2021 Canadian Premier League Final

The 2021 Canadian Premier League Final was a soccer match which determined the winner of the 2021 Canadian Premier League season. It was played on December 5, 2021, in Hamilton, Ontario, between Forge FC and Pacific FC. Those teams qualified as the winners of their first round playoff matches.[2] Forge FC were the defending champions.

2021 Canadian Premier League Final
Event2021 Canadian Premier League season
Forge FC Pacific FC
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DateDecember 5, 2021
VenueTim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario
Man of the MatchAlessandro Hojabrpour (Pacific FC)
RefereeYusri Rudolf
Attendance7,488
WeatherCloudy / Windy
1 °C (34 °F)
75% humidity[1]

If the match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time would have been be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners. If the match went into extra time, each team would have been be allowed to make an additional substitution.[3]

Pacific FC defeated Forge FC 1–0 to claim their first CPL title and qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF League.[4] Alessandro Hojabrpour scored the game's only goal in the 59th minute and was named man of the match.

Path to the Final
Main article: 2021 Canadian Premier League season
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.[5]
(C) Champion
Semi-final results
MatchHomeScoreAway
SF1(#2) Cavalry FC1–2 (a.e.t.)(#3) Pacific FC
SF2(#1) Forge FC3–1(#4) York United FC

Forge FC
Further information: 2021 Forge FC season

Forge FC entered the Final as the two-time defending league champions, having defeated Cavalry FC in the 2019 Finals and HFX Wanderers FC in the 2020 Final. On October 26, Forge clinched a playoff berth while inactive and then secured 1st place in the regular season following a win on November 9.[6] Forge advanced to the finals by defeating 4th ranked York United FC at home in the semi-finals.[2]

Pacific FC
Further information: 2021 Pacific FC season

This was Pacific FC's first Final, improving from a fourth place finish in 2020. On October 24, they became the 2nd team to qualify for the playoffs by virtue of a York United draw against Atlético Ottawa. Pacific finished 3rd in the regular season and advanced to the finals by defeating 2nd ranked Cavalry FC on the road in the semi-finals.[7]

Head-to-head

This was the fourth meeting of the year between the two clubs with Forge having won all of the previous three games. Forge had the advantage in the all-time series with 8 wins, 1 draw, and 0 losses.[8]

Forge earned the right to host the Final by having the better overall record in the regular season.[9] Pacific entered the match on two weeks of rest since their previous match in the CPL semi-final. Forge had played two CONCACAF League matches following the semi-final, including an away match in Honduras four days before the CPL Final.[8]

Match details

Details
Forge FC0–1Pacific FC
Recap
Report
  • Hojabrpour 59'
Attendance: 7,488
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Forge
Pacific
Forge FC:
GK1 Triston Henry
RB8 Elimane Cissé 58'
CB23 Garven-Michée Metusala 76'
CB4 Dominic Samuel
LB6 Kwame Awuah
CM13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
CM10 Kyle Bekker (c)
RW99 Omar Browne 17'  90+1'
AM19 Tristan Borges 68'
LW18 Molham Babouli
CF14 Emery Welshman 68'
Substitutes:
GK31 Baj Maan
MF7 David Choinière 68'
FW11 Chris Nanco
DF15 Maxim Tissot
FW17 Woobens Pacius 68'
MF24 Paolo Sabak 90+2'
FW25 Joshua Navarro 76'
Manager:
Bobby Smyrniotis
Pacific FC:
GK13 Callum Irving
RB2 Kadin Chung
CB6 Lukas MacNaughton
CB26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère 31'
LB3 Jordan Haynes
DM21 Alessandro Hojabrpour 90+2' 83'
RW11 Josh Heard 76'
CM22 Jamar Dixon (c)
CM34 Manny Aparicio
LW14 Terran Campbell
CF24 Gianni dos Santos 63'
Substitutes:
GK31 Isaac Boehmer
MF8 Matthew Baldisimo 76'
MF10 Marco Bustos
DF12 Kunle Dada-Luke 63'
MF19 Matteo Polisi
MF20 Sean Young 90+2' 83'
MF23 Ollie Bassett
Manager:
Pa-Modou Kah

Man of the Match:[10]
Alessandro Hojabrpour (Pacific FC)

Assistant referees:
Gabrielle Lemieux
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Fourth official:
Pierre-Luc Lauzière

See also

References
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  2. Jacques, John (21 November 2021). "Forge Hammers Way To Final In Playoff 905 Derby". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  3. "2021 CPL Final: Tentative dates set for championship match next weekend". Canadian Premier League. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  4. "CONCACAF creates club competition opening for a CPL team". Sportsnet. Canadian Press. February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Jacques, John (24 October 2021). "Pacific Procures Back-To-Back Playoff Positions". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2021. With the CPL tiebreaker defaulting to the number of wins
  6. Urciuoli, Anthony (10 November 2021). "Vying for 3rd straight title, Forge FC Hamilton guaranteed home-field advantage throughout Canadian Premier League playoffs". insauga. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. Jacques, John (20 November 2021). "Pacific Powers Way To 2021 CPL Final". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  8. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (4 December 2021). "PREVIEW: Forge FC vs. Pacific FC -- 2021 CPL Final". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  9. "CPL reveals 2021 season format: 28-game schedule to conclude with four-team playoff for championship". Canadian Premier League. June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  10. @CPLsoccer (December 5, 2021). "The @Gatorade Man of the Match is @ahojabrpour" (Tweet). Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Twitter.
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