2020 Forge FC season

The 2020 Forge FC season is the second season in the history of Forge FC. Forge are the defending league champions, having defeated Cavalry FC in the 2019 Canadian Premier League Finals. Before the start of the season, Forge announced that 18 players from last season would be returning in 2020.[1][2]

Forge FC
2020 season
ChairmanBob Young
Head coachBobby Smyrniotis
StadiumTim Hortons Field
Canadian Premier LeagueChampions
Canadian ChampionshipFinal
CONCACAF LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Kyle Bekker
Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
(3 goals each)
All: Daniel Krutzen (4 goals)

On September 19, Forge defeated HFX Wanderers FC in the 2020 Canadian Premier League Final to win their second consecutive league title.[3] As winners they qualified for the 2020 Canadian Championship Final and the 2021 CONCACAF League.

Current squad

As of August 14, 2020[4]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Triston Henry GK (1993-09-08)September 8, 1993 (aged 27) Sigma FC
31 Baj Maan GK (2000-07-12)July 12, 2000 (aged 20) NKU Norse
Defenders
2 Jonathan Grant RB (1993-10-15)October 15, 1993 (aged 27) Nyköpings BIS
4 Dominic Samuel RB / CB (1994-09-29)September 29, 1994 (aged 26) Sigma FC
5 Daniel Krutzen CB / LB (1996-09-19)September 19, 1996 (aged 24) Reading United
6 Kwame Awuah LB / CM (1995-12-02)December 2, 1995 (aged 25) New York City FC
14 David Edgar CB (1987-05-19)May 19, 1987 (aged 33) Hartlepool United
15 Maxim Tissot LB (1992-04-13)April 13, 1992 (aged 28) Ottawa Fury
16 Klaidi Cela CB (1999-07-16)July 16, 1999 (aged 21) Sigma FC
21 Jordan Dunstan CB (1993-03-21)March 21, 1993 (aged 27) Chattanooga FC
22 Monti Mohsen LB (2000-06-13)June 13, 2000 (aged 20) Sigma FC
Midfielders
7 David Choinière LW / RW (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 23) Montreal Impact
8 Elimane Oumar Cissé CM (1995-03-12)March 12, 1995 (aged 25) Diambars FC
10 Kyle Bekker AM / CM (1990-09-02)September 2, 1990 (aged 30) North Carolina FC
13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson DM (1996-04-17)April 17, 1996 (aged 24) IFK Värnamo
24 Paolo Sabak AM (1999-02-10)February 10, 1999 (aged 21) NEC Nijmegen
Forwards
9 Marcel Zajac ST (1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 (aged 22) Akron Zips
11 Chris Nanco ST / RW / LW (1995-02-15)February 15, 1995 (aged 25) Bethlehem Steel
17 Kadell Thomas ST / RW / LW (1996-11-26)November 26, 1996 (aged 24) Sigma FC
19 Molham Babouli CF / RW / LW (1993-01-02)January 2, 1993 (aged 27) FC Ukraine United
20 Gabriel Balbinotti ST (1998-04-12)April 12, 1998 (aged 22) UQTR Patriotes
23 Anthony Novak ST (1994-03-27)March 27, 1994 (aged 26) Oakville Blue Devils

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
– GK David Monsalve Ottawa Fury Free transfer March 2, 2020 [5]
24 MF Paolo Sabak NEC Nijmegen Free transfer April 23, 2020 [6]
15 DF Maxim Tissot Ottawa Fury Free transfer July 22, 2020 [7]
31 GK Baj Maan NKU Norse Free transfer July 31, 2020 [8]
21 DF Jordan Dunstan Chattanooga FC Free transfer July 31, 2020 [8]
20 FW Gabriel Balbinotti UQTR Patriotes Selected 7th overall in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft July 31, 2020 [8]
19 FW Molham Babouli Unattached Free transfer August 4, 2020 [9]

Draft picks

Forge FC selected the following players in the 2019 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 FW Gabriel Balbinotti  Canada UQTR Patriotes
2 8 MF Alex Zis  Canada Guelph Gryphons

Out
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
18 GK Quillan Roberts Contract expired January 8, 2020 [2]
21 DF Bertrand Owundi Contract expired January 8, 2020 [2]
20 MF Justin Stoddart Contract expired January 8, 2020 [2]
19 MF Tristan Borges OH Leuven Undisclosed January 22, 2020 [10]
8 MF Giuliano Frano Contract terminated by mutual consent July 30, 2020 [11]
– GK David Monsalve Xelajú MC Undisclosed July 31, 2020 [12]

