Chairman | John Furlong | ||
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Head coach | Craig Dalrymple (acting) | ||
Stadium | BC Place (Capacity: 22,120) | ||
Major League Soccer | Conference: 8th Overall: 14th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | Did not qualify | ||
Canadian Championship | Runner-Up | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Kei Kamara (14) All: Kei Kamara (17) | ||
Highest home attendance | 28,837 (vs. Montreal Impact, March 4, 2018) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 17,357 (vs. San Jose Earthquakes, May 16, 2018) | ||
The 2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's eighth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, this was the 41st season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.
Outside of MLS, the Whitecaps played in the 2018 Canadian Championship. They defeated the Montreal Impact 2–1 on aggregate in the semifinals before falling 7–4 on aggregate to Toronto FC in the finals.
On September 25, with five games remaining in the season the Whitecaps released head coach Carl Robinson along with assistant coaches Martyn Pert, Gordon Forrest and goalkeeper coach Stewart Kerr. Whitecaps Academy technical director Craig Dalrymple was named acting coach for the remainder of the season. [1]
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | FW | Kyle Greig | FC Cincinnati | Loan Return | November 27, 2017 | [3] |
30 | MF | Ben McKendry | FC Edmonton | [4] | ||
3 | DF | Sam Adekugbe | IFK Göteborg | [5] | ||
9 | FW | Anthony Blondell | Monagas SC | Undisclosed | November 30, 2017 | [6] |
42 | MF | David Norman Jr. | Whitecaps FC 2 | Homegrown player | December 1, 2017 | [7] |
23 | FW | Kei Kamara | New England Revolution | Traded in exchange for a 2019 first-round and a 2020 conditional second-round picks | December 10, 2017 | [8] |
45 | FW | Myer Bevan | Whitecaps FC 2 | Free | December 13, 2017 | [9] |
12 | GK | Brian Rowe | LA Galaxy | Traded in exchange for a 2018 second-round pick | December 15, 2017 | [10] |
DF | Deklan Wynne | Whitecaps FC 2 | Free | December 21, 2017 | [11] | |
2 | DF | Doneil Henry | West Ham United | December 22, 2017 | [12] | |
6 | MF | Efraín Juárez | C.F. Monterrey | Undisclosed | January 18, 2018 | [13] |
3 | DF | Sean Franklin | D.C. United | Free | February 22, 2018 | [14] |
18 | DF | José Aja | Orlando City SC | Traded in exchange for $125,000 TAM and future considerations | February 24, 2018 | [15] |
77 | MF | Jordon Mutch | Crystal Palace | Loan | March 2, 2018 | [16] |
8 | MF | Felipe | New York Red Bulls | Traded with $500,000 allocation money and an international roster spot in exchange for Tim Parker | March 2, 2018 | [17] |
25 | DF | Justin Fiddes | Washington Huskies | 2018 MLS SuperDraft | March 8, 2018 | [18] |
39 | GK | Sean Melvin | Fresno FC | Homegrown player | April 2, 2018 | [19] |
54 | MF | Simon Colyn | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency | April 19, 2018 | [20] | |
2 | DF | Doneil Henry | Ottawa Fury FC | Loan Return | May 31, 2018 | [21] |
45 | FW | Myer Bevan | Husqvarna FF | July 3, 2018 | [22] | |
65 | MF | Michael Baldisimo | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency | Homegrown player | July 17, 2018 | [23] |
50 | FW | Theo Bair | [24] | |||
32 | MF | Marco Bustos | Atlético Zacatepec | Loan Return | August 14, 2018 | [25] |
15 | DF | Roberto Domínguez | Santa Tecla | Free | August 17, 2018 | [26] |
14 | FW | Marvin Emnes | Akhisar Belediyespor | Free | September 6, 2018 | [27] |
February 6, 2018 | Whitecaps FC | 4–0 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Honolulu, Hawaii |
17:30 (PST) |
| Report | Stadium: University of Hawaii Training Center |
February 8, 2018 | Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | Iwaki FC | Honolulu, Hawaii |
19:00 (PST) | Techera 90' (pen.) | Report | Suzuki 84' | Stadium: Aloha Stadium |
February 10, 2018 | Whitecaps FC | 0–1 | Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo | Honolulu, Hawaii |
21:00 (PST) | Report | Tokura 85' | Stadium: Aloha Stadium |
February 17, 2018 | Las Vegas Lights FC | 2–3 | Whitecaps FC | Las Vegas, Nevada |
20:00 (PST) | Report | Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 6,04 |
February 18, 2018 | Los Angeles FC | 4–4 | Whitecaps FC | Los Angeles, California |
17:00 (PST) | Report | Stadium: Drake Stadium |
February 21, 2018 | LA Galaxy | 0–2 | Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
11:00 (PST) | Report | Stadium: StubHub Center |
February 24, 2018 | LA Galaxy | 1–2 | Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
19:00 (PST) |
| Report | Stadium: StubHub Center Referee: David Gantar |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 49 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
7 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 48 | |
8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 47 | |
9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 38 | |
10 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 36 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 58 | −3 | 49 |
13 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 66 | 64 | +2 | 48 |
14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 47 |
15 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 46 |
