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Deutsch2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
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| 2013 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | John Furlong | |||
| Head coach | Martin Rennie | |||
| Stadium | BC Place (Capacity 21,000) | |||
| Major League Soccer | 7th, West 11th, Overall | |||
| Canadian Championship | 2nd | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Camilo (18) All: Camilo (21) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 22,500 (capacity exceeded) vs.Seattle Sounders FC (Jul 6) 21,000 (sell-out) vs. Toronto FC (Mar 2) vs. LA Galaxy (May 11) vs. Philadelphia Union (Jul 27) vs. LA Galaxy (Aug 24) vs. Real Salt Lake (Sep 28) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 14,892 vs. FC Edmonton (May 1) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 'League: 20,044 All: 19,689 | |||
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The 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' third season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada.
Season overview[edit]
January[edit]
January 11, 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced the signing of Brad Rusin. He was sold to the Whitecaps for an undisclosed fee.
The 2013 MLS SuperDraft was the fourteenth SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. The draft took place on January 17, 2013, in Indianapolis, at the Indiana Convention Center.[1] Vancouver Whitecaps FC drafted Kekuta Manneh with the No. 4 pick and Erik Hurtado with the No. 5 pick in the MLS Super Draft.
January 21, 2013 the Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Barry Robson mutually agreed to terminate his Whitecaps contract. Robson later signed with Sheffield United.
January 23, 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC announce the signings of Corey Hertzog and Tom Heinemann to contracts.
January 25, 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced Martín Bonjour contract had been waived. Bonjour was a starter until the signing of defender Andy O'Brien
January 28, 2013 Whitecaps announced the signing of Japanese midfielder Daigo Kobayashi. He played last season with Shimizu S-Pulse of the J1 League.
February[edit]
The Caps went to Arizona to play three preseason games between January 29 and February 4, 2013. The first game against New England Revolution saw the Caps play to an easy 4–1 win. Darren Mattocks scored a hat trick with goals in the 2nd, 5th and 15th minutes. Kenny Miller scored in the 65th minute on a penalty kick to secure the win. The next game say the Caps improve to 2–0 in the preseason with a 2–1 win over the Houston Dynamo. Caps got goals from Mattocks (fourth goal in two games) and Hertzog's first of the preseason. Vancouver Whitecaps FC finished their Arizona training by improving to 3–0 in preseason with a 2–1 victory over the Arizona Sahuaros. New signing Paulo Jr scored the only goal of the game. Simon Thomas saw his first action with the Whitecaps since the 2010 season.
February 15, 2013 says the Whitecaps travel to Charleston, South Carolina to participate in the Carolina Challenge Cup. The first game saw the Whitecaps squeak out a 3–2 win over the Charleston Battery. Whitecaps got a brace from rookie Kekuta Manneh. Caps third goal was a goal of the year candidate by Daigo Kobayashi on a nice cross by Y.P. Lee.
February 17, 2013 the Vancouver Whitecaps FC played a friendly against College of Charleston. With a young looking lineup the Caps managed a 2–0 win. Improving their preseason record to 5–0. Paulo Jr managed the brace for the only two goals of the games. Veteran goalkeeper Joe Cannon managed the clean sheet and didn't see his first shot until the 88th minute.
February 19, 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced the signing of Honduran defender/midfielder Johnny Leverón. The club also announced they will play a friendly against the UVIC Vikings on March 16, 2013, at 1pm at Centennial Stadium. The Caps and Vikes have played every year since 2005 when the Blue and White were a North American second division club, including last year's 2–1 win for Whitecaps FC in the first-ever meeting between an MLS club and a Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) side. Vancouver holds the edge in record with five wins, one defeat, and one draw.[2]
February 20, 2013 A first-half goal from Corey Hertzog gave Vancouver Whitecaps FC the lead, but a pair of second-half goals in quick succession from Houston Dynamo saw the 'Caps fall to their first defeat of preseason.[3] The loss drops the Caps preseason record to 5–1.
Nigel Reo-Coker accepted an offer from the Whitecaps on February 21, 2013.[4] His discovery rights had been held by Portland, but Reo-Coker expressed a desire to play for the Vancouver club instead[5] having been impressed with the professionalism of Vancouver head coach Martin Rennie.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC and Chicago Fire played to a 1–1 draw on February 23, 2013, in the final game for both teams at the Carolina Challenge Cup. The draw gave the Chicago Fire the win for the tournament. Mattocks scored his fifth of the pre-season on a penalty kick in the 68th minute. Miller was tackled in the box to get the Whitecaps the penalty kick opportunity. The Caps finished the Carolina Cup with a 1–1–1 record.
The Whitecaps defeated the Carolina Railhawks 3–0 on February 24, 2013, to win the Carolina Community Shield. They were led by Camilo's hat trick to put the Railhawks to rest. This match was the final preseason match.[6]
The 'Caps announced the signing of goalkeeper Simon Thomas to a contract on February 25, 2013. This is his second stint with the team.[7] The following day it was announced that Gershon Koffie signed a contract extension and obtained a Canadian residency card which frees an international roster slot.[8]
March[edit]
The Vancouver Whitecaps opened the season with a 1–0 victory over Canadian rival TFC. Koffie scored the only goal of the game in the 59'. Joe Cannon earned the clean sheet.
