2021 Pacific FC season

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.

Pacific FC
2021 season
ChairmanDean Shillington
Head coachPa-Modou Kah
StadiumStarlight Stadium
Canadian Premier League3rd
CPL PlayoffsChampions
Canadian ChampionshipSemi-finals

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]

Current squad

As of June 10, 2021.

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Nolan Wirth GK (1995-01-24) January 24, 1995 Victoria Highlanders
13 Callum Irving GK (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 Ottawa Fury
Defenders
2 Kadin Chung RB (1998-09-05) September 5, 1998 Kaiserslautern II
3 Jordan Haynes LB / LW (1996-01-17) January 17, 1996 Vancouver TSS Rovers
5 Abdou Samake CB (1996-10-07) October 7, 1996 University of Michigan
6 Lukas MacNaughton CB (1995-03-08) March 8, 1995 Alliance United
6 Robert Boskovic CB (1998-07-01) July 1, 1998 Toronto FC II
12 Kunle Dada-Luke FB / RW (2000-01-12) January 12, 2000 Atlético Ottawa
17 Chris Lee LB (2001-12-14) December 14, 2001 UBC Thunderbirds
26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère CB (1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 Montreal Impact
Duran Lee CB (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995 FC Edmonton
Midfielders
7 Víctor Blasco MF (1994-07-01) July 1, 1994 VIU Mariners
8 Matthew Baldisimo DM / CM (1998-01-20) January 20, 1998 Fresno FC
11 Josh Heard AM (1994-11-29) November 29, 1994 Real Monarchs
19 Matteo Polisi AM / FW (1998-04-15) April 15, 1998 SFU Athletics
20 Sean Young CM (2001-04-20) April 20, 2001 Victoria Highlanders
21 Alessandro Hojabrpour AM (2000-01-10) January 10, 2000 Lokomotiv Plovdiv
22 Jamar Dixon CM (1989-06-05) June 5, 1989 Ottawa Fury
23 Ollie Bassett AM (1998-03-06) March 6, 1998 Nuneaton Borough
34 Manny Aparicio CM (1995-09-17) September 17, 1995 York9 FC
Forwards
9 Alejandro Díaz FW (1996-01-27) January 27, 1996 Club América
10 Marco Bustos RW / AM (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 Valour FC
14 Terran Campbell LW / ST (1998-10-10) October 10, 1998 Fresno FC
24 Gianni dos Santos CF (1998-11-21) November 21, 1998 FC Dordrecht

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player From club Fee/Notes Date Source
34 MF Manny Aparicio York9 FC Free transfer November 6, 2020 [5]
19 MF Matteo Polisi SFU Athletics Free transfer February 25, 2021 [6]
12 DF Kunle Dada-Luke Atlético Ottawa Free transfer March 11, 2021 [7]
DF Duran Lee FC Edmonton Free transfer March 18, 2021 [8]
23 MF Ollie Bassett Nuneaton Borough Free transfer April 29, 2021 [9]
24 FW Gianni dos Santos FC Dordrecht Free transfer May 20, 2021 [10]
17 DF Chris Lee UBC Thunderbirds Selected 5th overall in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft June 10, 2021 [11]

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.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 5 DF Chris Lee  Canada UBC Thunderbirds
2 12 FW Victory Shumbusho  DR Congo UBC Thunderbirds

Out
No. Pos. Player To club Fee/Notes Date Source
16 MF Zach Verhoven Atlético Ottawa Contract expired October 29, 2020 [12]
19 MF Noah Verhoeven York United Contract expired February 4, 2021 [13]
17 DF Marcel de Jong Retired March 5, 2021 [14]

Loans Out
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/Notes Date Source
GK Emil Gazdov FC Nürnberg Loaned until June 2022 October 7, 2020 [15]

Competitions

Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2021 Canadian Premier League season

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge 28 16 2 10 39 24 +15 50 Advance to playoffs
2 Cavalry 28 14 8 6 34 30 +4 50
3 Pacific (C) 28 13 6 9 47 34 +13 45
4 York United 28 8 12 8 35 39 −4 36
5 Valour 28 10 5 13 38 36 +2 35
6 HFX Wanderers 28 8 11 9 28 34 −6 35
7 FC Edmonton 28 6 10 12 34 41 −7 28
8 Atlético Ottawa 28 6 8 14 30 47 −17 26
Source: CanPL.ca
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins.[16]
(C) Champion

