2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
	2011 season
Chairman	Greg Kerfoot
Interim manager	Tom Soehn
Stadium	Empire Field; (March to September); BC Place; (October)
Major League Soccer	18th
Canadian Championship	Runners-up
Cascadia Cup	3rd
Top goalscorer	League:; Camilo (12); All:; Camilo (13)
Highest home attendance	27,500 vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (July 30, 2011)
Lowest home attendance	15,474 vs. Toronto FC; (May 18, 2011)
Average home league attendance	20,153
Home colours	Away colours
← 2010	2012 →

The 2011 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' debut season in Major League Soccer. The MLS club has incorporated the history of its NASL and various lower division predecessors into its marketing campaigns, reflecting 36 years of professional soccer in Vancouver.^[1]

On March 19, 2011, Vancouver Whitecaps defeated Toronto FC at Empire Field in their league opening match by a score of 4 – 2. It was the first match between two Canadian clubs in league history.^[2] Vancouver Whitecaps gave up the 8,000th goal in league history in the game.^[2] The regular season ended at BC Place on October 22, 2011 with a 2 – 1 loss to Colorado Rapids leaving them in last place overall.^[3]

Players

Squad

Updated September 15, 2011.^[4]

No.	Name	Position	Date of Birth (Age)	Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1	Joe Cannon	GK	(1975-01-01) January 1, 1975 (age 50)	San Jose
18	Jay Nolly	GK	(1982-01-02) January 2, 1982 (age 43)	Vancouver (USSF-D2)
24	Brian Sylvestre	GK	(1992-12-19) December 19, 1992 (age 32)	Vancouver (Residency)
Defenders
2	Michael Boxall	CB	(1988-08-18) August 18, 1988 (age 36)	UC Santa Barbara
3	Bilal Duckett	CB	(1989-01-09) January 9, 1989 (age 36)	Notre Dame
4	Alain Rochat	LB	(1983-02-01) February 1, 1983 (age 42)	Vancouver (USSF-D2)
6	Jay DeMerit	CB	(1979-12-04) December 4, 1979 (age 45)	Watford
14	Greg Janicki	CB	(1984-07-09) July 9, 1984 (age 40)	Vancouver (USSF-D2)
19	Carlyle Mitchell	CB	(1987-08-08) August 8, 1987 (age 37)	Joe Public
25	Jonathan Leathers	RB	(1985-11-05) November 5, 1985 (age 39)	Kansas City
26	Jordan Harvey	LB	(1984-01-28) January 28, 1984 (age 41)	Philadelphia
Midfielders
11	John Thorrington	MF	(1979-11-17) November 17, 1979 (age 45)	Chicago
12	Jeb Brovsky	CM	(1988-12-03) December 3, 1988 (age 36)	Notre Dame
13	Michael Nanchoff	MF	(1988-09-24) September 24, 1988 (age 36)	Akron
15	Philippe Davies	MF	(1990-12-20) December 20, 1990 (age 34)	Vancouver (USSF-D2)
16	Nizar Khalfan	MF	(1988-06-21) June 21, 1988 (age 36)	Vancouver (USSF-D2)
20	Davide Chiumiento	RW	(1984-11-22) November 22, 1984 (age 40)	Vancouver (USSF-D2)
22	Shea Salinas	LW	(1986-06-24) June 24, 1986 (age 38)	Philadelphia
27	Alexandre Morfaw	MF	(1987-08-31) August 31, 1987 (age 37)	Vancouver (USSF-D2)
28	Gershon Koffie	MF	(1991-08-25) August 25, 1991 (age 33)	Vancouver (USSF-D2)
31	Russell Teibert	LW	(1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 32)	Vancouver (USSF-D2)
33	Peter Vagenas	CM	(1978-02-06) February 6, 1978 (age 47)	Seattle
Forwards
7	Mustapha Jarju	ST	(1986-07-18) July 18, 1986 (age 38)	R.A.E.C. Mons
9	Atiba Harris	ST	(1985-01-09) January 9, 1985 (age 40)	Dallas
17	Omar Salgado	ST	(1993-09-10) September 10, 1993 (age 31)	Guadalajara
23	Long Tan	FW	(1988-04-01) April 1, 1988 (age 36)	Tampa Bay
29	Eric Hassli	ST	(1981-05-03) May 3, 1981 (age 43)	Zürich
37	Camilo	ST	(1988-07-21) July 21, 1988 (age 36)	Gyeongnam