On March 9, 2013, the Caps defeated the Columbus Crew 2–1 for a second straight victory to start the season. Daigo Kobayashi opened the scoring in the 6' with a 35-yard strike. Columbus scored in the 46' to tie the game 1–1. Kenny Miller created his own chance on a Crew turnover in the 57' to seal the victory.
A first-half goal from Darren Mattocks was not enough on March 23, 2013, as Vancouver Whitecaps fell to a 2–1 defeat against Houston Dynamo at BBVA Compass Stadium. The club lost their second consecutive match on the road with a 2–1 defeat to Chivas USA. Kenny Miller scored his team-leading second goal of the year in the 64th minute.
Whitecaps finished March with a 2W 2L record.
April[edit]
April 6, 2013 The Vancouver Whitecaps and SJ Earthquake played to a 1–1 draw. Corey Hertzog scored his first MLS goal to give the Whitecaps a hard earned draw.
April 13, 2013 The Vancouver Whitecaps and Real Salt Lake played to a 1–1 draw. It was the Caps second straight draw with a 1–1 result. Camilo scored on a PK in the 84' min to get the Whitecaps the result.
April 14, 2013 The Whitecaps reserves kicked off their regular season with a 2–0 result against the RSL reserves side. Koffie was caution with a yellow in the 25' minute. Harvey got the Whitecaps on the board with a goal in the 44' minute just before half. Hurtado sealed the victory with a goal in the 85' minute to give the Whitecaps a 2–0 win. Knighton earned the clean sheet in his first minutes of the season.
April 16, 2013 The Whitecaps announced Ben Fisk and Emmanuel Adjetey have joined USL Pro side Charleston Battery on season-long loans.
April 17, 2013 The Whitecaps announced they waived Paulo Jr. He joined the Whitecaps after being selected by Vancouver with the 10th pick in Stage 2 of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft on December 14, 2012.
April 20, 2013 The Whitecaps suffered their 3rd road defeat to start the season with a 2–0 loss against FC Dallas. Matt Watson and Tommy Heinemann make their first starts for Vancouver this season.
April 24, 2013 In the first leg of the Amway Canadian Championship semifinal, the Whitecaps needed a late winner by substitute Heinemann to come from behind and defeat FC Edmonton by a score of 3–2 at Commonwealth Stadium. Camilo scored a brace with a strike in the 5' minute and a penalty kick in the 83' minute. The return leg is at BC Place May 1, 2013.[9]
April 27, 2013 Whitecaps and FC Dallas played to a 2–2 draw. The Caps tied it up with goals by Camilo and Kekuta Manneh to earn the draw.
April 30, 2013 Whitecaps announced Bryce Alderson has joined Charleston Battery for the season on loan.
Whitecaps finished April with a 1W 1L 3D record
May[edit]
May 1, 2013 The Whitecaps punched their ticket to the Amway final with a 2–0 win over FC Edmonton. The Whitecaps won their semi final with a 5–2 aggregate score. Hertzog scored a scorcher from 25 yards out after coming in as a second-half sub. Teibert had his corner put in by Shaun Saiko for a FC Edmonton own goal. The win gives the Whitecaps a date with the Montreal Impact after they defeated Toronto FC 6–2 in the other semifinal. The Impact will host the first leg at Saputo Stadium on May 15 before the Whitecaps host the second leg at BC Place on May 29.
May 2, 2013 Whitecaps FC announced that Ghanaian midfielder Aminu Abdallah. Abdallah, 19, joins Whitecaps FC following five years with Ghanaian club International Allies FC. The native of Accra, Ghana, is a member of Ghana's U-20 side and played with fellow 'Caps midfielder Gershon Koffie from 2008 to 2010 with International Allies FC.
May 4, 2013 The Whitecaps fell 2–0 to Real Salt Lake. They are still trying to earn their first win on the road for the 2013 season. Nigel Reo-Coker picked up his 4th yellow of the season. One more and he is suspended for a game.
May 7, 2013 Whitecaps FC reserves improved to 2–0 with a win over Colorado Rapids Reserves. Manneh scored in the 12' minute to open the scoring to give the Whitecaps a 1–0 lead. Rapids tied the score in the 41' minute to go into half tied 1–1. In the 74' minute Heinemann scored the game winner to get the Whitecaps reserves a 2–1 win.
May 10, 2013 Whitecaps U23 opened the USL PDL season with a 2–1 victory over the Kitsap Pumas. It was a chippy game with 5 yellow cards handed out. After the Pumas opened the scoring in the 6' minute then Caps came back in the second-half with goals by Cam Hundal and Spencer DeBoice. Simon Thomas earned the victory with a solid game.
May 11, 2013 The Whitecaps defeated LA Galaxy 3–1 to earn their first MLS victory since March 9 vs. Columbus Crew. The Caps got a brace by Teibert and Mattocks scored in injury time to seal the victory.
May 15, 2013 The Vancouver Whitecaps played to a 0–0 draw with the Montreal Impact in leg one of the Amway Championship. This sets up the final leg to be played May 29 at BC Place at 7pm. The Whitecaps will be hoping to earn their first Voyageurs Cup in club history.
