2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2011 soccer season
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The 2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' debut season in Major League Soccer. The MLS club has incorporated the history of its NASL and various lower division predecessors into its marketing campaigns, reflecting 36 years of professional soccer in Vancouver.[1]
| 2011 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Greg Kerfoot | ||
| Interim coach | Tom Soehn | ||
| Stadium | Empire Field (March to September) BC Place (October) | ||
| Major League Soccer | 18th | ||
| Canadian Championship | Runners-up | ||
| Cascadia Cup | 3rd | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Camilo (12) All: Camilo (13) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 27,500 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (July 30, 2011) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 15,474 vs. Toronto FC (May 18, 2011) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 20,153 | ||
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On March 19, 2011, Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Toronto FC at Empire Field in their league opening match by a score of 4–2. It was the first match between two Canadian clubs in league history.[2] Vancouver Whitecaps gave up the 8,000th goal in league history in the game.[2] The regular season ended at BC Place on October 22, 2011, with a 2–1 loss to Colorado Rapids leaving them in last place overall.[3]
Players
Squad
Transfers in
Transfers out
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 24, 2010 |  Alan Gordon | FW | Chivas USA | Traded for allocation money and use of an International Roster Spot for 2011 | [23] |
 Alejandro Moreno | FW | Chivas USA | |||
| November 24, 2010 |  Sanna Nyassi | MF | Colorado Rapids | Traded for an International Roster Spot | [24] |
| November 24, 2010 |  O'Brian White | FW | Seattle Sounders FC | Traded for allocation money | [25] |
| November 25, 2010 | Nathan Sturgis | MF |  Toronto FC | Traded for a 2011 SuperDraft Round 1 pick | [26] |
| June 10, 2011 | Kevin Harmse | DF | Waived | [27] | |
| July 14, 2011 | Terry Dunfield | MF | Toronto FC | Traded for allocation money and rights to Keven Aleman | [28] |
| July 28, 2011 |  Mouloud Akloul | DF | Waived | [29] | |
| July 28, 2011 | Blake Wagner | DF | Real Salt Lake | Waived, free transfer | [29][30] |
| August 31, 2011 | Wes Knight | DF | Waived | [31] |
Stats
- Last updated for match on October 22, 2011.[32]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Major League Soccer | Canadian Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA |
Joe Cannon | 21 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  NZL |
Michael Boxall | 21 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA |
Bilal Duckett | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  SUI |
Alain Rochat | 32 | 3 | 27+1 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA |
Jay DeMerit | 23 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | GAM |
Mustapha Jarju | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  SKN |
Atiba Harris | 5 | 2 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA |
John Thorrington | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA |
Michael Nanchoff | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | USA |
Jeb Brovsky | 25 | 0 | 16+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA |
Greg Janicki | 12 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | CAN |
Philippe Davies | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF |  TAN |
Nizar Khalfan | 26 | 1 | 9+13 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA |
Omar Salgado | 16 | 1 | 5+9 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA |
Jay Nolly | 17 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF |  TTO |
Carlyle Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | SUI |
Davide Chiumiento | 29 | 2 | 20+6 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | USA |
Shea Salinas | 30 | 1 | 18+8 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW |  CHN |
Long Tan | 13 | 1 | 4+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | USA |
Brian Sylvestre | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA |
Jonathan Leathers | 26 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | USA |
Jordan Harvey | 14 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF |  CMR |
Alexandre Morfaw | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF |  GHA |
Gershon Koffie | 32 | 1 | 28+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | FRA |
Eric Hassli | 30 | 11 | 21+5 | 10 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 31 | MF | CAN |
Russell Teibert | 15 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | USA |
Peter Vagenas | 16 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW |  BRA |
Camilo | 36 | 13 | 29+3 | 12 | 3+1 | 1 |
| - | DF | FRA |
Mouloud Akloul* | 10 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| - | MF | CAN |
Terry Dunfield* | 16 | 2 | 11+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 |
