Canadian Premier League

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Canadian Premier League
abbreviation CanPL
Association Canadian Soccer Association
hierarchy 1st League
Teams 7 (planned: 8-10)
master Forge FC
Record champions Forge FC (1 track)
Current season 2019
Website canpl.ca
Qualification for CONCACAF League

The Canadian Premier League ( French Première ligue canadienne ) is a professional football league approved by FIFA that began playing in April 2019. Eight to ten teams are to compete in the league in the future, in the first season there were seven teams. The owners are largely NHL and CFL investor groups. The main focus of the league is on Canadian players in order to strengthen local football . In addition to FIFA, the league is also subordinate to the Canadian Soccer Association . The league's headquarters are in Toronto , Ontario .

history

In June 2013, rumors of a fully professional Canadian football league began to emerge. At that time, Hamilton Tiger Cats owner Bob Young was the driving force behind a group of investors who wanted to build a fully professional league together with the Canadian Soccer Association . The CSA explored various options in the coming months. The idea at that time was to build a second division, which should be supported by a regional third division. The league should also set up a youth and an MBA program to train league and club leaders. The CSA guaranteed the investor group around Young exclusive rights so that they could set up a team by 2017. The team was to play at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton , Ontario.

In February 2016, Bob Young asked the Hamilton City Council for permission to build an air dome over Tim Horton Field so that his team can train in optimal conditions all year round. During this conversation, the league name was announced publicly for the first time. It also became clear that the Hamilton team would become the league's flagship. Further details should be released at the Canada Soccer Association's annual meeting in May 2016. At the time it was unclear whether the then NASL clubs FC Edmonton and Ottawa Fury would also join the league.

In an interview published in March 2016, MLS commissioner Don Garber stated that the league - as he understood it - should become a second or third division. However, he himself would not have had any discussions with the league organizers.

According to two reports published in June, the CPL wanted to forego the existing MLS markets. One of the reports stated that CFL investors should be less involved in the league than previously thought, as four of the previously presumed founding teams were to be replaced by non-CFL cities such as Victoria, British Columbia and Halifax, Nova Scotia .

On November 14, 2016, Paul Beirne, the first CPL employee, was introduced. Beirne was also the first employee of Toronto FC . At CPL he took on the role of project manager.

On May 6, 2017, the league was officially approved by the Canadian Soccer Association. In addition, the CSA Winnipeg , Manitoba and Hamilton, Ontario guaranteed the first two CPL clubs.

After about a year with no news worth mentioning, it became public that a Canadian Premier League team was to be founded in the York region. The team will be called “York9 FC” and will be officially presented on May 10, 2018. In addition to David Clanachan and Paul Beirne, the former Canadian soccer player Jim Brennan and Preben Ganzhorn are said to belong to the investor group .

On April 27, 2017, the Canadian Premier League presented its logo and branding. The three colors - grass green, sky blue and ocean blue - are intended to indicate the “cultural mosaic”. A red version of the logo should be used for games on Canada Day and for games in the CONCACAF Champions League or the Canadian Championship . The logo consists of three central elements - the pole star , which is supposed to act as a “fire for talent”, the Canadian coast and earth, and the Canadian maple leaf.

The premiere season opened on April 27, 2019 with seven participants and ended on November 2 of the same year. Forge FC became the first champions after two 1-0 victories over Cavalry FC .

organization

League Officials

On January 10, 2018 was with the former president and COO of the Canadian fast food chain Tim Hortons David Clanachan presented the first League Commissioner of the CPL history. Around two weeks later, the league named Paul Beirne as president. Beirne had worked for the league for over a year and from now on was supposed to control and manage the day-to-day business of the league. Another week later, former Canadian soccer player Jim Easton was introduced as vice president.

player

Even if foreign players are allowed by squad rules, the league should primarily develop Canadian players and coaches. The league is based on the squad rules of Major League Soccer . A minimum number of Canadian players should be mandatory. Rumor has it that 75% of the players in the squad are said to be Canadian citizens.

societies

Attendees

Canadian Premier League (Canada)
Hamilton
Hamilton
Calgary
Calgary
Langford
Langford
Halifax
Halifax
York
York
Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Edmonton
Edmonton
Ottawa
Ottawa
Canadian Premier League clubs
team city Stadion capacity Founded First season Trainer
Canadian Premier League
Atlético Ottawa Ottawa , ON TD Place Stadium 24,000 2020 2020 SpainSpain Mista
Cavalry FC Calgary , AB Spruce Meadows 5,288 2018 2019 EnglandEngland Tommy Wheeldon, Jr.
Edmonton FC Edmonton , AB Clarke Stadium 5,100 2010 2019 CanadaCanada Jeff Paulus
Forge FC Hamilton , ON Tim Hortons Field 10,016 2017 2019 CanadaCanada Bobby Smyrniotis
HFX Wanderers FC Halifax , NS Wanderers Grounds 6,200 2018 2019 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Stephen Hart
Pacific FC Langford , BC Westhills Stadium 5,000-8,000 2018 2019 NorwayNorway Pa Modou Kah
Valor FC Winnipeg , MB IG Field 33,234 2018 2019 EnglandEngland Rob Gale
York9 FC York Region , ON York Lions Stadium 8,000 2018 2019 CanadaCanada Jim Brennan

