| Clubname: | Whitecaps FC 2 |
| Nickname: | WFC2 |
| Founded: | (refounded) |
| Stadium: | Swangard Stadium Burnaby, British Columbia |
| Capacity: | 5,288[1] |
| Owntitle: | Owners |
| Owner: | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Ricardo Clark |
| League: | MLS Next Pro |
| Season: | 2023 |
| Current: | 2023 Whitecaps FC 2 season |
| Position: | 11th, Western Conference Playoffs: Did not qualify |
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| Website: | https://www.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/ |
Whitecaps FC 2 is a professional soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that serves as the reserve team of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer.
Prior to the MLS Next Pro iteration the team played its home games at UBC's Thunderbird Stadium and competed in the United Soccer League.[2]
On November 17, 2017, the Whitecaps announced they were disbanding WFC2 and entering an affiliation agreement with USL expansion team Fresno FC.[3]
On December 6, 2021, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC were named as one of 21 clubs that would field a team in the new MLS Next Pro league beginning in the 2022 season.[4] [5] The team plays at Swangard Stadium under the Whitecaps FC 2 name but will undergo a rebrand in 2023.[6]
| Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Koch[8] | January 30, 2015 | December 14, 2016 | ||||||
| Rich Fagan[9] | February 20, 2017 | November 17, 2017 | ||||||
| Nick Dasovic[10] | March 26, 2022 | February 9, 2023 | ||||||
| Ricardo Clark[11] | February 9, 2023 | present |
| Years | Name | Nation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tyler Rosenlund[12] | ||
| 2016 | Kyle Greig[13] | ||
| 2022 | Simon Becher Issac Boehmer | ||
| 2023 | Giovanni Aguilar |
Players who made at least 1 senior international appearance before or after joining Whitecaps FC 2.
Sam Adekugbe Ali Ahmed (soccer) Theo Bair
Myer Bevan Marco Bustos Lucas Cavallini Caleb Clarke Alphonso Davies David Edgar Jackson Farmer
Deybi Flores Kianz Froese Daniel Haber
Belal Halbouni
Pa-Modou Kah
Andre Lewis (footballer) Ben McKendry
Tim Parker
Pedro Vite Deklan Wynne Dominick ZatorAs of September 24, 2023
| Year | Division | League | Record (W–D–L) | Position | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | United Soccer League | 8–6–14 | 11th (Western) | Did not qualify | 1,682 |
| 2016 | 12–9–9 | 6th (Western) | Conference Finals | 1,779 | ||
| 2017 | 2 | 5–9–18 | 14th (Western) | Did not qualify | 869 | |
| 2018–2021 | WFC2 disbanded | |||||
| 2022 | 3 | MLS Next Pro | 7–8–9 | 7th (Western) | Did not qualify | N/A |
| 2023 | MLS Next Pro | 8–7–13 | 11th (Western) | Did not qualify | N/A | |