2025 Canadian Premier League season

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Canadian Premier League
Season 2025
DatesApril 5 – November 9
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The 2025 Canadian Premier League season will be the seventh season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Cavalry FC are the defending champions, having defeated Forge FC in the 2024 final. [1]

Contents

Teams

Location of the 2024 Canadian Premier League teams

The same eight teams that competed in the 2024 season will compete in the 2025 season, though this is expected to be the last season with eight teams, with expansion anticipated for 2026. [2]

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 Hamilton Stadium 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 32,343
Vancouver FC details Langley, British Columbia Willoughby Community Park 6,560
York United FC details Toronto, Ontario York Lions Stadium 4,000

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
York United Flag of Mexico.svg Benjamín Mora [3] End of contractNovember 10, 2024Pre-season Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mauro Eustáquio [4] November 21, 2024
Atlético Ottawa Flag of Spain.svg Carlos González [5] Mutual consentNovember 21, 2024 Flag of Mexico.svg Diego Mejía [6] January 15, 2025

Regular season

Format

The regular season will be 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 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the top five teams will qualify for the playoffs; the top two will get byes to the semifinals. [7]

Standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPlayoff qualification
1 Atlético Ottawa 00000000 First semifinal
2 Cavalry 00000000
3 Forge 00000000 Quarterfinal
4 HFX Wanderers 00000000 Play-in round
5 Pacific 00000000
6 Vancouver 00000000
7 Valour 00000000
8 York United 00000000
First match(es) will be played: April 5, 2025. Source: CanPL

Results

Home \ Away ATO CAV FOR HFX PAC VAL VFC YRK
Atlético Ottawa Aug 23Jul 13Apr 5May 3May 10Aug 30Apr 19
Sep 27Sep 21Jul 18Sep 6Jun 15Oct 12Aug 3
Cavalry Apr 26 Aug 30 Aug 9May 17May 25Apr 18Jun 8
Jun 28 Oct 10 Sep 13Jun 21Sep 20Aug 17Jul 26
Forge May 13 Apr 5 Jun 8Jul 18Apr 19Jul 5 Jun 29
Aug 15 May 31 Sep 6Sep 27Aug 2Oct 4 Oct 18
HFX Wanderers May 24May 10May 3Apr 19Jul 1Jun 21Sep 1
Oct 18Jun 14Jul 25Sep 20Aug 22Aug 4Oct 4
Pacific Jun 7Aug 4Apr 12Jul 12Apr 5 Jun 27 May 10
Jul 26Oct 5May 24Aug 16Oct 18 Sep 13 Jun 14
Valour Aug 10Jul 20Jun 22Apr 25Jun 1May 3May 16
Oct 5Jul 29Sep 12Oct 11Aug 31Jun 4Aug 17
Vancouver Apr 13Jul 13Jun 15May 17 Apr 26 Jul 25Apr 6
May 30Oct 18Aug 22Sep 28 Aug 10 Sep 5Sep 21
York United Jun 22May 2 Apr 27 Apr 13Aug 24Jul 13May 25
Sep 14Sep 5 Aug 9 Jun 1Oct 9Sep 28Jul 19
First match(es) will be played: April 5. Source: CanPL.ca
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Player transfers

According to FIFA, the Canadian Soccer Association's (CSA's) 2025 transfer windows for men's professional teams are open from January 31 to April 23 and from July 24 to August 21. [8]

CPL–U Sports Draft

The 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft took place on December 5, 2024. [9]

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. [10]

The following international players were signed for the 2025 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. [11]

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Inactive players [A] Former players
Atlético Ottawa Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Zapater Flag of Portugal.svg Kévin dos Santos Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Castro Flag of the United States.svg David Rodríguez Flag of New Zealand.svg Monty Patterson
Cavalry Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jesse Daley Flag of Ireland.svg Tom Field Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Warschewski Flag of Germany.svg Nicolas Wähling
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 Albania.svg Rezart Rama Flag of Serbia.svg Marko Jevremović 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 Italy.svg Giorgio Probo Flag of France.svg Yohan Baï Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Jason Bahamboula
Pacific Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Quintana Flag of France.svg Aly Ndom Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel de Pauli Flag of Ireland.svg Lukas Browning Lagerfeldt Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Machado
Valour Flag of England.svg Kian Williams Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Alarcón Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Ressurreição Flag of Portugal.svg Xavier Venâncio Flag of Portugal.svg Bruno Figueiredo
Vancouver Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Díaz Flag of Mexico.svg José Navarro Flag of Uganda.svg Allan Enyou
York United Flag of Mexico.svg Oswaldo León Flag of Mexico.svg Orlando Botello

Players in italic denote players who were new to their respective clubs for the 2025 season, sorted chronologically by their announcement. Players in Bold indicate players who have represented their national teams at the senior level.

Notes

  1. ↑ Players who remain under contract but have suffered season-ending injury and may not return to play. They do not count towards roster or cap restrictions and as such can be replaced by another foreign player.

References

  1. ↑ Hall, Vicki (November 9, 2024). "Calgary's Cavalry FC dethrones Hamilton's Forge FC for 1st-ever Canadian Premier League title". CBC Sports . The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (November 8, 2024). "'There's not a better time to be invested in the CPL': Commissioner Mark Noonan hints at expansion plans". OneSoccer . Archived from the original on November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ Davidson, Neil (November 10, 2024). "CPL coach of the year finalist Benjamin Mora parts ways with York United FC". CBC Sports . The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (November 21, 2024). "Mauro Eustáquio named York United FC head coach; first former CPL player to earn top coaching job". Canadian Premier League . Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa announces departure of Head Coach Carlos González". Atlético Ottawa. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Atlético Ottawa's new head coach is Mexico's Diego Mejía". CBC News . January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Canadian Premier League announces 2025 regular season schedule presented by WestJet". Canadian Premier League. February 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Transfer system". Inside FIFA. FIFA. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Canadian Premier League Announces 2025 CPL-U Sports Draft Presented By Degree" (Press release). U Sports. October 18, 2024. Archived from the original on November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  10. ↑ Jacques, John (March 13, 2024). "Canadian Premier League Updates Roster Rules For 2024". Northern Tribune. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  11. ↑ "CPL Off-Season Roster Tracker: Who's in and who's out for 2025?". Canadian Premier League. December 9, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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