2021 Pacific FC season

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Pacific FC
2021 season
Chairman Dean Shillington
Head coach Pa-Madou Kah
Stadium Starlight Stadium
Canadian Premier League 3rd
CPL PlayoffsChampions
Canadian Championship Semi-finals
Top goalscorerTerran Campbell
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2022  →

The 2021 Pacific FC season was the third season in the history of Pacific FC, as well as third in the Canadian Premier League. In addition to the domestic league, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

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On December 5, Pacific defeated two-time defending league champions Forge FC 1–0 in the 2021 Canadian Premier League Final to win their first league title. [1] As champions, they qualified for the 2022 CONCACAF League.

Overview

Coming off of a 4th place finish in the shortened 2020 Canadian Premier League season, Pacific FC was able to retain most of the club's core players, while also bringing in new talent such as international attackers Ollie Bassett and Gianni dos Santos. Expectations were relatively high for the side in Pa-Modou Kah's second year leading the team. [2]

The season began with an eight game bubble tournament in Winnipeg, dubbed "The Kickoff", before the teams moved back to their home stadiums to play out the rest of the season. The first half of the season was a huge success for Pacific, as it saw them at the top of the table and also being the highest-scoring team in the league. [3] In the first round of the Canadian Championship, the Tridents were given a tough draw against fellow British Columbian side Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer, but Pacific managed to defeat them 4-3 at home in front of a sold-out crowd to advance to the next round. [4]

Pacific qualified for the playoffs, by finishing in third place, and face 2nd place team Cavalry FC in the semifinals. They managed to defeat Cavalry 2-1 in extra time, and advanced to the final against defending champions Forge FC. In the final game in Hamilton, midfielder Alessandro Hojabrpour scored the lone goal of the game while goalkeeper Callum Irving kept a clean sheet, and Pacific won their first ever trophy. [5]

Current squad

As of June 10, 2021.

No.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (Age)Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Nolan Wirth Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK January 24, 1995 (aged 26) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Highlanders
13 Callum Irving Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK March 16, 1993 (aged 28) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Fury
Defenders
2 Kadin Chung Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RB September 5, 1998 (aged 23) Flag of Germany.svg Kaiserslautern II
3 Jordan Haynes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LB / LW January 17, 1996 (aged 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver TSS Rovers
5 Abdou Samake Flag of Mali.svg CB October 7, 1996 (aged 25) Flag of the United States.svg University of Michigan
6 Lukas MacNaughton Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB March 8, 1995 (aged 26) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alliance United
6 Robert Boskovic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB July 1, 1998 (aged 23) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto FC II
12 Kunle Dada-Luke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FB / RW January 12, 2000 (aged 21) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Atlético Ottawa
17 Chris Lee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LB December 14, 2001 (aged 20) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg UBC Thunderbirds
26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB November 13, 1997 (aged 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Impact
Duran Lee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB May 9, 1995 (aged 26) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FC Edmonton
Midfielders
7 Víctor Blasco Flag of Spain.svg MF July 1, 1994 (aged 27) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg VIU Mariners
8 Matthew Baldisimo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DM / CM January 20, 1998 (aged 23) Flag of the United States.svg Fresno FC
11 Josh Heard Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg AM November 29, 1994 (aged 27) Flag of the United States.svg Real Monarchs
19 Matteo Polisi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AM / FW April 15, 1998 (aged 23) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg SFU Athletics
20 Sean Young Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM April 20, 2001 (aged 20) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Highlanders
21 Alessandro Hojabrpour Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AM January 10, 2000 (aged 21) Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lokomotiv Plovdiv
22 Jamar Dixon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM June 5, 1989 (aged 32) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Fury
23 Ollie Bassett Ulster Banner.svg AM March 6, 1998 (aged 23) Flag of England.svg Nuneaton Borough
34 Manny Aparicio Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM September 17, 1995 (aged 26) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg York9 FC
Forwards
9 Alejandro Díaz Flag of Mexico.svg FW January 27, 1996 (aged 25) Flag of Mexico.svg Club América
10 Marco Bustos Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RW / AM April 22, 1996 (aged 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Valour FC
14 Terran Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LW / ST October 10, 1998 (aged 23) Flag of the United States.svg Fresno FC
24 Gianni dos Santos Flag of the Netherlands.svg CF November 21, 1998 (aged 23) Flag of the Netherlands.svg FC Dordrecht

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerFrom clubFee/notesDateSource
34MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Manny Aparicio Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg York9 FC Free transferNovember 6, 2020 [6]
19MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matteo Polisi Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg SFU Athletics Free transferFebruary 25, 2021 [7]
12DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kunle Dada-Luke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Atlético Ottawa Free transferMarch 11, 2021 [8]
DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Duran Lee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg FC Edmonton Free transferMarch 18, 2021 [9]
23MF Ulster Banner.svg Ollie Bassett Flag of England.svg Nuneaton Borough Free transferApril 29, 2021 [10]
24FW Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gianni dos Santos Flag of the Netherlands.svg FC Dordrecht Free transferMay 20, 2021 [11]
17DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Lee Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg UBC Thunderbirds Selected 5th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft June 10, 2021 [12]

