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Forge FC
2022 season
ChairmanBob Young
Head coachBobby Smyrniotis
StadiumTim Hortons Field
Canadian Premier League2nd
CPL PlayoffsChampions
2020 Canadian ChampionshipRunners-up
2022 Canadian ChampionshipQuarter-finals
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Woobens Pacius (10)
All:
Woobens Pacius (13)
Highest home attendance13,715 vs. Toronto FC
(June 4, CC)
Lowest home attendance1,187 vs. Valour FC
(July 23, CPL)
Average home league attendance3,456
Biggest win4–0 vs HFX Wanderers FC
(Away, May 20, CPL)
5–1 vs FC Edmonton
(Home, July 19, CPL)
4–0 vs Atlético Ottawa
(Away, July 31, CPL)
Biggest defeat0–3 vs CF Montréal
(Away, May 25, CC)
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 Forge FC season was the fourth season in the history of Forge FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the 2022 Canadian Championship and the previously delayed final of the 2020 Canadian Championship.

Forge FC began its season in February by competing against Mexican club Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the first Canadian Premier League club to play in the competition.[1]

On October 30, Forge FC defeated Atlético Ottawa 2–0 in the 2022 Canadian Premier League Final to claim their third CPL title.[2]

Overview

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January

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Alessandro Hojabrpour with Pacific FC

On January 7, Pacific FC announced that forward Terran Campbell and reigning CPL Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year Alessandro Hojabrpour had left the club to sign with Forge FC.[3] Forge officially confirmed the signings the following week.[4][5]

Over the following weeks, Forge announced the return of several key players including Dominic Samuel, Emery Welshman, and Chris Nanco, as well as an extension of Omar Browne’s loan from Independiente.[6][7] Also in January, Forge lost Mo Babouli and Maxim Tissot, both members of Forge’s 2020 CPL championship team, on free transfers to Qatari Second Division club Muaither SC and fellow CPL club Atlético Ottawa, respectively.[8][9] Club original Elimane Cissé also departed the club, later joining Moroccan side US Touarga.[10][11]

With CONCACAF Champions League matches coming up in February, Forge began its pre-season early and played several closed-door friendlies, starting with a January 29 match against League1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri.[12]

February

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Forge continued to prepare for Champions League games with friendlies against the Syracuse Orange of the NCAA and fellow CPL side and 905 Derby rival York United.[13][14]

The club continued to make additions to its roster including adding former Toronto FC defender Ashtone Morgan and midfielders Aboubacar Sissoko and Noah Jensen.[15][16][17] Tristan Borges was also brought back on loan from OH Leuven.[18] Standout full-back Kwame Awuah announced his departure from the club on February 10;[19] he later joined newly formed MLS Next Pro side St. Louis City SC 2.[20]

CONCACAF Champions League

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On February 16, Forge hosted Liga MX giants Cruz Azul at Tim Hortons Field for the first leg of their CONCACAF Champions League round of 16 tie, Forge’s first ever match in the competition. Forge entered the tie as heavy underdogs with a payroll less than one tenth of Cruz Azul’s.[21] Rómulo Otero scored the only goal of the match on a first-half free kick to give Cruz Azul a 1–0 win.[22]

In the second leg the next week at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Cruz Azul finished the job by winning 3–1 to eliminate Forge 4–1 on aggregate and advance to the quarter-finals. David Choinière broke La Máquina’s clean sheet in the 26th minute, scoring Forge’s first ever Champions League goal on a low shot into the bottom right corner.[23] After the match, head coach Bobby Smyrniotis congratulated his players and staff for their performance against "a grand opponent" over the two legs of the tie.[24]

March and April

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Following the conclusion of its Champions League run, Forge readjusted its focus towards the upcoming CPL season, playing friendlies against fellow CPL club HFX Wanderers and another match against York United.[25][26]

On April 10, Forge kicked off its 2022 CPL season at Starlight Stadium for a 2021 finals rematch against Pacific FC, the first match for Terran Campbell and Alessandro Hojabrpour against their old team. Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson headed in Forge’s first goal of the season in the 89th minute, but it wasn’t enough as Forge lost the match 2–1.[27]

