Canadian Premier League records and statistics

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The following is a compilation of notable Canadian Premier League records and statistics for teams and players. The Canadian Premier League includes statistics from the CPL Finals in their season totals.

Contents

Champions

TeamTitlesRunners-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up
Forge FC 41 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 2021
Pacific FC 10 2021
Cavalry FC 02 2019, 2023
HFX Wanderers FC 01 2020
Atlético Ottawa 01 2022

Career player records

Statistics below are for all-time leaders and include regular season and playoffs. Bold indicates active players. Team is the current team or for inactive players the last CPL team they played for. Current to May 26, 2024. [1]

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Flag of Chile.svg Rodrigo Gattas York9 HFX Wanderers 6–2 (H)July 27, 2019 [2]
Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Díaz Pacific FC Atlético Ottawa 4–2 (N)July 22, 2021 [3]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges Forge FC FC Edmonton 4–3 (A)May 31, 2022 [4]
Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Díaz Pacific FC York United 4–2 (A)July 15, 2022 [5]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Woobens Pacius Forge FC FC Edmonton 5–1 (H)July 19, 2022 [6]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Terran Campbell Forge FC York United 4–0 (A)July 9, 2023 [7]
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Woobens Pacius Forge FC Vancouver FC 3–0 (A)September 3, 2023 [8]

Club statistics

All-time regular season table

The all-time regular season table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Canadian Premier League since its inception in 2019, excluding playoffs.
As of 2023 season [9] [10]

Pos.ClubSeasonsPldWinDrawLossGFGAGDPtsPPG1st2nd3rd
1 Cavalry FC 5119672626180116642271.91311
2 Forge FC 5119612434183116672071.74131
3 Pacific FC 5119482942170156141731.45--1
4 York United FC 5119393545148164-161521.28--1
5 HFX Wanderers FC 5119363845124146-221461.23-11
6 Valour FC 5119362657137169-321341.23---
7 Atlético Ottawa 491312634111122-111191.311--
8 FC Edmonton 49118274697139-42810.89---
9 Vancouver FC 12885152850-22291.04---

All-time regular season finishing positions

Place201920202021 [11] 20222023
1 Cavalry FC Cavalry FC Forge FC Atlético Ottawa Cavalry FC
2 Forge FC HFX Wanderers FC Cavalry FC Forge FC Forge FC
3 York9 FC Forge FC Pacific FC Cavalry FC HFX Wanderers FC
4 FC Edmonton Pacific FC York United FC Pacific FC Pacific FC
5 Pacific FC York9 FC Valour FC Valour FC York United FC
6 Valour FC Valour FC HFX Wanderers FC York United FC Atlético Ottawa
7 HFX Wanderers FC Atlético Ottawa FC Edmonton HFX Wanderers FC Vancouver FC
8 FC Edmonton Atlético Ottawa FC Edmonton Valour FC

Best regular season records

By season
SeasonWinnerPtsPPGPlayoff result
2019 Cavalry FC 622.21Runner-up
2020 Conventional regular season not held
2021 Forge FC 501.79Runner-up
2022 Atlético Ottawa 491.75Runner-up
2023 Cavalry FC 551.96Runner-up

Post-season active streaks

Playoff appearances

Updated through 2023 Canadian Premier League season. This list includes the five clubs that made the post-season in 2023. For the purposes of this section, the four-team group stage in 2020 is considered to be part of the post-season.

ClubLast miss of post-seasonLength of streak
Cavalry FC never (club joined in 2019)5 seasons
Forge FC never (club joined in 2019)5 seasons
Pacific FC 2019 4 seasons
HFX Wanderers FC 2022 1 season
York United FC 2022 1 season

Finals appearances

Updated through 2023 Canadian Premier League final. This list includes the two finalist clubs from 2023.

ClubLast miss of finalsLength of streak
Forge FC never (club joined in 2019)5 seasons
Cavalry FC 2022 1 season

Post-season active droughts

† – team is no longer playing in the Canadian Premier League.

