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Forge FC seeks historic Canadian Championship win against CF Montréal
Forge FC of Hamilton faces CF Montréal in Wednesday’s Canadian Championship final at Saputo Stadium in Montreal.
A win would make Forge the first Canadian Premier League club to lift the national trophy.
The club has won the Canadian Premier League title four times since the league began in 2019, but has never won the Canadian Championship.
Forge had a difficult stretch in August and September, then won its three matches before the final.
Defender Antoine Batisse says the team wants to stick to its usual style, while midfielder Maxime Filion will miss the game with a shoulder injury.
The final gives Forge a chance to make club history, and the winner will take the Voyageurs Cup.
Forge FC defeated CF Montréal in a penalty shootout to win the Canadian Championship final.
The Hamilton side won the shootout 4-2 after the teams were tied 1-1 through 120 minutes.
Forge became the first Canadian Premier League team to win the tournament and claimed its first Voyageurs Cup.
Manjrekar James scored the deciding penalty, while goalkeeper Dimitry Bertaud saved three penalties during the match and shootout.
The victory marked the third consecutive year Forge had eliminated Montréal from the Canadian Championship.
- Who
- Forge FC and CF Montréal contested the final.
- What
- Forge won the Canadian Championship, beating Montréal 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
- When
- Wednesday night, October 21, 2026.
- Where
- Stade Saputo in Montreal.
- Why
- Forge won the final by scoring four penalties to Montréal’s two.
Forge FC
CF Montréal
Match result
Forge FC
Forge won the Canadian Championship final in a 4-2 shootout.
CF Montréal
Montréal lost the final after the match ended 1-1 following 120 minutes.
Performance
Forge FC
Forge converted four shootout penalties and defended through extra time.
CF Montréal
Montréal created scoring chances, including while playing with 10 players, but missed penalties.
Forge had eliminated CF Montréal from the Canadian Championship in the previous two years.
Prince Owusu missed a penalty for Montréal, and Antoine Batisse scored for Forge in added time.
Daniel Rios equalized for Montréal.
The score remained 1-1, and the final went to a penalty shootout.
Forge won 4-2, with Manjrekar James scoring the deciding penalty.
- Final score
- Forge FC 1-1 CF Montréal after 120 minutes
- Penalty shootout
- Forge FC 4-2 CF Montréal
- Venue
- Stade Saputo, Montreal
- Deciding penalty
- Manjrekar James
- Historic first
- First Canadian Premier League team to win the Canadian Championship
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What people are saying
For us, every time is an opportunity
Before the game, I told everyone that I want us to be remembered as the first CPL team to lift that trophy
C’est vrai qu’on joue contre une équipe de MLS mais cela reste 11 joueurs contre 11 joueurs.
C’est comme si nous venions d’être frappés par un train