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Transfers in

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
November 18, 2010	Jay DeMerit	DF	Watford	Free transfer; rights acquired via Allocation Ranking	^[5]
November 24, 2010	Sanna Nyassi	MF	Seattle Sounders FC	Expansion Draft, subsequently traded	^[6]
November 24, 2010	Atiba Harris	FW	FC Dallas	Expansion Draft	^[6]
November 24, 2010	Nathan Sturgis	MF	Seattle Sounders FC	Expansion Draft, subsequently traded	^[6]
November 24, 2010	Shea Salinas	MF	Philadelphia Union	Expansion Draft	^[6]
November 24, 2010	Alan Gordon	FW	Chivas USA	Expansion Draft, subsequently traded	^[6]
November 24, 2010	O'Brian White	FW	Toronto FC	Expansion Draft, subsequently traded	^[6]
November 24, 2010	Alejandro Moreno	FW	Philadelphia Union	Expansion Draft, subsequently traded	^[6]
November 24, 2010	Joe Cannon	GK	San Jose Earthquakes	Expansion Draft	^[6]
November 24, 2010	Jonathan Leathers	DF	Sporting Kansas City	Expansion Draft	^[6]
November 24, 2010	John Thorrington	MF	Chicago Fire	Expansion Draft	^[6]
November 26, 2010	Jay Nolly	GK	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2)	Free	^[7]
November 26, 2010	Wes Knight	DF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2)	Free	^[7]
November 26, 2010	Philippe Davies	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2)	Free	^[7]
December 10, 2010	Terry Dunfield	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2)	Free	^[8]
December 10, 2010	Greg Janicki	DF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2)	Free	^[8]
January 13, 2011	Omar Salgado	FW	United States U-20's	SuperDraft, 1st round	^[9]
January 21, 2011	Alain Rochat	DF	Zürich	Undisclosed	^[10]
February 9, 2011	Nizar Khalfan	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2)	Free	^[11]
February 9, 2011	Gershon Koffie	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2)	Free	^[11]
March 4, 2011	Eric Hassli	FW	FC Zürich	Undisclosed	^[12]
March 8, 2011	Davide Chiumiento	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2)	Free	^[13]
March 11, 2011	Blake Wagner	DF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2)	Free	^[14]
March 11, 2011	Long Tan	FW	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2)	Free	^[14]
March 15, 2011	Brian Sylvestre	GK	Vancouver Whitecaps Residency	Free	^[15]
March 15, 2011	Jeb Brovsky	DF	University of Notre Dame	SuperDraft, 2nd round	^[15]
March 15, 2011	Bilal Duckett	DF	University of Notre Dame	SuperDraft, 3rd round	^[15]
March 17, 2011	Russell Teibert	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2)	Free; signed to Generation Adidas contract	^[16]
March 17, 2011	Alexandre Morfaw	MF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2)	Free	^[16]
March 17, 2011	Michael Boxall	DF	UC Santa Barbara	Supplemental Draft, 1st round	^[16]
March 17, 2011	Camilo Sanvezzo	FW	Gyeongnam FC	Undisclosed	^[16]
March 25, 2011	Kevin Harmse	DF	Unattached	Free	^[17]
March 31, 2011	Mouloud Akloul	DF	Vancouver Whitecaps FC (USSF-D2)	Free	^[18]
April 28, 2011	Peter Vagenas	MF	Unattached	Free	^[19]
July 7, 2011	Jordan Harvey	DF	Philadelphia Union	Allocation money	^[20]
July 12, 2011	Mustapha Jarju	FW	R.A.E.C. Mons	Free	^[21]
September 15, 2011	Carlyle Mitchell	CB	Joe Public	Free	^[22]

