2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2020 soccer season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Football team season
The 2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's tenth 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 43rd season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.
Around September and towards the end of the season, COVID-19 cross-border restrictions imposed by the Canadian government forced the Whitecaps to play the remaining home matches at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon .[ 1]
On November 16, 2019, the Whitecaps named Axel Schuster as the club's new sporting director.[ 2]
Roster
As of September 30, 2020[ 3]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (age)
Previous club
Goalkeepers
1
Bryan Meredith
GK
(1989-08-02 ) August 2, 1989 (age 35)
Inter Miami CF
16
Maxime Crépeau
GK
(1994-04-11 ) April 11, 1994 (age 30)
Montreal Impact
30
Evan Bush
GK
(1986-03-06 ) March 6, 1986 (age 38)
Montreal Impact
51
Thomas Hasal
GK
(1999-07-09 ) July 9, 1999 (age 25)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
60
Isaac Boehmer
GK
(2001-11-20 ) November 20, 2001 (age 22)
Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
Defenders
3
Cristián Gutiérrez
DF
(1997-02-18 ) February 18, 1997 (age 27)
Colo-Colo
4
Ranko Veselinović
DF
(1999-03-24 ) March 24, 1999 (age 25)
Vojvodina
13
Derek Cornelius
DF
(1997-11-25 ) November 25, 1997 (age 26)
Javor Ivanjica
20
Jasser Khmiri
DF
(1997-07-27 ) July 27, 1997 (age 27)
Stade Tunisien
22
Érik Godoy
DF
(1993-08-16 ) August 16, 1993 (age 31)
Colón
28
Jake Nerwinski
DF
(1994-10-17 ) October 17, 1994 (age 29)
Connecticut Huskies
34
Gianfranco Facchineri
DF
(2002-04-27 ) April 27, 2002 (age 22)
Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
53
Ali Adnan
DF
(1993-12-19 ) December 19, 1993 (age 30)
Udinese
56
Georges Mukumbilwa
DF
(1999-09-23 ) September 23, 1999 (age 24)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
Midfielders
15
Andy Rose
MF
(1990-02-13 ) February 13, 1990 (age 34)
Motherwell
17
Leonard Owusu
MF
(1997-06-03 ) June 3, 1997 (age 27)
Ashdod
19
Janio Bikel
MF
(1995-06-28 ) June 28, 1995 (age 29)
CSKA Sofia
27
Ryan Raposo
MF
(1999-03-05 ) March 5, 1999 (age 25)
Syracuse Orange
31
Russell Teibert
MF
(1992-12-22 ) December 22, 1992 (age 31)
Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
32
Patrick Metcalfe
MF
(1998-11-11 ) November 11, 1998 (age 25)
Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
55
Michael Baldisimo
MF
(2000-04-13 ) April 13, 2000 (age 24)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
62
Damiano Pecile
MF
(2002-04-11 ) April 11, 2002 (age 22)
Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
Forwards
7
David Milinković
FW
(1994-05-20 ) May 20, 1994 (age 30)
Hull City
9
Lucas Cavallini
FW
(1992-12-28 ) December 28, 1992 (age 31)
Club Puebla
11
Cristian Dájome
FW
(1994-01-03 ) January 3, 1994 (age 30)
Atlético Nacional
12
Fredy Montero
FW
(1987-07-26 ) July 26, 1987 (age 37)
Sporting CP
14
Theo Bair
FW
(1999-08-27 ) August 27, 1999 (age 25)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
87
Tosaint Ricketts
FW
(1987-08-06 ) August 6, 1987 (age 37)
Sūduva
Out on Loan
54
Simon Colyn
MF
(2002-03-23 ) March 23, 2002 (age 22)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
Transfers
In
Transferred in
#
Position
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Date
Source
9
FW
Lucas Cavallini
Club Puebla
~$6,000,000
December 16, 2019
[ 4]
27
MF
Ryan Raposo
Syracuse Orange
2020 MLS SuperDraft , Generation Adidas
January 9, 2020
[ 5]
3
DF
Cristián Gutiérrez
Free
January 16, 2020
[ 6]
11
FW
Cristian Dájome
Atlético Nacional
Undisclosed TAM
January 17, 2020
[ 7]
17
MF
Leonard Owusu
Ashdod
January 21, 2020
[ 8]
22
DF
Érik Godoy
Colón
January 22, 2020
[ 9]
34
DF
Gianfranco Facchineri
Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
Homegrown player
January 23, 2020
[ 10]
32
MF
Patrick Metcalfe
[ 11]
1
GK
Bryan Meredith
Inter Miami CF
Acquired in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft .
January 29, 2020
[ 12]
62
MF
Damiano Pecile
Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
Homegrown player
February 14, 2020
[ 13]
19
MF
Janio Bikel
CSKA Sofia
Undisclosed
February 28, 2020
[ 14]
60
GK
Isaac Boehmer
Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
Homegrown player
August 17, 2020
[ 15]
30
GK
Evan Bush
Montreal Impact
Acquired in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft
September 28, 2020
[ 16]
4
DF
Ranko Veselinović
Vojvodina
Undisclosed
October 18, 2020
[ 17]
Loans in
Out
Transferred out
Loans out
Major League Soccer
Preseason
Regular season
League tables
Western Conference
Source: MLS
[ 30] Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:
Overall
Source: MLS
[ 31] Rules for classification: 1) points per game; 2) total wins per match played; 3) total goal differential per match played; 4) total goals scored per match played; 5) fewest disciplinary points per match played; 6) away goal differential per away match played; 7) away goals scored per away match played; 8) home goal differential per home match played; 9) home goals scored per home match played; 10) 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
23
27
9
14
0
27
44
−17
6
5
0
21
20
+1
3
9
0
6
24
−18
Last updated: November 8, 2020
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
Updated to match(es) played on November 8, 2020. Source:
[ 32] A = Away;
H = Home;
N = Neutral;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
MLS is Back Tournament
As part of MLS's restart plan from the COVID-19 pandemic . The three group stage games will count towards the regular season standings. The winner of the tournament will qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League .[ 34]
Group stage
Knockout stage
Canadian Championship
Qualification
As part of the MLS regular season , Canada's three Major League Soccer clubs will play each other three times from August 18 to September 16. The team with the most points from this series will qualify for the Canadian Championship.[ 36]
Source:
MLS [dead link ] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) goal differential; 4) goals for; 5) away goal differential; 6) away goals for; 7) home goal differential; 8) home goals for 9) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
6
6
2
4
0
8
13
−5
2
1
0
8
7
+1
0
3
0
0
6
−6
Last updated: September 16, 2020
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
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Goalscorers
As of November 8, 2020
Clean sheets
Disciplinary record
As of November 8, 2020
Notes
References
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