2020 Canadian Premier League Final
Event2020 Canadian Premier League season
Forge FC HFX Wanderers FC
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DateSeptember 19, 2020
VenueAlumni Field, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Man of the MatchMolham Babouli (Forge FC)
RefereeJuan Márquez
Attendance50
WeatherMostly cloudy
13 °C (55 °F)
44% humidity[1]

The 2020 Canadian Premier League Final determined the winner of the 2020 Canadian Premier League season. It was played on September 19, 2020, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, between Forge FC, the defending league champion, and HFX Wanderers FC. Those teams qualified as the winner and runner-up of the group stage of The Island Games tournament.[2]

The event was to be contested between the top-seeded team after the regular season and the winner of a one-game playoff,[3] but the season format was revised after being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Forge FC won the match 2–0 to repeat as league champions, earning the club a berth in the 2021 CONCACAF League and the 2020 Canadian Championship Final.[4] Forge ultimately reached the semifinals of the CONCACAF League to qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League and faced Toronto FC in the Canadian Championship Final where the club lost in a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw.[5][6]

Background

Forge FC entered the Final as the defending league champions, having defeated Cavalry FC in the 2019 Finals after finishing 2nd in the regular season. HFX Wanderers FC played in their first Final, improving from a last place finish in their inaugural season in 2019.

This was the seventh meeting all-time between the two clubs with each team having recorded one win and four draws against each other. Forge and HFX Wanderers faced off twice during the 2020 season with both matches ending in a 1–1 draw.[7]

Path to the Final

First stage

Pos Team 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[lower-alpha 1]
3 Forge 7 3 3 1 13 9 +4 12[lower-alpha 1]
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[lower-alpha 2]
7 Atlético Ottawa 7 2 2 3 7 12 −5 8[lower-alpha 2]
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.[8]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

Group stage

Pos Team 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[lower-alpha 1]
4 Pacific 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3[lower-alpha 1]
Source: CanPL.ca
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Cavalry 3, Pacific 0.
Forge FC Matches HFX Wanderers FC
Opponent Result Opponent Result
HFX Wanderers FC1–1Match 1Forge FC1–1
Pacific FC2–0Match 2Cavalry FC2–1
Cavalry FC1–0Match 3Pacific FC0–5

Match details

Summary

Details

Forge FC2–0HFX Wanderers
 Recap
Report
Referee: Juan Márquez
Forge
HFX Wanderers
Forge FC:
GK1Canada Triston Henry
RB4Canada Dominic Samuel
CB14Canada David EdgarYellow card 65'
CB5Belgium Daniel Krutzen
LB6Canada Kwame Awuah
CM24Belgium Paolo Sabakdownward-facing red arrow 80'
CM13Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
CM10Canada Kyle Bekker (c)
RW7Canada David Choinièredownward-facing red arrow 90'
LW2Canada Jonathan GrantYellow card 58'downward-facing red arrow 67'
CF19Canada Molham Baboulidownward-facing red arrow 80'
Substitutes:
GK31Canada Baj Maan
FW9Canada Marcel Zajac
FW11Canada Chris Nanco
MF15Canada Maxim Tissotupward-facing green arrow 80'
FW17Canada Kadell Thomasupward-facing green arrow 67'
FW20Canada Gabriel Balbinotti
DF21Canada Jordan Dunstanupward-facing green arrow 90'
DF22Canada Monti Mohsen
FW23Canada Anthony Novakupward-facing green arrow 80'
Manager:
Canada Bobby Smyrniotis
HFX Wanderers:
GK50Canada Christian Oxner
RB6Canada Chrisnovic N'sa
CB2Germany Peter Schaale
CB3Haiti Jems Geffrard
LB14Canada Mateo Restrepo
CM17Mali Aboubacar Sissoko
CM18Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad (c)
RW7Jamaica Alex Marshall
AM22Brazil João Morellidownward-facing red arrow 81'
LW10Canada Alessandro Riggidownward-facing red arrow 71'
CF11Trinidad and Tobago Akeem Garcia
Substitutes:
GK1Canada Jason Beaulieu
MF5Canada Louis Béland-Goyette
MF8Morocco Omar Kreimupward-facing green arrow 81'
FW9Guinea Ibrahima Sanoh
DF13Canada Daniel Kinumbe
MF15Canada Scott Firth
DF20Canada Jake Ruby
FW23England Cory Bentupward-facing green arrow 71'
DF24Canada Alex De Carolis
Manager:
Trinidad and Tobago Stephen Hart

Man of the Match:[9]
Molham Babouli (Forge FC)

Assistant referees:
Gabrielle Lemieux
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Fourth official:
Myriam Marcotte

References

  1. ↑ "Weather History for CYYG". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ Molinaro, John (July 29, 2020). "CPL's 2020 regular season to kick off on Aug. 13 with 'The Island Games' in P.E.I." Canadian Premier League. Archived from the original on 2020-07-31. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (February 21, 2020). "Canadian Premier League releases 2020 schedule and format". Waking the Red. Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Recap: Forge FC advance to SF, qualify for Concacaf Champions League with resounding Leg 2 win vs. Santos". forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. November 2, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  6. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 4, 2022). "HIGHLIGHTS: Toronto FC top Forge FC in thrilling penalty shootout for 2020 Canadian Championship". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  7. ↑ Molinaro, John (18 September 2020). "Forge FC vs. HFX Wanderers FC: North Star Shield on the line in Island Games finale". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. ↑ Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 13, 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.
  9. ↑ @CPLsoccer (September 20, 2020). "As voted for by the fans, @ForgeFCHamilton's Mo Babouli is the last @GatoradeCanada Man of the Match" (Tweet). Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
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