2022 Canadian Premier League season

The 2022 Canadian Premier League season is the fourth season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Pacific FC are the defending champions, having beaten Forge FC in the 2021 final.[1]

Canadian Premier League
Season2022
DatesApril 7 – October 9 (regular season)
Matches played16
Goals scored44 (2.75 per match)
Top goalscorerOsaze De Rosario
Alejandro Díaz
Moses Dyer
(3 goals each)
Biggest home winForge 3–0 FC Edmonton
(April 23)
Biggest away winAtlético Ottawa 1–6 Valour
(April 24)
Highest scoringAtlético Ottawa 1–6 Valour
(April 24)
Longest winning run3 matches
Pacific
(April 10 – April 23)
Longest winless run5 matches
FC Edmonton
(April 10 – present)
Highest attendance4,172
Atlético Ottawa 1–0 Cavalry
(April 9)
Lowest attendance600
FC Edmonton 1–1 York United
(April 15)
Total attendance31,036
Average attendance2,586
← 2021
2023 →
All statistics correct as of May 1, 2022.

The regular season is scheduled to run from April 7 to October 9, 2022. Each team will play four games against each of the seven opponents for a total of 28 matches.[2]

Team changes

The eight teams that competed in the 2021 Canadian Premier League season returned for the 2022 season. This is expected to be the last season with eight teams as an expansion team in Greater Vancouver is scheduled to debut in 2023.[3]

Teams

Stadiums and locations
See also: List of soccer stadiums in Canada
Locations of clubs in the 2022 Canadian Premier League season.
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Atlético Ottawa Ottawa TD Place Stadium 24,000
Cavalry FC Foothills County ATCO Field 5,288
FC Edmonton Edmonton Clarke Stadium 5,100
Forge FC Hamilton Tim Hortons Field 10,061
HFX Wanderers FC Halifax Wanderers Grounds 6,200
Pacific FC Langford Starlight Stadium 6,200
Valour FC Winnipeg IG Field 33,234
York United FC Toronto York Lions Stadium 4,000

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor Kit manufacturer
Atlético Ottawa Carlos González Drew Beckie ComeOn! Macron
Cavalry Tommy Wheeldon Jr. WestJet
FC Edmonton Alan Koch Swoop
Forge Bobby Smyrniotis Kyle Bekker Tim Hortons
HFX Wanderers Stephen Hart Andre Rampersad Volkswagen
Pacific James Merriman Jamar Dixon
Valour Phillip Dos Santos Daryl Fordyce OneSoccer
York United Martin Nash Roger Thompson Greenpark Group

Number of teams by province or territory
Rank Province or territory Number Teams
1 Ontario 3 Atlético Ottawa
Forge
York United
2 Alberta 2 Cavalry
FC Edmonton
3 British Columbia 1 Pacific
Manitoba 1 Valour
Nova Scotia 1 HFX Wanderers

Coaching changes
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
York United Jimmy Brennan[4] End of contract November 23, 2021 Pre-season Martin Nash[5] December 21, 2021
Atlético Ottawa Mista[6] December 28, 2021 Carlos González[7] February 24, 2022
Pacific Pa-Modou Kah[8] Signed by North Texas SC January 21, 2022 James Merriman[9] January 21, 2022

Regular season

Format

The regular season will take place from April 7 to October 9. The schedule format is a double round robin with each team playing two matches at home and two matches away against each of the seven opponents for a total of 28 games. The majority of matches will be played on weekends.[10]

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Pacific 5 3 1 1 7 6 +1 10 Advance to playoffs
2 Atlético Ottawa 4 2 1 1 5 8 −3 7
3 HFX Wanderers 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1 6
4 York United 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5
5 Valour 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 4
6 Forge 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
7 Cavalry 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
8 FC Edmonton 5 0 3 2 3 8 −5 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2022. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goals differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goals differential; 8) home goals for; 9) U-21 minutes; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.[11]