Forge returned to Hamilton for its home opener against rival side Cavalry FC on April 16. Alessandro Hojabrpour opened the scoring early with a blast from outside the penalty area but Cavalry were able to tie the match and later take the lead before half time. Forge pressed for an equalizer in the second half, finally succeeding in the 90th minute on a goal from David Choinière to secure a 2–2 draw.[28]

Forge finished the month by winning its first match of the season with a 3–0 home win against FC Edmonton. Terran Campbell lead the way by scoring a brace and assisting on a goal by Tristan Borges.[29] With the win, the club began a new tradition of celebrating home victories by having a prominent player from the match strike an anvil before the Barton St. Battalion supporters' group.[30]

May

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On May 6, Forge was shutout in a 1–0 away loss against York United. In its next match, Forge hosted Atlético Ottawa at Tim Hortons Field. Noah Jensen scored his first goal for the club in the 47th minute to help secure a 1–1 draw. Due to injuries, Forge played without any natural centre-backs in its lineup, forcing midfielder Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson and full-back Ashtone Morgan to play out of position.[31] With the draw, Forge found itself in seventh place in the league standings with only one win in its first five games.

On May 19, Forge signed Albanian-Greek defender Rezart Rama from Nottingham Forest.[32] He and fellow new addition Malik Owolabi-Belewu made their debuts the following day against HFX Wanderers, helping to shore up the team’s ailing backline and contributing to a convincing 4–0 away win.[33] The win turned out to be the first of what would become a four game winning streak in league play.

Forge began its run in the 2022 Canadian Championship with a 2–0 home win in the preliminary round against PLSQ side CS Mont-Royal Outremont.[34] This set up a quarter-final match at Saputo Stadium in Montreal against MLS franchise CF Montréal, a rematch of the previous year’s semi-final where Montréal had defeated Forge on penalties following a scoreless draw.[35] This match was less close as Forge suffered a difficult 3–0 loss powered by a Sunusi Ibrahim hat-trick to bow out of the competition.[36]

Forge ended the month with a come-from-behind 4–3 win at FC Edmonton. Tristan Borges completed a hat-trick with an 82nd minute penalty, the first hat-trick in club history.[37]

June

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Forge FC's 2020 Canadian Championship final starting lineup

On June 4, Forge hosted Toronto FC in the previously delayed final of the 2020 Canadian Championship. Forge had qualified for this match by defeating HFX Wanderers in the 2020 CPL Final, a match played 623 days earlier.[38] After the match had been delayed and Toronto FC had been awarded the Champions League berth that is reserved for the Voyageurs Cup winning team, there had been speculation that this match would not be played.[39] Although they played Toronto competitively for much of the match, Forge fell 5–4 on penalties following a 1–1 draw.[40][41] The club had opened up expanded seating to accommodate the 13,715 fans who attended the match.[42][40]

Returning to league play, Forge secured a pair of 3–0 victories in its next two matches against Pacific FC and HFX Wanderers before ending the month with a 1–0 loss to Valour FC.[43][44][45] By playing against Valour, club captain Kyle Bekker became the first player to play in 100 games in all competitions for a CPL club.[46]

July

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Woobens Pacius in 2021

Forge began July with a second consecutive 1–0 home loss, this time to Atlético Ottawa.[47] The losing streak would be short-lived as Forge went on to win its remaining five games in July. Lead by striker Woobens Pacius scoring six goals in the month, including a hat-trick against FC Edmonton, Forge outscored its opponents 17 to 5 in July. For their successes, Pacius was named the CPL Player of the Month and manager Bobby Smyrniotis was named the CPL Manager of the Month.[48][49]

August

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On August 5, Forge bolstered its attack by signing forward Jordan Hamilton to a multi-year contract.[50] He made his debut the next day as Forge defeated HFX Wanderers 1–0 to extend their winning streak to six games (a club record) as Forge built a 5-point lead atop the standings.[51] This turned out to be the last win of the streak as Forge lost its next match 2–1 at Cavalry.[52]

Forge then traveled to Winnipeg for a pair of away matches against Valour. The first of the two matches on August 31 had previously been postponed and rescheduled due to "League Covid Protocols."[53][54] Forge lost the first match 1–0 in a game that became heated late and featured 12 yellow cards including a second to Valour’s Moses Dyer in the 9th minute of second half stoppage time resulting in a sending off.[55][56] The loss extended Forge’s winless run and they ended the month in third place in the CPL Standings.

