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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
ChairmanJeff Mallett
Head coachJesper Sørensen
StadiumBC Place
(Vancouver, BC)
Major League Soccer
MLS Cup playoffsTBD
Canadian ChampionshipTBD
CONCACAF Champions CupTBD
Leagues CupTBD
Top goalscorerLeague:

All:
Highest home attendanceLeague/All:
Lowest home attendanceLeague/All:
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The 2025 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season will be the club's fourteenth 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 48th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.

Having won the 2024 Canadian Championship, the Whitecaps will participate in the CONCACAF Champions Cup for a third consecutive season and fifth time overall. The Whitecaps will also participate in the 2025 Canadian Championship looking to win their fourth domestic cup championship in a row. They will also participate in the 2025 Leagues Cup.

On November 25, 2024, the Whitecaps parted ways with head coach Vanni Sartini.[1] On January 14, 2025, the Whitecaps announced that they had hired Jesper Sørensen as their new head coach.[2]

Current roster

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As of January 12, 2025[3]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Yohei Takaoka Japan GK (1996-03-16) March 16, 1996 (age 28) Japan Yokohama F. Marinos
32 Isaac Boehmer Canada GK (2001-11-20) November 20, 2001 (age 23) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
50 Max Anchor Canada GK (2004-07-21) July 21, 2004 (age 20) Canada Whitecaps FC 2
Defenders
Tate Johnson United States DF (2005-07-10) July 10, 2005 (age 19) United States North Carolina Tar Heels
2 Mathías Laborda Uruguay DF (1999-09-15) September 15, 1999 (age 25) Uruguay Nacional
3 Sam Adekugbe Canada DF (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 30) Turkey Hatayspor
4 Ranko Veselinović Serbia DF (1999-03-24) March 24, 1999 (age 25) Serbia Vojvodina
6 Tristan Blackmon United States DF (1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 (age 28) United States Charlotte FC
12 Belal Halbouni Syria DF (1999-12-29) December 29, 1999 (age 25) Germany FC Magdeburg
15 Bjørn Inge Utvik Norway DF (1996-02-28) February 28, 1996 (age 28) Norway Sarpsborg
18 Édier Ocampo Colombia DF (2003-10-03) October 3, 2003 (age 21) Colombia Atlético Nacional
27 Giuseppe Bovalina Australia DF (2004-11-11) November 11, 2004 (age 20) Australia Adelaide United
Midfielders
J.C. Ngando Cameroon MF (1999-11-20) November 20, 1999 (age 25) United States UNC Greensboro Spartans
13 Ralph Priso Canada MF (2002-08-02) August 2, 2002 (age 22) United States Colorado Rapids
16 Sebastian Berhalter United States MF (2001-05-10) May 10, 2001 (age 23) United States Columbus Crew
20 Andrés Cubas Paraguay MF (1996-05-22) May 22, 1996 (age 28) France Nîmes
22 Ali Ahmed Canada MF (2000-10-10) October 10, 2000 (age 24) Canada Whitecaps FC 2
25 Ryan Gauld Scotland MF (1995-12-16) December 16, 1995 (age 29) Portugal Farense
26 Stuart Armstrong Scotland MF (1992-03-30) March 30, 1992 (age 32) England Southampton
45 Pedro Vite Ecuador MF (2002-03-09) March 9, 2002 (age 22) Ecuador Independiente del Valle
59 Jeevan Badwal Canada MF (2006-03-11) March 11, 2006 (age 18) Canada Whitecaps FC 2
Forwards
19 Damir Kreilach Croatia FW (1989-04-16) April 16, 1989 (age 35) United States Real Salt Lake
24 Brian White United States FW (1996-02-03) February 3, 1996 (age 28) United States New York Red Bulls
52 Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau Canada FW (2002-05-21) May 21, 2002 (age 22) Canada Whitecaps FC 2
Out on Loan
See also: List of Vancouver Whitecaps FC players

Transfers

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In

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Transferred in

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# Position Player Transferred from Fee/notes Date Source
DF United States Tate Johnson United States North Carolina Tar Heels 2025 MLS SuperDraft/Generation Adidas December 20, 2024 [4]

Loans in

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# Position Player Loaned from Date Loan expires Notes Source

Out

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Transferred out

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# Position Player Transferred to Fee/notes Date Source
7 DF Canada Ryan Raposo Out of contract November 27, 2024 [5]
8 MF Austria Alessandro Schöpf Option declined
11 FW Haiti Fafà Picault United States Inter Miami CF
17 GK United States Joe Bendik
28 FW Canada Levonte Johnson United States Colorado Springs Switchbacks
23 FW Colombia Déiber Caicedo Colombia Atlético Junior Undisclosed January 12, 2025 [6]

