Forge FC 2022 football season
The 2022 Forge FC season was the fourth season in the history of Forge FC . In addition to the Canadian Premier League , the club competed in the 2022 Canadian Championship and the previously delayed final of the 2020 Canadian Championship .
Forge FC began its season in February by competing against Mexican club Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions League , becoming the first Canadian Premier League club to play in the competition.[ 1]
On October 30, Forge FC defeated Atlético Ottawa 2–0 in the 2022 Canadian Premier League Final to claim their third CPL title.[ 2]
Final squad
As of October 30, 2022[ 3]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Previous club
Goalkeepers
1
Triston Henry
GK
(1993-09-08 ) September 8, 1993 (aged 29)
Sigma FC
29
Christopher Kalongo
GK
(2002-01-07 ) January 7, 2002 (aged 20)
Sigma FC
Defenders
2
Jonathan Grant
RB
(1993-10-15 ) October 15, 1993 (aged 29)
Nyköpings BIS
3
Ashtone Morgan
LB
(1991-02-09 ) February 9, 1991 (aged 31)
Real Salt Lake
4
Dominic Samuel
CB / RB
(1994-09-29 ) September 29, 1994 (aged 28)
Sigma FC
5
Daniel Krutzen
CB / LB
(1996-09-19 ) September 19, 1996 (aged 26)
Reading United
23
Garven-Michée Metusala
CB / FB
(1999-12-31 ) December 31, 1999 (aged 22)
A.S. Blainville
24
Rezart Rama
CB
(2000-12-04 ) December 4, 2000 (aged 21)
Nottingham Forest
81
Malik Owolabi-Belewu
DF
(2002-07-03 ) July 3, 2002 (aged 20)
S.P.A.L.
Midfielders
10
Kyle Bekker
AM / CM
(1990-09-02 ) September 2, 1990 (aged 32)
North Carolina FC
12
Sebastian Castello
MF
(2003-10-08 ) October 8, 2003 (aged 19)
Sigma FC
13
Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
DM
(1996-04-17 ) April 17, 1996 (aged 26)
IFK Värnamo
20
Kwasi Poku
MF
(2003-02-06 ) February 6, 2003 (aged 19)
Toronto FC II
21
Alessandro Hojabrpour
AM
(2000-01-10 ) January 10, 2000 (aged 22)
Pacific FC
22
Noah Jensen
MF
(1999-07-20 ) July 20, 1999 (aged 23)
Oakland University
33
Aboubacar Sissoko
MF
(1995-10-09 ) October 9, 1995 (aged 27)
Indy Eleven
Forwards
7
David Choinière
LW / RW
(1997-02-07 ) February 7, 1997 (aged 25)
Montreal Impact
9
Terran Campbell
ST / LW
(1998-10-10 ) October 10, 1998 (aged 24)
Pacific FC
11
Chris Nanco
ST / RW / LW
(1995-02-15 ) February 15, 1995 (aged 27)
Bethlehem Steel
14
Emery Welshman
ST
(1991-11-09 ) November 9, 1991 (aged 30)
Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.
17
Woobens Pacius
FW
(2001-05-11 ) May 11, 2001 (aged 21)
CF Montréal Academy
19
Tristan Borges
RW / LW / AM
(1998-08-26 ) August 26, 1998 (aged 24)
OH Leuven
77
Jordan Hamilton
ST
(1996-03-17 ) March 17, 1996 (aged 26)
Sligo Rovers
Unknown
Luc Finelli
(2005-03-09 ) March 9, 2005 (aged 17)
Sigma FC
Daniel Firek
(2005-10-29 ) October 29, 2005 (aged 17)
Sigma FC
Gabriel Goransson
(2004-11-03 ) November 3, 2004 (aged 17)
Sigma FC
Matthew Paiva
(2004-04-13 ) April 13, 2004 (aged 18)
Sigma FC
Transfers
In
No.
Pos.
Player
From club
Fee/notes
Date
Source
9
FW
Terran Campbell Pacific FC
Free
January 11, 2022
[ 4]
21
MF
Alessandro Hojabrpour Pacific FC
Free
January 12, 2022
[ 5]
3
DF
Ashtone Morgan Real Salt Lake
Free
February 1, 2022
[ 6]
20
MF
Kwasi Poku Toronto FC II
Free
February 2, 2022
[ 7]
33
MF
Aboubacar Sissoko Indy Eleven
Free
February 2, 2022
[ 7]
28
DF
Sigma FC
Signed to a development contract
February 8, 2022
[ 8] [ 9]
22
MF
Noah Jensen Oakland University
Free
February 15, 2022
[ 10]
16
DF
Cale Loughrey UAB Blazers
Free
February 15, 2022
[ 10]
DF
Guillaume Pianelli UQTR
Selected 7th overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft
February 15, 2022
[ 10]
8
MF
Simon Triantafillou Providence College
Free
February 15, 2022
[ 10]
36
GK
Toronto FC Academy
Free
April 5, 2022
[ 11]
MF
Shamit Shome FC Edmonton
Free
April 5, 2022
[ 11]
81
DF
Malik Owolabi-Belewu S.P.A.L.
Free
April 8, 2022
[ 12]
24
DF
Rezart Rama Nottingham Forest
Free
May 19, 2022
[ 13]
6
DF
Malcolm Duncan Sigma FC
Short-term contract
June 12, 2022
[ 14]
8
FW
Orlendis Benítez Vaughan Azzurri
Short-term contract
June 12, 2022
[ 14]
77
FW
Jordan Hamilton Sligo Rovers
Free
August 5, 2022
[ 15]
Loans in
Draft picks
Forge FC made the following selections in the 2022 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
No.
