2020 Canadian Premier League Final

The 2020 Canadian Premier League Final determined the winner of the 2020 Canadian Premier League season. It was played on September 19, 2020, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, between Forge FC, the defending league champion, and HFX Wanderers FC. Those teams qualified as the winner and runner-up of the group stage of The Island Games tournament.[2]

2020 Canadian Premier League Final
Event2020 Canadian Premier League season
Forge FC HFX Wanderers FC
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DateSeptember 19, 2020
VenueAlumni Field, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Man of the MatchMolham Babouli (Forge FC)
RefereeJuan Márquez
WeatherMostly cloudy
13 °C (55 °F)
44% humidity[1]

The event was to be contested between the top-seeded team after the regular season and the winner of a one-game playoff[3] but the season format was revised after being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The winner will earn a berth in the 2020 Canadian Championship Final[4] and 2021 CONCACAF League.[5]

Forge FC won the Final 2–0 with the winning goal coming in the 60th minute from Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson.[6]

Background
Further information: 2020 Forge FC season and 2020 HFX Wanderers FC season

Forge FC entered the Final as the defending league champions, having defeated Cavalry FC in the 2019 Finals after finishing 2nd in the regular season. HFX Wanderers FC played in their first Final, improving from a last place finish in their inaugural season in 2019.

This was the seventh meeting all-time between the two clubs with each team having recorded one win and four draws against each other. Forge and HFX Wanderers faced off twice during the 2020 season with both matches ending in a 1–1 draw.[7]

Path to the Final
Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season

First stage
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.[8]
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.

Group stage
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

Match details

Details
Forge FC2–0HFX Wanderers
 Recap
Report
Referee: Juan Márquez
Forge
HFX Wanderers
Forge FC:
GK1 Triston Henry
RB4 Dominic Samuel
CB14 David Edgar 65'
CB5 Daniel Krutzen
LB6 Kwame Awuah
CM24 Paolo Sabak 80'
CM13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
CM10 Kyle Bekker (c)
RW7 David Choinière 90'
LW2 Jonathan Grant 58' 67'
CF19 Molham Babouli 80'
Substitutes:
GK31 Baj Maan
FW9 Marcel Zajac
FW11 Chris Nanco
MF15 Maxim Tissot 80'
FW17 Kadell Thomas 67'
FW20 Gabriel Balbinotti
DF21 Jordan Dunstan 90'
DF22 Monti Mohsen
FW23 Anthony Novak 80'
Manager:
Bobby Smyrniotis
HFX Wanderers:
GK50 Christian Oxner
RB6 Chrisnovic N'sa
CB2 Peter Schaale
CB3 Jems Geffrard
LB14 Mateo Restrepo
CM17 Aboubacar Sissoko
CM18 Andre Rampersad (c)
RW7 Alex Marshall
AM22 João Morelli 81'
LW10 Alessandro Riggi 71'
CF11 Akeem Garcia
Substitutes:
GK1 Jason Beaulieu
MF5 Louis Béland-Goyette
MF8 Omar Kreim 81'
FW9 Ibrahima Sanoh
DF13 Daniel Kinumbe
MF15 Scott Firth
DF20 Jake Ruby
FW23 Cory Bent 71'
DF24 Alex De Carolis
Manager:
Stephen Hart

Man of the Match:[9]
Molham Babouli (Forge FC)

Assistant referees:
Gabrielle Lemieux
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Fourth official:
Myriam Marcotte

References
  1. "Weather History for CYYG". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. Molinaro, John (July 29, 2020). "CPL's 2020 regular season to kick off on Aug. 13 with 'The Island Games' in P.E.I." Canadian Premier League. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. Rhodes, Benedict (February 21, 2020). "Canadian Premier League releases 2020 schedule and format". Waking the Red. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  4. "Canada Soccer announces format for 2020 Canadian Championship Final". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
  5. "CONCACAF creates club competition opening for a CPL team". Sportsnet. Canadian Press. February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  6. Molinaro, John (19 September 2020). "Forge FC beats HFX Wanderers FC in Island Games final to repeat as CPL champions". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. Molinaro, John (18 September 2020). "Forge FC vs. HFX Wanderers FC: North Star Shield on the line in Island Games finale". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  8. Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 12, 2020). "Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games... 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. @CPLsoccer (September 20, 2020). "As voted for by the fans, @ForgeFCHamilton's Mo Babouli is the last @GatoradeCanada Man of the Match" (Tweet). Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Twitter.
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