2020 Canadian Premier League final

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Event

2020 Canadian Premier League season

Forge FC	HFX Wanderers FC

2	0

Date

September 19, 2020

Venue

Alumni Field, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Man of the Match

Molham Babouli (Forge FC)

Referee

Juan Márquez

Attendance

Weather

Mostly cloudy
13 °C (55 °F)
44% humidity

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The 2020 Canadian Premier League final determined the winner of the 2020 Canadian Premier League season. It was played on September 19, 2020, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, between Forge FC, the defending league champion, and HFX Wanderers FC. Those teams qualified as the winner and runner-up of the group stage of The Island Games tournament.

The event was to be contested between the top-seeded team after the regular season and the winner of a one-game playoff, but the season format was revised after being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Forge FC won the match 2–0 to repeat as league champions, earning the club a berth in the 2021 CONCACAF League and the 2020 Canadian Championship final. Forge ultimately reached the semifinals of the CONCACAF League to qualify for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League and faced Toronto FC in the Canadian Championship final where the club lost in a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw.

Background

Further information: 2020 Forge FC season and 2020 HFX Wanderers FC season

Forge FC entered the final as the defending league champions, having defeated Cavalry FC in the 2019 finals after finishing 2nd in the regular season. HFX Wanderers FC played in their first final, improving from a last-place finish in their inaugural season in 2019.

This was the seventh meeting all-time between the two clubs with each team having recorded one win and four draws against each other. Forge and HFX Wanderers faced off twice during the 2020 season with both matches ending in a 1–1 draw.

Path to the final

Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season

First stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cavalry	7	4	1	2	10	7	+3	13	Advance to group stage
2	HFX Wanderers	7	3	3	1	12	7	+5	12
3	Forge	7	3	3	1	13	9	+4	12
4	Pacific	7	3	2	2	10	8	+2	11
5	York9	7	2	4	1	8	7	+1	10
6	Valour	7	2	2	3	8	9	−1	8
7	Atlético Ottawa	7	2	2	3	7	12	−5	8
8	FC Edmonton	7	0	1	6	5	14	−9	1

Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

^ Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
^ Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Forge	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to final
2	HFX Wanderers	3	1	1	1	3	7	−4	4	Advance to final
3	Cavalry	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3
4	Pacific	3	1	0	2	6	5	+1	3

Source: CanPL.ca
Notes:

^ Head-to-head points: Cavalry 3, Pacific 0.

Forge FC

Matches

HFX Wanderers FC

Opponent

Result

Opponent

Result

HFX Wanderers FC

1–1

Match 1

Forge FC

1–1

Pacific FC

2–0

Match 2

Cavalry FC

2–1

Cavalry FC

1–0

Match 3

Pacific FC

0–5

Match details

Summary

Details

September 193:00 pm ADT

Forge FC	2–0	HFX Wanderers
Achinioti-Jönsson 60' Tissot 90'	Recap Report

Alumni Field, Charlottetown, Prince Edward IslandReferee: Juan Márquez

Forge

HFX Wanderers


Forge FC:
GK	1	Triston Henry
RB	4	Dominic Samuel
CB	14	David Edgar	65'
CB	5	Daniel Krutzen
LB	6	Kwame Awuah
CM	24	Paolo Sabak		80'
CM	13	Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
CM	10	Kyle Bekker (c)
RW	7	David Choinière		90'
LW	2	Jonathan Grant	58'	67'
CF	19	Molham Babouli		80'
Substitutes:
GK	31	Baj Maan
FW	9	Marcel Zajac
FW	11	Chris Nanco
MF	15	Maxim Tissot		80'
FW	17	Kadell Thomas		67'
FW	20	Gabriel Balbinotti
DF	21	Jordan Dunstan		90'
DF	22	Monti Mohsen
FW	23	Anthony Novak		80'
Manager: Bobby Smyrniotis


HFX Wanderers:
GK	50	Christian Oxner
RB	6	Chrisnovic N'sa
CB	2	Peter Schaale
CB	3	Jems Geffrard
LB	14	Mateo Restrepo
CM	17	Aboubacar Sissoko
CM	18	Andre Rampersad (c)
RW	7	Alex Marshall
AM	22	João Morelli	81'
LW	10	Alessandro Riggi	71'
CF	11	Akeem Garcia
Substitutes:
GK	1	Jason Beaulieu
MF	5	Louis Béland-Goyette
MF	8	Omar Kreim	81'
FW	9	Ibrahima Sanoh
DF	13	Daniel Kinumbe
MF	15	Scott Firth
DF	20	Jake Ruby
FW	23	Cory Bent	71'
DF	24	Alex De Carolis
Manager: Stephen Hart

Man of the Match:
Molham Babouli (Forge FC)

Assistant referees:
Gabrielle Lemieux
Stefan Tanaka-Freundt
Fourth official:
Myriam Marcotte

References

"Weather History for CYYG". Weather Underground. The Weather Company. September 19, 2020. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
Molinaro, John (July 29, 2020). "CPL's 2020 regular season to kick off on Aug. 13 with 'The Island Games' in P.E.I." Canadian Premier League. Archived from the original on 2020-07-31. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
Rhodes, Benedict (February 21, 2020). "Canadian Premier League releases 2020 schedule and format". Waking the Red. Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
Molinaro, John (19 September 2020). "Forge FC beats HFX Wanderers FC in Island Games final to repeat as CPL champions". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
"Recap: Forge FC advance to SF, qualify for Concacaf Champions League with resounding Leg 2 win vs. Santos". forgefc.canpl.ca. Forge FC. November 2, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 4, 2022). "HIGHLIGHTS: Toronto FC top Forge FC in thrilling penalty shootout for 2020 Canadian Championship". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
Molinaro, John (18 September 2020). "Forge FC vs. HFX Wanderers FC: North Star Shield on the line in Island Games finale". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
Thompson, Marty (August 12, 2020). "Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games... 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
Thompson, Marty (August 12, 2020). "Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games... 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
@CPLsoccer (September 20, 2020). "As voted for by the fans, @ForgeFCHamilton's Mo Babouli is the last @GatoradeCanada Man of the Match" (Tweet). Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Twitter.

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