# 2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

The 2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' fifth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada.

## Season overview

| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Major League Soccer | Matchday 1 | Conference semifinals | 36 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 38 | +7 | 044.44 |
| Canadian Championship | Semifinals | Winners | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 050.00 |
| CONCACAF Champions League | Group stage | Group stage (3rd) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 025.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | 44 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 043.18 |
Last updated: 8 November 2015 Source: Competitions

## Current roster

    As of August 10, 2015
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | David Ousted | Denmark | GK | (1985-02-01) February 1, 1985 (age 40) | Randers FC |
| 24 | Marco Carducci | Canada | GK | (1996-09-26) September 26, 1996 (age 28) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency |
| 70 | Paolo Tornaghi | Italy | GK | (1988-06-21) June 21, 1988 (age 36) | Chicago Fire |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Jordan Harvey | United States | DF | (1984-01-28) January 28, 1984 (age 41) | Philadelphia Union |
| 3 | Sam Adekugbe | Canada | DF | (1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 30) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency |
| 4 | Kendall Waston | Costa Rica | DF | (1988-01-01) January 1, 1988 (age 37) | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 6 | Jordan Smith | Costa Rica | DF | (1991-04-23) April 23, 1991 (age 33) | Deportivo Saprissa |
| 18 | Diego Rodríguez | Uruguay | DF | (1991-01-08) January 8, 1991 (age 34) | Juventud |
| 22 | Christian Dean | United States | DF | (1993-03-14) March 14, 1993 (age 31) | California Golden Bears |
| 26 | Tim Parker | United States | DF | (1993-02-23) February 23, 1993 (age 32) | St. John's Red Storm |
| 27 | Ethen Sampson | South Africa | DF | (1993-12-28) December 28, 1993 (age 31) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23 |
| 33 | Steven Beitashour | Iran | DF | (1987-02-01) February 1, 1987 (age 38) | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 44 | Pa-Modou Kah | Norway | DF | (1980-07-30) July 30, 1980 (age 44) | Portland Timbers |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 7 | Mauro Rosales | Argentina | MF | (1981-02-24) February 24, 1981 (age 44) | Chivas USA |
| 13 | Cristian Techera | Uruguay | MF | (1992-05-31) May 31, 1992 (age 32) | River Plate Montevideo |
| 15 | Matias Laba | Argentina | MF | (1991-12-11) December 11, 1991 (age 33) | Toronto FC |
| 20 | Deybi Flores | Honduras | MF | (1996-06-16) June 16, 1996 (age 28) | C.D. Motagua |
| 25 | Andre Lewis | Jamaica | MF | (1994-08-12) August 12, 1994 (age 30) | Portmore United F.C. |
| 28 | Gershon Koffie | Ghana | MF | (1991-08-25) August 25, 1991 (age 33) | Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2) |
| 29 | Nicolás Mezquida | Uruguay | MF | (1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 (age 33) | Fénix |
| 30 | Ben McKendry | Canada | MF | (1993-03-25) March 25, 1993 (age 31) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency |
| 31 | Russell Teibert | Canada | MF | (1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 32) | Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2) |
| 32 | Marco Bustos | Canada | MF | (1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 (age 28) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency |
| 38 | Kianz Froese | Canada | MF | (1996-04-16) April 16, 1996 (age 28) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency |
| 77 | Pedro Morales | Chile | MF | (1985-05-25) May 25, 1985 (age 39) | Málaga CF |
| Forwards ||||||
| 11 | Darren Mattocks | Jamaica | FW | (1990-09-02) September 2, 1990 (age 34) | Akron Zips |
| 19 | Erik Hurtado (on loan to Mjøndalen) | United States | FW | (1990-05-11) May 11, 1990 (age 34) | Santa Clara |
| 23 | Kekuta Manneh | Gambia | FW | (1994-12-30) December 30, 1994 (age 30) | Austin Aztex |
| 29 | Octavio Rivero | Uruguay | FW | (1992-01-24) January 24, 1992 (age 33) | O'Higgins F.C. |
| 34 | Caleb Clarke | Canada | FW | (1993-06-23) June 23, 1993 (age 31) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency |
| 88 | Robert Earnshaw | Wales | FW | (1981-04-06) April 6, 1981 (age 43) | Chicago Fire |
* See also: List of Vancouver Whitecaps FC players

### Transfers
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 29 | ST | Octavio Rivero | O'Higgins F.C. | Undisclosed / Designated Player | December 25, 2014 |
| 18 | DF | Diego Rodríguez | Juventud | Loan | January 14, 2015 |
| 26 | DF | Tim Parker | St. John's Red Storm | Selected in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft | January 15, 2015 |
| 44 | DF | Pa-Modou Kah | Portland Timbers | Free | January 21, 2015 |
| 20 | MF | Deybi Flores | C.D. Motagua | Loan | February 24, 2015 |
| 88 | ST | Robert Earnshaw | Chicago Fire | Free | March 25, 2015 |
| 13 | FW | Cristian Techera | River Plate Montevideo | Loan | April 9, 2015 |
| 6 | DF | Jordan Smith | Deportivo Saprissa | Loan | August 6, 2015 |

#### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| MF | Bryce Alderson | | Released | November 14, 2014 |
| DF | Andy O'Brien | | Out of Contract | November 14, 2014 |
| DF | Carlyle Mitchell | Seoul E-Land | Released | November 14, 2014 |
| FW | Mamadou Diouf | | Option Declined | December 8, 2014 |
| MF | Sebástian Fernández | Boston River | Loan Return / Option Declined | December 8, 2014 |
| DF | Johnny Leverón | C.D. Marathón | Option Declined | December 8, 2014 |
| FW | Omar Salgado | New York City FC | Trade | December 8, 2014 |
| MF | Mehdi Ballouchy | New York City FC | Selected in 2014 MLS Expansion Draft | December 10, 2014 |
| FW | Erik Hurtado | Mjøndalen | Loan | August 7, 2015 |

### Technical staff

| Role | Name | Nation |
| Head coach | Carl Robinson | Wales |
| Assistant coach | Gordon Forest | Scotland |
| Assistant coach | Martyn Pert | England |
| Head of Scouting & Analysis | Daniel Stenz | Germany |
| Goalkeeper coach | Marius Røvde | Norway |
| Physiotherapist | Graeme Poole | Canada |

### Management

| 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 |

## Major League Soccer
### Regular season
#### 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 | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 53 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −3 |
Last updated: October 25, 2015 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 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | D | L | W |

### Tables
#### Western Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 44 | 36 | +8 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 51 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |

#### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls (S) | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 43 | +19 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | FC Dallas | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 52 | 39 | +13 | 60 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 34 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 58 | 53 | +5 | 53 | |
| 5 | Portland Timbers (C) | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |

### Playoffs
#### Conference semifinals
## CONCACAF Champions League
### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEA | OLI | VAN |
| 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage | — | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Olimpia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | | 1–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | — |

## Canadian Championship
### Semi-finals

* ^ Edmonton had originally been scheduled to host the first leg of the semi-final against Vancouver in Edmonton on May 6, 2015 but the match was postponed due to snow.

### Finals
## Cascadia Cup

The 2015 Cascadia Cup will feature nine matches total, six of which feature the Whitecaps, three of which will be hosted at BC Place: two against Seattle Sounders FC, and one versus the Portland Timbers. Portland will host two matches at Providence Park, and Seattle will host one at CenturyLink Field.