2021 Forge FC season

The 2021 Forge FC season was the third season in the history of Forge FC. Forge were the defending league champions, having defeated HFX Wanderers FC in the 2020 Canadian Premier League Final. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the Canadian Championship and the CONCACAF League.

Forge FC
2021 season
ChairmanBob Young
Head coachBobby Smyrniotis
StadiumTim Hortons Field
Canadian Premier League1st
CPL PlayoffsRunner-up
Canadian ChampionshipSemi-finals
CONCACAF LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Molham Babouli
Woobens Pacius
(7 goals each)

All: Molham Babouli (10 goals)

On November 2, Forge FC defeated Santos de Guápiles in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF League to qualify for the 2022 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the first Canadian Premier League club to do so.[1] The club eventually bowed out of the competition in the semi-finals against Motagua.[2]

Squad

As of August 8, 2021[3]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Triston Henry GK (1993-09-08)September 8, 1993 (aged 28) Sigma FC
29 Christopher Kalongo GK (2002-01-07)January 7, 2002 (aged 19) Sigma FC
31 Baj Maan GK (2000-07-12)July 12, 2000 (aged 21) NKU Norse
Defenders
2 Jonathan Grant RB (1993-10-15)October 15, 1993 (aged 28) Nyköpings BIS
3 Dejan Jakovic CB (1985-07-16)July 16, 1985 (aged 36) Los Angeles FC
4 Dominic Samuel RB / CB (1994-09-29)September 29, 1994 (aged 27) Sigma FC
5 Daniel Krutzen CB / LB (1996-09-19)September 19, 1996 (aged 25) Reading United
6 Kwame Awuah LB / CM (1995-12-02)December 2, 1995 (aged 26) New York City FC
15 Maxim Tissot LB / DM (1992-04-13)April 13, 1992 (aged 29) Ottawa Fury
22 Monti Mohsen LB (2000-06-13)June 13, 2000 (aged 21) Sigma FC
23 Garven-Michée Metusala DM / CB (1999-12-31)December 31, 1999 (aged 22) AS Blainville
26 Santiago Frias CB (2003-06-20)June 20, 2003 (aged 18) Sigma FC
Midfielders
8 Elimane Oumar Cissé CM (1995-03-12)March 12, 1995 (aged 26) Diambars FC
10 Kyle Bekker AM / CM (1990-09-02)September 2, 1990 (aged 31) North Carolina FC
12 Sebastian Castello MF (2003-10-08)October 8, 2003 (aged 18) Sigma FC
13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson DM (1996-04-17)April 17, 1996 (aged 25) IFK Värnamo
19 Tristan Borges RW / LW / AM (1998-08-26)August 26, 1998 (aged 23) OH Leuven
24 Paolo Sabak AM (1999-02-10)February 10, 1999 (aged 22) NEC Nijmegen
27 Johnny Son CM (2003-05-30)May 30, 2003 (aged 18) Sigma FC
Forwards
7 David Choinière LW / RW (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 24) Montreal Impact
9 Kosi Nwafornso CF (1997-09-19)September 19, 1997 (aged 24) Colorado Pride Switchbacks
11 Chris Nanco ST / RW / LW (1995-02-15)February 15, 1995 (aged 26) Bethlehem Steel
14 Emery Welshman ST (1991-11-09)November 9, 1991 (aged 30) Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.
17 Woobens Pacius FW (2001-05-11)May 11, 2001 (aged 20) CF Montréal Academy
18 Molham Babouli CF / RW / LW (1993-01-02)January 2, 1993 (aged 28) FC Ukraine United
21 Marcus Caldeira FW (2004-10-14)October 14, 2004 (aged 17) Sigma FC
25 Joshua Navarro CF (1999-03-11)March 11, 1999 (aged 22) Pérez Zeledón
28 Robbie Cleary CF (2003-05-15)May 15, 2003 (aged 18) Sigma FC
99 Omar Browne CF / RW / LW (1994-05-03)May 3, 1994 (aged 27) Independiente

Transfers

Transferred in

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
3 DF Dejan Jakovic Los Angeles FC Free May 13, 2021 [4]
9 FW Kosi Nwafornso Colorado Pride Switchbacks Free June 23, 2021 [5]
23 MF Garven-Michée Metusala Concordia Stingers Selected 8th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft June 23, 2021 [5]
26 DF Santiago Frias Sigma FC Signed to a development contract June 24, 2021 [6]
27 MF Johnny Son Sigma FC Free June 24, 2021 [6]
28 FW Robbie Cleary Sigma FC Signed to a development contract June 24, 2021 [6]
12 MF Sebastian Castello Sigma FC Signed to a development contract July 30, 2021 [7]
21 FW Marcus Caldeira Sigma FC Signed to a development contract July 30, 2021 [7]
17 FW Woobens Pacius CF Montréal Academy Free August 8, 2021 [8]
29 GK Christopher Kalongo Sigma FC Signed to a development contract September 11, 2021 [9]
14 FW Emery Welshman Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. Free September 14, 2021 [10]
16 DF Klaidi Cela Sigma FC Free October 8, 2021 [11]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
19 MF Tristan Borges OH Leuven Season-long loan March 5, 2021 [12]
25 FW Joshua Navarro Pérez Zeledón Season-long loan June 15, 2021 [13]
99 FW Omar Browne Independiente Season-long loan June 16, 2021 [14]
16 DF Klaidi Cela Sigma FC Short term replacement player August 4, 2021 [15]
33 GK Corey Marques Sigma FC Short term replacement player September 3, 2021 [16]

Draft picks

Forge FC selected the following players in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft on January 29, 2021. 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 8 MF Garven-Michée Metusala  Canada Concordia Stingers
2 9 DF José Maria Ribeiro da Cunha  Portugal CBU Capers

Out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
14 DF David Edgar Retired December 8, 2020 [17]
23 FW Anthony Novak Clube Condeixa Contract expired February 12, 2021 [18]
9 FW Marcel Zajac Watra Białka Tatrzańska Contract expired March 17, 2021 [19]
16 DF Klaidi Cela Sigma FC Contract expired June 24, 2021 [20]
17 FW Kadell Thomas Sigma FC Contract expired June 24, 2021 [20]
20 FW Gabriel Balbinotti FC Lanaudière Contract expired June 24, 2021 [20]
21 DF Jordan Dunstan Contract expired June 24, 2021 [20]

Competitions

Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) until November 6, 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 June 27 November 16 Matchday 1 1st 28 16 2 10 39 24 +15 057.14
CPL Playoffs November 21 December 5 Semi-finals Runner-up 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 050.00
CONCACAF League August 12 December 1 Preliminary round Semi-finals 8 3 4 1 13 8 +5 037.50
Canadian Championship September 15 October 27 Quarter-finals Semi-finals 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
Total 40 21 7 12 57 35 +22 052.50

Last updated: December 5, 2021
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge 28 16 2 10 39 24 +15 50 Advance to playoffs
2 Cavalry 28 14 8 6 34 30 +4 50
3 Pacific (C) 28 13 6 9 47 34 +13 45
4 York United 28 8 12 8 35 39 4 36
5 Valour 28 10 5 13 38 36 +2 35
6 HFX Wanderers 28 8 11 9 28 34 6 35
7 FC Edmonton 28 6 10 12 34 41 7 28
8 Atlético Ottawa 28 6 8 14 30 47 17 26
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins.[21]
(C) Champion

Results by match

Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultLLWWLWWLWLWDWWLWLWWWLWDWWWLL
Position7854432434444133333222321111
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

June 27 1 Forge FC 0–2 Valour FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00pm
Report
  • Dyer 6' (pen.),  46'
  • Ricci 26'
  • Fordyce  32'
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Filip Dujic
July 1 2 FC Edmonton 2–0 Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 4 3 Forge FC 3–0 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren
July 8 4 Cavalry FC 0–2 Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 11 5 Valour FC 1–0 Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
1:30pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren
July 14 6 Forge FC 1–0 FC Edmonton Winnipeg, Manitoba
10:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Barrie
July 17 7 Pacific FC 1–2 Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
10:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 22 8 Forge FC 1–2 Cavalry FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Barrie
July 30 9 York United FC 0–1 Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,710
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 4 10 Forge FC 0–1 York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
August 8 11 Forge FC 2–0 Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,618
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
August 22 12 Forge FC 1–1 HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,566
Referee: Serge Topalian
August 25 13 Forge FC 4–0 Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,165
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 28 14 Forge FC 3–1 York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
September 3 15 HFX Wanderers FC 2–0 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:00pm Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Ben Hoskins
September 8 16 Atlético Ottawa 0–1 Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Filip Dujic
September 11 17 Forge FC 0–2 York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,449
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
September 25 18 Forge FC 2–1 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
October 3 19 Atlético Ottawa 0–3 Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
3:30pm Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
October 6 20 HFX Wanderers FC 0–1 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
October 11 21 Valour FC 3–1 Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
October 16 22 Forge FC 2–0 Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
3:30pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
October 23 23 HFX Wanderers FC 0–0 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: David Barrie
October 30 24 Forge FC 4–1 HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
November 6 25 York United FC 1–2 Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Filip Dujic
November 9 26 York United FC 1–3 Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 756
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
November 13 27 FC Edmonton 1–0 Forge FC Edmonton, Alberta
2:00pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 564
Referee: Juan Marquez
November 16 28 Forge FC 0–1 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Alain Ruch

Playoff matches

November 21 Semi-final Forge FC 3–1 York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Juan Marquez
December 5 2021 CPL Final Forge FC 0–1 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:30pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 7,488
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

CONCACAF League

Preliminary round

August 12 (12-08) Leg 1 Forge FC 3–1 FAS San Salvador, El Salvador
8:00 pm
Report
  • Flores 21',  89'
Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Ortiz
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.
August 17 (17-08) Leg 2 FAS 2–2
(3–5 agg.)
Forge FC San Salvador, El Salvador
10:15 pm
  • Reyes 13'
  • Torres  36', 56'
  • Meléndez  83'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: Benjamín Pineda