Transfers out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
November 24, 2010	Alan Gordon	FW	Chivas USA	Traded for allocation money and use of an International Roster Spot for 2011	^[23]
November 24, 2010	Alejandro Moreno	FW	Chivas USA		^[23]
November 24, 2010	Sanna Nyassi	MF	Colorado Rapids	Traded for an International Roster Spot	^[24]
November 24, 2010	O'Brian White	FW	Seattle Sounders FC	Traded for allocation money	^[25]
November 25, 2010	Nathan Sturgis	MF	Toronto FC	Traded for a 2011 SuperDraft Round 1 pick	^[26]
June 10, 2011	Kevin Harmse	DF		Waived	^[27]
July 14, 2011	Terry Dunfield	MF	Toronto FC	Traded for allocation money and rights to Keven Aleman	^[28]
July 28, 2011	Mouloud Akloul	DF		Waived	^[29]
July 28, 2011	Blake Wagner	DF	Real Salt Lake	Waived, free transfer	^[29]^[30]
August 31, 2011	Wes Knight	DF		Waived	^[31]

Stats

Last updated for match on October 22, 2011.^[32]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Major League Soccer		Canadian Championship
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Joe Cannon	21	0	20+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF		Michael Boxall	21	0	18+1	0	2+0	0
3	DF		Bilal Duckett	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0
4	DF		Alain Rochat	32	3	27+1	3	4+0	0
6	DF		Jay DeMerit	23	0	20+1	0	2+0	0
7	MF		Mustapha Jarju	10	0	5+5	0	0+0	0
9	FW		Atiba Harris	5	2	5+0	2	0+0	0
11	MF		John Thorrington	11	0	9+2	0	0+0	0
12	MF		Michael Nanchoff	5	0	1+4	0	0+0	0
13	DF		Jeb Brovsky	25	0	16+8	0	1+0	0
14	DF		Greg Janicki	12	0	8+2	0	2+0	0
15	MF		Philippe Davies	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF		Nizar Khalfan	26	1	9+13	1	0+4	0
17	FW		Omar Salgado	16	1	5+9	1	1+1	0
18	GK		Jay Nolly	17	0	14+0	0	3+0	0
19	DF		Carlyle Mitchell	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
20	MF		Davide Chiumiento	29	2	20+6	2	3+0	0
22	MF		Shea Salinas	30	1	18+8	1	2+2	0
23	FW		Long Tan	13	1	4+9	1	0+0	0
24	GK		Brian Sylvestre	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
25	DF		Jonathan Leathers	26	0	21+1	0	4+0	0
26	DF		Jordan Harvey	14	0	14+0	0	0+0	0
27	MF		Alexandre Morfaw	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
28	MF		Gershon Koffie	32	1	28+1	1	3+0	0
29	FW		Eric Hassli	30	11	21+5	10	4+0	1
31	MF		Russell Teibert	15	0	5+6	0	2+2	0
33	MF		Peter Vagenas	16	0	13+3	0	0+0	0
37	FW		Camilo	36	13	29+3	12	3+1	1
-	DF		Mouloud Akloul*	10	1	7+1	0	2+0	1
-	MF		Terry Dunfield*	16	2	11+1	1	4+0	1
-	DF		Kevin Harmse*	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
-	MF		Blake Wagner*	11	0	9+0	0	1+1	0
-	DF		Wes Knight*	12	0	10+2	0	0+0	0

* = Player is no longer with team

Starting XI

MLS regular season matches only.^[33]

No.	Pos	Name	MS	Notes
18	GK	Nolly	14	Cannon has 12 starts.
25	RB	Leathers	19
2	CB	Boxall	16
6	CB	DeMerit	12	Janicki has 8 starts.
4	LB	Rochat	21	Harvey has 6 starts.
20	RW	Chiumiento	16	Knight has 10 starts.
13	CM	Brovsky	11	Vagenas has 9 starts.
28	CM	Koffie	20
22	LW	Salinas	14	Teibert has 5 starts.
37	FW	Camilo	21	Jarju has 3 starts.
29	FW	Hassli	17	Salgado has 5 starts.

