2026 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Chairman Jeff Mallett
Head coach Jesper Sørensen
Stadium BC Place
(Vancouver, BC)
Major League Soccer
MLS Cup playoffs TBD
Canadian Championship TBD
CONCACAF Champions Cup Round one
Leagues Cup TBD
Top goalscorerLeague:

All:
Highest home attendanceLeague/All:
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All:
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The 2026 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season will be the club's sixteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, this will be the 49th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.

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Having won the 2025 Canadian Championship and by being one of the highest ranked teams in the 2025 Supporters Shield standings, the Whitecaps participated in the CONCACAF Champions Cup for a fourth consecutive season and sixth time overall. The club will look to build off their runner-up position from the previous season.

After a one year hiatus it was announced that the Whitecaps would participate in the 2026 Leagues Cup after qualifying for the 2025 MLS Cup playoffs. [1]

Current roster

As of December 18, 2025 [2]
No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Yohei Takaoka Flag of Japan.svg GK March 16, 1996 (age 29) Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos
30 Adrian Zendejas Flag of the United States.svg GK August 30, 1995 (age 30) Flag of Sweden.svg Skövde AIK
32 Isaac Boehmer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg GK November 20, 2001 (age 24) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
Defenders
2 Mathías Laborda Flag of Uruguay.svg DF September 15, 1999 (age 26) Flag of Uruguay.svg Nacional
3 Sam Adekugbe Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg DF January 16, 1995 (age 30) Flag of Turkey.svg Hatayspor
4 Ranko Veselinović Flag of Serbia.svg DF March 24, 1999 (age 26) Flag of Serbia.svg Vojvodina
15 Sebastian Schonlau Flag of Germany.svg DF August 5, 1994 (age 31) Flag of Germany.svg Hamburger SV
18 Édier Ocampo Flag of Colombia.svg DF October 3, 2003 (age 22) Flag of Colombia.svg Atlético Nacional
23 Joedrick Pupe Flag of Belgium (civil).svg DF June 4, 1997 (age 28) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg FCV Dender
27 Giuseppe Bovalina Flag of Australia (converted).svg DF November 11, 2004 (age 21) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide United
28 Tate Johnson Flag of the United States.svg DF July 10, 2005 (age 20) Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Tar Heels
33 Tristan Blackmon Flag of the United States.svg DF August 12, 1996 (age 29) Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte FC
41 Nikola Djordjevic Flag of the United States.svg DF November 14, 2002 (age 23) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2
54 Mihail Gherasimencov Flag of Moldova.svg DF March 25, 2005 (age 20) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2
Midfielders
6 Ralph Priso Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF August 2, 2002 (age 23) Flag of the United States.svg Colorado Rapids
13 Thomas Müller Flag of Germany.svg MF September 13, 1989 (age 36) Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich
16 Sebastian Berhalter Flag of the United States.svg MF May 10, 2001 (age 24) Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew
17 Kenji Cabrera Flag of Peru.svg MF January 23, 2003 (age 22) Flag of Peru (state).svg FBC Melgar
20 Andrés Cubas Flag of Paraguay.svg MF May 22, 1996 (age 29) Flag of France.svg Nîmes
22 Ali Ahmed Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF October 10, 2000 (age 25) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2
25 Ryan Gauld Flag of Scotland.svg MF December 16, 1995 (age 30) Flag of Portugal (official).svg Farense
26 J.C. Ngando Flag of Cameroon.svg MF November 20, 1999 (age 26) Flag of the United States.svg UNC Greensboro Spartans
59 Jeevan Badwal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF March 11, 2006 (age 19) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2
97 Liam Mackenzie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg MF March 15, 2007 (age 18) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2
Forwards
11 Emmanuel Sabbi Flag of the United States.svg FW December 24, 1997 (age 27) Flag of France.svg Le Havre
24 Brian White Flag of the United States.svg FW February 3, 1996 (age 29) Flag of the United States.svg New York Red Bulls
42 Nelson Pierre Flag of Haiti.svg FW March 22, 2005 (age 20) Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia Union
75 Rayan Elloumi Flag of Tunisia.svg FW September 17, 2007 (age 18) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2
Out on Loan

