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Revision as of 03:02, 13 October 2021

2021 Canadian Premier League
Season2021
DatesJune 26 – November 16
(regular season)
Matches played91
Goals scored225 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerJoão Morelli
(14 goals)
Biggest home winForge FC 4–0 Atlético Ottawa
(August 25)
Biggest away winValour FC 0–3 FC Edmonton
(September 7)
Atlético Ottawa 0–3 Forge FC
(October 3)
Highest scoring7 goals
FC Edmonton 3–4 Atlético Ottawa
(October 12)
Longest winning run3 matches
Valour FC
(June 27 – July 3, July 11–18)
Pacific FC
(July 21 – August 4,
August 29 – September 9)
Forge FC
(September 25 – October 6)
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
HFX Wanderers
(August 22 – October 3)
Longest winless run8 matches
Atlético Ottawa
(August 18 – September 19)
Valour FC
(August 29 – October 5)
Longest losing run4 matches
Valour FC
(July 24 – August 12)
← 2020
2022 →
All statistics correct as of October 12, 2021.

The 2021 Canadian Premier League season is the third season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Forge FC are defending champions, after defeating HFX Wanderers FC in the 2020 final.[1]

The season was planned to commence on May 22, the Victoria Day weekend, pending the approval of government authorities and the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[2] However, on May 14, it was announced that the start was to be pushed back to mid-June or early July.[3]

On June 5, the league committed to a full 28-match season, but that the season would begin in a single-site bubble at IG Field in Winnipeg, Manitoba, promoted as "The Kickoff", with each team playing eight matches between June 26 and July 24. All matches were played behind closed doors and in compliance with Manitoba public health orders.[4] On July 30, the CPL began to play matches at home venues.[5]

The amount of playing time teams must give to Canadian players aged 21 years or younger increased from 1,000 to 1,500 minutes for this season.[6]

Overview

Teams

The eight clubs that participated in the 2020 Canadian Premier League season are competing in this season. York United FC are playing under their new brand for the first time in 2021, having previously been known as York9 FC.

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain(s) Shirt sponsor Kit manufacturer
Atlético Ottawa Spain Mista Canada Milovan Kapor ComeOn! Macron
Cavalry England Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Canada Nik Ledgerwood WestJet
FC Edmonton South Africa Alan Koch Swoop
Forge Canada Bobby Smyrniotis Canada Kyle Bekker Tim Hortons
HFX Wanderers Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Hart Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad Volkswagen
Pacific Norway Pa-Modou Kah Canada Jamar Dixon
Valour Canada Phillip Dos Santos Northern Ireland Daryl Fordyce OneSoccer
York United Canada Jimmy Brennan Canada Roger Thompson Macron

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
FC Edmonton Canada Jeff Paulus Resignation[7] September 21, 2020 Pre-season South Africa Alan Koch November 24, 2020[8]
Valour FC England Rob Gale Sacked[9] September 23, 2021 5th Canada Phillip Dos Santos September 23, 2021

Regular season

Between June 26 and July 24, teams played their first eight games at IG Field in Winnipeg. Teams from Eastern Canada and Western Canada played two matches against each of the four teams in the opposite region to reduce travel when teams return to home stadiums.[10] For the remainder of the season, teams play 16 games against opponents from their own region and 4 against opponents from the opposite region.[11] Template:2021 Canadian Premier League table

