2024 Canadian Premier League season

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Canadian Premier League
Season 2024
DatesApril 13 – October 19
Matches played31
Goals scored80 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorer Rubén del Campo
(5 goals)
Biggest home win Vancouver 4–1 Valour
(April 14)
York United 3–0 Vancouver
(April 26)
Atlético Ottawa 3–0 Forge
(May 25)
Forge 3–0 York United
(June 1)
Biggest away win York United 0–3 Forge
(April 21)
Highest scoring Vancouver 4–1 Valour
(April 14)
Longest winning run3 matches
Forge
(April 13 – April 27)
Longest unbeaten run8 matches
Atlético Ottawa
(April 13 – present)
Longest winless run7 matches
HFX Wanderers
(April 13 – present)
Longest losing run5 matches
Valour
(April 14 – May 10)
Highest attendance7,395
Forge 2–1 Cavalry
(April 13)
Lowest attendance843
York United 3–0 Vancouver
(April 26)
Total attendance112,984
Average attendance3,766
← 2023
All statistics correct as of June 2, 2024.

The 2024 Canadian Premier League season is the sixth season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Forge FC are the defending champions, having beaten Cavalry FC in the 2023 final. [1]

Contents

Team and rule changes

The same eight teams that competed in the 2023 season are competing in the 2024 season. [2] The CPL's total player compensation budget was increased by $87,500 to a total of $1,112,500 (or $1,212,500 for teams maximizing the U21 salary incentive). [3]

York United was bought by a new ownership group from Mexico, Game Plan Sports Group. [4]

Teams

Location of the 2024 Canadian Premier League teams
ClubResultsLocationStadiumCapacity
Atlético Ottawa details Ottawa, Ontario TD Place Stadium 24,000
Cavalry FC details Foothills County, Alberta ATCO Field 6,000
Forge FC details Hamilton, Ontario Tim Hortons Field 23,218
HFX Wanderers FC details Halifax, Nova Scotia Wanderers Grounds 6,500
Pacific FC details Langford, British Columbia Starlight Stadium 6,000
Valour FC details Winnipeg, Manitoba Princess Auto Stadium 33,000
Vancouver FC details Langley, British Columbia Willoughby Community Park 6,560
York United FC details Toronto, Ontario York Lions Stadium 4,000

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Atlético Ottawa Flag of Spain.svg Carlos González Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Maxim Tissot Macron Maple Lodge Farms [5] CIBC [6]
Cavalry Flag of England.svg Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Carducci WestJet
Forge Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Smyrniotis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Bekker Tim Hortons
HFX Wanderers Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrice Gheisar Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Andre Rampersad Volkswagen
Pacific Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Merriman Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Josh Heard Telus [7]
Valour Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Phillip Dos Santos Flag of Ghana.svg Raphael Ohin OneSoccer
Vancouver Flag of Iran.svg Afshin Ghotbi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Callum Irving CIBC [6] Carlsberg 0.0% [8]
York United Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mauro Eustáquio (interim) Flag of Syria.svg Mo Babouli Carlsberg 0.0% [9] CIBC [6]

Number of teams by province or territory

Rank Province or territory NumberTeams
1 Flag of Ontario.svg Ontario 3 Atlético Ottawa
Forge
York United
2 Flag of British Columbia.svg British Columbia 2 Pacific
Vancouver FC
3 Flag of Alberta.svg Alberta 1 Cavalry
Flag of Manitoba.svg Manitoba 1 Valour
Flag of Nova Scotia.svg Nova Scotia 1 HFX Wanderers

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
York United Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Martin Nash FiredMay 21, 2024 [10] 5th

Regular season

Format

The regular season is being played as a quadruple round-robin, with each team playing the other seven teams twice at home and twice away between April and October. The regular season winner (the team ranked first after all 28 games) will qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the top five teams will qualify for the playoffs; the top two will get a bye to the semifinals. [11]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPlayoff qualification
1 Atlético Ottawa 8530156+918 First semifinal
2 Vancouver 84131212013
3 Forge 7412117+413 Quarterfinal
4 Pacific 833274+312 Play-in round
5 York United 83141114−310
6 Cavalry 8161109+19
7 Valour 8215815−77
8 HFX Wanderers 7025613−72
Updated to match(es) played on June 2, 2024. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points; [lower-alpha 1] 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs). [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points. [2]

Results

Home \ Away ATO CAV FOR HFX PAC VAL VFC YRK
Atlético Ottawa 1–13–02–2Jul 72–0Aug 312–1
Aug 3Jun 28Sep 29Sep 22Jul 21Oct 19Jun 15
Cavalry Jun 21 Jun 8 Aug 100–01–13–12–2
Sep 15 Jul 21 Oct 12Aug 24Aug 30Sep 28Jul 13
Forge Aug 10 2–1 Jul 27Jul 142–11–2 3–0
Oct 12 Sep 7 Aug 14Aug 30Jun 23Jul 5 Sep 28
HFX Wanderers 1–31–1Jun 15Jun 81–2Aug 5Sep 2
Aug 24Jul 1Sep 14Jul 11Jul 18Oct 5Oct 19
Pacific 0–11–10–01–02–0 Jun 27 2–0
Aug 17Oct 5Oct 19Sep 7Jul 28 Sep 14 Aug 2
Valour Jun 9Jul 7Aug 4Aug 17Jun 142–0Jun 27
Sep 9Oct 19Oct 6Sep 21Sep 30Aug 25Aug 11
Vancouver 1–1Jun 16Aug 182–0 2–1 4–1Jul 20
Jul 12Jul 26Sep 21Jun 23 Aug 11 Oct 13Sep 6
York United Jul 26Aug 16 0–3 2–1Jun 193–13–0
Oct 6Sep 20 Aug 23 Jul 6Oct 10Sep 13Jun 9
Updated to match(es) played on June 2. Source: CanPL.ca
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Statistical leaders

