| 2023 season | |||
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| Owner | Hamilton Sports Group | ||
| Chairman | Bob Young | ||
| Head coach | Bobby Smyrniotis | ||
| Stadium | Tim Hortons Field | ||
| Canadian Premier League | 2nd | ||
| CPL Playoffs | Champions | ||
| Canadian Championship | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Terran Campbell Woobens Pacius (10 each) All: Woobens Pacius (11) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 13,925 vs. Cavalry FC (October 28, CPL Final) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 2,117 vs. FC Laval (April 18, Canadian Championship) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,318 | ||
| Biggest win | 4–0 vs. York United FC (Away, July 9, CPL) | ||
| Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Cavalry FC (Away, August 4, CPL) | ||
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The 2023 Forge FC season was the fifth season in the history of Forge FC and the club's fifth season in the Canadian Premier League (CPL), the top flight in Canadian soccer. Forge were the defending CPL champions, having defeated Atlético Ottawa in the 2022 Canadian Premier League final. The club was managed by Bobby Smyrniotis in his fifth season as head coach and first season as sporting director. This was Forge FC's first season without any matches in international competitions after having failed to qualify for the 2023 CONCACAF Champions League.
Forge won a record-extending fourth CPL championship, defeating regular-season champions Cavalry FC 2–1 at home in the 2023 Canadian Premier League final. As champions, they qualified for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup,[1] returning the club to international competition in 2024 after a one-year absence.[2] In addition, Forge finished second in the CPL season and reached the semi-finals of the Canadian Championship.
- ^ Canadian Premier League [@CPLsoccer] (October 21, 2023). "The Concacaf Champions Cup is heading to Hamilton 🔨 As a result of @CPLCavalryFC advancing to the CPL Final, @ForgeFCHamilton join the Cavs in next year's continental competition ⚽ #CanPL" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 22, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ Tierney, Mitchell (December 13, 2023). "Why the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup is such a big opportunity for Cavalry and Forge". Canadian Premier League. Archived from the original on December 14, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.