The 2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's tenth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, it was the 43rd season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.
Around September and towards the end of the season, COVID-19 cross-border restrictions imposed by the Canadian government forced the Whitecaps to play the remaining home matches at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon.
On November 16, 2019, the Whitecaps named Axel Schuster as the club's new sporting director.
Roster
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Bryan Meredith GK Inter Miami CF 16 Maxime Crépeau GK Montreal Impact 30 Evan Bush GK Montreal Impact 51 Thomas Hasal GK Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 60 Isaac Boehmer GK Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad Defenders 3 Cristián Gutiérrez DF Colo-Colo 4 Ranko Veselinović DF Vojvodina 13 Derek Cornelius DF Javor Ivanjica 20 Jasser Khmiri DF Stade Tunisien 22 Érik Godoy DF Colón 28 Jake Nerwinski DF Connecticut Huskies 34 Gianfranco Facchineri DF Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad 53 Ali Adnan DF Udinese 56 Georges Mukumbilwa DF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency Midfielders 15 Andy Rose MF Motherwell 17 Leonard Owusu MF Ashdod 19 Janio Bikel MF CSKA Sofia 27 Ryan Raposo MF Syracuse Orange31 Russell Teibert MF Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)32 Patrick Metcalfe MF Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad 55 Michael Baldisimo MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 62 Damiano Pecile MF Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad Forwards 7 David Milinković FW Hull City 9 Lucas Cavallini FW Club Puebla 11 Cristian Dájome FW Atlético Nacional 12 Fredy Montero FW Sporting CP 14 Theo Bair FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 87 Tosaint Ricketts FW Sūduva Out on Loan 54 Simon Colyn MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
Transfers
In
Transferred in #PositionPlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource9FW Lucas Cavallini Club Puebla~$6,000,000December 16, 201927MF Ryan Raposo Syracuse Orange2020 MLS SuperDraft, Generation AdidasJanuary 9, 20203DF Cristián Gutiérrez FreeJanuary 16, 202011FW Cristian Dájome Atlético NacionalUndisclosed TAMJanuary 17, 202017MF Leonard Owusu AshdodJanuary 21, 202022DF Érik Godoy ColónJanuary 22, 202034DF Gianfranco Facchineri Vancouver Whitecaps Development SquadHomegrown playerJanuary 23, 202032MF Patrick Metcalfe1GK Bryan Meredith Inter Miami CFAcquired in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft.January 29, 2020 62MF Damiano Pecile Vancouver Whitecaps Development SquadHomegrown playerFebruary 14, 202019MF Janio Bikel CSKA SofiaUndisclosedFebruary 28, 2020 60GK Isaac Boehmer Vancouver Whitecaps Development SquadHomegrown playerAugust 17, 202030GK Evan Bush Montreal ImpactAcquired in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraftSeptember 28, 20204DF Ranko Veselinović VojvodinaUndisclosedOctober 18, 2020
Loans in #PositionPlayerLoaned fromDateLoan expiresSource7 Hull City4 Vojvodina40 Montreal Impact
Out
Transferred out #PositionPlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource 9 FW Anthony Blondell Huachipato undisclosed October 17, 2019 39 GK Sean Melvin Colorado Springs Switchbacks option declined 26 DF Brendan McDonough 23 DF Scott Sutter 46 DF Brett Levis out of contract 2 DF Doneil Henry Suwon Samsung Bluewings undisclosed November 20, 2019 94 DF PC option declined 18 GK Zac MacMath Real Salt Lake traded for $50,000 TAM December 17, 2019 24 MF David Norman Jr. Inter Miami CF traded for a conditional 2022 MLS SuperDraft pick January 1, 2020 6 MF Jon Erice mutual contract termination January 15, 2020 6 MF Hwang In-beom Rubin Kazan undisclosed August 14, 2020 29 MF Yordy Reyna D.C. United traded with an international roster spot for $400,000 GAM September 19, 2020
Loans out #PositionPlayerLoaned toDateLoan expiresSource34 Atlético Ottawa54 SPAL
Major League Soccer Preseason
Regular season
League tables
Western Conference
Overall
Results
Matches
MLS is Back Tournament
As part of MLS's restart plan from the COVID-19 pandemic. The three group stage games will count towards the regular season standings. The winner of the tournament will qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League.
Group stage
Knockout stage
Canadian Championship
Qualification
As part of the MLS regular season, Canada's three Major League Soccer clubs will play each other three times from August 18 to September 16. The team with the most points from this series will qualify for the Canadian Championship.
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan="14" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameMLSMLS is BackTotal1 9FWLucas Cavallini6062 12FWFredy Montero505311FWCristian Dájome123 428DFJake Nerwinski202 53DFAli Adnan112 87FWTosaint Ricketts20277FWDavid Milinković10114FWTheo Bair10129MFYordy Reyna01155MFMichael Baldisimo101Own goals213Totals22527
Clean sheets NameMLSMLS is BackTotal151GKThomas Hasal022216GKMaxime Crepeau10130GKEvan Bush101Totals224
Disciplinary record
PlayerMLSMLS is BackTotal1GKBryan Meredith0000000003DFCristián Gutiérrez100 1002004DFRanko Veselinović200 0002007FWDavid Milinković000 0000009FWLucas Cavallini610 00061011FWCristian Dájome300 00030012FWFredy Montero200 00020013DFDerek Cornelius300 00030014FWTheo Bair000 00000015MFAndy Rose210 00021016GKMaxime Crépeau000 00000017MFLeonard Owusu100 10020019MFJanio Bikel50100050120DFJasser Khmiri000 20020022DFÉrik Godoy00100000127MFRyan Raposo100 00010028DFJake Nerwinski000 00000030GKEvan Bush10000010031MFRussell Teibert300 00030032MFPatrick Metcalfe000 00000034DFGianfranco Facchineri000 00000051GKThomas Hasal100 10020053DFAli Adnan200 00020055MFMichael Baldisimo500 00050056DFGeorges Mukumbilwa000 00000060GKIsaac Boehmer00000000062MFDamiano Pecile000 00000087FWTosaint Ricketts000 000000—MFHwang In-beom000 000000—MFYordy Reyna000 100100–MFSimon Colyn000 000000Totals38226004422
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