16 | New England Revolution | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 41 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 29 | +3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 38 | −16 |
Last updated: October 28, 2018
Source: [ citation needed ]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
March 4, 20181 | Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Montreal Impact | Vancouver |
15:00 (PST) | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 28,837 Referee: Drew Fischer |
March 10, 20182 | Houston Dynamo | 1–2 | Whitecaps FC | Houston, Texas |
15:00 (PST) | Report | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,082 Referee: Ted Unkel |
March 17, 20183 | Atlanta United FC | 4–1 | Whitecaps FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
16:30 PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 45,003 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
March 24, 20184 | Whitecaps FC | 0–0 | LA Galaxy | Vancouver |
19:00 PDT | Report | Feltscher 53' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
March 31, 20185 | Columbus Crew SC | 1–2 | Whitecaps FC | Columbus, Ohio |
12:00 PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 8,922 Referee: Juan Carlos Rivero |
April 7, 20186 | Real Salt Lake | 2–1 | Whitecaps FC | Sandy, Utah |
18:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 16,015 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
April 13, 20187 | Whitecaps FC | 0–2 | Los Angeles FC | Vancouver |
19:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
April 20, 20188 | Sporting Kansas City | 6–0 | Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Missouri |
18:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,690 Referee: Kevin Stott |
April 27, 20189 | Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver |
19:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,283 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
May 5, 201810 | Minnesota United FC | 1–0 | Whitecaps FC | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
11:00 PDT | Quintero 26' Mason Toye 50' Miguel Ibarra 60' Shuttleworth 90+1' | Report | Ali Ghazal 20' José Aja 66' | Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 19,642 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
May 11, 201811 | Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | Houston Dynamo | Vancouver |
7:30 PM PDT | Aja 44' Kamara 61' Waston 90+4' | Report | Martínez 35', 90' O. García 64' Álvarez 88' Manotas 90' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,813 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
May 16, 201812 | Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver |
19:30 PDT | Techera 19' Reyna 64' | Report | Hoesen 19' Lima 53' Godoy 73' Jungwirth 73' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,357 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
May 19, 201813 | FC Dallas | 2–2 | Whitecaps FC | Dallas, Texas |
13:00 PDT | Cannon 40' Hedges 47' Díaz 54' Urruti 78' Maurer 90+8' | Report | Felipe 16' Aja 68' Figueroa 82' (o.g.) Kamara 90+10' (pen) | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,907 Referee: Ted Unkel |
May 26, 201814 | Whitecaps FC | 3–3 | New England Revolution | Vancouver |
14:30 PDT | Reyna 17' Kamara 30' Techera 49', 51', 74' | Report | Bunbury 11', 59' Ghazal 26' (o.g.) Penilla 48' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
June 1, 201815 | Colorado Rapids | 1–2 | Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado |
18:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,746 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
June 9, 201816 | Whitecaps FC | 5–2 | Orlando City SC | Vancouver |
16:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
June 23, 201817 | Philadelphia Union | 4–0 | Whitecaps FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
14:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 15,250 Referee: Allen Chapman |
July 1, 201818 | Whitecaps FC | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | Vancouver |
16:00 PDT |
| Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,038 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
July 7, 201819 | Whitecaps FC | 3–2 | Chicago Fire | Vancouver |
19:30 PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,210 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
July 14, 201820 | D.C. United | 3–1 | Whitecaps FC | Washington, D.C. |
17:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 20,504 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
July 21, 201821 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2–0 | Whitecaps FC | Seattle, Washington |
13:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 41,849 Referee: Chris Penso |
July 28, 201822 | Whitecaps FC | 4–2 | Minnesota United FC | Vancouver |
19:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,831 Referee: David Gantar |
August 4, 201823 | New York City FC | 2–2 | Whitecaps FC | New York, New York |
17:00 PDT |
| Report | Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 20,802 Referee: JC Rivero |
August 11, 201824 | Portland Timbers | 1–2 | Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
20:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,114 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
August 18, 201825 | Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | New York Red Bulls | Vancouver |
16:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
August 25, 201826 | San Jose Earthquakes | 2–3 | Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California |
19:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 16,326 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
September 1, 201827 | Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver |
19:00 PDT | Report |
| Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Mark Geiger |
September 15, 201828 | Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver |
19:00 PDT | Kamera 45'+4', 90'+6' Teibert 48' | Preview | Ruidíaz 21', 42' Alonso 41' Leerdam 59' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 27,863 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
September 23, 201829 | Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | FC Dallas | Vancouver |
16:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,190 Referee: Alan Kelly |
September 29, 201830 | LA Galaxy | 3–0 | Whitecaps FC | Carson, California |
19:00 PDT |
| Report | Techera 90+3' | Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 25,659 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
October 6, 201831 | Toronto FC | 1–2 | Whitecaps FC | Toronto, Ontario |
14:00 PDT |
| Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,886 Referee: José Carlos Rivero |
October 17, 201832 | Whitecaps FC | 1–4 | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver |
19:00 PDT | Felipe 42' | Boxscore | Sinovic 53' Croizet 62' Sallói 82', 90'+7' Busio 90'+4' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,689 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
October 21, 201833 | Los Angeles FC | 2–2 | Whitecaps FC | Los Angeles, California |
14:00 PDT | Report | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
July 18, 2018Semi-Final | Montreal Impact | 1–0 | Whitecaps FC | Montreal, Quebec |
16:30 (PDT) | Silva 58' | Report |
| Stadium: Stade Saputo Referee: Yusri Rudolf |
July 25, 2018Semi-Final | Whitecaps FC | 2–0 (2–1 agg.) | Montreal Impact | Vancouver |
19:00 (PDT) | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,267 Referee: David Barrie |
August 8, 2018Final | Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | Toronto FC | Vancouver |
19:00 (PDT) | Report | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,833 Referee: David Gantar |
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Red card numbers denote:Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | MLS | Canadian Championship | Total | |||||||||
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Apps | Apps | Apps | |||||||||||||
1 | Stefan Marinovic | GK | 23 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 3 | ||||||||
2 | Doneil Henry | DF | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 2 | |||||||
3 | Sean Franklin | DF | 11 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
4 | Kendall Waston | DF | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 (1) | 3 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 1 (1) | |||
6 | Efraín Juárez | MF | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
8 | Felipe | MF | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||
9 | Anthony Blondell | FW | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
11 | Nicolás Mezquida | MF | 21 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 3 | ||||||||
12 | Brian Rowe | GK | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
13 | Cristian Techera | MF | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||
14 | Marvin Emnes | FW | |||||||||||||
15 | Roberto Domínguez | DF | |||||||||||||
17 | Marcel de Jong | MF | 19 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 3 | ||||||||
18 | José Aja | DF | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
19 | Erik Hurtado | FW | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 3 | |||||||
20 | Brek Shea | MF | 28 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 4 | 4 | ||||
22 | Aaron Maund | DF | 10 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
23 | Kei Kamara | FW | 28 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 5 | 1 | |||
28 | Jake Nerwinski | DF | 26 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 2 | ||||||||
29 | Yordy Reyna | MF | 26 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 2 | |||
31 | Russell Teibert | MF | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
39 | Sean Melvin | GK | |||||||||||||
46 | Brett Levis | DF | 14 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||
50 | Theo Bair | FW | |||||||||||||
54 | Simon Colyn | MF | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
65 | Michael Baldisimo | MF | |||||||||||||
66 | Ali Ghazal | MF | 22 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 2 | ||||||||
67 | Alphonso Davies | MF | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 8 | 2 | ||||||
77 | Jordon Mutch | MF | 18 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
24 | David Norman Jr. [nb 1] | MF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
45 | Myer Bevan [nb 1] | FW | |||||||||||||
– | Justin Fiddes [nb 2] | DF | |||||||||||||
– | Bernie Ibini-Isei [nb 2] | FW | 8 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||
Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
Totals | 54 | 60 | 7 (1) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 64 | 8 (1) |
Source: (for players and positions) First Team Squad (for squad numbers) (for actual stats.)
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