2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2012 soccer season March 2026 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2012 Martin Rennie Head coach Greg Kerfoot Major League Soccer 5th, West12th, Overall MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout round Canadian Championship Runners-up Cascadia Cup 3rd Pro Soccer Classic Winners Darren Mattocks (7) Darren Mattocks (8) BC Place 21,000 (sell-out)vs. Montreal Impact (March 10)vs. Seattle Sounders FC (May 19)vs. Los Angeles Galaxy (July 18)vs. Seattle Sounders FC (September 29)vs. Portland Timbers (October 21) 14,878vs. Toronto FC (May 16) League: All: _WHITECAPS_11h _WHITECAPS_11h _WHITECAPS_11h _STRICON_ONWHITE _3_stripes_on_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000030 000030 _WHITECAPS_11a _WHITECAPS_11a _WHITECAPS_11a _STRICON_WHITE _3_stripes_white FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000030 000030 _WHITECAPS_12t _WHITECAPS_12t _WHITECAPS_12t _WHITECAPS_12t _3_stripes_sky FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 32180D 2011 2013 The 2012 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' second season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada. In 2011, the expansion Whitecaps FC struggled to find the results and finished at the bottom of the league table winning just six matches with none on the road. By finishing last overall in the regular season the Whitecaps FC received the 2nd overall pick in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft and 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft that were held in January 2012. The Whitecaps second season began on March 10 against expansion side, and Canadian rivals, Montreal Impact at BC Place with a 2–0 victory. Vancouver set a MLS record by going 427 minutes without conceding a goal to start the season.Fudge Simon Whitecaps FC suffer first defeat of the 2012 MLS season at San Jose Earthquakes http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/04/whitecaps-fc-suffer-first-defeat-2012-mls-season-san-jose-earthquakes WhitecapsFC.com April 7, 2012 April 7, 2012 The club qualified for the playoffs for the first time on October 23 when Seattle Sounders FC defeated FC Dallas. They became the first Canadian MLS team to make the playoffs in MLS history. Vancouver finished as runners-up in the 2012 Canadian Championship after losing to Toronto FC in the Final for the second consecutive season, under the current bracket format. The Whitecaps defeated FC Edmonton with an aggregate score of 5–1 in the semi-finals before falling 2–1 on aggregate to Toronto. 4 Season overview January/February thumb|right|Le Toux was acquired on January 31 from Philadelphia. He scored the first goal of the season for Vancouver. He was traded to New York on July 13. By finishing last overall in the league table in 2011, the Vancouver Whitecaps received the 2nd overall draft choice in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft and Supplemental Draft. The SuperDraft was held on January 12 and the club selected Darren Mattocks with their first-round pick and Chris Estridge with their second-round pick. As a Generation Adidas player, Mattocks was already signed to a league contract prior to being drafted. The Whitecaps also selected four players in the Supplemental Draft, Gienir Garcia, Greg Klazura, Andrew Fontein and Mark Fetrow. Garcia was traded shortly after to Montreal in exchange for the discovery rights to Etienne Barbara.Whitecaps FC acquire MLS discovery rights to striker Etienne Barbara http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/01/whitecaps-fc-acquire-mls-discovery-rights-striker-etienne-barbara Whitecapsfc.com February 28, 2012 January 17, 2012 Training camp for the 2012 MLS season began in Vancouver on January 23. Under new head coach, Martin Rennie, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC underwent a large number of personnel changes both on the pitch and off. Rennie replaced assistant coaches Colin Miller and Denis Hamlett with Paul Ritchie, Carl Robinson and Jake DeClute. He also acquired several high-profile players to add to the club. After signing Lee Young-Pyo and Lee Nguyen in December, the club acquired MLS All-star striker Sébastien Le Toux from the Philadelphia Union on January 31 in exchange for allocation money.Whitecaps FC acquire MLS all-star Sebastien Le Toux http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/01/whitecaps-fc-acquire-le-toux WhitecapsFC.com February 18, 2012 January 31, 2012 On February 16 the Whitecaps also announced the signing of Middlesbrough F.C. midfielder, and Scottish international, Barry Robson as their newest designated player, replacing Mustapha Jarju who was released shortly before. Robson will join the club in July after his season with Middlesbrough has concluded.http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/02/whitecaps-fc-add-robson Whitecaps FC add Designated Player Barry Robson WhitecapsFC.com Vancouver Whitecaps FC February 16, 2012 February 16, 2012 The Whitecaps spent ten days training at the Grande Sports World complex in Casa Grande, Arizona for the second consecutive season. During the training camp, the club played in two friendlies against Seattle Sounders FC and Real Salt Lake. Both matches ended in 1–1 draws, with Camilo and Darren Mattocks scoring the goals for Vancouver. The Whitecaps returned to Vancouver for training and played a friendly against Victoria of the CIS; the Whitecaps won the match 2–1. On February 21, the Whitecaps began training at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. The Whitecaps signed their second-round Supplemental Draft choice, Greg Klazura, on February 22.'Caps add Greg Klazura http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/02/caps-add-greg-klazura Whitecapsfc.com February 22, 2012 February 22, 2012 During their two-week training camp in Florida they competed in the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic. Vancouver played three group stage matches against Montreal Impact, Houston Dynamo, and Sporting Kansas City. They finished the group stage with three wins while scoring seven goals, led by Le Toux with three, and conceding none. March thumb|right|Vancouver Whitecaps FC second MLS season opener against the Montreal Impact on March 10 at BC Place. The Vancouver Whitecaps won their first trophy as an MLS franchise when they defeated Toronto FC by a score of 1–0 in the Walt Disney Pro Soccer Classic Final on March 3. Camilo scored the lone goal of the match for Vancouver in the 10th minute. The club then played their final match of the preseason, a community shield friendly, against Martin Rennie's former club, Carolina RailHawks FC, the following day. The match also featured former RailHawks FC players Brad Knighton and Matt Watson. The Whitecaps tied the match at 2 with a last-minute goal by Davide Chiumiento but ultimately lost 4–2 on penalties. The Whitecaps kicked off their second MLS season on March 10 against rivals Montreal Impact in front of a sold-out crowd of 21,000 at BC Place.Le Toux shines; Whitecaps down Impact in Season Opener http://tsn.ca/soccer/mls/story/?id=390002 TSN March 12, 2012 March 10, 2012 This was the first match between the two storied rival squads in Major League Soccer. The Whitecaps scored early with Sébastien Le Toux registering his first goal for Vancouver in the 4th minute after receiving a flicked on header from Eric Hassli before sliding the ball passed goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts. In the league's seventeen season history, Le Toux's strike was the fastest opening goal ever to start a season.MacMahon Martin Le Toux's record opener sets tone in Whitecaps victory http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/03/10/le-touxs-record-opener-sets-tone-whitecaps-victory MLSsoccer.com March 10, 2012 March 10, 2012 The Whitecaps increased their lead when 2011 leading scorer, Camilo, scored his first goal of the season in the 54th minute. Joe Cannon made five saves to earn his first win, and clean sheet, of the season as the Whitecaps won their season opener 2–0. The match was watched by an average of 541,000 viewers in Canada, with a total of 2.5 million people tuning in for at least a portion of the match, on TSN and RDS making it the most-viewed MLS game ever in the country.Montreal Impact–Vancouver Whitecaps FC MLS Game Attracts Record Audience for TSN and RDS http://ctvmedia.ca/tsn/releases/release.asp?id=14903&yyyy=2012 Bell Media March 12, 2012 March 12, 2012 https://archive.today/20120710151627/http://ctvmedia.ca/tsn/releases/release.asp?id=14903&yyyy=2012 July 10, 2012 dead mdy-all Vancouver played their first road match of the season on March 17 against Chivas USA at The Home Depot Center. Captain Jay DeMerit scored the lone goal, his first as a Whitecap, of the match with a header off a corner kick in the 68th minute. Goalkeepers Joe Cannon and Brad Knighton combined for the clean sheet and the Whitecaps won their first away match in their MLS history. Knighton replaced