May 17, 2013 Whitecaps U23 lost a 3–2 heartbreaker to the Victoria Highlanders in PDL play. The loss dropped the Whitecaps to a record of 1–1. The Whitecaps got a brace by Niall Cousens but it wasn't enough to earn a draw. The win gives the Highlanders the lead in the Juan de Fuca Plate competition.
May 18, 2013 The Whitecaps started their quest for a Cascadia championship with a 2–2 draw against the Portland Timbers. A first half free kick goal by Camilo put the Whitecaps up 1–0 at half. Koffie put the Whitecaps up 2–1 in the 54' minute. Reo-Coker picked up his fifth yellow of the season and will be suspended for the June 1 match vs New York Red Bulls.
May 19, 2013 Whitecaps FC reserves improved their record to 2–1–0 with a 1–1 draw with the Portland Timbers reserves. Heinemann scored the Whitecaps lone goal in the 26' minute. Simon Thomas earned the draw.
May 23, 2013 Whitecaps U23 dropped a 2–0 defeat to the Portland Timbers PDL team. The loss drops their record to 1 win and 2 losses.
May 26, 2013 Whitecaps U23 improved their record to 2–2 with a 5–1 defeat of the North Sound SeaWolves FC. Harry Lakhan and Spencer DeBoice each scored a brace, with Niall Cousens capping off the 5 goal outbreak.
May 29, 2013 Whitecaps played to a 2–2 draw with the Montreal Impact in the final of the Amway Championship. The draw gave the Impact the trophy and gave the Whitecaps second place for the fifth straight year. Whitecaps got goals from Camilo and Kobayashi.
May 31, 2013 Whitecaps U23 improved their record to 3–2 with a 5–3 defeat of the Victoria Highlanders. The victory gives the Whitecaps the lead for the Juan de Fuca Plate with the lead with away goals (5). The deciding game is June 28, 2013 at 7pm at UBC Thunderbird Stadium.
Whitecaps finished May with a 2–1–3 record in all competitions
June[edit]
June 1, 2013 The Whitecaps earned their first victory on the road of the 2013 season with a come from behind 2–1 victory over the New York Red Bulls. The Whitecaps got goals from Jordan Harvey and Kenny Miller. Brad Knighton earned the victory in goal.
June 2, 2013 Whitecaps U23 dropped their record to 3W 3L 0D with a 1–0 defeat at the hands of Seattle Sounders U23.
June 5, 2013 The Whitecaps Reserves squandered a 3–0 lead at half against Chivas USA Reserves. Chivas came back with three goals in the second half to earn a point with a 3–3 draw. Manneh opened the scoring with a strike in the 6' min. The Whitecaps got a brace from striker Heinemann with goals in the 33' and 45' mins. Joe Cannon was in goal for the first half, Simon Thomas replaced him. Reserves next game is June 22 with an exhibition game against the Richmond Kickers.
June 6, 2013 Whitecaps FC trades Alain Rochat to D.C. United for a natural second-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, as well as a conditional pick in 2016.
June 7, 2013 Whitecaps U23 defeated North Sound SeaWolves FC by a score of 3–2. The win gives the U23 a record of 4W 3L 0D. Whitecaps got goals by Cam Hundal, Harry Lakhan and the winner in injury time by Michael Winter to seal the victory.
June 8, 2013 Whitecaps U23 played to a hard-fought 2–2 with the Kitsap Pumas. It was their second game in two nights. Harry Lakhan scored his second goal in two nights. Niall Cousens scored in the 71st min to get the U23's a draw. Their record is 4W 3L 1D.
The Whitecaps lost a 3–2 heart-breaker to the Seattle Sounders FC. The Sounders opened the scoring in the ninth minute to go up 1–0. Camilo tied the game up 1 minute later with a header of a Teibert cross. Camilo put the Whitecaps up 2–1 with another header off a free kick by Teibert. Things were looking good until Andy O'Brien went down with a hamstring injury in the 62nd minute. Sounders tied it in the 70th minute with a penalty kick after Greg Klazura got called for a penalty in the box. The Sounders went up for good with a goal in the 81st minute to seal the victory.
June 12, 2013 Whitecaps U23 fell 2–0 to the Washington Crossfire. The loss drops their record to 4W 4L 1D.
June 15, 2013 The Whitecaps pulled out a thrilling 4–3 victory over the New England Revolution. They got a brace from Miller, and goals from Camilo and Jordan Harvey. After going down 2–0 in the first 20 minutes, Miller earned the Whitecaps a penalty kick well being taken down in the box. The Revolution were down to 10 men after a red card was issued on the penalty. In the 68' minute Miller scored the Whitecaps goal of the year with a floater over two defenders and the keeper from 20 yards out.
June 19, 2013 The Whitecaps pulled out a second straight come from behind victory with a 3–1 win over Chivas USA. After going down 1–0 early the Whitecaps got two goals in the first half in injury time from Harvey and then from Camilo. The two goals gave the Whitecaps the lead at half. Camilo put the game away with his second goal of the game in the 81st minute.
June 20, 2013 The Whitecaps announced the signing of Danish goalkeeper David Ousted who most recently played for Randers of the Danish Superliga.
