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James Merriman

Coach🇨🇦

— · Canada Premier League

1270Current Elo

129 matches tracked

Coach DNA

Playing style

balanced profile

Domestic cupInternational cup

Club record

League results at each club since 2016, next to the same club under other coaches.

Pacific FC

Apr 2022 – Jul 2026 · 129 matches

1.19 points per game in Canadian Premier League (129 matches).

Pacific FC with other coaches, ±3 years: 1.42 (48 matches, 2 coaches).

Line-up Elo: −58 below the league average under him, −36 under the others.

Most used

  1. S. Young7,760' · Elo 1,254
  2. T. Meilleur-Giguère7,619' · Elo 1,585
  3. J. Heard7,524' · Elo 1,200
  4. O. Dada-Luke6,608' · Elo 1,360
  5. M. Bustos5,202' · Elo 1,302
  6. A. Didic4,700' · Elo 1,641
  7. G. Mukumbilwa4,464' · Elo 1,263
  8. M. Aparicio3,995' · Elo 1,590
  9. E. Gazdov3,912' · Elo 1,399
  10. S. Yeates3,849' · Elo 1,560

Players under James Merriman

Total Elo change of his own players in his matches.

Rose most

  1. O. Dada-Luke+305

    in 76 matches · Pacific FC

  2. E. Gazdov+249

    in 44 matches · Pacific FC

  3. D. Daniels+241

    in 30 matches · Pacific FC

  4. A. Reid+195

    in 42 matches · Pacific FC

  5. E. Lajeunesse+188

    in 41 matches · Pacific FC

Fell most

  1. K. Chung−143

    in 36 matches · Pacific FC

  2. D. Konincks−112

    in 11 matches · Pacific FC

  3. M. Bustos−93

    in 59 matches · Pacific FC

  4. A. Daniels−86

    in 22 matches · Pacific FC

  5. T. Gomulka−81

    in 11 matches · Pacific FC

Opponents

Their Elo change in matches against his teams (at least 3 meetings).

Favourite opponents

  1. C. Bayiha portrait

    C. Bayiha1411

    in 11 matches · Supra du Quebec

    −75
  2. B. Soumaoro portrait

    B. Soumaoro1421

    in 6 matches · York United

    −55
  3. T. Mourdoukoutas portrait

    T. Mourdoukoutas1328

    in 10 matches · Valour

    −49
  4. A. Ricci portrait

    A. Ricci1382

    in 6 matches · York United

    −47
  5. Alberto Zapater portrait

    Alberto Zapater787

    in 6 matches · Atlético Ottawa

    −39

Nemeses

  1. M. Jevremović portrait

    M. Jevremović1721

    in 5 matches · Forge

    +170
  2. Renan Fernandes Garcia portrait

    Renan Fernandes Garcia1215

    in 6 matches · Vancouver FC

    +154
  3. R. Rama portrait

    R. Rama1756

    in 9 matches · Forge

    +149
  4. F. Linder portrait

    F. Linder1330

    in 3 matches · HFX Wanderers FC

    +145
  5. S. Salter portrait

    S. Salter1707

    in 15 matches · Atlético Ottawa

    +136

Coaches

Their Elo change in matches against him (at least 3 meetings).

Favourite coaches

  1. A. Koch1251

    in 4 matches · FC Edmonton

    −29

  2. B. Mora1874

    in 3 matches · York United

    −19

  3. Martin Nash1439

    in 16 matches · Vancouver FC

    −5

Nemesis coaches

  1. Haralambos Smyrniotis1544

    in 16 matches · Forge

    +90

  2. M. Eustáquio1507

    in 5 matches · York United

    +80

  3. T. Wheeldon1671

    in 19 matches · Cavalry FC

    +73

  4. Carlos González1449

    in 14 matches · Atlético Ottawa

    +50

  5. Afshin Ghotbi1321

    in 8 matches · Vancouver FC

    +35

Playing style

How James Merriman's teams play vs league-season peers (2016+)

Descriptive — how a coach's teams play, not how good they are.

balanced profile

One club since 2016 — lineup-coach attribution starts in 2016, so there's no cross-club comparison yet.