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Whitecaps FC 2

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Not to be confused with the League1 British Columbia club, Whitecaps FC Academy.

Whitecaps FC 2
Nickname(s)WFC2
FoundedNovember 21, 2014; 10 years ago (2014-11-21)
December 6, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-12-06) (refounded)
StadiumSwangard Stadium
Burnaby, British Columbia
Capacity5,288[1]
OwnersVancouver Whitecaps FC
Head coachRicardo Clark
LeagueMLS Next Pro
202311th, Western Conference
Playoffs: Did not qualify
Websitewww.whitecapsfc.com/wfc2/
Current season
Vancouver Whitecaps FC teams
♂ Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS
♀ Vancouver Rise FC NSL
♂ Whitecaps FC 2 MLSNP
♂ MLS Academy L1BC
♀ Vancouver Rise FC Academy L1BC

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.

History

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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 moved to Swangard Stadium and would continue to play under the Whitecaps FC 2 name, with a rebrand scheduled for 2023.[6] They retained the name and logo for the 2023 season.[7]

Players and staff

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Roster

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As of March 8, 2025[8]
No. Pos. Player Nation
12 DF Syria SYR Belal Halbouni ([A])
27 DF Australia AUS Giuseppe Bovalina ([A])
30 GK United States USA Adrian Zendejas ([A])
32 GK Canada CAN Isaac Boehmer ([A])
41 MF United States USA Nikola Djordjevic
42 FW United States USA Nelson Pierre (on loan from Philadelphia Union)
43 MF Canada CAN Antoine Coupland
44 MF United States USA Jackson Castro
46 DF Canada CAN Deylen Vellios
47 MF United States USA Danny Flores
48 DF Mexico MEX Adrián Pelayo
51 DF The Gambia GAM Dembo Saidykhan
53 DF United States USA Mark O'Neill
54 DF United States USA Daniel Russo
55 FW Tanzania TAN Cyprian Kachwele
56 DF Canada CAN Maksim Kalina ([B])
59 MF Canada CAN Jeevan Badwal ([A])
60 GK Canada CAN Alexander Milosevic ([B])
61 FW Canada CAN Kyler Vojvodic ([B])
62 DF Canada CAN Luca Chen ([B])
63 FW Canada CAN Johnny Selemani
64 FW Canada CAN Mateo Clark ([B])
65 DF Canada CAN Francesco Troisi ([B])
66 DF Canada CAN Sahil Deo ([B])
68 MF Canada CAN Yuma Tsuji ([B])
70 GK Canada CAN Trystan Reid ([B])
71 MF Canada CAN Carson Rassak ([B])
72 DF Canada CAN Ben Nash ([B])
73 FW Canada CAN Ryder Sewell ([B])
74 DF Canada CAN Charlie Rogers ([B])
75 MF Canada CAN Rayan Elloumi
76 FW Canada CAN Riley Ferraro ([B])
80 GK Canada CAN Isaac Francoeur ([B])
83 DF New Zealand NZL Finn Linder
97 MF Canada CAN Liam MacKenzie
  1. ^
    Signed to first team contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
    2.
  2. ^
    Vancouver Whitecaps FC academy player.
    3.

Out on loan

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No. Pos. Player Nation
54 DF Moldova MDA Mihail Gherasimencov (at Cavalry FC)

Head coaches

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  • Includes regular season and playoffs
Coach Nationality Start End Games Win Loss Draw Win %
Alan Koch[9]  South Africa January 30, 2015 December 14, 2016 61 22 24 15 036.07
Rich Fagan[10]  Scotland February 20, 2017 November 17, 2017 32 5 18 9 015.63
Nick Dasovic[11]  Canada March 26, 2022 February 9, 2023 24 7 9 8 029.17
Ricardo Clark[12]  United States February 9, 2023 present 0 0 0 0 !—

Club captains

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Years Name Nation
2015 Tyler Rosenlund[13]  Canada
2016 Kyle Greig[14]  United States
2022 Simon Becher
Issac Boehmer 		 United States
 Canada
2023 Giovanni Aguilar  United States

Notable former players

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Players who made at least 1 senior international appearance before or after joining Whitecaps FC 2.

Year-by-year

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As 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[a]–9 7th (Western) Did not qualify N/A
2023 MLS Next Pro 8–7[b]–13 11th (Western) Did not qualify N/A
  1. ^ 2022: 3 shootout wins, 5 shootout losses.
  2. ^ 2023: 3 shootout wins, 4 shootout losses.

References

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  1. ^ "Swangard Stadium – Home of your Whitecaps". October 16, 2009. Archived from the original on April 11, 2009.
  2. ^ "Whitecaps FC launch USL PRO team, provide update on National Soccer Development Centre at UBC". Whitecaps FC. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC announce new USL affiliation with Fresno FC". Whitecaps FC. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  4. ^ "MLS NEXT Pro unveils 21 clubs for inaugural season starting March 2022". Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Vancouver will join MLS NEXT Pro for Inaugural Season in 2022". Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce 2022 MLS NEXT Pro schedule and 2023 brand launch | Vancouver Whitecaps". whitecapsfc. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Whitecaps FC 2 schedule announced for 2023 MLS NEXT Pro season, with new playoff format" (Press release). Whitecaps FC 2. March 14, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  8. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps II". Soccerway.
  9. ^ "Whitecaps FC name Alan Koch WFC2 head coach". Whitecaps FC. January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  10. ^ "Whitecaps FC appoint Rich Fagan as WFC2 head coach". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  11. ^ "Whitecaps FC 2 are back – Get to know the new squad (Part One)". AFTN. March 16, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Whitecaps FC name Ricardo Clark head coach of WFC2, Nick Dasovic named new high potential player head coach". whitecapsfc.com. February 9, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  13. ^ "After learning from those around him, Tyler Rosenlund returns home to captain WFC2". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 16, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  14. ^ "Kyle Greig named Whitecaps FC 2 captain ahead of Saturday's opener | Vancouver Whitecaps".


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