2024 HFX Wanderers FC season explained

The 2024 HFX Wanderers FC season is the sixth season in the history of HFX Wanderers FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship. During the off-season, coach Patrice Gheisar signed a two-year contract extension.^[1] The season was noteworthy for a difficult beginning, where the team set a league record for worst start to a season,^[2] and was eliminated from the Canadian Championship in the first round by losing to the Ligue 1 Québec club CS Saint-Laurent.^[3] The Wanderers also set a league record for most red cards in a season, with eight.^[4]

The six points earned on away games was tied for the second-lowest amount in CPL history, matching the 1-3-10 away record the HFX Wanderers FC ended with in 2019. Only FC Edmonton fared worse in 2022 with four points.

The average home attendance of 6,058 set a new club record.

Current squad

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No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Yann-Alexandre Fillion		GK	14 February 1996	IFK Mariehamn
12	Daniel Clarke		GK	17 April 2003	CBU Capers	,
13	Aiden Rushenas		GK	23 May 2003	Dalhousie Tigers
Defenders
2	Daniel Nimick		CB	22 September 2000	Western Michigan Broncos
3	Zachary Fernandez		RB	24 September 2001	A.S. Blainville
4			CB	11 July 2000	HamKam
5	Cale Loughrey		CB	4 August 2001	FC Edmonton
16			CB	28 September 2000	Montreal Carabins
17	Wesley Timoteo		FB / RW / LW	9 April 2000	FC Edmonton
21	Jefferson Alphonse		CB	12 June 2003	CS Saint-Laurent
23	Riley Ferrazzo		FB	4 August 1999	Vaughan Azzurri
34	Yorgos Gavas		CB	1 November 2006	Suburban FC
	David Mavakala		FB	24 February 2006	CF Montréal U23
	Nassim Mekideche		CB	30 April 2000	US Monastir
Midfielders
6	Lorenzo Callegari		CM	27 February 1998	Chambly
7	Ryan Telfer		LW	4 March 1994	Miami FC
10	Aidan Daniels		AM	6 September 1998	OKC Energy
11	Vitor Dias		AM	30 April 1998	Sporting Kansas City II
14	Clément Bayiha		RW / RB	8 March 1999	York United
18	Andre Rampersad		CM	2 February 1995	Santa Rosa
27	Giorgio Probo		CM	19 July 1999	Vermont Green
28	Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé		CM	9 March 1995	York United
41	Camilo Vasconcelos		AM	19 March 2005	Guelph United
Forwards
8	Massimo Ferrin		CF / RW / LW	6 December 1998	Vaughan Azzurri
19	Tiago Coimbra		CF	17 January 2004	Palmeiras
20	Tavio Ciccarelli		CF	24 July 2006	Sheffield United Academy	,
33	Sean Rea		CF / CM	15 May 2002	Castellón B

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
			York United	Free		[6]
			Miami FC	Free		[7]
			Montreal Carabins	Free		[8]
			Sporting Kansas City II	Free		[9]
			Monterey Bay FC	Free		[10]
			Guelph United	Free		[11]
			Vermont Green	Free		[12]
			HamKam	Free		[13]
			Vaughan Azzurri	Signed to a development contract		[14]
			CBU Capers	Selected 5th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract		[15]
			Suburban FC	Signed to a development contract		[16]
			Sheffield United Academy	Free		[17]
			CS Saint-Laurent	Free		[18]
			Castellón B	Free		[19]
			US Monastir	Free		[20]
			CF Montréal U23	Signed to a development contract		[21]

Draft picks

HFX Wanderers selected the following players in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Round	Selection	Pos.	Player	Nationality	University
1	5	GK	Daniel Clarke		Cape Breton
2	13	DF	Max Bodurtha		St. Francis Xavier

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
11			Retired			[23]
22			San Antonio FC	Contract expired		[24] [25]
21			Toronto FC	Loan ended
4				Option declined		[26]
15				Option declined
7				Option declined
20				Option declined
13				Option declined
37			Newtown	Option declined
9				Option declined
14			Chattanooga FC	Undisclosed fee		[27]
9				Contract terminated by mutual consent		[28]

Loans out

Competitions

Matches are listed in Halifax local time: Atlantic Daylight Time (UTC−3)

Canadian Premier League

See main article: 2024 Canadian Premier League season.

Matches

Canadian Championship

See main article: article and 2024 Canadian Championship.

Canada Soccer announced the preliminary round schedule for the Canadian Championship on March 11.^[29] Changes from the previous year include a later start date, assigned starting brackets, a home-and-away quarterfinal series, and a redraw for semi-final matchups, all of which allow the Wanderers a greater chance of hosting games in Halifax during the event. The preliminary round opponent for the Wanderers was CS Saint-Laurent, the championship team of Ligue1 Québec in 2023.

