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
December
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 4 Kendall Waston DF Deportivo Saprissa 6 Jordan Smith DF Deportivo Saprissa 8 Fraser Aird DF Rangers 14 Cole Seiler DF Georgetown Hoyas 18 David Edgar DF Birmingham City 22 Christian Dean DF California Golden Bears 26 Tim Parker DF St. John's Red Storm 33 Marcel de Jong DF Ottawa Fury 44 Pa Modou Kah DF Portland Timbers 46 Brett Levis DF Whitecaps FC 2 Midfielders7 Christian Bolaños MF Deportivo Saprissa 11 Nicolás Mezquida MF Fénix 13 Cristian Techera MF River Plate Montevideo 15 Matias Laba MF Toronto FC17 Andrew Jacobson MF New York City FC 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 67 Alphonso Davies MF Whitecaps FC 2 77 Pedro Morales MF Málaga CF Forwards 9 Masato Kudo FW Kashiwa Reysol 19 Erik Hurtado FW Santa Clara 23 Kekuta Manneh FW Austin Aztex27 Blas Pérez FW FC Dallas28 Giles Barnes FW Houston Dynamo
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateRef.19FW Erik Hurtado MjøndalenLoan ReturnDecember 1, 20159FW Masato Kudo Kashiwa ReysolFree TransferDecember 29, 201513MF Cristian Techera River Plate MontevideoUndisclosed fee after successful loan spellJanuary 6, 201620MF Deybi Flores C.D. MotaguaUndisclosed fee after successful loan spellJanuary 18, 20167MF Christian Bolaños Deportivo SaprissaUndisclosed FeeJanuary 20, 20168DF Fraser Aird RangersLoanJanuary 29, 201614DF Cole Seiler Georgetown HoyasSelected in 2016 MLS SuperDraftFebruary 8, 201627 FW Blas Pérez FC DallasTraded in exchange for Mauro RosalesFebruary 16, 201617MF Andrew Jacobson New York City FCTraded in exchange for targeted allocation moneyMarch 11, 201618DF David Edgar Birmingham CityFree TransferJuly 11, 201633MF Marcel De Jong Ottawa Fury FCFree TransferJuly 11, 201667MF Alphonso Davies Whitecaps FC 2Signed as a Homegrown PlayerJuly 15, 2016FW Fabián Espíndola D.C. UnitedAcquired in exchange for General Allocation MoneyJuly 20, 201628FW Giles Barnes Houston DynamoAcquired in exchange for General Allocation Money and right of refusal for Keyner BrownJuly 30, 201646DF Brett Levis Whitecaps FC 2Free TransferAugust 23, 2016
Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateRef.DF Diego Rodríguez JuventudLoan returnDecember 1, 2015FW Caleb Clarke SpVgg UnterhachingOption declinedDecember 1, 2015MF Andre Lewis Portland Timbers 2Option declinedDecember 1, 2015DF Ethen SampsonOption declinedDecember 1, 2015FW Robert EarnshawRetiredOut of contract, later retired December 1, 2015MF Mauro Rosales FC DallasOut of contract, later traded to FC Dallas for Blas PérezDecember 1, 2015DF Steven Beitashour Toronto FCTraded to Toronto FC for second-highest 2016 second round Superdraft pickDecember 18, 2015MF Gershon Koffie New England RevolutionTraded to New England for general and targeted allocation moneyFebruary 11, 2016FW Darren Mattocks Portland TimbersTraded to Portland for general and targeted allocation money and a 2017 International Roster SpotMarch 14, 2016FW Octavio Rivero Colo-ColoUndisclosed FeeJuly 6, 2016DF Sam Adekugbe Brighton and Hove AlbionYear long LoanJuly 15, 2016FW Fabián Espíndola Club NecaxaUndisclosed FeeJuly 26, 2016MF Deybi Flores C.D. MotaguaLoanAugust 9, 2016
Technical staff
RoleNameNation Head coach Assistant coach Assistant Coach Head of scouting and analysis Goalkeeper coach Physiotherapist
Management
RoleNameNation Executive chair President Chief operating officer Vice-president of finance and administration
Major League Soccer
Preseason
Simple Invitational
Team1 Chicago Fire330092+792 Vancouver Whitecaps FC321074+363 Portland Timbers312044034 Minnesota United FC3030111-100
Regular season
League tables
Western Conference
Overall
Results
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
Playing statistics
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.
No.Nat.PlayerPos.MLSCanadian ChampionshipChampions LeagueTotalAppsAppsAppsApps1 GK32 1 33 2 DF27 2 2 2 29 2 2 4 DF25373 2 1 3 1 303 9 36 DF17 2 1 1 2 20 2 17 MF26 5 2 2 1 28 5 3 8 DF17 4 1 2 4 2 23 6 19 FW17 2 21 193 11 MF27 3 1 3 2 3 33 5 1 13 MF29 2 3 1 35 3373 14 DF 2 1 1 4 15 MF31 5 1 2 1 34 5 117 MF2524 2 3 1 302518 DF8 2 1 9 2 19 FW2322 4 32 1 3043 20 MF 1 1 22 DF 23 MF 17 5 1 4 1 21 5 2 24 GK 26 DF28 1 3 1 1 3 34 1 2 27 FW21 2 5 2 31 263528 FW9 1 9 1 30 MF 2 2 4 31 MF11 1 4 2 1 17 2 32 MF3 1 1 5 33 MF7 1 2 9 1 38 MF 5 1 1 1 7 1 44 DF 5 3 1 1 1 7 4 46 DF 4 4 67 MF8 4 31 151 70 GK1 3 2 6 77 MF268 3 2 3 1 1 309 3 2* FW 3* DF 2 2 4 29* FW 12 2 4 3 1 15 3 4 39* GK 2 2 47* FW 3 3 Own goals3 0 03Totals4155854 0107056668
*No longer with team
See also 2016 Whitecaps FC 2 season
References