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2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

The 2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' second season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada. In 2011, the expansion Whitecaps FC struggled to find the results and finished at the bottom of the league table winning just six matches with none on the road. By finishing last overall in the regular season the Whitecaps FC received the 2nd overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft and 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft that were held in January 2012.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2012 season
ChairmanGreg Kerfoot
Head coachMartin Rennie
StadiumBC Place
Major League Soccer5th, West
12th, Overall
MLS Cup PlayoffsKnockout round
Canadian ChampionshipRunners-up
Cascadia Cup3rd
Pro Soccer ClassicWinners
Top goalscorerLeague:
Darren Mattocks (7)
All:
Darren Mattocks (8)
Highest home attendance21,000 (sell-out)
vs. Montreal Impact (March 10)
vs. Seattle Sounders FC (May 19)
vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (July 18)
vs. Seattle Sounders FC (September 29)
vs. Portland Timbers (October 21)
Lowest home attendance14,878
vs. Toronto FC (May 16)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 19,475
All: 18,998
← 2011
2013 →

The Whitecaps second season began on March 10 against expansion side, and Canadian rivals, Montreal Impact at BC Place with a 2–0 victory. Vancouver set a MLS record by going 427 minutes without conceding a goal to start the season.[1] The club qualified for the playoffs for the first time on October 23 when Seattle Sounders FC defeated FC Dallas. They became the first Canadian MLS team to make the playoffs in MLS history.

Vancouver finished as runners-up in the 2012 Canadian Championship after losing to Toronto FC in the Final for the second consecutive season, under the current bracket format. The Whitecaps defeated FC Edmonton with an aggregate score of 5–1 in the semi-finals before falling 2–1 on aggregate to Toronto.

Season overview edit

January/February edit

 
Le Toux was acquired on January 31 from Philadelphia. He scored the first goal of the season for Vancouver. He was traded to New York on July 13.

By finishing last overall in the league table in 2011, the Vancouver Whitecaps received the 2nd overall draft choice in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft and Supplemental Draft. The SuperDraft was held on January 12 and the club selected Darren Mattocks with their first-round pick and Chris Estridge with their second-round pick. As a Generation Adidas player, Mattocks was already signed to a league contract prior to being drafted. The Whitecaps also selected four players in the Supplemental Draft, Gienir Garcia, Greg Klazura, Andrew Fontein and Mark Fetrow. Garcia was traded shortly after to Montreal in exchange for the discovery rights to Etienne Barbara.[2]

Training camp for the 2012 MLS season began in Vancouver on January 23. Under new head coach, Martin Rennie, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC underwent a large number of personnel changes both on the pitch and off. Rennie replaced assistant coaches Colin Miller and Denis Hamlett with Paul Ritchie, Carl Robinson and Jake DeClute. He also acquired several high-profile players to add to the club. After signing Lee Young-Pyo and Lee Nguyen in December, the club acquired MLS All-star striker Sébastien Le Toux from the Philadelphia Union on January 31 in exchange for allocation money.[3] On February 16 the Whitecaps also announced the signing of Middlesbrough F.C. midfielder, and Scottish international, Barry Robson as their newest designated player, replacing Mustapha Jarju who was released shortly before. Robson will join the club in July after his season with Middlesbrough has concluded.[4]

The Vancouver Whitecaps FC spent ten days training at the Grande Sports World complex in Casa Grande, Arizona for the second consecutive season. During the training camp the club played in two friendlies against Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake. Both matches ended in 1–1 draws with Camilo and Darren Mattocks scoring the goals for Vancouver. The Whitecaps returned to Vancouver for training and played a friendly against Victoria of the CIS. The Whitecaps won the match 2–1.

On February 21 the Whitecaps began training at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. The Whitecaps signed their second-round Supplemental Draft choice, Greg Klazura, on February 22.[5] During their two-week training camp in Florida they competed in the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic. Vancouver played three group stage matches against Montreal Impact, Houston Dynamo, and Sporting Kansas City. They finished the group stage with three wins while scoring seven goals, led by Le Toux with three, and conceding none.

March edit

 
Vancouver Whitecaps FC second MLS season opener against the Montreal Impact on March 10 at BC Place.

The Vancouver Whitecaps won their first trophy as an MLS franchise when they defeated Toronto FC by a score of 1–0 in the Walt Disney Pro Soccer Classic Final on March 3. Camilo scored the lone goal of the match for Vancouver in the 10th minute. The club then played their final match of the preseason, a community shield friendly, against Martin Rennie's former club, Carolina RailHawks FC, the following day. The match also featured former RailHawks FC players Brad Knighton and Matt Watson. The Whitecaps tied the match at 2 with a last-minute goal by Davide Chiumiento but ultimately lost 4–2 on penalties.

The Whitecaps kicked off their second MLS season on March 10 against rivals Montreal Impact in front of a sold-out crowd of 21,000 at BC Place.[6] This was the first match between the two storied rival squads in Major League Soccer. The Whitecaps scored early with Sébastien Le Toux registering his first goal for Vancouver in the 4th minute after receiving a flicked on header from Eric Hassli before sliding the ball passed goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts. In the league's seventeen season history, Le Toux's strike was the fastest opening goal ever to start a season.[7] The Whitecaps increased their lead when 2011 leading scorer, Camilo, scored his first goal of the season in the 54th minute. Joe Cannon made five saves to earn his first win, and clean sheet, of the season as the Whitecaps won their season opener 2–0. The match was watched by an average of 541,000 viewers in Canada, with a total of 2.5 million people tuning in for at least a portion of the match, on TSN and RDS making it the most-viewed MLS game ever in the country.[8]

Vancouver played their first road match of the season on March 17 against Chivas USA at The Home Depot Center. Captain Jay DeMerit scored the lone goal, his first as a Whitecap, of the match with a header off a corner kick in the 68th minute. Goalkeepers Joe Cannon and Brad Knighton combined for the clean sheet and the Whitecaps won their first away match in their MLS history. Knighton replaced Cannon who was subbed off with an injury in the 41st minute.[9] Joe Cannon was awarded the MLS Save of the Week for his stop on Casey Townsend in the 32nd minute.[10]

The Whitecaps continued their streak of not conceding a goal on March 24 in a 0–0 draw with D.C. United. Cannon was awarded with his second consecutive Save of the Week when he blocked a Hamdi Salihi header off a corner kick in the 67th minute.[11] Vancouver capped off the month of March with their fourth clean sheet of the season but, once again, failed to score themselves against the Philadelphia Union.