June 21, 2013 Whitecaps U23 pulled out a 4–2 victory over the Seattle Sounders U23's. They got three goals and one assist from Bobby Jhutty. The win gives them a record of 5W 4L 1D.
June 22, 2013 The Whitecaps Reserves earned a 1–1 versus the Richmond Kickers. Whitecaps got the goal from Kekuta Manneh.
June 28, 2013 The Whitecaps U23 battled to a 1–1 draw against Victoria Highlanders FC despite being reduced to 10 men. The point was enough for Vancouver to claim the Juan de Fuca Plate for the second season in a row.[10]
June 29, 2013 The Whitecaps pulled out a 1–0 victory over D.C. United. Whitecaps got their lone strike from Camilo. Knighton earned their first clean sheet since game one of the MLS season.
Whitecaps finished June with a 4W 1L record in all competitions.
July[edit]
July 3, 2013 The Whitecaps earned a hard-fought 1–1 draw against Sporting KC. Camilo scored his tenth MLS goal and thirteenth goal over all this season.
July 6, 2013 The Whitecaps won their first Cascada match in 12 games with a 2–0 victory over the Seattle Sounders FC. Knighton earned his second clean sheet in three games with a handful of amazing saves. Whitecaps got goals from Miller and Mattocks.
July 7, 2013 The Whitecaps reserves dominated the Seattle Sounder reserves 4–0 in David Ousted 1st performance in a Whitecaps jersey. Playing a very young line up the Whitecaps got goals from Hurtado, Sam Adekugbe and a brace from Heinemann his 5th and 6th reserve goals of the season.
July 14, 2013 The Whitecaps defeated the Chicago Fire 3–1 to remain undefeated at BC Place. The Whitecaps got two second-half goals from Camilo, his 11th and league-leading 12th of the season. Kekuta Manneh put the game away with his second goal of the season. Chicago scored late in second-half stoppage time to rob Knighton of his clean sheet. The keeper stormed off the field when play resumed and the final whistle blew but later made a public apology to his teammates and the fans.[11]
The Whitecaps U23 secured a playoff position with a 1–0 victory over the Washington Crossfire.
July 16, 2013 The Whitecaps reserves were defeated for the first time falling 3–2 in heartbreaking fashion to Real Salt Lake reserves. The Caps got goals from Kevin Cobby and Kekuta Manneh.
July 17, 2013 The Whitecaps U23 finished off the PDL season with a 4–1 win over North Sound SeaWolves FC. The Caps got a brace from Cam Hundal and goals from Niall Cousens and Sasa Plavsic.
July 20, 2013 The Whitecaps FC fell 2–1 to the LA Galaxy. Camilo got his 13th MLS goal of the season and 16th overall.
July 23, 2013 The Whitecaps Reserves fell 2–1 to the Richmond Kickers. Manneh scored in the 90th minute.
The Whitecaps U23 suffered a heartbreaking 5–4 loss on penalty kicks to the Portland Timbers. The loss ends the U23 PDL season for the young team.
July 27, 2013 The Whitecaps FC fell 1–0 to the Philadelphia Union for their 1st loss at home this season
Whitecaps finished July with a 2W 2L 1D record in all competitions
August[edit]
August 3, 2013 The Whitecaps earned a 1–1 draw against the Portland Timbers in David Ousted's MLS debut. The Whitecaps got a Jordan Harvey goal to earn the draw. The single point continued to give the Whitecaps the lead for the Cascadia Cup. The following day, the Whitecaps reserves beat the Portland Timbers reserves 3–2 to move into first place in the reserves West division table. The Whitecaps got a brace from Tommy Heinemann and a goal from Erik Hurtado to earn the victory.
August 8, 2013 the Whitecaps loaned striker Corey Hertzog to FC Edmonton.
The Whitecaps announced a contract extension for central back Andy O'Brien until the end of the 2014 season.
August 10, 2013 David Ousted earned his first career MLS clean sheet in his home debut at BC Place with a 2–0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes. The Whitecaps got goals from Camilo and Kenny Miller. Both goals were set up by Nigel Reo-Coker.
August 17, 2013 the Whitecaps fell 2–0 to the Colorado Rapids. This was Ousted's first MLS loss.
August 24, 2013 the Whitecaps lost 1–0 to the LA Galaxy. The Galaxy got the only goal of the game from Landon Donovan in the 3rd minute. With a yellow card in the 91st minute Nigel Reo-Coker will be suspended for the September 1 game against Chivas USA. The loss drop Ousted's MLS record to 1 win 2 losses 1 draw 1.00GAA.