September

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Forge’s rematch against Valour on September 4 resulted in a second consecutive 1–0 loss. The loss extended the club’s winless run to five games and goalless drought to three games, both new club records. The result brought Valour level with third place Forge in the CPL standings with 36 points.[57][58]

On September 10, Dominic Samuel became Forge’s fourth player to play in his 100th game for the club in all competitions when he started in the club’s final game of the season against Cavalry.[59] The starting 11 also featured the return of defender Daniel Krutzen who played in his first game since November, 2021 when he suffered an ACL injury in a CONCACAF League game versus Motagua.[60] In the match, Forge took a 2–0 lead off of goals from David Choinière and Aboubacar Sissoko before surrendering a goal to Cavalry’s Ali Musse. In the 70th minute, Kyle Bekker was sent off for stepping on Roberto Alarcón’s leg. Forge’s numerical deficit didn’t last long as Cavalry’s Joseph Di Chiara and Mikaël Cantave were also both sent off in the 86th minute and the 5th minute of stoppage time, respectively. Forge held on for a 2–1 win, ending its five game winless drought.[59][60] Forge appealed Bekker’s red card suspension to Soccer Canada, but it still resulted in the standard three match suspension.[61]

October

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MISSING INFO

David Choinière in 2021

Playoffs

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See also: 2022 Canadian Premier League season § Playoffs

to qualify for the Canadian Premier League Finals for the fourth consecutive season.

[62][63]

CPL Final

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Main article: 2022 Canadian Premier League Final

The Canadian Premier League Awards were handed out at a ceremony on October 28. Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson earned CPL Defender of the Year honours; he had also be nominated for Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year. Other Forge nominees included Kyle Bekker for Players' Player of the Year, Woobens Pacius for Players' Player of the Year and Canadian U-21 Player of the Year, and Bobby Smyrniotis for Coach of the Year.

On October 30, Forge faced regular season winner Atlético Ottawa at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa for the CPL Final. Thanks to first-half goal by Alessandro Hojabrpour and a second-half insurance goal by David Choinière, Forge defeated Atléti 2–0 to claim the club's third CPL title in four years. This accomplishment lead the Canadian Premier League and members of the media to declare Forge FC to be a dynasty.[64][65][66][67][68][69]

Bobby Smyrniotis and David Choinière were later named the CPL's Manager of the Month and Player of the Month respectively for their roles in leading Forge to the championship.[70][71][72][73]

Final squad

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As of October 30, 2022[74]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Triston Henry Canada GK (1993-09-08)September 8, 1993 (aged 29) Canada Sigma FC
29 Christopher Kalongo Canada GK (2002-01-07)January 7, 2002 (aged 20) Canada Sigma FC
Defenders
2 Jonathan Grant Canada RB (1993-10-15)October 15, 1993 (aged 29) Sweden Nyköpings BIS
3 Ashtone Morgan Canada LB (1991-02-09)February 9, 1991 (aged 31) United States Real Salt Lake
4 Dominic Samuel Canada CB / RB (1994-09-29)September 29, 1994 (aged 28) Canada Sigma FC
5 Daniel Krutzen Belgium CB / LB (1996-09-19)September 19, 1996 (aged 26) United States Reading United
23 Garven-Michée Metusala Haiti CB / FB (1999-12-31)December 31, 1999 (aged 22) Canada A.S. Blainville
24 Rezart Rama Albania CB (2000-12-04)December 4, 2000 (aged 21) England Nottingham Forest
81 Malik Owolabi-Belewu England DF (2002-07-03)July 3, 2002 (aged 20) Italy S.P.A.L.
Midfielders
10 Kyle Bekker Canada AM / CM (1990-09-02)September 2, 1990 (aged 32) United States North Carolina FC
12 Sebastian Castello Canada MF (2003-10-08)October 8, 2003 (aged 19) Canada Sigma FC
13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Sweden DM (1996-04-17)April 17, 1996 (aged 26) Sweden IFK Värnamo
20 Kwasi Poku Canada MF (2003-02-06)February 6, 2003 (aged 19) Canada Toronto FC II
21 Alessandro Hojabrpour Canada AM (2000-01-10)January 10, 2000 (aged 22) Canada Pacific FC
22 Noah Jensen Canada MF (1999-07-20)July 20, 1999 (aged 23) United States Oakland University
33 Aboubacar Sissoko Mali MF (1995-10-09)October 9, 1995 (aged 27) United States Indy Eleven
Forwards
7 David Choinière Canada LW / RW (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 25) Canada Montreal Impact
9 Terran Campbell Canada ST / LW (1998-10-10)October 10, 1998 (aged 24) Canada Pacific FC
11 Chris Nanco Canada ST / RW / LW (1995-02-15)February 15, 1995 (aged 27) United States Bethlehem Steel
14 Emery Welshman Guyana ST (1991-11-09)November 9, 1991 (aged 30) Israel Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.
17 Woobens Pacius Canada FW (2001-05-11)May 11, 2001 (aged 21) Canada CF Montréal Academy
19 Tristan Borges Canada RW / LW / AM (1998-08-26)August 26, 1998 (aged 24) Belgium OH Leuven
77 Jordan Hamilton Canada ST (1996-03-17)March 17, 1996 (aged 26) Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers
Unknown
Luc Finelli Canada (2005-03-09)March 9, 2005 (aged 17) Canada Sigma FC
Daniel Firek Canada (2005-10-29)October 29, 2005 (aged 17) Canada Sigma FC
Gabriel Goransson Canada (2004-11-03)November 3, 2004 (aged 17) Canada Sigma FC
Matthew Paiva Canada (2004-04-13)April 13, 2004 (aged 18) Canada Sigma FC

