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2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

The 2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' debut season in Major League Soccer. The MLS club has incorporated the history of its NASL and various lower division predecessors into its marketing campaigns, reflecting 36 years of professional soccer in Vancouver.[1]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2011 season
ChairmanGreg Kerfoot
Interim coachTom Soehn
StadiumEmpire Field
(March to September)
BC Place
(October)
Major League Soccer18th
Canadian ChampionshipRunners-up
Cascadia Cup3rd
Top goalscorerLeague:
Camilo (12)
All:
Camilo (13)
Highest home attendance27,500 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (July 30, 2011)
Lowest home attendance15,474 vs. Toronto FC
(May 18, 2011)
Average home league attendance20,153
← 2010
2012 →

On March 19, 2011, Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Toronto FC at Empire Field in their league opening match by a score of 4–2. It was the first match between two Canadian clubs in league history.[2] Vancouver Whitecaps gave up the 8,000th goal in league history in the game.[2] The regular season ended at BC Place on October 22, 2011 with a 2–1 loss to Colorado Rapids leaving them in last place overall.[3]

Players edit

Squad edit

Updated September 15, 2011.[4]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Joe Cannon   GK (1975-01-01) January 1, 1975 (age 49)   San Jose
18 Jay Nolly   GK (1982-01-02) January 2, 1982 (age 42)   Vancouver (USSF-D2)
24 Brian Sylvestre   GK (1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 (age 31)   Vancouver (Residency)
Defenders
2 Michael Boxall   CB (1988-08-18) August 18, 1988 (age 35)   UC Santa Barbara
3 Bilal Duckett   CB (1989-01-09) January 9, 1989 (age 35)   Notre Dame
4 Alain Rochat   LB (1983-02-01) February 1, 1983 (age 41)   Vancouver (USSF-D2)
6 Jay DeMerit   CB (1979-12-04) December 4, 1979 (age 44)   Watford
14 Greg Janicki   CB (1984-07-09) July 9, 1984 (age 39)   Vancouver (USSF-D2)
19 Carlyle Mitchell   CB (1987-08-08) August 8, 1987 (age 36)   Joe Public
25 Jonathan Leathers   RB (1985-11-05) November 5, 1985 (age 38)   Kansas City
26 Jordan Harvey   LB (1984-01-28) January 28, 1984 (age 40)   Philadelphia
Midfielders
11 John Thorrington   MF (1979-11-17) November 17, 1979 (age 44)   Chicago
12 Jeb Brovsky   CM (1988-12-03) December 3, 1988 (age 35)   Notre Dame
13 Michael Nanchoff   MF (1988-09-24) September 24, 1988 (age 35)   Akron
15 Philippe Davies   MF (1990-12-20) December 20, 1990 (age 33)   Vancouver (USSF-D2)
16 Nizar Khalfan   MF (1988-06-21) June 21, 1988 (age 35)   Vancouver (USSF-D2)
20 Davide Chiumiento   RW (1984-11-22) November 22, 1984 (age 39)   Vancouver (USSF-D2)
22 Shea Salinas   LW (1986-06-24) June 24, 1986 (age 37)   Philadelphia
27 Alexandre Morfaw   MF (1987-08-31) August 31, 1987 (age 36)   Vancouver (USSF-D2)
28 Gershon Koffie   MF (1991-08-25) August 25, 1991 (age 32)   Vancouver (USSF-D2)
31 Russell Teibert   LW (1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 31)   Vancouver (USSF-D2)
33 Peter Vagenas   CM (1978-02-06) February 6, 1978 (age 46)   Seattle
Forwards
7 Mustapha Jarju   ST (1986-07-18) July 18, 1986 (age 37)   R.A.E.C. Mons
9 Atiba Harris   ST (1985-01-09) January 9, 1985 (age 39)   Dallas
17 Omar Salgado   ST (1993-09-10) September 10, 1993 (age 30)   Guadalajara
23 Long Tan   FW (1988-04-01) April 1, 1988 (age 36)   Tampa Bay
29 Eric Hassli   ST (1981-05-03) May 3, 1981 (age 42)   Zürich
37 Camilo   ST (1988-07-21) July 21, 1988 (age 35)   Gyeongnam
See also: List of Vancouver Whitecaps FC players

