Season | 2024 |
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Dates | April 13 – October 19 |
Matches played | 19 |
Goals scored | 47 (2.47 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Rubén del Campo Brian Wright (3 goals each) |
Biggest home win | Vancouver 4–1 Valour (April 14) York United 3–0 Vancouver (April 26) |
Biggest away win | York United 0–3 Forge (April 21) |
Highest scoring | Vancouver 4–1 Valour (April 14) |
Longest winning run | 3 matches Forge (April 13 – April 27) |
Longest unbeaten run | 5 matches Pacific (April 13 – present) Atlético Ottawa (April 13 – present) |
Longest winless run | 5 matches Valour (April 14 – present) |
Longest losing run | 5 matches Valour (April 14 – present) |
Highest attendance | 7,395 Forge 2–1 Cavalry (April 13) |
Lowest attendance | 843 York United 3–0 Vancouver (April 26) |
Total attendance | 57,174 |
Average attendance | 3,573 |
← 2023
All statistics correct as of May 12, 2024. |
The 2024 Canadian Premier League season is the sixth season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Forge FC are the defending champions, having beaten Cavalry FC in the 2023 final.[1]
The same eight teams that competed in the 2023 season are competing in the 2024 season.[2] The CPL's total player compensation budget was increased by $87,500 to a total of $1,112,500 (or $1,212,500 for teams maximizing the U21 salary incentive).[3]
York United was bought by a new ownership group from Mexico, Game Plan Sports Group.[4]
Club | Results | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
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Atlético Ottawa | details | Ottawa, Ontario | TD Place Stadium | 24,000 |
Cavalry FC | details | Foothills County, Alberta | ATCO Field | 6,000 |
Forge FC | details | Hamilton, Ontario | Tim Hortons Field | 23,218 |
HFX Wanderers FC | details | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Wanderers Grounds | 6,500 |
Pacific FC | details | Langford, British Columbia | Starlight Stadium | 6,000 |
Valour FC | details | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Princess Auto Stadium | 33,000 |
Vancouver FC | details | Langley, British Columbia | Willoughby Community Park | 6,560 |
York United FC | details | Toronto, Ontario | York Lions Stadium | 4,000 |
The regular season is being played as a quadruple round-robin, with each team playing the other seven teams twice at home and twice away between April and October. The regular season winner (the team ranked first after all 28 games) will qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup and the top five teams will qualify for the playoffs; the top two will get a bye to the semifinals.[5]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Playoff qualification |
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1 | Atlético Ottawa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 11 | First semifinal |
2 | Pacific | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 11 | |
3 | Forge | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 10 | Quarterfinal |
4 | Vancouver | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | Play-in round |
5 | York United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
6 | Cavalry | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
7 | HFX Wanderers | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |
8 | Valour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
Notes
See also: Canadian Premier League records and statistics § Career player records |
Rank | Player | Club | Goals[6] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Rubén del Campo | Atlético Ottawa | 3 |
Brian Wright | York United | ||
3 | Manny Aparicio | Atlético Ottawa | 2 |
Béni Badibanga | Forge | ||
Tristan Borges | Forge | ||
David Choinière | Forge | ||
Alejandro Díaz | Vancouver | ||
Moses Dyer | Vancouver | ||
Tobias Warschewski | Cavalry | ||
10 | 25 players | 1 |
Rank | Player | Club | Assists[7] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tristan Borges | Forge | 3 |
2 | Themi Antonoglou | Valour | 2 |
Alejandro Díaz | Vancouver | ||
Daniel Parra | Forge | ||
Kris Twardek | Atlético Ottawa | ||
6 | 22 players | 1 |
Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets[8] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Emil Gazdov | Pacific | 4 |
2 | Marco Carducci | Cavalry | 1 |
Nathan Ingham | Atlético Ottawa | ||
Callum Irving | Vancouver | ||
Christopher Kalongo | Forge | ||
Jassem Koleilat | Forge | ||
Sean Melvin | Pacific | ||
Thomas Vincensini | York United |
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | HFX Wanderers | 6,500 | 6,500 | 6,500 | 6,500 | +11.0% |
2 | Forge FC | 10,446 | 7,395 | 3,051 | 5,223 | −1.8% |
3 | Atlético Ottawa | 12,504 | 4,569 | 3,886 | 4,168 | −16.0% |
4 | Cavalry FC | 7,059 | 4,183 | 2,876 | 3,530 | −13.7% |
5 | Vancouver FC | 6,740 | 4,038 | 2,702 | 3,370 | +20.9% |
6 | Pacific FC | 9,379 | 4,367 | 2,161 | 3,126 | −3.5% |
7 | York United | 4,546 | 2,654 | 843 | 1,515 | +22.0% |
8 | Valour FC | NA | ||||
League total | 57,174 | 7,395 | 843 | 3,573 | −6.9% |
Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Goalkeeper of the Month | References | |||
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Manager | Club | Player | Club | Goalkeeper | Club | ||
April | Bobby Smyrniotis | Forge FC | Tristan Borges | Forge FC | Christopher Kalongo | Forge FC | [9][10][11] |
Main article: List of Canadian Premier League transfers 2024 |
According to FIFA, the Canadian Soccer Association's 2024 pre-season transfer window opened on January 31 and closed on April 23; the mid-season transfer window will open on July 18 and close on August 14.[12] However, the CPL later announced that it's mid-season transfer window will instead open on July 5 and close on August 2.[2]
The 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft took place on December 14, 2023. Each team made two picks in the draft, for a total of 16 selections.[13]
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.[3]
The following international players are signed for the 2024 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.[14]
Players in italic denote players who were new to their respective clubs for the 2024 season, sorted chronologically by their announcement. Players in Bold indicate players who have represented their national teams at the senior level.