2020 Pacific FC season

The 2020 Pacific FC season is the second in the club's history, as well as second in the Canadian Premier League. In 2019, Pacific FC finished 5th in the Spring season and 4th in the Fall season, failing to qualify for the CPL Finals.

Pacific FC
2020 season
ChairmanDean Shillington
Head coachPa-Modou Kah
StadiumWesthills Stadium
Top goalscorerMarco Bustos
Zach Verhoven
(1 goal)

On March 20, 2020, the league announced a postponement of the start of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Current squad

As of August 14, 2020.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Nolan Wirth GK (1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 Victoria Highlanders
13 Callum Irving GK (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 Ottawa Fury
Emil Gazdov GK (2003-09-11) September 11, 2003 Vancouver Whitecaps
Defenders
2 Kadin Chung RB (1998-09-05) September 5, 1998 Kaiserslautern II
3 Jordan Haynes LB / LW (1996-01-17) January 17, 1996 Vancouver TSS Rovers
5 Abdou Samake CB (1996-10-07) October 7, 1996 University of Michigan
6 Lukas MacNaughton CB (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995 Alliance United
17 Marcel de Jong LB (1986-10-15) October 15, 1986 Vancouver Whitecaps
26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère CB (1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 Montreal Impact
Midfielders
7 Víctor Blasco MF (1994-07-01) July 1, 1994 VIU Mariners
8 Matthew Baldisimo DM / CM (1998-01-20) January 20, 1998 Fresno FC
10 Marco Bustos AM (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 Valour FC
11 Josh Heard AM (1994-11-29) November 29, 1994 Real Monarchs
16 Zach Verhoven RW / LW (1998-08-17) August 17, 1998 UBC Thunderbirds
19 Noah Verhoeven CM (1999-06-15) June 15, 1999 Fresno FC
20 Sean Young CM (2001-04-20) April 20, 2001 Victoria Highlanders
21 Alessandro Hojabrpour AM (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
22 Jamar Dixon CM (1989-06-05) June 5, 1989 Ottawa Fury
Forwards
9 Alejandro Díaz FW (1996-01-27) January 27, 1996 Club América
14 Terran Campbell LW / ST (1998-10-10) October 10, 1998 Fresno FC

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
26 DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Montreal Impact Free transfer January 21, 2020 [2]
22 MF Jamar Dixon Ottawa Fury Free transfer January 21, 2020 [2]
10 MF Marco Bustos Valour FC Free transfer January 30, 2020 [3]
9 FW Alejandro Díaz Club América Free transfer February 6, 2020 [4]
13 GK Callum Irving Ottawa Fury Free transfer February 19, 2020 [5]
5 DF Abdou Samake University of Michigan Free transfer February 21, 2020 [6]
GK Emil Gazdov Vancouver Whitecaps Free transfer June 30, 2020 [7]
3 DF Jordan Haynes Vancouver TSS Rovers Free transfer July 15, 2020 [8]
20 MF Sean Young Victoria Highlanders Free transfer July 23, 2020 [9]
11 MF Josh Heard Real Monarchs Free transfer July 31, 2020 [10]

Draft picks

Pacific FC selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019.[11] Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 3 DF Jan Pirretas Glasmacher  Spain TRU WolfPack
2 12 MF Thomas Gardner  Canada UBC Thunderbirds

Out
No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
26 GK Mark Village Retired Contract expired November 4, 2019 [12]
5 DF Hendrik Starostzik Næstved BK Contract expired November 4, 2019 [12]
3 DF Ryan McCurdy Contract expired November 4, 2019 [12]
20 DF Émile Legault Rio Grande Valley FC Contract expired November 4, 2019 [12]
15 FW José Hernández Cavalry FC Contract expired November 4, 2019 [12]
13 MF Ahmed Alghamdi Al-Ettifaq Contract expired January 23, 2020 [13]
28 MF Alexander González Sporting San Miguelito Contract expired January 29, 2020 [14]
10 MF Ben Fisk Atlético Ottawa Contract expired February 25, 2020 [15]
9 FW Marcus Haber Cavalry FC Contract expired July 31, 2020 [16]
11 MF Issey Nakajima-Farran Contract expired August 10, 2020 [17]

Canadian Premier League

Match times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7).

First stage

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Advance to group stage
1 Forge 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4
3 Pacific 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
3 York9 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 2
5 Atlético Ottawa 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
5 HFX Wanderers 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
7 FC Edmonton 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
7 Valour 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on August 18, 2020. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots.[18]

Results by match
Match1234567
ResultDD
Position13
Updated to match(es) played on August 18, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
August 15 1HFX Wanderers FC2–2Pacific FCCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 18 2Pacific FC1–1York9 FCCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 22 3Forge FCvPacific FCCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm PT Stadium: Alumni Field
August 25 4Pacific FCvValour FCCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
11:00am PT Stadium: Alumni Field
August 30 5Cavalry FCvPacific FCCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00am PT Stadium: Alumni Field
September 2 6Pacific FCvAtlético OttawaCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm PT Stadium: Alumni Field
September 6 7Pacific FCvFC EdmontonCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm PT Stadium: Alumni Field

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of August 18, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Nolan Wirth 202+00
2 DF Kadin Chung 202+00
3 DF Jordan Haynes 201+10
5 DF Abdou Samake 000+00
6 DF Lukas MacNaughton 212+01
7 MF Víctor Blasco 202+00
8 MF Matthew Baldisimo 202+00
9 FW Alejandro Díaz 200+20
10 MF Marco Bustos 212+01
11 MF Josh Heard 100+10
13 GK Callum Irving 000+00
14 FW Terran Campbell 202+00
16 MF Zach Verhoven 210+21
17 DF Marcel de Jong 201+10
19 MF Noah Verhoeven 101+00
20 MF Sean Young 100+10
21 MF Alessandro Hojabrpour 202+00
22 MF Jamar Dixon 201+10
26 DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère 202+00

Top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1Marco BustosMF11
Zach VerhovenMF11
Totals22

Updated to match played August 16, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1Marco BustosMF11
Zach VerhovenMF11
Totals22

Updated to match played August 16, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
Totals00

Updated to match played August 16, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
3DFJordan Haynes1010
8MFMatthew Baldisimo1010
Totals2020

Updated to match played August 16, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

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