2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2017 soccer season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2017 football season
The 2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's seventh season in Major League Soccer , the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada . Including previous iterations of the franchise, it was the 40th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.
Outside of MLS, the Whitecaps played in the knockout rounds of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League , where they faced fellow MLS team the New York Red Bulls in the quarterfinals. Additionally, the team played in the 2017 Canadian Championship .
Current roster
As of September 8, 2017[ 1]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (Age)
Previous club
Goalkeepers
1
David Ousted
GK
(1985-02-01 ) February 1, 1985 (age 39)
Randers FC
18
Spencer Richey
GK
(1992-05-30 ) May 30, 1992 (age 32)
Whitecaps FC 2
24
Stefan Marinovic
GK
(1991-10-07 ) October 7, 1991 (age 33)
SpVgg Unterhaching
Defenders
2
Jordan Harvey
DF
(1984-01-28 ) January 28, 1984 (age 40)
Philadelphia Union
3
Sam Adekugbe (on loan at IFK Göteborg )
DF
(1995-01-16 ) January 16, 1995 (age 29)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
4
Kendall Waston
DF
(1988-01-01 ) January 1, 1988 (age 36)
Deportivo Saprissa
6
David Edgar
DF
(1987-05-19 ) May 19, 1987 (age 37)
Birmingham City
14
Cole Seiler
DF
(1994-02-05 ) February 5, 1994 (age 30)
Georgetown Hoyas
22
Aaron Maund
DF
(1990-09-19 ) September 19, 1990 (age 34)
Real Salt Lake
25
Sheanon Williams
DF
(1990-03-17 ) March 17, 1990 (age 34)
Houston Dynamo
26
Tim Parker
DF
(1993-02-23 ) February 23, 1993 (age 31)
St. John's Red Storm
28
Jake Nerwinski
DF
(1994-10-17 ) October 17, 1994 (age 30)
Connecticut Huskies
46
Brett Levis
DF
(1993-05-29 ) May 29, 1993 (age 31)
Whitecaps FC 2
Midfielders
7
Christian Bolaños
MF
(1984-05-17 ) May 17, 1984 (age 40)
Deportivo Saprissa
8
Andrew Jacobson
MF
(1985-09-25 ) September 25, 1985 (age 39)
New York City FC
11
Nicolás Mezquida
MF
(1992-01-21 ) January 21, 1992 (age 32)
Fénix
13
Cristian Techera
MF
(1992-05-31 ) May 31, 1992 (age 32)
River Plate Montevideo
15
Matías Laba
MF
(1991-12-11 ) December 11, 1991 (age 33)
Toronto FC
16
Tony Tchani
MF
(1989-04-13 ) April 13, 1989 (age 35)
Columbus Crew SC
17
Marcel de Jong
DF
(1986-10-15 ) October 15, 1986 (age 38)
Ottawa Fury
20
Brek Shea
MF
(1990-02-28 ) February 28, 1990 (age 34)
Orlando City SC
27
Deybi Flores (on loan at C.D. Motagua )
MF
(1996-06-16 ) June 16, 1996 (age 28)
C.D. Motagua
29
Yordy Reyna
MF
(1993-09-16 ) September 16, 1993 (age 31)
Red Bull Salzburg
30
Ben McKendry (on loan at FC Edmonton )
MF
(1993-03-25 ) March 25, 1993 (age 31)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
31
Russell Teibert
MF
(1992-12-22 ) December 22, 1992 (age 32)
Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
32
Marco Bustos
MF
(1996-04-22 ) April 22, 1996 (age 28)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
50
Nosa Igiebor
MF
(1990-11-09 ) November 9, 1990 (age 34)
Çaykur Rizespor
66
Ali Ghazal
MF
(1992-02-01 ) February 1, 1992 (age 32)
Guizhou Zhicheng
67
Alphonso Davies
MF
(2000-11-02 ) November 2, 2000 (age 24)
Whitecaps FC 2
77
Mauro Rosales
MF
(1981-02-24 ) February 24, 1981 (age 43)
FC Dallas
Forwards
12
Fredy Montero
FW
(1987-07-26 ) July 26, 1987 (age 37)
Tianjin TEDA
19
Erik Hurtado
FW
(1990-05-11 ) May 11, 1990 (age 34)
Santa Clara
23
Bernie Ibini-Isei
FW
(1992-09-12 ) September 12, 1992 (age 32)
Club Brugge
47
Kyle Greig (on loan at FC Cincinnati )
FW
(1990-02-22 ) February 22, 1990 (age 34)
Whitecaps FC 2
Transfers
In
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Date
Ref.
