2023 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Chairman	Jeff Mallett
Head coach	Vanni Sartini
Stadium	BC Place; (Vancouver, BC)
Major League Soccer	Conference: 6th; Overall: 13th; ;
MLS Cup Playoffs	Round One
Canadian Championship	Winners
CONCACAF Champions League	Quarter-finals
Leagues Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Brian White: 15; All: Brian White: 16
Highest home attendance	League/All: 30,204; November 5 vs. Los Angeles FC
Lowest home attendance	League/All: 11,652; April 5 vs. LAFC
Average home league attendance	16,745
Biggest win	VAN 5–0 RES; CCL (3/08); VAN 5–0 MTL; MLS (4/01); ;
Biggest defeat	VAN 0–3 LAFC; CCL (4/05) ; LAFC 3–0 VAN; CCL (4/11)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022 2024 →

The 2023 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's twelfth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, this was the 46th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.

Having won the 2022 Canadian Championship, the Whitecaps participated in the CONCACAF Champions League for the first time since the 2016–17 edition and third time overall.

Current roster edit

As of September 15, 2023^[2]

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	Thomas Hasal	GK	(1999-07-02) July 2, 1999 (age 24)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
18	Yohei Takaoka	GK	(1996-03-16) March 16, 1996 (age 28)	Yokohama F. Marinos
50	Max Anchor	GK	(2004-07-21) July 21, 2004 (age 19)	Whitecaps FC 2
60	Isaac Boehmer	GK	(2001-11-20) November 20, 2001 (age 22)	Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
Defenders
2	Mathías Laborda	DF	(1999-09-15) September 15, 1999 (age 24)	Nacional
3	Sam Adekugbe	DF	(1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29)	Hatayspor
4	Ranko Veselinović	DF	(1999-03-24) March 24, 1999 (age 25)	Vojvodina
6	Tristan Blackmon	DF	(1996-08-12) August 12, 1996 (age 27)	Charlotte FC
7	Richie Laryea	DF	(1995-01-07) January 7, 1995 (age 29)	Nottingham Forest
12	Karifa Yao	DF	(2000-09-28) September 28, 2000 (age 23)	CF Montréal
14	Luís Martins	DF	(1992-06-10) June 10, 1992 (age 31)	Sporting Kansas City
23	Javain Brown	DF	(1999-03-19) March 19, 1999 (age 25)	South Florida Bulls
61	Matteo Campagna	DF	(2004-06-27) June 27, 2004 (age 19)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
Midfielders
8	Alessandro Schöpf	MF	(1994-02-07) February 7, 1994 (age 30)	Arminia Bielefeld
16	Sebastian Berhalter	MF	(2001-05-10) May 10, 2001 (age 22)	Columbus Crew
20	Andrés Cubas	MF	(1996-05-22) May 22, 1996 (age 27)	Nîmes
22	Ali Ahmed	MF	(2000-10-10) October 10, 2000 (age 23)	Whitecaps FC 2
25	Ryan Gauld	MF	(1995-12-16) December 16, 1995 (age 28)	Farense
26	J.C. Ngando	MF	(1999-11-20) November 20, 1999 (age 24)	UNC Greensboro Spartans
27	Ryan Raposo	MF	(1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25)	Syracuse Orange
30	Kamron Habibullah	MF	(2003-10-03) October 3, 2003 (age 20)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
31	Russell Teibert	MF	(1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 31)	Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
45	Pedro Vite	MF	(2002-03-09) March 9, 2002 (age 22)	Independiente del Valle
Forwards
11	Junior Hoilett	FW	(1990-06-05) June 5, 1990 (age 33)	Reading
24	Brian White	FW	(1996-02-03) February 3, 1996 (age 28)	New York Red Bulls
28	Levonte Johnson	FW	(1999-03-15) March 15, 1999 (age 25)	Whitecaps FC 2
29	Simon Becher	FW	(1999-07-20) July 20, 1999 (age 24)	Whitecaps FC 2
Out on Loan
7	Déiber Caicedo	FW	(2000-03-25) March 25, 2000 (age 24)	Deportivo Cali
8	Caio Alexandre	MF	(1999-02-24) February 24, 1999 (age 25)	Botafogo

