2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2017 season
Chairman John Furlong
Manager Carl Robinson
Stadium BC Place
(Capacity: 22,120)
Major League Soccer Conference: 3rd
Overall: 8th
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals
Canadian Championship Semifinals
CONCACAF Champions League Semifinals
Cascadia Cup 3rd
Top goalscorer League:
Fredy Montero (14)
All:
Fredy Montero (15)
Highest home attendance 27,837
(October 29 vs. Seattle Sounders FC)
Lowest home attendance 14,183
(March 2 vs. New York Red Bulls)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season is the club's seventh season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, this is 40th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.

Outside of MLS, the Whitecaps played in the knockout rounds of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, where they faced fellow MLS team the New York Red Bulls in the quarterfinals. Additionally, the team played in the 2017 Canadian Championship.

Current roster

As of September 8, 2017[1]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 David Ousted Denmark GK February 1, 1985 Randers FC
18 Spencer Richey United States GK May 30, 1992 Whitecaps FC 2
24 Stefan Marinovic New Zealand GK October 7, 1991 SpVgg Unterhaching
Defenders
2 Jordan Harvey United States DF January 28, 1984 Philadelphia Union
3 Sam Adekugbe (on loan at IFK Göteborg) Canada DF January 16, 1995 Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
4 Kendall Waston Costa Rica DF January 1, 1988 Deportivo Saprissa
6 David Edgar Canada DF May 19, 1987 Birmingham City
14 Cole Seiler United States DF February 5, 1994 Georgetown Hoyas
22 Aaron Maund United States DF September 19, 1990 Real Salt Lake
25 Sheanon Williams United States DF March 17, 1990 Houston Dynamo
26 Tim Parker United States DF February 23, 1993 St. John's Red Storm
28 Jake Nerwinski United States DF October 17, 1994 Connecticut Huskies
46 Brett Levis Canada DF May 29, 1993 Whitecaps FC 2
Midfielders
7 Christian Bolaños Costa Rica MF May 17, 1984 Deportivo Saprissa
8 Andrew Jacobson United States MF September 25, 1985 New York City FC
11 Nicolás Mezquida Uruguay MF January 21, 1992 Fénix
13 Cristian Techera Uruguay MF May 31, 1992 River Plate Montevideo
15 Matías Laba Argentina MF December 11, 1991 Toronto FC
16 Tony Tchani Cameroon MF April 13, 1989 Columbus Crew SC
17 Marcel de Jong Canada DF October 15, 1986 Ottawa Fury
20 Brek Shea United States MF February 28, 1990 Orlando City
27 Deybi Flores (on loan at C.D. Motagua) Honduras MF June 16, 1996 C.D. Motagua
29 Yordy Reyna Peru MF September 16, 1993 Red Bull Salzburg
30 Ben McKendry (on loan at FC Edmonton) Canada MF March 25, 1993 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
31 Russell Teibert Canada MF December 22, 1992 Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
32 Marco Bustos Canada MF April 22, 1996 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
50 Nosa Igiebor Nigeria MF November 9, 1990 Çaykur Rizespor
66 Ali Ghazal Egypt MF February 1, 1992 Guizhou Zhicheng
67 Alphonso Davies Canada MF November 2, 2000 Whitecaps FC 2
77 Mauro Rosales Argentina MF February 24, 1981 FC Dallas
Forwards
12 Fredy Montero Colombia FW July 26, 1987 Tianjin TEDA
19 Erik Hurtado United States FW May 11, 1990 Santa Clara
23 Bernie Ibini-Isei Australia FW September 12, 1992 Club Brugge
47 Kyle Greig (on loan at FC Cincinnati) United States FW February 22, 1990 Whitecaps FC 2