| - | DF | CAN |
Kevin Harmse* | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| - | MF | USA |
Blake Wagner* | 11 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| - | DF | USA |
Wes Knight* | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
* = Player is no longer with team
Starting XI
MLS regular season matches only.[33]
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
MS | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | GK | |
Nolly | 14 | Cannon has 12 starts. |
| 25 | RB | |
Leathers | 19 | |
| 2 | CB | |
Boxall | 16 | |
| 6 | CB | |
DeMerit | 12 | Janicki has 8 starts. |
| 4 | LB | |
Rochat | 21 | Harvey has 6 starts. |
| 20 | RW | |
Chiumiento | 16 | Knight has 10 starts. |
| 13 | CM | |
Brovsky | 11 | Vagenas has 9 starts. |
| 28 | CM | |
Koffie | 20 | |
| 22 | LW | |
Salinas | 14 | Teibert has 5 starts. |
| 37 | FW | |
Camilo | 21 | Jarju has 3 starts. |
| 29 | FW | |
Hassli | 17 | Salgado has 5 starts. |
Last updated: August 27, 2011
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Club
Front office and staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Owners | Greg Kerfoot Stephen Luczo Jeff Mallett Steve Nash |
| Head Coach | Tom Soehn |
| Assistant Coaches | Colin Miller Denis Hamlett |
| Staff Coach | Martin Nash |
| Goalkeeping Coach |  Marius Rovde |
| Director of Operations | Tom Soehn |
| Youth Director |  Richard Grootscholten |
Last updated: January 8, 2011
Source: Vancouver Whitecaps FC Official Website
Competitions
Preseason
Before a six-week winter break, the Whitecaps trained for a week in Oxnard, California.[34] During that period, they played an inter-squad scrimmage, as well as two matches against local fourth-tier PDL club Ventura County Fusion. The Whitecaps defeated the Fusion 2–1 on December 2,[35] with goals from Terry Dunfield and Nizar Khalfan, and 3–1 on December 8, with goals from Nizar Khalfan, Kyle Porter and Terry Dunfield.[36]
Winter Camp
| December 2, 2010 | Ventura County | 1–2 | Vancouver | Oxnard, California, U.S. |
| 13:30 PDT | Bowen  40' (pen.) |
Report | 2' Dunfield 64' Khalfan |
Stadium: Bulldog Stadium |
| December 5, 2010 | Blue | 4–0 | Orange | Oxnard, California, U.S. |
| 14:00 PDT | Khalfan 7', 28' Porter 57', 59' |
Report | Stadium: Bulldog Stadium |
| December 8, 2010 | Ventura County | 1–3 | Vancouver | Oxnard, California, U.S. |
| 13:30 PDT | Berrera 30' |
Report | 40' Khalfan 58' Porter 64' Dunfield |
Stadium: Bulldog Stadium |
Arizona training
| February 1, 2011 | Salt Lake | 1–2 | Vancouver | Casa Grande, Arizona, U.S. |
| 10:00 PST | Alvarez 49' |
Report | 17' Teibert 57' Dunfield |
Stadium: Grande Sports World Attendance: Closed door |
| February 4, 2011 | Seattle | 1–0 | Vancouver | Casa Grande, Arizona, U.S. |
| 16:30 PST | Evans 63' |
Report | Stadium: Grande Sports World Attendance: Closed door |
| February 8, 2011 | Columbus | 1–2 | Vancouver | Casa Grande, Arizona, U.S. |
| 09:30 PST | Gaven 76' (pen.) |
Report | 62' Harris 77' Salgado |
Stadium: Grande Sports World Attendance: Closed door |
| February 18, 2011 | Chivas USA | 1–0 | Vancouver | Casa Grande, Arizona, U.S. |
| 14:00 PST | Padilla 89' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Grande Sports World Attendance: Closed door |
| February 19, 2011 | United States U-20's | 2–2 | Vancouver | Avondale, Arizona, U.S. |
| 15:45 PST | Report | 13' Long 72' Camilo |
Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex Attendance: Closed door |
| February 21, 2011 | Los Angeles | 2–0 | Vancouver | Avondale, Arizona, U.S. |
| 15:00 PST | Birchall 26' Ángel 44' |
Report | Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex Attendance: Closed door |
Cascadia Summit
| March 5, 2011 | Portland | 1–1 | Vancouver | Tukwila, Washington USA |
| 16:00 PDT | Pore 5' |
Report | Horst  36' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| March 6, 2011 | Seattle | 2–3 | Vancouver | Tukwila, Washington, U.S. |
| 15:00 PDT | Levesque 45' Montaño 77' |
Report | Salgado 6' Teibert 12'Camilo 47' |
Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 3,100 |
Overall
| Competition | Started round | Final position / round |
First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | — | 18th | May 19, 2011 | October 22, 2011 |
| Canadian Championship | Semifinals | Runner-up | April 27, 2011 | July 2, 2011 |
Updated to match played October 22, 2012
Source: Competitions
Major League Soccer
Vancouver Whitecaps FC's first regular season in Major League Soccer begins March 19, 2011 and ends October 22, 2011.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LA Galaxy (S, C) | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 67 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 63 | |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 53 | |
| 4 | FC Dallas | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 52 | |
| 5 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 51 | |
| 6 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 7 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 41 | +3 | 49 | |
| 8 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 48 | |
