2021 Forge FC season

Forge FC 2021 football season

Forge FC2021 season

Chairman| Bob Young
Head coach| Bobby Smyrniotis
Stadium| Tim Hortons Field
Canadian Premier League| 1st
CPL Playoffs| Runner-up
Canadian Championship| Semi-finals
CONCACAF League| Semi-finals
Top goalscorer| League: Molham Babouli
Woobens Pacius
(7 goals each)
All: Molham Babouli (10 goals)
Highest home attendance| 7,488 vs. Pacific FC
(December 5, CPL Final)
Lowest home attendance| 2,104 vs. Cavalry FC
(November 16, CPL)
Average home league attendance| 3,490[a]
Biggest win| 4–0 vs. Atlético Ottawa
(Home, August 25, CPL)
Biggest defeat| Defeated by two goals in six matches.

Home colours

Away colours

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The 2021 Forge FC season was the third season in the history of Forge FC. Forge were the defending league champions, having defeated HFX Wanderers FC in the 2020 Canadian Premier League Final. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the Canadian Championship and the CONCACAF League.

On November 2, Forge FC defeated Santos de Guápiles in the quarter-finals of the CONCACAF League to qualify for the 2022 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, becoming the first Canadian Premier League club to do so.[1] The club eventually bowed out of the competition in the semi-finals against Motagua.[2]

On November 9, Forge defeated York United to clinch first place in the Canadian Premier League regular season.[3] This secured Forge the CPL Shield, an honour that the league announced it will recognize retroactively.[4]

## Squad

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As of August 8, 2021[5]

No.  | Name  | Nationality  | Position(s)  | Date of birth (age)  | Previous club

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Goalkeepers
1  | Triston Henry |  | GK |  (1993-09-08)September 8, 1993 (aged 28)  |  Sigma FC
29  | Christopher Kalongo |  | GK |  (2002-01-07)January 7, 2002 (aged 19)  |  Sigma FC
31  | Baj Maan |  | GK |  (2000-07-12)July 12, 2000 (aged 21)  |  NKU Norse
Defenders
2  | Jonathan Grant |  | RB |  (1993-10-15)October 15, 1993 (aged 28)  |  Nyköpings BIS
3  | Dejan Jakovic |  | CB |  (1985-07-16)July 16, 1985 (aged 36)  |  Los Angeles FC
4  | Dominic Samuel |  | RB / CB |  (1994-09-29)September 29, 1994 (aged 27)  |  Sigma FC
5  | Daniel Krutzen |  | CB / LB |  (1996-09-19)September 19, 1996 (aged 25)  |  Reading United
6  | Kwame Awuah |  | LB / CM |  (1995-12-02)December 2, 1995 (aged 26)  |  New York City FC
15  | Maxim Tissot |  | LB / DM |  (1992-04-13)April 13, 1992 (aged 29)  |  Ottawa Fury
22  | Monti Mohsen |  | LB |  (2000-06-13)June 13, 2000 (aged 21)  |  Sigma FC
23  | Garven-Michée Metusala |  | DM / CB |  (1999-12-31)December 31, 1999 (aged 22)  |  AS Blainville
26  | Santiago Frias |  | CB |  (2003-06-20)June 20, 2003 (aged 18)  |  Sigma FC
Midfielders
8  | Elimane Oumar Cissé |  | CM |  (1995-03-12)March 12, 1995 (aged 26)  |  Diambars FC
10  | Kyle Bekker |  | AM / CM |  (1990-09-02)September 2, 1990 (aged 31)  |  North Carolina FC
12  | Sebastian Castello |  | MF |  (2003-10-08)October 8, 2003 (aged 18)  |  Sigma FC
13  | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson |  | DM |  (1996-04-17)April 17, 1996 (aged 25)  |  IFK Värnamo
19  | Tristan Borges |  | RW / LW / AM |  (1998-08-26)August 26, 1998 (aged 23)  |  OH Leuven
24  | Paolo Sabak |  | AM |  (1999-02-10)February 10, 1999 (aged 22)  |  NEC Nijmegen
27  | Johnny Son |  | CM |  (2003-05-30)May 30, 2003 (aged 18)  |  Sigma FC
Forwards
7  | David Choinière |  | LW / RW |  (1997-02-07)February 7, 1997 (aged 24)  |  Montreal Impact
9  | Kosi Nwafornso |  | CF |  (1997-09-19)September 19, 1997 (aged 24)  |  Colorado Pride Switchbacks
11  | Chris Nanco |  | ST / RW / LW |  (1995-02-15)February 15, 1995 (aged 26)  |  Bethlehem Steel
14  | Emery Welshman |  | ST |  (1991-11-09)November 9, 1991 (aged 30)  |  Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C.
17  | Woobens Pacius |  | FW |  (2001-05-11)May 11, 2001 (aged 20)  |  CF Montréal Academy
18  | Molham Babouli |  | CF / RW / LW |  (1993-01-02)January 2, 1993 (aged 28)  |  FC Ukraine United
21  | Marcus Caldeira |  | FW |  (2004-10-14)October 14, 2004 (aged 17)  |  Sigma FC
25  | Joshua Navarro |  | CF |  (1999-03-11)March 11, 1999 (aged 22)  |  Pérez Zeledón
28  | Robbie Cleary |  | CF |  (2003-05-15)May 15, 2003 (aged 18)  |  Sigma FC
99  | Omar Browne |  | CF / RW / LW |  (1994-05-03)May 3, 1994 (aged 27)  |  Independiente

