38-648: Ottawa Fury FC Academy was the youth academy and development system of Canadian soccer club Ottawa Fury FC . In 2015 and 2016, they played in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec . The Fury Academy was launched in 2006, under the umbrella of the original Ottawa Fury . At its peak, the Ottawa Fury FC Academy had more than 20 teams of various age levels, among both genders, with the aim of developing players for both its professional squad and women's team. The Academy works with community clubs in
76-544: A campaign to help pick one of three designs to become the club's first kits. They were unveiled ahead of the inaugural North American Soccer League season in March 2014. Both the primary and secondary kit featured the traditional colours of Ottawa sport . The Bytown Boys Supporters Club was formed in April 2011 in response to news of an expansion Canadian Soccer League franchise being awarded to Ottawa . Originally known as
114-694: A few starts towards the end of the season, while captain Richie Ryan solidified his role in the heart of the Fury FC midfield. Oliver Minatel battled back from multiple injuries to become a creative force on the flank of what was, in certain matches, a very potent Fury FC attack, while Romuald Peiser proved to be one of the best signings of the club's debut season, providing veteran leadership and timely stops in goal. Last updated: August 22, 2015. Source: Match reports Last updated: August 22, 2015. Source: Match reports Fury FC's debut in
152-653: A formal request from any party to consider sanctioning the participation of the Ottawa Fury in the 2019 season of the USL, despite public announcements by Ottawa Fury that it would be doing so". CONCACAF additionally stated that the launch of the CPL precludes the "exceptional circumstances" provision which allowed Canadian clubs to participate in USSF-sanctioned leagues. On December 19, 2018, OSEG filed for arbitration with
190-450: A goalless draw on April 23, 2014. A week later, the Fury suffered a 3–1 defeat to FC Edmonton with Vini Dantas scoring Ottawa's only goal. On May 31, Ottawa Fury beat FC Edmonton 1–0 in the first league meeting between the two sides with Tom Heinemann scoring a last minute goal. Record includes league, playoff, and Canadian Championship games. During the club's inaugural season in
228-496: A six-game winless skid which saw them tumble out of the playoff picture. The team's second trip to Indianapolis, where they'd won already in the spring, was just what the doctor ordered, as Fury FC picked up their first win of the fall campaign on August 23, edging the Eleven 2-1. That victory over Indy would kickstart a good run of form for Dos Santos' side, as Ottawa went on a 4-2-2 run which saw them somewhat claw their way back into
266-570: A soccer club on November 8, 2019 and their USL franchise rights were sold to Miami FC on December 11, 2019. An unrelated club, Atlético Ottawa , were formed in 2020 to enter the Canadian Premier League representing the city, with home games again at TD Place Stadium. On June 20, 2011, the North American Soccer League announced that Ottawa had been awarded an expansion franchise. The team would join
304-610: The Canadian Championship was short-lived, as the club was bounced from the competition in the first round by fellow NASL side FC Edmonton , losing 3-1 to the Eddies on aggregate. The first leg saw the two sides play to a 0-0 draw in the nation's capital, though both managers felt their sides had ample opportunities to win. The second leg, a week later in Edmonton, saw the Eddies bully a visibly tired Fury FC all over
342-464: The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup , and hosted a total of nine matches from the group stages to the quarter-finals. On May 25, 2013, the club's official crest was revealed at an event open to season ticket holders and supporters groups. The crest was a traditional soccer shield design that included the club's name and a flame used as a symbol of the club. The official club colours are red, black and white. In late 2013, over 1,500 supporters took part in
380-530: The 2015 season , and after another unbeaten pre-season in 2015, ended the 2015 spring season in ninth place. The club saw great improvement for the 2015 fall season, and were crowned champions with 45 points from 20 games and sitting six points clear of Minnesota United . Ottawa beat Minnesota in extra time with a 2–1 victory in the Soccer Bowl semi-final, but lost 3–2 to the New York Cosmos in
418-539: The Charleston Battery , who advanced on penalties. One week later, on October 30, the Fury announced they would not be renewing the contract of head coach Nikola Popović. On November 8, 2019 the Fury announced that they had not been sanctioned to play in the USL Championship for the 2020 season and would be suspending operations. The team had received sanctioning from Canada Soccer, but not from
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#1732786668162456-456: The Court of Arbitration for Sport in an attempt to reinstate the Fury's sanctioning in the USL. Two days later, the club revealed that it would be allowed to continue to play in the USL for the 2019 season. In the 2019 season, the Fury reached the play-offs for the first time since joining the USL. Their play-off run, however, only lasted one game as they were knocked out in the play-in round by
494-481: The North American Soccer League , Ottawa Fury's main rivalry was with FC Edmonton , the only other Canadian team competing in the league when they joined in 2014. The meetings between the two sides were named "The Battle of Canada " and occurred in both the league and the Canadian Championship . The two teams met every year in the preliminary round over two legs, with the first ever meeting ending in