| 9 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 47 | |
| 10 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 46 | |
| 11 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 45 | +1 | 43 | |
| 12 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 42 | |
| 13 | D.C. United | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 39 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 38 | |
| 15 | Chivas USA | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 36 | |
| 16 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 33 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 17 | New England Revolution | 34 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 28 | |
| 18 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 28 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 28 | 6 | 18 | 10 | 35 | 55 | −20 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 31 | −20 |
Last updated: October 22, 2011
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Match results
Schedule[37]
Win Draw Loss
| March 19 1 | Vancouver | 4–2 | Toronto FC | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 15:30 PDT | Hassli 15', 72',  49'Dunfield 26', 28'Harris 40', 63' |
Report | De Rosario 20' Sturgin 32'Gargan 44'Santos 78' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 22,592 Referee: Paul Ward |
| March 26 2 | Philadelphia | 1–0 | Vancouver | Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 13:00 PDT | Nakazawa 27' Califf 31'Mwanga 35'Ruiz 77' |
Report | Hassli 26'  57'Khalfan 47'Rochat 48' |
Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,591 Referee: Yader Reyes |
| April 2 3 | Vancouver | 3–3 | Kansas City | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 16:00 PDT | Harris 73' Camilo 90+2', 90+3' |
Report | Bunbury 45+1', 58', 88' Kamara 62'Harrington 64'Diop 68' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,518 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| April 6 4 | Vancouver | 1–1 | New England | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 19:00 PDT | Harris 6' Camilo 25'Koffie  44'Hassli 49' 56', 56' (pen.) |
Report | Stolica 90+3' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 19,294 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| April 10 5 | Houston | 3–1 | Vancouver | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 16:00 PDT | Weaver 37' Boswell 42'Bruin 76' |
Report | Leathers 35' Camilo 38'Rochat 56' |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 12,047 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| April 16 6 | Vancouver | 0–0 | Chivas | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 16:00 PDT | Brovsky 55' Hassli 64'Boxall 87' |
Report | LaBrocca 68' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,809 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| April 23 7 | Vancouver | 1–2 | Dallas | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 16:00 PDT | Rochat 25' Hassli 80' |
Report | Ihemelu 30' John 53'Jacobson 66'Avila 83' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| April 30 8 | Columbus | 2–1 | Vancouver | Columbus, Ohio, U.S. |
| 16:00 PDT | Rentería 50' (pen.), 59' |
Report | Leathers 37' Janicki 57'Salgado 69', 90+1' |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,298 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| May 7 9 | Chicago | 0–0 | Vancouver | Bridgeview, Illinois, U.S. |
| 17:30 PDT | Mikulic 4' Chaves 60'Paladini 76'Husidic 83' |
Report | Dunfield 25' Chiumiento 60' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,680 Referee: Andrew Chapin |
| May 11 10 | Vancouver | 1–1 | San Jose | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 19:00 PDT | Dunfield 34' Akloul 77'Brovsky 86'Nolly 86'Chiumiento 90+1' |
Report | Wondolowski 39' Beitashour 90' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 15,608 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| May 14 11 | New England | 1–0 | Vancouver | Foxborough, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 16:30 PDT | Joseph 49' (pen.) Boggs 62'McCarthy 66' |
Report | DeMerit 33' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,186 Referee: Chris Penso |
| May 28 12 | Vancouver | 1–1 | New York | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 16:00 PDT | Hassli 24' (pen.) |
Report | Rodgers 34' Ream 75' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| June 1 13 | Chivas | 1–1 | Vancouver | Carson, California, U.S. |
| 19:30 PDT | LaBrocca 46' Estupinan 79' |
Report | Camilo 48' Hassli 66'Akloul 86' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 11,753 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| June 4 14 | Salt Lake | 2–0 | Vancouver | Sandy, Utah, U.S. |
| 18:00 PDT | Warner 30' Alexandre 32'Espíndola 79' |
Report | DeMerit 15' Koffie 66' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,174 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| June 11 15 | Seattle | 2–2 | Vancouver | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| 19:00 PDT | Alonso 46' Rosales 81'Alonso 84' |
Report | Rochat 46' Camilo 55'Leathers 71'Hassli 29' (pen.), 85' |