Transfers edit

In edit

Transferred in edit

#	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
22	MF	Ali Ahmed	Whitecaps FC 2	Free	November 16, 2022	^[3]
12	DF	Karifa Yao	CF Montréal	Re-Entry Draft Stage One	November 17, 2022	^[4]
29	FW	Simon Becher	Whitecaps FC 2	Free	November 17, 2022	^[5]
26	MF	J.C. Ngando	UNC Greensboro Spartans	2023 MLS SuperDraft/Generation Adidas	December 21, 2022	^[6]
50	GK	Max Anchor	Whitecaps FC 2	Homegrown player	January 1, 2023	^[7]
2	DF	Mathías Laborda	Nacional	Free	January 9, 2023	^[8]
18	GK	Yohei Takaoka	Yokohama F. Marinos	Undisclosed	February 17, 2023	^[9]
9	FW	Sergio Córdova	FC Augsburg	Undisclosed/Designated Player	February 20, 2023	^[10]
28	FW	Levonte Johnson	Whitecaps FC 2	Free	June 30, 2023	^[11]
3	DF	Sam Adekugbe	Hatayspor	Undisclosed	August 2, 2023	^[12]
11	FW	Junior Hoilett	Reading	Free	September 14, 2023	^[13]

Loans in edit

#	Position	Player	Loaned from	Date	Loan expires	Notes	Source
7	DF	Richie Laryea	Nottingham Forest	August 2, 2023	December 31, 2023		^[14]

Out edit

Transferred out edit

#	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Source
12	GK	Evan Newton	Retired	Option declined	October 18, 2022	^[15]
15	MF	Janio Bikel	FC Khimki
18	FW	David Egbo
33	MF	Michael Baldisimo	San Jose Earthquakes	Out of contract
2	DF	Marcus Godinho	Korona Kielce	Option declined	November 14, 2022	^[16]
9	FW	Lucas Cavallini	Club Tijuana
17	MF	Leonard Owusu	Odd
26	DF	Florian Jungwirth	Retired	Out of contract, retired
28	DF	Jake Nerwinski	St. Louis City SC	Option declined
55	GK	Cody Cropper	Orange County SC
87	FW	Tosaint Ricketts	Retired
13	DF	Derek Cornelius	Malmö FF	Undisclosed	December 15, 2022	^[17]
3	DF	Cristián Gutiérrez	Toronto FC	Claimed off Waivers	December 15, 2022	^[18]
11	FW	Cristian Dájome	D.C. United	$350,000 GAM + $200,000 conditional GAM	April 25, 2023	^[19]
19	MF	Julian Gressel	Columbus Crew	$550,000 GAM + $300,000 conditional GAM	July 21, 2023	^[20]
9	FW	Sergio Córdova	Alanyaspor	Undisclosed	September 15, 2023	^[21]

Loans out edit

#	Position	Player	Loaned to	Date	Loan expires	Source
8	MF	Caio Alexandre	Fortaleza	December 28, 2022	December 31, 2023	^[22]
7	FW	Déiber Caicedo	Junior FC	August 3, 2023	July 31, 2024	^[23]

MLS SuperDraft picks edit

Round	Pos.	Player	College/Club team	Transaction	Source
1(5)	MF	J.C. Ngando	UNC Greensboro	Signed to a Generation Adidas deal	^[24]
1(29)	FW	Levonte Johnson	Syracuse	Signed with Whitecaps FC 2	^[25]
2(42)	DF	Daniel Nimick	Western Michigan	Signed with HFX Wanderers	^[26]
3(71)	DF	Buster Sjöberg	Syracuse		^[27]

Preseason edit

January 18 Training camp	Whitecaps FC	0–2	Hamburger SV	Marbella, Spain
6:00 AM (PST)		Report	Glatzel 4', 60'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

January 21 Training camp	Whitecaps FC	1–2	Wolfsberger AC	Marbella, Spain
7:00 AM (PST)	Dájome 23' Yao 77'	Report	Scherzer 24' Baribo 56' Leitgeb 77'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella

February 1 Coachella Valley Inv.	Whitecaps FC	1–1	D.C. United	Indio, California
1:00 PM (PST)	Rocha 29'	Report	Laborda 37'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 4 Coachella Valley Inv.	Whitecaps FC	1–1	Charlotte FC	Indio, California
11:00 AM (PST)	Dájome 23' Cubas 51' Becher 85' Yao 106'	Report	Bronico 29' 60' Vargas 66' Lindsey 125'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 8 Coachella Valley Inv.	Toronto FC	0–3	Whitecaps FC	Indio, California
1:00 PM (PST)	Bernardeschi 40' O'Neill 61'	Report	Cubas 34' Dájome 67' (pen.), 77' Brown 75'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 12 Coachella Valley Inv.	St. Louis City SC	0–0	Whitecaps FC	Indio, California
12:30 PM (PST)	Parker 29' Gioacchini 90+1'	Report	Becher 32'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 12 Coachella Valley Inv.	Las Vegas Lights	1–2	Whitecaps FC	Indio, California
3:30 PM (PST)	32' Stauffer 42'	Report	Vite 33' Raposo 48' Dájome 77'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

