2022 Forge FC season

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

Forge FC

2022 season
Chairman	Bob Young
Head coach	Bobby Smyrniotis
Stadium	Tim Hortons Field
Canadian Premier League	2nd
CPL Playoffs	Champions
2020 Canadian Championship	Runners-up
2022 Canadian Championship	Quarter-finals
CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Woobens Pacius (10) All: Woobens Pacius (13)
Highest home attendance	13,715 (June 4 vs. Toronto FC)
Lowest home attendance	1,187 (July 23 vs. Valour FC)
Average home league attendance	3,456
Home colours Away colours
← 2021 2023 →

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]

On October 30, Forge FC defeated Atlético Ottawa 2–0 in the 2022 Canadian Premier League Final to claim their third CPL title.^[2]

Final squad

As of October 30, 2022^[3]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Triston Henry		GK	(1993-09-08)September 8, 1993 (aged 29)	Sigma FC
29	Christopher Kalongo		GK	(2002-01-07)January 7, 2002 (aged 20)	Sigma FC
Defenders
2	Jonathan Grant		RB	(1993-10-15)October 15, 1993 (aged 29)	Nyköpings BIS
3	Ashtone Morgan		LB	(1991-02-09)February 9, 1991 (aged 31)	Real Salt Lake
4	Dominic Samuel		CB / RB	(1994-09-29)September 29, 1994 (aged 28)	Sigma FC
5	Daniel Krutzen		CB / LB	(1996-09-19)September 19, 1996 (aged 26)	Reading United
23	Garven-Michée Metusala		CB / FB	(1999-12-31)December 31, 1999 (aged 22)	A.S. Blainville
24	Rezart Rama		CB	(2000-12-04)December 4, 2000 (aged 21)	Nottingham Forest
81	Malik Owolabi-Belewu		DF	(2002-07-03)July 3, 2002 (aged 20)	S.P.A.L.
Midfielders
10	Kyle Bekker		AM / CM	(1990-09-02)September 2, 1990 (aged 32)	North Carolina FC
12	Sebastian Castello		MF	(2003-10-08)October 8, 2003 (aged 19)	Sigma FC
13	Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson		DM	(1996-04-17)April 17, 1996 (aged 26)	IFK Värnamo
20	Kwasi Poku		MF	(2003-02-06)February 6, 2003 (aged 19)	Toronto FC II
21	Alessandro Hojabrpour		AM	(2000-01-10)January 10, 2000 (aged 22)	Pacific FC
22	Noah Jensen		MF	(1999-07-20)July 20, 1999 (aged 23)	Oakland University
33	Aboubacar Sissoko		MF	(1995-10-09)October 9, 1995 (aged 27)	Indy Eleven
Forwards
7	David Choinière		LW / RW	(1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 25)	Montreal Impact
9	Terran Campbell		ST / LW	(1998-10-10)October 10, 1998 (aged 24)	Pacific FC
11	Chris Nanco		ST / RW / LW	(1995-02-15)February 15, 1995 (aged 27)	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 21)	CF Montréal Academy
19	Tristan Borges		RW / LW / AM	(1998-08-26)August 26, 1998 (aged 24)	OH Leuven
77	Jordan Hamilton		ST	(1996-03-17)March 17, 1996 (aged 26)	Sligo Rovers
Unknown
	Luc Finelli			(2005-03-09)March 9, 2005 (aged 17)	Sigma FC
	Daniel Firek			(2005-10-29)October 29, 2005 (aged 17)	Sigma FC
	Gabriel Goransson			(2004-11-03)November 3, 2004 (aged 17)	Sigma FC
	Matthew Paiva			(2004-04-13)April 13, 2004 (aged 18)	Sigma FC

