Season | 2024 |
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Dates | April 13 – October 19 |
Matches played | 59 |
Goals scored | 156 (2.64 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rubén del Campo (8 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 | Vancouver 0–4 HFX Wanderers (June 23) |
Highest scoring | Atlético Ottawa 4–3 Forge (June 28) |
Longest winning run | 3 matches Forge (April 13 – April 27) |
Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Cavalry (April 20 – June 21) |
Longest winless run | 9 matches HFX Wanderers (April 13 – June 15) |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Valour (April 14 – May 10) |
Highest attendance | 7,395 Forge 2–1 Cavalry (April 13) |
Lowest attendance | 843 York United 3–0 Vancouver (April 26) |
Total attendance | 193.041 |
Average attendance | 3,940 |
← 2023 All statistics correct as of July 21, 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]
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]
Club | Results | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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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 |
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) |
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Atlético Ottawa | ![]() | ![]() | Macron | Maple Lodge Farms [5] | CIBC [6] |
Cavalry | ![]() | ![]() | WestJet | ||
Forge | ![]() | ![]() | Tim Hortons | ||
HFX Wanderers | ![]() | ![]() | Volkswagen | ||
Pacific | ![]() | ![]() | Telus [7] | ||
Valour | ![]() | ![]() | OneSoccer | ||
Vancouver | ![]() | ![]() | CIBC [6] | Carlsberg 0.0% [8] | |
York United | ![]() | ![]() | Carlsberg 0.0% [9] | CIBC [6] |
Rank | Province or territory | Number | Teams |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | Atlético Ottawa Forge York United |
2 | ![]() | 2 | Pacific Vancouver FC |
3 | ![]() | 1 | Cavalry |
![]() | 1 | Valour | |
![]() | 1 | HFX Wanderers |
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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York United | ![]() | Fired | May 21, 2024 [10] | 5th | ![]() | June 4, 2024 [11] |
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. [12]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Playoff qualification |
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1 | Atlético Ottawa | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 29 | First semifinal |
2 | York United | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 24 | |
3 | Forge | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 22 | Quarterfinal |
4 | Vancouver | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 26 | −6 | 20 | Play-in round |
5 | Pacific | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 19 | |
6 | Cavalry | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 18 | |
7 | HFX Wanderers | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 13 | |
8 | Valour | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 11 |
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Rank | Player | Club | Goals [13] |
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1 | ![]() | Atlético Ottawa | 8 |
2 | ![]() | Vancouver | 7 |
![]() | Cavalry | ||
![]() | York United | ||
5 | ![]() | Forge | 6 |
6 | ![]() | York United | 5 |
![]() | HFX Wanderers | ||
![]() | Valour | ||
9 | ![]() | Vancouver | 4 |
![]() | HFX Wanderers | ||
Rank | Player | Club | Assists [14] |
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1 | ![]() | Valour | 5 |
![]() | Forge | ||
![]() | York United | ||
4 | ![]() | Atlético Ottawa | 4 |
5 | ![]() | Atlético Ottawa | 3 |
![]() | York United / HFX Wanderers | ||
![]() | Cavalry | ||
![]() | Vancouver | ||
9 | 20 players | 2 | |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets [15] |
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1 | ![]() | Pacific | 5 |
2 | ![]() | Cavalry | 4 |
3 | ![]() | HFX Wanderers | 3 |
![]() | Atlético Ottawa | ||
5 | ![]() | Vancouver | 2 |
![]() | Forge | ||
![]() | York United | ||
![]() | Valour | ||
![]() | Atlético Ottawa | ||
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | HFX Wanderers | 30,691 | 6,500 | 5,544 | 6,138 | +4.9% [lower-alpha 1] |
2 | Forge FC | 26,327 | 7,395 | 3,051 | 5,265 | −1.0% [lower-alpha 2] |
3 | Atlético Ottawa | 40,138 | 5,895 | 3,886 | 5,017 | +1.2% |
4 | Cavalry FC | 27,165 | 4,691 | 2,876 | 3,881 | −5.1% |
5 | Valour FC | 14,794 | 4,750 | 2,750 | 3,699 | +14.9% [lower-alpha 3] |
6 | Vancouver FC | 24,323 | 6,281 | 2,612 | 3,475 | +24.6% |
7 | Pacific FC | 20,940 | 4,367 | 2,161 | 2,991 | −7.7% |
8 | York United | 7,783 | 2,654 | 843 | 1,297 | +4.4% [lower-alpha 4] |
League total | 193,041 | 7,395 | 843 | 3,940 | +2.6% |
The Gatorade Team of the Week was selected by the CPL's Kristian Jack and OneSoccer's Oliver Platt.