Cannon who was subbed off with an injury in the 41st minute.Fudge Simon Whitecaps FC claim first away win in MLS at Chivas USA http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/03/whitecaps-fc-claim-first-away-win-mls-chivas-usa WhitecapsFC.com March 17, 2012 March 17, 2012 Joe Cannon was awarded the MLS Save of the Week for his stop on Casey Townsend in the 32nd minute.Sssssssssss BOOOOOM! http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/03/sssssssssss-booooom WhitecapsFC.com March 27, 2012 March 23, 2012 The Whitecaps continued their shutout streak on March 24 with a 0–0 draw against D.C. United. Cannon was awarded with his second consecutive Save of the Week after blocking a Hamdi Salihi header off a corner kick in the 67th minute.Cannon still Save of the Week champ http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/03/cannon-still-save-week-champ WhitecapsFC.com March 30, 2012 March 30, 2012 Vancouver capped off the month of March with their fourth clean sheet of the season but, once again, failed to score themselves against the Philadelphia Union. April The Whitecaps saw their four-match unbeaten streak to open the season end on April 7 against the San Jose Earthquakes. Sébastien Le Toux scored a second half goal for Vancouver, but Chris Wondolowski replied with a brace as San Jose won 3–1. The match also saw the Whitecaps set a new MLS record for shutout streak to open a season end at 427 minutes, a mark previously set by the New York Red Bulls at 421 minutes. John Furlong, former CEO of VANOC for the 2010 Winter Olympics, was named Executive Chair of the Whitecaps on April 12.John Furlong named executive chair of Whitecaps FC http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/04/john-furlong-named-executive-chair-whitecaps-fc WhitecapsFC.com April 12, 2012 April 12, 2012 Vancouver suffered their second consecutive 3–1 at the hands of Sporting Kansas City on April 18, before rebounding to beat both FC Dallas and Columbus Crew 1–0 on April 21 and 28, respectively. Camilo and Lee Young-Pyo scored the respective goals. May thumb|right|The Whitecaps met FC Edmonton in the 2012 Canadian Championship semi-final first leg in May, and beat them 2–0. The Whitecaps opened the month of May with the first leg of their semi-final fixture for the 2012 Canadian Championship in an away match against FC Edmonton of the NASL. They earned a 2–0 victory over their Canadian rivals with goals from Eric Hassli and Atiba Harris while Brad Knighton earned the clean sheet in his first start for the club. On May 5, the Whitecaps had a re-match with the San Jose Earthquakes at BC Place. Vancouver were able to defeat San Jose 2–1 despite falling behind in the 15th minute. Eric Hassli scored in the final minute of stoppage time to give the club its first ever win when trailing in a match. The match took place exactly thirty-eight years since the Whitecaps played their first ever competitive match as a club, also against the San Jose Earthquakes, where they were defeated by the same 2–1 scoreline. On May 12, the Whitecaps suffered their worst defeat of the season to date, dropping a 4–1 decision to the New England Revolution. Lee Nguyen, who was waived by the Whitecaps in the preseason, scored two goals and helped set up another. Vancouver drew 1–1 against Toronto FC in the first leg of the Canadian Championship. Ryan Johnson put the visitors ahead but Eric Hassli scored in stoppage time to salvage a draw. Hassli's goal was described by analysts as "jaw-dropping" and compared to his goal against Seattle Sounders FC in 2011, which received international acclaim and was a finalist for the 2011 Best Play ESPY Award and runner-up for MLS goal of the year.Thursday Kickoff: Hassli blast gives Whitecaps tie vs. TFC, United release Owen, and more http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2012/05/thursday-kickoff-hassli-blast-gives-whitecaps-tie-vs-tfc-united-release-owen-and-more.html Soccer By Ives May 17, 2012 May 17, 2012Whitecaps' Hassli topped by Wambach for ESPY http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/07/13/whitecaps-hassli-topped-wambach-espy MLSsoccer.com May 17, 2012 July 13, 2011Timbers' Darlington Nagbe wins AT&T Goal of the Year http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/16/att-goal-year-winner-darlington-nagbe MLSsoccer.com May 17, 2012 November 16, 2011 July 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702073913/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2011/11/16/att-goal-year-winner-darlington-nagbe