The Canadian Premier League Awards is a ceremony held annually at the end of each Canadian Premier League season. There are a total of seven individual awards given to players or coaches based on their performance in the regular season. For the majority of the awards, nominees are selected by the league and voted on by members of the media. The winner of each award receives an Inuit soapstone sculpture designed by artists from Cape Dorset, Nunavut.

The CPL Awards were first held in 2019 and included five honours (Golden Boot, Golden Glove, Coach of the Year, U21 Canadian Player of the Year, and Player of the Year)., The awards initially took into account performance across the whole CPL season, including playoffs and finals.

In 2022, two new awards were added (Defender of the Year and Players' Player of the Year) and all awards became based solely on performance in the regular season. In 2024, a Finals MVP trophy was added.

Awards Golden Boot

The Golden Boot is awarded to the player who scores the most goals in the regular season. In the event of a tie, the award is shared between all players level on goals. SeasonWinnerGoalsGamesRate2019 Tristan Borges (Forge FC)13272020 Akeem Garcia (HFX Wanderers FC)6112021 João Morelli (HFX Wanderers FC)14212022 Alejandro Díaz (Pacific FC)13182023 Ollie Bassett (Atlético Ottawa) 1127 Myer Bevan (Cavalry FC) 11262024 Tobias Warschewski (Cavalry FC)12242025 Samuel Salter (Atlético Ottawa)1928

Golden Glove The Golden Glove is the award for the goalkeeper of the year. SeasonWinnerFinalists2019 Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) Nathan Ingham (York9 FC) Connor James (FC Edmonton)2020 Triston Henry (Forge FC) Christian Oxner (HFX Wanderers FC) Callum Irving (Pacific FC)2021 Jonathan Sirois (Valour FC) Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) Triston Henry (Forge FC)2022 Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) Nathan Ingham (Atlético Ottawa) Callum Irving (Pacific FC)2023 Triston Henry (Forge FC) Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) Rayane Yesli (Valour FC)2024 Emil Gazdov (Pacific FC) Callum Irving (Vancouver FC) Thomas Vincensini (York United)2025 Jassem Koleilat (Forge FC) Marco Carducci (Cavalry FC) Nathan Ingham (Atlético Ottawa)

Coach of the Year

In 2022, this award was voted on by head coaches and one assistant coach from each club. SeasonWinnerFinalists2019 Tommy Wheeldon Jr. (Cavalry FC) Jim Brennan (York9 FC) Bobby Smyrniotis (Forge FC)2020 Stephen Hart (HFX Wanderers FC) Bobby Smyrniotis (Forge FC) Mista (Atlético Ottawa)2021 Pa-Modou Kah (Pacific FC) Bobby Smyrniotis (Forge FC) Tommy Wheeldon Jr. (Cavalry FC)2022 Carlos González (Atlético Ottawa) Bobby Smyrniotis (Forge FC) James Merriman (Pacific FC)2023 Tommy Wheeldon Jr. (Cavalry FC) Bobby Smyrniotis (Forge FC) Patrice Gheisar (HFX Wanderers FC)2024 Bobby Smyrniotis (Forge FC) Benjamín Mora (York United) Tommy Wheeldon Jr. (Cavalry FC)2025 Bobby Smyrniotis (Forge FC) Diego Mejía (Atlético Ottawa) Mauro Eustáquio (York United)