## Transfers

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### In

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#### Transferred in

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3  | DF |  Dejan Jakovic |  Los Angeles FC | Free  | May 13, 2021 | [6]
9  | FW |  Kosi Nwafornso |  Colorado Pride Switchbacks | Free  | June 23, 2021  | [7]
23  | MF |  Garven-Michée Metusala |  Concordia Stingers | Selected 8th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft | June 23, 2021  | [7]
26  | DF |  Santiago Frias |  Sigma FC | Signed to a development contract  | June 24, 2021  | [8]
27  | MF |  Johnny Son |  Sigma FC | Free  | June 24, 2021  | [8]
28  | FW |  Robbie Cleary |  Sigma FC | Signed to a development contract  | June 24, 2021  | [8]
12  | MF |  Sebastian Castello |  Sigma FC | Signed to a development contract  | July 30, 2021  | [9]
21  | FW |  Marcus Caldeira |  Sigma FC | Signed to a development contract  | July 30, 2021  | [9]
17  | FW |  Woobens Pacius |  CF Montréal Academy | Free  | August 8, 2021  | [10]
29  | GK |  Christopher Kalongo |  Sigma FC | Signed to a development contract  | September 11, 2021  | [11]
14  | FW |  Emery Welshman |  Hapoel Ra'anana A.F.C. | Free  | September 14, 2021  | [12]
16  | DF |  Klaidi Cela |  Sigma FC | Free  | October 8, 2021 | [13]

#### Loans in

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19  | MF |  Tristan Borges |  OH Leuven | Season-long loan  | March 5, 2021 | [14]
25  | FW |  Joshua Navarro |  Pérez Zeledón | Season-long loan  | June 15, 2021 | [15]
99  | FW |  Omar Browne |  Independiente | Season-long loan  | June 16, 2021 | [16]
16  | DF |  Klaidi Cela |  Sigma FC | Short term replacement player  | August 4, 2021 | [17]
33  | GK |  Corey Marques |  Sigma FC | Short term replacement player  | September 3, 2021 | [18]

#### Draft picks

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Forge FC selected the following players in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft on January 29, 2021. 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

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1  | 8  | MF | Garven-Michée Metusala |  Canada  | Concordia Stingers
2  | 9  | DF | José Maria Ribeiro da Cunha |  Portugal  | CBU Capers

### Out

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No.  | Pos.  | Player  | To club  | Fee/notes  | Date  | Source

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14  | DF |  David Edgar | Retired |  | December 8, 2020 | [19]
23  | FW |  Anthony Novak |  Clube Condeixa | Contract expired  | February 12, 2021 | [20]
9  | FW |  Marcel Zajac |  Watra Białka Tatrzańska | Contract expired  | March 17, 2021 | [21]
16  | DF |  Klaidi Cela |  Sigma FC | Contract expired  | June 24, 2021 | [22]
17  | FW |  Kadell Thomas |  Sigma FC | Contract expired  | June 24, 2021 | [22]
20  | FW |  Gabriel Balbinotti |  FC Lanaudière | Contract expired  | June 24, 2021 | [22]
21  | DF |  Jordan Dunstan |  | Contract expired  | June 24, 2021 | [22]

## Competitions

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Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) until November 6, and Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) otherwise.

