2024 Forge FC season

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Forge FC
2024 season
Forge FC wordmark.jpg
OwnerHamilton Sports Group
Chairman Bob Young
Head coach Bobby Smyrniotis
Stadium Tim Hortons Field
Canadian Premier League 3rd
Canadian Championship Semi-finals
CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one
Top goalscorerLeague: Kwasi Poku (6 goals)
All: Kwasi Poku (8 goals)
Highest home attendance14,923 vs. CF Montréal
(May 7, CC)
Lowest home attendance2,471 vs. York United FC
(May 1, CC)
Average home league attendance5,105 [lower-alpha 1]
Biggest win3–0 vs. York United FC
(Away, April 21, CPL)
3–0 vs. York United FC
(Home, June 1, CPL)
Biggest defeat0–3 vs. Atlético Ottawa
(Away, May 25, CPL)
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The 2024 Forge FC season is the sixth season in the history of Forge FC and the club's sixth season 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 club is managed by Bobby Smyrniotis in his sixth season as head coach.

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In addition to the CPL, Forge is competing in the Canadian Championship where it defeated MLS opposition for the first time by prevailing against CF Montréal over two legs in the quarter-final, advancing the club to the semi-final for the second consecutive year. Forge began its season in February with continental play when it faced C.D. Guadalajara in round one of the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

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Background

Forge FC entered the season as the reigning Canadian Premier League champions after winning the 2023 Canadian Premier League final against Cavalry FC. [1] [2] This was the club's fourth CPL title and fifth finals appearance in five years, [1] continuing their dynasty. [3] They are also competing in the Canadian Championship, [4] a domestic cup organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. [5] In the 2023 edition, Forge reached the semi-final where they were knocked out by Major League Soccer (MLS) club CF Montréal for the third consecutive year. [6]

Forge qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup on October 21, 2023, [7] [8] returning the club to international competition after a one-year absence. [9] Their last appearance was in the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League, where they faced Mexican side Cruz Azul in the round of 16. [10]

Head coach and sporting director Bobby Smyrniotis returned for his sixth season after signing a contract extension in 2023. [11] [12]

Preseason

On December 22, 2023, Forge announced that fifteen players from the previous season would be returning with guaranteed contracts while other players could possibly return pending negotiations for new contracts or the club activating contract extensions before December 31. [13] This changed a week later when defender Manjrekar James, who was originally listed to return, was sold to Costa Rican side Alajuelense for an undisclosed fee. [14] The club later announced that it had picked up the contract options of midfielder Sebastian Castello, defender Malcolm Duncan, and goalkeeper Christopher Kalongo. [15] [16]

On January 29, Forge re-signed Swedish midfielder and club original Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson to a multi-year deal. [17] Over the following days, the club announced the return of versatile Senegalese midfielder Elimane Cissé, who was a member of Forge's 2019 and 2020 championship teams, and signed Ghanaian international forward Opoku Ampomah, both to multi-year deals. [18] [19] They also signed several players to short-term and development contracts for the CONCACAF Champions Cup. [20] [21]

Striker Woobens Pacius announced on December 17 that he was departing Forge, with the club confirming that he was out of contract; [22] [23] he later signed with MLS side Nashville SC. [24] On January 17, full-back Rezart Rama left the club, signing with KF Egnatia in the Albanian top flight. [16] [25] Midfielder Aboubacar Sissoko left Forge to join fellow Ontario side Atlético Ottawa. [26]

CONCACAF Champions Cup

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Starting XI for Champions Cup home match against Guadalajara on February 7. [27]

Forge began its season in CONCACAF Champions Cup action against Liga MX giants C.D. Guadalajara. The Hammers hosted Chivas on February 7 at Tim Hortons Field where they fell 3–1. Chivas were led by United States international Cade Cowell who scored two goals and assisted on a third. Terran Campbell scored the lone goal for Forge off of a cross by Tristan Borges. [28]

Facing an uphill battle in the second leg at the Estadio Akron, Forge lost 2–1 to Chivas to be defeated 5–2 on aggregate, knocking them out of the Champions Cup. Kevaughn Tavernier scored Forge's lone goal in the 93rd minute. [29]

Forge was notably without Golden Glove winning goalkeeper Triston Henry for both matches as he was away from the team dealing with a personal matter. [30] [31] Christopher Kalongo started in his absence. [27] [28] [29] Forge was also without Elimane Cissé and Opoku Ampomah as they awaited their international transfer permits. [31]

