2019 Forge FC season

First season in Canadian Premier League

Forge FC 2019 football season
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
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
2020 →

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.

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

As of November 2, 2019.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Triston Henry Canada GK (1993-09-08)September 8, 1993 (aged 26) Canada Sigma FC
18 Quillan Roberts Guyana GK (1994-09-13)September 13, 1994 (aged 25) United States Los Angeles FC
Defenders
2 Jonathan Grant Canada RB (1993-10-15)October 15, 1993 (aged 26) Sweden Nyköpings BIS
4 Dominic Samuel Canada RB / CB (1994-09-29)September 29, 1994 (aged 25) Canada Sigma FC
5 Daniel Krutzen Belgium CB / LB (1996-09-19)September 19, 1996 (aged 23) United States Reading United
6 Kwame Awuah Canada LB / CM (1995-12-02)December 2, 1995 (aged 24) United States New York City FC
15 Oluwaseun Oyegunle Canada DF (2002-11-03)November 3, 2002 (aged 17) Canada Sigma FC
16 Klaidi Cela Canada CB (1999-07-16)July 16, 1999 (aged 20) Canada Sigma FC
21 Bertrand Owundi Cameroon CB (1993-10-15)October 15, 1993 (aged 26) United States Minnesota United
22 Monti Mohsen Canada LB (2000-06-13)June 13, 2000 (aged 19) Canada Sigma FC
30 David Edgar Canada CB (1987-05-19)May 19, 1987 (aged 32) England Hartlepool United
Midfielders
3 Elimane Oumar Cissé Senegal CM (1995-03-12)March 12, 1995 (aged 24) Senegal Diambars FC
7 David Choinière Canada LW / RW (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 22) Canada Montreal Impact
8 Giuliano Frano Canada CM / RB (1993-05-16)May 16, 1993 (aged 26) Canada Sigma FC
10 Kyle Bekker Canada AM / CM (1990-09-02)September 2, 1990 (aged 29) United States North Carolina FC
13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Sweden DM (1996-04-17)April 17, 1996 (aged 23) Sweden IFK Värnamo
19 Tristan Borges Canada RW / LW / AM (1998-08-26)August 26, 1998 (aged 21) Netherlands SC Heerenveen
20 Justin Stoddart Canada MF (1995-03-31)March 31, 1995 (aged 24) Canada Sigma FC
Forwards
9 Marcel Zajac Canada ST (1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 (aged 21) United States Akron Zips
11 Chris Nanco Canada ST / RW / LW (1995-02-15)February 15, 1995 (aged 24) United States Bethlehem Steel
17 Kadell Thomas Canada ST / RW / LW (1996-11-26)November 26, 1996 (aged 23) Canada Sigma FC
23 Anthony Novak Canada ST (1994-03-27)March 27, 1994 (aged 25) Canada Oakville Blue Devils

