The 2006 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's 21st year of existence (or 31st if counting the NASL Whitecaps), as well as their 14th as a Division 2 club in the franchise model of US-based soccer leagues. 2006 was Bob Lilley's second season as head coach, and they started the season with many draws while the team sorted itself out. In the last ten games after some player additions, the Whitecaps lost only two of their last ten games. In the playoffs Vancouver went on a run as the fourth seed. They first had a play-in round series against Miami FC Blues and Romário before upsetting regular season champion or Commissioner's Cup winner and Canadian rival Montreal Impact with two second half of overtime goals in the second leg away in La belle province. The first goal scorer was Eduardo Sebrango, a striker out of favour in Montreal in 2005 (he was the 2004 leading goal scorer on the Impact) that Vancouver signed in the off season.[1][2] In the single championship game at the regular season runner-up Rochester Rhinos' new home, PAETEC Park, the Whitecaps scored via an own goal just before half time and then put the game out of reach with two more goals to win 0 – 3.[3]
| 2006 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Greg Kerfoot | ||
| Head coach | Bob Lilley | ||
| USL First Division | 4th | ||
| USL–1 Playoffs | Champions | ||
| Voyageurs Cup | 3rd | ||
| Highest home attendance | 5,722 (SO) (3 times) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 4, 540 June 30 vs PT | ||
| Average home league attendance | 5,085 | ||
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The Whitecaps FC Women ruthlessly won the 2006 W-League Championship, the club's second, finishing with almost twice as many regular season points as the runner up in the Western Conference before 5 – 0 and 3 – 0 wins achieved the title.[4] The club also had four USL Super Y League teams play in the finals held in Florida. This was the first time a club has won both the men's and women's United States D2 championships in the same year.
The league was a single table competition although the schedule was not balanced; it was home and away with additional matches against Seattle, Portland, and Minnesota. Head to head results were the first tie-breaker. Average attendance increased for the fifth year in a row and was above 5,000 for the second time since 2001.[5] Two double-headers were played with the Whitecaps Women, the USL W-League.
The club also spent the year raising its local profile. The team moved its live radio broadcasts to a new start up sports radio channel in 2006 for one year. The Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium was in the local media before the season started although attempts to have the stadium ready for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup were annulled with an unusually long six month review process.[6] The stadium was news-worthy again in June 2006 as it was recommended for inclusion in municipal development planning; note not approved for the planning process. Once approved for the planning process, the process including rezoning would have taken an additional two years. The stadium process started in 2003 and as of 2014 has not been built regardless of completely private financing.[7] The Whitecaps also partnered with a player marketing service for the player development program.[8] The club had sixteen teams in their club structure during 2006.[9]
Schedule and results edit
Tables edit
Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
Bye to semifinal round of playoffs
First round of playoffs
| Pos | Club | Pts | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | H2H Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal Impact | 51 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 15 | +16 | |
| 2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 50 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 21 | +13 | |
| 3 | Charleston Battery | 46 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | CHA: 4 pts VAN: 1 pt |
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 46 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 28 | +12 | |
| 5 | Miami FC | 39 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 47 | 44 | +3 | |
| 6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 38 | 28 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 36 | +2 | |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders | 37 | 28 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 42 | 48 | −6 | |
| 8 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 35 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 36 | 42 | −6 | |
| 9 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 32 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 26 | 37 | −11 | VAB: 7 pts TOR: 4 pts |
| 10 | Toronto Lynx | 32 | 28 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 36 | −6 | |
| 11 | Portland Timbers | 27 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 39 | −14 | POR: 9 pts MIN: 3 pts |
| 12 | Minnesota Thunder | 27 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 34 | 45 | −11 |
Expanded Table
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 28 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 40 | 28 | +12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | −2 |
Last updated: April 26, 2010
Source: uslsoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Pre-season edit
Win Draw Loss
