Whitecaps FC 2

Whitecaps FC 2
Full name Whitecaps FC 2
Nickname(s) WFC2
Founded 2014 (2014)
Stadium Thunderbird Stadium
Vancouver, British Columbia
Stadium
capacity		 3,500
Head coach Rich Fagan
League USL
Website Club website

Whitecaps FC 2 is a professional soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and serves as the affiliate of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of MLS. The team plays its home games at UBC's Thunderbird Stadium and competes in the second tier United Soccer League.[1]

Longtime Simon Fraser University coach Alan Koch was named head coach of Whitecaps 2 on January 30, 2015.[2]

Players and staff

Current roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth. Squad correct as of July 16, 2017.[3]

No. Position Player Nation
14 Defender Seiler, ColeCole Seiler ([A])  United States
18 Goalkeeper Richey, SpencerSpencer Richey ([A])  United States
22 Defender Dean, ChristianChristian Dean ([A])  United States
27 Midfielder Flores, DeybiDeybi Flores ([A])  Honduras
28 Defender Nerwinski, JakeJake Nerwinski ([A])  United States
30 Midfielder McKendry, BenBen McKendry ([A])  Canada
32 Midfielder Bustos, MarcoMarco Bustos ([A])  Canada
33 Defender de Vries, FrancisFrancis de Vries  New Zealand
40 Goalkeeper Melvin, SeanSean Melvin  Canada
41 Defender Zator, DominickDominick Zator  Canada
42 Midfielder Norman Jr., DavidDavid Norman Jr.  Canada
44 Defender Thoma, AndyAndy Thoma  United States
45 Forward Bevan, MyerMyer Bevan  New Zealand
48 Midfielder Metcalfe, PatrickPatrick Metcalfe  Canada
50 Forward Bartman, NazeemNazeem Bartman  South Africa
53 Goalkeeper Village, MarkMark Village  Canada
52 Forward Bair, TheloniusThelonius Bair ([B])  Canada
54 Forward Amanda, GloireGloire Amanda  Canada
55 Defender Serban, ChrisChris Serban  Canada
56 Forward Apostol, NicolasNicolas Apostol ([B])  Canada
57 Forward Sanner, ThomasThomas Sanner  United States
58 Midfielder Seymore, WillWill Seymore  England
61 Forward Campbell, TerranTerran Campbell  Canada
62 Defender Wynne, DeklanDeklan Wynne  New Zealand
63 Defender Chung, KadinKadin Chung  Canada
64 Midfielder Gardner, ThomasThomas Gardner  Canada
65 Defender Baldisimo, MatthewMatthew Baldisimo  Canada
66 Midfielder Baldisimo, MichaelMichael Baldisimo  Canada
67 Midfielder Davies, AlphonsoAlphonso Davies ([A])  Canada
  1. ^ Signed to first team contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
    2.
  2. ^ Vancouver Whitecaps FC Academy player.
    3.

Technical staff

As of March 2, 2015 [3]
Role Name Nation
Head coach Rich Fagan  Scotland
Assistant coach Steve Meadley  England
Goalkeeper coach Raegyn Hall  Canada

Head coaches

Years Name Nation
January 30, 2015 – December 14, 2016 Alan Koch  South Africa
February 20, 2017 – present Rich Fagan [4]  Scotland

Club captains

Years Name Nation
2015 Tyler Rosenlund[5]  Canada
2016 Kyle Greig[6]  United States

Record

Year-by-year

Year Division League Regular Season W-T-L Playoffs Avg. Attendance
2015 3 USL 8-6-14 11th, Western Did not qualify 1,682
2016 3 USL 12-9-9 6th, Western Conference Finals 1,779

References

  1. ↑ "Whitecaps FC launch USL PRO team, provide update on National Soccer Development Centre at UBC". Whitecaps FC. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Whitecaps FC name Alan Koch WFC2 head coach". Whitecaps FC. January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Roster -(Men's First Team)". Whitecaps.com. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Whitecaps FC appoint Rich Fagan as WFC2 head coach". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ "After learning from those around him, Tyler Rosenlund returns home to captain WFC2". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps FC. March 16, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.whitecapsfc.com/post/2016/03/23/kyle-greig-named-whitecaps-fc-2-captain-ahead-saturdays-opener
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