# 2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

The 2020 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's tenth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, it was the 43rd season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.
Around September and towards the end of the season, COVID-19 cross-border restrictions imposed by the Canadian government forced the Whitecaps to play the remaining home matches at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon.
On November 16, 2019, the Whitecaps named Axel Schuster as the club's new sporting director.

## Roster

    As of September 30, 2020
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Bryan Meredith | GK | (1989-08-02) August 2, 1989 (age 35) | Inter Miami CF |
| 16 | Maxime Crépeau | GK | (1994-04-11) April 11, 1994 (age 30) | Montreal Impact |
| 30 | Evan Bush | GK | (1986-03-06) March 6, 1986 (age 38) | Montreal Impact |
| 51 | Thomas Hasal | GK | (1999-07-09) July 9, 1999 (age 25) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 |
| 60 | Isaac Boehmer | GK | (2001-11-20) November 20, 2001 (age 22) | Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad |
| Defenders ||||||
| 3 | Cristián Gutiérrez | DF | (1997-02-18) February 18, 1997 (age 27) | Colo-Colo |
| 4 | Ranko Veselinović | DF | (1999-03-24) March 24, 1999 (age 25) | Vojvodina |
| 13 | Derek Cornelius | DF | (1997-11-25) November 25, 1997 (age 26) | Javor Ivanjica |
| 20 | Jasser Khmiri | DF | (1997-07-27) July 27, 1997 (age 27) | Stade Tunisien |
| 22 | Érik Godoy | DF | (1993-08-16) August 16, 1993 (age 31) | Colón |
| 28 | Jake Nerwinski | DF | (1994-10-17) October 17, 1994 (age 30) | Connecticut Huskies |
| 34 | Gianfranco Facchineri | DF | (2002-04-27) April 27, 2002 (age 22) | Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad |
| 53 | Ali Adnan | DF | (1993-12-19) December 19, 1993 (age 30) | Udinese |
| 56 | Georges Mukumbilwa | DF | (1999-09-23) September 23, 1999 (age 25) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 15 | Andy Rose | MF | (1990-02-13) February 13, 1990 (age 34) | Motherwell |
| 17 | Leonard Owusu | MF | (1997-06-03) June 3, 1997 (age 27) | Ashdod |
| 19 | Janio Bikel | MF | (1995-06-28) June 28, 1995 (age 29) | CSKA Sofia |
| 27 | Ryan Raposo | MF | (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25) | Syracuse Orange |
| 31 | Russell Teibert | MF | (1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 31) | Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2) |
| 32 | Patrick Metcalfe | MF | (1998-11-11) November 11, 1998 (age 25) | Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad |
| 55 | Michael Baldisimo | MF | (2000-04-13) April 13, 2000 (age 24) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency |
| 62 | Damiano Pecile | MF | (2002-04-11) April 11, 2002 (age 22) | Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad |
| Forwards ||||||
| 7 | David Milinković | FW | (1994-05-20) May 20, 1994 (age 30) | Hull City |
| 9 | Lucas Cavallini | FW | (1992-12-28) December 28, 1992 (age 31) | Club Puebla |
| 11 | Cristian Dájome | FW | (1994-01-03) January 3, 1994 (age 30) | Atlético Nacional |
| 12 | Fredy Montero | FW | (1987-07-26) July 26, 1987 (age 37) | Sporting CP |
| 14 | Theo Bair | FW | (1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 25) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency |
| 87 | Tosaint Ricketts | FW | (1987-08-06) August 6, 1987 (age 37) | Sūduva |
| Out on Loan ||||||
| 54 | Simon Colyn | MF | (2002-03-23) March 23, 2002 (age 22) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency |
* See also: List of Vancouver Whitecaps FC players