February 18 Coachella Valley Inv.	Minnesota United FC	0–2	Whitecaps FC	Indio, California
10:00 AM (PST)	Tapias 62'	Report	Dájome 64' Gressel 71' Gauld 88'	Stadium: Empire Polo Club

Competition overview edit

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	February 25	November 5	Matchday 1	Playoffs - Round One	37	12	12	13	57	54	+3	032.43
Canadian Championship	May 10	June 7	Quarter-finals	Winners	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	100.00
CONCACAF Champions League	March 8	April 11	Round of 16	Quarter-finals	4	1	0	3	7	9	−2	025.00
Leagues Cup	July 21	August 4	Group Stage	Round of 32	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	033.33
Total					47	17	14	16	78	69	+9	036.17

Last updated: 5 November 2023
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer edit

Regular season edit

League tables edit

Western Conference edit

MLS Western Conference table (2023)
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
4	Houston Dynamo FC	34	14	11	9	51	38	+13	51	Qualification for Round One
5	Real Salt Lake	34	14	12	8	48	50	−2	50
6	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	12	10	12	55	48	+7	48
7	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	41	37	+4	46
8	Sporting Kansas City	34	12	14	8	48	51	−3	44	Qualification for the Wild card round

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall edit

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
11	Real Salt Lake	34	14	12	8	48	50	−2	50	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32^[a]
12	Nashville SC	34	13	11	10	39	32	+7	49	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[b]
13	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (V)	34	12	10	12	55	48	+7	48	Qualification for the CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One^[c]
14	FC Dallas	34	11	10	13	41	37	+4	46	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32^[a]
15	Sporting Kansas City	34	12	14	8	48	51	−3	44	Qualification for the U.S. Open Cup Round of 32^[a]

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)
(V) Canadian Championship winner
Notes:

^ ^a ^b As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup
^ As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up
^ As 2023 Canadian Championship winners

Results edit

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
34	48	12	10	12	55	48	+7	8	3	6	35	19	+16	4	7	6	20	29	−9

Last updated: October 21, 2023
Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	D	D
Position (West)	11	12	11	11	11	9	8	8	9	7	8	7	7	8	6	6	6	6	9	9	9	9	8	8	7	5	6	4	5	5	6	5	5	6

Updated to match(es) played on October 7, 2023. Source: ^[28]
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

February 25 1	Whitecaps FC	1–2	Real Salt Lake	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm PST	Brown 24'	Report	Löffelsend 15' Glad 70' Kreilach 73'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,614 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

March 4 2	San Jose Earthquakes	2–1	Whitecaps FC	San Jose, California
7:30pm PST	Yueill 58' Ebobisse 68' Akapo 77' Espinoza 83'	Report	Schöpf 17', 69' Veselinović 36' Cubas 41' Martins 68'	Stadium: PayPal Park Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Mark Allatin

March 11 3	Whitecaps FC	1–1	FC Dallas	Vancouver, British Columbia
2:00pm PST	Arriola 34' (o.g.) Cubas 42' Schöpf 75'	Report	Ibeagha 5' Tafari 69' Obrian 88'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,780 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

March 18 4	LA Galaxy	1–1	Whitecaps FC	Carson, California
7:30pm PDT	Leerdam 45+4' Edwards 90+3'	Report	Blackmon 14' Veselinović 17' Brown 43' Raposo 71' Laborda 87'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 23,112 Referee: Victor Rivas

March 25 5	Minnesota United FC	1–1	Whitecaps FC	Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30pm CDT	García 40' Trapp 58' Heath 64' Tapias 76' Bello 90+2' Amarilla 90+2'	Report	Blackmon 54' Ahmed 73' White 89' Becher 90+8'	Stadium: Allianz Field Attendance: 19,609 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

April 1 6	Whitecaps FC	5–0	CF Montréal	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm PDT	White 38' Becher 43', 59' Gressel 45' Ahmed 48' Laborda 50'	Report	Camacho 11' 23' Waterman 18' Rea 52'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,046 Referee: Timothy Ford

April 8 7 Cascadia Cup	Whitecaps FC	1–0	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm PDT	Blackmon 39' White 74', 90' Sartini 90+2' Berhalter 90+3'	Report	Župarić 48' Moreno 53' Ayala 90'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,029 Referee: Nima Saghafi