Round of 16

September 21 (21-09) Leg 1 Forge FC 0–0 Independiente Hamilton, Ontario
8:00 pm
Report
  • Aguila  74'
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Diego Montaño
September 28 (28-09) Leg 2 Independiente 0–2
(0–2 agg.)
Forge FC Panama City, Panamá
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Panamá
Referee: Keylor Herrera

Quarter-finals

October 20 (20-10) Leg 1 Santos de Guápiles 3–1 Forge FC San José, Costa Rica
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Referee: Reon Radix
November 2 (2-11) Leg 2 Forge FC 3–0
(4–3 agg.)
Santos de Guápiles Hamilton, Ontario
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,162
Referee: Armando Villarreal

Semi-finals

November 24 (24-11) Leg 1 Forge FC 2–2 Motagua Hamilton, Ontario
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander
December 1 (1-12) Leg 2 Motagua 0–0
(2–2a agg.)
Forge FC Tegucigalpa, Honduras
8:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: José Torres

Canadian Championship

September 15 QF Forge FC 2–1 Valour FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:30pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 2,681
Referee: David Barrie

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of December 5, 2021

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier LeagueCPL PlayoffsCanadian ChampionshipCONCACAF League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  CAN Triston Henry 34022+002+002+008+00
2 DF  CAN Jonathan Grant 25115+400+001+005+01
3 DF  CAN Dejan Jakovic 505+000+000+000+00
4 DF  CAN Dominic Samuel 37021+502+002+007+00
5 DF  BEL Daniel Krutzen 27318+131+002+005+00
6 DF  CAN Kwame Awuah 35223+112+001+008+01
7 FW  CAN David Choinière 33514+830+101+115+31
8 MF  SEN Elimane Oumar Cissé 37121+512+002+007+00
10 MF  CAN Kyle Bekker 37523+332+002+007+02
11 FW  CAN Chris Nanco 2427+1120+100+000+50
12 MF  CAN Sebastian Castello 611+510+000+000+00
13 MF  SWE Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 36123+212+002+007+00
14 FW  CAN Emery Welshman 1705+501+001+102+20
15 DF  CAN Maxim Tissot 1804+800+100+002+30
16 DF  CAN Klaidi Cela 602+300+100+000+00
17 FW  CAN Woobens Pacius 27712+651+111+012+40
18 FW  CAN Molham Babouli 291016+571+001+004+23
19 MF  CAN Tristan Borges 34418+632+002+006+01
22 DF  CAN Monti Mohsen 802+600+000+000+00
23 DF  CAN Garven Metusala 32220+421+001+004+20
24 MF  BEL Paolo Sabak 29116+710+000+101+40
25 FW  CRC Joshua Navarro 32611+921+110+204+43
26 DF  CAN Santiago Frias 200+200+000+000+00
27 MF  CAN Johnny Son 700+600+000+000+10
28 FW  CAN Robbie Cleary 500+500+000+000+00
31 GK  CAN Baj Maan 606+000+000+000+00
99 FW  PAN Omar Browne 1533+422+001+004+11

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League CPL Playoffs Canadian Championship CONCACAF League TOTAL
1Molham BabouliFW700310
2Woobens PaciusFW61108
3David ChoinièreFW40116
Joshua NavarroFW21036
5Kyle BekkerMF30025
6Tristan BorgesMF30014
7Omar BrowneFW20013
Daniel KrutzenDF30003
9Chris NancoFW20002
Garven MetusalaDF20002
Kwame AwuahDF10012
12Jonathan GrantDF00011
Elimane Oumar CisséMF10001
Sebastian CastelloMF10001
Paolo SabakMF10001
Alexander Achinioti-JönssonMF10001
Own goals01001
Totals39321357

Clean sheets

Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League CPL Playoffs Canadian Championship CONCACAF League TOTAL
1Triston Henry801413
2Baj Maan30003
Totals1101416

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League CPL Playoffs Canadian Championship CONCACAF League TOTAL
1GKTriston Henry5000000050
2DFJonathan Grant4000001050
3DFDejan Jakovic2000000020
4DFDominic Samuel5000002070
5DFDaniel Krutzen2000001030
6DFKwame Awuah4000000040
8MFElimane Oumar Cissé3010002060
10MFKyle Bekker7000001080
11FWChris Nanco4000000040
13MFAlexander Achinioti-Jönsson2000002040
14MFEmery Welshman1000000010
15DFMaxim Tissot3000000030
16DFKlaidi Cela2000000020
17FWWoobens Pacius1000000010
18FWMolham Babouli5000000151
19MFTristan Borges50101030100
23DFGarven Metusala1000000010
24MFPaolo Sabak4010101070
25FWJoshua Navarro4010000050
27MFJohnny Son1000000010
31GKBaj Maan1000000010
99FWOmar Browne1020001040
Totals6706020141891

Honours

Canadian Premier League Awards

Name Award Status Source
Kyle Bekker Player of the Year Nominated [22][23]
Triston Henry Golden Glove Nominated [22][23]
Bobby Smyrniotis Coach of the Year Nominated [22][23]

CONCACAF League Awards

Name Award Source
Molham Babouli Team of the Tournament [24]

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