### Overview

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Competition  | First match  | Last match  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Canadian Premier League | June 27  | November 16  | Matchday 1 | Winners  | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 24 | +15  | 057.14
CPL Playoffs | November 21  | December 5  | Semi-finals | Runner-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1  | 050.00
CONCACAF League | August 12  | December 1  | Preliminary round | Semi-finals  | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | +5  | 037.50
Canadian Championship | September 15  | October 27  | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals  | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1  | 050.00
Total  | 40 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 57 | 35 | +22  | 052.50

Last updated: December 5, 2021
Source: Competitions

### Canadian Premier League

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Main article: 2021 Canadian Premier League season

#### Table

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1  | Forge (S) | 28  | 16  | 2  | 10  | 39  | 24  | +15  | 50  | Advance to playoffs
2  | Cavalry | 28  | 14  | 8  | 6  | 34  | 30  | +4  | 50
3  | Pacific (C) | 28  | 13  | 6  | 9  | 47  | 34  | +13  | 45
4  | York United | 28  | 8  | 12  | 8  | 35  | 39  | −4  | 36
5  | Valour | 28  | 10  | 5  | 13  | 38  | 36  | +2  | 35  |
6  | HFX Wanderers | 28  | 8  | 11  | 9  | 28  | 34  | −6  | 35
7  | FC Edmonton | 28  | 6  | 10  | 12  | 34  | 41  | −7  | 28
8  | Atlético Ottawa | 28  | 6  | 8  | 14  | 30  | 47  | −17  | 26

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins.[23]
(C) Champions; (S) Regular season winner

#### Results by match

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Match| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28

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Result| L| L| W| W| L| W| W| L| W| L| W| D| W| W| L| W| L| W| W| W| L| W| D| W| W| W| L| L
Position| 7| 8| 5| 4| 4| 3| 2| 4| 3| 4| 4| 4| 4| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 2| 2| 3| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1

Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

#### Matches

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Forge FC v Valour FC June 27 1|  Forge FC | 0–2|  Valour FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba

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2:00pm |

* Jaković 6'
* Bekker 31'
* Nanco 90+2'

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* Dyer 6' (pen.),  46'
* Ricci 26'
* Fordyce 32'

| Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Filip Dujic

FC Edmonton v Forge FC July 1 2|  FC Edmonton | 2–0|  Forge FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba

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8:00pm |

* Shome 29'
* Soria 87'
* Esua 90+4'

| Report |

* Jaković 53'
* Bekker 68'

| Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Marquez

Forge FC v Pacific FC July 4 3|  Forge FC | 3–0|  Pacific FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba

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7:00pm |

* Sabak 8'
* Metusala 24'
* Awuah 45'
* Babouli 70'
* Nanco 75'
* Borges 80' (pen.)

| Report |

* Bustos 74'

| Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren

Cavalry FC v Forge FC July 8 4|  Cavalry FC | 0–2|  Forge FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba

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8:00pm |

* Di Chiara 25'
* Ledgerwood 90+1'

| Report |

* Bekker 13', 35'
* Achinioti-Jönsson 69'

| Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Ruch

Valour FC v Forge FC July 11 5|  Valour FC | 1–0|  Forge FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba

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1:30pm |

* Ricci 56'
* Peña 87'
* Dyer 90+3'

| Report |

* Sabak 45+2'
* Bekker 90'
* Navarro 90+3'

| Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Carly Shaw-Maclaren

Forge FC v FC Edmonton July 14 6|  Forge FC | 1–0|  FC Edmonton | Winnipeg, Manitoba

