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Cavalry FC II
Full nameCavalry Football Club II
Founded2023
StadiumShouldice Athletic Park
OwnerCavalry FC
Head coachFrancesco Bartolillo
LeagueLeague1 Alberta
2025L1AB, 7th
Websitehttps://cavalryfc.canpl.ca/u21-team
Current season
Active teams of Cavalry FC

Cavalry FC II is a Canadian soccer team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada that plays in League1 Alberta. They are the academy and reserve club of Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC.

History

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In March 2019, Cavalry FC created a U20 side to participate in the amateur Alberta Major Soccer League, which was the top amateur league in the province of Alberta.[1][2]

In May 2023, Cavalry FC announced the formation of a U21 side that would compete in the new semi-professional League1 Alberta that was launching that year.[3][4] The club would also feature players from the first team squad playing via the Canadian Premier League's downward player movement project.[5][6]

In September 2025, Cavalry FC announced that it would be rebranding the reserve side from Cavalry FC U21 to Cavalry FC II, along with the announcement of a new full-time academy for the club. It was also announced the acamemy was fully funded and there would be no cost to the players.[7]

Players and Staff

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Roster

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As of September 3, 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK  CAN Cristiano De Sousa
— GK  CAN Blake Morrison
— DF  CAN Ben Zimola
— DF  CAN Max Gwynne
— DF  CAN Daniel Pribytov
— DF  CAN Robson Massey
— DF  CAN Xavier Chahal
— MF  CAN Thomas Stuber
— MF  CAN Beckham Loyer Beswick
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  CAN Zario Reyes
— MF  CAN Micah Hyatt
— MF  CAN Ben Lam-Petryk
— FW  CAN Azariah Abebe
— FW  CAN Ethan Darpoh
— FW  CAN Luka Kaiser
—  CAN Tomas Rojas
—  CAN Kacper Plocinski
—  CAN Jax Wheeldon

Staff

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As of September 3, 2025[7]

Coaching staff
Head Coach & Head of Youth Development Canada Francesco Bartolillo

Year-by-year

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Season League Teams Record Rank Playoffs Top scorer Ref
2023 League1 Alberta Exhibition Series 5 2–2–4 4th did not qualify Canada Kimia Kassanda 3
2024 League1 Alberta 7 4–3–5 5th did not qualify Canada Chanan Chanda 7
2025 9 5–3–8 7th — Canada Owen Antoniuk 7

Notable former players

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The following players have either played at the professional or international level, either before or after playing for the academy or League1 Alberta team:[8]

References

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  1. ^ Strasser, Scott (March 14, 2019). "Cavalry FC's 'Path 2 Pro' extended, with U20 development squad to play in AMSL". Away from the Numbers.
  2. ^ "CPL U20 Development Teams to join Alberta Major Soccer League". Alberta Soccer Association. March 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cavalry FC Announces Cavalry FC U21". Cavalry FC. May 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Saelhof, Todd (May 12, 2023). "Cavalry, soccer scene boosted by arrival of under-21 squad". Calgary Sun.
  5. ^ "Canadian Premier League announces downward player movement pilot project". Canadian Premier League. April 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Cavalry FC U21 Announces 2023 Roster". Cavalry FC. May 11, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Cavalry FC Launches Full-Time Academy". Cavalry FC. September 3, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  8. ^ "Cavalry FC Academy". Cavalry FC. Retrieved September 3, 2025.