2022 Forge FC season

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Forge FC
2022 season
ChairmanBob Young
Head coachBobby Smyrniotis
StadiumTim Hortons Field
CONCACAF Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: David Choinière (1)
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The 2022 Forge FC season is the fourth season in the history of Forge FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete 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]

Current squad[]

As of March 4, 2022[2][3]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Triston Henry Canada GK (1993-09-08) September 8, 1993 (age 28) Canada Sigma FC
29 Christopher Kalongo Canada GK (2002-01-07) January 7, 2002 (age 20) Canada Sigma FC
31 Baj Maan Canada GK (2000-07-12) July 12, 2000 (age 21) United States NKU Norse
Defenders
2 Jonathan Grant Canada RB (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 (age 28) Sweden Nyköpings BIS
3 Ashtone Morgan Canada LB (1991-02-09) February 9, 1991 (age 31) United States Real Salt Lake
4 Dominic Samuel Canada CB / RB (1994-09-29) September 29, 1994 (age 27) Canada Sigma FC
5 Daniel Krutzen Belgium CB / LB (1996-09-19) September 19, 1996 (age 25) United States Reading United
16 Cale Loughrey Canada DF (2001-08-04) August 4, 2001 (age 20) United States UAB
23 Garven-Michée Metusala Canada CB / FB (1999-12-31) December 31, 1999 (age 22) Canada AS Blainville
28 Daniel Stampatori Canada DF (2004-07-28) July 28, 2004 (age 17) Canada Sigma FC
Guillaume Pianelli France DF (1998-05-01) May 1, 1998 (age 23) Canada UQTR
Midfielders
8 Simon Triantafillou Canada MF (1999-08-25) August 25, 1999 (age 22) United States Providence College
10 Kyle Bekker Canada AM / CM (1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 (age 31) United States North Carolina FC
12 Sebastian Castello Canada MF (2003-10-08) October 8, 2003 (age 18) Canada Sigma FC
13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Sweden DM (1996-04-17) April 17, 1996 (age 25) Sweden IFK Värnamo
19 Tristan Borges Canada RW / LW / AM (1998-08-26) August 26, 1998 (age 23) Belgium OH Leuven
20 Kwasi Poku Canada MF (2003-02-06) February 6, 2003 (age 19) Canada Toronto FC II
21 Alessandro Hojabrpour Canada AM (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 (age 22) Canada Pacific FC
22 Noah Jensen Canada MF (1999-07-20) July 20, 1999 (age 22) United States Oakland University
33 Aboubacar Sissoko Mali MF (1995-10-09) October 9, 1995 (age 26) United States Indy Eleven
Johnny Son Canada CM (2003-05-30) May 30, 2003 (age 18) Canada Sigma FC
Forwards
7 David Choinière Canada LW / RW (1997-02-07) February 7, 1997 (age 25) Canada Montreal Impact
9 Terran Campbell Canada LW / ST (1998-10-10) October 10, 1998 (age 23) Canada Pacific FC
11 Chris Nanco Canada ST / RW / LW (1995-02-15) February 15, 1995 (age 27) United States Bethlehem Steel
14 Emery Welshman Guyana ST (1991-11-09) November 9, 1991 (age 30) Israel Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.
17 Woobens Pacius Canada FW (2001-05-11) May 11, 2001 (age 20) Canada CF Montréal Academy
27 Marcus Caldeira Canada FW (2004-10-14) October 14, 2004 (age 17) Canada Sigma FC
99 Omar Browne Panama CF / RW / LW (1994-05-03) May 3, 1994 (age 27) Panama Independiente

Transfers[]

In[]

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/Notes Date Source
9 FW Canada Terran Campbell Canada Pacific FC Free January 11, 2022 [4]
21 MF Canada Alessandro Hojabrpour Canada Pacific FC Free January 12, 2022 [5]
3 DF Canada Ashtone Morgan United States Real Salt Lake Free February 1, 2022 [6]
20 MF Canada Kwasi Poku Canada Toronto FC II Free February 2, 2022 [7]
33 MF Mali Aboubacar Sissoko United States Indy Eleven Free February 2, 2022 [7]
22 MF Canada Noah Jensen United States Oakland University Free February 15, 2022 [3]
16 DF Canada Cale Loughrey United States UAB Free February 15, 2022 [3]
DF France Guillaume Pianelli Canada UQTR Selected 7th overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft February 15, 2022 [3]
8 MF Canada Simon Triantafillou United States Providence College Free February 15, 2022 [3]

Loans in[]

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
99 FW Panama Omar Browne Panama Independiente Season-long loan January 24, 2022 [8]
19 MF Canada Tristan Borges Belgium OH Leuven Undisclosed February 14, 2022 [9]

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.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 7 DF Guillaume Pianelli  France UQTR
2 15 MF Mohamed Alshakman  Canada McMaster University

Out[]

