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2024 Vancouver FC season

The 2024 Vancouver FC season is the second season in the history of Vancouver FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.

Vancouver FC
2024 season
PresidentRob Friend
CoachAfshin Ghotbi
StadiumWilloughby Community Park Stadium
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Current squad edit

As of May 7, 2024

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Callum Irving   GK (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 31)   Pacific FC
28 Niko Giantsopoulos   GK (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 (age 29)   York United
Defenders
2 Kadin Chung   RB (1998-09-05) September 5, 1998 (age 25)   Toronto FC
3 Rocco Romeo   CB (2000-03-25) March 25, 2000 (age 24)   Valour FC
5 Matteo Campagna   CB / DM (2004-06-04) June 4, 2004 (age 19)   Vancouver Whitecaps FC U21
12 Tyler Crawford   LB (2004-03-09) March 9, 2004 (age 20)   Michigan State Spartans U21
13 David Norman Jr.   LB / MF (1998-05-31) May 31, 1998 (age 25)   St Patrick's Athletic
20 Anthony White   CB (2003-08-01) August 1, 2003 (age 20)   Toronto Varsity Blues U21
23 Paris Gee   LB / RB (1994-07-05) July 5, 1994 (age 29)   York United
24 Elage Bah   RB (2004-07-30) July 30, 2004 (age 19)   Whitecaps FC 2 U21
25 James Cameron   RB (2005-01-24) January 24, 2005 (age 19)   Unity FC U21
40 Joey Buchanan   CB / DM (2007-05-13) May 13, 2007 (age 17)   Burnaby FC DEV
Allan Enyou   CB (2003-12-24) December 24, 2003 (age 20)   Leganés B INT, Loan
Midfielders
6 Vasco Fry   CM (2000-07-30) July 30, 2000 (age 23)   Whitecaps FC 2
7 Ben Fisk   RW / LW (1993-02-04) February 4, 1993 (age 31)   Cavalry FC
8 Renan Garcia   CM (1986-06-19) June 19, 1986 (age 37)   Comercial INT
10 Gabriel Bitar   AM / CF (1998-08-23) August 23, 1998 (age 25)   FC Edmonton
11 Mikaël Cantave   AM / CF (1996-10-25) October 25, 1996 (age 27)   Cavalry FC
16 Elliot Simmons   CM (1998-02-05) February 5, 1998 (age 26)   Cavalry FC
17 Zach Verhoven   LW / RW / RB (1998-08-17) August 17, 1998 (age 25)   Atlético Ottawa
21 Kembo Kibato   AM (2000-09-16) September 16, 2000 (age 23)   Hartford Athletic
26 Taryck Tahid   AM / CF (2007-04-20) April 20, 2007 (age 17)   VanCity Pro FA U21, EYT
27 Grady McDonnell   CM (2008-02-17) February 17, 2008 (age 16)   Whitecaps FC Academy U21
29 Thomas Powell   AM   Unity FC U21, U-S
Forwards
9 Alejandro Díaz   FW (1996-01-27) January 27, 1996 (age 28)   Sogndal INT, Loan
18 Moses Dyer   CF / CM (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997 (age 27)   FC Tulsa INT
19 José Navarro   CF (2003-02-20) February 20, 2003 (age 21)   UNAM INT
44 Sebastian Dzikowski   FW (2001-08-23) August 23, 2001 (age 22)   UBC Thunderbirds U21, U-S

