2021 Canadian Premier League season

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Canadian Premier League
Season2021
DatesJune 26 – November 16
(regular season)
Champions Pacific FC (1st title)
Regular season winners Forge FC (1st title)
CONCACAF Champions
League
Forge FC [lower-alpha 1]
CONCACAF League Pacific FC
Matches played112
Goals scored282 (2.52 per match)
Top goalscorer João Morelli
(14 goals)
Best goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois
(9 clean sheets)
Biggest home win Forge FC 4–0 Atlético Ottawa
(August 25)
Pacific FC 5–1 FC Edmonton
(October 26)
Biggest away win Valour FC 0–3 FC Edmonton
(September 7)
Atlético Ottawa 0–3 Forge FC
(October 3)
Highest scoring7 goals
FC Edmonton 3–4 Atlético Ottawa
(October 12)
Longest winning run3 matches
Valour FC
(June 27 – July 3, July 11–18)
Pacific FC
(July 21 – August 4,
August 29 – September 9)
Forge FC
(September 25 – October 6, October 30 – November 9)
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
HFX Wanderers
(August 22 – October 3)
Longest winless run8 matches
Atlético Ottawa
(August 18 – September 19)
Valour FC
(August 29 – October 5)
Longest losing run4 matches
Valour FC
(July 24 – August 12)
Highest attendance12,064
Atlético Ottawa 2–1 HFX Wanderers
(August 14)
2020
2022
  1. Forge FC qualified for the Champions League as 2021 CONCACAF League semi-finalists.

The 2021 Canadian Premier League season was the third season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Forge FC were defending champions, after defeating HFX Wanderers FC in the 2020 final. [1]

Contents

The season was planned to commence on May 22, the Victoria Day weekend, pending the approval of government authorities and the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. [2] However, on May 14, it was announced that the start was to be pushed back to mid-June or early July. [3]

On June 5, the league committed to a full 28-match season, but that the season would begin in a single-site bubble at IG Field in Winnipeg, Manitoba, promoted as "The Kickoff", with each team playing eight matches between June 26 and July 24. All matches were played behind closed doors and in compliance with Manitoba public health orders. [4] On July 30, the CPL began to play matches at home venues. [5]

Pacific FC defeated two-time champions and title holders Forge FC in the final to win their first title.

Team and rule changes

The same eight clubs that participated in the 2020 Canadian Premier League season competed in 2021. York United FC participated under their new name for the first time, having previously been known as York9 FC.

Teams were required to play Canadian players aged 21 years or younger for a minimum of 1,500 minutes this season, increased from 1,000 minutes. [6] The maximum team compensation for this season was $1.2 million split between players and coaching staff. The required spend on player compensation was $650,000 to $850,000. [7]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Canada location map 2.svg
Locations of clubs in the 2021 Canadian Premier League season.
ClubLocationStadiumCapacity
Atlético Ottawa Ottawa TD Place Stadium 24,000
Cavalry Foothills County ATCO Field 6,000
FC Edmonton Edmonton Clarke Stadium 5,100
Forge Hamilton Tim Hortons Field 23,218
HFX Wanderers Halifax Wanderers Grounds 6,500
Pacific Langford Starlight Stadium 6,000
Valour Winnipeg IG Field 33,000
York United Toronto York Lions Stadium 4,000

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptain(s)Shirt sponsorKit manufacturer
Atlético Ottawa Flag of Spain.svg Mista Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milovan Kapor ComeOn! Macron
Cavalry Flag of England.svg Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nik Ledgerwood WestJet
FC Edmonton Flag of South Africa.svg Alan Koch Swoop
Forge 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 Andre Rampersad Volkswagen
Pacific Flag of Norway.svg Pa-Modou Kah Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamar Dixon
Valour Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Phillip Dos Santos Ulster Banner.svg Daryl Fordyce OneSoccer
York United Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jimmy Brennan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Roger Thompson Macron

Number of teams by province or territory

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

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
FC Edmonton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeff Paulus Resigned [8] September 21, 2020Pre-season Flag of South Africa.svg Alan Koch November 24, 2020 [9]
Valour FC Flag of England.svg Rob Gale Sacked [10] September 23, 20215th Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Phillip Dos Santos September 23, 2021

Regular season

Format

Between June 26 and July 24, teams played their first eight games at IG Field in Winnipeg. Teams from Eastern Canada and Western Canada played two matches against each of the four teams in the opposite region to reduce travel when teams return to home stadiums. [11] For the remainder of the season, teams played 16 games against opponents from their own region and 4 against opponents from the opposite region. [12]

Table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Forge (S)28162103924+1550Advance to playoffs
2 Cavalry 2814863430+450
3 Pacific (C)2813694734+1345
4 York United 2881283539436
5 Valour 28105133836+235
6 HFX Wanderers 2881192834635
7 FC Edmonton 28610123441728
8 Atlético Ottawa 28681430471726
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins. [13]
(C) Champions; (S) Regular season winner

Results

The Kickoff

Teams CAV EDM PAC VAL ATO FOR HFX YRK
Cavalry 0–2 0–2 0–02–1
FC Edmonton 0–12–01–01–1
Pacific 4–21–22–03–0
Valour 2–01–02–03–0
Atlético Ottawa 1–41–10–10–1
Forge 1–2 1–03–00–2
HFX Wanderers 1–22–10–01–0
York United 0–01–02–22–1
Source: CanPL.ca
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.

