Wikipedia

2024 Canadian Premier League season

(Redirected from 2024 Canadian Premier League Playoffs)

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]

Canadian Premier League
Season2024
DatesApril 13 – October 19
Matches played91
Goals scored240 (2.64 per match)
Top goalscorerRubén del Campo
(11 goals)
Biggest home winVancouver 4–1 Valour
(April 14)
York United 3–0 Vancouver
(April 26)
Atlético Ottawa 3–0 Forge
(May 25)
Forge 3–0 York United
(June 1)
York United 4–1 Atlético Ottawa
(July 26)
Forge 3–0 HFX Wanderers
(July 27)
Forge 3–0 Atlético Ottawa
(August 10)
Pacific 3–0 HFX Wanderers
(September 7)
HFX Wanderers 3–0 Forge
(September 14)
Pacific 3–0 Vancouver
(September 14)
Biggest away winVancouver 0–4 HFX Wanderers
(June 23)
Highest scoringAtlético Ottawa 4–3 Forge
(June 28)
Longest winning run5 matches
Cavalry
(July 26 – August 24)
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Cavalry
(April 20 – June 21)
Longest winless run9 matches
HFX Wanderers
(April 13 – June 15)
Longest losing run5 matches
Valour
(April 14 – May 10)
Highest attendance7,395
Forge 2–1 Cavalry
(April 13)
Lowest attendance843
York United 3–0 Vancouver
(April 26)
Total attendance345,571
Average attendance3,972
← 2023
All statistics correct as of September 15, 2024.

Team and rule changes

edit

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]

Teams

edit
Location of the 2024 Canadian Premier League teams
Club Results Location Stadium Capacity
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

Personnel and sponsorship

edit
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve)
Atlético Ottawa   Carlos González   Maxim Tissot Macron Maple Lodge Farms[5] CIBC[6]
Cavalry   Tommy Wheeldon Jr.   Marco Carducci WestJet
Forge   Bobby Smyrniotis   Kyle Bekker Tim Hortons
HFX Wanderers   Patrice Gheisar   Andre Rampersad Volkswagen
Pacific   James Merriman   Josh Heard Telus[7]
Valour   Phillip Dos Santos   Raphael Ohin OneSoccer
Vancouver   Afshin Ghotbi   Callum Irving CIBC[6] Carlsberg 0.0%[8]
York United   Benjamín Mora   Mo Babouli Carlsberg 0.0%[9] CIBC[6]

Number of teams by province or territory

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

Coaching changes

edit
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
York United   Martin Nash Fired May 21, 2024[10] 5th   Benjamín Mora June 4, 2024[11]

Regular season

edit

Format

edit

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.[12]

Standings

edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Forge 23 12 5 6 39 27 +12 41 First semifinal
2 Atlético Ottawa 23 10 8 5 38 28 +10 38
3 York United 23 10 6 7 32 28 +4 36 Quarterfinal
4 Cavalry 23 8 11 4 29 24 +5 35 Play-in round
5 Vancouver 23 7 5 11 26 38 −12 26
6 Pacific 22 7 5 10 20 23 −3 26
7 Valour 23 6 5 12 27 37 −10 23
8 HFX Wanderers 22 6 5 11 29 35 −6 23
Updated to match(es) played on September 15, 2024. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points;[a] 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).[2]


Notes

  1. ^ Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.[2]

Results

edit
Home \ Away ATO CAV FOR HFX PAC VAL VFC YRK
Atlético Ottawa 1–1 3–0 2–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–1
1–2 4–3 Sep 29 Sep 22 2–2 Oct 19 1–2
Cavalry 1–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–2
2–2 1–1 Oct 12 1–0 2–2 Sep 28 1–2
Forge 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–0
Oct 12 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–3 Sep 28
HFX Wanderers 1–3 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 3–2 2–1
1–1 1–0 3–0 Sep 18 3–1 Oct 5 Oct 19
Pacific 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–0
0–3 Oct 5 Oct 19 3–0 0–3 3–0 1–1
Valour 0–2 0–1 2–1 2–1 2–3 2–0 1–0
1–1 Oct 19 Oct 6 Sep 21 Sep 30 1–2 0–1
Vancouver 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 2–1 4–1 1–1
0–3 0–1 Sep 21 0–4 1–0 Oct 13 0–1
York United 4–1 1–2 0–3 2–1 2–0 3–1 3–0
Oct 6 Sep 20 0–0 2–1 Oct 10 1–1 2–2
Updated to match(es) played on September 15, 2024. Source: CanPL.ca
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by matchweek

