2020 Pacific FC season

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Pacific FC
2020 season
Chairman Dean Shillington
Head coach Pa-Modou Kah
Stadium Westhills Stadium
Canadian Premier League 4th
Canadian Championship Did not qualify
Top goalscorer Marco Bustos
(5 goals)
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The 2020 Pacific FC season was the second in the club's history, as well as second in the Canadian Premier League. In 2019, Pacific finished 5th overall, failing to qualify for the CPL Finals.

Contents

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.NameNationalityPosition(s)Date of birth (Age)Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Nolan Wirth Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK January 24, 1995 (aged 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Highlanders
13 Callum Irving Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK March 16, 1993 (aged 27) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Fury
Emil Gazdov Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK September 11, 2003 (aged 17) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps
Defenders
2 Kadin Chung Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RB September 5, 1998 (aged 22) Flag of Germany.svg Kaiserslautern II
3 Jordan Haynes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LB / LW January 17, 1996 (aged 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver TSS Rovers
5 Abdou Samake Flag of Mali.svg CB October 7, 1996 (aged 24) Flag of the United States.svg University of Michigan
6 Lukas MacNaughton Flag of the United States.svg CB March 8, 1995 (aged 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alliance United
17 Marcel de Jong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LB October 15, 1986 (aged 34) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps
26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CB November 13, 1997 (aged 23) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Impact
Midfielders
7 Víctor Blasco Flag of Spain.svg MF July 1, 1994 (aged 26) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg VIU Mariners
8 Matthew Baldisimo Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DM / CM January 20, 1998 (aged 22) Flag of the United States.svg Fresno FC
10 Marco Bustos Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AM April 22, 1996 (aged 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Valour FC
11 Josh Heard Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg AM November 29, 1994 (aged 26) Flag of the United States.svg Real Monarchs
16 Zach Verhoven Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg RW / LW August 17, 1998 (aged 22) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg UBC Thunderbirds
19 Noah Verhoeven Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM June 15, 1999 (aged 21) Flag of the United States.svg Fresno FC
20 Sean Young Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM April 20, 2001 (aged 19) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Highlanders
21 Alessandro Hojabrpour Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg AM January 10, 2000 (aged 20) Flag of Bulgaria.svg Lokomotiv Plovdiv
22 Jamar Dixon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg CM June 5, 1989 (aged 31) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Fury
Forwards
9 Alejandro Díaz Flag of Mexico.svg FW January 27, 1996 (aged 24) Flag of Mexico.svg Club América
14 Terran Campbell Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg LW / ST October 10, 1998 (aged 22) Flag of the United States.svg Fresno FC

Transfers

In

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
26DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Impact Free transferJanuary 21, 2020 [2]
22MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamar Dixon Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Fury Free transferJanuary 21, 2020 [2]
10MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Bustos Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Valour FC Free transferJanuary 30, 2020 [3]
9FW Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Díaz Flag of Mexico.svg Club América Free transferFebruary 6, 2020 [4]
13GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Callum Irving Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ottawa Fury Free transferFebruary 19, 2020 [5]
5DF Flag of Mali.svg Abdou Samake Flag of the United States.svg University of Michigan Free transferFebruary 21, 2020 [6]
GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Emil Gazdov Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps Free transferJune 30, 2020 [7]
3DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Haynes Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver TSS Rovers Free transferJuly 15, 2020 [8]
20MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sean Young Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Victoria Highlanders Free transferJuly 23, 2020 [9]
11MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Josh Heard Flag of the United States.svg Real Monarchs Free transferJuly 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.

RoundSelectionPos.PlayerNationalityUniversity
13DFJan Pirretas GlasmacherFlag of Spain.svg  Spain TRU WolfPack
212MF Thomas Gardner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada UBC Thunderbirds