Transfers in edit

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2011
Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
November 18, 2010   Jay DeMerit DF   Watford Free transfer; rights acquired via allocation ranking [5]
November 24, 2010   Sanna Nyassi MF   Seattle Sounders FC Expansion Draft, subsequently traded [6]
November 24, 2010   Atiba Harris FW   FC Dallas Expansion Draft [6]
November 24, 2010   Nathan Sturgis MF   Seattle Sounders FC Expansion Draft, subsequently traded [6]
November 24, 2010   Shea Salinas MF   Philadelphia Union Expansion Draft [6]
November 24, 2010   Alan Gordon FW   Chivas USA Expansion Draft, subsequently traded [6]
November 24, 2010   O'Brian White FW   Toronto FC Expansion Draft, subsequently traded [6]
November 24, 2010   Alejandro Moreno FW   Philadelphia Union Expansion Draft, subsequently traded [6]
November 24, 2010   Joe Cannon GK   San Jose Earthquakes Expansion Draft [6]
November 24, 2010   Jonathan Leathers DF   Sporting Kansas City Expansion Draft [6]
November 24, 2010   John Thorrington MF   Chicago Fire Expansion Draft [6]
November 26, 2010   Jay Nolly GK   Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2) Free [7]
November 26, 2010   Wes Knight DF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2) Free [7]
November 26, 2010   Philippe Davies MF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2) Free [7]
December 10, 2010   Terry Dunfield MF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2) Free [8]
December 10, 2010   Greg Janicki DF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2) Free [8]
January 13, 2011   Omar Salgado FW   United States U-20's SuperDraft, 1st round [9]
January 21, 2011   Alain Rochat DF   Zürich Undisclosed [10]
February 9, 2011   Nizar Khalfan MF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2) Free [11]
February 9, 2011   Gershon Koffie MF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2) Free [11]
March 4, 2011   Eric Hassli FW   FC Zürich Undisclosed [12]
March 8, 2011   Davide Chiumiento MF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2) Free [13]
March 11, 2011   Blake Wagner DF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2) Free [14]
March 11, 2011   Long Tan FW   Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2) Free [14]
March 15, 2011   Brian Sylvestre GK   Vancouver Whitecaps Residency Free [15]
March 15, 2011   Jeb Brovsky DF   University of Notre Dame SuperDraft, 2nd round [15]
March 15, 2011   Bilal Duckett DF   University of Notre Dame SuperDraft, 3rd round [15]
March 17, 2011   Russell Teibert MF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2) Free; signed to Generation Adidas contract [16]
March 17, 2011   Alexandre Morfaw MF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2) Free [16]
March 17, 2011   Michael Boxall DF   UC Santa Barbara Supplemental Draft, 1st round [16]
March 17, 2011   Camilo Sanvezzo FW   Gyeongnam FC Undisclosed [16]
March 25, 2011   Kevin Harmse DF Unattached Free [17]
March 31, 2011   Mouloud Akloul DF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2) Free [18]
April 28, 2011   Peter Vagenas MF Unattached Free [19]
July 7, 2011   Jordan Harvey DF   Philadelphia Union Allocation money [20]
July 12, 2011   Mustapha Jarju FW   R.A.E.C. Mons Free [21]
September 15, 2011   Carlyle Mitchell CB   Joe Public Free [22]

Transfers out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
November 24, 2010   Alan Gordon FW   Chivas USA Traded for allocation money and use of an International Roster Spot for 2011 [23]
  Alejandro Moreno FW   Chivas USA
November 24, 2010   Sanna Nyassi MF   Colorado Rapids Traded for an International Roster Spot [24]
November 24, 2010   O'Brian White FW   Seattle Sounders FC Traded for allocation money [25]
November 25, 2010   Nathan Sturgis MF   Toronto FC Traded for a 2011 SuperDraft Round 1 pick [26]
June 10, 2011   Kevin Harmse DF Waived [27]
July 14, 2011   Terry Dunfield MF   Toronto FC Traded for allocation money and rights to Keven Aleman [28]
July 28, 2011   Mouloud Akloul DF Waived [29]
July 28, 2011   Blake Wagner DF   Real Salt Lake Waived, free transfer [29][30]
August 31, 2011   Wes Knight DF Waived [31]

