2005 season | |||
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Chairman | Greg Kerfoot | ||
Head coach | Bob Lilley | ||
USL First Division | 3rd | ||
USL–1 Playoffs | Play-In Round | ||
Voyageurs Cup | 2nd | ||
Highest home attendance | 6,192 Sept 11 vs MTL | ||
Lowest home attendance | 2,440 July 9 (Apple Bowl) vs POR | ||
Average home league attendance | 5,102 | ||
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]
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]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Montreal Impact | 28 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 15 | +22 | 61 | Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs |
2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 28 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 51 | Bye to semifinal round of playoffs |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 45 | First round of playoffs |
4 | Seattle Sounders (C) | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 44 | |
5 | Portland Timbers | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 39 [lower-alpha 1] | |
6 | Richmond Kickers | 28 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 39 [lower-alpha 1] | |
7 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 38 | |
8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 33 | |
9 | Charleston Battery | 28 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 36 | −9 | 32 | |
10 | Minnesota Thunder | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 31 | |
11 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 26 | 39 | −13 | 28 | |
12 | Toronto Lynx | 28 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 50 | −24 | 17 |
Expanded Table
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
28 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | −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
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 PST | Stadium: Centennial Stadium, |
April 5, 2005 | VMSL All-Stars | 2 – 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Tsawwassen, British Columbia |
18:30 PST | Chris Clarke Johnny Sulentic | Jason Jordan Steve Klein Said Ali | Stadium: Brandrith Park |
April 9, 2005 | Trinity Western University | 0 – 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Langley, British Columbia |
15:00 PST | Report | Said Ali 92' | 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 16' | Report | Stadium: Exhibition Park Attendance: 2,000 |
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 51' (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,862 Referee: Domenic Scali |
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 29', 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 15', 30', 50' Joey Gjertsen 54' | Report | Alex Pineda Chacón 87' | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,872 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
May 27, 20056 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 – 1 | Virginia Beach Mariners | Burnaby, BC |
22:00 ET | Tino Cucca 30' Jason Jordan 30' Steve Klein 56' | Report | David Castellanos 16' | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,511 Referee: David Gantar |
May 29, 20057 | Minnesota Thunder | 1 – 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
20:05 ET | Godfrey Tenoff 24' | Report | Stadium: James Griffin Stadium Attendance: 3,312 Referee: Jeff Hink |
June 10, 20058 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 – 2 | Portland Timbers | Burnaby, BC |
22:00 ET | Alfredo Valente 39' (pen.) Martin Nash 40' Steve Klein 90+' | Report | Tom Poltl 78' Edwin Miranda 90+' | 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 4' Alex Pineda Chacón 7' Adilson DeLima 36' | Report | David Morris 9' Steve Klein 26' (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 21' Jesus Martinez 67' | Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,006 Referee: Guy Goodrich |
June 22, 200511 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1 – 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
20:00 ET | Petter Villegas 35' | Report | Ian Fuller 5' Steve Klein 43' (pen.) | Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 4,357 Referee: Tony Russo |
June 25, 200512 | Seattle Sounders | 1 – 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Seattle |
22:00 ET | Ryan Edwards 64' | Report | Steve Kindel 19' | 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 2, 200514 | Portland Timbers | 1 – 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
22:00 ET | Byron Alvarez 7' | Report | Jason Jordan 37' | 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 34' Steve Klein 36', 82' Joey Gjertsen 39' | 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 31' | Report | Steve Klein 89' | 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 73', 90' | Report | James Alberts 51' | 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 6, 200519 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 2 – 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
19:30 ET | Hamisi Amani-Dove 33' (pen.) John Barry Nusum 51' | Report | Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 2,112 Referee: Brent Sorg |
August 7, 200520 | Richmond Kickers | 0 – 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Richmond, Virginia |
18:00 ET | Report | Jason Jordan 16', 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 64' | Report | Tim Brown 67' | 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 34' Jason Jordan 36', 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 55', 71' | Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,817 Referee: Jonathan Lavergne |
August 31, 200525 Voyageurs Cup | Montreal Impact | 1 – 0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Montreal |
19:30 ET | Antonio Ribeiro 5' | Report | Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Attendance: 8,917 Referee: Steve Depiero |
September 2, 200526 Voyageurs Cup | Toronto Lynx | 0 – 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Etobicoke, Ontario |
20:00 ET | Report | Joey Gjertsen 59' | 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 4' (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 10' | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 6,192 Referee: Silvio Petrescu |
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 |
September 18, 2005Leg 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0 – 0 (4 – 5 p) | Richmond Kickers | Burnaby, BC |
22:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,332 Referee: Steve De Piero | ||
Penalties | ||||
Carlo Corazzin Chris Franks Martin Nash Steve Kindel Nick Dasovic | Robert Ssjjemba Matthew Delicate Sascha Gorres Joey Worthen Kevin Jeffrey |
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Montreal Impact | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 12 |
2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
3 | Toronto Lynx | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vancouver Whitecaps | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 12 |
Portland Timbers | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 9 |
Seattle Sounders (U) | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
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 51 ' Joey Gjertsen 58 ' Jason Jordan 83' | Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 6,857 Referee: Paul Ward |
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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