The 2021 Forge FC season was the third season in the history of Forge FC. Forge were the defending league champions, having defeated HFX Wanderers FC in the 2020 Canadian Premier League Final. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the Canadian Championship and the CONCACAF League.
On November 2, Forge FC defeated Santos de Guápiles in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF League to qualify for the 2022 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the first Canadian Premier League club to do so. The club eventually bowed out of the competition in the semi-finals against Motagua.
On November 9, Forge defeated York United to clinch first place in the Canadian Premier League regular season. This secured Forge the CPL Shield, an honour that the league announced it will recognize retroactively.
Squad As of August 8, 2021 No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Triston Henry GK Sigma FC 29 Christopher Kalongo GK Sigma FC 31 Baj Maan GK NKU Norse Defenders 2 Jonathan Grant RB Nyköpings BIS 3 Dejan Jakovic CB Los Angeles FC 4 Dominic Samuel RB / CB Sigma FC 5 Daniel Krutzen CB / LB Reading United 6 Kwame Awuah LB / CM New York City FC 15 Maxim Tissot LB / DM Ottawa Fury 22 Monti Mohsen LB Sigma FC 23 Garven-Michée Metusala DM / CB AS Blainville 26 Santiago Frias CB Sigma FC Midfielders 8 Elimane Oumar Cissé CM Diambars FC 10 Kyle Bekker AM / CM North Carolina FC 12 Sebastian Castello MF Sigma FC 13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson DM IFK Värnamo 19 Tristan Borges RW / LW / AM OH Leuven 24 Paolo Sabak AM NEC Nijmegen 27 Johnny Son CM Sigma FC Forwards 7 David Choinière LW / RW Montreal Impact 9 Kosi Nwafornso CF Colorado Pride Switchbacks 11 Chris Nanco ST / RW / LW Bethlehem Steel 14 Emery Welshman ST Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. 17 Woobens Pacius FW CF Montréal Academy 18 Molham Babouli CF / RW / LW FC Ukraine United 21 Marcus Caldeira FW Sigma FC 25 Joshua Navarro CF Pérez Zeledón 28 Robbie Cleary CF Sigma FC 99 Omar Browne CF / RW / LW Independiente
Transfers In Transferred in No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource3 Los Angeles FCFree9 Colorado Pride SwitchbacksFreeJune 23, 202123 Concordia StingersSelected 8th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports DraftJune 23, 202126 Sigma FCSigned to a development contractJune 24, 202127 Sigma FCFreeJune 24, 202128 Sigma FCSigned to a development contractJune 24, 202112 Sigma FCSigned to a development contractJuly 30, 202121 Sigma FCSigned to a development contractJuly 30, 202117 CF Montréal AcademyFreeAugust 8, 202129 Sigma FCSigned to a development contractSeptember 11, 202114 Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.FreeSeptember 14, 202116 Sigma FCFree
Loans in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource19 OH LeuvenSeason-long loan25 Pérez ZeledónSeason-long loan99 IndependienteSeason-long loan16 Sigma FCShort term replacement player33 Sigma FCShort term replacement player
Draft picks Forge FC selected the following players in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft on January 29, 2021. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in. RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity18Concordia Stingers29CBU Capers
Out No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource14Retired23 Clube CondeixaContract expired9 Watra Białka TatrzańskaContract expired16 Sigma FCContract expired17 Sigma FCContract expired20 FC LanaudièreContract expired21Contract expired
Competitions Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) until November 6, and Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) otherwise.
Overview
Canadian Premier League
Table
Results by match
Matches
Playoff matches
CONCACAF League
Preliminary round
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Canadian Championship
Statistics Squad and statistics
Top scorers RankNat.PlayerPos.Canadian Premier LeagueCPL Playoffs Canadian ChampionshipCONCACAF LeagueTOTAL1 Molham Babouli FW 7 0 0 3 102 Woobens Pacius FW 6 1 1 0 83 David Choinière FW 4 0 1 1 6 Joshua Navarro FW 2 1 0 3 65 Kyle Bekker MF 3 0 0 2 56 Tristan Borges MF 3 0 0 1 47 Omar Browne FW 2 0 0 1 3 Daniel Krutzen DF 3 0 0 0 39 Chris Nanco FW 2 0 0 0 2 Garven Metusala DF 2 0 0 0 2 Kwame Awuah DF 1 0 0 1 212 Jonathan Grant DF 0 0 0 1 1 Elimane Oumar Cissé MF 1 0 0 0 1 Sebastian Castello MF 1 0 0 0 1 Paolo Sabak MF 1 0 0 0 1 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson MF 1 0 0 0 1Own goals 0 1 0 0 1Totals39321357
Clean sheets RankNat.PlayerCanadian Premier LeagueCPL Playoffs Canadian ChampionshipCONCACAF LeagueTOTAL1 Triston Henry 8 0 1 4 132 Baj Maan 3 0 0 0 3Totals1101416
Disciplinary record No.Pos.Nat.PlayerCanadian Premier LeagueCPL Playoffs Canadian ChampionshipCONCACAF LeagueTOTAL 1GK Triston Henry 50000000502DF Jonathan Grant 40000010503DF Dejan Jakovic 20000000204DF Dominic Samuel 50000020705DF Daniel Krutzen 20000010306DF Kwame Awuah 40000000408MF Elimane Oumar Cissé 301000206010MFKyle Bekker 700000108011FW Chris Nanco 400000004013MFAlexander Achinioti-Jönsson 200000204014MFEmery Welshman 100000001015DF Maxim Tissot 300000003016DF Klaidi Cela 200000002017FW Woobens Pacius 100000001018FW Molham Babouli 500000015119MFTristan Borges 5010103010023DFGarven Metusala 100000001024MF Paolo Sabak 401010107025FWJoshua Navarro 401000005027MFJohnny Son 100000001031GKBaj Maan 100000001099FWOmar Browne 1020001040Totals6706020141891
Honours Canadian Premier League Awards NameAwardStatusSourceKyle BekkerPlayer of the YearTriston HenryGolden GloveBobby SmyrniotisCoach of the Year
CONCACAF League Awards NameAwardSourceMolham BabouliTeam of the Tournament
Notes
References
Sources
External links Official site