Stats edit

Last updated for match on October 22, 2011.[32]
No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Joe Cannon 21 0 20+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF   NZL Michael Boxall 21 0 18+1 0 2+0 0
3 DF   USA Bilal Duckett 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0
4 DF   SUI Alain Rochat 32 3 27+1 3 4+0 0
6 DF   USA Jay DeMerit 23 0 20+1 0 2+0 0
7 MF   GAM Mustapha Jarju 10 0 5+5 0 0+0 0
9 FW   SKN Atiba Harris 5 2 5+0 2 0+0 0
11 MF   USA John Thorrington 11 0 9+2 0 0+0 0
12 MF   USA Michael Nanchoff 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0
13 DF   USA Jeb Brovsky 25 0 16+8 0 1+0 0
14 DF   USA Greg Janicki 12 0 8+2 0 2+0 0
15 MF   CAN Philippe Davies 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF   TAN Nizar Khalfan 26 1 9+13 1 0+4 0
17 FW   USA Omar Salgado 16 1 5+9 1 1+1 0
18 GK   USA Jay Nolly 17 0 14+0 0 3+0 0
19 DF   TRI Carlyle Mitchell 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
20 MF   SUI Davide Chiumiento 29 2 20+6 2 3+0 0
22 MF   USA Shea Salinas 30 1 18+8 1 2+2 0
23 FW   CHN Long Tan 13 1 4+9 1 0+0 0
24 GK   USA Brian Sylvestre 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF   USA Jonathan Leathers 26 0 21+1 0 4+0 0
26 DF   USA Jordan Harvey 14 0 14+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF   CMR Alexandre Morfaw 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
28 MF   GHA Gershon Koffie 32 1 28+1 1 3+0 0
29 FW   FRA Eric Hassli 30 11 21+5 10 4+0 1
31 MF   CAN Russell Teibert 15 0 5+6 0 2+2 0
33 MF   USA Peter Vagenas 16 0 13+3 0 0+0 0
37 FW   BRA Camilo 36 13 29+3 12 3+1 1
- DF   FRA Mouloud Akloul* 10 1 7+1 0 2+0 1
- MF   CAN Terry Dunfield* 16 2 11+1 1 4+0 1
- DF   CAN Kevin Harmse* 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
- MF   USA Blake Wagner* 11 0 9+0 0 1+1 0
- DF   USA Wes Knight* 12 0 10+2 0 0+0 0

* = Player is no longer with team

Starting XI edit

MLS regular season matches only.[33]

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 MS Notes
18 GK   Nolly 14 Cannon has 12 starts.
25 RB   Leathers 19
2 CB   Boxall 16
6 CB   DeMerit 12 Janicki has 8 starts.
4 LB   Rochat 21 Harvey has 6 starts.
20 RW   Chiumiento 16 Knight has 10 starts.
13 CM   Brovsky 11 Vagenas has 9 starts.
28 CM   Koffie 20
22 LW   Salinas 14 Teibert has 5 starts.
37 FW   Camilo 21 Jarju has 3 starts.
29 FW   Hassli 17 Salgado has 5 starts.

Last updated: August 27, 2011
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Club edit

Front office and staff edit

Position Staff
Owners   Greg Kerfoot
  Stephen Luczo
  Jeff Mallett
  Steve Nash
Head Coach   Tom Soehn
Assistant Coaches   Colin Miller
  Denis Hamlett
Staff Coach   Martin Nash
Goalkeeping Coach   Marius Rovde
Director of Operations   Tom Soehn
Youth Director   Richard Grootscholten

Last updated: January 8, 2011
Source: Vancouver Whitecaps FC Official Website

Competitions edit

Preseason edit

Before a six-week winter break, the Whitecaps trained for a week in Oxnard, California.[34] During that period, they played an inter-squad scrimmage, as well as two matches against local fourth-tier PDL club Ventura County Fusion. The Whitecaps defeated the Fusion 2–1 on December 2,[35] with goals from Terry Dunfield and Nizar Khalfan, and 3–1 on December 8, with goals from Nizar Khalfan, Kyle Porter and Terry Dunfield.[36]

