2006 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2006 season
ChairmanGreg Kerfoot
Head coach Bob Lilley
USL First Division 4th
USL–1 Playoffs Champions
Voyageurs Cup 3rd
Highest home attendance5,722 (SO)
(3 times)
Lowest home attendance4, 540
June 30 vs PT
Average home league attendance5,085
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The 2006 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's 21st year of existence (or 31st if counting the NASL Whitecaps), as well as their 14th as a Division 2 club in the franchise model of US-based soccer leagues. 2006 was Bob Lilley's second season as head coach, and they started the season with many draws while the team sorted itself out. In the last ten games after some player additions, the Whitecaps lost only two of their last ten games. In the playoffs Vancouver went on a run as the fourth seed. They first had a play-in round series against Miami FC Blues and Romário before upsetting regular season champion or Commissioner's Cup winner and Canadian rival Montreal Impact with two second half of overtime goals in the second leg away in La belle province. The first goal scorer was Eduardo Sebrango, a striker out of favour in Montreal in 2005 (he was the 2004 leading goal scorer on the Impact) that Vancouver signed in the off season. [1] [2] In the single championship game at the regular season runner-up Rochester Rhinos' new home, PAETEC Park, the Whitecaps scored via an own goal just before half time and then put the game out of reach with two more goals to win 0 – 3. [3]

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The Whitecaps FC Women ruthlessly won the 2006 W-League Championship, the club's second, finishing with almost twice as many regular season points as the runner up in the Western Conference before 5 – 0 and 3 – 0 wins achieved the title. [4] The club also had four USL Super Y League teams play in the finals held in Florida. This was the first time a club has won both the men's and women's United States D2 championships in the same year.

The league was a single table competition although the schedule was not balanced; it was home and away with additional matches against Seattle, Portland, and Minnesota. Head to head results were the first tie-breaker. Average attendance increased for the fifth year in a row and was above 5,000 for the second time since 2001. [5] Two double-headers were played with the Whitecaps Women, the USL W-League.

The club also spent the year raising its local profile. The team moved its live radio broadcasts to a new start up sports radio channel in 2006 for one year. The Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium was in the local media before the season started although attempts to have the stadium ready for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup were annulled with an unusually long six month review process. [6] The stadium was news-worthy again in June 2006 as it was recommended for inclusion in municipal development planning; note not approved for the planning process. Once approved for the planning process, the process including rezoning would have taken an additional two years. The stadium process started in 2003 and as of 2014 has not been built regardless of completely private financing. [7] The Whitecaps also partnered with a player marketing service for the player development program. [8] The club had sixteen teams in their club structure during 2006. [9]

Schedule and results

Tables

  Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  Bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  First round of playoffs

PosClubPtsPldWLTGFGAGDH2H Pts
1 Montreal Impact 512814593115+16
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 5028134113421+13
3 Charleston Battery 462813873325+8CHA: 4 pts
VAN: 1 pt
4 Vancouver Whitecaps 4628126104028+12
5 Miami FC 3928111164744+3
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 3828101083836+2
7 Seattle Sounders 3728111344248−6
8 Atlanta Silverbacks 3528101353642−6
9 Virginia Beach Mariners 322881282637−11VAB: 7 pts
TOR: 4 pts
10 Toronto Lynx 322881283036−6
11 Portland Timbers 272871562539−14POR: 9 pts
MIN: 3 pts
12 Minnesota Thunder 272871563445−11

Expanded Table

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
2846126104028 +128152410 +144551618 −2

Last updated: April 26, 2010
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 27, 2006 at Simon Fraser University. [10] The preseason schedule was announced March 14, 2006 including a double header of the men's and women's teams versus the UVic Vikes. [11] [12]

