2019_Forge_FC_season
2019 Forge FC season
First season in Canadian Premier League
The 2019 Forge FC season was the first season in the club's history, as well as first season in Canadian Premier League history. On April 27, 2019, Forge FC hosted York9 FC in the inaugural CPL match at Tim Hortons Field.[1] During the season, Forge also participated in the Canadian Championship, CONCACAF League, and the Canadian Premier League Finals.
Quick Facts Chairman, Head coach ...
| 2019 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Bob Young | |||
| Head coach | Bobby Smyrniotis | |||
| Stadium | Tim Hortons Field | |||
| Canadian Premier League | Spring: 2nd Fall: 2nd Overall: 2nd | |||
| CPL Finals | Champions | |||
| Canadian Championship | Second qualifying round | |||
| CONCACAF League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Tristan Borges (12 goals) All: Tristan Borges (13 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 17,611 (April 27 vs. York9 FC) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,864 (October 16 vs. Cavalry FC) | |||
| Average home league attendance | League: 6,588 All: 6,523 | |||
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On November 2, 2019, Forge FC defeated Cavalry FC 2–0 on aggregate in the CPL Finals and became the first ever champions of the Canadian Premier League.[2] As champions, they qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF League.
As of November 2, 2019.
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | |
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Triston Henry |  |
GK | (1993-09-08)September 8, 1993 (aged 26) | Sigma FC | |
| 18 | Quillan Roberts |  |
GK | (1994-09-13)September 13, 1994 (aged 25) |  Los Angeles FC | |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Jonathan Grant | |
RB | (1993-10-15)October 15, 1993 (aged 26) |  Nyköpings BIS | |
| 4 | Dominic Samuel | |
RB / CB | (1994-09-29)September 29, 1994 (aged 25) | Sigma FC | |
| 5 | Daniel Krutzen |  |
CB / LB | (1996-09-19)September 19, 1996 (aged 23) | Reading United | |
| 6 | Kwame Awuah | |
LB / CM | (1995-12-02)December 2, 1995 (aged 24) | New York City FC | |
| 15 | Oluwaseun Oyegunle | |
DF | (2002-11-03)November 3, 2002 (aged 17) | Sigma FC | |
| 16 | Klaidi Cela | |
CB | (1999-07-16)July 16, 1999 (aged 20) | Sigma FC | |
| 21 | Bertrand Owundi |  |
CB | (1993-10-15)October 15, 1993 (aged 26) | Minnesota United | |
| 22 | Monti Mohsen | |
LB | (2000-06-13)June 13, 2000 (aged 19) | Sigma FC | |
| 30 | David Edgar | |
CB | (1987-05-19)May 19, 1987 (aged 32) |  Hartlepool United | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 3 | Elimane Oumar Cissé |  |
CM | (1995-03-12)March 12, 1995 (aged 24) | Diambars FC | |
| 7 | David Choinière | |
LW / RW | (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 22) | Montreal Impact | |
| 8 | Giuliano Frano | |
CM / RB | (1993-05-16)May 16, 1993 (aged 26) | Sigma FC | |
| 10 | Kyle Bekker | |
AM / CM | (1990-09-02)September 2, 1990 (aged 29) | North Carolina FC | |
| 13 | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | |
DM | (1996-04-17)April 17, 1996 (aged 23) | IFK Värnamo | |
| 19 | Tristan Borges | |
RW / LW / AM | (1998-08-26)August 26, 1998 (aged 21) |  SC Heerenveen | |
| 20 | Justin Stoddart | |
MF | (1995-03-31)March 31, 1995 (aged 24) | Sigma FC | |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 9 | Marcel Zajac | |
ST | (1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 (aged 21) | Akron Zips | |
| 11 | Chris Nanco | |
ST / RW / LW | (1995-02-15)February 15, 1995 (aged 24) | Bethlehem Steel | |
| 17 | Kadell Thomas | |
ST / RW / LW | (1996-11-26)November 26, 1996 (aged 23) | Sigma FC | |
| 23 | Anthony Novak | |
ST | (1994-03-27)March 27, 1994 (aged 25) | Oakville Blue Devils | |
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More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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| 10 | MF | Kyle Bekker |
North Carolina FC |
Free transfer | November 29, 2018 | [3] |
| 11 | FW | Chris Nanco |
Bethlehem Steel |
Free transfer | November 29, 2018 | [3] |
| 9 | FW | Marcel Zajac |
