Whitecaps FC 2
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Nickname(s) | WFC2 | |
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Founded | November 21, 2014 December 6, 2021 (refounded) | |
Stadium | Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia | |
Capacity | 5,288[1] | |
Head coach | Nick Dasovic | |
League | MLS Next Pro | |
Website | Club website | |
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Whitecaps FC 2 is a professional soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that serves as the reserve team of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of MLS.
On December 6, 2021, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC were named as one of 21 clubs that would field a team in the new MLS Next Pro league beginning in the 2022 season.[2][3] The team will play at Swangard Stadium under the Whitecaps FC 2 name but will undergo a rebrand in 2023.[4]
History[edit]
Prior to the MLS Next Pro iteration the team played its home games at UBC's Thunderbird Stadium and competed in the United Soccer League.[5]
On November 17, 2017, the Whitecaps announced they were disbanding WFC2 and entering an affiliation agreement with USL expansion team Fresno FC.[6]
Players and staff[edit]
Roster[edit]
- As of March 18, 2022[citation needed]
No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
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29 | FW | Simon Becher | ![]() |
40 | GK | Ben Alexander | ![]() |
46 | FW | Filip Rakic | ![]() |
47 | MF | Luis Felipe Fernandez-Salvador | ![]() |
49 | FW | Emiliano Brienza | ![]() |
51 | FW | Ali Ahmed | ![]() |
52 | MF | Vasco Fry | ![]() |
53 | DF | Simone Masi | ![]() |
57 | FW | Elage Bah | ![]() |
60 | GK | Isaac Boehmer ([A]) | ![]() |
61 | DF | Matteo Campagna ([A]) | ![]() |
66 | MF | Giovanni Aguilar | ![]() |
68 | MF | Owen Antoniuk | ![]() |
76 | FW | Joe Hanson | ![]() |
83 | DF | Finn Linder | ![]() |
92 | MF | Jay Herdman | ![]() |
95 | DF | Joshué Ndakala | ![]() |
— | DF | Lucas Dasovic | ![]() |
— | DF | Chris Lee | ![]() |
— | FW | Théo Collomb | ![]() |
- ^ Signed to first team contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
- ^ Vancouver Whitecaps FC academy player.
Head coaches[edit]
- Includes regular season and playoffs
Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
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Alan Koch[7] | ![]() |
January 30, 2015 | December 14, 2016 | 61 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 36.07 |
Rich Fagan[8] | ![]() |
February 20, 2017 | November 17, 2017 | 32 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 15.63 |
Nick Dasovic[9] | ![]() |
March 26, 2022 |
Club captains[edit]
Years | Name | Nation |
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2015 | Tyler Rosenlund[10] | ![]() |
2016 | Kyle Greig[11] | ![]() |
Year-by-year[edit]
Year | Division | League | Record (W–D–L) | Position | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
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2015 | 3 | United Soccer League | 8–6–14 | 11th (Western) | Did not qualify | 1,682 |
2016 | 3 | 12–9–9 | 6th (Western) | Conference Finals | 1,779 | |
2017 | 2 | 5–9–18 | 14th (Western) | Did not qualify | 869 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Swangard Stadium – Home of your Whitecaps". October 16, 2009. Archived from the original on April 11, 2009.
- ^ "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022". Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "Vancouver will join MLS NEXT Pro for Inaugural Season in 2022". Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC announce 2022 MLS NEXT Pro schedule and 2023 brand launch | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC launch USL PRO team, provide update on National Soccer Development Centre at UBC". Whitecaps FC. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC announce new USL affiliation with Fresno FC". Whitecaps FC. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC name Alan Koch WFC2 head coach". Whitecaps FC. January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC appoint Rich Fagan as WFC2 head coach". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC 2 are back – Get to know the new squad (Part One)". AFTN. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kyle Greig named Whitecaps FC 2 captain ahead of Saturday's opener | Vancouver Whitecaps".
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