Canadian Premier League
Season2023
DatesApril 15 – October 7 (regular season)
ChampionsForge FC
CPL ShieldCavalry FC
CONCACAF Champions CupForge FC
Cavalry FC
Matches played112
Goals scored292 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerOllie Bassett
Myer Bevan
(11 goals each)
Biggest home winPacific 4–1 York United
(May 14)
Cavalry 3–0 Forge
(August 4)
HFX Wanderers 3–0 Vancouver
(August 12)
HFX Wanderers 3–0 Valour
(August 26)
Cavalry 3–0 Pacific
(October 7)
Biggest away winVancouver 0–5 Atlético Ottawa
(May 13)
Highest scoringVancouver 3–6 Pacific
(June 2)
Longest winning run5 matches
Cavalry
(September 12 – October 7)
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Pacific
(May 6 – June 30)
Cavalry
(August 20 – October 7)
Longest winless run8 matches
HFX Wanderers
(April 15 – June 3)
Longest losing run3 matches
(8 teams tied)
Highest attendance7,042
Atlético Ottawa 1–1 HFX Wanderers
(April 15)
Lowest attendance822
York United 1–2 Vancouver
(April 22)
Total attendance421,247
Average attendance3,865
← 2022
2024 →
All statistics correct as of October 7, 2023.

The 2023 Canadian Premier League season was the fifth season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. The CPL Shield was won by Cavalry FC who finished first in the regular season by a 13 point margin. In the CPL final, Forge FC defeated Cavalry FC 2–1 in Hamilton to capture the North Star Cup. In doing so, Forge became league champions for the fourth time in five seasons. Both title winning clubs qualified for the newly expanded 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Team and rule changes

Eight teams competed in the 2023 season with the debut of Vancouver FC, and the dissolution of FC Edmonton.[1][2] The league's player compensation budget increased by $175,000 compared to 2022.[3] Teams were required to spend between $750,000 and $1,025,000 on their 20–23 player rosters with a minimum of $30,000 per player. A team making full use of the U-21 salary rule could reach a compensation maximum of $1,125,000. The league's playoff structure changed to a five-team Page playoff system with four elimination matches and one non-elimination match.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

See also: List of soccer stadiums in Canada
Location of the 2023 Canadian Premier League teams
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Atlético Ottawa Ottawa TD Place Stadium 24,000
Cavalry FC Foothills County ATCO Field 6,000[4]
Forge FC Hamilton Tim Hortons Field 23,218
HFX Wanderers FC Halifax Wanderers Grounds 6,500
Pacific FC Langford Starlight Stadium 6,000
Valour FC Winnipeg IG Field 33,000
Vancouver FC Langley Willoughby Community Park Stadium 6,560
York United FC Toronto York Lions Stadium 4,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Kit manufacturer
Atlético Ottawa Spain Carlos González Canada Carl Haworth Maple Lodge Farms[5] CIBC[6] Macron
Cavalry England Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Canada Marco Carducci WestJet
Forge Canada Bobby Smyrniotis Canada Kyle Bekker Tim Hortons
HFX Wanderers Canada Patrice Gheisar Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad Volkswagen
Pacific Canada James Merriman Wales Josh Heard Telus[7]
Valour Canada Phillip Dos Santos Haiti Andrew Jean-Baptiste OneSoccer
Vancouver Iran Afshin Ghotbi Canada Callum Irving CIBC[6] Carlsberg[8]
York United Canada Martin Nash Canada Roger Thompson Carlsberg[9] CIBC[6]

Number of teams by province or territory

Rank Province or territory Number Teams
1 Ontario Ontario 3 Atlético Ottawa
Forge
York United
2 British Columbia British Columbia 2 Pacific
Vancouver FC
3 Alberta Alberta 1 Cavalry
Manitoba Manitoba 1 Valour
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 1 HFX Wanderers

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
HFX Wanderers Tobago Stephen Hart End of contract October 13, 2022 Pre-season Canada Patrice Gheisar November 30, 2022
Vancouver FC N/A (inaugural season) Iran Afshin Ghotbi November 2, 2022
FC Edmonton South Africa Alan Koch Team folded November 21, 2022 N/A

