2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2015 soccer season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2015 football season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC2015 season

Whitecaps FC celebrating the 2015 Canadian Championship.

Chairman| John Furlong
Head coach| Carl Robinson
Stadium| BC Place
(Capacity: 21,000)
Major League Soccer| Conference: 2nd
Overall: 3rd
MLS Cup Playoffs| Conference Semifinals
Canadian Championship| Winners
Cascadia Cup| Runners-Up
Top goalscorer| Octavio Rivero (10)

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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

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Competition  | Starting round  | Final position  | Record

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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win %
Major League Soccer | Matchday 1  | Conference semifinals | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 38 | +7  | 044.44
Canadian Championship | Semifinals  | Winners  | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3  | 050.00
CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage  | Group stage (3rd)  | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3  | 025.00
Total  | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 47 | +7  | 043.18

Last updated: 8 November 2015
Source: Competitions

## Current roster

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As of August 10, 2015[1]
No.  | Name  | Nationality  | Position  | Date of birth (Age)  | Previous club

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Goalkeepers
1  | David Ousted |  Denmark | GK |  (1985-02-01) February 1, 1985 (age 39) | Randers FC
24  | Marco Carducci |  Canada | GK |  (1996-09-26) September 26, 1996 (age 27) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
70  | Paolo Tornaghi |  Italy | GK |  (1988-06-21) June 21, 1988 (age 36) | Chicago Fire
Defenders
2  | Jordan Harvey |  United States | DF |  (1984-01-28) January 28, 1984 (age 40) | Philadelphia Union
3  | Sam Adekugbe |  Canada | DF |  (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 29) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
4  | Kendall Waston |  Costa Rica | DF |  (1988-01-01) January 1, 1988 (age 36) | Deportivo Saprissa
6  | Jordan Smith |  Costa Rica | DF |  (1991-04-23) April 23, 1991 (age 33) | Deportivo Saprissa
18  | Diego Rodríguez |  Uruguay | DF |  (1991-01-08) January 8, 1991 (age 33) | Juventud
22  | Christian Dean |  United States | DF |  (1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 (age 31) | California Golden Bears
26  | Tim Parker |  United States | DF |  (1993-02-23) February 23, 1993 (age 31) | St. John's Red Storm
27  | Ethen Sampson |  South Africa | DF |  (1993-12-28) December 28, 1993 (age 30) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
33  | Steven Beitashour |  Iran | DF |  (1987-02-01) February 1, 1987 (age 37) | San Jose Earthquakes
44  | Pa-Modou Kah |  Norway | DF |  (1980-07-30) July 30, 1980 (age 44) | Portland Timbers
Midfielders
7  | Mauro Rosales |  Argentina | MF |  (1981-02-24) February 24, 1981 (age 43) | Chivas USA
13  | Cristian Techera |  Uruguay | MF |  (1992-05-31) May 31, 1992 (age 32) | River Plate Montevideo
15  | Matias Laba |  Argentina | MF |  (1991-12-11) December 11, 1991 (age 32) | Toronto FC
20  | Deybi Flores |  Honduras | MF |  (1996-06-16) June 16, 1996 (age 28) | C.D. Motagua
25  | Andre Lewis |  Jamaica | MF |  (1994-08-12) August 12, 1994 (age 30) | Portmore United F.C.
28  | Gershon Koffie |  Ghana | MF |  (1991-08-25) August 25, 1991 (age 32) | Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
29  | Nicolás Mezquida |  Uruguay | MF |  (1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 (age 32) | Fénix
30  | Ben McKendry |  Canada | MF |  (1993-03-25) March 25, 1993 (age 31) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
31  | Russell Teibert |  Canada | MF |  (1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 31) | Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
32  | Marco Bustos |  Canada | MF |  (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 (age 28) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
38  | Kianz Froese |  Canada | MF |  (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996 (age 28) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
77  | Pedro Morales |  Chile | MF |  (1985-05-25) May 25, 1985 (age 39) | Málaga CF
Forwards
11  | Darren Mattocks |  Jamaica | FW |  (1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 (age 33) | Akron Zips
19  | Erik Hurtado (on loan to Mjøndalen)  |  United States | FW |  (1990-05-11) May 11, 1990 (age 34) | Santa Clara
23  | Kekuta Manneh |  Gambia | FW |  (1994-12-30) December 30, 1994 (age 29) | Austin Aztex
29  | Octavio Rivero |  Uruguay | FW |  (1992-01-24) January 24, 1992 (age 32) | O'Higgins F.C.
34  | Caleb Clarke |  Canada | FW |  (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 31) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
88  | Robert Earnshaw |  Wales | FW |  (1981-04-06) April 6, 1981 (age 43) | Chicago Fire

