Forge FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Hamilton, Ontario. The club was founded in 2017 by Hamilton Tiger-Cats owner Bob Young as part of a larger effort with the Canadian Soccer Association that resulted in the creation of the Canadian Premier League. [1]
The club began play on April 27, 2019 in the CPL's inaugural match against York9 FC. [2] In addition to the CPL, Forge FC has competed in the Canadian Championship, the CONCACAF League, and the CONCACAF Champions Cup. [a]
This list encompasses the honours won by Forge FC and records set by the club, its players, and its manager.
Team of the Tournament
Rank | Name | Period | CPL | CPL Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Continental | Total |
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1 | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | 2019–present | 140 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 185 |
2 | Kyle Bekker | 2019–present | 138 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 182 |
3 | David Choinière | 2019–present | 116 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 161 |
4 | Tristan Borges | 2019, 2021–present | 119 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 158 |
Dominic Samuel | 2019–present | 116 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 158 | |
6 | Triston Henry | 2019–present | 105 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 142 |
7 | Garven Metusala | 2021–present | 85 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 112 |
8 | Alessandro Hojabrpour | 2022–present | 74 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 97 |
9 | Woobens Pacius | 2021–2023 | 73 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 93 |
10 | Elimane Cissé | 2019–2021,2024–present | 66 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 85 |
Boldsignifies current Forge FC player
Rank | Name | Period | CPL | CPL Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Continental | Total |
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1 | Tristan Borges | 2019, 2021–present | 30 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 |
2 | Woobens Pacius | 2021–2023 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 32 |
3 | David Choinière | 2019–present | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
4 | Kyle Bekker | 2019–present | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
5 | Terran Campbell | 2022–present | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
6 | Kwasi Poku | 2022–2024 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 |
7 | Molham Babouli | 2020–2021 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
Noah Jensen | 2022–present | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
9 | Daniel Krutzen | 2019–2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Chris Nanco | 2019–2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
Anthony Novak | 2019–2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Boldsignifies current Forge FC player
Place | Name | Period | CPL | CPL Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Continental | Total |
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1 | Triston Henry | 2019–present | 38 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 51 |
2 | Jassem Koleilat | 2024–present | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
3 | Christopher Kalongo | 2021–present | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Quillan Roberts | 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
5 | Baj Maan | 2020–2022 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Boldsignifies current Forge FC player
Coach | From | To | Record | |||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Bobby Smyrniotis | October 1, 2018 | Present | 198 | 100 | 42 | 56 | 50.51 | |
Total | 198 | 100 | 42 | 56 | 50.51 |
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% |
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Canadian Premier League | 163 | 87 | 31 | 45 | 243 | 153 | +90 | 53.37 |
Canadian Championship | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 40 |
Total | 178 | 93 | 36 | 49 | 262 | 169 | +93 | 52.25 |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Atlético Ottawa | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 16 | +18 |
Cavalry FC | 32 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 35 | +3 |
FC Edmonton † | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 12 | +9 |
HFX Wanderers FC | 24 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 36 | 22 | +14 |
FC Laval | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
CF Montréal | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
CS Mont-Royal Outremont | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
Pacific FC | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 36 | 15 | +21 |
Toronto FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ±0 |
Valour FC | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 28 | +6 |
Vancouver FC | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | +5 |
York United FC | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 45 | 26 | +19 |
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% |
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CONCACAF League | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | +5 | 43.75 |
CONCACAF Champions Cup/League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 0.00 |
Total | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 26 | –1 | 35.00 |
Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Antigua | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Arcahaie | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
C.D. FAS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
Cruz Azul | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
Guadalajara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 |
Independiente | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Marathón | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
Motagua | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Municipal Limeño | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Olimpia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
Santos de Guápiles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
Tauro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Country | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
El Salvador | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
Guatemala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Haiti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Honduras | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | –3 |
Mexico | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | –6 |
Panama | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
Competition | Season | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate | Ref |
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CONCACAF League | 2019 | Preliminary round | Antigua | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | [34] [35] |
Round of 16 | Olimpia | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | [36] [37] | ||
2020 | Preliminary round | Municipal Limeño | 2–1 (A) | [38] | |||
Round of 16 | Tauro | 2–1 (A) | [39] | ||||
Quarter-finals | Arcahaie | 1–1 (2–4 p) (A) | [40] | ||||
Play-in round | Marathón | 0–1 (A) | [41] | ||||
2021 | Preliminary round | FAS | 3–1 | 2–2 | 5–3 | [42] [43] | |
Round of 16 | Independiente | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | [44] [45] | ||
Quarter-finals | Santos de Guápiles | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | [46] [47] | ||
Semi-finals | Motagua | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 (a) | [48] [49] | ||
CONCACAF Champions League | 2022 | Round of 16 | Cruz Azul | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | [17] [27] |
CONCACAF Champions Cup | 2024 | Round one | Guadalajara | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–5 | [28] [50] |
2025 | Round one | Monterrey |
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