2020 season | |||
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Chairman | Bob Young | ||
Head coach | Bobby Smyrniotis | ||
Canadian Premier League | Champions | ||
CONCACAF League | Quarter-finals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Kyle Bekker Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson (3 goals each) All: Daniel Krutzen (4 goals) | ||
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The 2020 Forge FC season was the second season in the history of Forge FC. Forge were the defending league champions, having defeated Cavalry FC in the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the CONCACAF League, advancing to the quarter-finals for the first time.
On September 19, Forge defeated HFX Wanderers FC 2–0 in the 2020 Canadian Premier League Final to win their second consecutive league title. As champions, they qualified for the 2020 Canadian Championship Final and the 2021 CONCACAF League.
Review
On January 22, Forge FC announced they had transferred reigning CPL golden boot winner and player of the year Tristan Borges to Belgian First Division B side Oud-Heverlee Leuven for a fee reported to be close to $300,000.[1][2] Before the start of the new season, the club supplemented their roster with several new signings including K.R.C. Genk academy product Paolo Sabak, former Montreal Impact and Canada men's national soccer team fullback Maxim Tissot, and former Toronto FC attacker Molham Babouli.[3][4][5]
Canadian Premier League: The Island Games
The Canadian Premier League originally announced its schedule on February 21. The season would have begun on April 11 and concluded on October 4 with a balanced, 28-match schedule.[6] In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CPL paused all pre-season training on March 13 before later postponing the start of the season on March 20.[7][8]
On July 29, the CPL announced a revised, shortened season format to be played exclusively at the University of Prince Edward Island from August 13 to September 19 in a bio-secure bubble. Dubbed The Island Games, the season would begin with a round-robin preliminary round. The top four teams would qualify for a round-robin group stage; the top two teams from the group stage would qualify for a single match final.[9][10]
Forge opened the their season on August 13 with a 2–2 draw against rival club Cavalry FC in the opening match of The Island Games.[11] Over the following weeks, Forge completed the CPL's preliminary round, ending with 2–2 draw against Valour FC to qualify for the second round group stage with a record of 3 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss.[12][13]
In the group stage, Forge opened with a 1–1 against HFX Wanderers FC before defeating Pacific FC 2–0 to put them on the verge of qualifying for the final.[14][15] Needing just a draw in their final group stage match,[16] Forge defeated Cavalry FC 1–0 to qualify for their second consecutive CPL final.[17][18]
Forge faced HFX Wanderers FC in the 2020 Canadian Premier League final. This was the third match between the two clubs at The Island Games with both previous matches ending in 1–1 draws.[19] Forge won the final 2–0 to repeat as CPL champions and qualify the club for the 2021 CONCACAF League and the 2020 Canadian Championship Final.[20]
CONCACAF League
Squad
As of August 14, 2020[21]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | |||
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||
1 | Triston Henry | ![]() |
GK | September 8, 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() | |||
31 | Baj Maan | ![]() |
GK | July 12, 2000 (aged 20) | ![]() | |||
Defenders | ||||||||
2 | Jonathan Grant | ![]() |
RB | October 15, 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() | |||
4 | Dominic Samuel | ![]() |
RB / CB | September 29, 1994 (aged 26) | ![]() | |||
5 | Daniel Krutzen | ![]() |
CB / LB | September 19, 1996 (aged 24) | ![]() | |||
6 | Kwame Awuah | ![]() |
LB / CM | December 2, 1995 (aged 25) | ![]() | |||
14 | David Edgar | ![]() |
CB | May 19, 1987 (aged 33) | ![]() | |||
15 | Maxim Tissot | ![]() |
LB | April 13, 1992 (aged 28) | ![]() | |||
16 | Klaidi Cela | ![]() |
CB | July 16, 1999 (aged 21) | ![]() | |||
21 | Jordan Dunstan | ![]() |
CB | March 21, 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() | |||
22 | Monti Mohsen | ![]() |
LB | June 13, 2000 (aged 20) | ![]() | |||
Midfielders | ||||||||
7 | David Choinière | ![]() |
LW / RW | February 7, 1997 (aged 23) | ![]() | |||
8 | Elimane Oumar Cissé | ![]() |
CM | March 12, 1995 (aged 25) | ![]() | |||
10 | Kyle Bekker | ![]() |
AM / CM | September 2, 1990 (aged 30) | ![]() | |||
13 | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | ![]() |
DM | April 17, 1996 (aged 24) | ![]() | |||
24 | Paolo Sabak | ![]() |
AM | February 10, 1999 (aged 21) | ![]() | |||
Forwards | ||||||||
9 | Marcel Zajac | ![]() |
ST | April 29, 1998 (aged 22) | ![]() | |||
11 | Chris Nanco | ![]() |
ST / RW / LW | February 15, 1995 (aged 25) | ![]() | |||
17 | Kadell Thomas | ![]() |
ST / RW / LW | November 26, 1996 (aged 24) | ![]() | |||
19 | Molham Babouli | ![]() |
CF / RW / LW | January 2, 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() | |||
20 | Gabriel Balbinotti | ![]() |
ST | April 12, 1998 (aged 22) | ![]() | |||
23 | Anthony Novak | ![]() |
ST | March 27, 1994 (aged 26) | ![]() |
Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
– | GK | ![]() |
![]() |
Free transfer | March 2, 2020 | [22] |
24 | MF | ![]() |
![]() |
Free transfer | April 23, 2020 | [23] |
15 | DF | ![]() |
![]() |
Free transfer | July 22, 2020 | [24] |
31 | GK | ![]() |
![]() |
Free transfer | July 31, 2020 | [25] |
21 | DF | ![]() |
![]() |
Free transfer | July 31, 2020 | [25] |
20 | FW | ![]() |
![]() |
Selected 7th overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft | July 31, 2020 | [25] |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Unattached | Free transfer | August 4, 2020 | [26] |
Draft picks
Forge FC selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft. 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 | 7 | FW | Gabriel Balbinotti | ![]() |