Results

The Kickoff

Teams CAV EDM PAC VAL ATO FOR HFX YRK
Cavalry — 0–2 0–2 0–0 2–1
FC Edmonton — 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–1
Pacific — 4–2 1–2 2–0 3–0
Valour — 2–0 1–0 2–0 3–0
Atlético Ottawa 1–4 1–1 0–1 0–1 —
Forge 1–2 1–0 3–0 0–2 —
HFX Wanderers 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–0 —
York United 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–1 —
Source: CanPL.ca
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Yellow = draw; Red = top row team win.
Home \ Away CAV EDM PAC VAL ATO FOR HFX YRK
Cavalry — 1–1 Nov 7 Oct 17 Oct 14
FC Edmonton — 2–1 Nov 6 3–4 Nov 13
Pacific 3–1 — Oct 16 1–1 Oct 30
Valour 0–0 1–1 — 3–1 Oct 26
Atlético Ottawa 3–1 Oct 20 — 1–2 Oct 24
Forge Nov 16 2–1 Oct 16 — 0–2
HFX Wanderers 1–0 1–0 Nov 7 Oct 23 —
York United Oct 17 2–1 Nov 9 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on October 12, 2021. Source: CanPL.ca
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

The top-four teams in the regular season will qualify for the league playoffs. The first-place team will host the fourth, and the second-place team will host the third in a single match round. The winners will advance to the CPL Final which will be a single match hosted by the higher-seeded team.[11]

Playoffs
November 20/21 		Final
November 27/28
      
1  
4  
 
 
3  
2  

Awards

Team of the Week

The Gatorade Team of the Week is selected by OneSoccer staff.[12]

Dates Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
June
26–28 		Canada Powley (Ottawa)

Trinidad and Tobago Peña (Valour)
Canada Beckie (Ottawa)
Haiti Jean-Baptiste (Valour)
Canada Chung (Pacific)

Spain Martínez (Ottawa)
Honduras Escalante (Cavalry)

England Bassett (Pacific)
Mexico Díaz (Pacific)
Canada Ricci (Valour)
Canada Bustos (Pacific)

 [13]
June 28 –
July 5 		Canada Sirois (Valour)

Canada Abzi (York)
Canada Yao (Cavalry)
Haiti Jean-Baptiste (Valour)
Canada Farsi (Cavalry)

England Simmons (Cavalry)
Canada Bekker (Forge)
Ghana Ohin (Valour)

Canada Alemán (Valour)
United States Selemani (Cavalry)
Cameroon Jeannot Esua (Edmonton)

 [14]
July
5–12 		Canada Irving (Pacific)

Trinidad and Tobago Peña (Valour)
United States MacNaughton (Pacific)
Canada Beckie (Ottawa)
Canada Chung (Pacific)

Canada Bekker (Forge)
Canada McKendry (Ottawa)
Trinidad and Tobago Rampersad (HFX)

England Bassett (Pacific)
Brazil Morelli (HFX)
Canada Bustos (Pacific)

 [15]
July
12–19 		Canada Sirois (Valour)

Canada Awuah (Forge)
Canada Restrepo (HFX)
Sweden Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge)
Cuba Baquero (Valour)

Canada Bekker (Forge)
Belgium Sabak (Forge)
Senegal Cissé (Forge)

Canada Rea (Valour)
Canada Ricci (Valour)
Somalia Musse (Cavalry)

 [16]
July
29–26 		Canada Sirois (Valour)

Canada Restrepo (HFX)
Canada Yao (Cavalry)
Netherlands Klomp (Cavalry)
Canada Doner (HFX)

Canada Johnston (York)
Trinidad and Tobago Rampersad (HFX)

Canada Bustos (Pacific)
Mexico Díaz (Pacific)
Canada Shaw (Ottawa)
Canada Riggi (HFX)

 [17]
July 26 –
August 2 		Canada Irving (Pacific)

Canada Awuah (Forge)
Mali Samake (Pacific)
Canada Đidić (Edmonton)
Canada Doner (HFX)

Brazil Morelli (HFX)
United States Gorskie (Edmonton)
Senegal Cissé (Forge)

England Bent (HFX)
Germany Warschewski (Edmonton)
Canada Bustos (Pacific)

 [18]
August
2–9 		Canada Giantsopoulos (York)

Canada Ruby (HFX)
Canada Zator (York)
Netherlands Klomp (Cavalry)
Canada Farsi (Cavalry)

Canada Ferrari (York)
Canada Norman Jr. (Cavalry)
Canada Johnston (York)