Playoff appearances

Updated through 2023 Canadian Premier League season. This list does not include clubs that made the post-season in that year. For the purposes of this section, the four-team group stage in 2020 is considered to be part of the post-season.

ClubLast appearance
in post-season		Length of drought
Valour FC never (club joined in 2019)5 seasons
FC Edmonton †never (club joined in 2019, folded after 2022)4 seasons
Atlético Ottawa 2022 1 season
Vancouver FC never (club joined in 2023)1 season

Finals appearances

Updated through 2023 Canadian Premier League final. This list does not include the clubs that qualified in that year.

ClubLast appearance
in finals		Length of drought
Valour FC never (club joined in 2019)5 seasons
York United FC never (club joined in 2019)5 seasons
FC Edmonton †never (club joined in 2019, folded after 2022)4 seasons
HFX Wanderers FC 2020 3 seasons
Pacific FC 2021 2 seasons
Atlético Ottawa 2022 1 season
Vancouver FC never (club joined in 2023)1 season

Championships

Updated through 2023 Canadian Premier League final. This list does not include the club that won the championship in that year.

ClubLast championshipLength of drought
Cavalry FC never (club joined in 2019)5 seasons
HFX Wanderers FC never (club joined in 2019)5 seasons
Valour FC never (club joined in 2019)5 seasons
York United FC never (club joined in 2019)5 seasons
Atlético Ottawa never (club joined in 2020)4 seasons
FC Edmonton †never (club joined in 2019, folded after 2022)4 seasons
Pacific FC 2021 2 seasons
Vancouver FC never (club joined in 2023)1 season

CPL results in the Canadian Championship

Finals results by club
TeamWonLost
Forge FC 01 (2020)
Annual results
SeasonClub(s) with best resultFinal positionEliminated by
2019 Cavalry FC Semi-finals Montreal Impact (MLS)
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Forge FC Runner-up Toronto FC (MLS)
2021 Forge FC Semi-finals CF Montréal (MLS)
Pacific FC Toronto FC (MLS)
2022 York United FC Semi-finals Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS)
2023 Forge FC Semi-finals CF Montréal (MLS)
Pacific FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS)
  1. ↑ Tournament played in 2022 due to scheduling reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Highest scoring games and largest victories

Largest victories

DateWinning marginHome teamResultAway team
September 2, 20198 Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC
September 15, 20205 HFX Wanderers FC 0–5 Pacific FC
April 24, 2022 Atlético Ottawa 1–6 Valour FC
May 13, 2023 Vancouver FC 0–5 Atlético Ottawa
July 27, 20194 York9 FC 6–2 HFX Wanderers FC
October 12, 2019 York9 FC 4–0 Forge FC
October 17, 2019 Valour FC 0–4 York9 FC
August 19, 2020 Atlético Ottawa 0–4 Valour FC
August 25, 2021 Forge FC 4–0 Atlético Ottawa
October 26, 2021 Pacific FC 5–1 FC Edmonton
May 20, 2022 HFX Wanderers FC 0–4 Forge FC
July 19, 2022 Forge FC 5–1 FC Edmonton
July 31, 2022 Atlético Ottawa 0–4 Forge FC
July 9, 2023 York United FC 0–4 Forge FC

