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The 2024 Canadian Premier League season is the sixth season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Forge FC are the defending champions, having beaten Cavalry FC in the 2023 final.[1]
| Season | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Dates | April 13 – October 19 |
| CPL Shield | Forge FC |
| CONCACAF Champions Cup | Cavalry FC Forge FC |
| Matches played | 112 |
| Goals scored | 285 (2.54 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Tobias Warschewski (12 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Vancouver 4–1 Valour (April 14) York United 3–0 Vancouver (April 26) Atlético Ottawa 3–0 Forge (May 25) Forge 3–0 York United (June 1) York United 4–1 Atlético Ottawa (July 26) Forge 3–0 HFX Wanderers (July 27) Forge 3–0 Atlético Ottawa (August 10) Pacific 3–0 HFX Wanderers (September 7) HFX Wanderers 3–0 Forge (September 14) Pacific 3–0 Vancouver (September 14) |
| Biggest away win | Vancouver 0–4 HFX Wanderers (June 23) |
| Highest scoring | Atlético Ottawa 4–3 Forge (June 28) |
| Longest winning run | 5 matches Cavalry (July 26 – August 24) |
| Longest unbeaten run | 10 matches Cavalry (April 20 – June 21) |
| Longest winless run | 9 matches HFX Wanderers (April 13 – June 15) |
| Longest losing run | 5 matches Valour (April 14 – May 10) |
| Highest attendance | 7,395 Forge 2–1 Cavalry (April 13) |
| Lowest attendance | 843 York United 3–0 Vancouver (April 26) |
| Total attendance | 445,891 |
| Average attendance | 3,981 |
← 2023
All statistics correct as of October 19, 2024. | |
Forge FC won the CPL Shield as regular season champions on October 6. The playoffs began on October 23 and are scheduled to conclude with the 2024 CPL final on November 9.
The same eight teams that competed in the 2023 season are competing in the 2024 season.[2] The CPL's total player compensation budget was increased by $87,500 to a total of $1,112,500 (or $1,212,500 for teams maximizing the U21 salary incentive).[3]
York United was bought by a new ownership group from Mexico, Game Plan Sports Group.[4]
Location of the 2024 Canadian Premier League teams
| Club | Results | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Ottawa | details | Ottawa, Ontario | TD Place Stadium | 24,000 |
| Cavalry FC | details | Foothills County, Alberta | ATCO Field | 6,000 |
| Forge FC | details | Hamilton, Ontario | Tim Hortons Field | 23,218 |
| HFX Wanderers FC | details | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Wanderers Grounds | 6,500 |
| Pacific FC | details | Langford, British Columbia | Starlight Stadium | 6,000 |
| Valour FC | details | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Princess Auto Stadium | 32,343 |
| Vancouver FC | details | Langley, British Columbia | Willoughby Community Park | 6,560 |
| York United FC | details | Toronto, Ontario | York Lions Stadium | 4,000 |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Ottawa |  Carlos González |
 Maxim Tissot |
Macron | Maple Lodge Farms[5] | CIBC[6] |
| Cavalry |  Tommy Wheeldon Jr. |
Marco Carducci |
WestJet | ||
| Forge | Bobby Smyrniotis |
Kyle Bekker |
Tim Hortons | ||
| HFX Wanderers | Patrice Gheisar |
 Andre Rampersad |
Volkswagen | ||
| Pacific | James Merriman |
 Josh Heard |
Telus[7] | ||
| Valour | Phillip Dos Santos |
 Raphael Ohin |
OneSoccer | ||
| Vancouver |  Afshin Ghotbi |
Callum Irving |
CIBC[6] | Carlsberg 0.0%[8] | |
| York United |  Benjamín Mora |
 Mo Babouli |
Carlsberg 0.0%[9] | CIBC[6] |
Number of teams by province or territory
| Rank | Province or territory | Number | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ontario |
3 | Atlético Ottawa Forge York United |
| 2 |  British Columbia |
2 | Pacific Vancouver FC |
| 3 |  Alberta |
1 | Cavalry |
 Manitoba |
1 | Valour | |
 Nova Scotia |
1 | HFX Wanderers |
Coaching changes
| Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York United | Martin Nash |
Fired | May 21, 2024[10] | 5th | Benjamín Mora |
June 4, 2024[11] |
Format
The regular season was played as a quadruple round-robin, with each team playing the other seven teams twice at home and twice away between April and October. The regular season winner (the team ranked first after all 28 games) qualified for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the top five teams qualifed for the playoffs; the top two got byes to the semifinals.[12]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Playoff qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forge (S) | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 50 | First semifinal |
| 2 | Cavalry | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 48 | |
| 3 | Atlético Ottawa | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 44 | Quarterfinal |