April 15 8	Austin FC	0–0	Whitecaps FC	Austin, Texas
7:30pm CDT	Driussi 40' Lima 68'	Report	White 42' Cubas 45'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Mark Allatin

April 29 9	Whitecaps FC	0–0	Colorado Rapids	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm PDT	Gauld 28'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 14,103 Referee: Tori Penso

May 6 10	Whitecaps FC	3–2	Minnesota United FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm PDT	White 17', 52' Becher 56'	Report	Boxall 33' Jeong Sang-bin 65'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 14,047 Referee: Filip Dujic

May 13 11 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	3–1	Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30pm PDT	Boli 2' Evander 18', 54' McGraw 73'	Report	McGraw 24' (o.g.) Brown 74'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 23,154 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr.

May 17 12	FC Dallas	2–1	Whitecaps FC	Frisco, Texas
5:30pm	Ferreira 37', 54' Cerrillo 75'	Report	Vite 23' Laborda 35'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,890 Referee: Jon Freemon

May 20 13 Cascadia Cup	Whitecaps FC	2–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm	Vite 10', 44' Ahmed 34' Frei 58' (o.g.) Córdova 90+3'	Report	Chú 41' Rusnák 49' Atencio 70'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,108 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

May 27 14	St. Louis City SC	3–1	Whitecaps FC	St. Louis, Missouri
5:30pm	Löwen 10' Nerwinski 20' Parker 23' Blackmon 45' (o.g.) Stroud 60' Blom 86' Perez 90+4'	Report	Berhalter 49' White 83' Gressel 90+3' Gauld 90+4'	Stadium: Citypark Attendance: 22,423 Referee: Sergii Boiko

May 31 15	Whitecaps FC	6–2	Houston Dynamo FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm	Vite 1' Gressel 18', 59', 41' White 46' Laborda 70' Córdova 79' Berhalter 88' Gauld 90+5'	Report	Baird 8' Bassi 16' Quiñónes 69' Carrasquilla 69' Clark 84'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 13,232 Referee: Mark Allatin

June 3 16	Whitecaps FC	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm	White 39' Blackmon 63' Cubas 69' Gauld 78', 88' (pen.)	Report	Castellanos 7' Pulido 20' Kinda 79' McIntosh 90+5'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 13,739 Referee: Lukasz Szpala
Note: Whitecaps FC manager Vanni Sartini was cautioned in the 86th minute for dissent.

June 10 17	Whitecaps FC	1–1	FC Cincinnati	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm	Raposo 60' Gauld 89' (pen.) Vite 90+2'	Report	Murphy 29' Mosquera 77' Acosta 83'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,086 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

June 24 19	Los Angeles FC	2–3	Whitecaps FC	Los Angeles, California
6:30pm	Crisostomo 25' Bouanga 45' Vela 68' Hollingshead 86'	Report	Veselinović 2' White 23' Raposo 32' Gauld 63' Vite 85' Martins 90+1'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,133 Referee: Jon Freemon

July 1 20	Sporting Kansas City	3–0	Whitecaps FC	Kansas City, Kansas
5:30pm	Walter 33' Pulido 45+2' Thommy 53', 57' Davis 89'	Report	Berhalter 66'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,867 Referee: Malik Badawi

July 8 21 Cascadia Cup	Whitecaps FC	2–3	Seattle Sounders FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm	Veselinović 24' Gauld 72' Blackmon 75' Laborda 82' 89'	Report	Ruidíaz 48' Léo Chú 60', 76' Lodeiro 79' Yeimar 90+1'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,399 Referee: Ramy Touchan

July 12 22	Whitecaps FC	2–1	Austin FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm	Vite 1' Córdova 72' Cubas 87' Blackmon 90+10'	Report	Redes 47', 52' Lundkvist 78'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 14,995 Referee: Nima Saghafi

July 15 23	Whitecaps FC	4–2	LA Galaxy	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm	White 2' Gauld 10', 23' (pen.) Schöpf 48' Córdova 90+4'	Report	Mavinga 9' 21' Puig 23' Brugman 61' Delgado 74'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,354 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

August 20 24	Whitecaps FC	0–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm	Gauld 90'	Report	Monteiro 39' Espinoza 43' Gruezo 62' Tsakiris 79' Daniel 82' Marie 89' Rodrigues 90'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,765 Referee: Ismir Pekmic

August 26 25 Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	2–3	Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30pm	Evander 34', 85' Župarić 51' Mora 53' Asprilla 63' Boli 90+5'	Report	Gauld 13', 60' (pen.) White 36' Cubas 65' Laryea 90+5'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 22,674 Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

