2019 Forge FC season explained
Club: | Forge FC |
Season: | 2019 |
Stadium: | Tim Hortons Field |
Chrtitle: | Chairman |
Chairman: | Bob Young |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Manager: | Bobby Smyrniotis |
League: | Canadian Premier League |
League Result: | Spring: 2nd Fall: 2nd Overall: 2nd |
Cup1: | CPL Finals |
Cup1 Result: | Champions |
Cup2: | Canadian Championship |
Cup2 Result: | Second qualifying round |
Cup3: | CONCACAF League |
Cup3 Result: | Round of 16 |
League Topscorer: | Tristan Borges (12 goals) |
Season Topscorer: | Tristan Borges (13 goals) |
Highest Attendance: | 17,611 (April 27 vs. York9 FC) |
Lowest Attendance: | 3,864 (October 16 vs. Cavalry FC) |
Average Attendance: | League: All: |
Nextseason: | 2020 |
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The 2019 Forge FC season was the first season in the club's history, as well as first season in Canadian Premier League history. On April 27, 2019, Forge FC hosted York9 FC in the inaugural CPL match at Tim Hortons Field.[1] During the season, Forge also participated in the Canadian Championship, CONCACAF League, and the Canadian Premier League Finals.
On November 2, 2019, Forge FC defeated Cavalry FC 2–0 on aggregate in the CPL Finals and became the first ever champions of the Canadian Premier League.[2] As champions, they qualified for the 2020 CONCACAF League.
Squad
As of November 2, 2019.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
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Goalkeepers |
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1 | Triston Henry | | GK | December 31, 2019 | Sigma FC |
18 | Quillan Roberts | | GK | December 31, 2019 | Los Angeles FC |
Defenders |
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2 | Jonathan Grant | | RB | December 31, 2019 | Nyköpings BIS |
4 | Dominic Samuel | | RB / CB | December 31, 2019 | Sigma FC |
5 | Daniel Krutzen | | CB / LB | December 31, 2019 | Reading United |
6 | Kwame Awuah | | LB / CM | December 31, 2019 | New York City FC |
15 | Oluwaseun Oyegunle | | DF | December 31, 2019 | Sigma FC |
16 | Klaidi Cela | | CB | December 31, 2019 | Sigma FC |
21 | Bertrand Owundi | | CB | December 31, 2019 | Minnesota United |
22 | Monti Mohsen | | LB | December 31, 2019 | Sigma FC |
30 | David Edgar | | CB | December 31, 2019 | Hartlepool United |
Midfielders |
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3 | Elimane Oumar Cissé | | | December 31, 2019 | Diambars FC |
7 | David Choinière | | LW / RW | December 31, 2019 | Montreal Impact |
8 | Giuliano Frano | | CM / RB | December 31, 2019 | Sigma FC |
10 | Kyle Bekker | | AM / CM | December 31, 2019 | North Carolina FC |
13 | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | | | December 31, 2019 | IFK Värnamo |
19 | Tristan Borges | | RW / LW / AM | December 31, 2019 | SC Heerenveen |
20 | Justin Stoddart | | MF | December 31, 2019 | Sigma FC |
Forwards |
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9 | Marcel Zajac | | ST | December 31, 2019 | Akron Zips |
11 | Chris Nanco | | ST / RW / LW | December 31, 2019 | Bethlehem Steel |
17 | Kadell Thomas | | ST / RW / LW | December 31, 2019 | Sigma FC |
23 | Anthony Novak | | ST | December 31, 2019 | Oakville Blue Devils | |
Transfers
In
Transferred in
Loaned in
Draft picks
Forge FC selected the following players in the 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 12, 2018.[21] 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 |
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1 | 3 | | | | Guelph Gryphons |
2 | 12 | | | | Montreal Carabins |
3 | 17 | | | | Toronto Varsity Blues |
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Out
Transferred out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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12 | | | Guelph Gryphons | Developmental Contract expired | | [22] |
15 | | | | Developmental Contract expired | | |
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Club
Kits
On September 28, 2018, the Canadian Premier League announced that Canadian Soccer Business had signed a "long-term" deal on behalf of the league with Italian sporting apparel company Macron to be the official league kit provider, supplying the league's clubs with bespoke playing kits and training gear.[23]
On April 5, 2019, Forge FC's home and away kits were unveiled alongside those of the CPL's other teams.[24] The club later unveiled a black and gold third kit on May 30 to commemorate the sporting history of Hamilton.[25]
Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Tim Hortons
Pre-season
Matches
Competitions
Match times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).
Canadian Premier League
See main article: article and 2019 Canadian Premier League season.
Spring season
Matches
Fall season
Matches
CPL finals
See main article: article and 2019 Canadian Premier League finals. Forge qualified for the CPL finals on September 28.[26] The CPL announced the match schedule on September 30.[27]
Canadian Championship
See main article: article and 2019 Canadian Championship. The Canadian Soccer Association announced the format of the 2019 Canadian Championship on January 10;[28] [29] the draw results were announced on February 12.[30] [31] Forge entered the competition in the second round.
