The 2026 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season is the club's sixteenth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, this is the 49th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.
Having won the 2025 Canadian Championship and by being one of the highest ranked teams in the 2025 Supporters' Shield standings, the Whitecaps participated in the CONCACAF Champions Cup for a fourth consecutive season and sixth time overall. The club was seeking to build off their runner-up position from the previous season.
After a one year hiatus, it was announced that the Whitecaps would participate in the 2026 Leagues Cup after qualifying for the 2025 MLS Cup playoffs.
Current roster
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Yohei Takaoka GK Yokohama F. Marinos 30 Adrian Zendejas GK Skövde AIK 32 Isaac Boehmer GK Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad Defenders 2 Mathías Laborda DF Nacional 3 Sam Adekugbe DF Hatayspor 4 Ranko Veselinović DF Vojvodina 6 Ralph Priso DF Colorado Rapids 12 Belal Halbouni DF FC Magdeburg 15 Sebastián Ramírez DF Fortaleza CEIF 18 Édier Ocampo DF Atlético Nacional 28 Tate Johnson DF North Carolina Tar Heels 29 Mihail Gherasimencov DF Whitecaps FC 2 33 Tristan Blackmon DF Charlotte FC 41 Nikola Djordjevic DF Whitecaps FC 2 70 Rui Modesto DF Udinese Midfielders 8 Oliver Larraz MF Colorado Rapids 13 Thomas Müller MF Bayern Munich 17 Kenji Cabrera MF FBC Melgar 20 Andrés Cubas MF Nîmes 23 Aleksa Cvetković MF OFK Beograd 25 Ryan Gauld MF Farense 59 Jeevan Badwal MF Whitecaps FC 2 Forwards 7 Cheikh Sabaly FW FC Metz 11 Emmanuel Sabbi FW Le Havre 14 Bruno Caicedo FW Barcelona SC 19 Rayan Elloumi FW Whitecaps FC 2 22 Kwasi Poku FW RWDM Brussels 24 Brian White FW New York Red Bulls 63 Johnny Selemani FW Whitecaps FC 2 77 Yadaly Diaby FW Grenoble Foot 38 Out on Loan Emrick Fotsing MF Vancouver FC 27 Giuseppe Bovalina DF Adelaide United 42 Nelson Pierre FW Philadelphia Union 97 Liam Mackenzie MF Whitecaps FC 2
Transfers
In
Transferred in #PositionPlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource41 Whitecaps FC 2Free29Homegrown player8 Colorado RapidsFree14 Barcelona SCUndisclosed/U22 Initiative7 FC MetzUndisclosed22 RWDM BrusselsUndisclosed23 OFK BeogradUndisclosed Vancouver FCUndisclosed70 UdineseUndisclosed77 Grenoble Foot 38Undisclosed63 Whitecaps FC 2Homegrown player
Loans in #PositionPlayerLoaned fromDateLoan expiresNotesSource22 Jagiellonia BiałystokBuy option15 Fortaleza CEIFBuy option
Out
Transferred out #PositionPlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource50 Seattle SoundersOption declined52 Galway United53 Tacoma Defiance7 Austin FC$700,000 in 2026 GAM$550,000 in 2027 GAM17th overall pick in 2026 MLS SuperDraft22 Norwich CityUndisclosed23 Sint-TruidenUndisclosed15 Holstein KielContract buyout16 MiddlesbroughUndisclosed26Mutual contract termination
Loans out #PositionPlayerLoaned toDateLoan expiresSource23 Sint-Truiden27 Örebro SK42 FC Tulsa Vancouver FC42 HFX Wanderers97
MLS SuperDraft picks
RoundNo.Pos.PlayerCollege/Club teamTransactionSource1 17 Zach Ramsey Washington129 Daniel Lugo High Point259 Yeider Zuluaga SeattleSigned with Whitecaps FC 2389 Connor Lofy Washington
Preseason and friendlies Vancouver's preseason fixtures were announced on January 26.
Competition overview
Major League Soccer
Regular season League tables
Results
Matches
Canadian Championship
The format was announced on January 15. As champions of the 2025 Canadian Championship, Vancouver received a bye to the quarter-finals.
Quarterfinals
Semi-finals
CONCACAF Champions Cup
Round one
Round of 16
Leagues Cup
League phase
Cascadia Cup
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan="16" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan="16" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan="16" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan="16" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan="16" style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers
NameMLSCanadian ChampionshipChampions CupLeagues CupTotal 124FWBrian White1710018213MFThomas Müller910010316MFSebastian Berhalter60107411FWEmmanuel Sabbi410165 14FW Bruno Caicedo50005625FWRyan Gauld3100472DFMathías Laborda3000319FWRayan Elloumi2100359MFJeevan Badwal10113107FWCheikh Sabaly2000218DFÉdier Ocampo20002136MFRalph Priso1000117MFKenji Cabrera0010122FW Aziel Jackson1000129DFMihail Gherasimencov0100133DFTristan Blackmon1000177FWYadaly Diaby10001Own goals11002Totals5973271
Clean sheets
NameMLSCanadian ChampionshipChampions CupLeagues CupTotal11GKYohei Takaoka1102013Totals1102013
Disciplinary record
PlayerMLSCanadian ChampionshipChampions CupLeagues CupTotal1GKYohei Takaoka0010000000000012DFMathías Laborda4001001000006003DFSam Adekugbe0001000000001004DFRanko Veselinović0000000000000006MFRalph Priso0000001000001007FWCheikh Sabaly1000000000001008MFOliver Larraz40000010000050011FWEmmanuel Sabbi40000010000050012DFBelal Halbouni00000000000000013MFThomas Müller10000000000010014FWBruno Caicedo30000000000030015DFSebastián Ramírez00000000000000015DFSebastian Schonlau00000000000000016MFSebastian Berhalter30000010000040017MFKenji Cabrera20000000000020018DFÉdier Ocampo70000020000090019FWRayan Elloumi00000000000000020MFAndrés Cubas60000020000080022FWAziel Jackson00000010000010022FWKwasi Poku00000000000000023MFAleksa Cvetković00000000000000024FWBrian White20000000000020025MFRyan Gauld20000000000020026MFJ.C. Ngando10010000000020028DFTate Johnson30000000010040029DFMihail Gherasimencov00000000000000030GKAdrian Zendejas00000000000000032GKIsaac Boehmer00000000000000033DFTristan Blackmon40030000000070041DFNikola Djordjevic00000000010010042FWNelson Pierre00000000000000059MFJeevan Badwal30020000010060063FWJohnny Selemani00000000000000070DFRui Modesto00000000000000077FWYadaly Diaby20000000000020097MFLiam Mackenzie000000000000000Totals520180010003007301
Notes
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