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The following is a compilation of notable Canadian Premier League records and statistics for teams and players. The Canadian Premier League includes statistics from the CPL Finals in their season totals.

Champions

See also: Canadian Premier League Finals and List of soccer clubs in Canada by competitive honours won
Team Titles Runners-up Seasons won Seasons runner-up
Forge FC 4 1 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 2021
Pacific FC 1 0 2021
Cavalry FC 0 2 2019, 2023
HFX Wanderers FC 0 1 2020
Atlético Ottawa 0 1 2022

Career player records

Statistics below are for all-time leaders and include regular season and playoffs. Bold indicates active players. Team is the current team or for inactive players the last CPL team they played for. Current to April 27, 2024.[1]

Hat-tricks

Player For Against Result Date Ref
Chile Rodrigo Gattas York9 HFX Wanderers 6–2 (H) July 27, 2019 [2]
Mexico Alejandro Díaz Pacific FC Atlético Ottawa 4–2 (N) July 22, 2021 [3]
Canada Tristan Borges Forge FC FC Edmonton 4–3 (A) May 31, 2022 [4]
Mexico Alejandro Díaz Pacific FC York United 4–2 (A) July 15, 2022 [5]
Canada Woobens Pacius Forge FC FC Edmonton 5–1 (H) July 19, 2022 [6]
Canada Terran Campbell Forge FC York United 4–0 (A) July 9, 2023 [7]
Canada Woobens Pacius Forge FC Vancouver FC 3–0 (A) September 3, 2023 [8]

Club statistics

All-time regular season table

The all-time regular season table is a cumulative record of all match results, points and goals of every team that has played in the Canadian Premier League since its inception in 2019, excluding playoffs.
As of 2023 season[9][10]

Pos. Club Seasons Pld Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Pts PPG 1st 2nd 3rd
1 Cavalry FC 5 119 67 26 26 180 116 64 227 1.91 3 1 1
2 Forge FC 5 119 61 24 34 183 116 67 207 1.74 1 3 1
3 Pacific FC 5 119 48 29 42 170 156 14 173 1.45 - - 1
4 York United FC 5 119 39 35 45 148 164 -16 152 1.28 - - 1
5 HFX Wanderers FC 5 119 36 38 45 124 146 -22 146 1.23 - 1 1
6 Valour FC 5 119 36 26 57 137 169 -32 134 1.23 - - -
7 Atlético Ottawa 4 91 31 26 34 111 122 -11 119 1.31 1 - -
8 FC Edmonton 4 91 18 27 46 97 139 -42 81 0.89 - - -
9 Vancouver FC 1 28 8 5 15 28 50 -22 29 1.04 - - -

All-time regular season finishing positions

Place 2019 2020 2021[11] 2022 2023
1 Cavalry FC Cavalry FC Forge FC Atlético Ottawa Cavalry FC
2 Forge FC HFX Wanderers FC Cavalry FC Forge FC Forge FC
3 York9 FC Forge FC Pacific FC Cavalry FC HFX Wanderers FC
4 FC Edmonton Pacific FC York United FC Pacific FC Pacific FC
5 Pacific FC York9 FC Valour FC Valour FC York United FC
6 Valour FC Valour FC HFX Wanderers FC York United FC Atlético Ottawa
7 HFX Wanderers FC Atlético Ottawa FC Edmonton HFX Wanderers FC Vancouver FC
8 FC Edmonton Atlético Ottawa FC Edmonton Valour FC

Best regular season records

Main article: CPL Shield
By season
Season Winner Pts PPG Playoff result
2019 Cavalry FC 62 2.21 Runner-up
2020 Conventional regular season not held
2021 Forge FC 50 1.79 Runner-up
2022 Atlético Ottawa 49 1.75 Runner-up
2023 Cavalry FC 55 1.96 Runner-up

Post-season active streaks

Playoff appearances

Updated through 2023 Canadian Premier League season. This list includes the five clubs that made the post-season in 2023. For the purposes of this section, the four-team group stage in 2020 is considered to be part of the post-season.

Club Last miss of post-season Length of streak
Cavalry FC never (club joined in 2019) 5 seasons
Forge FC never (club joined in 2019) 5 seasons
Pacific FC 2019 4 seasons
HFX Wanderers FC 2022 1 season
York United FC 2022 1 season

Finals appearances

Updated through 2023 Canadian Premier League final. This list includes the two finalist clubs from 2023.

