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Edmonton Scottish
2023 season
Owner	James Black
Chairman	Andrzej Zadora
Coach	John Pegg
Stadium	Hamish Black Field
AMSL	Division: 1st; Overall: 1st
Challenge Cup	Winners
Challenge Trophy	6th
Top goalscorer	League: Conor MacDonald (8); Overall: Conor MacDonald (10)
Biggest win	10–0 v St. Albert Impact; Away, 12 July 2023; (Alberta Major Soccer League)
Biggest defeat	0–1 v Edmonton Green & Gold; Home, 14 June 2023; (Alberta Major Soccer League); 0–1 v Suburban FC; Neutral venue, 07 October 2023; (Challenge Trophy); 2–3 v Surrey BB5 United; Neutral venue, 09 October 2023; (Challenge Trophy)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Edmonton Scottish season was the one hundred and sixteenth in its existence and thirtieth consecutive season in the Alberta Major Soccer League (AMSL). After winning the AMSL North Division with the best overall record, the Tartans qualified as the top seed to the 2023 Challenge Cup, capturing the cup and further qualifying for the 2023 Challenge Trophy, where they would finish 6th.^[1]

Players[edit]

Primary squad[edit]

As of July 27, 2023^[2]

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Connor James	GK	(1996-07-17)July 17, 1996 (aged 27)	FC Edmonton
25	Jay Vetsch (VC)	GK	(1991-10-03)October 3, 1991 (aged 32)	Alberta Golden Bears
29	Oleksandr Popravka	GK	(1992-09-29)September 29, 1992 (aged 31)	Edmonton Scottish 2
Defenders
2	Bryce Prochnau	RB / RWB	(1995-10-31)October 31, 1995 (aged 28)	Trinity Western Spartans
3	Cameron Borrett	LB / LWB	(1996-09-10)September 10, 1996 (aged 27)	Alberta Golden Bears
5	Stewart Jamieson	RB / RWB	(1998-11-19)November 19, 1998 (aged 25)	MacEwan Griffins
6	Josh Samuel	RB	(1996-12-21)December 21, 1996 (aged 27)	MacEwan Griffins
8	Morgan Graham	LB	(1998-06-08)June 8, 1998 (aged 25)	Alberta Golden Bears
18	Paul Hamilton (C)	CB	(1988-03-23)March 23, 1988 (aged 35)	Carolina RailHawks
22	Zibusiso Moyo	LB / LWB	(1996-12-19)December 19, 1996 (aged 27)	MacEwan Griffins
24	Noah Cunningham	CB	(1997-12-10)December 10, 1997 (aged 26)	Alberta Golden Bears
Midfielders
4	Mike McCormick (VC)	DM	(1991-05-09)May 9, 1991 (aged 32)	Edmonton Drillers
7	Sam Lam (VC)	AM	(1987-11-24)November 24, 1987 (aged 36)	FC Edmonton
10	Sebastián Cabrera	AM / CF	(1995-02-26)February 26, 1995 (aged 28)	Unión Española
11	Almir Gazić	RM	(1991-11-05)November 5, 1991 (aged 32)	Lethbridge FC
12	Justin Demers	DM / CB	(2003-01-24)January 24, 2003 (aged 20)	Youth Academy
16	Haris Kevac	CM	(1996-05-15)May 15, 1996 (aged 27)	Eintracht Braunschweig II
17	Stefan Gajić	CM	(2000-11-26)November 26, 2000 (aged 23)	MacEwan Griffins
19	Francesco Guido	LM	(2003-05-01)May 1, 2003 (aged 20)	Youth Academy
21	Matt Lam	DM / CM	(1989-09-10)September 10, 1989 (aged 34)	Eastern Sports Club
23	Nicholas Lechelt	DM / CB	(2004-06-29)June 29, 2004 (aged 19)	UBC Okanagan Heat
Forwards
9	Izak Bahdon	ST / CF	(2003-01-08)January 8, 2003 (aged 20)	NK Tomislav Drnje
13	Conor MacDonald	ST	(2000-10-30)October 30, 2000 (aged 23)	Longridge Town F.C.
14	Dexter MacLachlan	FW	(1992-04-07)April 7, 1992 (aged 31)	NAIT Ooks
15	Tomi Ameobi	CF	(1988-08-16)August 16, 1988 (aged 35)	FC Edmonton