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	From club	Fee/notes	Date	Source
9	FW	Terran Campbell	Pacific FC	Free	January 11, 2022	[4]
21	MF	Alessandro Hojabrpour	Pacific FC	Free	January 12, 2022	[5]
3	DF	Ashtone Morgan	Real Salt Lake	Free	February 1, 2022	[6]
20	MF	Kwasi Poku	Toronto FC II	Free	February 2, 2022	[7]
33	MF	Aboubacar Sissoko	Indy Eleven	Free	February 2, 2022	[7]
28	DF	Daniel Stampatori	Sigma FC	Signed to a development contract	February 8, 2022	[8][9]
22	MF	Noah Jensen	Oakland University	Free	February 15, 2022	[10]
16	DF	Cale Loughrey	UAB Blazers	Free	February 15, 2022	[10]
	DF	Guillaume Pianelli	UQTR	Selected 7th overall in the 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft	February 15, 2022	[10]
8	MF	Simon Triantafillou	Providence College	Free	February 15, 2022	[10]
36	GK	Dino Bontis	Toronto FC Academy	Free	April 5, 2022	[11]
	MF	Shamit Shome	FC Edmonton	Free	April 5, 2022	[11]
81	DF	Malik Owolabi-Belewu	S.P.A.L.	Free	April 8, 2022	[12]
24	DF	Rezart Rama	Nottingham Forest	Free	May 19, 2022	[13]
6	DF	Malcolm Duncan	Sigma FC	Short-term contract	June 12, 2022	[14]
8	FW	Orlendis Benítez	Vaughan Azzurri	Short-term contract	June 12, 2022	[14]
77	FW	Jordan Hamilton	Sligo Rovers	Free	August 5, 2022	[15]

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
99	FW	Omar Browne	Independiente	Season-long loan	January 24, 2022	[16]
19	FW	Tristan Borges	OH Leuven	Undisclosed	February 14, 2022	[17]

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
9	FW	Kosi Nwafornso	Vaughan Azzurri	Undisclosed	December 31, 2021	[18][19]
18	FW	Molham Babouli	Muaither SC	Free	January 19, 2022	[20]
15	DF	Maxim Tissot	Atlético Ottawa	Free	January 26, 2022	[21]
8	MF	Elimane Oumar Cissé	US Touarga	Undisclosed		[22][23]
6	DF	Kwame Awuah	St. Louis City 2	Free	February 28, 2022	[24]
3	DF	Dejan Jakovic	Serbian White Eagles	Undisclosed	March 11, 2022	[25][26]
16	DF	Klaidi Cela	Toronto FC II	Contract expired	March 31, 2022	[27]
27	MF	Johnny Son		Undisclosed[a]	April 10, 2022
	DF	Guillaume Pianelli		Undisclosed[b]	April 10, 2022
8	MF	Simon Triantafillou	Pacific FC	Undisclosed	April 15, 2022	[29]
31	GK	Baj Maan	Toronto FC II	Undisclosed[c]	May 7, 2022	[30][31]
24	MF	Paolo Sabak	K.S.C. Lokeren-Temse	Free		[32]

Loans out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
	MF	Shamit Shome	FC Edmonton	Season-long loan	April 5, 2022	[11]
16	DF	Cale Loughrey	FC Edmonton	Season-long loan	April 5, 2022	[11]

1. Although Son had signed a multi-year contract with Forge FC in 2021, he was not added to the club's roster for the start of the 2022 Canadian Premier League season.^[28][3]
2. Although Pianelli had signed a contract with Forge FC earlier in the year, he was not added to the club's roster for the start of the 2022 Canadian Premier League season.^[10][3]
3. Although Maan had signed a new contract with Forge FC earlier in the year, he was not added to the club's roster for the start of the 2022 Canadian Premier League season.^[10][3]

Club

On January 2, Forge FC reorganized its ownership under the newly announced Hamilton Sports Group, an entity that also took over the ownership of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the master licence for Tim Hortons Field. Bob Young continued as the club's chairman and largest shareholder while also welcoming new investment from Hamilton-based steel company Stelco (represented by its chairman and CEO Alan Kestenbaum), club CEO Scott Mitchell, and Woodbine Entertainment CEO Jim Lawson.^[33]

Kits

Forge FC unveiled its 2022 home kit on March 17 and away kit on March 31.^[34][35] The 2022 CONCACAF Champions League began before the new kits were unveiled, requiring the club to continue to wear its 2021 kit for its matches in the competition.^[36]

Supplier: Macron / Sponsor: Tim Hortons

Home[37]

Home Alt.[38]

Home 2021[36]

Away[39]

