2025 York United FC season

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York United FC
2025 season
Head CoachMauro Eustáquio
StadiumYork Lions Stadium
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The 2025 York United FC season is the seventh season in the history of York United FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.

Following the 2024 season, manager Benjamín Mora departed the team, to become the new head coach of Liga MX club Querétaro.[1][2] He was replaced by former interim manager Mauro Eustáquio, who became the youngest head coach in Canadian Premier League history.[3]

Current squad

As of April 4, 2025.[4][5]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Diego Urtiaga Mexico GK (1998-10-09) October 9, 1998 (age 26) Mexico Atlético San Luis INT, Loan
12 Ivan Pavela Canada / Croatia GK (2005-03-03) March 3, 2005 (age 20) Croatia NK Dugopolje U21
Defenders
2 Alexander Bergman Estonia / Canada CB (2004-12-08) December 8, 2004 (age 20) Estonia Nõmme United U21
3 Luke Singh Trinidad and Tobago / Canada CB (2000-09-12) September 12, 2000 (age 24) Canada Toronto FC
4 Oswaldo León Mexico CB (1999-06-15) June 15, 1999 (age 25) Mexico Dorados de Sinaloa INT
5 Frank Sturing Canada CB (1997-05-29) May 29, 1997 (age 27) Austria SV Horn
6 Orlando Botello Mexico LB (2001-08-06) August 6, 2001 (age 23) Mexico C.F. Monterrey U23 INT, Loan
15 Cameron DaSilva Canada CB (2002-12-19) December 19, 2002 (age 22) Canada Simcoe County Rovers
23 Riley Ferrazzo Canada FB (1999-08-04) August 4, 1999 (age 25) Canada HFX Wanderers
62 Nyal Higgins Canada CB (1998-01-19) January 19, 1998 (age 27) Canada Vaughan Azzurri
Midfielders
7 Steffen Yeates Canada CM (2000-01-04) January 4, 2000 (age 25) Canada Pacific FC
8 Elijah Adekugbe England / Canada MF (1996-07-17) July 17, 1996 (age 28) Canada Cavalry FC
16 Max Ferrari Canada LW / RW (2000-08-20) August 20, 2000 (age 24) Canada Aurora FC
17 Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy Ukraine / Canada AM / LW / RW (2003-11-27) November 27, 2003 (age 21) Canada ProStars FC
20 Gabriel Bitar Lebanon / Canada AM / CF (1998-08-23) August 23, 1998 (age 26) Canada Vancouver FC
21 Kembo Kibato Canada MF (2000-09-16) September 16, 2000 (age 24) Canada Vancouver FC
30 Christian Zeppieri Canada MF (2003-05-04) May 4, 2003 (age 21) Canada York Lions U-S
32 Luca Accettola Canada CM / AM (2004-02-19) February 19, 2004 (age 21) Canada York Lions U21, U-S
33 Joshua Lopez Canada MF (2008-05-26) May 26, 2008 (age 16) Canada TFC Academy DEV
Forwards
10 Adonijah Reid Canada CF (1999-08-13) August 13, 1999 (age 25) Canada Pacific FC
11 Massimo Ferrin Canada CF / RW / LW (1998-12-06) December 6, 1998 (age 26) Canada HFX Wanderers
18 Julian Altobelli Canada CF / AM (2002-11-04) November 4, 2002 (age 22) Canada Toronto FC II
19 Shola Jimoh Canada LW (2008-04-08) April 8, 2008 (age 17) Canada York United FC Academy U21, EYT
22 Marsel Bibishkov Bulgaria / Canada ST (2007-04-11) April 11, 2007 (age 18) Italy Juventus U17 U21