Whitecaps finished August with a 1W 2L 1D record in all competitions
September[edit]
Players[edit]
Current roster[edit]
- As of July 6, 2013[12]
Technical staff[edit]
| Role | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Martin Rennie |  Scotland |
| Assistant coach | Paul Ritchie | Scotland |
| Assistant coach | Carl Robinson |  Wales |
| Assistant coach/Scouting Coordinator | Jake DeClute |  United States |
| Goalkeeper coach | Marius Røvde |  Norway |
| Physiotherapist | Graeme Poole |  Canada |
Management[edit]
| Role | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Chair | John Furlong |  Ireland |
| President | Bob Lenarduzzi | Canada |
| Chief Operating Officer | Rachel Lewis | Canada |
| Vice President of Finance & Administration | Don Ford | Canada |
Squad information[edit]
Transfers in[edit]
| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 14, 2012 |  Paulo Jr. | FW | Real Salt Lake | 2012 Re-Entry Draft | [13] |
| January 11, 2013 | Brad Rusin | DF |  HB Køge | Undisclosed transfer | [14] |
| January 23, 2013 | Tom Heinemann | FW | Columbus Crew | Free | [15] |
| January 23, 2013 | Corey Hertzog | FW | New York Red Bulls | Free | [15] |
| January 28, 2013 |  Daigo Kobayashi | MF | Shimizu S-Pulse | Free | [16] |
| February 19, 2013 |  Johnny Leverón | CB | C.D. Motagua | Free | [17] |
| February 21, 2013 |  Nigel Reo-Coker | MF | Ipswich Town | Gave Portland Timbers 2014 & 2015 2nd round draft picks for discovery rights. | [18] |
| February 25, 2013 | Simon Thomas | GK | Huddersfield Town | Free | [19] |
| May 2, 2013 |  Aminu Abdallah | MF | International Allies FC | Free | [20] |
| June 20, 2013 | David Ousted | GK | Randers FC | Free | [21] |
Transfers out[edit]
| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 8, 2012 |  Etienne Barbara | FW | Option declined. Later signed with Minnesota Stars FC. | [22] | |
| November 8, 2012 | Brian Sylvestre | GK | Option declined | [22] | |
| November 8, 2012 | Tiago Ulisses | MF | Option declined | [22] | |
| December 3, 2012 |  Atiba Harris | FW | Colorado Rapids | Traded for 2015 and 2016 international roster slot | [23] |
| December 3, 2012 | Michael Nanchoff | MF | Option declined. Later signed with Portland Timbers. | [24] | |
| December 14, 2012 | John Thorrington | MF | D.C. United | 2012 Re-Entry Draft. Later signed with D.C. United. | [13] |
| January 21, 2013 | Barry Robson | MF | Released. Later signed with Sheffield United. | [25] | |
| January 25, 2013 |  Martín Bonjour | DF | Waived | [26] | |
| January 28, 2013 | Kyle Porter | FW | D.C. United | Traded for 2014 second round MLS supplemental pick | [27] |
| April 17, 2013 | Paulo Jr. | FW | Waived, later signed with Fort Lauderdale Strikers | [28] | |
| June 6, 2013 |  Alain Rochat | DF | D.C. United | Traded for second round 2015 MLS SuperDraft & conditional 2016 picks | |
| July 6, 2013 | Adam Clement | DF |  | Waived |
source:[29]
Draft picks[edit]
| Date | Player | Number | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 14, 2012 | Paulo Jr. | 10 | FW | Real Salt Lake | 2012 MLS Re-Entry 1st Round Pick (No. 10) | [30] |
| January 17, 2013 |  Kekuta Manneh | 23 | FW | Austin Aztex | 2013 MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (No. 4), Generation Adidas | [31] |
| January 17, 2013 | Erik Hurtado | 19 | FW | Santa Clara | 2013 MLS Superdraft 1st Round Pick (No. 5) | [32] |
| January 22, 2013 | Adam Mena | FW | Notre Dame | 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft 1st Round Pick (No. 10) | [33] | |
| January 22, 2013 | Michael Rose | FW | Notre Dame | 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft 1st Round Pick (No. 11) | [33] | |
| January 22, 2013 | Brian Rogers | FW | Harvard | 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft 2nd Round Pick (No. 29) | [33] | |
| January 22, 2013 | Adam Clement | 33 | FW | Duquesne | 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft 2nd Round Pick (No. 34) | [33] |
| January 22, 2013 |  Alejandro Sucre | FW | Amherst | 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft 2nd Round Pick (No. 67) | [33] |
Loan out[edit]
| Date from | Date to | Player | Number | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2013 | May 8, 2013 |  Carlyle Mitchell | 24 | DF | FC Edmonton | undisclosed | [34] |
| April 16, 2013 | end of season | Ben Fisk | FW | Charleston Battery | undisclosed | [35] | |
| April 16, 2013 | end of season | Emmanuel Adjetey | MF | Charleston Battery | undisclosed | [35] | |
| April 30, 2013 | end of season | Bryce Alderson | 36 | MF | Charleston Battery | undisclosed | [36] |
| July 9, 2013 | end of season | Caleb Clarke | 34 | FW |  FC Augsburg II | undisclosed | [37] |
| August 8, 2013 | end of NASL season | Corey Hertzog | 26 | FW | FC Edmonton | undisclosed | [38] |
Preseason competitions[edit]
Arizona training[edit]
| January 29 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4–1 | New England Revolution | Casa Grande, Arizona |
| 17:00 PST | Mattocks  2', 4', 15'Miller 65' (pen.)Klazura  65' | Recap | Tierney 11' | Stadium: Grande Sports World |
| February 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Houston Dynamo | Tucson, Arizona |
| 15:00 PST | Mattocks 33' Hertzog 64' | Recap | Boswell 30' | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
| February 4 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | Arizona Sahuaros | Casa Grande, Arizona |
| 17:00 PST | Paulo Jr. 64' | Recap | Stadium: Grande Sports World |
South Carolina training[edit]
| February 17 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | College of Charleston | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
| 14:00 PST | Paulo Jr. 10', 28' | Recap | Stadium: Patriots Point Athletics Complex |
Carolina Challenge Cup[edit]
| February 16 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–2 | Charleston Battery | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 16:15 PST | Manneh 4', 28' Harvey 19'Kobayashi 50'Rochat 66' | Recap | Ellison 49' Patterson 66' 71'Kelly 80' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| February 20 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–2 | Houston Dynamo | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 14:00 PST | Hertzog 27' | Recap | Arena 55' Bruin 75'Moffat 76' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| February 23 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Chicago Fire | Charleston, South Carolina |
| 13:30 PST | Koffie 44' Mattocks 68' (pk) | Recap | Santos 57' Thompson 83' | Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