dead Vancouver opened the 2012 Cascadia Cup against Seattle Sounders FC at BC Place on May 19. Twice the Whitecaps earned the lead with goals from Alain Rochat and Camilo but both were answered by Eddie Johnson and Fredy Montero for Seattle with the match finishing in a 2–2 draw. Vancouver failed to win their first Canadian Championship losing 1–0 to Toronto FC, 2–1 on aggregate. The Whitecaps ended the month in Portland where they drew 1–1 with the Timbers. Darren Mattocks scored his first MLS goal in the 84th minute to pull the Whitecaps even. June On June 15, the Vancouver Whitecaps unveiled their new third kit. The design featured an arbutus brown colour with sky blue trim. The new kit debuted on June 17 against Colorado, where the Whitecaps won 1–0. On June 18, the club introduced Barry Robson to the media. Robson became eligible to join the line-up on June 27. On June 28, the Whitecaps waived midfielder Floyd Franks and traded forward Tan Long to D.C. United. July thumb|Kenny Miller was signed July 16 as the club's third designated player, fourth to date. Barry Robson made his club debut on July 4 against Colorado. Robson was named to the starting eleven by Martin Rennie and played 57 minutes before being subbed off. The Whitecaps won the match 1–0 on a goal by Darren Mattocks. The win brought Vancouver to 29 points, eclipsing their total of 28 points in 2011. On July 8, captain Jay DeMerit was named to the MLS All-Star first XI. The 2012 MLS All-Star game took place July 25 at PPL Park in Philadelphia. The MLS All-Stars defeated UEFA Champions League and FA Cup holders Chelsea 3–2. On July 11 it was announced that Davide Chiumiento would be transferred to FC Zürich.Whitecaps FC transfer midfielder Davide Chiumiento to FC Zurich http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/07/chiumiento-fc-zurich Vancouver Whitecaps FC July 11, 2012 Further moves were made on July 13 when Sébastien Le Toux was traded to New York Red Bulls in exchange for Dane Richards.'Caps acquire Jamaican international Richards and allocation money from Red Bulls for Le Toux http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/07/whitecaps-fc-acquire-richards Vancouver Whitecaps FC July 13, 2012 On July 16 the Whitecaps announced the addition of a third designated player, captain of the Scottish national team, Kenny Miller.Whitecaps FC add Designated Player Kenny Miller http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/07/vwfc-add-miller Vancouver Whitecaps FC July 16, 2012 July 17, 2012 October 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141022064830/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/07/vwfc-add-miller dead Miller made his Whitecaps debut coming off the bench against San Jose a week later. On July 20 Martin Rennie made more moves by trading away the club's first ever designated player Eric Hassli to Toronto FC in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and an international roster slot through the 2013 season.Vancouver Whitecaps FC make trade with Toronto FC http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/07/vancouver-whitecaps-fc-make-trade-toronto-fc Vancouver Whitecaps FC July 20, 2012 This also freed an international slot for the club in addition to the slot acquired from the trade. August The club made two depth acquisitions to begin the month of August signing Irish centre back Andy O'Brien and Brazilian midfielder Tiago Ulisses. O'Brien made his debut coming off the bench against Real Salt Lake on August 11. October On October 21 the Vancouver Whitecaps became the first Canadian MLS team to qualify for the MLS Playoffs.The Canadian Press https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/whitecaps-1st-canadian-team-to-make-mls-playoffs-1.1176250 Whitecaps 1st Canadian team to make MLS playoffs CBC.ca October 21, 2012 October 22, 2012 They entered the day needing either a win against Portland, an FC Dallas defeat, or a draw with Portland and a FC Dallas draw with Seattle. Vancouver fell 0–1 but still clinched as the Sounders defeated Dallas 3–1. November The team lost their one-game playoff game against Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 despite opening the scoring in the third minute of the match. http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/11/wfc-playoff-loss-la dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121104030832/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/11/wfc-playoff-loss-la 2012-11-04 Whitecaps FC season ends after