Trialists[edit]

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club
—	Tyson Blight	MF	(2006-10-12)October 12, 2006 (aged 17)	Youth Academy
—	Kayden Dugas	DF	(2005-03-22)March 22, 2005 (aged 18)	Edmonton Scottish 2
—	Matthew Easaw	MF	(2006-12-16)December 16, 2006 (aged 17)	Youth Academy
—	Dorian Jacobs	MF	(2001-05-30)May 30, 2001 (aged 22)	TKU Eagles
—	Diyon Martins	GK	(2006-05-23)May 23, 2006 (aged 17)	Youth Academy
—	Doruk Yilmaz	FW	(2006-11-30)November 30, 2006 (aged 17)	Youth Academy

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date
8	DF	Morgan Graham	Alberta Golden Bears	Free	April 28, 2023
9	FW	Izak Bahdon	NK Tomislav Drnje	Return from loan	April 28, 2023
13	FW	Conor MacDonald	Longridge Town F.C.	Free	April 29, 2023
1	GK	Connor James	FC Edmonton	Free	May 24, 2023
15	FW	Tomi Ameobi	FC Edmonton	Free	June 22, 2023
21	MF	Matt Lam	Eastern Sports Club	Undisclosed fee	June 27, 2023
29	GK	Oleksandr Popravka	Edmonton Scottish 2	Promoted from reserve squad	July 29, 2023

Loans in[edit]

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Date
23	MF	Nicholas Lechelt	UBC Okanagan Heat	Loaned until July 15, 2023	May 10, 2023

Out[edit]

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date
5	MF	Pedro Bianchi	Alberta Golden Bears	Released	September 6, 2022
19	DF	Gurkirat Gill	N/A	Season-long injury	September 6, 2022
12	FW	Cristian Lima	NAIT Ooks	Released	September 6, 2022
8	MF	Syed Shah	Alberta Golden Bears	Released	September 6, 2022
6	DF	Julio Umali	NAIT Ooks	Released	September 6, 2022
9	FW	Amer Halilić	N/A	Season-long injury	October 11, 2022
25	GK	Todd van Driel	N/A	Retired	October 11, 2022
22	MF	Daniel Barker-Rothschild	UBC Thunderbirds	Contract terminated by mutual consent	January 24, 2023

Competitions[edit]

Matches are listed in Edmonton local time: Mountain Daylight Time (UTC−6) unless otherwise denoted.

Overview[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League	May 10	July 26	Matchday 1	1st North	12	11	0	1	37	3	+34	091.67
Challenge Cup	August 19	August 20	Semi-final	Winners	2	2	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Challenge Trophy	October 4	October 9	Group stage	6th	5	2	1	2	7	6	+1	040.00
Total					19	15	1	3	49	10	+39	078.95

Last updated: October 8, 2023
Source: Competitions

Friendlies[edit]

Ahead of the Challenge Cup and Challenge Trophy competitions, Edmonton Scottish participated in three friendlies.

Pre-Challenge Cup friendlies[edit]

August 9 Friendly	Edmonton Scottish	3–1	Concordia Thunder	Edmonton, Alberta
19:30	Ameobi 24' S. Lam 31' M. Lam 42' Gazić 57'		Acevedo 6' Munguia-Scott 78'	Stadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome Referee: Mohammed Abu-Sharkh

August 13 Friendly	Edmonton Scottish	3–1	TKU Eagles	Edmonton, Alberta
14:00	McCormick 19' MacLachlan 39', 49'		Lugo 63' Bilodeau 85'	Stadium: Hamish Black Field Referee: Chris Devlin

Pre-Challenge Trophy friendlies[edit]

September 27 Friendly	Edmonton Scottish	2–0	MacEwan Griffins	Edmonton, Alberta
17:30	Borrett 58' Moyo 64'			Stadium: Hamish Black Field Referee: Jacob Barnas

Alberta Major Soccer League[edit]

Table[edit]

AMSL North Division
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Edmonton Scottish	12	11	0	1	37	3	+34	33	Qualification to Semi-finals of the Challenge Cup
2	Edmonton Green and Gold	12	7	2	3	21	8	+13	23	Qualification to Semi-finals of the Challenge Cup
3	Edmonton Drillers	12	4	2	6	18	26	−8	14
4	St. Albert Impact	12	3	1	8	9	32	−23	10

