Ottawa, ON (August 10, 2020) – The Canadian Premier League is excited to release  The Island Games schedule presented by WestJet. The season will begin with an 8-club first stage where each CPL team will play each other once (28 game total first phase), the top 4 clubs will advance to the second round 6 match group phase that will culminate with the top two clubs competing in a single match Final to be crowned the 2020 Canadian Premier League Champion in September.

The made for TV event will commence on Thursday, August 13 with a rematch of the 2019 season finalists Forge FC vs Cavalry FC and will conclude in September with all matches broadcast exclusively via the Canadian Premier League’s media partner OneSoccer.

Atlético Ottawa is set to play their first match in club history on Saturday August 15th at 12:00 PM ET, against provincial counterpart, York9 FC in match 1 of the first stage. This matchup will precede: Aug 19 vs Valour FC, Aug 23 vs FC Edmonton, Aug 27 vs Cavalry FC, Aug 30 vs Forge FC, Sep 2 vs Pacific FC, and Sep 6 vs HFX Wanderers.

Full league schedule:  www.canpl.ca/schedule

About Atlético Ottawa

Atlético Ottawa is the Canadian Premier League’s 8th Club who joined the league in 2020 and will play their inaugural matches in August at The Island Games in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.  Learn more about how you can support the Club and its exclusive membership program The Collective here.  Follow @AtletiOttawa on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.