Transfers

In

Transferred in

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
10 MF Canada Kyle Bekker United States North Carolina FC Free transfer November 29, 2018 [3]
11 FW Canada Chris Nanco United States Bethlehem Steel Free transfer November 29, 2018 [3]
9 FW Canada Marcel Zajac United States Akron Zips Free transfer January 8, 2019 [3]
19 MF Canada Tristan Borges Netherlands SC Heerenveen Free transfer January 10, 2019 [4]
21 DF Cameroon Bertrand Owundi United States Minnesota United Free transfer January 17, 2019 [5]
6 DF Canada Kwame Awuah United States New York City FC Free transfer January 29, 2019 [6]
13 MF Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Sweden IFK Värnamo Free transfer January 31, 2019 [7]
8 MF Canada Giuliano Frano Canada Sigma FC Free transfer February 7, 2019 [8]
4 DF Canada Dominic Samuel Canada Sigma FC Free transfer February 25, 2019 [9]
1 GK Canada Triston Henry Canada Sigma FC Free transfer February 25, 2019 [9]
2 DF Canada Jonathan Grant Sweden Nyköpings BIS Free transfer February 26, 2019 [10]
3 MF Senegal Elimane Oumar Cissé Senegal Diambars FC Free transfer February 26, 2019 [10]
18 GK Guyana Quillan Roberts United States Los Angeles FC Free transfer March 2, 2019 [11]
22 DF Canada Monti Mohsen Canada Sigma FC Free transfer March 2, 2019 [11]
5 DF Belgium Daniel Krutzen United States Reading United Free transfer March 2, 2019 [11]
17 FW Canada Kadell Thomas Canada Sigma FC Free transfer March 2, 2019 [11]
7 MF Canada David Choinière Canada Montreal Impact Free transfer March 7, 2019 [12]
16 DF Canada Klaidi Cela Canada Sigma FC Free transfer April 3, 2019 [13]
23 FW Canada Anthony Novak Canada Oakville Blue Devils Free transfer April 3, 2019 [13]
12 FW Canada Jace Kotsopoulos Canada Guelph Gryphons 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft May 16, 2019 [14]
30 DF Canada David Edgar England Hartlepool United Free transfer August 2, 2019 [15]
20 MF Canada Justin Stoddart Canada Sigma FC Free transfer September 15, 2019 [16]
15 DF Canada Oluwaseun Oyegunle Canada Sigma FC Signed to a Developmental Contract September 15, 2019 [16]

Loaned in

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
14 FW Guyana Emery Welshman United States FC Cincinnati Recalled from loan on August 2 March 8, 2019 [17][18]
31 GK Canada Baj Maan Canada Sigma FC Signed to a Developmental Contract June 11, 2019 [19]
31 GK Canada Luke Iacobellis Canada Sigma FC Signed to a Developmental Contract September 4, 2019 [20]

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.

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

Transferred out

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

Club

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

Home
Home Alt.
Away
Away Alt.
Third

Pre-season

Matches

Competitions

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

Overview

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

Spring season

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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:
2019 CONCACAF League qualification table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
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
Updated to match(es) played on June 26, 2019. Source: #Matches
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 Yellow card 68'
Thomas 78'		 Report Telfer 3'
Aparicio Yellow card 59' Yellow-red card 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 Yellow card 38'
Bona Yellow card 42'
N'sa Yellow card 70'
Perea 82', Yellow card 90+4'
Williams Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Thomas 57'
Samuel Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 68'		 Report Ledgerwood 22'
Wheeldon Yellow card 31'
Joel Waterman Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18' Report Novak 8'
Zajac Yellow card 31'
Borges 69'
Thomas Yellow card 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 Yellow card 67'
Gasparotto Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Novak Yellow card 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 Yellow card 54'
Diouck Yellow card 80'
Temguia Yellow card 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 Yellow card 31'
Bekker Yellow card 76'
Kotsopoulos 84'
Murrell 90' (o.g.)		 Report Bustos 1'
Béland-Goyette Yellow card 53'
Ohin Yellow card 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' Yellow card 87'
Owundi Yellow card 38'
Samuel Yellow card 40'
Thomas Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64' Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 2,321
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Fall season

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 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
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
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GroundHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultLWWWDWWDWWDDWWWLLW
Position631111121111111221
Updated to match(es) played on October 16, 2019. Source: #Matches
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 Yellow card 61'		 Report Ameobi 38'
Henry 72' (o.g.)
Marcelin Yellow card 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 Yellow card 5'
Campbell 49'
Blasco 85'
Hernández Yellow card 87'
Fisk Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Zajac Yellow card 12'
Borges 47', 79'
Welshman Yellow card 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' Yellow card 89'
Henry Yellow card 86'		 Report Garcia Yellow card 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 Yellow card 16'
Cissé 32'
Welshman 37' (pen.)
Awuah Yellow card 55'
Thomas Yellow card 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 Yellow card 51'
Grant Yellow card 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 Yellow card 48'
Grant 79' Yellow card 81'		 Report Adekugbe Yellow card 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' Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 19'
Mitter Red card 26'
Carreiro Yellow card 33'
Attardo 70'		 Report Novak 15'
Nanco 16'
Borges 27' (pen.)
Frano Yellow card 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 Yellow card 55'
Nanco 69'
Borges 81'		 Report Garcia 48'
Gutiérrez 58'
Langwa Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Edgar Yellow card 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 Yellow card 34'
Henry Yellow card 41'
Bekker 45'
Novak Yellow card 54'
Cissé 73'
Borges 76' Yellow card 90+1'
Awuah Yellow card 82'		 Report Smith Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Di Chiara Yellow card 69'
Springer Yellow card 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 Yellow card 15'
Malonga 63', 84'
Pasquotti Yellow card 88'		 Report Frano Yellow card 45+1'
Novak Yellow card 47' 78'
Owundi Yellow card 66'
Nanco Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 71'		 Report Hamilton Yellow card 36'
Büscher Yellow card 74'		 Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,864
Referee: Juan Marquez

