2019 Canadian Premier League season

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Canadian Premier League
Season2019
DatesApril 27 – October 19 (regular season)
Champions Forge FC
Regular season winners Cavalry FC
2019 CONCACAF League Forge FC [lower-alpha 1]
2020 CONCACAF League Forge FC [lower-alpha 2]
Matches played100
Goals scored250 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorer Tristan Borges
(13 goals)
Best goalkeeper Marco Carducci
Triston Henry
(9 clean sheets each)
Biggest home win York9 6–2 HFX Wanderers
(July 27)
York9 4–0 Forge FC
(October 12)
Biggest away win Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC
(September 2)
Highest scoring York9 6–2 HFX Wanderers
(July 27)
Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC
(September 2)
Longest winning run7 matches
Cavalry FC
(May 4 – June 19)
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Forge FC
(July 13 – October 6)
Longest winless run10 matches
FC Edmonton
(August 16 – October 5)
HFX Wanderers
(August 10 – October 9)
Longest losing run5 matches
HFX Wanderers
(July 13 – 31)
Highest attendance17,611
Forge FC 1–1 York9
(April 27)
Lowest attendance1,729
York9 0–0 FC Edmonton
(June 19)
Total attendance419,314
Average attendance4,279
2020 →
  1. ↑ As winners of the CONCACAF League qualification series
  2. ↑ As 2019 CPL champions

The 2019 Canadian Premier League season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian professional soccer. The regular season began on April 27 and ended on October 19, with seven teams competing. [1] The inaugural match of the Canadian Premier League took place between Forge FC and York9 at Tim Hortons Field on April 27, 2019, which ended in a 1–1 draw. [2]

Contents

The CPL Finals were contested between the Spring and Fall season champions, Cavalry FC, and the Spring and Fall season runners-up, Forge FC, in October and November. Forge FC won 2–0 over two legs to win the inaugural Canadian Premier League title.

Overview

Background

On May 6, 2017, the Canadian Premier League was unanimously approved and sanctioned by the Canadian Soccer Association. [3] Seven teams competed in the first Canadian Premier League season, leaving four professional Canadian teams playing in United States-based leagues (Montreal Impact, Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC in Major League Soccer and Ottawa Fury FC in the USL Championship). The CPL teams competed in the 2019 Canadian Championship with the Canadian MLS and USL teams, and the champions of the Ontario and Quebec tier three leagues.

Teams

Seven teams competed during this season – six newly-formed teams and one existing team which joined the CPL. The six new teams were Cavalry FC, Forge FC, HFX Wanderers FC, Pacific FC, Valour FC, and York9 FC. FC Edmonton announced their move to the CPL having previously ceased professional operations following their 2017 season in the North American Soccer League.

Stadiums and locations

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
Cavalry FC Foothills County, Alberta ATCO Field 5,288
FC Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta Clarke Stadium 5,100
Forge FC Hamilton, Ontario Tim Hortons Field 10,016
HFX Wanderers Halifax, Nova Scotia Wanderers Grounds 6,200
Pacific FC Langford, British Columbia Westhills Stadium 6,200
Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba IG Field 10,000
York9 FC Toronto, Ontario York Lions Stadium 8,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Note: All teams use the same kit manufacturer: Macron. [4]
TeamHead coachCaptain(s)Shirt sponsor
Cavalry FC Flag of England.svg Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nik Ledgerwood WestJet
FC Edmonton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeff Paulus Flag of England.svg Tomi Ameobi OneSoccer
Forge FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Smyrniotis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Bekker Tim Hortons
HFX Wanderers Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Stephen Hart Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Jan-Michael Williams Volkswagen
Pacific FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Merriman [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Haber Volkswagen
Valour FC Flag of England.svg Rob Gale Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Louis Béland-Goyette OneSoccer
York9 FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jimmy Brennan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Manny Aparicio Macron
  1. ↑ Merriman was named interim head coach on October 18 following Pacific's announcement that the club had relieved Michael Silberbauer of his duties as head coach.

