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==Format==
==Format==
Different formats and methods of qualification have been used for each of the first five CPL seasons.

===Current format===
===Current format===
The current format of the CPL Playoffs utilizes a [[page playoff system]], where five of the league's eight teams have an opportunity to claim the league championship. The system was brought in for the [[2023 Canadian Premier League season]] to replace the conventional [[Shaughnessy playoff system]] used in 2021 and 2022. The [[Canadian Soccer Association]] chose to use the page playoff system as it puts more emphasis on regular season performances. Because a primary goal of the CPL is to develop Canadian soccer players and eventually have them play in more competitive leagues in places such as Europe, where a majority of league titles are determined by regular season standings, the CSA wanted the CPL format to partially reflect that. However, it has also drawn criticism from observers for being complicated, and dissimilar to existing play-off competitions in other parts of the world, such as the [[MLS Cup Playoffs]], or the [[English Football League play-offs|EFL promotion play-offs]].
The current format of the CPL Playoffs utilizes a [[page playoff system]], where five of the league's eight teams have an opportunity to claim the league championship. The system was brought in for the [[2023 Canadian Premier League season]] to replace the conventional [[Shaughnessy playoff system]] used in 2021 and 2022. The [[Canadian Soccer Association]] chose to use the page playoff system as it puts more emphasis on regular season performances. Because a primary goal of the CPL is to develop Canadian soccer players and eventually have them play in more competitive leagues in places such as Europe, where a majority of league titles are determined by regular season standings, the CSA wanted the CPL format to partially reflect that. However, it has also drawn criticism from observers for being complicated, and dissimilar to existing play-off competitions in other parts of the world, such as the [[MLS Cup Playoffs]], or the [[English Football League play-offs|EFL promotion play-offs]].
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=== Summary of past formats ===
=== Past formats ===
==== Summary ====
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====2019====
The [[2019 Canadian Premier League finals|2019 finals]] were contested between the winners of the Spring and Fall seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/canadian-premier-league-championship-format/|title=Canadian Premier League Announces Championship Format|last=Jacques|first=John|date=June 21, 2019|website=Northern Tribune|access-date=February 26, 2020}}</ref> The championship was contested as a [[two-legged tie]], with each team hosting one leg at home. The winner was determined by [[aggregate score]] but if the aggregate score was tied, the team with the most [[away goals]] wins the series. A [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] was the final tiebreaker.

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| RD1-team1 = CPL Spring Champion
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====2020====
The [[2020 Canadian Premier League season|2020 season]] saw the end of the split season format, with the 2020 finals scheduled to be contested between the top-seeded regular season team and the winner of a playoff between the second and third-placed teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wakingthered.com/2020/2/21/21147828/canadian-premier-league-releases-2020-schedule-and-format|title=Canadian Premier League releases 2020 schedule and format|last=Rhodes|first=Benedict|date=February 21, 2020|website=Waking the Red|access-date=February 26, 2020|archive-date=February 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226064402/https://www.wakingthered.com/2020/2/21/21147828/canadian-premier-league-releases-2020-schedule-and-format|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the season format was scrapped and replaced with a single-site tournament with a two-stage regular season. The [[2020 Canadian Premier League final|2020 final]] was contested in a single match between the two top-seeded teams from the four-team second stage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Island Games |url=https://canpl.ca/theislandgames/ |access-date=August 11, 2020 |publisher=[[Canadian Premier League]]| website=canpl.ca}}</ref>

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| RD1-team1 = Group stage winner
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====2021–2022====
The [[2021 Canadian Premier League season|2021 season]] brought in a new four-team single leg knockout [[Playoffs|playoff]] with the two first round winners advancing to the final.<ref name="format-2021">{{cite web |title=CPL reveals 2021 season format: 28-game schedule to conclude with four-team playoff for championship |url=https://canpl.ca/article/cpl-reveals-2021-season-format-28-game-schedule-to-conclude-with-four-team-playoff-for-championship |first=Charlie |last=O'Connor-Clarke |publisher=[[Canadian Premier League]] |website=canpl.ca |access-date=June 24, 2021 |date=June 24, 2021}}</ref> The higher-seeded finalist hosts the single leg game. If a match is tied at the end of normal playing time, [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]] is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and, if necessary, followed by a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] to determine the winners.<ref name="finals">{{Cite web|date=November 17, 2021|title=2021 CPL Final: Tentative dates set for championship match next weekend |url=https://canpl.ca/article/2021-cpl-final-tentative-dates-set-for-championship-match-next-weekend |first=Marty |last=Thompson |access-date=November 18, 2021|publisher=[[Canadian Premier League]]| website=canpl.ca}}</ref>

