Pacific FC

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This article is about the soccer club based in Canada. For the club based in Mexico, see Pacific F.C. (Mexico).
Pacific FC
File:Pacific FC logo.svg
Nickname(s) The Tridents
Founded June 1, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-06-01)
Stadium Starlight Stadium
Langford, British Columbia
Stadium
capacity		 6,000
Owner SixFive Sports & Entertainment
President Josh Simpson
Managing director Paul Beirne
Coach James Merriman
League Canadian Premier League
2022 Canadian Premier League: 4th
Playoffs: semifinals
Website Club home page
Current season

Pacific Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Greater Victoria, British Columbia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League, playing home matches at Starlight Stadium located in Langford.

History

On May 5, 2018, "Port City FC" was one of four groups accepted by the Canadian Soccer Association for professional club membership, along with groups that would become Cavalry FC, HFX Wanderers, and York9. Port City was the only one of the four that was not identified with a specific city, and represented an as-of-yet undetermined location in British Columbia.[1] The group was expected to launch a team in either Greater Victoria or Surrey, British Columbia.[2] Former professional player Rob Friend, who grew up in British Columbia, was pictured as a representative of the region.[3] On June 1, the Canadian Premier League granted the Port City ownership group a club on Vancouver Island.[4]

Pacific FC was officially unveiled on July 20 as the seventh team to join the Canadian Premier League.[5] As well as confirming its place in the league for the 2019 launch season, the club also revealed its crest, colours and branding.[6] Former Denmark international Michael Silberbauer was announced as the first head coach on August 20.[7]

They played their first competitive game on April 28, 2019, defeating visitors HFX Wanderers 1–0 with Hendrik Starostzik scoring the only goal and Mark Village keeping a clean sheet.[8] The club parted ways with Silberbauer on October 18, 2019, and announced then-assistant coach James Merriman as interim head coach.[9]

On August 26, 2021, they were matched against Major League Soccer opposition for the first time, being drawn against provincial opponents Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship. Although underdogs, they defeated the Whitecaps 4–3, becoming the second CPL club to eliminate an MLS club in the competition.[10][11]

On December 5, Pacific FC won its first Canadian Premier League title after defeating defending champions Forge FC 1–0 in the 2021 CPL Final at Tim Hortons Field.[12] In doing so they became the second team to have been crowned Canadian Premier League champions.[13]

Stadium

File:Starlight Stadium - July 2022.jpg
Starlight Stadium is a stadium in Langford, British Columbia that is used for home games by Pacific FC.

The club plays its home games at Starlight Stadium. The city of Langford planned to increase the capacity from 1,718 to 8,000, but a utility pole located on the north side of the stadium has prevented any upgrades on that side.[14] By extending the existing south stand and adding seating behind both goals as well as new standing room on the north side, the capacity was increased to 6,200 for the 2019 season.[15][16]

Crest and colours

The club's branding is designed to represent Vancouver Island. The team's crest is the shape of a Douglas fir, a tree native to Vancouver Island, split into two segments, with the right side forming the shape of the island. The tree is bordered by the ocean and includes a single chevron to represent a wave of the ocean and a 'V' that can stand for Victoria, victory and Vancouver Island.[17]

The secondary logo is a roundel with a trident, meant to represent the strength and courage of the island, as well as the weather attributed to the Pacific Ocean. The logo also includes the motto of the coat of arms of the city of Victoria, which is the Latin phrase Semper Liber, which translates to "Forever Free".[18]

The official club colours are purple, teal, and white (branded by the club as "starfish purple", "lagoon blue", and "lighthouse white"). These colours symbolize the native Pisaster ochraceus sea star, the Pacific Ocean, and the region's lighthouses.[17]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
2019–present Macron Volkswagen

Club culture

Supporters

The first supporters group to show support for a Vancouver Island team to join the Canadian Premier League was the Lake Side Buoys, an existing group who followed the Victoria Highlanders of USL League Two. A second supporters group, called Torcida Oranizada Pacific (TOP) has also emerged.[19]

Rivalries

Cavalry FC–Pacific FC rivalry

Pacific FC met Cavalry FC for the first time in the Canadian Premier League in the final fixture of the 2019 Spring Season, winning 3–1 at Westhills Stadium in an intense match which saw three players sent-off.[20] Pacific FC and Cavalry FC's rivalry intensified during the 2021 season where they met eight times across three Canadian competitions (Canadian Premier League, CPL Playoffs, and the Canadian Championship).[21][22] This rivalry is also fueled by a pre-existing cultural rivalry between each team's respective province: Alberta and British Columbia.[23]

Honours

Best results in other competitions
Competition Result Season
Canadian Championship Semi-finals 2021
CONCACAF League Round of 16 2022

Players and staff

Roster

As of August 11, 2022 [24][25][26][27]