April edit

The Whitecaps saw their four-match unbeaten streak to open the season end on April 7 against the San Jose Earthquakes. Sébastien Le Toux scored a second half goal for Vancouver but Chris Wondolowski replied with a brace and San Jose won 3–1. The match also saw the Whitecaps set a new MLS record for shutout streak to open a season end at 427 minutes, a mark previously set by the New York Red Bulls at 421 minutes.[1]

John Furlong, former CEO of VANOC for the 2010 Winter Olympics, was named Executive Chair of the Whitecaps on April 12.[12]

Vancouver suffered their second consecutive 3–1 at the hands of Sporting Kansas City on April 18 before rebounding to beat both FC Dallas and Columbus Crew 1–0 on April 21 and 28 respectively. Camilo and Lee Young-Pyo scored the goals respectively.

May edit

 
The Whitecaps met FC Edmonton in the 2012 Canadian Championship semi-final first leg in May, and beat them 2–0.

The Whitecaps opened the month of May with the first leg of their semi-final fixture for the 2012 Canadian Championship in an away match against FC Edmonton of the NASL. They earned a 2–0 victory over their Canadian rivals with goals from Eric Hassli and Atiba Harris while Brad Knighton earned the clean sheet in his first start for the club. On May 5 the Whitecaps had a re-match with the San Jose Earthquakes at BC Place. Vancouver were able to defeat San Jose 2–1 despite falling behind in the 15th minute. Eric Hassli scored in the final minute of stoppage time to give the club its first ever win when trailing in a match. The match took place exactly thirty-eight years since the Whitecaps played their first ever competitive match as a club, also against the San Jose Earthquakes, where they were defeated by the same 2–1 scoreline.

On May 12 the Whitecaps suffered their worst defeat of the season to date dropping a 4–1 decision to the New England Revolution. Lee Nguyen, who was waived by the Whitecaps in the preseason, scored two goals and helped set up another. Vancouver drew 1–1 against Toronto FC in the first leg of the Canadian Championship. Ryan Johnson put the visitors ahead but Eric Hassli scored in stoppage time to salvage a draw. Hassli's goal was described by analysts as "jaw-dropping" and compared to his goal against Seattle Sounders FC in 2011, which received international acclaim and was a finalist for the 2011 Best Play ESPY Award and runner-up for MLS goal of the year.[13][14][15]

Vancouver opened the 2012 Cascadia Cup against Seattle Sounders FC at BC Place on May 19. Twice the Whitecaps earned the lead with goals from Alain Rochat and Camilo but both were answered by Eddie Johnson and Fredy Montero for Seattle with the match finishing in a 2–2 draw. Vancouver failed to win their first Canadian Championship losing 1–0 to Toronto FC, 2–1 on aggregate. The Whitecaps ended the month in Portland where they drew 1–1 with the Timbers. Darren Mattocks scored his first MLS goal in the 84th minute to pull the Whitecaps even.

June edit

On June 15, the Vancouver Whitecaps unveiled their new third kit. The design features an arbutus brown colour with sky blue trim. The new kit debuted on June 17 against Colorado where the Whitecaps won 1–0. On June 18 the club introduced Barry Robson to the media. Robson will be eligible to join the line-up on June 27. On June 28 the Whitecaps waived midfielder Floyd Franks and traded forward Tan Long to D.C. United.

July edit

 
Kenny Miller was signed July 16 as the club's current third designated player, fourth to date.

Barry Robson made his club debut on July 4 against Colorado. Robson was named to the starting eleven by Martin Rennie and played 57 minutes before being subbed off. The Whitecaps won the match 1–0 on a goal by Darren Mattocks. The win brought Vancouver to 29 points, eclipsing their total of 28 points in 2011. On July 8 captain Jay DeMerit was named to the MLS All-Star first XI. The 2012 MLS All-Star game took place July 25 at PPL Park in Philadelphia. The MLS All-Stars defeated the 2012 UEFA Champions League and 2012 FA Cup winners, Chelsea, 3–2.

On July 11 it was announced that Davide Chiumiento would be transferred to FC Zürich.[16] Further moves were made on July 13 when Sébastien Le Toux was traded to New York Red Bulls in exchange for Dane Richards.[17] On July 16 the Whitecaps announced the addition of a third designated player, captain of the Scottish national team, Kenny Miller.[18] Miller made his Whitecaps debut coming off the bench against San Jose a week later.

On July 20 Martin Rennie made more moves by trading away the club's first ever designated player Eric Hassli to Toronto FC in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and an international roster slot through the 2013 season.[19] This also freed an international slot for the club in addition to the slot acquired from the trade.

August edit

The club made two depth acquisitions to begin the month of August signing Irish centre back Andy O'Brien and Brazilian midfielder Tiago Ulisses. O'Brien made his debut coming off the bench against Real Salt Lake on August 11.

