2016 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2016 season
Chairman	John Furlong
Manager	Carl Robinson
Stadium	BC Place (Capacity: 22,120)
Major League Soccer	Conference:7 Overall:10
Top goalscorer	League: Pedro Morales (4) All: Pedro Morales (4)
Highest home attendance	27,038 vs LA Galaxy Apr.2
Lowest home attendance	18,836 vs Sporting Kansas City Apr. 27
Average home league attendance	22,447 (5 games)
Home colours Away colours
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The 2016 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season is the Whitecaps' sixth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada.

Current roster

As of March 14, 2016 ^[1]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	David Ousted	Denmark	GK	February 1, 1985	Randers FC
24	Marco Carducci	Canada	GK	September 26, 1996	Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
70	Paolo Tornaghi	Italy	GK	June 21, 1988	Chicago Fire
Defenders
2	Jordan Harvey	United States	DF	January 28, 1984	Philadelphia Union
3	Sam Adekugbe	Canada	DF	January 16, 1995	Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
4	Kendall Waston	Costa Rica	DF	January 1, 1988	Deportivo Saprissa
6	Jordan Smith	Costa Rica	DF	April 23, 1991	Deportivo Saprissa
8	Fraser Aird	Canada	DF	February 2, 1995	Rangers
14	Cole Seiler	United States	DF	February 5, 1994	Georgetown Hoyas
22	Christian Dean	United States	DF	March 14, 1993	California Golden Bears
26	Tim Parker	United States	DF	February 23, 1993	St. John's Red Storm
44	Pa Modou Kah	Norway	DF	July 30, 1980	Portland Timbers
Midfielders
7	Christian Bolaños	Costa Rica	MF	May 17, 1984	Deportivo Saprissa
11	Nicolás Mezquida	Uruguay	MF	January 21, 1992	Fénix
13	Cristian Techera	Uruguay	MF	May 31, 1992	River Plate Montevideo
15	Matias Laba	Argentina	MF	December 11, 1991	Toronto FC
17	Andrew Jacobson	United States	MF	September 25, 1985	New York City FC
20	Deybi Flores	Honduras	MF	June 16, 1996	C.D. Motagua
30	Ben McKendry	Canada	MF	March 25, 1993	Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
31	Russell Teibert	Canada	MF	December 22, 1992	Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
32	Marco Bustos	Canada	MF	April 22, 1996	Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
38	Kianz Froese	Canada	MF	April 16, 1996	Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
77	Pedro Morales	Chile	MF	May 25, 1985	Málaga CF
Forwards
9	Masato Kudo	Japan	FW	May 6, 1990	Kashiwa Reysol
19	Erik Hurtado	United States	FW	May 11, 1990	Santa Clara
23	Kekuta Manneh	Gambia	FW	December 30, 1994	Austin Aztex
27	Blas Pérez	Panama	FW	March 13, 1981	FC Dallas
29	Octavio Rivero	Uruguay	FW	January 24, 1992	O'Higgins F.C.

