2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
The 2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' debut season in Major League Soccer. The MLS club has incorporated the history of its NASL and various lower division predecessors into its marketing campaigns, reflecting 36 years of professional soccer in Vancouver.[1]
2011 season | |||
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Chairman | Greg Kerfoot | ||
Interim manager | Tom Soehn | ||
Stadium | Empire Field (March to September) BC Place (October) | ||
Major League Soccer | 18th | ||
Canadian Championship | Runners-up | ||
Cascadia Cup | 3rd | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Camilo (12) All: Camilo (13) | ||
Highest home attendance | 27,500 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (July 30, 2011) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 15,474 vs. Toronto FC (May 18, 2011) | ||
Average home league attendance | 20,153 | ||
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On March 19, 2011, Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Toronto FC at Empire Field in their league opening match by a score of 4 – 2. It was the first match between two Canadian clubs in league history.[2] Vancouver Whitecaps gave up the 8,000th goal in league history in the game.[2] The regular season ended at BC Place on October 22, 2011 with a 2 – 1 loss to Colorado Rapids leaving them in last place overall.[3]
Players
Squad
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Previous Club |
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Goalkeepers | |||||
1 | Joe Cannon | GK | January 1, 1975 | ||
18 | Jay Nolly | GK | January 2, 1982 | ||
24 | Brian Sylvestre | GK | December 19, 1992 | ||
Defenders | |||||
2 | Michael Boxall | CB | August 18, 1988 | ||
3 | Bilal Duckett | CB | January 9, 1989 | ||
4 | Alain Rochat | LB | February 1, 1983 | ||
6 | Jay DeMerit | CB | December 4, 1979 | ||
14 | Greg Janicki | CB | July 9, 1984 | ||
19 | Carlyle Mitchell | CB | August 8, 1987 | ||
25 | Jonathan Leathers | RB | November 5, 1985 | ||
26 | Jordan Harvey | LB | January 28, 1984 | ||
Midfielders | |||||
11 | John Thorrington | MF | November 17, 1979 | ||
12 | Jeb Brovsky | CM | December 3, 1988 | ||
13 | Michael Nanchoff | MF | September 24, 1988 | ||
15 | Philippe Davies | MF | December 20, 1990 | ||
16 | Nizar Khalfan | MF | June 21, 1988 | ||
20 | Davide Chiumiento | RW | November 22, 1984 | ||
22 | Shea Salinas | LW | June 24, 1986 | ||
27 | Alexandre Morfaw | MF | August 31, 1987 | ||
28 | Gershon Koffie | MF | August 25, 1991 | ||
31 | Russell Teibert | LW | December 22, 1992 | ||
33 | Peter Vagenas | CM | February 6, 1978 | ||
Forwards | |||||
7 | Mustapha Jarju | ST | July 18, 1986 | ||
9 | Atiba Harris | ST | January 9, 1985 | ||
17 | Omar Salgado | ST | September 10, 1993 | ||
23 | Long Tan | FW | April 1, 1988 | ||
29 | Eric Hassli | ST | May 3, 1981 | ||
37 | Camilo | ST | July 21, 1988 |
Transfers in
Date | Player | Position | Previous Club | Fee/Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 18, 2010 | DF | Free transfer; rights acquired via Allocation Ranking | [5] | ||
November 24, 2010 | MF | Expansion Draft, subsequently traded | [6] | ||
November 24, 2010 | FW | Expansion Draft | [6] | ||
November 24, 2010 | MF | Expansion Draft, subsequently traded | [6] | ||
November 24, 2010 | MF | Expansion Draft | [6] | ||
November 24, 2010 | FW | Expansion Draft, subsequently traded | [6] | ||
November 24, 2010 | FW | Expansion Draft, subsequently traded | [6] | ||
November 24, 2010 | FW | Expansion Draft, subsequently traded | [6] | ||
November 24, 2010 | GK | Expansion Draft | [6] | ||
November 24, 2010 | DF | Expansion Draft | [6] | ||
November 24, 2010 | MF | Expansion Draft | [6] | ||
November 26, 2010 | GK | Free | [7] | ||
November 26, 2010 | DF | Free | [7] | ||
November 26, 2010 | MF | Free | [7] | ||
December 10, 2010 | MF | Free | [8] | ||
December 10, 2010 | DF | Free | [8] | ||
January 13, 2011 | FW | SuperDraft, 1st round | [9] | ||
January 21, 2011 | DF | Undisclosed | [10] | ||
February 9, 2011 | MF | Free | [11] | ||
February 9, 2011 | MF | Free | [11] | ||
March 4, 2011 | FW | Undisclosed | [12] | ||
March 8, 2011 | MF | Free | [13] | ||
March 11, 2011 | DF | Free | [14] | ||
March 11, 2011 | FW | Free | [14] | ||
March 15, 2011 | GK | Free | [15] | ||
March 15, 2011 | DF | SuperDraft, 2nd round | [15] | ||
March 15, 2011 | DF | SuperDraft, 3rd round | [15] | ||
March 17, 2011 | MF | Free; signed to Generation Adidas contract | [16] | ||