disappointing playoff loss in LA Vancouver Whitecaps FC The Galaxy eventually went on to win the MLS Cup. Players Squad information August 8, 2012 Players + Vancouver Whitecaps FC http://www.whitecapsfc.com/players Vancouver Whitecaps FC August 8, 2012 No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age as of Nov. 1) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Joe Cannon USA GK 2012 11 01 1975 1 1 San Jose Earthquakes 18 Brad Knighton USA GK 2012 11 01 1985 2 6 Carolina RailHawks 24 Brian Sylvestre USA GK 2012 11 01 1992 12 19 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency Defenders 3 Jordan Harvey USA LB 2012 11 01 1984 1 28 Philadelphia Union 4 Alain Rochat SUI LB 2012 11 01 1983 2 1 Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2) 6 Jay DeMerit USA CB 2012 11 01 1979 12 4 Watford F.C. 12 Lee Young-Pyo KOR RB 2012 11 01 1977 4 23 Al-Hilal FC 15 Martín Bonjour ARG CB 2012 11 01 1985 4 9 Rampla Juniors 19 Carlyle Mitchell TRI CB 2012 11 01 1987 8 8 Joe Public F.C. 32 Greg Klazura USA RB 2012 11 01 1988 1 27 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 40 Andy O'Brien IRE CB 2012 11 01 1979 6 29 Leeds United A.F.C. Midfielders 11 John Thorrington USA CM 2012 11 01 1979 11 17 Chicago Fire 13 Michael Nanchoff USA CM 2012 11 01 1988 9 24 Akron Zips 14 Barry Robson SCO CM 2012 11 01 1978 11 7 Middlesbrough F.C. 16 Matt Watson ENG CM 2012 11 01 1985 1 1 Carolina RailHawks 20 Dane Richards JAM RW 2012 11 01 1983 12 14 New York Red Bulls 23 Tiago Ulisses BRA MF 2012 11 01 1989 5 9 Botafogo Futebol Clube 27 Jun Marques Davidson JPN DM 2012 11 01 1983 6 7 Tokushima Vortis 28 Gershon Koffie GHA MF 2012 11 01 1991 8 25 Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2) 31 Russell Teibert CAN LW 2012 11 01 1992 12 22 Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2) 36 Bryce Alderson CAN MF 2012 11 01 1994 2 5 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency Forwards 7 Kenny Miller SCO FW 2012 11 01 1979 12 23 Cardiff City 8 Etienne Barbara MLT FW 2012 11 01 1982 06 10 Carolina RailHawks 9 Atiba Harris SKN FW 2012 11 01 1985 1 9 FC Dallas 17 Omar Salgado USA FW 2012 11 01 1993 9 10 C.D. Guadalajara 22 Darren Mattocks Jamaica FW 2012 11 01 1990 9 2 Akron Zips 34 Caleb Clarke CAN FW 2012 11 01 1993 6 23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency 37 Camilo BRA FW 2012 11 01 1988 7 21 Gyeongnam FC List of Vancouver Whitecaps FC players Transfers in List of Major League Soccer transfers 2012 DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef November 17, 2011 CAN Bryce Alderson MF CAN Vancouver (Residency) Free http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/11/whitecaps-fc-add-residency-youngster-bryce-alderson-mls-roster Whitecaps FC add Residency youngster Bryce Alderson to MLS roster WhitecapsFC.com Vancouver Whitecaps FC November 17, 2011 November 17, 2011 December 6, 2011 South Korea Lee Young-Pyo DF Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Free http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/12/whitecaps-fc-sign-former-south-korean-world-cup-star-young-pyo-lee Whitecaps FC sign former South Korean World Cup star Young-Pyo Lee WhitecapsFC.com December 6, 2011 December 6, 2011 December 15, 2011 USA Lee Nguyen MF Vietnam Becamex Binh Duong F.C. Free, Weighted lottery process http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/12/whitecaps-fc-acquire-lee-nguyen-major-league-soccer-weighted-lottery-process Whitecaps FC acquire Lee Nguyen via Major League Soccer weighted Lottery process WhitecapsFC.com December 15, 2011 December 15, 2011 December 16, 2011 England Matt Watson MF USA Carolina RailHawks Free http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/12/vancouver-whitecaps-fc-sign-midfielder-matt-watson Vancouver Whitecaps FC sign midfielder Matt Watson WhitecapsFC.com Vancouver Whitecaps FC December 16, 2011 December 16, 2011 January 6, 2012 Argentina Martín Bonjour DF URU Rampla Juniors Undisclosed terms http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/01/caps-sign-argentine-defender-martin-bonjour 'Caps sign Argentine defender Martin Bonjour | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Whitecapsfc.com January 6, 2012 January 17, 2012 April 3, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150403095834/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/01/caps-sign-argentine-defender-martin-bonjour dead January 12, 2012 Jamaica Darren Mattocks FW USA University of Akron Zips 2012 MLS SuperDraft