2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

The 2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's 19th year of play (or 29th if counting the NASL Whitecaps), as well as their 13th as a Division 2 club in the franchise model of US-based soccer leagues. They played in the now defunct USL First Division which in 2005 was rebranded from A-League and was the highest level of Canadian club soccer. 2005 was Bob Lilley's first season as head coach after Tony Fonseca was released to take on the new District Development Centre Technical Director position with the BCSA.[1] Under Tony Fonseca the Whitecaps had playoffs qualifications three straight years and advanced to the semifinals once. Part of the re-organization of BC youth soccer involved the Whitecaps expanding their youth program to ten Super Y League teams. The Whitecaps were one of only a few US or Canadian clubs with a complete youth system. MLS teams in 2005 did not have as extensive a club structure.[2]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2005 season
ChairmanGreg Kerfoot
ManagerBob Lilley
2005 USL-13rd
Playoffs
Play-In Round
Highest home attendance6,192
Sept 11 vs MI
Lowest home attendance2,440
July 9 (Apple Bowl) vs SS
Average home league attendance5,102

They started the season strongly going undefeated in their first six matches. The Whitecaps were hard to beat all year and finished third in the league table. This was the ninth consecutive playoff appearance for the Whitecaps. In the playoffs Vancouver had a play-in round series against Richmond Kickers and couldn't find a way to score with both legs of the series finishing 0-0, the Kickers advanced on penalty kicks. Jason Jordan was named league most value player with seventeen goals.[3]

The name of the league was not the only thing that changed in 2005, so did the league format, from two conferences to a single table. The schedule was not balanced; it was home and away against every team in the league with additional matches against Seattle, Portland, and Minnesota. Head to head results were the first tie-breaker. Average attendance increased for the fourth year in a row and was above 5,000 for the first time since 2001.[4] Three double-headers were played with the Whitecaps Women of the USL W-League.

Off the field, 2005 was the first year (counting NASL Whitecaps) since 1984 that all home and away games had live radio broadcasts. The games had a thirty-minute pre and post game show, and the AM sports radio station also carried a sixty-minute weekly soccer program early Saturday mornings.[5] The Whitecaps featured on a weekly local soccer show on Saturday at 2 p.m. as well as on Fox Soccer World twice via the United Soccer League agreement for sixteen weeks of coverage June 17 to October 1.[6] The partnership with the BCSA for the mid-season friendly with Sunderland A.F.C. was also a success with the largest crowd in five years – 6,857 watching the Whitecaps win 3 – 0.[7] The Whitecaps played one of their double headers (Women's and Men's teams) at the Apple Bowl in Kelowna, BC on July 9, 2005. The club also unveiled renderings and details of its Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium proposal publicly on October 13, 2005.[8] They also had plans announced in 2004, for a training centre for their men's, women's, and youth teams to be shared with the Canadian Women's National Team at Simon Fraser University that had been on hold other than artificial turf field upgrades.[9]

League Tables

  Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  Bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  First round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD H2H Pts
1Montreal Impact 612818373715+22
2Rochester Raging Rhinos 512815764527+18
3Vancouver Whitecaps 452812793721+16
4Seattle Sounders 4428116113325+8
5Portland Timbers 392810994042−2POR: 4 pts
RIC: 1 pt
6Richmond Kickers 392810992830−2
7Puerto Rico Islanders 3828101084643+3
8Atlanta Silverbacks 3328101534052−12
9Charleston Battery 322891452736−9
10Minnesota Thunder 3128711103742−5
11Virginia Beach Mariners 282871472639−13
12Toronto Lynx 172831782650−24

Expanded Table

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
28 45 12 7 9 36 21  +15 9 1 4 26 7  +19 3 6 5 10 14  −4

Last updated: April 26, 2006
Source: uslsoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

The Whitecaps opened their four-week training camp on March 25, 2005 at Surrey's Newton Athletic Park although most sessions were at Simon Fraser University's Terry Fox Field.[10][11] The preseason schedule was announced March 1, 2005.[12] Note no record can be found of the first match listed and archived whitecapsfc.com headlines imply the match was cancelled.

April 2, 2005 UVic Vikes0 – 1Vancouver Whitecaps FCVictoria, British Columbia
19:00 PST Stadium: Centennial Stadium,
April 5, 2005 VMSL All-Stars2 – 4Vancouver Whitecaps FCTsawwassen, British Columbia
18:30 PST Chris Clarke
Johnny Sulentic 		Jason Jordan
Steve Klein
Said Ali 		Stadium: Brandrith Park
April 9, 2005 Trinity Western University0 – 1Vancouver Whitecaps FCLangley, British Columbia
15:00 PST Report Said Ali  92' Stadium: Spartans Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,000
April 16, 2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC1 – 0Seattle SoundersChilliwack, British Columbia
19:00 PST Carlo Corazzin  16' Report Stadium: Exhibition Park
Attendance: 2,000