## Transfers
### In
#### Transferred in

| # | Position | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 9 | FW | Lucas Cavallini | Club Puebla | ~$6,000,000 | December 16, 2019 |
| 27 | MF | Ryan Raposo | Syracuse Orange | 2020 MLS SuperDraft, Generation Adidas | January 9, 2020 |
| 3 | DF | Cristián Gutiérrez | | Free | January 16, 2020 |
| 11 | FW | Cristian Dájome | Atlético Nacional | Undisclosed TAM | January 17, 2020 |
| 17 | MF | Leonard Owusu | Ashdod | Undisclosed TAM | January 21, 2020 |
| 22 | DF | Érik Godoy | Colón | Undisclosed TAM | January 22, 2020 |
| 34 | DF | Gianfranco Facchineri | Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad | Homegrown player | January 23, 2020 |
| 32 | MF | Patrick Metcalfe | Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad | Homegrown player | January 23, 2020 |
| 1 | GK | Bryan Meredith | Inter Miami CF | Acquired in exchange for a fourth-round selection in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft. | January 29, 2020 |
| 62 | MF | Damiano Pecile | Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad | Homegrown player | February 14, 2020 |
| 19 | MF | Janio Bikel | CSKA Sofia | Undisclosed | February 28, 2020 |
| 60 | GK | Isaac Boehmer | Vancouver Whitecaps Development Squad | Homegrown player | August 17, 2020 |
| 30 | GK | Evan Bush | Montreal Impact | Acquired in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2021 MLS SuperDraft | September 28, 2020 |
| 4 | DF | Ranko Veselinović | Vojvodina | Undisclosed | October 18, 2020 |

#### Loans in

| # | Position | Player | Loaned from | Date | Loan expires |
| 7 | FW | David Milinković | Hull City | January 27, 2020 | December 31, 2020 |
| 4 | DF | Ranko Veselinović | Vojvodina | February 9, 2020 | October 18, 2020 |
| 40 | GK | Jonathan Sirois | Montreal Impact | July 22, 2020 | July 23, 2020 |

### Out
#### Transferred out

| # | Position | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 9 | FW | Anthony Blondell | Huachipato | undisclosed | October 17, 2019 |
| 39 | GK | Sean Melvin | Colorado Springs Switchbacks | option declined | October 17, 2019 |
| 26 | DF | Brendan McDonough | | option declined | October 17, 2019 |
| 23 | DF | Scott Sutter | | option declined | October 17, 2019 |
| 46 | DF | Brett Levis | | out of contract | October 17, 2019 |
| 2 | DF | Doneil Henry | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | undisclosed | November 20, 2019 |
| 94 | DF | PC | | option declined | November 20, 2019 |
| 18 | GK | Zac MacMath | Real Salt Lake | traded for $50,000 TAM | December 17, 2019 |
| 24 | MF | David Norman Jr. | Inter Miami CF | traded for a conditional 2022 MLS SuperDraft pick | January 1, 2020 |
| 6 | MF | Jon Erice | | mutual contract termination | January 15, 2020 |
| 6 | MF | Hwang In-beom | Rubin Kazan | undisclosed | August 14, 2020 |
| 29 | MF | Yordy Reyna | D.C. United | traded with an international roster spot for $400,000 GAM | September 19, 2020 |

#### Loans out

| # | Position | Player | Loaned to | Date | Loan expires | Source |
| 34 | DF | Gianfranco Facchineri | Atlético Ottawa | July 6, 2020 | September 30, 2020 | |
| 54 | MF | Simon Colyn | SPAL | October 7, 2020 | June 30, 2021 | |

## Major League Soccer
### Regular season
#### League tables
##### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 7 | Los Angeles FC | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 47 | 39 | +8 | 32 | 1.45 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 8 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 | Qualification for the playoffs first round |
| 9 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 27 | 1.17 | |
| 10 | LA Galaxy | 22 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 22 | 1.00 | |
| 11 | Real Salt Lake | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 22 | 1.00 | |
* ↑ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League through the MLS regular season or playoffs.

##### Overall

2020 MLS overall standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 15 | New England Revolution | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 32 | 1.39 |
| 16 | San Jose Earthquakes | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 30 | 1.30 |
| 17 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 23 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 27 | 1.17 |
| 18 | Montreal Impact | 23 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 26 | 1.13 |
| 19 | Inter Miami CF | 23 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 25 | 35 | −10 | 24 | 1.04 |

#### Results

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
| 23 | 27 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 44 | −17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 24 | −18 |
Last updated: November 8, 2020 Source: 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 |
| Ground | H | A | N | N | N | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | W |

#### Matches
## MLS is Back Tournament

As part of MLS's restart plan from the COVID-19 pandemic. The three group stage games will count towards the regular season standings. The winner of the tournament will qualify for the 2021 CONCACAF Champions League.