UQTR Patriotes |
2 | 8 | MF | Alex Zis | ![]() |
Guelph Gryphons |
Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | GK | ![]() |
Contract expired | January 8, 2020 | [27] | |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Contract expired | January 8, 2020 | [27] | |
20 | MF | ![]() |
Contract expired | January 8, 2020 | [27] | |
19 | MF | ![]() |
![]() |
Undisclosed | January 22, 2020 | [28] |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Contract terminated by mutual consent | July 30, 2020 | [29] | |
– | GK | ![]() |
![]() |
Undisclosed | July 31, 2020 | [30] |
Club
Kits
Forge FC unveiled its 2020 primary kit on February 27 at an event hosted at Tim Hortons Field.[31] The kit was inspired by Hamilton's six regional municipalities and featured a gold patch signifying Forge's status as defending champions.[32]
The CPL unveiled all of its clubs' alternate kits on July 30.[33] These "City Edition" kits incorporated unique symbolism for each club, with Forge's kit drawing from the image of Hamilton's Gore Park fountain.[33][34] Like the home kit, the alternate kit featured a gold champion patch.[34]
The kits continued to be produced by Macron and sponsored by Tim Hortons for a second consecutive season.[31][34]
Competitions
Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) from April to October and Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) otherwise.
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
Canadian Premier League | August 13 | September 19 | First stage | Winners | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 54.55 |
CONCACAF League | October 22 | December 8 | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.00 |
Total | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 53.33 |
Last updated: December 8, 2020
Source: Competitions
Canadian Premier League
First stage
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cavalry | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | Advance to group stage |
2 | HFX Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | |
3 | Forge | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12[lower-alpha 1] | |
4 | Pacific | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | |
5 | York9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
6 | Valour | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | |
7 | Atlético Ottawa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | |
8 | FC Edmonton | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 |
Results by match
Matches
Forge FC's opening match against Cavalry FC was announced on July 29.[9] The rest of the first stage schedule was announced on August 10.[36][37]
August 13 1 | Forge FC | 2–2 | Cavalry FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
8:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
August 16 2 | Forge FC | 2–0 | FC Edmonton | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
3:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren |
August 19 3 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–1 | Forge FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
8:00pm |
|
Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: David Barrie |
August 22 4 | Forge FC | 2–1 | Pacific FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
4:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Matthew Souaré |
August 26 5 | York9 FC | 3–2 | Forge FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
1:00pm | Report |
|
Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Juan Marquez |
August 30 6 | Atlético Ottawa | 0–2 | Forge FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
3:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren |
September 5 7 | Forge FC | 2–2 | Valour FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
12:00pm |
|
Report |
|
Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: David Barrie |
Group stage
Table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Forge | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to final |
2 | HFX Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
3 | Cavalry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | Pacific | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
Results by round
Matches
The group stage schedule was announced on September 6.[39]
September 9 1 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–1 | Forge FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
1:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Myriam Marcotte |
September 12 2 | Forge FC | 2–0 | Pacific FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
12:00pm |
|
Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Juan Marquez |
September 15 3 | Cavalry FC | 0–1 | Forge FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
1:00pm | Hernández ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Filip Dujic |
Final
September 19 2020 CPL Final | Forge FC | 2–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
3:00pm |
|
Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Juan Marquez |
CONCACAF League
The 2020 CONCACAF League was originally scheduled to begin on July 28, but this was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On August 7, CONCACAF announced they had rescheduled the tournament to begin play on October 20 and conclude on January 28, 2021.[40]
CONCACAF conducted the tournament draw on September 21.[41] Due to travel restrictions, all rounds of the tournament were played as single leg ties.[42]
Preliminary round
The preliminary round schedule was announced on September 29.[43]
October 22 | Municipal Limeño ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador |
8:15 pm |
|
Report | Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras) |
Round of 16
The round of 16 schedule was announced on October 27.[44]
November 3 | Tauro ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City |
8:00 pm | Report | Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States) |
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals schedule was announced on November 5.[45]
December 1 | Arcahaie ![]() | 1–1 (4–2 p) | ![]() | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
