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Whitecaps FC 2
Nickname(s)WFC2
FoundedNovember 21, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-11-21)
December 6, 2021; 2 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
202311th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Website Club website
Current season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Active teams
MLS MLSNP
L1BC (men) L1BC (women)
Defunct teams
PDL PCSL USLW
Future teams
P8

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.

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 plays at Swangard Stadium under the Whitecaps FC 2 name but will undergo a rebrand in 2023. [6]

Players and staff

Roster

As of March 7, 2024 [7]
No. Pos. Player Nation
12 DF Belal Halbouni ( [A])   Syria
41 DF Eliot Goldthorp   England
42 FW Lowell Wright   Canada
43 MF Antoine Coupland   Canada
46 DF Darko Ilić   Germany
48 MF Malcolm Simmons   Canada
49 MF Malek Mehri   Tunisia
50 GK Max Anchor ( [A])   Canada
51 DF Dembo Saidykhan   Gambia
52 FW Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau   Canada
53 DF Buster Sjöberg   Sweden
54 DF Mihail Gherasimencov   Moldova
55 FW Cyprian Kachwele   Tanzania
56 DF Immanuel Mathe ( [B])   Canada
57 MF Sahai Williams ( [B])   Canada
59 MF Jeevan Badwal   Canada
62 MF Luca Chen ( [B])   Canada
73 MF Benjamin Lee ( [B])   Canada
80 GK Trystan Read ( [B])   Canada
83 DF Finn Linder   New Zealand
92 MF Jay Herdman   New Zealand
95 DF Joshué Ndakala   Canada
96 MF Mateo Clark ( [B])   Canada
97 MF Liam McKenzie   Canada
99 GK Matheus De Souza ( [B])   Canada
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
    2.
  2. ^
    Vancouver Whitecaps FC academy player.
    3.


Head coaches

  • Includes regular season and playoffs
Coach Nationality Start End Games Win Loss Draw Win %
Alan Koch [8]   South Africa January 30, 2015 December 14, 2016 61 22 24 15 036.07
Rich Fagan [9]   Scotland February 20, 2017 November 17, 2017 32 5 18 9 015.63
Nick Dasovic [10]   Canada March 26, 2022 February 9, 2023 24 7 9 8 029.17
Ricardo Clark [11]   United States February 9, 2023 present 0 0 0 0 !—

Club captains

Years Name Nation
2015 Tyler Rosenlund [12]   Canada
2016 Kyle Greig [13]   United States
2022 Simon Becher
Issac Boehmer 		  United States
  Canada
2023 Giovanni Aguilar   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 League Record (W–D–L) Position Playoffs Avg. attendance
2015 3 United Soccer League 8–6–14 11th (Western) Did not qualify 1,682
2016 12–9–9 6th (Western) Conference Finals 1,779
2017 2 5–9–18 14th (Western) Did not qualify 869
2018–2021 WFC2 disbanded
2022 3 MLS Next Pro 7–8 [a]–9 7th (Western) Did not qualify N/A
2023 MLS Next Pro 8–7 [b]–13 11th (Western) Did not qualify N/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. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps II". Soccerway.
  8. ^ "Whitecaps FC name Alan Koch WFC2 head coach". Whitecaps FC. January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  9. ^ "Whitecaps FC appoint Rich Fagan as WFC2 head coach". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  10. ^ "Whitecaps FC 2 are back – Get to know the new squad (Part One)". AFTN. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Kyle Greig named Whitecaps FC 2 captain ahead of Saturday's opener | Vancouver Whitecaps".


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