2023 Canadian Premier League final

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2023 Canadian Premier League final
2023 Canadian Premier League Final logo.png
Event 2023 Canadian Premier League season
Forge FC Cavalry FC
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Date October 28, 2023
Venue Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
Man of the Match Béni Badibanga (Forge FC)
Referee Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Attendance 13,925
Weather Mostly cloudy
9 °C (48 °F)
62% humidity[1]
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Canadian Premier League final was the soccer match to determine the winner of the 2023 Canadian Premier League season. It was played October 28, 2023, in Hamilton, Ontario, between Forge FC and Cavalry FC. The match was the fifth edition of the CPL Finals, the post-season championship of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Forge were the defending champions, having won the 2022 Canadian Premier League final.

Forge defeated Cavalry 2–1 in extra time to capture their fourth title.[2] Cavalry opened the scoring in the 101st minute from a curling strike by Ali Musse before Forge's Béni Badibanga quickly scored an equalizer. Tristan Borges then scored a goal directly from a corner for Forge in the 111th minute that held up as the match winner to secure the championship.[3]

Path to the final

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Main article: 2023 Canadian Premier League season

The 2023 CPL season was contested by eight teams. Each team played four games against each of the seven opponents for a total of 28 matches.[4] The top-five teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs which began on October 11, 2023. The playoffs featured a new Page playoff format where teams entered in different rounds depending on their finishing position. All matches in the playoffs were played as a single leg.

Canadian Premier League
Season 2023
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 Canadian Premier League season will be the fifth season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. The 2023 CPL playoff champion and 2023 CPL regular season winner will both earn berths in the newly expanded 2024 CONCACAF Champions League.[5] Forge FC are the defending CPL champions, having beaten Atlético Ottawa in the 2022 final. Atlético Ottawa are the defending regular season winners.

Team and rule changes

Eight teams are expected to compete in the 2023 season, with Vancouver FC scheduled to debut, and FC Edmonton being terminated by the league.[6][7] The player compensation budget increased by $175,000 compared to 2022.[8] Teams must spend between $750,000 and $1,025,000 on their rosters with a minimum of $30,000 per player. A team making full use of the U21 salary rule can reach a compensation maximum of $1,125,000.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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See also: List of soccer stadiums in Canada
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Atlético Ottawa Ottawa TD Place Stadium 24,000
Cavalry FC Foothills County ATCO Field 6,000[9]
Forge FC Hamilton Tim Hortons Field 23,218
HFX Wanderers FC Halifax Wanderers Grounds 6,500
Pacific FC Langford Starlight Stadium 6,000
Valour FC Winnipeg IG Field 33,000
Vancouver FC Langley Willoughby Community Park 6,560
York United FC Toronto York Lions Stadium 4,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Kit manufacturer
Atlético Ottawa Spain Carlos González TBD CIBC[10] Macron
Cavalry England Tommy Wheeldon Jr. TBD
Forge Canada Bobby Smyrniotis TBD
HFX Wanderers Canada Patrice Gheisar Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad
Pacific Canada James Merriman TBD
Valour Canada Phillip Dos Santos TBD
Vancouver Iran United States Afshin Ghotbi TBD CIBC[10]
York United Canada Martin Nash Canada Roger Thompson Carlsberg[11]

Number of teams by province or territory

Rank Province or territory Number Teams
1 Ontario Ontario 3 Atlético Ottawa
Forge
York United
2 British Columbia British Columbia 2 Pacific
Vancouver FC
3 Alberta Alberta 1 Cavalry
Manitoba Manitoba 1 Valour
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 1 HFX Wanderers

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
HFX Wanderers Tobago Stephen Hart End of contract October 13, 2022 Pre-season Canada Patrice Gheisar November 30, 2022
Vancouver FC N/A (inaugural season) Iran Afshin Ghotbi November 2, 2022
FC Edmonton South Africa Alan Koch Team folded November 21, 2022 N/A

Regular season

Format

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
First match(es) will be played on April 15, 2023. Source: CPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Total minutes played by U-21 players; 10) Coin toss (2 teams tied) or drawing of lots (3+ teams tied);

