2023_Vancouver_Whitecaps_FC_season

2023 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

2023 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Football team season


The 2023 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's twelfth 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 46th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.

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Having won the 2022 Canadian Championship, the Whitecaps participated in the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time since the 2016–17 edition and third time overall.

Current roster

As of September 15, 2023[2]
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Transfers

In

Transferred in

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Loans in

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Out

Transferred out

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Loans out

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    MLS SuperDraft picks

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    Preseason

    January 18 Training camp Whitecaps FC 0–2 Germany Hamburger SV Marbella, Spain
    6:00 AM (PST) Report Glatzel 4', 60' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
    January 21 Training camp Whitecaps FC 1–2 Austria Wolfsberger AC Marbella, Spain
    7:00 AM (PST)
    Report
    Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
    February 1 Coachella Valley Inv. Whitecaps FC 1–1 D.C. United Indio, California
    1:00 PM (PST) Rocha 29' Report Laborda 37' Stadium: Empire Polo Club
    February 4 Coachella Valley Inv. Whitecaps FC 1–1 Charlotte FC Indio, California
    11:00 AM (PST)
    Report
    Stadium: Empire Polo Club
    February 8 Coachella Valley Inv. Toronto FC 0–3 Whitecaps FC Indio, California
    1:00 PM (PST) Report
    Stadium: Empire Polo Club
    February 12 Coachella Valley Inv. St. Louis City SC 0–0 Whitecaps FC Indio, California
    12:30 PM (PST)
    Report Becher Yellow card 32' Stadium: Empire Polo Club
    February 12 Coachella Valley Inv. Las Vegas Lights 1–2 Whitecaps FC Indio, California
    3:30 PM (PST)
    Report
    Stadium: Empire Polo Club
    February 18 Coachella Valley Inv. Minnesota United FC 0–2 Whitecaps FC Indio, California
    10:00 AM (PST) Tapias Yellow card 62' Report
    Stadium: Empire Polo Club

    Competition overview

    More information Competition, First match ...

    Last updated: 5 November 2023
    Source: Competitions

    Major League Soccer

    Regular season

    League tables

    Western Conference
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    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
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    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)
    (V) Canadian Championship winner
    Notes:
    1. As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
    2. As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up

    Results

    More information Overall, Home ...

    Last updated: October 21, 2023
    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

    More information Round, Ground ...
    Updated to match(es) played on October 7, 2023. Source: [28]
    A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Matches

