2023 Canadian Premier League season

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The 2023 Canadian Premier League season will be the fifth season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Forge FC are the defending CPL playoff champions, having beaten Atlético Ottawa in the 2022 final. Atlético Ottawa are the defending CPL regular season champions, having topped Forge FC in the 2022 CPL regular seaons table. The 2023 CPL playoff champion and 2023 CPL regular season champion will both earn berths in the newly expanded 2024 CONCACAF Champions League, competing against teams from across North America, Central America and Caribbean for a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup.[1]

Team changes

Nine teams are expected to compete in the 2023 season, with Vancouver FC scheduled to debut.[2]

Teams

Stadiums and locations

See also: List of soccer stadiums in Canada
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Atlético Ottawa Ottawa TD Place Stadium 10,000
Cavalry FC Foothills County ATCO Field 6,000
FC Edmonton Edmonton Clarke Stadium 5,100
Forge FC Hamilton Tim Hortons Field 10,016
HFX Wanderers FC Halifax Wanderers Grounds 6,500
Pacific FC Langford Starlight Stadium 6,000
Valour FC Winnipeg IG Field 10,000
Vancouver FC Langley TBC TBC
York United FC Toronto York Lions Stadium 12,500

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor Kit manufacturer
Atlético Ottawa Spain Carlos González Canada Drew Beckie Macron
Cavalry England Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Canada Mason Trafford
FC Edmonton South Africa Alan Koch Canada Shamit Shome
Forge Canada Bobby Smyrniotis Canada Kyle Bekker
HFX Wanderers TBC Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad
Pacific Canada James Merriman Canada Jamar Dixon
Valour Canada Phillip Dos Santos Northern Ireland Daryl Fordyce
Vancouver Iran Afshin Ghotbi TBC
York United Canada Martin Nash Canada Roger Thompson

Number of teams by province or territory

Rank Province or territory Number Teams
1 Ontario Ontario 3 Atlético Ottawa
Forge
York United
2 Alberta Alberta 2 Cavalry
FC Edmonton
3 British Columbia British Columbia 2 Pacific
Vancouver FC
Manitoba Manitoba 1 Valour
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia 1 HFX Wanderers

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
HFX Wanderers Tobago Stephen Hart End of contract October 13, 2022 Pre-season TBA
Vancouver FC N/A (inaugural season) Iran Afshin Ghotbi November 2, 2022

Regular season

Format

Playoffs

Format

2024 CONCACAF Champions League

The 2023 CPL playoff champion and 2023 CPL regular season champion will both earn berths in the newly expanded 2024 CONCACAF Champions League, competing against teams from across North America, Central America and Caribbean for a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup.[1] Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League is also available to CPL clubs by winning the Canadian Championship.

Should a CPL club hold multiple CCL qualification slots, then the CPL club(s) which has accumulated the most regular season league points will earn the remaining slot(s).[3]

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b Davidson, Neil (September 21, 2021). "CONCACAF expands its flagship Champions League club competition". CBC Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Canadian Premier League Announces Expansion in Vancouver". Canadian Premier League. November 10, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  3. ^ https://www.concacaf.com/en/champions-league/news/concacaf-announces-qualification-criteria-for-confederation-s-expanded-champions-league-starting-in-2024/
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