The Whitecaps opened their four-week training camp on March 27, 2006 at Simon Fraser University.[10] The preseason schedule was announced March 14, 2006 including a double header of the men's and women's teams versus the UVic Vikes.[11][12]
| March 28, 2006 | Fraser Valley Soccer League (FVSL) All-Stars | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Surrey, British Columbia |
| 18:45 PST | Cam Willmets  55 ' |
Report | Stadium: Newton Athletic Park Attendance: 1,000 |
| March 31, 2006 | Trinity Western University | 1–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Langley, British Columbia |
| 19:00 PST | Drew Roddy 57' |
Report | Jeff Clarke 5' Steve Kindel 25' Sita-Taty Matondo 89' |
Stadium: Spartans Sports Complex Attendance: 479 |
| April 2, 2006 | University of British Columbia | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 15:00 PST | Report | Martin Nash 65' |
Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium |
| April 6, 2006 | VMSL All-Stars | 0–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Tsawwassen, British Columbia |
| 18:30 PST | Report | Joey Gjertsen 1' Sita-Taty Matondo 62' |
Stadium: Brandrith Park |
| April 7, 2006 | UVic Vikes | 0–4 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Victoria, British Columbia |
| 18:00 PST | Report | Alfredo Valente 14' Jay Alberts 47'Sita-Taty Matondo 57', 73 ' |
Stadium: Centennial Stadium, |
| April 14, 2006 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–1 | Seattle Sounders | Chilliwack, British Columbia |
| 19:00 PST | Adrian Cann 2' Jason Jordan 8'Corey Woolfolk 71' |
Report | Jacob Besagno 87' |
Stadium: Exhibition Park Attendance: 2,022 |
USL-1 edit
Results by round edit
| April 22, 2006 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | Portland Timbers | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET | Joey Gjertsen 17' |
Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,722 Referee: Steve DePiero |
| April 29, 2006 2 Voyageurs Cup | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | Toronto Lynx | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET | Joey Gjertsen 45' Sita-Taty Matondo 82' |
Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,555 Referee: David Gantar |
| May 5, 2006 3 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 20:00 ET | Chad Bartlome 21' |
Report | Tony Donatelli 53' |
Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 5,448 Referee: Colin Arblaster |
| May 14, 2006 4 | Minnesota Thunder | 0–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 22:00 ET | Report | Alfredo Valente 20' Joey Gjertsen 45'David Testo 53' |
Stadium: James Griffin Stadium Attendance: 4,556 Referee: Martin Reid |
| May 22, 2006 5 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–0 | Rochester Rhinos | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,839 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| May 26, 2006 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | Seattle Sounders | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET | Joey Gjertsen 18' Own goal 32' |
Report | Cam Weaver 23', 73' |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,658 Referee: Kevin Duliba |
| May 27, 2006 7 | Seattle Sounders | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Seattle |
| 22:00 ET | Andrew Gregor 43' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 2,998 Referee: Yader Reyes |
| June 3, 2006 8 | Minnesota Thunder | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 19:05 ET | Nathan Knox 8' Dustin Branan  81' |
Report | Joey Gjertsen 57' |
Stadium: James Griffin Stadium Attendance: 1,808 Referee: Colin Arblaster |
| June 9, 2006 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | Miami FC Blues | Burnaby, BC |
| 20:00 ET | Jeff Clarke 8' Geordie Lyall 30'Steve Kindel 90' |
Report | Mario Rodríguez 63' Romário 90' |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,722 Referee: Hu Liu |
| June 10, 2006 10 | Portland Timbers | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon |
| 22:00 ET | Report | Stadium: PGE Park Attendance: 6,298 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| June 15, 2006 11 | Virginia Beach Mariners | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| 19:00 ET | Thomas Woods 69' |
Report | John Jones 28' James Alberts 57' |
Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex Attendance: 1,404 Referee: Charles Mitchell |
| June 17, 2006 12 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 2–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Atlanta |
| 19:30 ET | Machel Millwood 65' Jason McLaughlin 78' |
Report | Martin Nash 13' David Morris 64' |
Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park Attendance: 2,167 Referee: Roni Canales |
| June 18, 2006 13 | Charleston Battery | 1–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 18:00 ET | Gavin Glinton 54' |
Report | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,283 Referee: Tony Crush |
| June 25, 2006 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | Puerto Rico Islanders | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET | James Alberts 73' |
Report | Marco Velez 51' |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,722 Referee: Jonathan Lavergne |
| June 30, 2006 15 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | Portland Timbers | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET | David Testo 9', 63' Tony Donatelli 66' |
Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,540 Referee: Carol Anne Chenard |
| July 3, 2006 16 | Rochester Rhinos | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Rochester, New York |
