2023 Forge FC season

The 2023 Forge FC season is the fifth season in the history of Forge FC. Forge are the defending league champions, having defeated Atlético Ottawa in the 2022 Canadian Premier League Final.[1] In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club is competing in the Canadian Championship.[2]

Forge FC
2023 season
OwnerHamilton Sports Group
ChairmanBob Young
Head coachBobby Smyrniotis
StadiumTim Hortons Field
Canadian Premier League1st
Canadian ChampionshipSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Jordan Hamilton
Woobens Pacius (2 each)
All: Noah Jensen
Woobens Pacius (3 each)
Highest home attendance6,892
vs. Cavalry FC
(April 15)
CPL
Lowest home attendance2,117
vs. FC Laval
(April 18)
Canadian Championship
Average home league attendance5,175
Biggest win3–0
vs. FC Laval (H)
(April 18)
Canadian Championship

Current squad
As of April 22, 2023[3]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Triston Henry Canada GK (1993-09-08) September 8, 1993 Canada Sigma FC
29 Christopher Kalongo Canada GK (2002-01-07) January 7, 2002 Canada Sigma FC
30 Rimi Olatunji Canada GK (2001-01-31) January 31, 2001 United States Peoria City
42 Emmanuel Marmolejo Canada GK (2007-06-14) June 14, 2007 Canada Sigma FC
Defenders
2 Malcolm Duncan Canada DF (1999-09-04) September 4, 1999 Canada Sigma FC
3 Ashtone Morgan Canada LB (1991-02-09) February 9, 1991 United States Real Salt Lake
4 Dominic Samuel Canada CB / RB (1994-09-29) September 29, 1994 Canada Sigma FC
5 Manjrekar James Canada CB (1993-08-05) August 5, 1993 Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa
23 Garven-Michée Metusala Haiti CB / FB (1999-12-31) December 31, 1999 Canada A.S. Blainville
24 Rezart Rama Albania CB (2000-12-04) December 4, 2000 England Nottingham Forest
81 Malik Owolabi-Belewu England DF (2002-07-03) July 3, 2002 Italy S.P.A.L.
Midfielders
10 Kyle Bekker Canada AM / CM (1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 United States North Carolina FC
12 Sebastian Castello Canada MF (2003-10-08) October 8, 2003 Canada Sigma FC
13 Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Sweden DM / CB (1996-04-17) April 17, 1996 Sweden IFK Värnamo
20 Kwasi Poku Canada MF (2003-02-06) February 6, 2003 Canada Toronto FC II
21 Alessandro Hojabrpour Canada DM (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 Canada Pacific FC
22 Noah Jensen Canada MF (1999-07-20) July 20, 1999 United States Oakland University
33 Aboubacar Sissoko Mali MF (1995-10-09) October 9, 1995 United States Indy Eleven
64 Khadim Kane Canada MF (2005-05-17) May 17, 2005 Canada CF Montréal U23
Forwards
7 David Choinière Canada LW / RW (1997-02-07) February 7, 1997 Canada Montreal Impact
9 Jordan Hamilton Canada ST (1996-03-17) March 17, 1996 Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers
14 Terran Campbell Canada ST / LW (1998-10-10) October 10, 1998 Canada Pacific FC
17 Woobens Pacius Canada FW (2001-05-11) May 11, 2001 Canada CF Montréal Academy
19 Tristan Borges Canada RW / LW / AM (1998-08-26) August 26, 1998 Belgium OH Leuven

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
5 DF Canada Manjrekar James Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa Free March 10, 2023 [4]
64 MF Canada Khadim Kane Canada CF Montréal U23 Free April 14, 2023 [5]
2 DF Canada Malcolm Duncan Canada Sigma FC Free April 14, 2023 [5]
42 GK Canada Emmanuel Marmolejo Canada Sigma FC Development contract April 18, 2023 [6]
30 GK Canada Rimi Olatunji United States Peoria City Short-term contract April 20, 2023 [7]

Draft picks

Forge FC made the following selections in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft.[8][9] Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 9 FW Miles Green  Canada McMaster
2 16 DF Milo Djuricic  Canada York

Out
No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
MF Canada Shamit Shome Canada Cavalry FC Option declined January 18, 2023 [10]
5 DF Netherlands Daniel Krutzen United States Phoenix Rising Contract expired January 22, 2023 [11][12]
2 DF Canada Jonathan Grant Canada York United Option declined January 25, 2023 [13][14]
16 DF Canada Cale Loughrey Canada HFX Wanderers FC Option declined January 25, 2023 [13][15]
11 FW Canada Chris Nanco United States Des Moines Menace Contract expired January 25, 2023 [16][17]
14 FW Guyana Emery Welshman Canada Sigma FC Contract expired January 25, 2023 [16][18]