CONCACAF League
See main article: article and 2019 CONCACAF League. CONCACAF conducted the CONCACAF League draw on May 30, before Forge had qualified for the competition.[32] [33]
Preliminary round
The preliminary round schedule was announced on June 10.[34]
Round of 16
The round of 16 schedule was announced on August 9.[35]
Statistics
Squad and statistics
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Top scorers
width=10 | Rank | width=10 | Nat. | Player | width=10 | Pos. | width=80 | CPL Spring season | width=80 | CPL Fall season | width=80 | CPL Finals | width=80 | Canadian Championship | width=80 | CONCACAF League | width=80 | Total |
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1 | | | MF | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
2 | | | FW | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
3 | | | MF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | FW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
5 | | | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| | FW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
7 | | | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8 | | | MF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | FW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
11 | | | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 15 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 54 Top assists
width=10 | Rank | width=10 | Nat. | Player | width=10 | Pos. | width=80 | CPL Spring season | width=80 | CPL Fall season | width=80 | CPL Finals | width=80 | Canadian Championship | width=80 | CONCACAF League | width=80 | Total |
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1 | | | DF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | | MF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | | | MF | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | | | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | FW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | | | FW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | | | MF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | MF | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | FW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | | | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | | | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | DF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | FW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Totals | 13 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 43 Clean sheets
width=10 | Rank | width=10 | Nat. | Player | width=80 | CPL Spring season | width=80 | CPL Fall season | width=80 | CPL Finals | width=80 | Canadian Championship | width=80 | CONCACAF League | width=80 | Total |
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1 | | | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | | | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Totals | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 Disciplinary record
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | CPL Spring season | CPL Fall season | CPL Finals | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF League | Total |
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1 | GK | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | DF | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | DF | | | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | DF | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | DF | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | MF | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | MF | | | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | FW | | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | MF | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | FW | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | MF | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | FW | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | FW | | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | GK | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | MF | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | DF | | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 22 | DF | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | FW | | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | DF | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Totals | 14 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 3 Honours
Canadian Premier League Awards
Sources
- Web site: Forge FC: 3 key performers of 2019 . Armen . Bedakian . Canadian Premier League . December 23, 2019 . February 28, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924151303/https://canpl.ca/video/forge-fc-3-key-performers-of-2019 . September 24, 2020 . live.
- Web site: Forge FC: 2019 season in review . Armen . Bedakian . Canadian Premier League . December 23, 2019 . February 28, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924140144/https://canpl.ca/video/forge-fc-2019-season-in-review . September 24, 2020 . live.
- Web site: 2019 Inaugural Season Media Guide . Forge FC . April 7, 2020 . October 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003150753/https://cdn.canpl.ca/app/uploads/hamilton/2020/04/07102108/Forge-FC-Inaugural-Season-Media-Guide.pdf . October 3, 2023 . live.
External links
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Notes and References
- Web site: CPL inaugural match: Forge FC hosts York9 FC for 'monumental day' in Canadian soccer history. Bedakian. Armen. January 29, 2019. canpl.ca. January 29, 2019.
- Web site: O’Connor-Clarke . Charlie . Forge FC crowned CPL champions in win over Cavalry . Canadian Premier League . November 3, 2019 . November 2, 2019.
- Web site: Forge FC signs forward Marcel Zajac. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. January 8, 2019. January 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190109110701/http://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-signs-forward-marcel-zajac. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Signs Midfielder Tristan Borges. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. January 10, 2019. January 10, 2019. January 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190111055008/https://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-signs-midfielder-tristan-borges. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Announces First International Player Signing. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. January 17, 2019. January 17, 2019. January 19, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121502/http://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-announces-first-international-player-signing. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Signs Canadian Defender Kwame Awuah. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. January 29, 2019. January 29, 2019. January 30, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053135/http://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-signs-canadian-defender-kuame-awuah. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Signs Swedish Midfielder Alexander Achinioti Jönsson. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. January 31, 2019. January 31, 2019. February 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013518/http://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-signs-swedish-midfielder-alexander-achinioti-jonsson. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Signs Canadian Midfielder Giuliano Frano. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. February 7, 2019. February 7, 2019. February 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124451/https://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-signs-canadian-midfielder-giuliano-frano. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Signs Goalkeeper Triston Henry and Defender Dominic Samuel. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. February 25, 2019. February 25, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190225223923/https://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-signs-goalkeeper-triston-henry-and-defender-dominic-samuel. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Adds Senegalese and Canadian Internationals. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. February 26, 2019. February 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190227060333/http://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-adds-senegalese-and-canadian-internationals. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Adds Four Players to Roster. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. March 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190427202441/https://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-adds-four-players-to-roster. April 27, 2019. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Signs Canadian Midfielder David Choinière. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. March 7, 2019. March 7, 2019. March 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308081436/http://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-signs-canadian-midfielder-david-choiniere. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Signs Two Canadian Players. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. April 3, 2019. April 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403141303/https://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-signs-two-canadian-players. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Signs Kotsopoulos to U Sports Development Contract. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. May 16, 2019. May 16, 2019. May 16, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190516183637/https://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-signs-kotsopoulos-to-u-sports-development-contract. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Signs Canadian International Defender Edgar. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. August 2, 2019. August 2, 2019. December 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191213014621/https://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-signs-canadian-international-defender-edgar. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Signs Midfielder Stoddart and Defender Oyegunle. canpl.ca. September 15, 2019 . Canadian Premier League. September 15, 2019.
