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2019 Forge FC season

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.

Forge FC
2019 season
ChairmanBob Young
Head coachBobby Smyrniotis
StadiumTim Hortons Field
Canadian Premier LeagueSpring: 2nd
Fall: 2nd
Overall: 2nd
CPL FinalsChampions
Canadian ChampionshipSecond qualifying round
CONCACAF LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Tristan Borges (12 goals)
All: Tristan Borges (13 goals)
Highest home attendance17,611
(April 27 vs. York9 FC)
Lowest home attendance3,864
(October 16 vs. Cavalry FC)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 6,588
All: 6,523
2020 →

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.

Squad edit

As of November 2, 2019.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
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

Transfers edit

In edit

Transferred in edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
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]

Loaned in edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
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]

Draft picks edit

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.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
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

Out edit

Transferred out edit

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
12 FW   Jace Kotsopoulos   Guelph Gryphons Developmental Contract expired August 15, 2019 [22]
15 DF   Oluwaseun Oyegunle Developmental Contract expired November 3, 2019

Club edit

Kits edit

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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Pre-season edit

Matches edit

April 12 Friendly Forge FC 2–0 Valour FC Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
Report

Competitions edit

Match times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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

Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League edit

Main article: 2019 Canadian Premier League season

Spring season edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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[a]
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
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.
Notes:
  1. ^ As winner of home and away matches between FC Edmonton, Forge FC, and Valour FC
2019 CONCACAF League qualification table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FOR FCE VAL
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 —
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.
Results summary edit
Overall Home Away
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

Last updated: June 26, 2019.
Source: canpl.ca

Results by match edit
Match12345678910
GroundHAHHAAHHAA
ResultDLWLWWWWWL
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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
Matches edit
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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 edit

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
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.
Results summary edit
Overall Home Away
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

Last updated: October 16, 2019.
Source: canpl.ca

Results by match edit
Match123456789101112131415161718
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ResultLWWWDWWDWWDDWWWLLW
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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
Matches edit
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 edit

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]

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.
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 edit

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]

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
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 edit

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 edit

The preliminary round schedule was announced on June 10.[34]

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)
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 edit

The round of 16 schedule was announced on August 9.[35]

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)
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]

Statistics edit

Squad and statistics edit

As of 2 November 2019

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

Top scorers edit

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

Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists edit

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

Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets edit

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

Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record edit

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

Updated to match played November 2, 2019
Source: Canadian Premier League

Honours edit

Canadian Premier League Awards edit

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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