http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/01/whitecaps-fc-select-darren-mattocks-2012-mls-superdraft Whitecaps FC select Darren Mattocks in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft | Vancouver Whitecaps FC Whitecapsfc.com January 12, 2012 January 17, 2012 January 17, 2012 USA Brad Knighton GK USA Carolina RailHawks Free http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/01/whitecaps-fc-acquire-goalkeeper-brad-knighton Whitecaps FC acquire goalkeeper Brad Knighton WhitecapsFC.com Vancouver Whitecaps FC January 17, 2012 January 17, 2012 January 19, 2012 JPN Jun Marques Davidson MF JPN Tokushima Vortis Undisclosed http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/01/whitecaps-fc-add-midfielder-jun-marques-davidson-mls-roster Whitecaps FC add midfielder Jun Marques Davidson WhitecapsFC.com Vancouver Whitecaps FC January 19, 2012 January 21, 2012 January 31, 2012 FRA Sébastien Le Toux FW USA Philadelphia Union Acquired for allocation money February 16, 2012 SCO Barry Robson MF ENG Middlesbrough Free transfer, pre-contract. Joined club in July. February 22, 2012 USA Greg Klazura DF USA Notre Dame Fighting Irish Supplemental Draft, 2nd round February 28, 2012 Malta Etienne Barbara FW USA Carolina RailHawks Discovery rights acquired from Montreal. Signed February 28, 2012 Whitecaps FC add Etienne Barbara to MLS roster http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/02/whitecaps-fc-add-barbara Whitecapsfc.com February 28, 2012 February 28, 2012 March 6, 2012 USA Floyd Franks MF USA Carolina RailHawks Free Vancouver Whitecaps FC add midfielder Floyd Franks http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/03/vancouver-whitecaps-fc-add-midfielder-floyd-franks Whitecapsfc.com March 6, 2012 March 6, 2012 April 24, 2012 CAN Caleb Clarke FW CAN Vancouver (Residency) Free http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/04/clarke-added Whitecaps FC add Richmond native Caleb Clarke to MLS roster WhitecapsFC.com Vancouver Whitecaps FC April 24, 2012 April 24, 2012 July 13, 2012 JAM Dane Richards MF USA New York Red Bulls Acquired for Sébastien Le Toux July 16, 2012 SCO Kenny Miller FW WAL Cardiff City Transfer, undisclosed fee August 1, 2012 IRE Andy O'Brien DF ENG Leeds United A.F.C. Transfer, undisclosed fee Whitecaps FC add experienced centre back Andy O'Brien http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/08/wfc-add-o%E2%80%99brien Vancouver Whitecaps FC August 1, 2012 August 1, 2012 August 3, 2012 BRA Tiago Ulisses MF BRA Botafogo Futebol Clube Transfer, undisclosed fee Whitecaps FC add midfielder Tiago Ulisses http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/08/wfc-ulisses Vancouver Whitecaps FC August 3, 2012 August 3, 2012 Transfers out DatePlayerPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef November 7, 2011 CMR Alexandre Morfaw MF Waived http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/11/whitecaps-fc-waive-alexandre-morfaw Whitecaps FC waive Alexandre Morfaw WhitecapsFC.com Vancouver Whitecaps FC November 7, 2011 November 7, 2011 November 23, 2011 USA Jeb Brovsky MF CAN Montreal Impact Expansion Draft Whitecaps FC waive Bilal Duckett, Nizar Khalfan and Montreal Impact select Jeb Brovsky http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/11/whitecaps-fc-waive-bilal-duckett-nizar-khalfan-and-montreal-impact-select-jeb-brovsky WhitecapsFC.com November 23, 2011 November 23, 2011 November 23, 2011 TAN Nizar Khalfan MF USA Philadelphia Union Waived, free transfer November 23, 2011 USA Bilal Duckett DF Waived November 30, 2011 USA Shea Salinas MF USA San Jose Earthquakes Traded for allocation money Whitecaps FC trade Salinas to SJ Earthquakes http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/11/whitecaps-fc-trade-salinas-sj-earthquakes WhitecapsFC.com November 30, 2011 November 30, 2011 December 5, 2011 USA Jay Nolly GK USA Chicago Fire Traded for a 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 pick Jay Nolly traded to Chicago http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2011/12/jay-nolly-traded-chicago WhitecapsFC.com December 5, 2011 December 5, 2011 December 29, 2011 USA Greg Janicki DF USA San Antonio ScorpionsWaived http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2011/12/rounding-up-the-mls-comings-and-goings-western-conference.html Rounding up the MLS comings and goings: Western Conference Soccer By Ives December 29, 2011 January 17, 2012 December 29, 2011 USA Jonathan Leathers DF Waived December 29, 2011 USA Peter Vagenas MF USA C.D. Chivas USA Waived January 