USL-1
See also: 2005 United Soccer Leagues

Results by round
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
GroundHHAHHHAHAAAAHAHAHHAAAHHHAAAH
ResultDWDWWWLWLLWDDDWDWDLWDDWWLWLL
Source: uslsoccer.com[13]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
April
April 24, 2005 1Vancouver Whitecaps FC0 – 0Toronto LynxBurnaby, BC
22:00 ET Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: Paul Ward
April 30, 2005 2Vancouver Whitecaps FC1 – 0Rochester RhinosBurnaby, BC
22:00 ET Carlo Corazzin  51' (Pen.) Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,862
Referee: Domenic Scali
May
May 7, 2005 3Seattle Sounders0 – 0Vancouver Whitecaps FCSeattle, WA
20:00 ET Report Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 2,495
Referee: Ben Chouaf
May 15, 2005 4Vancouver Whitecaps FC4 – 0Charleston BatteryBurnaby, BC
22:00 ET Jason Jordan  29', 49', 55', 77' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,296
Referee: Tiger Liu
May 22, 2005 5Vancouver Whitecaps FC4 – 1Atlanta SilverbacksBurnaby, BC
22:00 ET Jason Jordan  15', 30', 50'
Joey Gjertsen  54'		 Report Alex Pineda Chacón  87' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,872
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 27, 2005 6Vancouver Whitecaps FC3 – 1Virginia Beach MarinersBurnaby, BC
22:00 ET Tino Cucca  30'
Jason Jordan  30'
Steve Klein  56'		 Report David Castellanos  16' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,511
Referee: David Gantar
May 29, 2005 7Minnesota Thunder1 – 0Vancouver Whitecaps FCSaint Paul, Minnesota
20:05 ET Godfrey Tenoff  24' Report Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 3,312
Referee: Jeff Hink
June
June 10, 2005 8Vancouver Whitecaps FC3 – 2Portland TimbersBurnaby, BC
22:00 ET Alfredo Valente  39' (Pen.)
Martin Nash  40'
Steve Klein  90+'		 Report Tom Poltl  78'
Edwin Miranda  90+'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,337
Referee: Steve Depiero
June 18, 2005 9Atlanta Silverbacks3 – 2Vancouver Whitecaps FCClarkston, Georgia
17:30 ET Fabian Dawkins  4'
Alex Pineda Chacón  7'
Adilson DeLima  36'		 Report David Morris  9'
Steve Klein  26' (Pen.)		 Stadium: DeKalb Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,315
Referee: Brian D'Amato
June 19, 2005 10Charleston Battery2 – 0Vancouver Whitecaps FCCharleston, South Carolina
18:00 ET Usiel Vasquez  21'
Jesus Martinez  67'		 Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,006
Referee: Guy Goodrich
June 22, 2005 11Puerto Rico Islanders1 – 2Vancouver Whitecaps FCBayamón, Puerto Rico
20:00 ET Petter Villegas  35' Report Ian Fuller  5'
Steve Klein  43' (Pen.)		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 4,357
Referee: Tony Russo
June 25, 2005 12Seattle Sounders1 – 1Vancouver Whitecaps FCSeattle
22:00 ET Ryan Edwards  64' Report Steve Kindel  19' Stadium: Qwest Field
Attendance: 2,696
Referee: Colin Arblaster
June 26, 2005 13Vancouver Whitecaps FC0 – 0Seattle SoundersBurnaby, BC
22:00 ET Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,722
Referee: Daniel Belleau
July
July 2, 2005 14Portland Timbers1 – 1Vancouver Whitecaps FCPortland, Oregon
22:00 ET Byron Alvarez  7' Report Jason Jordan  37' Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 3,944
Referee: Jonathan Lavergne
July 9, 2005 15Vancouver Whitecaps FC4 – 0Portland TimbersKelowna, BC
22:00 ET Jeff Clarke  34'
Steve Klein  36', 82'
Joey Gjertsen  39'		 Report Stadium: Apple Bowl
Attendance: 2,440
Referee: David Gantar
July 14, 2005 16Portland Timbers1 – 1Vancouver Whitecaps FCPortland, Oregon
22:00 ET Scot Thompson  31' Report Steve Klein  89' Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,523
Referee: Ricardo Valezuela
July 24, 2005 17Vancouver Whitecaps FC2 – 1Minnesota ThunderBurnaby, BC
22:00 ET Jason Jordan  73', 90' Report James Alberts  51' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,937
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
July 29, 2005 18Vancouver Whitecaps FC0 – 0Seattle SoundersBurnaby, BC
23:00 ET Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,434
Referee: Justin Tasev
August
August 6, 2005 19Virginia Beach Mariners2- 0Vancouver Whitecaps FCVirginia Beach, Virginia
19:30 ET Hamisi Amani-Dove  33', Pen.'
John Barry Nusum  51'		 Report Stadium: Virginia Beach Sportsplex
Attendance: 2,112
Referee: Brent Sorg
August 7, 2005 20Richmond Kickers0 – 2Vancouver Whitecaps FCRichmond, Virginia
18:00 ET Report Jason Jordan  16', 30' Stadium: Richmond City Stadium
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Reggie Rutty
August 10, 2005 21Minnesota Thunder0 – 0Vancouver Whitecaps FCSaint Paul, Minnesota
20:05 ET Report Stadium: James Griffin Stadium
Attendance: 2,957
Referee: Doug Damico
August 14, 2005 22Vancouver Whitecaps FC1 – 1Richmond KickersBurnaby, BC
22:00 ET Ian Fuller  64' Report Tim Brown  67' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,875
Referee: Mauricio Navarro
August 20, 2005 23Vancouver Whitecaps FC3 – 0Minnesota ThunderBurnaby, BC
22:00 ET Martin Nash  34'
Jason Jordan  36', 77'		 Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,185
Referee: Mike Lambert
August 27, 2005 24Vancouver Whitecaps FC2 – 0Puerto Rico IslandersBurnaby, BC
22:00 ET Jason Jordan  55', 71' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,817
Referee: Jonathan Lavergne
August 31, 2005 25Montreal Impact1 – 0Vancouver Whitecaps FCMontreal
19:30 ET Antonio Ribeiro  5' Report Stadium: Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard
Attendance: 8,917
Referee: Steve Depiero
September
September 2, 2005 26Toronto Lynx0 – 1Vancouver Whitecaps FCEtobicoke, Ontario
20:00 ET Report Joey Gjertsen  59' Stadium: Centennial Park Stadium
Attendance: 1,587
Referee: Domenic Scali
September 4, 2005 27Rochester Rhinos1 – 0Vancouver Whitecaps FCRochester, New York
18:05 ET Rene Rivas  4' (Pen.) Report Stadium: Frontier Field
Attendance: 9,513
Referee: Vladimir Fabre
September 11, 2005 28Montreal Impact0 – 1Vancouver Whitecaps FCBurnaby, BC
19:00 ET Report Eduardo Sebrango  10' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 6,192
Referee: Silvio Petrescu

