List of Vancouver Whitecaps FC seasons explained

Vancouver Whitecaps FC is a soccer team based in Vancouver, Canada, that plays in Major League Soccer (MLS) and other soccer competitions. The team's original namesake played in the North American Soccer League from 1974 to 1984. The club was revived two years later as the Vancouver 86ers and later the Whitecaps from 2001 onward, playing in the second division of American soccer for most of their existence.[1] An MLS expansion team was awarded to Vancouver and began play in 2011 under the Whitecaps name.[2] In addition to league play, Vancouver also competes in annual domestic and international tournaments and can qualify for the CONCACAF Champions Cup.[3]

Key

Key to competitions
Key to colours and symbols:
style=background:gold1st or W Winners
style=background:silver2nd or RU Runners-up
style=background:#CFAA883rd Third place
style=background:#9acdffSF or 4th Semi-finalist
style=background:#FFCCCCLast Wooden Spoon
style=background:#FAECC8;"♦ MLS Golden Boot
  Highest average attendance
Italics Ongoing competition
Key to league record
Key to cup record

Seasons

SeasonLeaguePositionPlayoffsCCContinentalOtherAverage attendanceTop goalscorer(s)
DivLeaguePldWLDGFGAGDPtsPPGConf.OverallCCLLCName(s)Goals
20111MLS34618103555280.82style=background:#FFCCCC 9thstyle=background:#FFCCCC 18thDNQbgcolor=silver RUDNQNHDNE/DNQ20,41213
2012MLS341113103541–6431.265th11thR1bgcolor=silver RU19,475 Darren Mattocks8
2013MLS34131295345+8481.417th13thDNQbgcolor=silver RU20,038 Camilo Sanvezzostyle=background:#FAECC8;" 25♦
2014MLS34128144240+2501.475th9thR1bgcolor=#9acdff SF20,408 Pedro Morales9
2015MLS34161354536+9531.56bgcolor=silver 2ndbgcolor=CFAA88 3rdQFbgcolor=gold WGS20,507 Octavio Rivero10
2016MLS34101594552–7391.158th16thDNQbgcolor=silver RUbgcolor=#9acdff SF22,330 Pedro Morales9
2017MLS34151275049+1521.53bgcolor=CFAA88 3rd8thQFbgcolor=#9acdff SFNH21,416 Fredy Montero15
2018MLS34131385467–13471.388th14thDNQbgcolor=silver RUDNQ21,946 Kei Kamara17
2019MLS34816103759–22341.00style=background:#FFCCCC 12th23rdR3DNE19,514 Fredy Montero8
2020MLS2391402744–17271.179th17thDNQNHMLS is Back TournamentRo1622,120 Lucas Cavallini6
2021MLS341291345450491.446th12thR1R1DNQDNE/DNQ12,492 Cristian Dájome
Brian White		12
2022MLS34 12157 4057-17431.269th17thDNQbgcolor=gold WDNE18,643 Lucas Cavallini9
2023MLS34 1210125548+7481.416th13thR1bgcolor=gold WQFRo3216,745 Brian White19
2024MLSSeason ongoingTBDbgcolor=gold WR1Ro32TBATBD
Total––431 149 168 114 563 638 –75 561 1.30 ––––––19,696 <-- As of the end of the 2022 season -->43
1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup Playoffs, Canadian Championship, MLS is Back Tournament, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Soccer Almanac: The ups and downs and ups of Canadian soccer. mlssoccer.com. Martin. McMahon. August 26, 2011. September 24, 2020.
  2. Web site: MLS awards Vancouver team for 2011 . March 18, 2009 . September 24, 2020.
  3. Web site: Vancouver Whitecaps FC Stats and History. October 22, 2020.

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