2020 Forge FC season

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Forge FC
2020 season
ChairmanBob Young
Head coachBobby Smyrniotis
StadiumTim Hortons Field
Canadian Premier LeagueChampions
Canadian ChampionshipFinal
CONCACAF LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Kyle Bekker
Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
(3 goals each)
All: Daniel Krutzen (4 goals)
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The 2020 Forge FC season is the second season in the history of Forge FC. Forge are 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 last season would be returning in 2020.[1][2]

On September 19, Forge defeated HFX Wanderers FC in the 2020 Canadian Premier League Final to win their second consecutive league title.[3] As winners they qualified for the 2020 Canadian Championship Final and the 2021 CONCACAF League.

Squad[]

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[]

In[]

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
– GK Canada David Monsalve Canada Ottawa Fury Free transfer March 2, 2020 [5]
24 MF Belgium Paolo Sabak Netherlands NEC Nijmegen Free transfer April 23, 2020 [6]
15 DF Canada Maxim Tissot Canada Ottawa Fury Free transfer July 22, 2020 [7]
31 GK Canada Baj Maan United States NKU Norse Free transfer July 31, 2020 [8]
21 DF Canada Jordan Dunstan United States Chattanooga FC Free transfer July 31, 2020 [8]
20 FW Canada Gabriel Balbinotti Canada UQTR Patriotes Selected 7th overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft July 31, 2020 [8]
19 FW Canada Molham Babouli Unattached Free transfer August 4, 2020 [9]

Draft picks[]

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.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 7 FW Gabriel Balbinotti  Canada UQTR Patriotes
2 8 MF Alex Zis  Canada Guelph Gryphons

Out[]

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
18 GK Guyana Quillan Roberts Contract expired January 8, 2020 [2]
21 DF Cameroon Bertrand Owundi Contract expired January 8, 2020 [2]
20 MF Canada Justin Stoddart Contract expired January 8, 2020 [2]
19 MF Canada Tristan Borges Belgium OH Leuven Undisclosed January 22, 2020 [10]
8 MF Canada Giuliano Frano Contract terminated by mutual consent July 30, 2020 [11]
– GK Canada David Monsalve Guatemala Xelajú MC Undisclosed July 31, 2020 [12]

Competitions[]

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

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League August 13 September 19 First stage Winners 11 6 4 1 19 10 +9 054.55
CONCACAF League October 22 December 8 Preliminary round Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 050.00
Total 15 8 5 2 24 14 +10 053.33

Last updated: December 8, 2020
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League[]

Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season

First stage[]

Table[]
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 7 4 1 2 10 7 +3 13 Advance to group stage
2 HFX Wanderers 7 3 3 1 12 7 +5 12[a]
3 Forge 7 3 3 1 13 9 +4 12[a]
4 Pacific 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
5 York9 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 10
6 Valour 7 2 2 3 8 9 −1 8[b]
7 Atlético Ottawa 7 2 2 3 7 12 −5 8[b]
8 FC Edmonton 7 0 1 6 5 14 −9 1
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. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.
Results by match[]
Match1234567
ResultDWDWLWD
Position1111212
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[]
August 13 1 Forge FC 2–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 16 2 Forge FC 2–0 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report Stadium: Alumni Field
August 19 3 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 22 4 Forge FC 2–1 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 26 5 York9 FC 3–2 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 30 6 Atlético Ottawa 0–2 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 5 7 Forge FC 2–2 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field

Group stage[]

Table[]
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to final
2 HFX Wanderers 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
3 Cavalry 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Pacific 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
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[]
Round123
ResultDWW
Position211
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches[]
September 9 1 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 12 2 Forge FC 2–0 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 15 3 Cavalry FC 0–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm Hernández Yellow card 90+2' Report
Stadium: Alumni Field

Final[]

September 19 2020 CPL Final Forge FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report Stadium: Alumni Field

CONCACAF League[]

Main article: 2020 CONCACAF League

Preliminary round[]

October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22) Municipal Limeño El Salvador 1–2 Canada Forge FC Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
8:15 PM
  • Goal 38'
  • Yellow card 68'
 Report
Referee: (Honduras)

Round of 16[]

November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) Tauro Panama 1–2 Canada Forge FC Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
8:00 PM
Report
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)

Quarterfinals[]

Play-in round[]

December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08) Marathón Honduras 1–0 Canada Forge FC Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
10:00 PM Solano Goal 18' Report

Canadian Championship[]

Main article: 2020 Canadian Championship

The 2020 Canadian Championship will be played during the 2021 Forge FC season.