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.^{[40][41][42][43]}

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Forge FC v Vaughan Azzurri

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

Forge FC v Syracuse Orange

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

Forge FC v York United FC

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

Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC

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

Forge FC v York United FC

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
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Canadian Premier League	April 10	October 9	Matchday 1	2nd	28	14	5	9	47	25	+22	050.00
CPL Playoffs	October 15	October 30	Semi-finals	Winners	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	066.67
2020 Canadian Championship	June 4		Final	Runners-up	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
2022 Canadian Championship	May 11	May 25	Preliminary round	Quarter-finals	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
CONCACAF Champions League	February 16	February 24	Round of 16	Round of 16	2	0	0	2	1	4	−3	000.00
Total					36	17	7	12	56	35	+21	047.22

Last updated: October 30, 2022
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2022 Canadian Premier League season

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Atlético Ottawa (S)	28	13	10	5	36	29	+7	49	Advance to playoffs
2	Forge (C)	28	14	5	9	47	25	+22	47
3	Cavalry	28	14	5	9	39	33	+6	47
4	Pacific	28	13	7	8	36	33	+3	46
5	Valour	28	10	7	11	36	34	+2	37
6	York United	28	9	7	12	31	37	−6	34
7	HFX Wanderers	28	8	5	15	24	38	−14	29
8	FC Edmonton	28	4	8	16	31	51	−20	20

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.^[44]
(C) Champion; (S) Regular season winner

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	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	W
Position	6	6	4	7	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2

Updated to match(es) played on October 9, 2022. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Pacific FC v Forge FC

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

Forge FC v Cavalry FC

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

Forge FC v FC Edmonton

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

York United FC v Forge FC

May 6 4	York United FC	1–0	Forge FC	Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm	De Rosario  25' Johnston  57' Gutiérrez 79',  79' Verhoeven  90+1'	Report	Sissoko  31' Poku  72' Grant  85'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,108 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa

May 14 5	Forge FC	1–1	Atlético Ottawa	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm	Poku  34' Jensen 46' Sissoko  50'	Report	Bassett 16' Haworth  30' Sissoko  51' Verhoven  82' Moragrega  85'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 4,127 Referee: Mathieu Souaré

HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC

May 20 6	HFX Wanderers FC	0–4	Forge FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:00pm	Rampersad  77' Samb  83'	Report	Choinière 22', 60' Bekker  42' Welshman 52' Rama  55' Hojabrpour  60' Pacius 79'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 5,877 Referee: Myriam Marcotte

FC Edmonton v Forge FC

May 31 7	FC Edmonton	3–4	Forge FC	Edmonton, Alberta
9:00pm	Camara 12' Hojabrpour 34' (o.g.) Coore 87' Triantafillou  90+3'	Report	Borges 23', 61', 82' (pen.) Sissoko  42' Bekker  43' Bissainthe 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 897 Referee: Mathieu Souaré

Forge FC v Pacific FC

June 12 8	Forge FC	3–0	Pacific FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm	Morgan 11' Borges 13' Rama  50' Pacius 83'	Report	Dada-Luke  24' Heard  74'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,111 Referee: David Barrie

HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC

June 19 9	HFX Wanderers FC	0–3	Forge FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm	Polisi  63' Restrepo  80'	Report	Pacius 15' Jensen 25' Choinière  30' Sissoko  45+1' Bekker  56' Morgan  61' Welshman 84'	Stadium: Wanderers Grounds Attendance: 6,214 Referee: Scott Bowman

Forge FC v Valour FC

June 29 10	Forge FC	0–1	Valour FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm	Rama  90+3'	Report	Ponce  31'  82' Akio 61' Sirois  71' Levis  79' Riggi  88'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,558 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa

July 3 11	Forge FC	0–1	Atlético Ottawa	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm	Borges  83'	Report	Tissot  44' Bassett 78'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,519 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

York United FC v Forge FC

July 8 12	York United FC	0–2	Forge FC	Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm	Mourdoukoutas  37' Wilson  48' Johnston  88' Hernández  90+1'	Report	Mourdoukoutas 29' (o.g.) Borges  45+1' Campbell  59' Morgan  70' Pacius 77'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,302 Referee: Ben Hoskins

Forge FC v FC Edmonton

July 19 13	Forge FC	5–1	FC Edmonton	Hamilton, Ontario
6:45pm	Pacius 26', 38' (pen.), 74' Sissoko 45+1' Bekker 45+4'	Report	Camara  33' Coore 57'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,121 Referee: Mario Al-Ayass