October edit

On October 21 the Vancouver Whitecaps became the first Canadian MLS team to qualify for the MLS Playoffs.[20] They entered the day needing either a win against Portland, an FC Dallas defeat, or a draw with Portland and a FC Dallas draw with Seattle. Vancouver fell 0–1 but still clinched as the Sounders defeated Dallas 3–1.

November edit

The team lost their one-game playoff game against Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 despite opening the scoring in the third minute of the match.[21] The Galaxy eventually went on to win the MLS Cup.

Players edit

Squad information edit

As of August 8, 2012[22]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age as of Nov. 1) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Joe Cannon   United States GK (1975-01-01)January 1, 1975 (aged 37) San Jose Earthquakes
18 Brad Knighton   United States GK (1985-02-06)February 6, 1985 (aged 27) Carolina RailHawks
24 Brian Sylvestre   United States GK (1992-12-19)December 19, 1992 (aged 19) Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
Defenders
3 Jordan Harvey   United States LB (1984-01-28)January 28, 1984 (aged 28) Philadelphia Union
4 Alain Rochat    Switzerland LB (1983-02-01)February 1, 1983 (aged 29) Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
6 Jay DeMerit   United States CB (1979-12-04)December 4, 1979 (aged 32) Watford F.C.
12 Lee Young-Pyo   South Korea RB (1977-04-23)April 23, 1977 (aged 35) Al-Hilal FC
15 Martín Bonjour   Argentina CB (1985-04-09)April 9, 1985 (aged 27) Rampla Juniors
19 Carlyle Mitchell   Trinidad and Tobago CB (1987-08-08)August 8, 1987 (aged 25) Joe Public F.C.
32 Greg Klazura   United States RB (1988-01-27)January 27, 1988 (aged 24) Notre Dame Fighting Irish
40 Andy O'Brien   Ireland CB (1979-06-29)June 29, 1979 (aged 33) Leeds United A.F.C.
Midfielders
11 John Thorrington   United States CM (1979-11-17)November 17, 1979 (aged 32) Chicago Fire
13 Michael Nanchoff   United States CM (1988-09-24)September 24, 1988 (aged 24) Akron Zips
14 Barry Robson   Scotland CM (1978-11-07)November 7, 1978 (aged 33) Middlesbrough F.C.
16 Matt Watson   England CM (1985-01-01)January 1, 1985 (aged 27) Carolina RailHawks
20 Dane Richards   Jamaica RW (1983-12-14)December 14, 1983 (aged 28) New York Red Bulls
23 Tiago Ulisses   Brazil MF (1989-05-09)May 9, 1989 (aged 23) Botafogo Futebol Clube
27 Jun Marques Davidson   Japan DM (1983-06-07)June 7, 1983 (aged 29) Tokushima Vortis
28 Gershon Koffie   Ghana MF (1991-08-25)August 25, 1991 (aged 21) Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
31 Russell Teibert   Canada LW (1992-12-22)December 22, 1992 (aged 19) Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
36 Bryce Alderson   Canada MF (1994-02-05)February 5, 1994 (aged 18) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
Forwards
7 Kenny Miller   Scotland FW (1979-12-23)December 23, 1979 (aged 32) Cardiff City
8 Etienne Barbara   Malta FW (1982-06-10)June 10, 1982 (aged 30) Carolina RailHawks
9 Atiba Harris   Saint Kitts and Nevis FW (1985-01-09)January 9, 1985 (aged 27) FC Dallas
17 Omar Salgado   United States FW (1993-09-10)September 10, 1993 (aged 19) C.D. Guadalajara
22 Darren Mattocks   Jamaica FW (1990-09-02)September 2, 1990 (aged 22) Akron Zips
34 Caleb Clarke   Canada FW (1993-06-23)June 23, 1993 (aged 19) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
37 Camilo   Brazil FW (1988-07-21)July 21, 1988 (aged 24) Gyeongnam FC
  • See also: List of Vancouver Whitecaps FC players

Transfers in edit

See also: List of Major League Soccer transfers 2012
Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
November 17, 2011   Bryce Alderson MF   Vancouver (Residency) Free [23]
December 6, 2011   Lee Young-Pyo DF   Al-Hilal Free [24]
December 15, 2011   Lee Nguyen MF   Becamex Binh Duong F.C. Free, Weighted lottery process [25]
December 16, 2011   Matt Watson MF   Carolina RailHawks Free [26]
January 6, 2012   Martín Bonjour DF   Rampla Juniors Undisclosed terms [27]
January 12, 2012   Darren Mattocks FW   University of Akron Zips 2012 MLS SuperDraft [28]
January 17, 2012   Brad Knighton GK   Carolina RailHawks Free [29]
January 19, 2012   Jun Marques Davidson MF   Tokushima Vortis Undisclosed [30]
January 31, 2012   Sébastien Le Toux FW   Philadelphia Union Acquired for allocation money [3]
February 16, 2012   Barry Robson MF   Middlesbrough Free transfer, pre-contract. Joined club in July. [4]
February 22, 2012   Greg Klazura DF   Notre Dame Fighting Irish Supplemental Draft, 2nd round [5]
February 28, 2012   Etienne Barbara FW   Carolina RailHawks Discovery rights acquired from Montreal. Signed February 28, 2012 [2][31]
March 6, 2012   Floyd Franks MF   Carolina RailHawks Free [32]
April 24, 2012   Caleb Clarke FW   Vancouver (Residency) Free [33]
July 13, 2012   Dane Richards MF   New York Red Bulls Acquired for Sébastien Le Toux [17]
July 16, 2012   Kenny Miller FW   Cardiff City Transfer, undisclosed fee [18]
August 1, 2012   Andy O'Brien DF   Leeds United A.F.C. Transfer, undisclosed fee [34]
August 3, 2012   Tiago Ulisses MF   Botafogo Futebol Clube Transfer, undisclosed fee [35]