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April | ![]() | Forge FC | ![]() | Forge FC | ![]() | Forge FC | [31] [32] [33] |
May | ![]() | Atlético Ottawa | ![]() | Atlético Ottawa | ![]() | Vancouver FC | [34] [35] [36] |
June | ![]() | HFX Wanderers FC | ![]() | Forge FC | ![]() | York United FC | [37] [38] [39] |
According to FIFA's worldwide registration periods calendar, the Canadian Soccer Association's (CSA's) 2024 pre-season transfer window opened on January 31 and closed on April 23; the mid-season transfer window would open on July 18 and close on August 14. [40] However, the CPL later announced that its mid-season transfer window would instead open on July 5 and close on August 2, contradicting FIFA's published dates. [2] This discrepancy was resolved on July 11 when the CSA announced that the mid-season transfer window would open on July 12 and close on August 8 as a compromise between the CPL's and Major League Soccer's interests. [41] [42]
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. [43]
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. [44]
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
The Canadian Premier League is a professional men's soccer league in Canada. At the top of the Canadian soccer league system, it is the country's primary national soccer league competition. The league consists of eight teams, from five of Canada's ten provinces. Each team plays 28 games in the regular season which is followed by playoffs culminating in the CPL Finals.
Terran Campbell is a Canadian professional soccer player who currently plays for Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.
Nathan Ingham is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.
York United Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Toronto, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at York University's York Lions Stadium.
Cavalry Football Club, is a Canadian professional soccer club based in the Calgary metropolitan region of Alberta. The club competes at the top of the Canadian soccer league system in the Canadian Premier League, and plays their home matches at ATCO Field on the grounds of Spruce Meadows in Foothills County.
Forge FC, also known as Forge Football Club, Forge FC Hamilton, or Hamilton Forge FC, is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Hamilton, Ontario, that competes in the Canadian Premier League, the top tier of Canadian soccer. The club plays its home matches at Tim Hortons Field. Forge FC joined the CPL in 2019 as one of the league's seven inaugural teams.
The 905 Derby is a soccer rivalry between Canadian Premier League clubs, Forge FC and York United FC, both based in Southern Ontario. The rivalry gets the "905" nickname from the 905 area code, which encompasses both Hamilton and York Region. Forge and York United were the only Ontario-based teams in the inaugural season of the league and remain the two closest in proximity, with less than 65 kilometres (40 mi) separating their home stadiums.
Triston Javon Henry is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League as a goalkeeper.
Victor Lokai Loturi is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Ross County and the Canada national team.
The 2020 Canadian Premier League season was the second season of the Canadian Premier League (CPL), the top level of Canadian soccer.
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.
Woobens Pacius is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Major League Soccer club Nashville SC.
Kwasi Poku is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.
The 2022 Canadian Premier League season is the fourth season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Pacific FC are the defending champions, having beaten Forge FC in the 2021 final.
The 2023 Canadian Premier League season was the fifth season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. The CPL Shield was won by Cavalry FC who finished first in the regular season by a 13 point margin. In the CPL final, Forge FC defeated Cavalry FC 2–1 in Hamilton to capture the North Star Cup. In doing so, Forge became league champions for the fourth time in five seasons. Both title winning clubs qualified for the newly expanded 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Christopher Tinga Kalongo is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper with Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League.
The 2023 Forge FC season was the fifth season in the history of Forge FC and the club's fifth season in the Canadian Premier League (CPL), the top flight in Canadian soccer. Forge were the defending CPL champions, having defeated Atlético Ottawa in the 2022 Canadian Premier League final. The club was managed by Bobby Smyrniotis in his fifth season as head coach and first season as sporting director. This was Forge FC's first season without any matches in international competitions after having failed to qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
The 2023 Vancouver FC season was the first season in the history of Vancouver FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.
The 2024 Forge FC season is the sixth in club history and its sixth in the Canadian Premier League (CPL), the top flight in Canadian soccer. Forge is the defending CPL champions, having defeated Cavalry FC in the 2023 final for their fourth championship.
The 2024 Vancouver FC season is the second season in the history of Vancouver FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.