2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2015 season
Chairman John Furlong
Manager Carl Robinson
Stadium BC Place
(Capacity: 21,000)
Major League Soccer Conference: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Semifinals
Canadian Championship Winners
Cascadia Cup Runners-Up
Top goalscorer Octavio Rivero (10)
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season is the Whitecaps' fifth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada.

Season overview

December

Current roster

As of August 10, 2015 [1]
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 David Ousted  Denmark GK (1985-02-01) February 1, 1985 (age 39) Randers FC
24 Marco Carducci  Canada GK (1996-09-26) September 26, 1996 (age 27) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
70 Paolo Tornaghi  Italy GK (1988-06-21) June 21, 1988 (age 36) Chicago Fire
Defenders
2 Jordan Harvey  United States DF (1984-01-28) January 28, 1984 (age 40) Philadelphia Union
3 Sam Adekugbe  Canada DF (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
4 Kendall Waston  Costa Rica DF (1988-01-01) January 1, 1988 (age 36) Deportivo Saprissa
6 Jordan Smith  Costa Rica DF (1991-04-23) April 23, 1991 (age 33) Deportivo Saprissa
18 Diego Rodríguez  Uruguay DF (1991-01-08) January 8, 1991 (age 33) Juventud
22 Christian Dean  United States DF (1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 (age 31) California Golden Bears
26 Tim Parker  United States DF (1993-02-23) February 23, 1993 (age 31) St. John's Red Storm
27 Ethen Sampson  South Africa DF (1993-12-28) December 28, 1993 (age 30) Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
33 Steven Beitashour  Iran DF (1987-02-01) February 1, 1987 (age 37) San Jose Earthquakes
44 Pa-Modou Kah  Norway DF (1980-07-30) July 30, 1980 (age 43) Portland Timbers
Midfielders
7 Mauro Rosales  Argentina MF (1981-02-24) February 24, 1981 (age 43) Chivas USA
13 Cristian Techera  Uruguay MF (1992-05-31) May 31, 1992 (age 32) River Plate Montevideo
15 Matias Laba  Argentina MF (1991-12-11) December 11, 1991 (age 32) Toronto FC
20 Deybi Flores  Honduras MF (1996-06-16) June 16, 1996 (age 28) C.D. Motagua
25 Andre Lewis  Jamaica MF (1994-08-12) August 12, 1994 (age 29) Portmore United F.C.
28 Gershon Koffie  Ghana MF (1991-08-25) August 25, 1991 (age 32) Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
29 Nicolás Mezquida  Uruguay MF (1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 (age 32) Fénix
30 Ben McKendry  Canada MF (1993-03-25) March 25, 1993 (age 31) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
31 Russell Teibert  Canada MF (1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 31) Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
32 Marco Bustos  Canada MF (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 (age 28) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
38 Kianz Froese  Canada MF (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996 (age 28) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
77 Pedro Morales  Chile MF (1985-05-25) May 25, 1985 (age 39) Málaga CF
Forwards
11 Darren Mattocks  Jamaica FW (1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 (age 33) Akron Zips
19 Erik Hurtado (on loan to Mjøndalen)  United States FW (1990-05-11) May 11, 1990 (age 34) Santa Clara
23 Kekuta Manneh  Gambia FW (1994-12-30) December 30, 1994 (age 29) Austin Aztex
29 Octavio Rivero  Uruguay FW (1992-01-24) January 24, 1992 (age 32) O'Higgins F.C.
34 Caleb Clarke  Canada FW (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 31) Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
88 Robert Earnshaw  Wales FW (1981-04-06) April 6, 1981 (age 43) Chicago Fire

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Ref.
29 ST Uruguay Octavio Rivero Chile O'Higgins F.C. Undisclosed / Designated Player December 25, 2014 [2]
18 DF Uruguay Diego Rodríguez Uruguay Juventud Loan January 14, 2015 [3]
26 DF United States Tim Parker United States St. John's Red Storm Selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft January 15, 2015 [4]
44 DF Norway Pa-Modou Kah United States Portland Timbers Free January 21, 2015 [5]
20 MF Honduras Deybi Flores Honduras C.D. Motagua Loan February 24, 2015 [6]
88 ST Wales Robert Earnshaw United States Chicago Fire Free March 25, 2015 [7]
13 FW Uruguay Cristian Techera Uruguay River Plate Montevideo Loan April 9, 2015 [8]
6 DF Costa Rica Jordan Smith Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa Loan August 6, 2015 [9]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Ref.
MF Canada Bryce Alderson Released November 14, 2014 [10]
DF Republic of Ireland Andy O'Brien Out of Contract November 14, 2014 [11]
DF Trinidad and Tobago Carlyle Mitchell South Korea Seoul E-Land Released November 14, 2014 [12]
FW Senegal Mamadou Diouf Option Declined December 8, 2014 [13]
MF Uruguay Sebástian Fernández Uruguay Boston River Loan Return / Option Declined December 8, 2014 [13]
DF Honduras Johnny Leverón Honduras C.D. Marathón Option Declined December 8, 2014 [13]
FW United States Omar Salgado United States New York City FC Trade December 8, 2014 [14]
MF Morocco Mehdi Ballouchy United States New York City FC Selected in 2014 MLS Expansion Draft December 10, 2014 [15]
FW United States Erik Hurtado Norway Mjøndalen Loan August 7, 2015 [16]