| 4 | York United | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 39 | Play-in round |
| 5 | Pacific | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 34 | |
| 6 | HFX Wanderers | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 30[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 7 | Vancouver | 28 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 30[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 8 | Valour | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 28 |
Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points;[lower-alpha 2] 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).[2]
(S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup Round one)
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points;[lower-alpha 2] 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).[2]
(S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup Round one)
Notes:
- Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.[2]
Notes
Results
| Home \ Away | ATO | CAV | FOR | HFX | PAC | VAL | VFC | YRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Ottawa | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | ||
| Cavalry | 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | |
| 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | ||
| Forge | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | ||
| HFX Wanderers | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | |
| 1–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
| Pacific | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | |
| 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||
| Valour | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | ||
| Vancouver | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | |
| 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | ||
| York United | 4–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | |
| 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Positions by matchweek
| Team ╲ Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlético Ottawa | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Cavalry | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Forge | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| HFX Wanderers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| Pacific | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Valour | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Vancouver | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| York United | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
The 2024 season will use the Page playoff system. The team who finished first in the regular-season table would play the team who finished second, and the winner would host the final. The fourth- and fifth-placed teams would play in a play-in round, and the winner of this game would then play the third-placed team in a quarter-final. The quarter-final winner would play the loser of the game between the first and second-placed teams for the other spot in the final.[2]
In playoffs, if the scores are equal when normal playing time expires, extra time will be played for two periods of 15 minutes each. This will be followed, if required, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[2]
Forge FC and Atlético Ottawa were the first teams to qualify for the playoffs, doing so on September 21 and 22 respectively.[13] After some initial confusion over Cavalry FC's qualification status and a "review of the league's playoff clinch scenarios,"[14] Cavalry officially qualified on September 28.[15] York United FC became the fourth qualifier on October 1.[16] With two matchweeks left in the season, all remaining teams were still able to qualify for the fifth playoff spot.[17] This changed on October 12 when HFX Wanderers FC became the first team eliminated from playoff contention following a loss in the club's penultimate match.[18] Pacific FC clinched the fifth and final playoff spot on the final day of the season.[19]
On October 6, Forge clinched the CPL regular season title, winning the CPL Shield and securing the top playoff seed.[20]
Bracket
| Play-in round | First semifinal | Second semifinal | Final | |||||||||||||||
| October 27 | November 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Forge FC | 0 | 2 | Cavalry FC | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Cavalry FC | 1 | November 2 | 1 | Forge FC | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Forge FC | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinal | 3 | Atlético Ottawa | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| October 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| October 23 | 3 | Atlético Ottawa (p) | 2 (5) | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | York United | 2 | 4 | York United | 2 (4) | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Pacific FC | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