Pos.
Player
To club
Fee/notes
Date
Source
9
FW
Kosi Nwafornso Vaughan Azzurri
Undisclosed
December 31, 2021
[ 18] [ 19]
18
FW
Molham Babouli Muaither SC
Free
January 19, 2022
[ 20]
15
DF
Maxim Tissot Atlético Ottawa
Free
January 26, 2022
[ 21]
8
MF
Elimane Oumar Cissé US Touarga
Undisclosed
[ 22] [ 23]
6
DF
Kwame Awuah St. Louis City 2
Free
February 28, 2022
[ 24]
3
DF
Dejan Jakovic Serbian White Eagles
Undisclosed
March 11, 2022
[ 25] [ 26]
16
DF
Klaidi Cela Toronto FC II
Contract expired
March 31, 2022
[ 27]
27
MF
Johnny Son
Undisclosed[ a]
April 10, 2022
DF
Guillaume Pianelli
Undisclosed[ b]
April 10, 2022
8
MF
Simon Triantafillou Pacific FC
Undisclosed
April 15, 2022
[ 29]
31
GK
Baj Maan Toronto FC II
Undisclosed[ c]
May 7, 2022
[ 30] [ 31]
24
MF
Paolo Sabak K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse
Free
[ 32]
Loans out
^ Although Son had signed a multi-year contract with Forge FC in 2021, he was not added to the club's roster for the start of the 2022 Canadian Premier League season .[ 28] [ 3]
^ Although Pianelli had signed a contract with Forge FC earlier in the year, he was not added to the club's roster for the start of the 2022 Canadian Premier League season.[ 10] [ 3]
^ Although Maan had signed a new contract with Forge FC earlier in the year, he was not added to the club's roster for the start of the 2022 Canadian Premier League season.[ 10] [ 3]
Club
On January 2, Forge FC reorganized its ownership under the newly announced Hamilton Sports Group, an entity that also took over the ownership of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the master licence for Tim Hortons Field . Bob Young continued as the club's chairman and largest shareholder while also welcoming new investment from Hamilton-based steel company Stelco (represented by its chairman and CEO Alan Kestenbaum), club CEO Scott Mitchell, and Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson .[ 33]
Kits
Forge FC unveiled its 2022 home kit on March 17 and away kit on March 31.[ 34] [ 35] 2022 CONCACAF Champions League began before the new kits were unveiled, requiring the club to continue to wear its 2021 kit for its matches in the competition.
Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Tim Hortons
Pre-season and friendlies
Forge FC split its pre-season, playing friendlies both before and after the club's CONCACAF Champions League matches against Cruz Azul .[ 40] [ 41] [ 42] [ 43]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Competitions
Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4 ) from March 13 until November 5, and Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5 ) otherwise.
Overview
Canadian Premier League
Table
Source:
CanPL.ca Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goals differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goals differential; 8) home goals for; 9) U-21 minutes; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
[ 44] (C) Champion ;
(S) Regular season winner
Results by match
Match 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 Result L D W L D W W W W L L W W W W W W L L D L L W D D W L W Position 6 6 4 7 7 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 2
Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2022. Source:
#Matches W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Playoff matches
2020 Canadian Championship
The 2020 Canadian Championship Final was delayed nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 48]
2022 Canadian Championship
CONCACAF Champions League
Round of 16
Statistics
Squad and statistics
As of October 30, 2022[update]
Goal scorers
Clean sheets
Disciplinary record
Honours
Canadian Premier League Awards
Monthly Awards
Month
Name
Award
Source
July
Bobby Smyrniotis
Manager of the Month
[ 52]
July
Woobens Pacius
Player of the Month
[ 53]
October
Bobby Smyrniotis
Manager of the Month
[ 54]
October
David Choinière
Player of the Month
[ 55]
References
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"Concacaf Reveals Forge FC Squad List" . Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2022 . ^ @ForgeFCHamilton (December 15, 2022). "Marcus Caldeira and Daniel Stampatori, Forge FC developmental contract players, with Coach Bobby at the @SigmaFC University Showcase, where they both once played!" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Twitter .^ a b c d e f Jacques, John (February 15, 2022). "Running Through The Six: A Look At Forge's New Signings" . Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 15, 2022 . ^ a b c d Jacques, John (April 5, 2022). "Two In, Two Out: Forge Signs Players, Makes Loans To Edmonton" . Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 6, 2022 . ^ Jacques, John (April 8, 2022). "Two Teenage Additions Join Forge FC" . Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 8, 2022 . ^ "Forge FC signs defender Rezart Rama" . Forge FC. May 19, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2022 .^ a b "Forge FC sign Canadian defender Duncan & attacker Benitez to a short term contract" . Forge FC. June 12, 2022. 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"Club roster: 2022 Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League" (PDF) . CONCACAF Archived (PDF) from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2023 .Anderson, Kevin (November 6, 2022). "Forge Season in Review" . 13th Man Sports . Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved September 25, 2023 . Urciuoli, Anthony (host) (November 16, 2022). Forge FC 2022 Season in Review: Part One - Defensive Third . Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via YouTube. Urciuoli, Anthony (host) (November 21, 2022). Forge FC 2022 Season in Review: Part Two - Middle Third . Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via YouTube. Urciuoli, Anthony (host) (November 30, 2022). Forge FC 2022 Season in Review: Part Three - Final Third . Retrieved September 25, 2023 – via YouTube.
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