Whitecaps FC 2

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Whitecaps FC 2
File:WFC2 logo.svg
Full nameWhitecaps FC 2
Nickname(s)WFC2
FoundedNovember 21, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-11-21)
DissolvedNovember 17, 2017; 6 years ago (2017-11-17)
StadiumThunderbird Stadium
Vancouver, British Columbia
Capacity3,411
LeagueUnited Soccer League

Whitecaps FC 2 was a professional soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, that served as the reserve team of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of MLS. The team played its home games at UBC's Thunderbird Stadium and competed in the second tier United Soccer League.[1]

On November 17, 2017, the Whitecaps announced they were disbanding WFC2 and entering an affiliation agreement with USL expansion team Fresno FC.[2]

Players and staff

Final roster

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Squad correct as of August 13, 2017.[3]

No. Pos. Player Nation
33 DF Francis de Vries  New Zealand
40 GK Sean Melvin  Canada
41 DF Dominick Zator  Canada
42 MF David Norman Jr.  Canada
44 DF Andy Thoma  United States
45 FW Myer Bevan  New Zealand
48 MF Patrick Metcalfe  Canada
50 FW Nazeem Bartman  South Africa
51 DF Danny Barbir  United States
53 GK Mark Village  Canada
54 FW Gloire Amanda  Canada
55 DF Chris Serban  Canada
57 FW Thomas Sanner  United States
58 MF Will Seymore  United States
61 FW Terran Campbell  Canada
62 DF Deklan Wynne  New Zealand
63 DF Kadin Chung  Canada
64 MF Thomas Gardner  Canada
65 DF Matthew Baldisimo  Canada
66 MF Michael Baldisimo  Canada
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  2. ^

Head coaches

  • Includes USL Regular season & USL Play-offs
Coach Nationality Start End Games Win Loss Draw Win %
Alan Koch [4]  South Africa January 30, 2015 December 14, 2016 61 22 24 15 036.07
Rich Fagan [5]  Scotland February 20, 2017 November 17, 2017 32 5 18 9 015.63

Club captains

Years Name Nation
2015 Tyler Rosenlund[6]  Canada
2016 Kyle Greig[7]  United States

Record

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season W-T-L Playoffs Avg. Attendance
2015 3 USL 8-6-14 11th, Western Did not qualify 1,682
2016 3 USL 12-9-9 6th, Western Conference Finals 1,779
2017 2 USL 5-9-18 14th, Western Did not qualify 869

References

  1. ^ "Whitecaps FC launch USL PRO team, provide update on National Soccer Development Centre at UBC". Whitecaps FC. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  2. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC announce new USL affiliation with Fresno FC". Whitecaps FC. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Roster -(Men's First Team)". Whitecaps.com. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  4. ^ "Whitecaps FC name Alan Koch WFC2 head coach". Whitecaps FC. January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  5. ^ "Whitecaps FC appoint Rich Fagan as WFC2 head coach". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  6. ^ "After learning from those around him, Tyler Rosenlund returns home to captain WFC2". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 16, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  7. ^ http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2016/03/23/kyle-greig-named-whitecaps-fc-2-captain-ahead-saturdays-opener