Friday, March 1, 2019 ~ VANCOUVER ISLAND.
~ West Shore Voice News
The 2019 Canadian Premier League (CPL) and Pacific Football Club (Pacific FC) have released has released their regular season schedule .
As announced on February 27, matches begin with the inaugural home opener on April 28 versus HFX Wanderers FC through to the end of the Fall season on October 19.
The season will consist of 28 regular season games; 14 home, 14 away, and will be separated into two distinct halves: Spring and Fall.
“We look forward to welcoming the community and all of our fans to our inaugural Pacific FC season at Westhills Stadium,” said Rob Friend, CEO, Pacific FC. “The excitement is building as we add our final players to the club and get set to take on the other six teams in the Canadian Premier League.” Link to Schedule
SCHEDULING –
The Spring season will run from April 27 to July 1 (Canada Day) using Canada’s National Holiday appropriately to celebrate the first portion of the 2019 season and our league for Canadians by Canadians.
• All seven clubs will play 10 matches in the Spring competition.
• The Fall season will run from July 6 to October 19
• All seven clubs will play 18 matches in the Fall competition following the table reset on July 2
FORMAT –
Each CPL club will play 28 regular season games 14 at home, 14 away, split over two halves of the 2019 season.
• All clubs will play against one another at least four times, and at most five times in the regular season
• The inaugural season will be separated into two distinct halves to crown winners that will advance to the two-leg Canadian Premier League 2019 Championship
• All seven clubs will compete in a single table
o 3 points for a victory
o 1 point for a draw
o 0 points for a loss
• The winner of the Spring season will be the team with the most points at the end of the season on Canada Day (July 1) and will be the first club playing in the Canadian Premier League 2019 Championship.
• The winner of the Fall season will be the team with the most points on October 19 following the table reset on July 2 and will be the second club playing in the Canadian Premier League 2019 Championship
For season ticket information: https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/pacific-football-club-ticketing
Tickets: Season ticket info
BACKGROUND:
Over the coming weeks, the team will continue to build its roster preparing for spring training in March.
ABOUT PACIFIC FOOTBALL CLUB: Founded in 2018, Pacific Football Club brings professional football to Vancouver Island. Playing out of a renovated, 6000-seat Westhills Stadium in Langford, the club will provide an outlet for young Canadian soccer players to realize their dreams of playing at the professional level. Fans will be able to enjoy the thrilling, fast-paced sporting atmosphere associated with the sport when the Canadian Premier League season kicks off in April 2019. For season ticket information: https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/pacific-football-club-ticketing
ABOUT THE CPL: Canadian Premier League (CPL) is Canada’s professional men’s soccer league set to debut on April 28, 2019. Playing in world-class and unique venues, and partnering with strong community-led ownership groups, CPL is a league for Canadians by Canadians that will bring professional soccer to communities coast-to-coast.
For updates and more information, please go to CanPL.ca . On Twitter: @CPLsoccer and #CanPL
LINKS:
Three more players, training camp in Tofino, Nike as footwear supplier, new communications manager (March 8, 2019)
Pacific FC 2019 Season Schedule | CPL Schedule | CPL Format (February 27, 2019)
Marcel de Jong joins Pacific FC (February 19, 2019)
Three more players: Ben Fisk, Victor Blasco, José Hernandez (February 10)
Trio signed: Alessandro Hojabrpour, Matthew Baldisimo, and Terran Campbell (January 19, 2019)
Pacific FC signs Marcus Haber for inaugural season (January 9, 2019)
Pacific FC opens downtown Victoria storefront & signs Kadin Chung (November 30, 2018)
For season ticket information: https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/pacific-football-club-ticketing