2022 Canadian Premier League season

The 2022 Canadian Premier League season will be the fourth season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Pacific FC are the defending champions, having beaten Forge FC in the 2021 final.[1]

Canadian Premier League
Season2022
← 2021
2023 →

Overview

Teams

The eight teams that competed in the 2021 Canadian Premier League season are expected to compete in this season. Future expansion teams in Vancouver and Saskatchewan are not expected to compete yet this year, but it is expected that this will be the last season with eight teams.[2][3]

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Shirt sponsor Kit manufacturer
Atlético Ottawa Mista Milovan Kapor ComeOn! Macron
Cavalry Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Nik Ledgerwood WestJet
FC Edmonton Alan Koch Swoop
Forge Bobby Smyrniotis Kyle Bekker Tim Hortons
HFX Wanderers Stephen Hart Andre Rampersad Volkswagen
Pacific Pa-Modou Kah Jamar Dixon
Valour Phillip Dos Santos Daryl Fordyce OneSoccer
York United Vacant Roger Thompson Macron

Coaching changes
Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
York United Jimmy Brennan Contract not renewed[4] November 23, 2021 Postseason

Player transfers

U Sports Draft

The 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft will be held in early January. Each team will get two picks in the draft, for a total of 16 selections.[5]

Number of teams by province or territory
Rank Province or territory Number Teams
1 Ontario 3 Atlético Ottawa
Forge
York United
2 Alberta 2 Cavalry
FC Edmonton
3 British Columbia 1 Pacific
Manitoba 1 Valour
Nova Scotia 1 HFX Wanderers

References
  1. "Pacific FC beat Forge FC 1-0 to become 2021 CPL champions - Hamilton | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  2. "Canadian Premier League Announces Expansion in Vancouver". Canadian Premier League. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  3. "Canadian Premier League Announces Expansion in Saskatchewan". Canadian Premier League. 2021-03-12. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  4. "York United FC parts ways with Head Coach Jimmy Brennan". York United FC. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  5. "CPL announces 2022 CPL-U SPORTS Draft set for early January". Canadian Premier League. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
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