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10:00pm |

* Babouli 38' (pen.),  69'
* Sabak 43'
* Henry 77'
* Awuah 90+1'

| Report |

* Avila 36'

| Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Barrie

Pacific FC v Forge FC July 17 7|  Pacific FC | 1–2|  Forge FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba

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10:00pm |

* Polisi 26'
* MacNaughton 43'
* Dixon 56'
* Heard 77'
* Young 81'
* Samake 90+2'

| Report |

* Samuel 5'
* Sabak 22' (pen.)
* Bekker 30'
* Navarro 78'
* Tissot 82'

| Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Marquez

Forge FC v Cavalry FC July 22 8|  Forge FC | 1–2|  Cavalry FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba

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8:00pm |

* Henry 63'
* Babouli 86' (pen.)

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* Norman Jr. 6'
* Novak 12',  63'
* Musse 33'
* Luca 45+4'
* Escalante 86'
* Simmons 90+2'
* Farsi 90+5'

| Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Barrie

York United FC v Forge FC July 30 9|  York United FC | 0–1|  Forge FC | Toronto, Ontario

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7:00pm |

* Toussaint 19'
* Zator 41'
* Verhoeven 57'
* Abzi 83'

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* Babouli 4'
* Grant 6'
* Borges 79'
* Henry 83'

| Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,710
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Forge FC v York United FC August 4 10|  Forge FC | 0–1|  York United FC | Hamilton, Ontario

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7:00pm |

* Navarro 25'
* Babouli 90+3'

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* N'sa 5'
* Rivero 54',  41' 64'
* Ferrari 76'
* Nikolaos Giantsopoulos 81'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,712
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa August 8 11|  Forge FC | 2–0|  Atlético Ottawa | Hamilton, Ontario

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1:00pm |

* Babouli 39' (pen.)
* Metusala 43'
* Samuel 56'
* Tissot 87'

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* Martínez 45' 45+4'
* Telfer 74'
* Soto 83'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,618
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC August 22 12|  Forge FC | 1–1|  HFX Wanderers FC | Hamilton, Ontario

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4:00pm |

* Nanco 53'
* Grant 55'
* Awuah 90+6'

| Report |

* Marshall 16'
* Gagnon-Laparé 49'
* Riggi 90'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,566
Referee: Serge Topalian

Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa August 25 13|  Forge FC | 4–0|  Atlético Ottawa | Hamilton, Ontario

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8:00pm |

* Krutzen 44' (pen.)
* Pacius 54', 61'
* Tissot 87'
* Nanco 90+1'

| Report |

* Kapor 36'
* Shaw 81'
* Martínez 86'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,165
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Forge FC v York United FC August 28 14|  Forge FC | 3–1|  York United FC | Hamilton, Ontario

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4:00pm |

* Cissé 11'
* Borges 14',  60'
* Pacius 45'
* Choinière 74'
* Henry 90+2'

| Report |

* Abzi 39'
* Johnston 84'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,819
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC September 3 15|  HFX Wanderers FC | 2–0|  Forge FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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6:00pm |

* Karajovanovic 12'
* Schaale 62'

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* Cissé 15'
* Bekker 28'

| Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Ben Hoskins

Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC September 8 16|  Atlético Ottawa | 0–1|  Forge FC | Ottawa, Ontario

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7:00pm |

* Kapor 47'
* Shaw 52'
* Núñez 90+4'

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* Samuel 55'
* Pacius 65'

| Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Filip Dujic

Forge FC v York United FC September 11 17|  Forge FC | 0–2|  York United FC | Hamilton, Ontario

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4:00pm |

* Grant 39'

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* Johnston 38'
* Ferrari 60'
* Rivero 62'
* Toussaint 78'
* Abzi 83'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 3,449
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren

Forge FC v Pacific FC September 25 18|  Forge FC | 2–1|  Pacific FC | Hamilton, Ontario

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7:00pm |

* Babouli 6'
* Bekker 76'
* Browne 80'
* Krutzen 83'
* Pacius 90+3'

| Report |

* Díaz 38'
* MacNaughton 90+2'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC October 3 19|  Atlético Ottawa | 0–3|  Forge FC | Ottawa, Ontario