Prior to the start of the [[2022 Canadian Premier League season|2022 season]], the league announced that playoff semi-finals would switch to a two-legged format but that the final would continue to be played as a single match hosted by the higher-seeded team.<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 CPL Schedule presented by WestJet: Balanced regular season, more weekend matchups unveiled |url=https://canpl.ca/article/2022-cpl-schedule-presented-by-westjet-balanced-regular-season-more-weekend-matchups-unveiled |publisher=[[Canadian Premier League]] |website=canpl.ca |date=February 3, 2022 |access-date=August 4, 2022}}</ref>
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==Results==
==Results==

Revision as of 01:55, 5 February 2024

Canadian Premier League Playoffs
Organising bodyCanadian Premier League
Founded
    • 2019 (finals only)
    • 2021 (multiple rounds)
Number of teams5
Current championsForge FC
(3rd title)
Most successful club(s)Forge FC
(3 titles)
2023 CPL Playoffs

The Canadian Premier League Playoffs (Template:Lang-fr) is the postseason phase of the Canadian Premier League to determine that year's league champion. It was first contested as a multi-round elimination tournament in the 2021 season, to replace previous methods of determining the participants of the Canadian Premier League Finals, which used an Apertura and Clausura format in 2019, and an additional group stage in 2020.

Format

Different formats and methods of qualification have been used for each of the first five CPL seasons.

Current format

The current format of the CPL Playoffs utilizes a page playoff system, where five of the league's eight teams have an opportunity to claim the league championship. The system was brought in for the 2023 Canadian Premier League season to replace the conventional Shaughnessy playoff system used in 2021 and 2022. The Canadian Soccer Association chose to use the page playoff system as it puts more emphasis on regular season performances. Because a primary goal of the CPL is to develop Canadian soccer players and eventually have them play in more competitive leagues in places such as Europe, where a majority of league titles are determined by regular season standings, the CSA wanted the CPL format to partially reflect that. However, it has also drawn criticism from observers for being complicated, and dissimilar to existing play-off competitions in other parts of the world, such as the MLS Cup Playoffs, or the EFL promotion play-offs.

Play-in roundFirst semifinalSecond semifinalFinal
1First-place teamFirst semifinal winner
2Second-place teamSecond semifinal winner
First semifinal loser
QuarterfinalQuarterfinal winner
3Third-place team
4Fourth-place teamPlay-in round winner
5Fifth-place team

Past formats

Summary

Season League teams Playoff teams % of teams Rounds Matches Format
2019[1] 7 2 28.6% 1 2 Final played as a two legged series.
2020[2] 8 25% 1 Final played as single match.
2021[3] 4 50% 2 3 Single match for all rounds.
2022[4] 5 Two legged semi-finals, final played as single match.
2023[5] 5 62.5% 4 Page playoff system, all matches single legged.

2019

The 2019 finals were contested between the winners of the Spring and Fall seasons.[6] The championship was contested as a two-legged tie, with each team hosting one leg at home. The winner was determined by aggregate score but if the aggregate score was tied, the team with the most away goals wins the series. A penalty shoot-out was the final tiebreaker.

CPL Spring Champion
CPL Fall Champion

2020

The 2020 season saw the end of the split season format, with the 2020 finals scheduled to be contested between the top-seeded regular season team and the winner of a playoff between the second and third-placed teams.[7] However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the season format was scrapped and replaced with a single-site tournament with a two-stage regular season. The 2020 final was contested in a single match between the two top-seeded teams from the four-team second stage.[8]

Group stage winner
Group stage runner-up

2021–2022

The 2021 season brought in a new four-team single leg knockout playoff with the two first round winners advancing to the final.[9] The higher-seeded finalist hosts the single leg game. If a match is tied at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and, if necessary, followed by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winners.[10]