Forge FC v Valour FC

July 23 14	Forge FC	3–1	Valour FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:30pm	Pacius 40' Campbell 67', 90+4'	Report	Dyer 23',  55' Jean-Baptiste  72' Rendón  84'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 1,187 Referee: Mathieu Souaré

Cavalry FC v Forge FC

July 27 15	Cavalry FC	1–2	Forge FC	Foothills County, Alberta
9:00pm	Mason 1' Musse  12' Di Chiara  54' C. Trafford  70' Alarcón  79'	Report	Pacius 37' Bekker 49' Borges  53' Henry  67'	Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 2,989 Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC

July 31 16	Atlético Ottawa	0–4	Forge FC	Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm	Espejo  34' Tissot  37' Sissoko  41'	Report	Sissoko 27' Campbell 35', 52' Jensen 76'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,399 Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC

August 6 17	Forge FC	1–0	HFX Wanderers FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm	Pacius 2' Metusala  42' Rama  85' Poku  89'	Report	Schaale  90+2'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,527 Referee: Michael Venne

Cavalry FC v Forge FC

August 12 18	Cavalry FC	2–1	Forge FC	Foothills County, Alberta
9:00pm	Mason 7',  48' Trafford  43' Klomp  75' Cantave 90',  90+1'	Report	Henry  41' Rama  49' Hamilton 82'	Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,945 Referee: Alain Ruch

Forge FC v York United FC

August 20 19	Forge FC	1–3	York United FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm	Borges 52',  69' Bekker  70' Morgan  89'	Report	De Rosario 7' Verhoeven  27' Hernández  40' N'sa 58',  61' Babouli 68'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,867 Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC

August 27 20	Atlético Ottawa	0–0	Forge FC	Ottawa, Ontario
6:30pm	Bahous  76' Acosta  89'	Report	Campbell  41'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 4,560 Referee: Filip Dujic

Valour FC v Forge FC

August 31 21	Valour FC	1–0	Forge FC	Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm	de Brienne 20' Levis  37' Gutiérrez  49' Dyer  82'  90+9' Mekidèche  82'	Report	Hojabrpour  14' Sissoko  30' Grant  82' Rama  82' Henry  90+8' Borges  90+9' Welshman  90+10'	Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 3,384 Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Note: This match was originally scheduled for May 1, but was postponed due to League Covid Protocols.[45] It was rescheduled to August 31.[46]

Valour FC v Forge FC

September 4 22	Valour FC	1–0	Forge FC	Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00pm	Fordyce  31' Levis 73' Riggi  75'  90+3' Cebara  81' de Brienne  88'	Report	Rama  17' Hojabrpour  50' Borges  90+3'	Stadium: IG Field Attendance: 2,846 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

Forge FC v Cavalry FC

September 10 23	Forge FC	2–1	Cavalry FC	Hamilton, Ontario
5:00pm	Choinière 10' Rama  38' Sissoko 52' Pacius  69' Bekker  70' Borges  72'	Report	Escalante  45' Musse 63' Cantave  72'  90+5' Di Chiara  86'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 4,992 Referee: Mathieu Souaré

Pacific FC v Forge FC

September 18 24	Pacific FC	1–1	Forge FC	Langford, British Columbia
8:00pm	Achinioti-Jönsson 17' (o.g.) Dixon  18' Meilleur-Giguère  27'	Report	Hojabrpour 4',  21' Poku  66' Metusala  70'	Stadium: Starlight Stadium Attendance: 3,350 Referee: Filip Dujic

FC Edmonton v Forge FC

September 25 25	FC Edmonton	1–1	Forge FC	Edmonton, Alberta
5:00pm	Smith 67' Singh  75'  90+3'	Report	Loughrey 60' (o.g.) Samuel  72'	Stadium: Clarke Stadium Attendance: 984 Referee: Renzo Villanueva

Forge FC v York United FC

October 1 26	Forge FC	2–0	York United FC	Hamilton, Ontario
5:00pm	Pacius  31' Owolabi-Belewu 55' Sissoko 69'	Report	Baldisimo  89'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 5,129 Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

