Clutch win over Cavalry FC moves Atlético squarely into CPL playoff picture
It’s full steam ahead for Atlético Ottawa. After defeating Cavalry FC 2-0 on Wednesday, July 12, the team that has struggled through much of the 2023 season is finally on track towards their goal of clinching a Canadian Premier League playoff spot. But the game in Calgary wasn’t exactly as fast-paced as a moving train. Neither team had a shot...
Atlético Ottawa blanks Valour FC 2-0, jumps over Winnipeg to 6th in CPL ranks
Atlético Ottawa is on fire. With a thrilling 2-0 victory at TD Place against Valour FC on July 9, Atlético secured their third consecutive home win and have leapfrogged Valour for sixth place in the Canadian Premier League standings. Ottawa picked up a crucial three points in the league playoff race, improving to a win-draw-loss record of 4-3-6 (15 points)....
Redblacks win first home game in almost two years against struggling Elks
Ottawa Redblacks’ quarterback Tyrie Adams was the hero in his first CFL win, throwing for 185 yards and one touchdown in Ottawa’s 26-7 demolition of the Edmonton Elks. Edmonton Elks, 7. Ottawa Redblacks, 26! Miracles do come true. Just ahead of Canada Day weekend in the capital, the Ottawa Redblacks won their first home game since Sept. 28, 2021, and...
Atlético Ottawa secure crucial point in thrilling 2-2 draw against Pacific FC
Atlético Ottawa came away on Friday from Starlight Stadium — the Langley, B.C. home of the Canadian Premier League leading Pacific FC — with a well-deserved point after an exhilarating 2-2 draw that had a little bit of everything for soccer fans. With the draw, Ottawa earned a crucial point, but remain in seventh place in the CPL standings with...
Ottawa jumps to fast lead — then chaos ensues in thrilling 4-3 loss to Forge FC
Ahead of a key match on Sunday between the Canadian Premier League’s top two teams of the 2022 season, Atlético Ottawa head coach Carlos González said his club couldn’t allow Forge FC — which has lost four of their last five games — to get their mojo back with a win against his side. Unfortunately for Atlético, it happened. Forge...
BlackJacks fall 93-82 to River Lions, end three-game home winning streak
The Ottawa BlackJacks competed with grit until the final buzzer, but were unable to maintain their perfect 3-0 home record in the Canadian Elite Basketball League after losing 93-82 against the Niagara River Lions on Saturday, June 17. Another loss on the road three days later — an 85-83 cliffhanger against the Scarborough Shooting Stars — dropped the BlackJacks to...
Atlético on a roll: Ottawa tops Vancouver 1-0, earns back-to-back wins at home
Atlético Ottawa secured their second consecutive home win and third of the season on Saturday, defeating expansion side Vancouver FC 1-0 on a cloudy afternoon at TD Place. They Ottawa club has climbed to a win-draw-loss record of 3-2-5 (11 points), good for seventh place and just a point ahead of last-place Vancouver in the eight-team Canadian Premier League. Atlético...
Late winner dashes Atlético Ottawa hopes against high-flying York United
In a crushing 2-1 defeat decided late in the match, Atlético Ottawa fell to York United on June 9 at York Lions Stadium in Toronto. The clash between the two Ontario teams saw no shortage of early chances, especially for Atlético. Not five minutes into the first half, Miguel Acosta’s low-drive pass inside the box found the foot of teammate...
Atlético back in win column, defeat Halifax 2-0 before 5,000 at TD Place
To the enjoyment of 5,000 fans at TD Place on Saturday, Atlético Ottawa secured their second win of the season against the Halifax Wanderers in a dominant 2-0 showing. Atlético also finally won at home this season — the first time in 10 matches. Their last home win was a 3-2 victory over Halifax on Aug. 17, 2022. The win...
Despite second-half surge, Atlético fall to Forge FC — and land in CPL basement
It took a brilliant, stoppage-time strike by Forge FC forward David Choinière to defeat Atlético Ottawa 1-0 on Saturday at TD Place, a devastating loss to Hamilton after one of the home club’s best games of a frustrating 2023 Canadian Premier League season. Choinière’s shot from the near post inside the six-yard box found the back of the net in...
Listless Atlético lose 2-0 to Calgary, drop to disappointing 7th in CPL standings
After finally notching their first win of the season on May 13 — a record-setting 5-0 triumph over Vancouver FC, the largest margin of victory in team history — Atlético Ottawa failed to capitalize on the momentum in their next match, a 2-0 loss to Calgary’s Cavalry FC on Sunday, May 21. A victory would’ve propelled Ottawa into third place...
Atlético thrash Vancouver FC for first win of ’23, jump to 4th spot in CPL
Atlético Ottawa finally found themselves on the winning side of the scoresheet on Saturday with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Vancouver FC. Ottawa’s win over the expansion club from B.C. catapulted Atlético from eighth to fourth in the Canadian Premier League standings and improved the team’s win-draw-loss record to 1-2-2 for five points. Atlético achieved multiple firsts in their impressive...