| Nickname | WFC2 | ||
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| Founded | November 21, 2014; 11 years ago (2014-11-21) December 6, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-12-06) (refounded) | ||
| Stadium | Swangard Stadium Burnaby,British Columbia | ||
| Capacity | 5,288 | ||
| Owner | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
| Head coach | Jesper Sørensen | ||
| League | MLS Next Pro | ||
| 2024 | 7th, Western Conference Playoffs: Did not qualify | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Whitecaps FC 2 is a professionalsoccer team based inVancouver,British Columbia, Canada that serves as the reserve team of theVancouver Whitecaps FC ofMajor League Soccer.
Prior to the MLS Next Pro iteration the team played its home games atUBC'sThunderbird Stadium and competed in theUnited Soccer League.[1]
On November 17, 2017, the Whitecaps announced they were disbanding WFC2 and entering an affiliation agreement with USL expansion teamFresno FC.[2]
On December 6, 2021, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC were named as one of 21 clubs that would field a team in the newMLS Next Pro league beginning in the 2022 season.[3][4] The team moved toSwangard Stadium and would continue to play under the Whitecaps FC 2 name, with a rebrand scheduled for 2023.[5] They retained the name and logo for the 2023 season.[6]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | DF | Mihail Gherasimencov(atCavalry FC) |
| Coach | Nationality | Start | End | Games | Win | Loss | Draw | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Koch[8] | January 30, 2015 | December 14, 2016 | 61 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 036.07 | |
| Rich Fagan[9] | February 20, 2017 | November 17, 2017 | 32 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 015.63 | |
| Nick Dasovic[10] | March 26, 2022 | February 9, 2023 | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 029.17 | |
| Ricardo Clark[11] | United States | February 9, 2023 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
| Years | Name | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tyler Rosenlund[12] | |
| 2016 | Kyle Greig[13] | United States |
| 2022 | Simon Becher Issac Boehmer | United States |
| 2023 | Giovanni Aguilar | United States |
Players who made at least 1 senior international appearance before or after joining Whitecaps FC 2.
As of December 31, 2024[update]
| Year | Division | League | Record (W–D–L) | Position | Playoffs | Avg. attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | United Soccer League | 8–6–14 | 11th (Western) | Did not qualify | 1,682 |
| 2016 | 12–9–9 | 6th (Western) | Conference Finals | 1,779 | ||
| 2017 | 2 | 5–9–18 | 14th (Western) | Did not qualify | 869 | |
| 2018–2021 | WFC2 disbanded | |||||
| 2022 | 3 | MLS Next Pro | 7–8[a]–9 | 7th (Western) | Did not qualify | N/A |
| 2023 | 8–7[b]–13 | 11th (Western) | Did not qualify | N/A | ||
| 2024 | 10–7[c]–11 | 7th (Western) | Western Conference Quarterfinals | N/A | ||
| 2025 | ||||||