Competitions

Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) from April to October 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 August 13 September 19 First stage Winners 11 6 4 1 19 10 +9 054.55
CONCACAF League October 22 December 8 Preliminary round Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 050.00
Canadian Championship TBD TBD Final TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 15 8 5 2 24 14 +10 053.33

Last updated: December 8, 2020

Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season
Table
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.[13]
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.
Results by match
Match1234567
ResultDWDWLWD
Position1111212
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
August 13 1 Forge FC 2–2 Cavalry FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 16 2 Forge FC 2–0 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report Stadium: Alumni Field
August 19 3 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 22 4 Forge FC 2–1 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 26 5 York9 FC 3–2 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 30 6 Atlético Ottawa 0–2 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 5 7 Forge FC 2–2 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Table
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
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.[14]
Results by round
Round123
ResultDWW
Position211
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
September 9 1 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 12 2 Forge FC 2–0 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 15 3 Cavalry FC 0–1 Forge FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm Hernández  90+2' Report
Stadium: Alumni Field

Final
September 19 2020 CPL Final Forge FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
3:00pm
Report Stadium: Alumni Field

CONCACAF League
Main article: 2020 CONCACAF League

Preliminary round
October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22) Municipal Limeño 1–2 Forge FC Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador
8:15 PM
  • K. Oviedo  38'
  • Alas  68'
 Report
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Round of 16
November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03) Tauro 1–2 Forge FC Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City
8:00 PM
Report
Referee: Nima Saghafi (United States)

Quarterfinals
December 1, 2020 (2020-12-01) Arcahaie 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Forge FC Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
8:00 PM Jolicoeur  59' Report Krutzen  45+1' (pen.) Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez
Penalties
  • Thomas
  • Alesy
  • Anacius
  • Charles

Play-in round
December 8, 2020 (2020-12-08) Marathón 1–0 Forge FC Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa
10:00 PM Solano  18' Report

Canadian Championship
Main article: 2020 Canadian Championship
2021 (2021) Final Forge FC v Toronto FC TBD

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of December 10, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier LeagueCONCACAF LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Triston Henry 14010+004+0000
2 DF Jonathan Grant 704+003+0000
4 DF Dominic Samuel 1408+203+1000
5 DF Daniel Krutzen 15411+024+0200
6 DF Kwame Awuah 1419+213+0000
7 MF David Choinière 1526+514+0100
8 MF Elimane Oumar Cissé 1006+201+1000
9 FW Marcel Zajac 404+000+0000
10 MF Kyle Bekker 15311+034+0000
11 FW Chris Nanco 725+020+2000
13 MF Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 1539+234+0000
14 DF David Edgar 14010+004+0000
15 DF Maxim Tissot 1413+811+2000
16 DF Klaidi Cela 200+200+0000
17 FW Kadell Thomas 1301+803+1000
19 FW Molham Babouli 1424+614+0100
20 FW Gabriel Balbinotti 603+300+0000
21 DF Jordan Dunstan 902+400+3000
22 DF Monti Mohsen 403+000+1000
23 FW Anthony Novak 1234+520+3100
24 MF Paolo Sabak 1528+322+2000
31 GK Baj Maan 101+000+0000

Top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League CONCACAF League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1Daniel KrutzenDF2204
2Kyle BekkerMF3003
Alexander Achinioti-JönssonMF3003
Anthony NovakFW2103
5Chris NancoFW2002
Paolo SabakMF2002
David ChoinièreFW1102
Molham BabouliFW1102
9Kwame AwuahDF1001
Maxim TissotMF1001
Own goals1001
Totals195024

Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League CONCACAF League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1Molham BabouliFW2103
2Paolo SabakMF2002
Maxim TissotDF2002
4David ChoinièreMF1001
Kadell ThomasFW1001
Kyle BekkerMF1001
Dominic SamuelDF0101
Totals92011

Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League CONCACAF League Canadian Championship TOTAL
1Triston Henry5005
Totals5005

Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League CONCACAF League Canadian Championship TOTAL
2DFJonathan Grant20110031
4DFDominic Samuel20100030
5DFDaniel Krutzen10000010
6DFKwame Awuah10000010
9FWMarcel Zajac20000020
10MFKyle Bekker10110021
11FWChris Nanco00100010
13MFAlexander Achinioti-Jönsson10000010
14DFDavid Edgar50100060
15DFMaxim Tissot10100020
16DFKlaidi Cela10000010
17FWKadell Thomas10000010
19FWMolham Babouli00100010
20FWGabriel Balbinotti10000010
24MFPaolo Sabak10000010
Totals2007200272

Updated to match played December 8, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

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