Loans out

Forge FC is affiliated with Sigma FC of League1 Ontario as part of the CPL's Downward Player Movement Pilot Project.[19][20]

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
2 DF Canada Malcolm Duncan Canada Sigma FC One-match affiliate loan April 22, 2023 [21][22]
64 MF Canada Khadim Kane Canada Sigma FC
20 MF Canada Kwasi Poku Canada Sigma FC One-match affiliate loan April 29, 2023 [23]
64 MF Canada Khadim Kane Canada Sigma FC
30 GK Canada Rimi Olatunji Canada Sigma FC One-match affiliate loan May 13, 2023 [24]

Club

Staff
As of May 3, 2023
Executive
Caretaker Bob Young[25][26]
Chief Executive Officer Scott Mitchell[26]
President Matt Afinec[26]
Coaching staff
Head Coach & Sporting Director Bobby Smyrniotis[27][28][29]
Assistant coach David Edgar[27]
Assistant coach Kyt Selaidopoulos[27]
Assistant Coach / Goalkeepers Coach Johan Albert[27]
Director of Soccer Operations Jelani Smith[30][31]
Equipment Manager Joe Hanley[27]
Strength & Conditioning Coach and Sport Scientist Jacob Miller[27]
Athletic Therapist Liam MacPherson[27]

On April 12, Costa Smyrniotis left the club to join the CPL as Executive Vice President, Soccer. He had been the club's Director of Football and Business since 2018 and had been a key architect of the team's early success, including three CPL championships.[32][33]

On May 1, Forge announced that it had signed Technical Director and Head Coach Bobby Smyrniotis to a four-year contract extension and expanded his role as Head Coach & Sporting Director.[28][29] He had previously been linked to CF Montréal's head coaching vacancy as well as others in MLS and Europe during the preceding off-season.[29][34] Over the following days, the club also announced the promotions of Jelani Smith to Director of Soccer Operations and Nicole Demers to Vice President of Business Operations.[30][31][35][36]

Club partnerships

On March 31, Forge announced Hamilton United Elite as an official Forge FC Development Club, joining Sigma FC in the club's youth structure. As part of the agreement, Forge will provide technical leadership and guidance to Hamilton United’s coaching staff as well as season passes to their youth players. Hamilton United has also changed its logo and colours to match Forge's orange, grey, and white.[37]

On April 13, Forge made another partnership announcement by revealing eight official "Forge FC Youth Partner Clubs":[38]

  • Mount Hamilton YSC
  • Saltfleet Stoney Creek SC
  • Flamborough Dundas SC
  • Force Academy
  • Oakville SC
  • Ancaster Legacy FC
  • Grimsby Town YSC
  • St. Catharines Roma Wolves

On April 21, the CPL announced a "downward player movement pilot project" to allow its clubs to each have an affiliate club that they can send players to get additional game time.[19][39] That same day, Forge announced Sigma FC as their affiliate.[20][39] Forge quickly took advantage of the affiliation by sending Malcolm Duncan and Khadim Kane to Sigma to start in a match the next day.[21][22]

Kits

Forge FC unveiled its 2023 primary and alternate kits at a supporters event on March 14 hosted at Tim Hortons Field. Both kits draw inspiration from Hamilton’s city flag by featuring a six-link chain that represents the communities of Hamilton, Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook, and Stoney Creek. The kits continue to be produced by Macron and sponsored by Tim Hortons for a fifth consecutive season and for the first time feature sponsorship from CIBC on the left sleeve.[40][41]

Preseason and friendlies

On February 13, Forge took to the field to begin its preseason.[42] The club travelled to Costa Rica on March 16 for two weeks of training in Alajuela where they played friendlies against Primera División sides Cartaginés, LD Alajuelense, and Deportivo Saprissa, as well as the Costa Rica national under-20 football team.[43][44][45] The team also played preseason friendlies against League1 Ontario side Sigma FC, NCAA Division I's Syracuse Orange and Akron Zips, U Sports's York Lions, and fellow CPL side and 905 Derby rival York United.[46]

Friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

March 4 Friendly Forge FC Canada v United States Syracuse Orange Hamilton, Ontario
2:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
March 5 Friendly Forge FC Canada v United States Akron Zips Hamilton, Ontario
2:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
March 22 Friendly C.S. Cartaginés Costa Rica v Canada Forge FC Cartago, Costa Rica
Stadium: Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich
March 27 Friendly Costa Rica U20 Costa Rica v Canada Forge FC Alajuela, Costa Rica
April 1 Friendly Forge FC v York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

