2026 Forge FC season

Forge FC
2026 season
ChairmanBob Young
Head coachBobby Smyrniotis
StadiumHamilton Stadium
Canadian Premier League1st
Canadian ChampionshipSemifinals
CONCACAF Champions CupRound one
Top goalscorerLeague: Brian Wright (4 goals)
All: Brian Wright (7 goals)
Highest home attendance15,122 vs. FC Supra
(May 13, CPL)
Lowest home attendance3,048 vs. CS Saint-Laurent
(July 12, CanChamp)
Average home league attendance6,414[a][b]
Biggest win4–0 vs. HFX Wanderers FC
(Home, May 9, CanChamp)
Biggest defeat1–4 vs. Tigres
(Away, February 10, CCC)

The 2026 Forge FC season is the eighth season in the history of Forge FC and the club's eighth season in the Canadian Premier League (CPL), the top flight in Canadian soccer. Forge are the two-time defending CPL Shield winners, having finished first in the 2024 and 2025 CPL seasons.

In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club is competing in the Canadian Championship and also played in the CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Review

Background

Forge FC entered the 2026 Canadian Premier League season as the two-time reigning regular season winners after having finished first and claiming the CPL Shield in both the 2024 and 2025 CPL seasons.[1] The 2025 shield was the club's third regular season title and seventh trophy in seven years.[2] In the CPL playoffs, Forge were eliminated in the semifinals, making the 2025 CPL final the first in league history not to feature Forge.[3]

The Hammers are also competing in the 2026 Canadian Championship, a domestic cup organized by the Canadian Soccer Association. In the 2025 edition, Forge advanced to the semifinal, defeating MLS side CF Montréal in the quarterfinal for the second year in a row,[4] before being knocked out by the eventual champion Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[5]

Forge qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup as 2025 CPL regular season winners.[1][6] This was Forge's fourth appearance in the competition and third appearance in a row. In the 2025 edition, Forge faced Mexican side Monterrey in round one, losing 5–0 on aggregate.[7]

Head coach and sporting director Bobby Smyrniotis returned for his eighth season with the club after signing a four-year contract extension in 2023.[8][9]

Preseason

Forge reported that it had opened its preseason in Hamilton with medicals on January 12 before starting training the next day. The club was then scheduled to travel to Cancun for two weeks of training and to play friendlies against Liga Premier club Inter Playa del Carmen and MLS club Orlando City SC.[10]

Current squad

As of August 29, 2026[11]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
16 Dimitry Bertaud Democratic Republic of the Congo GK June 6, 1998 France Montpellier HSC INT
36 Dino Bontis Canada GK August 3, 2004 Canada Western Mustangs
Defenders
3 Marko Jevremović Serbia DF February 23, 1996 Greece Athens Kallithea F.C. INT
4 Daniël Krutzen Belgium DF September 19, 1996 United States Phoenix Rising FC
5 Daniel Nimick Canada DF September 22, 2000 Canada HFX Wanderers FC
8 Antoine Batisse France DF January 13, 1995 Serbia FK IMT INT
24 Rezart Rama Albania DF December 4, 2000 Albania KF Egnatia INT
32 Zayne Bruno Canada DF January 23, 2007 Canada Sigma FC U21, EYT
Midfielders
6 Ben Paton Canada MF May 5, 2000 Scotland Ross County
10 Kyle Bekker Canada MF September 2, 1990 United States North Carolina FC
22 Noah Jensen Canada MF July 20, 1999 United States Oakland University
23 Anthony Aromatario Canada MF April 30, 2003 Canada Woodbridge Strikers
26 Aghilas Sadek Canada MF June 15, 2008 Canada CF Montréal Academy U21, EYT
28 Keito Lipovschek Canada MF April 3, 2005 United Arab Emirates Fleetwood United U21
64 Khadim Kane Canada MF May 17, 2005 Canada CF Montréal U23 U21
87 Maxime Bourgeois Canada MF July 4, 2002 Canada Sherbrooke U Sports
Forwards
7 Ismael Oketokoun Spain FW April 8, 2006 Spain CF Platges de Calvià INT
9 Brian Wright Canada FW March 24, 1995 Canada York United FC
11 Nana Opoku Ampomah Ghana FW January 2, 1996 Germany Fortuna Düsseldorf INT
12 Maxime Filion Canada FW April 13, 2003 Canada Montreal Carabins
14 Levonte Johnson Canada FW March 15, 1999 United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks
17 Hoce Massunda Canada FW June 19, 2005 Canada Sigma FC U21
18 Molham Babouli Syria FW January 2, 1993 Canada York United FC
19 Tristan Borges Canada FW August 26, 1998 Belgium OH Leuven
20 Kevaughn Tavernier Canada FW February 24, 2006 Canada Sigma FC U21

