Whitecaps FC 2

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Whitecaps FC 2
Whitecaps FC 2 logo.png
Nickname(s)WFC2
FoundedNovember 21, 2014;10 years ago (2014-11-21)
December 6, 2021;3 years ago (2021-12-06) (refounded)
Stadium Swangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Capacity5,288 [1]
Owners Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Head coach Ricardo Clark
League MLS Next Pro
2023 11th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Website https://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

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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History

Prior to the MLS Next Pro iteration the team played its home games at UBC's Thunderbird Stadium and competed in the United Soccer League. [2]

On November 17, 2017, the Whitecaps announced they were disbanding WFC2 and entering an affiliation agreement with USL expansion team Fresno FC. [3]

On December 6, 2021, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC were named as one of 21 clubs that would field a team in the new MLS Next Pro league beginning in the 2022 season. [4] [5] The team moved to Swangard Stadium and would continue to play under the Whitecaps FC 2 name, with a rebrand scheduled for 2023. [6] They retained the name and logo for the 2023 season. [7]

Players and staff

Roster

As of May 17, 2024 [8]
No.Pos.PlayerNation
43 MF Antoine Coupland Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
51 DF Dembo Saidykhan Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
54 DF Mihail Gherasimencov Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova
55 FW Cyprian Kachwele Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
83 DF Finn Linder Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
97 MF Liam McKenzie Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
— MF Jackson Castro Flag of the United States.svg  United States
— MF Nikola Djordjevic Flag of the United States.svg  United States
— DF Mark O'Neill Flag of the United States.svg  United States
— FW Nelson Pierre (on loan from Philadelphia Union)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  2. ^
    Vancouver Whitecaps FC academy player.


Head coaches

CoachNationalityStartEndGamesWinLossDrawWin %
Alan Koch [9] Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa January 30, 2015December 14, 201661222415036.07
Rich Fagan [10] Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland February 20, 2017November 17, 2017325189015.63
Nick Dasovic [11] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada March 26, 2022February 9, 202324798029.17
Ricardo Clark [12] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States February 9, 2023present0000!—

Club captains

YearsNameNation
2015 Tyler Rosenlund [13] Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2016 Kyle Greig [14] Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
2022 Simon Becher
Issac Boehmer 		Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2023 Giovanni Aguilar Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States

Notable former players

Players who made at least 1 senior international appearance before or after joining Whitecaps FC 2.

Year-by-year

As of September 24, 2023

Year Division LeagueRecord (W–D–L)PositionPlayoffsAvg. attendance
2015 3 United Soccer League 8–6–1411th (Western)Did not qualify1,682
2016 12–9–96th (Western)Conference Finals1,779
2017 25–9–1814th (Western)Did not qualify869
2018–2021WFC2 disbanded
2022 3 MLS Next Pro 7–8 [a] –97th (Western)Did not qualifyN/A
2023 MLS Next Pro 8–7 [b] –1311th (Western)Did not qualifyN/A
  1. ↑ 2022: 3 shootout wins, 5 shootout losses.
  2. ↑ 2023: 3 shootout wins, 4 shootout losses.

References

  1. ↑ "Swangard Stadium – Home of your Whitecaps". October 16, 2009. Archived from the original on April 11, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Whitecaps FC launch USL PRO team, provide update on National Soccer Development Centre at UBC". Whitecaps FC. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC announce new USL affiliation with Fresno FC". Whitecaps FC. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022" . Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Vancouver will join MLS NEXT Pro for Inaugural Season in 2022" . Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Whitecaps FC announce 2022 MLS NEXT Pro schedule and 2023 brand launch | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Whitecaps FC 2 schedule announced for 2023 MLS NEXT Pro season, with new playoff format" (Press release). Whitecaps FC 2. March 14, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps II". Soccerway.
  9. ↑ "Whitecaps FC name Alan Koch WFC2 head coach". Whitecaps FC. January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Whitecaps FC appoint Rich Fagan as WFC2 head coach". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Whitecaps FC 2 are back – Get to know the new squad (Part One)". AFTN. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Whitecaps FC name Ricardo Clark head coach of WFC2, Nick Dasovic named new high potential player head coach". whitecapsfc.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  13. ↑ "After learning from those around him, Tyler Rosenlund returns home to captain WFC2". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 16, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Kyle Greig named Whitecaps FC 2 captain ahead of Saturday's opener | Vancouver Whitecaps".


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