External links

• Official Site

Notes and References

1. Web site: November 30, 2023 . Wanderers extend contract for head coach Patrice Gheisar through 2025 . November 30, 2023 . HFX Wanderers FC.
2. Web site: Healey . Josh . 2024-05-25 . Wanderers fall 2-1 to interim head coach Mauro Eustáquio and York United, their fifth loss of the season . 2024-10-23 . Proud Partner of Garrison Brewing Co. . en.
3. Web site: The Canadian Press . 2024-05-02 . Quebec semi-pro side CS Saint-Laurent upsets Halifax in Canadian Championship play . 2024-10-23 . Toronto Star . en.
4. Web site: Canadian Premier League . 2024-10-31 . Canadian Premier League.
5. Web site: HFX Wanderers FC . Halifax Wanderers . December 5, 2023.
6. Web site: Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé inks multi-year deal with HFX Wanderers . Wanderers Notebook . January 25, 2024 . January 25, 2024.
7. Web site: Halifax Wanderers FC sign former York, Ottawa star Ryan Telfer . Canadian Premier League . February 7, 2024 . February 7, 2024.
8. Web site: Wanderers sign Canadian defender Kareem Sow through 2025 season . HFX Wanderers FC . February 12, 2024 . February 12, 2024.
9. Web site: Halifax Wanderers sign Brazilian attacking midfielder Vitor Dias . Canadian Premier League . February 14, 2024 . February 14, 2024.
10. Web site: Wanderers sign experienced international striker Christian Volesky . HFX Wanderers FC . February 14, 2024 . February 14, 2024.
11. Web site: Halifax Wanderers sign Canadian U-21 Camilo Vasconcelos through 2025 . Canadian Premier League . February 16, 2024 . February 16, 2024.
12. Web site: Wanderers sign international midfielder Giorgio Probo through 2025 . HFX Wanderers FC . February 19, 2024 . February 19, 2024.
13. Web site: Wanderers sign Canadian defender Julian Dunn . HFX Wanderers FC . February 21, 2024 . February 21, 2024.
14. Web site: Wanderers sign Remi Agunbiade to Development Contract . HFX Wanderers FC . March 28, 2024 . March 28, 2024.
15. Web site: Wanderers sign Cape Breton goalkeeper Daniel Clarke to U SPORTS Contract . HFX Wanderers FC . April 10, 2024 . April 10, 2024.
16. Web site: Wanderers sign Halifax’s Yorgos Gavas to development contract . HFX Wanderers FC . April 23, 2024 . April 23, 2024.
17. Web site: ‘Exciting young player:’ Wanderers sign Tavio Ciccarelli to Exceptional Young Talent contract . HFX Wanderers FC . May 31, 2024 . May 31, 2024.
18. Web site: ‘An elite 1-v-1 defender’: Wanderers sign Canadian U21 Jefferson Alphonse . HFX Wanderers FC . June 29, 2024 . June 29, 2024.
19. Web site: Wanderers sign former U21 Player of the Year Sean Rea . HFX Wanderers FC . July 31, 2024 . July 31, 2024.
20. Web site: Wanderers sign Canadian defender Nassim Mekideche through 2025 . HFX Wanderers FC . September 13, 2024 . September 13, 2024.
21. Web site: Wanderers sign New Brunswick defender David Mavakala to Development Contract . HFX Wanderers FC . September 13, 2024 . September 13, 2024.
22. Web site: Halifax Wanderers, York United announce loan swap of Giraldo, Bayiha . Canadian Premier League. May 28, 2024. May 28, 2024.
23. Web site: João Morelli announces retirement from football . HFX Wanderers FC . November 3, 2023 . November 3, 2023.
24. Web site: Halifax Wanderers end-of-season roster update . HFX Wanderers FC . December 5, 2023 . December 5, 2023.
25. Web site: San Antonio FC signs midfielder Mohamed Omar. San Antonio FC . December 11, 2023 . December 11, 2023.
26. Web site: Wanderers trigger options on three players as part of year-end roster moves . HFX Wanderers FC . December 19, 2023 . December 19, 2023.
27. Web site: Chattanooga Football Club signs Callum Watson from Halifax Wanderers . Chattanooga FC . January 26, 2024 . January 26, 2024.
28. Web site: Wanderers Terminate Deal With USL Veteran Christian Volesky . Northern Tribune . August 7, 2024 . August 7, 2024.
29. Web site: The 2024 Telus Canadian Championship set to kick off 23 April in Calgary . . March 11, 2024 . March 11, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240311174341/https://canadasoccer.com/news/the-2024-telus-canadian-championship-set-to-kick-off-23-april-in-calgary/ . March 11, 2024 . live.