Contracts and transfers

New contracts

No. Pos. Player Contract details Date Source
11 FW Ghana Nana Ampomah Multi-year contract (length undisclosed) December 22, 2025 [12]
20 FW Canada Kevaughn Tavernier Undisclosed January 30, 2026 [13][14]
23 MF Canada Anthony Aromatario U Sports contract March 13, 2026 [15][16]
23 MF Canada Anthony Aromatario Multi-year contract (length undisclosed) April 3, 2026 [17]
12 FW Canada Maxime Filion U Sports contract April 3, 2026 [18]
87 MF Canada Maxime Bourgeois U Sports contract April 3, 2026 [18]
12 FW Canada Maxime Filion Multi-year contract (length undisclosed) April 4, 2026 [19]
87 MF Canada Maxime Bourgeois Multi-year contract (length undisclosed) beginning in 2027 April 4, 2026 [19]

In

Transferred in

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
4 DF Belgium Daniël Krutzen United States Phoenix Rising FC Free December 23, 2025 [20]
7 FW Spain Ismael Oketokoun Spain CF Platges de Calvià Free January 8, 2026 [21]
23 MF Canada Anthony Aromatario Canada York Lions Short-term replacement contract January 30, 2026 [13][14]
30 GK Germany Sjard Strauss Canada Mount Royal Cougars Short-term replacement contract January 30, 2026 [13][14]
8 DF France Antoine Batisse Serbia FK IMT Free January 31, 2026 [22][23]
16 GK Democratic Republic of the Congo Dimitry Bertaud France Montpellier HSC Free February 1, 2026 [24][25]
15 DF Canada Noah Bickford Canada TMU Short-term contract February 2, 2026 [26][27]
87 MF Canada Maxime Bourgeois Canada Sherbrooke Short-term contract February 2, 2026 [26][27]
12 FW Canada Maxime Filion Canada Montreal Carabins Short-term contract February 2, 2026 [26][27]
26 MF Canada Aghilas Sadek Canada CF Montréal Academy Exceptional Young Talent contract April 2, 2026 [28]
MF Haiti Woodensky Pierre Haiti Violette AC Free August 27, 2026 [29][30]

Loaned in

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
14 FW Canada Levonte Johnson United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks On loan until November 30, 2026 July 29, 2026 [31]

Draft picks

Forge FC made two selections in the 2026 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 28, 2025.[32][33] 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
1 8 DF Noah Bickford  Canada TMU
2 15 MF Maxime Bourgeois  Canada Sherbrooke

Out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
81 DF England Malik Owolabi-Belewu England Chesterfield F.C. Contract expired December 31, 2025 [34][35]
7 FW Canada David Choinière Canada FC Supra Contract expired December 31, 2025 [36][37]
27 FW Belgium Victor Klonaridis Greece Aris Petroupolis F.C. Contract expired December 31, 2025 [38][39]
39 FW Belgium Béni Badibanga Canada Inter Toronto FC Contract expired December 31, 2025 [40]
1 GK Czech Republic Jassem Koleilat United States Birmingham Legion FC Contract expired December 31, 2025 [41]
23 MF Canada Harry Paton Canada Cavalry FC Contract expired December 31, 2025 [42]
29 GK Canada Christopher Kalongo United States Toronto FC II Contract expired December 31, 2025 [43]
8 MF Senegal Elimane Cissé Senegal Teungueth FC Contract expired December 31, 2025 [44]
13 MF Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson Norway Raufoss IL Contract expired December 31, 2025 [45][46]
21 MF Canada Alessandro Hojabrpour Netherlands FC Emmen Undisclosed January 20, 2026[c] [47][49][48]
99 MF Greece Christos Liatifis Greece Saronikos Anavyssos Mutual contract termination January 24, 2026[d] [50][13]

Club

Prior to the season, the Hamilton Sports Group welcomed businessman and investor Angelo Paletta as a minority owner.[51][52]