* See also: List of Vancouver Whitecaps FC players

### Transfers

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#### In

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29  | ST |  Octavio Rivero |  O'Higgins F.C. | Undisclosed / Designated Player  | December 25, 2014 | [2]
18  | DF |  Diego Rodríguez |  Juventud | Loan  | January 14, 2015 | [3]
26  | DF |  Tim Parker |  St. John's Red Storm | Selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft | January 15, 2015 | [4]
44  | DF |  Pa-Modou Kah |  Portland Timbers | Free  | January 21, 2015  | [5]
20  | MF  |  Deybi Flores |  C.D. Motagua | Loan  | February 24, 2015  | [6]
88  | ST  |  Robert Earnshaw |  Chicago Fire | Free  | March 25, 2015  | [7]
13  | FW  |  Cristian Techera |  River Plate Montevideo | Loan  | April 9, 2015  | [8]
6  | DF  |  Jordan Smith |  Deportivo Saprissa | Loan  | August 6, 2015  | [9]

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MF |  Bryce Alderson |  | Released  | November 14, 2014  | [10]
DF |  Andy O'Brien |  | Out of Contract  | November 14, 2014  | [11]
DF |  Carlyle Mitchell |  Seoul E-Land | Released  | November 14, 2014  | [12]
FW |  Mamadou Diouf |  | Option Declined  | December 8, 2014  | [13]
MF |  Sebástian Fernández |  Boston River | Loan Return / Option Declined  | December 8, 2014  | [13]
DF |  Johnny Leverón |  C.D. Marathón | Option Declined  | December 8, 2014  | [13]
FW |  Omar Salgado |  New York City FC | Trade  | December 8, 2014  | [14]
MF |  Mehdi Ballouchy |  New York City FC | Selected in 2014 MLS Expansion Draft | December 10, 2014  | [15]
FW |  Erik Hurtado |  Mjøndalen | Loan  | August 7, 2015  | [16]

### Technical staff

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Head coach | Carl Robinson |  Wales
Assistant coach | Gordon Forest |  Scotland
Assistant coach | Martyn Pert |  England
Head of Scouting & Analysis | Daniel Stenz |  Germany
Goalkeeper coach | Marius Røvde |  Norway
Physiotherapist | Graeme Poole |  Canada

### Management

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Executive Chair | John Furlong |  Ireland
President | Bob Lenarduzzi |  Canada
chief operating officer | Rachel Lewis |  Canada
Vice-President of Finance & Administration | Don Ford |  Canada

## Major League Soccer

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### Preseason

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Whitecaps FC v New England Revolution February 4 Desert Friendlies 1|  Whitecaps FC | 2–0|  New England Revolution | Tucson, Arizona

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10:00 am PST | Rivero 57', 62'
Harvey 78' | Report | Bunbury 21' | Stadium: Kino North Stadium

San Jose Earthquakes v Whitecaps FC February 7 Desert Friendlies 2|  San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1|  Whitecaps FC | Tucson, Arizona

