2025 Pacific FC season

Pacific FC
2025 season
ChairmanDean Shillington
Head coachJames Merriman
StadiumStarlight Stadium
Canadian Premier League7th
CPL playoffsDNQ
Canadian ChampionshipPreliminary round
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The 2025 Pacific FC season is the seventh 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, 2025[1]
No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
50 Max Anchor Canada GK (2004-07-21)July 21, 2004 (aged 21) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps U21, Loan
55 Sean Melvin Canada GK (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 31) Canada Atlético Ottawa
Defenders
2 Georges Mukumbilwa Canada RB (1999-09-23)September 23, 1999 (aged 26) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
5 Juan Quintana Colombia CB (2003-11-10)November 10, 2003 (aged 22) Colombia Orsomarso S.C. INT
7 Kadin Chung Canada RB (1998-09-05)September 5, 1998 (aged 27) Canada Vancouver FC
15 Christian Greco-Taylor Canada LB (2005-02-20)February 20, 2005 (aged 20) Canada Whitecaps FC Academy U21
16 Ahmad Mansour Canada CB (2000-11-03)November 3, 2000 (aged 25) Oman Sur SC
32 Mattias Hallam Canada CB (2008-01-09)January 9, 2008 (aged 17) Canada Van Isle Wave DEV
36 Will Edgson Canada LB (2008-02-29)February 29, 2008 (aged 17) Canada Van Isle Wave DEV
Midfielders
6 Lukas Browning Lagerfeldt Republic of Ireland CM (1999-01-06)January 6, 1999 (aged 26) Sweden Gefle IF INT
8 Aidan Daniels Canada AM (1998-09-06)September 6, 1998 (aged 27) Canada HFX Wanderers
10 Marco Bustos Canada RW / AM (1996-04-22)April 22, 1996 (aged 29) Sweden IFK Värnamo
11 Josh Heard Wales AM (1994-11-29)November 29, 1994 (aged 31) United States Real Monarchs
20 Sean Young Canada CM (2001-04-20)April 20, 2001 (aged 24) Canada Victoria Highlanders
21 Daniel de Pauli Brazil DM (1999-08-06)August 6, 1999 (aged 26) Bulgaria FC Krumovgrad INT
33 Matthew Baldisimo Philippines DM / CM (1998-01-20)January 20, 1998 (aged 27) Canada York United
34 Sami Keshavarz Canada CM (2006-08-18)August 18, 2006 (aged 19) Canada Van Isle Wave
37 Mattias Vales Canada AM (2008-02-29)February 29, 2008 (aged 17) Canada Van Isle Wave DEV
44 Aly Ndom France DM / CB (1996-05-30)May 30, 1996 (aged 29) Finland IFK Mariehamn INT
66 Roshawn Juhmi Canada DM (2001-07-24)July 24, 2001 (aged 24) Portugal Vista Alegre
88 Matteo Schiavoni Canada MF (2005-04-05)April 5, 2005 (aged 20) Canada CF Montréal U21
Forwards
9 Dario Zanatta Canada CF (1997-05-24)May 24, 1997 (aged 28) Scotland Hamilton Academical
17 Emanuel Montejano Mexico ST (2001-07-12)July 12, 2001 (aged 24) Mexico Celaya INT
27 Ronan Kratt Canada CF / LW / RW (2003-09-02)September 2, 2003 (aged 22) Germany Werder Bremen II
39 Veniamin Chernyshev Ukraine ST (2008-09-12)September 12, 2008 (aged 17) Canada Van Isle Wave DEV
64 Yann Toualy Ivory Coast CF / LW (2001-06-01)June 1, 2001 (aged 24) United States Vermont Green
99 Alejandro Díaz Mexico FW (1996-01-27)January 27, 1996 (aged 29) Canada Vancouver FC Loan

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
FW Canada Ronan Kratt Germany Werder Bremen II Free December 31, 2024 [2]
MF Canada Aidan Daniels Canada HFX Wanderers Free January 2, 2025 [3]
DF Canada Kadin Chung Canada Vancouver FC Free January 22, 2025 [4]
MF Canada Marco Bustos Sweden IFK Värnamo Free January 24, 2025 [5]
MF Brazil Daniel de Pauli Bulgaria FC Krumovgrad Free January 29, 2025 [6]
MF Republic of Ireland Lukas Browning Lagerfeldt Sweden Gefle IF Free January 31, 2025 [7]
3 DF Canada Eric Lajeunesse Canada UBC Thunderbirds U-Sports contract February 5, 2025 [8]
MF Canada Matteo Schiavoni Canada CF Montréal Free February 7, 2025 [9]
DF Portugal Pedro Machado Finland IFK Mariehamn Free February 11, 2025 [10]
FW Mexico Emanuel Montejano Mexico Celaya Free March 5, 2025 [11]
MF Canada Mattias Vales Canada Van Isle Wave Development contract March 12, 2025 [12]
DF Canada Fin Tugwell Canada Victoria Vikes Selected 12th in the 2025 CPL–U Sports Draft, U-Sports contract March 19, 2025 [13]
DF Canada Will Edgson Canada Van Isle Wave Development contract March 21, 2025 [14]
DF Canada Mattias Hallam Canada Van Isle Wave Development contract March 21, 2025 [14]
FW Ivory Coast Yann Toualy United States Vermont Green Free April 2, 2025 [15]
FW Ukraine Veniamin Chernyshev Canada Van Isle Wave Development contract May 28, 2025 [16]
33 MF Philippines Matthew Baldisimo Canada York United Free August 8, 2025 [17]
16 DF Canada Ahmad Mansour Oman Sur SC Free August 8, 2025 [17]
66 MF Canada Roshawn Juhmi Portugal Vista Alegre Free August 8, 2025 [17]