Matches
Play-in round
Quarterfinal
First semifinal
| Forge FC | 0–1 | Cavalry FC |
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| Report |
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Second semifinal
Final
- As of October 27, 2024
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[21] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tobias Warschewski |
Cavalry | 13 |
| 2 |  Rubén del Campo |
Atlético Ottawa | 12 |
| 3 | Alejandro Díaz |
Vancouver | 10 |
| 4 | Brian Wright |
York United | 9 |
| 5 | Tristan Borges |
Forge | 8 |
 Moses Dyer |
Vancouver / Pacific | ||
| Daniel Nimick |
HFX Wanderers | ||
| Kwasi Poku |
Forge | ||
| 9 | Mo Babouli |
York United | 7 |
| Shaan Hundal |
Valour | ||
 Jordan Swibel |
Valour | ||
Top assists
Clean sheets
| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[23] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marco Carducci |
Cavalry | 9 |
| 2 | Emil Gazdov |
Pacific | 7 |
| Nathan Ingham |
Atlético Ottawa | ||
 Jassem Koleilat |
Forge | ||
 Thomas Vincensini |
York United | ||
- As of October 19, 2024
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HFX Wanderers | 84,812 | 6,500 | 5,384 | 6,058 | +3.5% |
| 2 | Atlético Ottawa | 76,764 | 7,091 | 3,886 | 5,483 | +10.6% |
| 3 | Forge FC | 73,899 | 7,395 | 3,051 | 5,279 | −0.7% |
| 4 | Cavalry FC | 59,120 | 5,043 | 2,876 | 4,223 | +3.3% |
| 5 | Vancouver FC | 44,255 | 6,281 | 2,109 | 3,161 | +13.4% |
| 6 | Valour FC | 43,481 | 4,750 | 2,242 | 3,106 | −3.5% |
| 7 | Pacific FC | 42,574 | 4,367 | 2,161 | 3,041 | −6.2% |
| 8 | York United | 20,986 | 2,654 | 843 | 1,499 | +20.7% |
| League total | 445,891 | 7,395 | 843 | 3,981 | +3.7% |
Team of the Week
The Gatorade Team of the Week was selected by the CPL's Kristian Jack and OneSoccer's Oliver Platt.
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Monthly Awards
| Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | References | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Club | Player | Club | Goalkeeper | Club | ||
| April | Bobby Smyrniotis |
Forge FC | Tristan Borges |
Forge FC | Christopher Kalongo |
Forge FC | [52][53][54] |
| May | Carlos González |
Atlético Ottawa | Rubén del Campo |
Atlético Ottawa | Callum Irving |
Vancouver FC | [55][56][57] |
| June | Patrice Gheisar |
HFX Wanderers FC | Kwasi Poku |
Forge FC | Thomas Vincensini |
York United FC | [58][59][60] |
| July | Benjamín Mora |
York United FC | Mo Babouli |
York United FC | Marco Carducci |
Cavalry FC | [61][62][63] |
| August | Tommy Wheeldon Jr. |
Cavalry FC |  Daan Klomp |
Cavalry FC | Thomas Vincensini |
York United FC | [64][65][66] |
| September | Bobby Smyrniotis |
Forge FC | Moses Dyer |
Pacific FC | Jonathan Viscosi |
Valour FC | [67][68][69] |
| October | Tommy Wheeldon Jr. |
Cavalry FC | Tobias Warschewski |
Cavalry FC | Nathan Ingham |
Atlético Ottawa | [70][71][72] |
According to FIFA's worldwide registration periods calendar, the Canadian Soccer Association's (CSA's) 2024 pre-season transfer window opened on January 31 and closed on April 23; the mid-season transfer window would open on July 18 and close on August 14.[73] However, the CPL later announced that its mid-season transfer window would instead open on July 5 and close on August 2, contradicting FIFA's published dates.[2] This discrepancy was resolved on July 11 when the CSA announced that the mid-season transfer window would open on July 12 and close on August 8 as a compromise between the CPL's and Major League Soccer's interests.[74][75]
CPL clubs were required to be fully roster compliant by April 1 at 5:00 pm ET; rosters were frozen on September 13 at 4:00 pm ET.[76]
U Sports Draft
The 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft took place on December 14, 2023. Each team made two picks in the draft, for a total of 16 selections.[77]
Foreign players
Canadian Premier League teams can sign a maximum of seven international players, out of which only five can be in the starting line-up for each match.[3]
The following international players are signed for the 2024 season. Note that players may be considered domestic for CPL purposes (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or refugees) while still representing other countries in international competitions.[78]
Players in italic denote players who were new to their respective clubs for the 2024 season, sorted chronologically by their announcement. Players in Bold indicate players who have represented their national teams at the senior level.
Notes
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