2022 Forge FC season

Forge FC
	2022 season
Chairman	Bob Young
Head coach	Bobby Smyrniotis
Stadium	Tim Hortons Field
Canadian Premier League	2nd
CPL Playoffs	Champions
2020 Canadian Championship	Runners-up
2022 Canadian Championship	Quarter-finals
CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Woobens Pacius (10); All: Woobens Pacius (13)
Highest home attendance	13,715; (June 4 vs. Toronto FC)
Lowest home attendance	1,187; (July 23 vs. Valour FC)
Average home league attendance	3,456
Home colours	Away colours
← 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]

Final squad

As of October 30, 2022 ^[3]

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

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
9	FW	Terran Campbell	Pacific FC	Free	January 11, 2022	^[4]
21	MF	Alessandro Hojabrpour	Pacific FC	Free	January 12, 2022	^[5]
3	DF	Ashtone Morgan	Real Salt Lake	Free	February 1, 2022	^[6]
20	MF	Kwasi Poku	Toronto FC II	Free	February 2, 2022	^[7]
33	MF	Aboubacar Sissoko	Indy Eleven	Free	February 2, 2022	^[7]
28	DF	Daniel Stampatori	Sigma FC	Signed to a development contract	February 8, 2022	^[8]^[9]
22	MF	Noah Jensen	Oakland University	Free	February 15, 2022	^[10]
16	DF	Cale Loughrey	UAB Blazers	Free	February 15, 2022	^[10]
	DF	Guillaume Pianelli	UQTR	Selected 7th overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft	February 15, 2022	^[10]
8	MF	Simon Triantafillou	Providence College	Free	February 15, 2022	^[10]
36	GK	Dino Bontis	Toronto FC Academy	Free	April 5, 2022	^[11]
	MF	Shamit Shome	FC Edmonton	Free	April 5, 2022	^[11]
81	DF	Malik Owolabi-Belewu	S.P.A.L.	Free	April 8, 2022	^[12]
24	DF	Rezart Rama	Nottingham Forest	Free	May 19, 2022	^[13]
6	DF	Malcolm Duncan	Sigma FC	Short term contract	June 12, 2022	^[14]
8	FW	Orlendis Benítez	Vaughan Azzurri	Short term contract	June 12, 2022	^[14]
77	FW	Jordan Hamilton	Sligo Rovers	Free	August 5, 2022	^[15]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
99	FW	Omar Browne	Independiente	Season-long loan	January 24, 2022	^[16]
19	FW	Tristan Borges	OH Leuven	Undisclosed	February 14, 2022	^[17]

Draft picks

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

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
9	FW	Kosi Nwafornso	Vaughan Azzurri	Undisclosed	December 31, 2021	^[18]^[19]
18	FW	Molham Babouli	Muaither SC	Free	January 19, 2022	^[20]
15	DF	Maxim Tissot	Atlético Ottawa	Free	January 26, 2022	^[21]
8	MF	Elimane Oumar Cissé	US Touarga	Undisclosed		^[22]^[23]
6	DF	Kwame Awuah	St. Louis City 2	Free	February 28, 2022	^[24]
3	DF	Dejan Jakovic	Serbian White Eagles	Undisclosed	March 11, 2022	^[25]^[26]
16	DF	Klaidi Cela	Toronto FC II	Contract expired	March 31, 2022	^[27]
27	MF	Johnny Son		Undisclosed^{[lower-alpha 1]}	April 10, 2022
	DF	Guillaume Pianelli		Undisclosed^{[lower-alpha 2]}	April 10, 2022
8	MF	Simon Triantafillou	Pacific FC	Undisclosed	April 15, 2022	^[29]
31	GK	Baj Maan	Toronto FC II	Undisclosed^{[lower-alpha 3]}	May 7, 2022	^[30]^[31]
24	MF	Paolo Sabak	K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse	Free		^[32]

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
	MF	Shamit Shome	FC Edmonton	Season-long loan	April 5, 2022	^[11]
16	DF	Cale Loughrey	FC Edmonton	Season-long loan	April 5, 2022	^[11]

↑ 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.^[28]^[3]
↑ 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.^[10]^[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.^[10]^[3]

Club

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.^[33]

