# 2020 Pacific FC season

The 2020 Pacific FC season was the second in the club's history, as well as second in the Canadian Premier League. In 2019, Pacific finished 5th overall, failing to qualify for the CPL Finals.
On March 20, 2020, the league announced a postponement of the start of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Current squad

As of August 14, 2020.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Nolan Wirth | GK | (1995-01-24)January 24, 1995 (aged 25) | Victoria Highlanders |
| 13 | Callum Irving | GK | (1993-03-16)March 16, 1993 (aged 27) | Ottawa Fury |
| | Emil Gazdov | GK | (2003-09-11)September 11, 2003 (aged 17) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Kadin Chung | RB | (1998-09-05)September 5, 1998 (aged 22) | Kaiserslautern II |
| 3 | Jordan Haynes | LB / LW | (1996-01-17)January 17, 1996 (aged 24) | Vancouver TSS Rovers |
| 5 | Abdou Samake | CB | (1996-10-07)October 7, 1996 (aged 24) | University of Michigan |
| 6 | Lukas MacNaughton | CB | (1995-03-08)March 8, 1995 (aged 25) | Alliance United |
| 17 | Marcel de Jong | LB | (1986-10-15)October 15, 1986 (aged 34) | Vancouver Whitecaps |
| 26 | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | CB | (1997-11-13)November 13, 1997 (aged 23) | Montreal Impact |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 7 | Víctor Blasco | MF | (1994-07-01)July 1, 1994 (aged 26) | VIU Mariners |
| 8 | Matthew Baldisimo | DM / CM | (1998-01-20)January 20, 1998 (aged 22) | Fresno FC |
| 10 | Marco Bustos | AM | (1996-04-22)April 22, 1996 (aged 24) | Valour FC |
| 11 | Josh Heard | AM | (1994-11-29)November 29, 1994 (aged 26) | Real Monarchs |
| 16 | Zach Verhoven | RW / LW | (1998-08-17)August 17, 1998 (aged 22) | UBC Thunderbirds |
| 19 | Noah Verhoeven | CM | (1999-06-15)June 15, 1999 (aged 21) | Fresno FC |
| 20 | Sean Young | CM | (2001-04-20)April 20, 2001 (aged 19) | Victoria Highlanders |
| 21 | Alessandro Hojabrpour | AM | (2000-01-10)January 10, 2000 (aged 20) | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| 22 | Jamar Dixon | CM | (1989-06-05)June 5, 1989 (aged 31) | Ottawa Fury |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Alejandro Díaz | FW | (1996-01-27)January 27, 1996 (aged 24) | Club América |
| 14 | Terran Campbell | LW / ST | (1998-10-10)October 10, 1998 (aged 22) | Fresno FC |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 26 | DF | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | Montreal Impact | Free transfer | January 21, 2020 |
| 22 | MF | Jamar Dixon | Ottawa Fury | Free transfer | January 21, 2020 |
| 10 | MF | Marco Bustos | Valour FC | Free transfer | January 30, 2020 |
| 9 | FW | Alejandro Díaz | Club América | Free transfer | February 6, 2020 |
| 13 | GK | Callum Irving | Ottawa Fury | Free transfer | February 19, 2020 |
| 5 | DF | Abdou Samake | University of Michigan | Free transfer | February 21, 2020 |
| | GK | Emil Gazdov | Vancouver Whitecaps | Free transfer | June 30, 2020 |
| 3 | DF | Jordan Haynes | Vancouver TSS Rovers | Free transfer | July 15, 2020 |
| 20 | MF | Sean Young | Victoria Highlanders | Free transfer | July 23, 2020 |
| 11 | MF | Josh Heard | Real Monarchs | Free transfer | July 31, 2020 |

