Canadian Premier League Finals

The Canadian Premier League Finals is the annual championship series of the Canadian Premier League (CPL), the top level of Canadian soccer. It is contested in two legs, currently between the top-seeded team from the regular season and the winner of the single-match playoff. The winner of the Finals earns Canada's berth in the following year's CONCACAF League.[1]

Canadian Premier League Finals
2019 Finals logo
Founded2019
RegionCanadian Premier League (CONCACAF)
Current championsForge FC
(1st title)
Most successful club(s)Forge FC
(1 title)
Television broadcastersCBC, OneSoccer
2020 Canadian Premier League Finals

The inaugural Finals was held on October 26 and November 2, 2019. The winner is awarded the North Star Shield.[2]

Format

The Finals is contested in a two-legged tie, with each team hosting one leg at home. The winner is determined by aggregate score. If the aggregate score is tied, the team with the most away goals wins the series. A penalty shoot-out is the final tiebreaker.

In 2019, the Finals was contested between the winners of the Spring and Fall seasons.[3] The 2020 season saw the end of the split season format, and the 2020 Finals will be contested between the top-seeded regular season team and the winner of a playoff between the second and third-placed teams.[4]

Results
Season Champions Aggregate score Runners-up Leg 1 Leg 2 Television
Date Score Venue Attendance Date Score Venue Attendance
2019 Forge FC 2–0 Cavalry FC October 26 1–0 Tim Hortons Field 10,486 November 2 1–0 ATCO Field 5,831 OneSoccer, CBC Sports

Records and statistics

Finals wins
Club Wins Losses Appearances Years of appearance
Forge FC 1 0 1 2019
Cavalry FC 0 1 1 2019

Champions records in the CONCACAF League
Year Club Result
2019 Forge FC[lower-alpha 1] Round of 16
2020 Forge FC TBD
Note
  1. For the inaugural CPL season, Forge FC qualified as the winner of the 2019 Canadian CONCACAF League series.

Trophy

The winning team is presented with the North Star Shield. It is a solid crystal circular shield engraved with the league's logo. The shield sits atop a maple wood base. The winners and finalists are also presented with gold and silver medals respectively.[5]

Venues
NameLocationHostedYears hosted
ATCO FieldFoothills County, Alberta12019
Tim Hortons FieldHamilton, Ontario12019

References
  1. "CONCACAF creates club competition opening for a CPL team". Sportsnet. Canadian Press. February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  2. Spencer, Donna (November 2, 2019). "Forge claim inaugural CPL championship with gritty win over Cavalry". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  3. Jacques, John (June 21, 2019). "Canadian Premier League Announces Championship Format". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  4. Rhodes, Benedict (February 21, 2020). "Canadian Premier League releases 2020 schedule and format". Waking the Red. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  5. Molinaro, John (October 25, 2019). "CPL unveils its championship trophy: The North Star Shield". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
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