FC Edmonton’s future increasingly murky as CPL season comes to a close
Global News
FC Edmonton was forced to spend the 2022 CPL season fielding players on loan from rival clubs while operating on a shoestring budget.
For Canadians who enjoy watching a sport colloquially referred to as the beautiful game, there may never have been a more exciting time to cheer on Canadians who play soccer than right now.
Next month, the Canadian men’s national soccer team will compete in its first World Cup in 36 years, and on Sunday, the Canadian Premier League final kicks off between Atlético Ottawa and Forge FC.
While fans of FC Edmonton may be disheartened their club has yet to compete for a CPL championship, that disappointment may pale in comparison to the increasing uncertainty of whether the Eddies will even continue to play in Canada’s top domestic professional league.
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Late last year, the CPL took over the operation of the Eddies from owners Tom and Dave Fath who founded the club in 2010. FC Edmonton was forced to spend the 2022 CPL season fielding players on loan from rival clubs while operating on a shoestring budget, resulting in a dismal campaign that saw the club win just four of its 28 matches.
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“I’ve never lost as many games as we lost this year in my entire career,” Eddies head coach Alan Koch told Global News this week as he reflected on the club’s season and what will happen with FC Edmonton going forward. “That was the biggest challenge for me personally.”
Despite the club’s struggles in the win column, Koch said there were reasons to be proud of how FC Edmonton performed.
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