August 30 26	Chicago Fire FC	0–1	Whitecaps FC	Chicago, Illinois
5:30pm		Report	White 19' Brown 58'	Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 9,187 Referee: Ricardo Fierro

September 2 27	New York City FC	1–1	Whitecaps FC	New York, New York
12:30pm	Perea 20' Rodríguez 37' Bakrar 55' Sands 57'	Report	Laborda 28' Gauld 60' (pen.) Berhalter 90+1'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 17,942 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

September 16 28	Toronto FC	1–2	Whitecaps FC	Toronto, Ontario
4:30pm	Kerr 50' Petretta 76'	Report	Berhalter 32' Blackmon 56' Vite 60' White 66' Brown 87'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,165 Referee: Ramy Touchan

September 20 29	Houston Dynamo FC	4–1	Whitecaps FC	Houston, Texas
5:30pm	Herrera 13' Kowalczyk 30' Sviatchenko 36' Dorsey 44', 52' Baird 49' Micael 60' Franco 73' Ibrahim 84'	Report	Raposo 2' Perea 24' Sviatchenko 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 13,866 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

September 23 30	Real Salt Lake	2–1	Whitecaps FC	Sandy, Utah
6:30pm	Vera 47', 90+4' Glad 65' Brody 74' Palacio 82'	Report	White 17' Adekugbe 90+11'	Stadium: America First Field Attendance: 19,243 Referee: Malik Badawi

September 27 18	Colorado Rapids	2–2	Whitecaps FC	Commerce City, Colorado
6:30pm	Rubio 47' Rosenberry 62' Bassett 67' Bombito 87'	Report	Laborda 11' White 78'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 12,064 Referee: Elton Garcia
Note: Makeup for June 21 postponement due to thunderstorm in area.

September 30 31	Whitecaps FC	2–2	D.C. United	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm	White 2' Gauld 57' (pen.) Schöpf 82'	Report	Benteke 11' Klich 62', 69'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,442 Referee: Drew Fischer

October 4 32	Whitecaps FC	3–0	St. Louis City SC	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30pm	White 59' Gauld 79' Berhalter 82' Laryea 90+6'	Report	Löwen 42'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 13,776 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere

October 7 33 Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	0–0	Whitecaps FC	Seattle, Washington
7:30pm	C. Roldan 34' Léo Chú 56' Yeimar 73'	Report	Laborda 63' Schöpf 66' Laryea 90+1'	Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 33,666 Referee: Nima Saghafi

October 21 34	Whitecaps FC	1–1	Los Angeles FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
6:00pm	Gauld 16', 75' Ahmed 58' Adekugbe 71' Berhalter 76'	Report	Bouanga 34', 45+4' Palacios 44' Tillman 51' Bogusz 57' Sánchez 69' Chiellini 73' Crépeau 74'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 25,146 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

MLS Cup Playoffs edit

The Whitecaps clinched a playoff berth on October 4, following a 3–0 win against St. Louis City SC. On October 7, Vancouver ensured that they would receive a bye into Round One of the playoffs following a 0–0 draw against Seattle Sounders FC guaranteeing them a home playoff game for the first time since 2017.^[29]

Round One edit

October 28 Game 1	Los Angeles FC	5–2	Whitecaps FC	Los Angeles, California
5:00pm	Hollingshead 18', 52' Vela 22' Bouanga 29', 64' Murillo 80'	Report	White 27' Adekugbe 40' Brown 41' Blackmon 55' Vite 63' Johnson 82'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 22,002 Referee: Jon Freemon

November 5 Game 2	Whitecaps FC	0–1	Los Angeles FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
4:30pm	Veselinović 22' Schöpf 90+1' Adekugbe 90+4' Becher 90+4'	Report	Bouanga 24' (pen.) González 40' Olivera 83'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 30,204 Referee: Timothy Ford
Note: Whitecaps FC manager Vanni Sartini was sent off in the 90+4th minute.

Los Angeles FC won the series 2–0.

Canadian Championship edit

As champions of the 2022 tournament, the Whitecaps received a bye into the quarter-finals.