Transfers out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
November 7, 2011   Alexandre Morfaw MF Waived [36]
November 23, 2011   Jeb Brovsky MF   Montreal Impact Expansion Draft [37]
November 23, 2011   Nizar Khalfan MF   Philadelphia Union Waived, free transfer [37]
November 23, 2011   Bilal Duckett DF Waived [37]
November 30, 2011   Shea Salinas MF   San Jose Earthquakes Traded for allocation money [38]
December 5, 2011   Jay Nolly GK   Chicago Fire Traded for a 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 pick [39]
December 29, 2011   Greg Janicki DF   San Antonio Scorpions Waived [40]
December 29, 2011   Jonathan Leathers DF Waived [40]
December 29, 2011   Peter Vagenas MF   C.D. Chivas USA Waived [40]
January 20, 2012   Mustapha Jarju FW   R.A.E.C. Mons Contract terminated. Later re-signed with RAEC Mons on January 25, 2012. [41][42]
January 20, 2012   Philippe Davies MF Option declined [41]
March 1, 2012   Lee Nguyen MF   New England Revolution Waived. Later selected by New England in waiver draft on March 2, 2012. [43]
June 22, 2012   Michael Boxall DF   Wellington Phoenix FC Waived [44]
June 28, 2012   Floyd Franks MF   Carolina RailHawks Waived [45]
June 28, 2012   Tan Long FW   D.C. United Traded for 2015 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 pick [45]
July 11, 2012   Davide Chiumiento MF   FC Zürich Transfer fee undisclosed [16]
July 13, 2012   Sébastien Le Toux FW   New York Red Bulls Traded for Dane Richards and allocation money. [17]
July 20, 2012   Eric Hassli FW   Toronto FC Traded for 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 pick and international roster spot through 2013. [19]

Club edit

Front office and staff edit

 
Martin Rennie was hired as the new Vancouver Whitecaps FC head coach on August 9, 2011.
Position Staff
Owners   CAN Greg Kerfoot
  USA Stephen Luczo
  CAN Jeff Mallett
  CAN Steve Nash
President   CAN Bob Lenarduzzi
Head Coach   SCO Martin Rennie
Director of Operations   USA Tom Soehn
Assistant Coaches   USA Jake DeClute
  SCO Paul Ritchie
  WAL Carl Robinson
Staff Coach   CAN Martin Nash
Goalkeeper Coach   NOR Marius Røvde
Scouting Coordinator   USA Jake DeClute
Head Athletic Trainer   USA Jake Joachim
Physiotherapist   CAN Graeme Pool
Head of Sports Medicine & Science   CAN Rick Celebrini
Strength & Conditioning Coach   USA Mike Young
As of March 15, 2012[46]

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Joe Cannon 28 0 26+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
3 DF   USA Jordan Harvey 30 1 18+8 1 1+0 0 2+1 0
4 DF   SUI Alain Rochat 31 2 27+0 2 1+0 0 3+0 0
6 DF   USA Jay DeMerit 35 1 31+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 0
7 FW   SCO Kenny Miller 14 2 8+5 2 0+1 0 0+0 0
8 FW   MLT Etienne Barbara 4 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
9 FW   SKN Atiba Harris 8 1 3+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
11 MF   USA John Thorrington 24 0 14+5 0 1+0 0 4+0 0
12 DF   KOR Lee Young-Pyo 36 1 33+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
13 MF   USA Michael Nanchoff 11 0 1+8 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
14 MF   SCO Barry Robson 18 3 16+1 3 1+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF   ARG Martín Bonjour 31 1 27+1 1 0+1 0 2+0 0
16 MF   ENG Matt Watson 17 0 10+5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
17 FW   USA Omar Salgado 8 0 5+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
18 GK   USA Brad Knighton 13 0 8+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
19 DF   TRI Carlyle Mitchell 4 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
20 MF   JAM Dane Richards 13 3 9+3 3 0+1 0 0+0 0
22 FW   JAM Darren Mattocks 25 9 15+6 7 1+0 1 0+3 1
23 FW   BRA Tiago Ulisses 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
24 GK   USA Brian Sylvestre 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF   JPN Jun Marques Davidson 26 0 24+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
28 MF   GHA Gershon Koffie 32 3 28+1 3 1+0 0 2+0 0
31 MF   CAN Russell Teibert 4 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF   USA Greg Klazura 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
34 FW   CAN Caleb Clarke 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 MF   CAN Bryce Alderson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 FW   BRA Camilo 31 5 19+9 5 0+0 0 3+0 0
40 DF   EIR Andy O'Brien 9 0 7+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
— DF   NZL Michael Boxall 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF   SUI Davide Chiumiento 20 0 15+1 0 0+0 0 2+2 0
— FW   FRA Eric Hassli 22 4 9+9 2 0+0 0 3+1 2
— MF   USA Floyd Franks 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
— FW   FRA Sébastien Le Toux 22 6 18+1 4 0+0 0 2+1 2
— FW   CHN Tan Long 5 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Last updated: January 7, 2013
Source: Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Goalkeeper stats edit

No. Nat. Player Total Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs Canadian Championship
MIN SV GA GAA MIN SV GA GAA MIN SV GA GAA MIN SV GA GAA
1   Joe Cannon 2,457 79 36 1.32 2,277 73 34 1.34 0 0 0 0.00 180 6 2 1.00
18   Brad Knighton 1,052 40 10 0.86 782 27 7 0.81 90 5 2 2.00 180 8 1 0.50
24   Brian Sylvestre 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0.00

Updated to match played January 7, 2013
Source: Vancouver Whitecaps FC
 Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Starting XI edit

Configuration based in August 2012 starting lineups.