Player of the Year

This is awarded to the league's most valuable player, as voted by the media. Since 2022, the CPL has announced five nominees rather than three. SeasonWinnerFinalists2019 Tristan Borges (Forge FC) Kyle Bekker (Forge FC) Dominique Malonga (Cavalry FC)2020 Kyle Bekker (Forge FC) Marco Bustos (Pacific FC) Akeem Garcia (HFX Wanderers FC)2021 João Morelli (HFX Wanderers FC) Kyle Bekker (Forge FC) Terran Campbell (Pacific FC)2022 Ollie Bassett (Atlético Ottawa) Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson (Forge FC) Manny Aparicio (Pacific FC) Sean Rea (Valour FC) Ballou Tabla (Atlético Ottawa)2023 Daan Klomp (Cavalry FC) Manny Aparicio (Pacific FC) Kyle Bekker (Forge FC) Lorenzo Callegari (HFX Wanderers FC) Ali Musse (Cavalry FC)2024 Tristan Borges (Forge FC) Kyle Bekker (Forge FC) Alessandro Hojabrpour (Forge FC) Tobias Warschewski (Cavalry FC) Brian Wright (York United)2025 Samuel Salter (Atlético Ottawa) Kyle Bekker (Forge FC) Daniel Nimick (Forge FC) Sergio Camargo (Cavalry FC) David Rodríguez (Atlético Ottawa)

Best Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year The CPL requires clubs to roster a minimum of three Canadian players under the age of 21 and to play them for a minimum of 2,000 minutes in a season. All under-21 Canadian players are eligible for this award. SeasonWinnerFinalists2019 Tristan Borges (Forge FC) Diyaeddine Abzi (York9 FC) Terran Campbell (Pacific FC)2020 Mohamed Farsi (Cavalry FC) Chrisnovic N'sa (HFX Wanderers FC) Julian Dunn (Valour FC)2021 Alessandro Hojabrpour (Pacific FC) Max Ferrari (York United FC) Victor Loturi (Cavalry FC)2022 Sean Rea (Valour FC) Osaze De Rosario (York United FC) Woobens Pacius (Forge FC)2023 Matteo De Brienne (Valour FC) James Cameron (Vancouver FC) Kwasi Poku (Forge FC)2024 Kwasi Poku (Forge FC) Noah Abatneh (York United) Emil Gazdov (Pacific FC)2025 Tiago Coimbra (HFX Wanderers FC) Noah Abatneh (Atlético Ottawa) Gabriel Antinoro (Atlético Ottawa) Thierno Bah (Vancouver FC) Hoce Massunda (Forge FC)

Defender of the Year SeasonWinnerFinalists2022 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge FC) Amer Đidić (Pacific FC) Dominick Zator (York United)2023 Daan Klomp (Cavalry FC) Manjrekar James (Forge FC) Daniel Nimick (HFX Wanderers FC)2024 Daan Klomp (Cavalry FC) Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson (Forge FC) Themi Antonoglou (Valour FC)2025 Daniel Nimick (Forge FC) Noah Abatneh (Atlético Ottawa) Rezart Rama (Forge FC)

Player's Player of the Year Introduced in 2022, this is the only award is voted on by the players. All players that played in a game are eligible to vote and be voted for. Players cast three votes in a 5–3–1 scoring system and cannot vote for a teammate. The top ten players who receive the most votes are named as finalists prior to the awards ceremony. SeasonWinnerRunner-upThird place2022 Ollie Bassett (Atlético Ottawa) Ballou Tabla (Atlético Ottawa) Alejandro Díaz (Pacific FC)2023 Ali Musse (Cavalry FC) Kyle Bekker (Forge FC) Daan Klomp (Cavalry FC)2024 Brian Wright (York United) Tristan Borges (Forge FC) Béni Badibanga (Forge FC)2025 Samuel Salter (Atlético Ottawa) David Rodríguez (Atlético Ottawa) Nana Ampomah (Forge FC)

CPL Final MVP Final Winner2024 Tobias Warschewski 2025 David Rodríguez

Ceremonies Season Date Location Ref.2019November 26, 2019Toronto, Ontario2020November 26, 2020Held virtually2021December 14, 2021Toronto, Ontario2022October 28, 2022Ottawa, Ontario2023October 26, 2023Hamilton, Ontario2024November 7, 2024Calgary, Alberta2025November 7, 2025Gatineau, Quebec

References

External links Awards at Canadian Premier League