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3:30pm |  | Report |

* Choinière 7'
* Krutzen 52'
* Pacius 80'
* Babouli 82'

| Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC October 6 20|  HFX Wanderers FC | 0–1|  Forge FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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6:00pm |

* Rampersad 21'
* Gagnon-Laparé 27'
* Morelli 70'

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* Babouli 24',  25'
* Awuah 44'
* Grant 61'
* Nanco 84'

| Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla

Valour FC v Forge FC October 11 21|  Valour FC | 3–1|  Forge FC | Winnipeg, Manitoba

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3:00pm |

* Romeo 5'
* Akio 45'
* Fordyce 51'
* Baquero 58'
* Dyer 59'
* Galhardo 64'
* Galán 87'

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* Metusala 38'
* Nanco 76'
* Son 90'
* Browne 90+2'
* Borges 90+2'

| Stadium: IG Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa October 16 22|  Forge FC | 2–0|  Atlético Ottawa | Hamilton, Ontario

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3:30pm |

* Awuah 19'
* Borges 45+3'
* Samuel 61'
* Browne 62'
* Cissé 74'

| Report |

* Neufville 17'
* Acosta 40'
* Beckie 56'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

HFX Wanderers FC v Forge FC October 23 23|  HFX Wanderers FC | 0–0|  Forge FC | Halifax, Nova Scotia

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2:00pm |  | Report |

* Maan 20'
* Samuel 76'

| Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: David Barrie

Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC October 30 24|  Forge FC | 4–1|  HFX Wanderers FC | Hamilton, Ontario

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1:00pm |

* Navarro 3',  15'
* Choinière 25'
* Castello 88'
* Cela 90'

| Report |

* Marshall 54'
* Garcia 63'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

York United FC v Forge FC November 6 25|  York United FC | 1–2|  Forge FC | Toronto, Ontario

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1:00pm |

* Toussaint 17'
* Abzi 29'
* Johnston 90+6'

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* Bekker 23'
* Henry 30'
* Cissé 40'
* Pacius 51'
* Sabak 69'
* Choinière 81'
* Welshman 90+5'
* Borges 90+6'

| Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Filip Dujic

York United FC v Forge FC November 9 26|  York United FC | 1–3|  Forge FC | Toronto, Ontario

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7:00pm |

* Wright 51'

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* Borges 23'
* Krutzen 36',  41'
* Achinioti-Jönsson 73'

| Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 756
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

FC Edmonton v Forge FC November 13 27|  FC Edmonton | 1–0|  Forge FC | Edmonton, Alberta

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2:00pm |

* Gorskie 61'
* Temguia 75'
* Ongaro 77'

| Report |

* Navarro 43'

| Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 564
Referee: Juan Marquez

Forge FC v Cavalry FC November 16 28|  Forge FC | 0–1|  Cavalry FC | Hamilton, Ontario

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6:00pm |

* Cela 25'
* Achinioti-Jönsson 32'
* Bekker 76'
* Babouli 90+3'

| Report |

* Novak 3'
* Minatel 28'
* Apostol 48'
* Norman Jr. 75'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 2,104
Referee: Alain Ruch

#### Playoff matches

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Forge FC v York United FC November 21 Semi-final|  Forge FC | 3–1|  York United FC | Hamilton, Ontario

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3:00pm |

* Pacius 9'
* Navarro 60' 66'
* Verhoeven 73' (o.g.)

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* Petrasso 38'
* Verhoeven 61'
* N'sa 62'
* Zator 75'
* Johnston 85'
* Abzi 88'
* Ferrari 90+1'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,123
Referee: Juan Marquez

Forge FC v Pacific FC December 5 Final|  Forge FC | 0–1|  Pacific FC | Hamilton, Ontario

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4:30pm |

* Browne 17' 90+1'
* Cissé 58'
* Sabak 90+2'

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* Meilleur-Giguère 31'
* Hojabrpour 59' 90+2'
* Young 90+2'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 7,488
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

### CONCACAF League

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Main article: 2021 CONCACAF League

#### Preliminary round

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Forge FC  v  FAS August 12 (12-08) Leg 1|  Forge FC  | 3–1|  FAS | San Salvador, El Salvador

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8:00 pm |

* Borges 15',  42'
* Babouli 25'
* Choinière 50'

| Report |

* Flores 21',  89'

| Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marco Ortiz
Note: The match was played behind closed doors.