Post-season
September 16, 2005 Play-In Round Leg 1Richmond Kickers0 – 0Vancouver Whitecaps FCRichmond, Virginia
22:00 ET Report Stadium: Richmond City Stadium
Attendance: 2,476
Referee: Joe Cardecio
September 18, 2005 Play-In Round Leg 2Vancouver Whitecaps FC0 – 0 (PKs)
(4 – 5 p)		Richmond KickersBurnaby, BC
22:00 ET Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,332
Referee: Steve De Piero
Penalties
Carlo Corazzin
Chris Franks
Martin Nash
Steve Kindel
Nick Dasovic 		Robert Ssjjemba
Matthew Delicate
Sascha Gorres
Joey Worthen
Kevin Jeffrey

Voyaguers Cup

Prior to 2008, from when it has been awarded to the Canadian Championship winners, the men's title was decided on regular-season matches between Canada's USL First Division sides.

Year Rank Teams Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
2005 1 Montreal Impact 6410332+1
2 Toronto Lynx5411234-1
3 Vancouver Whitecaps 44121440

Cascadia Cup
See also: Cascadia Cup
2005
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Vancouver Whitecaps 128206105+5
Portland Timbers 982331015-5
Seattle Sounders 88125770

Mid-Season Friendly

Sunderland A.F.C. did a preseason tour with matches against the Vancouver Whitecaps, Seattle Sounders, and Portland Timbers from July 16 – 23, 2005.[14]

July 16, 2005 Vancouver Whitecaps FC3 – 0Sunderland A.F.C.Burnaby, BC
19:00 ET Carlo Corazzin  51 '
Joey Gjertsen  58 '
Jason Jordan  83'		 Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 6,857
Referee: Paul Ward

Staff
  • President – John Rocha
  • General Manager – Bob Lenarduzzi
  • Office Manager – Lindsay Puchlik
  • Communication Manager – Nathan Vanstone
  • Director Sales and Marketing – Rick Ramsbottom
  • Men's Head Coach – Bob Lilley
  • Men's Assistant Coach – Michael Toshack
  • Reserve Team Men's Head Coach –
  • Women's Head Coach – Patrick Rohla
  • Reserve Team Women's Head Coach –
  • Director Youth Operations – Dan Lenarduzzi

Current roster

The Whitecaps released 2004 rookie defender Justin Thompson, eight year Whitecap veteran forward Oliver Heald, and defender Nico Craveiro. Justin Thompson played in Europe before playing two seasons for rival Portland Timbers.

The Whitecaps signed Canadian international defender Mark Watson in December 2004. Midfielder Steve Klein was also signed in the offseason. At the end of the season, Nick Dasovic, Chris and Mike Franks, and Kevin Harmse all moved on from the Whitecaps.

Jason Jordan scored seventeen goals to win the USL-1 golden boot while Martin Nash was ninth in assists with five and played in every game of the year.[15]

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