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

No. Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Callum Irving      Canada
2 Defender Georges Mukumbilwa      Canada
3 Defender Jordan Haynes      Canada
5 Defender Abdou Samake      Mali
6 Midfielder Umaro Balde      Guinea-Bissau
8 Midfielder Matteo Polisi      Canada
10 Forward Marco Bustos      Canada
11 Midfielder Josh Heard      Wales
12 Defender Kunle Dada-Luke      Canada
19 Forward Abdul Binate      Canada
20 Midfielder Sean Young      Canada
21 Goalkeeper Emil Gazdov      Canada
22 Midfielder Jamar Dixon      Canada
23 Forward Djenairo Daniels      Netherlands
24 Forward Gianni dos Santos      Cape Verde
26 Defender Thomas Meilleur-Giguère      Canada
30 Forward Kamron Habibullah (on loan from Vancouver Whitecaps FC)     Canada
33 Defender Nathan Mavila      England
34 Midfielder Manny Aparicio      Canada
55 Defender Amer Đidić      Canada
— Midfielder Luca Ricci      Canada
— Midfielder Cédric Toussaint      Canada
99 Midfielder Hery Zo Randria      France

Out on loan

No. Position Player Nation
28 Midfielder Paul Amedume (at North Texas SC)     Canada
— Midfielder Bicou Bissainthe (at FC Edmonton)     Haiti
— Midfielder Simon Triantafillou (at FC Edmonton)     Canada
— Midfielder Matthew Baldisimo (at York United)     Philippines

Staff

As of March 11, 2022
Executive
President Josh Simpson[28]
Chief executive officer Rob Friend[28]
Chairman Dean Shillington[28]
Coaching staff
Head coach James Merriman[29]
Assistant coach Armando Sá[30]
Goalkeeping coach Mark Village[30]

Head coaches

As of August 11, 2021
Coach Nation Tenure Record
G W D L Win %
Michael Silberbauer  Denmark August 20, 2018[31] – October 18, 2019[32] 29 7 7 15 24.14
James Merriman (interim)  Canada October 18, 2019[32] – January 14, 2020[33] 1 1 0 0 100.000
Pa-Modou Kah  Norway January 14, 2020[33] – January 21, 2022[29] 41 19 8 14 46.34
James Merriman  Canada January 21, 2022[29] – present 20 11 5 4 55.00

Club captains

Years Name Nation
2019–2020 Marcel de Jong  Canada
2021– Jamar Dixon  Canada

Team records

Year-by-year

Season League Playoffs CC Continental / Other Average
attendance		 Top goalscorer(s)
Div League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Pos. Name Goals
2019 1 CPL 28 8 7 13 35 46 –11 31 1.11 5th[lower-alpha 1] DNQ R1 Ineligible 3,102 Canada Terran Campbell 11
2020 CPL 10 4 2 4 16 13 +3 14 1.40 4th N/A[lower-alpha 2] DNQ DNQ N/A Canada Marco Bustos 5
2021 CPL 28 13 6 9 47 34 +13 45 1.61 3rd W SF 3,812 Canada Terran Campbell 11
2022 CPL 28 13 7 8 36 33 +3 46 1.64 4th SF QF CONCACAF League R16 3,176 Mexico Alejandro Díaz 16
  1. ↑ The 2019 Canadian Premier League used a split-season format where Pacific FC placed 5th in the spring and 4th in the fall, but remained in 5th overall.
  2. ↑ The 2020 Canadian Premier League season did not have a playoff competition to determine the finalists, instead using a group stage with the top four teams from the first stage of the competition, of which the top two teams in the group would qualify for the final. Pacific FC placed 4th in the group.

1. Average attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in league season, league playoffs, Canadian Championship, CONCACAF League, and other competitive continental matches.

International competition

Scores and results list Pacific FC's goal tally first.
Year Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2022 CONCACAF League Preliminary round Jamaica Waterhouse F.C. 6–0[34] 0–0[35] 6–0
Round of 16 Costa Rica Herediano 0–1[36] 1–0[37] 1–1 (5–6 p)

Player records

Most career goals

As of December 31, 2021 [citation needed]
# Pos. Name Nation Career at club Goals scored
CPL CC Int'l Total
1 Forward Terran Campbell  Canada 2019–2021 23 2 0 25
2 Forward Alejandro Diaz  Mexico 2020– 13 1 0 14
3 Forward Marco Bustos  Canada 2020– 12 0 0 12
4 Midfielder Victor Blasco  Spain 2019–2021 9 0 0 9
5 Forward Ben Fisk  Canada 2019 6 0 0 6
Forward Josh Heard  Canada 2020– 5 1 0 6

Note: Bold indicates active player

Most career appearances

As of December 31, 2021 [citation needed]
# Pos. Name Nation Career at club Games played
CPL CC Int'l Total
1 Forward Terran Campbell  Canada 2019–2021 66 3 0 69
2 Midfielder Alessandro Hojabrpour  Canada 2019–2021 58 4 0 62
Defender Kadin Chung  Canada 2019– 59 3 0 62
4 Defender Lukas MacNaughton  Canada 2019–2021 54 4 0 58
5 Midfielder Victor Blasco  Spain 2019–2021 49 3 0 52

Note: Bold indicates active player

References

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