20, 2012 GAM Mustapha Jarju FW BEL R.A.E.C. Mons Contract terminated. Later re-signed with RAEC Mons on January 25, 2012. Jarju and Davies move on http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/01/jarju-and-davies-move WhitecapsFC.com January 21, 2012 January 20, 2012http://westcoast.gm/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=639:toubabo-jarju-rejoins-raec-mons&catid=39:sports&Itemid=60 Toubabo Jarju rejoins RAEC Mons Westcoast.gm January 31, 2012 January 20, 2012 CAN Philippe Davies MF Option declined March 1, 2012 USA Lee Nguyen MF USA New England Revolution Waived. Later selected by New England in waiver draft on March 2, 2012. Matt Watson obtains United States green card http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/03/watson-green-card WhitecapsFC.com March 1, 2012 March 1, 2012 June 22, 2012 NZL Michael Boxall DF NZL Wellington Phoenix FC Waived Whitecaps FC waive defender Michael Boxall http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/06/whitecaps-fc-waive-defender-michael-boxall WhitecapsFC.com June 22, 2012 June 22, 2012 June 28, 2012 USA Floyd Franks MF USA Carolina RailHawks Waived Whitecaps FC trade Long Tan to D.C. United and waive Floyd Franks http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/06/whitecaps-fc-trade-lt-waive-franks Whitecaps FC June 28, 2012 June 28, 2012 June 28, 2012 CHN Tan Long FW USA D.C. United Traded for 2015 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 pick July 11, 2012 SUI Davide Chiumiento MF SUI FC Zürich Transfer fee undisclosed July 13, 2012 FRA Sébastien Le Toux FW USA New York Red Bulls Traded for Dane Richards and allocation money. July 20, 2012 FRA Eric Hassli FW CAN Toronto FC Traded for 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 pick and international roster spot through 2013. Club Front office and staff thumb|right|Martin Rennie was hired as the new Vancouver Whitecaps FC head coach on August 9, 2011. Owners CAN Greg KerfootUSA Stephen LuczoCAN Jeff MallettCAN Steve Nash y President CAN Bob Lenarduzzi Head Coach SCO Martin Rennie y Director of Operations USA Tom Soehn Assistant Coaches USA Jake DeCluteSCO Paul RitchieWAL Carl Robinson y Staff Coach CAN Martin Nash Goalkeeper Coach NOR Marius Røvde y Scouting Coordinator USA Jake DeClute Head Athletic Trainer USA Jake Joachim y Physiotherapist CAN Graeme Pool Head of Sports Medicine & Science CAN Rick Celebrini y Strength & Conditioning Coach USA Mike Young March 15, 2012 http://www.whitecapsfc.com/technical-staff Vancouver Whitecaps FC Official Website Vancouver Whitecaps FC March 15, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120315054901/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/technical-staff March 15, 2012 dead mdy-all Statistics Appearances and goals Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs Canadian Championship 1 Joe Cannon GK USA 26+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 3 Jordan Harvey DF USA 18+8 1 1+0 0 2+1 0 4 Alain Rochat DF SUI 27+0 2 1+0 0 3+0 0 6 Jay DeMerit DF USA 31+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 0 7 Kenny Miller FW SCO 8+5 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 8 Etienne Barbara FW MLT 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 9 Atiba Harris FW SKN 3+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 11 John Thorrington MF USA 14+5 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 12 Lee Young-Pyo DF KOR 33+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 13 Michael Nanchoff MF USA 1+8 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 14 Barry Robson MF SCO 16+1 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 15 Martín Bonjour DF ARG 27+1 1 0+1 0 2+0 0 16 Matt Watson MF ENG 10+5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 17 Omar Salgado FW USA 5+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 18 Brad Knighton GK USA 8+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 19 Carlyle Mitchell DF Trinidad 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 20 Dane Richards MF JAM 9+3 3 0+1 0 0+0 0 22 Darren Mattocks FW JAM 15+6 7 1+0 1 0+3 1 23 Tiago Ulisses FW BRA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 24 Brian Sylvestre GK USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 27 Jun Marques Davidson MF JPN 24+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 28 Gershon Koffie MF GHA 28+1 3 1+0 0 2+0 0 31 Russell Teibert MF CAN 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 32 Greg Klazura DF USA 