Vancouver Whitecaps FC Football team season
The 2024 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season will be
the club's thirteenth 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 47th season of professional soccer being played in
Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.
Having won the
2023 Canadian Championship , the Whitecaps will participate in the
CONCACAF Champions League for a second consecutive season and fourth time overall. The Whitecaps will also participate in the
2024 Canadian Championship looking to win their third domestic cup championship in a row. They will also participate in the
2024 Leagues Cup .
The Whitecaps had to play their first six regular season matches without their manager
Vanni Sartini , due to him being
sent off and suspended for multiple league rules violations during the Whitecaps'
last match of the 2023 season .
[1]
Current roster
As of March 12, 2024
[2]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (age)
Previous club
Goalkeepers
1
Yohei Takaoka
GK
(1996-03-16 ) March 16, 1996 (age 28)
Yokohama F. Marinos
17
Joe Bendik
GK
(1989-04-29 ) April 29, 1989 (age 34)
Philadelphia Union
32
Isaac Boehmer
GK
(2001-11-20 ) November 20, 2001 (age 22)
Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
50
Max Anchor
GK
(2004-07-21 ) July 21, 2004 (age 19)
Whitecaps FC 2
Defenders
Giuseppe Bovalina
DF
(2004-11-11 ) November 11, 2004 (age 19)
Adelaide United
2
Mathías Laborda
DF
(1999-09-15 ) September 15, 1999 (age 24)
Nacional
3
Sam Adekugbe
DF
(1995-01-16 ) January 16, 1995 (age 29)
Hatayspor
4
Ranko Veselinović
DF
(1999-03-24 ) March 24, 1999 (age 25)
Vojvodina
6
Tristan Blackmon
DF
(1996-08-12 ) August 12, 1996 (age 27)
Charlotte FC
7
Ryan Raposo
DF
(1999-03-05 ) March 5, 1999 (age 25)
Syracuse Orange
12
Belal Halbouni
DF
(1999-12-29 ) December 29, 1999 (age 24)
FC Magdeburg
14
Luís Martins
DF
(1992-06-10 ) June 10, 1992 (age 31)
Sporting Kansas City
15
Bjørn Inge Utvik
DF
(1996-02-28 ) February 28, 1996 (age 28)
Sarpsborg
23
Javain Brown
DF
(1999-03-09 ) March 9, 1999 (age 25)
South Florida Bulls
Midfielders
8
Alessandro Schöpf
MF
(1994-02-07 ) February 7, 1994 (age 30)
Arminia Bielefeld
13
Ralph Priso
MF
(2002-08-02 ) August 2, 2002 (age 21)
Colorado Rapids
16
Sebastian Berhalter
MF
(2001-05-10 ) May 10, 2001 (age 22)
Columbus Crew
19
Damir Kreilach
MF
(1989-04-16 ) April 16, 1989 (age 35)
Real Salt Lake
20
Andrés Cubas
MF
(1996-05-22 ) May 22, 1996 (age 27)
Nîmes
22
Ali Ahmed
MF
(2000-10-10 ) October 10, 2000 (age 23)
Whitecaps FC 2
25
Ryan Gauld
MF
(1995-12-16 ) December 16, 1995 (age 28)
Farense
45
Pedro Vite
MF
(2002-03-09 ) March 9, 2002 (age 22)
Independiente del Valle
Forwards
11
Fafà Picault
FW
(1991-02-23 ) February 23, 1991 (age 33)
Nashville SC
24
Brian White
FW
(1996-02-03 ) February 3, 1996 (age 28)
New York Red Bulls
28
Levonte Johnson
FW
(1999-03-15 ) March 15, 1999 (age 25)
Whitecaps FC 2
Out on Loan
7
Déiber Caicedo
FW
(2000-03-25 ) March 25, 2000 (age 24)
Deportivo Cali
26
J.C. Ngando
MF
(1999-11-20 ) November 20, 1999 (age 24)
UNC Greensboro Spartans
Transfers
In
Transferred in
Loans in
#
Position
Player
Loaned from
Date
Loan expires
Notes
Source
Out
Transferred out
Loans out
MLS SuperDraft picks
Preseason and Friendlies
Whitecaps FC v
TSC
Competition overview
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Major League Soccer
March 2
TBD
Matchday 1
TBD
8
5
1
2
17
9
+8
0 62.50
Canadian Championship
May 7
TBD
Quarterfinals
TBD
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
CONCACAF Champions Cup
February 7
February 14
Round One
Round One
2
0
1
1
1
4
−3
00 0.00
Leagues Cup
July
TBD
Group Stage
TBD
0
0
0
0
0
0
+0
! —
Total
10
5
2
3
18
13
+5
0 50.00
Major League Soccer
Regular season
League tables
Western Conference
Updated to match(es) played on April 21, 2024. 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
Updated to match(es) played on April 21, 2024. 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)
Notes:
Results
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
8
16
5
2
1
17
9
+8
2
2
1
10
8
+2
3
0
0
7
1
+6
Last updated: April 20, 2024
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
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ground H A A H H H H A A H A A A H A H A A H A A A H H H A H H A A H H H A Result D W W L W W L W Position (West) 9 5 2 3 2 1 2 2
Source:
[17] A = Away;
H = Home;