Potential participants

The former NASL participant FC Edmonton also switched to the CLP after the game was stopped in 2017 and the club was re-established in 2018. It was re-established under the same name, but with a different logo.

Sports & Entertainment Atlantic, based in Halifax , Nova Scotia , proposed a 5,000 to 8,000-seat stadium in the Maritimes region. On June 20, 2017, Halifax City Council approved a 7,000-seat stadium on the Wanderer Grounds. It is assumed that the stadium can be completed by the start of the league in 2019.

Soccer New Brunswick has also announced its interest in a team. The team is expected to be established in Moncton , New Brunswick over the next three years .

In addition, a group of investors based in Saskatchewan is said to be interested in a club in Regina or Saskatoon .

In a conference call , Paul Beirne informed the leading supporters about his visions for the league. Although it wasn't clear how many teams would eventually compete in the league, Beirne stated that the league would like to start its first season with around six teams. Two other teams should already be known at this point. Beirne went on to say that he hopes the league will grow to twelve teams in the next ten years.

In an interview with "The 11", Commissioner David Clanachan said that the league wants to establish a club-oriented structure. The league does not want to take over the MLS franchise system. He also stated that his dream would be two or three leagues with promotion and relegation systems. According to Clanachan, eight to ten clubs should start the first CPL season in 2019.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Clanachan: CanPL is “zeroed in” on seven teams for 2019 , the11.ca, accessed on February 17, 2019 (English)
  3. ↑ thespec.com: Canadian Premier League working quietly out of Toronto office Article from September 11, 2017
  4. ↑ a b thespec.com: Milton: Pro soccer team for city sees dome at Ticat field article from February 4, 2016 (English)
  5. ↑ a b thespec.com: Ticats involved in early days of new vision for Canadian soccer Article from June 6, 2013 (English)
  6. ↑ torontoreds.com: Canadian Premier League: Details Emerging (English)
  7. ↑ wakingthered.com: Canadian Premier League closing in on becoming a reality article from February 3, 2016 (English)
  8. ↑ torontosun.com: Turf is here to stay in Major League Soccer Article from March 18, 2016 (English)
  9. ↑ How about an All-Canadian Division One league? ( Memento from November 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  10. ↑ therecord.com: New Canadian pro soccer league makes major hire Article from November 15, 2016 (English)
  11. ↑ foxsports.com. Canada is getting its own professional league as Canadian Premier League gets green light Article dated May 6, 2017
  12. ↑ wakingthered.com: Canadian Premier League unanimously ratified by CSA article from May 6, 2017 (English)
  13. ↑ eventbrite.ca: York9 FC Launch - Canadian Premier League (English)
  14. ↑ canpl.ca: Canadian Premier League Debuts League Identity and Inaugural Branding in Advance of the League's Kickoff in Spring 2019 Article from April 26, 2018 (English)
  15. ↑ canpl.ca: Emblem Story (English)
  16. ↑ First champion: Forge FC wins playoffs of the Canadian Premier League , transfermarkt.de, accessed on November 3, 2019
  17. ↑ canpl.ca: Soccer Executive Paul Beirne Named President of Canadian Premier League Article from January 24, 2018
  18. ↑ canpl.ca: James Easton Named Head of Soccer Operations for the Canadian Premier League Article from January 31, 2018 (English)
  19. ↑ wakingthered.com: Canadian Premier League: What's The Worst That Could Happen? Article dated February 6, 2016
  20. ↑ thechronicleherald.ca: Pro soccer pitch pitched for Halifax Wanderers Grounds article from January 23, 2017 (English)
  21. ↑ tsn.ca: Soccer stadium, team touted for downtown Halifax Article from June 20, 2017 (English)
  22. ↑ cbc.ca: Moncton eyes spot in professional Canadian soccer league article from March 21, 2017 (English)
  23. ↑ Group plans to bring pro soccer to Saskatchewan ( Memento from July 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  24. ↑ northernstartingeleven.com. Paul Beirne & CanPL Supporters talk Canada's Soccer Future Article from February 22, 2017
  25. ↑ the11.ca: Promotion relegation. Independent-club system. The future of CanPL, as seen by its new commissioner Article from January 10, 2018 (English)