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 will compete in the Canadian Championship.

Pacific FC
2023 season
ChairmanDean Shillington
Head coachJames Merriman
StadiumStarlight Stadium

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

Transfers

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

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

Draft picks

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

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

Competitions

Overview
Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League Matchday 1 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 050.00
Canadian Championship Preliminary round Semi-finals 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 033.33
Total 9 4 3 2 14 9 +5 044.44

Last updated: 24 May 2023
Source: Competitions

Pre-season friendlies
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

Standings

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 28 11 9 8 39 32 +7 42[lower-alpha 1]
3 HFX Wanderers 28 11 9 8 39 32 +7 42[lower-alpha 1] 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]
(S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup)
Notes:
  1. Tie resolved by away goal differential; Forge: +4, Wanderers: −2

Results by match
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Result
Position
Source: Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
April 15 1 Pacific FC 1–0 Vancouver FC Langford, British Columbia
4:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
April 23 2 Pacific FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
1:00pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,455
April 30 3 Pacific FC 0–1 Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
8:00pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,378
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
May 6 4 Atlético Ottawa 1–4 Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Referee: Fabrizio Stasolla
May 14 5 Pacific FC 4–1 York United FC Langford, British Columbia
6:00pm
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Referee: Scott Bowman
May 20 6 Valour FC v Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
Stadium: IG Field

Canadian Championship
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

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