2024 Pacific FC season

Pacific FC
2024 season
ChairmanDean Shillington
Head coachJames Merriman
StadiumStarlight Stadium
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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 Canada GK (2003-09-11) September 11, 2003 (age 21) Germany FC Nürnberg U21
55 Sean Melvin Canada GK (1994-07-09) July 9, 1994 (age 30) Canada Atlético Ottawa
Defenders
2 Georges Mukumbilwa Canada RB (1999-09-23) September 23, 1999 (age 25) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC U21
3 Eric Lajeunesse Canada CB (2003-03-10) March 10, 2003 (age 21) Canada UBC Thunderbirds U21, U-S
4 Paul Amedume Canada CB / DM (2003-02-28) February 28, 2003 (age 21) United States North Texas SC U21
5 Juan Quintana Colombia CB (2003-11-10) November 10, 2003 (age 21) Colombia Orsomarso S.C. INT
13 Kunle Dada-Luke Canada FB / RW (2000-01-12) January 12, 2000 (age 24) Canada Atlético Ottawa
15 Christian Greco-Taylor Canada LB (2005-02-20) February 20, 2005 (age 19) Canada Whitecaps FC Academy U21
26 Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Canada CB (1997-11-13) November 13, 1997 (age 27) Canada Montreal Impact
44 Aly Ndom France CB / DM (1996-05-30) May 30, 1996 (age 28) Finland IFK Mariehamn INT, IL
Kevin Ceceri Argentina LB (1996-02-02) February 2, 1996 (age 28) Romania Steaua București INT
Will Edgson Canada FB Canada Van Isle Wave DEV
Midfielders
7 Steffen Yeates Canada CM (2000-01-04) January 4, 2000 (age 24) Canada Toronto FC II
8 Pierre Lamothe Canada AM (1997-09-18) September 18, 1997 (age 27) Canada HFX Wanderers
11 Josh Heard Wales AM (1994-11-29) November 29, 1994 (age 30) United States Real Monarchs
18 Zakaria Bahous Canada MF (2001-08-05) August 5, 2001 (age 23) Canada Atlético Ottawa
20 Sean Young Canada CM (2001-04-20) April 20, 2001 (age 23) Canada Victoria Highlanders
28 Cédric Toussaint Canada CM / AM (2001-03-29) March 29, 2001 (age 23) Canada York United
34 Sami Keshavarz Canada CM (2006-08-18) August 18, 2006 (age 18) Canada Van Isle Wave DEV
88 Andrei Tîrcoveanu Romania AM (1997-05-22) May 22, 1997 (age 27) Romania FC Argeș INT
Marco Domínguez Guatemala DM (1996-02-25) February 25, 1996 (age 28) Guatemala Municipal
Mattias Vales Canada AM (2008-02-29) February 29, 2008 (age 16) Canada Van Isle Wave DEV
Forwards
9 Dario Zanatta Canada CF (1997-05-24) May 24, 1997 (age 27) Scotland Hamilton Academical
10 Adonijah Reid Canada CF (1999-08-13) August 13, 1999 (age 25) United States Miami FC
12 Reon Moore Trinidad and Tobago CF (1996-09-22) September 22, 1996 (age 28) Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force INT
Moses Dyer New Zealand CF / CM (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997 (age 27) Canada Vancouver FC INT, Loan
Devin O'Hea Canada ST (2000-02-05) February 5, 2000 (age 24) Canada TSS FC Rovers

Transfers

In

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

Loans in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
18 FW New Zealand Moses Dyer Canada 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 Canada Kieran Baskett Norway Brattvåg IL Contract expired November 29, 2023 [17]
14 FW Portugal David Brazão Lithuania Džiugas Telšiai Contract expired November 29, 2023 [17]
19 FW Canada Abdul Binate Canada Valour FC Contract expired November 29, 2023 [17]
16 DF Canada Jalen Watson Loan ended November 29, 2023 [17]
34 MF Canada Manny Aparicio Contract expired January 8, 2024 [18]
9 FW Canada Easton Ongaro Italy Novara FC Undisclosed fee January 17, 2024 [19]
55 DF Canada Amer Didić Contract expired January 17, 2024 [20]
23 FW Netherlands Djenairo Daniels Portugal Leixões Option declined January 26, 2024 [21]
5 DF Netherlands Bradley Vliet United Arab Emirates Arabian Falcons FC Contract terminated by mutual consent February 21, 2024 [22]
31 MF The Gambia Kekuta Manneh Contract terminated by mutual consent March 29, 2024 [23]

Loans out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/notes Date Source
8 MF Canada Pierre Lamothe Vietnam Quang Nam Loaned until March 10, 2024 September 1, 2023 [24]
21 FW Netherlands Ayman Sellouf Canada 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 Pacific 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 81'
  • Smychenko Yellow card 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

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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.
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