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
9 FW Canada Terran Campbell Canada Pacific FC Free January 11, 2022 [4]
21 MF Canada Alessandro Hojabrpour Canada Pacific FC Free January 12, 2022 [5]
3 DF Canada Ashtone Morgan United States Real Salt Lake Free February 1, 2022 [75]
20 MF Canada Kwasi Poku Canada Toronto FC II Free February 2, 2022 [76]
33 MF Mali Aboubacar Sissoko United States Indy Eleven Free February 2, 2022 [76]
28 DF Canada Daniel Stampatori Canada Sigma FC Signed to a development contract February 8, 2022 [77][78]
22 MF Canada Noah Jensen United States Oakland University Free February 15, 2022 [79]
16 DF Canada Cale Loughrey United States UAB Blazers Free February 15, 2022 [79]
DF France Guillaume Pianelli Canada UQTR Selected 7th overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft February 15, 2022 [79]
8 MF Canada Simon Triantafillou United States Providence College Free February 15, 2022 [79]
36 GK Canada Dino Bontis Canada Toronto FC Academy Free April 5, 2022 [80]
MF Canada Shamit Shome Canada FC Edmonton Free April 5, 2022 [80]
81 DF England Malik Owolabi-Belewu Italy S.P.A.L. Free April 8, 2022 [81]
24 DF Albania Rezart Rama England Nottingham Forest Free May 19, 2022 [82]
6 DF Canada Malcolm Duncan Canada Sigma FC Short term contract June 12, 2022 [83]
8 FW Cuba Orlendis Benítez Canada Vaughan Azzurri Short term contract June 12, 2022 [83]
77 FW Canada Jordan Hamilton Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers Free August 5, 2022 [84]

Loans in

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No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
99 FW Panama Omar Browne Panama Independiente Season-long loan January 24, 2022 [7]
19 FW Canada Tristan Borges Belgium OH Leuven Undisclosed February 14, 2022 [85]

Draft picks

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Forge FC made the following selections in the 2022 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 7 DF Guillaume Pianelli  France UQTR
2 15 MF Mohamed Alshakman  Canada McMaster University

Out

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No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
9 FW Nigeria Kosi Nwafornso Canada Vaughan Azzurri Undisclosed December 31, 2021 [86][87]
18 FW Canada Molham Babouli Qatar Muaither SC Free January 19, 2022 [88]
15 DF Canada Maxim Tissot Canada Atlético Ottawa Free January 26, 2022 [89]
8 MF Senegal Elimane Oumar Cissé Morocco US Touarga Undisclosed [90][91]
6 DF Canada Kwame Awuah United States St. Louis City 2 Free February 28, 2022 [92]
3 DF Canada Dejan Jakovic Canada Serbian White Eagles Undisclosed March 11, 2022 [93][94]
16 DF Canada Klaidi Cela Canada Toronto FC II Contract expired March 31, 2022 [95]
27 MF Canada Johnny Son Undisclosed[a] April 10, 2022
DF France Guillaume Pianelli Undisclosed[b] April 10, 2022
8 MF Canada Simon Triantafillou Canada Pacific FC Undisclosed April 15, 2022 [97]
31 GK Canada Baj Maan Canada Toronto FC II Undisclosed[c] May 7, 2022 [98][99]
24 MF Belgium Paolo Sabak Belgium K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse Free [100]