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred From	Fee/Notes	Date	Ref.
19	FW	Erik Hurtado	Mjøndalen	Loan Return	December 1, 2015	[2]
9	FW	Masato Kudo	Kashiwa Reysol	Free Transfer	December 29, 2015	[3]
13	MF	Cristian Techera	River Plate Montevideo	Undisclosed fee after successful loan spell	January 6, 2016	[4]
20	MF	Deybi Flores	C.D. Motagua	Undisclosed fee after successful loan spell	January 18, 2016	[5]
7	MF	Christian Bolaños	Deportivo Saprissa	Undisclosed	January 20, 2016	[6]
8	DF	Fraser Aird	Rangers	Loan	January 29, 2016	[7]
14	DF	Cole Seiler	Georgetown Hoyas	Selected in 2016 MLS SuperDraft	February 8, 2016	[8]
27	FW	Blas Pérez	FC Dallas	Traded from FC Dallas for Mauro Rosales	February 16, 2016	[9]
17	MF	Andrew Jacobson	New York City FC	Traded from New York City FC for targeted allocation money	March 11, 2016	[10]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred To	Fee/Notes	Date	Ref.
DF	Diego Rodríguez	Juventud	Loan return	December 1, 2015
FW	Caleb Clarke	SpVgg Unterhaching	Option declined	December 1, 2015
MF	Andre Lewis	Portland Timbers 2	Option declined	December 1, 2015
DF	Ethen Sampson		Option declined	December 1, 2015
FW	Robert Earnshaw	Retired	Out of contract, later retired	December 1, 2015
MF	Mauro Rosales	FC Dallas	Out of contract/ Traded to FC Dallas for Blas Pérez	December 1, 2015
DF	Steven Beitashour	Toronto FC	Traded to Toronto FC for second-highest 2016 second round Superdraft pick	December 18, 2015
MF	Gershon Koffie	New England Revolution	Traded to New England for general and targeted allocation money	February 11, 2016
FW	Darren Mattocks	Portland Timbers	Traded to Portland for general and targeted allocation money and a 2017 International Roster Spot	March 14, 2016

Technical staff

Role	Name	Nation
Head coach	Robinson, CarlCarl Robinson	Wales
Assistant coach	Forest, GordonGordon Forest	Scotland
Assistant Coach	Pert, MartynMartyn Pert	England
Head of scouting and analysis	Stenz, DanielDaniel Stenz	Germany
Goalkeeper coach	Røvde, MariusMarius Røvde	Norway
Physiotherapist	Poole, GraemeGraeme Poole	Canada

Management

Role	Name	Nation
Executive chair	Furlong, JohnJohn Furlong	Ireland
President	Lenarduzzi, BobBob Lenarduzzi	Canada
Chief operating officer	Lewis, RachelRachel Lewis	Canada
Vice-president of finance and administration	Ford, DonDon Ford	Canada

Major League Soccer

Preseason

Seattle Sounders v Whitecaps FC

February 3, 2016	Seattle Sounders	1–2	Whitecaps FC	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
16:00 (PST)	Jones  76' Lowe  85'	Report	Aird  30' Mattocks  51' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Kino Grandstand Field

New England Revolution v Whitecaps FC

February 6, 2016	New England Revolution	2–3	Whitecaps FC	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
15:30 (PST)	Davies  42' McCrary  66' Phillips  74'	Report	Waston  24' Kudo  31' Bustos  33' Flores  53' Manneh  67' Rivero  89'	Stadium: Kino Grandstand Field

Houston Dynamo v Whitecaps FC

February 9, 2016	Houston Dynamo	0–2	Whitecaps FC	Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
17:00 (PST)	Wenger  6' Williams  33' Olabiyi  76'	Report	Froese  94' Bustos  96'  98' Ibeagha  118' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kino Grandstand Field

Simple Invitational

Chicago Fire v Whitecaps FC

February 21, 2016	Chicago Fire	3–2	Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:30 (PST)	Goossens  5' Gilberto  36',  51' (pen.) Igboananike  81' (pen.) Fernandez  86'	Report	Kappelhof  24' (o.g.) Flores  33' Techera  38' Waston  78'	Stadium: Providence Park

Portland Timbers v Whitecaps FC

February 24, 2016	Portland Timbers	0–2	Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
17:30 (PST)		Report	Kah  24' Pérez  38' Rivero  72'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 14,208

Whitecaps FC v Minnesota United

February 27, 2016	Whitecaps FC	3–1	Minnesota United	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:30 (PST)	Pedro Morales  13', 41' (pen.)  87' Rivero  32' Froese  43', 62'	Report	Venegas  48' Lowe  49'	Stadium: Providence Park

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Chicago Fire	3	3	0	0	9	2	+7	9
2	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3	2	1	0	7	4	+3	6
3	Portland Timbers	3	1	2	0	4	4	0	3
4	Minnesota United FC	3	0	3	0	1	11	-10	0

Regular season

League tables

Western Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
6	Sporting Kansas City	10	4	4	2	11	10	+1	14	Knockout round
7	Portland Timbers	9	3	3	3	14	16	−2	12
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	10	3	5	2	12	15	−3	11
9	Seattle Sounders FC	8	3	4	1	8	10	−2	10
10	Houston Dynamo	8	1	5	2	14	16	−2	5

Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2016. 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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.

