Forge FC's Bobby Smyrniotis has been nominated for Canadian Premier League coach of the year for a seventh straight season.

Smyrniotis finally won the award last year after missing out his first five nominations. Excellence is expected, it appears, given Forge's winning record.

He is up against York United FC’s Mauro Eustaquio and Atletico Ottawa’s Diego Mejía this year.

The winner, decided in a vote of CPL teams' technical leadership and select media members, will be announced Nov. 7 in Ottawa as part of the CPL championship game festivities.

Last year, Smyrniotis won over Cavalry FC's Tommy Wheeldon Jr., who collected the award in 2019 and '23, and then-York United coach Benjamin Mora.

Forge went unbeaten for 20 games (13-0-7) from the season start this year and finished atop the re

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