2020 Forge FC season

The 2020 Forge FC season was the second season in the history of Forge FC. Forge were the defending league champions, having defeated Cavalry FC in the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals. Before the start of the season, Forge announced that 18 players from the previous season would be returning in 2020.[1][2] In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the CONCACAF League, advancing to the quarter-finals for the first time.

Forge FC
2020 season
ChairmanBob Young
Head coachBobby Smyrniotis
StadiumTim Hortons Field
Canadian Premier LeagueChampions
Canadian ChampionshipFinal
CONCACAF LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Kyle Bekker
Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
(3 goals each)
All: Daniel Krutzen (4 goals)

On September 19, Forge defeated HFX Wanderers FC 2–0 in the 2020 Canadian Premier League Final to win their second consecutive league title.[3] As champions, they qualified for the 2020 Canadian Championship Final and the 2021 CONCACAF League.

Squad

As of August 14, 2020[4]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Triston Henry GK (1993-09-08)September 8, 1993 (aged 27) Sigma FC
31 Baj Maan GK (2000-07-12)July 12, 2000 (aged 20) NKU Norse
Defenders
2 Jonathan Grant RB (1993-10-15)October 15, 1993 (aged 27) Nyköpings BIS
4 Dominic Samuel RB / CB (1994-09-29)September 29, 1994 (aged 26) Sigma FC
5 Daniel Krutzen CB / LB (1996-09-19)September 19, 1996 (aged 24) Reading United
6 Kwame Awuah LB / CM (1995-12-02)December 2, 1995 (aged 25) New York City FC
14 David Edgar CB (1987-05-19)May 19, 1987 (aged 33) Hartlepool United
15 Maxim Tissot LB (1992-04-13)April 13, 1992 (aged 28) Ottawa Fury
16 Klaidi Cela CB (1999-07-16)July 16, 1999 (aged 21) Sigma FC
21 Jordan Dunstan CB (1993-03-21)March 21, 1993 (aged 27) Chattanooga FC
22 Monti Mohsen LB (2000-06-13)June 13, 2000 (aged 20) Sigma FC
Midfielders
7 David Choinière LW / RW (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 23) Montreal Impact
8 Elimane Oumar Cissé CM (1995-03-12)March 12, 1995 (aged 25) Diambars FC
10 Kyle Bekker AM / CM (1990-09-02)September 2, 1990 (aged 30) North Carolina FC
13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson DM (1996-04-17)April 17, 1996 (aged 24) IFK Värnamo
24 Paolo Sabak AM (1999-02-10)February 10, 1999 (aged 21) NEC Nijmegen
Forwards
9 Marcel Zajac ST (1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 (aged 22) Akron Zips
11 Chris Nanco ST / RW / LW (1995-02-15)February 15, 1995 (aged 25) Bethlehem Steel
17 Kadell Thomas ST / RW / LW (1996-11-26)November 26, 1996 (aged 24) Sigma FC
19 Molham Babouli CF / RW / LW (1993-01-02)January 2, 1993 (aged 27) FC Ukraine United
20 Gabriel Balbinotti ST (1998-04-12)April 12, 1998 (aged 22) UQTR Patriotes
23 Anthony Novak ST (1994-03-27)March 27, 1994 (aged 26) Oakville Blue Devils

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
– GK David Monsalve Ottawa Fury Free transfer March 2, 2020 [5]
24 MF Paolo Sabak NEC Nijmegen Free transfer April 23, 2020 [6]
15 DF Maxim Tissot Ottawa Fury Free transfer July 22, 2020 [7]
31 GK Baj Maan NKU Norse Free transfer July 31, 2020 [8]
21 DF Jordan Dunstan Chattanooga FC Free transfer July 31, 2020 [8]
20 FW Gabriel Balbinotti UQTR Patriotes Selected 7th overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft July 31, 2020 [8]
19 FW Molham Babouli Unattached Free transfer August 4, 2020 [9]

Draft picks

Forge FC selected the following players in the 2019 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.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 7 FW Gabriel Balbinotti  Canada UQTR Patriotes
2 8 MF Alex Zis  Canada Guelph Gryphons

Out
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
18 GK Quillan Roberts Contract expired January 8, 2020 [2]
21 DF Bertrand Owundi Contract expired January 8, 2020 [2]
20 MF Justin Stoddart Contract expired January 8, 2020 [2]
19 MF Tristan Borges OH Leuven Undisclosed January 22, 2020 [10]
8 MF Giuliano Frano Contract terminated by mutual consent July 30, 2020 [11]
– GK David Monsalve Xelajú MC Undisclosed July 31, 2020 [12]

Competitions

Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) from April to October and Eastern Standard Time (UTC-5) otherwise.