Combined

Home \ Away CAV EDM PAC VAL ATO FOR HFX YRK
Cavalry 1–1 1–00–02–1
FC Edmonton 2–13–33–41–0
Pacific 3–13–21–11–2
Valour 0–01–13–13–0
Atlético Ottawa 3–12–01–21–1
Forge 0–1 2–12–0 0–2
HFX Wanderers 1–01–01–10–0
York United 1–12–1 1–3 2–2
Source: CanPL.ca
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

The top-four teams in the regular season qualified for the league playoffs. The first-place team hosted the fourth, and the second-place team hosted the third in a single match round. The winners advanced to the CPL Final, a single match hosted by the higher-seeded team. [12]

If a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner. If a match reached extra time, each team was allowed to make an additional substitution. [14]

Semi-finals
November 20–21
Final
December 5
      
1 Forge FC 3
4 York United 1
1 Forge FC 0
3 Pacific FC 1
2 Cavalry FC 1
3 Pacific FC (a.e.t.)2

Matches

Semi-finals

November 20, 2021 Cavalry FC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
1:00 pm MST (UTC−07:00) Yao Soccerball shade.svg47' Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,927
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
November 21, 2021 Forge FC 3–1 York United Hamilton, Ontario
3:00 pm EST (UTC−05:00)
Report Petrasso Soccerball shade.svg38'Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Juan Marquez

Final

December 5, 2021 Forge FC 0–1 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:30pm EST (UTC−05:00) Report Hojabrpour Soccerball shade.svg59'Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 7,488
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Awards

Canadian Premier League Awards

On December 4, 2021, the Canadian Premier League revealed the nominees for the four individual awards that would be voted on by the media. These four awards plus the Golden Boot award are given based on performance over the whole season including Finals. The awards are Inuit soapstone sculptures designed by artists from Cape Dorset, Nunavut. [15] The winners were announced at a ceremony on December 14. [16]

2021 Canadian Premier League Awards
AwardRecipientFinalists [15]
Golden Boot (Hunter) Flag of Brazil.svg João Morelli (HFX Wanderers)N/A
Golden Glove (Qimmiq or Canadian Inuit Dog) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathan Sirois (Valour FC) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Triston Henry (Forge FC)
Coach of the Year (Owl) Flag of Norway.svg Pa-Modou Kah (Pacific FC) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Smyrniotis (Forge FC)
Flag of England.svg Tommy Wheeldon Jr. (Cavalry FC)
Player of the Year (Nikisuittuq) Flag of Brazil.svg João Morelli (HFX Wanderers FC) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Bekker (Forge FC)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Terran Campbell (Pacific FC)
Best Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year (Polar Bear) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alessandro Hojabrpour (Pacific FC) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Max Ferrari (York United FC)
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victor Loturi (Cavalry FC)

Team of the Week

The Gatorade Team of the Week is selected by OneSoccer staff.

Statistical leaders

Player transfers

U Sports Draft

The 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft was held virtually on January 29. Draftees are invited to team preseason camps, with an opportunity to earn a developmental contract and retain their U Sports men's soccer eligibility. FC Edmonton selected Thomas Gardner with the first overall pick. Two players were selected by each CPL team, with a total of 16 players being drafted including 12 Canadians. [40]

Foreign players

Canadian Premier League teams could sign a maximum of seven international players, out of which only five could be in the starting line-up for each match. Starting this season, teams were required to carry a minimum of four international players, either signed through or approved by the league's scouting partner, 21st Club. [41] The following players were considered foreign players for the 2021 season. This list does not include Canadian citizens who represent other countries at the international level. [42]

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Former Players
Atlético Ottawa Flag of Spain.svg Viti Martínez Flag of England.svg Vashon Neufville Flag of Jamaica.svg Tevin Shaw Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Acosta Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Rafael Núñez Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Soto Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Uche
Cavalry Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg José Escalante Flag of Brazil.svg Richard Luca Flag of Ireland.svg Tom Field Flag of the Netherlands.svg Daan Klomp Flag of Ireland.svg Joe Mason
FC Edmonton Flag of Cameroon.svg Jeannot Esua Flag of Spain.svg Ramón Soria Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Sharly Mabussi Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Warschewski Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Gorskie Flag of the United States.svg Roberto Avila Flag of the United States.svg Azriel Gonzalez Flag of Peru (state).svg Raúl Tito
Forge Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Flag of Senegal.svg Elimane Cissé Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Daniel Krutzen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Paolo Sabak Flag of Costa Rica.svg Joshua Navarro Flag of Panama.svg Omar Browne
HFX Wanderers Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Akeem Garcia Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Andre Rampersad Flag of Germany.svg Peter Schaale Flag of Jamaica.svg Alex Marshall Flag of Brazil.svg João Morelli Flag of Brazil.svg Eriks Santos Flag of England.svg Cory Bent
Pacific Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Díaz Ulster Banner.svg Ollie Bassett Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gianni dos Santos
Valour Flag of Spain.svg José Galán Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Arnold Bouka Moutou Flag of Haiti.svg Andrew Jean-Baptiste Flag of Panama.svg Amir Soto Flag of New Zealand.svg Moses Dyer Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Galhardo Flag of Mexico.svg Rodrigo Reyes
York United Flag of Spain.svg Álvaro Rivero Flag of Jamaica.svg Nicholas Hamilton Flag of Germany.svg Julian Ulbricht Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Gerard Lavergne Flag of the United States.svg Osvaldo Ramírez Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Gutiérrez

Players in italic denote players new to their respective clubs for the 2021 season, sorted chronologically by their announcement.

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