2024 Pacific FC season

Pacific FC
2024 season
ChairmanDean Shillington
Head coachJames Merriman
StadiumStarlight Stadium

The 2024 Pacific FC season is the sixth season in the history of Pacific FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.

Current squad

As of August 16, 2024[1]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Emil Gazdov GK (2003-09-11)September 11, 2003 (aged 21) FC Nürnberg U21
55 Sean Melvin GK (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 30) Atlético Ottawa
Defenders
2 Georges Mukumbilwa RB (1999-09-23)September 23, 1999 (aged 25) Vancouver Whitecaps FC U21
3 Eric Lajeunesse CB (2003-03-10)March 10, 2003 (aged 21) UBC Thunderbirds U21, U-S
4 Paul Amedume CB / DM (2003-02-28)February 28, 2003 (aged 21) North Texas SC U21
5 Juan Quintana CB (2003-11-10)November 10, 2003 (aged 21) Orsomarso S.C. INT
13 Kunle Dada-Luke FB / RW (2000-01-12)January 12, 2000 (aged 24) Atlético Ottawa
15 Christian Greco-Taylor LB (2005-02-20)February 20, 2005 (aged 19) Whitecaps FC Academy U21
26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère CB (1997-11-13)November 13, 1997 (aged 27) Montreal Impact
44 Aly Ndom CB / DM (1996-05-30)May 30, 1996 (aged 28) IFK Mariehamn INT, IL
Kevin Ceceri LB (1996-02-02)February 2, 1996 (aged 28) Steaua București INT
Will Edgson FB Van Isle Wave DEV
Midfielders
7 Steffen Yeates CM (2000-01-04)January 4, 2000 (aged 24) Toronto FC II
8 Pierre Lamothe AM (1997-09-18)September 18, 1997 (aged 27) HFX Wanderers
11 Josh Heard AM (1994-11-29)November 29, 1994 (aged 30) Real Monarchs
18 Zakaria Bahous MF (2001-08-05)August 5, 2001 (aged 23) Atlético Ottawa
20 Sean Young CM (2001-04-20)April 20, 2001 (aged 23) Victoria Highlanders
28 Cédric Toussaint CM / AM (2001-03-29)March 29, 2001 (aged 23) York United
34 Sami Keshavarz CM (2006-08-18)August 18, 2006 (aged 18) Van Isle Wave DEV
88 Andrei Tîrcoveanu AM (1997-05-22)May 22, 1997 (aged 27) FC Argeș INT
Marco Domínguez DM (1996-02-25)February 25, 1996 (aged 28) Municipal
Mattias Vales AM (2008-02-29)February 29, 2008 (aged 16) Van Isle Wave DEV
Forwards
9 Dario Zanatta CF (1997-05-24)May 24, 1997 (aged 27) Hamilton Academical
10 Adonijah Reid CF (1999-08-13)August 13, 1999 (aged 25) Miami FC
12 Reon Moore CF (1996-09-22)September 22, 1996 (aged 28) Defence Force INT
Moses Dyer CF / CM (1997-03-21)March 21, 1997 (aged 27) Vancouver FC INT, Loan
Devin O'Hea ST (2000-02-05)February 5, 2000 (aged 24) TSS FC Rovers

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
FW Reon Moore Defence Force Free January 8, 2024 [2]
FW Dario Zanatta Hamilton Academical Undisclosed fee & add-ons January 31, 2024 [3]
GK Sean Melvin Atlético Ottawa Free February 1, 2024 [4]
MF Aly Ndom IFK Mariehamn Free February 8, 2024 [5]
MF Andrei Tîrcoveanu FC Argeș Free March 7, 2024 [6]
DF Christian Greco-Taylor Whitecaps FC Academy Free March 25, 2024 [7]
MF Sami Keshavarz Van Isle Wave Development contract April 3, 2024 [8]
DF Eric Lajeunesse UBC Thunderbirds U-Sports contract April 12, 2024 [9]
DF Juan Quintana Orsomarso S.C. Free April 16, 2024 [10]
MF Mattias Vales Van Isle Wave Development contract June 1, 2024 [11]
MF Marco Domínguez Municipal Free June 26, 2024 [12]
DF Will Edgson Van Isle Wave Development contract July 18, 2024 [13]
FW Devin O'Hea TSS FC Rovers Free July 22, 2024 [14]
DF Kevin Ceceri Steaua București Free August 1, 2024 [15]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
18 FW Moses Dyer Vancouver FC Season-long loan August 16, 2024 [16]