Results

Home \ Away ATO CAV FOR HFX PAC VAL VAN YRK
Atlético Ottawa —
Cavalry —
Forge —
HFX Wanderers —
Pacific —
Valour —
Vancouver FC —
York United —
First match(es) will be played on April 15. Source: CanPL.ca

Playoffs

Format

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The team who finishes first in the regular-season table will play the team who finishes fourth. Seeds two and three will also play in a semifinal. The semifinals are played over two matches, where whoever scores more goals advances to the final. The second leg is hosted by the higher seed.[citation needed]

Player transfers

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Main article: List of Canadian Premier League transfers 2023

U Sports Draft

The 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft is scheduled to take place on December 15, 2022. Each team will make two picks in the draft for a total of 16 selections with expansion club Vancouver FC selecting first.[12]

Foreign players

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Main article: List of foreign CPL players

Canadian Premier League teams can sign a maximum of seven international players, out of which only five can be in the starting line-up for each match. Teams are required to carry a minimum of four international players, either signed through or approved by the league's scouting partner, 21st Club.[13] The following players are considered foreign players for the 2023 season. This list does not include Canadian citizens who represent other countries at the international level.[14]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Injured players[upper-alpha 1]
Atlético Ottawa Spain Miguel Acosta Northern Ireland Ollie Bassett Spain Diego Espejo
Cavalry Honduras José Escalante Netherlands Daan Klomp Spain Roberto Alarcón Australia Jesse Daley Nigeria Udoka Chima
Forge Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson England Malik Owolabi-Belewu Albania Rezart Rama
HFX Wanderers Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad Brazil João Morelli England Lifumpa Mwandwe France Lorenzo Callegari England Callum Watson France Théo Collomb
Pacific Netherlands Djenairo Daniels Netherlands Bradley Vliet Netherlands Ayman Sellouf
Valour Haiti Andrew Jean-Baptiste Chile Walter Ponce United States Jonathan Esparza Colombia Kevin Rendón Burundi Pacifique Niyongabire England Kian Williams Jordan Jaime Siaj
Vancouver
York United Australia Tass Mourdoukoutas Portugal Kevin Dos Santos Netherlands Lassana Faye Netherlands Oussama Alou Liberia Brem Soumaoro

Players in italic denote players new to their respective clubs for the 2023 season, sorted chronologically by their announcement.

2024 CONCACAF Champions League

The 2023 CPL playoff champion and 2023 CPL regular season champion will both earn berths in the newly expanded 2024 CONCACAF Champions League, competing against teams from across North America, Central America and Caribbean for a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup.[5] Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League is also available to CPL clubs by winning the Canadian Championship.

Should a CPL club hold multiple CCL qualification slots, then the CPL club(s) which has accumulated the most regular season league points will earn the remaining slot(s).[15]

Method Qualified team
Canadian Championship winner TBD
CPL champion TBD
CPL regular season winner TBD

Notes

  1. ↑ Foreign players on the season-ending injury list can be replaced on the active roster

References

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Playoffs
Forge FC Round Cavalry FC
Opponent Result Opponent Result
Bye Play-in round Bye
Bye Quarterfinal Bye
Cavalry FC 2–1 First semifinal Forge FC 1–2
Bye Second semifinal Pacific FC 2–1

Forge FC

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Further information: 2023 Forge FC season

Forge FC qualified for the playoffs on September 23.[1] They finished the season in 2nd place with a record of 11 wins, 9 draws, and 8 losses and qualified directly to the first semifinal as one of the top-two teams. In the semifinal they defeated their rivals Cavalry FC to advance to a record extending fifth consecutive CPL Final.[2] Forge had a record of three wins and one loss in CPL Finals.

Cavalry FC

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Further information: 2023 Cavalry FC season

Cavalry were the first team to clinch a spot in the playoffs, which they did on September 12.[3] They captured the CPL Shield, finishing first in the regular season by a 13 point margin.[4] This was Cavalry's second CPL Final, having lost their only other appearance to Forge FC in 2019.

Head-to-head

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Further information: Cavalry FC–Forge FC rivalry

The 2023 CPL final was the sixth meeting of the season between these two teams and the twenty-sixth overall. Cavalry had the advantage in the regular season against Forge, leading the head-to-head with one win and three draws and finishing 13 points ahead in the standings.