Technical staff

Role Name Nation
Head Coach Carl Robinson  Wales
Assistant Coach Gordon Forest  Scotland
Assistant Coach Martyn Pert  England
Head of Scouting & Analysis Daniel Stenz  Germany
Goalkeeper Coach Marius Røvde  Norway
Physiotherapist Graeme Poole  Canada

Management

Role Name Nation
Executive Chair John Furlong  Ireland
President Bob Lenarduzzi  Canada
chief operating officer Rachel Lewis  Canada
Vice-President of Finance & Administration Don Ford  Canada

Major League Soccer

Preseason

Regular season

Results

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD
34 53 16 13 5 45 36  +9 9 5 2 27 15  +12 7 8 3 18 21  −3

Last updated: October 25, 2015
Source: [17]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Ground H A A H H H A A H A H H A H A A A A A H A H A H A H A H H H A H A H
Result L W W W W D L W L D W L L W L W W W L L D W W W L W L W L L D D L W

Last updated: August 8, 2015.
Source: [17]
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Tables

Western Conference

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 FC Dallas 34 18 6 10 52 39 +13 60 Conference semifinals & 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 16 5 13 45 36 +9 53 Conference semifinals
3 Portland Timbers 34 15 8 11 41 39 +2 53 Knockout round
4 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 6 13 44 36 +8 51
5 LA Galaxy 34 14 9 11 56 46 +10 51
6 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 9 11 48 45 +3 51
7 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 8 13 41 39 +2 47
8 Houston Dynamo 34 11 9 14 42 49 −7 42
9 Real Salt Lake 34 11 8 15 38 48 −10 41
10 Colorado Rapids 34 9 10 15 33 43 −10 37
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots

Overall

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 New York Red Bulls (X) 34 18 6 10 62 43 +19 60 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
2 FC Dallas 34 18 6 10 52 39 +13 60
3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 16 5 13 45 36 +9 53
4 Columbus Crew 34 15 8 11 58 53 +5 53
5 Portland Timbers (C) 34 15 8 11 41 39 +2 53 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
6 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 6 13 44 36 +8 51
7 Montreal Impact 34 15 6 13 48 44 +4 51
8 D.C. United 34 15 6 13 43 45 −2 51
9 LA Galaxy 34 14 9 11 56 46 +10 51
10 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 9 11 48 45 +3 51 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League
11 New England Revolution 34 14 8 12 48 47 +1 50
12 Toronto FC 34 15 4 15 58 58 0 49
13 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 8 13 41 39 +2 47
14 Orlando City SC 34 12 8 14 46 56 −10 44
15 Houston Dynamo 34 11 9 14 42 49 −7 42
16 Real Salt Lake 34 11 8 15 38 48 −10 41
17 New York City FC 34 10 7 17 49 58 −9 37
18 Philadelphia Union 34 10 7 17 42 55 −13 37
19 Colorado Rapids 34 9 10 15 33 43 −10 37
20 Chicago Fire 34 8 6 20 43 58 −15 30
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:
  1. ↑
    CONCACAF Champions League
    Selection Procedure

Playoffs

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Main article: 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs

Conference Semifinals

CONCACAF Champions League

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See also: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SEA OLI VAN
1 United States Seattle Sounders FC 4 2 1 1 6 3 +3 7 Knockout stage — 2–1 3–0
2 Honduras Olimpia 4 2 0 2 3 3 0 6 1–0 — 1–0
3 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 1 1 2 2 5 −3 4 1–1 1–0 —
Source: CONCACAF

Canadian Championship

  1. ^ Edmonton had originally been scheduled to host the first leg of their semi-final against Vancouver in Edmonton on May 6, 2015 but the match was postponed due to snow.

Cascadia Cup

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See also: Cascadia Cup

The 2015 Cascadia Cup will feature nine matches total, six of which feature the Whitecaps, three of which will be hosted at BC Place: two against Seattle Sounders FC, and one versus the Portland Timbers. Portland will host two matches at Providence Park, and Seattle will host one at CenturyLink Field.

See also

References

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