Winter Camp edit

December 2, 2010 Ventura County 1–2 Vancouver Oxnard, California, USA
13:30 PDT Bowen   40(pk)' Report   2' Dunfield
  64' Khalfan		 Stadium: Bulldog Stadium
December 5, 2010 Blue 4–0 Orange Oxnard, California, USA
14:00 PDT Khalfan   7', 28'
Porter   57', 59'		 Report Stadium: Bulldog Stadium
December 8, 2010 Ventura County 1–3 Vancouver Oxnard, California, USA
13:30 PDT Berrera   30' Report   40' Khalfan
  58' Porter
  64' Dunfield		 Stadium: Bulldog Stadium

Arizona training edit

February 1, 2011 Salt Lake 1–2 Vancouver Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
10:00 PST Alvarez   49' Report   17' Teibert
  57' Dunfield		 Stadium: Grande Sports World
Attendance: Closed door
February 4, 2011 Seattle 1–0 Vancouver Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
16:30 PST Evans   63' Report Stadium: Grande Sports World
Attendance: Closed door
February 8, 2011 Columbus 1–2 Vancouver Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
09:30 PST Gaven   76' (pen.) Report   62' Harris
  77' Salgado		 Stadium: Grande Sports World
Attendance: Closed door
February 18, 2011 Chivas USA 1–0 Vancouver Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
14:00 PST Padilla   89' (pen.) Report Stadium: Grande Sports World
Attendance: Closed door
February 19, 2011 United States U-20's 2–2 Vancouver Avondale, Arizona, USA
15:45 PST Report   13' Long
  72' Camilo		 Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex
Attendance: Closed door
February 21, 2011 Los Angeles 2–0 Vancouver Avondale, Arizona, USA
15:00 PST Birchall   26'
Ángel   44'		 Report Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex
Attendance: Closed door

Cascadia Summit edit

See also: 2011 Cascadia Summit
March 5, 2011 Portland 1–1 Vancouver Tukwila, Washington USA
16:00 PDT Pore   5' Report Horst   36' (o.g.) Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
March 6, 2011 Seattle 2–3 Vancouver Tukwila, Washington USA
15:00 PDT Levesque   45'
Montaño   77'		 Report Salgado   6'
Teibert   12'
Camilo   47'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,100

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Major League Soccer — 18th May 19, 2011 October 22, 2011
Canadian Championship Semifinals Runner-up April 27, 2011 July 2, 2011

Updated to match played October 22, 2012
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer edit

See also: 2011 Major League Soccer season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC's first regular season in Major League Soccer begins March 19, 2011 and ends October 22, 2011.

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 LA Galaxy (S, C) 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 67 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Seattle Sounders FC 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 63
3 Real Salt Lake 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8 53
4 FC Dallas 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 52
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 51
6 Houston Dynamo 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 49 CONCACAF Champions League
7 Colorado Rapids 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 49
8 Philadelphia Union 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8 48
9 Columbus Crew 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 47
10 New York Red Bulls 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6 46
11 Chicago Fire 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1 43
12 Portland Timbers 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8 42
13 D.C. United 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3 39
14 San Jose Earthquakes 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5 38
15 Chivas USA 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2 36
16 Toronto FC 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23 33 CONCACAF Champions League
17 New England Revolution 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20 28
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20 28
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD
34 28 6 18 10 35 55  −20 6 6 5 24 24  0 0 12 5 11 31  −20

Last updated: October 22, 2011
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round edit

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHHAHHAAHAHAAAHAAHAAHHAAHAAHHHHAH
ResultWLDDLDLLDDLDDLDWLLLLDLWLLWDLLLWWLL
Position1866121115161716171818181818181818181818181818181818181818171718
Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2011. Source: MLS Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results edit

Schedule[37]