8:00 pm |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez | |
Penalties | ||||
|
Play-in round
The play-in round schedule was announced on December 4.[46]
Canadian Championship
The 2020 Canadian Championship was played as a one-game final between Forge as the CPL Champions and Toronto FC as the winner of a head-to-head series between Canadian teams from Major League Soccer. It was delayed until June 2022 due to scheduling difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[47] Forge ultimately lost the final in a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw.[48]
Statistics
Squad and statistics
As of December 10, 2020
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Canadian Premier League | CONCACAF League | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Triston Henry | 14 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Jonathan Grant | 7 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() |
Dominic Samuel | 14 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Daniel Krutzen | 15 | 4 | 11+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 2 |
6 | DF | ![]() |
Kwame Awuah | 14 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() |
David Choinière | 15 | 2 | 6+5 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Elimane Oumar Cissé | 10 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Marcel Zajac | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() |
Kyle Bekker | 15 | 3 | 11+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 |
11 | FW | ![]() |
Chris Nanco | 7 | 2 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | 15 | 3 | 9+2 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
David Edgar | 14 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() |
Maxim Tissot | 14 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() |
Klaidi Cela | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Kadell Thomas | 13 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() |
Molham Babouli | 14 | 2 | 4+6 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 |
20 | FW | ![]() |
Gabriel Balbinotti | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Jordan Dunstan | 9 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
22 | DF | ![]() |
Monti Mohsen | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
23 | FW | ![]() |
Anthony Novak | 12 | 3 | 4+5 | 2 | 0+3 | 1 |
24 | MF | ![]() |
Paolo Sabak | 15 | 2 | 8+3 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 |
31 | GK | ![]() |
Baj Maan | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Top scorers
Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | CONCACAF League | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Daniel Krutzen | DF | 2 | 2 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | Kyle Bekker | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
![]() | Anthony Novak | FW | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() | Chris Nanco | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | Paolo Sabak | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | David Choinière | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
![]() | Molham Babouli | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
9 | ![]() | Kwame Awuah | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | Maxim Tissot | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
Totals | 19 | 5 | 24 |
Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Top assists
Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | CONCACAF League | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Molham Babouli | FW | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2 | ![]() | Paolo Sabak | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | Maxim Tissot | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | David Choinière | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | Kadell Thomas | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Kyle Bekker | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | Dominic Samuel | DF | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals | 9 | 2 | 11 |
Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Clean sheets
Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | CONCACAF League | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Triston Henry | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Totals | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Disciplinary record
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | CONCACAF League | TOTAL | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
2 | DF | ![]() | Jonathan Grant | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Dominic Samuel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Daniel Krutzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | Kwame Awuah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Marcel Zajac | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
10 | MF | ![]() | Kyle Bekker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
11 | FW | ![]() | Chris Nanco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
13 | MF | ![]() | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() | David Edgar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() | Maxim Tissot | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 | DF | ![]() | Klaidi Cela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() | Kadell Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() | Molham Babouli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() | Gabriel Balbinotti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
24 | MF | ![]() | Paolo Sabak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Totals | 20 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 2 |
Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Honours
Canadian Premier League Awards
Name | Award | Status | Source |
---|---|---|---|
Kyle Bekker | Player of the Year | Won | [49][50] |
Triston Henry | Golden Glove | Won | [49][50] |
Bobby Smyrniotis | Coach of the Year | Nominated | [49][50] |
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