2025 Canadian Premier League season

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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]

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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 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 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

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 and to August 21. [7]

CPL–U Sports Draft

The 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft took place on December 5, 2024. [8]

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. [9]

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. [10]

ClubPlayer 1Player 2Player 3Player 4Player 5Player 6Player 7Additional player [A] Inactive players [B] Former players
Atlético Ottawa Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Zapater Flag of Portugal.svg Kévin dos Santos Flag of Mexico.svg Juan Castro
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 Mexico.svg Daniel Parra Flag of Albania.svg Rezart Rama Flag of Serbia.svg Marko Jevremović
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
Valour Flag of England.svg Kian Williams Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Alarcón Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Ressurreição
Vancouver Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Díaz Flag of Mexico.svg José Navarro
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. ↑ Teams may only have seven players by the start of the season
  2. ↑ 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.

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