Canadian Premier League season

Prior to the start of the 2024 Canadian Premier League season, Forge brought in defender Daniel Parra on loan from Monterrey and midfielder Matteo Schiavoni on loan from CF Montréal. [32] [33] The club also signed goalkeeper Jassem Koleilat to a multi-year deal. [34]

April

Forge opened its CPL campaign at home with a rematch of the 2023 CPL final against rival side Cavalry FC on April 13. [35] Henry, Cissé, and Ampomah continued to be unavailable for the Hammers, while defender Garven Metusala missed the match due to injury. [35] After falling behind 1–0, Forge came back on the strength of a goal and an assist from Tristan Borges and a 76th minute winning goal from Béni Badibanga to defeat Cavalry 2–1. [36] This was Forge's first ever opening day win in its history. [37]

The club followed-up their opening day win with victories away at 905 derby rival York United FC and back at home against Valour FC. [38] [39] After three matches, Tristan Borges had scored two goals and picked up three assists for five goal contributions, more than any CPLer had ever earned in the league's first three matchweeks. [40] For his efforts, Borges was named the CPL's player of the month while Christopher Kalongo and Bobby Smyrniotis earned goalkeeper and manager of the month honours, respectively. [41] [42] [43]

May

Starting XI for Canadian Championship away match against CF Montréal on May 22. [44]

Forge's 2024 Canadian Championship run began on May 1 with a rematch against York United FC, this time at Tim Hortons Field. [45] Jordan Hamilton scored a brace as part of a three goal first half en route to a convincing 3–1 win, advancing Forge to the quarter-finals. [46] This set up a Canadian Championship rematch against CF Montréal for a fourth year in a row. [47] Forge hosted the first leg on May 7 in the club's "School Day Match" before an announced crowd of 14,923 fans, the club's second most attended home match. [48] David Choinière scored in the 31st minute to give Forge a 1–0 first half lead before Montréal responded in the second half to secure a 1–1 draw, leaving the teams tied on aggregate before the return leg later in the month. [48]

Returning to CPL play, Forge FC traveled out west to face Pacific FC, battling them to a scoreless draw. [49] Jassem Koleilat made his first appearance for the Hammers, keeping a clean sheet. [49] The Hammers next returned home where they faced Vancouver FC, losing 2–1 for their first ever home defeat against the Eagles. [50]

Forge next traveled to Montreal for the second leg of its Canadian Championship quarter-final match. Tied 1–1 on aggregate and needing to score to overcome an away goals deficit, [51] Forge jumped out to a 2–0 first half lead thanks to goals from Daniel Parra and Kwasi Poku. [52] Following a two hour halftime delay due to lightning, Montréal came out and dominated the second half. [52] However, they only managed to score one goal against the Hammers, resulting in a "historic" 2–1 Forge win and advancing them to the semi-finals 3–2 on aggregate. [52] This was the first time the club had defeated an MLS opponent. [53] Following the win, Forge travelled to Ottawa where, tired from their Canadian Championship match, they fell 3–0 to Atlético Ottawa. [54] It was the club's first ever defeat in Ottawa. [55]

Current squad

As of July 14,2024 [56]

