2022 Forge FC season

Forge FC
2022 season
Chairman	Bob Young
Head coach	Bobby Smyrniotis
Stadium	Tim Hortons Field
CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Terran Campbell (2); All: David Choinière (2)
Home colours	Away colours

The 2022 Forge FC season is the fourth season in the history of Forge FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the 2022 Canadian Championship and the previously delayed final of the 2020 Canadian Championship.

Forge FC began its season in February by competing against Mexican club Cruz Azul in the CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the first Canadian Premier League club to play in the competition.[1]

Current squad

As of April 19, 2022[2]

No.	Name	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Triston Henry	GK	(1993-09-08) September 8, 1993	Sigma FC
29	Christopher Kalongo	GK	(2002-01-07) January 7, 2002	Sigma FC
36	Dino Bontis	GK	(2004-08-03) August 3, 2004	Toronto FC Academy
Defenders
2	Jonathan Grant	RB	(1993-10-15) October 15, 1993	Nyköpings BIS
3	Ashtone Morgan	LB	(1991-02-09) February 9, 1991	Real Salt Lake
4	Dominic Samuel	CB / RB	(1994-09-29) September 29, 1994	Sigma FC
5	Daniel Krutzen	CB / LB	(1996-09-19) September 19, 1996	Reading United
23	Garven-Michée Metusala	CB / FB	(1999-12-31) December 31, 1999	A.S. Blainville
28	Daniel Stampatori	DF	(2004-07-28) July 28, 2004	Sigma FC
	Abdulmalik Owolabi-Belewu	DF	(2002-07-03) July 3, 2002	S.P.A.L.
Midfielders
10	Kyle Bekker	AM / CM	(1990-09-02) September 2, 1990	North Carolina FC
12	Sebastian Castello	MF	(2003-10-08) October 8, 2003	Sigma FC
13	Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson	DM	(1996-04-17) April 17, 1996	IFK Värnamo
20	Kwasi Poku	MF	(2003-02-06) February 6, 2003	Toronto FC II
21	Alessandro Hojabrpour	AM	(2000-01-10) January 10, 2000	Pacific FC
22	Noah Jensen	MF	(1999-07-20) July 20, 1999	Oakland University
33	Aboubacar Sissoko	MF	(1995-10-09) October 9, 1995	Indy Eleven
Forwards
7	David Choinière	LW / RW	(1997-02-07) February 7, 1997	Montreal Impact
9	Terran Campbell	LW / ST	(1998-10-10) October 10, 1998	Pacific FC
11	Chris Nanco	ST / RW / LW	(1995-02-15) February 15, 1995	Bethlehem Steel
14	Emery Welshman	ST	(1991-11-09) November 9, 1991	Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.
17	Woobens Pacius	FW	(2001-05-11) May 11, 2001	CF Montréal Academy
19	Tristan Borges	RW / LW / AM	(1998-08-26) August 26, 1998	OH Leuven
27	Marcus Caldeira	FW	(2004-10-14) October 14, 2004	Sigma FC
99	Omar Browne	CF / RW / LW	(1994-05-03) May 3, 1994	Independiente

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
9	FW	Terran Campbell	Pacific FC	Free	January 11, 2022	[3]
21	MF	Alessandro Hojabrpour	Pacific FC	Free	January 12, 2022	[4]
3	DF	Ashtone Morgan	Real Salt Lake	Free	February 1, 2022	[5]
20	MF	Kwasi Poku	Toronto FC II	Free	February 2, 2022	[6]
33	MF	Aboubacar Sissoko	Indy Eleven	Free	February 2, 2022	[6]
28	DF	Daniel Stampatori	Sigma FC	Free	February 8, 2022	[7]
22	MF	Noah Jensen	Oakland University	Free	February 15, 2022	[8]
16	DF	Cale Loughrey	UAB Blazers	Free	February 15, 2022	[8]
	DF	Guillaume Pianelli	UQTR	Selected 7th overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft	February 15, 2022	[8]
8	MF	Simon Triantafillou	Providence College	Free	February 15, 2022	[8]
36	GK	Dino Bontis	Toronto FC Academy	Free	April 5, 2022	[9]
	MF	Shamit Shome	FC Edmonton	Free	April 5, 2022	[9]
	DF	Abdulmalik Owolabi-Belewu	S.P.A.L.	Free	April 8, 2022	[10]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
99	FW	Omar Browne	Independiente	Season-long loan	January 24, 2022	[11]
19	FW	Tristan Borges	OH Leuven	Undisclosed	February 14, 2022	[12]

