The 2019 Forge FC season was the first season in the club's history, as well as first season in

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history. On April 27, 2019,

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hosted

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in the inaugural CPL match at

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. During the season, Forge also participated in the

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, and the

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. On November 2, 2019, Forge FC defeated

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2–0 on aggregate in the CPL Finals and became the first ever champions of the Canadian Premier League. As champions, they qualified for the

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Squad

''As of November 2, 2019.''

Transfers

In

Transferred in

Loaned in

Draft picks

Forge FC selected the following players in the

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on November 12, 2018. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Out

Transferred out

Club

Kits

On September 28, 2018, the Canadian Premier League announced that Canadian Soccer Business had signed a "long-term" deal on behalf of the league with Italian sporting apparel company

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to be the official league

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provider, supplying the league's clubs with bespoke playing kits and training gear. On April 5, 2019, Forge FC's home and away kits were unveiled alongside those of the CPL's other team's. The club later unveiled a black and gold

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on May 30 to commemorate the sporting history of Hamilton. Supplier:

/ Sponsor:

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Pre-season

Matches

Competitions

Match times are

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( UTC−4).

Overview

Canadian Premier League

Spring season

= League table

=2019 CONCACAF League qualification table

= Results summary

= Results by match

= Matches

Fall season

= League table

= Results summary

= Results by match

= Matches

CPL Finals

Canadian Championship

CONCACAF League

Preliminary round

Round of 16

Statistics

Squad and statistics

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Top scorers

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Tristan Borges Tristan Daniel Borges (born 26 August 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Canadian club Forge FC. Early life Borges began playing youth soccer with Vaughan SC, later moving on to Kleinburg-Nobleton SC fol ...

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Anthony Novak Anthony Joseph Novak (born March 27, 1994) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward. Early life Novak was born in Pickering, Ontario and began playing youth soccer with Pickering SC. He played as a goalkeeper in his you ...

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Kyle Bekker Kyle Edward Bekker (born September 2, 1990) is a Canadian professional soccer midfielder, and team captain, for Forge FC. Club career Youth Bekker was born in Oakville, Ontario and began his youth soccer career with the Oakville Blue Stars, ...

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Chris Nanco Christopher Lenroy Nanco (born February 15, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League. Early life He began playing youth soccer with Brampton Youth SC. At age 12, he joined Sigma FC. Whi ...

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David Choinière David Choinière (born February 7, 1997) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Canadian Premier League side Forge FC. Early life Choinière began playing soccer at age five with Celtix du Haut-Richelieu. In 2011, he joined the Montreal Impa ...

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Emery Welshman Emery Welshman (born 9 November 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sigma FC of League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, Welshman represents the Guyana national team. Club career Early career Welshman attended Siena College o ...

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Kadell Thomas Kadell Thomas (born November 26, 1996) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Sigma FC in League1 Ontario. Early life A native of Brampton, Ontario, Thomas began playing soccer with Brampton Youth SC before later joining Brampt ...

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Jace Kotsopoulos Jace Dayton Kotsopoulos (born December 1, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Burlington SC in League1 Ontario. Early life Kotsopoulos first played youth soccer with Oakville SC and Dixie SC. He joined Burlington SC a ...

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Monti Mohsen Montther "Monti" Mohsen (born June 13, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for Palestinian side Shabab Al-Khalil SC. Club career Early career Mohsen began playing organized soccer at age six for local club ...

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Marcel Zajac Marcel Dominik Zajac (born April 29, 1998) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for League1 Ontario club Vaughan Azzurri. Early life Zajac was born in Toronto to Polish parents, and later moved to Mississauga at age ...

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Top assists

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Kwame Awuah Kwame Awuah (born December 2, 1995) is a Canadian professional soccer player. Club career Early career Awuah played for the Club Uruguary Toronto, Woodbridge Strikers, the Ontario provincial program and the Dante Alighieri varsity boys soccer ...

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Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Alexander Börje Achinioti-Jönsson (born 17 April 1996) is a Swedish footballer who plays for Canadian club Forge FC as a midfielder. Club career Helsingborgs IF On 1 May 2014, Achinioti-Jönsson made his professional debut for Helsingborgs IF ...

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Clean sheets

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Triston Henry Triston Javon Henry (born September 8, 1993) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League as a goalkeeper. Early life In 2013, he played with the Toronto Lynx U20 in the USL Super-20 League, ...

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Quillan Roberts Quillan Roberts (born 13 September 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Electric City FC in League1 Ontario. Born in Canada, he currently represents the Guyana national team after having previously represented Canada ...

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Disciplinary record

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Bertrand Owundi Bertrand Owundi Eko'o (born 15 October 1993) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. Club career Early career In 2012, Owundi played for Unisport du Haut–Nkam in Cameroon's Elite One, winning the Cameroon Cup afte ...

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Honours

Canadian Premier League Awards

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Bobby Smyrniotis Haralambos "Bobby" Smyrniotis (born April 24, 1979) is a Canadian soccer coach and former player who works as head coach of Forge FC of the Canadian Premier League. Smyrniotis is the co-founder of the Sigma FC soccer academy based in Mississau ...

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References

External links

2019 Forge FC season at Official Site
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