2015 season | |||
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![]() Whitecaps FC celebrating the 2015 Canadian Championship. | |||
Chairman | John Furlong | ||
Head coach | Carl Robinson | ||
Stadium | BC Place (Capacity: 21,000) | ||
Major League Soccer | Conference: 2nd Overall: 3rd | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Conference Semifinals | ||
Canadian Championship | Winners | ||
Cascadia Cup | Runners-Up | ||
Top goalscorer | Octavio Rivero (10) | ||
The 2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' fifth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada.
Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Major League Soccer | Matchday 1 | Conference semifinals | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 44.44 |
Canadian Championship | Semifinals | Winners | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50.00 |
CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage | Group stage (3rd) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 25.00 |
Total | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 43.18 |
Last updated: 8 November 2015
Source: Competitions
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. |
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29 | ST | ![]() | ![]() | Undisclosed / Designated Player | December 25, 2014 | [2] |
18 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | January 14, 2015 | [3] |
26 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft | January 15, 2015 | [4] |
44 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Free | January 21, 2015 | [5] |
20 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | February 24, 2015 | [6] |
88 | ST | ![]() | ![]() | Free | March 25, 2015 | [7] |
13 | FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | April 9, 2015 | [8] |
6 | DF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | August 6, 2015 | [9] |
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. |
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MF | ![]() | Released | November 14, 2014 | [10] | |
DF | ![]() | Out of Contract | November 14, 2014 | [11] | |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Released | November 14, 2014 | [12] |
FW | ![]() | Option Declined | December 8, 2014 | [13] | |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Loan Return / Option Declined | December 8, 2014 | [13] |
DF | ![]() | ![]() | Option Declined | December 8, 2014 | [13] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Trade | December 8, 2014 | [14] |
MF | ![]() | ![]() | Selected in 2014 MLS Expansion Draft | December 10, 2014 | [15] |
FW | ![]() | ![]() | Loan | August 7, 2015 | [16] |
Role | Name | Nation |
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Head coach | Carl Robinson | ![]() |
Assistant coach | Gordon Forest | ![]() |
Assistant coach | Martyn Pert | ![]() |
Head of Scouting & Analysis | Daniel Stenz | ![]() |
Goalkeeper coach | Marius Røvde | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | Graeme Poole | ![]() |
Role | Name | Nation |
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Executive Chair | John Furlong | ![]() |
President | Bob Lenarduzzi | ![]() |
chief operating officer | Rachel Lewis | ![]() |
Vice-President of Finance & Administration | Don Ford | ![]() |
February 4Desert Friendlies 1 | Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona |
10:00 am PST | Rivero ![]() Harvey ![]() | Report | Bunbury ![]() | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 7Desert Friendlies 2 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Whitecaps FC | Tucson, Arizona |
4:00 pm PST | Renato ![]() Barklage ![]() | Report | Waston ![]() Manneh ![]() | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 10Desert Friendlies 3 | Houston Dynamo | 1–0 | Whitecaps FC | Tucson, Arizona |
9:00 am PST | Rodríguez ![]() Horst ![]() Taylor ![]() | Report | Stadium: Kino North Stadium |
February 15Friendly | Victoria Vikes | 0–6 | Whitecaps FC | Victoria, British Columbia |
2:00 pm PST | Alex Redpath ![]() | Report | Morales ![]() Teibert ![]() Bustos ![]() Rivero ![]() Rodríguez ![]() Froese ![]() | Stadium: Centennial Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Alain Ruch |
February 22Simple Invitational 1 | Portland Timbers | 0–1 | Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
5:00 pm PST | Wallace ![]() ![]() Ridgewell ![]() ![]() Borchers ![]() | Report | Kah ![]() ![]() Waston ![]() Mezquida ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park |
February 25Simple Invitational 2 | Whitecaps FC | 3–2 | Stabæk Fotball | Portland, Oregon |
5:00 pm PST | Mezquida ![]() Mattocks ![]() Hurtado ![]() Sampson ![]() | Report | Kassi ![]() Trondsen ![]() Gómez ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park |
February 28Simple Invitational 3 | Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Portland, Oregon |
2:30 pm PST | Kah ![]() Waston ![]() | Report | Winchester ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park |
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 |
34 | 53 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −3 |
Last updated: October 25, 2015
Source: [17]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
March 7MLS 1 | Whitecaps FC | 1–3 | Toronto FC | Vancouver, BC |
3:00 pm PST | Rivero ![]() Koffie ![]() Kah ![]() | Report | Altidore ![]() Findley ![]() Creavalle ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
March 14MLS 2 | Chicago Fire | 0–1 | Whitecaps FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
3:00 pm PDT | Polster ![]() Igboananike ![]() | Report | Waston ![]() Morales ![]() Mezquida ![]() Rivero ![]() ![]() | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,731 |
March 21MLS 3 | Orlando City SC | 0–1 | Whitecaps FC | Orlando, Florida |