Transfers edit

In edit

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
MF   Ben Fisk   Cavalry FC Transferred for a lower draft pick in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft January 9, 2024 [1]
13 MF   Vasco Fry   Whitecaps FC 2 Loan ended; signed on a permanent deal January 11, 2024 [2]
DF   David Norman Jr.   St Patrick's Athletic Free January 15, 2024 [3]
MF   Grady McDonnell   Whitecaps FC Academy Free January 17, 2024 [4]
DF   Paris Gee   York United Free January 23, 2024 [5]
FW   José Navarro   UNAM Free February 16, 2024 [6]
DF   Elage Bah   Whitecaps FC 2 Free February 20, 2024 [7]
MF   Kembo Kibato   Hartford Athletic Free February 29, 2024 [8]
MF   Zach Verhoven   Atlético Ottawa Free March 14, 2024 [9]
FW   Moses Dyer   FC Tulsa Free March 20, 2024 [10]
GK   Niko Giantsopoulos   York United Free April 5, 2024 [11]
MF   Thomas Powell   Unity FC Selected 15th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, signed a U-Sports Contract April 6, 2024 [12]
FW   Sebastian Dzikowski   UBC Thunderbirds Signed a U-Sports Contract April 6, 2024 [12]
DF   Matteo Campagna   Vancouver Whitecaps Free April 8, 2024 [13]
DF   Joey Buchanan   Burnaby FC Signed to a development contract April 10, 2024 [14]

Loans in edit

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
FW   Alejandro Díaz   Sogndal One year loan July 7, 2023 [15]
DF   Allan Enyou   Leganés B Season-long loan May 7, 2024 [16]

Draft picks edit

Vancouver FC selected the following players in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 2 MF Luke Norman   Canada UBC
2 15 MF Thomas Powell   Canada Trinity Western

Out edit

Transferred out edit

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
21 GK   Jeremy Zielinski Option declined November 9, 2023 [17]
14 MF   Nicky Gyimah Option declined November 9, 2023 [17]
7 FW   Nathaniel St. Louis   Simcoe County Rovers Option declined November 9, 2023 [17]
10 FW   Shaan Hundal   Valour FC Option declined November 9, 2023 [17]
8 MF   Nima Moazeni Zadeh Contract expired December 31, 2023 [18][19]
17 MF   Min-jae Kwak   Chattanooga FC Contract expired December 31, 2023 [18][19]
24 MF   Lennon Thompson   Hearts B Contract expired December 31, 2023 [18][19][20]
33 MF   Ivan Mejia Contract expired December 31, 2023 [18][19]
18 FW   Ameer Kinani Contract expired December 31, 2023 [18][19]
4 DF   Ibrahim Bakare Contract terminated by mutual consent February 15, 2024 [21]
15 DF   Mouhamadou Kane Contract terminated by mutual consent March 20, 2024 [10]

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League Matchday 1 5 2 1 2 8 8 +0 040.00
Canadian Championship First round First Round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 033.33

Last updated: May 12, 2024
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League edit

Main article: 2024 Canadian Premier League season

Table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Atlético Ottawa 5 3 2 0 9 4 +5 11 First semifinal
2 Pacific 5 3 2 0 5 0 +5 11
3 Forge 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5 10 Quarterfinal
4 Vancouver 5 2 1 2 8 8 0 7 Play-in round
5 York United 5 2 0 3 7 8 −1 6
6 Cavalry 5 1 3 1 6 5 +1 6
7 HFX Wanderers 4 0 1 3 2 7 −5 1
8 Valour 5 0 0 5 3 13 −10 0
Updated to match(es) played on May 12, 2024. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points;[a] 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).[22]

Results by match edit

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ResultWWLLD
Position11454
Updated to match(es) played on May 12, 2024. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

