2020 Forge FC season

The 2020 Forge FC season will be the second season in the history of Forge FC. Forge are 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 last season would be returning in 2020.[1][2]

Forge FC
2020 season
ChairmanBob Young
Head coachBobby Smyrniotis
StadiumTim Hortons Field
Canadian Premier LeagueTBD
Canadian ChampionshipTBD
CONCACAF LeagueTBD

On March 20, 2020, the league announced a postponement of the start of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Current squad

As of April 23, 2020[4]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Triston Henry GK (1993-09-08) September 8, 1993 Sigma FC
David Monsalve GK (1988-12-21) December 21, 1988 Ottawa Fury
Defenders
2 Jonathan Grant RB (1993-10-15) October 15, 1993 Nyköpings BIS
4 Dominic Samuel RB / CB (1994-09-29) September 29, 1994 Sigma FC
5 Daniel Krutzen CB / LB (1996-09-19) September 19, 1996 Reading United
6 Kwame Awuah LB / CM (1995-12-02) December 2, 1995 New York City FC
16 Klaidi Cela CB (1999-07-16) July 16, 1999 Sigma FC
22 Monti Mohsen LB (2000-06-13) June 13, 2000 Sigma FC
30 David Edgar CB (1987-05-19) May 19, 1987 Hartlepool United
Midfielders
3 Elimane Oumar Cissé CM (1995-03-12) March 12, 1995 Diambars FC
7 David Choinière LW / RW (1997-02-07) February 7, 1997 Montreal Impact
8 Giuliano Frano CM / RB (1993-05-16) May 16, 1993 Sigma FC
10 Kyle Bekker AM / CM (1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 North Carolina FC
13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson DM (1996-04-17) April 17, 1996 IFK Värnamo
Paolo Sabak AM (1999-02-10) February 10, 1999 NEC Nijmegen
Forwards
9 Marcel Zajac ST (1998-04-29) April 29, 1998 Akron Zips
11 Chris Nanco ST / RW / LW (1995-02-15) February 15, 1995 Bethlehem Steel
17 Kadell Thomas ST / RW / LW (1996-11-26) November 26, 1996 Sigma FC
23 Anthony Novak ST (1994-03-27) March 27, 1994 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]
MF Paolo Sabak NEC Nijmegen Free transfer April 23, 2020 [6]

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 [7]

Competitions

Match times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4).

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League TBD October 4 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Canadian Championship June 16–18 Qualifying round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
CONCACAF League July Preliminary round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Cavalry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 Canadian Premier League Playoff
3 FC Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Forge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 HFX Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on April 11, 2020. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: January 1, 2020.
Source: canpl.ca

Results by match
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Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on January 1, 2020. Source: #Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
April 11 1ForgeP–PCavalryHamilton, Ontario
3:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
April 18 2ForgeP–PAtlético OttawaHamilton, Ontario
1:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
April 24 3FC EdmontonvForgeEdmonton, Alberta
9:00 pm Stadium: Clarke Stadium
May 2 4ForgevHFX WanderersHamilton, Ontario
1:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
May 8 5PacificvForgeLangford, British Columbia
10:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
May 16 6ForgevValourHamilton, Ontario
1:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
May 23 7 HFX WanderersvForgeHalifax, Nova Scotia
1:00 pm Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
May 30 8ForgevFC EdmontonHamilton, Ontario
3:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
June 12 9 York9vForgeToronto, Ontario
7:00 pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
June 20 10 CavalryvForgeFoothills County, Alberta
3:00 pm Stadium: ATCO Field
June 27 11ForgevAtlético OttawaHamilton, Ontario
1:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July 1 12 ValourvForgeWinnipeg, Manitoba
3:00 pm Stadium: IG Field
July 4 13Forgev PacificHamilton, Ontario
3:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July 18 14Forgev York9Hamilton, Ontario
1:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July 22 15 ValourvForgeWinnipeg, Manitoba
8:00 pm Stadium: IG Field
July 25 16Forgev PacificHamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 2 17York9vForgeToronto, Ontario
3:00 pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
August 8 18Atlético OttawavForgeOttawa, Ontario
1:00 pm Stadium: TD Place Stadium
August 15 19CavalryvForgeFoothills County, Alberta
5:00 pm Stadium: ATCO Field
August 21 20Forgev HFX WanderersHamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 26 21FC EdmontonvForgeEdmonton, Alberta
9:00 pm Stadium: Clarke Stadium
August 29 22ForgevYork9Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
September 2 23 HFX WanderersvForgeHalifax, Nova Scotia
5:00 pm Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
September 6 24Atlético OttawavForgeOttawa, Ontario
1:00 pm Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 12 25Forgev ValourHamilton, Ontario
1:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
September 19 26 PacificvForgeLangford, British Columbia
7:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
September 27 27ForgevFC EdmontonHamilton, Ontario
3:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
October 4 28ForgevCavalryHamilton, Ontario
3:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

Canadian Championship
Main article: 2020 Canadian Championship

Qualifying round
June 16–18 First legValourvForgeWinnipeg, Manitoba
Stadium: IG Field
June 23–25 Second legForgevValourHamilton, Ontario
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

CONCACAF League
Main article: 2020 CONCACAF League

Preliminary round
July First legForge vTBDHamilton, Ontario
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July Second legTBDv ForgeTBD
Stadium: TBD

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of February 22, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian ChampionshipCONCACAF League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 DF Triston Henry 00000000
2 DF Jonathan Grant 00000000
3 MF Elimane Oumar Cissé 00000000
4 DF Dominic Samuel 00000000
5 DF Daniel Krutzen 00000000
6 DF Kwame Awuah 00000000
7 MF David Choinière 00000000
8 MF Giuliano Frano 00000000
9 FW Marcel Zajac 00000000
10 MF Kyle Bekker 00000000
11 FW Chris Nanco 00000000
13 MF Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 00000000
16 DF Klaidi Cela 00000000
17 FW Kadell Thomas 00000000
22 DF Monti Mohsen 00000000
23 FW Anthony Novak 00000000
30 DF David Edgar 00000000

Top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship CONCACAF League TOTAL
Totals0000

Updated to match played February 21, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship CONCACAF League TOTAL
Totals0000

Updated to match played February 21, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship CONCACAF League TOTAL
Totals0000

Updated to match played February 21, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship CONCACAF League TOTAL
Totals00000000

Updated to match played February 21, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League


References
  1. Molinaro, John (December 13, 2019). "Borges, Bekker headline list of Forge returnees from championship squad". canpl.ca. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. "Forge FC brings back David Edgar, drops 3 members of title-winning squad". canpl.ca. CPL. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  3. "Canadian Premier League postpones start of 2020- season due to COVID-19". CTV News. The Canadian Press.
  4. "CPL off-season roster tracker: Who's in and who's out for 2020?". Canadian Premier League. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  5. "Forge FC add Canadian goalkeeper Monsalve". Forge FC. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  6. "Forge FC inks promising Belgian attacker Paolo Sabak". Forge FC. 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  7. "Borges Transferred to OH Leuven". forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
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