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
Chairman	Greg Kerfoot
Manager	Martin Rennie
Stadium	BC Place
Major League Soccer	5th, West 12th, Overall
MLS Cup Playoffs	Knockout round
Canadian Championship	Runners-up
Cascadia Cup	3rd
Pro Soccer Classic	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Darren Mattocks (7) All: Darren Mattocks (8)
Highest home attendance	21,000 (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 attendance	14,878 vs. Toronto FC (May 16)
Average home league attendance	League: 19,475 All: 18,998
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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 the Seattle Sounders 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

January/February

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 the Seattle Sounders 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

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

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

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 the Seattle Sounders 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

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

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

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

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

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

Squad information

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

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

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

Front office and staff

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

Appearances and goals

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

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

Knighton

Lee

O'Brien

DeMerit

Harvey

Koffie

Rochat

Robson

Watson

Mattocks

Miller

Configuration based on August 2012 starting lineups.

Top scorers

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

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

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

Pre-season

Arizona training

Vancouver v Seattle

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

Vancouver v Salt Lake

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

See also: 2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

Montreal v Vancouver

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

Vancouver v Houston

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

Kansas City v Vancouver

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

Vancouver v Toronto

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

Victoria v Vancouver

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

Carolina v Vancouver

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

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

Main article: 2012 Major League Soccer season

League table

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	San Jose Earthquakes (SS, W1)	34	19	6	9	72	43	+29	66	2012 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	2012 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

Updated to match(es) played on October 28, 2012. Source: MLS

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (W1) = Western Conference champion

Overall

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	San Jose Earthquakes (SS)	34	19	6	9	72	43	+29	66	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League ^1
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	34	16	12	6	59	47	+12	54	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League ^1
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
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	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League ^2

Updated to match(es) played on October 28, 2012. Source: MLSSoccer.com

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

• ¹The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League (placed in Pot A). The other U.S. representatives in the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League are:
  • Winner of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot A)
  • Runner-up of the 2012 MLS Cup (Pot B)
  • Winner of the 2012 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B)
• ²Toronto FC qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2012 Canadian Championship.

Results summary

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

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	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	A
Result	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	D

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

Match results

Schedule[48]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Vancouver v Montreal

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

Chivas v Vancouver

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

Vancouver v D.C.

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

Philadelphia v Vancouver

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

San Jose v Vancouver

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

Vancouver v Kansas City

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

Vancouver v Dallas

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

Columbus v Vancouver

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

Vancouver v San Jose

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

New England v Vancouver

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

Vancouver v Seattle

May 19 11^a	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

Portland v Vancouver

May 26 12^a	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

Vancouver v Houston

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

Vancouver v Colorado

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

Vancouver v New York

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

Los Angeles v Vancouver

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

Colorado v Vancouver

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

Chivas v Vancouver

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

Toronto v Vancouver

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

Chicago v Vancouver

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

Vancouver v Los Angeles

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

Vancouver v San Jose

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

Salt Lake v Vancouver

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

Vancouver v Salt Lake

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

Vancouver v Dallas

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

Seattle v Vancouver

August 18 26^a	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

Portland v Vancouver

August 25 27^a	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

Los Angeles v Vancouver

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

Dallas v Vancouver

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

Vancouver v Colorado

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

Vancouver v Seattle

September 29 31^a	Vancouver	0–0	Seattle	Vancouver, British Columbia
18:00 PDT	Harvey  49'	Recap	Parke  55'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Vancouver v Chivas

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

Vancouver v Portland

October 21 33^a	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

Salt Lake v Vancouver

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

^a Indicates a match against a Cascadia Cup rival.

MLS Cup playoffs

Main article: 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs

Knockout round

Los Angeles v Vancouver

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

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

Edmonton v Vancouver

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

Vancouver v Edmonton

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

Vancouver v Toronto

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

Toronto v Vancouver

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

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 and San Jose Earthquakes. The Whitecaps will play each other team twice, once home and once away.

League table

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

Schedule[49]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Vancouver v Seattle

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

San Jose v Vancouver

April 8	San Jose	1–2	Vancouver	San Jose, California
11:00 PDT	Ampaipitakwong  77'	Recap	Tan  38' Harris  78'	Stadium: Nutrilite Training Facility

Vancouver v Portland

April 22	Vancouver	0–3	Portland	Vancouver, British Columbia
15:00 PDT		Recap	Richards  44' Songo'o  65' Dike  89'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium

Portland v Vancouver

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

Seattle v Vancouver

June 1	Seattle	1–2	Vancouver	Tukwila, Washington
18:00 PDT	Carrasco  36' Dismuke  81'	Recap	Mitchell  26', 72'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex

Vancouver v Los Angeles

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

Vancouver v Chivas USA

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

Chivas USA v Vancouver

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

Vancouver v San Jose

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

Los Angeles v Vancouver

October 7	Los Angeles	v	Vancouver	Carson, California
11:00 PDT				Stadium: To Be Determined

Cascadia Cup

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

MLS Save of the Week

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

MLS Team of the Week

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
23	Camilo	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 23

MLS All-Stars

Main article: 2012 MLS All-Star Game

Player	Position	Note
Jay DeMerit	DF	First XI

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

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

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

Future picks acquired:

• 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 pick from Philadelphia Union
• 2013 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick from Real Salt Lake
• 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 pick from Chicago Fire
• 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 pick from Toronto FC
• 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 pick from Colorado Rapids
• 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 pick from Seattle Sounders FC
• 2015 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 pick from D.C. United

Future picks traded:

• 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 pick to Philadelphia Union

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