VIDEO: Vancouver FC out of playoffs after loss in Calgary
Published 4:40 pm Sunday, October 25, 2026
After 14 weeks hanging on to the fourth playoff spot, Vancouver FC lost on Sunday, Oct. 25, the final day of the Canadian Premier League regular season, falling 1-0 to Cavalry in Calgary, while rival Supra Du Québec claimed the fourth and final spot with a 4-3 win over Halifax Wanderers.
In the 29th minute a free-kick by Michael Baldisimo was tapped in by Ali Musse to give the hosts a 1-0 lead, and that was where the game finished.
Going into the game, both Vancouver and Calgary had been predicting an intense match.
“Both teams are going for a win,” Vancouver FC head coach Martin Nash observed.
Vancouver FC goalkeeper Callum Irving said it was possible to beat Calgary, but it would be tough.
“If you’re willing to do the dirty work, you’re willing to scrap and work hard, I think you can be in a game, and that’s the bare minimum of what you need if you want to win against a team with their quality,” Irving said.
Cavalry FC defender Daan Klomp noted Calgary had a good record against Vancouver.
“So last time it was a big commotion about Vancouver beating us for the first time. I mean, it was a one-off, and now it’s showing them again who we are.”
It was a physical, aggressive game, that began with a heavy tackle from Vancouver’s Isak Ssewankambo just 12 seconds into the match, and wrapped up with the Eagles’ Marcello Polisi sent off for a challenge on Cavalry defender Levi Laing late in the match.
As a result of their wins Sunday, Supra becomes the first expansion team in league history to qualify for the playoffs, while the Cavalry lifted the 2026 CPL Shield on home field and qualified them for the 2027 Concacaf Champions Cup.