FAS v  Forge FC August 17 (17-08) Leg 2|  FAS | 2–2
(3–5 agg.)|  Forge FC | San Salvador, El Salvador

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* Reyes 13'
* Torres 36',  56'
* Meléndez 83'

| Report |

* Navarro 49'
* Samuel 59'
* Grant 61'

| Stadium: Estadio Cuscatlán
Referee: Benjamín Pineda

#### Round of 16

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Forge FC  v  Independiente September 21 (21-09) Leg 1|  Forge FC  | 0–0|  Independiente | Hamilton, Ontario

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8:00 pm |

* Borges 31'

| Report |

* Aguila 74'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Diego Montaño

Independiente v  Forge FC September 28 (28-09) Leg 2|  Independiente | 0–2
(0–2 agg.)|  Forge FC | Panama City, Panamá

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6:00 pm |

* Palacios 43'
* Córdoba 51'

| Report |

* Babouli 27',  45+1'
* Bekker 51',  54'

| Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Panamá
Referee: Keylor Herrera

#### Quarter-finals

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Santos de Guápiles v  Forge FC October 20 (20-10) Leg 1|  Santos de Guápiles | 3–1|  Forge FC | San José, Costa Rica

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6:00 pm |

* East 12'
* Samuel 17' (o.g.)
* Meneses 34'
* B. López 52'

| Report |

* Bekker 6'
* Samuel 42'
* Grant 72'
* Achinioti-Jönsson 80'
* Krutzen 90+1'

| Stadium: Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica
Referee: Reon Radix

Forge FC  v  Santos de Guápiles November 2 (2-11) Leg 2|  Forge FC  | 3–0
(4–3 agg.)|  Santos de Guápiles | Hamilton, Ontario

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8:00 pm |

* Browne 28'
* Achinioti-Jönsson 40'
* Cissé 59'
* Borges 63'
* Babouli 65'
* Navarro 82'

| Report |

* Paradela 51'
* Ruiz 61'
* Rubio 67'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,162
Referee: Armando Villarreal

#### Semi-finals

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Forge FC  v  Motagua November 24 (24-11) Leg 1|  Forge FC  | 2–2|  Motagua | Hamilton, Ontario

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8:00 pm |

* Cissé 63'
* Navarro 83'
* Browne 90+1'
* Awuah 90+3'

| Report |

* López 43' 45'
* Pereira 64'
* Elvir 88'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Luis Enrique Santander

Motagua v  Forge FC December 1 (1-12) Leg 2|  Motagua | 0–0
(2–2a agg.)|  Forge FC | Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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8:00 pm |

* Moreira 39'

| Report |

* Sabak 90'

| Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Referee: José Torres

### Canadian Championship

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Main article: 2021 Canadian Championship

Forge FC v Valour FC September 15 QF|  Forge FC | 2–1|  Valour FC | Hamilton, Ontario

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7:30pm |

* Choinière 33'
* Pacius 38'
* Sabak 90+4'

| Report |

* Ricci 60'
* Ohin 78'
* Galhardo 83' 90+7'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 2,681
Referee: David Barrie

Forge FC v CF Montréal October 27 SF|  Forge FC | 0–0
(7–8 p)|  CF Montréal | Hamilton, Ontario

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7:30pm |

* Borges 58'

| Report |

* Miljevic 38'
* Piette 52'
* Waterman 57'
* Tabla 80'

| Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,388
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
| Penalties|

* Babouli
* Krutzen
* Awuah
* Cissé
* Bekker
* Browne
* Choinière
* Navarro
* Samuel
* Achinioti-Jönsson
* Henry

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* Lappalainen
* Johnsen
* Tabla
* Camacho
* Zouhir
* Piette
* Struna
* Bassong
* Bayiha
* Waterman
* Breza

## Statistics

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### Squad and statistics

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As of December 5, 2021[update]

No. | Pos | Nat | Player  | Total | Canadian Premier League | CPL Playoffs | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF League