Kits

In November 2025, Canadian Soccer Business announced a multi-year partnership with Hummel to be the CPL's new kit and apparel partner starting with the 2026 season,[53] replacing Macron.[54] In December, the league Moneris as the new sleeve sponsor for every CPL club.[55]

On January 6, Forge unveiled a black and orange third kit that pays homage to the defunct Hamilton Steelers (1981–1992) and made available only to the club's season seat members.[56][57] Later in the month, Forge unveiled its new orange primary kit and dark gray alternate kit.[58]

Competitions

Matches are listed in Hamilton local time: Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) from March 8 until November 1, and Eastern Standard Time (UTC−5) otherwise.

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League April 4 October 25 Matchday 1 19 13 2 4 29 14 +15 068.42
Canadian Championship May 9 Preliminary round 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 066.67
CONCACAF Champions Cup February 3 February 10 Round one Round one 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 000.00
Total 24 15 4 5 37 20 +17 062.50

Last updated: August 28, 2026
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge FC 18 13 2 3 29 13 +16 41 Playoffs and 2027 CONCACAF Champions Cup
2 Cavalry FC 18 12 4 2 36 11 +25 40 Playoffs
3 Atlético Ottawa 19 9 3 7 32 33 −1 30
4 Vancouver FC 19 8 3 8 26 22 +4 27
5 HFX Wanderers 19 5 5 9 25 30 −5 20
6 Supra du Québec 18 5 4 9 26 33 −7 19
7 Inter Toronto 16 4 6 6 21 35 −14 18
8 Pacific FC 17 0 5 12 18 36 −18 5
Updated to match(es) played on August 23, 2026. Source: CPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goal differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goal differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points; 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Drawing of lots.[59]

Results by match

Match123456789101112141516171819202122232425131262728
ResultWWDWWWLWWWWWWDLLWWL
Position122111211111111211
Updated to match(es) played on August 28, 2026. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

1 Matchday 13 (vs Pacific FC) was postponed due to poor air quality[60] and later rescheduled to October 7.[61]

Matches

The Canadian Premier League announced its schedule on February 2. The schedule included a pause starting June 11 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup before resuming on June 26.[62][63]

April 4 1 Forge FC 2–0 Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
12:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 5,534[64]
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Note: Kick-off was rescheduled from 4:00 pm.[65]
April 12 2 Vancouver FC 0–1 Forge FC Langley, British Columbia
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 1,908[66]
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
April 18 3 Forge FC 0–0 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 4,178[67]
Referee: Scott Bowman
April 26 4 Pacific FC 0–1 Forge FC Victoria, British Columbia
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Royal Athletic Park
Attendance: 3,383[68]
Referee: Mario Alayass
May 2 5 HFX Wanderers FC 1–3 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,044[69]
Referee: Roberto D'Alesio
May 13 6 Forge FC 1–0 FC Supra Hamilton, Ontario
11:00 am
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 15,122[70]
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
May 24 7 Atlético Ottawa 2–1 Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,591[71]
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
May 31 8 Forge FC 1–0 Cavalry FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 6,101[72]
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
June 7 9 Inter Toronto FC 1–4 Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 3,154[73]
Referee: Mario Alayass
June 10 10 Forge FC 1–0 HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 5,340[74]
Referee: Scott Bowman
Mid-season break for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
July 1 11 Forge FC 3–2 Vancouver FC Hamilton, Ontario
1:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 4,259[75]
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
July 5 12 FC Supra 1–2 Forge FC Laval, Quebec
1:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Stade Boréale
Attendance: 2,128[76]
Referee: Ben Hoskins
July 26 14 Inter Toronto 1–3 Forge FC Toronto, Ontario
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,985[77]
Referee: Scott Bowman
August 3 15 HFX Wanderers FC 0–0 Forge FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,188[78]
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
August 7 16 Forge FC 0–1 Vancouver FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 4,365[79]
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
August 15 17 Cavalry FC 2–1 Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
3:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,721[80]
Referee: Roberto D'Alesio
August 19 18 Forge FC 3–2 FC Supra Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: [data missing][a]
Referee: Michael Venne
August 22 19 Forge FC 2–0 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: [data missing][b]
Referee: Scott Bowman
Note: Kick-off was rescheduled from 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm due to inclement weather.[81] The match was delayed for more than two hours in the second half due to lightning.[82]
August 28 20 FC Supra 1–0 Forge FC Laval, Quebec
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Stade Boréale
Attendance: [data missing][e]
Referee: Iwan-Nikita Jecanski
September 5 21 Forge FC v Inter Toronto FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
September 12 22 Forge FC v Atlético Ottawa Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
September 19 23 Cavalry FC v Forge FC Foothills County, Alberta
5:00 pm Stadium: ATCO Field
September 26 24 Vancouver FC v Forge FC Langley, British Columbia
6:00 pm Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
October 3 25 Forge FC v HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
October 7 13 Forge FC v Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Note: The match was originally scheduled for July 16 but was postponed due to poor air quality.[60] Kick-off had previously been rescheduled on July 16 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm.[83] It was later rescheduled to October 7.[61]
October 12 26 Forge FC v Inter Toronto FC Hamilton, Ontario
1:00 pm Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
October 17 27 Atlético Ottawa v Forge FC Ottawa, Ontario
1:00 pm Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 25 28 Pacific FC v Forge FC Victoria, British Columbia
4:00 pm Stadium: Royal Athletic Park