Loans out

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No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
MF Canada Shamit Shome Canada FC Edmonton Season-long loan April 5, 2022 [80]
16 DF Canada Cale Loughrey Canada FC Edmonton Season-long loan April 5, 2022 [80]
  1. ^ Although Son had signed a multi-year contract with Forge FC in 2021, he was not added to the club's roster for the start of the 2022 Canadian Premier League season.[96][74]
  2. ^ Although Pianelli had signed a contract with Forge FC earlier in the year, he was not added to the club's roster for the start of the 2022 Canadian Premier League season.[79][74]
  3. ^ Although Maan had signed a new contract with Forge FC earlier in the year, he was not added to the club's roster for the start of the 2022 Canadian Premier League season.[79][74]

Club

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On January 2, Forge FC reorganized its ownership under the newly announced Hamilton Sports Group, an entity that also took over the ownership of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the master licence for Tim Hortons Field. Bob Young continued as the club's chairman and largest shareholder while also welcoming new investment from Hamilton-based steel company Stelco (represented by its chairman and CEO Alan Kestenbaum), club CEO Scott Mitchell, and Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson.[101]

Kits

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Forge FC unveiled its 2022 home kit on March 17 and away kit on March 31.[102][103] The 2022 CONCACAF Champions League began before the new kits were unveiled, requiring the club to continue to wear its 2021 kit for its matches in the competition.[104]

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Tim Hortons

Home[105]
Home Alt.[106]
Away[107]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Forge FC split its pre-season, playing friendlies both before and after the club's CONCACAF Champions League matches against Cruz Azul.[108][109][110][111]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

January 29 Friendly Forge FC v Vaughan Azzurri Mississauga, Ontario
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
February 6 Friendly Forge FC v Syracuse Orange Hamilton, Ontario
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
February 9 Friendly Forge FC 0–1[citation needed] York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
 Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
Referee: David Barrie
March 26 Friendly Forge FC 2–1 HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
March 31 Friendly Forge FC 1–1 York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

Competitions

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Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) from March 13 until November 5, and Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) otherwise.

Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League April 10 October 9 Matchday 1 2nd 28 14 5 9 47 25 +22 050.00
CPL Playoffs October 15 October 30 Semi-finals Winners 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 066.67
2020 Canadian Championship June 4 Final Runners-up 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
2022 Canadian Championship May 11 May 25 Preliminary round Quarter-finals 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 050.00
CONCACAF Champions League February 16 February 24 Round of 16 Round of 16 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
Total 36 17 7 12 56 35 +21 047.22

Last updated: October 30, 2022
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

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Main article: 2022 Canadian Premier League season

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Ottawa (S) 28 13 10 5 36 29 +7 49 Advance to playoffs
2 Forge (C) 28 14 5 9 47 25 +22 47
3 Cavalry 28 14 5 9 39 33 +6 47
4 Pacific 28 13 7 8 36 33 +3 46
5 Valour 28 10 7 11 36 34 +2 37
6 York United 28 9 7 12 31 37 −6 34
7 HFX Wanderers 28 8 5 15 24 38 −14 29
8 FC Edmonton 28 4 8 16 31 51 −20 20
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goals differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goals differential; 8) home goals for; 9) U-21 minutes; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.[112]
(C) Champion; (S) Regular season winner

