2020 Pacific FC season

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.

Pacific FC
2020 season
ChairmanDean Shillington
Head coachPa-Modou Kah
StadiumWesthills Stadium
Canadian Premier League4th
Canadian ChampionshipDid not qualify
Top goalscorerMarco Bustos
(5 goals)

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 (aged 25) Victoria Highlanders
13 Callum Irving GK (1993-03-16)March 16, 1993 (aged 27) Ottawa Fury
Emil Gazdov GK (2003-09-11)September 11, 2003 (aged 17) Vancouver Whitecaps
Defenders
2 Kadin Chung RB (1998-09-05)September 5, 1998 (aged 22) Kaiserslautern II
3 Jordan Haynes LB / LW (1996-01-17)January 17, 1996 (aged 24) Vancouver TSS Rovers
5 Abdou Samake CB (1996-10-07)October 7, 1996 (aged 24) University of Michigan
6 Lukas MacNaughton CB (1995-03-08)March 8, 1995 (aged 25) Alliance United
17 Marcel de Jong LB (1986-10-15)October 15, 1986 (aged 34) Vancouver Whitecaps
26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère CB (1997-11-13)November 13, 1997 (aged 23) Montreal Impact
Midfielders
7 Víctor Blasco MF (1994-07-01)July 1, 1994 (aged 26) VIU Mariners
8 Matthew Baldisimo DM / CM (1998-01-20)January 20, 1998 (aged 22) Fresno FC
10 Marco Bustos AM (1996-04-22)April 22, 1996 (aged 24) Valour FC
11 Josh Heard AM (1994-11-29)November 29, 1994 (aged 26) Real Monarchs
16 Zach Verhoven RW / LW (1998-08-17)August 17, 1998 (aged 22) UBC Thunderbirds
19 Noah Verhoeven CM (1999-06-15)June 15, 1999 (aged 21) Fresno FC
20 Sean Young CM (2001-04-20)April 20, 2001 (aged 19) Victoria Highlanders
21 Alessandro Hojabrpour AM (2000-01-10)January 10, 2000 (aged 20) Lokomotiv Plovdiv
22 Jamar Dixon CM (1989-06-05)June 5, 1989 (aged 31) Ottawa Fury
Forwards
9 Alejandro Díaz FW (1996-01-27)January 27, 1996 (aged 24) Club América
14 Terran Campbell LW / ST (1998-10-10)October 10, 1998 (aged 22) 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]

Loans Out
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/Notes Date Source
GK Emil Gazdov FC Nürnberg Loaned until June 2022 October 7, 2020 [18]

Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League

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

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cavalry 7 4 1 2 10 7 +3 13 Advance to group stage
2 HFX Wanderers 7 3 3 1 12 7 +5 12[lower-alpha 1]
3 Forge 7 3 3 1 13 9 +4 12[lower-alpha 1]
4 Pacific 7 3 2 2 10 8 +2 11
5 York9 7 2 4 1 8 7 +1 10
6 Valour 7 2 2 3 8 9 −1 8[lower-alpha 2]
7 Atlético Ottawa 7 2 2 3 7 12 −5 8[lower-alpha 2]
8 FC Edmonton 7 0 1 6 5 14 −9 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.[19]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  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 15 1 HFX Wanderers FC 2–2 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 18 2 Pacific FC 1–1 York9 FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 22 3 Forge FC 2–1 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 25 4 Pacific FC 2–0 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
August 30 5 Cavalry FC 1–2 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00am PT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 2 6 Pacific FC 0–1 Atlético Ottawa Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 6 7 Pacific FC 2-1 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to final
2 HFX Wanderers 3 1 1 1 3 7 −4 4
3 Cavalry 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
4 Pacific 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
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]

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 9 1 Cavalry FC 3–1 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 12 2 Forge FC 2–0 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Stadium: Alumni Field
September 15 3 HFX Wanderers FC 0–5 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00 PM Report
Stadium: Alumni Field

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of September 16, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier League
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Nolan Wirth 404+00
2 DF Kadin Chung 909+00
3 DF Jordan Haynes 804+40
5 DF Abdou Samake 302+10
6 DF Lukas MacNaughton 818+01
7 MF Víctor Blasco 1028+22
8 MF Matthew Baldisimo 10010+00
9 FW Alejandro Díaz 1037+33
10 MF Marco Bustos 10510+05
11 MF Josh Heard 512+31
13 GK Callum Irving 606+00
14 FW Terran Campbell 1014+61
16 MF Zach Verhoven 912+71
17 DF Marcel de Jong 706+10
19 MF Noah Verhoeven 302+10
20 MF Sean Young 906+30
21 MF Alessandro Hojabrpour 1002+80
22 MF Jamar Dixon 918+11
26 DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère 10010+00

Top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1Marco BustosMF55
2Alejandro DíazFW33
3Victor BlascoMF22
4Lukas MacNaughtonDF11
Zach VerhovenMF11
Jamar DixonMF11
Josh HeardMF11
Terran CampbellFW11
Totals1515

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

Top assists
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1Marco BustosMF33
2Víctor BlascoMF22
Alejandro DíazFW22
4Zach VerhovenMF11
Matthew BaldisimoMF11
Jamar DixonMF11
Kadin ChungDF11
Terran CampbellFW11
Josh HeardMF11
Totals1212

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

Clean sheets
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1Callum Irving11
Nolan Wirth11
Totals22

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

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
2DFKadin Chung1010
3DFJordan Haynes2020
7MFVíctor Blasco2020
8MFMatthew Baldisimo1010
10MFMarco Bustos3030
16MFZach Verhoven1010
20MFSean Young1010
22MFJamar Dixon2020
26DFThomas Meilleur-Giguère1010
Totals140140

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

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