May 10 Quarter-finals	York United FC	1–4	Whitecaps FC	Toronto, Ontario
7:30pm ET	Ricci 90' Soumaoro 90+1'	Report	Adekugbe 64' (o.g.) Becher 76' Johnson 88' Gressel 90+2' (pen.) Takaoka 90+3'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 1,827 Referee: Drew Fischer

May 24 Semi-finals	Pacific FC	0–3	Whitecaps FC	Langford, British Columbia
19:00 PT	Aparicio 47'	Report	Gressel 14' Ahmed 17' Córdova 56' Blackmon 75' Becher 78'	Stadium: Starlight Stadium Attendance: 5,221 Referee: Drew Fischer

June 7 Final	Whitecaps FC	2–1	CF Montréal	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PT	White 57' Gauld 66' (pen.) Berhalter 83'	Report	Lassiter 3' Camacho 58' Ibrahim 83'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,072 Referee: Filip Dujic

CONCACAF Champions League edit

Round of 16 edit

March 8 First Leg	Whitecaps FC	5–0	Real España	Vancouver, British Columbia^[†]
7:00pm PST	Veselinović 7' Blackmon 21' Raposo 59' D. García 64' (o.g.) Vite 70' White 77'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 13,644 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

March 15 Second Leg	Real España	3–2 (3–7 agg.)	Whitecaps FC	San Pedro Sula, Honduras^[†]
4:00pm CST	Montes 67', 86' Rocca 75', 79' García 90+1'	Report	Rapaso 44' Dájome 60' Ngando 65' White 66' Ahmed 69' Brown 78' Becher 83' Blackmon 85'	Stadium: Estadio General Francisco Morazán Referee: Marco Ortiz (Mexico)

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Vancouver was initially scheduled to host the second leg, but the order of legs was reversed due to scheduling conflicts in BC Place.

Quarterfinals edit

April 5 First Leg	Whitecaps FC	0–3	Los Angeles FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:00pm PDT		Report	Bouanga 55', 65' Opoku 61'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 11,652 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez (Mexico)

April 11 Second Leg	Los Angeles FC	3–0 (6–0 agg.)	Whitecaps FC	Los Angeles, United States
7:15pm PDT	Vela 8' (pen.), 31' Sánchez 32' Cifuentes 65'	Report	Berhalter 20'	Stadium: BMO Stadium Attendance: 18,688 Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

Leagues Cup edit

Group stage edit

The Vancouver Whitecaps qualified to the Leagues Cup group stage as a wildcard team. They were drawn into West Group 3.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	LEO	VAN	LAX
1	León	2	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	5	Advance to knockout stage	—	—	—
2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2	1	0	1	0	4	3	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage	2–2	—	—
3	LA Galaxy	2	0	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0		0–1	1–2	—

Source: Leagues Cup
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

July 21 GS	León	2–2 (16–15 p)	Whitecaps FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
22:30 ET	Rodríguez 20' Moreno 23' Tesillo 39' Dávila 45+2' Hernández 77', 88'	Report	Córdova 44', 57' Cubas 65'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,391 Referee: Fernando Guerrero Ramírez
	Penalties
	Frías Ramírez Hernández Sánchez Rubio O. Rodríguez Tesillo Ambríz Romero Barreiro Cota Frías Hernández Romero Tesillo Rubio Ramírez O. Rodríguez Sánchez		Gauld Caicedo Cubas Martins White Blackmon Veselinović Laborda Becher Teibert Takaoka Gauld Caicedo White Veselinović Blackmon Becher Cubas Martins

July 30 GS	LA Galaxy	1–2	Whitecaps FC	Carson, California
21:00 ET	Puig 16' Costa 48'	Report	Cubas 42' Calegari 81' (o.g.) White 90+1'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 14,787 Referee: Walter López Castellanos

Knockout stage edit

August 4 R32	UANL	1–1 (5–3 p)	Whitecaps FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
22:30 ET	Gignac 53' Lainez 65' Guzmán 96'	Report	Vite 9' Brown 38' Gauld 52'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 13,703 Referee: Lukasz Szpala
	Penalties
	Gignac Ibáñez Angulo Córdova Gorriarán		Vite Córdova White Veselinović

Cascadia Cup edit

2023 Cascadia Cup standings
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10
2	Portland Timbers	6	2	2	2	11	8	+3	8
3	Seattle Sounders FC	6	1	3	2	6	10	−4	6

Source: "Schedule". mlssoccer.com.
Rules for classification: Scoring

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
6	10	3	2	1	9	8	+1	2	1	0	5	3	+2	1	1	1	4	5	−1