Top scorers edit

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nat Name Major League Soccer MLS Playoffs Canadian Championship Total
1 22 FW   Darren Mattocks 7 1 1 9
2 — FW   Sébastien Le Toux 4 0 2 6
3 37 FW   Camilo 5 0 0 5
4 — FW   Eric Hassli 2 0 2 4
5 14 MF   Barry Robson 3 0 0 3
20 MF   Dane Richards 3 0 0 3
28 MF   Gershon Koffie 3 0 0 3
8 4 DF   Alain Rochat 2 0 0 2
7 FW   Kenny Miller 2 0 0 2
10 — — — Four players tied with 1 goal each
TOTALS 35 1 6 42
As of January 7, 2013[47]

Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Top assists edit

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nat Name Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs Canadian Championship Total
1 — MF   Davide Chiumiento 5 0 3 8
2 37 FW   Camilo 7 0 0 7
3 12 DF   Lee Young-Pyo 4 0 0 4
4 4 DF   Alain Rochat 2 0 1 3
— FW   Eric Hassli 3 0 0 3
6 3 DF   Jordan Harvey 2 0 0 2
14 MF   Barry Robson 2 0 0 2
17 FW   Omar Salgado 1 0 1 2
28 MF   Gershon Koffie 2 0 0 2
10 — — — Ten players tied with 1 assist each
TOTALS 35 1 6 42
As of January 7, 2013[47]

Italic: denotes player is no longer with team

Disciplinary record edit

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number.

N P Nat. Name Major League Soccer Canadian Championship N/A Others Total Notes
                             
1 GK   Joe Cannon 1 1
18 GK   Brad Knighton
24 GK   Brian Sylvestre
3 DF   Jordan Harvey 1 1 2
4 DF   Alain Rochat 6 6
6 DF   Jay DeMerit 3 3
12 DF   Lee Young-Pyo 1 1
15 DF   Martín Bonjour 5 1 6
19 DF   Carlyle Mitchell
32 DF   Greg Klazura
11 MF   John Thorrington 1 1 2
13 MF   Michael Nanchoff
14 MF   Barry Robson 1 1
16 MF   Matt Watson 1 1
20 MF   Dane Richards
23 MF   Tiago Ulisses
27 MF   Jun Marques Davidson 6 6
28 MF   Gershon Koffie 6 6 Suspended August 15 vs. FC Dallas for yellow card accumulation.
31 MF   Russell Teibert
36 MF   Bryce Alderson
7 FW   Kenny Miller
8 FW   Etienne Barbara
9 FW   Atiba Harris 1 1
17 FW   Omar Salgado 1 1
22 FW   Darren Mattocks 7 1 2 9 1
34 FW   Caleb Clarke
37 FW   Camilo 1 1
40 DF   Andy O'Brien
— DF   Michael Boxall
— MF   Davide Chiumiento
— MF   Floyd Franks
— FW   Eric Hassli 6 6
— FW   Sébastien Le Toux 1 1 1 1
— FW   Long Tan

Last updated: August 11, 2012
Source: Competitive matches
Ordered by  ,   and  
  = Number of bookings;   = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;   = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Italic: denotes no longer with club.

Competitions edit

Pre-season edit

Arizona training edit

February 6 Vancouver 1–1 Seattle Casa Grande, Arizona
15:00 PST Camilo   1'
Harris   14'
Bonjour   14'
Boxall   77'
Teibert   103'
Cregg   110'		 Report Parke   20'
Carrasco   48'
Caskey   94'
Vanzie   101'
Banton   116'
Gutierres   119'		 Stadium: Grande Sports World
February 10 Vancouver 1–1 Salt Lake Casa Grande, Arizona
10:00 PST Harris   18'
Mattocks   27'
Camilo   45'
Koffie   90'		 Report Bengellou   21'
Tanaka   26'
Espíndola   39' (pen.)
Steele   51'
Gil   54'
Salcedo   75'
Schuler   79'		 Stadium: Grande Sports World

Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic edit

See also: 2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic
February 24 Match 1 Montreal 0–3 Vancouver Orlando, Florida
17:00 PST Arnaud   42'
Martins   71'		 Recap Hassli   38',   42'
Camilo   41'
Mattocks   69'
Koffie   75'
Le Toux   83' (pen.)		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
February 26 Match 2 Vancouver 1–0 Houston Orlando, Florida
10:00 PST Le Toux   15' (pen.)
Harvey   44'		 Recap Deric   28'
Creavalle   54'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
February 29 Match 3 Kansas City 0–3 Vancouver Orlando, Florida
15:00 PST César   6'
Collin   16'
Kamara   59'		 Recap Koffie   40'
Harvey   47'
Le Toux   50'
Teibert   62'
Mitchell   67'		 Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
March 3 Championship Vancouver 1–0 Toronto Orlando, Florida
17:00 PST Camilo   10'
Mattocks   25'
Teibert   87'		 Recap Makubua   2' Stadium: ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Referee: Mark Geiger

Friendlies edit

February 19 Victoria 1–2 Vancouver Victoria, British Columbia
13:00 PST Gorman   67' (pen.) Recap Chiumiento   11' (pen.)
Davidson   39'   65'
Watson   52'		 Stadium: Centennial Stadium
Attendance: 2,831
March 4 Community Shield Carolina 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Vancouver Cary, North Carolina
12:00 PST Lowery   6'
Shriver   71'		 Recap Tan   49'
Chiumiento   90'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Referee: Terry Vaughn
Penalties
Stockley  
Drake  
Miller  
Shipalane  		   Le Toux
  Chiumiento
  Tan
  Knighton

Overall edit

Competition Started round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First match Last match
Pro Soccer Classic Group stage — Winner February 24 March 3
Major League Soccer — — 5th, West
11th, Overall 		March 10 October 27
MLS Cup Playoffs Play-in Round Play-in Round November 1
Canadian Championship Semi-finals — Runners-up May 2 May 23
Cascadia Cup — — 3rd May 19 October 21