Draft picks

Pacific FC selected the following players in the 2024 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 FW Michael Maslanka  Canada Toronto
2 14 DF Ibrahem Saadi  Canada Western

Out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
12 GK Kieran Baskett Brattvåg IL Contract expired November 29, 2023 [17]
14 FW David Brazão Džiugas Telšiai Contract expired November 29, 2023 [17]
19 FW Abdul Binate Valour FC Contract expired November 29, 2023 [17]
16 DF Jalen Watson Loan ended November 29, 2023 [17]
34 MF Manny Aparicio Contract expired January 8, 2024 [18]
9 FW Easton Ongaro Novara FC Undisclosed fee January 17, 2024 [19]
55 DF Amer Didić Contract expired January 17, 2024 [20]
23 FW Djenairo Daniels Leixões Option declined January 26, 2024 [21]
5 DF Bradley Vliet Arabian Falcons FC Contract terminated by mutual consent February 21, 2024 [22]
31 MF Kekuta Manneh Contract terminated by mutual consent March 29, 2024 [23]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
8 MF Pierre Lamothe Quang Nam Loaned until March 10, 2024 September 1, 2023 [24]
21 FW Ayman Sellouf Pacific FC Season-long loan August 16, 2024 [16]

Competitions

Overview

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League Matchday 1 5th 28 9 7 12 27 32 −5 032.14
CPL Playoffs Play-in round Play-in round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
Canadian Championship Preliminary round Semi-finals 5 1 2 2 3 4 −1 020.00
Total 34 10 9 15 30 38 −8 029.41

Last updated: October 23, 2024
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2024 Canadian Premier League season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Forge (S) 28 15 5 8 45 31 +14 50 First semifinal
2 Cavalry (C) 28 12 12 4 39 27 +12 48
3 Atlético Ottawa 28 11 11 6 42 31 +11 44 Quarterfinal
4 York United 28 11 6 11 35 36 −1 39 Play-in round
5 28 9 7 12 27 32 −5 34
6 HFX Wanderers 28 7 9 12 37 43 −6 30[a]
7 Vancouver 28 7 9 12 29 43 −14 30[a]
8 Valour 28 7 7 14 31 42 −11 28
Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points;[b] 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).[25]
(C) Champion (qualified to Champions Cup Round one); (S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup Round one)
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tie resolved by head-to-head points; HFX Wanderers: 7, Vancouver: 4
  2. ^ Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.[25]

Results by match

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GroundHHAHHHAHAAAHAAHHAHAAHHAAAHAH
ResultWWDWDLLDDWLLWLLDLLLLWWDDLLWW
Position[I]4332223442454565677866555655
Source: #Matches
H = Home; N = Neutral; A = Away; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Playoffs first semifinal;   = Quarterfinal;   = Play-in round
  1. ^ Positions show the situation at the end of the corresponding game weeks, not the position at the conclusion of matches or game days.