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4:00 pm PST | Renato 28'
Barklage 82' | Report | Waston 34'
Manneh 65' | Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Houston Dynamo v Whitecaps FC February 10 Desert Friendlies 3|  Houston Dynamo | 1–0|  Whitecaps FC | Tucson, Arizona

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9:00 am PST | Rodríguez 17'
Horst 29'
Taylor 52' | Report |  | Stadium: Kino North Stadium

Victoria Vikes v Whitecaps FC February 15 Friendly|  Victoria Vikes | 0–6|  Whitecaps FC | Victoria, British Columbia

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2:00 pm PST | Alex Redpath  26' | Report | Morales 3'
Teibert 7'
Bustos 19'
Rivero 28'
Rodríguez 54'
Froese 77' | Stadium: Centennial Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Alain Ruch

Portland Timbers v Whitecaps FC February 22 Simple Invitational 1|  Portland Timbers | 0–1|  Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon

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5:00 pm PST | Wallace 30' 60'
Ridgewell 54' 89'
Borchers 80' | Report | Kah 22',  31'
Waston 66'
Mezquida 88' | Stadium: Providence Park

Whitecaps FC v Stabæk Fotball February 25 Simple Invitational 2|  Whitecaps FC | 3–2|  Stabæk Fotball | Portland, Oregon

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5:00 pm PST | Mezquida 13'
Mattocks 23' (pen.), 44'
Hurtado 24'
Sampson 70' | Report | Kassi 62'
Trondsen 68' (pen.)
Gómez 81' (o.g.) | Stadium: Providence Park

Whitecaps FC v Chicago Fire February 28 Simple Invitational 3|  Whitecaps FC | 1–1|  Chicago Fire | Portland, Oregon

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2:30 pm PST | Kah 31'
Waston 52' | Report | Winchester 90' | Stadium: Providence Park

### Regular season

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#### Results

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Overall | Home | Away

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34  | 53  | 16  | 13  | 5  | 45  | 36  |  +9  | 9  | 5  | 2  | 27  | 15  |  +12  | 7  | 8  | 3  | 18  | 21  |  −3

Last updated: October 25, 2015
Source: [17]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29| 30| 31| 32| 33| 34

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Ground| H| A| A| H| H| H| A| A| H| A| H| H| A| H| A| A| A| A| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| A| H| H| H| A| H| A| H
Result| L| W| W| W| W| D| L| W| L| D| W| L| L| W| L| W| W| W| L| L| D| W| W| W| L| W| L| W| L| L| D| D| L| W

Updated to match(es) played on August 8, 2015. Source: [17]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Whitecaps FC v Toronto FC March 7 MLS 1|  Whitecaps FC | 1–3|  Toronto FC | Vancouver, BC

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3:00 pm PST | Rivero 19'
Koffie 77'
Kah 89' | Report | Altidore 32', 90' (pen.)
Findley 59'
Creavalle 78' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000

Chicago Fire v Whitecaps FC March 14 MLS 2|  Chicago Fire | 0–1|  Whitecaps FC | Bridgeview, Illinois

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3:00 pm PDT | Polster 4'
Igboananike 90+6' | Report | Waston 22'
Morales 66'
Mezquida 76'
Rivero 82',  86' | Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,731

Orlando City SC v Whitecaps FC March 21 MLS 3|  Orlando City SC | 0–1|  Whitecaps FC | Orlando, Florida

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4:30 pm PDT | Okugo 78' | Report | Koffie 22'
Adekugbe 36'
Rivero 44'
Manneh 65'
Harvey 90+5'
Rivero 90+6' | Stadium: Orlando Citrus Bowl Stadium
Attendance: 31,072

Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers March 28 MLS 4|  Whitecaps FC | 2–1|  Portland Timbers | Vancouver, BC

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5:00 pm PDT | Koffie 12'
Mezquida 15'
Beitashour 58'
Waston 87'
Earnshaw 90' | Report | Powell 30'
Adi 82' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 22,500