Last updated: August 27, 2011
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Club

Front Office and Staff

Position	Staff
Owners	Greg Kerfoot Stephen Luczo Jeff Mallett Steve Nash
Head Coach	Tom Soehn
Assistant Coaches	Colin Miller Denis Hamlett
Staff Coach	Martin Nash
Goalkeeping Coach	Marius Rovde
Director of Operations	Tom Soehn
Youth Director	Richard Grootscholten

Last updated: January 8, 2011
Source: Vancouver Whitecaps FC Official Website

Competitions

Preseason

Before a six-week winter break, the Whitecaps trained for a week in Oxnard, California.^[34] During that period, they played an inter-squad scrimmage, as well as two matches against local fourth-tier PDL club Ventura County Fusion. The Whitecaps defeated the Fusion 2–1 on December 2,^[35] with goals from Terry Dunfield and Nizar Khalfan, and 3–1 on December 8, with goals from Nizar Khalfan, Kyle Porter and Terry Dunfield.^[36]

Winter Camp

December 2, 2010	Ventura County	1 – 2	Vancouver	Oxnard, California, USA
13:30 PDT	Bowen 40(pk)'	Report	2' Dunfield 64' Khalfan	Stadium: Bulldog Stadium

December 5, 2010	Blue	4 – 0	Orange	Oxnard, California, USA
14:00 PDT	Khalfan 7', 28' Porter 57', 59'	Report		Stadium: Bulldog Stadium

December 8, 2010	Ventura County	1 – 3	Vancouver	Oxnard, California, USA
13:30 PDT	Berrera 30'	Report	40' Khalfan 58' Porter 64' Dunfield	Stadium: Bulldog Stadium

Arizona training

February 1, 2011	Salt Lake	1 – 2	Vancouver	Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
10:00 PST	Alvarez 49'	Report	17' Teibert 57' Dunfield	Stadium: Grande Sports World Attendance: Closed door

February 4, 2011	Seattle	1 – 0	Vancouver	Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
16:30 PST	Evans 63'	Report		Stadium: Grande Sports World Attendance: Closed door

February 8, 2011	Columbus	1 – 2	Vancouver	Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
09:30 PST	Gaven 76' (pen.)	Report	62' Harris 77' Salgado	Stadium: Grande Sports World Attendance: Closed door

February 18, 2011	Chivas USA	1 – 0	Vancouver	Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
14:00 PST	Padilla 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Grande Sports World Attendance: Closed door

February 19, 2011	United States U-20's	2 – 2	Vancouver	Avondale, Arizona, USA
15:45 PST		Report	13' Long 72' Camilo	Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex Attendance: Closed door

February 21, 2011	Los Angeles	2 – 0	Vancouver	Avondale, Arizona, USA
15:00 PST	Birchall 26' Ángel 44'	Report		Stadium: Westside Soccer Complex Attendance: Closed door

Cascadia Summit

March 5, 2011	Portland	1 – 1	Vancouver	Tukwila, Washington USA
16:00 PDT	Pore 5'	Report	Horst 36' (o.g.)	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

March 6, 2011	Seattle	2 – 3	Vancouver	Tukwila, Washington USA
15:00 PDT	Levesque 45' Montaño 77'	Report	Salgado 6' Teibert 12' Camilo 47'	Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex Attendance: 3,100

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Major League Soccer	—	18th	May 19, 2011	October 22, 2011
Canadian Championship	Semifinals	Runner-up	April 27, 2011	July 2, 2011

Last updated: October 22, 2012
Source: Competitions

Major League Soccer

Vancouver Whitecaps FC's first regular season in Major League Soccer begins March 19, 2011 and ends October 22, 2011.

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	LA Galaxy (SS) (W1)	67	34	19	5	10	48	28	+20	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
2	Seattle Sounders FC	63	34	18	7	9	56	37	+19
3	Real Salt Lake	53	34	15	11	8	44	36	+8
4	FC Dallas	52	34	15	12	7	42	39	+3
5	Sporting Kansas City (E1)	51	34	13	9	12	50	40	+10
6	Houston Dynamo	49	34	12	9	13	45	41	+4	2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage ²
7	Colorado Rapids	49	34	12	9	13	44	41	+3
8	Philadelphia Union	48	34	11	8	15	44	36	+8
9	Columbus Crew	47	34	13	13	8	43	44	−1
10	New York Red Bulls	46	34	10	8	16	50	44	+6
11	Chicago Fire	43	34	9	9	16	46	45	+1
12	Portland Timbers	42	34	11	14	9	40	48	−8
13	D.C. United	39	34	9	13	12	49	52	−3
14	San Jose Earthquakes	38	34	8	12	14	40	45	−5
15	Chivas USA	36	34	8	14	12	41	43	−2
16	Toronto FC	33	34	6	13	15	36	59	−23	2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round ³
17	New England Revolution	28	34	5	16	13	38	58	−20
18	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	28	34	6	18	10	35	55	−20

