2026 Forge FC season

Forge FC

2026 season
Chairman	Bob Young
Head coach	Bobby Smyrniotis
Stadium	Hamilton Stadium
Canadian Premier League	Matchday 1
Canadian Championship	Preliminary round
CONCACAF Champions Cup	Round one
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The 2026 Forge FC season will be the eighth season in the history of Forge FC and the club's eighth season in the Canadian Premier League (CPL), the top flight in Canadian soccer. Forge are the two-time defending CPL Shield winners, having finished first in the 2024 and 2025 CPL seasons.

In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Review

Background

Forge FC will enter the 2026 Canadian Premier League season as the two-time reigning regular season winners after having finished first and claiming the CPL Shield in both the 2024 and 2025 CPL seasons. ^[1] The 2025 shield was the club's third regular season title and seventh trophy in seven years. ^[2] In the CPL playoffs, Forge were eliminated in the semifinals, making the 2025 CPL final the first in league history not to feature Forge. ^[3]

The Hammers will also compete in the 2026 Canadian Championship, a domestic cup organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. In the 2025 edition, Forge advanced to the semifinal, defeating MLS side CF Montréal in the quarterfinal for the second year in a row, ^[4] before being knocked out by the eventual champion Vancouver Whitecaps FC. ^[5]

Forge qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup as 2025 CPL regular season winners. ^{[1] [6]} This will be Forge's fourth appearance in the competition and third appearance in a row. In the 2025 edition, Forge faced Mexican side Monterrey in round one, losing 5–0 on aggregate. ^[7]

Head coach and sporting director Bobby Smyrniotis is contracted to return for his eighth season with the club after signing a four-year contract extension in 2023. ^{[8] [9]}

Preseason

Forge reported that it had opened its preseason in Hamilton with medicals on January 12 before starting training the next day. The club is scheduled to travel to Cancun for two weeks of training where it will play friendlies against Liga Premier club Inter Playa del Carmen and MLS club Orlando City SC. ^[10]

Current squad

As of February 1,2026 ^{[update] [11]}

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
36	Dino Bontis		GK	(2004-08-03) August 3, 2004 (age 21)	Western Mustangs	U21
	Dimitry Bertaud		GK	(1998-06-06) June 6, 1998 (age 27)	Montpellier HSC	INT
Defenders
3	Marko Jevremović		DF	(1996-02-23) February 23, 1996 (age 29)	Athens Kallithea F.C.	INT
5	Daniel Nimick		DF	(2000-09-22) September 22, 2000 (age 25)	HFX Wanderers FC
6	Ben Paton		DF	(2000-05-05) May 5, 2000 (age 25)	Ross County
24	Rezart Rama		DF	(2000-12-04) December 4, 2000 (age 25)	KF Egnatia	INT
	Daniel Krutzen		DF	(1996-09-19) September 19, 1996 (age 29)	Phoenix Rising FC	INT
	Antoine Batisse		DF	(1995-01-13) January 13, 1995 (age 31)	FK IMT	INT
Midfielders
10	Kyle Bekker		MF	(1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 (age 35)	North Carolina FC
16	Khadim Kane		MF	(2005-05-17) May 17, 2005 (age 20)	CF Montréal U23	U21
22	Noah Jensen		MF	(1999-07-20) July 20, 1999 (age 26)	Oakland University
28	Keito Lipovschek		MF	(2005-04-03) April 3, 2005 (age 20)	Fleetwood United	U21
32	Zayne Bruno		MF	(2007-01-23) January 23, 2007 (age 19)	Sigma FC	U21, EYT
Forwards
9	Brian Wright		FW	(1995-03-24) March 24, 1995 (age 30)	York United FC
11	Nana Opoku Ampomah		FW	(1996-01-02) January 2, 1996 (age 30)	Fortuna Düsseldorf	INT
17	Hoce Massunda		FW	(2005-06-19) June 19, 2005 (age 20)	Sigma FC	U21
18	Molham Babouli		FW	(1993-01-02) January 2, 1993 (age 33)	York United FC
19	Tristan Borges		FW	(1998-08-26) August 26, 1998 (age 27)	OH Leuven
	Ismael Oketokoun		FW	2006 or 2007 (age 19–20)	CF Platges de Calvià	INT
	Kevaughn Tavernier		FW	(2006-02-24)February 24, 2006 (aged 17)	Sigma FC	U21