| 19:35 ET | Jonny Steele 67' Matthew Delicate 71' |
Report | Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 11,119 Referee: Kevin Barci |
| July 5, 2006 17 Voyageurs Cup | Toronto Lynx | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Etobicoke, Ontario |
| 12:00 ET | Jamie Dodds 20' Damien Pottinger 31' |
Report | Sita-Taty Matondo 29' |
Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium Attendance: 2,235 Referee: Rob Antle |
| July 7, 2006 18 Voyageurs Cup | Montreal Impact | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Montreal |
| 20:00 ET | Mauricio Vincello 90' |
Report | Steve Kindel 21' |
Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Attendance: 12,435 Referee: Domenic Scali |
| July 14, 2006 19 | Minnesota Thunder | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 20:05 ET | Matt Schmidt 90' |
Report | Anthony Noreiga 22' Steve Kindel 80' |
Stadium: James Griffin Stadium Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Colin Arblaster |
| July 16, 2006 20 Voyageurs Cup | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–1 | Montreal Impact | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET | Report | Joel John Bailey 55' |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,417 Referee: David Gantar |
| August 4, 2006 21 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 1–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Bayamón, Puerto Rico |
| 20:00 ET | Kormac Valdebenito 57' (pen.) |
Report | Joey Gjertsen 1' David Testo 41'Steve Kindel 53'Sita-Taty Matondo 80' |
Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium Attendance: 4,354 Referee: Merritt Guthrie |
| August 6, 2006 22 | Miami FC Blues | 2–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Miami |
| 16:00 ET | Mario Rodríguez 18' Francisco Gomez 67' (pen.) |
Report | Joey Gjertsen 22', 48' David Testo 31' |
Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium Attendance: 1,425 Referee: Mark Kadelack |
| August 13, 2006 23 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | Virginia Beach Mariners | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET | Geordie Lyall 8' James Alberts 65'Joey Gjertsen 72' |
Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,380 Referee: Tiger Lui |
| August 19, 2006 24 | Seattle Sounders | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Seattle |
| 22:00 ET | Andrew Gregor 32' Leighton O'Brien 65' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 3,584 Referee: Kari Seitz |
| August 26, 2006 25 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | Minnesota Thunder | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET | Joey Gjertsen 69' Steve Kindel 59' |
Report | Nathan Knox 67' Ansu Toure 69' |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,889 Referee: John Dela Cruz |
| August 31, 2006 26 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Charleston Battery | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET | Eduardo Sebrango 30' |
Report | Ben Hollingsworth 90' |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,765 Referee: Tiger Liu |
| September 8, 2006 27 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–2 | Seattle Sounders | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET | Eduardo Sebrango 40' Joey Gjertsen 57'David Testo 63' |
Report | Jamal Sutton 30', 88' |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,347 Referee: Steve Dipiero |
| September 10, 2006 28 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | Atlanta Silverbacks | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET | Joey Gjertsen 37' |
Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,041 Referee: Silvio Petrescu |
Post-season edit
Bracket edit
Quarterfinals and Semifinals 2-game aggregate
Higher seeded team hosted first game
- Exception: Montreal hosted second game vs Vancouver
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charleston Battery | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Charleston Battery | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Rochester Raging Rhinos | 0 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps (a.e.t.) | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | Montreal Impact | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Miami FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Result edit
Play-in Round
| September 15, 2006 Leg 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4–1 | Miami FC Blues | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET | David Testo 12' Ryan Suarez  32' Joey Gjertsen 35'Geordie Lyall 44'Tony Donatelli 88' |
Report | Sean Fraser 35' Romário 64' Francisco Gomez 72' |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,437 Referee: Steve DiPietro |
| September 17, 2006 Leg 2 | Miami FC Blues | 0–2 (1–6 agg.) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Miami |
| 18:00 ET |
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Report | Ryan Suarez 10' Eduardo Sebrango 46'Martin Nash 64' |
Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium Attendance: 2,111 Referee: Mark Greiger |
Semi-finals
| September 22, 2006 Leg 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–0 | Montreal Impact | Burnaby, BC |
| 22:00 ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,225 Referee: Mark Budda |
| September 24, 2006 Leg 2 | Montreal Impact | 0–2 (a.e.t.) (0–2 agg.) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Montreal |
| 19::00 ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard Attendance: 11,782 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