Statistics[]

Squad and statistics[]

As of December 10, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League CONCACAF League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Canada Triston Henry 14 0 10+0 0 4+0 0
2 DF Canada Jonathan Grant 7 0 4+0 0 3+0 0
4 DF Canada Dominic Samuel 14 0 8+2 0 3+1 0
5 DF Belgium Daniel Krutzen 15 4 11+0 2 4+0 2
6 DF Canada Kwame Awuah 14 1 9+2 1 3+0 0
7 MF Canada David Choinière 15 2 6+5 1 4+0 1
8 MF Senegal Elimane Oumar Cissé 10 0 6+2 0 1+1 0
9 FW Canada Marcel Zajac 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
10 MF Canada Kyle Bekker 15 3 11+0 3 4+0 0
11 FW Canada Chris Nanco 7 2 5+0 2 0+2 0
13 MF Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 15 3 9+2 3 4+0 0
14 DF Canada David Edgar 14 0 10+0 0 4+0 0
15 DF Canada Maxim Tissot 14 1 3+8 1 1+2 0
16 DF Canada Klaidi Cela 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
17 FW Canada Kadell Thomas 13 0 1+8 0 3+1 0
19 FW Canada Molham Babouli 14 2 4+6 1 4+0 1
20 FW Canada Gabriel Balbinotti 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0
21 DF Canada Jordan Dunstan 9 0 2+4 0 0+3 0
22 DF Canada Monti Mohsen 4 0 3+0 0 0+1 0
23 FW Canada Anthony Novak 12 3 4+5 2 0+3 1
24 MF Belgium Paolo Sabak 15 2 8+3 2 2+2 0
31 GK Canada Baj Maan 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Top scorers[]

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League CONCACAF League TOTAL
1 Belgium Daniel Krutzen DF 2 2 4
2 Canada Kyle Bekker MF 3 0 3
Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson MF 3 0 3
Canada Anthony Novak FW 2 1 3
5 Canada Chris Nanco FW 2 0 2
Belgium Paolo Sabak MF 2 0 2
Canada David Choinière FW 1 1 2
Canada Molham Babouli FW 1 1 2
9 Canada Kwame Awuah DF 1 0 1
Canada Maxim Tissot MF 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 1
Totals 19 5 24

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

Top assists[]

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League CONCACAF League TOTAL
1 Canada Molham Babouli FW 2 1 3
2 Belgium Paolo Sabak MF 2 0 2
Canada Maxim Tissot DF 2 0 2
4 Canada David Choinière MF 1 0 1
Canada Kadell Thomas FW 1 0 1
Canada Kyle Bekker MF 1 0 1
Canada Dominic Samuel DF 0 1 1
Totals 9 2 11

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

Clean sheets[]

Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League CONCACAF League TOTAL
1 Canada Triston Henry 5 0 5
Totals 5 0 5

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

Disciplinary record[]

No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League CONCACAF League TOTAL
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2 DF Canada Jonathan Grant 2 0 1 1 3 1
4 DF Canada Dominic Samuel 2 0 1 0 3 0
5 DF Belgium Daniel Krutzen 1 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Canada Kwame Awuah 1 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Canada Marcel Zajac 2 0 0 0 2 0
10 MF Canada Kyle Bekker 1 0 1 1 2 1
11 FW Canada Chris Nanco 0 0 1 0 1 0
13 MF Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 1 0 0 0 1 0
14 DF Canada David Edgar 5 0 1 0 6 0
15 DF Canada Maxim Tissot 1 0 1 0 2 0
16 DF Canada Klaidi Cela 1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW Canada Kadell Thomas 1 0 0 0 1 0
19 FW Canada Molham Babouli 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 FW Canada Gabriel Balbinotti 1 0 0 0 1 0
24 MF Belgium Paolo Sabak 1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 20 0 7 2 27 2

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

References[]

  1. ^ Molinaro, John (December 13, 2019). "Borges, Bekker headline list of Forge returnees from championship squad". canpl.ca. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: 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. ^ Jump up to: 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.

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