March 28, 2006 Fraser Valley Soccer League (FVSL) All-Stars 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Surrey, British Columbia
18:45 PSTCam Willmets Soccerball shade.svg55 ' Report Stadium: Newton Athletic Park
Attendance: 1,000
March 31, 2006 Trinity Western University 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Langley, British Columbia
19:00 PSTDrew Roddy Soccerball shade.svg57' Report Jeff Clarke Soccerball shade.svg5'
Steve Kindel Soccerball shade.svg25'
Sita-Taty Matondo Soccerball shade.svg89'		Stadium: Spartans Sports Complex
Attendance: 479
April 2, 2006 University of British Columbia 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia
15:00 PST Report Martin Nash Soccerball shade.svg65'Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
April 6, 2006 VMSL All-Stars 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tsawwassen, British Columbia
18:30 PST Report Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg1'
Sita-Taty Matondo Soccerball shade.svg62'		Stadium: Brandrith Park
April 7, 2006 UVic Vikes 0–4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Victoria, British Columbia
18:00 PST Report Alfredo Valente Soccerball shade.svg14'
Jay Alberts Soccerball shade.svg47'
Sita-Taty Matondo Soccerball shade.svg57', 73 '		Stadium: Centennial Stadium,
April 14, 2006 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Seattle Sounders Chilliwack, British Columbia
19:00 PST Adrian Cann Soccerball shade.svg2'
Jason Jordan Soccerball shade.svg8'
Corey Woolfolk Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report Jacob Besagno Soccerball shade.svg87'Stadium: Exhibition Park
Attendance: 2,022

