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List of Forge FC records and statistics

This article is about all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown, see Forge FC § Year-by-year.

Forge FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Hamilton, Ontario. The club was founded in 2017 by Hamilton Tiger-Cats owner Bob Young as part of a larger effort with the Canadian Soccer Association that resulted in the creation of the Canadian Premier League.[1]

The club began play on April 27, 2019 in the CPL's inaugural match against York9 FC.[2] In addition to the CPL, Forge FC has competed in the Canadian Championship, the CONCACAF League, and the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[a]

This list encompasses the honours won by Forge FC and records set by the club, its players, and its manager.

Team honours

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Player honours

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Canadian Premier League

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Main article: Canadian Premier League Awards

Coach of the Year

Defender of the Year

Golden Boot

Golden Glove

Player of the Year

Under 21 Canadian Player of the Year

CONCACAF League

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Team of the Tournament

Player records

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Appearances

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As of November 9, 2024
Rank Name Period CPL CPL Playoffs Canadian Championship Continental Total
1 Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 2019–present 140 13 15 17 185
2 Canada Kyle Bekker 2019–present 138 12 13 19 182
3 Canada David Choinière 2019–present 116 12 14 19 161
4 Canada Tristan Borges 2019, 2021–present 119 10 15 14 158
Canada Dominic Samuel 2019–present 116 12 11 19 158
6 Canada Triston Henry 2019–present 105 10 9 18 142
7 Canada Garven Metusala 2021–present 85 7 10 10 112
8 Canada Alessandro Hojabrpour 2022–present 74 8 11 4 97
9 Canada Woobens Pacius 2021–2023 73 5 7 8 93
10 Senegal Elimane Cissé 2019–2021, 2024–present 66 4 4 11 85

Bold signifies current Forge FC player

Goalscorers

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As of November 9, 2024
Rank Name Period CPL CPL Playoffs Canadian Championship Continental Total
1 Canada Tristan Borges 2019, 2021–present 30 2 1 1 34
2 Canada Woobens Pacius 2021–2023 26 3 3 0 32
3 Canada David Choinière 2019–present 17 3 3 5 28
4 Canada Kyle Bekker 2019–present 17 1 2 2 22
5 Canada Terran Campbell 2022–present 16 0 1 1 18
6 Canada Kwasi Poku 2022–2024 11 0 2 0 13
7 Canada Molham Babouli 2020–2021 8 0 0 4 12
Canada Noah Jensen 2022–present 10 0 2 0 12
9 Belgium Daniel Krutzen 2019–2022 6 0 0 3 9
Canada Chris Nanco 2019–2022 8 0 0 1 9
Canada Anthony Novak 2019–2020 8 0 0 1 9

Bold signifies current Forge FC player

Clean sheets

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As of November 9, 2024
Place Name Period CPL CPL Playoffs Canadian Championship Continental Total
1 Canada Triston Henry 2019–present 38 4 3 6 51
2 Czech Republic Jassem Koleilat 2024–present 7 1 0 0 8
3 Canada Christopher Kalongo 2021–present 4 0 0 0 4
Guyana Quillan Roberts 2019 4 0 0 0 4
5 Canada Baj Maan 2020–2022 3 0 0 0 3

Bold signifies current Forge FC player

Team records

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Firsts

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Record wins

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Record defeats

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Highest scores

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Record attendances

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Coaching records

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As of November 9, 2024
Coach From To Record
G W D L Win %
Canada Bobby Smyrniotis October 1, 2018 Present 198 100 42 56 050.51
Total 198 100 42 56 050.51

Domestic results

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By competition

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As of November 9, 2024
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD W%
Canadian Premier League 163 87 31 45 243 153 +90 53.37
Canadian Championship 15 6 5 4 19 16 +3 40
Total 178 93 36 49 262 169 +93 52.25

By club

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As of November 9, 2024
Club Pld W D L GF GA GD
Atlético Ottawa 21 12 4 5 34 16 +18
Cavalry FC 32 14 8 10 38 35 +3
FC Edmonton † 13 7 2 4 21 12 +9
HFX Wanderers FC 24 10 9 5 36 22 +14
FC Laval 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
CF Montréal 5 1 2 2 3 7 −4
CS Mont-Royal Outremont 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
Pacific FC 22 14 3 5 36 15 +21
Toronto FC 3 1 1 1 3 3 ±0
Valour FC 22 12 2 8 34 28 +6
Vancouver FC 8 4 2 2 14 9 +5
York United FC 26 16 3 7 45 26 +19
  † Defunct

International results

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See also: Canadian soccer clubs in international competitions
As of February 13, 2024

By competition

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Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD W%
CONCACAF League 16 7 6 3 22 17 +5 43.75
CONCACAF Champions Cup/League 4 0 0 4 3 9 –6 0.00
Total 20 7 6 7 25 26 –1 35.00

By club

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Club Pld W D L GF GA GD
Guatemala Antigua 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
Haiti Arcahaie 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
El Salvador C.D. FAS 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2
Mexico Cruz Azul 2 0 0 2 1 4 –3
Mexico Guadalajara 2 0 0 2 2 5 –3
Panama Independiente 2 1 1 0 2 0 +2
Honduras Marathón 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
Honduras Motagua 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
El Salvador Municipal Limeño 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
Honduras Olimpia 2 1 0 1 2 4 –2
Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
Panama Tauro 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1

By country

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Country Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Costa Rica 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1
 El Salvador 3 2 1 0 7 4 +3
 Guatemala 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
 Haiti 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Honduras 5 1 2 2 4 7 –3
 Mexico 4 0 0 4 3 9 –6
 Panama 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3

By season

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Competition Season Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate Ref
CONCACAF League 2019 Preliminary round Guatemala Antigua 2–1 0–0 2–1 [34][35]
Round of 16 Honduras Olimpia 1–0 1–4 2–4 [36][37]
2020 Preliminary round El Salvador Municipal Limeño 2–1 (A) [38]
Round of 16 Panama Tauro 2–1 (A) [39]
Quarter-finals Haiti Arcahaie 1–1 (2–4 p) (A) [40]
Play-in round Honduras Marathón 0–1 (A) [41]
2021 Preliminary round El Salvador FAS 3–1 2–2 5–3 [42][43]
Round of 16 Panama Independiente 0–0 2–0 2–0 [44][45]
Quarter-finals Costa Rica Santos de Guápiles 3–0 1–3 4–3 [46][47]
Semi-finals Honduras Motagua 2–2 0–0 2–2 (a) [48][49]
CONCACAF Champions League 2022 Round of 16 Mexico Cruz Azul 0–1 1–3 1–4 [17][27]
CONCACAF Champions Cup 2024 Round one Mexico Guadalajara 1–3 1–2 2–5 [28][50]
2025 Round one Mexico Monterrey

Global records

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On May 12, 2019, Forge hosted Cavalry FC at Tim Hortons Field in the first men's top-level professional soccer game in the world refereed by an all-women staff.[51][52]

Notes

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  1. ^ The CONCACAF Champions Cup was named the CONCACAF Champions League from 2008 to 2023.

References

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