2024 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Chairman	Jeff Mallett
Head coach	Vanni Sartini
Stadium	BC Place; (Vancouver, BC)
Major League Soccer	Conference:; Overall:; ;
Canadian Championship	TBD
CONCACAF Champions Cup	TBD
Leagues Cup	TBD
Highest home attendance	League/All: ;
Lowest home attendance	League/All: ;
Home colours	Away colours

The 2024 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season will be the club's thirteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, this will be the 47th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.

Having won the 2023 Canadian Championship, the Whitecaps will participate in the CONCACAF Champions League for a second consecutive season and fourth time overall. The Whitecaps will also participate in the 2024 Canadian Championship looking to win their third Championship in a row. They will also participate in the 2024 Leagues Cup.

Current roster

As of January 1, 2023^[1]

No.	Name	Position	Date of birth (age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
18	Yohei Takaoka	GK	(1996-03-16) March 16, 1996	Yokohama F. Marinos
50	Max Anchor	GK	(2004-07-21) July 21, 2004	Whitecaps FC 2
60	Isaac Boehmer	GK	(2001-11-20) November 20, 2001	Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
Defenders
2	Mathías Laborda	DF	(1999-09-15) September 15, 1999	Nacional
3	Sam Adekugbe	DF	(1995-01-16) January 16, 1995	Hatayspor
4	Ranko Veselinović	DF	(1999-03-24) March 24, 1999	Vojvodina
6	Tristan Blackmon	DF	(1996-08-12) August 12, 1996	Charlotte FC
14	Luís Martins	DF	(1992-06-10) June 10, 1992	Sporting Kansas City
23	Javain Brown	DF	(1999-03-19) March 19, 1999	South Florida Bulls
Midfielders
8	Alessandro Schöpf	MF	(1994-02-07) February 7, 1994	Arminia Bielefeld
16	Sebastian Berhalter	MF	(2001-05-10) May 10, 2001	Columbus Crew
19	Damir Kreilach	MF	(1989-04-16) April 16, 1989	Real Salt Lake
20	Andrés Cubas	MF	(1996-05-22) May 22, 1996	Nîmes
22	Ali Ahmed	MF	(2000-10-10) October 10, 2000	Whitecaps FC 2
25	Ryan Gauld	MF	(1995-12-16) December 16, 1995	Farense
26	J.C. Ngando	MF	(1999-11-20) November 20, 1999	UNC Greensboro Spartans
27	Ryan Raposo	MF	(1999-03-05) March 5, 1999	Syracuse Orange
45	Pedro Vite	MF	(2002-03-09) March 9, 2002	Independiente del Valle
Forwards
	Fafà Picault	FW	(1991-02-23) February 23, 1991	Nashville SC
24	Brian White	FW	(1996-02-03) February 3, 1996	New York Red Bulls
28	Levonte Johnson	FW	(1999-03-15) March 15, 1999	Whitecaps FC 2
29	Simon Becher	FW	(1999-07-20) July 20, 1999	Whitecaps FC 2
Out on Loan
7	Déiber Caicedo	FW	(2000-03-25) March 25, 2000	Deportivo Cali
8	Caio Alexandre	MF	(1999-02-24) February 24, 1999	Botafogo

Transfers

In

Transferred in

#	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
19	MF	Damir Kreilach	Real Salt Lake	Free	December 29, 2023	^[2]
	FW	Fafà Picault	Nashville SC	Free	January 11, 2024	^[3]

Loans in

#	Position	Player	Loaned from	Date	Loan expires	Notes	Source

Out

Transferred out

#	Position	Player	Fee/notes	Date	Source
1	GK	Thomas Hasal	Option declined	November 10, 2023	^[4]
11	FW	Junior Hoilett	Out of contract
30	MF	Kamron Habibullah	Option declined
61	DF	Matteo Campagna	Option declined
12	DF	Karifa Yao	Option declined	November 17, 2023	^[5]
31	MF	Russell Teibert	Option declined	December 1, 2023	^[6]

Loans out

#	Position	Player	Loaned to	Date	Loan expires	Source

MLS SuperDraft picks

Round	No.	Pos.	Player	College/Club team	Transaction	Source
2 (45)		DF	Eliot Goldthorp	Hofstra		^[7]
3 (74)		FW	Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau	St. John's		^[7]

