Canadian Premier League Coach of the Year

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Coach of the Year
Sport Soccer
League Canadian Premier League
CountryCanada
History
First award 2019
First winner Flag of England.svg Tommy Wheeldon Jr.
Most winsFlag of England.svg Tommy Wheeldon Jr. (2)
Most recentFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Smyrniotis
Website canpl.ca/awards/

The Canadian Premier League Coach of the Year award has been awarded since the inaugural 2019 season to a Canadian Premier League head coach. The award is given to the coach who receives the most votes from each head coach and one assistant coach from all the participating teams. It is awarded annually at the Canadian Premier League Awards ceremony.

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Initially the award was based on the entire Canadian Premier League season, including playoffs and finals. [1] In 2022, a change was made to all CPL awards so that they are only judged based on results from the regular season. [2] Tommy Wheeldon Jr., the current head coach of Cavalry FC, has won the most awards, with two titles. The only coach who won the award, while also winning the Canadian Premier League championship is Pa-Modou Kah, who led Pacific FC to their first league championship in 2021.

Winners by year

Coach of the Year
SeasonCoachNationalityClub Winning % Team resultRef
Reg. seasonLeague totalReg. seasonPlayoffs
2019 Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Flag of England.svg  ENG Cavalry 67.963.31stRunner-up [3]
2020 Stephen Hart Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  TRI HFX Wanderers N/A [a] 36.4N/A [a] Runner-up [4]
2021 Pa-Modou Kah Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Pacific 46.4503rdChampions
2022 Carlos González Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Atlético Ottawa 46.445.21stRunner-up [5]
2023 Tommy Wheeldon Jr. (2)Flag of England.svg  ENG Cavalry 57.154.81stRunner-up [6]
2024 Bobby Smyrniotis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Forge 53.651.61stRunner-up
  1. 1 2 No regular season played.

Records

CoachTitlesFinalistYears wonYears finalist
Flag of England.svg Tommy Wheeldon Jr. 22 2019, 2023 2021, 2024
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Bobby Smyrniotis 15 2024 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos González 10 2022 –
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Stephen Hart 10 2020 –
Flag of Norway.svg Pa-Modou Kah 10 2021 –
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jim Brennan 01– 2019
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Patrice Gheisar 01– 2023
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Merriman 01– 2022
Flag of Spain.svg Mista 01– 2020
Flag of Mexico.svg Benjamín Mora 01– 2024

References

  1. ↑ Thompson, Marty (November 1, 2019). "Canadian Premier League officially unveils 2019 individual awards". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
  2. ↑ "CPL announces new awards, 2022 voting procedures". Canadian Premier League. September 28, 2022. Retrieved January 30, 2024. Voting for all seven of the CPL's annual awards will this year be based on performances during the regular season, not including Canadian Championship, Concacaf or playoff action
  3. ↑ "Canadian Premier League announces 2019 Award winners". Canadian Premier League. November 26, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Canadian Premier League announces 2020 Award winners". Canadian Premier League. November 26, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  5. ↑ Jacques, John (October 29, 2022). "2022 CPL Awards Roundup". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  6. ↑ Jacques, John (October 27, 2023). "2023 CPL Awards Round Up: Cavalry Dominates The Show". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
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