Regular season

Format

The regular season was played as a quadruple round-robin, with each team playing the other seven teams twice at home and twice away between April 15 and October 7. The regular season winner (the team ranked first after all 28 games) qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the top five teams qualified for the playoffs.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Cavalry (S) 28 16 7 5 46 27 +19 55 First semifinal
2 Forge (C) 28 11 9 8 39 32 +7 42[a]
3 HFX Wanderers 28 11 9 8 39 32 +7 42[a] Quarterfinal
4 Pacific 28 11 7 10 42 35 +7 40 Play-in round
5 York United 28 11 5 12 35 44 −9 38
6 Atlético Ottawa 28 10 6 12 38 34 +4 36
7 Vancouver 28 8 5 15 28 50 −22 29
8 Valour 28 6 8 14 25 38 −13 26
Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Total minutes played by U-21 players; 10) Coin toss (2 teams tied) or drawing of lots (3+ teams tied).[10]
(C) Champion (qualified to Champions Cup); (S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup)
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tie resolved by away goal differential; Forge: +4, Wanderers: −2

Results

Home \ Away ATO CAV FOR HFX PAC VAL VFC YRK
Atlético Ottawa 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–0 0–1
1–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 0–1 3–1 3–3
Cavalry 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 3–1 2–1
0–2 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–1 2–1
Forge 4–3 2–2 1–1 0–1 3–2 0–0 1–2
0–1 0–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–3
HFX Wanderers 1–0 3–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 0–3
3–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 3–0 1–2
Pacific 2–2 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–1
0–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0
Valour 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1
1–3 3–2 2–3 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–2
Vancouver 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–1 3–6 0–0 1–2
2–1 1–5 0–3 2–1 3–2 0–0 1–2
York United 2–1 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–2
1–0 0–1 0–4 0–2 1–4 1–3 2–1
Source: CanPL.ca
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

U-21 minute standings

In order to qualify for the playoffs, clubs were also required to accumulate at least 2,000 minutes played by U-21 domestic players during the regular season. Additionally, only 1,000 of these minutes could be played by players on loan from other clubs.[11] Clubs that do not meet the 2,000 minute threshold may also incur financial penalties from the league.

Pos Team Pld Min Playoff eligibility
1 Vancouver 28 5,203 Eligible
2 Valour 28 4,390
3 Pacific (Q) 28 2,674
4 Forge (Q) 28 2,052
5 Cavalry (Q) 28 2,044
6 Atlético Ottawa 28 2,034
7 HFX Wanderers (Q) 28 2,032
8 York United (Q) 28 2,006
Source: CanPL
(Q) Qualified for the playoffs

Playoffs

The 2023 season used the Page playoff system. The team who finished first in the regular-season table would play the team who finished second, and the winner would host the final. The fourth- and fifth-placed teams would play in a play-in round, and the winner of this game would then play the third-placed team in a quarter-final. The quarter-final winner would play the loser of the game between the first and second-placed teams for the other spot in the final.[12]

Bracket

Play-in roundFirst semifinalSecond semifinalFinal
October 14October 28
1Cavalry FC12Forge FC2
2Forge FC2October 211Cavalry FC1
1Cavalry FC2
Quarterfinal4Pacific FC1
October 14
October 113HFX Wanderers FC0
4Pacific FC14Pacific FC1
5York United FC0

Matches

Play-in round

October 11 Pacific FC 1–0 York United FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 pm PDT
(10:00 pm EDT)		 Reid 90+1' Report Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,780

Quarterfinal

October 14 HFX Wanderers FC 0–1 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00 pm ADT
(2:00 pm EDT)		 Report Fernandez 37' (o.g.) Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,254

First semifinal

October 14 Cavalry–Forge rivalry Cavalry FC 1–2 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
3:00 PM MDT
(5:00 PM EDT)		 Mason 80' Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,385

Second semifinal

October 21 Cavalry FC 2–1 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
2:00 PM MDT
(4:00 PM EDT)
Report Manneh 66' Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,066

Final

Main article: 2023 Canadian Premier League final
Forge FC2–1 (a.e.t.)Cavalry FC
 Recap
Report
Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance: 13,925
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