Updated to match(es) played on August 2, 2023. Source: AMSL

AMSL South Division
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Calgary Callies	12	8	1	3	45	20	+25	25	Qualification to Semi-finals of the Challenge Cup
2	Cavalry FC U21	12	5	4	3	20	14	+6	19	Not eligible for Provincial Championships^[Note]
3	Lethbridge FC	12	6	0	6	26	15	+11	18	Qualification to Semi-finals of the Challenge Cup
4	Calgary Dinos	12	3	3	6	24	29	−5	12
5	Calgary Villains	12	0	1	11	5	58	−53	1

Updated to match(es) played on August 2, 2023. Source: AMSL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) total goal difference; 5) total goals for; 6) fewer yellow cards; 7) fewer red cards; 8) coin toss

Notes

^
CPL U21 and Development teams cannot qualify for the Challenge Cup

Results by match[edit]

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Ground	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A
Result	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	6	9	12	12	15	18	21	24	27	30	33

Updated to match(es) played on August 2, 2023. Source: Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

May 10 1	Edmonton Scottish	3–0	Edmonton Drillers	Edmonton, Alberta
20:15	Cabrera 60', 67' MacDonald 72', 73'	Report	Johnson 23' White 50'	Stadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome Referee: Mazzen Black

May 24 2	St. Albert Impact	0–1	Edmonton Scottish	St. Albert, Alberta
18:30	Garritano 11' Dukuly 21' Amanda 45'	Report	Graham 40' MacDonald 86'	Stadium: Riel Recreation Park Referee: Mazzen Black

June 3 3	Edmonton Scottish	2–0	Calgary Dinos	Edmonton, Alberta
14:00	Gazić 15' MacLachlan 23' Graham 42' Lechelt 45'	Report		Stadium: Hamish Black Field Referee: Hassan Rahmouni

June 4 4	Edmonton Scottish	2–0	Cavalry FC U21	Edmonton, Alberta
12:00	MacDonald 46' Hamilton 82'	Report	Kilbride 42' Jaravata 70'	Stadium: Hamish Black Field Referee: Mazzen Black

June 14 5	Edmonton Scottish	0–1	Edmonton Green & Gold	Edmonton, Alberta
20:45	S. Lam 62' Vetsch 90+5' MacDonald 90+11'	Report	Aulakh 55', 78'	Stadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome Referee: Tyler Duggan

June 25 6 Highland Gathering	Edmonton Scottish	3–1	Calgary Callies	Edmonton, Alberta
13:00	Ameobi 40' Kevac 64' Gazić 65' Blight 90+1' Borrett 90+2'	Report	Morris 31'	Stadium: Edmonton Soccer Dome Referee: Vincent Morrelli

July 5 7	Edmonton Green & Gold	0–2	Edmonton Scottish	Edmonton, Alberta
20:00		Report	Moyo 46' Cunningham 51' Hamilton 56' Bahdon 67'	Stadium: Foote Field Referee: Mazzen Black

July 8 8	Edmonton Scottish	4–0	St. Albert Impact	Edmonton, Alberta
14:00	MacDonald 8', 57', 45+1' Ameobi 49' M. Lam 59' MacLachlan 59' Borrett 64'	Report	Kanyamwa 42'	Stadium: Hamish Black Field Referee: Adam Benani

July 12 9	St. Albert Impact	0–10	Edmonton Scottish	St. Albert, Alberta
18:30	Elshafi 11' Maranga 41'	Report	Hamilton 6', 57' Lechelt 24' S. Lam 34' M. Lam 42' MacLachlan 45', 75', 76', 83', 85' Gajić 50', 63'	Stadium: Riel Recreation Park Referee: Sam Schofield

July 22 10	Lethbridge FC	1–2	Edmonton Scottish	Lethbridge, Alberta
16:00	Musk 45' Uhl 90' Francis 81', 90+2'	Report	M. Lam 7', 45+2' MacDonald 57'	Stadium: Servus Sports Centre Referee: Brian Baruegan

July 23 11	Calgary Villains	0–7	Edmonton Scottish	Calgary, Alberta
11:00		Report	Gazić 26' MacDonald 31', 47', 54' Gajić 55', 84' Dugas 61' Borrett 81'	Stadium: Encana Field Referee: Hassan Rahmouni