March 17, 2011 | MF | Free | [16] | ||
March 17, 2011 | DF | Supplemental Draft, 1st round | [16] | ||
March 17, 2011 | FW | Undisclosed | [16] | ||
March 25, 2011 | DF | Unattached | Free | [17] | |
March 31, 2011 | DF | Free | [18] | ||
April 28, 2011 | MF | Unattached | Free | [19] | |
July 7, 2011 | DF | Allocation money | [20] | ||
July 12, 2011 | FW | Free | [21] | ||
September 15, 2011 | CB | Free | [22] |
Transfers out
Date | Player | Position | Destination Club | Fee/Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
November 24, 2010 | FW | Traded for allocation money and use of an International Roster Spot for 2011 | [23] | ||
FW | |||||
November 24, 2010 | MF | Traded for an International Roster Spot | [24] | ||
November 24, 2010 | FW | Traded for allocation money | [25] | ||
November 25, 2010 | MF | Traded for a 2011 SuperDraft Round 1 pick | [26] | ||
June 10, 2011 | DF | Waived | [27] | ||
July 14, 2011 | MF | Traded for allocation money and rights to Keven Aleman | [28] | ||
July 28, 2011 | DF | Waived | [29] | ||
July 28, 2011 | DF | Waived, free transfer | [29][30] | ||
August 31, 2011 | DF | Waived | [31] |
Stats
- Last updated for match on October 22, 2011.[32]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Major League Soccer | Canadian Championship | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Joe Cannon | 21 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Michael Boxall | 21 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Bilal Duckett | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
4 | DF | Alain Rochat | 32 | 3 | 27+1 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Jay DeMerit | 23 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Mustapha Jarju | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
9 | FW | Atiba Harris | 5 | 2 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | |
11 | MF | John Thorrington | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
12 | MF | Michael Nanchoff | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Jeb Brovsky | 25 | 0 | 16+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
14 | DF | Greg Janicki | 12 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
15 | MF | Philippe Davies | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
16 | MF | Nizar Khalfan | 26 | 1 | 9+13 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Omar Salgado | 16 | 1 | 5+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | |
18 | GK | Jay Nolly | 17 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
19 | DF | Carlyle Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Davide Chiumiento | 29 | 2 | 20+6 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Shea Salinas | 30 | 1 | 18+8 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | |
23 | FW | Long Tan | 13 | 1 | 4+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | |
24 | GK | Brian Sylvestre | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
25 | DF | Jonathan Leathers | 26 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Jordan Harvey | 14 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
27 | MF | Alexandre Morfaw | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
28 | MF | Gershon Koffie | 32 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | |
29 | FW | Eric Hassli | 30 | 11 | 21+5 | 10 | 4+0 | 1 | |
31 | MF | Russell Teibert | 15 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |
33 | MF | Peter Vagenas | 16 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
37 | FW | Camilo | 36 | 13 | 29+3 | 12 | 3+1 | 1 | |
- | DF | Mouloud Akloul* | 10 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
- | MF | Terry Dunfield* | 16 | 2 | 11+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | |
- | DF | Kevin Harmse* | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
- | MF | Blake Wagner* | 11 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
- | DF | Wes Knight* | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
* = Player is no longer with team
Starting XI
MLS regular season matches only.[33]
No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
MS | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | GK | Nolly | 14 | Cannon has 12 starts. | |
25 | RB | Leathers | 19 | ||
2 | CB | Boxall | 16 | ||
6 | CB | DeMerit | 12 | Janicki has 8 starts. | |
4 | LB | Rochat | 21 | Harvey has 6 starts. | |
20 | RW | Chiumiento | 16 | Knight has 10 starts. | |
13 | CM | Brovsky | 11 | Vagenas has 9 starts. | |
28 | CM | Koffie | 20 | ||