Results by match

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Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultLDWLDWWWWLLWWWWWWLLDLLWDDWLW
Position6647754444444411112333232232
Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2022. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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April 10 1 Pacific FC 2–1 Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 4,038
Referee: Juan Marquez
April 16 2 Forge FC 2–2 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,688
Referee: Filip Dujic
April 23 3 Forge FC 3–0 FC Edmonton Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,133
Referee: David Barrie
May 6 4 York United FC 1–0 Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,108
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
May 14 5 Forge FC 1–1 Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,127
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
May 20 6 HFX Wanderers FC 0–4 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 5,877
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
May 31 7 FC Edmonton 3–4 Forge FC Edmonton, Alberta
9:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 897
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
June 12 8 Forge FC 3–0 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,111
Referee: David Barrie
June 19 9 HFX Wanderers FC 0–3 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,214
Referee: Scott Bowman
June 29 10 Forge FC 0–1 Valour FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,558
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
July 3 11 Forge FC 0–1 Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,519
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
July 8 12 York United FC 0–2 Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,302
Referee: Ben Hoskins
July 19 13 Forge FC 5–1 FC Edmonton Hamilton, Ontario
6:45pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,121
Referee: Mario Al-Ayass
July 23 14 Forge FC 3–1 Valour FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:30pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
July 27 15 Cavalry FC 1–2 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
9:00pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,989
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
July 31 16 Atlético Ottawa 0–4 Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,399
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
August 6 17 Forge FC 1–0 HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,527
Referee: Michael Venne
August 12 18 Cavalry FC 2–1 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
9:00pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,945
Referee: Alain Ruch
August 20 19 Forge FC 1–3 York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,867
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
August 27 20 Atlético Ottawa 0–0 Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
6:30pm
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,560
Referee: Filip Dujic
August 31 21 Valour FC 1–0 Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 3,384
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Note: This match was originally scheduled for May 1, but was postponed due to League Covid Protocols.[113] It was rescheduled to August 31.[114]
September 4 22 Valour FC 1–0 Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,846
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
September 10 23 Forge FC 2–1 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,992
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
September 18 24 Pacific FC 1–1 Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,350
Referee: Filip Dujic
September 25 25 FC Edmonton 1–1 Forge FC Edmonton, Alberta
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 984
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
October 1 26 Forge FC 2–0 York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,129
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
October 5 27 Forge FC 0–1 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 2,412
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Note: This match was originally scheduled for August 16, but was rescheduled after Pacific FC advanced to the CONCACAF League Round of 16.[115]
October 9 28 Forge FC 1–0 HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,016
Referee: Filip Dujic

Playoff matches

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October 15 SF leg 1 Cavalry FC 1–1 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,179
Referee: Alain Ruch
October 23 SF leg 2 Forge FC 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 7,133
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
October 30 Final Atlético Ottawa 0–2 Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 14,992
Referee: Filip Dujic

2020 Canadian Championship

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Main article: 2020 Canadian Championship

The 2020 Canadian Championship Final was delayed nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[116]

June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04) Final Forge FC 1–1
(4–5 p)		 Toronto FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 13,715
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Penalties

2022 Canadian Championship

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Main article: 2022 Canadian Championship
May 11 (11-05) Preliminary round Forge FC 2–0 CS Mont-Royal Outremont Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
  • Ouzane Yellow card 42'
 Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 2,213
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
May 25 (25-05) Quarter-finals CF Montréal 3–0 Forge FC Montreal, Quebec
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Stade Saputo
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

CONCACAF Champions League

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Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

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February 16 (16-02) Leg 1 Forge FC Canada 0–1 Mexico Cruz Azul Hamilton, Ontario
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,688
Referee: Armando Villarreal
February 24 (24-02) Leg 2 Cruz Azul Mexico 3–1
(4–1 agg.)		 Canada Forge FC Mexico City, Mexico
8:30pm
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Walter López Ramos