    February 25 1 Whitecaps FC 1–2 Real Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm PST Brown 24' Report Löffelsend Yellow card 15'
    Glad 70'
    Kreilach 73'
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 19,614
    Referee: Ismir Pekmic
    March 4 2 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Whitecaps FC San Jose, California
    7:30pm PST Yueill Yellow card 58'
    Ebobisse 68'
    Akapo 77'
    Espinoza Yellow card 83'
    Report Schöpf 17', Yellow card 69'
    Veselinović Yellow card 36'
    Cubas Yellow card 41'
    Martins Yellow card 68'
    Stadium: PayPal Park
    Attendance: 18,000
    Referee: Mark Allatin
    March 11 3 Whitecaps FC 1–1 FC Dallas Vancouver, British Columbia
    2:00pm PST Arriola 34' (o.g.)
    Cubas Yellow card 42'
    Schöpf Yellow card 75'
    Report Ibeagha 5'
    Tafari Yellow card 69'
    Obrian Yellow card 88'
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 16,780
    Referee: Marcos de Oliveira
    March 18 4 LA Galaxy 1–1 Whitecaps FC Carson, California
    7:30pm PDT
    Report
    Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
    Attendance: 23,112
    Referee: Victor Rivas
    March 25 5 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Whitecaps FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
    5:30pm CDT
    Report
    Stadium: Allianz Field
    Attendance: 19,609
    Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
    April 1 6 Whitecaps FC 5–0 CF Montréal Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm PDT
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 16,046
    Referee: Timothy Ford
    April 8 7 Cascadia Cup Whitecaps FC 1–0 Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm PDT
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 17,029
    Referee: Nima Saghafi
    April 15 8 Austin FC 0–0 Whitecaps FC Austin, Texas
    7:30pm CDT
    Report
    Stadium: Q2 Stadium
    Attendance: 20,738
    Referee: Mark Allatin
    April 29 9 Whitecaps FC 0–0 Colorado Rapids Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm PDT Gauld Yellow card 28' Report Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 14,103
    Referee: Tori Penso
    May 6 10 Whitecaps FC 3–2 Minnesota United FC Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm PDT
    Report Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 14,047
    Referee: Filip Dujic
    May 13 11 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 3–1 Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
    7:30pm PDT
    Report
    Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 23,154
    Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.
    May 17 12 FC Dallas 2–1 Whitecaps FC Frisco, Texas
    5:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: Toyota Stadium
    Attendance: 15,890
    Referee: Jon Freemon
    May 20 13 Cascadia Cup Whitecaps FC 2–0 Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 19,108
    Referee: Joseph Dickerson
    May 27 14 St. Louis City SC 3–1 Whitecaps FC St. Louis, Missouri
    5:30pm Löwen 10'
    Nerwinski Yellow card 20'
    Parker Yellow card 23'
    Blackmon 45' (o.g.)
    Stroud Yellow card 60'
    Blom Yellow card 86'
    Perez 90+4'
    Report Berhalter Yellow card 49'
    White 83'
    Gressel Yellow card 90+3'
    Gauld Yellow card 90+4'
    Stadium: Citypark
    Attendance: 22,423
    Referee: Sergii Boiko
    May 31 15 Whitecaps FC 6–2 Houston Dynamo FC Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 13,232
    Referee: Mark Allatin
    June 3 16 Whitecaps FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 13,739
    Referee: Lukasz Szpala
    Note: Whitecaps FC manager Vanni Sartini was cautioned Yellow card in the 86th minute for dissent.
    June 10 17 Whitecaps FC 1–1 FC Cincinnati Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 16,086
    Referee: Ismir Pekmic
    June 24 19 Los Angeles FC 2–3 Whitecaps FC Los Angeles, California
    6:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: BMO Stadium
    Attendance: 22,133
    Referee: Jon Freemon
    July 1 20 Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
    5:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
    Attendance: 18,867
    Referee: Malik Badawi
    July 8 21 Cascadia Cup Whitecaps FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 16,399
    Referee: Ramy Touchan
    July 12 22 Whitecaps FC 2–1 Austin FC Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 14,995
    Referee: Nima Saghafi
    July 15 23 Whitecaps FC 4–2 LA Galaxy Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 18,354
    Referee: Joseph Dickerson
    August 20 24 Whitecaps FC 0–1 San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 16,765
    Referee: Ismir Pekmic
    August 26 25 Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers 2–3 Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
    7:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: Providence Park
    Attendance: 22,674
    Referee: Rosendo Mendoza
    August 30 26 Chicago Fire FC 0–1 Whitecaps FC Chicago, Illinois
    5:30pm Report
    Stadium: Soldier Field
    Attendance: 9,187
    Referee: Ricardo Fierro
    September 2 27 New York City FC 1–1 Whitecaps FC New York, New York
    12:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: Yankee Stadium
    Attendance: 17,942
    Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
    September 16 28 Toronto FC 1–2 Whitecaps FC Toronto, Ontario
    4:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: BMO Field
    Attendance: 26,165
    Referee: Ramy Touchan
    September 20 29 Houston Dynamo FC 4–1 Whitecaps FC Houston, Texas
    5:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
    Attendance: 13,866
    Referee: Fotis Bazakos
    September 23 30 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Whitecaps FC Sandy, Utah
    6:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: America First Field
    Attendance: 19,243
    Referee: Malik Badawi
    September 27 18 Colorado Rapids 2–2 Whitecaps FC Commerce City, Colorado
    6:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
    Attendance: 12,064
    Referee: Elton Garcia
    Note: Makeup for June 21 postponement due to thunderstorm in area.
    September 30 31 Whitecaps FC 2–2 D.C. United Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 19,442
    Referee: Drew Fischer
    October 4 32 Whitecaps FC 3–0 St. Louis City SC Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:30pm
    Report Löwen Yellow card 42' Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 13,776
    Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere
    October 7 33 Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Whitecaps FC Seattle, Washington
    7:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: Lumen Field
    Attendance: 33,666
    Referee: Nima Saghafi
    October 21 34 Whitecaps FC 1–1 Los Angeles FC Vancouver, British Columbia
    6:00pm
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 25,146
    Referee: Fotis Bazakos