27
MF
Deybi Flores C.D. Motagua Loan Return
December 8, 2017
[ 2]
25
DF
Sheanon Williams Houston Dynamo Traded in exchange for general allocation money
December 13, 2016
[ 3]
39
GK
Spencer Richey Whitecaps FC 2 Free
December 19, 2016
[ 4]
47
FW
Kyle Greig [ 5]
29
MF
Yordy Reyna Red Bull Salzburg Undisclosed
January 23, 2017
[ 6]
28
DF
Jake Nerwinski Connecticut Huskies 2017 MLS SuperDraft February 9, 2017
[ 7]
12
FW
Fredy Montero Tianjin TEDA One Year Loan/Designated Player
February 15, 2017
[ 8]
20
MF
Brek Shea Orlando City SC Trade in exchange for Giles Barnes
February 25, 2017
[ 9]
77
MF
Mauro Rosales FC Dallas Free
February 27, 2017
[ 10]
16
MF
Tony Tchani Columbus Crew SC Traded with allocation money in exchange for Kekuta Manneh
March 30, 2017
[ 11]
23
FW
Bernie Ibini-Isei Club Brugge Undisclosed
May 9, 2017
[ 12]
3
DF
Sam Adekugbe Brighton and Hove Albion Loan Return
July 10, 2017
24
GK
Stefan Marinovic SpVgg Unterhaching Free
July 21, 2017
[ 13]
22
DF
Aaron Maund Real Salt Lake Traded in exchange for a 2018 third round pick
August 9, 2017
[ 14]
66
MF
Ali Ghazal Guizhou Zhicheng Free
August 10, 2017
[ 15]
50
MF
Nosa Igiebor Çaykur Rizespor Free
September 8, 2017
[ 16]
Out
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Ref.
MF
Pedro Morales Option Declined[ a]
December 7, 2016
[ 17]
DF
Fraser Aird Rangers Option Declined/Loan Return
December 8, 2016
[ 2]
GK
Marco Carducci Option Declined[ b]
DF
Jordan Smith Deportivo Saprissa Option Declined/Loan Return
FW
Blas Pérez Out of Contract[ c]
FW
Masato Kudo Sanfrecce Hiroshima Mutual Contract Termination
December 30, 2016
[ 18]
MF
Kianz Froese Fortuna Düsseldorf Undisclosed
February 1, 2017
[ 19]
FW
Giles Barnes Orlando City SC Traded in exchange for Brek Shea
February 25, 2017
[ 9]
FW
Kekuta Manneh Columbus Crew SC Traded in exchange for Tony Tchani and allocation money
March 30, 2017
[ 11]
MF
Deybi Flores C.D. Motagua Loan
June 26, 2017
FW
Kyle Greig FC Cincinnati Loan
July 11, 2017
[ 20]
GK
Paolo Tornaghi Mutual Contract Termination
July 18, 2017
[ 21]
DF
Sam Adekugbe IFK Göteborg Loan
July 25, 2017
[ 22]
MF
Ben McKendry FC Edmonton Loan
July 26, 2017
[ 23]
DF
Christian Dean Chicago Fire Traded in exchange for allocation money
August 9, 2017
[ 24]
Major League Soccer
Preseason
Simple Invitational
Regular season
League tables
Western Conference
Overall
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Results
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
34
52
15
12
7
50
49
+1
9
3
5
30
20
+10
6
9
2
20
29
−9
Last updated: October 22, 2017 Source: [citation needed Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Source:
[ 25] A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Playoffs
Knockout Round
Conference Semifinals
CONCACAF Champions League
Group stage
Knockout stage
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Canadian Championship
Playing statistics
As of November 2, 2017[citation needed Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
Source: (for players and positions) First Team Squad
00 (for squad numbers) [1] 00 (for actual stats.)
Notes
^ a b c d Loaned out for remainder of the season.
^ a b Signed to a short term contract for the Canadian Championship.
^ a b c d No longer with team.
References
^ "Players + Vancouver Whitecaps FC" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved February 16, 2016 .^ a b "Whitecaps FC exercise 11 options, announce roster moves ahead of 2017" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 8, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016 .^ "Whitecaps FC acquire Sheanon Williams from Houston Dynamo" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 13, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016 .^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC add goalkeeper Spencer Richey to MLS Roster" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016 .^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC add striker Kyle Greig to MLS roster" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 19, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016 .^ "Whitecaps FC sign Peruvian international attacking midfielder/forward Yordy Reyna" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 23, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC sign 2017 MLS SuperDraft pick Jake Nerwinski" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC acquire three-time MLS All-Star striker Fredy Montero" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017 .^ a b " . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 25, 2017. Retrieved February 25, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC bring back experienced midfielder Mauro Rosales" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 27, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017 .^ a b "Whitecaps FC acquire Tony Tchani and $300,000 in allocation money from Columbus for Kekuta Manneh" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 30, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC acquire winger/forward Bernie Ibini from Belgian club Brugge KV" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC add New Zealand international keeper Stefan Marinovic" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC acquire centre back Aaron Maund from Real Salt Lake" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC acquire Egyptian international central midfielder Aly Ghazal" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC add Nigerian international midfielder Nosa Igiebor" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. September 8, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC part ways with captain Pedro Morales" . Vancouver Whitecaps. December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016 .^ "Striker Masato Kudo moves on" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 30, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016 .^ "Whitecaps FC transfer Kianz Froese to German side Fortuna Düsseldorf" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC loan out Greig, transfer de Wit to USL side FC Cincinnati" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 11, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC and goalkeeper Paolo Tornaghi mutually agree to part ways" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC loan defender Sam Adekugbe to Swedish club IFK Göteborg" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC loan midfielder Ben McKendry to NASL club FC Edmonton" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. July 26, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .^ "Caps deal Christian Dean to Chicago Fire" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 9, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017 .^ "Whitecaps FC MLS Schedule" . whitecapsfc.com . Retrieved March 5, 2017 .
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