The 2025 Atlético Ottawa season was the sixth season in the history of Atlético Ottawa. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.
| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| CEO | Manuel Vega[1] |
| Head coach | Diego Mejía |
| Stadium | TD Place Stadium |
| Canadian Premier League | 2nd |
| CPL playoffs | Champions |
| Canadian Championship | Semifinals |
| Top goalscorer | League: Samuel Salter (20) All: Samuel Salter (24) |
At the end of the 2024 season, head coach Carlos González left the club by mutual agreement.[2] He was replaced by Diego Mejía, who signed a one-year contract, with a club option for 2026.[3]
Current squad
editAs of September 26, 2025[4]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Tristan Crampton | GK | July 10, 2002 (aged 23) | |||
| 29 | Nathan Ingham | GK | January 27, 1993 (aged 32) | |||
| Defenders | ||||||
| 4 | Tyr Walker | CB / FB | October 22, 2003 (aged 22) | |||
| 17 | Brett Levis | LB | March 29, 1993 (aged 32) | |||
| 18 | Roni Mbomio | RB / CB | May 3, 2005 (aged 20) | INT, Loan | ||
| 20 | Joaquim Coulanges | LB / LW | November 3, 2006 (aged 19) | U21 | ||
| 23 | Noah Abatneh | RB / CB | September 28, 2004 (aged 21) | U21 | ||
| 28 | Loïc Cloutier | CB | April 26, 2004 (aged 21) | U21 | ||
| 55 | Amer Didic | CB | December 28, 1994 (aged 31) | |||
| 84 | Sergei Kozlovskiy | LB / CB | June 18, 2008 (aged 17) | U21, EYT | ||
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 2 | Juan Castro | CM / DM | December 21, 1991 (aged 34) | INT | ||
| 6 | Kevin Ortega | CM | January 4, 2002 (aged 23) | INT, Loan | ||
| 7 | David Rodríguez | AM / RW | May 5, 2002 (aged 23) | INT, Loan | ||
| 8 | Noah Verhoeven | CM | June 15, 1999 (aged 26) | |||
| 10 | Manny Aparicio | CM | September 17, 1995 (aged 30) | |||
| 11 | Gabriel Antinoro | LW | April 24, 2004 (aged 21) | U21 | ||
| 14 | Jean-Aniel Assi | LW / RW | August 12, 2004 (aged 21) | U21 | ||
| 16 | Jason Hartill | MF | January 16, 2004 (aged 21) | U21, U-S | ||
| 21 | Alberto Zapater | DM | June 13, 1985 (aged 40) | INT | ||
| 24 | Antonio Álvarez | AM | December 26, 2003 (aged 22) | INT | ||
| 33 | Aboubacar Sissoko | CM | October 9, 1995 (aged 30) | |||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 9 | Samuel Salter | CF | August 9, 2000 (aged 25) | |||
| 12 | Monty Patterson | ST / RW / LW | December 9, 1996 (aged 29) | INT | ||
| 13 | Ballou Tabla | CF / RW / LW | March 31, 1999 (aged 26) | |||
| 19 | Kevin dos Santos | LW / RW | November 20, 1999 (aged 26) | |||
| 30 | Ralph Khoury | CF | May 9, 2007 (aged 18) | U21, LDC | ||
| 77 | Richie Ennin | CF / RW / LW | September 17, 1998 (aged 27) | |||
Transfers
editIn
editTransferred in
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | MF | Loan return | January 1, 2025 | [5] | ||
| MF | Free | January 17, 2025 | [6] | |||
| DF | Free | January 27, 2025 | [7] | |||
| DF | Free | February 3, 2025 | [8] | |||
| DF | Free | February 20, 2025 | [9] | |||
| FW | Free | February 26, 2025 | [10] | |||
| GK | Free | March 13, 2025 | [11] | |||
| DF | Free | March 14, 2025 | [12] | |||
| DF | Free | March 26, 2025 | [13] | |||
| MF | Selected 6th in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract | April 4, 2025 | [14] | |||
| FW | Development contract | April 6, 2025 | [15] | |||
| MF | Free | September 5, 2025 | [16] | |||
| FW | Free | September 26, 2025 | [17] |
Loans in
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | From club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | February 5, 2025 | [18] | ||||
| DF | Returned from loan on July 8, 2025[19] | March 19, 2025 | [20] | |||
| MF | March 19, 2025 | [21] | ||||
| MF | August 1, 2025 | [22] | ||||
| DF | August 28, 2025 | [23] | ||||
Draft picks
editAtlético Ottawa 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 | 6 | MF | Jason Hartill | Cape Breton | |
| 2 | 14 | DF | Adam N’Goran | Carleton | |
Out
editTransferred out
edit| No. | Pos. | Player | To club | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | DF | Retired | October 20, 2024 | [24] | ||
| 10 | MF | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [5][25] | ||
| 3 | DF | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [5] | ||
| 19 | FW | Contract expired | December 31, 2024 | [5] | ||
| 5 | DF | Loan expired | December 31, 2024 | [5] | ||
| 6 | DF | Loan expired | December 31, 2024 | [5] | ||
| 8 | DF | Loan expired | December 31, 2024 | [5] | ||
| 96 | MF | Loan expired | December 31, 2024 | [5] | ||
| 99 | GK | Option declined | December 31, 2024 | [5][26] | ||
| 2 | DF | Option declined | December 31, 2024 | [27] | ||
| 22 | DF | Undisclosed fee | January 6, 2025 | [28] | ||
| 23 | MF | Undisclosed fee | January 10, 2025 | [29] | ||
| 3 | DF | Contract terminated by mutual consent | August 15, 2025 | [30] |
Competitions
editCanadian Premier League
editTable