April 14 1 Vancouver FC 4–1 Valour FC Langley Township, British Columbia
4:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 4,038
Referee: Alain Ruch
April 18 2 Vancouver FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Langley Township, British Columbia
7:00pm PT
Report Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,702
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
April 26 3 York United FC 3–0 Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 843
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
May 3 4 Cavalry FC 3–1 Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
May 12 5 Vancouver FC 1–1 Atlético Ottawa Langley Township, British Columbia
4:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Referee: Robert D'Alesio
May 18 6 Forge FC v Vancouver FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm ET Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
May 25 7 Vancouver FC v Pacific FC Langley Township, British Columbia
3:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
June 2 8 Valour FC v Vancouver FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
4:00pm CT Stadium: IG Field
June 9 9 York United FC v Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
6:00pm ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium
June 16 10 Vancouver FC v Calvary FC Kelowna, British Columbia
2:00pm PT Stadium: Apple Bowl
June 23 11 Vancouver FC v HFX Wanderers FC Langley Township, British Columbia
4:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
June 27 12 Pacific FC v Vancouver FC Langford, British Columbia
7:30pm PT Stadium: Starlight Stadium
July 5 13 Forge FC v Vancouver FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm PT Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
July 12 14 Vancouver FC v Atlético Ottawa Langley Township, British Columbia
7:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
July 20 15 Vancouver FC v York United FC Langley Township, British Columbia
3:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
July 26 16 Vancouver FC v Calvary FC Langley Township, British Columbia
7:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
August 5 17 HFX Wanderers FC v Vancouver FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
12:00pm PT Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
August 11 18 Vancouver FC v Pacific FC Langley Township, British Columbia
2:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
August 18 19 Vancouver FC v Forge FC Langley Township, British Columbia
4:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
August 25 20 Valour FC v Vancouver FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
12:00pm PT Stadium: Princess Auto Stadium
August 31 21 Atlético Ottawa v Vancouver FC Ottawa, Ontario
4:00pm PT Stadium: TD Place Stadium
September 6 22 Vancouver FC v York United FC Langley Township, British Columbia
7:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
September 14 23 Pacific FC v Vancouver FC Langford, British Columbia
2:00pm PT Stadium: Starlight Stadium
September 21 24 Vancouver FC v Forge FC Langley Township, British Columbia
3:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
September 28 25 Calvary FC v Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
4:00pm PT Stadium: ATCO Field
October 5 26 HFX Wanderers FC v Vancouver FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
11:00am PT Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
October 13 27 Vancouver FC v Valour FC Langley Township, British Columbia
2:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
October 19 28 Atlético Ottawa v Vancouver FC Ottawa, Ontario
-:-- PT Stadium: TD Place Stadium

Canadian Championship edit

Main article: 2024 Canadian Championship
April 23 First round Cavalry FC 1–0 Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Referee: Pierre Luce Lauziere

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of May 12, 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total CPL Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   CAN Callum Irving 6 0 5 0 1 0
28 GK   CAN Niko Giantsopoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   CAN Kadin Chung 4 0 3 0 1 0
3 DF   CAN Rocco Romeo 5 1 4 1 1 0
4 DF   UGA Allan Enyou 1 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF   CAN Matteo Campagna 1 0 1 0 0 0
12 DF   CAN Tyler Crawford 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
13 DF   CAN David Norman Jr. 5 1 4 1 1 0
20 DF   CAN Anthony White 1 0 1 0 0 0
23 DF   CAN Paris Gee 6 1 5 1 1 0
24 DF   CAN Elage Bah 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
25 DF   CAN James Cameron 2 0 1 0 0+1 0
40 DF   CAN Joey Buchanan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF   PER Vasco Fry 6 0 5 0 1 0
7 MF   CAN Ben Fisk 6 0 4+1 0 1 0
8 MF   BRA Renan Garcia 6 0 4+1 0 1 0
10 MF   LBN Gabriel Bitar 5 1 4 1 1 0
11 MF   HAI Mikaël Cantave 6 0 1+4 0 0+1 0
16 MF   CAN Elliot Simmons 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   CAN Zach Verhoven 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
21 MF   CAN Kembo Kibato 5 0 2+2 0 0+1 0
26 MF   CAN Taryck Tahid 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
27 MF   IRL Grady McDonnell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
29 MF   CAN Thomas Powell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   MEX Alejandro Díaz 6 2 4+1 2 1 0
18 FW   NZL Moses Dyer 6 2 5 2 1 0
19 FW   MEX José Navarro 5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0
44 FW   CAN Sebastian Dzikowski 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