Updated to matches played on October 22, 2011 (NER v TFC). Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

(W1) = Western Conference champion

^Note 1 Teams qualify for the MLS Cup Conference Semifinals by finishing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in their respective conferences.
^Note 2 Since the LA Galaxy won both the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield and the 2011 MLS Cup, a place in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League became available. The Seattle Sounders, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield runner-up, had already qualified as they also won the 2011 U.S. Open Cup. Therefore, the CCL place went to Real Salt Lake, the 2011 MLS Supporters' Shield third place. Houston Dynamo, the 2011 MLS Cup runner-up, also qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League. All four teams directly enter the Group Stage as the Preliminary Round has been eliminated from CCL.
^Note 3 Toronto FC qualified for the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2011 Canadian Championship.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
34	28	6	18	10	35	55	−20	6	6	5	24	24	0	0	12	5	11	31	−20

Last updated: October 22, 2011
Source: MLSSoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	D	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	L
Position	1	8	6	6	12	11	15	16	17	16	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	18

Last updated: October 22, 2011.
Source: MLS Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

Schedule^[37]

Win Draw Loss

March 19, 2011 match 1	Vancouver	4 – 2	Toronto	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
15:30 PDT	Hassli 15' 49' 72' Dunfield 26' 28' Harris 40' 63'	Report	De Rosario 20' Sturgin 32' Gargan 44' Santos 78'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 22,592 Referee: Paul Ward

March 26, 2011 match 2	Philadelphia	1 – 0	Vancouver	Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
13:00 PDT	Nakazawa 27' Califf 31' Mwanga 35' Ruiz 77'	Report	Hassli 26', 57' Khalfan 47' Rochat 48'	Stadium: PPL Park Attendance: 18,591 Referee: Yader Reyes

April 2, 2011 match 3	Vancouver	3 – 3	Kansas City	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT	Harris 73' Camilo 90+2', 90+3'	Report	Bunbury 45+1', 58' 88' Kamara 62' Harrington 64' Diop 68'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,518 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

April 6, 2011 match 4	Vancouver	1 – 1	New England	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19:00 PDT	Harris 6' Camilo 25' Koffie 44' Hassli 49', 56' 56' (pen.)	Report	Stolica 90+3'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 19,294 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

April 10, 2011 match 5	Houston	3 – 1	Vancouver	Houston, Texas USA
16:00 PDT	Weaver 37' Boswell 42' Bruin 76'	Report	Leathers 35' Camilo 38' Rochat 56'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 12,047 Referee: Jair Marrufo

April 16, 2011 match 6	Vancouver	0 – 0	Chivas	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT	Brovsky 55' Hassli 64' Boxall 87'	Report	LaBrocca 68'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,809 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

April 23, 2011 match 7	Vancouver	1 – 2	Dallas	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT	Rochat 25' Hassli 80'	Report	Ihemelu 30' John 53' Jacobson 66' Avila 83'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Juan Guzman

April 30, 2011 match 8	Columbus	2 – 1	Vancouver	Columbus, Ohio, USA
16:00 PDT	Rentería 50' (pen.), 59'	Report	Leathers 37' Janicki 57' Salgado 69' 90+1'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,298 Referee: Terry Vaughn

May 7, 2011 match 9	Chicago	0 – 0	Vancouver	Bridgeview, Illinois USA
17:30 PDT	Mikulic 4' Chaves 60' Paladini 76' Husidic 83'	Report	Dunfield 25' Chiumiento 60'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 11,680 Referee: Andrew Chapin

May 11, 2011 match 10	Vancouver	1 – 1	San Jose	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19:00 PDT	Dunfield 34' Akloul 77' Brovsky 86' Nolly 86' Chiumiento 90+1'	Report	Wondolowski 39' Beitashour 90'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 15,608 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

May 14, 2011 match 11	New England	1 – 0	Vancouver	Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
16:30 PDT	Joseph 49' (pen.) Boggs 62' McCarthy 66'	Report	DeMerit 33'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 14,186 Referee: Chris Penso

May 28, 2011 match 12	Vancouver	1 – 1	New York	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT	Hassli 24' (pen.)	Report	Rodgers 34' Ream 75'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Mark Geiger