No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (age)Previous clubNotes
Goalkeepers
16 Jassem Koleilat Flag of the Czech Republic.svg GK July 30, 1999 (age 24) Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 2
29 Christopher Kalongo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK January 7, 2002 (age 22) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sigma FC
36 Dino Bontis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK August 3, 2004 (age 19) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Western Mustangs U21, U Sports
Defenders
2 Malcolm Duncan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DF September 4, 1999 (age 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sigma FC
4 Dominic Samuel Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DF September 29, 1994 (age 29) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sigma FC
17 Daniel Parra Flag of Mexico.svg DF July 20, 1999 (age 25) Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey INT, Loan
23 Garven-Michée Metusala Flag of Haiti.svg DF December 31, 1999 (age 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg A.S. Blainville
81 Malik Owolabi-Belewu Flag of England.svg DF July 3, 2002 (age 22) Flag of Italy.svg S.P.A.L. INT
Midfielders
8 Elimane Oumar Cissé Flag of Senegal.svg MF March 12, 1995 (age 29) Flag of Senegal.svg Diambars FC INT
10 Kyle Bekker Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF September 2, 1990 (age 33) Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina FC
13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Flag of Sweden.svg MF April 17, 1996 (age 28) Flag of Sweden.svg IFK Värnamo INT
20 Kwasi Poku Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF February 6, 2003 (age 21) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II U21
21 Alessandro Hojabrpour Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF January 10, 2000 (age 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pacific FC
22 Noah Jensen Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF July 20, 1999 (age 25) Flag of the United States.svg Oakland University
32 Zayne Bruno Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF January 23, 2007 (age 17) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sigma FC U21, DEV
64 Khadim Kane Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF May 17, 2005 (age 19) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal U23 U21, EYT
88 Matteo Schiavoni Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF April 5, 2005 (age 19) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal U21, Loan
Forwards
7 David Choinière Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FW February 7, 1997 (age 27) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Impact
9 Jordan Hamilton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FW March 17, 1996 (age 28) Flag of Ireland.svg Sligo Rovers
11 Nana Opoku Ampomah Flag of Ghana.svg FW January 2, 1996 (age 28) Flag of Germany.svg Fortuna Düsseldorf INT
12 Sebastian Castello Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FW October 8, 2003 (age 20) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sigma FC U21
14 Terran Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FW October 10, 1998 (age 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pacific FC
19 Tristan Borges Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FW August 26, 1998 (age 25) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg OH Leuven
37 Kevaughn Tavernier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FW February 24, 2006 (age 18) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sigma FC U21, DEV
39 Béni Badibanga Flag of Belgium (civil).svg FW February 19, 1996 (age 28) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg RAAL La Louvière INT
41 Amadou Koné Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FW January 28, 2005 (age 19) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carleton Ravens U21, U Sports

Transfers

In

Transferred in

No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource
36GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dino Bontis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Western Mustangs Short-term contract [lower-alpha 2] January 31, 2024 [20]
41FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Amadou Koné Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carleton Ravens Short-term contract [lower-alpha 3] January 31, 2024 [20]
37FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevaughn Tavernier Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sigma FC Short-term contractJanuary 31, 2024 [20]
8MF Flag of Senegal.svg Elimane Oumar Cissé Flag of Senegal.svg Diambars FC FreeJanuary 31, 2024 [18]
11FW Flag of Ghana.svg Nana Opoku Ampomah Flag of Germany.svg Fortuna Düsseldorf FreeFebruary 1, 2024 [19]
32MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zayne Bruno Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sigma FC Development contractFebruary 7, 2024 [21]
30GK Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jassem Koleilat Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles FC 2 Short-term contract [lower-alpha 4] February 7, 2024 [21]

Loaned in

No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource
17DF Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Parra Flag of Mexico.svg Monterrey Season-long loan with second year optionMarch 12, 2024 [32] [58]
88MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matteo Schiavoni Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal Season-long loanMarch 27, 2024 [33]

Draft picks

Forge FC made two selections in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft. [59] Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster; only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity
18MFMouhamed NdiayeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada UQTR
216FW Amadou Koné Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Carleton

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource
5DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Manjrekar James Flag of Costa Rica.svg LD Alajuelense UndisclosedDecember 30, 2023 [14]
24DF Flag of Albania.svg Rezart Rama Flag of Albania.svg KF Egnatia Contract expiredJanuary 17, 2024 [16] [25]
33MF Flag of Mali.svg Aboubacar Sissoko Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Atlético Ottawa Contract expiredFebruary 7, 2024 [26]
17FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Woobens Pacius Flag of the United States.svg Nashville SC Contract expiredFebruary 15, 2024 [22] [23] [24]
1GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Triston Henry Flag of the United States.svg Memphis 901 FC UndisclosedJuly 23, 2024 [60] [61]

Loans out

Forge FC is affiliated with Sigma FC of League1 Ontario as part of the CPL's Downward Player Movement Pilot Project. [62] [63] The following Forge FC players featured for Sigma FC during the 2024 League1 Ontario season.

