The 2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' fifth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada.
Season overview
Roster
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 David Ousted GK Randers FC 24 Marco Carducci GK Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 70 Paolo Tornaghi GK Chicago Fire Defenders 2 Jordan Harvey DF Philadelphia Union 3 Sam Adekugbe DF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 4 Kendall Waston DF Deportivo Saprissa 6 Jordan Smith DF Deportivo Saprissa 18 Diego Rodríguez DF Juventud 22 Christian Dean DF California Golden Bears 26 Tim Parker DF St. John's Red Storm 27 Ethen Sampson DF Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 33 Steven Beitashour DF San Jose Earthquakes 44 Pa-Modou Kah DF Portland Timbers Midfielders 7 Mauro Rosales MF Chivas USA 13 Cristian Techera MF River Plate Montevideo 15 Matias Laba MF Toronto FC 20 Deybi Flores MF C.D. Motagua 25 Andre Lewis MF Portmore United F.C. 28 Gershon Koffie MF Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2) 29 Nicolás Mezquida MF Fénix 30 Ben McKendry MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 31 Russell Teibert MF Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2) 32 Marco Bustos MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 38 Kianz Froese MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 77 Pedro Morales MF Málaga CF Forwards 11 Darren Mattocks FW Akron Zips 19 Erik Hurtado (on loan to Mjøndalen) FW Santa Clara 23 Kekuta Manneh FW Austin Aztex 29 Octavio Rivero FW O'Higgins F.C. 34 Caleb Clarke FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 88 Robert Earnshaw FW Chicago Fire
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateRef. 29 O'Higgins F.C. Undisclosed / Designated Player 18 Juventud Loan Rodríguez Loaned to Vancouver - mlssoccer.com 26 Tim Parker St. John's Red Storm Selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft 44 Pa-Modou Kah Portland Timbers Free January 21, 2015 20MF Deybi Flores C.D. Motagua Loan February 24, 2015 88ST Robert Earnshaw Chicago Fire Free March 25, 2015http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2015/03/whitecaps-fc-add-striker-robert-earnshaw 13FW Cristian Techera River Plate Montevideo Loan April 9, 2015 6DF Jordan Smith Deportivo Saprissa Loan August 6, 2015
Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateRef. Bryce Alderson Released November 14, 2014 Andy O'Brien Out of Contract November 14, 2014 Carlyle Mitchell Seoul E-Land Released November 14, 2014 Mamadou Diouf Option Declined December 8, 2014 Sebástian Fernández Boston River Loan Return / Option Declined December 8, 2014 Johnny Leverón C.D. Marathón Option Declined December 8, 2014 Omar Salgado New York City FC Trade December 8, 2014 Mehdi Ballouchy New York City FC Selected in 2014 MLS Expansion Draft December 10, 2014 Erik Hurtado Mjøndalen Loan August 7, 2015
Technical staff
RoleNameNation Head coach Assistant coach Assistant coach Head of Scouting & Analysis Goalkeeper coach Physiotherapist
Management
RoleNameNation Executive Chair President chief operating officer Vice-President of Finance & Administration
Major League Soccer
Preseason
Regular season
Results
Tables
Western Conference
Overall
Playoffs
Conference semifinals
CONCACAF Champions League
Group stage
Canadian Championship
Semi-finals
Finals
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 2015 Whitecaps FC 2 season
References