Canadian soccer club's season of play
Pacific FC 2021 football season
The 2021 Pacific FC season was the third season in the history of Pacific FC , as well as third in the Canadian Premier League . In addition to the domestic league , the club competed in the Canadian Championship .
On December 5, Pacific defeated two-time defending league champions Forge FC 1–0 in the 2021 Canadian Premier League Final to win their first league title.[ 1] 2022 CONCACAF League .
Overview
Coming off of a 4th place finish in the shortened 2020 Canadian Premier League season , Pacific FC was able to retain most of the club's core players, while also bringing in new talent such as international attackers Ollie Bassett and Gianni dos Santos . Expectations were relatively high for the side in Pa-Modou Kah 's second year leading the team.[ 2]
The season began with an eight game bubble tournament in Winnipeg , dubbed "The Kickoff", before the teams moved back to their home stadiums to play out the rest of the season. The first half of the season was a huge success for Pacific, as it saw them at the top of the table and also being the highest-scoring team in the league.[ 3] Canadian Championship , the Tridents were given a tough draw against fellow British Columbian side Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer , but Pacific managed to defeat them 4-3 at home in front of a sold-out crowd to advance to the next round.[ 4]
Pacific qualified for the playoffs, by finishing in third place, and face 2nd place team Cavalry FC in the semifinals. They managed to defeat Cavalry 2-1 in extra time, and advanced to the final against defending champions Forge FC . In the final game in Hamilton , midfielder Alessandro Hojabrpour scored the lone goal of the game while goalkeeper Callum Irving kept a clean sheet, and Pacific won their first ever trophy.[ 5]
Current squad
As of June 10, 2021.
No.
Name
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (Age)
Previous club
Goalkeepers
1
Nolan Wirth
GK
(1995-01-24 ) January 24, 1995 (aged 26)
Victoria Highlanders
13
Callum Irving
GK
(1993-03-16 ) March 16, 1993 (aged 28)
Ottawa Fury
Defenders
2
Kadin Chung
RB
(1998-09-05 ) September 5, 1998 (aged 23)
Kaiserslautern II
3
Jordan Haynes
LB / LW
(1996-01-17 ) January 17, 1996 (aged 25)
Vancouver TSS Rovers
5
Abdou Samake
CB
(1996-10-07 ) October 7, 1996 (aged 25)
University of Michigan
6
Lukas MacNaughton
CB
(1995-03-08 ) March 8, 1995 (aged 26)
Alliance United
6
Robert Boskovic
CB
(1998-07-01 ) July 1, 1998 (aged 23)
Toronto FC II
12
Kunle Dada-Luke
FB / RW
(2000-01-12 ) January 12, 2000 (aged 21)
Atlético Ottawa
17
Chris Lee
LB
(2001-12-14 ) December 14, 2001 (aged 20)
UBC Thunderbirds
26
Thomas Meilleur-Giguère
CB
(1997-11-13 ) November 13, 1997 (aged 24)
Montreal Impact
Duran Lee
CB
(1995-05-09 ) May 9, 1995 (aged 26)
FC Edmonton
Midfielders
7
Víctor Blasco
MF
(1994-07-01 ) July 1, 1994 (aged 27)
VIU Mariners
8
Matthew Baldisimo
DM / CM
(1998-01-20 ) January 20, 1998 (aged 23)
Fresno FC
11
Josh Heard
AM
(1994-11-29 ) November 29, 1994 (aged 27)
Real Monarchs
19
Matteo Polisi
AM / FW
(1998-04-15 ) April 15, 1998 (aged 23)
SFU Athletics
20
Sean Young
CM
(2001-04-20 ) April 20, 2001 (aged 20)
Victoria Highlanders
21
Alessandro Hojabrpour
AM
(2000-01-10 ) January 10, 2000 (aged 21)
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
22
Jamar Dixon
CM
(1989-06-05 ) June 5, 1989 (aged 32)
Ottawa Fury
23
Ollie Bassett
AM
(1998-03-06 ) March 6, 1998 (aged 23)
Nuneaton Borough
34
Manny Aparicio
CM
(1995-09-17 ) September 17, 1995 (aged 26)
York9 FC
Forwards
9
Alejandro Díaz
FW
(1996-01-27 ) January 27, 1996 (aged 25)
Club América
10
Marco Bustos
RW / AM
(1996-04-22 ) April 22, 1996 (aged 25)
Valour FC
14
Terran Campbell
LW / ST
(1998-10-10 ) October 10, 1998 (aged 23)
Fresno FC
24
Gianni dos Santos
CF
(1998-11-21 ) November 21, 1998 (aged 23)
FC Dordrecht
Transfers
In
Draft picks
Pacific FC selected the following players in the 2021 CPL–U Sports Draft on January 29, 2021. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.