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
10 FW Canada Adonijah Reid Canada Pacific FC Free January 7, 2025 [6]
23 DF Canada Riley Ferrazzo Canada HFX Wanderers Free January 9, 2025 [7]
20 MF Lebanon Gabriel Bitar Canada Vancouver FC Transferred for the first round pick in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft January 13, 2025 [8]
15 DF Canada Cameron DaSilva Canada Simcoe County Rovers Free January 14, 2025 [9]
7 MF Canada Steffen Yeates Canada Pacific FC Undisclosed fee January 20, 2025 [10]
3 DF Trinidad and Tobago Luke Singh Canada Toronto FC Free January 22, 2025 [11]
2 DF Estonia Alexander Bergman Estonia Nõmme United Free January 27, 2025 [12]
22 FW Bulgaria Marsel Bibishkov Italy Juventus U17 Free January 29, 2025 [13]
18 FW Canada Julian Altobelli Canada Toronto FC II Free January 31, 2025 [14]
11 FW Canada Massimo Ferrin Canada HFX Wanderers Undisclosed fee February 3, 2025 [15]
12 GK Canada Ivan Pavela Croatia NK Dugopolje Free February 5, 2025 [16]
33 MF Canada Joshua Lopez Canada TFC Academy Developmental contract April 4, 2025 [17]
30 MF Canada Christian Zeppieri Canada York Lions U-Sports contract April 4, 2025 [18]
32 MF Canada Luca Accettola Canada York Lions Selected 5th in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract April 4, 2025 [19]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
6 DF Mexico Orlando Botello Mexico C.F. Monterrey U23 Loaned until end of season January 24, 2025 [20]
1 GK Mexico Diego Urtiaga Mexico Atlético San Luis Loaned until end of season April 3, 2025 [21]

Draft picks

York United selected the following players in the 2025 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 MF Luca Accettola  Canada York
2 13 FW Matthew Fischer  Canada York

Out

Transferred out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
15 MF Mexico Josué Martínez Loan expired November 10, 2024 [22]
24 MF Canada Tomas Giraldo Loan expired November 10, 2024 [22]
20 FW Mexico Jorge Guzmán Loan expired November 10, 2024 [22]
12 MF Mexico Santiago Márquez Loan expired November 10, 2024 [22]
18 GK Canada Eleias Himaras Canada Valour FC Contract expired December 31, 2024 [22]
23 DF Canada Noah Abatneh Canada Atlético Ottawa Contract expired December 31, 2024 [22]
12 MF Canada Clément Bayiha Iceland Þór Akureyri Contract expired December 31, 2024 [22]
30 MF Canada Kadin Martin-Pereux Contract expired December 31, 2024 [22]
33 MF Philippines Matthew Baldisimo Contract expired December 31, 2024 [22]
9 FW Canada Brian Wright Canada Forge FC Contract expired December 31, 2024 [22]
10 FW Syria Molham Babouli Canada Forge FC Contract expired December 31, 2024 [22]
14 FW Canada Theo Afework Contract expired December 31, 2024 [22]
1 GK France Thomas Vincensini Option declined January 13, 2025 [23]
11 FW Liechtenstein Dennis Salanović Option declined January 13, 2025 [23]
7 MF Canada Juan Córdova Chile Unión San Felipe Contract terminated by mutual consent January 23, 2025 [24]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

March 5, 2025 Friendly York United FC 2-2 S.C.U. Torreense Torres Vedras, Portugal
Report Stadium: Estádio Manuel Marques
March 14, 2025 Friendly York United FC v AS Laval
Note: Game played behind closed doors
March 21, 2024 Friendly York United FC v Valour FC
Note: Game played behind closed doors
March 28, 2024 Friendly York United FC v Simcoe County Rovers FC
Note: Game played behind closed doors

Competitions

Matches are listed in Toronto local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) until November 3, and Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) otherwise.

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
Canadian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00

Last updated: Apr 13, 2025
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2025 Canadian Premier League season

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Forge 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 First semifinal and 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup
2 Atlético Ottawa 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 4 First semifinal
3 HFX Wanderers 2 1 1 0 4 3 +1 4 Quarterfinal
4 York United 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3 Play-in round
5 Pacific 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
6 Cavalry 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
7 Valour 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
8 Vancouver 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on April 13, 2025. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points (Yellow cards count for one point and red cards count as three points); 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).[25]


Results by match

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ResultWL
Position14
Updated to match(es) played on Apr 13, 2025. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

