The 2024 Canadian Premier League final is an upcoming soccer match to determine the winner of the 2024 Canadian Premier League season. The match will be the sixth edition of the CPL Finals, the post-season championship of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Forge FC are the defending champions, having won the 2023 Canadian Premier League final.[1]
Event | 2024 Canadian Premier League season |
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Date | November 9, 2024 |
The match is scheduled for November 9, 2024 and will be hosted by the winner of the CPL playoffs' first semifinal. The winner of the CPL final will be awarded the North Star Cup as CPL champion and earn a spot in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
Path to the final
editThe 2024 CPL season was contested by eight teams. Each team played four games against each of the seven opponents for a total of 28 matches. The top-five teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs which begin on October 23. The playoffs feature a Page playoff format where teams enter in different rounds depending on their finishing position. All matches in the playoffs are played as a single leg. The finals will be contested by the winner of the playoffs' first semifinal and the winner of the second semifinal.[2][3]
Regular season standings
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Playoff qualification |
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1 | Forge (S) | 28 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 50 | First semifinal |
2 | Cavalry | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 48 | |
3 | Atlético Ottawa | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 31 | +11 | 44 | Quarterfinal |
4 | York United | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 36 | −1 | 39 | Play-in round |
5 | Pacific | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 32 | −5 | 34 |
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]
(S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup Round one)
Notes
- ^ Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.[2]
Playoff bracket
editPlay-in round | First semifinal | Second semifinal | Final | |||||||||||||||
October 27 | November 9 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Forge FC | Winner of first semifinal | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Cavalry FC | November 2 | Winner of second semifinal | |||||||||||||||
Loser of first semifinal | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarterfinal | Winner of quarterfinal | |||||||||||||||||
October 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
October 23 | 3 | Atlético Ottawa | ||||||||||||||||
4 | York United | Winner of play-in | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Pacific FC | |||||||||||||||||
Venue
editThe venue for the final will be determined by the outcome of the playoffs' first semifinal on October 27 between regular season winner Forge FC and second seed Cavalry FC.[2][3] If Forge win, the final will be played at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario; if Cavalry win, the final will be played at ATCO Field in Foothills County, Alberta.
Broadcasting
editThe CPL final will continue to be broadcast on OneSoccer. On October 9, the CPL and CBC jointly announced that the CBC would also broadcast the final for the first time since 2020 on its platforms CBC TV, CBC Gem, and cbcsports.ca.[4][5]
Pre-match
editAs part of its broadcasting announcement, the CPL announced that the final would be played on November 9 at 3:00 pm ET.[4][5]
Match
editWinner of first semifinal | v | Winner of second semifinal |
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Post-match
editThe winners will be awarded the North Star Cup, crowned CPL champions, and qualify for the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.[2][4] If regular season winners Forge FC win the final and complete a double, Cavalry FC will qualify for CONCACAF Champions Cup as the second-highest seeded club from the regular season.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Wharnsby, Tim (October 28, 2023). "Borges scores 'Olimpico' goal as Forge FC completes comeback to win 4th CPL title". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "2024 Canadian Premier League Playoffs: Matchups and Schedule Confirmed" (Press release). Canadian Premier League. October 19, 2024. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ a b c "CBC Sports To Provide Broadcast Coverage of 2024 Canadian Premier League Final" (Press release). CBC. October 9, 2024. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Jacques, John (October 9, 2024). "CBC Sports Will Broadcast The 2024 Canadian Premier League Final". Northern Tribune. Archived from the original on October 9, 2024. Retrieved October 9, 2024.