CBC Sports and MEDIAPRO Canada announced today a partnership that will see live coverage of 20 games throughout the 2019 season of Canada’s new tier-one men’s professional soccer league, the Canadian Premier League (CPL), on CBC Sports platforms. CBC will be the exclusive free-to-air television broadcast home for 10 Canadian Premier League games, offering 10 live key events throughout the season. An additional 10 games will be available via free live streaming coverage at cbcsports.ca, the CBC Gem streaming service, and via the CBC Sports app for iOS and Android devices. All games will be produced by MEDIAPRO.
The first game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) on Saturday, April 27 at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario, as Forge FC (Hamilton) hosts Ontario rivals York9 FC (York Region), and Canadians can tune in to catch all the action of the beautiful game on CBC and the CBC Gem streaming service. The full schedule of games included in the partnership is below.
CBC Sports’ Scott Russell and Andi Petrillo will host CBC’s coverage of the broadcast games. Commentary will be provided by respected soccer broadcaster Gareth Wheeler and former Canadian international Terry Dunfield, also the lead on-air team for MEDIAPRO’s streaming service, OneSoccer. CBC Sports’ resident soccer expert, Nigel Reed, will provide additional editorial coverage at cbcsports.ca and via the CBC Sports app. CBC Sports will also offer Canadian Premier League videos, player profiles and highlight shows across its platforms.
The Canadian Premier League inaugural season sees the seven founding clubs – Pacific FC (Vancouver Island, British Columbia), FC Edmonton (Edmonton, Alberta), Cavalry FC (Calgary, Alberta), Valour FC (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Forge FC (Hamilton, Ontario), York9 FC (York Region, Ontario), and HFX Wanderers FC (Halifax, Nova Scotia) – square off over two distinct halves to crown winners that will advance to the 2019 Canadian Premier League Championship. The Spring season will run from April 27 to July 1, where the first of two winners will be crowned. The Fall season begins on July 6 and runs until October 19.
CPL live television broadcast coverage on CBC and CBC Gem streaming service
| Match (Home vs. Away) | Date |
| Forge FC vs. York9 FC | Saturday, April 27 (1:00 p.m. ET) |
| Forge FC vs. Cavalry FC | Sunday, May 12 (1:00 p.m. ET) |
| York9 FC vs. Forge FC | Saturday, May 25 (4:00 p.m. ET) |
| HFX Wanderers FC vs. Pacific FC | Saturday, June 1 (2:00 p.m. ET) |
| York9 FC vs. Pacific FC | Saturday, June 15 (12:00 p.m. ET) |
| Valour FC vs. Cavalry FC | Saturday, July 27 (1:00 p.m. ET) |
| HFX Wanderers FC vs. Cavalry FC | Saturday, August 10 (1:00 p.m. ET) |
| Pacific FC vs. FC Edmonton | Saturday, September 14 (3:00 p.m. ET) |
| HFX Wanderers FC vs. Valour FC | Saturday, September 21 (1:00 p.m. ET) |
| Cavalry FC vs. FC Edmonton | Saturday, October 19 (4:00 p.m. ET) |
*Broadcasts will also be available via cbcsports.ca and the CBC Sports app.
CPL live streaming coverage on cbcsports.ca, CBC Gem and CBC Sports app
| Match (Home vs. Away) | Date |
| HFX Wanderers FC vs. Forge FC | Saturday, May 4 (1:00 p.m. ET) |
| Pacific FC vs. York9 FC | Saturday, May 18 (3:30 p.m. ET) |
| York9 FC vs. HFX Wanderers FC | Saturday, June 22 (3:30 p.m. ET) |
| Forge FC vs. FC Edmonton | Saturday, July 6 (1:00 p.m. ET) |
| HFX Wanderers FC vs. Cavalry FC | Saturday, July 13 (3:30 p.m. ET) |
| Forge FC vs. Valour FC | Saturday, July 20 (3:30 p.m. ET) |
| York9 FC vs. Pacific FC | Saturday, August 17 (3:30 p.m. ET) |
| Pacific FC vs. Valour FC | Saturday, August 24 (6:00 p.m. ET) |
| HFX Wanderers FC vs. FC Edmonton | Saturday, September 28 (1:00 p.m. ET) |
| Valour FC vs. FC Edmonton | Saturday, October 5 (3:30 p.m. ET) |