  Win   Draw   Loss

March 19, 2011 match 1 Vancouver 4–2 Toronto FC Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
15:30 PDT Hassli   15', 72',   49'
Dunfield   26',   28'
Harris   40',   63'		 Report De Rosario   20'
Sturgin   32'
Gargan   44'
Santos   78'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 22,592
Referee: Paul Ward
March 26, 2011 match 2 Philadelphia 1–0 Vancouver Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
13:00 PDT Nakazawa   27'
Califf   31'
Mwanga   35'
Ruiz   77'		 Report Hassli   26'   57'
Khalfan   47'
Rochat   48'		 Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 18,591
Referee: Yader Reyes
April 2, 2011 match 3 Vancouver 3–3 Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT Harris   73'
Camilo   90+2', 90+3'		 Report Bunbury   45+1', 58',   88'
Kamara   62'
Harrington   64'
Diop   68'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 20,518
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
April 6, 2011 match 4 Vancouver 1–1 New England Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19:00 PDT Harris   6'
Camilo   25'
Koffie   44'
Hassli   49'   56',   56' (pen.)		 Report Stolica   90+3' Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 19,294
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 10, 2011 match 5 Houston 3–1 Vancouver Houston, Texas USA
16:00 PDT Weaver   37'
Boswell   42'
Bruin   76'		 Report Leathers   35'
Camilo   38'
Rochat   56'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 12,047
Referee: Jair Marrufo
April 16, 2011 match 6 Vancouver 0–0 Chivas Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT Brovsky   55'
Hassli   64'
Boxall   87'		 Report LaBrocca   68' Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 20,809
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
April 23, 2011 match 7 Vancouver 1–2 Dallas Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT Rochat   25'
Hassli   80'		 Report Ihemelu   30'
John   53'
Jacobson   66'
Avila   83'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Juan Guzman
April 30, 2011 match 8 Columbus 2–1 Vancouver Columbus, Ohio, USA
16:00 PDT Rentería   50' (pen.), 59' Report Leathers   37'
Janicki   57'
Salgado   69',   90+1'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,298
Referee: Terry Vaughn
May 7, 2011 match 9 Chicago 0–0 Vancouver Bridgeview, Illinois USA
17:30 PDT Mikulic   4'
Chaves   60'
Paladini   76'
Husidic   83'		 Report Dunfield   25'
Chiumiento   60'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 11,680
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 11, 2011 match 10 Vancouver 1–1 San Jose Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19:00 PDT Dunfield   34'
Akloul   77'
Brovsky   86'
Nolly   86'
Chiumiento   90+1'		 Report Wondolowski   39'
Beitashour   90'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 15,608
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
May 14, 2011 match 11 New England 1–0 Vancouver Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
16:30 PDT Joseph   49' (pen.)
Boggs   62'
McCarthy   66'		 Report DeMerit   33' Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 14,186
Referee: Chris Penso
May 28, 2011 match 12 Vancouver 1–1 New York Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT Hassli   24' (pen.) Report Rodgers   34'
Ream   75'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mark Geiger
June 1, 2011 match 13 Chivas 1–1 Vancouver Carson, California USA
19:30 PDT LaBrocca   46'
Estupinan   79'		 Report Camilo   48'
Hassli   66'
Akloul   86'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 11,753
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
June 4, 2011 match 14 Salt Lake 2–0 Vancouver Sandy, Utah USA
18:00 PDT Warner   30'
Alexandre   32'
Espíndola   79'		 Report DeMerit   15'
Koffie   66'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 15,174
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 11, 2011 match 15 Seattle 2–2 Vancouver Seattle, Washington USA
19:00 PDT Alonso   46'
Rosales   81'
Alonso   84'		 Report Rochat   46'
Camilo   55'
Leathers   71'
Hassli   29' (pen.), 85'		 Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 36,502
Referee: Mark Geiger
June 18, 2011 match 16 Vancouver 1–0 Philadelphia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT Rochat   12'
Dunfield   22'		 Report Valdés   36'
Carroll   52'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 20,168
Referee: Alex Prus
June 25, 2011 match 17 Kansas City 2–1 Vancouver Kansas City, Kansas USA
