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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)
← 2019
2021 →

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

Current squad edit

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 edit

In edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Main article: 2020 Canadian Premier League

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

First stage edit

Table edit

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[a]
3 Forge 7 3 3 1 13 9 +4 12[a]
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[b]
7 Atlético Ottawa 7 2 2 3 7 12 −5 8[b]
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. ^ a b Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

Results by match edit

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

Matches edit

August 15 1 HFX Wanderers FC 2–2 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
August 18 2 Pacific FC 1–1 York9 FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
August 22 3 Forge FC 2–1 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
August 25 4 Pacific FC 2–0 Valour FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie
August 30 5 Cavalry FC 1–2 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
September 2 6 Pacific FC 0–1 Atlético Ottawa Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
September 6 7 Pacific FC 2–1 FC Edmonton Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
12:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez

Group stage edit

Table edit

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[a]
4 Pacific 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3[a]
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. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Cavalry 3, Pacific 0.

Results by round edit

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

Matches edit

September 9 1 Cavalry FC 3–1 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: David Barrie
September 12 2 Forge FC 2–0 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
9:00am
Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Juan Marquez
September 15 3 HFX Wanderers FC 0–5 Pacific FC Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
5:00pm Report
Stadium: Alumni Field
Referee: Myriam Marcotte

Statistics edit

Squad and statistics edit

As of September 16, 2020

No. Pos Nat Player Total Canadian Premier League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   CAN Nolan Wirth 4 0 4+0 0
2 DF   CAN Kadin Chung 9 0 9+0 0
3 DF   CAN Jordan Haynes 8 0 4+4 0
5 DF   MLI Abdou Samake 3 0 2+1 0
6 DF   USA Lukas MacNaughton 8 1 8+0 1
7 MF   ESP Víctor Blasco 10 2 8+2 2
8 MF   CAN Matthew Baldisimo 10 0 10+0 0
9 FW   MEX Alejandro Díaz 10 3 7+3 3
10 MF   CAN Marco Bustos 10 5 10+0 5
11 MF   WAL Josh Heard 5 1 2+3 1
13 GK   CAN Callum Irving 6 0 6+0 0
14 FW   CAN Terran Campbell 10 1 4+6 1
16 MF   CAN Zach Verhoven 9 1 2+7 1
17 DF   CAN Marcel de Jong 7 0 6+1 0
19 MF   CAN Noah Verhoeven 3 0 2+1 0
20 MF   CAN Sean Young 9 0 6+3 0
21 MF   CAN Alessandro Hojabrpour 10 0 2+8 0
22 MF   CAN Jamar Dixon 9 1 8+1 1
26 DF   CAN Thomas Meilleur-Giguère 10 0 10+0 0

Top scorers edit

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1   Marco Bustos MF 5 5
2   Alejandro Díaz FW 3 3
3   Victor Blasco MF 2 2
4   Lukas MacNaughton DF 1 1
  Zach Verhoven MF 1 1
  Jamar Dixon MF 1 1
  Josh Heard MF 1 1
  Terran Campbell FW 1 1
Totals 15 15

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

Top assists edit

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1   Marco Bustos MF 3 3
2   Víctor Blasco MF 2 2
  Alejandro Díaz FW 2 2
4   Zach Verhoven MF 1 1
  Matthew Baldisimo MF 1 1
  Jamar Dixon MF 1 1
  Kadin Chung DF 1 1
  Terran Campbell FW 1 1
  Josh Heard MF 1 1
Totals 12 12

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

Clean sheets edit

Rank Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
1   Callum Irving 1 1
  Nolan Wirth 1 1
Totals 2 2

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

Disciplinary record edit

No. Pos. Nat. Player Canadian Premier League TOTAL
       
2 DF   Kadin Chung 1 0 1 0
3 DF   Jordan Haynes 2 0 2 0
7 MF   Víctor Blasco 2 0 2 0
8 MF   Matthew Baldisimo 1 0 1 0
10 MF   Marco Bustos 3 0 3 0
16 MF   Zach Verhoven 1 0 1 0
20 MF   Sean Young 1 0 1 0
22 MF   Jamar Dixon 2 0 2 0
26 DF   Thomas Meilleur-Giguère 1 0 1 0
Totals 14 0 14 0

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Canadian Premier League postpones start of 2020 season due to COVID-19". CTV News. The Canadian Press. 20 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Pacific FC Signs Canadian Duo". PacificFC.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. Retrieved January 21, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Canadian Top Talent Signs with Pacific FC". PacificFC.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.
  4. ^ "Pacific FC sign Club America striker Alejandro Diaz". canpl.ca. CPL. 6 February 2020. Retrieved February 6, 2020.
  5. ^ "Goalkeeper Callum Irving Signs with Pacific FC". PacificFC.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pacific FC Add Defender Abdou Samake". PacificFC.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. Archived from the original on February 21, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  7. ^ "Pacific FC signs new goalkeeper Emil Gazdov". PacificFC.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. 30 June 2020. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "Pacific FC signs defender Jordan Haynes". PacificFC.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. 15 July 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  9. ^ "Pacific FC signs Vancouver Islander Sean Young". PacificFC.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. 23 July 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Pacific FC signs local talent Josh Heard". PacificFC.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. 31 July 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  11. ^ "ANALYSIS: Winners, surprises, and shrewd selections of 2019 CPL-U SPORTS Draft". Canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. 11 November 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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  13. ^ "Ahmed Alghamdi departs Pacific FC for Saudi Arabia". Pacificfc.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. January 23, 2020. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  14. ^ @sportingsmfc (January 29, 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.
  15. ^ "Ben Fisk announces departure from Pacific FC; reveals he's staying in CPL". Canpl.ca. CanPL. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Cavalry FC sign Canadian International striker Marcus Haber". cavalryfc.canpl.ca. Cavalry FC. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  17. ^ "Pacific FC 2020 roster". Canadian Premier League. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  18. ^ "Pacific FC goalkeeper Emil Gazdov on loan to Germany". pacificfc.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. 7 October 2020. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  19. ^ Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 13, 2020). "Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games... 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ^ Thompson, Marty [@martythompson_] (August 13, 2020). "Confirmed: #CanPL tiebreakers for The Island Games... 1. Head-to-head 2. Goal diff. 3. Goals for 4. Total # of wins 5. *Most U-21 minutes* in round 6. Coin toss or drawing of lots" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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