City Builder: Carlos González works to give Atlético Ottawa a winning tradition
Carlos González is the head coach of the CPL soccer club Atlético Ottawa. González has just completed his third season with the club.
City Builder: Katrine Pedersen is head coach of Ottawa’s first pro women’s soccer team
Who is she? Katrine Pedersen is the new head coach of Rapid FC, Ottawa’s first professional women’s soccer team. What’s her background? The native of Horsens, Denmark is a mother of two — Bjørk and Louie — and lives with her partner, Maiken. Her playing career spanned nearly two decades, during which she represented Denmark from 1994 to 2013. For...
City Builder: Vanessa Gilles has become Ottawa’s ‘heroic’ Olympic soccer gold medallist
Vanessa Gilles is a Canadian soccer player who won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. She wasn't born in Ottawa but her soccer career was.
Northern Super League brings women’s pro soccer to Canada next spring
A new women's professional soccer league will debut next spring in six Canadian cities including Ottawa.
Facing referee harassment crisis, sport council blows whistle on bad behaviour
Sports bodies are trying to tamp down the verbal absue and harassment faced by referees in sports at the local level.
‘We could have been there:’ Atlético defeats Forge, but falls short of playoffs
Atlético Ottawa's season ends with an impressive 1-0 defeat of Hamilton's Forge FC. Despite that, the team did not make the playoffs as York United won to hold on to the fifth and final spot.
‘It’s deja vu:’ Atlético falls to Valour in stoppage time, dealing playoff hopes huge hit
Another late loss is putting Atlético Ottawa's playoff hopes in jeopardy.
City builder: Atlético Ottawa rising on the leadership of coach Carlos González
Head Coach Carlos González has led Atlético Ottawa from obscurity to being a league table topper. Who is he?
Last-minute loss to Halifax puts Atlético Ottawa’s playoffs hopes in doubt
Atlético Ottawa finds itself in a hole with a loss to Halifax in a game with major playoff implications.
Atlético Ottawa tightens up CPL playoff race with a critical 1-1 draw with Pacific FC
A second half surge carried Atlético Ottawa to a much-needed draw and fourth place in CPL standings.
Atlético Ottawa loses heartbreaker to Vancouver FC
A late turnover caused by an errant pass led to Vancouver FC midfielder James Cameron scoring the game winning goal in stoppage time Sunday to secure three crucial points and keep their playoff hopes alive. Atlético Ottawa has now lost two consecutive games in which they’ve conceded the winning goal in stoppage time. As a result they have lost a...
Tough loss to Cavalry ends Atlético’s home winning streak
Atlético Ottawa suffers a tough loss to league-leading Cavalry FC Saturday. The defeat put an end to the team's home winning streak.