Updated to match played October 28, 2012
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer edit

Main article: 2012 Major League Soccer season

League table edit

Western Conference edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 San Jose Earthquakes 34 19 6 9 72 43 +29 66 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Real Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 46 35 +11 57
3 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 8 11 51 33 +18 56
4 LA Galaxy 34 16 12 6 59 47 +12 54 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 11 13 10 35 41 −6 43
6 FC Dallas 34 9 13 12 42 47 −5 39
7 Colorado Rapids 34 11 19 4 44 50 −6 37
8 Portland Timbers 34 8 16 10 34 56 −22 34
9 Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30
Source: MLS
Overall edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes (S) 34 19 6 9 72 43 +29 66 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 7 9 42 27 +15 63
3 D.C. United 34 17 10 7 53 43 +10 58
4 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 57 46 +11 57
5 Real Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 46 35 +11 57
6 Chicago Fire 34 17 11 6 46 41 +5 57
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 8 11 51 33 +18 56
8 LA Galaxy (C) 34 16 12 6 59 47 +12 54 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Houston Dynamo 34 14 9 11 48 41 +7 53
10 Columbus Crew 34 15 12 7 44 44 0 52
11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 11 13 10 35 41 −6 43
12 Montreal Impact 34 12 16 6 45 51 −6 42 CONCACAF Champions League
13 FC Dallas 34 9 13 12 42 47 −5 39
14 Colorado Rapids 34 11 19 4 44 50 −6 37
15 Philadelphia Union 34 10 18 6 37 45 −8 36
16 New England Revolution 34 9 17 8 39 44 −5 35
17 Portland Timbers 34 8 16 10 34 56 −22 34
18 Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30
19 Toronto FC 34 5 21 8 36 62 −26 23
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (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 43 11 13 10 35 41  −6 8 3 6 25 17  +8 3 10 4 10 24  −14

Last updated: October 28, 2012
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

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GroundHAHAAHHAHAHAHHHAAAAAHHAHHAAAAHHHHA
ResultWWDDLLWWWLDDWWDLWDLLDWLWLLLLLDDWLD
Updated to match(es) played on October 27, 2012. Source: MLS results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Match results edit

Schedule[48]