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forge (S) | 28 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 51 | 22 | +29 | 58 | First semifinal and 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup |
| 2 | Atlético Ottawa (C) | 28 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 56 | First semifinal |
| 3 | Cavalry | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 42 | Quarterfinal |
| 4 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 39 | Play-in round |
| 5 | York United | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 38 | +5 | 38 | |
| 6 | Valour | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 62 | −27 | 26 | |
| 7 | Pacific | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 30 | 59 | −29 | 23 | |
| 8 | Vancouver | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 57 | −22 | 21 | 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup[a] |
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; 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Drawing of lots.[31]
(C) Champion (qualified to Champions Cup Round one); (S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup Round one)
Notes:
- ↑ Vancouver FC qualified for the Champions Cup as the runners-up of the 2025 Canadian Championship, due to the winners, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, qualifying through Major League Soccer.
Results summary
editResults by match
editMatches
edit| April 5 1 | Atlético Ottawa | 2–2 | HFX Wanderers | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,286 Referee: Mathieu Souaré |
| April 13 2 | Vancouver FC | 1–4 | Atlético Ottawa | Langley, British Columbia |
| 6:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Referee: Scott Bowman |
| April 19 3 | Atlético Ottawa | 3–2 | York United | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 1:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Referee: Mario Al-Ayass |
| April 26 4 | Cavalry FC | 1–3 | Atlético Ottawa | Foothills County, Alberta |
| 5:00pm ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: ATCO Field Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren |
| May 3 5 | Atlético Ottawa | 3–1 | Pacific FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 1:00pm ET |
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Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Referee: Ben Hoskins |
| May 10 6 | Atlético Ottawa | 5–2 | Valour FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 2:00pm ET | Report |
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Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,476 Referee: Scott Bowman |
| May 13 7 | Forge FC | 2–2 | Atlético Ottawa | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 11:00am ET | Report |
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Stadium: Hamilton Stadium Attendance: 17,971 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| May 24 8 | HFX Wanderers | 2–0 | Atlético Ottawa | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 3:00pm ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Referee: Michael Venne |
| May 30 9 | Vancouver FC | 2–2 | Atlético Ottawa | Langley, British Columbia |
| 10:00pm ET | Report |
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Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Referee: Scott Bowman |
| June 7 10 | Pacific FC | 0–1 | Atlético Ottawa | Langford, British Columbia |
| 6:00pm ET |
|
Report | Stadium: Starlight Stadium Referee: Fabrizio Stassola |
| June 15 11 | Atlético Ottawa | 3–0 | Valour FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 7:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,117 Referee: Roberto D'Alessio |
| June 22 12 | York United | 0–0 | Atlético Ottawa | Toronto, Ontario |
| 1:00pm ET | Report |
|
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| June 28 13 | Cavalry FC | 0–2 | Atlético Ottawa | Foothills County, Alberta |
| 6:00pm ET |
|
Report |
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Stadium: ATCO Field Referee: Renzo Villanueva |
| July 12 14 | Atlético Ottawa | 1–1 | Forge FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 3:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 6,087 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
| July 18 15 | Atlético Ottawa | 2–0 | HFX Wanderers | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 7:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,119 Referee: Michael Venne |
| July 26 16 | Pacific FC | 0–2 | Atlético Ottawa | Langford, British Columbia |
| 8:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: Starlight Stadium |
| August 3 17 | Atlético Ottawa | 0–0 | York United | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 4:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,175 Referee: Ben Hoskins |
| August 10 18 | Valour FC | 1–2 | Atlético Ottawa | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 3:00pm ET |
