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Tim Hortons Field is Forge FC's home stadium The club plays its home games at Tim Hortons Field, a 23,218-seat multi-purpose stadium which had primarily been used for Canadian football . In the inaugural season, capacity was reduced to only allow spectators in the lower decks and club and suite facilities to provide an intimate setting for ...
Forge FC will enter the 2025 Canadian Premier League season as the reigning regular season winners after having finished first and claiming the CPL Shield in the 2024 season. [2] This was the club's second regular season title and sixth trophy in six years, continuing their dynasty . [ 3 ]
Princess Auto Stadium (Valour FC), TD Place Stadium (Atlético Ottawa), and Tim Hortons Field (Forge FC) were existing Canadian Football League stadiums, and have the largest capacities in the CPL. York Lions Stadium (York United FC) and Starlight Stadium (Pacific FC) are both pre-existing stadiums that were upgraded in capacity before the 2019 ...
With their win, Forge FC earned their record-extending fourth CPL championship – all within a five year span. This final was the first where a team came from behind to win and the first where a team captured the title at home. [18] Cavalry FC remain winless in CPL finals, with their only other appearance being a defeat to Forge in 2019. [18]
Forge FC entered the season as the reigning Canadian Premier League champions after having won the 2022 Canadian Premier League final against Atlético Ottawa. [3] This was the club's third CPL title and fourth finals appearance in four years, leading to the Canadian Premier League and several pundits to declare Forge FC to be a dynasty. [3] [4]
Forge FC returned home to face York United FC, securing a 3–0 victory for their third win of the season against the Nine Stripes in all competitions. [56] Kyle Bekker, Tristan Borges, and Daniel Parra scored for Forge while Kwasi Poku contributed with two assists and a crucial goal-line clearance to help Jassem Koleilat keep the clean sheet.
The 905 Derby is a soccer rivalry between Canadian Premier League clubs, Forge FC and York United FC, both based in Southern Ontario. [1] [2] [3] The rivalry gets the "905" nickname from the 905 area code, which encompasses both Hamilton and York Region. [4]
Forge had the advantage in the 2024 regular season against Cavalry, leading the head-to-head with two wins, one draw, and one loss and finishing two points ahead in the standings. This was the second consecutive CPL final between Cavalry and Forge and the third overall. The previous occurrences in 2019 and 2023 were both won by Forge FC.