2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2005 season
ChairmanGreg Kerfoot
Head coach Bob Lilley
USL First Division 3rd
USL–1 PlayoffsPlay-In Round
Voyageurs Cup 2nd
Highest home attendance6,192
Sept 11 vs MTL
Lowest home attendance2,440
July 9 (Apple Bowl) vs POR
Average home league attendance5,102
 2004
2006  

The 2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's 19th year of play (or 29th if counting the NASL Whitecaps), as well as their 13th as a Division 2 club in the franchise model of US-based soccer leagues. They played in the now defunct USL First Division which in 2005 was rebranded from A-League and was the highest level of Canadian club soccer. 2005 was Bob Lilley's first season as head coach after Tony Fonseca was released to take on the new District Development Centre Technical Director position with the BCSA. [1] Under Tony Fonseca the Whitecaps had playoffs qualifications three straight years and advanced to the semifinals once. Part of the re-organization of BC youth soccer involved the Whitecaps expanding their youth program to ten Super Y League teams. The Whitecaps were one of only a few US or Canadian clubs with a complete youth system. MLS teams in 2005 did not have as extensive a club structure. [2]

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They started the season strongly going undefeated in their first six matches. The Whitecaps were hard to beat all year and finished third in the league table. This was the ninth consecutive playoff appearance for the Whitecaps. In the playoffs Vancouver had a play-in round series against Richmond Kickers and couldn't find a way to score with both legs of the series finishing 0-0, the Kickers advanced on penalty kicks. Jason Jordan was named league most value player with seventeen goals. [3]

The name of the league was not the only thing that changed in 2005, so did the league format, from two conferences to a single table. The schedule was not balanced; it was home and away against every team in the league with additional matches against Seattle, Portland, and Minnesota. Head to head results were the first tie-breaker. Average attendance increased for the fourth year in a row and was above 5,000 for the first time since 2001. [4] Three double-headers were played with the Whitecaps Women of the USL W-League.

Off the field, 2005 was the first year (counting NASL Whitecaps) since 1984 that all home and away games had live radio broadcasts. The games had a thirty-minute pre and post game show, and the AM sports radio station also carried a sixty-minute weekly soccer program early Saturday mornings. [5] The Whitecaps featured on a weekly local soccer show on Saturday at 2 p.m. as well as on Fox Soccer World twice via the United Soccer League agreement for sixteen weeks of coverage June 17 to October 1. [6] The partnership with the BCSA for the mid-season friendly with Sunderland A.F.C. was also a success with the largest crowd in five years – 6,857 watching the Whitecaps win 3 – 0. [7] The Whitecaps played one of their double headers (Women's and Men's teams) at the Apple Bowl in Kelowna, BC on July 9, 2005. The club also unveiled renderings and details of its Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium proposal publicly on October 13, 2005. [8] They also had plans announced in 2004, for a training centre for their men's, women's, and youth teams to be shared with the Canadian Women's National Team at Simon Fraser University that had been on hold other than artificial turf field upgrades. [9]

League Tables

PosTeamPldWLTGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Montreal Impact 2818373715+2261Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 2815764527+1851Bye to semifinal round of playoffs
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 2812793721+1645First round of playoffs
4 Seattle Sounders (C)28116113325+844
5 Portland Timbers 2810994042239 [lower-alpha 1]
6 Richmond Kickers 2810992830239 [lower-alpha 1]
7 Puerto Rico Islanders 28101084643+338
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 281015340521233
9 Charleston Battery 2891452736932
10 Minnesota Thunder 28711103742531
11 Virginia Beach Mariners 28714726391328
12 Toronto Lynx 28317826502417
Source: [ citation needed ]
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 1 2 POR: 4 pts; RIC: 1 pt

Expanded Table

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
284512793621 +15914267 +193651014 −4

Last updated: April 26, 2006
Source: uslsoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Pre-season

  Win  Draw  Loss

The Whitecaps opened their four-week training camp on March 25, 2005 at Surrey's Newton Athletic Park although most sessions were at Simon Fraser University's Terry Fox Field. [10] [11] The preseason schedule was announced March 1, 2005. [12] Note no record can be found of the first match listed and archived whitecapsfc.com headlines imply the match was cancelled.

April 2, 2005 UVic Vikes 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Victoria, British Columbia
19:00 PSTSoccerball shade.svgStadium: Centennial Stadium,
April 9, 2005 Trinity Western University 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Langley, British Columbia
15:00 PST Report Said Ali Soccerball shade.svg92'Stadium: Spartans Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,000
April 16, 2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 – 0 Seattle Sounders Chilliwack, British Columbia
19:00 PST Carlo Corazzin Soccerball shade.svg16' Report Stadium: Exhibition Park
Attendance: 2,000