As of May 12, 2023
Rank No. Pos Nat Name CPL Canadian Championship Total
1 9 FW   Alejandro Díaz 2 0 2
18 FW   Moses Dyer 2 0 2
2 3 DF   Rocco Romeo 1 0 1
10 MF   Gabriel Bitar 1 0 1
13 DF   David Norman Jr. 1 0 1
23 DF   Paris Gee 1 0 1
Totals 8 0 8

Clean sheets edit

As of May 12, 2024
Rank No. Pos Nat Name CPL Canadian Championship Total
1 1 GK   Callum Irving 1 0 1
Totals 1 0 1

Disciplinary record edit

As of May 12, 2024
No. Pos Nat Player CPL Canadian Championship Total
                       
1 GK   Callum Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   Kadin Chung 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF   Rocco Romeo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF   Allan Enyou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   Matteo Campagna 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF   Vasco Fry 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
7 MF   Ben Fisk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   Renan Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW   Alejandro Díaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF   Gabriel Bitar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   Mikaël Cantave 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 DF   Tyler Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF   David Norman Jr. 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
16 MF   Elliot Simmons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   Zach Verhoven 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
18 FW   Moses Dyer 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
19 FW   José Navarro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF   Anthony White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF   Kembo Kibato 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 DF   Paris Gee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   Elage Bah 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 DF   James Cameron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   Taryck Tahid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   Grady McDonnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK   Niko Giantsopoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   Thomas Powell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
40 DF   Joey Buchanan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW   Sebastian Dzikowski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 19 0 0 1 0 0 20 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.[22]
  1. ^ "Vancouver FC acquire Ben Fisk from Cavalry FC". Canadian Premier League. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Vancouver FC announce return of Cantave, Garcia and Fry for 2024". Canadian Premier League. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Homeward Bound: David Norman Jr. Set For Vancouver FC". Northern Tribune. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "'He's got the ambition': Vancouver FC sign 15-year-old 'top talent' Grady McDonnell". Canadian Premier League. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "'It means so much': Paris Gee grateful to be close to home, family after Vancouver FC move". Vancouver FC. January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Vancouver FC announce first international signing of 2024, José Navarro". Vancouver FC. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Vancouver FC adds former WFC2 defender Elage Bah to 2024 roster". Vancouver FC. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Vancouver FC sign attacking midfielder Kembo Kibato". Canadian Premier League. February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Vancouver FC sign Canadian midfielder Zach Verhoven". Canadian Premier League. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Vancouver FC sign New Zealand international Moses Dyer". Canadian Premier League. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "Vancouver FC signs CPL veteran Niko Giantsopoulos". Vancouver FC. April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Vancouver FC signs Thomas Powell and Sebastian Dzikowski to U SPORTS contracts". Vancouver FC. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  13. ^ "Youth National Team defender Matteo Campagna joins Vancouver FC". Vancouver FC. April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "Vancouver FC sign 16-year-old midfielder Joey Buchanan to Development Contract". Canadian Premier League. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "Diaz on loan to Vancouver FC". Sogndal Football. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  16. ^ "The Eagles bring international defender Allan Enyou to Vancouver". Vancouver FC. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  17. ^ a b c d "Vancouver FC parts ways with four players after inaugural season, Thank you to Hundal, St. Louis, Gyimah, and Zielinski". Vancouver FC. November 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d e "The future of Vancouver's game changers is up in the air". Vancouver FC. November 16, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  19. ^ a b c d e "Vancouver FC announces 2024 roster update". Vancouver FC. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  20. ^ "Lennon joins Wee Jambos". Hearts FC. January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  21. ^ "Thank you Ibrahim Bakare; Vancouver FC part ways with English defender". Vancouver FC. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  22. ^ a b "2024 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 12, 2024. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

External links edit

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