4:30 pm PDT | Okugo ![]() | Report | Koffie ![]() Adekugbe ![]() Rivero ![]() Manneh ![]() Harvey ![]() Rivero ![]() | Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium Attendance: 31,072 |
March 28MLS 4 | Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | Vancouver, BC |
5:00 pm PDT | Koffie ![]() Mezquida ![]() Beitashour ![]() Waston ![]() Earnshaw ![]() | Report | Powell ![]() Adi ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,500 |
April 4MLS 5 | Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Kah ![]() Manneh ![]() Adekugbe ![]() Rivero ![]() | Report | Zardes ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
April 8MLS 6 | Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | Columbus Crew SC | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Waston ![]() Rivero ![]() Mattocks ![]() | Report | Kamara ![]() Jiménez ![]() Wahl ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,083 Referee: Drew Fischer |
April 11MLS 7 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0 | Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Bingham ![]() Nyassi ![]() Jahn ![]() | Report | Mattocks ![]() Manneh ![]() Kah ![]() Flores ![]() Morales ![]() Waston ![]() | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
April 18MLS 8 | Real Salt Lake | 0–1 | Whitecaps FC | Sandy, Utah |
6:30 pm PDT | Olave ![]() ![]() Saucedo ![]() Beckerman ![]() | Report | Teibert ![]() Mattocks ![]() Adekugbe ![]() | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 20,414 Referee: Ted Unkel |
April 25MLS 9 | Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | D.C. United | Vancouver, BC |
7:30 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: David Gantar |
May 2MLS 10 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 pm PDT | Wallace ![]() | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 9MLS 11 | Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | Philadelphia Union | Vancouver, BC |
4:00 pm PDT | Report | Marquez ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,183 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
May 16MLS 12 | Whitecaps FC | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, BC |
4:00 pm PDT | Laba ![]() | Summary | Barrett ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Mark Geiger |
May 23MLS 13 | Colorado Rapids | 1–0 | Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
6:00 pm PDT | Cronin ![]() Pittinari ![]() Doyle ![]() | Summary | Froese ![]() Koffie ![]() Waston ![]() | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 17,791 Referee: José Carlos Rivero |
May 30MLS 14 | Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, BC |
3:00 pm PDT | Koffie ![]() Kah ![]() Techera ![]() | Summary | Stertzer ![]() Glad ![]() Morales ![]() Mansally ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
June 3MLS 15 | Montreal Impact | 2–1 | Whitecaps FC | Montreal, Quebec |
5:00 pm PDT | McInerney ![]() Piatti ![]() | Summary | Rodríguez ![]() Parker ![]() Morales ![]() Harvey ![]() | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 10,035 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
June 6MLS 16 | LA Galaxy | 0–1 | Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Leonardo ![]() | Summary | Beitashour ![]() Manneh ![]() | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 20,219 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
June 20MLS 17 | New York Red Bulls | 1–2 | Whitecaps FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
4:00 pm PDT | Kljestan ![]() Abang ![]() | Report | Manneh ![]() Koffie ![]() Laba ![]() Froese ![]() Waston ![]() | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,053 |
June 27MLS 18 | New England Revolution | 1–2 | Whitecaps FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
4:30 pm PDT | Farrell ![]() ![]() Fagúndez ![]() Bunbury ![]() ![]() | Report | Techera ![]() Rivero ![]() Harvey ![]() Mattocks ![]() Beitashour ![]() Mezquida ![]() | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,017 |
July 4MLS 19 | Colorado Rapids | 2–1 | Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
6:00 pm PDT | Sánchez ![]() Doyle ![]() Watts ![]() Pittinari ![]() Moor ![]() | Report | Manneh ![]() Techera ![]() Rodríguez ![]() | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,356 |
July 12MLS 20 | Whitecaps FC | 0–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver, BC |
6:00 pm PDT | Waston ![]() | Report | Feilhaber ![]() Ellis ![]() Mustivar ![]() Németh ![]() Dwyer ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
July 18MLS 21 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
7:30 pm PDT | Valeri ![]() Ridgewell ![]() Chará ![]() Wallace ![]() Johnson ![]() | Summary | Parker ![]() Laba ![]() Harvey ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: ![]() |
July 26MLS 22 | Whitecaps FC | 3–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver, BC |
4:00 pm PDT | Rosales ![]() Waston ![]() Koffie ![]() Rivero ![]() Mezquida ![]() Teibert ![]() | Summary | Amarikwa ![]() ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,298 Referee: ![]() |
August 1MLS 23 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–3 | Whitecaps FC | Seattle, Washington |
7:00 pm PDT | Dempsey ![]() Alonso ![]() | Report | Kah ![]() Waston ![]() Morales ![]() | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 53,125 |
August 8MLS 24 | Whitecaps FC | 4–0 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Rivero ![]() Kah ![]() Techera ![]() ![]() Waston ![]() | Summary | Kavita ![]() Mansally ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,638 Referee: ![]() |
August 15MLS 25 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–3 | Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
