The 2010 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's 35th year of existence, as well as their 24th and final year as a second-tier club. Following the end of the season, the Whitecaps FC joined MLS, becoming the second Canadian club to enter the league.
Schedule and results
Pre-season
USSF Division 2 Professional League
Post-season
Nutrilite Canadian Championship
Conference table
Canadian Championship table
Current roster as of the end of the season.
Starting 11 Last updated on 17 October 2010. (These are the most used starting active players in the most used formation throughout the complete season)
No.Pos.NameStarts1GK Jay Nolly338RB Wes Knight292CB Luca Bellisomo3114CB Greg Janicki2977LB Zourab Tsiskaridze2115RM Philippe Davies257CM Martin Nash313CM Terry Dunfield1023LM Blake Wagner1739FW Ridge Mobulu629FW Randy Edwini-Bonsu5
Transactions (As of End of 2009 season to Present) October 2009 OUT POS Nationality Player New Team FW Charles Gbeke Released (Guangzhou F.C.) MF Vicente Arze Released (Free Agent) FW Lyle Martin Released (Shaanxi Chan-Ba) GK Diego Released (Hollywood United Hitmen) DF Michael Ndubuisi Onwatuegwu Released (Persiba Bantul) DF Marco Reda Released (Free Agent) FW Aaron Wheeler Released (FC Tampa Bay) DF Geordie Lyall Retired
November 2009 IN POS Nationality Player DF Chris Williams Signed (Charleston Battery) MF Ricardo Sanchez Signed (Minnesota Thunder) OUT POS Nationality Player MF Tyrell Burgess Released (Bermuda Hogges) MF Kenold Versailles Released (Rochester Rhinos)
December 2009 IN POS Nationality Player DF Zourab Tsiskaridze Signed (Miami FC) MF Jonny Steele Signed (Puerto Rico Islanders) DF Greg Janicki Signed (D.C. United)
January 2010 IN POS Nationality Player DF Nelson Akwari Signed (Charleston Battery) OUT POS Nationality Player FW Marcus Haber Transferred (West Bromwich Albion)
February 2010 IN POS Nationality Player MF Blake Wagner Signed (FC Dallas) OUT POS Nationality Player DF Mason Trafford Released (Real Maryland Monarchs) MF Gordon Chin Released (Free Agent)
April 2010 IN POS Nationality Player DF Mouloud Akloul Signed (Al-Ittihad Kalba) GK Dan Pelc Signed (Serbian White Eagles) FW Marcus Haber On Loan (West Bromwich Albion)
June 2010 IN POS Nationality Player MF Alex Elliot Signed (FSV Mainz 05) OUT POS Nationality Player FW Marcus Haber Loan Return (West Bromwich Albion)
July 2010 IN POS Nationality Player FW Ridge Mobulu Signed (Lausanne Sport) OUT POS Nationality Player MF Justin Moose Released (Free Agent) MF Ricardo Sanchez Traded: FC Tampa Bay MF Jonny Steele Traded: FC Tampa Bay FW Dever Orgill Released (St. George's SC)
August 2010 IN POS Nationality Player FW Jonathan McDonald Signed (Club Sport Herediano) MF Alexandre Morfaw Signed (Bodens BK) MF Terry Dunfield Signed (Shrewsbury Town) MF Kyle Porter Signed (Energie Cottbus) DF Alain Rochat Signed (FC Zurich) MF Davide Chiumiento Signed (Lucerne) FW Cody Arnoux Signed (Everton) DF Willis Forko Signed (FK Bodø/Glimt) DF Gershon Koffie Signed (International Allies FC) OUT POS Nationality Player FW Marlon James Released (Free Agent) DF Alain Rochat Loaned to FC Zurich MF Ansu Toure Released (Free Agent)
September 2010 OUT POS Nationality Player DF Takashi Hirano assigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency MF Nizar Khalfan assigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency FW Cornelius Stewart assigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency FW Doudou Touré assigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
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