Overall

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
9	Portland Timbers	9	3	3	3	14	16	−2	12
10	Toronto FC	8	3	3	2	9	7	+2	11
11	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	10	3	5	2	12	15	−3	11
12	Orlando City SC	9	2	2	5	16	14	+2	11
13	Seattle Sounders FC	8	3	4	1	8	10	−2	10

Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 2016. Source: 2016 MLS schedule
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

1. CONCACAF Champions League
   Selection Procedure

   • Four US-based teams qualify for the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League:
     1. The winner of the MLS Cup 2016;
        
     2. The winner of the Supporters' Shield;
        
     3. The regular season conference champion that did not win the Supporters' Shield ;
        
     4. The winner of the 2016 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup .
        
     Each qualifier is placed in Pot 3, along with the four Mexican qualifiers. Should a team qualify through more than one method, or should a team from Canada occupy any MLS qualifying place, the next best US team in the overall table would take its place.
     One Canada-based team qualifies for the Champions League (NOTE: Canadian teams cannot qualify through MLS):
     1. The winner of the 2016 Canadian Championship
        
     They are placed in Pot 1, along with the three Caribbean qualifiers, the two qualifiers from El Salvador, and one qualifier each from Belize and Nicaragua.

Results

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
10	11	3	5	2	12	15	−3	2	1	2	7	4	+3	1	4	0	5	11	−6

Last updated: December 5, 2015
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	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	L

Last updated: August 8, 2015.
Source: ^[11]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Whitecaps FC v Montreal Impact

March 6, 2016	Whitecaps FC	2–3	Montreal Impact	Vancouver, British Columbia
14:30 (PST)	Harvey  45' Bolaños  62' Aird  77' Waston  90+3'	Report	Piatti  19', 88' Oduro  42' Oyongo  45'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Sporting Kansas City v Whitecaps FC

March 12, 2016	Sporting Kansas City	2–1	Whitecaps FC	Kansas City, Kansas
17:30 (PST)	Dwyer  5', 41' Quintillà  51'	Report	Rivero  36' Waston  38' Smith  45+1' Morales  70' (pen.)	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,718 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Seattle Sounders FC v Whitecaps FC

March 19, 2016	Seattle Sounders FC	1–2	Whitecaps FC	Seattle, Washington
19:00 PDT	Ivanschitz  44'  52' Mears  71' Marshall  73'	Report	Morales  10' (pen.), 74' (pen.)  51' Rivero  35' Pérez  82'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,012 Referee: Mark Geiger

Whitecaps FC v Houston Dynamo

March 26, 2016	Whitecaps FC	1–0	Houston Dynamo	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT	Morales  23' (pen.) Laba  76' Kah  90+2'	Report		Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: David Gantar

Whitecaps FC v LA Galaxy

April 2, 2016	Whitecaps FC	0–0	LA Galaxy	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT	Laba  28'	Report	Steres  17' Van Damme  24'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 27,038 Referee: Jair Marrufo

D.C. United v Whitecaps FC

April 9, 2016	D.C. United	4–0	Whitecaps FC	Washington D.C.
14:30 PDT	Espindola  39', 54' Franklin  70' Saborio  88', 90+1'	Report	Froese  65'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 14,088 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Real Salt Lake v Whitecaps FC

April 16, 2016	Real Salt Lake	1–0	Whitecaps FC	Sandy, Utah
19:00 PDT	Martínez  55' Beckerman  71'	Report	Waston  79' Rivero  90+2'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,720 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Whitecaps FC v FC Dallas

April 23, 2016	Whitecaps FC	3–0	FC Dallas	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PDT	Figueroa  35' (o.g.) Harvey  63' Rivero  72' Manneh  77' Pérez  80'	Report	Urruti  20' Zimmerman  37'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Whitecaps FC v Sporting Kansas City