Highest scoring games

DateTotal goalsHome teamResultAway teamRef
June 2, 20239 Vancouver FC 3–6 Pacific FC
July 27, 20198 York9 FC 6–2 HFX Wanderers FC
September 2, 2019 Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC
October 12, 20217 FC Edmonton 3–4 Atlético Ottawa
April 24, 2022 Atlético Ottawa 1–6 Valour FC
May 31, 2022 FC Edmonton 3–4 Forge FC
June 25, 2023 Forge FC 4–3 Atlético Ottawa
September 15, 20196 York9 FC 2–4 Valour FC
July 21, 2021 Pacific FC 4–2 Atlético Ottawa
September 6, 2021 HFX Wanderers FC 3–3 York United FC
October 26, 2021 Pacific FC 5–1 FC Edmonton
November 6, 2021 FC Edmonton 3–3 Valour FC
June 15, 2022 Valour FC 2–4 Cavalry FC
June 30, 2022 Pacific FC 3–3 Cavalry FC
July 15, 2022 York United FC 2–4 Pacific FC
July 19, 2022 Forge FC 5–1 FC Edmonton
August 1, 2022 HFX Wanderers FC 2–4 York United FC

Transfer records

Highest transfer fees received

RankPlayerFromToFeeDateRef
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tristan Borges Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Forge FC Flag of Belgium (civil).svg OH Leuven $300,000January 2020 [12]
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Díaz Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pacific FC Flag of Norway.svg Sogndal IL $200,000August 2022 [13]
3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lukas MacNaughton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Pacific FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC $175,000January 2022 [14]
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victor Loturi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cavalry FC Flag of Scotland.svg Ross County $100,000June 2022 [15]
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joel Waterman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cavalry FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CF Montréal $82,000January 2020 [16]
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Diyaeddine Abzi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg York United Flag of France.svg Pau $34,700July 2022 [17]

Attendance records

Seasonal average attendances

Best average season's attendance for each team in bold.

SeasonRegular season average (excluding playoffs)
Atlético Ottawa Cavalry FC Edmonton Forge HFX Wanderers Pacific Valour Vancouver York United League average
2019 –3,2922,9056,5886,0613,1025,335–2,6684,279
2020 [lower-alpha 1] ––––––––––
2021 3,6182,5449613,3785,1982,6272,368–1,1182,710
2022 4,0693,4921,0713,6315,8253,1783,111–1,2343,197
2023 4,9594,090–5,3185,8543,2413,2202,7881,2003,858

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Season played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic at neutral venue on Prince Edward Island.

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The 2022 Cavalry FC season was the fourth season in the history of Cavalry FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

References

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  3. ↑ "Pacific FC vs. Atletico Ottawa - July 22, 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Edmonton vs. Forge FC - 1 June 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Match Analysis: York United 2-4 Pacific FC — CPL Match #57". canpl.ca. July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (July 19, 2022). "HIGHLIGHTS: Historic five goal effort sees Forge FC torch FC Edmonton at Tim Hortons Field". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League . Retrieved July 19, 2022.
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  8. ↑ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (September 3, 2023). "RECAP: Vancouver FC 0-3 Forge FC — CPL Match #88". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League . Retrieved September 3, 2023.
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  10. ↑ "2020 CPL schedule". canpl.ca. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  11. ↑ "CPL Standings". canpl.ca/standings.
  12. ↑ "Forge FC sells star midfielder Tristan Borges to Belgian team". Sportsnet.ca.
  13. ↑ "Alejandro Díaz joins Sogndal IL - Pacific FC could receive league record fee". Transfermarkt. According to sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations, Pacific FC will receive an initial Canadian $ 200,000 (€150,000).
  14. ↑ "Lukas MacNaughton joins Toronto FC from Pacific FC - "Played key role" in CPL". Transfermarkt.
  15. ↑ "Victor Loturi Transfers to SPL'S Ross County FC". bramptonsoccer.com. July 2, 2022. According to Transfermarkt.us, the shortlisted nominee for CPL U21 Player of The Year award, Victor Loturi fetched Cavalry a $100,000 transfer fee from Ross County FC in the Scottish Premier League.
  16. ↑ "Career Highlights". joelwaterman.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. An 82k transfer fee takes Joel to Canadian MLS team Montreal Impact.
  17. ↑ "Diyaeddine Abzi joins Ligue 2 side Pau FC - York United received transfer fee". Transfermarkt. A source has told Transfermarkt that York United have received €26,400, plus 25% of any future transfer.
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