Canadian Premier League Commissioner David Clanachan provides the following update on the League’s 2021 Season Return to Play plans:

“We continue to move forward with our plans for a full 2021 season with the strong support of our Club Owners and are working non-stop with several locations creating options to begin our season.  We remain adaptable to change because of the COVID-19 pandemic across the country and are focused on working with the public health authorities, along with their protocols that will help govern our 2021 season.

Our target date to start the season is mid-June to early July.

We will start the season in one location with all eight Clubs without fans in stands.

Each CPL club will play 28 regular season games and we will follow a single table format that will provide fans with a more competitive season that creates more exciting matches right to the end of the season – including matches in our home markets potentially with our Supporters and Fans cheering on their Clubs.

The start of the CPL 2021 season will be a Made-for-TV event with all matches broadcast exclusively via the Canadian Premier League’s media partner OneSoccer and its linear partners.

Updating and expanding on the League’s virtual stadium, created by wTVision and implemented in 2020 at The Island Games is a priority. We are dedicated to making each match a first-class viewing experience that delivers unique club and partner branding executions and exciting fan engagement opportunities.”

As we continue to finalize our plans, we will keep you posted on our progress and look forward to announcing the start of our 2021 season.”