edit
Team ╲ Week12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
Atlético Ottawa3421111111111111122222
Cavalry5565666656666664444334
Forge2213344334235533331111
HFX Wanderers7677788888888878888888
Pacific4332223442454456667776
Valour8888877777777787776667
Vancouver1144432223523345555555
York United6756555565342222213443
Updated to match(es) played on September 9, 2024. Source: CanPL As It Stands articles, CanPL Standings
  = First semifinal;   = Quarterfinal;   = Play-in round

Playoffs

edit

The 2024 season will use 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.[2]

In playoffs, if the scores are equal when normal playing time expires, extra time will be played for two periods of 15 minutes each. This will be followed, if required, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[2]

Bracket

edit
Play-in roundFirst semifinalSecond semifinalFinal
1First placeWinner of First Semi
2Second placeWinner of Second Semi
Loser of First Semi
QuarterfinalWinner of Quarterfinal
3Third Place
4Fourth placeWinner of Play-in
5Fifth place

Statistical leaders

edit
See also: Canadian Premier League records and statistics § Career player records
As of September 15, 2024

Top scorers

edit
Rank Player Club Goals[13]
1   Rubén del Campo Atlético Ottawa 11
2   Brian Wright York United 9
3   Tristan Borges Forge 8
  Alejandro Díaz Vancouver
  Daniel Nimick HFX Wanderers
  Kwasi Poku Forge
7   Jordan Swibel Valour 7
  Tobias Warschewski Cavalry
9   Moses Dyer Vancouver / Pacific 6
  Shaan Hundal Valour
  Daan Klomp Cavalry

Top assists

edit
Rank Player Club Assists[14]
1   Themi Antonoglou Valour 7
2   Dani Morer Atlético Ottawa 6
  Brian Wright York United
4   Tristan Borges Forge 5
5   Fraser Aird Cavalry 4
  Kyle Bekker Forge
  David Choinière Forge
  Jordan Faria Valour
  Paris Gee Vancouver
  Jorge Guzmán York United

Clean sheets

edit
Rank Player Club Clean sheets[15]
1   Emil Gazdov Pacific 7
2   Marco Carducci Cavalry 6
3   Nathan Ingham Atlético Ottawa 5
  Jassem Koleilat Forge
  Thomas Vincensini York United

Attendance

edit
As of September 7, 2024
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 HFX Wanderers 61,198 6,500 5,384 6,120 +4.5%†
2 Atlético Ottawa 58,398 7,022 3,886 5,309 +7.1%†
3 Forge FC 61,351 7,395 3,051 5,113 −3.9%†
4 Cavalry FC 45,527 5,043 2,876 4,139 +1.2%†
5 Valour FC 33,300 4,750 2,242 3,330 +3.4%†
6 Vancouver FC 38,273 6,281 2,109 3,189 +14.4%†
7 Pacific FC 33,025 4,367 2,161 3,002 −7.4%†
8 York United 14,499 2,654 843 1,450 +16.7%†
League total 345,571 7,395 843 3,972 +3.5%†

Source: [1]

Notes

edit

Awards

edit

Team of the Week

edit

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

Team of the Week
Week Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
1
[16]
2
[17]
3
[18]
4
[19]
5
[20]
6
[21]
7
[22]
8
[23]
9
[24]
10
[25]
11
[26]
12
[27]
13
[28]
14
[29]
15
[30]
16
[31]
17
[32]
18
[33]
19
[34]
20
[35]
21
[36]
22
[37]
23
[38]