Canada Camargo (Cavalry)
Canada Ongaro (Edmonton)
Brazil Morelli (HFX)

 [19]
August
9–16 		Canada Silva (Valour)

Canada Yao (Cavalry)
Canada Đidić (Edmonton)
Canada Beckie (Ottawa)

Canada Chung (Pacific)
Spain Soto (Ottawa)
Canada McKendry (Ottawa)
Canada Farsi (Cavalry)

Canada Wright (Ottawa)
Canada Shaw (Ottawa)
Canada Hernández (Cavalry)

 [20]
August
16–23 		Canada Giantsopoulos (York)

Canada Gagnon-Laparé (HFX)
Canada Yao (Cavalry)
Haiti Geffrard (HFX)
Canada Doner (HFX)

Canada Aparicio (Pacific)
Brazil Galhardo (Valour)
Canada Polisi (Pacific)
Canada Petrasso (York)

Canada Ricci (Valour)
Republic of Ireland Mason (Cavalry)

 [21]
August
23–30 		Canada James (Edmonton)

Canada Awuah (Forge)
Belgium Krutzen (Forge)
Sweden Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge)
Canada Farsi (Cavalry)

Canada Aparicio (Pacific)
Ghana Ohin (Valour)
Canada Hojabrpour (Pacific)

Canada Borges (Forge)
Canada Pacius (Forge)
Canada Campbell (Pacific)

 [22]
August 30–
September 7 		Canada Carducci (Cavalry)

Canada Abzi (York)
Germany Schaale (HFX)
Netherlands Klomp (Cavalry)
Canada Chung (Pacific)

Canada Ferrari (York)
England Simmons (Cavalry)
Canada Farsi (Cavalry) 		Wales Heard (Pacific)
Canada Petrasso (York)
Brazil Morelli (HFX) 		[23]
September

7–13

Canada Henry (Forge) Canada Zator (York)

Canada Đidić (Edmonton)

Canada N'sa (York)

United States Gonzalez (Edmonton)

Canada Aparicio (Pacific)
Senegal Cissé (Forge)
Canada Ferrari (York)

Canada Shaw (Ottawa)

Germany Warschewski (Edmonton)
Brazil Morelli (HFX)

[24]
September

13-20

Canada Silva (Valour) Canada Abzi (York)

Mexico Reyes (Valour)

United States MacNaughton (Pacific)

Canada Verhoven (Ottawa)

Canada Lamothe (HFX)

Canada Ledgerwood (Cavalry)

Canada Loturi (Cavalry)

Canada Ongaro (Edmonton)

Spain Soto (Ottawa)

Colombia Gutiérrez (York)

[25]
September

20-27

Canada Powley (Ottawa) Canada Abzi (York)

Belgium Krutzen (Forge)

Sweden Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge)

Canada Beckie (Ottawa)

Canada Bekker (Forge)

Canada Hojabrpour (Pacific)

Trinidad and Tobago Rampersad (HFX)

Canada Karajovanovic (HFX)

Canada Wright (York)

Canada Wright (Ottawa)

[26]
September 27 -

October 4

Canada Henry (Forge) Canada Awuah (Forge)

Belgium Krutzen (Forge)

Netherlands Klomp (Cavalry)

Canada Aird (Edmonton)

Canada Gagnon-Laparé (HFX)

Sweden Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge)

Aotearoa Dyer (Valour)

England Bent (HFX)

Mexico Díaz (Pacific)

Brazil Morelli (HFX)

[27]

Statistical leaders

See also: Canadian Premier League records and statistics § Player records — career
As of October 12, 2021

Player transfers

Main article: List of 2021 Canadian Premier League transfers

U Sports Draft

Further information: 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft

The 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft was held virtually on January 29. Draftees will be invited to team preseason camps, with an opportunity to earn a developmental contract and retain their U Sports men's soccer eligibility. FC Edmonton selected Thomas Gardner with the first overall pick. Two players were selected by each returning CPL team, with a total of 16 players being drafted including 12 Canadians.[31]