As of 2 June 2024

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals [12]
1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rubén del Campo Atlético Ottawa 5
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Swibel Valour 4
Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Warschewski Cavalry
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Wright York United
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Manny Aparicio Atlético Ottawa 3
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges Forge
Flag of New Zealand.svg Moses Dyer Vancouver
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Austin Ricci York United
9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Béni Badibanga Forge 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Bekker Forge
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Choinière Forge
Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Díaz Vancouver
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Riley Ferrazzo HFX Wanderers
Flag of Peru (state).svg Vasco Fry Vancouver
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rocco Romeo Vancouver
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Dennis Salanović York United
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ayman Sellouf Pacific
Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Zapater Atlético Ottawa

Top assists

RankPlayerClubAssists [13]
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges Forge 4
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brian Wright York United 3
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Fraser Aird Cavalry 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Themi Antonoglou Valour
Ulster Banner.svg Ollie Bassett Atlético Ottawa
Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Díaz Vancouver
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paris Gee Vancouver
Flag of Spain.svg Dani Morer Atlético Ottawa
Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Parra Forge
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kwasi Poku Forge
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kris Twardek Atlético Ottawa

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets [14]
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emil Gazdov Pacific 4
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jassem Koleilat Forge 2
Flag of Algeria.svg Rayane Yesli Atlético Ottawa
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Carducci Cavalry 1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan Ingham Atlético Ottawa
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Callum Irving Vancouver
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christopher Kalongo Forge
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sean Melvin Pacific
Flag of France.svg Thomas Vincensini York United
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Viscosi Valour

Attendance

As of 2 June 2024
PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 HFX Wanderers 18,4576,5005,5446,152+5.1%†
2 Forge FC 20,0967,3953,0515,024−5.5%†
3 Atlético Ottawa 23,6235,8953,8864,725−4.7%†
4 Valour FC 4,2624,2624,2624,262+32.4%†
5 Cavalry FC 10,6104,1832,8763,537−13.5% [lower-alpha 1]
6 Vancouver FC 12,4794,0382,6123,120+11.9%†
7 Pacific FC 17,6854,3672,1612,948−9.0%†
8 York United 5,7722,6548431,443+16.2%†
League total112,9847,3958433,766−1.9%†

Source:

Notes

  1. ↑ The attendance for Cavalry - Valour (May 26) has not been announced.

Awards

Team of the Week

The Gatorade Team of the Week was selected by the CPL's Kristian Jack and OneSoccer's Oliver Platt.

Team of the Week
WeekGoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwardsRef
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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Monthly Awards

MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthReferences
ManagerClubPlayerClubGoalkeeperClub
April Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Smyrniotis Forge FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges Forge FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christopher Kalongo Forge FC [23] [24] [25]

Player transfers

According to FIFA, the Canadian Soccer Association's 2024 pre-season transfer window opened on January 31 and closed on April 23; the mid-season transfer window will open on July 18 and close on August 14. [26] However, the CPL later announced that it's mid-season transfer window will instead open on July 5 and close on August 2. [2]

U Sports Draft

The 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft took place on December 14, 2023. Each team made two picks in the draft, for a total of 16 selections. [27]

Foreign 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. [3]

The following international players are signed for the 2024 season. Note that players may be considered domestic for CPL purposes (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or refugees) while still representing other countries in international competitions. [28]

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Injured players [upper-alpha 1]
Atlético Ottawa Ulster Banner.svg Ollie Bassett Flag of France.svg Aboubakary Sacko Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Zapater Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rubén del Campo Flag of Ecuador.svg Liberman Torres Flag of Portugal.svg Kévin dos Santos Flag of Spain.svg Dani Morer
Cavalry Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daan Klomp Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jesse Daley Flag of Ireland.svg Tom Field Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Brooks Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Warschewski Flag of England.svg Jack Barrett
Forge Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Flag of England.svg Malik Owolabi-Belewu Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Béni Badibanga Flag of Senegal.svg Elimane Cissé Flag of Ghana.svg Nana Opoku Ampomah Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Parra
HFX Wanderers Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Andre Rampersad Flag of France.svg Lorenzo Callegari Flag of Brazil.svg Vitor Dias Flag of the United States.svg Christian Volesky Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Probo
Pacific Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ayman Sellouf Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Reon Moore Flag of Romania.svg Andrei Tîrcoveanu Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Quintana Flag of France.svg Aly Ndom
Valour Flag of England.svg Kian Williams Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Alarcón Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tass Mourdoukoutas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jordan Swibel Flag of Germany.svg Charalampos Chantzopoulos Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Ressurreição
Vancouver Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Díaz Flag of Brazil.svg Renan Garcia Flag of Mexico.svg José Navarro Flag of New Zealand.svg Moses Dyer Flag of Uganda.svg Allan Enyou
York United Flag of Liberia.svg Brem Soumaoro Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Dennis Salanović Flag of Mexico.svg Oswaldo León Flag of Mexico.svg Orlando Botello Flag of Mexico.svg Josué Martínez Flag of France.svg Thomas Vincensini

Players in italic denote players who were new to their respective clubs for the 2024 season, sorted chronologically by their announcement. Players in Bold indicate players who have represented their national teams at the senior level.

Notes

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

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