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League August 13 September 19 First stage Winners 11 6 4 1 19 10 +9 054.55
CONCACAF League October 22 December 8 Preliminary round Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 050.00
Total 15 8 5 2 24 14 +10 053.33

Last updated: December 8, 2020
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 7 4 1 2 10 7 +3 13 Advance to group stage
2 HFX Wanderers 7 3 3 1 12 7 +5 12[lower-alpha 1]
3 Forge 7 3 3 1 13 9 +4 12[lower-alpha 1]
4 Pacific 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
5 York9 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 10
6 Valour 7 2 2 3 8 9 −1 8[lower-alpha 2]
7 Atlético Ottawa 7 2 2 3 7 12 −5 8[lower-alpha 2]
8 FC Edmonton 7 0 1 6 5 14 −9 1
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[13]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.
Results by match
Match1234567
ResultDWDWLWD
Position1111212
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
August 13 1 Forge FC 2–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 16 2 Forge FC 2–0 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
August 19 3 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie
August 22 4 Forge FC 2–1 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Matthew Souaré
August 26 5 York9 FC 3–2 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 30 6 Atlético Ottawa 0–2 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
September 5 7 Forge FC 2–2 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie
Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to final
2 HFX Wanderers 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
3 Cavalry 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Pacific 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[14]
Results by round
Round123
ResultDWW
Position211
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
September 9 1 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
September 12 2 Forge FC 2–0 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
September 15 3 Cavalry FC 0–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm Hernández  90+2' Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Filip Dujic

Final
September 19 2020 CPL Final Forge FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez

CONCACAF League
Main article: 2020 CONCACAF League

Preliminary round
October 10 (10-22) Municipal Limeño 1–2 Forge FC Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
8:15 PM
  • K. Oviedo 38'
  • Alas  68'
 Report
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Round of 16

Quarterfinals
December 1 (1-12) Arcahaie 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Forge FC Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
8:00 PM Jolicoeur 59' Report Krutzen 45+1' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Penalties
  • Thomas
  • Alesy
  • Anacius
  • Charles

Play-in round

Canadian Championship
Main article: 2020 Canadian Championship

The 2020 Canadian Championship will be played during the 2022 Forge FC season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15]

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of December 10, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier LeagueCONCACAF League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  CAN Triston Henry 14010+004+00
2 DF  CAN Jonathan Grant 704+003+00
4 DF  CAN Dominic Samuel 1408+203+10
5 DF  BEL Daniel Krutzen 15411+024+02
6 DF  CAN Kwame Awuah 1419+213+00
7 MF  CAN David Choinière 1526+514+01
8 MF  SEN Elimane Oumar Cissé 1006+201+10
9 FW  CAN Marcel Zajac 404+000+00
10 MF  CAN Kyle Bekker 15311+034+00
11 FW  CAN Chris Nanco 725+020+20
13 MF  SWE Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 1539+234+00
14 DF  CAN David Edgar 14010+004+00
15 DF  CAN Maxim Tissot 1413+811+20
16 DF  CAN Klaidi Cela 200+200+00
17 FW  CAN Kadell Thomas 1301+803+10
19 FW  CAN Molham Babouli 1424+614+01
20 FW  CAN Gabriel Balbinotti 603+300+00
21 DF  CAN Jordan Dunstan 902+400+30
22 DF  CAN Monti Mohsen 403+000+10
23 FW  CAN Anthony Novak 1234+520+31
24 MF  BEL Paolo Sabak 1528+322+20
31 GK  CAN Baj Maan 101+000+00

Top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League CONCACAF League TOTAL
1Daniel KrutzenDF224
2Kyle BekkerMF303
Alexander Achinioti-JönssonMF303
Anthony NovakFW213
5Chris NancoFW202
Paolo SabakMF202
David ChoinièreFW112
Molham BabouliFW112
9Kwame AwuahDF101
Maxim TissotMF101
Own goals101
Totals19524

Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League CONCACAF League TOTAL
1Molham BabouliFW213
2Paolo SabakMF202
Maxim TissotDF202
4David ChoinièreMF101
Kadell ThomasFW101
Kyle BekkerMF101
Dominic SamuelDF011
Totals9211

Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League CONCACAF League TOTAL
1Triston Henry505
Totals505

Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League CONCACAF League TOTAL
2DFJonathan Grant201131
4DFDominic Samuel201030
5DFDaniel Krutzen100010
6DFKwame Awuah100010
9FWMarcel Zajac200020
10MFKyle Bekker101121
11FWChris Nanco001010
13MFAlexander Achinioti-Jönsson100010
14DFDavid Edgar501060
15DFMaxim Tissot101020
16DFKlaidi Cela100010
17FWKadell Thomas100010
19FWMolham Babouli001010
20FWGabriel Balbinotti100010
24MFPaolo Sabak100010
Totals20072272

Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Honours

Canadian Premier League Awards
Name Award Status Source
Kyle Bekker Player of the Year Won [16][17]
Triston Henry Golden Glove Won [16][17]
Bobby Smyrniotis Coach of the Year Nominated [16][17]

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