Transfers

In

Transferred in

#PositionPlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource
41DF Flag of the United States.svg Nikola Djordjevic Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC 2 FreeDecember 15, 2025 [3]
54DF Flag of Moldova.svg Mihail Gherasimencov Homegrown playerDecember 17, 2025 [4]

Loans in

#PositionPlayerLoaned fromDateLoan expiresNotesSource

Out

Transferred out

#PositionPlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
12DF Flag of Syria (2025-).svg Belal Halbouni Option declinedDecember 8, 2025 [5]
50GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Max Anchor Flag of the United States.svg Seattle Sounders
52FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau
53DF Flag of the United States.svg Mark O'Neill
7FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jayden Nelson Flag of the United States.svg Austin FC $700,000 in 2026 GAM
$550,000 in 2027 GAM
17th overall pick in 2026 MLS SuperDraft 		December 18, 2025 [6]

Loans out

#PositionPlayerLoaned toDateLoan expiresSource

    MLS SuperDraft picks

    RoundNo.Pos.PlayerCollege/Club teamTransactionSource
    117MF Flag of the United States.svg Zach Ramsey Flag of the United States.svg Washington [7]
    129FW Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Lugo Flag of the United States.svg High Point
    259FW Flag of Colombia.svg Yeider Zuluaga Flag of the United States.svg Seattle
    389MF Flag of the United States.svg Connor Lofy Flag of the United States.svg Washington

    Preseason and friendlies


    Competition overview

    CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundRecord
    PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
    Major League Soccer February 21TBDMatchday 1000000+0!—
    Canadian Championship TBDTBDTBA000000+0!—
    CONCACAF Champions Cup February 18TBDRound One000000+0!—
    Leagues Cup TBDTBDPhase One000000+0!—
    Total000000+0!—

    Last updated: December 8, 2025
    Source: Competitions

    Major League Soccer

    Regular season

    League tables

    Western Conference

    MLS Western Conference table (2026)
    PosTeam
    		PldWLTGFGAGDPts
    11 San Jose Earthquakes 00000000
    12 Seattle Sounders FC 00000000
    13 Sporting Kansas City 00000000
    14 St. Louis City SC 00000000
    15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 00000000
    First match(es) will be played: TBD 2026. Source: MLS
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
    Overall
    Overall MLS standings table
    PosTeam
    		PldWLTGFGAGDPts
    26 Seattle Sounders FC 00000000
    27 St. Louis City SC 00000000
    28 Sporting Kansas City 00000000
    29 Toronto FC 00000000
    30 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 00000000
    First match(es) will be played: February 21, 2026. Source: MLS
    Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

    Results

    OverallHomeAway
    PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
    0000000 000000 000000 0

    Last updated: December 8, 2025
    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

    Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
    GroundHHAHHHHHHAAAAAAAAHAHHAHHHAHAAAAHHA
    Result
    Position (West)
    Updated to match(es) played on December 8, 2025. Source: [8]
    A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Conference leader;   = Playoffs berth;   = Wild card berth