Preseason

Competition overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Major League Soccer	TBD	TBD	Matchday 1	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Canadian Championship	TBD	TBD	TBA	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
CONCACAF Champions Cup	TBD	TBD	Round One	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Leagues Cup	TBD	TBD	Group Stage	TBD	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: November 22, 2023
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Regular season

League tables

Western Conference

MLS Western Conference table (2024)
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	San Jose Earthquakes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Seattle Sounders FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	St. Louis City SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Sporting Kansas City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: in 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Overall

Overall MLS standings table
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
25	Seattle Sounders FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	St. Louis City SC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	Sporting Kansas City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	Toronto FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: in 2024. Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) fewer disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss (2 clubs tied) or drawing of lots (≥3 clubs tied)

Results

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: November 22, 2023
Source:
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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
Result
Position (West)

Updated to match(es) played on November 22, 2023. Source: ^[8]
A = Away; H = Home; N = Neutral; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

March 2 1	Whitecaps FC	v	Charlotte FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

March 9 2	San Jose Earthquakes	v	Whitecaps FC	San Jose, California
7:30 PM				Stadium: PayPal Park

March 16 3	FC Dallas	v	Whitecaps FC	Frisco, Texas
5:30 PM				Stadium: Toyota Stadium

March 23 4	Whitecaps FC	v	Real Salt Lake	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

March 30 5 – Cascadia Cup	Whitecaps FC	v	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

April 6 6	Whitecaps FC	v	Toronto FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

April 13 7	Whitecaps FC	v	LA Galaxy	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

April 20 8 – Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	v	Whitecaps FC	Seattle, Washington
7:30 PM				Stadium: Lumen Field

April 27 9	New York Red Bulls	v	Whitecaps FC	Harrison, New Jersey
4:30 PM				Stadium: Red Bull Arena

May 4 10	Whitecaps FC	v	Austin FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

May 11 11	Los Angeles FC	v	Whitecaps FC	Los Angeles, California
7:30 PM				Stadium: BMO Stadium

May 15 12	Colorado Rapids	v	Whitecaps FC	Commerce City, Colorado
6:30 PM				Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park

May 18 13 – Cascadia Cup	Seattle Sounders FC	v	Whitecaps FC	Seattle, Washington
7:30 PM				Stadium: Lumen Field

May 25 14	Whitecaps FC	v	Inter Miami CF	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

May 4 15	Sporting Kansas City	v	Whitecaps FC	Kansas City, Kansas
5:30 PM				Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

June 1 16	Whitecaps FC	v	Colorado Rapids	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

June 15 17	New England Revolution	v	Whitecaps FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
4:30 PM				Stadium: Gillette Stadium

June 22 18 – Cascadia Cup	Portland Timbers	v	Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
7:30 PM				Stadium: Providence Park

June 29 19	Whitecaps FC	v	St. Louis City SC	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

July 3 20	Minnesota United FC	v	Whitecaps FC	Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 PM				Stadium: Allianz Field

July 6 21	CF Montréal	v	Whitecaps FC	Montreal, Quebec
4:30 PM				Stadium: Saputo Stadium

July 13 22	St. Louis City SC	v	Whitecaps FC	St. Louis, Missouri
5:30 PM				Stadium: CityPark

July 17 23	Whitecaps FC	v	Sporting Kansas City	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 PM				Stadium: BC Place

July 20 24	Whitecaps FC	v	Houston Dynamo FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

August 24 25	Whitecaps FC	v	Los Angeles FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

August 31 26	Austin FC	v	Whitecaps FC	Austin, Texas
5:30 PM				Stadium: Q2 Stadium

September 7 27	Whitecaps FC	v	FC Dallas	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

September 14 28	Whitecaps FC	v	San Jose Earthquakes	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

September 18 29	Houston Dynamo FC	v	Whitecaps FC	Houston, Texas
5:30 PM				Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium

September 21 30	LA Galaxy	v	Whitecaps FC	Carson, California
7:30 PM				Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

September 28 31 – Cascadia Cup	Whitecaps FC	v	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

October 2 32 – Cascadia Cup	Whitecaps FC	v	Seattle Sounders FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
7:30 PM				Stadium: BC Place

October 5 33	Whitecaps FC	v	Minnesota United FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
				Stadium: BC Place

October 19 34	Real Salt Lake	v	Whitecaps FC	Sandy, Utah
6:00 PM				Stadium: America First Field

