The Canadian Premier League Finals is the annual championship game of the Canadian Premier League (CPL), the top level of Canadian soccer. For the shortened 2020 Canadian Premier League season, it will be held as a single match between the two top-seeded teams in the group stage. The winner of the Finals earns Canada's berth in the following year's CONCACAF League.[1]
The inaugural Finals was held on October 26 and November 2, 2019. The winner is awarded the North Star Shield.[2]
Format
The Finals is contested in a two-legged tie, with each team hosting one leg at home. The winner is determined by aggregate score. If the aggregate score is tied, the team with the most away goals wins the series. A penalty shoot-out is the final tiebreaker.
In 2019, the Finals was contested between the winners of the Spring and Fall seasons.[3] The 2020 season saw the end of the split season format, and the 2020 Finals was scheduled to be contested between the top-seeded regular season team and the winner of a playoff between the second and third-placed teams.[4] However, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the season format was scrapped and replaced with a single-site tournament. The Final will be contested in a single match between the two top-seeded teams from the group stage.[5]
Results
Records and statistics
Finals wins
Champions records in the CONCACAF League
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Trophy
The winning team is presented with the North Star Shield. It is a solid crystal circular shield engraved with the league's logo. The shield sits atop a maple wood base. The winners and finalists are also presented with gold and silver medals respectively.[6]
Venues
References
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2020 Canadian Premier League Final