17:30 PDT Bravo   33' (pen.)
Cesar   40'
Kamara   89'		 Report Camilo   15'
Jay DeMerit   32'
Duckett   84'		 Stadium: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
June 29, 2011 match 18 Toronto FC 1–0 Vancouver Toronto, Ontario, CAN
16:30 PDT Soolsma   54' (pen.)
Plata   89'		 Report Boxall   27' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,816
Referee: Mark Geiger
July 6, 2011 match 19 Vancouver 0–1 Columbus Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19:00 PDT Koffie   7'
Camilo   23'
Salinas   78'		 Report Gehrig   74'
Marshall   85'
Cunningham   90'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 19,079
Referee: Chris Penso
July 9, 2011 match 20 Colorado 2–1 Vancouver Commerce City, Colorado, USA
18:00 PDT Casey   25'
Palguta   68'		 Report Harvey   68'
Camilo   77'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 13,058
Referee: Alex Prus
July 20, 2011 match 21 San Jose 2–2 Vancouver Santa Clara, California, USA
19:00 PDT Wondolowski   3', 54'
Ring   45'
Leitch   74'
Corrales   93'		 Report Brovsky   40'
Hassli   42', 61'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Referee: Paul Ward
July 30, 2011 match 22 Vancouver 0–4 Los Angeles Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:30 PDT Report Donovan   61', 75' (pen.)
Stephens   65'
Franklin   81'
Cristman   90'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 7, 2011 match 23 Vancouver 4–2 Chicago Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT Hassli   1', 72'
Harvey   4'
Koffie   24'
Rochat   33'
Camilo   48'		 Report Oduro   23',   26'
Pappa   53'
Pause   71'
Barouch   80'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 18,714
Referee: Chris Penso
August 13, 2011 match 24 D.C. 4–0 Vancouver Washington, D.C. USA
16:30 PDT McDonald   39'
Pontius   45+2', 70'
Najar   48'
Davies   60'
King   83'		 Report Camilo   15'
Boxall   45+1'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
August 20, 2011 match 25 Portland 2–1 Vancouver Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 PDT Chará   2'
Alhassan   23'
Perlaza   33'		 Report Harvey   49'
Thorrington   73'
Camilo   86',   88'		 Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 18,627
Referee: Jair Marrufo
August 27, 2011 match 26 Vancouver 1–0 Houston Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT Chiumiento   57'
Salinas   86'		 Report Boswell   89' Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 20,226
Referee: Niko Bratsis
September 10, 2011 match 27 New York 1–1 Vancouver Harrison, New Jersey USA
16:30 PDT Márquez   31'
Solli   45+1'
Agudelo   68'
Henry   73'		 Report Chiumiento   23' Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Terry Vaughn
September 17, 2011 match 28 Los Angeles 3–0 Vancouver Carson, California USA
19:30 PDT Magee   40', 75'
Keane   64'		 Report Rochat   17'
Koffie   28'
Hassli   62'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 22,959
Referee: Michael Kennedy
September 24, 2011 match 29 Vancouver 1–3 Seattle Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:30 PDT Camilo   22'
DeMerit   32'
Hassli   70'		 Report Evans   30',   33' (pen.)
Montero   63', 67'
Parke   77'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 2, 2011 match 30 Vancouver 0–1 Portland Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13:30 PDT Hassli   53' Report Cooper   25'
Chará   42'
Chabala   63'
Marcelin   65'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 6, 2011 match 31 Vancouver 3–0 Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
18:30 PDT Brovsky   34'
Camilo   44' (pen.), 53' (pen.)
Khalfan   88'		 Report Olave   42'
Warner   43'
Grabavoy   51'
Morales   64'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,113
Referee: Chris Penso
October 12, 2011 match 32 Vancouver 2–1 D.C. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19:00 PDT Camilo   1'
Rochat   24'
Tan   46'		 Report Kitchen   15'
Burch   38'
McDonald   57'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 17,288
Referee: Hilaro Grajeda
October 15, 2011 match 33 Dallas 2–0 Vancouver Frisco, Texas USA
17:30 PDT Chávez   35',   38'
Shea   54'
Jackson   54'		 Report Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 10,222
Referee: Alex Prus
October 22, 2011 match 34 Vancouver 1–2 Colorado Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT Rochat   49' Report Larentowicz   10',   59'
Marshall   77'
Thompson   84'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Nutrilite Canadian championship edit