Kits

Forge FC unveiled its 2022 home kit on March 17 and away kit on March 31.^[34]^[35] 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.^[36]

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Tim Hortons

Home^[37]

Home Alt.^[38]

Home 2021^[36]

Away^[39]

Pre-season and friendlies

Forge FC split its pre-season, playing friendlies both before and after the club's CONCACAF Champions League matches against Cruz Azul.^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43]

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
			<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Gutiérrez	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	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Santos 75'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

March 31 Friendly	Forge FC	1–1	York United FC	Hamilton, Ontario
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Campbell 8'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Gutiérrez 34'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

Competitions

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

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Canadian Premier League	28	14	5	9	47	25	+22	50.00
CPL Playoffs	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	66.67
2020 Canadian Championship	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	00.00
2022 Canadian Championship	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	50.00
CONCACAF Champions League	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	00.00
Total	36	17	7	12	56	35	+21	47.22

Last updated: October 30, 2022
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts

Updated to match(es) played on September 11, 2022. 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.^[44]

Results by match

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Matches

April 10 1	Pacific FC	2–1	Forge FC	Langford, British Columbia
7:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Díaz 5' Meilleur-Giguère 49' Đidić 57' Mavila 68' Daniels 81' Samake 88'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Poku 44' Achinioti-Jönsson 89'	Stadium: Starlight Stadium Attendance: 4,038 Referee: Juan Marquez

April 16 2	Forge FC	2–2	Cavalry FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hojabrpour 3' Metusala 72' Choinière 90'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Klomp 5' Mason 31' Yao 32' Musse 39' Loturi 43' Escalante 80'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,688 Referee: Filip Dujic

April 23 3	Forge FC	3–0	FC Edmonton	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Campbell 34', 69' Borges 45' Poku 59' Pacius 79'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Triantafillou 33' Singh 64' Camara 88'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,133 Referee: David Barrie

May 6 4	York United FC	1–0	Forge FC	Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> De Rosario 25' Johnston 57' Gutiérrez 79', 79' Verhoeven 90+1'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Sissoko 31' Poku 72' Grant 85'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,108 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

May 14 5	Forge FC	1–1	Atlético Ottawa	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Poku 34' Jensen 46' Sissoko 50'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Bassett 16' Haworth 30' Sissoko 51' Verhoven 82' Moragrega 85'	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	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Rampersad 77' Samb 83'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Choinière 22', 60' Bekker 42' Welshman 52' Rama 55' Hojabrpour 60' Pacius 79'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 5,877 Referee: Myriam Marcotte

May 31 7	FC Edmonton	3–4	Forge FC	Edmonton, Alberta
9:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Camara 12' Hojabrpour 34' (o.g.) Coore 87' Triantafillou 90+3'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Borges 23', 61', 82' (pen.) Sissoko 42' Bekker 43' Bissainthe 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 897 Referee: Mathieu Souaré

June 12 8	Forge FC	3–0	Pacific FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Morgan 11' Borges 13' Rama 50' Pacius 83'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Dada-Luke 24' Heard 74'	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	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Polisi 63' Restrepo 80'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Pacius 15' Jensen 25' Choinière 30' Sissoko 45+1' Bekker 56' Morgan 61' Welshman 84'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Scott Bowman

June 29 10	Forge FC	0–1	Valour FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Rama 90+3'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Ponce 31', 82' Akio 61' Sirois 71' Levis 79' Riggi 88'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,558 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

July 3 11	Forge FC	0–1	Atlético Ottawa	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Borges 83'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Tissot 44' Bassett 78'	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	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mourdoukoutas 37' Wilson 48' Johnston 88' Hernández 90+1'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mourdoukoutas 29' (o.g.) Borges 45+1' Campbell 59' Morgan 70' Pacius 77'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Ben Hoskins

July 19 13	Forge FC	5–1	FC Edmonton	Hamilton, Ontario
6:45pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Pacius 26', 38' (pen.), 74' Sissoko 45+1' Bekker 45+4'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Camara 33' Coore 57'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,121 Referee: Mario Al-Ayass

July 23 14	Forge FC	3–1	Valour FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:30pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Pacius 40' Campbell 67', 90+4'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Dyer 23', 55' Jean-Baptiste 72' Rendón 84'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 1,187 Referee: Mathieu Souaré