Monthly Awards

edit
Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goalkeeper of the Month References
Manager Club Player Club Goalkeeper Club
April   Bobby Smyrniotis Forge FC   Tristan Borges Forge FC   Christopher Kalongo Forge FC [39][40][41]
May   Carlos González Atlético Ottawa   Rubén del Campo Atlético Ottawa   Callum Irving Vancouver FC [42][43][44]
June   Patrice Gheisar HFX Wanderers FC   Kwasi Poku Forge FC   Thomas Vincensini York United FC [45][46][47]
July   Benjamín Mora York United FC   Mo Babouli York United FC   Marco Carducci Cavalry FC [48][49][50]
August   Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Cavalry FC   Daan Klomp Cavalry FC   Thomas Vincensini York United FC [51][52][53]

Player transfers

edit
Main article: List of Canadian Premier League transfers 2024

According to FIFA's worldwide registration periods calendar, the Canadian Soccer Association's (CSA's) 2024 pre-season transfer window opened on January 31 and closed on April 23; the mid-season transfer window would open on July 18 and close on August 14.[54] However, the CPL later announced that its mid-season transfer window would instead open on July 5 and close on August 2, contradicting FIFA's published dates.[2] This discrepancy was resolved on July 11 when the CSA announced that the mid-season transfer window would open on July 12 and close on August 8 as a compromise between the CPL's and Major League Soccer's interests.[55][56]

U Sports Draft

edit

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.[57]

Foreign players

edit
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.[58]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Inactive players[A] Former players
Atlético Ottawa   Ollie Bassett   Alberto Zapater   Rubén del Campo   Liberman Torres   Kévin dos Santos   Dani Morer   Jesús del Amo   Aboubakary Sacko
Cavalry   Daan Klomp   Jesse Daley   Tom Field   Tobias Warschewski   Nicolas Wähling   Jack Barrett
  Lleyton Brooks
Forge   Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson   Malik Owolabi-Belewu   Béni Badibanga   Elimane Cissé   Nana Opoku Ampomah   Daniel Parra   Victor Klonaridis
HFX Wanderers   Andre Rampersad   Lorenzo Callegari   Vitor Dias   Giorgio Probo   Christian Volesky
Pacific   Reon Moore   Andrei Tîrcoveanu   Juan Quintana   Kevin Ceceri   Moses Dyer   Aly Ndom   Ayman Sellouf
Valour   Roberto Alarcón   Tass Mourdoukoutas   Jordan Swibel   Charalampos Chantzopoulos   Diogo Ressurreição   Kian Williams
Vancouver   Alejandro Díaz   Renan Garcia   José Navarro   Allan Enyou   Olivier Rommens   Ayman Sellouf   Moses Dyer
York United   Dennis Salanović   Oswaldo León   Orlando Botello   Josué Martínez   Thomas Vincensini   Jorge Guzmán   Santiago Márquez   Brem Soumaoro

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.

Notes

  1. ^ Players who remain under contract but have suffered season-ending injury and may not return to play. They do not count towards roster or cap restrictions and as such can be replaced by another foreign player.

