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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

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Location of the 2024 Canadian Premier League 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]

Club Results Location Stadium Capacity
Atlético Ottawa details Ottawa, Ontario TD Place Stadium 24,000
Cavalry FC details Foothills County, Alberta ATCO Field 6,000
Forge FC details Hamilton, Ontario Tim Hortons Field 23,218
HFX Wanderers FC details Halifax, Nova Scotia Wanderers Grounds 6,500
Pacific FC details Langford, British Columbia Starlight Stadium 6,000
Valour FC details Winnipeg, Manitoba Princess Auto Stadium 32,343
Vancouver FC details Langley, British Columbia Willoughby Community Park 6,560
York United FC details Toronto, Ontario York Lions Stadium 4,000

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
York United Mexico Benjamín Mora[3] End of contract November 10, 2024 Pre-season Canada Mauro Eustáquio[4] November 21, 2024
Atlético Ottawa Spain Carlos González[5] Mutual consent November 21, 2024 Mexico Diego Mejía[6] January 15, 2025

Player transfers

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According to FIFA, the Canadian Soccer Association's (CSA's) 2025 transfer windows for men's professional teams are open from January 31 to April 23 and from July 24 and to August 21.[7]

CPL–U Sports Draft

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The 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft took place on December 5, 2024.[8]

Foreign players

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Main article: List of foreign CPL 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.[9]

The following international players were signed for the 2025 season. Note that players may be considered domestic for CPL purposes (Canadian citizens, permanent residents, or refugees) while still representing other countries in international competitions.[10]

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Inactive players[A] Former players
Atlético Ottawa Spain Alberto Zapater Portugal Kévin dos Santos Mexico Juan Castro
Cavalry Australia Jesse Daley Republic of Ireland Tom Field Germany Tobias Warschewski Germany Nicolas Wähling
Forge Sweden Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson England Malik Owolabi-Belewu Belgium Béni Badibanga Senegal Elimane Cissé Ghana Nana Opoku Ampomah Mexico Daniel Parra
HFX Wanderers Trinidad and Tobago Andre Rampersad Brazil Vitor Dias Italy Giorgio Probo
Pacific Colombia Juan Quintana France Aly Ndom
Valour England Kian Williams Spain Roberto Alarcón Portugal Diogo Ressurreição
Vancouver Mexico Alejandro Díaz Mexico José Navarro
York United Mexico Oswaldo León

Players in italic denote players who were new to their respective clubs for the 2024 season, sorted chronologically by their announcement. Players in Bold indicate players who have represented their national teams at the senior level.

Notes

  1. ^ Players who remain under contract but have suffered season-ending injury and may not return to play. They do not count towards roster or cap restrictions and as such can be replaced by another foreign player.

References

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  1. ^ Hall, Vicki (November 9, 2024). "Calgary's Cavalry FC dethrones Hamilton's Forge FC for 1st-ever Canadian Premier League title". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  2. ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (November 8, 2024). "'There's not a better time to be invested in the CPL': Commissioner Mark Noonan hints at expansion plans". OneSoccer. Archived from the original on November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  3. ^ Davidson, Neil (November 10, 2024). "CPL coach of the year finalist Benjamin Mora parts ways with York United FC". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  4. ^ Charlie O'Connor-Clarke (November 21, 2024). "Mauro Eustáquio named York United FC head coach; first former CPL player to earn top coaching job". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Atlético Ottawa announces departure of Head Coach Carlos González". Atlético Ottawa. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  6. ^ "Atlético Ottawa's new head coach is Mexico's Diego Mejía". CBC News. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  7. ^ "Transfer system". Inside FIFA. FIFA. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  8. ^ "Canadian Premier League Announces 2025 CPL-U Sports Draft Presented By Degree" (Press release). U Sports. October 18, 2024. Archived from the original on November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  9. ^ Jacques, John (March 13, 2024). "Canadian Premier League Updates Roster Rules For 2024". Northern Tribune. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  10. ^ "CPL Off-Season Roster Tracker: Who's in and who's out for 2025?". Canadian Premier League. December 9, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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