Matches

April 13 1 Pacific FC 1–0 HFX Wanderers FC Langford, British Columbia
4:00 PM PT
Report Nimick  86' Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 4,367
Referee: Michael Venne
April 19 2 Pacific FC 2–0 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,851
April 28 3 Cavalry FC 0–0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
3:00 PM MT Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 4,183
May 4 4 Pacific FC 2–0 York United FC Langford, British Columbia
4:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,161
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
May 11 5 Pacific FC 0–0 Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
2:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,322
Referee: Scott Bowman
May 17 6 Pacific FC 0–1 Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
7:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,720
Referee: Michael Venne
May 25 7 Vancouver FC 2–1 Pacific FC Langley Township, British Columbia
3:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 3,127
Referee: Ben Hoskins
June 1 8 Pacific FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
4:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,264
June 8 9 HFX Wanderers FC 0–0 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00 PM AT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,034
Referee: Yusri Rudolf
June 14 10 Valour FC 2–3 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Attendance: 3,032
June 19 11 York United FC 2–0 Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 844
June 27 12 Pacific FC 1–2 Vancouver FC Langford, British Columbia
7:30 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,255
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 7 13 Atlético Ottawa 0–1 Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 5,794
July 14 15 Forge FC 2–1 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 4,324
July 28 16 Pacific FC 0–3 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
2:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,093
August 2 17 Pacific FC 1–1 York United FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,658
August 11 18 Vancouver FC 1–0 Pacific FC Langley Township, British Columbia
2:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 3,258
August 17 19 Pacific FC 0–3 Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
3:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,051
August 24 20 Cavalry FC 1–0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
3:00 PM MT
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 5,043
August 30 21 Forge FC 2–0 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
Attendance: 5,753
September 7 22 Pacific FC 3–0 HFX Wanderers FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,283
September 14 23 Pacific FC 3–0 Vancouver FC Langford, British Columbia
2:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,807
September 18 14[i] HFX Wanderers FC 2–2 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
7:00 PM AT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 5,793
September 22 24 Atlético Ottawa 1–1 Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 7,091
September 30 25 Valour FC 1–0 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
7:00 PM CT
Report
Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Attendance: 2,702
October 5 26 Pacific FC 1–4 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
2:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,189
October 10 27 York United FC 1–2 Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,034
October 19 28 Pacific FC 1–0 Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
1:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Notes
  1. ^ a b Matchday 14 (vs HFX Wanderers) was postponed to September 14 due to Pacific's participation in the Canadian Championship quarter-finals.[26]

Playoff matches

Main article: 2024 Canadian Premier League season § Playoffs
October 23 Play-in round York United FC 2–0 Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 2,203

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2024 Canadian Championship
Preliminary round
May 1 Pacific FC 1–1
(5–4 p)		 TSS Rovers FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 PM PT
Report
  • Hennessy 75'
  • Tome  81'
  • Smychenko  90+1'
 Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,161
Referee: Alain Ruch
Penalties
Quarter-finals
May 8 Leg 1 Atlético Ottawa 0–0 Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
7:00 PM ET
Report
Stadium: TD Place
Attendance: 1,977
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
May 29 Leg 2 Pacific FC 2–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
7:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,810
Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauzière
Semi-finals
July 10 Leg 1 Pacific FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 5,103
August 27 Leg 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1
(2–0 agg.)		 Pacific FC Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 PM PT
Report
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 10,966

References

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  2. ^ "Pacific Sign Trinidad And Tobago Striker Reon Moore". Northern Tribune. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Club can formally announce that Dario Zanatta will be leaving to pursue a career for himself in the Canadian Premier League with Pacific FC". facebook.com. January 31, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "Pacific FC Signs Vancouver Island-born Goalkeeper Sean Melvin". Pacific FC. February 1, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Pacific FC sign French midfielder Aly Ndom". Canadian Premier League. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  6. ^ "Pacific FC Signs Attacker Andrei Tircoveanu: Romanian attacker joins the Tridents on a one-year guaranteed contract". Pacific FC. March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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  10. ^ "Pacific FC Signs Colombian Youth International Centre Back Juan Quintana". Pacific FC. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  11. ^ "Pacific FC Sign Island Youth Talent Mattias Vales to Development Contract". Pacific FC. June 1, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "Pacific FC Signs Guatemalan International Marco Domínguez". Pacific FC. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
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  15. ^ "Pacific FC Signs Argentinian Defender Kevin Ceceri". Pacific FC. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Moses Dyer joins Pacific FC on loan; Ayman Sellouf loaned to Vancouver FC". Canadian Premier League. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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  20. ^ "Key Pacific Defender Amer Didic Leaves The Isle". Northern Tribune. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  21. ^ "Dutch Forward Djenairo Daniels Leaves Pacific". Northern Tribune. January 26, 2024. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
  22. ^ "Pacific Parts Ways With Bradley Vliet". Northern Tribune. February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  23. ^ "Pacific Confirms Kekuta Manneh's Departure". Northern Tribune. March 29, 2024. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
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  25. ^ a b "2024 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 12, 2024. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  26. ^ "Semifinal schedule announced for Pacific FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps in TELUS Canadian Championship". Pacific FC. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
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