Whitecaps FC v LA Galaxy April 4 MLS 5|  Whitecaps FC | 2–0|  LA Galaxy | Vancouver, BC

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7:00 pm PDT | Kah 41'
Manneh 56'
Adekugbe 59'
Rivero 66' | Report | Zardes 85' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000

Whitecaps FC v Columbus Crew SC April 8 MLS 6|  Whitecaps FC | 2–2|  Columbus Crew SC | Vancouver, BC

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7:00 pm PDT | Waston 17'
Rivero 31'
Mattocks 64' | Report | Kamara 24', 50'
Jiménez 54'
Wahl 72' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 18,083
Referee: Drew Fischer

San Jose Earthquakes v Whitecaps FC April 11 MLS 7|  San Jose Earthquakes | 1–0|  Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California

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7:30 pm PDT | Bingham 11'
Nyassi 75'
Jahn 88' | Report | Mattocks 3'
Manneh 26'
Kah 32'
Flores 61'
Morales 88'
Waston 90+3' | Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

Real Salt Lake v Whitecaps FC April 18 MLS 8|  Real Salt Lake | 0–1|  Whitecaps FC | Sandy, Utah

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6:30 pm PDT | Olave 41' 89'
Saucedo 76'
Beckerman 90+5' | Report | Teibert 6'
Mattocks 80'
Adekugbe 82' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,414
Referee: Ted Unkel

Whitecaps FC v D.C. United April 25 MLS 9|  Whitecaps FC | 1–2|  D.C. United | Vancouver, BC

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7:30 pm PDT |

* Morales 2' 2'
* Adekugbe 9'
* Laba 42'

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* Boswell 9'
* Rolfe 64'
* Kitchen 83'
* Farfan 88'

| Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: David Gantar

Portland Timbers v Whitecaps FC May 2 MLS 10|  Portland Timbers | 0–0|  Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon

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7:30 pm PDT | Wallace 44' | Report |

* Sampson 19'
* Kah 57'

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Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Allen Chapman

Whitecaps FC v Philadelphia Union May 9 MLS 11|  Whitecaps FC | 3–0|  Philadelphia Union | Vancouver, BC

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4:00 pm PDT |

* Morales 32'
* Rivero 44'
* Techera 80'
* Mattocks 81'

| Report | Marquez 78' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,183
Referee: Ismail Elfath

Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC May 16 MLS 12|  Whitecaps FC | 0–2|  Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, BC

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4:00 pm PDT | Laba 28' | Summary | Barrett 5', 38' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mark Geiger

Colorado Rapids v Whitecaps FC May 23 MLS 13|  Colorado Rapids | 1–0|  Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado

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6:00 pm PDT | Cronin 43'
Pittinari 51'
Doyle 87' | Summary | Froese 24'
Koffie 75'
Waston 80' | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 17,791
Referee: José Carlos Rivero

Whitecaps FC v Real Salt Lake May 30 MLS 14|  Whitecaps FC | 2–1|  Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, BC

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3:00 pm PDT | Koffie 36'
Kah 44'
Techera 79' | Summary | Stertzer 27'
Glad 41'
Morales 45'
Mansally 89' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Jair Marrufo

Montreal Impact v Whitecaps FC June 3 MLS 15|  Montreal Impact | 2–1|  Whitecaps FC | Montreal, Quebec

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5:00 pm PDT | McInerney 14'
Piatti 83' | Summary | Rodríguez 46'
Parker 71'
Morales 79' (pen.)
Harvey 90' | Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 10,035
Referee: Armando Villarreal

LA Galaxy v Whitecaps FC June 6 MLS 16|  LA Galaxy | 0–1|  Whitecaps FC | Carson, California

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7:30 pm PDT | Leonardo 34' | Summary | Beitashour 20'
Manneh 32' | Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 20,219
Referee: Ricardo Salazar