    MLS Cup Playoffs

    The Whitecaps clinched a playoff berth on October 4, following a 3–0 win against St. Louis City SC. On October 7, Vancouver ensured that they would receive a bye into Round One of the playoffs following a 0–0 draw against Seattle Sounders FC guaranteeing them a home playoff game for the first time since 2017.[29]

    Round One

    October 28 Game 1 Los Angeles FC 5–2 Whitecaps FC Los Angeles, California
    5:00pm
    Report
    Stadium: BMO Stadium
    Attendance: 22,002
    Referee: Jon Freemon
    November 5 Game 2 Whitecaps FC 0–1 Los Angeles FC Vancouver, British Columbia
    4:30pm
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 30,204
    Referee: Timothy Ford
    Note: Whitecaps FC manager Vanni Sartini was sent off Red card in the 90+4th minute.

    Los Angeles FC won the series 2–0.

    Canadian Championship

    As champions of the 2022 tournament, the Whitecaps received a bye into the quarter-finals.

    May 10 Quarter-finals York United FC 1–4 Whitecaps FC Toronto, Ontario
    7:30pm ET
    Report
    Stadium: York Lions Stadium
    Attendance: 1,827
    Referee: Drew Fischer
    May 24 Semi-finals Pacific FC 0–3 Whitecaps FC Langford, British Columbia
    19:00 PT
    Report
    Stadium: Starlight Stadium
    Attendance: 5,221
    Referee: Drew Fischer
    June 7 Final Whitecaps FC 2–1 CF Montréal Vancouver, British Columbia
    19:00 PT
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 20,072
    Referee: Filip Dujic

    CONCACAF Champions League

    Round of 16

    March 8 First Leg Whitecaps FC 5–0 Honduras Real España Vancouver, British Columbia[†]
    7:00pm PST
    Report Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 13,644
    Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)
    March 15 Second Leg Real España Honduras 3–2
    (3–7 agg.)
    Whitecaps FC San Pedro Sula, Honduras[†]
    4:00pm CST
    Report
    Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán
    Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)
    1. ^
      Vancouver was initially scheduled to host the second leg, but the order of legs was reversed due to scheduling conflicts in BC Place.

    Quarterfinals

    April 5 First Leg Whitecaps FC 0–3 United States Los Angeles FC Vancouver, British Columbia
    7:00pm PDT Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 11,652
    Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez (Mexico)
    April 11 Second Leg Los Angeles FC United States 3–0
    (6–0 agg.)
    Whitecaps FC Los Angeles, United States
    7:15pm PDT
    Report Berhalter Yellow card 20' Stadium: BMO Stadium
    Attendance: 18,688
    Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

    Leagues Cup

    Group stage

    The Vancouver Whitecaps qualified to the Leagues Cup group stage as a wildcard team. They were drawn into West Group 3.

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    Source: Leagues Cup
    Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
    July 30 GS LA Galaxy United States 1–2 Whitecaps FC Carson, California
    21:00 ET
    Report
    Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
    Attendance: 14,787
    Referee: Walter López Castellanos

    Knockout stage

    August 4 R32 UANL Mexico 1–1
    (5–3 p)
    Whitecaps FC Vancouver, British Columbia
    22:30 ET
    Report
    Stadium: BC Place
    Attendance: 13,703
    Referee: Lukasz Szpala
    Penalties

    Cascadia Cup

    More information Pos, Pld ...
    Source: "Schedule". mlssoccer.com.
    Rules for classification: Scoring
    More information Overall, Home ...

    Last updated: October 7, 2023
    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 November 5, 2023
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    Source: Competitions

    Goalscorers

    As of November 5, 2023
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    Clean sheets

    As of November 5, 2023
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    Disciplinary record

    As of November 5, 2023
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