    Matches

    February 211 Whitecaps FC v Real Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia
    4:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    February 282 Whitecaps FC v Toronto FC Vancouver, British Columbia
    6:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    March 7 3 – Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers v Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
    7:30 PMStadium: Providence Park
    March 144 Whitecaps FC v Minnesota United Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    March 215 Whitecaps FC v San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    April 4 6 – Cascadia Cup Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    April 117 Whitecaps FC v New York City FC Vancouver, British Columbia
    4:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    April 178 Whitecaps FC v Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    April 259 Whitecaps FC v Colorado Rapids Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    May 210 LA Galaxy v Whitecaps FC Carson, California
    7:30 PMStadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
    May 911 San Jose Earthquakes v Whitecaps FC San Jose, California
    7:30 PMStadium: PayPal Park
    May 1312 FC Dallas v Whitecaps FC Frisco, Texas
    5:30 PMStadium: Toyota Stadium
    May 1613 Houston Dynamo v Whitecaps FC Houston, Texas
    5:30 PMStadium: Shell Energy Stadium
    May 2314 San Diego FC v Whitecaps FC San Diego, California
    7:30 PMStadium: Snapdragon Stadium
    July 1615 Chicago Fire v Whitecaps FC Chicago, Illinois
    5:30 PMStadium: Soldier Field
    July 2216 FC Cincinnati v Whitecaps FC Cincinnati, Ohio
    4:30 PMStadium: TQL Stadium
    July 2517 Minnesota United v Whitecaps FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
    5:30 PMStadium: Allianz Field
    August 118 Whitecaps FC v Los Angeles FC Vancouver British Columbia
    4:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    August 16 19 – Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders v Whitecaps FC Seattle, Washington
    6:00 PMStadium: Lumen Field
    August 1920 Whitecaps FC v Houston Dynamo Vancouver British Columbia
    7:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    August 2221 Whitecaps FC v FC Dallas Vancouver British Columbia
    6:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    August 2922 Sporting Kansas City v Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
    5:30 PMStadium: Children's Mercy Park
    September 523 Whitecaps FC v St. Louis City Vancouver British Columbia
    7:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    September 924 Whitecaps FC v LA Galaxy Vancouver British Columbia
    7:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    September 1325 Whitecaps FC v Austin FC Vancouver British Columbia
    3:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    September 1926 Real Salt Lake v Whitecaps FC Sandy, Utah
    6:30 PMStadium: America First Field
    September 2627 Whitecaps FC v D.C. United Vancouver British Columbia
    7:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    October 1028 Los Angeles FC v Whitecaps FC Los Angeles, California
    7:30 PMStadium: BMO Stadium
    October 1429 St. Louis City v Whitecaps FC St. Louis, Missouri
    5:30 PMStadium: Energizer Park
    October 1730 Austin FC v Whitecaps FC Austin, Texas
    5:30 PMStadium: Q2 Stadium
    October 2431 Colorado Rapids v Whitecaps FC Commerce City, Colorado
    6:30 PMStadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
    October 2832 Whitecaps FC v San Diego FC Vancouver British Columbia
    7:30 PMStadium: BC Place
    October 31 33 – Cascadia Cup Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders Vancouver, British Columbia
    TBDStadium: BC Place
    November 734 CF Montréal v Whitecaps FC Montreal, Quebec
    1:00 PMStadium: Stade Saputo

    Canadian Championship

    The format for the 2026 Canadian Championship has not yet been announced


    CONCACAF Champions Cup

    Round one

    February 18 First leg Cartaginés Flag of Costa Rica.svgvFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Whitecaps FC Cartago, Costa Rica
    7:00 PMStadium: Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich
    February 25 Second leg Whitecaps FC Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgvFlag of Costa Rica.svg Cartaginés Vancouver, British Columbia
    6:00 PMStadium: BC Place

    Leagues Cup

    Cascadia Cup

    OverallHomeAway
    PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
    0000000 000000 000000 0

    Last updated: December 8, 2025
    Source: Standings
    Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

    Statistics

    Appearances and goals

    As of December 18, 2025
    No.PosNatPlayerTotalMLSCanadian ChampionshipChampions CupLeagues Cup
    AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
    Goalkeepers
    1 GK Flag of Japan.svg  JPN Yohei Takaoka 0000000000
    30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Adrian Zendejas 0000000000
    32 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Isaac Boehmer 0000000000
    Defenders
    2 DF Flag of Uruguay.svg  URU Mathías Laborda 0000000000
    3 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Sam Adekugbe 0000000000
    4 DF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Ranko Veselinović 0000000000
    15 DF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Sebastian Schonlau 0000000000
    18 DF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Édier Ocampo 0000000000
    23 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  BEL Joedrick Pupe 0000000000
    27 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Giuseppe Bovalina 0000000000
    28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tate Johnson 0000000000
    33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tristan Blackmon 0000000000
    41 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nikola Djordjevic 0000000000
    54 DF Flag of Moldova.svg  MDA Mihail Gherasimencov 0000000000
    Midfielders
    6 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ralph Priso 0000000000
    13 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Thomas Müller 0000000000
    16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sebastian Berhalter 0000000000
    17 MF Flag of Peru (state).svg  PER Kenji Cabrera 0000000000
    20 MF Flag of Paraguay.svg  PAR Andrés Cubas 0000000000
    22 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Ali Ahmed 0000000000
    25 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Ryan Gauld 0000000000
    26 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg  CMR J.C. Ngando 0000000000
    59 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Jeevan Badwal 0000000000
    97 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Liam Mackenzie 0000000000
    Forwards
    11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emmanuel Sabbi 0000000000
    24 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian White 0000000000
    42 FW Flag of Haiti.svg  HAI Nelson Pierre 0000000000
    75 FW Flag of Tunisia.svg  TUN Rayan Elloumi 0000000000
    Players transferred out during the season