New York Red Bulls v Whitecaps FC June 20 MLS 17|  New York Red Bulls | 1–2|  Whitecaps FC | Harrison, New Jersey

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4:00 pm PDT | Kljestan 11'
Abang 82' | Report | Manneh 15'
Koffie 60'
Laba 63'
Froese 77'
Waston 90+1' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,053

New England Revolution v Whitecaps FC June 27 MLS 18|  New England Revolution | 1–2|  Whitecaps FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts

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4:30 pm PDT | Farrell 20' 29'
Fagúndez 41'
Bunbury 54',  84' | Report | Techera 18'
Rivero 31' (pen.)
Harvey 33'
Mattocks 82'
Beitashour 88'
Mezquida 90+1' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 16,017

Colorado Rapids v Whitecaps FC July 4 MLS 19|  Colorado Rapids | 2–1|  Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado

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6:00 pm PDT | Sánchez 2'
Doyle 56'
Watts 65'
Pittinari 72'
Moor 77' | Report | Manneh 20'
Techera 28'
Rodríguez 61' | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 18,356

Whitecaps FC v Sporting Kansas City July 12 MLS 20|  Whitecaps FC | 0–1|  Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver, BC

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6:00 pm PDT | Waston 73' | Report | Feilhaber 20'
Ellis 52'
Mustivar 58'
Németh 86'
Dwyer 88' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000

Portland Timbers v Whitecaps FC July 18 MLS 21|  Portland Timbers | 1–1|  Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon

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7:30 pm PDT | Valeri 34'
Ridgewell 36'
Chará 47'
Wallace 90'
Johnson 90' | Summary | Parker 22'
Laba 57'
Harvey 90' | Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee:  Juan Guzman

Whitecaps FC v San Jose Earthquakes July 26 MLS 22|  Whitecaps FC | 3–1|  San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver, BC

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4:00 pm PDT | Rosales 5'
Waston 32'
Koffie 37'
Rivero 56' (pen.)
Mezquida 60'
Teibert 90' | Summary | Amarikwa 45' 90' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,298
Referee:  Edvin Jurisevic

Seattle Sounders FC v Whitecaps FC August 1 MLS 23|  Seattle Sounders FC | 0–3|  Whitecaps FC | Seattle, Washington

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7:00 pm PDT | Dempsey 53'
Alonso 74' | Report | Kah 6', 49'
Waston 67'
Morales 75' | Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 53,125

Whitecaps FC v Real Salt Lake August 8 MLS 24|  Whitecaps FC | 4–0|  Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, BC

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7:00 pm PDT | Rivero 7' (pen.)
Kah 40'
Techera 50' 68'
Waston 60' | Summary | Kavita 45'
Mansally 88' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 20,638
Referee:  Christopher Penso

Sporting Kansas City v Whitecaps FC August 15 MLS 25|  Sporting Kansas City | 4–3|  Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas

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6:00 pm PDT | Ellis 53'
Dia 61'
Dwyer 81'
Nagamura 87', 90+4' 90+5' | Report | Manneh 9', 41'
Laba 64'
Morales 75' | Stadium: Sporting Park
Attendance: 19,969

Whitecaps FC v FC Dallas August 22 MLS 26|  Whitecaps FC | 1–0|  FC Dallas | Vancouver, BC

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7:00 pm PDT | Techera 24' 32'
Dean 85' | Report | Harris 35' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000

Houston Dynamo v Whitecaps FC August 29 MLS 27|  Houston Dynamo | 2–0|  Whitecaps FC | Houston, Texas

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6:00 pm PDT | Clark 34'
Rodríguez 87' | Report | Laba 27' 64'
Waston 51' 56' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium
Attendance: 21,257
Referee: Kevin Stott

Whitecaps FC v Colorado Rapids September 9 MLS 28|  Whitecaps FC | 2–0|  Colorado Rapids | Vancouver, BC