CONCACAF Champions Cup roster

Forge FC's initial roster for the CONCACAF Champions Cup included the following players not listed in the club's main roster: ^[12]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club	Notes
12	Maxime Filion		FW	(2003-04-13) April 13, 2003 (age 22)	Montreal Carabins
33	Oliver Clow		DF	(2007-05-05) May 5, 2007 (age 18)		U21
42	Emmanuel Marmolejo		GK	(2007-06-14) June 14, 2007 (age 18)		U21
43	Manvir Singh		MF	(2008-07-31) July 31, 2008 (age 17)		U21
44	Sulaiman Sukkar		GK	(2008-06-23) June 23, 2008 (age 17)		U21
45	Alexander White		DF	(2008-08-02) August 2, 2008 (age 17)		U21

Contracts and transfers

New contracts

No.	Pos.	Player	Contract details	Date	Source
11	FW	Nana Ampomah	Multi-year contract (length undisclosed)	December 22, 2025	[13]
	FW	Kevaughn Tavernier	Undisclosed	January 30, 2026	[14] [15]

In

Transferred in

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
	DF	Daniël Krutzen	Phoenix Rising FC	Free	December 23, 2025	[16]
	FW	Ismael Oketokoun	CF Platges de Calvià	Free	January 8, 2026	[17]
	MF	Anthony Armatario	York Lions	Short-term replacement contract	January 30, 2026	[14] [15]
	GK	Sjard Strauss	Mount Royal Cougars	Short-term replacement contract	January 30, 2026	[14] [15]
	DF	Antoine Batisse	FK IMT	Free	January 31, 2026	[18] [19]
	GK	Dimitry Bertaud	Montpellier HSC	Free	February 1, 2026	[11] [20]

Draft picks

Forge FC made two selections in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 28, 2025. ^{[21] [22]} Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster; only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Round	Selection	Pos.	Player	Nationality	University
1	8	DF	Noah Bickford	Canada	TMU
2	15	MF	Maxime Bourgeois	Canada	Sherbrooke

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
81	DF	Malik Owolabi-Belewu	Chesterfield F.C.	Contract expired	December 31, 2025	[23] [24]
7	FW	David Choinière	FC Supra	Contract expired	December 31, 2025	[25] [26]
27	FW	Victor Klonaridis	Aris Petroupolis F.C.	Contract expired	December 31, 2025	[27] [28]
39	FW	Béni Badibanga	Inter Toronto FC	Contract expired	December 31, 2025	[29]
21	MF	Alessandro Hojabrpour	FC Emmen	Undisclosed	January 20, 2026 [i]	[30] [32] [31]
99	MF	Christos Liatifis		Mutual contract termination	January 30, 2026	[14]

Club

Prior to the season, the Hamilton Sports Group welcomed businessman and investor Angelo Paletta as a minority owner. ^{[33] [34]}

Kits

In November 2025, Canadian Soccer Business announced a multi-year partnership with Hummel to be the CPL's new kit and apparel partner starting with the 2026 season, ^[35] replacing Macron. ^[36] In December, the league Moneris as the new sleeve sponsor for every CPL club. ^[37]

On January 6, Forge unveiled a black and orange third kit that pays homage to the defunct Hamilton Steelers (1981–1992) and made available only to the club's season seat members. ^{[38] [39]} Later in the month, Forge unveiled its new orange primary kit and dark gray alternate kit. ^[40]

Competitions

Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) from March 8 until November 1, and Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) otherwise.

