The 2022 Forge FC season was the fourth season in the history of Forge FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the 2022 Canadian Championship and the previously delayed final of the 2020 Canadian Championship.
Forge FC began its season in February by competing against Mexican club Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the first Canadian Premier League club to play in the competition.
On October 30, Forge FC defeated Atlético Ottawa 2–0 in the 2022 Canadian Premier League Final to claim their third CPL title.
Final squad
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Triston Henry GK Sigma FC 29 Christopher Kalongo GK Sigma FC Defenders 2 Jonathan Grant RB Nyköpings BIS 3 Ashtone Morgan LB Real Salt Lake 4 Dominic Samuel CB / RB Sigma FC 5 Daniel Krutzen CB / LB Reading United 23 Garven-Michée Metusala CB / FB A.S. Blainville 24 Rezart Rama CB Nottingham Forest 81 Malik Owolabi-Belewu DF S.P.A.L. Midfielders 10 Kyle Bekker AM / CM North Carolina FC 12 Sebastian Castello MF Sigma FC 13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson DM IFK Värnamo 20 Kwasi Poku MF Toronto FC II 21 Alessandro Hojabrpour AM Pacific FC 22 Noah Jensen MF Oakland University 33 Aboubacar Sissoko MF Indy Eleven Forwards 7 David Choinière LW / RW Montreal Impact 9 Terran Campbell ST / LW Pacific FC 11 Chris Nanco ST / RW / LW Bethlehem Steel 14 Emery Welshman ST Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. 17 Woobens Pacius FW CF Montréal Academy 19 Tristan Borges RW / LW / AM OH Leuven 77 Jordan Hamilton ST Sligo Rovers Unknown Luc Finelli Sigma FC Daniel Firek Sigma FC Gabriel Goransson Sigma FC Matthew Paiva Sigma FC
Transfers In No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource 9 Pacific FCFree 21 Pacific FCFree 3 Real Salt LakeFree 20 Toronto FC IIFree 33 Indy ElevenFree 28 Sigma FCSigned to a development contract 22 Oakland UniversityFree 16 UAB BlazersFree UQTRSelected 7th overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft 8 Providence CollegeFree 36 Toronto FC AcademyFree FC EdmontonFree 81 S.P.A.L.Free 24 Nottingham ForestFree 6 Sigma FCShort-term contract 8 Vaughan AzzurriShort-term contract 77 Sligo RoversFree
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource99 IndependienteSeason-long loan19 OH LeuvenUndisclosed
Draft picks Forge FC made the following selections in the 2022 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. RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity17DFGuillaume PianelliUQTR215MFMohamed AlshakmanMcMaster University
Out No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource9 Vaughan AzzurriUndisclosed18 Muaither SCFree 15 Atlético OttawaFree 8 US TouargaUndisclosed 6 St. Louis City 2Free 3 Serbian White EaglesUndisclosed16 Toronto FC IIContract expired27UndisclosedUndisclosed 8 Pacific FCUndisclosed31 Toronto FC IIUndisclosed24 K.S.C. Lokeren-TemseFree
Loans out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource FC EdmontonSeason-long loanApril 5, 202216 FC EdmontonSeason-long loanApril 5, 2022
Club On January 2, Forge FC reorganized its ownership under the newly announced Hamilton Sports Group, an entity that also took over the ownership of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the master licence for Tim Hortons Field. Bob Young continued as the club's chairman and largest shareholder while also welcoming new investment from Hamilton-based steel company Stelco (represented by its chairman and CEO Alan Kestenbaum), club CEO Scott Mitchell, and Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson.
Kits Forge FC unveiled its 2022 home kit on March 17 and away kit on March 31. The 2022 CONCACAF Champions League began before the new kits were unveiled, requiring the club to continue to wear its 2021 kit for its matches in the competition.
Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Tim Hortons
Pre-season and friendlies Forge FC split its pre-season, playing friendlies both before and after the club's CONCACAF Champions League matches against Cruz Azul.
Competitions Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) from March 13 until November 5, and Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) otherwise.
Overview
Canadian Premier League
Table
Results by match
Matches
Playoff matches
2020 Canadian Championship
The 2020 Canadian Championship Final was delayed nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2022 Canadian Championship
CONCACAF Champions League
Round of 16
Statistics Squad and statistics
! colspan="14" | Player(s) on loan but featured this season
! colspan="14" | Player(s) transferred out during this season
Goal scorers RankNat.PlayerPos.Canadian Premier LeagueCPL Playoffs2020 Canadian Championship2022 Canadian ChampionshipCONCACAF Champions LeagueTOTAL1 Woobens Pacius FW 10 2 0 1 0 132 Tristan Borges FW 6 0 1 0 0 7 Terran Campbell FW 6 0 0 1 0 7 David Choinière FW 4 2 0 0 1 75 Aboubacar Sissoko MF 4 0 0 0 0 46 Alessandro Hojabrpour MF 2 1 0 0 0 3 Noah Jensen MF 3 0 0 0 0 38 Kyle Bekker MF 2 0 0 0 0 2 Emery Welshman FW 2 0 0 0 0 210 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson MF 1 0 0 0 0 1 Jordan Hamilton FW 1 0 0 0 0 1 Ashtone Morgan DF 1 0 0 0 0 1 Malik Owolabi-Belewu DF 1 0 0 0 0 1 Kwasi Poku MF 1 0 0 0 0 1Own goals 3 0 0 0 0 3Totals47512156
Clean sheets RankNat.PlayerCanadian Premier LeagueCPL Playoffs2020 Canadian Championship2022 Canadian ChampionshipCONCACAF Champions LeagueTOTAL1 Triston Henry 10 1 0 1 0 12Totals10101012
Disciplinary record No.Pos.Nat.PlayerCanadian Premier LeagueCPL Playoffs2020 Canadian Championship2022 Canadian ChampionshipCONCACAF Champions LeagueTOTAL 1GK Triston Henry 3000000000302DF Jonathan Grant 2000000000203DF Ashtone Morgan 3000100000404DF Dominic Samuel 1000000000107FW David Choinière 1010000000209FW Terran Campbell 20000000002010MF Kyle Bekker 41110000106211FW Chris Nanco 00000010001012MF Sebastian Castello 00000010001013MF Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 10001000002014FW Emery Welshman 20000010003017FW Woobens Pacius 30000000003019FW Tristan Borges 70001000008020MF Kwasi Poku 60000000107021MF Alessandro Hojabrpour 40101020008023DF Garven Metusala 40000000004024DF Rezart Rama 802000000010033MF Aboubacar Sissoko 50000020007081DF Malik Owolabi-Belewu 101010000030Totals56161507020762
Honours Canadian Premier League Awards NameAwardStatusSourceAlexander Achinioti-JönssonDefender of the YearPlayer of the YearPlayers' Player of the YearKyle BekkerPlayers' Player of the YearWoobens PaciusPlayers' Player of the YearCanadian U-21 Player of the YearBobby SmyrniotisCoach of the Year
Monthly Awards +MonthNameAwardSourceJulyBobby SmyrniotisManager of the MonthJulyWoobens PaciusPlayer of the MonthOctoberBobby SmyrniotisManager of the MonthOctoberDavid ChoinièrePlayer of the Month
References
Sources
External links Official site