Results
Home \ Away ATO CAV EDM FOR HFX PAC VAL YRK
Atlético Ottawa — 1–0 Aug 7 Jul 31 1–0 May 7 1–6 Jun 14
— Jul 9 Sep 2 Aug 27 Aug 17 Jun 5 Jul 17 Oct 9
Cavalry Aug 21 — Jun 26 Jul 27 Jun 11 2–0 May 21 Jul 19
Sep 24 — Jul 30 Aug 12 Jul 14 Oct 8 Oct 2 Aug 27
FC Edmonton May 22 May 6 — May 31 Jun 14 0–0 1–1 1–1
Jun 19 Sep 17 — Sep 25 Aug 28 Jul 9 Oct 8 Jul 1
Forge May 14 2–2 3–0 — Aug 6 Jun 12 Jun 29 Aug 20
Jul 3 Sep 10 Jul 19 — Oct 9 Aug 16 Jul 23 Oct 1
HFX Wanderers Jun 30 May 15 3–1 May 23 — Aug 20 Aug 13 Jun 4
Oct 1 Sep 5 Jul 23 Jun 19 — Sep 24 Sep 10 Aug 1
Pacific Aug 13 Jun 30 May 14 2–1 2–1 — 3–2 May 20
Sep 11 Jul 22 Sep 30 Sep 18 Jun 25 — May 28 Sep 3
Valour Jun 1 Jun 15 Jun 5 TBD May 7 Jul 30 — May 15
Sep 18 Aug 3 Aug 21 Sep 4 Jul 10 Aug 28 — Aug 7
York United 2–2 2–0 Sep 9 May 6 0–1 Jun 18 Jun 26 —
Jul 24 May 29 Aug 14 Jul 8 Sep 16 Jul 15 Sep 23 —
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2022. Source: CanPL.ca
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

The top-four teams from the regular season will qualify for the playoffs, to be played from October 15 to 29. The first-place team will face the fourth, and the second-place will play the third in a two-leg semifinal. The winners will advance to the CPL Final, a single match hosted by the higher-seeded team.[10]

Bracket
Semifinals
October 15 & 22 		Final
October 29
        
4  
1  
   
 
3  
2  

Awards

Team of the Week

The Gatorade Team of the Week is selected by OneSoccer staff.

Team of the Week
Dates Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Ref
April 7–10 Oxner (HFX) Fernandez (HFX)

Yao (Cavalry)

Đidić (Edmonton)

Mavila (Pacific)

 Bassett (Ottawa)

Aparicio (Pacific)

Warschewski (Edmonton)

Morelli (HFX)

Gonzalez (Edmonton)

 Díaz (Pacific) [12]
April 15–17 Ingham (Ottawa) N'sa (York)

Espejo (Ottawa)

Singh (Edmonton)

Acosta (Ottawa)

 Bustos (Pacific)

Bassett (Ottawa)

Gagnon-Laparé (HFX)

Musse (Cavalry)

 Shaw (Ottawa)

Mason (Cavalry)

 [13]
April 22–24 Giantsopoulos (York) Romeo (Valour)

Zator (York)

Samuel (Forge)

 Akio (Valour)

Rampersad (HFX)

Aparicio (Pacific)

Levis (Valour)

 Dyer (Valour)

Campbell (Forge)

Riggi (Valour)

 [14]

Attendance
As of April 24, 2022
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Atlético Ottawa 10,639 4,172 3,122 3,546 n/a†
2 Forge FC 6,821 3,688 3,133 3,411 n/a†
3 Pacific FC 9,500 4,038 2,420 3,167 n/a†
4 York United 2,806 1,802 1,004 1,403 n/a†
5 FC Edmonton 1,270 670 600 635 n/a†
6 HFX Wanderers 0 0 0 0 n/a†
7 Valour FC 0 0 0 0 n/a†
8 Cavalry FC 0 0 0 0 n/a†
League total 31,036 4,172 600 2,586 n/a†

Source:

Statistical leaders
See also: Canadian Premier League records and statistics § Player records — career
As of May 1, 2022

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean sheets[16]
1 Nathan Ingham Atlético Ottawa 2
2 Marco Carducci Cavalry 1
Niko Giantsopoulos York United
Triston Henry Forge
Callum Irving Pacific
Christian Oxner HFX Wanderers
Andreas Vaikla FC Edmonton

Player transfers

Main article: List of Canadian Premier League transfers 2022

U Sports Draft

The 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft was held on January 20, 2022, with Atletico Ottawa selecting José da Cunha of Cape Breton University first overall. Each team made two picks in the draft, for a total of 16 selections.[17]

Foreign players

Canadian Premier League teams can sign a maximum of seven international players, out of which only five can be in the starting line-up for each match. Teams are required to carry a minimum of four international players, either signed through or approved by the league's scouting partner, 21st Club.[18] The following players are considered foreign players for the 2022 season. This list does not include Canadian citizens who represent other countries at the international level.[19]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Former Players
Atlético Ottawa Miguel Acosta Ollie Bassett Diego Espejo Vladimir Moragrega Abdoul Sissoko
Cavalry José Escalante Tom Field Daan Klomp Joe Mason Julian Roloff Bradley Vliet
FC Edmonton Tobias Warschewski Azriel Gonzalez Julian Ulbricht Bicou Bissainthe
Forge Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Daniel Krutzen Omar Browne
HFX Wanderers Akeem Garcia Andre Rampersad Peter Schaale Alex Marshall João Morelli Eriks Santos Cory Bent
Pacific Alejandro Díaz Gianni dos Santos Djenairo Daniels Nathan Mavila Umaro Baldé
Valour Andrew Jean-Baptiste Moses Dyer Walter Ponce Jonathan Esparza Daniel Ascanio
York United Sebastián Gutiérrez Mateo Hernández Lisandro Cabrera William Wallace Daniel Obbekjær Eduardo Jesus Martin Graiciar

Players in italic denote players new to their respective clubs for the 2022 season, sorted chronologically by their announcement.

References

  1. "Pacific FC beat Forge FC 1-0 to become 2021 CPL champions - Hamilton". Global News. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. Thompson, Marty (February 2, 2022). "2022 CPL Season presented by WestJet: Playoff format, opening weekend matches released". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. "Canadian Premier League Announces Expansion in Vancouver". Canadian Premier League. November 10, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  4. "York United FC parts ways with Head Coach Jimmy Brennan". York United FC. November 23, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  5. "York United appoints former Cavalry FC assistant Martin Nash as head coach". Canadian Premier League. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  6. "Thank you from the bottom of my heart. - Mista". Atlético Ottawa. December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  7. "Atlético Ottawa names Carlos González as new Head Coach". Atlético Ottawa. February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  8. Jacques, John (January 21, 2022). "Pa-Modou Kah Departs For MLS Next Pro Opportunity". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  9. "Pacific FC Welcomes Merriman As New Head Coach – Kah departs". Pacific FC. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  10. "2022 CPL Schedule presented by WestJet: Balanced regular season, more weekend matchups unveiled". Canadian Premier League. February 3, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  11. "2022 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  12. "Gatorade Team of the Week (CPL Week 1)". Canadian Premier League. April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  13. "Gatorade Team of the Week (CPL Week 2)". Canadian Premier League. April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  14. "Gatorade Team of the Week (CPL Week 3)". Canadian Premier League. April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  15. "2022 CPL players statistics". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  16. "2022 CPL goalkeepers statistics". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  17. "CPL announces 2022 CPL-U SPORTS Draft set for early January". Canadian Premier League. November 5, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  18. @plattoli (November 10, 2020). "One interesting feature of this CanPL offseason: clubs are now being required to carry at least four international players, all of whom must either come through or be approved by the league and the 21st Club's centralized scouting" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  19. "CPL off-season roster tracker: Who's in and who's out for 2022?". Canadian Premier League. January 7, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
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