Final
| September 30, 2006 | Rochester Rhinos | 0–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Rochester, New York |
| 19:00 ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium Attendance: 9,547 Referee: Andrew Chapin |
Voyaguers Cup edit
Prior to 2008, from when it has been awarded to the Canadian Championship winners, the men's title was decided on regular-season matches between Canada's USL First Division sides.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montreal Impact | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 12 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 |
| 3 | Toronto Lynx | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Cascadia Cup edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 14 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps (U) | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 12 |
| Portland Timbers | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 |
Whitecaps Nations Cup edit
Due to the business success of neighbouring rivals' (Portland and Seattle) friendlies and the friendly with Sunderland A.F.C. in 2005 watched by 6,857, the Whitecaps marketed a four team tournament held from July 19–23, 2006. The tournament was organized with the Vancouver Multicultural Society's CultureFest and the local 27th Annual Nations Cup soccer tournament for local amateur soccer enthusiasts.[14] Welsh club Cardiff City FC also played matches in Victoria, Langley, and Seattle.[15][16][17] Due to the business success of neighbouring rivals' (Portland and Seattle) friendlies and the friendly with Sunderland A.F.C. in 2005 watched by 6,857, the Whitecaps marketed a four team tournament held from July 19–23, 2006. The tournament was organized with the Vancouver Multicultural Society's CultureFest and the local 27th Annual Nations Cup soccer tournament for local amateur soccer enthusiasts.[18] Welsh club Cardiff City FC also played matches in Victoria, Langley, and Seattle.[19][20][21]
| July 19, 2006 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–1 | India national football team | Burnaby, BC |
| 19:00 ET | David Testo 15' Own Goal 38' David Morris 73' |
Report | Sunil Chetri 45' |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| July 21, 2006 | China U-17 | 0–5 | Cardiff City F.C. | Burnaby, BC |
| 19:00 ET | Stadium: Swangard Stadium |
| July 23, 2006 | China U-17 | 1–2 | India national football team | Burnaby, BC |
| 16:00 ET | Tang Jiashu 76' |
Report | Pappachen Pradeep 29' Manjit Singh 66' |
Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,236 Referee: David Gantar |
| July 23, 2006 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–0 (3–1 p) | Cardiff City F.C. | Burnaby, BC |
| 19:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 4,236 | ||
| Penalties | ||||
Tony Donatelli  Steve Kindel David Morris |
 Darren Purse Kevin McNaughton Stephen Thompson Michael Chopra |
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Staff edit
John Rocha stepped down in August 2006 to focus on the 2007 FIFA U20 World Cup as Vancouver site chairman while continuing to support the Whitecaps in a consulting role.[22]
Soccer Operations edit
- President – John Rocha
- General Manager – Bob Lenarduzzi
- Office Manager – Lindsay Puchlik
- Communication Manager – Nathan Vanstone
- Director Sales and Marketing – Rick Ramsbottom
- Men's Head Coach – Bob Lilley
- Men's Assistant Coach – Michael Toshack
- Reserve Team Men's Head Coach – Nick Dasovic
- Women's Head Coach – Bob Birarda
- Reserve Team Women's Head Coach –
- Director Youth Operations – Dan Lenarduzzi
Current roster edit
2006 marked the most significant changes to the Whitecaps roster in the 20 years of club history with twelve new players signed at the start of the season. The American coach Bob Lilley expanded the Whitecaps' recruiting more to the US college ranks, MLS, other USL-1 teams, and overseas. He opined that the rate of the improvement in the league meant that the Whitecaps did not have time if they wanted to be competitive this year to develop local players, so the Whitecaps changed to a buyer in the player marketplace.[23] Local signings such as 2006's cohort of Andrew Corrazza, Diaz Kambere, and others stopped sticking with the team going forward. As the profile of the club increased and ambitions for Division 1 grew, coaches had more pressure for immediate results and fewer local connections. This was the beginning of a trend that gradually removed locally developed long-time career players from the Whitecaps first team through release or retirement that probably culminated with the retirement of Martin Nash after the 2010 season.[24][25][26][27]
Twelve year Whitecap veteran defender and local Chris Franks retired after a spell with Doncaster Rovers F.C. Carlo Corazzin was also released.[28] Previous starting goalkeeper Five year Whitecap Mike Franks who didn't get any further minutes after recovering from injury in 2005 was also released. Defender Mark Watson was released prior to the 2006 season and midfielder Nick Dasovic retired before the 2005 season to coach.[29]
On March 28, the Whitecaps announced the trade of Daniel Antoniuk who was with Portland Timbers in 2005 to Montreal Impact for Eduardo Sebrango. Bob Lilley was familiar with Eduardo Sebrango from his time coaching the Impact and Sebrango was recovering from injuries and saw little playing time in 2005. As advertised in the signing announcement, he would score important, timely goals in big games both for and against the Whitecaps in the years to come.[30] They also announced the signing of 2005 MLS Columbus Crew midfielder/forward David Testo.[31]
