Wikipedia

2023 Pacific FC season

The 2023 Pacific FC season is the fifth season in the history of Pacific FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

Pacific FC
2023 season
ChairmanDean Shillington
Head coachJames Merriman
StadiumStarlight Stadium
← 2022
2024 →

Current squad

edit
As of September 1, 2023[1]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Emil Gazdov   GK (2003-09-11)September 11, 2003 (aged 20)   FC Nürnberg
12 Kieran Baskett   GK (2001-09-27)September 27, 2001 (aged 22)   HFX Wanderers
Jack Garner   GK   Van Isle Wave
Defenders
2 Georges Mukumbilwa   RB (1999-09-23)September 23, 1999 (aged 24)   Vancouver Whitecaps FC
4 Paul Amedume   CB / DM (2003-02-28)February 28, 2003 (aged 20)   North Texas SC
5 Bradley Vliet   LB (1998-03-24)March 24, 1998 (aged 25)   Cavalry FC
13 Kunle Dada-Luke   FB / RW (2000-01-12)January 12, 2000 (aged 23)   Atlético Ottawa
16 Jalen Watson   CB / LB (2000-03-23)March 23, 2000 (aged 23)   Toronto FC II
26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère   CB (1997-11-13)November 13, 1997 (aged 26)   Montreal Impact
55 Amer Didic   CB (1994-12-28)December 28, 1994 (aged 29)   FC Edmonton
Midfielders
7 Steffen Yeates   CM (2000-01-04)January 4, 2000 (aged 23)   Toronto FC II
11 Josh Heard   AM (1994-11-29)November 29, 1994 (aged 29)   Real Monarchs
20 Sean Young   CM (2001-04-20)April 20, 2001 (aged 22)   Victoria Highlanders
28 Cédric Toussaint   CM / AM (2001-03-29)March 29, 2001 (aged 22)   York United
31 Kekuta Manneh   LW / CF (1994-12-30)December 30, 1994 (aged 29)   San Antonio FC
34 Manny Aparicio   CM (1995-09-17)September 17, 1995 (aged 28)   York9 FC
Zakaria Bahous   MF (2001-08-05)August 5, 2001 (aged 22)   Atlético Ottawa
Sami Marvasti   CM   Van Isle Wave
Forwards
9 Easton Ongaro   ST (1998-06-05)June 5, 1998 (aged 25)   Whitecaps FC 2
10 Adonijah Reid   CF (1999-08-13)August 13, 1999 (aged 24)   Miami FC
14 David Brazão   CF (2001-11-01)November 1, 2001 (aged 22)   S.U. Sintrense
19 Abdul Binate   CF (2003-01-24)January 24, 2003 (aged 20)   CF Montréal Academy
21 Ayman Sellouf   LW / CF (2001-08-25)August 25, 2001 (aged 22)   Jong FC Utrecht
23 Djenairo Daniels   CF (2002-01-07)January 7, 2002 (aged 21)   Jong FC Utrecht

Transfers

edit

In

edit
No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
FW   Easton Ongaro   Whitecaps FC 2 Free November 15, 2022 [2]
MF   Pierre Lamothe   HFX Wanderers Free November 28, 2022 [3]
MF   Matthew Baldisimo   York United Return from loan November 30, 2022
MF   Bicou Bissainthe   FC Edmonton Return from loan November 30, 2022
MF   Simon Triantafillou   FC Edmonton Return from loan November 30, 2022
DF   Paul Amedume   North Texas SC Return from loan December 2, 2022 [4]
MF   Steffen Yeates   Toronto FC II Free December 21, 2022 [5]
DF   Bradley Vliet   Cavalry FC Free January 13, 2023 [6]
FW   Ayman Sellouf   Jong FC Utrecht Free January 25, 2023 [7]
FW   Adonijah Reid   Miami FC Free January 31, 2023 [8]
GK   Kieran Baskett   HFX Wanderers Free March 2, 2023 [9]
FW   David Brazão   S.U. Sintrense Free March 3, 2023 [10]
FW   Kekuta Manneh   San Antonio FC Free April 3, 2023 [11]
DF   Eric Lajeunesse   UBC Thunderbirds Selected 6th overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft April 12, 2023 [12]
GK   Jack Garner   Van Isle Wave Signed to a development contract April 12, 2023 [12]
MF   Sami Marvasti   Van Isle Wave Signed to a development contract April 12, 2023 [12]
MF   Zakaria Bahous   Atlético Ottawa Free September 1, 2023 [13]

Loans in

edit
No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
DF   Jalen Watson   Toronto FC II Loaned until end of season August 31, 2023 [14]

Draft picks

edit

Pacific FC selected the following players in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft. 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 6 DF Eric LaJeunesse   Canada UBC
2 13 DF Brandon Torresan   Canada Trinity Western