USL-1

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
Ground H H A H H H A A H A A A A H H A A A A H A A H A H H H H
ResultWWDWDDLDDDWDLWWLLDWLWWWLDDWW
Source: uslsoccer.com [13]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
April 22, 2006 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg17' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: Steve DePiero
April 29, 20062 Voyageurs Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Toronto Lynx Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg45'
Sita-Taty Matondo Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,555
Referee: David Gantar
May 5, 2006 3 Portland Timbers 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
20:00 ET Chad Bartlome Soccerball shade.svg21' Report Tony Donatelli Soccerball shade.svg53'Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,448
Referee: Colin Arblaster
May 14, 20064 Minnesota Thunder 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
22:00 ET Report Alfredo Valente Soccerball shade.svg20'
Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg45'
David Testo Soccerball shade.svg53'		Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 4,556
Referee: Martin Reid
May 22, 20065 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Rochester Rhinos Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,839
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 26, 2006 6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Seattle Sounders Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg18'
Own goal Soccerball shade.svg32'		 Report Cam Weaver Soccerball shade.svg23', 73'Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,658
Referee: Kevin Duliba
May 27, 2006 7 Seattle Sounders 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle
22:00 ET Andrew Gregor Soccerball shade.svg43' (pen.) Report Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 2,998
Referee: Yader Reyes
June 3, 20068 Minnesota Thunder 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
19:05 ET Nathan Knox Soccerball shade.svg8'
Dustin Branan Red card.svg 81'		 Report Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg57'Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 1,808
Referee: Colin Arblaster
June 9, 20069 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Miami FC Blues Burnaby, BC
20:00 ET Jeff Clarke Soccerball shade.svg8'
Geordie Lyall Red card.svg 30'
Steve Kindel Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Report Mario Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg63'
Romário Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: Hu Liu
June 10, 2006 10 Portland Timbers 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
22:00 ET Report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 6,298
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 15, 200611 Virginia Beach Mariners 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Virginia Beach, Virginia
19:00 ET Thomas Woods Soccerball shade.svg69' Report John Jones Soccerball shade.svg28'
James Alberts Soccerball shade.svg57'		Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Attendance: 1,404
Referee: Charles Mitchell
June 17, 200612 Atlanta Silverbacks 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Atlanta
19:30 ET Machel Millwood Soccerball shade.svg65'
Jason McLaughlin Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report Martin Nash Soccerball shade.svg13'
David Morris Soccerball shade.svg64'		Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 2,167
Referee: Roni Canales
June 18, 200613 Charleston Battery 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Charleston, South Carolina
18:00 ET Gavin Glinton Soccerball shade.svg54' Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,283
Referee: Tony Crush
June 25, 200614 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Puerto Rico Islanders Burnaby, BC
22:00 ETJames Alberts Soccerball shade.svg73' Report Marco Velez Red card.svg 51'Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: Jonathan Lavergne
June 30, 2006 15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Portland Timbers Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET David Testo Soccerball shade.svg9', 63'
Tony Donatelli Soccerball shade.svg66'		 Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,540
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
July 3, 200616 Rochester Rhinos 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Rochester, New York
19:35 ET Jonny Steele Soccerball shade.svg67'
Matthew Delicate Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 11,119
Referee: Kevin Barci
July 5, 200617 Voyageurs Cup Toronto Lynx 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Etobicoke, Ontario
12:00 ET Jamie Dodds Soccerball shade.svg20'
Damien Pottinger Soccerball shade.svg31'		 Report Sita-Taty Matondo Soccerball shade.svg29'Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,235
Referee: Rob Antle
July 7, 200618 Voyageurs Cup Montreal Impact 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal
20:00 ET Mauricio Vincello Soccerball shade.svg90' Report Steve Kindel Soccerball shade.svg21'Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 12,435
Referee: Domenic Scali
July 14, 200619 Minnesota Thunder 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
20:05 ET Matt Schmidt Soccerball shade.svg90' Report Anthony Noreiga Soccerball shade.svg22'
Steve Kindel Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 3,412
Referee: Colin Arblaster
July 16, 200620 Voyageurs Cup Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Montreal Impact Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Report Joel John Bailey Soccerball shade.svg55'Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,417
Referee: David Gantar
August 4, 200621 Puerto Rico Islanders 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Bayamón, Puerto Rico
20:00 ET Kormac Valdebenito Soccerball shade.svg57' (pen.) Report Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg1'
David Testo Soccerball shade.svg41'
Steve Kindel Red card.svg 53'
Sita-Taty Matondo Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 4,354
Referee: Merritt Guthrie
August 6, 200622 Miami FC Blues 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Miami
16:00 ET Mario Rodríguez Soccerball shade.svg18'
Francisco Gomez Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.)		 Report Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg22', 48'
David Testo Soccerball shade.svg31'		Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,425
Referee: Mark Kadelack
August 13, 200623 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–0 Virginia Beach Mariners Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Geordie Lyall Soccerball shade.svg8'
James Alberts Soccerball shade.svg65'
Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,380
Referee: Tiger Lui
August 19, 2006 24 Seattle Sounders 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle
22:00 ET Andrew Gregor Soccerball shade.svg32'
Leighton O'Brien Soccerball shade.svg65' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 3,584
Referee: Kari Seitz
August 26, 200625 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Minnesota Thunder Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg69'
Steve Kindel Soccerball shade.svg59'		 Report Nathan Knox Soccerball shade.svg67'
Ansu Toure Soccerball shade.svg69'		Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,889
Referee: John Dela Cruz
August 31, 200626 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Charleston Battery Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Eduardo Sebrango Soccerball shade.svg30' Report Ben Hollingsworth Soccerball shade.svg90'Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,765
Referee: Tiger Liu
September 8, 2006 27 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Seattle Sounders Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Eduardo Sebrango Soccerball shade.svg40'
Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg57'
David Testo Soccerball shade.svg63'		 Report Jamal Sutton Soccerball shade.svg30', 88'Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,347
Referee: Steve Dipiero
September 10, 200628 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Atlanta Silverbacks Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg37' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,041
Referee: Silvio Petrescu

Post-season

Bracket

Quarterfinals and Semifinals 2-game aggregate
Higher seeded team hosted first game

  • Exception: Montreal hosted second game vs Vancouver
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 1 0 1
3 Charleston Battery 2 1 33 Charleston Battery 0 0 0
6 Puerto Rico Islanders 2 0 22 Rochester Raging Rhinos 0
4 Vancouver Whitecaps 3
4 Vancouver Whitecaps (a.e.t.)0 2 2
4 Vancouver Whitecaps 4 2 61 Montreal Impact 0 0 0
5 Miami FC 1 0 1