22 | LW | Salinas | 14 | Teibert has 5 starts. | |
37 | FW | Camilo | 21 | Jarju has 3 starts. | |
29 | FW | Hassli | 17 | Salgado has 5 starts. |
Last updated: August 27, 2011
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Club
Front Office and Staff
Position | Staff |
---|---|
Owners | |
Head Coach | |
Assistant Coaches | |
Staff Coach | |
Goalkeeping Coach | |
Director of Operations | |
Youth Director |
Last updated: January 8, 2011
Source: Vancouver Whitecaps FC Official Website
Competitions
Preseason
Before a six-week winter break, the Whitecaps trained for a week in Oxnard, California.[34] During that period, they played an inter-squad scrimmage, as well as two matches against local fourth-tier PDL club Ventura County Fusion. The Whitecaps defeated the Fusion 2–1 on December 2,[35] with goals from Terry Dunfield and Nizar Khalfan, and 3–1 on December 8, with goals from Nizar Khalfan, Kyle Porter and Terry Dunfield.[36]
Winter Camp
December 2, 2010 | Ventura County | 1 – 2 | Vancouver | Oxnard, California, USA |
13:30 PDT | Bowen |
Report | Stadium: Bulldog Stadium |
December 5, 2010 | Blue | 4 – 0 | Orange | Oxnard, California, USA |
14:00 PDT | Khalfan Porter |
Report | Stadium: Bulldog Stadium |
December 8, 2010 | Ventura County | 1 – 3 | Vancouver | Oxnard, California, USA |
13:30 PDT | Berrera |
Report | Stadium: Bulldog Stadium |
Arizona training
February 1, 2011 | Salt Lake | 1 – 2 | Vancouver | Casa Grande, Arizona, USA |
10:00 PST | Alvarez |
Report | Stadium: Grande Sports World Attendance: Closed door |
February 4, 2011 | Seattle | 1 – 0 | Vancouver | Casa Grande, Arizona, USA |
16:30 PST | Evans |
Report | Stadium: Grande Sports World Attendance: Closed door |
February 8, 2011 | Columbus | 1 – 2 | Vancouver | Casa Grande, Arizona, USA |
09:30 PST | Gaven |
Report | Stadium: Grande Sports World Attendance: Closed door |
February 18, 2011 | Chivas USA | 1 – 0 | Vancouver | Casa Grande, Arizona, USA |
14:00 PST | Padilla |
Report | Stadium: Grande Sports World Attendance: Closed door |
February 19, 2011 | United States U-20's | 2 – 2 | Vancouver | Avondale, Arizona, USA |
15:45 PST | Report | Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex Attendance: Closed door |
February 21, 2011 | Los Angeles | 2 – 0 | Vancouver | Avondale, Arizona, USA |
15:00 PST | Birchall Ángel |
Report | Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex Attendance: Closed door |
Cascadia Summit
Overall
Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
---|---|---|---|---|
Major League Soccer | — | 18th | May 19, 2011 | October 22, 2011 |
Canadian Championship | Semifinals | Runner-up | April 27, 2011 | July 2, 2011 |
Updated to match played October 22, 2012
Source: Competitions
Major League Soccer
Vancouver Whitecaps FC's first regular season in Major League Soccer begins March 19, 2011 and ends October 22, 2011.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LA Galaxy (SS, W1) | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 67 | 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2 |
2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 63 | |
3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 53 | |
4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 52 | |
5 | Sporting Kansas City (E1) | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 51 | |
6 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 49 | 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2 |
7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 49 | |
8 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 48 | |
9 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 47 | |
10 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 46 | |
11 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 43 | |
12 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 42 | |
13 | D.C. United | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 39 | |
14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 38 | |
15 | Chivas USA | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 36 | |
16 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 33 | 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round 3 |
17 | New England Revolution | 34 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 | |
18 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 |
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
- ^Note 1 Teams qualify for the MLS Cup Conference Semifinals by finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective conferences.