- Web site: Forge FC acquires Emery Welshman on loan from FC Cincinnati. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. March 8, 2019. March 8, 2019. March 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190324115222/https://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-aquires-emery-welshman-on-loan-from-fc-cincinnati. dead.
- Web site: Welshman Recalled From Loan by FC Cincinnati. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. August 2, 2019. August 2, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20200209160155/https://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/welshman-recalled-from-loan-by-fc-cincinnati. February 9, 2020. dead.
- Web site: Forge FC Signs Goalkeepers Maan to Developmental Contract. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. June 11, 2019. June 11, 2019.
- Web site: Forge FC sign goalkeeper Luke Iacobellis to developmental contract . Canpl.ca. CanPL.ca Staff. September 4, 2019. September 4, 2019.
- Web site: Forge FC Selects Three Players in First Ever CPL-U SPORTS Draft. forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. November 12, 2018. November 29, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181129225158/https://forgefc.canpl.ca/article/forge-fc-selects-three-players-in-first-ever-cpl-u-sports-draft. dead.
- Web site: Forge's Jace Kotsopoulos returns to Guelph University . Canpl.ca. August 16, 2019. August 16, 2019.
- Macron to become kit provider for the Canadian Premier League . . September 28, 2018 . September 4, 2022.
- News: Hamilton's Forge FC unveils new uniforms ahead of Canadian Premier League opener . . . Anthony . Urciuoli . April 5, 2019 . September 4, 2022.
- Web site: Forge FC To Wear Special Black-And-Gold Kit On June 15 . John . Jacques . northerntribune.ca . May 30, 2019 . September 4, 2022.
- Web site: Forge clinches Finals 2019 berth after Saturday's triple slate . Canadian Premier League . September 28, 2019 . March 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190928215658/https://canpl.ca/article/forge-win-eliminates-pacific-valour-edmonton-from-fall-contention . September 28, 2019 . live.
- Web site: Forge to host 1st leg of Canadian Premier League Finals; Cavalry to stage return leg . John . Molinaro . September 30, 2019 . March 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191001151722/https://canpl.ca/article/forge-to-host-1st-leg-of-canadian-premier-league-finals-cavalry-to-stage-return-leg . October 1, 2019 . live.
- Web site: Canada Soccer's 2019 Canadian Championship expands to 13 teams and 24 matches . Canadian Soccer Association . January 10, 2019 . March 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190110235031/https://www.canadasoccer.com/canada-soccer-s-2019-canadian-championship-expands-to-13-teams-and-24-matches-p161994&t=championship_article . January 10, 2019 . live.
- Web site: Battle of the North: Canadian Premier League squads learn paths to 2019 Canadian Championship . Canadian Premier League . January 10, 2019 . March 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190111055237/https://canpl.ca/article/battle-of-the-north-canadian-premier-league-squads-learn-paths-to-2019-canadian-championship . January 11, 2019 . live.
- Web site: 2019 Canadian Championship Draw Results Announced . Canadian Soccer Association . February 12, 2019 . March 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200921033823/https://canadasoccer.com/news/2019-canadian-championship-draw-results-announced/ . September 21, 2020 . live.
- Canadian Championship 2019 Draw . Canadian Soccer Association . YouTube . February 12, 2019 . March 7, 2024.
- Draw Delivers Matchups for the 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf League . Miami . CONCACAF . May 30, 2019 . March 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202222610/https://www.concacaf.com/concacaf-league/news/draw-delivers-matchups-for-the-2019-scotiabank-concacaf-league/ . December 2, 2022 . live.
- Web site: CPL club to take on Antigua GFC in CONCACAF League preliminary round . Canadian Premier League . May 30, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190607180434/https://canpl.ca/article/cpl-club-to-take-on-antigua-gfc-in-concacaf-league . June 7, 2019 . live.
- Schedule Confirmed for the Preliminary and Round of 16 Matches of the 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf League . Miami . CONCACAF . June 10, 2019 . March 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240307141555/https://www.concacaf.com/en/concacaf-league/article/schedule-confirmed-for-the-preliminary-and-round-of-16-matches-of-the-2019-scotiabank-concacaf-league/ . March 7, 2024 . live.
- 2019 Scotiabank Concacaf League Round of 16 Matchups and Schedule Confirmed . Miami . CONCACAF . August 9, 2019 . March 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240307141554/https://www.concacaf.com/en/concacaf-league/article/2019-scotiabank-concacaf-league-round-of-16-matchups-and-schedule-confirmed/ . March 7, 2024 . live.
- Web site: Forge FC's Tristan Borges wins CPL's Player of the Year award. Molinaro. John. Canadian Premier League. January 2, 2022. November 26, 2019.
- Web site: RUNDOWN: Analyzing & comparing the 2019 CPL Awards nominees. November 12, 2019. Canadian Premier League. en-CA. February 1, 2020.