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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

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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

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

Club statistics

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All-time regular season table

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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

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Place 2019 2020 2021[11] 2022 2023 2024
1 Cavalry FC Cavalry FC Forge FC Atlético Ottawa Cavalry FC Forge FC
2 Forge FC HFX Wanderers FC Cavalry FC Forge FC Forge FC Cavalry FC
3 York9 FC Forge FC Pacific FC Cavalry FC HFX Wanderers FC Atlético Ottawa
4 FC Edmonton Pacific FC York United FC Pacific FC Pacific FC York United FC
5 Pacific FC York9 FC Valour FC Valour FC York United FC Pacific FC
6 Valour FC Valour FC HFX Wanderers FC York United FC Atlético Ottawa HFX Wanderers FC
7 HFX Wanderers FC Atlético Ottawa FC Edmonton HFX Wanderers FC Vancouver FC Vancouver FC
8 FC Edmonton Atlético Ottawa FC Edmonton Valour FC Valour FC

Best regular season records

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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
2024 Forge FC 50 1.79 TBD

Post-season active streaks

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Playoff appearances

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Updated through 2024 Canadian Premier League season. This list includes the five clubs that made the post-season in 2024. 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) 6 seasons
Forge FC never (club joined in 2019) 6 seasons
Pacific FC 2019 5 seasons
York United FC 2022 2 seasons
Atlético Ottawa 2023 1 season

Finals appearances

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Updated through 2023 Canadian Premier League final. This list includes the two finalist clubs from 2024.

Club Last miss of finals Length of streak
Forge FC never (club joined in 2019) 6 seasons
Cavalry FC 2022 2 seasons

Post-season active droughts

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

Playoff appearances

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Updated through 2024 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) 6 seasons
FC Edmonton † never (club joined in 2019, folded after 2022) 4 seasons
Vancouver FC never (club joined in 2023) 2 seasons
HFX Wanderers FC 2023 1 season

Finals appearances

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Updated through 2024 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) 6 seasons
York United FC never (club joined in 2019) 6 seasons
FC Edmonton † never (club joined in 2019, folded after 2022) 4 seasons
HFX Wanderers FC 2020 4 seasons
Pacific FC 2021 3 seasons
Atlético Ottawa 2022 2 seasons
Vancouver FC never (club joined in 2023) 2 seasons

Championships

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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

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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)
2024 Forge FC Semi-finals Toronto FC (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

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Largest victories

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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
June 23, 2024 Vancouver FC 0–4 HFX Wanderers FC

Highest scoring games

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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]

CPL game streaks

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Games in a row streaks for games played during the regular season and playoffs. Bold indicates active streak. Current to October 19, 2024.[12]

Winning streaks

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Rank Wins Team Score Opponent Date
1 7 Cavalry FC 2–1 York9 May 4, 2019
1–0 Valour FC May 8
2–1 Forge FC May 12
1–0 FC Edmonton May 18
2–0 HFX Wanderers FC May 25
3–0 FC Edmonton June 15
2–1 HFX Wanderers FC June 19
2 6 Forge FC 2–0 York United July 8, 2022
5–1 FC Edmonton July 19
3–1 Valour FC July 23
2–1 Cavalry FC July 27
4–0 Atlético Ottawa July 31
1–0 HFX Wanderers FC August 6
3 5 Forge FC 2–0 Valour FC May 16, 2019
2–0 York9 May 25
2–0 FC Edmonton May 29
2–1 Valour FC June 15
1–0 Cavalry FC June 22
Pacific FC 2–1 Cavalry FC November 20, 2021
1–0 Forge FC December 5
2–1 Forge FC April 10, 2022
3–2 Valour FC April 17
2–1 HFX Wanderers FC April 23
Cavalry FC 2–1 Valour FC May 21, 2022
1–0 York United May 29
1–0 HFX Wanderers FC June 11
4–2 Valour FC June 15
3–1 FC Edmonton June 26
Pacific FC 3–2 FC Edmonton July 9, 2022
4–2 York United July 15
3–0 Cavalry FC July 22
2–1 Valour FC July 30
1–0 Atlético Ottawa August 13
Cavalry FC 2–1 HFX Wanderers FC September 12, 2023
2–1 Vancouver FC September 16
1–0 York United September 23
2–1 Valour FC September 29
3–0 Pacific FC October 7
Forge FC 2–1 Cavalry FC October 14, 2023
2–1 Cavalry FC October 28
2–1 Cavalry FC April 13, 2024
3–0 York United April 21
2–1 Valour FC April 27
Cavalry FC 1–0 Vancouver FC July 26, 2024
2–1 Atlético Ottawa August 3
3–2 HFX Wanderers FC August 10
2–1 York United August 16
1–0 Pacific FC August 24

Attendance records

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

Seasonal average attendances

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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
2024 5,483 4,223 – 5,279 6,058 3,041 3,106 3,161 1,499 3,981

See also

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Notes

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

References

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  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. July 15, 2022. 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. ^ "CPL Fixtures And Results: All-Time". canpl.ca.
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