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7:00 pm PDT | Koffie 38'
Beitashour 54'
Rivero 73' 74'
Techera 77'
Froese 82' | Report | Burch 69'
Riley 86' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 17,583

Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC September 19 MLS 29|  Whitecaps FC | 0–3|  Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, BC

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4:00 pm PDT | Teibert 22'
Smith 63'
Waston 81' | Report | Evans 24'
Ivanschitz 45'
Pineda 71'
Martins 87' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000

Whitecaps FC v New York City FC September 26 MLS 30|  Whitecaps FC | 1–2|  New York City FC | Vancouver, BC

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7:00 pm PDT | Morales 82' 88' (pen.)
Techera 83' | Report | Facey 12'
Lampard 29'
Villa 90+5' (pen.) | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000

San Jose Earthquakes v Whitecaps FC October 3 MLS 31|  San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1|  Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California

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7:30 pm PDT | Goodson 27'
Godoy 37'
Wondolowski 62'
Bernárdez 66' | Report | Tehcera 39'
Beitashour 60'
Laba 80' | Stadium: Avaya Stadium
Attendance: 18,000

Whitecaps FC v FC Dallas October 7 MLS 32|  Whitecaps FC | 0–0|  FC Dallas | Vancouver, BC

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7:00 pm PDT |  | Report |  | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,339

FC Dallas v Whitecaps FC October 14 MLS 33|  FC Dallas | 2–0|  Whitecaps FC | Frisco, Texas

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6:00 pm PDT | Barrios 32'
Díaz 52'
Akindele 64'
Watson 80' | Report | Kah 46'
Harvey 55' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 11,848

Whitecaps FC v Houston Dynamo October 25 MLS 34|  Whitecaps FC | 3–0|  Houston Dynamo | Vancouver, BC

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4:00 pm PDT | Manneh 59' 84'
Waston 72'
Earnshaw 90+3' | Report | Garrido 52' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000

### Tables

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#### Western Conference

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1  | FC Dallas | 34  | 18  | 10  | 6  | 52  | 39  | +13  | 60  | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34  | 16  | 13  | 5  | 45  | 36  | +9  | 53
3  | Portland Timbers | 34  | 15  | 11  | 8  | 41  | 39  | +2  | 53  | MLS Cup Knockout Round
4  | Seattle Sounders FC | 34  | 15  | 13  | 6  | 44  | 36  | +8  | 51
5  | LA Galaxy | 34  | 14  | 11  | 9  | 56  | 46  | +10  | 51

Source: MLS

#### Overall

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1  | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34  | 18  | 10  | 6  | 62  | 43  | +19  | 60  | CONCACAF Champions League
2  | FC Dallas | 34  | 18  | 10  | 6  | 52  | 39  | +13  | 60
3  | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34  | 16  | 13  | 5  | 45  | 36  | +9  | 53
4  | Columbus Crew | 34  | 15  | 11  | 8  | 58  | 53  | +5  | 53  |
5  | Portland Timbers (C) | 34  | 15  | 11  | 8  | 41  | 39  | +2  | 53  | CONCACAF Champions League

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

### Playoffs

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Main article: 2015 MLS Cup Playoffs

#### Conference semifinals

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Portland Timbers v Whitecaps FC November 1 |  Portland Timbers | 0–0|  Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon

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2:00 pm PST | Melano 44' | Report | Koffie 45' | Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144

Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers November 8 |  Whitecaps FC | 0–2
(0–2 agg.)|  Portland Timbers | Vancouver, BC

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7:00 pm PST | Rivero 55'
Beitashour 72' | Report | Adi 31'
Wallace 60'
Valeri 62'
Chara 90+4' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 27,837

## CONCACAF Champions League

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See also: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League

### Group stage

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1  |  Seattle Sounders FC | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 7  | Knockout stage |  | -- | 2–1 | 3–0
2  |  Olimpia | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 3  | 0  | 6  |  |  | 1–0 | -- | 1–0
3  |  Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4  | 1  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 5  | −3  | 4  |  | 1–1 | 1–0 | --