Loans out

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# Position Player Loaned to Date Loan expires Source

MLS SuperDraft picks

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Main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft
Round No. Pos. Player College/Club team Transaction Source
1 (15) DF United States Tate Johnson United States North Carolina Signed to a Generation Adidas contract [4]
2 (45) DF United States Nikola Djordjevic United States Southern Methodist

Preseason and Friendlies

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Whitecaps FC confirmed their preseason schedule on January 15, 2025.[7]

January 24 Whitecaps FC v Poland Raków Częstochowa Marbella, Spain
05:00 (PST) Stadium: Marbella Football Center
January 29 Whitecaps FC v Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Marbella, Spain
05:00 (PST) Stadium: Marbella Football Center
February 2 Whitecaps FC v Ukraine LNZ Cherkasy Marbella, Spain
05:00 (PST) Stadium: Marbella Football Center
February 6 Whitecaps FC v Sweden Brommapojkarna Marbella, Spain
06:00 (PST) Stadium: Marbella Football Center

Competition overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Major League Soccer TBA TBD Matchday 1 TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Canadian Championship TBA TBD Quarter-finals TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
CONCACAF Champions Cup TBA TBA Round One TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Leagues Cup TBA TBD Group Stage TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: December 12, 2024
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

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See also: 2025 Major League Soccer season

Regular season

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League tables

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Results

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: November 27, 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

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Ground
Result
Position (West)
Source: [8]
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Conference leader;   = Playoffs berth;   = Wild card berth

Matches

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February 23 1 – Cascadia Cup Portland Timbers – Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
1:00 PM Stadium: Providence Park
March 2 2 Whitecaps FC – LA Galaxy Vancouver, British Columbia
2:00 PM Stadium: BC Place
March 8 3 Whitecaps FC – CF Montréal Vancouver, British Columbia
6:30 PM Stadium: BC Place
March 15 4 FC Dallas – Whitecaps FC Frisco, Texas
5:30 PM Stadium: Toyota Stadium
March 22 5 Whitecaps FC – Chicago Fire FC Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 PM Stadium: BC Place
March 29 6 Toronto FC – Whitecaps FC Toronto, Ontario
11:30 AM Stadium: BMO Field
April 5 7 Whitecaps FC – Colorado Rapids Vancouver, British Columbia
6:30 PM Stadium: BC Place
April 12 8 Whitecaps FC – Austin FC Vancouver, British Columbia
4:30 PM Stadium: BC Place
April 19 9 St. Louis City SC – Whitecaps FC St. Louis, Missouri
5:30 PM Stadium: Energizer Park
April 26 10 Minnesota United FC – Whitecaps FC Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 PM Stadium: Allianz Field
May 3 11 Whitecaps FC – Real Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia
6:30 PM Stadium: BC Place
May 11 12 Whitecaps FC – Los Angeles FC Vancouver, British Columbia
4:00 PM Stadium: BC Place
May 17 13 Austin FC – Whitecaps FC Austin, Texas
6:30 PM Stadium: Q2 Stadium
May 24 14 Real Salt Lake – Whitecaps FC Sandy, Utah
6:30 PM Stadium: America First Field
May 28 15 Whitecaps FC – Minnesota United FC Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 PM Stadium: BC Place
May 31 16 – Cascadia Cup Whitecaps FC – Portland Timbers Vancouver, British Columbia
6:30 PM Stadium: BC Place
June 8 17 – Cascadia Cup Whitecaps FC – Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver, British Columbia
6:00 PM Stadium: BC Place
June 14 18 Columbus Crew – Whitecaps FC Columbus, Ohio
4:30 PM Stadium: Lower.com Field
June 25 19 Whitecaps FC – San Diego FC Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 PM Stadium: BC Place
June 28 20 Los Angeles FC – Whitecaps FC Los Angeles, California
7:30 PM Stadium: BMO Stadium
July 4 21 LA Galaxy – Whitecaps FC Carson, California
7:30 PM Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park
July 12 22 Colorado Rapids – Whitecaps FC Commerce City, Colorado
6:30 PM Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
July 16 23 Houston Dynamo FC – Whitecaps FC Houston, Texas
5:30 PM Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium
July 19 24 San Diego FC – Whitecaps FC San Diego, California
7:30 PM Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium
July 26 25 Whitecaps FC – Sporting Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 PM Stadium: BC Place
August 9 26 San Jose Earthquakes – Whitecaps FC San Jose, California
7:30 PM Stadium: PayPal Park
August 17 27 Whitecaps FC – Houston Dynamo FC Vancouver, British Columbia
6:00 PM Stadium: BC Place
August 23 28 Whitecaps FC – St. Louis City SC Vancouver, British Columbia
6:30 PM Stadium: BC Place
August 30 29 Orlando City SC – Whitecaps FC Orlando, Florida
4:30 PM Stadium: Inter&Co Stadium
September 13 30 Whitecaps FC – Philadelphia Union Vancouver, British Columbia
6:30 PM Stadium: BC Place
September 20 31 Sporting Kansas City – Whitecaps FC Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 PM Stadium: Children's Mercy Park
September 27 32 – Cascadia Cup Seattle Sounders FC – Whitecaps FC Seattle, Washington
7:30 PM Stadium: Lumen Field
October 5 33 Whitecaps FC – San Jose Earthquakes Vancouver, British Columbia
6:00 PM Stadium: BC Place
October 18 34 Whitecaps FC – FC Dallas Vancouver, British Columbia
6:00 PM Stadium: BC Place

