2022 Canadian Premier League season

Canadian Premier League
Season2022
DatesApril 7 – October 9 (regular season)
ChampionsForge FC (3rd title)
Regular season winnersAtlético Ottawa (1st title)
Matches played112
Goals scored280 (2.5 per match)
Top goalscorerAlejandro Díaz
(13 goals)
Biggest home winForge 5–1 FC Edmonton
(July 19)
Biggest away winAtlético Ottawa 1–6 Valour
(April 24)
Highest scoringAtlético Ottawa 1–6 Valour
(April 24)
FC Edmonton 3–4 Forge
(May 31)
Longest winning run6 matches
Forge
(July 8 – August 6)
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Cavalry
(May 1 – July 14)
Longest winless run11 matches
FC Edmonton
(April 10 – June 14)
Longest losing run5 matches
FC Edmonton
(April 30 – May 31)
Highest attendance6,574
Atlético Ottawa 2–1 FC Edmonton
(August 7)
Lowest attendance600
FC Edmonton 1–1 York United
(April 15)
Total attendance355,696
Average attendance3,176
2021
2023

The 2022 Canadian Premier League season is the fourth season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Pacific FC are the defending champions, having beaten Forge FC in the 2021 final.[1]

The regular season ran from April 7 to October 9, 2022. Each team played four games against each of the seven opponents for a total of 28 matches.[2] Atlético Ottawa won the regular season championship on October 8, securing the club its first trophy.[3][4]

The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs where they competed for the league title. Forge FC defeated Atlético Ottawa in the 2022 Final to win their third title.

  1. ^ "Pacific FC beat Forge FC 1-0 to become 2021 CPL champions - Hamilton". Global News. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Thompson, Marty (February 2, 2022). "2022 CPL Season presented by WestJet: Playoff format, opening weekend matches released". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
  3. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (October 8, 2022). "Atlético Ottawa win 2022 CPL regular season title". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  4. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (September 18, 2022). "Canadian Premier League announces plans to recognize regular season champions". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved October 10, 2022.