6:00 pm PDT | Ellis ![]() Dia ![]() Dwyer ![]() Nagamura ![]() ![]() | Report | Manneh ![]() Laba ![]() Morales ![]() | Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: 19,969 |
August 22MLS 26 | Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | FC Dallas | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Techera ![]() ![]() Dean ![]() | Report | Harris ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
August 29MLS 27 | Houston Dynamo | 2–0 | Whitecaps FC | Houston, Texas |
6:00 pm PDT | Clark ![]() Rodríguez ![]() | Report | Laba ![]() ![]() Waston ![]() ![]() | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 21,257 Referee: Kevin Stott |
September 9MLS 28 | Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | Colorado Rapids | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Koffie ![]() Beitashour ![]() Rivero ![]() ![]() Techera ![]() Froese ![]() | Report | Burch ![]() Riley ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,583 |
September 19MLS 29 | Whitecaps FC | 0–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, BC |
4:00 pm PDT | Teibert ![]() Smith ![]() Waston ![]() | Report | Evans ![]() Ivanschitz ![]() Pineda ![]() Martins ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
September 26MLS 30 | Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | New York City FC | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Morales ![]() ![]() Techera ![]() | Report | Facey ![]() Lampard ![]() Villa ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |
October 3MLS 31 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
7:30 pm PDT | Goodson ![]() Godoy ![]() Wondolowski ![]() Bernárdez ![]() | Report | Tehcera ![]() Beitashour ![]() Laba ![]() | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 |
October 7MLS 32 | Whitecaps FC | 0–0 | FC Dallas | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,339 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | |
3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 51 | |
5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | |
4 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | |
5 | Portland Timbers (C) | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
November 1 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
2:00 pm PST | Melano ![]() | Report | Koffie ![]() | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 |
November 8 | Whitecaps FC | 0–2 (0–2 agg.) | Portland Timbers | Vancouver, BC |
7:00 pm PST | Rivero ![]() Beitashour ![]() | Report | Adi ![]() Wallace ![]() Valeri ![]() Chara ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 27,837 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEA | OLI | VAN | |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
3 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |
August 5, 2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
7:00 PDT | Parker ![]() | Report | Barrett ![]() Neagle ![]() Azira ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,683 Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo (Mexico) |
September 16, 2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
7:00 PDT | Froese ![]() Laba ![]() | Report | Palacios ![]() Johnson ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 15,491 Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica) |
September 23, 2015 | Seattle Sounders FC ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Seattle, United States |
7:00 PDT | Neagle ![]() Barrett ![]() | Report | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,624 Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico) |
May 13, 2015 | Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | FC Edmonton | BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia |
19:00 PDT (UTC-07) [18] | Flores ![]() Koffie ![]() ![]() | Report | Ameobi ![]() Smith ![]() | Attendance: 15,183[ citation needed ] Referee: Dave Gantar |
August 12, 2015 [21] | Montreal Impact | 2–2 | Whitecaps FC | Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec |
19:30 EDT (UTC-04) | Ciman ![]() Jackson-Hamel ![]() | Report | Waston ![]() Mattocks ![]() Morales ![]() Tornaghi ![]() | Attendance: 12,395 Referee: Dave Gantar |
The 2015 Cascadia Cup will feature nine matches total, six of which feature the Whitecaps, three of which will be hosted at BC Place: two against Seattle Sounders FC, and one versus the Portland Timbers. Portland will host two matches at Providence Park, and Seattle will host one at CenturyLink Field.
March 28, 2015 Cascadia Cup 1 | Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Portland Timbers | Vancouver, BC |
5:00pm (PDT) |
| Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Allen Chapman [22] |
May 2, 2015 Cascadia Cup 3 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Whitecaps FC | Portland, OR |
7:30pm (PDT) | Wallace ![]() | report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 16, 2015 Cascadia Cup 4 | Whitecaps FC | 0–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, BC |
4:00pm (PDT) | Laba ![]() | report | Barrett ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Mark Geiger |
July 18, 2015 Cascadia Cup 6 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | Whitecaps FC | Portland, OR |
7:30pm (PDT) | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Juan Guzman |
August 1, 2015 Cascadia Cup 7 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–3 | Whitecaps FC | Seattle, WA |
7:00pm (PDT) | Report | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 53125 Referee: Mark Geiger |
September 19 Cascadia Cup 9 | Whitecaps FC | 0–3 | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, BC |
4:00 pm PDT | Teibert ![]() Smith ![]() Waston ![]() | Report | Evans ![]() Ivanschitz ![]() Pineda ![]() Martins ![]() | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 |