April 6 1 Vancouver FC 0-2 York United FC Langley, British Columbia
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Referee: Alain Ruch
April 13 2 York United FC 1-2 HFX Wanderers FC Toronto, Ontario
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,087
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
April 19 3 Atlético Ottawa v York United FC Ottawa, Ontario
1:00pm Stadium: TD Place Stadium
April 27 4 York United FC v Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
May 2 5 York United FC v Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
8:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
May 10 6 Pacific FC v York United FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00pm Stadium: Starlight Stadium
May 16 7 Valour FC v York United FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm Stadium: IG Field
May 25 8 York United FC v Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
May 31 9 York United FC v HFX Wanderers FC Quebec City, Quebec
4:00pm Stadium: Telus Stadium
Note: Canadian Premier League “On Tour” match in Quebec City
June 8 10 Cavalry FC v York United FC Calgary, Alberta
6:00pm Stadium: ATCO Field
June 14 11 Pacific FC v York United FC Langford, British Columbia
6:00pm Stadium: Starlight Stadium
June 22 12 York United FC v Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
1:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
June 29 13 Forge FC v York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July 13 14 York United FC v Valour FC Toronto, Ontario
6:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 19 15 York United FC v Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
4:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 26 16 Cavalry FC v York United FC Calgary, Alberta
5:00pm Stadium: ATCO Field
August 3 17 Atlético Ottawa v York United FC Ottawa, Ontario
4:00pm Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 9 18 York United FC v Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 17 19 Valour FC v York United FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm Stadium: IG Field
August 24 20 York United FC v Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
4:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Sept 1 21 HFX Wanderers FC v York United FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Sept 5 22 York United FC v Cavalry FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Sept 14 23 York United FC v Atlético Ottawa Toronto, Ontario
2:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Sept 21 24 Vancouver FC v York United FC Langley, British Columbia
6:00pm Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Sept 28 25 York United FC v Valour FC Toronto, Ontario
3:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Oct 4 26 HFX Wanderers FC v York United FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Oct 9 27 York United FC v Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Oct 18 28 Forge FC v York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2025 Canadian Championship
May 6 Preliminary Round York United FC v FC Laval Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of April 13, 2025

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Mexico MEX Diego Urtiaga 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 GK Canada CAN Ivan Pavela 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
2 DF Estonia EST Alexander Bergman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Luke Singh 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
4 DF Mexico MEX Oswaldo León 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Canada CAN Frank Sturing 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF Mexico MEX Orlando Botello 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF Canada CAN Cameron DaSilva 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF Canada CAN Riley Ferrazzo 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
62 DF Canada CAN Nyal Higgins 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
7 MF Canada CAN Steffen Yeates 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Elijah Adekugbe 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF Canada CAN Max Ferrari 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF Ukraine UKR Markiyan Voytsekhovskyy 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF Lebanon LBN Gabriel Bitar 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0
21 MF Canada CAN Kembo Kibato 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
30 MF Canada CAN Christian Zeppieri 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 MF Canada CAN Luca Accettola 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
33 MF Canada CAN Joshua Lopez 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
Forwards
10 FW Canada CAN Adonijah Reid 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
11 FW Canada CAN Massimo Ferrin 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW Canada CAN Julian Altobelli 2 2 0+2 2 0+0 0
19 FW Canada CAN Shola Jimoh 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
22 FW Bulgaria BUL Marsel Bibishkov 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1 Canada Julian Altobelli FW 2 0 2
2 Lebanon Gabriel Bitar MF 1 0 1
Totals 3 0 3

Updated to match played Apr 13, 2024
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1 Canada Adonijah Reid FW 1 0 1
Totals 1 0 1

Updated to match played Apr 13, 2024
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets

Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1 Canada Ivan Pavela 1 0 1
Totals 0 0 0

Updated to match played Apr 13, 2024
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
3 DF Trinidad and Tobago Luke Singh 1 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Canada Elijah Adekugbe 1 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW Canada Massimo Ferrin 1 0 0 0 1 0
16 MF Canada Max Ferrari 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Canada Shola Jimoh 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 MF Lebanon Gabriel Bitar 1 0 0 0 1 0
62 DF Canada Nyal Higgins 1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 7 0 0 0 7 0

Updated to match played Apr 13, 2024
Source: Canadian Premier League

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