2023 Canadian Premier League season

Canadian Premier League
Season2023
DatesApril 15 – October 7 (regular season)
ChampionsForge FC
CPL ShieldCavalry FC
CONCACAF Champions CupForge FC
Cavalry FC
Matches played112
Goals scored292 (2.61 per match)
Top goalscorerOllie Bassett
Myer Bevan
(11 goals each)
Biggest home winPacific 4–1 York United
(May 14)
Cavalry 3–0 Forge
(August 4)
HFX Wanderers 3–0 Vancouver
(August 12)
HFX Wanderers 3–0 Valour
(August 26)
Cavalry 3–0 Pacific
(October 7)
Biggest away winVancouver 0–5 Atlético Ottawa
(May 13)
Highest scoringVancouver 3–6 Pacific
(June 2)
Longest winning run5 matches
Cavalry
(September 12 – October 7)
Longest unbeaten run9 matches
Pacific
(May 6 – June 30)
Cavalry
(August 20 – October 7)
Longest winless run8 matches
HFX Wanderers
(April 15 – June 3)
Longest losing run3 matches
(8 teams tied)
Highest attendance7,042
Atlético Ottawa 1–1 HFX Wanderers
(April 15)
Lowest attendance822
York United 1–2 Vancouver
(April 22)
Total attendance421,247
Average attendance3,865
2022
2024
All statistics correct as of October 7, 2023.

The 2023 Canadian Premier League season was the fifth season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. The CPL Shield was won by Cavalry FC who finished first in the regular season by a 13 point margin. In the CPL final, Forge FC defeated Cavalry FC 2–1 in Hamilton to capture the North Star Cup. In doing so, Forge became league champions for the fourth time in five seasons. Both title winning clubs qualified for the newly expanded 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup.