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There are no parade routes booked, no celebrations planned or spaces at Spruce Meadows being cleared for Canadian Premier League hardware.

Not yet, anyway.

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It’s been that way for Cavalry FC since pre-season as they have approached their inaugural campaign with a workman-like mentality. And this weekend’s mission is no different.

The undefeated Calgary club has a chance to do something incredible on Saturday at Spruce Meadows’ ATCO Field (4 p.m., OneSoccer.ca), claiming the spring season title if they can pull out a victory or a draw against Forge FC of Hamilton, Ont.

That would book their tickets to the CPL Championship in October and give them the chance to fight for the title — an impressive feat in the club’s first season.

“We set an identity of how we wanted to be in pre-season, how we wanted to play with the ball in possession or attacking in transition and how we wanted to defend when we didn’t have it,” downplayed Cavalry FC head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. “We’ve adapted to those principles as the table (7-0 record) would suggest. I think, for us, we focused on one opponent, one game at a time. (Saturday) is no different.