2025 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season explained

Club:Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:TBA
Chairman:Jeff Mallett
Cup1:MLS Cup playoffs
Cup1 Result:TBD
Cup2 Result:TBD
Cup3 Result:TBD
Cup4 Result:TBD
League Topscorer:
Season Topscorer:
Highest Attendance:League/All:
Lowest Attendance:League/All:
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Prevseason:2024
Nextseason:2026

The 2025 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season will be the club's fourteenth 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 48th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.

Having won the 2024 Canadian Championship, the Whitecaps will participate in the CONCACAF Champions League for a third consecutive season and fifth time overall. The Whitecaps will also participate in the 2025 Canadian Championship looking to win their fourth domestic cup championship in a row. They will also participate in the 2025 Leagues Cup.

On November 25, 2024, the Whitecaps parted ways with head coach Vanni Sartini.[1]

Current roster

No.NameNationalityPositionDate of birth (age)Previous club
Goalkeepers
1Yohei TakaokaGK16 March 1996 Yokohama F. Marinos
32Isaac BoehmerGK20 November 2001 Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad
50Max AnchorGK21 July 2004 Whitecaps FC 2
Defenders
2Mathías LabordaDF15 September 1999 Nacional
3Sam AdekugbeDF16 January 1995 Hatayspor
4Ranko VeselinovićDF24 March 1999 Vojvodina
6Tristan BlackmonDF12 August 1996 Charlotte FC
12Belal HalbouniDF29 December 1999 FC Magdeburg
15Bjørn Inge UtvikDF28 February 1996 Sarpsborg
18Édier OcampoDF3 October 2003 Atlético Nacional
27Giuseppe BovalinaDF11 November 2004 Adelaide United
Midfielders
16Sebastian BerhalterMF10 May 2001 Columbus Crew
19Damir KreilachMF16 April 1989 Real Salt Lake
20Andrés CubasMF22 May 1996 Nîmes
22Ali AhmedMF10 October 2000 Whitecaps FC 2
25Ryan GauldMF16 December 1995 Farense
26Stuart ArmstrongMF30 March 1992 Southampton
45Pedro ViteMF9 March 2002 Independiente del Valle
59Jeevan BadwalMF11 March 2006 Whitecaps FC 2
Forwards
23Déiber CaicedoFW25 March 2000 Deportivo Cali
24Brian WhiteFW3 February 1996 New York Red Bulls
52Nicolas Fleuriau ChateauFW21 May 2002 Whitecaps FC 2
Out on Loan

See also: List of Vancouver Whitecaps FC players.

Transfers

In

Loans in

Out

Transferred out

PositionPlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource
7Out of contractNovember 27, 2024[2]
8Option declined
11
13
17
26
28

Loans out

MLS SuperDraft picks

See main article: 2025 MLS SuperDraft.

Major League Soccer

See main article: 2025 Major League Soccer season.

Regular season

Matches

CONCACAF Champions Cup

See main article: 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Round one

Leagues Cup

Group stage

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goalscorers

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Clean sheets

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Disciplinary record

PlayerMLSCanadian ChampionshipLeagues CupChampions CupTotal
1GKYohei Takaoka000000000000000
2DFMathías Laborda000000000000000
3DFSam Adekugbe000000000000000
4DFRanko Veselinović000000000000000
6DFTristan Blackmon000000000000000
12DFBelal Halbouni000000000000000
15DFBjørn Inge Utvik000000000000000
16MFSebastian Berhalter000000000000000
18DFÉdier Ocampo000000000000000
19MFDamir Kreilach000000000000000
20MFAndrés Cubas000000000000000
22MFAli Ahmed000000000000000
23FWDéiber Caicedo000000000000000
24FWBrian White000000000000000
25MFRyan Gauld000000000000000
26MFStuart Armstrong000000000000000
27DFGiuseppe Bovalina000000000000000
32GKIsaac Boehmer000000000000000
45MFPedro Vite000000000000000
50GKMax Anchor000000000000000
52FWNicolas Fleuriau Chateau000000000000000
59MFJeevan Badwal000000000000000
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grazie Mille Vanni Sartini. Vancouver Whitecaps. November 25, 2024. November 27, 2024.
  2. Web site: Whitecaps FC announce 2025 roster updates. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. November 27, 2024. November 27, 2024.