USL-1

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
Ground H H A H H H A H A A A A H A H A H H A A A H H H A A A H
ResultDWDWWWLWLLWDDDWDWDLWDDWWLWLL
Source: uslsoccer.com [13]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
April
April 24, 20051 Voyageurs Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 – 0 Toronto Lynx Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: Paul Ward
April 30, 20052 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 – 0 Rochester Rhinos Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Carlo Corazzin Soccerball shade.svg51' (pen.) Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,862
Referee: Domenic Scali
May
May 7, 20053 Seattle Sounders 0 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle, WA
20:00 ET Report Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 2,495
Referee: Ben Chouaf
May 15, 20054 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 – 0 Charleston Battery Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Jason Jordan Soccerball shade.svg29', 49', 55', 77' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,296
Referee: Tiger Liu
May 22, 20055 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 – 1 Atlanta Silverbacks Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Jason Jordan Soccerball shade.svg15', 30', 50'
Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg54'
Report Alex Pineda Chacón Soccerball shade.svg87'Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,872
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June
June 10, 20058 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 – 2 Portland Timbers Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Alfredo Valente Soccerball shade.svg39' (pen.)
Martin Nash Soccerball shade.svg40'
Steve Klein Soccerball shade.svg90+'
Report Tom Poltl Soccerball shade.svg78'
Edwin Miranda Soccerball shade.svg90+'
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,337
Referee: Steve Depiero
June 18, 20059 Atlanta Silverbacks 3 – 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Clarkston, Georgia
17:30 ET Fabian Dawkins Soccerball shade.svg4'
Alex Pineda Chacón Soccerball shade.svg7'
Adilson DeLima Soccerball shade.svg36'
Report David Morris Soccerball shade.svg9'
Steve Klein Soccerball shade.svg26' (pen.)
Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,315
Referee: Brian D'Amato
June 19, 200510 Charleston Battery 2 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Charleston, South Carolina
18:00 ET Usiel Vasquez Soccerball shade.svg21'
Jesus Martinez Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,006
Referee: Guy Goodrich
June 25, 200512 Seattle Sounders 1 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle
22:00 ET Ryan Edwards Soccerball shade.svg64' Report Steve Kindel Soccerball shade.svg19'Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 2,696
Referee: Colin Arblaster
June 26, 200513 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 – 0 Seattle Sounders Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: Daniel Belleau
July
July 2, 200514 Portland Timbers 1 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
22:00 ET Byron Alvarez Soccerball shade.svg7' Report Jason Jordan Soccerball shade.svg37'Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,944
Referee: Jonathan Lavergne
July 9, 200515 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 – 0 Portland Timbers Kelowna, BC
22:00 ET Jeff Clarke Soccerball shade.svg34'
Steve Klein Soccerball shade.svg36', 82'
Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg39'
Report Stadium: Apple Bowl
Attendance: 2,440
Referee: David Gantar
July 14, 200516 Portland Timbers 1 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
22:00 ET Scot Thompson Soccerball shade.svg31' Report Steve Klein Soccerball shade.svg89'Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,523
Referee: Ricardo Valezuela
July 24, 200517 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 – 1 Minnesota Thunder Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Jason Jordan Soccerball shade.svg73', 90' Report James Alberts Soccerball shade.svg51'Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,937
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
July 29, 200518 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 – 0 Seattle Sounders Burnaby, BC
23:00 ET Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,434
Referee: Justin Tasev
August
August 7, 200520 Richmond Kickers 0 – 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Richmond, Virginia
18:00 ET Report Jason Jordan Soccerball shade.svg16', 30'Stadium: Richmond City Stadium
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Reggie Rutty
August 10, 200521 Minnesota Thunder 0 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
20:05 ET Report Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 2,957
Referee: Doug Damico
August 14, 200522 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 – 1 Richmond Kickers Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Ian Fuller Soccerball shade.svg64' Report Tim Brown Soccerball shade.svg67'Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,875
Referee: Mauricio Navarro
August 20, 200523 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 – 0 Minnesota Thunder Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Martin Nash Soccerball shade.svg34'
Jason Jordan Soccerball shade.svg36', 77'
Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Mike Lambert
August 27, 200524 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 – 0 Puerto Rico Islanders Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Jason Jordan Soccerball shade.svg55', 71' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,817
Referee: Jonathan Lavergne
September
September 2, 200526 Voyageurs Cup Toronto Lynx 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Etobicoke, Ontario
20:00 ET Report Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg59'Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,587
Referee: Domenic Scali
September 4, 200527 Rochester Rhinos 1 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Rochester, New York
18:05 ET Rene Rivas Soccerball shade.svg4' (pen.) Report Stadium: Frontier Field
Attendance: 9,513
Referee: Vladimir Fabre
September 11, 200528 Voyageurs Cup Montreal Impact 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Burnaby, BC
19:00 ET Report Eduardo Sebrango Soccerball shade.svg10'Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 6,192
Referee: Silvio Petrescu

Post-season

Play-in Round

September 16, 2005Leg 1 Richmond Kickers 0 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Richmond, Virginia
22:00 ET Report Stadium: Richmond City Stadium
Attendance: 2,476
Referee: Joe Cardecio

Voyageurs Cup

Prior to 2008, from when it has been awarded to the Canadian Championship winners, the men's title was decided on regular-season matches between Canada's USL First Division sides.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Montreal Impact 440051+412
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 41121214
3 Toronto Lynx 40131431
Source: [ citation needed ]

Cascadia Cup

Standings
TeamPldWLDGFGAGDPts
Vancouver Whitecaps8206105+512
Portland Timbers8233101559
Seattle Sounders (U)81257708
Source: [ citation needed ]
(U) USL–1 Champions


Mid-Season Friendly

Sunderland A.F.C. did a preseason tour with matches against the Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders, and Portland Timbers from July 16 – 23, 2005. [14]

July 16, 2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 – 0 Sunderland A.F.C. Burnaby, BC
19:00 ET Carlo Corazzin Soccerball shade.svg51 '
Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg58 '
Jason Jordan Soccerball shade.svg83'
Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 6,857
Referee: Paul Ward

Staff

Current roster

The Whitecaps released 2004 rookie defender Justin Thompson, eight year Whitecap veteran forward Oliver Heald, and defender Nico Craveiro. Justin Thompson played in Europe before playing two seasons for rival Portland Timbers.

The Whitecaps signed Canadian international defender Mark Watson in December 2004. Midfielder Steve Klein was also signed in the offseason. At the end of the season, Nick Dasovic, Chris and Mike Franks, and Kevin Harmse all moved on from the Whitecaps.

Jason Jordan scored seventeen goals to win the USL-1 golden boot while Martin Nash was ninth in assists with five and played in every game of the year. [15]

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