Out
Loans Out
Competitions
Canadian Premier League
Table
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
CanPL.ca Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins.
[ 17] (C) Champions;
(S) Regular season winner
Results by match
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Result W D L W W D L W W W D D W L W W W D D L W L L W L W L L Position 1 3 4 3 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3
Source:
#Matches W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Playoff matches
Canadian Championship
Statistics
Goalkeepers
No.
Nat
Name
Total
Canadian Premier League
Canadian Championship
Apps
Conceded
Shutouts
Apps
Conceded
Shutouts
Apps
Conceded
Shutouts
1
Nolan Wirth
3
3
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
13
Callum Irving
30
34
9
27
29
8
3
5
1
31
Isaac Boehmer
1
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
References
^ O'Connor Clarke, Charlie (5 December 2021). "Pacific FC crowned Canadian Premier League champions with 1-0 win vs. Forge" . Canadian Premier League . Retrieved 6 December 2021 . ^ "The Kickoff: Pacific FC 2021 CPL season preview" . Canadian Premier League . 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-08-27 .^ "Pacific FC primer: What you need to know before CanChamp tilt with Vancouver Whitecaps" . Canadian Premier League . 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-27 .^ "Pacific FC 4, Whitecaps 3: Vancouver stunned by amped-up Island side in Canadian Championship" . theprovince . Retrieved 2021-08-27 .^ "Pacific FC beat Forge FC 1-0 to become 2021 CPL champions - Hamilton | Globalnews.ca" . Global News . Retrieved 2022-01-26 .^ "Free agent Manny Aparicio departs York9 to sign with Pacific FC" . canpl.ca . Canadian Premier League. November 6, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2020 .^ "Pacific FC adds midfielder Matteo Polisi for 2021 CPL season" . canpl.ca . Canadian Premier League. February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021 .^ "Pacific FC signs former Atlético Ottawa fullback Kunle Dada-Luke" . canpl.ca . Canadian Premier League. March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021 .^ "Pacific FC signs former FCE & Wanderers defender Duran Lee" . canpl.ca . Canadian Premier League. March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021 .^ "Pacific FC Sign Northern Irish Midfielder Ollie Bassett" . pacificfc.canpl.ca . Pacific FC. April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021 .^ "Pacific FC Sign Forward Gianni dos Santos" . pacificfc.canpl.ca . Pacific FC. May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021 .^ "Pacific FC Sign U-Sports Draft Pick Chris Lee" . pacificfc.canpl.ca . Pacific FC. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021 .^ "Pacific FC Announces Re-Signing of 5 Players" . PacificFC.canpl.ca . Pacific FC. Retrieved October 29, 2020 .^ "York United FC Signs Canadian Midfielder Noah Verhoeven" . Yorkunitedfc.canpl.ca . York United. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021 .^ "Pacific FC & CanMNT Veteran Marcel de Jong Announces Retirement" . pacificfc.canpl.ca . Pacific FC. March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021 .^ "Pacific FC goalkeeper Emil Gazdov on loan to Germany" . pacificfc.canpl.ca . Pacific FC. Retrieved October 7, 2020 .^ Jacques, John (24 October 2021). "Pacific Procures Back-To-Back Playoff Positions" . Northern Tribune . Retrieved 24 October 2021 . With the CPL tiebreaker defaulting to the number of wins
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