2020 Forge FC season
The 2020 Forge FC season was the second season in the history of Forge FC. Forge were the defending league champions, having defeated Cavalry FC in the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals. Before the start of the season, Forge announced that 18 players from the previous season would be returning in 2020.[1][2] In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the CONCACAF League, advancing to the quarter-finals for the first time.
| 2020 season | |||
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| Chairman | Bob Young | ||
| Head coach | Bobby Smyrniotis | ||
| Stadium | Tim Hortons Field | ||
| Canadian Premier League | Champions | ||
| CONCACAF League | Quarter-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kyle Bekker Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson (3 goals each) All: Daniel Krutzen (4 goals) | ||
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On September 19, Forge defeated HFX Wanderers FC 2–0 in the 2020 Canadian Premier League Final to win their second consecutive league title.[3] As champions, they qualified for the 2020 Canadian Championship Final and the 2021 CONCACAF League.
Squad
As of August 14, 2020[4]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Previous club | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||||
| 1 | Triston Henry | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
GK | September 8, 1993 (aged 27) | Sigma FC | |||
| 31 | Baj Maan | |
GK | July 12, 2000 (aged 20) |  NKU Norse | |||
| Defenders | ||||||||
| 2 | Jonathan Grant | |
RB | October 15, 1993 (aged 27) |  Nyköpings BIS | |||
| 4 | Dominic Samuel | |
RB / CB | September 29, 1994 (aged 26) | Sigma FC | |||
| 5 | Daniel Krutzen | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} |
CB / LB | September 19, 1996 (aged 24) | Reading United | |||
| 6 | Kwame Awuah | |
LB / CM | December 2, 1995 (aged 25) | New York City FC | |||
| 14 | David Edgar | |
CB | May 19, 1987 (aged 33) |  Hartlepool United | |||
| 15 | Maxim Tissot | |
LB | April 13, 1992 (aged 28) | Ottawa Fury | |||
| 16 | Klaidi Cela | |
CB | July 16, 1999 (aged 21) | Sigma FC | |||
| 21 | Jordan Dunstan | |
CB | March 21, 1993 (aged 27) | Chattanooga FC | |||
| 22 | Monti Mohsen | |
LB | June 13, 2000 (aged 20) | Sigma FC | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||||
| 7 | David Choinière | |
LW / RW | February 7, 1997 (aged 23) | Montreal Impact | |||
| 8 | Elimane Oumar Cissé |  |
CM | March 12, 1995 (aged 25) | Diambars FC | |||
| 10 | Kyle Bekker | |
AM / CM | September 2, 1990 (aged 30) | North Carolina FC | |||
| 13 | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | |
DM | April 17, 1996 (aged 24) | IFK Värnamo | |||
| 24 | Paolo Sabak | |
AM | February 10, 1999 (aged 21) |  NEC Nijmegen | |||
| Forwards | ||||||||
| 9 | Marcel Zajac | |
ST | April 29, 1998 (aged 22) | Akron Zips | |||
| 11 | Chris Nanco | |
ST / RW / LW | February 15, 1995 (aged 25) | Bethlehem Steel | |||
| 17 | Kadell Thomas | |
ST / RW / LW | November 26, 1996 (aged 24) | Sigma FC | |||
| 19 | Molham Babouli | |
CF / RW / LW | January 2, 1993 (aged 27) | FC Ukraine United | |||
| 20 | Gabriel Balbinotti | |
ST | April 12, 1998 (aged 22) | UQTR Patriotes | |||
| 23 | Anthony Novak | |
ST | March 27, 1994 (aged 26) | Oakville Blue Devils | |||
Transfers
In
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | GK | David Monsalve |
Ottawa Fury |
Free transfer | March 2, 2020 | [5] |
| 24 | MF | Paolo Sabak |
NEC Nijmegen |
Free transfer | April 23, 2020 | [6] |
| 15 | DF | Maxim Tissot |
Ottawa Fury |
Free transfer | July 22, 2020 | [7] |
| 31 | GK | Baj Maan |
NKU Norse |
Free transfer | July 31, 2020 | [8] |
| 21 | DF | Jordan Dunstan |
Chattanooga FC |
Free transfer | July 31, 2020 | [8] |
| 20 | FW | Gabriel Balbinotti |
UQTR Patriotes |
Selected 7th overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft | July 31, 2020 | [8] |
| 19 | FW | Molham Babouli |
Unattached | Free transfer | August 4, 2020 | [9] |
Draft picks
Forge FC selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.
| Round | Selection | Pos. | Player | Nationality | University |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | FW | Gabriel Balbinotti | Canada |
UQTR Patriotes |
| 2 | 8 | MF | Alex Zis | Canada |
Guelph Gryphons |
Out
| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | GK |  Quillan Roberts |
Contract expired | January 8, 2020 | [2] | |
| 21 | DF |  Bertrand Owundi |
Contract expired | January 8, 2020 | [2] | |
| 20 | MF | Justin Stoddart |
Contract expired | January 8, 2020 | [2] | |
| 19 | MF | Tristan Borges |
OH Leuven |
Undisclosed | January 22, 2020 | [10] |
| 8 | MF | Giuliano Frano |
Contract terminated by mutual consent | July 30, 2020 | [11] | |
| – | GK | David Monsalve |
 Xelajú MC |
Undisclosed | July 31, 2020 | [12] |
Competitions
Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) from April to October and Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) otherwise.