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
1  | GK |  CAN | Triston Henry | 34 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0
2  | DF |  CAN | Jonathan Grant | 25 | 1 | 15+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 1
3  | DF |  CAN | Dejan Jakovic | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0
4  | DF |  CAN | Dominic Samuel | 37 | 0 | 21+5 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0
5  | DF |  BEL | Daniel Krutzen | 27 | 3 | 18+1 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0
6  | DF |  CAN | Kwame Awuah | 35 | 2 | 23+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 1
7  | FW |  CAN | David Choinière | 33 | 5 | 14+8 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 5+3 | 1
8  | MF |  SEN | Elimane Oumar Cissé | 37 | 1 | 21+5 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0
10  | MF |  CAN | Kyle Bekker | 37 | 5 | 23+3 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 2
11  | FW |  CAN | Chris Nanco | 24 | 2 | 7+11 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0
12  | MF |  CAN | Sebastian Castello | 6 | 1 | 1+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0
13  | MF |  SWE | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | 36 | 1 | 23+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 7+0 | 0
14  | FW |  CAN | Emery Welshman | 17 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0
15  | DF |  CAN | Maxim Tissot | 18 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+3 | 0
16  | DF |  CAN | Klaidi Cela | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0
17  | FW |  CAN | Woobens Pacius | 27 | 7 | 12+6 | 5 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+4 | 0
18  | FW |  CAN | Molham Babouli | 29 | 10 | 16+5 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+2 | 3
19  | MF |  CAN | Tristan Borges | 34 | 4 | 18+6 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 1
22  | DF |  CAN | Monti Mohsen | 8 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0
23  | DF |  CAN | Garven Metusala | 32 | 2 | 20+4 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0
24  | MF |  BEL | Paolo Sabak | 29 | 1 | 16+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 0
25  | FW |  CRC | Joshua Navarro | 32 | 6 | 11+9 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+4 | 3
26  | DF |  CAN | Santiago Frias | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0
27  | MF |  CAN | Johnny Son | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0
28  | FW |  CAN | Robbie Cleary | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0
31  | GK |  CAN | Baj Maan | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0
99  | FW |  PAN | Omar Browne | 15 | 3 | 3+4 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+1 | 1

### Top scorers

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Rank  | Nat.  | Player  | Pos.  | Canadian Premier League | CPL Playoffs | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF League | TOTAL

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1 |  | Molham Babouli | FW | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10
2 |  | Woobens Pacius | FW | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8
3 |  | David Choinière | FW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6
| Joshua Navarro | FW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6
5 |  | Kyle Bekker | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5
6 |  | Tristan Borges | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4
7 |  | Omar Browne | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3
| Daniel Krutzen | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3
9 |  | Chris Nanco | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| Garven Metusala | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2
| Kwame Awuah | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2
12 |  | Jonathan Grant | DF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1
| Elimane Oumar Cissé | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
| Sebastian Castello | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
| Paolo Sabak | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
| Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1
Own goals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1
Totals | 39 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 57

### Clean sheets

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Rank  | Nat.  | Player  | Canadian Premier League | CPL Playoffs | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF League | TOTAL

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1 |  | Triston Henry | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13
2 |  | Baj Maan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3
Totals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16

### Disciplinary record

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No.  | Pos.  | Nat.  | Player  | Canadian Premier League | CPL Playoffs | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF League | TOTAL

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1 | GK |  | Triston Henry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
2 | DF |  | Jonathan Grant | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0
3 | DF |  | Dejan Jakovic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
4 | DF |  | Dominic Samuel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0
5 | DF |  | Daniel Krutzen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0
6 | DF |  | Kwame Awuah | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
8 | MF |  | Elimane Oumar Cissé | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0
10 | MF |  | Kyle Bekker | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0
11 | FW |  | Chris Nanco | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
13 | MF |  | Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0
14 | MF |  | Emery Welshman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
15 | DF |  | Maxim Tissot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0
16 | DF |  | Klaidi Cela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0
17 | FW |  | Woobens Pacius | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
18 | FW |  | Molham Babouli | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1
19 | MF |  | Tristan Borges | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0
23 | DF |  | Garven Metusala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
24 | MF |  | Paolo Sabak | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0
25 | FW |  | Joshua Navarro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0
27 | MF |  | Johnny Son | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
31 | GK |  | Baj Maan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
99 | FW |  | Omar Browne | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0
Totals | 67 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 89 | 1

