2010 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

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.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2010 season
ChairmanGreg Kerfoot
ManagerTeitur 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

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]

2010-07-14 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 Portland Timbers 0 - 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Burnaby, BC
19:30 report Koffie  1'
Nash  13' (pen.)
Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5018
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
2010-10-10 Playoffs QF2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 - 1 Portland Timbers Portland, Oregon
18:00 0 report 1 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 30 13 9 8 44 32 +12 47 Conference leader, qualified for playoffs
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 30 10 5 15 32 22 +10 45 Qualified for playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
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.

Current roster

as of the end of the season.[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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

POSNationalityPlayerNew Team
FWCharles GbekeReleased (Guangzhou F.C.)
MFVicente ArzeReleased (Free Agent)
FWLyle MartinReleased (Shaanxi Chan-Ba)
GKDiegoReleased (Hollywood United Hitmen)
DFMichael Ndubuisi OnwatuegwuReleased (Persiba Bantul)
DFMarco RedaReleased (Free Agent)
FWAaron WheelerReleased (FC Tampa Bay)
DFGeordie LyallRetired
November 2009

IN

POSNationalityPlayer
DFChris WilliamsSigned (Charleston Battery)
MFRicardo SanchezSigned (Minnesota Thunder)

OUT

POSNationalityPlayer
MFTyrell BurgessReleased (Bermuda Hogges)
MFKenold VersaillesReleased (Rochester Rhinos)
December 2009

IN

POSNationalityPlayer
DFZourab TsiskaridzeSigned (Miami FC)
MFJonny SteeleSigned (Puerto Rico Islanders)
DFGreg JanickiSigned (D.C. United)
January 2010

IN

POSNationalityPlayer
DFNelson AkwariSigned (Charleston Battery)

OUT

POSNationalityPlayer
FWMarcus HaberTransferred (West Bromwich Albion)
February 2010

IN

POSNationalityPlayer
MFBlake WagnerSigned (FC Dallas)

OUT

POSNationalityPlayer
DFMason TraffordReleased (Real Maryland Monarchs)
MFGordon ChinReleased (Free Agent)
April 2010

IN

POSNationalityPlayer
DFMouloud AkloulSigned (Al-Ittihad Kalba)
GKDan PelcSigned (Serbian White Eagles)
FWMarcus HaberOn Loan (West Bromwich Albion)
June 2010

IN

POSNationalityPlayer
MFAlex ElliotSigned (FSV Mainz 05)

OUT

POSNationalityPlayer
FWMarcus HaberLoan Return (West Bromwich Albion)
July 2010

IN

POSNationalityPlayer
FWRidge MobuluSigned (Lausanne Sport)

OUT

POSNationalityPlayer
MFJustin MooseReleased (Free Agent)
MFRicardo SanchezTraded: FC Tampa Bay
MFJonny SteeleTraded: FC Tampa Bay
FWDever OrgillReleased (St. George's SC)
August 2010

IN

POSNationalityPlayer
FWJonathan McDonaldSigned (Club Sport Herediano)
MFAlexandre MorfawSigned (Bodens BK)
MFTerry DunfieldSigned (Shrewsbury Town)
MFKyle PorterSigned (Energie Cottbus)
DFAlain RochatSigned (FC Zurich)
MFDavide ChiumientoSigned (Lucerne)
FWCody ArnouxSigned (Everton)
DFWillis ForkoSigned (FK Bodø/Glimt)
DFGershon KoffieSigned (International Allies FC)

OUT

POSNationalityPlayer
FWMarlon JamesReleased (Free Agent)
DFAlain RochatLoaned to FC Zurich
MFAnsu ToureReleased (Free Agent)
September 2010

OUT

POSNationalityPlayer
DFTakashi Hiranoassigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
MFNizar Khalfanassigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
FWCornelius Stewartassigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
FWDoudou Touréassigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency

References

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