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of
departure		Date of
vacancy		Position in tableIncoming coachDate of
appointment
Pacific FC Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Silberbauer FiredOctober 18, 20196th in Fall, 6th overall Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Merriman (interim)October 18, 2019

Format

The Canadian Premier League season ran from late April to October. [5] [6] Each team played 28 games, split between a spring and fall season. The 10-game spring season began on April 27 and ended on Canada Day, July 1. The 18-game fall season began on July 6 and ended on October 19. The winner of each season gained a berth into the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals. [7]

Spring season

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Cavalry 10802167+924 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals
2 Forge 10613157+819 2019 CONCACAF League preliminary round [lower-alpha 1]
3 FC Edmonton 1042489−114
4 HFX Wanderers 10325811−311
5 Pacific 103251115−411
6 York9 10253911−211
7 Valour 10307815−79
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

One Canadian Premier League team qualifies annually for the CONCACAF League tournament. For the 2019 edition only, this slot was granted to one of the league's 'inaugural teams' (FC Edmonton, Forge FC, or Valour FC) based on their home and away matches in the 2019 spring season. [8] In subsequent years, CONCACAF League qualification is awarded to the previous year's CPL champion.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification FOR FCE VAL
1 Forge FC 430162+49 2019 CONCACAF League —2–02–1
2 FC Edmonton 420234−161–0—0–1
3 Valour FC 410336−330–21–2—
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

Home \ Away CAV FCE FOR HFX PAC VAL YOR
Cavalry FC — 1–0 0–12–0—1–02–1
FC Edmonton 0–3 —1–02–00–00–1—
Forge FC 1–22–0——3–02–1 1–1
HFX Wanderers 1–2—2–1—2–12–01–1
Pacific FC 3–11–3—1–0—1–22–2
Valour FC —1–20–21–01–2—1–3
York9 0–20–0 0–2 0–01–0——
Source: CanPL.ca
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Fall season

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Cavalry 1811523512+2338 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals
2 Forge 1811433019+1137
3 York9 187293026+423
4 Pacific 185582431−720
5 Valour 185492237−1519
6 FC Edmonton 184681924−518
7 HFX Wanderers 183871324−1117
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

Home \ Away CAV FCE FOR HFX PAC VAL YOR CAV FCE FOR HFX PAC VAL YOR
Cavalry FC — 0–0 2–12–01–14–11–0— 3–1 ——4–1—3–1
FC Edmonton 0–1 —1–12–03–10–02–2——0–1—3–1—1–3
Forge FC 1–01–2—2–03–03–1 2–1 1–0——2–2—— 1–0
HFX Wanderers 0–10–01–1—1–11–01–00–01–1———0–0—
Pacific FC 2–31–02–33–1—2–10–2——1–11–1—2–0—
Valour FC 1–13–11–32–02–2—0–40–83–11–3————
York9 1–12–1 4–0 6–22–10–2————0–20–22–4—
Source: CanPL.ca
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals

The winners of the spring and fall seasons gained berths to the two-legged CPL Finals. As a contingency implemented this year because a single team won both halves of the season, the second berth was given to the team with the second-best overall record. The two games were played on October 26, 2019 and November 2, 2019, with the winner of the Fall season choosing which leg to host.

Overall table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Cavalry (S)2819545119+3262 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals [lower-alpha 1]
2 Forge (C)2817564526+1956 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals [lower-alpha 2]
3 York9 2897123937+234
4 FC Edmonton 2888122733−632
5 Pacific 2887133546−1131
6 Valour 2884163052−2228
7 HFX Wanderers 28610122135−1428
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.
(C) Champion; (S) Regular season winner
Notes:
  1. ↑ As winner of the 2019 Spring and Fall seasons
  2. ↑ As second place in overall table

Results

The first leg was held on October 26, and the second leg on November 2, 2019.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Forge FC 2–0 Cavalry FC 1–0 1–0

Attendance

PosTeamTotalHighLowAverageChange
1 Forge FC 92,22817,6113,8646,588n/a†
2 HFX Wanderers 84,8606,2445,3876,061n/a†
3 Valour FC 74,6949,6993,1735,335n/a†
4 Cavalry FC 46,0914,6971,9383,292n/a†
5 Pacific FC 43,4265,1032,0173,102n/a†
6 FC Edmonton 40,6634,2382,0212,905n/a†
7 York9 37,3524,2601,7292,668n/a†
League total419,31417,6111,7294,279n/a†

Source:

Statistical leaders

Statistics include regular season and Finals.