Out

edit
No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
3 DF   Jordan Haynes   Valour FC Contract expired November 2, 2022 [15]
6 MF   Umaro Baldé Contract expired November 2, 2022 [15]
8 MF   Matteo Polisi   TSS FC Rovers Contract expired November 2, 2022 [15]
33 DF   Nathan Mavila   Al-Faisaly Contract expired November 7, 2022 [16]
14 MF   Luca Ricci Contract expired November 7, 2022 [16]
22 MF   Jamar Dixon Retired November 8, 2022 [17]
30 FW   Kamron Habibullah   Vancouver Whitecaps End of loan November 30, 2022
1 GK   Callum Irving   Vancouver FC Contract expired December 8, 2022 [18]
5 DF   Abdou Samake   Valour FC Contract expired December 9, 2022 [19]
33 MF   Matthew Baldisimo   York United Contract expired December 15, 2022 [20]
24 FW   Gianni dos Santos   Atlético Ottawa Contract expired December 28, 2022 [21]
MF   Bicou Bissainthe   Haiphong FC Contract expired December 31, 2022 [22]
MF   Simon Triantafillou Contract expired December 31, 2022
10 MF   Marco Bustos   IFK Värnamo Contract expired January 4, 2023 [23]
15 FW   Jordan Brown Contract terminated by mutual consent January 6, 2023 [24]

Loans out

edit
No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
8 MF   Pierre Lamothe   Ho Chi Minh City Loaned until March 10, 2024 September 1, 2023 [13]

Competitions

edit

Overview

edit
Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League Matchday 1 4th 28 11 7 10 42 35 +7 039.29
CPL Playoffs Play-in round Second semifinal 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 066.67
Canadian Championship Preliminary round Semi-finals 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 033.33
Total 34 14 8 12 48 41 +7 041.18

Last updated: 21 October 2023
Source: Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

edit
March 7, 2023 (2023-03-07) Friendly University of Victoria Vikes 0–3 Pacific FC Victoria, British Columbia
7:00pm Report Aparicio  
Heard   (pen.)
Toussaint  		 Stadium: Centennial Stadium, University of Victoria
March 17, 2023 (2023-03-17) Friendly Pacific FC 3–0 Whitecaps FC 2 Langford, British Columbia
Meilleur-Giguère  
Ongaro  
Young  		 Report Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Joey Ratcliffe
March 22, 2023 (2023-03-22) Friendly Pacific FC – Valour FC
Referee: Alain Ruch
April 1, 2023 (2023-04-01) Friendly Pacific FC – University of Washington Huskies Langford, British Columbia
Stadium: Starlight Stadium

Canadian Premier League

edit

Standings

edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Cavalry (S) 28 16 7 5 46 27 +19 55 First semifinal
2 Forge (C) 28 11 9 8 39 32 +7 42[a]
3 HFX Wanderers 28 11 9 8 39 32 +7 42[a] Quarterfinal
4 Pacific 28 11 7 10 42 35 +7 40 Play-in round
5 York United 28 11 5 12 35 44 −9 38
6 Atlético Ottawa 28 10 6 12 38 34 +4 36
7 Vancouver 28 8 5 15 28 50 −22 29
8 Valour 28 6 8 14 25 38 −13 26
Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Total minutes played by U-21 players; 10) Coin toss (2 teams tied) or drawing of lots (3+ teams tied).[25]
(C) Champion (qualified to Champions Cup); (S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup)
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tie resolved by away goal differential; Forge: +4, Wanderers: −2

Results by match

edit
Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultWDLWWDDWWWWDLLDLWWLLLWDDWLLL
Position2242222221111112111222222334
Source: Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