Club Last miss of finals Length of streak
Forge FC never (club joined in 2019) 5 seasons
Cavalry FC 2022 1 season

Post-season active droughts

† – team is no longer playing in the Canadian Premier League.

Playoff appearances

Updated through 2023 Canadian Premier League season. This list does not include clubs that made the post-season in that year. For the purposes of this section, the four-team group stage in 2020 is considered to be part of the post-season.

Club Last appearance
in post-season 		Length of drought
Valour FC never (club joined in 2019) 5 seasons
FC Edmonton † never (club joined in 2019, folded after 2022) 4 seasons
Atlético Ottawa 2022 1 season
Vancouver FC never (club joined in 2023) 1 season

Finals appearances

Updated through 2023 Canadian Premier League final. This list does not include the clubs that qualified in that year.

Club Last appearance
in finals 		Length of drought
Valour FC never (club joined in 2019) 5 seasons
York United FC never (club joined in 2019) 5 seasons
FC Edmonton † never (club joined in 2019, folded after 2022) 4 seasons
HFX Wanderers FC 2020 3 seasons
Pacific FC 2021 2 seasons
Atlético Ottawa 2022 1 season
Vancouver FC never (club joined in 2023) 1 season

Championships

Updated through 2023 Canadian Premier League final. This list does not include the club that won the championship in that year.

Club Last championship Length of drought
Cavalry FC never (club joined in 2019) 5 seasons
HFX Wanderers FC never (club joined in 2019) 5 seasons
Valour FC never (club joined in 2019) 5 seasons
York United FC never (club joined in 2019) 5 seasons
Atlético Ottawa never (club joined in 2020) 4 seasons
FC Edmonton † never (club joined in 2019, folded after 2022) 4 seasons
Pacific FC 2021 2 seasons
Vancouver FC never (club joined in 2023) 1 season

CPL results in the Canadian Championship

Finals results by club
Team Won Lost
Forge FC 0 1 (2020)
Annual results
Season Club(s) with best result Final position Eliminated by
2019 Cavalry FC Semi-finals Montreal Impact (MLS)
2020[a] Forge FC Runner-up Toronto FC (MLS)
2021 Forge FC Semi-finals CF Montréal (MLS)
Pacific FC Toronto FC (MLS)
2022 York United FC Semi-finals Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS)
2023 Forge FC Semi-finals CF Montréal (MLS)
Pacific FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC (MLS)
  1. ^ Tournament played in 2022 due to scheduling reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Highest scoring games and largest victories

Largest victories

Date Winning margin Home team Result Away team
September 2, 2019 8 Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC
September 15, 2020 5 HFX Wanderers FC 0–5 Pacific FC
April 24, 2022 Atlético Ottawa 1–6 Valour FC
May 13, 2023 Vancouver FC 0–5 Atlético Ottawa
July 27, 2019 4 York9 FC 6–2 HFX Wanderers FC
October 12, 2019 York9 FC 4–0 Forge FC
October 17, 2019 Valour FC 0–4 York9 FC
August 19, 2020 Atlético Ottawa 0–4 Valour FC
August 25, 2021 Forge FC 4–0 Atlético Ottawa
October 26, 2021 Pacific FC 5–1 FC Edmonton
May 20, 2022 HFX Wanderers FC 0–4 Forge FC
July 19, 2022 Forge FC 5–1 FC Edmonton
July 31, 2022 Atlético Ottawa 0–4 Forge FC
July 9, 2023 York United FC 0–4 Forge FC

Highest scoring games

Date Total goals Home team Result Away team Ref
June 2, 2023 9 Vancouver FC 3–6 Pacific FC [1]
July 27, 2019 8 York9 FC 6–2 HFX Wanderers FC [2]
September 2, 2019 Valour FC 0–8 Cavalry FC [3]
October 12, 2021 7 FC Edmonton 3–4 Atlético Ottawa [4]
April 24, 2022 Atlético Ottawa 1–6 Valour FC [5]
May 31, 2022 FC Edmonton 3–4 Forge FC [6]
June 25, 2023 Forge FC 4–3 Atlético Ottawa [7]
September 15, 2019 6 York9 FC 2–4 Valour FC [8]
July 21, 2021 Pacific FC 4–2 Atlético Ottawa [9]
September 6, 2021 HFX Wanderers FC 3–3 York United FC [10]
October 26, 2021 Pacific FC 5–1 FC Edmonton [11]
November 6, 2021 FC Edmonton 3–3 Valour FC [12]
June 15, 2022 Valour FC 2–4 Cavalry FC [13]
June 30, 2022 Pacific FC 3–3 Cavalry FC [14]
July 15, 2022 York United FC 2–4 Pacific FC [15]
July 19, 2022 Forge FC 5–1 FC Edmonton [16]
August 1, 2022 HFX Wanderers FC 2–4 York United FC [17]