Canadian Championship

CONCACAF Champions Cup

Round One

February 7 First Leg	Whitecaps FC	v	UANL	Langford, British Columbia^{[lower-alpha 1]}
7:00 pm PST				Stadium: Starlight Stadium^{[lower-alpha 1]}

February 14 Second Leg	UANL	v	Whitecaps FC	Monterrey, Mexico
6:00pm CST				Stadium: Estadio Universitario

Leagues Cup

Group stage

Cascadia Cup

2024 Cascadia Cup standings
Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portland Timbers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Seattle Sounders FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: "Schedule". mlssoccer.com.
Rules for classification: Scoring

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: November 22, 2023
Source: Standings
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

As of January 1, 2024

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		MLS		Canadian Championship		Leagues Cup		Champions Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
18	GK	JPN	Yohei Takaoka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK	CAN	Max Anchor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	GK	CAN	Isaac Boehmer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	URU	Mathías Laborda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	CAN	Sam Adekugbe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	SRB	Ranko Veselinović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	USA	Tristan Blackmon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	POR	Luís Martins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	JAM	Javain Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	AUT	Alessandro Schöpf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF	USA	Sebastian Berhalter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF	CRO	Damir Kreilach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF	PAR	Andrés Cubas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	CAN	Ali Ahmed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	SCO	Ryan Gauld	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF	CMR	J.C. Ngando	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF	CAN	Ryan Raposo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF	ECU	Pedro Vite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
	FW	HAI	Fafà Picault	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW	USA	Brian White	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW	CAN	Levonte Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW	USA	Simon Becher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of November 22, 2023

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	MLS	Canadian Championship	Leagues Cup	Champions Cup	Total
Own goals					0	0	0	0	0
Totals					0	0	0	0	0

Clean sheets

As of November 22, 2023

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	MLS	Canadian Championship	Leagues Cup	Champions Cup	Total
Totals					0	0	0	0	0

Disciplinary record

As of December 1, 2023

No.	Pos	Nat	Player
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	MLS			Canadian Championship			Leagues Cup			Champions Cup			Total
2	DF		Mathías Laborda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF		Sam Adekugbe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF		Ranko Veselinović	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF		Tristan Blackmon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF		Alessandro Schöpf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF		Luís Martins	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	MF		Sebastian Berhalter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	GK		Yohei Takaoka	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	MF		Damir Kreilach	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	MF		Andrés Cubas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF		Ali Ahmed	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF		Javain Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
24	FW		Brian White	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF		Ryan Gauld	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	MF		J.C. Ngando	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
27	MF		Ryan Raposo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	FW		Levonte Johnson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	FW		Simon Becher	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF		Pedro Vite	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
50	GK		Max Anchor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
60	GK		Isaac Boehmer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals				0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0

References

1 2 Match could not be played at BC Place due to scheduling conflicts.^[9]

↑ "Players + Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
↑ "Whitecaps FC sign experienced midfielder Damir Kreilach". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
↑ "Whitecaps FC add new dimension to forward group, sign Fafà Picault". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC announce 2024 roster updates". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
↑ "Whitecaps FC roster updates from first team and WFC2". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
↑ "Whitecaps FC roster update in advance of MLS deadline to exercise player contract options". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
↑ "Whitecaps FC select Eliot Goldthorp and Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau in 2024 MLS SuperDraft". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps Schedule". Retrieved September 23, 2018.
↑ "Whitecaps FC to host Tigres UANL at Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC on February 7". Whitecaps FC. December 18, 2023.

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[Victoria-9] 1 2 Match could not be played at BC Place due to scheduling conflicts.^[9]

[1] "Players + Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved September 15, 2023.

[2] "Whitecaps FC sign experienced midfielder Damir Kreilach". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 29, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[3] "Whitecaps FC add new dimension to forward group, sign Fafà Picault". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[4] "Vancouver Whitecaps FC announce 2024 roster updates". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

[5] "Whitecaps FC roster updates from first team and WFC2". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 17, 2023. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

[6] "Whitecaps FC roster update in advance of MLS deadline to exercise player contract options". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 1, 2023.

[7] "Whitecaps FC select Eliot Goldthorp and Nicolas Fleuriau Chateau in 2024 MLS SuperDraft". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.

[8] "Vancouver Whitecaps Schedule". Retrieved September 23, 2018.

[10] "Whitecaps FC to host Tigres UANL at Starlight Stadium in Langford, BC on February 7". Whitecaps FC. December 18, 2023.

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