Result

Play-in Round

September 15, 2006Leg 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–1 Miami FC Blues Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET David Testo Soccerball shade.svg12'
Ryan Suarez Yellow card.svg 32'
Joey Gjertsen Soccerball shade.svg35'
Geordie Lyall Soccerball shade.svg44'
Tony Donatelli Soccerball shade.svg88'		 Report Sean Fraser Yellow card.svg 35'
Romário Soccerball shade.svg64'
Francisco Gomez Yellow card.svg 72'		Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,437
Referee: Steve DiPietro
September 17, 2006Leg 2 Miami FC Blues 0–2
(1–6 agg.)		 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Miami
18:00 ET
 Report Ryan Suarez Yellow card.svg 10'
Eduardo Sebrango Soccerball shade.svg46'
Martin Nash Soccerball shade.svg64'		Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Attendance: 2,111
Referee: Mark Greiger

Semi-finals

September 22, 2006Leg 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Montreal Impact Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET
 Report
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,225
Referee: Mark Budda
September 24, 2006Leg 2 Montreal Impact 0–2 (a.e.t.)
(0–2 agg.)		 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal
19::00 ET
 Report
Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 11,782
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Final

September 30, 2006 Rochester Rhinos 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Rochester, New York
19:00 ET
 Report
Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 9,547
Referee: Andrew Chapin

Voyaguers 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.

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 Montreal Impact 440051+412
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 411212−14
3 Toronto Lynx 401314−31
Source: [ citation needed ]

Cascadia Cup

2006
Team
PldWLDGFGAGDPts
Seattle Sounders84221310+314
Vancouver Whitecaps (U)8323108+212
Portland Timbers8143611−56
Source: "Cascadia Cup". cascadiacup.soccer. January 2006.
(U) USL–1 Champions


Whitecaps Nations Cup

Due to the business success of neighbouring rivals' (Portland and Seattle) friendlies and the friendly with Sunderland A.F.C. in 2005 watched by 6,857, the Whitecaps marketed a four team tournament held from July 19–23, 2006. The tournament was organized with the Vancouver Multicultural Society's CultureFest and the local 27th Annual Nations Cup soccer tournament for local amateur soccer enthusiasts. [14] Welsh club Cardiff City FC also played matches in Victoria, Langley, and Seattle. [15] [16] [17] Due to the business success of neighbouring rivals' (Portland and Seattle) friendlies and the friendly with Sunderland A.F.C. in 2005 watched by 6,857, the Whitecaps marketed a four team tournament held from July 19–23, 2006. The tournament was organized with the Vancouver Multicultural Society's CultureFest and the local 27th Annual Nations Cup soccer tournament for local amateur soccer enthusiasts. [18] Welsh club Cardiff City FC also played matches in Victoria, Langley, and Seattle. [19] [20] [21]

July 19, 2006 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 India national football team Burnaby, BC
19:00 ET David Testo Soccerball shade.svg15'
Own Goal Soccerball shade.svg38'
David Morris Soccerball shade.svg73'		 Report Sunil Chetri Soccerball shade.svg45'Stadium: Swangard Stadium
July 21, 2006 China U-17 0–5 Cardiff City F.C. Burnaby, BC
19:00 ETStadium: Swangard Stadium
July 23, 2006 China U-17 1–2 India national football team Burnaby, BC
16:00 ET Tang Jiashu Soccerball shade.svg76' Report Pappachen Pradeep Soccerball shade.svg29'
Manjit Singh Soccerball shade.svg66'		Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,236
Referee: David Gantar
July 23, 2006 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0
(3–1 p)		 Cardiff City F.C. Burnaby, BC
19:00 ET Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,236
Penalties
Tony Donatelli Soccerball shad check.svg
Steve Kindel Soccerball shad check.svg
David Morris Soccerball shad check.svg		Soccerball shade cross.svg Darren Purse
Soccerball shad check.svg Kevin McNaughton
Soccerball shade cross.svg Stephen Thompson
Soccerball shade cross.svg Michael Chopra