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Report | Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium |
| August 17 19 | Forge FC | 2–0 | Atlético Ottawa | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 6:00pm ET |
|
Report |
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Stadium: Hamilton Stadium Referee: Michael Venne |
| August 23 20 | Atlético Ottawa | 2–2 | Cavalry FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 7:00pm ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,248 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| August 30 21 | Atlético Ottawa | 3–1 | Vancouver FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 1:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,540 Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren |
| September 6 22 | Atlético Ottawa | 2–0 | Pacific FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 7:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium |
| September 14 23 | York United | 2–2 | Atlético Ottawa | Toronto, Ontario |
| 2:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani |
| September 21 24 | Atlético Ottawa | 1–1 | Forge FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 3:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,348 Referee: Scott Bowman |
| September 27 25 | Atlético Ottawa | 3–0 | Cavalry FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 1:00pm ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,632 Referee: Ben Hoskins |
| October 5 26 | Valour FC | 3–3 | Atlético Ottawa | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 3:00pm ET |
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Report | Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium Referee: Renzo Villanueva |
| October 12 27 | Atlético Ottawa | 0–0 | Vancouver FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 3:00pm ET |
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Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,545 Referee: Michael Venne |
| October 18 28 | HFX Wanderers | 0–1 | Atlético Ottawa | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 4:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
Playoff matches
edit| October 26 SF | Forge FC | 1–2 | Atlético Ottawa | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 2:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: Hamilton Stadium Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren |
| November 9 Final | Atletico Ottawa | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Cavalry FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 5:00pm ET |
|
Report |
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Stadium: TD Place |
Canadian Championship
edit| April 29 1 | Atlético Ottawa | 2–0 | Scrosoppi FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM EDT |
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Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,229 Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani |
| June 11 QF | Atlético Ottawa | 2–1 | York United | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,084 Referee: Mario Al-Ayass |
| July 8 QF | York United | 3–4 | Atlético Ottawa | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7:00 PM EDT | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani |
| August 13 SF | Vancouver FC | 3–1 | Atlético Ottawa | Langley, British Columbia |
| 10:00pm ET |
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Stadium: Willoughby Community Park |
| September 18 SF | Atlético Ottawa | 1–0 | Vancouver FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
| 7:00pm ET | Report | Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 2,860 Referee: Filip Dujic |
Statistics
editSquad and statistics
editAs of October 26, 2025[update]
Top scorers
edit| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Salter | FW | 20 | 4 | 24 | |
| 2 | David Rodríguez | FW | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
| 3 | Ballou Tabla | FW | 11 | 1 | 12 | |
| 4 | Kevin Dos Santos | FW | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Gabriel Antinoro | MF | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Aboubacar Sissoko | MF | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Joaquim Coulanges | DF | 2 | 0 | |||
| 8 | Monty Patterson | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Manuel Aparicio | MF | 1 | 0 | |||
| Noah Abatneh | DF | 1 | 0 | |||
| Richie Ennin | FW | 1 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 56 | 10 | 66 | |||
Updated to match played October 26, 2025
Source: Premier League
Top assists
edit| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Rodríguez | MF | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
| 2 | Manny Aparicio | MF | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Samuel Salter | FW | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Ballou Tabla | FW | 4 | 1 | |||