Statistics

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Squad and statistics

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As of October 30, 2022

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League CPL Playoffs 2020 Canadian Championship 2022 Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Canada CAN Triston Henry 35 0 27+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF Canada CAN Jonathan Grant 7 0 0+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Canada CAN Ashtone Morgan 27 1 17+3 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF Canada CAN Dominic Samuel 24 0 10+8 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF Belgium BEL Daniel Krutzen 4 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW Canada CAN David Choinière 34 7 20+6 4 3+0 2 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 1
9 FW Canada CAN Terran Campbell 34 7 16+11 6 0+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0
10 MF Canada CAN Kyle Bekker 31 2 24+1 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
11 FW Canada CAN Chris Nanco 11 0 1+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
12 MF Canada CAN Sebastian Castello 7 0 0+6 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
13 MF Sweden SWE Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 35 1 27+0 1 3+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
14 FW Canada CAN Emery Welshman 25 2 5+15 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 0+2 0
17 FW Canada CAN Woobens Pacius 35 13 21+6 10 3+0 2 0+1 0 0+2 1 0+2 0
19 FW Canada CAN Tristan Borges 31 7 21+2 6 3+0 0 1+0 1 1+1 0 2+0 0
20 MF Canada CAN Kwasi Poku 25 1 10+9 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
21 MF Canada CAN Alessandro Hojabrpour 34 3 24+2 2 3+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
22 MF Canada CAN Noah Jensen 26 3 6+16 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
23 DF Haiti HAI Garven Metusala 29 0 17+5 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
24 DF Albania ALB Rezart Rama 24 0 19+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
29 GK Canada CAN Christopher Kalongo 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 MF Mali MLI Aboubacar Sissoko 35 4 27+0 4 3+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
77 FW Canada CAN Jordan Hamilton 12 1 2+8 1 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
81 DF England ENG Malik Owolabi-Belewu 23 1 11+7 1 1+2 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
Player(s) on loan but featured this season
16 DF Canada CAN Cale Loughrey 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Player(s) transferred out during this season
6 DF Canada CAN Malcolm Duncan 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
8 FW Cuba CUB Orlendis Benítez 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 FW Canada CAN Marcus Caldeira 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
28 DF Canada CAN Daniel Stampatori 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goal scorers

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Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League CPL Playoffs 2020 Canadian Championship 2022 Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League TOTAL
1 Canada Woobens Pacius FW 10 2 0 1 0 13
2 Canada Tristan Borges FW 6 0 1 0 0 7
Canada Terran Campbell FW 6 0 0 1 0 7
Canada David Choinière FW 4 2 0 0 1 7
5 Mali Aboubacar Sissoko MF 4 0 0 0 0 4
6 Canada Alessandro Hojabrpour MF 2 1 0 0 0 3
Canada Noah Jensen MF 3 0 0 0 0 3
8 Canada Kyle Bekker MF 2 0 0 0 0 2
Guyana Emery Welshman FW 2 0 0 0 0 2
10 Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson MF 1 0 0 0 0 1
Canada Jordan Hamilton FW 1 0 0 0 0 1
Canada Ashtone Morgan DF 1 0 0 0 0 1
England Malik Owolabi-Belewu DF 1 0 0 0 0 1
Canada Kwasi Poku MF 1 0 0 0 0 1
Own goals 3 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 47 5 1 2 1 56

Clean sheets

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Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League CPL Playoffs 2020 Canadian Championship 2022 Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League TOTAL
1 Canada Triston Henry 10 1 0 1 0 12
Totals 10 1 0 1 0 12

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League CPL Playoffs 2020 Canadian Championship 2022 Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League TOTAL
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Canada Triston Henry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2 DF Canada Jonathan Grant 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
3 DF Canada Ashtone Morgan 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
4 DF Canada Dominic Samuel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 FW Canada David Choinière 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW Canada Terran Campbell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 MF Canada Kyle Bekker 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2
11 FW Canada Chris Nanco 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF Canada Sebastian Castello 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 MF Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 FW Guyana Emery Welshman 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
17 FW Canada Woobens Pacius 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
19 FW Canada Tristan Borges 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
20 MF Canada Kwasi Poku 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
21 MF Canada Alessandro Hojabrpour 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 0
23 DF Haiti Garven Metusala 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
24 DF Albania Rezart Rama 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
33 MF Mali Aboubacar Sissoko 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
81 DF England Malik Owolabi-Belewu 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals 56 1 6 1 5 0 7 0 2 0 76 2

Honours

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Canadian Premier League Awards

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Name Award Status Source
Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Defender of the Year Won [117][118]
Player of the Year Nominated
Players' Player of the Year Nominated
Kyle Bekker Players' Player of the Year Nominated
Woobens Pacius Players' Player of the Year Nominated
Canadian U-21 Player of the Year Nominated
Bobby Smyrniotis Coach of the Year Nominated

Monthly Awards

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Month Name Award Source
July Bobby Smyrniotis Manager of the Month [119]
July Woobens Pacius Player of the Month [120]
October Bobby Smyrniotis Manager of the Month [121]
October David Choinière Player of the Month [122]

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