April 27, 2016	Whitecaps FC	1–1	Sporting Kansas City	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PDT	Bolaños  14' Waston  40', 51'	Report	Belser  22' Rubio  27'  41' Coelho  60'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,836 Referee: Armando Villarreal

New York City FC v Whitecaps FC

April 30, 2016	New York City FC	3–2	Whitecaps FC	The Bronx, New York
13:00 PDT	Villa  35', 41' Lopez  47' Mendoza  73' Brillant  80' Matarrita  90+4'	Report	Rivero  1' Bolaños  63' Kah  90+4'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 25,438 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers

May 7, 2016	Whitecaps FC	v	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia
14:00 PDT				Stadium: BC Place

CONCACAF Champions League

Canadian Championship

FC Edmonton/Ottawa Fury FC v Whitecaps FC

June 1, 2016 Semifinal	FC Edmonton/Ottawa Fury FC	v	Whitecaps FC
TBA (PDT)

Whitecaps FC v FC Edmonton/Ottawa Fury FC

June 8, 2016 Semifinal	Whitecaps FC	v	FC Edmonton/Ottawa Fury FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
(PDT)				Stadium: BC Place

Cascadia Cup

Seattle Sounders FC v Whitecaps FC

March 19, 2016	Seattle Sounders FC	1–2	Whitecaps FC	Seattle, Washington
19:00 PDT	Ivanschitz  44'  52' Mears  71' Marshall  73'	Report	Morales  10' (pen.), 74' (pen.)  51' Rivero  35' Pérez  82'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 40,012 Referee: Mark Geiger

Playing statistics

As of 30 April 2016

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.

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	MLS				Canadian Championship				Champions League				Total
				Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps
1		Ousted, DavidDavid Ousted	GK	10												10
2		Harvey, JordanJordan Harvey	DF	9	2											9	2
3		Adekugbe, SamSam Adekugbe	DF	2												2
4		Waston, KendallKendall Waston	DF	8	1	4	1									8	1	4	1
6		Smith, JordanJordan Smith	DF	3			1									3			1
7		Bolaños, ChristianChristian Bolaños	MF	7	2	1										7	2	1
8		Aird, FraserFraser Aird	DF	9		1										9		1
9		Kudo, MasatoMasato Kudo	FW	6												6
11		Mezquida, NicolásNicolás Mezquida	MF	5												5
13		Techera, CristianCristian Techera	MF	10												10
14		Seiler, ColeCole Seiler	DF
15		Laba, MatíasMatías Laba	MF	9		1	1									9		1	1
17		Jacobson, AndrewAndrew Jacobson	MF	7												7
19		Hurtado, ErikErik Hurtado	FW	3												3
20		Flores, DeybiDeybi Flores	MF	1												1
22		Dean, ChristianChristian Dean	DF
23		Manneh, KekutaKekuta Manneh	MF	10	1											10	1
24		Carducci, MarcoMarco Carducci	GK
26		Parker, TimTim Parker	DF	9												9
27		Pérez, BlasBlas Pérez	FW	7		2										7		2
29		Rivero, OctavioOctavio Rivero	FW	9	1	4										9	1	4
30		McKendry, BenBen McKendry	MF
31		Teibert, RussellRussell Teibert	MF	3												3
32		Bustos, MarcoMarco Bustos	MF	1												1
38		Froese, KianzKianz Froese	MF	3		1										3		1
44		Kah, Pa ModouPa Modou Kah	DF	3		2										3		2
70		Tornaghi, PaoloPaolo Tornaghi	GK
77		Morales, PedroPedro Morales	MF	6	4	1										6	4	1
		Mattocks, DarrenDarren Mattocks*	FW
Own goals					1				0				0				1
Totals					12	17	3		0	0	0		0	0	0		12	17	3

Source: (for players and positions) First Team Squad 00(for squad numbers) 00(for actual stats.)

*No longer with team

See also

• 2016 Whitecaps FC 2 season

References

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