Prior to the start of the 2022 season, the league announced that playoff semi-finals would switch to a two-legged format but that the final would continue to be played as a single match hosted by the higher-seeded team.[11]

Results

Results by team

Results as of 2023 season
Teams below red line are no longer playing in the Canadian Premier League

Team App. Finals Series Match statistics Best result
Pld W L Pld W L Pld W D L
Forge FC 5 5 4 1 8 7 1 10 8 1 1 Champions
Pacific FC 3 1 1 0 5 3 2 6 3 1 2
Cavalry FC 4 2 0 2 6 1 5 8 1 1 6 Runners-up
HFX Wanderers FC 2 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 0 2
Atlético Ottawa 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 1
York United FC 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 Semi-finalists
Valour FC 0 Active team has never qualified for playoffs N/A
Vancouver FC 0
FC Edmonton 0 Defunct team has never qualified for playoffs N/A

Year-by-year

Legend
§ Won CPL Shield
Season Champion Runner-up Semi-finalist(s) Top scorer
2019
Details 		Forge FC Cavalry FC § N/A Canada Tristan Borges
Canada David Choinière		 1
2020
Details 		Forge FC HFX Wanderers FC N/A[a] Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
Canada Maxim Tissot		 1
2021
Details 		Pacific FC Forge FC § Cavalry FC
York United FC 		7 players tied 1
2022
Details 		Forge FC Atlético Ottawa § Cavalry FC
Pacific FC 		Canada Woobens Pacius
Canada David Choinière		 2
2023
Details 		Forge FC Cavalry FC § Pacific FC[b] Somalia Ali Musse 2

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of October 28, 2023
Rank Player Club(s) Goals
1 Canada Tristan Borges Forge FC 3
Canada David Choinière Forge FC
Canada Alessandro Hojabrpour Pacific FC, Forge FC
Canada Woobens Pacius Forge FC
2 Netherlands Daan Klomp Cavalry FC 2
Somalia Ali Musse Cavalry FC
3
Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson Forge FC 1
Canada Béni Badibanga Forge FC
Canada Kyle Bekker Forge FC
Canada Myer Bevan Cavalry FC
Canada Terran Campbell Pacific FC, Forge FC
The Gambia Kekuta Manneh Pacific FC
Canada Joe Mason Cavalry FC
Canada Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Pacific FC
Costa Rica Joshua Navarro Forge FC
Canada Michael Petrasso York United FC
Canada Adonijah Reid Pacific FC
Canada Malcolm Shaw Atlético Ottawa
Canada Ballou Tabla Atlético Ottawa
Canada Maxim Tissot Forge FC, Atlético Ottawa
Canada Zach Verhoven Atlético Ottawa

See also

Notes

  1. ^ In 2020, a final four group stage was used instead of a playoff (semi-final) round to determine the finalists. Cavalry FC and Pacific FC were eliminated in that stage.
  2. ^ Due to the page playoff format, there was only one losing semi-finalist.

References

  1. ^ "Canadian Premier League announces 2019 Championship format". Canadian Premier League. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  2. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (21 February 2020). "Canadian Premier League releases 2020 schedule and format". Waking the Red. Archived from the original on 2020-02-26. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  3. ^ "CPL reveals remainder of 2021 season schedule presented by WestJet". Canadian Premier League. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  4. ^ "2022 CPL Schedule presented by WestJet: Balanced regular season, more weekend matchups unveiled". Canadian Premier League. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  5. ^ Jacques, John (15 March 2023). "The Majority Of CPL Teams Will Be Included In New Playoff Format". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  6. ^ Jacques, John (June 21, 2019). "Canadian Premier League Announces Championship Format". Northern Tribune. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  7. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (February 21, 2020). "Canadian Premier League releases 2020 schedule and format". Waking the Red. Archived from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "The Island Games". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
  9. ^ O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (June 24, 2021). "CPL reveals 2021 season format: 28-game schedule to conclude with four-team playoff for championship". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  10. ^ Thompson, Marty (November 17, 2021). "2021 CPL Final: Tentative dates set for championship match next weekend". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 18, 2021.
  11. ^ "2022 CPL Schedule presented by WestJet: Balanced regular season, more weekend matchups unveiled". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. February 3, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
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