2019 Canadian Premier League season

Canadian Premier League
Season2019
DatesApril 27 – October 19 (regular season)
ChampionsForge FC
Regular season winnersCavalry FC
2019 CONCACAF LeagueForge FC[a]
2020 CONCACAF LeagueForge FC[b]
Matches played100
Goals scored250 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerTristan Borges
(13 goals)
Best goalkeeperMarco Carducci
Triston Henry
(9 clean sheets each)
Biggest home winYork9 6–2 HFX Wanderers
(July 27)
York9 4–0 Forge FC
(October 12)
Biggest away winValour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC
(September 2)
Highest scoringYork9 6–2 HFX Wanderers
(July 27)
Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC
(September 2)
Longest winning run7 matches
Cavalry FC
(May 4 – June 19)
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Forge FC
(July 13 – October 6)
Longest winless run10 matches
FC Edmonton
(August 16 – October 5)
HFX Wanderers
(August 10 – October 9)
Longest losing run5 matches
HFX Wanderers
(July 13 – 31)
Highest attendance17,611
Forge FC 1–1 York9
(April 27)
Lowest attendance1,729
York9 0–0 FC Edmonton
(June 19)
Total attendance419,314
Average attendance4,279
2020
  1. ^ As winners of the CONCACAF League qualification series
  2. ^ As 2019 CPL champions

The 2019 Canadian Premier League season was the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian professional soccer. The regular season began on April 27 and ended on October 19, with seven teams competing.[1] The CPL's inaugural match took place between Forge FC and York9 at Tim Hortons Field on April 27, 2019, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[2]

The CPL Finals were contested between the Spring and Fall season champions, Cavalry FC, and the Spring and Fall season runners-up, Forge FC, in October and November. Forge FC won 2–0 over two legs to win the inaugural Canadian Premier League title.

  1. ^ Notenboom, Rob (October 16, 2018). "Clanachan: CanPL is "zeroed in" on seven teams for 2019". the11.ca. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Forge FC 1–1 York9 FC - Canadian Premier League - Saturday, April 27, 2019 11:00 AM". CanPL.ca. Canadian Premier League. April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2019.