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Whitecaps FC Team Formation
An ownership group in Vancouver was granted the seventeenth Major League Soccer franchise on March 18, 2009, by MLS Commissioner Don Garber. While no name was provided at the Vancouver announcement, over a year later the club confirmed it would keep the Whitecaps name. In preparation for its first MLS season, the Whitecaps brought in executive talent from around the ...
History of the Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps FC is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. They were established on March 18, 2009, and began to play in 2011 as the 17th team to enter Major League Soccer and replaced the USSF Division 2 team of the same name in the city. The club has been owned and managed by the same group since its USSF days, having graduated to MLS after the conclusion of the USSF's 2010 season. The MLS version of the team is a phoenix club, and the third to carry the Whitecaps name. In the 2012 season, the team became the first Canadian team to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs.
Established
2009
City
Vancouver
League History
2011 – Present / Major League Soccer
Team History
2011 – Present / Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Nickname
Vancouver Whitecaps FC – Whitecap' refers to a snowy tops that you see on Vancouver's surrounding mountains and ocean waves of the Pacific.
Championship
MLS Cups 0
Stadium
2011 – Present / BC Place
2011 / Empire Field
Owner
2009 - Present / Greg Kerfoot, Steve Luczo, Jeff Mallett and Steve Nash
To qualify as a greatest player for this team, the player must have played one season for this team. If not, we will remove the player.
Retired Number
*Blue is this team’s history