July 26 12	Edmonton Drillers	0–1	Edmonton Scottish	Edmonton, Alberta
19:30	Wald 29' 90+3'	Report	Gazić 41' S. Lam 73'	Stadium: Jasper Place Bowl Referee: Noel Kelly

Challenge Cup[edit]

August 19 Semi-final	Edmonton Scottish	4–1	Lethbridge FC	Calgary, Alberta
12:00	S. Lam 25' (pen.) Cunningham 36' MacLachlan 41', 65'	Report	Sakaguchi 29'	Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre Referee: Luke Garland

August 20 Final	Edmonton Scottish	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Edmonton Green & Gold	Calgary, Alberta
14:00	M. Lam 18' Prochnau 45+2' Vetsch 79' Borrett 81' Gajić 85' Cunningham 99' Hamilton 103'	Report	Idrizi 47' Martins-Correia 83' Assem 90' Bosch 92'	Stadium: Calgary Soccer Centre Referee: Raul Briseno Hernandez

Challenge Trophy[edit]

Table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Western Halifax FC	4	3	1	0	6	1	+5	10	Advance to first place match	—	—	—	—	—
2	Suburban FC of Fall River	4	2	1	1	3	2	+1	7^[a]	Advance to third place match	0–1	—	—	—	2–1
3	Edmonton Scottish	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	7^[a]	Advance to fifth place match	0–0	0–1	—	2–1	3–1
4	Feildians AA of St. John's	4	1	1	2	4	6	−2	4	Advance to seventh place match	1–3	0–0	—	—	2–1
5	Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals	4	0	0	4	3	9	−6	0	Advance to ninth place match	0–2	—	—	—	—

Source: Canada Soccer
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head result; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) penalty kicks
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Advance to third place match on criteria 2.1 with 0–1 win over Edmonton Scottish (head to head competition)

Matches[edit]

October 4 Group stage	Edmonton Scottish	3–1	Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals	Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 UTC−4	Gajic 27' MacLachlan 42' MacDonald 56' Borrett 66'	Report	Maund 23'	Stadium: Mainland Common Field Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda

October 5 Group stage	Edmonton Scottish	2–1	Feildians AA of St. John's	Halifax, Nova Scotia
13:30 UTC−4	MacDonald 20' Graham 31' Gazić 82' McCormick 82' S. Lam 90+3'	Report	Neil 39' Dolo 51' Opuoro 78' Courage 82' Jones 85'	Stadium: Mainland Common Field Referee: Darcy Bristol

October 6 Group stage	Edmonton Scottish	0–0	Western Halifax FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
16:00 UTC−4	Demers 90+2'	Report	Ndopedro 16' Iatrou 44' Rodriguez 51'	Stadium: Mainland Common Field Referee: Rayan Bouhlel

October 7 Group stage	Edmonton Scottish	0–1	Suburban FC of Fall River	Halifax, Nova Scotia
18:30 UTC−4	Prochnau 90+1'	Report	Jaber 11', 25' Mellema 67' Veinot 90+4'	Stadium: Mainland Common Field Referee: Mo Mohseni

October 9 Fifth place match	Surrey BB5 United	3–2	Edmonton Scottish	Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
11:30 UTC−4	Torabi 51' Essa 54', 81' Morello 76'		Gazić 48', 59' MacLachlan 74'	Stadium: Harbour East Field Referee: David Schmidt-Schweda

Statistics[edit]

Squad and statistics[edit]