Loans in

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
GK Canada Max Anchor Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Season-long loan March 14, 2025 [18]
FW Mexico Alejandro Díaz Canada Vancouver FC Season-long loan with option for permanent transfer July 23, 2025 [19]

Draft picks

Pacific FC selected the following players in the 2025 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 4 FW Niklas Hallam  Canada Toronto
2 12 DF Fin Tugwell  Canada Victoria

Out

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
18 FW New Zealand Moses Dyer Canada Vancouver FC Loan expired November 10, 2024 [20]
4 DF Canada Paul Amedume Canada Edmonton BTB SC Contract expired December 31, 2024 [20]
13 DF Canada Kunle Dada-Luke Canada Vancouver FC Contract expired December 31, 2024 [20]
26 DF Canada Thomas Meilleur-Giguère Canada HFX Wanderers Contract expired December 31, 2024 [20][21]
28 MF Canada Cédric Toussaint Japan Iwate Grulla Contract expired December 31, 2024 [20]
21 MF Netherlands Ayman Sellouf Bulgaria Krumovgrad Contract expired December 31, 2024 [20]
6 MF Guatemala Marco Domínguez Guatemala Comunicaciones F.C. Contract terminated by mutual consent December 31, 2024 [20]
12 FW Trinidad and Tobago Reon Moore Contract terminated by mutual consent December 31, 2024 [20]
25 DF Argentina Kevin Ceceri Option declined December 31, 2024 [20]
8 MF Canada Pierre Lamothe Vietnam Hanoi FC Option declined December 31, 2024 [20]
18 MF Canada Zakaria Bahous Option declined December 31, 2024 [20]
88 MF Romania Andrei Tîrcoveanu Azerbaijan Shamakhi FK Option declined December 31, 2024 [20]
10 FW Canada Adonijah Reid Canada York United Option declined December 31, 2024 [20]
17 FW Canada Devin O'Hea Australia Northcote City Option declined December 31, 2024 [20]
7 MF Canada Steffen Yeates Canada York United Undisclosed fee January 20, 2025 [22]
1 GK Canada Emil Gazdov Canada CF Montréal Undisclosed fee & sell-on clause February 28, 2025 [23][24]
14 DF Portugal Pedro Machado Contract terminated by mutual consent July 23, 2025 [25]

Competitions

Overview

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League Matchday 1 7th 28 5 8 15 30 59 −29 017.86
Canadian Championship Preliminary round Preliminary round 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 29 5 9 15 31 60 −29 017.24

Last updated: October 18, 2025
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League

Main article: 2025 Canadian Premier League season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Forge (S) 28 16 10 2 51 22 +29 58 First semifinal and 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup
2 Atlético Ottawa (C) 28 15 11 2 54 28 +26 56 First semifinal
3 Cavalry 28 11 9 8 47 36 +11 42 Quarterfinal
4 HFX Wanderers 28 11 6 11 41 34 +7 39 Play-in round
5 York United 28 10 8 10 43 38 +5 38
6 Valour 28 7 5 16 35 62 −27 26
7 Pacific 28 5 8 15 30 59 −29 23
8 Vancouver 28 4 9 15 35 57 −22 21 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup[a]
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; 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Drawing of lots.[26]
(C) Champion (qualified to Champions Cup Round one); (S) CPL Shield winner (qualified to Champions Cup Round one)
Notes:
  1. ^ Vancouver FC qualified for the Champions Cup as the runners-up of the 2025 Canadian Championship, due to the winners, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, qualifying through Major League Soccer.