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Ref.
27MFHonduras Deybi FloresHonduras C.D. MotaguaLoan ReturnDecember 8, 2017[2]
25DFUnited States Sheanon WilliamsUnited States Houston DynamoTraded in exchange for general allocation moneyDecember 13, 2016[3]
39GKUnited States Spencer RicheyCanada Whitecaps FC 2FreeDecember 19, 2016[4]
47FWUnited States Kyle Greig[5]
29MFPeru Yordy ReynaAustria Red Bull SalzburgUndisclosedJanuary 23, 2017[6]
28DFUnited States Jake NerwinskiUnited States Connecticut Huskies2017 MLS SuperDraftFebruary 9, 2017[7]
12FWColombia Fredy MonteroChina Tianjin TEDAOne Year Loan/Designated PlayerFebruary 15, 2017[8]
20MFUnited States Brek SheaUnited States Orlando CityTrade in exchange for Giles BarnesFebruary 25, 2017[9]
77MFArgentina Mauro RosalesUnited States FC DallasFreeFebruary 27, 2017[10]
16MFCameroon Tony TchaniUnited States Columbus Crew SCTraded with allocation money in exchange for Kekuta MannehMarch 30, 2017[11]
23FWAustralia Bernie Ibini-IseiBelgium Club BruggeUndisclosedMay 9, 2017[12]
3DFCanada Sam AdekugbeEngland Brighton and Hove AlbionLoan ReturnJuly 10, 2017
24GKNew Zealand Stefan MarinovicGermany SpVgg UnterhachingFreeJuly 21, 2017[13]
22DFUnited States Aaron MaundUnited States Real Salt LakeTraded in exchange for a 2018 third round pickAugust 9, 2017[14]
66MFEgypt Ali GhazalChina Guizhou ZhichengFreeAugust 10, 2017[15]
50MFNigeria Nosa IgieborTurkey Çaykur RizesporFreeSeptember 8, 2017[16]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Ref.
MFChile Pedro MoralesOption Declined[lower-alpha 1]December 7, 2016[17]
DFCanada Fraser AirdScotland RangersOption Declined/Loan ReturnDecember 8, 2016[2]
GKCanada Marco CarducciOption Declined[lower-alpha 2]
DFCosta Rica Jordan SmithCosta Rica Deportivo SaprissaOption Declined/Loan Return
FWPanama Blas PérezOut of Contract[lower-alpha 3]
FWJapan Masato KudoJapan Sanfrecce HiroshimaMutual Contract TerminationDecember 30, 2016[18]
MFCanada Kianz FroeseGermany Fortuna DüsseldorfUndisclosedFebruary 1, 2017[19]
FWJamaica Giles BarnesUnited States Orlando CityTraded in exchange for Brek SheaFebruary 25, 2017[9]
FWThe Gambia Kekuta MannehUnited States Columbus Crew SCTraded in exchange for Tony Tchani and allocation moneyMarch 30, 2017[11]
MFHonduras Deybi FloresHonduras C.D. MotaguaLoanJune 26, 2017
FWUnited States Kyle GreigUnited States FC CincinnatiLoanJuly 11, 2017[20]
GKItaly Paolo TornaghiMutual Contract TerminationJuly 18, 2017[21]
DFCanada Sam AdekugbeSweden IFK GöteborgLoanJuly 25, 2017[22]
MFCanada Ben McKendryCanada FC EdmontonLoanJuly 26, 2017[23]
DFUnited States Christian DeanUnited States Chicago FireTraded in exchange for allocation moneyAugust 9, 2017[24]
  1. ↑ Following his release, Morales signed for Colo-Colo.
  2. ↑ Following his release, Carducci signed for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.
  3. ↑ As a free agent, Pérez signed with Árabe Unido.

Major League Soccer

Preseason

Simple Invitational

Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Portland Timbers 310276+15
2 Real Salt Lake 30037703
3 Minnesota United FC 30036603
4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 301234-12

Regular season

League tables

Western Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53 Conference Semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
2 Seattle Sounders 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52 Knockout round
4 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 12 9 13 40 29 +11 49
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑ Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions will not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[25]
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
6 Portland Timbers 34 15 11 8 60 50 +10 53
7 Seattle Sounders 34 14 9 11 52 39 +13 53
8 Vancouver Whitecaps 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52
9 New York Red Bulls 34 14 12 8 53 47 +6 50
10 Houston Dynamo 34 13 10 11 57 45 +12 50
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. ↑

Results

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLDGFGAGDWLDGFGAGDWLDGFGAGD
34 52 15 12 7 50 49  +1 9 3 5 30 20  +10 6 9 2 20 29  −9

Last updated: October 22, 2017
Source:
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHAHAAAAHHHHAAHAHAAAHHAHHHHAAAHA
ResultDLLWLWLWWLWLWDDLWWLWDLWDWWWDWLWLDL

Source: [27]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Playoffs

Knockout Round

Conference Semifinals

CONCACAF Champions League

2016–17

Group stage

Group stage matches were played during the 2016 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAN SKC CEN
1 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 4 0 0 10 2 +8 12 Quarterfinals — 3–0 4–1
2 United States Sporting Kansas City 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4 1–2 — 3–1
3 Trinidad and Tobago Central 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 1 0–1 2–2 —
Source: CONCACAF

