List of Vancouver Whitecaps FC seasons

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
  • Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996.
  • Canadian Championship (CC) – The premier knockout cup competition in Canadian soccer, first contested in 2008.
  • CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions' Cup until 2008.
  • Leagues Cup (LC) – A secondary competition in North American soccer since 2019, contested by teams from Major League Soccer and Liga MX.

Key to colours and symbols
1st or W Winners
2nd or RU Runners-up
3rd Third place
SF or 4th Semi-finalist
Last Wooden Spoon
MLS Golden Boot
  Highest average attendance
Italics Ongoing competition
Key to league record
  • Season = The year and article of the season
  • Div = Division/level on pyramid
  • League = League name
  • Pld = Games played
  • W = Games won
  • L = Games lost
  • D = Games drawn
  • GF = Goals scored
  • GA = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • PPG = Points per game
  • Conf. = Conference position
  • Overall = League position
Key to cup record
  • DNE = Did not enter
  • DNQ = Did not qualify
  • NH = Competition not held or cancelled
  • QR = Qualifying round
  • PR = Preliminary round
  • GS = Group stage
  • R1 = First round
  • R2 = Second round
  • R3 = Third round
  • R4 = Fourth round
  • R5 = Fifth round
  • Ro16 = Round of 16
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
  • F = Final
  • RU = Runners-up
  • W = Winners

Seasons

As of 5 November 2023
Season League Position Playoffs CC Continental Other Average attendance Top goalscorer(s)
Div League Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts PPG Conf. Overall CCL LC Name(s) Goals
2011 1 MLS 34 6 18 10 35 55 –20 28 0.82 9th 18th DNQ RU DNQ NH DNE/DNQ 20,412 Brazil Camilo Sanvezzo 13
2012 MLS 34 11 13 10 35 41 –6 43 1.26 5th 11th R1 RU 19,475 Jamaica Darren Mattocks 8
2013 MLS 34 13 12 9 53 45 +8 48 1.41 7th 13th DNQ RU 20,038 Brazil Camilo Sanvezzo 25♦[4]
2014 MLS 34 12 8 14 42 40 +2 50 1.47 5th 9th R1 SF 20,408 Chile Pedro Morales 9
2015 MLS 34 16 13 5 45 36 +9 53 1.56 2nd 3rd QF W GS 20,507 Uruguay Octavio Rivero 10
2016 MLS 34 10 15 9 45 52 –7 39 1.15 8th 16th DNQ RU SF 22,330 Chile Pedro Morales 9
2017 MLS 34 15 12 7 50 49 +1 52 1.53 3rd 8th QF SF NH 21,416 Colombia Fredy Montero 15
2018 MLS 34 13 13 8 54 67 –13 47 1.38 8th 14th DNQ RU DNQ 21,946 Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 17
2019 MLS 34 8 16 10 37 59 –22 34 1.00 12th 23rd R3 DNE 19,514 Colombia Fredy Montero 8
2020 MLS 23 9 14 0 27 44 –17 27 1.17 9th 17th DNQ NH MLS is Back Tournament Ro16 22,120[a] Canada Lucas Cavallini 6
2021 MLS 34 12 9 13 45 45 0 49 1.44 6th 12th R1 R1 DNQ DNE/DNQ 12,492[b] Colombia Cristian Dájome
United States Brian White
12
2022 MLS 34 12 15 7 40 57 -17 43 1.26 9th 17th DNQ W DNE 18,643 Canada Lucas Cavallini 9
2023 MLS 34 12 10 12 55 48 +7 48 1.41 6th 13th R1 W QF Ro32 16,745 United States Brian White 19
Total 431 149 168 114 563 638 –75 561 1.30 19,696 Brazil Camilo Sanvezzo 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.

  1. ^ Does not include home matches played behind closed doors.
  2. ^ Does not include home matches played in American stadiums.

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References

  1. ^ McMahon, Martin (August 26, 2011). "Soccer Almanac: The ups and downs and ups of Canadian soccer". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  2. ^ "MLS awards Vancouver team for 2011". March 18, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  3. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC Stats and History". Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  4. ^ Sanvezzo won the MLS Golden Boot (22 goals)

See also

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Major honours (8)
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