Carolina Derby[edit]
| February 24 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | Carolina RailHawks | Cary, North Carolina |
| 10:30 PST | Camilo 9' (pen.), 34', 49' | Recap | Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park |
Preseason player statistics[edit]
| GP | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | +10 |
Updated as of February 24, 2013
- Field players
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Updated as of February 24, 2013
- Goalkeepers
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2013 season overall[edit]
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | — | 7th | 7th, West 13th, Overall | March 2 | October 29 |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | — | — | |||
| Canadian Championship | Semi-finals | Final | 2nd | April 24 | May 29 |
| Cascadia Cup | — | — | Winners | May 18 | October 9 |
Updated to match played November 11, 2013
Source: Competitions
Squad stats[edit]
| 2013 MLS Season | 2013 Canadian Champ. | 2013 MLS Playoffs | Total Stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 34 | 4 | 0 | 38 |
| Games won | 13 | 2 | 0 | 15 |
| Games drawn | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| Games lost | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Goals scored | 53 | 7 | 0 | 60 |
| Goals conceded | 45 | 4 | 0 | 49 |
| Goal difference | +8 | +3 | 0 | +11 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Shots | 438 | 67 | 0 | 505 |
| Shots on goal | 155 | 27 | 0 | 182 |
| Saves | 103 | 11 | 0 | 114 |
| Fouls | 387 | 40 | 0 | 427 |
| Offsides | 72 | 11 | 0 | 83 |
| Corners | 139 | 27 | 0 | 166 |
| Yellow cards | 46 | 3 | 0 | 49 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Goals by FW | 41 | 5 | 0 | 46 |
| Goals by MF | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Goals by DF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Goals by starters | 44 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| Goals by subs | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Major League Soccer[edit]
Western Conference standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 52 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 51 | |
| 7 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 48 | |
| 8 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
| 9 | Chivas USA | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 |
Overall table[edit]
Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2014 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 41 | +17 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Sporting Kansas City (C) | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 30 | +17 | 58 | |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 54 | 33 | +21 | 57 | |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 56 | |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 53 | |
| 6 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 52 | |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 51 | |
| 8 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 51 | |
| 9 | Houston Dynamo | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 51 | |
| 10 | San Jose Earthquakes | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 35 | 42 | −7 | 51 | |
| 11 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 47 | 52 | −5 | 49 | |
| 13 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 48 | |
| 14 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 46 | |
| 15 | FC Dallas | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 48 | 52 | −4 | 44 | |
| 16 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 41 | |
| 17 | Toronto FC | 34 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 30 | 47 | −17 | 29 | |
| 18 | Chivas USA | 34 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 30 | 67 | −37 | 26 | |
| 19 | D.C. United | 34 | 3 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 59 | −37 | 16 | CONCACAF Champions League |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary[edit]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | Pts | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 48 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 26 | −5 |
Last updated: October 9, 2013
Source: [citation needed]
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference
Results[edit]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| March 2, 2013 MLS 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–0 | Toronto FC | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 15:30 (PDT) | Koffie 59' | Recap | Dunfield 27' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| March 9, 2013 MLS 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Columbus Crew | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 16:30 (PDT) | Kobayashi 6' Miller 57' | Recap | Gláuber 19' Arrieta 46', 88' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,078 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| March 23, 2013 MLS 3 | Houston Dynamo | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| 17:30 (PDT) | Barnes 55' Moffat 61'Creavalle 62' | Recap | Mattocks 36' Reo-Coker 52' | Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Referee: Matthew Foerster |
| March 30, 2013 MLS 4 | Chivas USA | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Davidson (own) 12' Avila 55' | Report | Reo-Coker 54' Miller 64' | Stadium: Home Depot Center Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| April 6, 2013 MLS 5 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California, U.S. |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Wondolowski 18' Baca 22'Corrales 40'Fucito 78'Lenhart 86' | Report | Hertzog 62' Rochat 65'Teibert 66' | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,525 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
| April 13, 2013 MLS 6 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 1–1 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 13:00 (PDT) | Camilo 84' (pen.) | Recap | Schuler 18' Garcia 66' 67' Palmer 81' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,612 Referee: Drew Fischer |
| April 20, 2013 MLS 7 | FC Dallas | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Frisco, Texas, U.S. |
| 17:30 (PDT) | Rusin 29' (o.g.) Perez 50' John 61' | Recap | Reo-Coker 45' | Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Attendance: 14,339 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivera |
| April 27, 2013 MLS 8 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | FC Dallas | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 15:00 (PDT) | Koffie 3' Manneh 72' Camilo 75' | Recap | O'Brien 9' (o.g.) Hedges 47' Fernández 81' Jackson  78' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,667 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| May 4, 2013 MLS 9 | Real Salt Lake | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Sandy, Utah, U.S. |
| 18:30 (PDT) | Gil 47' Morales 71' Wingert 79' | Recap | Reo-Coker 18' Koffie 87' | Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,480 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| May 11, 2013 MLS 10 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–1 | LA Galaxy | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Leveron 3' Teibert 63', 76' 76' Mattocks 92' | Recap | Zardes 86' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
| May 18, 2013 MLS 11 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | Portland Timbers | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Camilo 24' Koffie 54' Reo-Coker 60' | Recap | Johnson 23' Valeri 33' Johnson 52' (pen.) Harrington 70' Danso 81' Valencia 84' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,823 Referee: Matthew Foerster |
| June 1, 2013 MLS 12 | New York Red Bulls | 1–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Harrison, New Jersey, U.S. |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Olave 49' 75' | Recap | Klazura 51' (o.g.) Harvey 58' 67' Rochat 70' Miller 83' | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 19,889 |
| June 8, 2013 MLS 13 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| 13:00 (PDT) | Rose 9' 52' Carrasco 70' (pen.)Neagle 81' | Report | Camilo 10', 26' Harvey 85' | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 53,679 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| June 15, 2013 MLS 14 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4–3 | NE Revolution | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Camilo 25' (pen.) Miller 39', 68' Harvey 43' Teibert 61' Mitchell 69' Manneh 76' | Recap | Agudelo 10' Caldwell 14' Rowe 20' 93'Farrell 23' Tierney 31' Imbongo 84' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,116 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| June 19, 2013 MLS 15 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–1 | Chivas USA | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Harvey 45' Camilo 45+3', 81' | Recap | Bowen 7' Alvarez 40' Bowen 53' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,130 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
| June 29, 2013 MLS 16 | D.C. United | 0–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Hamid 90' | Recap | Camilo 48' Koffie 70' | Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 13,122 Referee: Matthew Foerster |
| July 3, 2013 MLS 17 | Sporting KC | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas, U.S. |
| 18:00 (PDT) | Collin 35' 68' | Recap | Camilo 45' 45' | Stadium: Sporting Park Attendance: Ricardo Salazar Referee: 20,137 |
| July 6, 2013 MLS 18 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 20:00 (PDT) | Miller 4' Mattocks 79' | Recap | Neagle 61' Hurtado 90' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,500 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| July 14, 2013 MLS 19 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–1 | Chicago Fire | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Camilo 66', 71' Manneh 83' | Recap | Patrick Nyarko 90+4' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,206 Referee: Allen Chapman |
| July 20, 2013 MLS 20 | LA Galaxy | 2–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | LA, California, U.S. |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Jose Villarreal 29' Gyasi Zardes 57' Juninho 72' | Recap | Camilo 19' Koffie 32' Reo-Coker 39' Davidson 51' | Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,093 Referee: Chris Penso |
| July 27, 2013 MLS 21 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–1 | Philadelphia Union | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Davidson 8' Leveron 59' Koffie 73' | Recap | Keon Daniel 8' Jack McInerney 25' Danny Cruz 65' Antoine Hoppenot 85' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| August 3, 2013 MLS 22 | Portland Timbers | 1–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| 20:00 (PDT) | Powell 5' Johnson 49' Kah 68' | report | Kobayashi 10' Rusin 17' Watson 36' Reo-Coker 66' Harvey 69' | Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| August 10, 2013 MLS 23 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 16:30 (PDT) | Camilo 60' 61' Miller 74'Teibert 75' | report | Goodson 6' Baca 28' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,151 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| August 14, 2013 MLS 24 | Colorado Rapids | 2–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 18:00 (PDT) | Brown 36' 51' Buddle 79' | report | Harvey 71' | Stadium: Dick Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 16,030 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero |
| August 24, 2013 MLS 25 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–1 | LA Galaxy | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 18:00 (PDT) | Koffie 55' Lee 73'Reo-Coker 90+1' | report | Donovan 3' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Armando Villareal |
| September 1, 2013 MLS 26 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | Chivas USA | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 16:00 (PDT) | Lee 57' Koffie 64'Heinemann 90+3' | Report | Torres 3', 14' Borja 42' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,767 Referee: David Gantar |
| September 7, 2013 MLS 27 | FC Dallas | 3–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Frisco, Texas, U.S. |
| 17:30 (PDT) | Watson 8' Diaz 87'Benitez 89' | Report | Kobayashi 4' Leveron 30' | Stadium: FC Dallas Stadium Referee: Kevin Stott |
| September 14, 2013 MLS 28 | San Jose Earthquakes | 0–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | San Jose, California, U.S. |
| 19:30 (PDT) | Gordon 46' Corrales 63'Goodson 82' | Report | Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| September 21, 2013 MLS 29 | Montreal Impact | 0–3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 11:00 (PDT) | Felipe Campanholi Martins 45+1' Camara 55' | Report | Miller 7' (pen.) Reo-Coker 77'Lee Young-Pyo 78'Camilo Sanvezzo 89', 90+1' 90' | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 20,006 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