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/Notes Date Source
18 FW Canada Molham Babouli Qatar Muaither SC Free January 19, 2022 [10]
15 DF Canada Maxim Tissot Canada Atlético Ottawa Free January 26, 2022 [11]
8 MF Senegal Elimane Oumar Cissé Undisclosed February 15, 2022 [12]
6 DF Canada Kwame Awuah United States St. Louis City 2 Free February 28, 2022 [13]
3 DF Canada Dejan Jakovic Undisclosed March 11, 2022 [14]

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.[15][16][17][18]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

January 29 Friendly Forge FC v Vaughan Azzurri
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
February 6 Friendly Forge FC v Syracuse Orange Hamilton, Ontario
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
February 9 Friendly Forge FC 0–1[citation needed] York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
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Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)
Referee: David Barrie
March 26 Friendly Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
2:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

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[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League April 10 October 9 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
2020 Canadian Championship June 4 Final 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
2022 Canadian Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
CONCACAF Champions League February 16 February 24 Round of 16 Round of 16 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00
Total 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 000.00

Last updated: February 24, 2022
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League[]

Main article: 2022 Canadian Premier League season

Table[]

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Atlético Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to playoffs
2 Cavalry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 FC Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Forge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 HFX Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Valour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 York United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on April 7, 2022. Source: CanPL.ca

Results by match[]

Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
Result
Position
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

April 10 1 Pacific FC v Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00pm Stadium: Starlight Stadium
April 16 2 Forge FC v Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
April 23 3 Forge FC v FC Edmonton Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
May 1 4 Valour FC v Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:30pm Stadium: IG Field
May 6 5 York United FC v Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
May 14 6 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
May 23 7 HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
May 31 8 FC Edmonton v Forge FC Edmonton, Alberta
9:00pm Stadium: Clarke Stadium
June 12 9 Forge FC v Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
June 19 10 HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
June 29 11 Forge FC v Valour FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July 3 12 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July 8 13 York United FC v Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 19 14 Forge FC v FC Edmonton Hamilton, Ontario
6:45pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July 23 15 Forge FC v Valour FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:30pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July 27 16 Cavalry FC v Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
9:00pm Stadium: ATCO Field
July 31 17 Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 6 18 Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 12 19 Cavalry FC v Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
9:00pm Stadium: ATCO Field
August 16 20 Forge FC v Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
8:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 20 21 Forge FC v York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:30pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 27 22 Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
6:30pm Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 4 23 Valour FC v Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
5:00pm Stadium: IG Field
September 10 24 Forge FC v Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
5:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
September 18 25 Pacific FC v Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
8:00pm Stadium: Starlight Stadium
September 25 26 FC Edmonton v Forge FC Edmonton, Alberta
4:00pm Stadium: Clarke Stadium
October 1 27 Forge FC v York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
5:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
October 9 28 Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
1:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

2020 Canadian Championship[]

Main article: 2020 Canadian Championship

The 2020 Canadian Championship Final was delayed nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19]

June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04) Final Forge FC v Toronto FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

2022 Canadian Championship[]

Main article: 2022 Canadian Championship
May 11 (11-05) PR Forge FC v CS Mont-Royal Outremont Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

CONCACAF Champions League[]

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16[]

February 16 (16-02) Leg 1 Forge FC Canada 0–1 Mexico Cruz Azul Hamilton, Ontario
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,688
Referee: Armando Villarreal
February 24 (24-02) Leg 2 Cruz Azul Mexico 3–1
(4–1 agg.)		 Canada Forge FC Mexico City, Mexico
8:30pm
Report
Stadium: Estadio Azteca
Referee: Walter López Ramos

Statistics[]

Squad and statistics[]

As of February 24, 2022

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League 2020 Canadian Championship 2022 Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Canada CAN Triston Henry 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF Canada CAN Ashtone Morgan 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
4 DF Canada CAN Dominic Samuel 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
7 FW Canada CAN David Choinière 2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
9 FW Canada CAN Terran Campbell 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
10 MF Canada CAN Kyle Bekker 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
11 FW Canada CAN Chris Nanco 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
13 MF Sweden SWE Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
14 FW Canada CAN Emery Welshman 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
16 DF Canada CAN Cale Loughrey 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
17 FW Canada CAN Woobens Pacius 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
19 MF Canada CAN Tristan Borges 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
20 MF Canada CAN Kwasi Poku 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
21 MF Canada CAN Alessandro Hojabrpour 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
22 MF Canada CAN Noah Jensen 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
23 DF Canada CAN Garven Metusala 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
33 MF Mali MLI Aboubacar Sissoko 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0

Top scorers[]

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League 2020 Canadian Championship 2022 Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League TOTAL
1 Canada David Choinière FW 0 0 0 1 1
Totals 0 0 0 1 1

Disciplinary record[]

No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League 2020 Canadian Championship 2022 Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League TOTAL
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
10 MF Canada Kyle Bekker 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
20 MF Canada Kwasi Poku 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0

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