- ^Note 2 Since the LA Galaxy won both the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield and the 2011 MLS Cup, a place in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League became available. The Seattle Sounders, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up, had already qualified as they also won the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. Therefore, the CCL place went to Real Salt Lake, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place. Houston Dynamo, the 2011 MLS Cup runner-up, also qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. All four teams directly enter the Group Stage as the Preliminary Round has been eliminated from CCL.
- ^Note 3 Toronto FC qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2011 Canadian Championship.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | Pts | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
34 | 28 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 31 | −20 |
Last updated: October 22, 2011
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
Schedule[37]
Win Draw Loss
March 19, 2011 match 1 | Vancouver | 4 – 2 | Toronto | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
15:30 PDT | Hassli Dunfield Harris |
Report | De Rosario Sturgin Gargan Santos |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 22,592 Referee: Paul Ward |
March 26, 2011 match 2 | Philadelphia | 1 – 0 | Vancouver | Chester, Pennsylvania, USA |
13:00 PDT | Nakazawa Califf Mwanga Ruiz |
Report | Hassli Khalfan Rochat |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,591 Referee: Yader Reyes |
April 2, 2011 match 3 | Vancouver | 3 – 3 | Kansas City | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
16:00 PDT | Harris Camilo |
Report | Bunbury Kamara Harrington Diop |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,518 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
April 6, 2011 match 4 | Vancouver | 1 – 1 | New England | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
19:00 PDT | Harris Camilo Koffie Hassli |
Report | Stolica |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 19,294 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
April 10, 2011 match 5 | Houston | 3 – 1 | Vancouver | Houston, Texas USA |
16:00 PDT | Weaver Boswell Bruin |
Report | Leathers Camilo Rochat |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 12,047 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
April 16, 2011 match 6 | Vancouver | 0 – 0 | Chivas | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
16:00 PDT | Brovsky Hassli Boxall |
Report | LaBrocca |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,809 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
April 23, 2011 match 7 | Vancouver | 1 – 2 | Dallas | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
16:00 PDT | Rochat Hassli |
Report | Ihemelu John Jacobson Avila |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Juan Guzman |
April 30, 2011 match 8 | Columbus | 2 – 1 | Vancouver | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
16:00 PDT | Rentería |
Report | Leathers Janicki Salgado |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,298 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
May 7, 2011 match 9 | Chicago | 0 – 0 | Vancouver | Bridgeview, Illinois USA |
17:30 PDT | Mikulic Chaves Paladini Husidic |
Report | Dunfield Chiumiento |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,680 Referee: Andrew Chapin |
May 11, 2011 match 10 | Vancouver | 1 – 1 | San Jose | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
19:00 PDT | Dunfield Akloul Brovsky Nolly Chiumiento |
Report | Wondolowski Beitashour |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 15,608 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
May 14, 2011 match 11 | New England | 1 – 0 | Vancouver | Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA |
16:30 PDT | Joseph Boggs McCarthy |
Report | DeMerit |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,186 Referee: Chris Penso |
May 28, 2011 match 12 | Vancouver | 1 – 1 | New York | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
16:00 PDT | Hassli |
Report | Rodgers Ream |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Mark Geiger |
June 1, 2011 match 13 | Chivas | 1 – 1 | Vancouver | Carson, California USA |
19:30 PDT | LaBrocca Estupinan |
Report | Camilo Hassli Akloul |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 11,753 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
June 4, 2011 match 14 | Salt Lake | 2 – 0 | Vancouver | Sandy, Utah USA |
18:00 PDT | Warner Alexandre Espíndola |
Report | DeMerit Koffie |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,174 Referee: Juan Guzman |
June 11, 2011 match 15 | Seattle | 2 – 2 | Vancouver | Seattle, Washington USA |