Draft picks

Forge FC made the following selections in the 2022 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	DF	Guillaume Pianelli	France	UQTR
2	15	MF	Mohamed Alshakman	Canada	McMaster University

Out

No.	Pos.	Player	To club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
27	MF	Johnny Son		Contract expired	Unknown
18	FW	Molham Babouli	Muaither SC	Free	January 19, 2022	[13]
15	DF	Maxim Tissot	Atlético Ottawa	Free	January 26, 2022	[14]
8	MF	Elimane Oumar Cissé		Undisclosed	February 15, 2022	[15]
6	DF	Kwame Awuah	St. Louis City 2	Free	February 28, 2022	[16]
3	DF	Dejan Jakovic		Undisclosed	March 11, 2022	[17]
16	DF	Klaidi Cela	Toronto FC II	Contract expired	March 31, 2022	[18]
31	GK	Baj Maan		Undisclosed	April 10, 2022	[19]
	DF	Guillaume Pianelli		Undisclosed	Unknown
8	MF	Simon Triantafillou	Pacific FC	Undisclosed	April 15, 2022	[20]

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
	MF	Shamit Shome	FC Edmonton	Season-long loan	April 5, 2022	[9]
	DF	Cale Loughrey	FC Edmonton	Season-long loan	April 5, 2022	[9]

Pre-season and friendlies

Forge FC split its pre-season, playing friendlies both before and after the club's CONCACAF Champions League matches against Cruz Azul.[21][22][23][24]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

January 29 Friendly	Forge FC	v	Vaughan Azzurri	Mississauga, Ontario
				Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

February 6 Friendly	Forge FC	v	Syracuse Orange	Hamilton, Ontario
				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

February 9 Friendly	Forge FC	0–1	York United FC	Hamilton, Ontario
			Gutiérrez	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) Referee: David Barrie

March 26 Friendly	Forge FC	2–1	HFX Wanderers FC	Hamilton, Ontario
2:00pm		Report	Santos 75'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

March 31 Friendly	Forge FC	1–1	York United FC	Hamilton, Ontario
	Campbell 8'	Report	Gutiérrez 34'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

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

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Canadian Premier League	April 10	October 9	Matchday 1		3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	033.33
2020 Canadian Championship	June 4		Final		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
2022 Canadian Championship	May 11		Preliminary round		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
CONCACAF Champions League	February 16	February 24	Round of 16	Round of 16	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Total					5	1	1	3	7	8	−1	020.00

Last updated: April 23, 2022
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

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.[25]

Results by match

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Result	L	D	W
Position	6	6	4

Updated to match(es) played on April 23, 2022. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

April 10 1	Pacific FC	2–1	Forge FC	Langford, British Columbia
7:00pm	Díaz 5' Meilleur-Giguère 49' Đidić 57' Mavila 68' Daniels 81' Samake 88'	Report	Poku 44' Achinioti-Jönsson 89'	Stadium: Starlight Stadium Attendance: 4,038 Referee: Juan Marquez

April 16 2	Forge FC	2–2	Cavalry FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm	Hojabrpour 3' Metusala 72' Choinière 90'	Report	Klomp 5' Mason 31' Yao 32' Musse 39' Loturi 43' Escalante 80'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,688 Referee: Filip Dujic

April 23 3	Forge FC	3–0	FC Edmonton	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm	Campbell 34', 69' Borges 45' Samuel 59' Pacius 79'	Report	Triantafillou 33' Singh 64' Camara 88'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,133 Referee: David Barrie