Last updated: October 7, 2023
Source: Standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of November 5, 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		MLS Playoffs		Canadian Championship		Leagues Cup		Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	CAN	Thomas Hasal	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
18	GK	JPN	Yohei Takaoka	42	0	33	0	2	0	3	0	2	0	2	0
50	GK	CAN	Max Anchor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	GK	CAN	Isaac Boehmer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	URU	Mathías Laborda	32	1	17+6	1	1	0	2	0	2+1	0	2+1	0
3	DF	CAN	Sam Adekugbe	12	0	4+6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	SRB	Ranko Veselinović	42	2	31+1	2	2	0	2	0	3	0	3	0
6	DF	USA	Tristan Blackmon	42	3	28+2	2	2	0	3	0	2+1	0	3+1	1
7	DF	CAN	Richie Laryea	14	1	12	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	DF	CAN	Karifa Yao	5	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
14	DF	POR	Luís Martins	25	0	18+2	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	1	0	0+1	0
23	DF	JAM	Javain Brown	31	1	20+4	1	1	0	1+1	0	1	0	2+1	0
61	DF	CAN	Matteo Campagna	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	AUT	Alessandro Schöpf	34	1	21+7	1	1+1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0
16	MF	USA	Sebastian Berhalter	37	2	11+17	2	0+1	0	1+1	0	2	0	2+2	0
20	MF	PAR	Andrés Cubas	37	0	27+1	0	2	0	2	0	3	0	2	0
22	MF	CAN	Ali Ahmed	30	3	12+10	2	1+1	0	2	1	0+1	0	2+1	0
25	MF	SCO	Ryan Gauld	42	12	30+2	11	2	0	2	1	3	0	3	0
26	MF	CMR	J.C. Ngando	14	0	0+8	0	0	0	0+1	0	2	0	1+2	0
27	MF	CAN	Ryan Raposo	36	1	15+11	0	0+1	0	3	0	2	0	4	1
30	MF	CAN	Kamron Habibullah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF	CAN	Russell Teibert	15	0	0+7	0	0	0	3	0	0+2	0	2+1	0
45	MF	ECU	Pedro Vite	45	6	24+10	4	2	0	0+3	0	1+1	1	2+2	1
66	MF	USA	Giovanni Aguilar	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
11	FW	CAN	Junior Hoilett	9	0	2+5	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	USA	Brian White	43	19	30+2	15	2	0	2	1	2+1	1	2+2	2
28	FW	CAN	Levonte Johnson	12	1	2+5	0	0+1	0	1+1	1	1+1	0	0	0
29	FW	USA	Simon Becher	25	7	5+14	4	0+1	0	1+1	2	0+1	0	0+2	1
Players transferred out during the season
3	DF	CAN	Cristián Gutiérrez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	FW	COL	Déiber Caicedo	19	0	0+14	0	0	0	1+1	0	0+2	0	1	0
9	FW	VEN	Sergio Córdova	26	4	8+11	2	0	0	1+1	0	2+1	2	2	0
11	FW	COL	Cristian Dájome	11	0	4+3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
19	MF	USA	Julian Gressel	24	5	16+2	3	0	0	2+1	2	0	0	2+1	0
52	MF	PER	Vasco Fry	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers edit

As of November 5, 2023

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	MLS	MLS Playoffs	Canadian Championship	Leagues Cup	Champions League	Total
1	24	FW	Brian White	15	1	1	1	2	20
2	25	MF	Ryan Gauld	11	0	1	0	0	12
3	29	FW	Simon Becher	4	0	2	0	1	7
4	45	MF	Pedro Vite	4	0	0	1	1	6
5	19	DF	Julian Gressel	3	0	2	0	0	5
6	9	FW	Sergio Córdova	2	0	0	2	0	4
7	6	DF	Tristan Blackmon	2	0	0	0	1	3
7	22	MF	Ali Ahmed	2	0	1	0	0	3
9	4	DF	Ranko Veselinović	2	0	0	0	0	2
9	16	MF	Sebastian Berhalter	2	0	0	0	0	2
11	2	DF	Mathías Laborda	1	0	0	0	0	1
	3	DF	Sam Adekugbe	0	1	0	0	0	1
	7	DF	Richie Laryea	1	0	0	0	0	1
	8	MF	Alessandro Schöpf	1	0	0	0	0	1
	23	DF	Javain Brown	1	0	0	0	0	1
	27	MF	Ryan Raposo	0	0	0	0	1	1
	28	FW	Levonte Johnson	0	0	1	0	0	1
Own goals				4	0	1	1	1	6
Totals				55	2	9	5	7	78

Clean sheets edit

As of November 5, 2023

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	MLS	MLS Playoffs	Canadian Championship	Leagues Cup	Champions League	Total
1	18	GK		Yohei Takaoka	8	0	1	0	1	10
Totals					8	0	1	0	1	10

