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Canadian Premier League
Founded	2019
Country	Canada
Confederation	CONCACAF
Number of teams	8
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Canadian Championship
Current champions	Forge FC (4th title) ; (2023)
Most championships	Forge FC (4 titles)
TV partners	OneSoccer (Canada); Fox/FS1/FS2 (United States)
Website	Official Site

Canadian Premier League (CPL) is a Canadian soccer league that started in 2017. As of the current 2023 season, 8 teams play in the league. The commissioner of the league (the person in charge) is Mark Noonan.^[1]

The CPL is the highest level on the Canadian soccer league system. The CPL was formed on May 26, 2017 as a professional league by the Canadian Soccer Association.^[2]

The CPL regular season starts in April and ends in October, with each team playing 28 games. The playoffs are made up of the top four teams in the regular season.

Teams

Current

Team	City	Stadium	Founded	Head Coach
Atlético Ottawa	Ottawa, Ontario	TD Stadium	2020	Carlos González
Cavalry FC	Foothills County, Alberta	ATCO Field	2019	Tommy Wheeldon Jr.
Forge FC	Hamilton, Ontario	Tim Hortons Field	2019	Bobby Smyrniotis
HFX Wanderers FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia	Wanderers Grounds	2019	Patrice Gheisar
Pacific FC	Langford, British Columbia	Starlight Stadium	2019	James Merriman
Valour FC	Winnipeg, Manitoba	IG Field	2019	Phillip Dos Santos
Vancouver FC	Langley, British Columbia	Willoughby Community Park Stadium	2023	Afshin Ghotbi
York United FC	Toronto, Ontario	York Lions Stadium	2019	Martin Nash

Former teams

Team	City	Last Stadium	Founded	Dissolved
FC Edmonton	Edmonton, Alberta	Clarke Stadium	2010 Joined league in 2019	2022

CPL Title Winners

Season	Champions	Runner-up
2019	Forge FC	Cavalry FC
2020	Forge FC	HFX Wanderers FC
2021	Pacific FC	Forge FC
2022	Forge FC	Atlético Ottawa
2023	Forge FC	Cavalry FC

References

↑ "Mark Noonan named CPL Commissioner and CEO of Canadian Soccer Business". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
↑ "CANADA SOCCER ENTERS NEW ERA WITH APPROVAL OF CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE". Canadia Soccer. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

Other websites

Official website

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[1] "Mark Noonan named CPL Commissioner and CEO of Canadian Soccer Business". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

[2] "CANADA SOCCER ENTERS NEW ERA WITH APPROVAL OF CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE". Canadia Soccer. Retrieved June 2, 2023.

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