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

Matches
June 26 1 Pacific FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
July 1 2 York United FC 2–2 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 4 3 Forge FC 3–0 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
July 7 4 Atlético Ottawa 0–1 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
4:00 pm Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Filip Dujic
July 10 5 Pacific FC 3–0 York United FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 13 6 HFX Wanderers FC 0–0 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
5:00 pm Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 17 7 Pacific FC 1–2 Forge FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
10:00 pm
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Marquez
July 21 8 Pacific FC 4–2 Atlético Ottawa Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Hoskins
July 30 9 Pacific FC 2–0 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
6:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
August 4 10 Pacific FC 2–1 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
6:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Referee: Mathieu Souaré
August 7 11 Pacific FC 2–2 FC Edmonton Langford, British Columbia
3:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,259
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
August 11 12 Cavalry FC 0–0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,394
Referee: Juan Marquez
August 16 13 Valour FC 0–2 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
5:00 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,736
Referee: Alain Ruch
August 20 14 Pacific FC 1–2 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
6:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,740
Referee: David Barrie
August 29 15 Pacific FC 3–2 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
3:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Alain Ruch
September 4 16 FC Edmonton 1–2 Pacific FC Edmonton, Alberta
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,352
September 9 17 Pacific FC 3–1 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,350
September 14 18 FC Edmonton 1–1 Pacific FC Edmonton, Alberta
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 670
September 19 19 Pacific FC 1–1 Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
2:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,721
Referee: Voja Sremcevic
September 25 20 Forge FC 2–1 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
September 29 21 Valour FC 1–3 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
4:45 pm
Report
Stadium: IG Field
October 6 22 FC Edmonton 2–1 Pacific FC Edmonton, Alberta
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Referee: Nicolas Joubert
October 11 23 HFX Wanderers FC 1–0 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
10:00 am
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: David Gantar
October 16 24 Pacific FC 3–2 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
3:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,214
Referee: Voja Sremcevic
October 21 25 Cavalry FC 2–1 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
6:00 pm
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,082
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
October 26 26 Pacific FC 5–1 FC Edmonton Langford, British Columbia
7:30 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,548
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
October 30 27 Pacific FC 1–2 York United FC Langford, British Columbia
3:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Referee: Alain Ruch
November 7 28 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 20 Semi-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
Main article: 2021 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

References
  1. O'Connor Clarke, Charlie (5 December 2021). "Pacific FC crowned Canadian Premier League champions with 1-0 win vs. Forge". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  2. "The Kickoff: Pacific FC 2021 CPL season preview". Canadian Premier League. 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  3. "Pacific FC primer: What you need to know before CanChamp tilt with Vancouver Whitecaps". Canadian Premier League. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  4. "Pacific FC 4, Whitecaps 3: Vancouver stunned by amped-up Island side in Canadian Championship". theprovince. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  5. "Free agent Manny Aparicio departs York9 to sign with Pacific FC". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  6. "Pacific FC adds midfielder Matteo Polisi for 2021 CPL season". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  7. "Pacific FC signs former Atlético Ottawa fullback Kunle Dada-Luke". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  8. "Pacific FC signs former FCE & Wanderers defender Duran Lee". canpl.ca. Canadian Premier League. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  9. "Pacific FC Sign Northern Irish Midfielder Ollie Bassett". pacificfc.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  10. "Pacific FC Sign Forward Gianni dos Santos". pacificfc.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  11. "Pacific FC Sign U-Sports Draft Pick Chris Lee". pacificfc.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  12. "Pacific FC Announces Re-Signing of 5 Players". PacificFC.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  13. "York United FC Signs Canadian Midfielder Noah Verhoeven". Yorkunitedfc.canpl.ca. York United. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  14. "Pacific FC & CanMNT Veteran Marcel de Jong Announces Retirement". pacificfc.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  15. "Pacific FC goalkeeper Emil Gazdov on loan to Germany". pacificfc.canpl.ca. Pacific FC. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
  16. Jacques, John (24 October 2021). "Pacific Procures Back-To-Back Playoff Positions". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2021. With the CPL tiebreaker defaulting to the number of wins


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