2010 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2010 season
ChairmanGreg Kerfoot
Head coachTeitur Thordarson
USSF Division-22nd
D2 PlayoffsSemifinals
Canadian ChampionshipRunners-Up
Highest home attendance5435
Oct. 2 v Portland
Lowest home attendance4815
Apr. 24 v St. Louis
Average home league attendance5152

The 2010 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's 35th year of existence, as well as their 24th and final year as a second-tier club. Following the end of the season, the Whitecaps FC joined MLS, becoming the second Canadian club to enter the league.

Schedule and results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

2010-02-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–4 Chicago Fire S.C. Arizona State University Soccer Stadium
13:00 @WhitecapsFC.com
2010-03-31 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 BC CIS Selects Vancouver, BC
17:30 @WhitecapsFC.com Stadium: UBC Thunderbird Park

USSF Division 2 Professional League

[1]

2010-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 NSC Minnesota Stars Burnaby, BC
16:00 Bellisomo 62'
James 67'
report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4934
2010-07-14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Miami FC Burnaby, BC
19:30 Wagner 18' 56' 90+2' report Shriver 57' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5024
2010-09-11 Crystal Palace Baltimore 0–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Towson, Maryland
17:00 report Janicki 45+'
Edwini-Bonsu 70'
Dunfield 76'
Stadium: Paul Angelo Russo Stadium
Attendance: 1150

Post-season

2010-10-07 Playoffs QF1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Portland Timbers Burnaby, BC
19:30 Koffie 1'
Nash 13' (pen.)
report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5018
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
2010-10-10 Playoffs QF2 Portland Timbers 1–0
(1–2 agg.)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
18:00 Marcelin 49' report Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 4884
Referee: Fotis Bazakos

Nutrilite Canadian Championship

2010-06-02 Toronto FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Toronto, Ontario
20:00 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 15,176

Conference table

NASL Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carolina RailHawks FC 30 13 9 8 44 32 +12 47 Conference leader, qualified for playoffs
2 30 10 5 15 32 22 +10 45 Qualified for playoffs[a]
3 Montreal Impact 30 12 11 7 36 30 +6 43
4 Miami FC 30 7 11 12 37 49 −12 33
5 AC St. Louis 30 7 15 8 32 48 −16 29
6 Crystal Palace Baltimore 30 6 18 6 24 55 −31 24
  1. ^ The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.

Canadian Championship table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TOR VAN MTL
1 Toronto FC (C) 4 2 2 0 3 0 +3 8 0–0 2–0
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 0 4 0 2 2 0 4 0–0 1–1
3 Montreal Impact 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 0–1 1–1
Source:
(C) Champion and qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round

Current roster

as of the end of the season.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  USA Jay Nolly
2 DF  USA Nelson Akwari
3 DF  CAN Luca Bellisomo
4 DF  CAN Chris Williams
6 MF  CAN Terry Dunfield
7 MF  CAN Martin Nash (captain)
8 DF  USA Wes Knight
9 MF  SUI Davide Chiumiento
11 FW  COD Ridge Mobulu
12 MF  CAN Russell Teibert
13 MF  CAN Alex Elliott
14 DF  USA Greg Janicki
15 MF  CAN Philippe Davies
16 MF  CAN Kyle Porter
17 FW  CAN Randy Edwini-Bonsu
18 FW  CAN La'Vere Corbin-Ong
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  CRC Jonathan McDonald
20 MF  CAN Ethan Gage
22 MF  JPN Takashi Hirano
23 DF  USA Blake Wagner
24 MF  CMR Alexandre Morfaw
25 FW  USA Cody Arnoux
26 FW  CAN Alex Semenets
27 GK  CAN Dan Pelc
28 MF  GHA Gershon Koffie
29 MF  TAN Nizar Khalfan
31 GK  CAN Simon Thomas
33 DF  LBR Willis Forko
39 FW  VIN Cornelius Stewart
55 DF  FRA Mouloud Akloul
77 DF  GEO Zourab Tsiskaridze

Starting 11

Last updated on 17 October 2010.
(These are the most used starting active players in the most used formation throughout the complete season)

Transactions

(As of End of 2009 season to Present)

October 2009

OUT

POS Nationality Player New Team
FW Charles Gbeke Released (Guangzhou F.C.)
MF Vicente Arze Released (Free Agent)
FW Lyle Martin Released (Shaanxi Chan-Ba)
GK Diego Released (Hollywood United Hitmen)
DF Michael Ndubuisi Onwatuegwu Released (Persiba Bantul)
DF Marco Reda Released (Free Agent)
FW Aaron Wheeler Released (FC Tampa Bay)
DF Geordie Lyall Retired
November 2009

IN

POS Nationality Player
DF Chris Williams Signed (Charleston Battery)
MF Ricardo Sanchez Signed (Minnesota Thunder)

OUT

POS Nationality Player
MF Tyrell Burgess Released (Bermuda Hogges)
MF Kenold Versailles Released (Rochester Rhinos)
December 2009

IN

POS Nationality Player
DF Zourab Tsiskaridze Signed (Miami FC)
MF Jonny Steele Signed (Puerto Rico Islanders)
DF Greg Janicki Signed (D.C. United)
January 2010

IN

POS Nationality Player
DF Nelson Akwari Signed (Charleston Battery)

OUT

POS Nationality Player
FW Marcus Haber Transferred (West Bromwich Albion)
February 2010

IN

POS Nationality Player
MF Blake Wagner Signed (FC Dallas)

OUT

POS Nationality Player
DF Mason Trafford Released (Real Maryland Monarchs)
MF Gordon Chin Released (Free Agent)
April 2010

IN

POS Nationality Player
DF Mouloud Akloul Signed (Al-Ittihad Kalba)
GK Dan Pelc Signed (Serbian White Eagles)
FW Marcus Haber On Loan (West Bromwich Albion)
June 2010

IN

POS Nationality Player
MF Alex Elliot Signed (FSV Mainz 05)

OUT

POS Nationality Player
FW Marcus Haber Loan Return (West Bromwich Albion)
July 2010

IN

POS Nationality Player
FW Ridge Mobulu Signed (Lausanne Sport)

OUT

POS Nationality Player
MF Justin Moose Released (Free Agent)
MF Ricardo Sanchez Traded: FC Tampa Bay
MF Jonny Steele Traded: FC Tampa Bay
FW Dever Orgill Released (St. George's SC)
August 2010

IN

POS Nationality Player
FW Jonathan McDonald Signed (Club Sport Herediano)
MF Alexandre Morfaw Signed (Bodens BK)
MF Terry Dunfield Signed (Shrewsbury Town)
MF Kyle Porter Signed (Energie Cottbus)
DF Alain Rochat Signed (FC Zurich)
MF Davide Chiumiento Signed (Lucerne)
FW Cody Arnoux Signed (Everton)
DF Willis Forko Signed (FK Bodø/Glimt)
DF Gershon Koffie Signed (International Allies FC)

OUT

POS Nationality Player
FW Marlon James Released (Free Agent)
DF Alain Rochat Loaned to FC Zurich
MF Ansu Toure Released (Free Agent)
September 2010

OUT

POS Nationality Player
DF Takashi Hirano assigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
MF Nizar Khalfan assigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
FW Cornelius Stewart assigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
FW Doudou Touré assigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency

References

  1. ^ "NASL Schedule". Archived from the original on April 12, 2010. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  2. ^ [1] Archived February 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine