January 18, 2024 – Canadian Premier League (CPL) News Release
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Premier League (CPL) today announced the regular season home openers for each of its eight member clubs, in preparation for kickoff of the league’s sixth season on Saturday, April 13, 2024.
The CPL’s full 2024 regular season schedule, presented by WestJet, will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23.
There are no days off in the hunt to win the 2024 regular season title, lift the CPL Shield and earn an automatic berth in the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup. CPL fans will not want to miss the opportunity to play the critical role of twelfth man for their favourite club as it embarks on its 2024 home campaign.
“Our milestone fifth season in 2023 was our most competitive year yet, which sets the stage for an even more exciting campaign in 2024,” said Costa Smyrniotis, Executive Vice President, Soccer, Canadian Premier League. “I expect this season to pick up exactly where we left off in 2023, with eight hungry sides all competing to be the best. That shared desire across the league leads to a high standard of play worthy of the passionate, growing fan bases we’re seeing from coast to coast.”
Atlético Ottawa, Forge FC and Pacific FC will each kick off their home campaigns as part of a triple-header on opening day of the 2024 season on April 13.
Ottawa and York United FC will officially kick off the 2024 CPL season in the nation’s capital on Saturday, April 13 in a battle of Ontario worthy of first billing. Atleti fans have turned TD Place into a fortress for their side in recent seasons, and getting the best of a tough rival in York could set an early tone for another massive season. The match in Ottawa, Ont. kicks off at 1 p.m. ET.
Opening day action then continues in Hamilton, Ont., where reigning CPL champion Forge will take on reigning regular season winner Cavalry FC in a rematch of the 2023 CPL Final. It wasn’t long ago that these two sides battled it out for the North Star Cup. Forge will hope this upcoming match, at Tim Hortons Field at 4 p.m. ET/2 p.m. MT, will finish in similar fashion.
The first day of CPL play in 2024 ends at Starlight Stadium in Langford, B.C., where Pacific will welcome the Halifax Wanderers. The two sides most recently met in the quarter-finals of the 2023 CPL playoffs, a tight tie decided by the slimmest of margins. Pacific spoiled that party for Halifax last fall, and the Tridents will look to do the same at home in April. The meeting of the…
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