July 27 15	Cavalry FC	1–2	Forge FC	Foothills County, Alberta
9:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mason 1' Musse 12' Di Chiara 54' C. Trafford 70' Alarcón 79'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Pacius 37' Bekker 49' Borges 53' Henry 67'	Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 2,989 Referee: Yusri Rudolf

July 31 16	Atlético Ottawa	0–4	Forge FC	Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Espejo 34' Tissot 37' Sissoko 41'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Sissoko 27' Campbell 35', 52' Jensen 76'	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	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Pacius 2' Metusala 42' Rama 85' Poku 89'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Schaale 90+2'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,527 Referee: Michael Venne

August 12 18	Cavalry FC	2–1	Forge FC	Foothills County, Alberta
9:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Mason 7', 48' Trafford 43' Klomp 75' Cantave 90', 90+1'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Henry 41' Rama 49' Hamilton 82'	Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,945 Referee: Alain Ruch

August 20 19	Forge FC	1–3	York United FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Borges 52', 69' Bekker 70' Morgan 89'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> De Rosario 7' Verhoeven 27' Hernández 40' N'sa 58', 61' Babouli 68'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,867 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

August 27 20	Atlético Ottawa	0–0	Forge FC	Ottawa, Ontario
6:30pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Bahous 76' Acosta 89'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Campbell 41'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,560 Referee: Filip Dujic

August 31 21	Valour FC	1–0	Forge FC	Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> de Brienne 20' Levis 37' Gutiérrez 49' Dyer 82', 90+9' Mekidèche 82'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hojabrpour 14' Sissoko 30' Grant 82' Rama 82' Henry 90+8' Borges 90+9' Welshman 90+10'	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.^[45] It was rescheduled to August 31.^[46]

September 4 22	Valour FC	1–0	Forge FC	Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Fordyce 31' Levis 73' Riggi 75', 90+3' Cebara 81' de Brienne 88'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Rama 17' Hojabrpour 50' Borges 90+3'	Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 2,846 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

September 10 23	Forge FC	2–1	Cavalry FC	Hamilton, Ontario
5:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Choinière 10' Rama 38' Sissoko 52' Pacius 69' Bekker 70' Borges 72'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Escalante 45' Musse 63' Cantave 72', 90+5' Di Chiara 86'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 4,992 Referee: Mathieu Souaré

September 18 24	Pacific FC	1–1	Forge FC	Langford, British Columbia
8:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Achinioti-Jönsson 17' (o.g.) Dixon 18' Meilleur-Giguère 27'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hojabrpour 4', 21' Poku 66' Metusala 70'	Stadium: Starlight Stadium Attendance: 3,350 Referee: Filip Dujic

September 25 25	FC Edmonton	1–1	Forge FC	Edmonton, Alberta
5:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Smith 67' Singh 75', 90+3'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Loughrey 60' (o.g.) Samuel 72'	Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 984 Referee: Renzo Villanueva

October 1 26	Forge FC	2–0	York United FC	Hamilton, Ontario
5:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Pacius 31' Owolabi-Belewu 55' Sissoko 69'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Baldisimo 89'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 5,129 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

October 5 27	Forge FC	0–1	Pacific FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Owolabi-Belewu 11' Achinioti-Jönsson 85'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Brown 60', 68' Heard 82'	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.^[47]

October 9 28	Forge FC	1–0	HFX Wanderers FC	Hamilton, Ontario
1:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Poku 8' Welshman 68' Metusala 90+2'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Lamothe 19' Campagna 88'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,016 Referee: Filip Dujic

Playoff matches

October 15 SF leg 1	Cavalry FC	1–1	Forge FC	Foothills County, Alberta
4:00 pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Klomp 42' Musse 53' Alarcón 63' M. Trafford 90'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Owolabi-Belewu 39' Hojabrpour 45+2' Pacius 47' Bekker 90'	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	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Bekker 43' Choinière 69' Pacius 75' (pen.) Rama 79'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Norman 25', 45+3' Bevan 78', 81'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 7,133 Referee: Yusri Rudolf

October 30 Final	Atlético Ottawa	0–2	Forge FC	Ottawa, Ontario
6:00 pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Camus 41' Bassett 77' Pérez 90+2'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Rama 18' Hojabrpour 28' Choinière 33', 78'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 14,992 Referee: Filip Dujic