Akron Zips |
Free transfer | January 8, 2019 | [3] |
| 19 | MF | Tristan Borges |
SC Heerenveen |
Free transfer | January 10, 2019 | [4] |
| 21 | DF | Bertrand Owundi |
Minnesota United |
Free transfer | January 17, 2019 | [5] |
| 6 | DF | Kwame Awuah |
New York City FC |
Free transfer | January 29, 2019 | [6] |
| 13 | MF | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson |
IFK Värnamo |
Free transfer | January 31, 2019 | [7] |
| 8 | MF | Giuliano Frano |
Sigma FC |
Free transfer | February 7, 2019 | [8] |
| 4 | DF | Dominic Samuel |
Sigma FC |
Free transfer | February 25, 2019 | [9] |
| 1 | GK | Triston Henry |
Sigma FC |
Free transfer | February 25, 2019 | [9] |
| 2 | DF | Jonathan Grant |
Nyköpings BIS |
Free transfer | February 26, 2019 | [10] |
| 3 | MF | Elimane Oumar Cissé |
Diambars FC |
Free transfer | February 26, 2019 | [10] |
| 18 | GK | Quillan Roberts |
Los Angeles FC |
Free transfer | March 2, 2019 | [11] |
| 22 | DF | Monti Mohsen |
Sigma FC |
Free transfer | March 2, 2019 | [11] |
| 5 | DF | Daniel Krutzen |
Reading United |
Free transfer | March 2, 2019 | [11] |
| 17 | FW | Kadell Thomas |
Sigma FC |
Free transfer | March 2, 2019 | [11] |
| 7 | MF | David Choinière |
Montreal Impact |
Free transfer | March 7, 2019 | [12] |
| 16 | DF | Klaidi Cela |
Sigma FC |
Free transfer | April 3, 2019 | [13] |
| 23 | FW | Anthony Novak |
Oakville Blue Devils |
Free transfer | April 3, 2019 | [13] |
| 12 | FW | Jace Kotsopoulos |
Guelph Gryphons |
2018 CPL–U Sports Draft | May 16, 2019 | [14] |
| 30 | DF | David Edgar |
Hartlepool United |
Free transfer | August 2, 2019 | [15] |
| 20 | MF | Justin Stoddart |
Sigma FC |
Free transfer | September 15, 2019 | [16] |
| 15 | DF | Oluwaseun Oyegunle |
Sigma FC |
Signed to a Developmental Contract | September 15, 2019 | [16] |
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Loaned in
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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| 14 | FW | Emery Welshman |
FC Cincinnati |
Recalled from loan on August 2 | March 8, 2019 | [17][18] |
| 31 | GK | Baj Maan |
Sigma FC |
Signed to a Developmental Contract | June 11, 2019 | [19] |
| 31 | GK | Luke Iacobellis |
Sigma FC |
Signed to a Developmental Contract | September 4, 2019 | [20] |
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Draft picks
Forge FC selected the following players in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 12, 2018.[21] Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.
More information Round, Selection ...
| Round | Selection | Pos. | Player | Nationality | University |
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| 1 | 3 | FW | Jace Kotsopoulos | Canada |
Guelph Gryphons |
| 2 | 12 | MF | Aboubacar Sissoko |  Mali |
Montreal Carabins |
| 3 | 17 | MF | Marko Mandekic | Canada |
Toronto Varsity Blues |
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Transferred out
More information No., Pos. ...
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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| 12 | FW | Jace Kotsopoulos |
Guelph Gryphons |
Developmental Contract expired | August 15, 2019 | [22] |
| 15 | DF | Oluwaseun Oyegunle |
Developmental Contract expired | November 3, 2019 | ||
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Kits
On September 28, 2018, the Canadian Premier League announced that Canadian Soccer Business had signed a "long-term" deal on behalf of the league with Italian sporting apparel company Macron to be the official league kit provider, supplying the league's clubs with bespoke playing kits and training gear.[23]
On April 5, 2019, Forge FC's home and away kits were unveiled alongside those of the CPL's other teams.[24] The club later unveiled a black and gold third kit on May 30 to commemorate the sporting history of Hamilton.[25]
Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Tim Hortons
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Matches
Forge FC v Valour FC
| April 12 Friendly | Forge FC | 2–0 | Valour FC | Punta Cana, Dominican Republic |
| Report |
Match times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).
Overview
More information Competition, First match ...
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| CPL Spring season | April 27 | June 26 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 060.00 |
| CPL Fall season | July 6 | October 16 | Matchday 1 | Runners-up | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 061.11 |
| Canadian Championship | June 4 | June 11 | Second qualifying round | Second qualifying round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| CONCACAF League | August 1 | August 29 | Preliminary round | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 050.00 |
| CPL Finals | October 26 | November 2 | Finals | Winners | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Total | 36 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 058.33 | ||||
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Source: Competitions
Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2019 Canadian Premier League season
Spring season
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Cavalry | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 24 | 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals |
| 2 | Forge | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 19 | 2019 CONCACAF League preliminary round[lower-alpha 1] |
| 3 | FC Edmonton | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 14 | |
| 4 | HFX Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 11 | |
| 5 | Pacific | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 11 | |
| 6 | York9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 11 | |
| 7 | Valour | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 9 |
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Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
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2019 CONCACAF League qualification table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | FOR | FCE | VAL | |
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| 1 | Forge FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | 2019 CONCACAF League | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | FC Edmonton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | 1–0 | — | 0–1 | ||
| 3 | Valour FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — |
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Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
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Last updated: June 26, 2019.
Source: canpl.ca
Results by match
More information Match, Ground ...
| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | D | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L |
| Position | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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Updated to match(es) played on June 26, 2019. Source: #Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Forge FC v York9 FC
| April 27 1 | Forge FC | 1–1 | York9 FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 1:00 pm | Frano  68'Thomas  78' |
Report | Telfer 3' Aparicio 59'  90+5' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 17,611 Referee: David Gantar |
HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC
| May 4 2 | HFX Wanderers FC | 2–1 | Forge FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 1:00 pm | Garcia 30' Langwa 38'Bona 42'N'sa 70'Perea 82', 90+4'Williams 90+2' |
Report | Thomas 57' Samuel 90+4' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,113 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin |
Forge FC v Pacific FC
| May 8 3 | Forge FC | 3–0 | Pacific FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 7:00 pm | Novak 3' Welshman 14'Frano 70'Samuel 88' |
Report | Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 5,861 Referee: Filup Dujic |
Forge FC v Cavalry FC
| May 12 4 | Forge FC | 1–2 | Cavalry FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 1:00 pm | Borges 34' Thomas 68' |
Report | Ledgerwood 22' Wheeldon 31'Joel Waterman 81'Pasquotti 90+5' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 5,912 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard |
Valour FC v Forge FC
| May 16 5 CONCACAF series | Valour FC | 0–2 | Forge FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 8:00 pm | Garcia 18' |
Report | Novak 8' Zajac 31'Borges 69'Thomas 89' |
Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 4,731 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
York9 FC v Forge FC
| May 25 6 | York9 FC | 0–2 | Forge FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 4:00 pm | Gattas 67' Gasparotto 90+3' |
Report | Novak 64' Nanco 70'Borges 78' |
Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 4,260 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| Note: Match was delayed in the 62nd minute for 75 minutes due to lightning. | ||||
Forge FC v FC Edmonton
| May 29 7 CONCACAF series | Forge FC | 2–0 | FC Edmonton | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 7:00 pm | Borges 35' (pen.) Krutzen 70' |
Report | Moses 54' Diouck 80'Temguia 90+3' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 6,019 Referee: Mathieu Souare |
Forge FC v Valour FC
| June 15 8 CONCACAF series | Forge FC | 2–1 | Valour FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 5:00 pm | Samuel 31' Bekker 76'Kotsopoulos 84'Murrell 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Bustos 1' Béland-Goyette 53'Ohin 64' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 7,152 Referee: Alain Ruch |
Cavalry FC v Forge FC
| June 22 9 | Cavalry FC | 0–1 | Forge FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
| 6:00 pm | Report | Bekker 5' 87' Owundi 38'Samuel 40'Thomas 89' |
Stadium: Spruce Meadows Attendance: 4,697 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
FC Edmonton v Forge FC
| June 26 10 CONCACAF series | FC Edmonton | 1–0 | Forge FC | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 9:00 pm | Diouck 16' |
Report | Owundi 64' |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,321 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
Fall season
League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Cavalry | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 35 | 12 | +23 | 38 | 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals |
| 2 | Forge | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 37 | |
| 3 | York9 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 26 | +4 | 23 | |
| 4 | Pacific | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 20 | |
| 5 | Valour | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 37 | −15 | 19 | |
| 6 | FC Edmonton | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 24 | −5 | 18 | |
| 7 | HFX Wanderers | 18 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 24 | −11 | 17 |
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Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Results summary
More information Overall, Home ...
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 37 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 |
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Last updated: October 16, 2019.
Source: canpl.ca
Results by match
More information Match, Ground ...
| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | L | L | W |
| Position | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Updated to match(es) played on October 16, 2019. Source: #Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Forge FC v FC Edmonton
| July 6 1 | Forge FC | 1–2 | FC Edmonton | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 1:00 pm | Kotsopoulos 57' Owundi 61' |
Report | Ameobi 38' Henry 72' (o.g.)Marcelin 89' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 6,086 Referee: David Barrie |
Pacific FC v Forge FC
| July 13 2 | Pacific FC | 2–3 | Forge FC | Langford, British Columbia |
| 6:00 pm | Legault 5' Campbell 49'Blasco 85'Hernández 87'Fisk 90+3' |
Report | Zajac 12' Borges 47', 79'Welshman 50' 54' |
Stadium: Westhills Stadium Attendance: 2,604 Referee: Mathieu Souaré |
Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC
| July 17 3 | Forge FC | 2–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 7:00 pm | Bekker 36' Borges 40' 89'Henry 86' |
Report | Garcia 32' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 5,631 Referee: David Barrie |
Forge FC v Valour FC
| July 20 4 | Forge FC | 3–1 | Valour FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 3:30 pm | Frano 16' Cissé 32'Welshman 37' (pen.)Awuah 55'Thomas 90+4' 90+4' |
Report | Attardo 49' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 5,446 Referee: Scott Bowman |
FC Edmonton v Forge FC
| July 27 5 | FC Edmonton | 1–1 | Forge FC | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 6:00 pm | Ongaro 89' |
Report | Bekker 86' |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,021 Referee: Filip Dujic |
| Note: Kickoff was delayed 10-minutes due to a thunderstorm. | ||||
Valour FC v Forge FC
| August 17 6 | Valour FC | 1–3 | Forge FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 6:00 pm | Petrasso 76' (pen.) |
Report | Novak 30', 73' Frano 51'Grant 75'Nanco 77' |
Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 4,944 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
Forge FC v Cavalry FC
| August 25 7 | Forge FC | 1–0 | Cavalry FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 3:30 pm | Frano 48' Grant 79' 81' |
Report | Adekugbe 71' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 6,883 Referee: David Barrie |
Pacific FC v Forge FC
| September 4 8 | Pacific FC | 1–1 | Forge FC | Langford, British Columbia |
| 10:00 pm | Campbell 79' |
Report | Mohsen 31' 67' |
Stadium: Westhills Stadium Attendance: 2,124 Referee: Juan Marquez |
Forge FC v York9 FC
| September 8 9 | Forge FC | 2–1 | York9 FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 1:00 pm | Borges 21' Zajac 52' |
Report | Doner 38' Murofushi 65' (pen.) |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 5,267 Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| Note: Originally scheduled for August 2, 7:00 pm | ||||
Valour FC v Forge FC
| September 12 10 | Valour FC | 1–3 | Forge FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| 8:00 pm | Bustos 19' Mitter  26'Carreiro 33'Attardo 70' |
Report | Novak 15' Nanco 16'Borges 27' (pen.)Frano 37' |
Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 3,586 Referee: Serge Topalian |
Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC
| September 15 11 | Forge FC | 2–2 | HFX Wanderers FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 1:00 pm | Awuah 55' Nanco 69'Borges 81' |
Report | Garcia 48' Gutiérrez 58'Langwa 79' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 6,016 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC
| September 18 12 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–1 | Forge FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 5:30 pm | Garcia 43' Tomasz Skublak 90+4' |
Report | Edgar 53' 90+3' |
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 5,824 Referee: Myriam Marcotte |
| Note: Originally scheduled for August 21, 6:00 pm | ||||
Forge FC v Pacific FC
| September 28 13 | Forge FC | 3–0 | Pacific FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 3:30 pm | Samuel 34' Henry 41'Bekker 45'Novak 54'Cissé 73'Borges 76' 90+1'Awuah 82' |
Report | Smith 82' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 5,616 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
FC Edmonton v Forge FC
| October 2 14 | FC Edmonton | 0–1 | Forge FC | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 9:00 pm | Report | Cela 26' |
Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 2,042 Referee: David Barrie |
Forge FC v York9 FC
| October 6 15 | Forge FC | 1–0 | York9 FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 3:30 pm | Borges 71' (pen.) Zajac 90+3' |
Report | Di Chiara 69' Springer 74' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 4,864 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla |
Cavalry FC v Forge FC
| October 9 16 | Cavalry FC | 2–1 | Forge FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
| 7:00 pm | Oliver 15' Malonga 63', 84'Pasquotti 88' |
Report | Frano 45+1' Novak 47' 78'Owundi 66'Nanco 90+3' |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 1,938 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| Note: Originally scheduled for July 30, 9:00 pm | ||||
York9 FC v Forge FC
| October 12 17 | York9 FC | 4–0 | Forge FC | Toronto, Ontario |
| 3:30 pm | Di Chiara 22' (pen.) Adjei 57'Abzi 66'Gattas 90' |
Report | Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 2,314 Referee: Filip Dujic | |
| Note: Originally scheduled for August 28, 7:00 pm | ||||
Forge FC v Cavalry FC
| October 16 18 | Forge FC | 1–0 | Cavalry FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 7:00 pm | Choinière 42' Samuel 64' 71' |
Report | Hamilton 36' Büscher 74' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,864 Referee: Juan Marquez |
CPL finals
Main article: 2019 Canadian Premier League finals
Forge qualified for the CPL finals on September 28.[26] The CPL announced the match schedule on September 30.[27]
Forge FC v Cavalry FC
| October 26 First leg | Forge FC | 1–0 | Cavalry FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 4:00 pm | Borges 45+1', 69' Awuah 63' |
Report | Oliver 24' Waterman 37'Wheeldon 69'Trafford 75'Ledgerwood 88' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 10,486 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière |
| Note: Borges' red card was rescinded by Canada Soccer's Disciplinary Committee. | ||||
Cavalry FC v Forge FC
| November 2 Second leg | Cavalry FC | 0–1 (0–2 agg.) | Forge FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
| 3:30 pm | Pasquotti 18' Ledgerwood 51'Escalante 75'Wheeldon 86' |
Report | Novak 42' Choinière 73', 90+5'Henry 90+2' |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 5,831 Referee: Alain Ruch |
Canadian Championship
Main article: 2019 Canadian Championship
The Canadian Soccer Association announced the format of the 2019 Canadian Championship on January 10;[28][29] the draw results were announced on February 12.[30][31] Forge entered the competition in the second round.[29]
Forge FC v Cavalry FC
| June 4 Second qualifying round Leg 1 | Forge FC | 1–1 | Cavalry FC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 7:30 pm | Welshman 48' Achinioti-Jönsson 68'Frano 84'Roberts 90+4' |
Report | Mavila 40' Malonga 90+6' (pen.) |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 5,174 Referee: David Barrie |
Cavalry FC v Forge FC
| June 11 Second qualifying round Leg 2 | Cavalry FC | 2–1 (3–2 agg.) | Forge FC | Foothills County, Alberta |
| 9:30 pm | Malonga 41' Camargo 58'Escalante 59'Mavila 60'Giantsopoulos 90+6' |
Report | Bekker 13' Krutzen 68' |
Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
CONCACAF League
Main article: 2019 CONCACAF League
CONCACAF conducted the CONCACAF League draw on May 30, before Forge had qualified for the competition.[32][33]
Preliminary round
The preliminary round schedule was announced on June 10.[34]
Forge FC 
v 
Antigua GFC
v 
Antigua GFC
| August 1 First leg | Forge FC | 2–1 | Antigua GFC | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 6:00 pm | Krutzen 46' Owundi 61'Choinière 90+1' |
Report | Pacheco 33' |
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 4,644 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
Antigua GFC v Forge FC
v Forge FC
| August 8 Second leg | Antigua GFC | 0–0 (1–2 agg.) | Forge FC | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| 8:00 pm | Mingorance 46' 86' |
Report | Henry 45' Borges 47' |
Stadium: Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores Referee: Randy Solano (Dominican Republic) |
Round of 16
The round of 16 schedule was announced on August 9.[35]
Forge FC v 
Olimpia
v 
Olimpia
| August 22 First leg | Forge FC | 1–0 | Olimpia | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 8:00 pm | Nanco 4' Frano 22' |
Report | Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 4,876 Referee: José Raúl Torres (Puerto Rico) |
Olimpia v Forge FC
v Forge FC
| August 29 Second leg | Olimpia | 4–1 (4–2 agg.) | Forge FC | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
| 10:00 pm | Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 0 Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica) | |
| Note: The match was played behind closed doors in San Pedro Sula as punishment following rioting between fans of Olimpia and Motagua that caused multiple fatalities and injuries on August 17.[36] | ||||
Squad and statistics
As of 2 November 2019[update]
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| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | CPL Finals | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | CAN |
Triston Henry | 27 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CAN |
Jonathan Grant | 16 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 10+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | SEN |
Elimane Oumar Cissé | 27 | 2 | 10+0 | 0 | 10+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN |
Dominic Samuel | 33 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BEL |
Daniel Krutzen | 34 | 2 | 9+0 | 1 | 16+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | CAN |
Kwame Awuah | 32 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | CAN |
David Choinière | 23 | 4 | 3+3 | 0 | 8+2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | CAN |
Giuliano Frano | 31 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 12+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CAN |
Marcel Zajac | 26 | 1 | 2+6 | 0 | 10+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | CAN |
Kyle Bekker | 34 | 5 | 8+0 | 1 | 17+1 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CAN |
Chris Nanco | 29 | 5 | 4+5 | 1 | 9+6 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | SWE |
Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | 29 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CAN |
Oluwaseun Oyegunle | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | CAN |
Klaidi Cela | 10 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | CAN |
Kadell Thomas | 19 | 3 | 2+5 | 2 | 3+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | GUY |
Quillan Roberts | 9 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | CAN |
Tristan Borges | 33 | 13 | 8+1 | 4 | 12+4 | 8 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CAN |
Justin Stoddart | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | CMR |
Bertrand Owundi | 26 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CAN |
Monti Mohsen | 9 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+3 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | CAN |
Anthony Novak | 22 | 6 | 5+0 | 2 | 7+4 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | CAN |
David Edgar | 14 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 7+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| Player(s) transferred out during this season | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | FW | CAN |
Jace Kotsopoulos | 5 | 2 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | GUY |
Emery Welshman | 13 | 4 | 6+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
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Top scorers
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| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | CPL Finals | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Tristan Borges | MF | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | | Anthony Novak | FW | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | | Kyle Bekker | MF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Chris Nanco | FW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 5 | | David Choinière | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Emery Welshman | FW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | | Kadell Thomas | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | | Elimane Oumar Cissé | MF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jace Kotsopoulos | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Daniel Krutzen | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | | Klaidi Cela | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| David Edgar | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Giuliano Frano | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jonathan Grant | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Monti Mohsen | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marcel Zajac | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 15 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 54 | |||
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Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League
Top assists
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| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | CPL Finals | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Kwame Awuah | DF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | | Kyle Bekker | MF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tristan Borges | MF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | | David Choinière | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Anthony Novak | FW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 6 | | Marcel Zajac | FW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Elimane Oumar Cissé | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Daniel Krutzen | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chris Nanco | FW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Emery Welshman | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | | Klaidi Cela | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Giuliano Frano | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jonathan Grant | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dominic Samuel | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kadell Thomas | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 13 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 43 | |||
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Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League
Clean sheets
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| Rank | Nat. | Player | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | CPL Finals | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Triston Henry | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | | Quillan Roberts | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | ||
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Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League
Disciplinary record
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| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | CPL Finals | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | | | | | | | | | ||||
| 1 | GK | | Triston Henry | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Jonathan Grant | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Dominic Samuel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | | Daniel Krutzen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Kwame Awuah | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | David Choinière | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Giuliano Frano | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Marcel Zajac | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Kyle Bekker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Chris Nanco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Emery Welshman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Kadell Thomas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | | Quillan Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | | Tristan Borges | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | | Bertrand Owundi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Monti Mohsen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Anthony Novak | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | | David Edgar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 3 | |||
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Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League
Canadian Premier League Awards
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| Name | Award | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Borges | Golden Boot | Won | [37] |
| Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year | Won | [37][38] | |
| Player of the Year | Won | [37][38] | |
| Kyle Bekker | Nominated | [37][38] | |
| Bobby Smyrniotis | Coach of the Year | Nominated | [37][38] |
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