List of Forge FC records and statistics

Forge FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Hamilton, Ontario. The club was founded in 2017 by Hamilton Tiger-Cats owner Bob Young as part of a larger effort with the Canadian Soccer Association that resulted in the creation of the Canadian Premier League.[1]

The club began play on April 27, 2019 in the CPL's inaugural match against York9 FC.[2] In addition to the CPL, Forge FC has competed in the Canadian Championship, the CONCACAF League, and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[a]

This list encompasses the honours won by Forge FC and records set by the club, its players, and its manager.

Team honours edit

Player honours edit

Canadian Premier League edit

CONCACAF League edit

Team of the Tournament

Player records edit

Appearances edit

As of October 28, 2023
Rank Name Period CPL CPL Playoffs Canadian Championship Continental Total
1   Kyle Bekker 2019–present 113 9 8 17 147
  Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 2019–present 112 10 10 15 147
3   Triston Henry 2019–present 105 10 9 18 142
4   Dominic Samuel 2019–present 98 9 8 17 132
5   Tristan Borges 2019, 2021–present 96 8 10 12 126
6   David Choinière 2019–present 89 9 9 17 124
7   Woobens Pacius 2021–2023 73 5 7 8 93
8   Garven Metusala 2021–present 63 6 5 8 82
9   Kwame Awuah 2019–2021 59 5 3 14 81
10   Daniel Krutzen 2019–2022 57 6 4 13 80

Bold signifies current Forge FC player

Goalscorers edit

As of October 28, 2023
Rank Name Period CPL CPL Playoffs Canadian Championship Continental Total
1   Woobens Pacius 2021–2023 26 3 3 0 32
2   Tristan Borges 2019, 2021–present 22 2 1 1 26
3   David Choinière 2019–present 12 3 1 5 21
4   Kyle Bekker 2019–present 15 1 2 2 20
5   Terran Campbell 2022–present 16 0 1 0 17
6   Molham Babouli 2020–2021 8 0 0 4 12
7   Daniel Krutzen 2019–2022 6 0 0 3 9
  Chris Nanco 2019–2022 8 0 0 1 9
  Anthony Novak 2019–2020 8 0 0 1 9
10   Noah Jensen 2022–present 4 0 2 0 6
  Joshua Navarro 2021 2 1 0 3 6
  Aboubacar Sissoko 2022–2023 6 0 0 0 6
  Emery Welshman 2019, 2021–2022 5 0 1 0 6

Bold signifies current Forge FC player

Clean sheets edit

As of October 28, 2023
Place Name Period CPL CPL Playoffs Canadian Championship Continental Total
1   Triston Henry 2019–present 38 4 3 6 51
2   Quillan Roberts 2019 4 0 0 0 4
3   Baj Maan 2020–2022 3 0 0 0 3
4   Christopher Kalongo 2021–present 1 0 0 0 1

Bold signifies current Forge FC player

Team records edit

Firsts edit

Record wins edit

Record defeats edit

Highest scores edit

Record attendances edit

Coaching records edit

As of October 28, 2023
Coach From To Record
G W D L Win %
  Bobby Smyrniotis October 1, 2018 Present 160 81 36 43 050.63
Total 160 81 36 43 050.63

Domestic results edit

By competition edit

As of October 28, 2023
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD W%
Canadian Premier League 132 71 26 35 196 119 +77 53.79
Canadian Championship 10 3 4 3 11 11 0 30
Total 142 74 30 38 207 130 +77 52.11

By club edit

As of October 28, 2023
Club Pld W D L GF GA GD
Atlético Ottawa 16 10 4 2 27 7 +20
Cavalry FC 26 12 7 7 32 28 +4
FC Edmonton 13 7 2 4 21 12 +9
HFX Wanderers FC 20 8 8 4 29 17 +12
FC Laval 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
CF Montréal 3 0 1 2 0 3 −5
CS Mont-Royal Outremont 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
Pacific FC 18 12 2 4 32 13 +19
Toronto FC 1 0 1 0 1 1 ±0
Valour FC 18 9 2 7 28 24 +4
Vancouver FC 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3
York United FC 21 12 2 7 34 25 +9
  † Defunct

International results edit

As of February 13, 2024

By competition edit

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD W%
CONCACAF League 16 7 6 3 22 17 +5 43.75
CONCACAF Champions Cup/League 4 0 0 4 3 9 –6 0.00
Total 20 7 6 7 25 26 –1 35.00

By club edit

Club Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Antigua 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
  Arcahaie 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  C.D. FAS 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2
  Cruz Azul 2 0 0 2 1 4 –3
  Guadalajara 2 0 0 2 2 5 –3
  Independiente 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
  Marathón 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
  Motagua 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
  Municipal Limeño 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
  Olimpia 2 1 0 1 2 4 –2
  Santos de Guápiles 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
  Tauro 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1

By country edit

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
  El Salvador 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3
  Guatemala 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
  Haiti 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  Honduras 5 1 2 2 4 7 –3
  Mexico 4 0 0 4 3 9 –6
  Panama 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3

By season edit

Competition Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate Ref
CONCACAF League 2019 Preliminary round   Antigua 2–1 0–0 2–1 [30][31]
Round of 16   Olimpia 1–0 1–4 2–4 [32][33]
2020 Preliminary round   Municipal Limeño 2–1 (A) [34]
Round of 16   Tauro 2–1 (A) [35]
Quarter-finals   Arcahaie 1–1 (2–4 p) (A) [36]
Play-in round   Marathón 0–1 (A) [37]
2021 Preliminary round   FAS 3–1 2–2 5–3 [38][39]
Round of 16   Independiente 0–0 2–0 2–0 [40][41]
Quarter-finals   Santos de Guápiles 3–0 1–3 4–3 [42][43]
Semi-finals   Motagua 2–2 0–0 2–2 (a) [44][45]
CONCACAF Champions League 2022 Round of 16   Cruz Azul 0–1 1–3 1–4 [14][24]
CONCACAF Champions Cup 2024 Round one   Guadalajara 1–3 1–2 2–5 [25][46]

Global records edit

On May 12, 2019, Forge hosted Cavalry FC at Tim Hortons Field in the first men's top-level professional soccer game in the world refereed by an all-women staff.[47][48]

Notes edit

  1. ^ The CONCACAF Champions Cup was named the CONCACAF Champions League from 2008 to 2023.

References edit

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