Disciplinary record edit

As of November 5, 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	MLS			MLS Playoffs			Canadian Championship			Leagues Cup			Champions League			Total
1	GK		Thomas Hasal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF		Mathías Laborda	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
3	DF		Sam Adekugbe	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
3	DF		Cristián Gutiérrez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Ranko Veselinović	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
6	DF		Tristan Blackmon	5	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
7	FW		Déiber Caicedo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	DF		Richie Laryea	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
8	MF		Alessandro Schöpf	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
9	FW		Sergio Córdova	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
11	FW		Cristian Dájome	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
12	DF		Karifa Yao	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Luís Martins	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
16	MF		Sebastian Berhalter	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0
18	GK		Yohei Takaoka	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
19	DF		Julian Gressel	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
20	MF		Andrés Cubas	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0
22	MF		Ali Ahmed	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
23	DF		Javain Brown	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
24	FW		Brian White	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
25	MF		Ryan Gauld	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
26	MF		J.C. Ngando	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
27	MF		Ryan Raposo	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
28	FW		Levonte Johnson	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Simon Becher	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
30	MF		Kamron Habibullah	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31	MF		Russell Teibert	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF		Pedro Vite	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
50	GK		Max Anchor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	GK		Isaac Boehmer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
61	MF		Matteo Campagna	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals				62	1	0	8	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	8	0	0	85	1	0

References edit

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[table_note_res_USOC10.76251029724372-28] As one of the top seven teams in the overall table to not qualify for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup

[table_note_res_CCC80.76251029724372-29] As 2023 Leagues Cup runner-up

[table_note_res_CCC70.76251029724372-30] As 2023 Canadian Championship winners

[cnote_†] 
Vancouver was initially scheduled to host the second leg, but the order of legs was reversed due to scheduling conflicts in BC Place.

[Attendance-2023-1] Kennedy, Paul (October 22, 2023). "MLS breaks attendance record". Soccer America. Retrieved October 25, 2023.

[2] "Players + Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

[3] "Whitecaps FC sign MLS NEXT Pro wingback Ali Ahmed to an MLS contract through 2025". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.

[4] "Whitecaps FC select former CF Montréal centre back Karifa Yao in Stage 1 of MLS Re-Entry Draft". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[5] "Whitecaps FC sign MLS NEXT Pro forward Simon Becher to an MLS contract". Major League Soccer. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[6] "Whitecaps FC select Generation adidas midfielder J.C. Ngando fifth overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[7] "Whitecaps FC sign BMO Academy goalkeeper Max Anchor to MLS pre-contract and MLS short term agreement". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. May 21, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

[8] "Whitecaps FC sign Uruguayan centre back Mathías Laborda". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.

[9] "Whitecaps FC acquire J1 League Best XI goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.

[10] "Whitecaps FC acquire Venezuelan international striker Sergio "La Pantera" Córdova". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 20, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.

[11] "Whitecaps FC sign MLS NEXT Pro forward Levonte Johnson to an MLS contract". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[12] "Whitecaps FC acquire Canadian international, BMO Academy graduate Sam Adekugbe". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

[13] "Whitecaps FC acquire Canadian international Junior Hoilett". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 14, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.

[14] "Whitecaps FC acquire Canadian international wingback Richie Laryea". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 2, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.

[15] "Whitecaps FC announce roster updates and post-season training". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.

[16] "Whitecaps FC announce additional 2023 roster updates". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

[17] "Whitecaps FC transfer defender Derek Cornelius to Swedish side Malmö FF". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

[18] "Toronto FC Acquire Defender Cristián Gutiérrez". Toronto FC. March 14, 2023.

[19] "Whitecaps FC acquire up to $550,000 in GAM from D.C. United in exchange for Cristian Dájome". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.

[20] "Whitecaps FC receive up to $850,000 in General Allocation Money from Columbus Crew in exchange for Julian Gressel". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.

[21] "Whitecaps FC transfer forward Sergio Córdova to Turkish side Alanyaspor". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 15, 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

[22] "Whitecaps FC extends midfielder Caio Alexandre's loan to Fortaleza EC through 2023". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.

[23] "Whitecaps FC loan forward Déiber Caicedo to Colombian side Junior FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 3, 2023.

[24] "Whitecaps FC select Generation adidas midfielder J.C. Ngando fifth overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[25] "Whitecaps FC select Canadian forward Levonte Johnson 29th overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[26] "Whitecaps FC select Canadian centre back Daniel Nimick 42nd overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[27] "Whitecaps FC select centre back Buster Sjöberg 71st overall in 2023 MLS SuperDraft". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.

[31] "Vancouver Whitecaps Schedule". Retrieved September 23, 2018.

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