June 1, 2011 match 13	Chivas	1 – 1	Vancouver	Carson, California USA
19:30 PDT	LaBrocca 46' Estupinan 79'	Report	Camilo 48' Hassli 66' Akloul 86'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 11,753 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

June 4, 2011 match 14	Salt Lake	2 – 0	Vancouver	Sandy, Utah USA
18:00 PDT	Warner 30' Alexandre 32' Espíndola 79'	Report	DeMerit 15' Koffie 66'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,174 Referee: Juan Guzman

June 11, 2011 match 15	Seattle	2 – 2	Vancouver	Seattle, Washington USA
19:00 PDT	Alonso 46' Rosales 81' Alonso 84'	Report	Rochat 46' Camilo 55' Leathers 71' Hassli 29' (pen.), 85'	Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 36,502 Referee: Mark Geiger

June 18, 2011 match 16	Vancouver	1 – 0	Philadelphia	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT	Rochat 12' Dunfield 22'	Report	Valdés 36' Carroll 52'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,168 Referee: Alex Prus

June 25, 2011 match 17	Kansas City	2 – 1	Vancouver	Kansas City, Kansas USA
17:30 PDT	Bravo 33' (pen.) Cesar 40' Kamara 89'	Report	Camilo 15' Jay DeMerit 32' Duckett 84'	Stadium: LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Edvin Jurisevic

June 29, 2011 match 18	Toronto	1 – 0	Vancouver	Toronto, Ontario, CAN
16:30 PDT	Soolsma 54' (pen.) Plata 89'	Report	Boxall 27'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,816 Referee: Mark Geiger

July 6, 2011 match 19	Vancouver	0 – 1	Columbus	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19:00 PDT	Koffie 7' Camilo 23' Salinas 78'	Report	Gehrig 74' Marshall 85' Cunningham 90'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 19,079 Referee: Chris Penso

July 9, 2011 match 20	Colorado	2 – 1	Vancouver	Commerce City, Colorado, USA
18:00 PDT	Casey 25' Palguta 68'	Report	Harvey 68' Camilo 77'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,058 Referee: Alex Prus

July 20, 2011 match 21	San Jose	2 – 2	Vancouver	Santa Clara, California, USA
19:00 PDT	Wondolowski 3', 54' Ring 45' Leitch 74' Corrales 93'	Report	Brovsky 40' Hassli 42', 61'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Referee: Paul Ward

July 30, 2011 match 22	Vancouver	0 – 4	Los Angeles	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:30 PDT		Report	Donovan 61', 75' (pen.) Stephens 65' Franklin 81' Cristman 90'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

August 7, 2011 match 23	Vancouver	4 – 2	Chicago	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT	Hassli 1', 72' Harvey 4' Koffie 24' Rochat 33' Camilo 48'	Report	Oduro 23' 26' Pappa 53' Pause 71' Barouch 80'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 18,714 Referee: Chris Penso

August 13, 2011 match 24	D.C.	4 – 0	Vancouver	Washington, D.C. USA
16:30 PDT	McDonald 39' Pontius 45+2', 70' Najar 48' Davies 60' King 83'	Report	Camilo 15' Boxall 45+1'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Referee: Hilario Grajeda

August 20, 2011 match 25	Portland	2 – 1	Vancouver	Portland, Oregon USA
19:00 PDT	Chará 2' Alhassan 23' Perlaza 33'	Report	Harvey 49' Thorrington 73' Camilo 86' 88'	Stadium: Jeld-Wen Field Attendance: 18,627 Referee: Jair Marrufo

August 27, 2011 match 26	Vancouver	1 – 0	Houston	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT	Chiumiento 57' Salinas 86'	Report	Boswell 89'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 20,226 Referee: Niko Bratsis

September 10, 2011 match 27	New York	1 – 1	Vancouver	Harrison, New Jersey USA
16:30 PDT	Márquez 31' Solli 45+1' Agudelo 68' Henry 73'	Report	Chiumiento 23'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Terry Vaughn

September 17, 2011 match 28	Los Angeles	3 – 0	Vancouver	Carson, California USA
19:30 PDT	Magee 40', 75' Keane 64'	Report	Rochat 17' Koffie 28' Hassli 62'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 22,959 Referee: Michael Kennedy

