2021 Canadian Premier League Final
Event2021 Canadian Premier League season
Forge FC Pacific FC
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DateDecember 5, 2021
VenueTim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
Man of the MatchAlessandro Hojabrpour (Pacific FC)
RefereeYusri Rudolf
Attendance7,488
WeatherCloudy / Windy
1 °C (34 °F)
75% humidity[1]

The 2021 Canadian Premier League Final was a soccer match which determined the winner of the 2021 Canadian Premier League season. It was played on December 5, 2021, in Hamilton, Ontario, between Forge FC and Pacific FC. Those teams qualified as the winners of their first round playoff matches.[2] Forge FC were the defending champions.

Pacific FC defeated Forge FC 1–0 to claim their first CPL title.[3] Alessandro Hojabrpour scored the game's only goal in the 59th minute and was named man of the match.[4] Winning the championship earned the club the right to compete in the 2022 CONCACAF League where they ultimately reached the round of 16.[5]

Path to the Final

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge (S) 28 16 2 10 39 24 +15 50 Advance to playoffs
2 Cavalry 28 14 8 6 34 30 +4 50
3 Pacific (C) 28 13 6 9 47 34 +13 45
4 York United 28 8 12 8 35 39 −4 36
5 Valour 28 10 5 13 38 36 +2 35
6 HFX Wanderers 28 8 11 9 28 34 −6 35
7 FC Edmonton 28 6 10 12 34 41 −7 28
8 Atlético Ottawa 28 6 8 14 30 47 −17 26
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins.[6]
(C) Champions; (S) Regular season winner

Playoff semi-final results

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Cavalry FC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Pacific FC
Forge FC 3–1 York United FC

Forge FC

Forge FC entered the Final as the two-time defending league champions, having defeated Cavalry FC in the 2019 Finals and HFX Wanderers FC in the 2020 Final. On October 26, Forge clinched a playoff berth while inactive and then secured 1st place in the regular season following a win on November 9.[7] Forge advanced to the finals by defeating 4th ranked York United FC at home in the semi-finals.[2]

Pacific FC

This was Pacific FC's first Final, improving from a fourth place finish in 2020. On October 24, they became the 2nd team to qualify for the playoffs by virtue of a York United draw against Atlético Ottawa. Pacific finished 3rd in the regular season and advanced to the finals by defeating 2nd ranked Cavalry FC on the road in the semi-finals.[8]

Head-to-head

This was the fourth meeting of the year between the two clubs with Forge having won all of the previous three games. Forge had the advantage in the all-time series with 8 wins, 1 draw, and 0 losses.[9]

Forge earned the right to host the Final by having the better overall record in the regular season.[10] Pacific entered the match on two weeks of rest since their previous match in the CPL semi-final. Forge had played two CONCACAF League matches following the semi-final, including an away match in Honduras four days before the CPL Final.[9]

Match details

Summary

Details

Forge FC0–1Pacific FC
Recap
Report
Attendance: 7,488
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Forge
Pacific
Forge FC:
GK1Canada Triston Henry
RB8Senegal Elimane CisséYellow card 58'
CB23Canada Garven-Michée Metusaladownward-facing red arrow 76'
CB4Canada Dominic Samuel
LB6Canada Kwame Awuah
CM13Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
CM10Canada Kyle Bekker (c)
RW99Panama Omar BrowneYellow card 17' Yellow-red card 90+1'
AM19Canada Tristan Borgesdownward-facing red arrow 68'
LW18Canada Molham Babouli
CF14Guyana Emery Welshmandownward-facing red arrow 68'
Substitutes:
GK31Canada Baj Maan
MF7Canada David Choinièreupward-facing green arrow 68'
FW11Canada Chris Nanco
DF15Canada Maxim Tissot
FW17Canada Woobens Paciusupward-facing green arrow 68'
MF24Belgium Paolo SabakYellow card 90+2'
FW25Costa Rica Joshua Navarroupward-facing green arrow 76'
Manager:
Canada Bobby Smyrniotis
Pacific FC:
GK13Canada Callum Irving
RB2Canada Kadin Chung
CB6Canada Lukas MacNaughton
CB26Canada Thomas Meilleur-GiguèreYellow card 31'
LB3Canada Jordan Haynes
DM21Canada Alessandro HojabrpourYellow card 90+2'downward-facing red arrow 83'
RW11Wales Josh Hearddownward-facing red arrow 76'
CM22Canada Jamar Dixon (c)
CM34Canada Manny Aparicio
LW14Canada Terran Campbell
CF24Netherlands Gianni dos Santosdownward-facing red arrow 63'
Substitutes:
GK31Canada Isaac Boehmer
MF8Canada Matthew Baldisimoupward-facing green arrow 76'
MF10Canada Marco Bustos
DF12Canada Kunle Dada-Lukeupward-facing green arrow 63'
MF19Canada Matteo Polisi
MF20Canada Sean YoungYellow card 90+2'upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF23Northern Ireland Ollie Bassett
Manager:
Norway Pa-Modou Kah

Man of the Match:[4]
Alessandro Hojabrpour (Pacific FC)

Assistant referees:
Gabrielle Lemieux
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Fourth official:
Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Match rules[11]

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Weather History for CYHM". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. December 5, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Jacques, John (21 November 2021). "Forge Hammers Way To Final In Playoff 905 Derby". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (December 5, 2021). "HIGHLIGHTS: Pacific FC crowned Canadian Premier League champions with 1-0 win vs. Forge". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  4. 1 2 @CPLsoccer (December 6, 2021). "The @Gatorade Man of the Match is @ahojabrpour" (Tweet). Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (August 23, 2022). "RECAP: 10-man Pacific fall to Herediano on penalties in gutsy Concacaf League performance". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  6. ↑ Jacques, John (24 October 2021). "Pacific Procures Back-To-Back Playoff Positions". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2021. With the CPL tiebreaker defaulting to the number of wins
  7. ↑ Urciuoli, Anthony (November 10, 2021). "Vying for 3rd straight title, Forge FC Hamilton guaranteed home-field advantage throughout Canadian Premier League playoffs". insauga. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  8. ↑ Jacques, John (November 20, 2021). "Pacific Powers Way To 2021 CPL Final". Northern Tribune. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  9. 1 2 O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (4 December 2021). "PREVIEW: Forge FC vs. Pacific FC -- 2021 CPL Final". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "2021 CPL Final: Tentative dates set for championship match next weekend". Canadian Premier League. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
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