On April 7, 2006 the Whitecaps signed fullback John Jones and defender Anthony Noreiga.[32] The whitecaps signed locals Diaz Kambere and Stefan Leslie to amateur contracts as well as American midfielder Tony Donatelli, and forward Canadian Sita-Taty Matondo,[33] Another key signing was the English Premier League Newcastle United goalkeeper Tony Caig on April 13, 2006.[34] Due to injuries in midfield and forward requiring one of the regular defenders to move to midfield, in June the Whitecaps also signed defender Ryan Saurez.[35]
The 2006 team was billed as much more offensive minded with greater depth at the forward and midfield positions. The line up was relatively settled with 25 players getting playing minutes and seven getting about 2000 minutes or more.[36] James Alberts, Jeff Clarke, Joey Gjertsen, and David Morris appeared in all 28 games for the Whitecaps. Despite preseason speculation the goal scoring was again singular, this year Joey Gjertsen was fourth in the league with 12 goals. Martin Nash and Joey Gjertsen led the team in assists with both in the top ten league-wide.[37] Gjertsen's year for the champion Whitecaps, fourth in goals (12) and second in assists (7), earned him a league most valuable player award.[38]
Goalkeeper stats edit
| No. | Nat. | Player | Total | USL-1 | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
| MIN | SV | GA | GAA | SO | MIN | SV | GA | GAA | SO | MIN | SV | GA | GAA | SO | |||
| 1 | 
|
Tony Caig | 2550 | 75 | 26 | 0.918 | 11 | 2070 | 63 | 25 | 1.086 | 7 | 480 | 12 | 1 | 0.1875 | 4 |
| 1 | 
|
Josh Wicks | 450 | 20 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 | 450 | 20 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 | |||||
|}
Updated to match played October 20, 2013
Source: [1]
As of the end of the season.[39]
Player statistics edit
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Shots | Fouls | 
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | GK | Josh Wicks
|
5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | Tony Caig
|
28 | 2550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  Jeff Clarke
|
33 | 2743 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | Steve Klein
|
31 | 2725 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Adrian Cann
|
22(5) | 1963 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | James Alberts
|
23(7) | 1698 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Martin Nash
|
33 | 2689 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Steve Kindel
|
29(1) | 2525 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 37 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | Alfredo Valente
|
10(7) | 810 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | David Testo
|
19(7) | 1698 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 42 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | Geordie Lyall
|
24(1) | 2108 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | MF | Tino Cucca
|
0(5) | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Tony Donatelli
|
10(19) | 1270 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Kevin Harmse
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF |  Gary Brooks
|
(4) | 78 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Joey Gjertsen
|
31(2) | 2580 | 13 | 8 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW |  Eduardo Sebrango
|
10(3) | 1043 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | DF | Sita-Taty Matondo
|
4(19) | 554 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | David Morris
|
13(19) | 1498 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | John Jones
|
14(7) | 1260 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Corey Woolfolk
|
(1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Diaz Kambere
|
2(1) | 146 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF |  Anthony Noreiga
|
4(12) | 518 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Jason Jordan
|
4(4) | 396 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | Stefan Leslie
|
2(3) | 160 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | Srdjan Djekanovic
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Ryan Suarez
|
13(5) | 1312 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| — | – | Opponent Own goals | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
External links edit
References edit
- ^ Demosphere International. "#12 Eduardo Sebrango-Rodriguez". Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Barnhart, Gerald (April 23, 2006). "Strikers on the move". espnfc.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Demosphere International. "2006 USL-1 Season Review". Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Demosphere International. "2006 W-League Season Review". Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Soccer United Marketing – Major League Soccer pg 16. "2011 Whitecaps Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
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- ^ "'Caps owner needs a lesson in economics". The Vancouver Sun Newspaper. March 7, 2006. Archived from the original on June 12, 2014. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ "New Partnership With First Wave". whitecapsfc.com. March 30, 2006. Archived from the original on May 12, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2014.
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