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Canadian Premier League | August 13 | September 19 | First stage | Winners | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 54.55 |
| CONCACAF League | October 22 | December 8 | Preliminary round | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 53.33 | ||||
Last updated: December 8, 2020
Source: Competitions
Canadian Premier League
Table
| 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.[13]
Notes:
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.[13]
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
- Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.
Results by match
Matches
| August 13 1 | Forge FC | 2–2 | Cavalry FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 8:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
| August 16 2 | Forge FC | 2–0 | FC Edmonton | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 3:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren |
| August 19 3 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–1 | Forge FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 8:00pm |
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Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: David Barrie |
| August 22 4 | Forge FC | 2–1 | Pacific FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 4:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Matthew Souaré |
| August 26 5 | York9 FC | 3–2 | Forge FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 1:00pm | Report |
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Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Juan Marquez |
| August 30 6 | Atlético Ottawa | 0–2 | Forge FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 3:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren |
| September 5 7 | Forge FC | 2–2 | Valour FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 12:00pm |
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Report |
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Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: David Barrie |
Table
| 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 | |
| 4 | Pacific | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
Results by round
Matches
| September 9 1 | HFX Wanderers FC | 1–1 | Forge FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 1:00pm | Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Myriam Marcotte |
| September 12 2 | Forge FC | 2–0 | Pacific FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 12:00pm |
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Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Juan Marquez |
| September 15 3 | Cavalry FC | 0–1 | Forge FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 1:00pm | Hernández  90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Filip Dujic |
Final
| September 19 2020 CPL Final | Forge FC | 2–0 | HFX Wanderers FC | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 3:00pm |
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Report | Stadium: Alumni Field Referee: Juan Marquez |
CONCACAF League
Preliminary round
| October 10 | Municipal Limeño  | 1–2 | Forge FC | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador |
| 8:15 PM |
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Report | Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras) |
Round of 16
| November 3 | Tauro  | 1–2 | Forge FC | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City |
| 8:00 PM |
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Report | Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States) |
Quarterfinals
| December 1 | Arcahaie  | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Forge FC | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
| 8:00 PM | Jolicoeur  59' |
Report | Krutzen 45+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez |
| Penalties | ||||
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Play-in round
| December 8 | Marathón .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 1–0 | Forge FC | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa |
| 10:00 PM | Solano 18' |
Report |
Canadian Championship
The 2020 Canadian Championship was played as a one-game final between Forge as the CPL Champions and Toronto FC as the winner of a head-to-head series between Canadian teams from Major League Soccer. It was delayed until June 2022 due to scheduling difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15] Forge ultimately lost the final in a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw.[16]
Statistics
Squad and statistics
As of December 10, 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Canadian Premier League | CONCACAF League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | CAN |
Triston Henry | 14 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CAN |
Jonathan Grant | 7 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | CAN |
Dominic Samuel | 14 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BEL |
Daniel Krutzen | 15 | 4 | 11+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | CAN |
Kwame Awuah | 14 | 1 | 9+2 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | CAN |
David Choinière | 15 | 2 | 6+5 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SEN |
Elimane Oumar Cissé | 10 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CAN |
Marcel Zajac | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | CAN |
Kyle Bekker | 15 | 3 | 11+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | CAN |
Chris Nanco | 7 | 2 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | SWE |
Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | 15 | 3 | 9+2 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | CAN |
David Edgar | 14 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | CAN |
Maxim Tissot | 14 | 1 | 3+8 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | CAN |
Klaidi Cela | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | CAN |
Kadell Thomas | 13 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | CAN |
Molham Babouli | 14 | 2 | 4+6 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | CAN |
Gabriel Balbinotti | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | CAN |
Jordan Dunstan | 9 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | CAN |
Monti Mohsen | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | CAN |
Anthony Novak | 12 | 3 | 4+5 | 2 | 0+3 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | BEL |
Paolo Sabak | 15 | 2 | 8+3 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | CAN |
Baj Maan | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | CONCACAF League | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Daniel Krutzen | DF | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | | Kyle Bekker | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | MF | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Anthony Novak | FW | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | | Chris Nanco | FW | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Paolo Sabak | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| David Choinière | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Molham Babouli | FW | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | | Kwame Awuah | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Maxim Tissot | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 19 | 5 | 24 | |||
Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Top assists
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | CONCACAF League | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Molham Babouli | FW | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | | Paolo Sabak | MF | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Maxim Tissot | DF | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | | David Choinière | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kadell Thomas | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kyle Bekker | MF | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dominic Samuel | DF | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals | 9 | 2 | 11 | |||
Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Clean sheets
| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | CONCACAF League | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Triston Henry | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Disciplinary record
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | CONCACAF League | TOTAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | | | | | ||||
| 2 | DF | | Jonathan Grant | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Dominic Samuel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Daniel Krutzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Kwame Awuah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Marcel Zajac | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Kyle Bekker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | | Chris Nanco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | David Edgar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Maxim Tissot | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Klaidi Cela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Kadell Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Molham Babouli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Gabriel Balbinotti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Paolo Sabak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 20 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 27 | 2 | |||
Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League
Honours
Canadian Premier League Awards
| Name | Award | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Bekker | Player of the Year | Won | [17][18] |
| Triston Henry | Golden Glove | Won | [17][18] |
| Bobby Smyrniotis | Coach of the Year | Nominated | [17][18] |
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