2025 Canadian Premier League season explained

Competition:Canadian Premier League
Season:2025
Shieldtitle:CPL Shield
Continentalcup1:CONCACAF Champions Cup
Prevseason:2024
Nextseason:2026

The 2025 Canadian Premier League season will be the seventh season of the Canadian Premier League, the top level of Canadian soccer. Cavalry FC are the defending champions, having defeated Forge FC in the 2024 final.[1]

Teams

The same eight teams that competed in the 2024 season will compete in the 2025 season, though this is expected to be the last season with eight teams, with expansion anticipated for 2026.[2]

ClubResultsLocationStadiumCapacity
Atlético OttawadetailsOttawa, OntarioTD Place Stadium24,000
Cavalry FCdetailsFoothills County, AlbertaATCO Field6,000
Forge FCdetailsHamilton, OntarioTim Hortons Field23,218
HFX Wanderers FCdetailsHalifax, Nova ScotiaWanderers Grounds6,500
Pacific FCdetailsLangford, British ColumbiaStarlight Stadium6,000
Valour FCdetailsWinnipeg, ManitobaPrincess Auto Stadium32,343
Vancouver FCdetailsLangley, British ColumbiaWilloughby Community Park6,560
York United FCdetailsToronto, OntarioYork Lions Stadium4,000

Coaching changes

TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
Benjamín Mora[3] End of contractNovember 10, 2024Pre-season Mauro Eustáquio[4] November 21, 2024
Carlos González[5] Mutual consentNovember 21, 2024Pre-seasonTBA

Player transfers

CPL–U Sports Draft

The 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft is scheduled to take place on December5, 2024.[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Calgary's Cavalry FC dethrones Hamilton's Forge FC for 1st-ever Canadian Premier League title . Vicki . Hall . . . November 9, 2024 . November 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241111024035/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cpl/cpl-final-forge-cavalry-recap-nov-9-1.7379399 . November 11, 2024 . live.
  2. Web site: 'There's not a better time to be invested in the CPL': Commissioner Mark Noonan hints at expansion plans . Alexandre . Gangué-Ruzic . . November 8, 2024 . November 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241112171604/https://onesoccer.ca/a/there-s-not-a-better-time-to-be-invested-in-the-cpl-commissioner-mark-noonan-hints-at-expansion-plans . November 12, 2024 . live.
  3. News: CPL coach of the year finalist Benjamin Mora parts ways with York United FC . Neil . Davidson . . . November 10, 2024 . November 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241112172054/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/cpl/benjamin-mora-leaves-york-united-1.7379828 . November 12, 2024 . live.
  4. Web site: Charlie O'Connor-Clarke . Mauro Eustáquio named York United FC head coach; first former CPL player to earn top coaching job . . 21 November 2024 . 21 November 2024.
  5. Web site: Atlético Ottawa announces departure of Head Coach Carlos González . . 21 November 2024 . 21 November 2024.
  6. Canadian Premier League Announces 2025 CPL-U Sports Draft Presented By Degree . . October 18, 2024 . November 12, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241112172718/https://en.usports.ca/sports/msoc/2024-25/releases/CPL-U_SPORTS_Draft_Announcement . November 12, 2024 . live.