As of October 6, 2023^[update]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Major League		Challenge Cup		Challenge Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CAN	Connor James	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	CAN	Bryce Prochnau	11	0	6	0	2	0	3	0
3	DF	SCO	Cameron Borrett	17	0	11	0	2	0	4	0
4	MF	CAN	Mike McCormick	11	0	7	0	0	0	4	0
5	DF	SCO	Stewart Jamieson	13	0	9	0	0	0	4	0
6	DF	CAN	Josh Samuel	11	0	7	0	1	0	3	0
7	MF	CAN	Sam Lam	19	2	12	1	2	1	5	0
8	DF	CAN	Morgan Graham	16	2	9	1	2	0	5	1
9	FW	CAN	Izak Bahdon	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	0
10	MF	CAN	Sebastián Cabrera	7	2	3	2	0	0	4	0
11	MF	CRO	Almir Gazić	17	5	10	3	2	0	5	2
12	MF	CAN	Justin Demers	11	0	5	0	2	0	4	0
13	FW	SCO	Conor MacDonald	16	10	9	8	2	0	5	2
14	FW	CAN	Dexter MacLachlan	16	8	9	5	2	2	5	1
15	FW	ENG	Tomi Ameobi	9	2	4	2	2	0	3	0
16	MF	GER	Haris Kevac	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
17	MF	CAN	Stefan Gajić	11	5	4	4	2	0	5	1
18	DF	CAN	Paul Hamilton	16	3	10	3	2	0	4	0
19	MF	CAN	Francesco Guido	7	0	7	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	CAN	Matt Lam	10	3	6	3	2	0	2	0
22	DF	ZIM	Zibusiso Moyo	13	1	6	1	2	0	5	0
23	MF	CAN	Nicholas Lechelt	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	CAN	Noah Cunningham	15	2	9	0	2	2	4	0
25	GK	CAN	Jay Vetsch	13	0	9	0	2	0	2	0
29	GK	UKR	Oleksandr Popravka	7	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
–	MF	CAN	Tyson Blight	3	1	3	1	0	0	0	0
–	DF	CAN	Kayden Dugas	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0
–	MF	CAN	Matthew Easaw	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
–	MF	ENG	Dorian Jacobs	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
–	GK	CAN	Diyon Martins	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
–	FW	TUR	Doruk Yilmaz	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Top scorers[edit]

Rank	Player	Pos.	Major League	Challenge Cup	Challenge Trophy	TOTAL
1	Conor MacDonald	FW	8	0	2	10
2	Dexter MacLachlan	FW	5	2	1	8
3	Stefan Gajić	MF	4	0	1	5
3	Almir Gazić	MF	3	0	2	5
5	Matt Lam	MF	3	0	0	3
5	Paul Hamilton	DF	3	0	0	3
7	Sebastián Cabrera	MF	2	0	0	2
	Tomi Ameobi	FW	2	0	0	2
	Noah Cunningham	DF	0	2	0	2
	Sam Lam	MF	1	1	0	2
	Morgan Graham	DF	1	0	1	2
12	Kayden Dugas	DF	1	0	0	1
	Haris Kevac	MF	1	0	0	1
	Tyson Blight	MF	1	0	0	1
	Izak Bahdon	FW	1	0	0	1
	Zibusiso Moyo	DF	1	0	0	1
Totals			37	5	7	49

Clean sheets[edit]

Rank	Player	Major League	Challenge Cup	Challenge Trophy	TOTAL
1	Jay Vetsch	8	1	1	10
2	Oleksandr Popravka	1	0	2	3
3	Diyon Martins	1	0	0	1
Totals		10	1	3	14

Disciplinary record[edit]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Major League		Challenge Cup		Challenge Trophy		TOTAL
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
2	DF		Bryce Prochnau	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF		Cameron Borrett	3	0	1	0	1	0	5	0
4	MF		Mike McCormick	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
7	MF		Sam Lam	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
8	DF		Morgan Graham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11	MF		Almir Gazić	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
12	MF		Justin Demers	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
13	FW		Conor MacDonald	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
14	MF		Dexter MacLachlan	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
17	MF		Stefan Gajić	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
18	DF		Paul Hamilton	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
21	MF		Matt Lam	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
23	MF		Nicholas Lechelt	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
24	DF		Noah Cunningham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	GK		Jay Vetsch	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Totals				18	1	6	0	7	0	31	1

References[edit]

^ "2023 National Championships - Challenge Trophy". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
^ "Edmonton Scottish". Alberta Major Soccer League. Retrieved 2023-07-27.

External links[edit]

Official Site

[cnote_Note_CAV] 
CPL U21 and Development teams cannot qualify for the Challenge Cup

[table_hth_NSA0.31754303179567-3] Advance to third place match on criteria 2.1 with 0–1 win over Edmonton Scottish (head to head competition)

[1] "2023 National Championships - Challenge Trophy". canadasoccer.com. Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

[2] "Edmonton Scottish". Alberta Major Soccer League. Retrieved 2023-07-27.

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