Calgary's Cavalry FC dethrones Hamilton's Forge FC for 1st-ever Canadian Premier League title

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Sat, 9 Nov 2024, 2:23 pm·1-min read

Cavalry FC players celebrate the team's second goal against Hamilton's Forge FC in the Canadian Premier final Saturday in Calgary. (CBC Sports - image credit)

Calgary's Cavalry FC have won their first-ever Canadian Premier League title.

Tobias Warschewski and Sergio Camargo both scored as Cavalry FC earned a 2-1 decision over powerhouse Hamilton's Forge FC on Saturday in the CPL Final.

The Calgary club hoisted the North Star Cup — awarded to the winner of the CPL final — for the first time in the league's six-year history before a sellout crowd of 7,052 at Spruce Meadows.

Cavalry players and coaches hugged one another and wiped tears from their eyes after "slaying the dragon" and beating the four-time champion Forge.

In 2019, Forge beat Cavalry in the first CPL Cup final with a 2-0 aggregate win in the two-game series.

Then came a 2-1 victory for Forge in extra time at Tim Hortons Field in 2023.