2020 Canadian Championship

The 2020 Canadian Championship Final was delayed nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[48]

June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04) Final	Forge FC	1–1 (4–5 p)	Toronto FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Achinioti-Jönsson 25' Owolabi-Belewu 55' Borges 60', 67' Morgan 77' Hojabrpour 81'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Petrasso 19' MacNaughton 42' Pozuelo 57', 62' Akinola 42'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 13,715 Referee: Silviu Petrescu
		Penalties
	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Achinioti-Jönsson Campbell Pacius Bekker Choinière Poku		<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Jiménez Salcedo Kerr Pozuelo Perruzza Thompson

2022 Canadian Championship

May 11 (11-05) Preliminary round	Forge FC	2–0	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Sissoko 15' Campbell 34' Welshman 36' Nanco 39' Hojabrpour 45' Pacius 90+2'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Ouzane 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	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Ibrahim 14', 22', 49' Brault-Guillard 84'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Hojabrpour 26' Sissoko 47' Castello 89'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

February 16 (16-02) Leg 1	Forge FC	0–1	Cruz Azul	Hamilton, Ontario
8:00pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Bekker 86'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Otero 29', 30' Baca 89'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 4,688 Referee: Armando Villarreal

February 24 (24-02) Leg 2	Cruz Azul	3–1 (4–1 agg.)	Forge FC	Mexico City, Mexico
8:30pm	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Romero 5' Baca 21' Escobar 44'	Report	<templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/> Choinière 26' Poku 86'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Walter López Ramos

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of October 30, 2022^[update]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Canadian Premier League		CPL Playoffs		2020 Canadian Championship		2022 Canadian Championship		CONCACAF Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Triston Henry	33	0	27+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF		Jonathan Grant	7	0	0+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Ashtone Morgan	25	1	17+3	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF		Dominic Samuel	22	0	10+8	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF		Daniel Krutzen	4	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW		David Choinière	32	6	20+6	4	3+0	2	1+0	0	1+1	0
9	FW		Terran Campbell	32	7	16+11	6	0+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
10	MF		Kyle Bekker	29	2	24+1	2	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
11	FW		Chris Nanco	9	0	1+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
12	MF		Sebastian Castello	7	0	0+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
13	MF		Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson	33	1	27+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
14	FW		Emery Welshman	23	2	5+15	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
17	FW		Woobens Pacius	33	13	21+6	10	3+0	2	0+1	0	0+2	1
19	FW		Tristan Borges	29	7	21+2	6	3+0	0	1+0	1	1+1	0
20	MF		Kwasi Poku	23	1	10+9	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
21	MF		Alessandro Hojabrpour	32	3	24+2	2	3+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
22	MF		Noah Jensen	25	3	6+16	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
23	DF		Garven Metusala	27	0	17+5	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
24	DF		Rezart Rama	24	0	19+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
29	GK		Christopher Kalongo	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF		Aboubacar Sissoko	33	4	27+0	4	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
77	FW		Jordan Hamilton	12	1	2+8	1	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
81	DF		Malik Owolabi-Belewu	23	1	11+7	1	1+2	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
Player(s) on loan but featured this season
16	DF		Cale Loughrey	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) transferred out during this season
6	DF		Malcolm Duncan	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	FW		Orlendis Benítez	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW		Marcus Caldeira	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
28	DF		Daniel Stampatori	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goal scorers

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

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

Disciplinary record

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

Canadian Premier League Awards

Name	Award	Status	Source
Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson	Defender of the Year	Won	^[49]^[50]
	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
Woobens Pacius	Canadian U-21 Player of the Year	Nominated
Bobby Smyrniotis	Coach of the Year	Nominated

Monthly Awards

Month	Name	Award	Source
July	Bobby Smyrniotis	Manager of the Month	^[51]
July	Woobens Pacius	Player of the Month	^[52]
October	Bobby Smyrniotis	Manager of the Month	^[53]
October	David Choinière	Player of the Month	^[54]

References

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External links

Official site

[fn1-29] 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.^[28]^[3]

[fn2-30] 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.^[10]^[3]

[fn3-32] 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.^[10]^[3]

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