Canadian Premier League records and statistics

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The following is a compilation of notable Canadian Premier League records and statistics for teams and players. The Canadian Premier League includes statistics from the CPL Finals in their season totals.

Champions[]

Team Titles Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runner-up
Forge FC 2 1 2019, 2020 2021
Pacific FC 1 0 2021
Cavalry FC 0 1 2019
HFX Wanderers FC 0 1 2020

Canadian Premier League Finals[]

Season Winner Result Runner-up Venues
2019 Forge FC 2–0 Cavalry FC Leg 1 – Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario[1]
Leg 2 – ATCO Field, Foothills County, Alberta[2]
2020 Forge FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Alumni Field, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
2021 Pacific FC 1–0 Forge FC Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

Career player records[]

Statistics below are for all-time leaders. Bold indicates active CPL players. Team is the current or most recent CPL team. As of 2021 Season unless otherwise indicated.[3]

Hat-tricks[]

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Chile Rodrigo Gattas York9 HFX Wanderers 6–2 (H) July 27, 2019 [4]
Mexico Alejandro Diaz Pacific Atlético Ottawa 4–2 (N) July 22, 2021 [5]

Top scorers by season[]

Main article: Canadian Premier League Golden Boot

As of 2021 season[3]

Season Goals Player(s) Team
2019 13[a] Canada Tristan Borges[6] Forge FC
2020 6 Trinidad and Tobago Akeem Garcia HFX Wanderers FC
2021 14 Brazil João Morelli HFX Wanderers FC

All-time regular season table[]

The all-time regular season table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Canadian Premier League since its inception in 2019, excluding playoffs.
As of 2021 season[7][8]

Pos. Club Seasons Pld Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Pts 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Cavalry FC 3 63 37 14 12 95 56 39 125 2 1 -
2 Forge FC 3 63 36 10 17 97 59 38 118 1 1 1
3 Pacific FC 3 63 24 15 24 92 88 4 87 - - 1
4 York United FC 3 63 19 23 21 82 83 -1 80 - - 1
5 Valour FC 3 63 21 12 30 80 95 -12 75 - - -
6 HFX Wanderers FC 3 63 21 24 18 61 76 -15 75 - 1 -
7 FC Edmonton 3 63 16 20 27 60 88 -22 61 - - -
8 Atlético Ottawa 2 35 8 10 17 37 59 -22 34 - - -

All-time regular season finishing positions[]

Place 2019 2020 2021[9]
1 Cavalry FC Cavalry FC Forge FC
2 Forge FC HFX Wanderers FC Cavalry FC
3 York United FC Forge FC Pacific FC
4 Pacific FC Pacific FC York United FC
5 Valour FC York United FC Valour FC
6 FC Edmonton Valour FC HFX Wanderers FC
7 HFX Wanderers FC Atlético Ottawa FC Edmonton
8 FC Edmonton Atlético Ottawa

Highest scoring games and largest victories[]

Largest victories[]

Date Winning margin Home team Result Away team
September 2, 2019 8 Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC
September 15, 2020 5 HFX Wanderers FC 0���5 Pacific FC
July 27, 2019 4 York9 FC 6–2 HFX Wanderers FC
October 12, 2019 York9 FC 4–0 Forge FC
October 17, 2019 Valour FC 0–4 York9 FC
August 19, 2020 Atlético Ottawa 0–4 Valour FC
August 25, 2021 Forge FC 4–0 Atlético Ottawa
October 26, 2021 Pacific FC 5–1 FC Edmonton

Highest scoring games[]

Date Total goals Home team Result Away team Ref
July 27, 2019 8 York9 FC 6–2 HFX Wanderers FC [1]
September 2, 2019 Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC [2]
October 12, 2021 7 FC Edmonton 3–4 Atlético Ottawa [3]
September 15, 2019 6 York9 FC 2–4 Valour FC [4]
July 21, 2021 Pacific FC 4–2 Atlético Ottawa [5]
September 6, 2021 HFX Wanderers FC 3–3 York United FC [6]
October 26, 2021 Pacific FC 5–1 FC Edmonton [7]
November 6, 2021 FC Edmonton 3–3 Valour FC [8]

Transfer records[]

Highest transfer fees received[]

Rank Player From To Fee Date Ref
1 Canada Tristan Borges Canada Forge FC Belgium OH Leuven $300,000 January 2020 [10]

Attendance records[]

  • Highest Attendance; 17,611, Forge FC vs York9, April 27, 2019
  • Lowest Attendance; 0, 2020 Island Games

Seasonal average attendances[]

Season Regular season average (excluding Finals)[11]
Atlético Ottawa Cavalry FC Edmonton Forge HFX Wanderers Pacific Valour York United League Average
2019 – 3,292 2,905 6,588 6,061 3,102 5,335 2,668 4,279
2020[b] – – – – – – – – –
2021 3,618 2,544 961 3,378 5,198 2,627 2,368 1,118 2,710

Notes[]

  1. ^ Includes 1 goal scored in the CPL Finals
  2. ^ Season played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic at neutral venue on Prince Edward Island

References[]

  1. ^ "Borges, Carducci shine in red-card laden Leg 1 tilt". canpl.ca.
  2. ^ "Forge FC crowned CPL champions in win over Cavalry". canpl.ca.
  3. ^ a b "CPL Statistics: All-Time". canpl.ca.
  4. ^ "York9 vs. HFX Wanderers - July 27, 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  5. ^ "Pacific vs. Atletico Ottawa - July 22, 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "Forge FC's Tristan Borges caps off memorable season with CPL Player of the Year award". cbc.ca.
  7. ^ "2019 CPL schedule". canpl.ca. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 CPL schedule". canpl.ca. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "CPL Standings". canpl.ca/standings.
  10. ^ "Forge FC sells star midfielder Tristan Borges to Belgian team". Sportsnet.ca.
  11. ^ "Attendance". ultimatealeague.com. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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