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 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.
On November 17, 2017, the Whitecaps announced they were disbanding WFC2 and entering an affiliation agreement with USL expansion team Fresno FC.
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. The team moved to Swangard Stadium and would continue to play under the Whitecaps FC 2 name, with a rebrand scheduled for 2023. They retained the name and logo for the 2023 season.
Players and staff
Roster
No.Pos.NationPlayer
Head coaches Includes regular season and playoffs Coach Nationality Start End Games Win Loss Draw Win % Alan Koch January 30, 2015 December 14, 2016 Rich Fagan February 20, 2017 November 17, 2017Nick DasovicMarch 26, 2022February 9, 2023Ricardo ClarkFebruary 9, 2023January 12, 2026
Club captains Years Name Nation 2015 Tyler Rosenlund 2016 Kyle Greig 2022 Simon BecherIssac Boehmer 2023Giovanni Aguilar
Notable former players Players who made at least 1 senior international appearance before or after joining Whitecaps FC 2. Sam Adekugbe Ali Ahmed Theo Bair Marco Bustos Lucas Cavallini Caleb Clarke Alphonso Davies David Edgar Jackson Farmer Kianz Froese Daniel Haber Ben McKendry Sean Melvin Ralph Priso Dominick Zator Pedro Vite Pa-Modou Kah Deybi Flores Andre Lewis Mihail Gherasimencov Myer Bevan Francis de Vries Deklan Wynne Matthew Baldisimo Michael Baldisimo Ranko Veselinović Belal Halbouni Cyprian Kachwele Rayan Elloumi Sebastian Berhalter Tim Parker Robert Earnshaw
Year-by-year
YearDivisionLeagueRecord (W–D–L) PositionPlayoffsAvg. attendance20153United Soccer League8–6–14 11th (Western)Did not qualify1,682201612–9–9 6th (Western)Conference Finals1,779201725–9–18 14th (Western)Did not qualify8692018–2021WFC2 disbanded20223MLS Next Pro7–8–9 7th (Western)Did not qualifyN/A20238–7–13 11th (Western)Did not qualifyN/A202410–7–11 7th (Western)Western Conference QuarterfinalsN/A2025
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