Staff

John Rocha stepped down in August 2006 to focus on the 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup as Vancouver site chairman while continuing to support the Whitecaps in a consulting role. [22]

Soccer Operations

Current roster

2006 marked the most significant changes to the Whitecaps roster in the 20 years of club history with twelve new players signed at the start of the season. The American coach Bob Lilley expanded the Whitecaps' recruiting more to the US college ranks, MLS, other USL-1 teams, and overseas. He opined that the rate of the improvement in the league meant that the Whitecaps did not have time if they wanted to be competitive this year to develop local players, so the Whitecaps changed to a buyer in the player marketplace. [23] Local signings such as 2006's cohort of Andrew Corrazza, Diaz Kambere, and others stopped sticking with the team going forward. As the profile of the club increased and ambitions for Division 1 grew, coaches had more pressure for immediate results and fewer local connections. This was the beginning of a trend that gradually removed locally developed long-time career players from the Whitecaps first team through release or retirement that probably culminated with the retirement of Martin Nash after the 2010 season. [24] [25] [26] [27]

Twelve year Whitecap veteran defender and local Chris Franks retired after a spell with Doncaster Rovers F.C. Carlo Corazzin was also released. [28] Previous starting goalkeeper Five year Whitecap Mike Franks who didn't get any further minutes after recovering from injury in 2005 was also released. Defender Mark Watson was released prior to the 2006 season and midfielder Nick Dasovic retired before the 2005 season to coach. [29]

On March 28, the Whitecaps announced the trade of Daniel Antoniuk who was with Portland Timbers in 2005 to Montreal Impact for Eduardo Sebrango. Bob Lilley was familiar with Eduardo Sebrango from his time coaching the Impact and Sebrango was recovering from injuries and saw little playing time in 2005. As advertised in the signing announcement, he would score important, timely goals in big games both for and against the Whitecaps in the years to come. [30] They also announced the signing of 2005 MLS Columbus Crew midfielder/forward David Testo. [31]

On April 7, 2006 the Whitecaps signed fullback John Jones and defender Anthony Noreiga. [32] The whitecaps signed locals Diaz Kambere and Stefan Leslie to amateur contracts as well as American midfielder Tony Donatelli, and forward Canadian Sita-Taty Matondo, [33] Another key signing was the English Premier League Newcastle United goalkeeper Tony Caig on April 13, 2006. [34] Due to injuries in midfield and forward requiring one of the regular defenders to move to midfield, in June the Whitecaps also signed defender Ryan Saurez. [35]

The 2006 team was billed as much more offensive minded with greater depth at the forward and midfield positions. The line up was relatively settled with 25 players getting playing minutes and seven getting about 2000 minutes or more. [36] James Alberts, Jeff Clarke, Joey Gjertsen, and David Morris appeared in all 28 games for the Whitecaps. Despite preseason speculation the goal scoring was again singular, this year Joey Gjertsen was fourth in the league with 12 goals. Martin Nash and Joey Gjertsen led the team in assists with both in the top ten league-wide. [37] Gjertsen's year for the champion Whitecaps, fourth in goals (12) and second in assists (7), earned him a league most valuable player award. [38]


Goalkeeper stats

No.Nat.PlayerTotal USL-1 Playoffs
MINSVGAGAASOMINSVGAGAASOMINSVGAGAASO
1 Flag of England.svg Tony Caig 255075260.91811207063251.08674801210.18754
1 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Wicks 4502030.6024502030.602

|} Updated to match played October 20, 2013
Source: 
As of the end of the season. [39]