Forge FC v Pacific FC

October 5 27	Forge FC	0–1	Pacific FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm	Owolabi-Belewu  11' Achinioti-Jönsson  85'	Report	Brown 60',  68' Heard  82'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 2,412 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Note: This match was originally scheduled for August 16, but was rescheduled after Pacific FC advanced to the CONCACAF League Round of 16.[47]

Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC

October 9 28	Forge FC	1–0	HFX Wanderers FC	Hamilton, Ontario
1:00pm	Poku 8' Welshman  68' Metusala  90+2'	Report	Lamothe  19' Campagna  88'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 3,016 Referee: Filip Dujic

Playoff matches

Cavalry FC v Forge FC

October 15 SF leg 1	Cavalry FC	1–1	Forge FC	Foothills County, Alberta
4:00 pm	Klomp 42' Musse  53' Alarcón  63' M. Trafford  90'	Report	Owolabi-Belewu  39' Hojabrpour  45+2' Pacius 47' Bekker  90'	Stadium: ATCO Field Attendance: 3,179 Referee: Alain Ruch

Forge FC v Cavalry FC

October 23 SF leg 2	Forge FC	2–1 (3–2 agg.)	Cavalry FC	Hamilton, Ontario
5:00 pm	Bekker  43' Choinière 69' Pacius 75' (pen.) Rama  79'	Report	Norman  25'  45+3' Bevan 78',  81'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 7,133 Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC

October 30 Final	Atlético Ottawa	0–2	Forge FC	Ottawa, Ontario
6:00 pm	Camus  41' Bassett  77' Pérez  90+2'	Report	Rama  18' Hojabrpour 28' Choinière  33', 78'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 14,992 Referee: Filip Dujic

2020 Canadian Championship

Main article: 2020 Canadian Championship

The 2020 Canadian Championship Final was delayed nearly two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[48]

Forge FC v Toronto FC

June 4, 2022 (2022-06-04) Final	Forge FC	1–1 (4–5 p)	Toronto FC	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm	Achinioti-Jönsson  25' Owolabi-Belewu  55' Borges 60',  67' Morgan  77' Hojabrpour  81'	Report	Petrasso  19' MacNaughton  42' Pozuelo 57',  62' Akinola  42'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 13,715 Referee: Silviu Petrescu
	Penalties
	Achinioti-Jönsson Campbell Pacius Bekker Choinière Poku		Jiménez Salcedo Kerr Pozuelo Perruzza Thompson

2022 Canadian Championship

Main article: 2022 Canadian Championship

Forge FC v CS Mont-Royal Outremont

May 11 (11-05) Preliminary round	Forge FC	2–0	CS Mont-Royal Outremont	Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm	Sissoko  15' Campbell 34' Welshman  36' Nanco  39' Hojabrpour  45' Pacius 90+2'	Report	Ouzane  42'	Stadium: Tim Hortons Field Attendance: 2,213 Referee: Yusri Rudolf

CF Montréal v Forge FC

May 25 (25-05) Quarter-finals	CF Montréal	3–0	Forge FC	Montreal, Quebec
7:00pm	Ibrahim 14', 22', 49' Brault-Guillard  84'	Report	Hojabrpour  26' Sissoko  47' Castello  89'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2022 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Forge FC v Cruz Azul

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

Cruz Azul v Forge FC

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 Attendance: 28,724[49] Referee: Walter López Ramos

