Английская Википедия:CPL Shield
Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox sports award The Canadian Premier League Shield or CPL Shield is a trophy awarded annually to the Canadian Premier League (CPL) club with the best regular season finish. Although this award does not signify a league championship, as that is decided during the Canadian Premier League Finals, the winning team is awarded an equal monetary prize to the eventual playoff champions, and a berth in the next season’s CONCACAF Champions Cup.[1]
History
At the end of the 2022 Canadian Premier League season, the league announced that they would begin to recognize the regular season accomplishments of its member clubs to have more similarity with soccer competitions around the world, which put less emphasis on post-season results.[2] At the time, the Canadian Premier League did not recognize a regular season winner. The CPL Shield was first unveiled near the end of the 2023 Canadian Premier League regular season.[3][4] Cavalry FC were the first team to hoist the trophy following their 2023 regular season championship. The CPL Shield was also awarded retroactively to the clubs with the best regular season records from all previous seasons, meaning that Cavalry FC were also the first de-facto winners of the trophy for their first place finish in the inaugural 2019 season. Due to the unconventional format used for a shortened season in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league did not retroactively award the trophy to any team for that year.[5]
Design
The trophy is a silver shield measuring about 46 centimetres in diameter and weighing nine kilograms. The CPL Shield has 13 edges to represent each of the provinces and territories of Canada and features a gold CPL logo (which is a stylized maple leaf) in the centre.[3] The trophy sits on a removable wooden base.
Winners
Шаблон:Dagger – Trophy awarded retroactively
| Season | Teams | Winner | Record | Playoff result | Coach | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2019 Шаблон:Dagger | 7 | Cavalry FC | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 62 | 6 | 2.21 | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort |
| 2020 | 8 | Not awarded | |||||||||
| 2021 Шаблон:Dagger | 8 | Forge FC | 28 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 0Шаблон:Efn | 1.79 | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort |
| 2022 Шаблон:Dagger | 8 | Atlético Ottawa | 28 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 2 | 1.75 | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort |
| 2023 | 8 | Cavalry FC (2) | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 55 | 32 | 1.96 | Шаблон:Sort | Шаблон:Sort (2) |
Records
Shield wins by club
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Year(s) won | Year(s) runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalry FC | 2 | 1 | 2019, 2023 | 2021 |
| Forge FC | 1 | 3 | 2021 | 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| Atlético Ottawa | 1 | 0 | 2022 | Шаблон:N/a |
Shield wins by province
| Province | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Шаблон:Flagdeco Ontario | 2 | 3 |
| Шаблон:Flagdeco Alberta | 2 | 1 |
Winner's records in the CONCACAF Champions Cup
Шаблон:See also Starting in 2023, the CPL Shield winner earned Canada's berth in the following year's CONCACAF Champions Cup.[4]
| Year | Club | Starting round | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Forge FCШаблон:Efn | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
| 2024 | Cavalry FC | First Round | TBD |
See also
- Maurice Podoloff Trophy, an NBA trophy having the same function as the CPL Shield.
- NWSL Shield, an NWSL trophy with the having function as the CPL Shield.
- Presidents' Trophy, an NHL trophy having the same function as the CPL Shield.
- Supporters' Shield, an MLS trophy having the same function as the CPL Shield.
- Wooden Spoon awards, an award given to a team with the worst regular season record.
References
- Notes
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Шаблон:CPL Shield winners Шаблон:Canadian Premier League