References

edit
  1. ^ "CPL5x5: Forge FC 2023 year in review". Canadian Premier League. December 29, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "2024 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 12, 2024. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Jacques, John (March 13, 2024). "Canadian Premier League Updates Roster Rules For 2024". Northern Tribune. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "York United FC purchased by world-class ownership group Game Plan Sports". York United FC. November 30, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  5. ^ "First Look: Atletico Ottawa's New Primary Kit". Northern Tribune. March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Jacques, John (November 10, 2022). "Banking On Soccer: CIBC Inks Multi-Year Deal With CPL". Northern Tribune. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "Canadian Premier League signs TELUS as Multi-Year Partner". Canadian Premier League. April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  8. ^ "Vancouver FC unveils kits for inaugural season". Canadian Premier League. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "York United announces Carlsberg as front of jersey sponsor for 2023". York United. November 10, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  10. ^ "Official club statement on Martin Nash". York United FC. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  11. ^ "Benjamín Mora appointed as York United FC head coach". Canadian Premier League. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  12. ^ "Canadian Premier League announces 2024 regular season schedule presented by WestJet". Canadian Premier League. January 23, 2024.
  13. ^ "2024 CPL players statistics". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  14. ^ "2024 CPL players statistics - team play". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  15. ^ "2024 CPL goalkeepers statistics". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  16. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 1)". Canadian Premier League. April 15, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  17. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 2)". Canadian Premier League. April 22, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  18. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 3)". Canadian Premier League. April 29, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  19. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 4)". Canadian Premier League. May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  20. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 5)". Canadian Premier League. May 13, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  21. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 6)". Canadian Premier League. May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  22. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 7)". Canadian Premier League. May 27, 2024. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  23. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 8)". Canadian Premier League. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  24. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 9)". Canadian Premier League. June 10, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  25. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 10)". Canadian Premier League. June 17, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  26. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 11)". Canadian Premier League. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  27. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 12)". Canadian Premier League. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  28. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 13)". Canadian Premier League. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  29. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 14)". Canadian Premier League. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  30. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 15)". Canadian Premier League. July 22, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  31. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 16)". Canadian Premier League. July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  32. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week 2024 (Week 17)". Canadian Premier League. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  33. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 18)". Canadian Premier League. August 12, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  34. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 19)". Canadian Premier League. August 19, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  35. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 20)". Canadian Premier League. August 26, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  36. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 21)". Canadian Premier League. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  37. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week (Week 22)". Canadian Premier League. September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  38. ^ "Gatorade Team of the Week 2024 (Week 23)". Canadian Premier League. September 16, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  39. ^ "Forge FC's Bobby Smyrniotis named CPL Manager of the Month for April". Canadian Premier League. May 2, 2024. Archived from the original on May 2, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  40. ^ "Forge FC's Tristan Borges named CPL Player of the Month for April". Canadian Premier League. May 1, 2024. Archived from the original on May 1, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  41. ^ "Forge FC's Chris Kalongo named Allstate CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for April". Canadian Premier League. May 3, 2024. Archived from the original on May 3, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  42. ^ "Atlético Ottawa's Carlos González named CPL Manager of the Month for May". Canadian Premier League. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  43. ^ "Atlético Ottawa's Rubén del Campo named CPL Player of the Month for May". Canadian Premier League. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  44. ^ "Vancouver FC's Callum Irving named Allstate CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for May". Canadian Premier League. June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
  45. ^ "Halifax Wanderers' Patrice Gheisar named CPL Manager of the Month for June 2024". Canadian Premier League. July 4, 2024. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  46. ^ "Forge FC's Kwasi Poku named CPL Player of the Month for June". Canadian Premier League. July 3, 2024. Archived from the original on July 4, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  47. ^ "York United's Thomas Vincensini named June's Allstate CPL Goalkeeper of the Month". Canadian Premier League. July 5, 2024. Archived from the original on July 6, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  48. ^ "York United's Benjamín Mora named CPL Manager of the Month for July 2024". Canadian Premier League. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  49. ^ "York United's Mo Babouli named CPL Player of the Month for July 2024". Canadian Premier League. August 7, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  50. ^ "Cavalry FC's Marco Carducci named Allstate CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for July 2024". Canadian Premier League. August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  51. ^ "Cavalry FC's Tommy Wheeldon Jr. named CPL Manager of the Month for August 2024". Canadian Premier League. September 5, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  52. ^ "Cavalry FC's Daan Klomp wins CPL Player of the Month for August 2024". Canadian Premier League. September 4, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  53. ^ "York United's Thomas Vincensini named Allstate CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for August 2024". Canadian Premier League. September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
  54. ^ "Worldwide registration periods calendar" (PDF). FIFA. February 20, 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 23, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  55. ^ "Statement: Men's Professional Transfer Windows". Canadian Soccer Association. July 11, 2024. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  56. ^ "Canada, U.S. to work on different secondary soccer transfer windows this year". TSN. The Canadian Press. July 11, 2024. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  57. ^ "2024 CPL-U SPORTS Draft: Team-by-team breakdown of all 16 picks". Canadian Premier League. December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  58. ^ "CPL Off-Season Roster Tracker: Who's in and who's out for 2024?". Canadian Premier League. January 15, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2024_Canadian_Premier_League_season&oldid=1246071336#Playoffs"