May 1 PP	Valour FC	Postponed[26]	Forge FC	Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:30pm				Stadium: IG Field

May 6 4	York United FC	v	Forge FC	Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm				Stadium: York Lions Stadium

May 14 5	Forge FC	v	Atlético Ottawa	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

May 20 6	HFX Wanderers FC	v	Forge FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:00pm				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

May 31 7	FC Edmonton	v	Forge FC	Edmonton, Alberta
9:00pm				Stadium: Clarke Stadium

June 12 8	Forge FC	v	Pacific FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

June 19 9	HFX Wanderers FC	v	Forge FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm				Stadium: Wanderers Grounds

June 29 10	Forge FC	v	Valour FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

July 3 11	Forge FC	v	Atlético Ottawa	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

July 8 12	York United FC	v	Forge FC	Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm				Stadium: York Lions Stadium

July 19 13	Forge FC	v	FC Edmonton	Hamilton, Ontario
6:45pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

July 23 14	Forge FC	v	Valour FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:30pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

July 27 15	Cavalry FC	v	Forge FC	Foothills County, Alberta
9:00pm				Stadium: ATCO Field

July 31 16	Atlético Ottawa	v	Forge FC	Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm				Stadium: TD Place Stadium

August 6 17	Forge FC	v	HFX Wanderers FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

August 12 18	Cavalry FC	v	Forge FC	Foothills County, Alberta
9:00pm				Stadium: ATCO Field

August 16 19	Forge FC	v	Pacific FC	Hamilton, Ontario
8:00pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

August 20 20	Forge FC	v	York United FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:30pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

August 27 21	Atlético Ottawa	v	Forge FC	Ottawa, Ontario
6:30pm				Stadium: TD Place Stadium

September 4 22	Valour FC	v	Forge FC	Winnipeg, Manitoba
5:00pm				Stadium: IG Field

September 10 23	Forge FC	v	Cavalry FC	Hamilton, Ontario
5:00pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

September 18 24	Pacific FC	v	Forge FC	Langford, British Columbia
8:00pm				Stadium: Starlight Stadium

September 25 25	FC Edmonton	v	Forge FC	Edmonton, Alberta
4:00pm				Stadium: Clarke Stadium

October 1 26	Forge FC	v	York United FC	Hamilton, Ontario
5:00pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

October 9 27	Forge FC	v	HFX Wanderers FC	Hamilton, Ontario
1:00pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

2020 Canadian Championship

The 2020 Canadian Championship Final was delayed nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[27]

June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04) Final	Forge FC	v	Toronto FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

2022 Canadian Championship

May 11 (11-05) Preliminary round	Forge FC	v	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

February 16 (16-02) Leg 1	Forge FC	0–1	Cruz Azul	Hamilton, Ontario
8:00pm	Bekker 86'	Report	Otero 29' 30' Baca 89'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 4,688 Referee: Armando Villarreal

February 24 (24-02) Leg 2	Cruz Azul	3–1 (4–1 agg.)	Forge FC	Mexico City, Mexico
8:30pm	Romero 5' Baca 21' Escobar 44'	Report	Choinière 26' Poku 86'	Stadium: Estadio Azteca Referee: Walter López Ramos