Attendance

As of end of regular season
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 HFX Wanderers 81,951 6,413 4,907 5,854 +0.5%†
2 Forge FC 74,458 6,917 3,827 5,318 +55.0%†
3 Atlético Ottawa 69,423 7,044 3,074 4,959 +21.9%†
4 Cavalry FC 57,265 4,990 3,189 4,090 +17.1%†
5 Pacific FC 45,376 4,825 2,455 3,241 +2.0%†
6 Valour FC 45,084 4,036 2,665 3,220 +3.5%†
7 Vancouver FC 39,030 6,177 2,099 2,788 n/a†
8 York United 17,382 1,783 822 1,242 +0.6%†
League total 429,969 7,044 822 3,839 +20.9%†

Source: [1][2]

Statistical leaders

See also: Canadian Premier League records and statistics § Career player records
As of October 14, 2023

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[13]
1 Northern Ireland Ollie Bassett Atlético Ottawa 11
New Zealand Myer Bevan Cavalry
3 Canada Terran Campbell Forge 10
Canada Woobens Pacius Forge
5 Canada Massimo Ferrin HFX Wanderers 8
6 Canada Samuel Salter Atlético Ottawa 7
Netherlands Ayman Sellouf Pacific
8 Syria Molham Babouli York United 6
Lebanon Gabriel Bitar Vancouver
Canada Sergio Camargo Cavalry
Haiti Mikaël Cantave Cavalry / Vancouver
Guyana Osaze De Rosario York United
Canada Shaan Hundal Vancouver
Canada Daniel Nimick HFX Wanderers
Portugal Kévin dos Santos York United

Top assists

Rank Player Club Assists[14]
1 Netherlands Ayman Sellouf Pacific 8
2 Canada Kyle Bekker Forge 7
3 France Lorenzo Callegari HFX Wanderers 6
Somalia Ali Musse Cavalry
5 Canada Manny Aparicio Pacific 5
Canada Aidan Daniels HFX Wanderers
Canada Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé York United
England Kian Williams Valour
9 New Zealand Myer Bevan Cavalry 4
Lebanon Gabriel Bitar Vancouver
Canada Tristan Borges Forge
Australia Jesse Daley Cavalry
Canada Carl Haworth Atlético Ottawa
Canada Wesley Timoteo HFX Wanderers

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets[15]
1 Canada Triston Henry Forge 9
2 Canada Marco Carducci Cavalry 8
3 Canada Yann Fillion HFX Wanderers 7
Canada Nathan Ingham Atlético Ottawa
Algeria Rayane Yesli Valour

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Canada Terran Campbell Forge York United 4–0 (A) July 9 [16]
Canada Woobens Pacius Forge Vancouver 3–0 (A) September 3 [17]

Awards

Canadian Premier League Awards

The 2023 Canadian Premier League Awards were held in Hamilton, Ontario, on October 26, 2023.[18]

Award Recipient Finalist
Golden Boot

New Zealand Myer Bevan (Cavalry FC)
Northern Ireland Ollie Bassett (Atlético Ottawa)

N/A
Golden Glove Canada Triston Henry (Forge FC)

Canada Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC)
Algeria Rayane Yesli (Valour FC)

Coach of the Year England Tommy Wheeldon Jr. (Cavalry FC)

Canada Patrice Gheisar (Halifax Wanderers)
Canada Bobby Smyrniotis (Forge FC)

Player of the Year Netherlands Daan Klomp (Cavalry FC)

Canada Manny Aparicio (Pacific FC)
Canada Kyle Bekker (Forge FC)
France Lorenzo Callegari (Halifax Wanderers)
Somalia Ali Musse (Cavalry FC)

Best Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year Canada Matteo De Brienne (Valour FC)

Canada James Cameron (Vancouver FC)
Canada Kwasi Poku (Forge FC)

Defender of the Year Netherlands Daan Klomp (Cavalry FC)

Canada Manjrekar James (Forge FC)
Canada Daniel Nimick (Halifax Wanderers)

Players' Player of the Year Somalia Ali Musse (Cavalry FC)

Canada Kyle Bekker (Forge FC)
Canada Daan Klomp (Cavalry FC)

Canadian Premier League Best XI

Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
[19]

Team of the Week

The Gatorade Team of the Week was selected by the CPL's Kristian Jack and OneSoccer's Oliver Platt.