September 24, 2011 match 29	Vancouver	1 – 3	Seattle	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:30 PDT	Camilo 22' DeMerit 32' Hassli 70'	Report	Evans 30' 33' (pen.) Montero 63', 67' Parke 77'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Jair Marrufo

October 2, 2011 match 30	Vancouver	0 – 1	Portland	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
13:30 PDT	Hassli 53'	Report	Cooper 25' Chará 42' Chabala 63' Marcelin 65'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Mark Geiger

October 6, 2011 match 31	Vancouver	3 – 0	Salt Lake	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
18:30 PDT	Brovsky 34' Camilo 44' (pen.), 53' (pen.) Khalfan 88'	Report	Olave 42' Warner 43' Grabavoy 51' Morales 64'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,113 Referee: Chris Penso

October 12, 2011 match 32	Vancouver	2 – 1	D.C.	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
19:00 PDT	Camilo 1' Rochat 24' Tan 46'	Report	Kitchen 15' Burch 38' McDonald 57'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,288 Referee: Hilaro Grajeda

October 15, 2011 match 33	Dallas	2 – 0	Vancouver	Frisco, Texas USA
17:30 PDT	Chávez 35' 38' Shea 54' Jackson 54'	Report		Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 10,222 Referee: Alex Prus

October 22, 2011 match 34	Vancouver	1 – 2	Colorado	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
16:00 PDT	Rochat 49'	Report	Larentowicz 10' 59' Marshall 77' Thompson 84'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Nutrilite Canadian championship

The club participates in the Canadian Championship. The champion of the tournament qualifies for the Preliminary Round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.

For the first time in the tournament's history, a playoff format was used as opposed to a round robin format.^[38] The tournament seeding was based on the results of the 2010 edition of the tournament, with Vancouver being seeded second.^[38] In their semi-final playoff with the Montreal Impact, the Whitecaps won the opening leg in Montreal 1–0 on a goal by Terry Dunfield.^[39] The second leg was contested in Vancouver, where Montreal led 1–0 after full-time, for an aggregate score of 1–1.^[40] Because both teams had scored one away goal, extra time was needed to determine the aggregate winner. In extra time, Mouloud Akloul scored on a rebound following an Alain Rochat free kick to send the Whitecaps to the final versus Toronto FC.^[40]

Semi-finals

April 27, 2011 First Leg	Montreal	0 – 1	Vancouver	Montreal, Quebec
	Hatchi 62'	Report	Dunfield 67'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 8,412 Referee: Carole Anne Chénard

May 4, 2011 Second Leg	Vancouver	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 1 agg.)	Montreal	Vancouver, British Columbia
	Akloul 113'	Report	Hatchi 26' Lowery 30' Tsiskaridze 59' Gerba 83' (pen.) 100'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 16,611 Referee: Dave Gantar

Finals

May 18, 2011 First Leg	Vancouver	1 – 1	Toronto	Vancouver, British Columbia
	Hassli 64' Koffie 68' Dunfield 77'	Report	Williams 52' Santos 73'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 15,474 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

July 2, 2011 Second Leg	Toronto	2 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	Vancouver	Toronto, Ontario
	Plata 51' (pen.) Yourassowsky 61' Martina 56'	Report	Camilo 21' Hassli 50' Teibert 72'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 15,474

World Football Challenge

On April 14 it was announced that the Whitecaps would host Manchester City as part of the 2011 World Football Challenge.^[41]

July 18, 2011	Vancouver Whitecaps	1 – 2	Manchester City	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
	Camilo 30'	Report	Guidetti 68' Wright-Phillips 84'	Stadium: Empire Field Attendance: 24,074

Cascadia Cup

Vancouver Whitecaps FC debut at BC Place on October 2 against Cascadia rivals and expansion cousins, Portland Timbers.

The Whitecaps have had a long-standing rivalry with the Pacific Northwest clubs Seattle Sounders 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 with the expansion of the Whitecaps and the Timbers. The winner is determined through league matches between the sides, and the club with the best record against both sides wins the trophy.

The Cascadia Cup was awarded to the Seattle Sounders on September 24 when the Sounders defeated the Whitecaps 3–1 at Empire Field. Vancouver Whitecaps FC finished in 3rd place after losing to the Portland Timbers on October 2.

