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 The 2022 Canadian Championship was the fifteenth edition of Canada's national soccer cup tournament, awarding the Voyageurs Cup. It took place from May 10 to July 26, 2022. The winners of the tournament, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, were awarded th ...

and the previously delayed final of the

2020 Canadian Championship The 2020 Canadian Championship was the thirteenth edition of Canada's national soccer cup tournament, awarding the Voyageurs Cup. It was held as a final between one representative each from Major League Soccer and the Canadian Premier League. B ...

. Forge FC began its season in February by competing against Mexican club Cruz Azul in the

CONCACAF Champions League The CONCACAF Champions League, known officially as the Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons, is an annual continental club football competition organized by CONCACAF. The tournament is contested by clubs from North Ameri ...

, 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 The 2022 Canadian Premier League Final was a soccer match that was the 4th edition of the CPL Finals, the post-season championship of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. The match which determined the winner of the 20 ...

to claim their third CPL title.

Current squad

Transfers

In

Loans in

Draft picks

Forge FC made the following selections in the

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. 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

Loans out

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 The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...

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

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(represented by its chairman and CEO Alan Kestenbaum), club CEO Scott Mitchell, and Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson.

Kits

Forge FC unveiled its 2022

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on March 17 and away kit on March 31. The

2022 CONCACAF Champions League The 2022 CONCACAF Champions League (officially the 2022 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League) was the 14th edition of the CONCACAF Champions League under its current name, and overall the 57th edition of the premier football club competition org ...

began before the new kits were unveiled, requiring the club to continue to wear its

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kit for its matches in the competition. Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Tim Hortons

Pre-season and friendlies

Forge FC split its pre-season, playing

friendlies An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

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

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Goal scorers

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

Honours

Canadian Premier League Awards

Monthly Awards

References

External links

Official site
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