| September 28, 2013 MLS 30 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 16:00 (PDT) | DeMerit 63' Harvey 80' | Report | Sandoval 9' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| October 6, 2013 MLS 31 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–2 | Portland Timbers | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 17:00 (PDT) | Camilo 44', 76', 78' Mitchell 56' | Report | 41'Nagbe 45' Harrington 74' Ricketts 77' Johnson 87' Kah | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,303 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| October 9, 2013 MLS 32 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–4 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| 19:00 (PDT) | Rosales 69' | Report | Manneh 12', 42', 54' Mitchell 50'Reo-Coker 82' | Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 38,833 Referee: Juan Guzman |
| October 19, 2013 MLS 33 | Colorado Rapids | 3–2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Commerce City, Colorado, U.S. |
| 15:00 (PDT) | Gabriel Torres 41' (pen.) 77' Deshorn Brown 69' | Jordan Harvey 11' Kekuta Manneh 75' (pen.) | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 18,103 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
| October 26, 2013 MLS 34 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3–0 | Colorado Rapids | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 17:00 (PDT) | Camilo Sanvezzo 43', 74', 84' 85' | Nick LaBrocca 51' Shane O'Neill 83' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
Canadian Championship[edit]
The club participated in the four-team Canadian Championship which includes FC Edmonton, Montreal Impact and Toronto FC. The champion of the tournament was awarded the Voyageurs Cup and qualified for the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League group stage. Vancouver lost in the finals to Montreal on the away goals rule.
Semi-finals[edit]
| April 24 First Leg | Edmonton | 2–3 | Vancouver | Edmonton, Alberta |
| 16:30PDT | Cox 8' Nurse 28' Robert 33' Hlavaty 88' | Recap | Camilo 5', 83' (pen) 78' Teibert 36' Heinemann 89' | Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Attendance: 2,838 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| May 1 Second Leg | Vancouver | 2–0 (5–2 agg.) | Edmonton | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 19:00PDT | Hertzog 58' Saiko 67' (o.g.) | Recap | Leroy 51' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 14,892 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
Finals[edit]
| May 15 First Leg | Montreal | 0–0 | Vancouver | Montreal, Quebec |
| 19:30 EDT | Camara 25' Warner 31'Di Vaio 33' | report | O'Brien 49' | Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 12,016 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| May 29 Second Leg | Vancouver | 2–2 (2–2 agg.) | Montreal | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 19:00PDT | Camilo 4' Kobayashi 69' | Recap | Camara 6', 84' Felipe 49' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 18,183 Referee: Drew Fischer |
Cascadia Cup[edit]
The Whitecaps have had a long-standing rivalry with the Pacific Northwest clubs Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers, dating back to the 1970s when ancestry clubs of the same name played in the original and now-defunct North American Soccer League. The tri-member tournament will continue in 2013.
The winner is determined through league matches between the sides, and the club with the best record against both sides wins the trophy. The 2013 MLS season will see an unbalanced schedule due to an uneven number of teams with the addition of the Montreal Impact. As a result, the Whitecaps will play three matches each against Portland and Seattle. The odd number of matches means Vancouver will host the Timbers twice and Sounders once while visiting Seattle twice Portland once respectively.
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 |
| Portland Timbers | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Seattle Sounders FC | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 |
Regular season statistics[edit]
Appearances and goals[edit]
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Major League Soccer | Canadian Championship | MLS Cup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Joe Cannon | 10 | -14 | 10+0 | -14 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Brad Rusin | 20 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Jordan Harvey | 28 | 4 | 23+1 | 4 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Jay DeMerit | 8 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Camilo | 36 | 25 | 27+5 | 22 | 4+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Matt Watson | 22 | 0 | 15+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Kenny Miller | 22 | 8 | 19+2 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  JAM | Darren Mattocks | 24 | 3 | 8+12 | 3 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF |  KOR | Lee Young-Pyo | 33 | 0 | 30+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Nigel Reo-Coker | 35 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | JPN | Daigo Kobayashi | 32 | 3 | 21+9 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | HON | Johnny Leverón | 22 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Omar Salgado | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | USA | Brad Knighton | 15 | -19 | 11+0 | -15 | 4+0 | -4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | USA | Erik Hurtado | 17 | 0 | 4+11 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | GHA | Aminu Abdallah | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | DEN | David Ousted | 13 | -16 | 13+0 | -16 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | GAM | Kekuta Manneh | 21 | 6 | 6+14 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | TRI | Carlyle Mitchell | 15 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | CAN | Sam Adekugbe | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | USA | Corey Hertzog | 9 | 2 | 6+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | JPN | Jun Marques Davidson | 28 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | GHA | Gershon Koffie | 30 | 3 | 21+5 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | USA | Tom Heinemann | 16 | 2 | 3+11 | 1 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | CAN | Russell Teibert | 28 | 2 | 19+5 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | USA | Greg Klazura | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | CAN | Caleb Clarke | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | CAN | Bryce Alderson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | GK | ||||||||||