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Canadian Championship

Playing statistics

As of November 2, 2017

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 Champions League Total
Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card Apps Yellow card Red card
1DenmarkDavid OustedGK282143221
2United StatesJordan HarveyDF291343313
4Costa RicaKendall WastonDF2858413259
6CanadaDavid EdgarDF
7Costa RicaChristian BolañosMF2312251
8United StatesAndrew JacobsonMF222232522
11UruguayNicolás MezquidaMF22412112551
12ColombiaFredy MonteroFW361473139157
13UruguayCristian TecheraMF327213136721
14United StatesCole SeilerDF22
15ArgentinaMatías LabaMF192614223281
16CameroonTony TchaniMF29462130462
17CanadaMarcel de JongMF161221202
18United StatesSpencer RicheyGK12131
19United StatesErik HurtadoFW153111631
20United StatesBrek SheaMF28431231133541
22United StatesAaron MaundDF2121
23AustraliaBernie Ibini-IseiFW171171
24New ZealandStefan MarinovićGK88
25United StatesSheanon WilliamsDF15331184
26United StatesTim ParkerDF35141414015
28United StatesJake NerwinskiDF22222262
29PeruYordy ReynaMF22632263
31CanadaRussell TeibertMF121221162
32CanadaMarco BustosMF22
46CanadaBrett LevisDF
50NigeriaNosa IgieborMF3322
66EgyptAli GhazalMF101101
67CanadaAlphonso DaviesMF271224113332
77ArgentinaMauro RosalesMF527
3CanadaSam Adekugbe[nb 1]DF
27HondurasDeybi Flores[nb 1]MF
30CanadaBen McKendry[nb 1]MF123
47United StatesKyle Greig[nb 1]FW121251
--NetherlandsSem de Wit[nb 2]DF11
--New ZealandDeklan Wynne[nb 2]DF11
--JamaicaGiles Barnes[nb 3]FW11
--United StatesChristian Dean[nb 3]DF3131
--The GambiaKekuta Manneh[nb 3]MF32151
--ItalyPaolo Tornaghi[nb 3]GK11
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 53606 410 4101 61717

Source: (for players and positions) First Team Squad 00(for squad numbers) 00(for actual stats.)

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 Loaned out for remainder of the season.
  2. 1 2 Signed to a short term contract for the Canadian Championship.
  3. 1 2 3 4 No longer with team.

References

  1. ↑ "Players + Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Whitecaps FC exercise 11 options, announce roster moves ahead of 2017". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Whitecaps FC acquire Sheanon Williams from Houston Dynamo". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC add goalkeeper Spencer Richey to MLS Roster". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC add striker Kyle Greig to MLS roster". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign Peruvian international attacking midfielder/forward Yordy Reyna". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Whitecaps FC sign 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick Jake Nerwinski". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Whitecaps FC acquire three-time MLS All-Star striker Fredy Montero". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
  9. 1 2 "'Caps acquire midfielder/forward Brek Shea for Giles Barnes in trade with Orlando City SC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Whitecaps FC bring back experienced midfielder Mauro Rosales". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 27, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Whitecaps FC acquire Tony Tchani and $300,000 in allocation money from Columbus for Kekuta Manneh". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 30, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Whitecaps FC acquire winger/forward Bernie Ibini from Belgian club Brugge KV". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Whitecaps FC add New Zealand international keeper Stefan Marinovic". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Whitecaps FC acquire centre back Aaron Maund from Real Salt Lake". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Whitecaps FC acquire Egyptian international central midfielder Aly Ghazal". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Whitecaps FC add Nigerian international midfielder Nosa Igiebor". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Whitecaps FC part ways with captain Pedro Morales". Vancouver Whitecaps. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Striker Masato Kudo moves on". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Whitecaps FC transfer Kianz Froese to German side Fortuna Düsseldorf". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Whitecaps FC loan out Greig, transfer de Wit to USL side FC Cincinnati". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Whitecaps FC and goalkeeper Paolo Tornaghi mutually agree to part ways". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Whitecaps FC loan defender Sam Adekugbe to Swedish club IFK Göteborg". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Whitecaps FC loan midfielder Ben McKendry to NASL club FC Edmonton". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 26, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  24. ↑ "Caps deal Christian Dean to Chicago Fire". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  25. ↑ Strauss, Brian (6 April 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  26. ↑ Strauss, Brian (6 April 2017). "MLS clubs have resolution over qualifying for future CCL after format change". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  27. ↑ "Whitecaps FC MLS Schedule". whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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