2016 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2016 soccer season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2016 football season
The 2016 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps ' sixth season in Major League Soccer , the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada .
Season overview
Competition
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
Major League Soccer
Matchday 1
8th, west; 16th, overall
34
10
9
15
45
52
−7
0 29.41
Canadian Championship
Semifinals
Runner-up
4
2
0
2
5
4
+1
0 50.00
CONCACAF Champions League
Group stage
Semi-finals
8
5
1
2
17
7
+10
0 62.50
Total
46
17
10
19
67
63
+4
0 36.96
December
Roster
As of July 11, 2016[1]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (Age)
Previous club
Goalkeepers
1
David Ousted
DEN
GK
(1985-02-01 ) February 1, 1985 (age 39)
Randers FC
24
Marco Carducci
CAN
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
4
Kendall Waston
CRC
DF
(1988-01-01 ) January 1, 1988 (age 36)
Deportivo Saprissa
6
Jordan Smith
CRC
DF
(1991-04-23 ) April 23, 1991 (age 33)
Deportivo Saprissa
8
Fraser Aird
CAN
DF
(1995-02-02 ) February 2, 1995 (age 29)
Rangers
14
Cole Seiler
United States
DF
(1994-02-05 ) February 5, 1994 (age 30)
Georgetown Hoyas
18
David Edgar
CAN
DF
(1987-05-19 ) May 19, 1987 (age 37)
Birmingham City
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
33
Marcel de Jong
CAN
DF
(1986-10-15 ) October 15, 1986 (age 37)
Ottawa Fury
44
Pa Modou Kah
NOR
DF
(1980-07-30 ) July 30, 1980 (age 44)
Portland Timbers
46
Brett Levis
CAN
DF
(1993-05-29 ) May 29, 1993 (age 31)
Whitecaps FC 2
Midfielders
7
Christian Bolaños
CRC
MF
(1984-05-17 ) May 17, 1984 (age 40)
Deportivo Saprissa
11
Nicolás Mezquida
URU
MF
(1992-01-21 ) January 21, 1992 (age 32)
Fénix
13
Cristian Techera
URU
MF
(1992-05-31 ) May 31, 1992 (age 32)
River Plate Montevideo
15
Matias Laba
ARG
MF
(1991-12-11 ) December 11, 1991 (age 32)
Toronto FC
17
Andrew Jacobson
United States
MF
(1985-09-25 ) September 25, 1985 (age 38)
New York City FC
30
Ben McKendry
CAN
MF
(1993-03-25 ) March 25, 1993 (age 31)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
31
Russell Teibert
CAN
MF
(1992-12-22 ) December 22, 1992 (age 31)
Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
32
Marco Bustos
CAN
MF
(1996-04-22 ) April 22, 1996 (age 28)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
38
Kianz Froese
CAN
MF
(1996-04-16 ) April 16, 1996 (age 28)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
67
Alphonso Davies
CAN
MF
(2000-11-02 ) November 2, 2000 (age 23)
Whitecaps FC 2
77
Pedro Morales
CHI
MF
(1985-05-25 ) May 25, 1985 (age 39)
Málaga CF
Forwards
9
Masato Kudo
JPN
FW
(1990-05-06 ) May 6, 1990 (age 34)
Kashiwa Reysol
19
Erik Hurtado
United States
FW
(1990-05-11 ) May 11, 1990 (age 34)
Santa Clara
23
Kekuta Manneh
GAM
FW
(1994-12-30 ) December 30, 1994 (age 29)
Austin Aztex
27
Blas Pérez
PAN
FW
(1981-03-13 ) March 13, 1981 (age 43)
FC Dallas
28
Giles Barnes
JAM
FW
(1988-08-05 ) August 5, 1988 (age 35)
Houston Dynamo
Transfers
In
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Date
Ref.
19
FW
Erik Hurtado
Mjøndalen
Loan Return
December 1, 2015
[2]
9
FW
Masato Kudo
Kashiwa Reysol
Free Transfer
December 29, 2015
[3]
13
MF
Cristian Techera
River Plate Montevideo
Undisclosed fee after successful loan spell
January 6, 2016
[4]
20
MF
Deybi Flores
C.D. Motagua
Undisclosed fee after successful loan spell
January 18, 2016
[5]
7
MF
Christian Bolaños
Deportivo Saprissa
Undisclosed Fee
January 20, 2016
[6]
8
DF
Fraser Aird
Rangers
Loan
January 29, 2016
[7]
14
DF
Cole Seiler
Georgetown Hoyas
Selected in 2016 MLS SuperDraft
February 8, 2016
[8]
27
FW
Blas Pérez
FC Dallas
Traded in exchange for Mauro Rosales
February 16, 2016
[9]
17
MF
Andrew Jacobson
New York City FC
Traded in exchange for targeted allocation money
March 11, 2016
[10]
18
DF
David Edgar
Birmingham City
Free Transfer
July 11, 2016
[11]
33
MF
Marcel De Jong
Ottawa Fury FC
Free Transfer
July 11, 2016
[12]
67
MF
Alphonso Davies
Whitecaps FC 2
Signed as a Homegrown Player
July 15, 2016
[13]
FW
Fabián Espíndola
D.C. United
Acquired in exchange for General Allocation Money
July 20, 2016
[14]
28
FW
Giles Barnes
Houston Dynamo
Acquired in exchange for General Allocation Money and right of refusal for Keyner Brown
July 30, 2016
[15]
46
DF
Brett Levis
Whitecaps FC 2
Free Transfer
August 23, 2016
[16]
Out
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Ref.