Main article: 2011 Canadian Championship

The club participates in the Canadian Championship. The champion of the tournament qualifies for the preliminary round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.

For the first time in the tournament's history, a playoff format was used as opposed to a round robin format.[38] The tournament seeding was based on the results of the 2010 edition of the tournament, with Vancouver being seeded second.[38] In their semi-final playoff with the Montreal Impact, the Whitecaps won the opening leg in Montreal 1–0 on a goal by Terry Dunfield.[39] The second leg was contested in Vancouver, where Montreal led 1–0 after full-time, for an aggregate score of 1–1.[40] Because both teams had scored one away goal, extra time was needed to determine the aggregate winner. In extra time, Mouloud Akloul scored on a rebound following an Alain Rochat free kick to send the Whitecaps to the final versus Toronto FC.[40]

Semi-finals edit

April 27, 2011 First leg Montreal 0–1 Vancouver Montreal, Quebec
Hatchi   62' Report Dunfield   67' Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 8,412
Referee: Carole Anne Chénard
May 4, 2011 Second leg Vancouver 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)		 Montreal Vancouver, British Columbia
Akloul   113' Report Hatchi   26'
Lowery   30'
Tsiskaridze   59'
Gerba   83' (pen.),   100'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 16,611
Referee: Dave Gantar

Finals edit

May 18, 2011 First leg Vancouver 1–1 Toronto FC Vancouver, British Columbia
Hassli   64'
Koffie   68'
Dunfield   77'		 Report Williams   52'
Santos   73'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 15,474
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 25, 2011 Second leg Toronto FC Abandoned Vancouver Toronto, Ontario
Report Hassli   17' Stadium: BMO Field
Note: Match was abandoned in the 60th minute due to severe weather.
July 2, 2011 Second leg replay Toronto FC 2–1
(3–2 agg.)		 Vancouver Toronto, Ontario
Plata   51' (pen.)
Yourassowsky   61'
Martina   56'		 Report Camilo   21'
Hassli   50'
Teibert   72'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 15,474

World Football Challenge edit

On April 14 it was announced that the Whitecaps would host Manchester City as part of the 2011 World Football Challenge.[41]

July 18, 2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Manchester City Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Camilo   30' Report Guidetti   68'
Wright-Phillips   84'		 Stadium: Empire Field
Attendance: 24,074

Cascadia Cup edit

See also: Cascadia Cup
 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC debut at BC Place on October 2 against Cascadia rivals and expansion cousins, Portland Timbers.

The Whitecaps have had a long-standing rivalry with the Pacific Northwest clubs Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers, dating back to the 1970s when ancestry clubs of the same name played in the original and now-defunct North American Soccer League. The tri-member tournament will continue with the expansion of the Whitecaps and the Timbers. The winner is determined through league matches between the sides, and the club with the best record against both sides wins the trophy.

The Cascadia Cup was awarded to the Seattle Sounders on September 24 when the Sounders defeated the Whitecaps 3–1 at Empire Field. Vancouver finished in third place after losing to Portland on October 2.

Recognition edit

MLS Player of the Week edit

Week Player Week's Statline
Week 3   Camilo 2G (90'+2', 90'+3')

MLS Goal of the Week edit

Week Player Goal Report
2   Eric Hassli 85' GOTW

MLS Team of the Week edit

Week Player/Manager Position Report
1   Davide Chiumiento MF MLS Team of the Week: 1 Archived October 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  Eric Hassli FW
2   Alain Rochat DF MLS Team of the Week: 2
3   Camilo FW MLS Team of the Week: 3
4   Nizar Khalfan MF MLS Team of the Week: 4
13   Eric Hassli FW MLS Team of the Week: 13
14   Alain Rochat DF MLS Team of the Week: 14
  Davide Chiumiento MF
  Eric Hassli FW
19   Shea Salinas MF MLS Team of the Week: 19
21   Eric Hassli FW MLS Team of the Week: 21
24   Alain Rochat DF MLS Team of the Week: 24
  Gershon Koffie MF
  Joe Cannon GK
26   Gershon Koffie MF MLS Team of the Week: 26

MLS All-Stars 2011 edit

Position Player Note
FW   Eric Hassli Inactive roster

Miscellany edit

Allocation ranking edit

Vancouver is in the No. 13 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Vancouver started 2011 ranked No. 1 on the allocation list and used its ranking to acquire Jay DeMerit. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[42]

International roster spots edit

Vancouver has 10 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Vancouver acquired its first additional spot from Chivas USA on November 24, 2010 for use in the 2011 season only.[43] On the same day Vancouver acquired a second additional spot from Colorado Rapids. Press reports did not indicate when, or if, this spot returns to Colorado.[44] There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in Canada, a domestic player is either a player with the legal right to work in Canada (i.e., Canadian citizen, permanent resident, part of a protected class) or a U.S. citizen, a permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special U.S. status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[42]

Future draft pick trades edit

Future picks acquired: None, but Vancouver has acquired undisclosed future considerations from Toronto FC which may or may not include draft pick(s).

Future picks traded: None.

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