Results by match

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GroundHHAAAHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAAAHAAHAH
ResultWLLDLWLLDLLLDWLLWWDLDLDLLDDL
Position[I]2555755566666666666666777777
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 5 1 Pacific FC 2–0 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
5:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,255
April 12 2 Pacific FC 0–2 Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
2:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,420
April 19 3 HFX Wanderers FC 3–1 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
12:30 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,817
April 26 4 Vancouver FC 1–1 Pacific FC Langley Township, British Columbia
5:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 1,283
May 3 5 Atlético Ottawa 3–1 Pacific FC Ottawa, Ontario
10:00 AM PT
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 3,628
May 10 6 Pacific FC 2–1 York United Langford, British Columbia
5:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,883
May 17 7 Cavalry FC 4–0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
2:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,669
May 24 8 Pacific FC 0–1 Forge FC Langford, British Columbia
2:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,281
June 1 9 Valour FC 0–0 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
1:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Attendance: 5,728
June 7 10 Pacific FC 0–1 Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
3:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,506
June 14 11 Pacific FC 1–3 York United Langford, British Columbia
3:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,604
June 21 12 Cavalry FC 1–0 Pacific FC Foothills County, Alberta
3:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 3,450
June 27 13 Pacific FC 4–4 Vancouver FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,821
July 12 14 Pacific FC 3–2 HFX Wanderers FC Langford, British Columbia
3:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,710
July 18 15 Forge FC 2–0 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 5,844
July 26 16 Pacific FC 0–2 Atlético Ottawa Langford, British Columbia
5:00 PM PT Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,732
August 4 17 Pacific FC 1–0 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
3:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,918
August 10 18 Vancouver FC 2–3 Pacific FC Langley Township, British Columbia
3:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 1,408
August 16 19 Pacific FC 2–2 HFX Wanderers FC Langford, British Columbia
3:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,879
August 24 20 York United 5–1 Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
1:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,583
August 31 21 Valour FC 1–1 Pacific FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
12:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
Attendance: 2,053
September 6 22 Atlético Ottawa 2–0 Pacific FC TD Place Stadium
4:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Ottawa, Ontario
Attendance: 4,361
September 13 23 Pacific FC 1–1 Vancouver FC Victoria, British Columbia
4:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Royal Athletic Park[27]
Attendance: 4,300
September 20 24 HFX Wanderers FC 3–0 Pacific FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
12:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Attendance: 6,978
September 27 25 Forge FC 4–0 Pacific FC Hamilton, Ontario
1:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Hamilton Stadium
Attendance: 6,017
October 5 26 Pacific FC 3–3 Cavalry FC Langford, British Columbia
3:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 3,774
October 9 27 York United 2–2 Pacific FC Toronto, Ontario
4:30 PM PT
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 1,431
October 18 28 Pacific FC 1–4 Valour FC Langford, British Columbia
1:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2025 Canadian Championship
May 6 Preliminary round Pacific FC v
(2–4 p)		 Vancouver FC Langford, British Columbia
7:00 PM PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
Attendance: 2,017
Referee: Michael Venne
Penalties

Notes

References

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  2. ^ "Pacific FC sign Canadian attacker Ronan Kratt". Canadian Premier League. December 31, 2024. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Pacific FC sign Canadian midfielder Aidan Daniels". Pacific FC. January 2, 2025. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  4. ^ "Pacific FC Signs Defender Kadin Chung". Pacific FC. January 22, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "Official: Marco Bustos has returned to Pacific". True North Foot. January 24, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  6. ^ "Pacific FC sign Brazilian midfielder Daniel de Pauli". Canadian Premier League. January 29, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
  7. ^ "Pacific FC sign midfielder Lukas Browning Lagerfeldt". Canadian Premier League. January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  8. ^ "Pacific FC re-sign defender Eric Lajeunesse to a U SPORTS Contract". Pacific FC. February 5, 2025. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
  9. ^ "Pacific FC Sign Midfielder Matteo Schiavoni". Pacific FC. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  10. ^ "Pacific Adds Journeyman Defender Pedro Machado". Northern Tribune. February 11, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  11. ^ "Pacific FC sign Mexican striker Emanuel Montejano". Canadian Premier League. March 5, 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
  12. ^ "Pacific FC sign Mattias Vales to development contract". Canadian Premier League. March 12, 2025. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
  13. ^ "Pacific FC sign 2025 CPL-U SPORTS Draft Pick Fin Tugwell out of the University of Victoria". Pacific FC. March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Pacific FC sign local talent Edgson and Hallam to 2025 Development Contracts". Pacific FC. March 21, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  15. ^ "Pacific FC sign explosive forward Yann Toualy". Pacific FC. April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  16. ^ "Pacific FC sign 16-year-old Ukrainian striker Veniamin Chernyshev to development contract". Pacific FC. May 28, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
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  18. ^ "Pacific FC Acquire Goalkeeper Max Anchor on Loan from Vancouver Whitecaps". Canadian Premier League. March 14, 2025.
  19. ^ "Pacific FC signs striker Alejandro Díaz". Canadian Premier League. July 23, 2025.
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  21. ^ "'I want to win a trophy with Halifax,' Wanderers add Thomas Meilleur-Giguère through 2026 season". Halifax Wanderers. HFX Wanderers FC. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  22. ^ "York United acquire midfielder Steffen Yeates from Pacific FC". Canadian Premier League. January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  23. ^ "CF Montréal acquires goalkeeper Emil Gazdov". Canadian Premier League. February 28, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  24. ^ "Emil Gazdov to CF Montréal - Pacific FC receive record fee for a goalkeeper". Transfermarkt. February 28, 2025. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  25. ^ "Pacific FC Brings Home Club's All-Time Leading Goal Scorer Alejandro 'Wero' Díaz". Pacific FC. July 23, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
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  27. ^ "Pacific FC to Host Match at Victoria's Royal Athletic Park". Pacific FC. June 25, 2025.
allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Pacific_FC_season