Squad
Alhassane Bangoura2019current
Sebastian Berhalter2022current
Thomas Müller2025current
Jordyn Huitemacurrent
Stefan Marinoviccurrent
Yohei Takaokacurrent
Holger Osieck1977–1977
Lutz Pfannenstiel2007–2008
Camilo Sanvezzo2011–2013
Davide Chiumiento2011–2012
Jay DeMerit2011–2014
Michael Boxall2011–2012
Sydney Leroux2011–2011
Andy O'Brien2012–2014
Darren Mattocks2012–2016
Jun Marques Davidson2012–2013
Kenny Miller2012–2014
Lee Nguyen2012–2012
Lee Young-pyo2012–2013
Daigo Kobayashi2013–2013
Nigel Reo-Coker2013–2014
Sam Adekugbe2013–2017
Kendall Waston2014–2018
Mauro Rosales2014–2015
Pedro Morales2014–2016- Steven Beitashour2014–2015
Robert Earnshaw2015–2015
Alphonso Davies2016–2018
Blas Pérez2016–2016
Cristian Gamboa2016–2017
Giles Barnes2016–2016
Marcel de Jong2016–2018- Masato Kudō2016–2016
Brek Shea2017–2018
Kei Kamara2018–2018
Derek Cornelius2019–2022
Hwang In-beom2019–2020
Tosaint Ricketts2019–2022
Alessandro Schöpf2022–2024
Ali Ahmed2022–2026
Junior Hoilett2023–2023
Jayden Nelson2025–2025
Vancouver Whitecaps FC is a Major League Soccer team based in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer as a member of the Western Conference.
The club was founded on March 18, 2009, and began play in 2011 as the 17th team in MLS.
Biography
Formation
Vancouver Whitecaps FC is a professional soccer club based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, competing in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The club was officially founded on March 18, 2009, when an ownership group was granted the seventeenth franchise in MLS by commissioner Don Garber. The Whitecaps name has a rich history, first used in 1974 by a team in the North American Soccer League (NASL) that played until 1984 and won the Soccer Bowl '79 championship. The name was revived in 2001 for a second-division team that played until 2010.
Early Years in MLS
The Whitecaps began their inaugural MLS season in 2011, becoming the 17th team to join the league. The club quickly gained popularity, selling 5,000 season ticket deposits within 48 hours of their availability. To prepare for their first season, the Whitecaps recruited experienced executives, including Paul Barber as CEO and former D.C. United head coach Tom Soehn as Director of Operations. Teitur Thordarson, who had previously coached the USL and USSF Division 2 Whitecaps, was appointed as head coach for the inaugural MLS season.
Legacy
Since their formation, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC have established themselves as a significant presence in Canadian soccer, continuing the legacy of the original Whitecaps while building a new identity in Major League Soccer. The club has maintained a consistent ownership group since its inception, ensuring stability and a clear vision for the future. The Whitecaps continue to strive for success in MLS, aiming to build on their historical roots and achieve new heights in professional soccer.
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Career & Clubs
An ownership group in Vancouver were granted the seventeenth Major League Soccer franchise on March 18, 2009, by MLS commissioner Don Garber. While no name was provided at the Vancouver announcement, over a year later the club confirmed it would keep the Whitecaps name, which had been first used in 1974. The original Whitecaps played from 1974 to 1984 in the North American Soccer League and won one league championship, Soccer Bowl '79. After the league folded, a new team named the Vancouver 86ers was founded in 1986 and played in various minor leagues. It adopted the Whitecaps name in 2001. The team sold the first 5,000 season ticket deposits 48 hours after they became available to the public. Remaining season tickets were made available to season ticket holders for the USSF 2 Whitecaps before becoming available to non-season ticket holders. In preparation for its first MLS season, the Whitecaps brought in executive talent from around the world. On November 24, 2009, Paul Barber, former Tottenham Hotspur executive, was announced to join the club as CEO. Others joining him included former D.C. United head coach Tom Soehn as Director of Operations and Dutch national Richard Grootscholten as the Technical Director and head coach of the residency program. As the head coach of the USL and later USSF Division 2 Vancouver Whitecaps, former Iceland international Teitur Thordarson was confirmed as head coach on September 2, 2010, for the inaugural MLS season. He was subsequently…
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Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The club was founded on March 18, 2009, and began play in 2011 as the 17th team to enter Major League Soccer. They are a phoenix club and the third team to use the "Whitecaps" name, which originated in 1974 as a member of the North American Soccer League and was revived in 2001 for a second-division team that last played in the 2010 USSF Division 2. The club has been owned and managed by the same group since they were a second-division franchise.
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