| 5 | Juan Castro | MF | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Gabriel Antinoro | MF | 3 | 1 | |||
| 7 | Kevin Dos Santos | FW | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Loïc Cloutier | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | Monty Patterson | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kevin Ortega | MF | 0 | 1 | |||
| Alberto Zapater | MF | 1 | 0 | |||
| Tyr Duhaney-Walker | DF | 1 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 44 | |||
Updated to match played October 26, 2025
Source: Premier League
Clean sheets
edit| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Championship | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Ingham | 11 | 2 | 13 | |
| Totals | 11 | 2 | 13 | ||
Updated to match played October 19, 2025
Source: Premier League
References
edit- ↑ "Manuel Vega joins Atlético Ottawa as new CEO". Atletico Ottawa. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa announces departure of Head Coach Carlos González". Atlético Ottawa. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa appoints Diego Mejía as Head Coach". Atlético Ottawa. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa Official Site | CPL". Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Atlético Ottawa announce end-of-season roster updates". Canadian Premier League. December 6, 2024.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa sign Mexican midfielder Juan Castro, record appearance holder for Atlético San Luis". Canadian Premier League. January 17, 2025.
- ↑ "Coveted Canadian U21 defender Noah Abatneh joins Atlético Ottawa". Atlético Ottawa. January 27, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa signs young Canadian defender Loïc Cloutier". Canadian Premier League. February 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa signs experienced Canadian defender Brett Levis ✍️🇨🇦". Atlético Ottawa. February 20, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa signs New Zealand international forward Monty Patterson". Atlético Ottawa. February 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa Sign Youth Development Standout Tristan Crampton". Atlético Ottawa. March 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa sign 18-year-old CF Montréal academy product Joaquim Coulanges". Canadian Premier League. March 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Atléti Sign Sergei Kozlovskiy to first professional contract under Exceptional Young Talent designation ✍️🇨🇦". Atlético Ottawa. March 26, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa Sign Jason Hartill to CPL-U SPORTS Contract ✍️🇨🇦". Atlético Ottawa. April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa signs Ottawa forward Ralph Khoury to a Development Permit". Atlético Ottawa. April 4, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ↑ "Exciting Canadian winger Assi returns to Atlético Ottawa on multi-year deal". Atlético Ottawa. September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
- ↑ Ottawa, Atlético (September 26, 2025). "Canadian forward Richie Ennin joins Atlético Ottawa through the 2026 season". Atlético Ottawa.
- ↑ "Exciting Mexican attacker David Rodríguez joins Ottawa on loan ✍️". Atlético Ottawa. February 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa has confirmed that Mexican defender Iker Moreno has returned to Atlético San Luis. Thank you Iker ❤️🤍". facebook.com. July 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa acquires Mexican youngster Iker Moreno from Liga MX's Atlético de San Luis ✍️🇲🇽". Atlético Ottawa. March 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa sign midfielder Kevin Ortega on loan from Atlético de San Luis ✍️🇲🇽". Atlético Ottawa. March 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa add attacker Antonio Álvarez on loan from Club América". Atlético Ottawa. August 1, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa signs Roni Mbomio on loan from Atlético Madrid". Atlético Ottawa. August 28, 2025.
- ↑ Mazloum, Toula (October 20, 2024). "Maxim Tissot retires from professional soccer". CTV News.
- ↑ "Rowdies Add Midfielder Ollie Bassett for 2025". Tampa Bay Rowdies. November 27, 2024.
- ↑ "'His best years ahead of him': Goalkeeper Rayane Yesli joins the Halifax Wanderers". Atlético Ottawa. January 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Atlético Ottawa Roster Update (January 2025)". Atlético Ottawa. January 10, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Matteo de Brienne is ready for GAIS". gais.se. January 6, 2025.
- ↑ "Valour FC Acquires Attacker Kris Twardek From Atlético Ottawa". Valour FC. January 10, 2025.
- ↑ "Grant removed from roster, will continue recovery with Atleti". Atlético Ottawa. August 15, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 1, 2025. Archived from the original on April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.