    Source: Competitions

    Goalscorers

    As of December 8, 2025
    RankNo.PosNatName MLS Canadian Championship Champions Cup Leagues Cup Total
    Own goals00000
    Totals00000

    Clean sheets

    As of December 8, 2025
    RankNo.PosNatName MLS Canadian Championship Champions Cup Leagues Cup Total
    Totals00000

    Disciplinary record

    As of December 18, 2025
    No.PosNatPlayer MLS Canadian Championship Champions Cup Leagues Cup Total
    Yellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svgYellow card.svgYellow card.svg Yellow-red card.svgRed card.svg
    1 GK Flag of Japan.svg Yohei Takaoka 000000000000000
    2 DF Flag of Uruguay.svg Mathías Laborda 000000000000000
    3 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sam Adekugbe 000000000000000
    4 DF Flag of Serbia.svg Ranko Veselinović 000000000000000
    6 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ralph Priso 000000000000000
    11 FW Flag of the United States.svg Emmanuel Sabbi 000000000000000
    13 MF Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Müller 000000000000000
    15 DF Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Schonlau 000000000000000
    16 MF Flag of the United States.svg Sebastian Berhalter 000000000000000
    17 MF Flag of Peru.svg Kenji Cabrera 000000000000000
    18 DF Flag of Colombia.svg Édier Ocampo 000000000000000
    20 MF Flag of Paraguay.svg Andrés Cubas 000000000000000
    22 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ali Ahmed 000000000000000
    23 DF Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Joedrick Pupe 000000000000000
    24 FW Flag of the United States.svg Brian White 000000000000000
    25 MF Flag of Scotland.svg Ryan Gauld 000000000000000
    26 MF Flag of Cameroon.svg J.C. Ngando 000000000000000
    27 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg Giuseppe Bovalina 000000000000000
    28 DF Flag of the United States.svg Tate Johnson 000000000000000
    30 GK Flag of the United States.svg Adrian Zendejas 000000000000000
    32 GK Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Isaac Boehmer 000000000000000
    33 DF Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Blackmon 000000000000000
    41 DF Flag of the United States.svg Nikola Djordjevic 000000000000000
    42 FW Flag of Haiti.svg Nelson Pierre 000000000000000
    54 DF Flag of Moldova.svg Mihail Gherasimencov 000000000000000
    59 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeevan Badwal 000000000000000
    75 FW Flag of Tunisia.svg Rayan Elloumi 000000000000000
    97 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Mackenzie 000000000000000
    Totals000000000000000

    Notes

      References

        1. ↑ "Whitecaps FC to compete in 2026 Leagues Cup". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
        2. ↑ "Players + Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
        3. ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign WFC2 defender Nikola Djordjevic to MLS contract". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
        4. ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign BMO Academy product Mihail Gherasimencov to MLS contract". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
        5. ↑ "Whitecaps FC announce 2026 roster updates". Vancouver Whitecaps. December 8, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
        6. ↑ "Whitecaps FC acquire General Allocation Money, MLS SuperDraft pick from Austin FC in exchange for Jayden Nelson". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
        7. ↑ "Whitecaps FC select Zach Ramsey, Daniel Lugo, Yeider Zuluaga, and Connor Lofy in 2026 MLS SuperDraft". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 18, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
        8. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps Schedule" . Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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