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,502 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| June 18 16 | Vancouver | 1–0 | Philadelphia | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 16:00 PDT | Rochat 12' Dunfield 22' |
Report | Valdés 36' Carroll 52' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,168 Referee: Alex Prus |
| June 25 17 | Kansas City | 2–1 | Vancouver | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 17:30 PDT | Bravo 33' (pen.) Cesar 40'Kamara 89' |
Report | Camilo 15' Jay DeMerit 32'Duckett 84' |
Stadium: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic |
| June 29 18 | Toronto FC | 1–0 | Vancouver | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| 16:30 PDT | Soolsma 54' (pen.) Plata 89' |
Report | Boxall 27' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,816 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| July 6 19 | Vancouver | 0–1 | Columbus | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 19:00 PDT | Koffie 7' Camilo 23'Salinas 78' |
Report | Gehrig 74' Marshall 85'Cunningham 90' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 19,079 Referee: Chris Penso |
| July 9 20 | Colorado | 2–1 | Vancouver | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 18:00 PDT | Casey 25' Palguta 68' |
Report | Harvey 68' Camilo 77' |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Alex Prus |
| July 20 21 | San Jose | 2–2 | Vancouver | Santa Clara, California, U.S. |
| 19:00 PDT | Wondolowski 3', 54' Ring 45'Leitch 74'Corrales 93' |
Report | Brovsky 40' Hassli 42', 61' |
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Referee: Paul Ward |
| July 30 22 | Vancouver | 0–4 | Los Angeles | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 16:30 PDT | Report | Donovan 61', 75' (pen.) Stephens 65'Franklin 81'Cristman 90' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| August 7 23 | Vancouver | 4–2 | Chicago | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 16:00 PDT | Hassli 1', 72' Harvey 4'Koffie 24'Rochat 33'Camilo 48' |
Report | Oduro 23', 26' Pappa 53'Pause 71'Barouch 80' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 18,714 Referee: Chris Penso |
| August 13 24 | D.C. | 4–0 | Vancouver | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 16:30 PDT | McDonald 39' Pontius 45+2', 70'Najar 48'Davies 60'King 83' |
Report | Camilo 15' Boxall 45+1' |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| August 20 25 | Portland | 2–1 | Vancouver | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| 19:00 PDT | Chará 2' Alhassan 23'Perlaza 33' |
Report | Harvey 49' Thorrington 73'Camilo 86', 88' |
Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| August 27 26 | Vancouver | 1–0 | Houston | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 16:00 PDT | Chiumiento 57' Salinas 86' |
Report | Boswell 89' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,226 Referee: Niko Bratsis |
| September 10 27 | New York | 1–1 | Vancouver | Harrison, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 16:30 PDT | Márquez 31' Solli 45+1'Agudelo 68'Henry 73' |
Report | Chiumiento 23' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| September 17 28 | Los Angeles | 3–0 | Vancouver | Carson, California, U.S. |
| 19:30 PDT | Magee 40', 75' Keane 64' |
Report | Rochat 17' Koffie 28'Hassli 62' |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 22,959 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| September 24 29 | Vancouver | 1–3 | Seattle | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 16:30 PDT | Camilo 22' DeMerit 32'Hassli 70' |
Report | Evans 30', 33' (pen.) Montero 63', 67'Parke 77' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| October 2 30 | Vancouver | 0–1 | Portland | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 13:30 PDT | Hassli 53' |
Report | Cooper 25' Chará 42'Chabala 63'Marcelin 65' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| October 6 31 | Vancouver | 3–0 | Salt Lake | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 18:30 PDT | Brovsky 34' Camilo 44' (pen.), 53' (pen.)Khalfan 88' |
Report | Olave 42' Warner 43'Grabavoy 51'Morales 64' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,113 Referee: Chris Penso |
| October 12 32 | Vancouver | 2–1 | D.C. | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 19:00 PDT | Camilo 1' Rochat 24'Tan 46' |
Report | Kitchen 15' Burch 38'McDonald 57' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,288 Referee: Hilaro Grajeda |
| October 15 33 | Dallas | 2–0 | Vancouver | Frisco, Texas, U.S. |
| 17:30 PDT | Chávez 35', 38' Shea 54'Jackson 54' |
Report | Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,222 Referee: Alex Prus |
| October 22 34 | Vancouver | 1–2 | Colorado | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 16:00 PDT | Rochat 49' |
Report | Larentowicz 10', 59' Marshall 77'Thompson 84' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
Nutrilite Canadian championship
The club participates in the Canadian Championship. The champion of the tournament qualifies for the preliminary round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.