DF
Diego Rodríguez
Juventud
Loan return
December 1, 2015
FW
Caleb Clarke
SpVgg Unterhaching
Option declined
December 1, 2015
MF
Andre Lewis
Portland Timbers 2
Option declined
December 1, 2015
DF
Ethen Sampson
Option declined
December 1, 2015
FW
Robert Earnshaw
Retired
Out of contract, later retired
December 1, 2015
MF
Mauro Rosales
FC Dallas
Out of contract, later traded to FC Dallas for Blas Pérez
December 1, 2015
DF
Steven Beitashour
Toronto FC
Traded to Toronto FC for second-highest 2016 second round Superdraft pick
December 18, 2015
MF
Gershon Koffie
New England Revolution
Traded to New England for general and targeted allocation money
February 11, 2016
FW
Darren Mattocks
Portland Timbers
Traded to Portland for general and targeted allocation money and a 2017 International Roster Spot
March 14, 2016
FW
Octavio Rivero
Colo-Colo
Undisclosed Fee
July 6, 2016
DF
Sam Adekugbe
Brighton and Hove Albion
Year long Loan
July 15, 2016
[17]
FW
Fabián Espíndola
Club Necaxa
Undisclosed Fee
July 26, 2016
[18]
MF
Deybi Flores
C.D. Motagua
Loan
August 9, 2016
Technical staff
Role
Name
Nation
Head coach
Carl Robinson
WAL
Assistant coach
Gordon Forest
SCO
Assistant Coach
Martyn Pert
ENG
Head of scouting and analysis
Daniel Stenz
Germany
Goalkeeper coach
Marius Røvde
NOR
Physiotherapist
Graeme Poole
CAN
Management
Role
Name
Nation
Executive chair
John Furlong
IRE
President
Bob Lenarduzzi
CAN
Chief operating officer
Rachel Lewis
CAN
Vice-president of finance and administration
Don Ford
CAN
Major League Soccer
Preseason
Simple Invitational
Regular season
League tables
Western Conference
Overall
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;
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
39
10
15
9
45
52
−7
6
5
6
28
22
+6
4
10
3
17
30
−13
Last updated: October 23, 2016
Source: [citation needed ]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2016. Source:
[19] A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
CONCACAF Champions League
Group stage
Knockout stage
The 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League used a fall-spring schedule in contrast to Major League Soccer's spring-fall format, so the knockout stages were played by Vancouver in the beginning of their 2017 season.
Canadian Championship
Friendlies
Cascadia Cup
Cascadia Cup standings
Team
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
6
3
3
0
11
10
+1
9
Portland Timbers
6
3
3
0
14
14
0
9
Seattle Sounders FC (M)
6
3
3
0
10
11
−1
9
Source:
"Cascadia Cup" . cascadiacup.soccer. January 2016.(M) MLS Cup Champions
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
Pts
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
6
9
3
3
0
11
10
+1
2
1
0
7
4
+3
1
2
0
4
6
−2
Last updated: 23 October 2016
Source: Standings
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Playing statistics
As of 22 October 2016
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances
Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
Source: (for players and positions) First Team Squad
00 (for squad numbers) [1] 00 (for actual stats.)
*No longer with team
See also
References
^ "Players + Vancouver Whitecaps FC" . Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved February 16, 2016 .
^ "Whitecaps FC announce roster moves, exercise 10 contract options and decline six" . Whitecaps FC. December 1, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015 .
^ "Whitecaps FC acquire Japanese striker Masato Kudo on free transfer" . Whitecaps FC. December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 29, 2015 .
^ "Whitecaps FC ink midfielder Cristian Techera to multi-year contract, complete transfer from Uruguayan side" . Whitecaps FC. January 6, 2016.
^ "Whitecaps FC complete transfer for midfielder Deybi Flores from CD Motagua" . Whitecaps FC. January 18, 2016.
^ "Whitecaps FC acquire experienced Costa Rican midfielder Christian Bolaños | Vancouver Whitecaps" .
^ "Whitecaps FC acquire Canadian international Fraser Aird on season-long loan with transfer option from Rangers FC" . January 29, 2015.
^ "Whitecaps FC sign 2016 MLS SuperDraft pick Cole Seiler" . Vancouver Whitecaps. February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016 .
^ "FC Dallas sends Blas Perez to Vancouver Whitecaps in exchange for Mauro Rosales" . Major League Soccer. February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016 .
^ "Coming to Vancouver a perfect move says new Caps' midfielder Andrew Jacobson" . Vancouver Whitecaps. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016 .
^ "Whitecaps FC sign Canadian international defender David Edgar" . Vancouver Whitecaps. July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016 .
^ "Whitecaps FC sign Canadian international defender Marcel de Jong" . Vancouver Whitecaps. July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016 .
^ "Whitecaps FC add 15-year-old Residency product Alphonso Davies to MLS roster" . Vancouver Whitecaps. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016 .
^ "Whitecaps FC acquire striker Fabián Espíndola from D.C. United in exchange for allocation money" . Vancouver Whitecaps. July 20, 2016.
^ "Whitecaps FC acquire Giles Barnes from Houston Dynamo" . Vancouver Whitecaps. July 30, 2016.
^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC add Saskatchewan-born left back Brett Levis to MLS roster" . Vancouver Whitecaps. August 23, 2016.
^ "Whitecaps FC loan Sam Adekugbe to English club Brighton & Hove Albion FC" . Whitecaps FC. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016 .
^ "Whitecaps FC transfer striker Fabián Espíndola to Mexican side Club Necaxa" . Whitecaps FC. July 26, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2016 .
^ "Whitecaps FC MLS Schedule" . whitecapsfc.com . Retrieved May 9, 2015 .
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