The 2020 Canadian Premier League pre-season officially kicks off this week, with the seven founding clubs bringing their roster together, in person, for the first time. Some clubs have stayed the course after a turbulent Year 1, keeping the majority of their squad in-act. Others have embraced wholesale change and have given supporters an entirely new group of players to rate and discuss – something CanPL.ca contributor Charlie O'Connor-Clarke has covered. To jump to an individual club, click below. Forge FC || FC Edmonton || York9 FC || HFX Wanderers FC Pacific FC || Valour FC || Cavalry FC || Atlético Ottawa With most rosters nearing completion, below is a look at how each team is shaping up so far. Atlético Ottawa, of course, has yet to sign players for their inaugural season. As such, they will not be featured on this list. RELATED READING: CPL pre-season roster tracker: How each team is shaping up PACIFIC FC
HFX WANDERERS FC
CAVALRY FC
FC EDMONTON
VALOUR FC
FORGE FC
YORK9 FC
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- Players signed: 16
- International slots used: 1/7
- 2019 players retained: 11
- 15,461 of 27,667 minutes played by Pacific in 2019 (55%)
HFX WANDERERS FC
- Players signed: 19
- International slots used: 6/7
- 2019 players retained: 7
- 9,854 of 27,713 minutes played by HFX in 2019 (35%)
CAVALRY FC
- Players signed: 19
- International slots used: 6/7
- 2019 players retained: 7
- 21,257 of 29,588 minutes played by Cavalry in 2019 (71%)
FC EDMONTON
- Players signed: 20
- International slots: 6/7
- 2019 players retained: 14
- 17,354 of 27,642 minutes played in 2019 (62%)
VALOUR FC
- Players signed: 12
- Internationals: 5/7
- 2019 players retained: 4
- 4,709 of 27,655 minutes played in 2019 (14%)
FORGE FC
- Players signed: 16
- International slots: 3/7
- 2019 players retained: 16
- 26,061 of 29,660 minutes played in 2019 (87%)
YORK9 FC
- Players signed: 19
- International slots: 5/7
- 2019 players retained: 11
- 17,991 of 27,719 minutes played in 2019 (64%)
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