Corporate
Semifinal 1: Thunderbirds advance to U SPORTS final
The Canadian Premier League is pleased to announce the 14 draft picks from the CPL-U SPORTS draft held following the 2019 U SPORTS Men’s Soccer Championship Presented by La Cage – Brasserie sportive in Montreal November 7-10. Fourteen players will be invited to CPL Clubs’ preseason camp in early 2020.
Since 2018, at the conclusion of the U SPORTS Men’s Soccer Championship, the Canadian Premier League holds a draft for eligible U SPORTS men’s soccer players who have registered and declared themselves ‘available’ to be selected through the League’s annual draft. This draft is open to any eligible U SPORTS underclassman that register for the draft. The CPL-U SPORTS Draft consisted of two rounds, seven picks in each round.
This truly unique partnership between the Canadian Premier League and U SPORTS provides student-athletes with an opportunity to be signed to a CPL-U SPORTS Developmental Contract that allows a student-athlete with one to four years of U SPORTS eligibility remaining to sign with a CPL Club, while preserving their eligibility before returning to U SPORTS competition.
The player draft picks were announced in succession on November 11th, 2019 at 7:00pm ET on CanPL.ca and on IGTV @cplsoccer.
| 1st Round CPL-U SPORTS draft selection | |
| 1 | HFX Wanderers - Cory Bent, Cape Breton University |
| 2 | Valour FC - Marcus Campanile, Cape Breton University |
| 3 | Pacific FC - Jan Pirretas Glasmacher, Thompson Rivers University |
| 4 | FC Edmonton - David Chung, University of Alberta |
| 5 | York9 FC - Stefan Karajovanovic, Carleton University |
| 6 | Cavalry FC - Gabriel Bitar, Carleton University |
| 7 | Forge FC - Gabriel Balbinotti, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
| 2nd Round CPL-U SPORTS Draft Selection | |
| 8 | Forge FC - Alex Zis, University of Guelph |
| 9 | Cavalry FC - Moe El Gandour, Mount Royal University |
| 10 | York 9 FC - Isaiah Johnston, Cape Breton University |
| 11 | FC Edmonton - Jacob Bosch, University of Alberta |
| 12 | Pacific FC - Tommy Gardner, University of British Columbia |
| 13 | Valour FC - Charlie Waters, Cape Breton University |
| 14 | HFX Wanderers - Jake Ruby, Trinity Western University |
*The draft order was based off of the Club's regular season record over the course of both the Spring and Fall Competition and was formatted in a "snake draft" order with HFX Wanderers receiving the first-round selection.
This truly unique partnership between the CPL and U SPORTS provides student-athletes with an opportunity to be signed to a CPL-U SPORTS Developmental Contract. This will allow an athlete with one to four years of eligibility remaining to play with a CPL club in the spring and summer before returning to U SPORTS competition.
To read more about the CPL-U SPORTS Draft and draft selections. Click here
#1
HFX Wanderers - Cory Bent, Cape Breton University
#2
Valour FC - Marcus Campanile, Cape Breton University
#3
Pacific FC - Jan Pirretas Glasmacher, Thompson Rivers University
#4
FC Edmonton - David Chung, University of Alberta
#5
York9 FC - Stefan Karajovanovic, Carleton University
#6
Cavalry FC - Gabriel Bitar, Carleton University
#7
Forge FC - Gabriel Balbinotti, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
#8
Forge FC - Alex Zis, University of Guelph
#9
Cavalry FC - Moe El Gandour, Mount Royal University
#10
York 9 FC - Isaiah Johnston, Cape Breton University
#11
FC Edmonton - Jacob Bosch, University of Alberta
#12
Pacific FC - Tommy Gardner, University of British Columbia
#13
Valour FC - Charlie Waters, Cape Breton University
#14
HFX Wanderers - Jake Ruby, Trinity Western University
