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Forge FC 2020 football season

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. Before the start of the season, Forge announced that 18 players from the previous season would be returning in 2020.[1][2] 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.[3] As champions, they qualified for the 2020 Canadian Championship Final and the 2021 CONCACAF League.

As of August 14, 2020[4]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Triston Henry Canada GK (1993-09-08)September 8, 1993 (aged 27) Canada Sigma FC
31 Baj Maan Canada GK (2000-07-12)July 12, 2000 (aged 20) United States NKU Norse
Defenders
2 Jonathan Grant Canada RB (1993-10-15)October 15, 1993 (aged 27) Sweden Nyköpings BIS
4 Dominic Samuel Canada RB / CB (1994-09-29)September 29, 1994 (aged 26) Canada Sigma FC
5 Daniel Krutzen Belgium CB / LB (1996-09-19)September 19, 1996 (aged 24) United States Reading United
6 Kwame Awuah Canada LB / CM (1995-12-02)December 2, 1995 (aged 25) United States New York City FC
14 David Edgar Canada CB (1987-05-19)May 19, 1987 (aged 33) England Hartlepool United
15 Maxim Tissot Canada LB (1992-04-13)April 13, 1992 (aged 28) Canada Ottawa Fury
16 Klaidi Cela Canada CB (1999-07-16)July 16, 1999 (aged 21) Canada Sigma FC
21 Jordan Dunstan Canada CB (1993-03-21)March 21, 1993 (aged 27) United States Chattanooga FC
22 Monti Mohsen Canada LB (2000-06-13)June 13, 2000 (aged 20) Canada Sigma FC
Midfielders
7 David Choinière Canada LW / RW (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 23) Canada Montreal Impact
8 Elimane Oumar Cissé Senegal CM (1995-03-12)March 12, 1995 (aged 25) Senegal Diambars FC
10 Kyle Bekker Canada AM / CM (1990-09-02)September 2, 1990 (aged 30) United States North Carolina FC
13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Sweden DM (1996-04-17)April 17, 1996 (aged 24) Sweden IFK Värnamo
24 Paolo Sabak Belgium AM (1999-02-10)February 10, 1999 (aged 21) Netherlands NEC Nijmegen
Forwards
9 Marcel Zajac Canada ST (1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 (aged 22) United States Akron Zips
11 Chris Nanco Canada ST / RW / LW (1995-02-15)February 15, 1995 (aged 25) United States Bethlehem Steel
17 Kadell Thomas Canada ST / RW / LW (1996-11-26)November 26, 1996 (aged 24) Canada Sigma FC
19 Molham Babouli Canada CF / RW / LW (1993-01-02)January 2, 1993 (aged 27) Canada FC Ukraine United
20 Gabriel Balbinotti Canada ST (1998-04-12)April 12, 1998 (aged 22) Canada UQTR Patriotes
23 Anthony Novak Canada ST (1994-03-27)March 27, 1994 (aged 26) Canada Oakville Blue Devils

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Draft picks[edit]

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.

Out[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) from April to October and Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) otherwise.

Overview[edit]

Canadian Premier League[edit]

First stage[edit]

Table[edit]
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[13]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.
Results by match[edit]
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Result D W D W L W D
Position 1 1 1 1 2 1 2
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Table[edit]
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[14]
Results by round[edit]
Round 1 2 3
Result D W W
Position 2 1 1
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[edit]

Final[edit]

CONCACAF League[edit]

Preliminary round[edit]

Round of 16[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

Play-in round[edit]

Canadian Championship[edit]

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.[15] Forge ultimately lost the final in a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw.[16]

Statistics[edit]

Squad and statistics[edit]

As of December 10, 2020

Top scorers[edit]


Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists[edit]


Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets[edit]


Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record[edit]


Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Honours[edit]

Canadian Premier League Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Molinaro, John (December 13, 2019). “Borges, Bekker headline list of Forge returnees from championship squad”. canpl.ca. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d “Forge FC brings back David Edgar, drops 3 members of title-winning squad”. canpl.ca. CPL. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Molinaro, John (19 September 2020). “Forge FC beats HFX Wanderers FC in Island Games final to repeat as CPL champions”. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  4. ^ “CPL off-season roster tracker: Who’s in and who’s out for 2020?”. Canadian Premier League. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  5. ^ “Forge FC add Canadian goalkeeper Monsalve”. Forge FC. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  6. ^ “Forge FC inks promising Belgian attacker Paolo Sabak”. Forge FC. 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  7. ^ “Forge FC sign Canadian International defender Tissot”. Forge FC. 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  8. ^ a b c “Forge FC sign trio of Canadians”. Forge FC. 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  9. ^ “Forge FC sign Canadian forward Babouli”. Forge FC. 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2020-08-04.
  10. ^ “Borges Transferred to OH Leuven”. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  11. ^ Jaques, John (July 30, 2020). “Giuliano Frano Has Left Forge FC”. Northern Tribune. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  12. ^ “Monsalve transferred to Xelaju MC”. Forge FC. 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
  13. ^ Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 12, 2020). “Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games… 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 12, 2020). “Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games… 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots” (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ “2020 Canadian Championship Final set for June 4”. Toronto FC. March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  16. ^ O’Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 4, 2022). “HIGHLIGHTS: Toronto FC top Forge FC in thrilling penalty shootout for 2020 Canadian Championship”. canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  17. ^ a b c Molinaro, John (September 18, 2020). “Bustos, Bekker and Garcia finalists for CPL Player of the Year award”. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  18. ^ a b c “Canadian Premier League announces 2020 Award winners”. Canadian Premier League. November 26, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2022.

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