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

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 February 21, 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
Callum Irving GK (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 Ottawa Fury
Defenders
6 Lukas MacNaughton CB (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995 Alliance United
7 Kadin Chung RB (1998-09-05) September 5, 1998 Kaiserslautern II
17 Marcel de Jong LB (1986-10-15) October 15, 1986 Vancouver Whitecaps
Thomas Meilleur-Giguère CB (1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 Montreal Impact
Abdou Samake CB (1996-10-07) October 7, 1996 University of Michigan
Midfielders
8 Matthew Baldisimo DM / CM (1998-01-20) January 20, 1998 Fresno FC
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
21 Alessandro Hojabrpour AM (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
23 Víctor Blasco MF (1994-07-01) July 1, 1994 VIU Mariners
Jamar Dixon CM (1989-06-05) June 5, 1989 Ottawa Fury
Marco Bustos AM (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 Valour FC
Forwards
14 Terran Campbell LW / ST (1998-10-10) October 10, 1998 Fresno FC
Alejandro Díaz FW (1996-01-27) January 27, 1996 Club América

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Montreal Impact Free transfer January 21, 2020 [2]
MF Jamar Dixon Ottawa Fury Free transfer January 21, 2020 [2]
MF Marco Bustos Valour FC Free transfer January 30, 2020 [3]
FW Alejandro Díaz Club América Free transfer February 6, 2020 [4]
GK Callum Irving Ottawa Fury Free transfer February 19, 2020 [5]
DF Abdou Samake University of Michigan Free transfer February 21, 2020 [6]

Draft picks

Pacific FC selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019.[7] 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 [8]
5 DF Hendrik Starostzik Næstved BK Contract expired November 4, 2019 [8]
3 DF Ryan McCurdy Contract expired November 4, 2019 [8]
20 DF Émile Legault Rio Grande Valley FC Contract expired November 4, 2019 [8]
15 FW José Hernández Cavalry FC Contract expired November 4, 2019 [8]
13 MF Ahmed Alghamdi Al-Ettifaq Contract expired January 23, 2020 [9]
28 MF Alexander González Sporting San Miguelito Contract expired January 29, 2020 [10]
10 MF Ben Fisk Atlético Ottawa Contract expired February 25, 2020 [11]

Pre-season

Matches

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League April 11 October 4 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Canadian Championship June 16–18 Qualifying round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Source: Competitions

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

Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Forge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 HFX Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Pacific 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Valour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 York9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on April 11, 2020. Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for; 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: February 22, 2020.
Source: canpl.ca

Results by match
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Position
Updated to match(es) played on February 22, 2020. Source: #Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
April 11 1Pacific FCvFC EdmontonLangford, British Columbia
3:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
Note: Postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic in Canada
April 17 2Pacific FCvHFX Wanderers FCLangford, British Columbia
7:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
April 26 3Pacific FCvValour FCLangford, British Columbia
2:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
May 2 4Cavalry FCvPacific FCFoothills County, Alberta
2:00 pm Stadium: ATCO Field
May 8 5Pacific FCvForge FCLangford, British Columbia
7:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
May 15 6FC EdmontonvPacific FCEdmonton, Alberta
6:00 pm Stadium: Clarke Stadium
May 22 7Atlético OttawavPacific FCOttawa, Ontario
4:00 pm Stadium: TD Place Stadium
May 30 8Pacific FCvCavalry FCLangford, British Columbia
2:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
June 6 9Pacific FCvValour FCLangford, British Columbia
1:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
June 13 10Valour FCvPacific FCWinnipeg, Manitoba
12:00 pm Stadium: IG Field
June 28 11York9 FCvPacific FCToronto, Ontario
12:00 pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
July 1 12Pacific FCvAtlético OttawaLangford, British Columbia
4:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
July 4 13Forge FCvPacific FCHamilton, Ontario
12:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July 12 14Pacific FCvFC EdmontonLangford, British Columbia
1:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
July 18 15HFX Wanderers FCvPacific FCHalifax, Nova Scotia
12:00 pm Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
July 25 16Forge FCvPacific FCHamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July 29 17Pacific FCvYork9 FCLangford, British Columbia
7:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
August 3 18HFX Wanderers FCvPacific FCHalifax, Nova Scotia
12:00 pm Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
August 9 19FC EdmontonvPacific FCEdmonton, Alberta
1:00 pm Stadium: Clarke Stadium
August 14 20Pacific FCvHFX Wanderers FCLangford, British Columbia
7:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
August 22 21Cavalry FCvPacific FCFoothills County, Alberta
2:00 pm Stadium: ATCO Field
August 25 22Pacific FCvAtlético OttawaLangford, British Columbia
7:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
August 29 23Valour FCvPacific FCWinnipeg, Manitoba
12:00 pm Stadium: IG Field
September 4 24York9 FCvPacific FCToronto, Ontario
4:00 pm Stadium: York Lions Stadium
September 13 25Pacific FCvCavalry FCLangford, British Columbia
1:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
September 19 26Pacific FCvForge FCLangford, British Columbia
4:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium
September 27 27Atlético OttawavPacific FCOttawa, Ontario
4:00 pm Stadium: TD Place Stadium
October 4 28Pacific FCvYork9 FCLangford, British Columbia
12:00 pm Stadium: Westhills Stadium

Canadian Championship
Main article: 2020 Canadian Championship

Qualifying round
June 16–18 First legFC EdmontonvPacific FCEdmonton, Alberta
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
June 23–25 Second legPacific FCvFC EdmontonLangford, British Columbia
Stadium: Westhills Stadium

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of February 22, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player TotalCanadian Premier LeagueCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Nolan Wirth 000+000+00
6 DF Lukas MacNaughton 000+000+00
7 DF Kadin Chung 000+000+00
8 MF Matthew Baldisimo 000+000+00
14 FW Terran Campbell 000+000+00
16 MF Zach Verhoven 000+000+00
17 DF Marcel de Jong 000+000+00
19 MF Noah Verhoeven 000+000+00
21 MF Alessandro Hojabrpour 000+000+00
23 MF Víctor Blasco 000+000+00
GK Callum Irving 000+000+00
DF Thomas Meilleur-Giguère 000+000+00
DF Abdou Samake 000+000+00
MF Marco Bustos 000+000+00
MF Jamar Dixon 000+000+00
FW Alejandro Díaz 000+000+00

Top scorers
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
Totals000

Updated to match played February 21, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Top assists
Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
Totals000

Updated to match played February 21, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Clean sheets
Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
Totals000

Updated to match played February 21, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

Disciplinary record
No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League Canadian Championship TOTAL
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Updated to match played February 21, 2020
Source: Canadian Premier League

References
  1. "Canadian Premier League postpones start of 2020 season due to COVID-19". CTV News. The Canadian Press.
  2. "Pacific FC Signs Canadian Duo". PacificFC.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
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  4. "Pacific FC sign Club America striker Alejandro Diaz". canpl.ca. CPL. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  5. "Goalkeeper Callum Irving Signs with Pacific FC". PacificFC.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  6. "Pacific FC Add Defender Abdou Samake". PacificFC.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  7. "ANALYSIS: Winners, surprises, and shrewd selections of 2019 CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  8. "Pacific FC Announce First Roster Moves". PacificFC.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  9. "Ahmed Alghamdi departs Pacific FC for Saudi Arabia". Pacificfc.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. January 23, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  10. @sportingsmfc (29 January 2020). "El volante Alexander González regresa para reforzar la mediacancha de los Rojinegros" [Winger Alexander González returns to reinforce the midfield of the #Rojinegros] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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