CPL 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', Red card 69'
Awuah Yellow card 63'		 Report Oliver Yellow card 24'
Waterman Red card 37'
Wheeldon Yellow card 69'
Trafford Yellow card 75'
Ledgerwood Yellow card 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 Yellow card 18'
Ledgerwood Yellow card 51'
Escalante Yellow card 75'
Wheeldon Yellow card 86'		 Report Novak Yellow card 42'
Choinière Yellow card 73', 90+5'
Henry Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 5,831
Referee: Alain Ruch

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 Yellow card 68'
Frano Yellow card 84'
Roberts Red card 90+4'		 Report Mavila Yellow card 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 Yellow card 59'
Mavila Yellow card 60'
Giantsopoulos Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Bekker 13'
Krutzen Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

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 Canada v Guatemala Antigua GFC
August 1 First leg Forge FC Canada 2–1 Guatemala Antigua GFC Hamilton, Ontario
6:00 pm Krutzen 46'
Owundi Yellow card 61'
Choinière 90+1'		 Report Pacheco 33' Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,644
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
Antigua GFC Guatemala v Canada Forge FC
August 8 Second leg Antigua GFC Guatemala 0–0
(1–2 agg.)		 Canada Forge FC Guatemala City, Guatemala
8:00 pm Mingorance Yellow card 46' Yellow-red card 86' Report Henry Yellow card 45'
Borges Yellow card 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 Canada v Honduras Olimpia
August 22 First leg Forge FC Canada 1–0 Honduras Olimpia Hamilton, Ontario
8:00 pm Nanco 4'
Frano Yellow card 22'		 Report Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,876
Referee: José Raúl Torres (Puerto Rico)
Olimpia Honduras v Canada Forge FC
August 29 Second leg Olimpia Honduras 4–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Canada 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

Squad and statistics

As of 2 November 2019[update]