As the top-two teams in regular season, Cavalry hosted Forge in the first semifinal which was a non-elimination game. Forge won the game and earned the right to host the CPL final while Cavalry qualified to the second semifinal as losers. The match was the 23rd of 25 games between the teams that was decided by one goal or fewer.[5]

Venue

File:Forge FC vs Cavalry FC.jpg
A 2019 match between Forge FC and Cavalry FC at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario

Tim Hortons Field, home of Forge FC was the host stadium for the final. This was its third time hosting the CPL final, following 2019 (leg 1) and 2021. The stadium also notably hosted the inaugural CPL match in 2019, and the Canadian Championship final in 2022, with both matches drawing large attendance. For the 2023 CPL final, attendance was expected to be high once again; The Hamilton Spectator reported that over 10,000 tickets had been sold by October 25.[6]

Pre-match

On October 26, the Canadian Premier League Awards took place at LIUNA Station in Hamilton. Cavalry dominated the awards; Tommy Wheeldon Jr. won Coach of the Year, Ali Musse won Player's Player of the Year, and Daan Klomp won both Defender of the Year and Player of the Year. Forge's sole award winner was Triston Henry who was named the Golden Glove winner. The CPL also unveiled the North Star Cup, the new trophy that replaced the North Star Shield awarded to the CPL champion.[7][8]

Forge was without forward Woobens Pacius due to injury.[9]

Match

October 28, 2023
6:00 pm ET
Forge FC 2–1 (a.e.t.) Cavalry FC
Recap

Report
Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 13,925
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
Forge
Cavalry
GK 1 Canada Triston Henry Booked 120+4'
CB 24 Haiti Garven Metusala
CB 13 Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
CB 5 Canada Manjrekar James Booked 14'
RM 24 Albania Rezart Rama Substituted off 118'
CM 21 Canada Alessandro Hojabrpour Substituted off 105'
CM 10 Canada Kyle Bekker (c)
LM 20 Canada Kwasi Poku Substituted off 46'
AM 22 Canada Noah Jensen Substituted off 68'
CF 39 Belgium Béni Badibanga Substituted off 118'
CF 9 Canada Terran Campbell Substituted off 103'
Substitutes:
GK 29 Canada Christopher Kalongo
DF 4 Canada Dominic Samuel Booked 105' Substituted in 46'
FW 7 Canada David Choinière Substituted in 103'
FW 9 Canada Jordan Hamilton Substituted in 105'
FW 19 Canada Tristan Borges Booked 105+5' Substituted in 68'
MF 33 Mali Aboubacar Sissoko Substituted in 118'
DF 81 England Malik Owolabi-Belewu Substituted in 118'
Manager:
Canada Bobby Smyrniotis
GK 1 Canada Marco Carducci (c)
RB 33 Canada Fraser Aird
CB 24 Canada Eryk Kobza
CB 4 Netherlands Daan Klomp
LB 5 France Bradley Kamdem Booked 105+5' Substituted off 115'
CM 8 Australia Jesse Daley Booked 57' Substituted off 112'
CM 6 Canada Charlie Trafford Booked 72'
RW 7 Somalia Ali Musse Substituted off 105+6'
AM 10 Canada Sergio Camargo Booked 30' Substituted off 73'
LW 19 South Sudan William Akio Substituted off 115'
CF 9 New Zealand Myer Bevan Booked 40'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Canada Sterling Kerr
DF 3 Canada Callum Montgomery Substituted in 105+6'
MF 17 Canada Ben Fisk Substituted in 115'
MF 18 Canada Maël Henry Substituted in 112'
FW 20 Republic of Ireland Joe Mason Substituted in 115'
FW 23 Canada Gareth Smith-Doyle
MF 26 Canada Shamit Shome Substituted in 73'
Manager:
England Tommy Wheeldon Jr.

Player of the Match:
Béni Badibanga (Forge FC)[10]

Assistant referees:
Peter Pendli
Gérard-Kader Lebuis
Fourth official:
Scott Bowman

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if score still level
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

See also

References

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