Awards

Premier Performer

The Premier Performer presented by Volkswagen Canada is presented to the CPL's top player based on an algorithm developed by the league and its data analysis provider. The winner receives a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta GLI, handed out at the Canadian Premier League Awards ceremony. [11]

2019 Premier Performer top 5 [12]
RankPlayerPoints
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC)77.36
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan Ingham (York9 FC)76.47
3 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Ryan Telfer (York9 FC)76.46
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges (Forge FC)75.79
5 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Dominique Malonga (Cavalry FC)75.43

Canadian Premier League Awards

On November 1, 2019, the Canadian Premier League revealed the five individual awards to be given based on performance over the whole season including Finals. [13] The awards are Inuit soapstone sculptures designed by artists from Cape Dorset, Nunavut. The recipients of the awards were announced at a ceremony in Toronto on November 26.

2019 Canadian Premier League Awards
AwardRecipient [14] Finalists [15]
Golden Boot (Hunter) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges (Forge FC)N/A
Golden Glove (Qimmiq or Canadian Inuit Dog) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan Ingham (York9 FC)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Connor James (FC Edmonton)
Coach of the Year (Owl) Flag of England.svg Tommy Wheeldon Jr. (Cavalry FC) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Brennan (York9 FC)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Smyrniotis (Forge FC)
Player of the Year (Nikisuittuq) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges (Forge FC) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Bekker (Forge FC)
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Dominique Malonga (Cavalry FC)
Best Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year (Polar Bear) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges (Forge FC) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Diyaeddine Abzi (York9 FC)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Terran Campbell (Pacific FC)

Fan Awards

The Canadian Premier League allowed fans to vote for a series of Fan Awards for a chance to win various prizes. The winners were announced on December 16. [16]

2019 CPL Fan Awards
Goal of the Year
PlayerOpponentDateTime
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kadell Thomas (Forge FC)Valour FCJuly 2090+4'
Save of the Year (Allstate Good Hands Award)
PlayerOpponentDateTime
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC)Forge FCOctober 2639'
Team of the Year
PlayerPosition
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) Goalkeeper
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Morey Doner (York9 FC) Right back
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daniel Krutzen (Forge FC) Left centre back
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dominick Zator (Cavalry FC) Right centre back
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kwame Awuah (Forge FC) Left back
Flag of England.svg Elijah Adekugbe (Cavalry FC) Defensive midfielder
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges (Forge FC) Right centre midfielder
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Bekker (Forge FC) Left centre midfielder
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nico Pasquotti (Cavalry FC) Right wing
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Bustos (Valour FC) Left wing
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Dominique Malonga (Cavalry FC) Striker

Player transfers

U Sports Draft

The 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft was held on November 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Draftees were invited to team preseason camps, with an opportunity to earn a developmental contract and retain their U Sports men's soccer eligibility. Cavalry FC selected Gabriel Bitar with the first overall pick. Three players were selected by each team, with a total of twenty-one players being drafted including fifteen Canadians.

Foreign players

Canadian Premier League teams may sign a maximum of seven international players, out of which only five can be in the starting line-up for each match. The following players are considered foreign players for the 2019 season. This list does not include Canadian citizens who represent other countries at international level. [17]

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7
Cavalry FC Flag of England.svg Jordan Brown Flag of Germany.svg Julian Büscher Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg José Escalante Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Dominique Malonga Flag of England.svg Nathan Mavila Flag of Brazil.svg Oliver
FC Edmonton Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Oumar Diouck Flag of Cameroon.svg Jeannot Esua Flag of Haiti.svg James Marcelin Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Kareem Moses Flag of South Korea.svg Son Yong-chan Flag of Spain.svg Ramón Soria Flag of Cameroon.svg Tony Tchani
Forge FC Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Flag of Senegal.svg Elimane Cissé Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daniel Krutzen Flag of Cameroon.svg Bertrand Owundi
HFX Wanderers Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Akeem Garcia Flag of Peru.svg Juan Gutiérrez Flag of Japan.svg Kodai Iida Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Elton John Flag of Colombia.svg Luis Perea Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Andre Rampersad Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Jan-Michael Williams
Pacific FC Flag of Panama.svg Alexander González Flag of Germany.svg Hendrik Starostzik
Valour FC Flag of Uruguay.svg Martín Arguiñarena Flag of Spain.svg José Galán Flag of Croatia.svg Josip Golubar Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mathias Janssens Flag of England.svg Adam Mitter Flag of Italy.svg Michele Paolucci
York9 FC Flag of Sweden.svg Simon Adjei Flag of Japan.svg Wataru Murofushi Flag of Chile.svg Rodrigo Gattas

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