For the first time in the tournament's history, a playoff format was used as opposed to a round robin format.[38] The tournament seeding was based on the results of the 2010 edition of the tournament, with Vancouver being seeded second.[38] In their semi-final playoff with the Montreal Impact, the Whitecaps won the opening leg in Montreal 1–0 on a goal by Terry Dunfield.[39] The second leg was contested in Vancouver, where Montreal led 1–0 after full-time, for an aggregate score of 1–1.[40] Because both teams had scored one away goal, extra time was needed to determine the aggregate winner. In extra time, Mouloud Akloul scored on a rebound following an Alain Rochat free kick to send the Whitecaps to the final versus Toronto FC.[40]
Semi-finals
Finals
| May 18, 2011 First leg | Vancouver | 1–1 | Toronto FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Hassli 64' Koffie 68'Dunfield 77' |
Report | Williams 52' Santos 73' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 15,474 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| May 25, 2011 Second leg | Toronto FC | Abandoned | Vancouver | Toronto, Ontario |
| Report | Hassli 17' |
Stadium: BMO Field | ||
| Note: Match was abandoned in the 60th minute due to severe weather. | ||||
World Football Challenge
On April 14 it was announced that the Whitecaps would host Manchester City as part of the 2011 World Football Challenge.[41]
| July 18, 2011 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | Manchester City | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Camilo 30' |
Report | Guidetti 68' Wright-Phillips 84' |
Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 24,074 |
Cascadia Cup
The Whitecaps have had a long-standing rivalry with the Pacific Northwest clubs Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers, dating back to the 1970s when ancestry clubs of the same name played in the original and now-defunct North American Soccer League. The tri-member tournament will continue with the expansion of the Whitecaps and the Timbers. The winner is determined through league matches between the sides, and the club with the best record against both sides wins the trophy.
The Cascadia Cup was awarded to the Seattle Sounders on September 24 when the Sounders defeated the Whitecaps 3–1 at Empire Field. Vancouver finished in third place after losing to Portland on October 2.
Recognition
MLS Player of the Week
| Week | Player | Week's Statline |
|---|---|---|
| Week 3 | Camilo |
2G (90'+2', 90'+3') |
MLS Goal of the Week
| Week | Player | Goal | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Eric Hassli |
85' | GOTW |
MLS Team of the Week
| Week | Player/Manager | Position | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davide Chiumiento |
MF | MLS Team of the Week: 1 Archived October 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine |
| Eric Hassli |
FW | ||
| 2 | Alain Rochat |
DF | MLS Team of the Week: 2 |
| 3 | Camilo |
FW | MLS Team of the Week: 3 |
| 4 | Nizar Khalfan |
MF | MLS Team of the Week: 4 |
| 13 | Eric Hassli |
FW | MLS Team of the Week: 13 |
| 14 | Alain Rochat |
DF | MLS Team of the Week: 14 |
| Davide Chiumiento |
MF | ||
| Eric Hassli |
FW | ||
| 19 | Shea Salinas |
MF | MLS Team of the Week: 19 |
| 21 | Eric Hassli |
FW | MLS Team of the Week: 21 |
| 24 | Alain Rochat |
DF | MLS Team of the Week: 24 |
| Gershon Koffie |
MF | ||
| Joe Cannon |
GK | ||
| 26 | Gershon Koffie |
MF | MLS Team of the Week: 26 |
MLS All-Stars 2011
| Position | Player | Note |
|---|---|---|
| FW | Eric Hassli |
Inactive roster |
Miscellany
Allocation ranking
Vancouver is in the No. 13 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Vancouver started 2011 ranked No. 1 on the allocation list and used its ranking to acquire Jay DeMerit. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[42]
International roster spots
Vancouver has 10 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Vancouver acquired its first additional spot from Chivas USA on November 24, 2010, for use in the 2011 season only.[43] On the same day Vancouver acquired a second additional spot from Colorado Rapids. Press reports did not indicate when, or if, this spot returns to Colorado.[44] There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in Canada, a domestic player is either a player with the legal right to work in Canada (i.e., Canadian citizen, permanent resident, part of a protected class) or a U.S. citizen, a permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special U.S. status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[42]
Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired: None, but Vancouver has acquired undisclosed future considerations from Toronto FC which may or may not include draft pick(s).
Future picks traded: None.