2023 Canadian Premier League season

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Canadian Premier League
Season 2023
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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. The 2023 CPL playoff champion and 2023 CPL regular season winner will both earn berths in the newly expanded 2024 CONCACAF Champions League.[1] Forge FC are the defending CPL champions, having beaten Atlético Ottawa in the 2022 final. Atlético Ottawa are the defending regular season winners.

Team and rule changes

Eight teams are expected to compete in the 2023 season, with Vancouver FC scheduled to debut, and FC Edmonton being terminated by the league.[2][3] The player compensation budget increased by $175,000 compared to 2022.[4] Teams must spend between $750,000 and $1,025,000 on their rosters with a minimum of $30,000 per player. A team making full use of the U21 salary rule can reach a compensation maximum of $1,125,000.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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See also: List of soccer stadiums in Canada
Club Location Stadium Capacity
Atlético Ottawa Ottawa TD Place Stadium 24,000
Cavalry FC Foothills County ATCO Field 6,000[5]
Forge FC Hamilton Tim Hortons Field 23,218
HFX Wanderers FC Halifax Wanderers Grounds 6,500
Pacific FC Langford Starlight Stadium 6,000
Valour FC Winnipeg IG Field 33,000
Vancouver FC Langley Willoughby Community Park 6,560
York United FC Toronto York Lions Stadium 4,000

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Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Kit manufacturer
Atlético Ottawa Spain Carlos González TBD CIBC[6] Macron
Cavalry England Tommy Wheeldon Jr. TBD
Forge Canada Bobby Smyrniotis TBD
HFX Wanderers Canada Patrice Gheisar Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad
Pacific Canada James Merriman TBD
Valour Canada Phillip Dos Santos TBD
Vancouver Iran United States Afshin Ghotbi TBD CIBC[6]
York United Canada Martin Nash Canada Roger Thompson Carlsberg[7]

Number of teams by province or territory

Rank Province or territory Number Teams
1 Ontario Ontario 3 Atlético Ottawa
Forge
York United
2 British Columbia British Columbia 2 Pacific
Vancouver FC
3 Alberta Alberta 1 Cavalry
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 Canada Patrice Gheisar November 30, 2022
Vancouver FC N/A (inaugural season) Iran Afshin Ghotbi November 2, 2022
FC Edmonton South Africa Alan Koch Team folded November 21, 2022 N/A

Regular season

Format

Standings

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Results

Home \ Away ATO CAV FOR HFX PAC VAL VAN YRK
Atlético Ottawa —
Cavalry —
Forge —
HFX Wanderers —
Pacific —
Valour —
Vancouver FC —
York United —
First match(es) will be played on April 15. Source: CanPL.ca

Playoffs

Format

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Player transfers

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Main article: List of Canadian Premier League transfers 2023

U Sports Draft

The 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft is scheduled to take place on December 15, 2022. Each team will make two picks in the draft for a total of 16 selections with expansion club Vancouver FC selecting first.[8]

Foreign players

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Main article: List of foreign CPL players

Canadian Premier League teams can sign a maximum of seven international players, out of which only five can be in the starting line-up for each match. Teams are required to carry a minimum of four international players, either signed through or approved by the league's scouting partner, 21st Club.[9] The following players are considered foreign players for the 2023 season. This list does not include Canadian citizens who represent other countries at the international level.[10]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Injured players[upper-alpha 1]
Atlético Ottawa Spain Miguel Acosta Northern Ireland Ollie Bassett Spain Diego Espejo
Cavalry Honduras José Escalante Netherlands Daan Klomp Spain Roberto Alarcón Australia Jesse Daley Nigeria Udoka Chima
Forge Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson England Malik Owolabi-Belewu Albania Rezart Rama
HFX Wanderers Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad Brazil João Morelli England Lifumpa Mwandwe France Lorenzo Callegari England Callum Watson France Théo Collomb
Pacific Netherlands Djenairo Daniels Netherlands Bradley Vliet Netherlands Ayman Sellouf
Valour Haiti Andrew Jean-Baptiste Chile Walter Ponce United States Jonathan Esparza Colombia Kevin Rendón Burundi Pacifique Niyongabire England Kian Williams Jordan Jaime Siaj
Vancouver
York United Australia Tass Mourdoukoutas Portugal Kevin Dos Santos Netherlands Lassana Faye Netherlands Oussama Alou Liberia Brem Soumaoro

Players in italic denote players new to their respective clubs for the 2023 season, sorted chronologically by their announcement.

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).[11]

Method Qualified team
Canadian Championship winner TBD
CPL champion TBD
CPL regular season winner TBD

Notes

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References

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