworth announced this week that he will retire at the end of this season, ahead of what could be his final match at TD Place.
  • Midfielder Ollie Bassett is the top scorer for Atlético Ottawa in the fixture, with four goals (all-time).
    • Bassett currently leads the CPL goal-scoring charts with 11 goals.
  • Ottawa has reached the Canadian Premier League mandate of 2,000 u21 minutes played by Canadian players with three matches to spare.
    • CF Montréal-loanee Jean-Aniel Assi (19 years old), Gabriel Antinoro (19), Zachary Roy (20) and local defender Tyr Walker (19) all contributed throughout the campaign.
  • A massive crowd is expected for the final regular season home match of Atlético’s season – find out more about Suds & Duds by clicking here.
    • In true blow-out fashion, there will be auctions, raffles and giveaways where fans can get their hands on 2023 Atlético jerseys.
    • Supporters are also encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to donate to the Caldwell Family Centre’s food bank.
      • Each donation enters fans into the raffle to win a jersey.
    • Presenting partners for the match, CIBC, will also be handing out free scarves to the first 250 fans.
  • Record head-to-head (all-time): 4W-3D-5L; 14 goals scored, 20 goals conceded.
  • Playoff race at a glance:
    • The top five teams qualify for the postseason.
    • Atlético remains in fifth (33 points) whilst Halifax is three points clear in fourth (36 points) with three matches remaining.
    • Forge FC is third (39 points) Pacific FC is in second place (40 points) and Cavalry FC leads the table (46 points) after 25 matches each.
      • Cavalry and Pacific have qualified for the playoffs.
    • York United is in 6th place with 32 points.