No.Pos.PlayerGamesNotesSource
36GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dino Bontis 12First featured for Sigma FC on April 26, 2024. [64]
32MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zayne Bruno 31First featured for Sigma FC on April 26, 2024. [65]
64MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Khadim Kane 1First featured for Sigma FC on July 12, 2024. [66]
41FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Amadou Koné 3First featured for Sigma FC on July 3, 2024. [67]
37FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevaughn Tavernier 10First featured for Sigma FC on May 5, 2024. [68]
81DF Flag of England.svg Malik Owolabi-Belewu 1First featured for Sigma FC on July 20, 2024. [69]

Club

Staff

As of April 11,2024 [70] [71]

Executive
Caretaker Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bob Young
Chief executive officer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Mitchell
Executive vice presidentDoug Rye
President Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Afinec
Vice chairmanGlenn Gibson
Coaching staff
Head coach and sporting director Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Smyrniotis
Director of youth football and assistant coach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyt Selaidopoulos
Assistant and goalkeeper coach Flag of France.svg Johan Albert
Assistant coach Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Edgar
Assistant coach Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Nentidis
Director of soccer operations Flag of Guyana.svg Jelani Smith

Club partnerships

On May 23, Forge announced a new partnership with CS Mont-Royal Outremont. [72] [73] On June 25, the club announced a new partnership with the Burlington Soccer Club. [74] [75]

Community initiatives

School Day Match

On January 25, Forge announced a "School Day Match" as part of its CPL schedule to be played against HFX Wanderers FC on Tuesday, May 7 at 11:00 am when students in grades 6 to 12 would be able to attend. [76] The announcement generated mixed reactions; while some fans saw this as a way to grow local interest and support, others considered the timing to be unfair to existing supporters. [77] After Forge advanced to the Canadian Championship quarter-finals, its home quarter-final match against CF Montréal took over the "School Day Match" slot and the CPL match against HFX Wanderers was rescheduled to later in the season. [77] [78] More than 10,000 students attended the match as part of the announced attendance of 14,923 fans. [48]

Kits

Forge unveiled its 2024 primary and alternate kits at a supporters event on March 28 hosted at Tim Hortons Field. The kits continue to be produced by Macron and sponsored by Tim Hortons for a sixth consecutive season with sponsorship from CIBC on the left sleeve for a second consecutive season. [79] [80] [81]

The club continued to use its 2023 home and away kits for matches in the Champions Cup. [82] [83]

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Tim Hortons / Sleeve sponsor: CIBC

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Primary
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Alternate
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Home 2023
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Away 2023

Preseason and friendlies

Forge announced in a release that players reported to Hamilton for preseason on January 4, with medicals taking place on January 5 and training beginning at Redeemer University on January 6. [84] The team traveled to Querétaro, Mexico on January 16 where they trained for two weeks before returning to Hamilton on January 31 in advance of their opening match in the CONCACAF Champions Cup on February 7 at Tim Hortons Field against C.D. Guadalajara. [84] [85] While in Mexico, they defeated Liga Premier side C.D. Irapuato 3–2 in a friendly with goals from Terran Campbell, Dominic Samuel, and Kevaughn Tavernier. [86] [87] [88] Forge was also reported to have friendlies scheduled against other Mexican clubs, including a Liga MX opponent. [89]

On March 13, Forge announced that the team had begun its training camp in advance of the Canadian Premier League season on March 11. [90] They faced York United FC in a friendly on March 16, playing them to a 1–1 draw. [91] [92] They then played a friendly against HFX Wanderers FC on March 23. [92]

Competitions

Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) from March 10 until November 3, and Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) otherwise.

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
Canadian Premier League April 13October 19Matchday 1146442420+4042.86
Canadian Championship May 1Preliminary round431084+4075.00
CONCACAF Champions Cup February 7February 13Round oneRound one200225−3000.00
Total209563429+5045.00

Last updated: July 21
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsPlayoff qualification
1 Atlético Ottawa 158522815+1329 First semifinal
2 York United 157352221+124
3 Forge 146442420+422 Quarterfinal
4 Vancouver 155552026−620 Play-in round
5 Pacific 145451312+119
6 Cavalry 153931514+118
7 HFX Wanderers 133461718−113
8 Valour 1532101528−1311
Updated to match(es) played on July 21, 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 5] 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). [93]

Results by match

Match123567891011121314151617184119202122232425262728
ResultWWWDLLWLDWLDWD
Position22134433423533
Updated to match(es) played on July 21, 2024. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Notes:
  • Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding game weeks, not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.