Foreign players

Canadian Premier League teams may sign a maximum of seven international players, out of which only five can be in the starting line-up for each match. Starting this season, teams must carry a minimum of four international players, either signed through or approved by the league's scouting partner, 21st Club.[32] The following players are considered foreign players for the 2021 season. This list does not include Canadian citizens who represent other countries at the international level.[33]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7
Atlético Ottawa Spain Viti Martínez England Vashon Neufville Jamaica Tevin Shaw Spain Miguel Acosta Dominican Republic Rafael Núñez Spain Alberto Soto Spain Raúl Uche
Cavalry Honduras José Escalante Brazil Richard Luca Republic of Ireland Tom Field Netherlands Daan Klomp Republic of Ireland Joe Mason
FC Edmonton Cameroon Jeannot Esua Spain Ramón Soria Democratic Republic of the Congo Sharly Mabussi Germany Tobias Warschewski United States Hunter Gorskie United States Roberto Avila
Forge Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Senegal Elimane Cissé Belgium Daniel Krutzen Belgium Paolo Sabak Costa Rica Joshua Navarro Panama Omar Browne
HFX Wanderers Trinidad and Tobago Akeem Garcia Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad Germany Peter Schaale Jamaica Alex Marshall Brazil João Morelli Brazil Eriks Santos England Cory Bent
Pacific Mexico Alejandro Díaz Northern Ireland Ollie Bassett Netherlands Gianni dos Santos
Valour Spain José Galán Republic of the Congo Arnold Bouka Moutou Haiti Andrew Jean-Baptiste Panama Amir Soto New Zealand Moses Dyer Brazil Rafael Galhardo Mexico Rodrigo Reyes
York United Spain Álvaro Rivero Jamaica Nicholas Hamilton Germany Julian Ulbricht Dominican Republic Gerard Lavergne Mexico Osvaldo Ramírez

Players in italic denote players new to their respective clubs for the 2021 season, sorted chronologically by their announcement.

Number of teams by province or territory

Rank Province or territory Number Teams
1  Ontario 3 Atlético Ottawa, Forge and York United
2  Alberta 2 Cavalry and FC Edmonton
3  British Columbia 1 Pacific
 Manitoba Valour
 Nova Scotia HFX Wanderers

References

  1. ^ "Forge FC beats HFX Wanderers FC in Island Games final to repeat as CPL champions". Canadian Premier League. September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
  2. ^ Davidson, Neil (January 19, 2021). "Canadian Premier League set to open 3rd season on Victoria Day weekend". CBC. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ "CPL 2021 season update: Clanachan committed to 'June or early July' start at single site, full 28-game season". Canadian Premier League. May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "'The Kickoff' is coming: Winnipeg chosen as hub city for Canadian Premier League". CTV News Winnipeg. June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "CPL reveals remainder of 2021 season schedule presented by WestJet". Canadian Premier League. July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "CPL increasing U-21 minutes threshold to 1,500 for 2021 season". Canadian Premier League. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "Jeff Paulus steps down as FC Edmonton coach - Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  8. ^ John Molinaro (November 24, 2020). "FC Edmonton names Alan Koch new coach, Director of Football Operations". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  9. ^ "Valour FC parts ways with Rob Gale, appoints Phillip dos Santos coach & GM". Canadian Premier League. September 23, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  10. ^ Thompson, Marty (June 9, 2021). "2021 CPL 'Kickoff' schedule presented by WestJet: View all 32 matches". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  11. ^ a b "CPL reveals 2021 season format: 28-game schedule to conclude with four-team playoff for championship". Canadian Premier League. June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
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  32. ^ @plattoli (November 10, 2020). "One interesting feature of this CanPL offseason: clubs are now being required to carry at least four international players, all of whom must either come through or be approved by the league and the 21st Club's centralized scouting" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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