  Win   Draw   Loss

March 10 1 Vancouver 2–0 Montreal Vancouver, British Columbia
15:00 PST Le Toux   4'
Camilo   54'
Bonjour   58'		 Recap Felipe   19'
Bernier   28'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
March 17 2 Chivas 0–1 Vancouver Carson, California
19:30 PDT Minda   35' Recap Davidson   63'
DeMerit   68'
Hassli   89'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 7,723
Referee: Jair Marrufo
March 24 3 Vancouver 0–0 D.C. Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT Hassli   33' Recap Santos   35'
Pontius   70'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,394
Referee: Kevin Stott
March 31 4 Philadelphia 0–0 Vancouver Chester, Pennsylvania
16:00 PDT Gómez   43'
Carroll   56'
M. Farfan   77'		 Recap Harris   65' Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,189
Referee: Elias Bazakos
April 7 5 San Jose 3–1 Vancouver Santa Clara, California
16:00 PDT Wondolowski   68', 78'
Gordon   72'
Corrales   90+2'		 Recap Davidson   11'
Bonjour   37'
Y.P. Lee   45+2'
Le Toux   49'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,525
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
April 18 6 Vancouver 1–3 Kansas City Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT Hassli   6'
DeMerit   67'
Le Toux   79'		 Recap Collin   18',   24'
Nagamura   38'
Bonjour   51' (o.g.)
Kamara   65'
Nielsen   80'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 15,382
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 21 7 Vancouver 1–0 Dallas Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT Camilo   11'
Koffie   38'
Watson   57'		 Recap Blas Pérez   75'
Rodríguez   90'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,027
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
April 28 8 Columbus 0–1 Vancouver Columbus, Ohio
16:30 PDT Marshall   81'
O'Rourke   87'		 Recap Harvey   50'
Koffie   67'
Y.P. Lee   74'		 Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 11,978
Referee: Elias Bazakos
May 5 9 Vancouver 2–1 San Jose Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 PDT Koffie   40'
Davidson   90+2'
Hassli   90+4'		 Recap Wondolowski   15'
Cronin   52'
Beitashour   54'
Chávez   54'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,271
Referee: Chris Penso
May 12 10 New England 4–1 Vancouver Foxborough, Massachusetts
16:30 PDT Nguyen   6', 72'
Sène   24'
Joseph   33',   45+2'		 Recap Hassli   5',   90'
Koffie   44'
Salgado   61'
Mattocks   64'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 12,112
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 19 11a Vancouver 2–2 Seattle Vancouver, British Columbia
14:00 PDT Rochat   12'
Camilo   82',   90+3'
Koffie   84'		 Recap Johnson   47'
Montero   90'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 26 12a Portland 1–1 Vancouver Portland, Oregon
19:00 PDT Smith   40'
Boyd   67'		 Recap Thorrington   23'
Bonjour   70'
Mattocks   84',   90'		 Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 20,438
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
June 10 13 Vancouver 3–1 Houston Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 PDT Mattocks   4', 66'
Davidson   68'
Harvey   88'		 Recap Davis   80'
Kandji   83'
Carr   86'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,811
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
June 16 14 Vancouver 1–0 Colorado Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 PDT Rochat   42'
Mattocks   59'   60'
Le Toux   80'		 Recap Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,166
Referee: Jasen Anno
June 20 15 Vancouver 1–1 New York Vancouver, British Columbia
20:00 PDT Hassli   67'
Bonjour   75'		 Recap Richards   14'
Lindpere   19'
Pearce   86'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,060
Referee: Chris Penso
June 23 16 Los Angeles 3–0 Vancouver Carson, California
19:30 PDT Beckham   16'
Magee   16'
Keane   30'
Donovan   41'
Franklin   68'		 Recap Mattocks   24'
Davidson   61'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 21,529
Referee: Allen Chapman
July 4 17 Colorado 0–1 Vancouver Commerce City, Colorado
18:30 PDT Recap Rochat   41'
Mattocks   43',   90+3'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,757
Referee: Dave Gantar
July 7 18 Chivas 0–0 Vancouver Carson, California
19:30 PDT LaBrocca   45'
Califf   90+3'		 Recap Rochat   63'
Hassli   64'
Bonjour   71'
Koffie   87'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 11,659
Referee: Juan Guzman
July 11 19 Toronto 3–2 Vancouver Toronto, Ontario
16:00 PDT Silva   38',   68'
Dunfield   63',   90+4'
Frings   72'		 Recap Mattocks   50', 90+1'
Rochat   71'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,821
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 14 20 Chicago 1–0 Vancouver Bridgeview, Illinois
17:30 PDT Pardo   10'
Segares   36'
Alex   41'
Friedrich   67'   69'		 Recap Mattocks   12'
Rochat   43'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 16,820
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
July 18 21 Vancouver 2–2 Los Angeles Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT Koffie   18'
Robson   27'
DeMerit   58'		 Recap Donovan   45+1'
Beckham   81'
Lopes   83'
Villarreal   86',   87'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
July 22 22 Vancouver 2–1 San Jose Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 PDT Bonjour   11'
Robson   12',   62' (pen.)
Richards   20'		 Recap Beitashour   32'
Gordon   38'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,112
Referee: Jair Marrufo
July 27 23 Salt Lake 2–1 Vancouver Sandy, Utah
18:00 PDT Saborío   34' (pen.), 58' Recap DeMerit   33'
Mattocks   52',   86'
Cannon   76'		 Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 18,702
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 11 24 Vancouver 2–1 Salt Lake Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 PDT Rochat   41'
Koffie   49'
Camilo   58'
Richards   64'		 Recap Beltran   37'
Borchers   90+2'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,083
Referee: Paul Ward
August 15 25 Vancouver 0–2 Dallas Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT Bonjour   34'
Camilo   45+1'
Nanchoff   81'
Lee   86'
Davidson   86'
Robson   90+5'		 Recap Hernández   46'
Castillo   60'
Top   70'
Jacobson   83'
Ferreira   86'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,006
Referee: Matthew Foerster
August 18 26a Seattle 2–0 Vancouver Seattle, Washington
13:00 PDT Hurtado   58'
Montero   64'
Johnson   87'		 Recap Koffie   90+1' Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 55,718
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 25 27a Portland 2–1 Vancouver Portland, Oregon
19:30 PDT Nagbe   41'
Songo'o   55'		 Recap Rochat   33'
Miller   45+2'
Thorrington   65'
Mattocks   84'		 Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field
Attendance: 20,438
Referee: Dave Gantar
September 1 28 Los Angeles 2–0 Vancouver Carson, California
19:00 PDT Gonzalez   21'
Juninho   41'
Beckham   79'		 Recap Richards   61'
Barbara   90'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,168
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 15 29 Dallas 1–0 Vancouver Frisco, Texas
17:30 PDT de Guzman   45',   90+6' Recap Bonjour   30'
Harvey   36'
Koffie   53'
Knighton   90+1'		 Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 23 30 Vancouver 2–2 Colorado Vancouver, British Columbia
16:30 PDT Richards   22'
Camilo   29'
Rochat   64'
Miller   68'		 Recap Cummings   34'
Smith   86'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,992
Referee: Drew Fischer
September 29 31a Vancouver 0–0 Seattle Vancouver, British Columbia
18:00 PDT Harvey   49' Recap Parke   55' Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
October 3 32 Vancouver 4–0 Chivas Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT Koffie   11'
Richards   35'
Camilo   62'
Robson   73'		 Recap Bolaños   43'
Valencia   55'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 17,777
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
October 21 33a Vancouver 0–1 Portland Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 PDT Sanvezzo   53'
Koffie   80'		 Recap Mosquera   10'
Jewsbury   39'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Juan Guzman
October 27 34 Salt Lake 0–0 Vancouver Sandy, Utah
18:00 PDT Wingert   36'
Johnson   82'		 Recap DeMerit   47' Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,507
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Note edit

^a Indicates a match against a Cascadia Cup rival.

MLS Cup playoffs edit

Main article: 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs

Knockout round edit

November 1 KO Los Angeles 2–1 Vancouver Carson, California
19:30 PST Juninho   43'
Magee   69'
Donovan   73' (pen.)
Sarvas   87'		 Recap Mattocks   3'
Bonjour   71'
Y.P. Lee   72'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 14,703
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Canadian Championship edit

Main article: 2012 Canadian Championship
See also: Voyageurs Cup

The club participates in the four-team Canadian Championship which includes FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact and Toronto FC. The champion of the tournament is awarded the Voyageurs Cup and qualifies for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League group stage. Each round will feature a two-legged home-and-away format. The team with the higher aggregate score from both matches will be declared the winner. Should there be a tie in the aggregate score, the away goals rule will be used to determine the winner. Should the away goals also be even then an additional 30 minutes of extra time will be played with the away goals rule no longer in effect. The final tiebreaker will be a penalty shootout.