#### Draft picks

Pacific FC selected the following players in the 2019 CPL–U Sports Draft on November 11, 2019. 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 | 3 | DF | Jan Pirretas Glasmacher | Spain | TRU WolfPack |
| 2 | 12 | MF | Thomas Gardner | Canada | UBC Thunderbirds |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 26 | GK | Mark Village | Retired | Contract expired | November 4, 2019 |
| 5 | DF | Hendrik Starostzik | Næstved BK | Contract expired | November 4, 2019 |
| 3 | DF | Ryan McCurdy | | Contract expired | November 4, 2019 |
| 20 | DF | Émile Legault | Rio Grande Valley FC | Contract expired | November 4, 2019 |
| 15 | FW | José Hernández | Cavalry FC | Contract expired | November 4, 2019 |
| 13 | MF | Ahmed Alghamdi | Al-Ettifaq | Contract expired | January 23, 2020 |
| 28 | MF | Alexander González | Sporting San Miguelito | Contract expired | January 29, 2020 |
| 10 | MF | Ben Fisk | Atlético Ottawa | Contract expired | February 25, 2020 |
| 9 | FW | Marcus Haber | Cavalry FC | Contract expired | July 31, 2020 |
| 11 | MF | Issey Nakajima-Farran | | Contract expired | August 10, 2020 |

#### Loans Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| | GK | Emil Gazdov | FC Nürnberg | Loaned until June 2022 | October 7, 2020 | |

## Canadian Premier League

Match times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7).

### First stage
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cavalry | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 13 | Advance to group stage |
| 2 | HFX Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 12 | Advance to group stage |
| 3 | Forge | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 12 | Advance to group stage |
| 4 | Pacific | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 11 | Advance to group stage |
| 5 | York9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 10 | |
| 6 | Valour | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 8 | |
| 7 | Atlético Ottawa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 8 | |
| 8 | FC Edmonton | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | −9 | 1 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: HFX Wanderers 1, Forge 1. Goal differential: HFX Wanderers +5, Forge +4
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Valour 3, Atlético Ottawa 0.

#### Results by match

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Result | D | D | L | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |

#### Matches
### Group stage
#### Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Forge | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to final |
| 2 | HFX Wanderers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | Advance to final |
| 3 | Cavalry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Pacific | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Cavalry 3, Pacific 0.

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Result | L | L | W |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Squad and statistics

As of September 16, 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | CAN | Nolan Wirth | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | CAN | Kadin Chung | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Jordan Haynes | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | MLI | Abdou Samake | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Lukas MacNaughton | 8 | 1 | 8+0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Víctor Blasco | 10 | 2 | 8+2 | 2 |
| 8 | MF | CAN | Matthew Baldisimo | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | MEX | Alejandro Díaz | 10 | 3 | 7+3 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | CAN | Marco Bustos | 10 | 5 | 10+0 | 5 |
| 11 | MF | WAL | Josh Heard | 5 | 1 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | CAN | Callum Irving | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | CAN | Terran Campbell | 10 | 1 | 4+6 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | CAN | Zach Verhoven | 9 | 1 | 2+7 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | CAN | Marcel de Jong | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | CAN | Noah Verhoeven | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CAN | Sean Young | 9 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CAN | Alessandro Hojabrpour | 10 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | CAN | Jamar Dixon | 9 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | CAN | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | 10 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Marco Bustos | MF | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | | Alejandro Díaz | FW | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | | Victor Blasco | MF | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | | Lukas MacNaughton | DF | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | Zach Verhoven | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | Jamar Dixon | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | Josh Heard | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | Terran Campbell | FW | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 15 | 15 |
Updated to match played September 16, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Top assists

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Marco Bustos | MF | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | | Víctor Blasco | MF | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | | Alejandro Díaz | FW | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | | Zach Verhoven | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | Matthew Baldisimo | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | Jamar Dixon | MF | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | Kadin Chung | DF | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | Terran Campbell | FW | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | | Josh Heard | MF | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 12 | 12 |
Updated to match played September 16, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL |
| 1 | | Callum Irving | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | | Nolan Wirth | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | 2 | 2 |
Updated to match played September 16, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Canadian Premier League | Canadian Premier League | TOTAL | TOTAL |
| 2 | DF | | Kadin Chung | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Jordan Haynes | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Víctor Blasco | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Matthew Baldisimo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Marco Bustos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | | Zach Verhoven | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Sean Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Jamar Dixon | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | | Thomas Meilleur-Giguère | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Updated to match played September 16, 2020 Source: Canadian Premier League