edit
April 15 1 Pacific FC 1–0 Vancouver FC Langford, British Columbia
4:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 4,825
April 23 2 Pacific FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
1:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,455
April 30 3 Pacific FC 0–1 Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
5:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
May 6 4 Atlético Ottawa 1–4 Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,499
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
May 14 5 Pacific FC 4–1 York United FC Langford, British Columbia
3:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,027
Referee: Scott Bowman
May 20 6 Valour FC 1–1 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
4:00pm CT
Report
Stadium: IG Field
Attendance: 2,775
May 27 7 Pacific FC 1–1 HFX Wanderers FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,741
Referee: Alain Ruch
June 2 8 Vancouver FC 3–6 Pacific FC Langley Township, British Columbia
7:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 3,438
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
June 10 9 Forge FC 0–1 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,013
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
June 18 10 Pacific FC 1–0 York United FC Langford, British Columbia
1:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,741
Referee: Mario Alayass
June 18 11 Pacific FC 1–0 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,706
June 30 12 Pacific FC 2–2 Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
6:30pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,591
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 8 13 Pacific FC 1–2 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
6:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,825
July 11 14 HFX Wanderers FC 2–1 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
8:00pm AT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 5,255
Referee: David Barrie
Note: Game originally scheduled for 7:00pm, postponed one hour due to excessive rain and flooding.
July 14 15 York United FC 0–0 Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,464
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
July 21 16 Pacific FC 0–2 Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,311
Referee: Michael Venne
July 29 17 Valour FC 0–3 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
3:00pm CT
Report
Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Attendance: 2,977
August 7 18 HFX Wanderers FC 1–2 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm AT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,254
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 13 19 Pacific FC 0–1 Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
1:30pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,356
Referee: Scott Bowman
August 19 20 Vancouver FC 3–2 Pacific FC Langley Township, British Columbia
1:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,363
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
August 27 21 Cavalry FC 1–0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
3:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,617
September 2 22 Pacific FC 2–1 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
1:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,286
September 8 23 Pacific FC 1–1 HFX Wanderers FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,153
Referee: Alain Ruch
September 13 24 Atlético Ottawa 1–1 Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
5:30pm ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 4,236
Referee: Scott Bowman
September 17 25 York United FC 1–4 Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
5:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,151
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
September 23 26 Forge FC 3–1 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,327
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
September 30 27 Pacific FC 1–2 Vancouver FC Langford, British Columbia
2:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 4,404
Referee: Ben Hoskins
October 7 28 Cavalry FC 3–0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
1:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,656

Playoff matches

edit
Main article: 2023 Canadian Premier League season § Playoffs
October 11 Play-in round Pacific FC 1–0 York United FC Langford, British Columbia
7::00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,780
Referee: Ben Hoskins
October 14 Quarterfinal HFX Wanderers FC 0–1 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm AT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,254
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
October 21 Second semifinal Cavalry FC 2–1 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
2:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,066

Canadian Championship

edit
Main article: 2023 Canadian Championship
April 20 Preliminary round Pacific FC 1–1
(5–3 p)		 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,099
Referee: David Barrie
Penalties
May 10 Quarter-finals Pacific FC 2–0 TSS FC Rovers Langford, British Columbia
7:30 pm
Report Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,593
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
May 24 Semi-finals Pacific FC 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 5,221
Referee: Drew Fischer

References

edit
  1. ^ "Pacific FC Roster". Pacific FC. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Pacific FC Signs Goal Scoring Phenom Easton Ongaro". Pacific FC. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Pacific FC Signs Attacking Midfielder Pierre Lamothe". Pacific FC. November 28, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Amedume Returning for 2023!". Pacific FC. December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Pacific FC announce signing of midfielder Steffen Yeates". Canadian Premier League. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Pacific FC sign former Cavalry left-back Bradley Vliet". Canadian Premier League. January 13, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  7. ^ "Pacific FC signs Forward Ayman Sellouf". Pacific FC. January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  8. ^ "Pacific FC signs Forward Adonijah Reid". Pacific FC. January 31, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "Baskett Weaves Way To Pacific FC". Northern Tribune. March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "Pacific FC Signs Forward Brazão". Pacific FC. March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "Pacific FC signs Kekuta Manneh". Pacific FC. April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  12. ^ a b c "PFC shows faith in youth development with signing of four young Canadian players". Pacific FC. April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Pacific FC signs midfielder Zakaria Bahous, loans out Pierre Lamothe". Canadian Premier League. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "Pacific FC sign defender Jalen Watson on loan from TFC II". Pacific FC. August 8, 2023. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  15. ^ a b c "Thank You, Jordan Haynes, Matteo Polisi, and Umaro Baldé!". Pacific FC. November 2, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Thank You, Nathan Mavila and Luca Ricci!". Pacific FC. November 7, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  17. ^ "Retired Captain Jamar Dixon Takes Leadership Role with Pacific FC". Pacific FC. November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  18. ^ "Callum Irving Departs Pacific FC". Northern Tribune. December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
  19. ^ "Abdou Samake Leaves Pacific FC". Northern Tribune. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  20. ^ "York United re-sign midfielder Matthew Baldisimo". Canadian Premier League. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  21. ^ "Gianni Dos Santos Departs Pacific FC". Northern Tribune. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  22. ^ "Bissainthe Inks Short-Term Deal In Vietnam". Northern Tribune. January 28, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  23. ^ "Thank You, Marco Bustos!". Pacific FC. January 4, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
  24. ^ Pacific FC [@Pacificfccpl] (January 6, 2023). "Thank you Jordan. We thank Jordan Brown as he departs Pacific. Jordan made great contributions to the club during his time here, joining in the latter half of the 2022 season" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  25. ^ "2023 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. March 17, 2023. Archived from the original on March 20, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=2023_Pacific_FC_season&oldid=1232442292"