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of October 30, 2022^[update]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Canadian Premier League		CPL Playoffs		2020 Canadian Championship		2022 Canadian Championship		CONCACAF Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CAN	Triston Henry	35	0	27+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
2	DF	CAN	Jonathan Grant	7	0	0+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF	CAN	Ashtone Morgan	27	1	17+3	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
4	DF	CAN	Dominic Samuel	24	0	10+8	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	BEL	Daniel Krutzen	4	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	CAN	David Choinière	34	7	20+6	4	3+0	2	1+0	0	1+1	0	2+0	1
9	FW	CAN	Terran Campbell	34	7	16+11	6	0+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	1	2+0	0
10	MF	CAN	Kyle Bekker	31	2	24+1	2	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
11	FW	CAN	Chris Nanco	11	0	1+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+2	0
12	MF	CAN	Sebastian Castello	7	0	0+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
13	MF	SWE	Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson	35	1	27+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
14	FW	CAN	Emery Welshman	25	2	5+15	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	0+2	0
17	FW	CAN	Woobens Pacius	35	13	21+6	10	3+0	2	0+1	0	0+2	1	0+2	0
19	FW	CAN	Tristan Borges	31	7	21+2	6	3+0	0	1+0	1	1+1	0	2+0	0
20	MF	CAN	Kwasi Poku	25	1	10+9	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	1+1	0
21	MF	CAN	Alessandro Hojabrpour	34	3	24+2	2	3+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
22	MF	CAN	Noah Jensen	26	3	6+16	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+1	0
23	DF	HAI	Garven Metusala	29	0	17+5	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
24	DF	ALB	Rezart Rama	24	0	19+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
29	GK	CAN	Christopher Kalongo	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	MLI	Aboubacar Sissoko	35	4	27+0	4	3+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
77	FW	CAN	Jordan Hamilton	12	1	2+8	1	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
81	DF	ENG	Malik Owolabi-Belewu	23	1	11+7	1	1+2	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+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+0	0	0+1	0
Player(s) transferred out during this season
6	DF	CAN	Malcolm Duncan	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8	FW	CUB	Orlendis Benítez	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	FW	CAN	Marcus Caldeira	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
28	DF	CAN	Daniel Stampatori	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Goal scorers

Rank	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Canadian Premier League	CPL Playoffs	2020 Canadian Championship	2022 Canadian Championship	CONCACAF Champions League	TOTAL
1		Woobens Pacius	FW	10	2	0	1	0	13
2		Tristan Borges	FW	6	0	1	0	0	7
		Terran Campbell	FW	6	0	0	1	0	7
		David Choinière	FW	4	2	0	0	1	7
5		Aboubacar Sissoko	MF	4	0	0	0	0	4
6		Alessandro Hojabrpour	MF	2	1	0	0	0	3
		Noah Jensen	MF	3	0	0	0	0	3
8		Kyle Bekker	MF	2	0	0	0	0	2
		Emery Welshman	FW	2	0	0	0	0	2
10		Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson	MF	1	0	0	0	0	1
		Jordan Hamilton	FW	1	0	0	0	0	1
		Ashtone Morgan	DF	1	0	0	0	0	1
		Malik Owolabi-Belewu	DF	1	0	0	0	0	1
		Kwasi Poku	MF	1	0	0	0	0	1
Own goals				3	0	0	0	0	3
Totals				47	5	1	2	1	56

Clean sheets

Rank	Nat.	Player	Canadian Premier League	CPL Playoffs	2020 Canadian Championship	2022 Canadian Championship	CONCACAF Champions League	TOTAL
1		Triston Henry	10	1	0	1	0	12
Totals			10	1	0	1	0	12

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Canadian Premier League		CPL Playoffs		2020 Canadian Championship		2022 Canadian Championship		CONCACAF Champions League		TOTAL
1	GK		Triston Henry	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2	DF		Jonathan Grant	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
3	DF		Ashtone Morgan	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
4	DF		Dominic Samuel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	FW		David Choinière	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW		Terran Campbell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
10	MF		Kyle Bekker	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	2
11	FW		Chris Nanco	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
12	MF		Sebastian Castello	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
13	MF		Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14	FW		Emery Welshman	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
17	FW		Woobens Pacius	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
19	FW		Tristan Borges	7	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
20	MF		Kwasi Poku	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
21	MF		Alessandro Hojabrpour	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	8	0
23	DF		Garven Metusala	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
24	DF		Rezart Rama	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
33	MF		Aboubacar Sissoko	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	0
81	DF		Malik Owolabi-Belewu	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Totals				56	1	6	1	5	0	7	0	2	0	76	2

Honours

Canadian Premier League Awards

Name	Award	Status	Source
Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson	Defender of the Year	Won	[50][51]
	Player of the Year	Nominated
	Players' Player of the Year	Nominated
Kyle Bekker	Players' Player of the Year	Nominated
Woobens Pacius	Players' Player of the Year	Nominated
	Canadian U-21 Player of the Year	Nominated
Bobby Smyrniotis	Coach of the Year	Nominated

Monthly Awards

Month	Name	Award	Source
July	Bobby Smyrniotis	Manager of the Month	[52]
July	Woobens Pacius	Player of the Month	[53]
October	Bobby Smyrniotis	Manager of the Month	[54]
October	David Choinière	Player of the Month	[55]