N = Neutral;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
= Conference leader;
= Playoffs berth;
= Wild card berth
Matches
Canadian Championship
The Vancouver Whitecaps earned a
bye into the quarter-finals, as they were a
finalist of the 2023 tournament .
Quarter-finals
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Round one
Leagues Cup
Group stage
Cascadia Cup
2024
Cascadia Cup standings
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
1
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2
2
0
0
5
2
+3
6
2
Portland Timbers
1
0
0
1
2
3
−1
0
3
Seattle Sounders FC
1
0
0
1
0
2
−2
0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
"Schedule" . mlssoccer.com. Rules for classification:
Scoring
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
2
6
2
0
0
5
2
+3
1
0
0
3
2
+1
1
0
0
2
0
+2
Last updated: April 20, 2024
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 April 23, 2024
Goalscorers
As of April 20, 2024
Clean sheets
As of April 20, 2024
Disciplinary record
As of April 20, 2024
References
^
a
b Match could not be played at
BC Place due to scheduling conflicts.
[18]
^
"MLS fines & suspends Vancouver Whitecaps FC head coach Vanni Sartini" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 30, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024 .
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"Players + Vancouver Whitecaps FC" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved September 15, 2023 .
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"Whitecaps FC sign experienced midfielder Damir Kreilach" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023 .
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"Whitecaps FC add new dimension to forward group, sign Fafà Picault" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024 .
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"Whitecaps FC sign Norwegian defender Bjørn Inge Utvik" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024 .
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"Whitecaps FC sign Canadian defender Belal Halbouni" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
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"Whitecaps FC sign experienced MLS goalkeeper Joe Bendik" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024 .
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"Whitecaps FC acquire Canadian midfielder Ralph Priso from Colorado Rapids" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 12, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024 .
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"Whitecaps FC acquire 19-year-old Australian wingback Giuseppe Bovalina from Adelaide United FC" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024 .
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"Vancouver Whitecaps FC announce 2024 roster updates" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023 .
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"Whitecaps FC roster updates from first team and WFC2" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023 .
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"Whitecaps FC roster update in advance of MLS deadline to exercise player contract options" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023 .
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"Whitecaps FC transfer Simon Becher to Danish side AC Horsens" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024 .
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"Whitecaps FC transfer midfielder Caio Alexandre" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 20, 2024. Retrieved January 20, 2024 .
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"Whitecaps FC loan midfielder J.C. Ngando to Las Vegas Lights FC" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2024 .
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"Whitecaps FC select Eliot Goldthorp and Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau in 2024 MLS SuperDraft" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023 .
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"Vancouver Whitecaps Schedule" . Retrieved February 2, 2024 .
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"Whitecaps FC to host Tigres UANL at Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC on February 7" .
Whitecaps FC . December 18, 2023.
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