532-651: The North American Soccer League , all home matches were televised on Rogers TV Ottawa . Home and away matches were broadcast on the radio in English on TSN 1200 , and select home matches were broadcast in French on 94,5 Unique FM . All matches were broadcast on Rogers TV for the 2017 season , and the USL Match Centre provided coverage for all league matches. Radio broadcasts included every game in English, and all home games in French. The following season , it
570-819: The Ottawa Fury Women in the USL W-League . The group continued to support Ottawa Fury as they joined the North American Soccer League in 2014, and the United Soccer League three years later. In August 2013, the Stony Monday Riot was formed in preparation for the club's inaugural season in the North American Soccer League. The group try to bring together supporters of all backgrounds to experience full participation in every match. As well as Ottawa Fury,
608-632: The Capital City Supporters Group, the club showed support for Capital City until they announced they would no longer compete in the league in March 2012. The following month, it was announced that the group had reached an agreement with the Ottawa Fury , a Premier Development League club who would become a North American Soccer League expansion team in the near future. In 2013, the Bytown Boys also showed support for
646-525: The Fury were losing up to $ 2 million per year while operating in the North American Soccer League. In December 2016, the Montreal Impact announced an affiliation agreement with Ottawa Fury after disbanding their reserve side FC Montreal . The club remained eligible for the Canadian Championship . On August 14, 2017, Dalglish left his role at Ottawa Fury. Club president John Pugh announced that Dalglish had informed him of his intention to leave
684-560: The Ottawa area to identify high-potential players, in addition to holding open tryouts. During their early years, they faced some unexpected pushback from other local minor soccer groups competing for youth players. In 2015, they decided to field two teams in the Quebec-based Première Ligue de soccer du Québec , a Division III league, with their Senior team playing in the man division, while their Junior team played in
722-762: The Reserve Division. Phil Dos Santos, brother of first-team coach Marc Dos Santos served as the head coach of the Senior Academy team. Fury FC citing the proximity of other teams as making the PLSQ a logical choice, as opposed to joining the Ontario-based League1 Ontario . They were the first club located outside of Quebec to join the league ( Ottawa South United would later follow them in 2020). Their home games were based out of Carleton University and TD Place Stadium . In 2016,
760-686: The Stony Monday Riot show support for soccer at all levels in the National Capital Region . Sparky, Ottawa Fury's mascot, is based on the flame symbol introduced in the club's original crest design. Big Joe, the mascot of the Ottawa Redblacks , and Riley, the mascot of the Ottawa 67's , have also made appearances at the club with all three teams part of the Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group. During their time in
798-524: The USSF and CONCACAF. On December 11, the Fury announced the sale of its franchise rights to the ownership group of Miami FC , with Miami set to participate in the 2020 USL Championship season. In order to join the North American Soccer League , Ottawa Fury planned to compete at Lansdowne Park for the 2014 season. After delays in the stadium developments, the club reached an agreement with Carleton University to play five games at Keith Harris Stadium on
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#1732786668162836-502: The club as general manager. On September 5, 2018, Mark Goudie, president and CEO of Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group, officially dispelled rumours about the club joining the Canadian Premier League (CPL) for the league's first season in 2019, citing the stability of the USL as their reason to remain there. Goudie, however, stated that the club supports the CPL's mission of expanding soccer in Canada, and did not rule out joining it in
874-422: The club could only manage a ninth-place finish in the 2016 spring season with nine points from a possible 30. Ottawa Fury finished the 2016 fall season bottom of the table amidst rumours the club would leave the North American Soccer League. On October 25, 2016, the club announced that they would join the United Soccer League for the 2017 season . At the time of the announcement, it had been reported that
912-522: The club decided to shut down its academy program and entered into an affiliation with Major League Soccer club Montreal Impact . The move to disband the academy was criticized as hurting the Fury's identity as a soccer club. Ottawa Fury FC Ottawa Fury Football Club was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Ottawa , Ontario . The club competed in the North American Soccer League and USL Championship and played its home games at TD Place Stadium . The Ottawa Fury FC were dissolved as
950-559: The club for personal reasons, and two days later the club and Dalglish decided to mutually part ways. Former player and current assistant coach Julian de Guzman took over as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The Fury ended their first United Soccer League campaign in 10th place, missing out on the Conference Playoffs by six points. On December 21, 2017, the club announced that Nikola Popović would take over as their new head coach. De Guzman remained with