19:00 PDT | Alonso Rosales Alonso |
Report | Rochat Camilo Leathers Hassli |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,502 Referee: Mark Geiger |
June 18, 2011 match 16 | Vancouver | 1 – 0 | Philadelphia | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
16:00 PDT | Rochat Dunfield |
Report | Valdés Carroll |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,168 Referee: Alex Prus |
June 25, 2011 match 17 | Kansas City | 2 – 1 | Vancouver | Kansas City, Kansas USA |
17:30 PDT | Bravo Cesar Kamara |
Report | Camilo Jay DeMerit Duckett |
Stadium: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
June 29, 2011 match 18 | Toronto | 1 – 0 | Vancouver | Toronto, Ontario, CAN |
16:30 PDT | Soolsma Plata |
Report | Boxall |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,816 Referee: Mark Geiger |
July 6, 2011 match 19 | Vancouver | 0 – 1 | Columbus | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
19:00 PDT | Koffie Camilo Salinas |
Report | Gehrig Marshall Cunningham |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 19,079 Referee: Chris Penso |
July 9, 2011 match 20 | Colorado | 2 – 1 | Vancouver | Commerce City, Colorado, USA |
18:00 PDT | Casey Palguta |
Report | Harvey Camilo |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Alex Prus |
July 20, 2011 match 21 | San Jose | 2 – 2 | Vancouver | Santa Clara, California, USA |
19:00 PDT | Wondolowski Ring Leitch Corrales |
Report | Brovsky Hassli |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Referee: Paul Ward |
July 30, 2011 match 22 | Vancouver | 0 – 4 | Los Angeles | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
16:30 PDT | Report | Donovan Stephens Franklin Cristman |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
August 7, 2011 match 23 | Vancouver | 4 – 2 | Chicago | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
16:00 PDT | Hassli Harvey Koffie Rochat Camilo |
Report | Oduro Pappa Pause Barouch |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 18,714 Referee: Chris Penso |
August 13, 2011 match 24 | D.C. | 4 – 0 | Vancouver | Washington, D.C. USA |
16:30 PDT | McDonald Pontius Najar Davies King |
Report | Camilo Boxall |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
August 20, 2011 match 25 | Portland | 2 – 1 | Vancouver | Portland, Oregon USA |
19:00 PDT | Chará Alhassan Perlaza |
Report | Harvey Thorrington Camilo |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
August 27, 2011 match 26 | Vancouver | 1 – 0 | Houston | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
16:00 PDT | Chiumiento Salinas |
Report | Boswell |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,226 Referee: Niko Bratsis |
September 10, 2011 match 27 | New York | 1 – 1 | Vancouver | Harrison, New Jersey USA |
16:30 PDT | Márquez Solli Agudelo Henry |
Report | Chiumiento |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Terry Vaughn |
September 17, 2011 match 28 | Los Angeles | 3 – 0 | Vancouver | Carson, California USA |
19:30 PDT | Magee Keane |
Report | Rochat Koffie Hassli |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 22,959 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
September 24, 2011 match 29 | Vancouver | 1 – 3 | Seattle | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
16:30 PDT | Camilo DeMerit Hassli |
Report | Evans Montero Parke |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
October 2, 2011 match 30 | Vancouver | 0 – 1 | Portland | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
13:30 PDT | Hassli |
Report | Cooper Chará Chabala Marcelin |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Mark Geiger |
October 6, 2011 match 31 | Vancouver | 3 – 0 | Salt Lake | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
18:30 PDT | Brovsky Camilo Khalfan |
Report | Olave Warner Grabavoy Morales |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,113 Referee: Chris Penso |
October 12, 2011 match 32 | Vancouver | 2 – 1 | D.C. | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
19:00 PDT | Camilo Rochat Tan |
Report | Kitchen Burch McDonald |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,288 Referee: Hilaro Grajeda |
October 15, 2011 match 33 | Dallas | 2 – 0 | Vancouver | Frisco, Texas USA |
17:30 PDT | Chávez Shea Jackson |
Report | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,222 Referee: Alex Prus |
October 22, 2011 match 34 | Vancouver | 1 – 2 | Colorado | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
16:00 PDT | Rochat |
Report | Larentowicz Marshall Thompson |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Nutrilite Canadian championship
The club participates in the Canadian Championship. The champion of the tournament qualifies for the Preliminary Round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.