Player statistics

No.Pos.NameAppsMinutesGoalsAssistsShotsFouls Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
0GK Flag of the United States.svg Josh Wicks 5450000000
1GK Flag of England.svg Tony Caig 282550000200
2DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeff Clarke 33274312173640
3MF Flag of the United States.svg Steve Klein 3127250241310
4DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adrian Cann 22(5)19630292800
6MF Flag of the United States.svg James Alberts23(7)169834281710
7MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Martin Nash 3326892783230
8DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Kindel 29(1)252542213731
9MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alfredo Valente 10(7)81011122010
11MF Flag of the United States.svg David Testo 19(7)169873414220
12MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Geordie Lyall 24(1)210821122761
13MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tino Cucca 0(5)47001000
14MF Flag of the United States.svg Tony Donatelli 10(19)127043161910
16DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kevin Harmse 00000000
16DF Flag of Jamaica.svg Gary Brooks (4)78002310
17FW Flag of the United States.svg Joey Gjertsen 31(2)2580138671400
18FW Flag of Cuba.svg Eduardo Sebrango 10(3)104331301621
19DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sita-Taty Matondo 4(19)55430232320
20DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Morris 13(19)149812162100
22DF Flag of the United States.svg John Jones 14(7)126010111650
23FW Flag of the United States.svg Corey Woolfolk (1)6000100
24DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Diaz Kambere 2(1)146002410
25DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Anthony Noreiga 4(12)518102810
26FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jason Jordan 4(4)396026500
27MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stefan Leslie 2(3)160003610
29GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Srdjan Djekanovic 00000000
33DF Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Suarez 13(5)13120021140
—–Opponent Own goals ––1–––––
Updated February 28, 2014 [40] [41]
  • Note this list includes only players that have dressed in the eighteen.
  • Note brackets indicate substitute appearances.
  • Note statistics are for league and playoffs (not preseason or friendlies).

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The 2009 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the club's 24th year of existence, as well as their 17th and 2nd last year as a Division 2 club in the franchise model of US-based soccer leagues. Vancouver was officially named an MLS expansion city on March 18, 2009. Following the end of the 2010 season, the Whitecaps FC joined MLS, becoming the second Canadian club and 19th overall to enter the league.

The 2008 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the club's 23rd year of existence, as well as their 16th as a Division 2 club in the franchise model of US-based soccer leagues. With games against well supported MLS side Toronto FC in the Voyageurs Cup and local rival Seattle Sounders selling 22,000 season tickets for MLS in 2009, the Vancouver Whitecaps were marketed as one of the leading markets for a 2011 MLS expansion side. This included expanding the ownership to include Victoria, BC raised NBA star Steve Nash in July. The Division 1 MLS speculation along with the higher profile that came with public negotiations with Vancouver City Council and the Port of Metro Vancouver to develop the Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium gave a boost to media coverage and game attendances. The privately financed stadium, first proposed in 2006, appeared to be reaching its final government land use approvals in 2008.

The 2007 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's 22nd year of existence, as well as their 15th as a Division 2 club in the franchise model of US-based soccer leagues. After their championship 2006 season despite a number of lingering injuries, the Whitecaps started well and led the league going undefeated until late May. However, with the sudden departure to England of starting goalkeeper Tony Caig and unexpected early season loss of Serge Djekanovic to MLS, the Whitecaps had goalkeeping instability as they gave significant minutes to four goalkeepers in 2007. Combined with injuries, the club never recovered from the challenging schedule due to 2007 FIFA U-20 venue conflicts, the team finished 7th in the USL-1, set a club record twelve game streak without a win, subsequently executed a blockbuster four player trade of 2006 USL MVP Joey Gjertsen, and midfielder David Testo for role players Ze Roberto and Surrey, BC native Alen Marcina, and set a club record for number of draws with twelve. A run of games at home to end the season in seventh place and the resolution of injuries left the Whitecaps competitive in the second season of the playoffs. They lost a close playoff series to rival Portland Timbers with a 1–0 home leg getting overturned in a much closer than the score indicated 3–0 second leg loss to finish their disappointing season. Coach Bob Lilley was released at the end of the playoffs before the LA Galaxy friendly.

The 2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's 19th year of play, 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. 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.

Bonifacio Adam Mena is an American soccer player who previously played for Charleston Battery in the USL Pro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Whitecaps FC 2</span> Soccer club in Vancouver, British Columbia

Whitecaps FC 2 is a professional soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that serves as the reserve team of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer.

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