988-512: The final a week later. In November 2015, Marc Dos Santos stepped down as head coach to join Sporting Kansas City as assistant coach having announced his intentions to the club two months earlier. On November 20, the club named Paul Dalglish as his replacement. The following month, Philip Dos Santos left his position as technical director and was replaced by Buser. A third consecutive unbeaten pre-season campaign followed, but
1026-623: The final months leading up to the 2014 season, the club also named Martin Nash as assistant coach, David Bellemare as goalkeeping coach and Philip Dos Santos as technical director. With Lansdowne Park not ready for the 2014 spring season , the club agreed a short-term deal to play at Keith Harris Stadium . After going unbeaten in five pre-season friendlies, Ottawa Fury lost 2–0 at the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in their first competitive match on April 12, 2014. The club finished
1064-462: The final playoff spot. Last updated: August 22, 2015. Source: Match reports The Fall season saw plenty of ups and downs for Fury FC. French goalkeeper Romuald Peiser joined the club in early July, and turned in multiple Man-of-the-Match performances during the Fall campaign. Opening day of the Fall season saw Ottawa draw 0-0 in Edmonton against their Canadian rivals on a sweltering day, and
1102-409: The first head coach of the club on July 1, 2013. The Spring season saw Fury FC give a sturdy account of themselves on their NASL debut, as the club went 3-1-5 while never losing a match by more than two goals. Vini Dantas scored the first goal in club history on April 19, 2014, in a 2-1 defeat against Minnesota United. The first victory in club history came the following weekend, as Ottawa blew out
1140-621: The future. On December 12, 2018, the Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) received a letter from CONCACAF , stating that the Ottawa Fury's sanctioning to play in the 2019 USL Championship season would be revoked, despite the club receiving approval from both the CSA and the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). On December 13, 2018, CONCACAF released a statement saying that they "never received
1178-444: The league in 2014 once developments at Lansdowne Park were completed. In February 2013, the club ran a campaign to select a name and received over 4,000 submissions. Club president John Pugh announced that Ottawa Fury FC was chosen as the name. On May 23, 2013, the club named Marc Dos Santos as the first head coach. Two days later, the official crest was revealed at an event open to season ticket holders and supporters groups. In
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1216-461: The pitch. Daryl Fordyce opened the scoring for the hosts with a clean finish in the 30th minute, and a Hanson Boakai goal just three minutes into the second half effectively put the match to bed. Fordyce put the proverbial nail in Fury FC's coffin in the 64th, while Vini Dantas scored a consolation goal in injury time for Ottawa. All things considered, it wasn't a disastrous or entirely unexpected result for Marc Dos Santos' expansion side, but
1254-416: The playoff picture. Unfortunately for Fury FC the workhorses in the side gave out in the final weeks of the campaign, and the club ended the season on a disappointing 0-1-3 slide which saw them slide to a disappointing ninth-place finish in the fall table. The fall season saw certain players emerge as cornerstones for the inaugural iteration of the squad; young Mauro Eustaquio emerged from the reserves to make
1292-450: The ruing of missed opportunities was a foreshadowing of things to come. Fury FC christened their new home, TD Place Stadium, the following weekend, and despite setting a modern-day NASL record in attendance, Ottawa fell 1-0 to the defending Soccer Bowl champion New York Cosmos on a Sebastián Guenzatti goal. Ottawa stumbled out of the gate, opening the second portion of the NASL schedule with
1330-425: The spring season in sixth with three wins from nine games. Ottawa Fury moved into Lansdowne Park ahead of the fall season, and lost 1–0 to the New York Cosmos in their first match at the new stadium on July 20. After failing to record a win in their first six matches of the 2014 fall season , the club finished in eighth place. Ottawa Fury added Chelsea academy coach Darko Buser to the club's management team for
1368-436: The university campus until construction was completed. In July 2014, the Fury moved into their new stadium in time for the 2014 fall season . The stadium is also known as TD Place Stadium due to sponsorship reasons. The club share the stadium with the Ottawa Redblacks , a Canadian Football League team, and the two teams played their opening games on the same weekend. The stadium was one of six chosen to host matches for
1406-492: The visiting Carolina RailHawks 4-0 on April 26. Fury FC also picked up victories against expansion brethren Indy Eleven (4-2) and established Canadian rivals FC Edmonton (1-0), while picking up a draw at home against Tampa Bay Rowdies . While Fury FC lost a pair of matches on home turf at the final minute, the club still sat in a respectable sixth place out of ten at the culmination of the Spring season, just four points behind
1444-453: Was announced that every home game would be streamed online on Fury TV and all league matches would remain available on the USL Match Centre. All home matches were broadcast on radio in both English and French. Note: Only league goals counted for top scorer 2014 Ottawa Fury FC season Fall: 9th The 2014 Ottawa Fury FC season was the club's first season in the North American Soccer League . Marc Dos Santos became
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