### Group stage

Group B results :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 4 | Chicago Fire | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |

### Knockout stage
## Canadian Championship
### Qualification

As part of the MLS regular season, Canada's three Major League Soccer clubs will play each other three times from August 18 to September 16. The team with the most points from this series will qualify for the Canadian Championship.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Toronto FC | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | 2020 Canadian Championship and 2021 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | Montreal Impact | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 6 | |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Pld | Pts | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | −6 |
Last updated: September 16, 2020 Source: Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MLS | MLS | MLS is Back | MLS is Back |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | USA | Bryan Meredith | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | CAN | Maxime Crépeau | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | USA | Evan Bush | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | GK | CAN | Thomas Hasal | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 60 | GK | CAN | Isaac Boehmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | CHI | Cristián Gutiérrez | 13 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SRB | Ranko Veselinović | 19 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | CAN | Derek Cornelius | 14 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | TUN | Jasser Khmiri | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ARG | Érik Godoy | 12 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | USA | Jake Nerwinski | 22 | 2 | 15+3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | CAN | Gianfranco Facchineri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | DF | IRQ | Ali Adnan | 23 | 2 | 17+2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 56 | DF | CAN | Georges Mukumbilwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 15 | MF | ENG | Andy Rose | 13 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | GHA | Leonard Owusu | 21 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | POR | Janio Bikel | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | CAN | Ryan Raposo | 15 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | CAN | Russell Teibert | 19 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | CAN | Patrick Metcalfe | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | CAN | Michael Baldisimo | 13 | 1 | 7+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | MF | CAN | Damiano Pecile | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | FRA | David Milinković | 14 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | CAN | Lucas Cavallini | 18 | 6 | 16+2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | COL | Cristian Dájome | 24 | 3 | 16+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | COL | Fredy Montero | 16 | 5 | 11+5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | CAN | Theo Bair | 17 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 87 | FW | CAN | Tosaint Ricketts | 16 | 2 | 5+11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | KOR | Hwang In-beom | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | PER | Yordy Reyna | 9 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 54 | MF | CAN | Simon Colyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: November 8, 2020 Source: Competitions

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | MLS | MLS is Back | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Lucas Cavallini | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 12 | FW | | Fredy Montero | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 11 | FW | | Cristian Dájome | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 28 | DF | | Jake Nerwinski | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 53 | DF | | Ali Adnan | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 87 | FW | | Tosaint Ricketts | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 7 | FW | | David Milinković | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | FW | | Theo Bair | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 29 | MF | | Yordy Reyna | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 55 | MF | | Michael Baldisimo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 22 | 5 | 27 |
    As of November 8, 2020

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | MLS | MLS is Back | Total |
| 1 | 51 | GK | | Thomas Hasal | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 16 | GK | | Maxime Crepeau | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 30 | GK | | Evan Bush | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 2 | 2 | 4 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of November 8, 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | MLS | MLS | MLS | MLS is Back | MLS is Back | MLS is Back | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | | Bryan Meredith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Cristián Gutiérrez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Ranko Veselinović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | David Milinković | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Lucas Cavallini | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Cristian Dájome | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | | Fredy Montero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | | Derek Cornelius | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Theo Bair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Andy Rose | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | | Maxime Crépeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Leonard Owusu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Janio Bikel | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | | Jasser Khmiri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Érik Godoy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | MF | | Ryan Raposo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | Jake Nerwinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | | Evan Bush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | | Russell Teibert | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | | Patrick Metcalfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | | Gianfranco Facchineri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | GK | | Thomas Hasal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | DF | | Ali Adnan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | | Michael Baldisimo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | DF | | Georges Mukumbilwa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | GK | | Isaac Boehmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | MF | | Damiano Pecile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | FW | | Tosaint Ricketts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Hwang In-beom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Yordy Reyna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| – | MF | | Simon Colyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 38 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 2 |