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of April 23, 2022

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Canadian Premier League		2020 Canadian Championship		2022 Canadian Championship		CONCACAF Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CAN	Triston Henry	4	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	CAN	Jonathan Grant	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	CAN	Ashtone Morgan	3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
4	DF	CAN	Dominic Samuel	5	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
7	FW	CAN	David Choinière	5	2	2+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
9	FW	CAN	Terran Campbell	5	2	3+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
10	MF	CAN	Kyle Bekker	5	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
11	FW	CAN	Chris Nanco	5	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
13	MF	SWE	Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson	5	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
14	FW	CAN	Emery Welshman	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
17	FW	CAN	Woobens Pacius	5	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0
19	FW	CAN	Tristan Borges	4	1	1+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
20	MF	CAN	Kwasi Poku	4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
21	MF	CAN	Alessandro Hojabrpour	5	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
22	MF	CAN	Noah Jensen	3	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
23	DF	HAI	Garven Metusala	5	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
27	FW	CAN	Marcus Caldeira	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF	CAN	Daniel Stampatori	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	GK	CAN	Chris Kalongo	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	MLI	Aboubacar Sissoko	5	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
Player(s) on loan but featured this season
16	DF	CAN	Cale Loughrey	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Pos.	Canadian Premier League	CONCACAF Champions League	TOTAL
1	David Choinière	FW	1	1	2
1	Terran Campbell	FW	2	0	2
3	Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson	MF	1	0	1
	Alessandro Hojabrpour	MF	1	0	1
	Tristan Borges	MF	1	0	1
Totals			6	1	7

Clean sheets

Rank	Nat.	Player	Canadian Premier League	2020 Canadian Championship	2022 Canadian Championship	CONCACAF Champions League	TOTAL
1		Triston Henry	1	0	0	0	1
Totals			1	0	0	0	1

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Canadian Premier League		2020 Canadian Championship		2022 Canadian Championship		CONCACAF Champions League		TOTAL
No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player
4	DF		Dominic Samuel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF		Kyle Bekker	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
17	FW		Woobens Pacius	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20	MF		Kwasi Poku	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
23	DF		Garven Metusala	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals				4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0

References

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"Forge FC Roster". Forge FC. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
Jacques, John (January 11, 2022). "Forge FC Confirms Campbell Capture". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
Jacques, John (January 12, 2022). "Forge Announces Arrival Of Alessandro Hojabrpour". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
Jacques, John (February 1, 2022). "Forge FC Inks Ashtone Morgan". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
Jacques, John (February 2, 2022). "Forge Lands Aboubacar Sissoko". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
Jacques, John (February 8, 2022). "Concacaf Reveals Forge FC Squad List". Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
Jacques, John (February 15, 2022). "Running Through The Six: A Look At Forge's New Signings". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
Jacques, John (April 5, 2022). "Two In, Two Out: Forge Signs Players, Makes Loans To Edmonton". Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
Jacques, John (April 8, 2022). "Two Teenage Additions Join Forge FC". Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
Jacques, John (January 24, 2022). "Forge Secures Return Attacking Core". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
Jacques, John (February 14, 2022). "Borges Is Back: Forge Secures Loan Extension". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
Jacques, John (January 19, 2022). "Babouli Lands With Qatari Side Muaither SC". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
"ATO Signing Day: Gatineau-native Tissot returns to Ottawa". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
Jack, Kristian, ed. (February 15, 2022). "Forge FC Champions League Preview Show". CanPL.ca Newsroom. Canadian Premier League. 26 minutes in.
Jacques, John (February 28, 2022). "Kwame Awuah Cracks Saint Louis CITY2 Roster". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
"Canadian Championship edition (March 11, 2022)". OneSoccer Live Q&A Roundtable. OneSoccer. March 11, 2022. 44 minutes in.
"Toronto FC II sign Stefan Karajovanovic and Klaidi Cela". torontofc.ca. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
"Pacific FC vs Forge FC". Canadian Premier League. Langford, British Columbia. April 10, 2022. 113 minutes in. OneSoccer. Retrieved April 10, 2022. I incorrectly said that the Forge goalkeeping stable was up to four, but Baj Maan has departed from the club. I was able to confirm that with the media communications staff at half time, so my apologies for that error. At last check he was trialing with TFC II.
"FC Edmonton acquires midfielder Simon Triantafillou". Canadian Premier League. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
Jacques, John (January 31, 2022). "Forge Undergoes Preseason Friendly". Northern Tribune. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
"Orange Announce Spring Schedule". Syracuse University Athletics. January 31, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
@VictoriaGooner (February 10, 2022). "Match official appointments - friendly" (Tweet). Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Twitter.
"Wanderers Ontario bound for series of pre-season matches". HFX Wanderers FC. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
"2022 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
"Schedule Update: Valour FC vs. Forge FC match postponed". Canadian Premier League. April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
"2020 Canadian Championship Final set for June 4". Toronto FC. Retrieved 2 March 2022.