Team of the Week
Dates Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
April 15–16
[20]
April 22–23
[21]
April 29–30
[22]
May 5–7
[23]
May 13–14
[24]
May 19–21
[25]
May 27–28
[26]
May 31–June 4
[27]
June 9–11
New Zealand Bevan (Cavalry) [28]
June 16–18
[29]
June 20–25
[30]
June 30–July 2
[31]
July 7–9
[32]
July 12–16
[33]
July 21–23
[34]
July 28–30
[35]
August 4–7
[36]
August 11–13
[37]
August 18–20
[38]
August 25–27
[39]
September 2–4
[40]
September 8–9
[41]

Monthly Awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goalkeeper of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club Goalkeeper Club
April Canada Bobby Smyrniotis Forge FC Canada Diego Gutiérrez Valour FC Canada Callum Irving Vancouver FC [42][43][44]
May Canada James Merriman Pacific FC Canada Sean Young Pacific FC Canada Triston Henry Forge FC [45][46][47]
June Canada Patrice Gheisar HFX Wanderers FC Netherlands Ayman Sellouf Pacific FC Algeria Rayane Yesli Pacific FC [48][49][50]
July Spain Carlos González Atlético Ottawa Canada Kyle Bekker Forge FC Canada Triston Henry Forge FC [51][52][53]
August England Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Cavalry FC Canada Daniel Nimick HFX Wanderers FC Canada Nathan Ingham Atlético Ottawa [54][55][56]
September England Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Cavalry FC Netherlands Daan Klomp Cavalry FC Canada Marco Carducci Cavalry FC [57][58][59]
October Canada Bobby Smyrniotis Forge FC Somalia Ali Musse Cavalry FC Canada Triston Henry Forge FC [60][61][62]

Player transfers

Main article: List of Canadian Premier League transfers 2023

U Sports Draft

The 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft took place on December 15, 2022. Each team made two picks in the draft for a total of 16 selections with expansion club Vancouver FC selecting first.[63]

Foreign players

Main article: List of foreign CPL players

Canadian Premier League teams can sign a maximum of seven international players, out of which only five can be in the starting line-up for each match. At least 50% of a team's international players must be U-23 at all times. If a club wishes to utilize the maximum 7 slots, the 7th player must be U-21.[64]

The following international players were signed for the 2023 season. Note that players may be considered domestic for CPL purposes (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or refugees) while still representing other countries in international competitions.[65]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Former players
Atlético Ottawa Spain Miguel Acosta Northern Ireland Ollie Bassett Spain Diego Espejo Cape Verde Gianni dos Santos France Aboubakary Sacko Spain Alberto Zapater Switzerland Rubén del Campo
Cavalry Netherlands Daan Klomp Republic of Ireland Joe Mason Spain Roberto Alarcón Australia Jesse Daley Nigeria Udoka Chima Republic of Ireland Tom Field Honduras José Escalante
Forge Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson England Malik Owolabi-Belewu Albania Rezart Rama Belgium Béni Badibanga
HFX Wanderers Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad Brazil João Morelli England Lifumpa Mwandwe France Lorenzo Callegari England Callum Watson France Théo Collomb Nigeria Kosi Nwafornso
Pacific Netherlands Djenairo Daniels Netherlands Bradley Vliet Netherlands Ayman Sellouf Portugal David Brazão The Gambia Kekuta Manneh
Valour Haiti Andrew Jean-Baptiste Chile Walter Ponce Colombia Kevin Rendón Burundi Pacifique Niyongabire England Kian Williams Jordan Jaime Siaj
Vancouver Ghana Nicky Gyimah South Korea Min-jae Kwak England Ibrahim Bakare Mexico Alejandro Díaz Brazil Renan Garcia France Emmanuel Robe
Mexico Gael Sandoval
Belize Eugene Martínez
York United Australia Tass Mourdoukoutas Portugal Kévin dos Santos Liberia Brem Soumaoro Netherlands Lassana Faye
Netherlands Oussama Alou

Players in italic denote players who were new to their respective clubs for the 2023 season, sorted chronologically by their announcement. Players in Bold indicate players who have represented their national teams at the senior level.

2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Forge FC and Cavalry FC both earned berths in the newly expanded 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup as CPL champions and regular season champions respectively.[66] The newly expanded tournament has teams from across North America, Central America, and the Caribbean compete for a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup.[67] Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup was also available to CPL clubs if they won the Canadian Championship; however, the 2023 Canadian Championship was not won by a CPL team.[67][68]

Method Qualified team
CPL champion Forge FC
CPL regular season winner Cavalry FC

Notes

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