Competitions

Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League April 15 October 7 Matchday 1 5 3 2 0 8 5 +3 060.00
Canadian Championship April 18 First Round 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 050.00
Total 7 4 3 0 12 6 +6 057.14

Last updated: May 13
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2023 Canadian Premier League season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Forge 5 3 2 0 8 5 +3 11 First semifinal
2 Pacific 5 3 1 1 10 4 +6 10
3 Valour 5 1 3 1 6 5 +1 6 Quarterfinal
4 Atlético Ottawa 5 1 2 2 8 7 +1 5 Play-in round
5 Vancouver 5 1 2 2 4 9 −5 5
6 Cavalry 5 0 5 0 7 7 0 5
7 HFX Wanderers 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 5
8 York United 5 1 0 4 3 9 −6 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 14. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Total minutes played by U-21 players; 10) Coin toss (2 teams tied) or drawing of lots (3+ teams tied).[47]

Results by match
Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultDDWWW
Position45211
Updated to match(es) played on May 13, 2023. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
April 15 1 Forge FC 2–2 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 6,892
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
April 22 2 Forge FC 1–1 HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,827
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
April 30 3 Pacific FC 0–1 Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
May 5 4 York United FC 0–1 Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,016
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
May 13 5 Forge FC 3–2 Valour FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,807
Referee: David Barrie
May 19 6 Forge FC v Vancouver FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
May 27 7 Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: TD Place Stadium
May 31 8 Forge FC v York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
June 3 9 Cavalry FC v Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
4:00pm Stadium: ATCO Field
June 10 10 Forge FC v Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
June 16 11 Valour FC v Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
8:00pm Stadium: IG Field
June 20 12 Vancouver FC v Forge FC Langley, British Columbia
10:00pm Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
June 25 13 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
6:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
June 30 14 HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
6:00pm Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
July 9 15 York United FC v Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 15 16 Forge FC v Valour FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July 21 17 Pacific FC v Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
10:00pm Stadium: Starlight Stadium
July 28 18 Forge FC v Vancouver FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 4 19 Cavalry FC v Forge FC Foothills County
9:00pm Stadium: ATCO Field
August 12 20 Forge FC v York United FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 19 21 Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
August 26 22 Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 3 23 Vancouver FC v Forge FC Langley, British Columbia
5:00pm Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
September 9 24 Forge FC v Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
September 17 25 Valour FC v Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00pm Stadium: IG Field
September 23 26 Forge FC v Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
September 30 27 HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00pm Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
October 7 28 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

Canadian Championship
Main article: 2023 Canadian Championship
April 18 First round Forge FC 3–0 FC Laval Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 2,117
Referee: Scott Bowman
May 9 Quarter-finals Forge FC 1–1
(3–2 p)		 Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 2,979
Referee: Filip Dujic
Penalties
Note: Although Atlético Ottawa was drawn as the home team, this match was played in Hamilton due to Atlético opting out of hosting.[48][49]
May 24 Semi-finals CF Montréal v Forge FC Montreal, Quebec
7:00pm Stadium: Saputo Stadium

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of May 13, 2023

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Canada CAN Triston Henry 705+002+00
3 DF Canada CAN Ashtone Morgan 701+402+00
4 DF Canada CAN Dominic Samuel 602+201+10
5 DF Canada CAN Manjrekar James 705+002+00
7 FW Canada CAN David Choinière 503+101+00
9 FW Canada CAN Jordan Hamilton 623+120+20
10 MF Canada CAN Kyle Bekker 422+111+01
13 MF Sweden SWE Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson 704+102+00
14 FW Canada CAN Terran Campbell 713+212+00
17 FW Canada CAN Woobens Pacius 732+322+01
19 FW Canada CAN Tristan Borges 703+202+00
20 MF Canada CAN Kwasi Poku 513+110+10
21 MF Canada CAN Alessandro Hojabrpour 703+201+10
22 MF Canada CAN Noah Jensen 533+011+12
23 DF Haiti HAI Garven Metusala 401+201+00
24 DF Albania ALB Rezart Rama 605+001+00
33 MF Mali MLI Aboubacar Sissoko 704+101+10
64 MF Canada CAN Khadim Kane 100+100+00
81 DF England ENG Malik Owolabi-Belewu 503+100+10

Honours

Monthly Awards
Month Name Award Source
April Bobby Smyrniotis Manager of the Month [50]

Team of the Week

The Gatorade Team of the Week is selected by the CPL's Kristian Jack and OneSoccer's Oliver Platt.

Week Name Source
1 Noah Jensen [51]
3 Manjrekar James
Ashtone Morgan
Aboubacar Sissoko		 [52]
4 Tristan Borges
Terran Campbell
Triston Henry		 [53]
5 Jordan Hamilton [54]

Notes

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