Draft picks

Pacific FC selected the following players in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft on January 29, 2021. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity
15DFChris LeeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada UBC Thunderbirds
212FWVictory ShumbushoFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo UBC Thunderbirds

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTo clubFee/notesDateSource
16MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zach Verhoven Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Atlético Ottawa Contract expiredOctober 29, 2020 [13]
19MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Noah Verhoeven Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg York United Contract expiredFebruary 4, 2021 [14]
17DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcel de Jong RetiredMarch 5, 2021 [15]

Loans Out

No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource
GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emil Gazdov Flag of Germany.svg FC Nürnberg Loaned until June 2022October 7, 2020 [16]

Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Forge (S)28162103924+1550Advance to playoffs
2 Cavalry 2814863430+450
3 Pacific (C)2813694734+1345
4 York United 2881283539−436
5 Valour 28105133836+235
6 HFX Wanderers 2881192834−635
7 FC Edmonton 28610123441−728
8 Atlético Ottawa 2868143047−1726
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins. [17]
(C) Champions; (S) Regular season winner

Results by match

Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultWDLWWDLWWWDDWLWWWDDLWLLWLWLL
Position1343223221111211111111112113
Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

June 261 Pacific FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
July 12 York United FC 2–2 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 43 Forge FC 3–0 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
4:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
July 74 Atlético Ottawa 0–1 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
4:00 pm Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Filip Dujic
July 105 Pacific FC 3–0 York United FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 136 HFX Wanderers FC 0–0 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
5:00 pm Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 177 Pacific FC 1–2 Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
10:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 218 Pacific FC 4–2 Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Hoskins
July 309 Pacific FC 2–0 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
6:30 pm
 Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
August 410 Pacific FC 2–1 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
6:30 pm
 Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
August 711 Pacific FC 2–2 FC Edmonton Langford, British Columbia
3:30 pm
 Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,259
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
August 1112 Cavalry FC 0–0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
6:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,394
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 1613 Valour FC 0–2 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
5:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,736
Referee: Alain Ruch
August 2014 Pacific FC 1–2 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
6:30 pm
 Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,740
Referee: David Barrie
August 2915 Pacific FC 3–2 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
3:30 pm
 Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Alain Ruch
September 416 FC Edmonton 1–2 Pacific FC Edmonton, Alberta
6:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,352
September 917 Pacific FC 3–1 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,350
September 1418 FC Edmonton 1–1 Pacific FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 670
September 1919 Pacific FC 1–1 Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
2:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,721
Referee: Voja Sremcevic
September 2520 Forge FC 2–1 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
September 2921 Valour FC 1–3 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
4:45 pm
 Report
Stadium: IG Field
October 622 FC Edmonton 2–1 Pacific FC Edmonton, Alberta
6:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Referee: Nicolas Joubert
October 1123 HFX Wanderers FC 1–0 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
10:00 am
 Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: David Gantar
October 1624 Pacific FC 3–2 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
3:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,214
Referee: Voja Sremcevic
October 2125 Cavalry FC 2–1 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
6:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,082
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
October 2626 Pacific FC 5–1 FC Edmonton Langford, British Columbia
7:30 pm
 Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,548
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
October 3027 Pacific FC 1–2 York United FC Langford, British Columbia
3:00 pm
 Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Referee: Alain Ruch
November 728 Cavalry FC 1–0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
12:30 pm
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,408
Referee: David Gantar

Playoff matches

November 20Semi-final Cavalry FC 1–2 (a.e.t.) Pacific FC Calgary, Alberta
12:00pm
 Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,927
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
December 5 2021 CPL Final Forge FC 0–1 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
1:30pm
 Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 7,488
Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Canadian Championship

August 26 Preliminary round Pacific FC 4–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 4,997
Referee: Juan Marquez
September 22 Quarter-finals Cavalry FC 0–1 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
8:00pm MT
Stadium: ATCO Field
Referee: Alain Ruch
November 3 Semi-finals Toronto FC 2–1 Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm ET
Report
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 5,131
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière

Statistics

No.PosNatNameTotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssistsAppsGoalsAssists
2DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kadin Chung 29122611301
3DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Haynes 29012601300
5DF Flag of Mali.svg Abdou Samake 28022501301
6DF Flag of the United States.svg Lukas MacNaughton 29212621300
7FW Flag of Spain.svg Víctor Blasco 17111411300
8MF Flag of the Philippines.svg Matthew Baldisimo 700600100
9FW Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Díaz 3112428104320
10FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Bustos 18761776100
11FW Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Josh Heard 29522641311
12DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kunle Dada-Luke 23022102200
14FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Terran Campbell 3013628115221
17DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Lee 300300000
18DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Boskovic 500500000
19MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matteo Polisi 22312231000
20MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sean Young 28102610200
21MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alessandro Hojabrpour 29222622300
22MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamar Dixon 29002600300
23FW Ulster Banner.svg Ollie Bassett 20232023000
24FW Flag of Cape Verde.svg Gianni dos Santos 20121712300
26DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thomas Meilleur-Giguère 12001000200
28MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Amedume 200200000
34MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Manny Aparicio 25432233310

Goalkeepers

No.NatNameTotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsConcededShutoutsAppsConcededShutoutsAppsConcededShutouts
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nolan Wirth 330330000
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Callum Irving 3034927298351
31 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Isaac Boehmer 120120000

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