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 Canada CAN Triston Henry 27 0 8+0 0 12+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF Canada CAN Jonathan Grant 16 1 1+0 0 10+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
3 MF Senegal SEN Elimane Oumar Cissé 27 2 10+0 0 10+1 2 1+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF Canada CAN Dominic Samuel 33 0 10+0 0 15+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0
5 DF Belgium BEL Daniel Krutzen 34 2 9+0 1 16+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 1
6 DF Canada CAN Kwame Awuah 32 0 8+2 0 12+3 0 2+0 0 1+1 0 3+0 0
7 MF Canada CAN David Choinière 23 4 3+3 0 8+2 1 0+2 1 2+0 0 1+2 2
8 MF Canada CAN Giuliano Frano 31 1 7+1 1 12+4 0 1+1 0 2+0 0 2+1 0
9 FW Canada CAN Marcel Zajac 26 1 2+6 0 10+3 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+2 0
10 MF Canada CAN Kyle Bekker 34 5 8+0 1 17+1 3 2+0 0 2+0 1 4+0 0
11 FW Canada CAN Chris Nanco 29 5 4+5 1 9+6 3 2+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 1
13 MF Sweden SWE Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 29 0 9+1 0 9+4 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
15 DF Canada CAN Oluwaseun Oyegunle 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF Canada CAN Klaidi Cela 10 1 0+1 0 3+4 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
17 FW Canada CAN Kadell Thomas 19 3 2+5 2 3+4 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 0+3 0
18 GK Guyana GUY Quillan Roberts 9 0 2+0 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
19 MF Canada CAN Tristan Borges 33 13 8+1 4 12+4 8 2+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 0
20 MF Canada CAN Justin Stoddart 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF Cameroon CMR Bertrand Owundi 26 0 8+1 0 11+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
22 DF Canada CAN Monti Mohsen 9 1 0+2 0 4+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 FW Canada CAN Anthony Novak 22 6 5+0 2 7+4 4 2+0 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
30 DF Canada 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 Canada CAN Jace Kotsopoulos 5 2 0+2 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
14 FW Guyana GUY Emery Welshman 13 4 6+0 1 5+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Finals Canadian Championship CONCACAF League Total
1 Canada Tristan Borges MF 4 8 1 0 0 13
2 Canada Anthony Novak FW 2 4 0 0 0 6
3 Canada Kyle Bekker MF 1 3 0 1 0 5
Canada Chris Nanco FW 1 3 0 0 1 5
5 Canada David Choinière MF 0 1 1 0 2 4
Guyana Emery Welshman FW 1 2 0 1 0 4
7 Canada Kadell Thomas FW 2 1 0 0 0 3
8 Senegal Elimane Oumar Cissé MF 0 2 0 0 0 2
Canada Jace Kotsopoulos FW 1 1 0 0 0 2
Belgium Daniel Krutzen DF 1 0 0 0 1 2
11 Canada Klaidi Cela DF 0 1 0 0 0 1
Canada David Edgar DF 0 1 0 0 0 1
Canada Giuliano Frano MF 1 0 0 0 0 1
Canada Jonathan Grant DF 0 1 0 0 0 1
Canada Monti Mohsen DF 0 1 0 0 0 1
Canada 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

Rank Nat. Player Pos. CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Finals Canadian Championship CONCACAF League Total
1 Canada Kwame Awuah DF 2 3 0 0 1 6
2 Canada Kyle Bekker MF 3 2 0 0 0 5
Canada Tristan Borges MF 1 4 0 0 0 5
4 Canada David Choinière MF 1 0 0 3 0 4
Canada Anthony Novak FW 0 3 0 0 1 4
6 Canada Marcel Zajac FW 1 2 0 0 0 3
7 Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson MF 1 1 0 0 0 2
Senegal Elimane Oumar Cissé MF 0 1 1 0 0 2
Belgium Daniel Krutzen DF 2 0 0 0 0 2
Canada Chris Nanco FW 0 1 1 0 0 2
Guyana Emery Welshman FW 2 0 0 0 0 2
12 Canada Klaidi Cela DF 0 1 0 0 0 1
Canada Giuliano Frano MF 0 0 0 0 1 1
Canada Jonathan Grant DF 0 1 0 0 0 1
Canada Dominic Samuel DF 0 1 0 0 0 1
Canada 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

Rank Nat. Player CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Finals Canadian Championship CONCACAF League Total
1 Canada Triston Henry 4 3 2 0 2 11
2 Guyana 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

No. Pos. Nat. Player CPL Spring season CPL Fall season CPL Finals Canadian Championship CONCACAF League Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 GK Canada Triston Henry 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
2 DF Canada Jonathan Grant 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Canada Dominic Samuel 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
5 DF Belgium Daniel Krutzen 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Canada Kwame Awuah 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
7 MF Canada David Choinière 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Canada Giuliano Frano 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 0
9 FW Canada Marcel Zajac 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
10 MF Canada Kyle Bekker 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
11 FW Canada Chris Nanco 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 MF Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 FW Guyana Emery Welshman 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW Canada Kadell Thomas 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18 GK Guyana Quillan Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
19 MF Canada Tristan Borges 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 1
21 DF Cameroon Bertrand Owundi 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
22 DF Canada Monti Mohsen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
23 FW Canada Anthony Novak 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
30 DF Canada 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

Canadian Premier League Awards

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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External links

  • 2019 Forge FC season at Official Site
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