Langford-based Pacific FC parts ways with head coach James Merriman
Yiannis Tsalatsidis will coach Pacific FC’s next match as the club searches for a permanent replacement after a 0-5-1 start.
- On Thursday, May 21, Pacific FC and head coach James Merriman mutually parted ways amid the club's winless start to the 2026 Canadian Premier League season; first assistant coach Yiannis Tsalatsidis will lead the team for the upcoming match.
- The Tridents have gone 17 straight matches across all competitions without a win, recording 11 losses and six draws, leaving them last in the Canadian Premier League standings with a 0-5-1 record.
- Pacific has allowed a league-high 12 goals this season and owns a league-worst minus-six goal differential; earlier this month, the club was eliminated from the Canadian Championship preliminary round following a 3-1 loss to Cavalry.
- Merriman, from Nanaimo, coached Pacific in 140 matches since 2022, posting a record of 46 wins, 33 draws, and 61 losses; Tsalatsidis joined the club in February after spending two seasons with Cavalry as an opposition analyst.
- Four of the club's next five matches are away from home, starting with a match against Cavalry on May 24 before Pacific returns to Starlight Stadium on May 30 for a contest against Ottawa.
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Langford-based Pacific FC parts ways with head coach James Merriman
Pacific FC and head coach James Merriman have mutually parted ways, the club announced on May 21. The move comes during a difficult start to the 2026 Canadian Premier League (CPL) season for the Tridents, who remain the only team in the CPL without a win. First assistant coach Yiannis Tsalatsidis will take charge of Pacific’s upcoming match against Cavalry FC on May 24. It remains unclear whether the departure will impact the rest of the technic…
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