Transfer records

Highest transfer fees received

Rank Player From To Fee Date Ref
1 Canada Tristan Borges Canada Forge FC Belgium OH Leuven $300,000 January 2020 [12]
2 Mexico Alejandro Díaz Canada Pacific FC Norway Sogndal IL $200,000 August 2022 [13]
3 Canada Lukas MacNaughton Canada Pacific FC Canada Toronto FC $175,000 January 2022 [14]
4 Canada Victor Loturi Canada Cavalry FC Scotland Ross County $100,000 June 2022 [15]
5 Canada Joel Waterman Canada Cavalry FC Canada CF Montréal $82,000 January 2020 [16]
6 Canada Diyaeddine Abzi Canada York United France Pau $34,700 July 2022 [17]

Attendance records

  • Highest Attendance; 17,611, Forge FC vs York9, April 27, 2019
  • Lowest Attendance; 0, 2020 Island Games

Seasonal average attendances

Best average season's attendance for each team in bold.

Season Regular season average (excluding playoffs)
Atlético Ottawa Cavalry FC Edmonton Forge HFX Wanderers Pacific Valour Vancouver York United League average
2019 – 3,292 2,905 6,588 6,061 3,102 5,335 – 2,668 4,279
2020[a] – – – – – – – – – –
2021 3,618 2,544 961 3,378 5,198 2,627 2,368 – 1,118 2,710
2022 4,069 3,492 1,071 3,631 5,825 3,178 3,111 – 1,234 3,197
2023 4,959 4,090 – 5,318 5,854 3,241 3,220 2,788 1,200 3,858

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Season played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 pandemic at neutral venue on Prince Edward Island

References

  1. ^ "CPL Statistics: All-Time". canpl.ca.
  2. ^ "York9 vs. HFX Wanderers - July 27, 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  3. ^ "Pacific FC vs. Atletico Ottawa - July 22, 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "Edmonton vs. Forge FC - 1 June 2022". Soccerway. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "Match Analysis: York United 2-4 Pacific FC — CPL Match #57". canpl.ca. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Tierney, Mitchell (July 19, 2022). "HIGHLIGHTS: Historic five goal effort sees Forge FC torch FC Edmonton at Tim Hortons Field". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  7. ^ "Forge vs York". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  8. ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (September 3, 2023). "RECAP: Vancouver FC 0-3 Forge FC — CPL Match #88". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "2019 CPL schedule". canpl.ca. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "2020 CPL schedule". canpl.ca. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "CPL Standings". canpl.ca/standings.
  12. ^ "Forge FC sells star midfielder Tristan Borges to Belgian team". Sportsnet.ca.
  13. ^ "Alejandro Díaz joins Sogndal IL - Pacific FC could receive league record fee". Transfermarkt. According to sources with direct knowledge of the negotiations, Pacific FC will receive an initial Canadian $ 200,000 (€150,000).
  14. ^ "Lukas MacNaughton joins Toronto FC from Pacific FC - "Played key role" in CPL". Transfermarkt.
  15. ^ "Victor Loturi Transfers to SPL'S Ross County FC". bramptonsoccer.com. According to Transfermarkt.us, the shortlisted nominee for CPL U21 Player of The Year award, Victor Loturi fetched Cavalry a $100,000 transfer fee from Ross County FC in the Scottish Premier League.
  16. ^ "Career Highlights". joelwaterman.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. An 82k transfer fee takes Joel to Canadian MLS team Montreal Impact.
  17. ^ "Diyaeddine Abzi joins Ligue 2 side Pau FC - York United received transfer fee". Transfermarkt. A source has told Transfermarkt that York United have received €26,400, plus 25% of any future transfer.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Premier_League_records_and_statistics