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| Nickname(s) | Blue-and-White[1] The Village[2] | ||
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| Short name | Caps | ||
| Founded | March 18, 2009[3][nb 1] | ||
| Stadium | BC Place, Vancouver[nb 2] | ||
| Capacity | 27,500[5][nb 3] | ||
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| Chairman | Jeff Mallett | ||
| Sporting director | Axel Schuster | ||
| Coach | Vanni Sartini | ||
| League | Major League Soccer | ||
| 2023 | Western Conference: 6th Overall: 13th Playoffs: Round One | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March 18, 2009, and began play in 2011 as the 17th team to enter Major League Soccer while replacing the USSF Division 2 team of the same name in the city, making them a phoenix club and the third to carry the Whitecaps name. The club has been owned and managed by the same group since their USSF days.
In the 2012 season, the team became the first Canadian team to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. The Whitecaps have won three Canadian Championships, in 2015, 2022 and 2023. Vancouver also competes against longtime Pacific Northwest rivals Seattle and Portland in the Cascadia Cup, a fan-created trophy awarded based on MLS regular season results. Notable former Whitecaps players include former American international Jay DeMerit, the club's first player and captain; Camilo Sanvezzo, the 2013 MLS Golden Boot winner; and current Canadian international Alphonso Davies, a homegrown player.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC legend Carl Valentine returns to the club". WhitecapsFC.com. MLS Digital. December 7, 2010. Retrieved December 27, 2010.
- ^ "Victory for the Village!". Twitter whitecaps fc. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "Since 1974". WhitecapsFC.com. MLS Digital. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "Vancouver Whitecaps FC to make Rio Tinto Stadium and Sandy home for start of 2021 season | Real Salt Lake". Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Whitecaps expand lower bowl capacity at B.C. Place to 22,120". March 4, 2016.
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