Source: CONCACAF

Vancouver Whitecaps FC  v  Seattle Sounders FC August 5, 2015 |  Vancouver Whitecaps FC  | 1–1|  Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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7:00 PDT | Parker 61' | Report | Barrett 58'
Neagle 72'
Azira 73' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 19,683
Referee: Jorge Isaac Rojas Castillo (Mexico)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC  v  Olimpia September 16, 2015 |  Vancouver Whitecaps FC  | 1–0|  Olimpia | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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7:00 PDT | Froese 42'
Laba 48' | Report | Palacios 50'
Johnson  90+1' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 15,491
Referee: Jeffrey Solís (Costa Rica)

Seattle Sounders FC v  Vancouver Whitecaps FC September 23, 2015 |  Seattle Sounders FC | 3–0|  Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Seattle, United States

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7:00 PDT | Neagle 32', 47'
Barrett 39' | Report |  | Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 37,624
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

Olimpia v  Vancouver Whitecaps FC October 22, 2015 |  Olimpia | 1–0|  Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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7:00 PDT | Méndez 27'
Martínez 68'
Estupiñán 84' | Report | Bustos 42'
Smith 74' | Stadium: Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Referee: Trevor Taylor (Barbados)

## Canadian Championship

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### Semi-finals

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Whitecaps FC v FC Edmonton May 13, 2015 |  Whitecaps FC | 1–1|  FC Edmonton | BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

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19:00 PDT (UTC-07)[18] | Flores 51'
Koffie 59' 87' | Report | Ameobi 4'
Smith 26' | Attendance: 15,183[citation needed]
Referee: Dave Gantar

FC Edmonton v Whitecaps FC May 20, 2015[†] |  FC Edmonton | 1–2
(2–3 agg.)|  Whitecaps FC | Clarke Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta

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20:00 MDT (UTC-06) | Van Oekel 8'
Granitto 38'
Ameobi 90+1' (pen.)
Edward 90+6' | Report | Morales 9' (pen.)
Mezquida 19'
Mattocks 60'
Sampson 70'
Dean 73'
Laba 90+7' | Attendance: 3,803[19]
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

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Edmonton had originally been scheduled to host the first leg of the semi-final against Vancouver in Edmonton on May 6, 2015 but the match was postponed due to snow.[20]

### Finals

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Montreal Impact v Whitecaps FC August 12, 2015[21] |  Montreal Impact | 2–2|  Whitecaps FC | Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

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19:30 EDT (UTC-04) | Ciman 84'
Jackson-Hamel 85' | Report | Waston 11'
Mattocks 65'
Morales 72'
Tornaghi 90+1' | Attendance: 12,395
Referee: Dave Gantar

Whitecaps FC v Montreal Impact August 25, 2015[21] |  Whitecaps FC | 2–0
(4–2 agg.)|  Montreal Impact | BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

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| Rivero 40'
Parker 53' |  | Cabrera 22' 30'
Ciman 23'
Oduro 31' | Attendance: 19,616

## Cascadia Cup

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See also: 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.

Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers March 28, 2015 Cascadia Cup 1|  Whitecaps FC | 2–1|  Portland Timbers | Vancouver, BC

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5:00pm (PDT) |

* Koffie 12'
* Mezquida 15'
* Beitashour 58'
* Waston 87'
* Earnshaw 90'

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* Powell 30'
* Adi 82'

| Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Allen Chapman[22]

Portland Timbers v Whitecaps FC May 2, 2015 Cascadia Cup 3|  Portland Timbers | 0–0|  Whitecaps FC | Portland, OR

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7:30pm (PDT) | Wallace 44' | report |

* Sampson 19'
* Kah 57'

| Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Allen Chapman

Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC May 16, 2015 Cascadia Cup 4|  Whitecaps FC | 0–2|  Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, BC