Out

No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
26GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Village RetiredContract expiredNovember 4, 2019 [12]
5DF Flag of Germany.svg Hendrik Starostzik Flag of Denmark.svg Næstved BK Contract expiredNovember 4, 2019 [12]
3DF Ulster Banner.svg Ryan McCurdy Contract expiredNovember 4, 2019 [12]
20DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Émile Legault Flag of the United States.svg Rio Grande Valley FC Contract expiredNovember 4, 2019 [12]
15FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg José Hernández Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cavalry FC Contract expiredNovember 4, 2019 [12]
13MF Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Ahmed Alghamdi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Ettifaq Contract expiredJanuary 23, 2020 [13]
28MF Flag of Panama.svg Alexander González Flag of Panama.svg Sporting San Miguelito Contract expiredJanuary 29, 2020 [14]
10MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ben Fisk Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Atlético Ottawa Contract expiredFebruary 25, 2020 [15]
9FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcus Haber Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cavalry FC Contract expiredJuly 31, 2020 [16]
11MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Issey Nakajima-Farran Contract expiredAugust 10, 2020 [17]

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 [18]

Canadian Premier League

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

First stage

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Cavalry 7412107+313Advance to group stage
2 HFX Wanderers 7331127+512 [lower-alpha 1]
3 Forge 7331139+412 [lower-alpha 1]
4 Pacific 7322108+211
5 York9 724187+110
6 Valour 722389−18 [lower-alpha 2]
7 Atlético Ottawa 7223712−58 [lower-alpha 2]
8 FC Edmonton 7016514−91
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots. [19]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

Results by match

Match1234567
ResultDDLWWLW
Position1363364
Updated to match(es) played on September 6, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

August 151 HFX Wanderers FC 2–2 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 182 Pacific FC 1–1 York9 FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
August 223 Forge FC 2–1 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
August 254 Pacific FC 2–0 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie
August 305 Cavalry FC 1–2 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00am
 Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
September 26 Pacific FC 0–1 Atlético Ottawa Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
September 67 Pacific FC 2–1 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez

Group stage

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Forge 321041+37Advance to final
2 HFX Wanderers 311137−44
3 Cavalry 31024403 [lower-alpha 1]
4 Pacific 310265+13 [lower-alpha 1]
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) total wins; 6) U-21 minutes; 7) coin toss or drawing of lots. [20]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Cavalry 3, Pacific 0.

Results by round

Round123
ResultLLW
Position444
Updated to match(es) played on September 15, 2020. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

September 91 Cavalry FC 3–1 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm
 Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie
September 122 Forge FC 2–0 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00am
 Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
September 153 HFX Wanderers FC 0–5 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of September 16,2020

No.PosNatPlayerTotal Canadian Premier League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nolan Wirth 404+00
2 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Kadin Chung 909+00
3 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jordan Haynes 804+40
5 DF Flag of Mali.svg  MLI Abdou Samake 302+10
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lukas MacNaughton 818+01
7 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Víctor Blasco 1028+22
8 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Matthew Baldisimo 10010+00
9 FW Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Alejandro Díaz 1037+33
10 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Marco Bustos 10510+05
11 MF Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  WAL Josh Heard 512+31
13 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Callum Irving 606+00
14 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Terran Campbell 1014+61
16 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Zach Verhoven 912+71
17 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Marcel de Jong 706+10
19 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Noah Verhoeven 302+10
20 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sean Young 906+30
21 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Alessandro Hojabrpour 1002+80
22 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jamar Dixon 918+11
26 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Thomas Meilleur-Giguère 10010+00

Top scorers

RankNat.PlayerPos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Bustos MF55
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Díaz FW33
3 Flag of Spain.svg Victor Blasco MF22
4 Flag of the United States.svg Lukas MacNaughton DF11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zach Verhoven MF11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamar Dixon MF11
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Josh Heard MF11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Terran Campbell FW11
Totals1515

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

Top assists

RankNat.PlayerPos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Bustos MF33
2 Flag of Spain.svg Víctor Blasco MF22
Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Díaz FW22
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zach Verhoven MF11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Baldisimo MF11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamar Dixon MF11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kadin Chung DF11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Terran Campbell FW11
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Josh Heard MF11
Totals1212

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

Clean sheets

RankNat.Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Callum Irving 11
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nolan Wirth 11
Totals22

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

Disciplinary record

No.Pos.Nat.Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
Yellow card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgRed card.svg
2DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kadin Chung 1010
3DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Haynes 2020
7MF Flag of Spain.svg Víctor Blasco 2020
8MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matthew Baldisimo 1010
10MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Bustos 3030
16MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zach Verhoven 1010
20MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sean Young1010
22MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jamar Dixon 2020
26DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thomas Meilleur-Giguère 1010
Totals140140

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

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