Canadian Championship

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Main article: 2025 Canadian Championship

Quarterfinals

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First leg Valour FC/TSS FC Rovers – Whitecaps FC Winnipeg, Manitoba/Burnaby, British Columbia
-:-- PM Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium/Swangard Stadium
Second leg Whitecaps FC – Valour FC/TSS FC Rovers Vancouver, British Columbia
-:-- PM Stadium: BC Place

CONCACAF Champions Cup

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Main article: 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round one

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February 20 First leg Saprissa Costa Rica – Canada Whitecaps FC San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
5:00 PM Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá
February 27 Second leg Whitecaps FC Canada – Costa Rica Saprissa Vancouver, British Columbia
7:00 PM Stadium: BC Place

Leagues Cup

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Main article: 2025 Leagues Cup

Group stage

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Cascadia Cup

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Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: November 27, 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

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Appearances and goals

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As of January 12, 2025
No. Pos Nat Player Total MLS Canadian Championship Leagues Cup Champions Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Japan JPN Yohei Takaoka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK Canada CAN Isaac Boehmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK Canada CAN Max Anchor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
DF United States USA Tate Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Uruguay URU Mathías Laborda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Canada CAN Sam Adekugbe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Serbia SRB Ranko Veselinović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF United States USA Tristan Blackmon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Syria SYR Belal Halbouni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Norway NOR Bjørn Inge Utvik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Colombia COL Édier Ocampo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Australia AUS Giuseppe Bovalina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
MF Cameroon CMR J.C. Ngando 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Canada CAN Ralph Priso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF United States USA Sebastian Berhalter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Paraguay PAR Andrés Cubas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Canada CAN Ali Ahmed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Scotland SCO Ryan Gauld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Scotland SCO Stuart Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Ecuador ECU Pedro Vite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 MF Canada CAN Jeevan Badwal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
19 FW Croatia CRO Damir Kreilach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW United States USA Brian White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 FW Canada CAN Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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As of November 27, 2024
Rank No. Pos Nat Name MLS Canadian Championship Leagues Cup Champions Cup Total
Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

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As of November 27, 2024
Rank No. Pos Nat Name MLS Canadian Championship Leagues Cup Champions Cup Total
Totals 0 0 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

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As of November 27, 2024
No. Pos Nat Player MLS Canadian Championship Leagues Cup Champions Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Japan Yohei Takaoka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Uruguay Mathías Laborda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Canada Sam Adekugbe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Serbia Ranko Veselinović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF United States Tristan Blackmon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Syria Belal Halbouni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF Canada Ralph Priso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF Norway Bjørn Inge Utvik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF United States Sebastian Berhalter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF Colombia Édier Ocampo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Croatia Damir Kreilach 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF Paraguay Andrés Cubas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Canada Ali Ahmed 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 FW United States Brian White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Scotland Ryan Gauld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Scotland Stuart Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Australia Giuseppe Bovalina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK Canada Isaac Boehmer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Ecuador Pedro Vite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK Canada Max Anchor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
52 FW Canada Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 MF Canada Jeevan Badwal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF United States Tate Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Cameroon J.C. Ngando 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Grazie Mille Vanni Sartini". Vancouver Whitecaps. November 25, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Whitecaps FC appoint Jesper Sørensen as new head coach". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 14, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  3. ^ "Players + Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Whitecaps FC select Tate Johnson and Nikola Djordjevic in 2025 MLS SuperDraft". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce 2025 roster updates". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 27, 2024. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "Whitecaps FC transfer forward Déiber Caicedo to Colombian side Junior FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 12, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2025.
  7. ^ "Whitecaps FC set to play four friendlies, confirm roster for Marbella preseason camp". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
  8. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps Schedule". Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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