Semi-finals edit

May 2 First Leg Edmonton 0–2 Vancouver Edmonton, Alberta
19:00 PDT Saiko   66'
van Leerdam   74'		 Recap Hassli   19'
Harris   41'
Harvey   72'		 Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 2,777
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
May 9 Second Leg Vancouver 3–1
(5–1 agg.)		 Edmonton Vancouver, British Columbia
20:00 PDT Thorrington   42'
Le Toux   75', 87'
Mattocks   90+3'		 Recap Vorbe   33'
Hamilton   41'
Cox   44'
Kooy   51'
Pinto   54'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 15,011
Referee: Geoff Gamble

Final edit

May 16 First Leg Vancouver 1–1 Toronto Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT Hassli   90+1' Recap Hall   11'
Dunfield   49'
Johnson   66'		 Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 14,878
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 23 Second Leg Toronto 1–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Vancouver Toronto, Ontario
17:00 PDT Frings   31'
Morgan   48'
De Guzman   57'
Lambe   75',   83'
Henry   84'		 Recap Bonjour   36'
Le Toux   45'   58'
Mattocks   89'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 13,777
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

MLS reserves edit

Main article: MLS Reserve League

The Vancouver Whitecaps will compete in the West Division for the 2012 MLS Reserves season. The division consists of six teams, including Chivas USA, Los Angeles Galaxy, Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders FC and San Jose Earthquakes. The Whitecaps will play each other team twice, once home and once away.

League table edit

West Division
Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 LA Galaxy (C) 10 6 3 1 22 11 +11 19
2 San Jose Earthquakes 10 5 3 2 15 12 +3 17
3 Seattle Sounders FC 10 4 5 1 18 18 0 13
4 Portland Timbers 10 4 5 1 17 18 –1 13
5 Chivas USA 10 3 4 3 21 21 0 12
6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 3 5 2 11 22 –11 11

Source: MLSsoccer.com

Match results edit

Schedule[49]

  Win   Draw   Loss

March 26 Vancouver 1–1 Seattle Vancouver, British Columbia
11:00 PDT Mitchell   90+1' Recap Steres   36'
González   69'
Caskey   72'		 Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
April 8 San Jose 1–2 Vancouver San Jose, California
11:00 PDT Ampaipitakwong   77' Recap Tan   38'
Harris   78'		 Stadium: Nutrilite Training Facility
April 22 Vancouver 0–3 Portland Vancouver, British Columbia
15:00 PDT Recap Richards   44'
Songo'o   65'
Dike   89'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
May 27 Portland 1–2 Vancouver Portland, Oregon
14:00 PDT Palmer   38'
Fucito   51'
Jean-Baptiste   71'		 Recap Franks   18'
Mattocks   28'
Barbara   38'
Harvey   45'
Knighton   90+4'		 Stadium: JELD-WEN Field
June 1 Seattle 1–2 Vancouver Tukwila, Washington
18:00 PDT Carrasco   36'
Dismuke   81'		 Recap Mitchell   26', 72' Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
June 12 Vancouver 1–3 Los Angeles Vancouver, British Columbia
11:00 PDT Nanchoff   13'
Alderson   68'		 Recap Villareal   47', 90+1'
McBean   86'		 Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
July 23 Vancouver 1–3 Chivas USA Vancouver, British Columbia
11:00 PDT Froese   57'
Watson   75'		 Recap Chavez   9'
Akwari   19'
Romero   37'
Courtois   41'
Gavin   66'
Romero   70'		 Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
August 3 Chivas USA 1–1 Vancouver Carson, California
10:00 PDT Correa   16' Recap Harris   14' (pen.),   32'
Klazura   23', Watson   39'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
September 10 Vancouver 1–2 San Jose Vancouver, British Columbia
11:00 PDT Harris   21'
Mitchell   65'		 Recap Fondy   10'
Padilla   61'
Morales   75'
Ventura   84'		 Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
October 7 Los Angeles v Vancouver Carson, California
11:00 PDT Stadium: To Be Determined

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 in 2012.

The winner is determined through league matches between the sides, and the club with the best record against both sides wins the trophy. The 2012 MLS season will see an unbalanced schedule due to an uneven number of teams with the addition of the Montreal Impact. As a result, the Whitecaps will play three matches each against Portland and Seattle. The odd number of matches means Vancouver will host the Sounders twice and Timbers once while visiting Seattle Portland once and twice respectively. This setup will alternate each year.

Pos Team GP W L D GF GA GD Pts
1 Portland Timbers 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 11
2 Seattle Sounders FC 6 2 1 3 9 5 +4 9
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6 0 3 3 4 8 -4 3

Recognition edit

MLS Save of the Week edit

Week Player Save Report
2   USA Joe Cannon 32' SOTW
3   USA Joe Cannon 67' SOTW

MLS Team of the Week edit

Week Player/Manager Position Report
7   Lee Young-Pyo DF MLS Team of the Week: 7
8   Lee Young-Pyo DF MLS Team of the Week: 8
11   Alain Rochat DF MLS Team of the Week: 11
12   John Thorrington MF MLS Team of the Week: 12
13–15   Darren Mattocks FW MLS Team of the Week: 13–15
  Sébastien Le Toux
  Martin Rennie Coach
18   Joe Cannon GK MLS Team of the Week: 18 Archived July 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
23   Camilo MF MLS Team of the Week: 23

MLS All-Stars edit

Main article: 2012 MLS All-Star Game
Player Position Note
  Jay DeMerit DF First XI

Miscellany edit

Allocation ranking edit

Vancouver is in the No. 11 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. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[50]

Vancouver moved to the top position in the allocation ranking after the Montreal Impact exercised their allocation rights to acquire Eddie Johnson. On June 26 the Whitecaps swapped their allocation ranking with the Philadelphia Union, who were in the 12 position, in a trade. Philadelphia then used their allocation ranking to sign Bakary Soumaré.

International roster slots edit

Vancouver have 11 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots. Vancouver acquired one additional slot from Colorado Rapids in November 2010 and a second slot from Colorado in January 2012. They acquired a third additional slot from Toronto FC in July 2012.

Future draft pick trades edit

Future picks acquired:

Future picks traded:

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