External links

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[1] O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (February 16, 2022). "Match Analysis: Forge FC 0-1 Cruz Azul — Concacaf Champions League". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved February 24, 2022.

[2] "Forge FC Roster". Forge FC. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

[Forge_FC_Confirms_Campbell_Capture-3] Jacques, John (January 11, 2022). "Forge FC Confirms Campbell Capture". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[Forge_Announces_Arrival_Of_Alessandro_Hojabrpour-4] Jacques, John (January 12, 2022). "Forge Announces Arrival Of Alessandro Hojabrpour". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[Forge_FC_Inks_Ashtone_Morgan-5] Jacques, John (February 1, 2022). "Forge FC Inks Ashtone Morgan". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

[Forge_Lands_Aboubacar_Sissoko-6] Jacques, John (February 2, 2022). "Forge Lands Aboubacar Sissoko". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

[7] Jacques, John (February 8, 2022). "Concacaf Reveals Forge FC Squad List". Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

[Running_Through_The_Six:_A_Look_At_Forge’s_New_Signings-8] Jacques, John (February 15, 2022). "Running Through The Six: A Look At Forge's New Signings". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[Two_In,_Two_Out-9] Jacques, John (April 5, 2022). "Two In, Two Out: Forge Signs Players, Makes Loans To Edmonton". Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 6, 2022.

[Two_Teenage_Additions_Join_Forge_FC-10] Jacques, John (April 8, 2022). "Two Teenage Additions Join Forge FC". Northern Tribune. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

[Forge_Secures_Return_Attacking_Core-11] Jacques, John (January 24, 2022). "Forge Secures Return Attacking Core". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 24, 2022.

[Borges_Is_Back-12] Jacques, John (February 14, 2022). "Borges Is Back: Forge Secures Loan Extension". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 15, 2022.

[13] Jacques, John (January 19, 2022). "Babouli Lands With Qatari Side Muaither SC". Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

[14] "ATO Signing Day: Gatineau-native Tissot returns to Ottawa". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

[15] Jack, Kristian, ed. (February 15, 2022). "Forge FC Champions League Preview Show". CanPL.ca Newsroom. Canadian Premier League. 26 minutes in.

[16] Jacques, John (February 28, 2022). "Kwame Awuah Cracks Saint Louis CITY2 Roster". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 28, 2022.

[17] "Canadian Championship edition (March 11, 2022)". OneSoccer Live Q&A Roundtable. OneSoccer. March 11, 2022. 44 minutes in.

[18] "Toronto FC II sign Stefan Karajovanovic and Klaidi Cela". torontofc.ca. March 31, 2022. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

[19] "Pacific FC vs Forge FC". Canadian Premier League. Langford, British Columbia. April 10, 2022. 113 minutes in. OneSoccer. Retrieved April 10, 2022. I incorrectly said that the Forge goalkeeping stable was up to four, but Baj Maan has departed from the club. I was able to confirm that with the media communications staff at half time, so my apologies for that error. At last check he was trialing with TFC II.

[20] "FC Edmonton acquires midfielder Simon Triantafillou". Canadian Premier League. 15 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.

[21] Jacques, John (January 31, 2022). "Forge Undergoes Preseason Friendly". Northern Tribune. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[22] "Orange Announce Spring Schedule". Syracuse University Athletics. January 31, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[23] @VictoriaGooner (February 10, 2022). "Match official appointments - friendly" (Tweet). Retrieved March 17, 2022 – via Twitter.

[24] "Wanderers Ontario bound for series of pre-season matches". HFX Wanderers FC. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.

[25] "2022 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 5, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[26] "Schedule Update: Valour FC vs. Forge FC match postponed". Canadian Premier League. April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.

[27] "2020 Canadian Championship Final set for June 4". Toronto FC. Retrieved 2 March 2022.