The 2022 Canadian Premier League season is the fourth season of the

Canadian Premier League The Canadian Premier League (CPL or CanPL; french: Première ligue canadienne, links=no) is a professional men's Association football, soccer league in Canada. At the top of the Canadian soccer league system, it is the country's primary nationa ...

, the top level of

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are the defending champions, having beaten

Forge FC Forge FC is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Hamilton, Ontario, that competes in the Canadian Premier League, the top tier of Canadian soccer. The club plays its home matches at Tim Hortons Field. Forge FC joined the CPL in 2019 as ...

in the 2021 final. The regular season ran from April 7 to October 9, 2022. Each team played four games against each of the seven opponents for a total of 28 matches.

Atlético Ottawa Atlético Ottawa is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Ottawa, Ontario. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League and plays its home games at TD Place Stadium, TD Place. The team was founded in 2020 by Spa ...

won the regular season championship on October 8, securing the club its first trophy. The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs where they competed for the league title.

defeated Atlético Ottawa in the 2022 Final to win their third title.

Team changes

The eight teams that competed in the 2021 Canadian Premier League season returned for the 2022 season. This is expected to be the last season with eight teams as an expansion team in

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is scheduled to debut in 2023.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Number of teams by province or territory

Coaching changes

Regular season

Format

The regular season took place from April 7 to October 9. The schedule format is a quadruple round robin with each team playing two matches at home and two matches away against each of the seven opponents for a total of 28 games. The majority of matches were played on weekends.

Table

Results

Playoffs

The top four teams from the regular season qualified for the playoffs. The first-place team played against the fourth, and the second-place team played against the third in two-leg semifinals on October 15 and 23. The

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was not used in the semifinals. The winners advanced to the CPL Final, a single match hosted by the higher-seeded team on October 30.

Bracket

Semifinals

Summary

Matches

''Atlético Ottawa won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Forge FC won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ----

Final

Awards

Canadian Premier League Awards

Team of the Week

The

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Team of the Week is selected by

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staff.

Monthly Awards

Attendance

Statistical leaders

Top scorers

Top assists

Clean sheets

Hat-tricks

Player transfers

U Sports Draft

The 2022 CPL–U Sports Draft was held on January 20, 2022, with Atletico Ottawa selecting José da Cunha of

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first overall. Each team made two picks in the draft, for a total of 16 selections.

Foreign players

Canadian Premier League teams can sign a maximum of seven international players, out of which only five can be in the starting line-up for each match. Teams are required to carry a minimum of four international players, either signed through or approved by the league's scouting partner, 21st Club. The following players were considered foreign players for the 2022 season. This list does not include Canadian citizens who represent other countries at the international level. Players in ''italic'' denote players new to their respective clubs for the 2022 season, sorted chronologically by their announcement.

Notes

References

{{2022–23 in North and Central America, and Caribbean football (CONCACAF) Canadian Premier League seasons