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Week's Statline
Week 3	Camilo	2G (90'+2', 90'+3')

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Goal	Report
2	Eric Hassli	85'	GOTW

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Player/Manager	Position	Report
1	Davide Chiumiento	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 1
1	Eric Hassli	FW	MLS Team of the Week: 1
2	Alain Rochat	DF	MLS Team of the Week: 2
3	Camilo	FW	MLS Team of the Week: 3
4	Nizar Khalfan	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 4
13	Eric Hassli	FW	MLS Team of the Week: 13
14	Alain Rochat	DF	MLS Team of the Week: 14
	Davide Chiumiento	MF
	Eric Hassli	FW
19	Shea Salinas	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 19
21	Eric Hassli	FW	MLS Team of the Week: 21
24	Alain Rochat	DF	MLS Team of the Week: 24
	Gershon Koffie	MF
	Joe Cannon	GK
26	Gershon Koffie	MF	MLS Team of the Week: 26

MLS All-Stars 2011

Position	Player	Note
FW	Eric Hassli	Inactive roster

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Vancouver is in the No. 13 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. Vancouver started 2011 ranked No. 1 on the allocation list and used its ranking to acquire Jay DeMerit. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.^[42]

International Roster Spots

Vancouver has 10 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Vancouver acquired its first additional spot from Chivas USA on November 24, 2010 for use in the 2011 season only.^[43] On the same day Vancouver acquired a second additional spot from Colorado Rapids. Press reports did not indicate when, or if, this spot returns to Colorado.^[44] There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club’s roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in Canada, a domestic player is either a player with the legal right to work in Canada (i.e., Canadian citizen, permanent resident, part of a protected class) or a U.S. citizen, a permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special U.S. status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).^[42]

Future Draft Pick Trades

Future picks acquired: None, but Vancouver has acquired undisclosed future considerations from Toronto FC which may or may not include draft pick(s).
Future picks traded: None.

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v t e Major League Soccer
Seasons 2023 season Records and statistics 100 or more goals Hat-tricks Players Association Rivalry cups History U.S. Soccer Canada Soccer
Eastern Conference	Atlanta United FC Charlotte FC Chicago Fire FC FC Cincinnati Columbus Crew D.C. United Inter Miami CF CF Montréal Nashville SC New England Revolution New York City FC New York Red Bulls Orlando City SC Philadelphia Union Toronto FC
Western Conference	Austin FC Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Houston Dynamo FC Sporting Kansas City LA Galaxy Los Angeles FC Minnesota United FC Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC St. Louis City SC Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Former teams	Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996–2001) Miami Fusion (1998–2001) Chivas USA (2005–2014)
Personnel	Foreign players National team players International slots Designated Players Homegrown Players Generation Adidas Cup Transfers Coaches Owners
Competition	MLS Cup Playoffs Champions Anschutz Trophy Supporters' Shield SuperDraft Stadiums Attendance Television Broadcasters All-Star Game MLS Cup
Associated competitions	All-Star Game Homegrown Game CONCACAF Champions League Campeones Cup Leagues Cup U.S. Open Cup Canadian Championship Reserve League eMLS Cup MLS is Back Tournament MLS Next MLS Next Pro
Other	Generation Adidas Performance in Champions League Hall of Fame Valuations
Category Portal Multimedia

v t e 2011 MLS season by team
SuperDraft Supplemental Draft All-Star Game Playoffs MLS Cup Transfers
Eastern	Chicago Fire Columbus Crew D.C. United Houston Dynamo New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Philadelphia Union Sporting Kansas City Toronto FC
Western	Chivas USA Colorado Rapids FC Dallas Los Angeles Galaxy Portland Timbers Real Salt Lake San Jose Earthquakes Seattle Sounders FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC

v t e 2011 in Canadian soccer
Men's Leagues	Major League Soccer (MLS Reserve) NASL Canadian Soccer League PDL PASL-Pro 2010–11 2011–12
Women's Leagues	WPS W-League WPSL
Cups	Canadian Championship The Challenge Trophy MLS Cup (Playoffs)
Other	MLS All-Star Game MLS transfers
International	CONCACAF Champions League 2010–11 2011–12 Gold Cup Women's World Cup
Club seasons	FC Edmonton Montreal Impact Toronto FC Vancouver Whitecaps