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4:00pm (PDT) | Laba 28' | report | Barrett 5', 38' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mark Geiger

Portland Timbers v Whitecaps FC July 18, 2015 Cascadia Cup 6|  Portland Timbers | 1–1|  Whitecaps FC | Portland, OR

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7:30pm (PDT) |

* Valeri 33'
* Ridgewell 36'
* Chara 47'
* Wallace 90+2'
* Johnson 90+5'

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* Parker 22'
* Laba 57'
* Harvey 90+1'

| Stadium: Providence Park
Attendance: 21,144
Referee: Juan Guzman

Seattle Sounders FC v Whitecaps FC August 1, 2015 Cascadia Cup 7|  Seattle Sounders FC | 0–3|  Whitecaps FC | Seattle, WA

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7:00pm (PDT) |

* Dempsey 53'
* Alonso 53'

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* Kah 6 ',  49'
* Waston 67'
* Morales 75'

| Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 53125
Referee: Mark Geiger

Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC September 19 Cascadia Cup 9|  Whitecaps FC | 0–3|  Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, BC

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4:00 pm PDT | Teibert 22'
Smith 63'
Waston 81' | Report | Evans 24'
Ivanschitz 45'
Pineda 71'
Martins 87' | Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000

## See also

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* 2015 Whitecaps FC 2 season

## References

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1. ^ "Players + Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
2. ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire striker Octavio Rivero from Chile's Primera Division side O'Higgins FC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
3. ^ Rodríguez Loaned to Vancouver Archived November 18, 2020, at the Wayback Machine \- mlssoccer.com
4. ^ "Whitecaps FC select defender Tim Parker in first round of 2015 MLS SuperDraft". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. January 15, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
5. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps sign former Portland Timbers center back Pa Modou Kah". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
6. ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire midfielder Deybi Flores". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
7. ^ "Whitecaps FC add striker Robert Earnshaw". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2015.http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2015/03/whitecaps-fc-add-striker-robert-earnshaw
8. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps sign 22-year-old Uruguayan winger Cristian Techera on season-long loan". MLSsoccer.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
9. ^ "Whitecaps FC acquire defender Jordan Smith on loan from Costa Rican side Deportivo Saprissa". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
10. ^ "Whitecaps FC part ways with midfielder Bryce Alderson and centre back Carlyle Mitchell". November 14, 2014.
11. ^ Cam Tucker (January 14, 2015). "Moving in different directions: Whitecaps, Andy O'Brien can't strike a deal". Metro Vancouver. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
12. ^ "We signed with Trinidad & Tobago international and Vancouver Whitecaps FC defender Carlyle Mitchell". Seoul E-Land FC. December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
13. ^ a b c "Whitecaps FC re-sign Clarke, exercise nine contract options and decline five | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Archived from the original on December 11, 2014.
14. ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps trade Omar Salgado to New York City FC, with move to international club pending". Major League Soccer. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
15. ^ "New York City FC select Mehdi Ballouchy with sixth selection in 2014 MLS Expansion Draft". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
16. ^ "Whitecaps FC loan Erik Hurtado to Norwegian side Mjøndalen IF through the end of 2015". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
17. ^ a b "Whitecaps FC MLS Schedule". whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
18. ^ "Canada Soccer confirms Amway Canadian Championship kick off times" (Press release). Canadian Soccer Association. April 9, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
19. ^ "Eddies Fall Short 2-1 in Dramatic ACC Semi-final Thriller". fcedmonton.com. May 21, 2015. Archived from the original on May 21, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
20. ^ "Storify: Snowed out in Edmonton". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved May 10, 2015.
21. ^ a b "Schedule for 2015 Amway Canadian Championship set" (Press release). Canadian Soccer Association. February 4, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
22. ^ "Robert Earnshaw's 90th-minute winner propels Whitecaps FC to 2–1 win over Portland Timbers". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

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