Canadian Championship

The Canadian Championship draw was held on January 17.[84] As one of the four-highest ranked clubs based on the Canadian Championship Club Ranking Index, Forge were pre-seeded for the draw.[85]

Preliminary round

Canada Soccer announced the preliminary round schedule on February 5.[86]

May 9 Single leg Forge FC 4–0 HFX Wanderers FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 3,865[87]
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
Note: The match was delayed about one hour after the 70th minute due to lightning.[88]

Quarterfinals

Canada Soccer announced the schedule for the two-legged quarterfinals on May 13.[89] The match time for the first leg in Laval was later rescheduled.[90]

July 8 Leg 1 CS Saint-Laurent 1–1 Forge FC Laval, Quebec
3:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Stade Boréale
Attendance: 950
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
July 12 Leg 2 Forge FC 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 CS Saint-Laurent Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 3,048
Referee: Renzo Villanueva

Semifinals

Canada Soccer announced the schedule for the two-legged semifinals on July 30.[91]

September 1 Leg 1 FC Supra du Québec v Forge FC
September 15 Leg 2 Forge FC v FC Supra du Québec Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm Stadium: Hamilton Stadium

CONCACAF Champions Cup

The CONCACAF Champions Cup draw was held on December 9, 2025, with Forge drawing Liga MX side Tigres UANL in round one.[92][93] Having qualified as CPL regular season winners, Forge entered the competition in round one and began play in February.[6]

Round one

The round one schedule was announced on December 12, 2025.[94]

February 3 Leg 1 Forge FC Canada 0–0 Mexico Tigres UANL Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 pm
Report Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 4,560[95]
Referee: Armando Villarreal (United States)
February 10 Leg 2 Tigres UANL Mexico 4–1
(4–1 agg.)		 Canada Forge FC San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
10:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Estadio Universitario
Attendance: 22,902[96]
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)

Statistics

As of August 28, 2026

Goal scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. CPL Canadian Championship Champions Cup TOTAL
1CanadaBrian WrightFW4217
2FranceAntoine BatisseDF3205
3CanadaTristan BorgesFW2204
SpainIsmael OketokounFW4004
5GhanaNana AmpomahFW2103
CanadaHoce MassundaFW3003
CanadaDaniel NimickDF3003
8CanadaMaxime FilionFW2002
CanadaBen PatonMF2002
CanadaAghilas SadekMF2002
11SerbiaMarko JevremovićDF1001
BelgiumDaniël KrutzenDF1001
Totals297137

Clean sheets

Rank Nat. Player CPL Canadian Championship Champions Cup TOTAL
1Democratic Republic of the CongoDimitry Bertaud91111
Totals91111

Notes

  1. 1 2 The attendance for Forge vs Supra (August 19) has not been announced.
  2. 1 2 The attendance for Forge vs Pacific (August 22) has not been announced.
  3. ↑ FC Emmen announced the transfer on January 20, 2026,[47] while Forge FC announced the transfer on January 21, 2026.[48]
  4. ↑ Saronikos Anavyssos announced it had signed Liatifis on January 24, 2026,[50] while Forge FC announced his departure from the club on January 30, 2026.[13]
  5. ↑ The attendance for Supra vs Forge (August 28) has not been announced.

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