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
				Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Canadian Premier League	April 4	October 25	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Canadian Championship	May		Preliminary round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
CONCACAF Champions Cup	February 3		Round one	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total				0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2026 Canadian Premier League season

The Canadian Premier League announced its schedule on February 2. The season is scheduled to include a pause starting June 11 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup before resuming on June 26. ^{[41] [42]}

Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa

April 41	Forge FC	v	Atlético Ottawa	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Vancouver FC v Forge FC

April 122	Vancouver FC	v	Forge FC	Langley, British Columbia
7:00 pm				Stadium: Willoughby Community Park

Forge FC v Cavalry FC

April 183	Forge FC	v	Cavalry FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Pacific FC v Forge FC

April 264	Pacific FC	v	Forge FC	Victoria, British Columbia
6:00 pm				Stadium: Royal Athletic Park

HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC

May 25	HFX Wanderers FC	v	Forge FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00 pm				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

Forge FC v FC Supra

May 136	Forge FC	v	FC Supra	Hamilton, Ontario
11:00 am				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC

May 247	Atlético Ottawa	v	Forge FC	Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 pm				Stadium: TD Place Stadium

Forge FC v Cavalry FC

May 318	Forge FC	v	Cavalry FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Inter Toronto FC v Forge FC

June 79	Inter Toronto FC	v	Forge FC	Toronto, Ontario
2:00 pm				Stadium: York Lions Stadium

Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC

June 1010	Forge FC	v	HFX Wanderers FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Forge FC v Vancouver FC

July 111	Forge FC	v	Vancouver FC	Hamilton, Ontario
1:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

FC Supra v Forge FC

July 512	FC Supra	v	Forge FC	Laval, Quebec
1:00 pm				Stadium: Stade Boréale

Forge FC v Pacific FC

July 1613	Forge FC	v	Pacific FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Inter Toronto v Forge FC

July 2614	Inter Toronto	v	Forge FC	Toronto, Ontario
5:00 pm				Stadium: York Lions Stadium

HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC

August 315	HFX Wanderers FC	v	Forge FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00 pm				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

Forge FC v Vancouver FC

August 716	Forge FC	v	Vancouver FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Cavalry FC v Forge FC

August 317	Cavalry FC	v	Forge FC	Foothills County, Alberta
3:00 pm				Stadium: ATCO Field

Forge FC v FC Supra

August 1918	Forge FC	v	FC Supra	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Forge FC v Pacific FC

August 2219	Forge FC	v	Pacific FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

FC Supra v Forge FC

August 2820	FC Supra	v	Forge FC	Laval, Quebec
7:00 pm				Stadium: Stade Boréale

Forge FC v Inter Toronto FC

September 521	Forge FC	v	Inter Toronto FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa

September 1222	Forge FC	v	Atlético Ottawa	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Cavalry FC v Forge FC

September 1923	Cavalry FC	v	Forge FC	Foothills County, Alberta
5:00 pm				Stadium: ATCO Field

Vancouver FC v Forge FC

September 2624	Vancouver FC	v	Forge FC	Langley, British Columbia
6:00 pm				Stadium: Willoughby Community Park

Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC

October 325	Forge FC	v	HFX Wanderers FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Forge FC v Inter Toronto FC

October 1226	Forge FC	v	Inter Toronto FC	Hamilton, Ontario
1:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC

October 1727	Atlético Ottawa	v	Forge FC	Ottawa, Ontario
1:00 pm				Stadium: TD Place Stadium

Pacific FC v Forge FC

October 2528	Pacific FC	v	Forge FC	Victoria, British Columbia
4:00 pm				Stadium: Royal Athletic Park

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2026 Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship draw was held on January 17. ^[43] As one of the four-highest ranked clubs based on the Canadian Championship Club Ranking Index, Forge were pre-seeded for the draw. ^[44]

Preliminary round

The preliminary round is scheduled to have matches played between May 5 and 10. ^[44]

Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC

May (TBA)Single leg	Forge FC	v	HFX Wanderers FC	Hamilton, Ontario
				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Main article: 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup

The CONCACAF Champions Cup draw was held on December 9, 2025, with Forge drawing Liga MX side Tigres UANL in round one. ^{[45] [46]} Having qualified as CPL regular season winners, Forge will enter the competition in round one and will begin play in February 2026. ^[6]

Round one

The round one schedule was announced on December 12, 2025. ^[47]

Forge FC v Tigres UANL

February 3Leg 1	Forge FC	v	Tigres UANL	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm				Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

Tigres UANL v Forge FC

February 10Leg 2	Tigres UANL	v	Forge FC	San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
10:00 pm				Stadium: Estadio Universitario

Notes

1. FC Emmen announced the transfer on January 20, 2026, ^[30] while Forge FC announced the transfer on January 21, 2026. ^[31]

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Further reading

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