1 Matchday 4 (vs HFX Wanderers) was postponed to August 14 due to Forge's participation in the Canadian Championship quarter-finals. [78]

Matches

The Canadian Premier League announced each team's home openers on January 18. [94] [95] The full regular season schedule was released on January 23. [96] [97]

April 131 Forge FC 2–1 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 7,395
Referee: Scott Bowman
April 212 York United FC 0–3 Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
4:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,654
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
April 273 Forge FC 2–1 Valour FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,051
Referee: Michael Venne
May 115 Pacific FC 0–0 Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
5:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,322
Referee: Scott Bowman
May 186 Forge FC 1–2 Vancouver FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,379
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
May 257 Atlético Ottawa 3–0 Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,895
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
June 18 Forge FC 3–0 York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,271
Referee: Mario Al-Ayass
June 89 Cavalry FC 1–0 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
5:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,691
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
June 1510 HFX Wanderers FC 2–2 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
4:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: [ data missing ] [lower-alpha 6]
Referee: Scott Bowman
June 2311 Forge FC 2–1 Valour FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 6,231
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
June 2812 Atlético Ottawa 4–3 Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,081
Referee: Michael Venne
July 513 Forge FC 3–3 Vancouver FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,301 [98]
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
July 1414 Forge FC 2–1 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: [ data missing ] [lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
July 2115 Cavalry FC 1–1 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
5:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: [ data missing ] [lower-alpha 7]
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
July 2716 Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pmStadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 417 Valour FC v Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00 pmStadium: Princess Auto Stadium
August 1018 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pmStadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 144 Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pmStadium: Tim Hortons Field
Note: Originally scheduled for May 7, the fixture was postponed due to Forge's participation in the Canadian Championship quarter-finals. [78]
August 1819 Vancouver FC v Forge FC Langley, British Columbia
7:00 pmStadium: Willoughby Community Park
August 2320 York United FC v Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00 pmStadium: York Lions Stadium
August 3021 Forge FC v Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pmStadium: Tim Hortons Field
September 722 Forge FC v Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pmStadium: Tim Hortons Field
September 1423 HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00 pmStadium: Wanderers Grounds
September 2124 Vancouver FC v Forge FC Langley, British Columbia
6:00 pmStadium: Willoughby Community Park
September 2825 Forge FC v York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pmStadium: Tim Hortons Field
October 626 Valour FC v Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00 pmStadium: Princess Auto Stadium
October 1227 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pmStadium: Tim Hortons Field
October 1928 Pacific FC v Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
3:00 pmStadium: Starlight Stadium

Canadian Championship

Canada Soccer announced the format and draw procedure for the Canadian Championship on February 22. [99] [100] The draw for the preliminary round and the quarter-finals was held on February 23. [101] The draw for the semi-finals and hosting rights for the single-leg final was held on May 29. [102]

Preliminary round

The preliminary round schedule was announced on March 11. [103]

May 1Single leg Forge FC 3–1 York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 2,471
Referee: Ben Hoskins

Quarter-finals

Forge announced the schedule of its quarter-final matches against CF Montréal on May 2; [78] Canada Soccer confirmed this the next day. [104]

May 7Leg 1 Forge FC 1–1 CF Montréal Hamilton, Ontario
11:00 am
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 14,923
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
May 22Leg 2 CF Montréal 1–2
(2–3 agg.)		 Forge FC Montreal, Quebec
7:30 pm
 Report
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 7,582
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

Semi-finals

Canada Soccer announced the semi-final match schedule on June 10. [105]

July 10Leg 1 Forge FC 2–1 Toronto FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 11,341
Referee: Ben Hoskins
August 27Leg 2 Toronto FC v Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00 pmStadium: BMO Field

CONCACAF Champions Cup

The CONCACAF Champions Cup draw was held on December 13, 2023. [106] [107] Having qualified as CPL champions, Forge entered the competition in round one and began play in February 2024. [108] [109]

Round one

The round one schedule was announced on December 18, 2023. [110]

February 7Leg 1 Forge FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1–3 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara Hamilton, Ontario
8:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 11,513 [28]
Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)
February 13Leg 2 Guadalajara Flag of Mexico.svg 2–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC Zapopan, Jalisco
10:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Estadio Akron
Attendance: 25,059 [111]
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)