## Honours

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### Canadian Premier League Awards

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Name  | Award  | Status  | Source

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Kyle Bekker | Player of the Year  | Nominated  | [24][25]
Triston Henry | Golden Glove  | Nominated  | [24][25]
Bobby Smyrniotis | Coach of the Year  | Nominated  | [24][25]

### CONCACAF League Awards

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Name  | Award  | Source

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Molham Babouli | Team of the Tournament  | [26]

## Notes

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1. ^ The attendances for Forge vs. Pacific (September 25), Forge vs. Atlético Ottawa (October 16), and Forge vs. HFX Wanderers (October 30) have not been announced.

## References

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1. ^ "Forge FC advance to SF, qualify for Concacaf Champions League with resounding Leg 2 win vs. Santos". Forge FC. November 2, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
2. ^ "Forge FC eliminated from 2021 Concacaf League on away goals after 0-0 draw with Motagua". Forge FC. December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
3. ^ "Forge FC posts win over York United FC in Canadian Premier League play". tsn.ca. The Canadian Press. November 9, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
4. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (September 18, 2022). "Canadian Premier League announces plans to recognize regular season champions". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
5. ^ "CPL off-season roster tracker: Who's in and who's out for 2021?". Canadian Premier League. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
6. ^ "Forge FC sign CanMNT veteran Dejan Jakovic". Forge FC. May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
7. ^ a b "Forge FC signs U-Sports draft pick Metusala and attacker Nwafornso". forgefc.canpl.ca. 23 June 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
8. ^ a b c "Forge FC adds three young local players to roster". forgefc.canpl.ca. 24 June 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
9. ^ a b "Forge FC signs two young local players to development contracts". Forge FC. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
10. ^ "Forge FC signs Canadian attacker Pacius". Forge FC. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
11. ^ "Forge FC Sign Kalongo To A Development Goalkeeper Contract". Forge FC. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
12. ^ "Forge FC Signs Canadian Attacker Welshman". Forge FC. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
13. ^ Jacques, John (8 October 2021). "Forge FC Adds Cela For Remainder Of Season". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
14. ^ "Forge FC acquires Borges on loan from OH Leuven". Forge FC. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
15. ^ "Forge FC acquires Costa Rican attacker Navarro on loan". Forge FC. June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
16. ^ "Forge FC acquires Panamanian attacker Browne on loan". Forge FC. June 16, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
17. ^ "Forge FC Re-sign Cela as a Short Term Replacement Player". Forge FC. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
18. ^ "Forge FC Sign Canadian Goalkeeper Marques to a Short Term Contract". Forge FC. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
19. ^ "Forge FC defender and CanMNT veteran David Edgar announces his retirement". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. November 30, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
20. ^ "Bem-vindo Novak! O ponta de lança canadense aventura-se, pela primeira vez, na Europa, vindo do Forge FC, do Canadá, para reforçar o Clube Condeixa!". Facebook (in Portuguese).
21. ^ "Pierwszy sprawdzian Watry" (in Polish). March 13, 2021.
22. ^ a b c d "The Kickoff: Forge FC 2021 CPL season preview". Canadian Premier League. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
23. ^ Jacques, John (24 October 2021). "Pacific Procures Back-To-Back Playoff Positions". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2021. "With the CPL tiebreaker defaulting to the number of wins"
24. ^ a b c Thompson, Marty (December 4, 2021). "CPL Awards 2021: Nominees unveiled, ceremony set for December 14". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
25. ^ a b c Jaques, John (December 14, 2020). "2021 Canadian Premier League Awards Roundup". Northern Tribune. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
26. ^ "Kevin Lopez, Anangono highlight 2021 SCL Team Of The Tournament". CONCACAF. December 17, 2021. Retrieved January 2, 2022.

## Sources

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* "2021 Forge FC Media Guide" (PDF). Forge FC. July 4, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.

## External links

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* Official site

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