For the first time in the tournament's history, a playoff format was used as opposed to a round robin format.[38] The tournament seeding was based on the results of the 2010 edition of the tournament, with Vancouver being seeded second.[38] In their semi-final playoff with the Montreal Impact, the Whitecaps won the opening leg in Montreal 1–0 on a goal by Terry Dunfield.[39] The second leg was contested in Vancouver, where Montreal led 1–0 after full-time, for an aggregate score of 1–1.[40] Because both teams had scored one away goal, extra time was needed to determine the aggregate winner. In extra time, Mouloud Akloul scored on a rebound following an Alain Rochat free kick to send the Whitecaps to the final versus Toronto FC.[40]
Semi-finals
Finals
World Football Challenge
On April 14 it was announced that the Whitecaps would host Manchester City as part of the 2011 World Football Challenge.[41]
July 18, 2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 – 2 | Manchester City | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Camilo |
Report | Guidetti Wright-Phillips |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 24,074 |
Cascadia Cup
The Whitecaps have had a long-standing rivalry with the Pacific Northwest clubs Seattle Sounders and Portland Timbers, dating back to the 1970s when ancestry clubs of the same name played in the original and now-defunct North American Soccer League. The tri-member tournament will continue with the expansion of the Whitecaps and the Timbers. The winner is determined through league matches between the sides, and the club with the best record against both sides wins the trophy.
The Cascadia Cup was awarded to the Seattle Sounders on September 24 when the Sounders defeated the Whitecaps 3–1 at Empire Field. Vancouver Whitecaps FC finished in 3rd place after losing to the Portland Timbers on October 2.
Recognition
MLS Player of the Week
Week | Player | Week's Statline |
---|---|---|
Week 3 | 2G (90'+2', 90'+3') |
MLS Goal of the Week
Week | Player | Goal | Report |
---|---|---|---|
2 | 85' | GOTW |
MLS Team of the Week
Week | Player/Manager | Position | Report |
---|---|---|---|
1 | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 1 | |
FW | |||
2 | DF | MLS Team of the Week: 2 | |
3 | FW | MLS Team of the Week: 3 | |
4 | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 4 | |
13 | FW | MLS Team of the Week: 13 | |
14 | DF | MLS Team of the Week: 14 | |
MF | |||
FW | |||
19 | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 19 | |
21 | FW | MLS Team of the Week: 21 | |
24 | DF | MLS Team of the Week: 24 | |
MF | |||
GK | |||
26 | MF | MLS Team of the Week: 26 |
MLS All-Stars 2011
Position | Player | Note |
---|---|---|
FW | Inactive roster |
Miscellany
Allocation ranking
Vancouver is in the No. 13 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Vancouver started 2011 ranked No. 1 on the allocation list and used its ranking to acquire Jay DeMerit. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[42]
International Roster Spots
Vancouver has 10 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Vancouver acquired its first additional spot from Chivas USA on November 24, 2010 for use in the 2011 season only.[43] On the same day Vancouver acquired a second additional spot from Colorado Rapids. Press reports did not indicate when, or if, this spot returns to Colorado.[44] There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in Canada, a domestic player is either a player with the legal right to work in Canada (i.e., Canadian citizen, permanent resident, part of a protected class) or a U.S. citizen, a permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special U.S. status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[42]
Future Draft Pick Trades
Future picks acquired: None, but Vancouver has acquired undisclosed future considerations from Toronto FC which may or may not include draft pick(s).
Future picks traded: None.
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