Statistics

As of July 21,2024

Squad and statistics

No.PosNatPlayerTotal CPL Canadian Championship Champions Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Malcolm Duncan 20010+404+001+10
4 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Dominic Samuel 1303+600+201+10
7 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN David Choinière 19512+134+021+10
8 MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Elimane Oumar Cissé 100+100+000+00
9 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jordan Hamilton 1521+802+220+20
10 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kyle Bekker 20211+324+002+00
11 FW Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Nana Opoku Ampomah 501+300+100+00
13 MF Flag of Sweden.svg  SWE Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 20114+014+002+00
14 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Terran Campbell 513+000+002+01
16 GK Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  CZE Jassem Koleilat 404+000+000+00
17 DF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Daniel Parra 17314+023+010+00
19 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Tristan Borges 18311+134+001+10
20 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kwasi Poku 19811+362+221+00
21 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Alessandro Hojabrpour 20014+004+002+00
22 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Noah Jensen 1815+710+401+10
23 DF Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Garven Metusala 1708+304+002+00
29 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Christopher Kalongo 16010+004+002+00
37 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kevaughn Tavernier 710+500+000+21
39 FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Béni Badibanga 19412+134+012+00
41 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Amadou Koné 1202+900+100+00
64 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Khadim Kane 800+500+200+10
81 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Malik Owolabi-Belewu 1518+311+102+00
88 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Matteo Schiavoni 400+400+000+00

Goal scorers

RankNat.PlayerPos. CPL Canadian Championship Champions Cup TOTAL
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kwasi Poku MF6208
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Choinière FW3205
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Béni Badibanga FW3104
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges FW3003
Flag of Mexico.svg Daniel Parra DF2103
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Bekker MF2002
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Hamilton FW0202
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson MF1001
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Terran Campbell FW0011
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Noah Jensen MF1001
Flag of England.svg Malik Owolabi-Belewu DF1001
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevaughn Tavernier FW0011
Own goals2002
Totals248234

Clean sheets

RankNat.Player CPL Canadian Championship Champions Cup TOTAL
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jassem Koleilat 2002
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Christopher Kalongo 1001
Totals3003

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.Nat.Player CPL Canadian Championship Champions Cup TOTAL
Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
2DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Malcolm Duncan 10100020
4DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dominic Samuel 10000010
7FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Choinière 30100040
11FW Flag of Ghana.svg Nana Opoku Ampomah 10000010
13MF Flag of Sweden.svg Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 30000030
17DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Parra 41300071
19FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges 50000050
20MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kwasi Poku 10000010
21MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alessandro Hojabrpour 30000030
22MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Noah Jensen 10000010
23DF Flag of Haiti.svg Garven Metusala 20000020
37FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevaughn Tavernier 10001020
39FW Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Béni Badibanga 40200060
64MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Khadim Kane 11000011
81DF Flag of England.svg Malik Owolabi-Belewu 50000050
Totals3627010442

Honours

Canadian Premier League Awards

Monthly Awards

MonthNameAwardSource
April Tristan Borges Player of the Month [41]
Bobby Smyrniotis Manager of the Month [43]
Christopher Kalongo Goalkeeper of the Month [42]
June Kwasi Poku Player of the Month [112]

Player of the Week

WeekNameSource
2 David Choinière [113]
11 Kwasi Poku [114]
14Kwasi Poku (2) [115]

Team of the Week

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

WeekNameSource
1 Béni Badibanga
Tristan Borges
Malik Owolabi-Belewu 		[116]
2Tristan Borges (2)
David Choinière
Christopher Kalongo
Daniel Parra 		[117]
3Tristan Borges (3)
Christopher Kalongo (2)
Daniel Parra (2)		 [118]
5 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
Alessandro Hojabrpour
Daniel Parra (3)		 [119]
8Tristan Borges (4)
Daniel Parra (4)
Kwasi Poku 		[120]
9Malik Owolabi-Belewu (2) [121]
10Béni Badibanga (2) [122]
11 Kyle Bekker
Kwasi Poku (2)		 [123]
13David Choinière (2) [124]
14Tristan Borges (5)
Alessandro Hojabrpour (2)
Daniel Parra (5)
Kwasi Poku (3)		 [125]
15Kyle Bekker (2)
Christopher Kalongo (3)		 [126]

Notes

  1. 1 2 The attendance for Forge - Pacific (July 14) has not been announced.
  2. ↑ Bontis later signed a U Sports development contract with Forge on April 12, 2024. [57]
  3. ↑ Koné later signed a U Sports development contract with Forge on April 12, 2024. [57]
  4. ↑ Koleilat later signed a multi-year deal with Forge on March 22, 2024. [34]
  5. ↑ Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points. [93]
  6. ↑ The attendance for HFX Wanderers - Forge (June 15) has not been announced.
  7. ↑ The attendance for Cavalry - Forge (July 21) has not been announced.

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