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 34 Caleb Clarke FW CAN 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 36 Bryce Alderson MF CAN 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 37 Camilo FW BRA 19+9 5 0+0 0 3+0 0 40 Andy O'Brien DF IRE 7+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 — Michael Boxall DF NZL 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 — Davide Chiumiento MF SUI 15+1 0 0+0 0 2+2 0 — Eric Hassli FW FRA 9+9 2 0+0 0 3+1 2 — Floyd Franks MF USA 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 — Sébastien Le Toux FW FRA 18+1 4 0+0 0 2+1 2 — Tan Long FW CHN 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 |} Last updated: January 7, 2013 Source: Vancouver Whitecaps FC Italic: denotes player is no longer with team Goalkeeper stats {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- | rowspan="2" style="width:15px; text-align:center;"|No. | rowspan="2" style="width:15px; text-align:center;"|Nat. | rowspan="2" style="width:160px; text-align:center;"|Player | colspan="4" style="width:160px; text-align:center;"|Total | colspan="4" style="width:160px; text-align:center;"|Major League Soccer | colspan="4" style="width:160px; text-align:center;"|MLS Cup Playoffs | colspan="4" style="width:160px; text-align:center;"|Canadian Championship |- |style="width: 40px;"|MIN Minutes played |style="width: 40px;"|SV Saves |style="width: 40px;"|GA Goals against |style="width: 40px;"|GAA Goals against average |style="width: 40px;"|MIN Minutes played |style="width: 40px;"|SV Saves |style="width: 40px;"|GA Goals against |style="width: 40px;"|GAA Goals against average |style="width: 40px;"|MIN Minutes played |style="width: 40px;"|SV Saves |style="width: 40px;"|GA Goals against |style="width: 40px;"|GAA Goals against average |style="width: 40px;"|MIN Minutes played |style="width: 40px;"|SV Saves |style="width: 40px;"|GA Goals against |style="width: 40px;"|GAA Goals against average |- | style="text-align: right;" |1 |USA | style="text-align: left;" |Joe Cannon |2,457 |79 |36 |1.32 |2,277 |73 |34 |1.34 |0 |0 |0 |0.00 |180 |6 |2 |1.00 |- | style="text-align: right;" |18 |USA | style="text-align: left;" |Brad Knighton |1,052 |40 |10 |0.86 |782 |27 |7 |0.81 |90 |5 |2 |2.00 |180 |8 |1 |0.50 |- | style="text-align: right;" |24 |USA | style="text-align: left;" |Brian Sylvestre |0 |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0 |0.00 |0 |0 |0 |0.00 January 7, 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC May 2012 Italic: denotes player is no longer with team Starting XI 280px 0.5 0.1 270 USA 0.48 0.15 270 Knighton 0.15 0.39 270 KOR 0.16 0.44 270 Lee 0.38 0.35 270 IRE 0.36 0.40 270 O'Brien 0.62 0.35 270 USA 0.60 0.40 270 DeMerit 0.87 0.37 270 USA 0.85 0.44 270 Harvey 0.30 0.60 270 GHA 0.29 0.65 270 Koffie 0.73 0.60 270 SUI 0.69 0.65 270 Rochat 0.22 0.85 270 SCO 0.19 0.90 270 Robson 0.50 0.90 270 ENG 0.48 0.95 270 Watson 0.50 1.10 270 JAM 0.47 1.15 270 Mattocks 0.50 1.10 270 SCO 0.47 1.15 270 Miller Configuration based in August 2012 starting lineups. Top scorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Ran Ranking No. Squad Number Pos Position Nat Nationality NameMajor League SoccerMLS PlayoffsCanadian ChampionshipTotal122FWJAMDarren Mattocks71192—FWFRASébastien Le Toux4026337FWBRACamilo50054—FWFRAEric Hassli2024514MFSCOBarry Robson300320MFJAMDane Richards300328MFGHAGershon Koffie300384DFSUIAlain Rochat20027FWSCOKenny Miller200210———Four players tied with 1 goal eachTOTALS351642 January 7, 2013 Vancouver Whitecaps FC http://www.whitecapsfc.com/stats Vancouver Whitecaps FC August 8, 2012 Italic: denotes player is no longer with team Top assists Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal. Ran Ranking No. Squad Number Pos Position Nat Nationality NameMajor League SoccerMLS Cup PlayoffsCanadian ChampionshipTotal1—MFSUIDavide Chiumiento5038237FWBRACamilo7007312DFKORLee Young-Pyo400444DFSUIAlain Rochat2013—FWFRAEric Hassli300363DFUSAJordan Harvey200214MFSCOBarry Robson200217FWUSAOmar Salgado101228MFGHAGershon Koffie200210———Ten players tied with 1 assist eachTOTALS351642 January 7, 2013 Italic: denotes player is no longer with team Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by position, and then shirt number. Major League Soccer Canadian Championship N/A Others 1 y GK USA Joe Cannon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 GK USA Brad Knighton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 y GK USA Brian Sylvestre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 DF USA Jordan Harvey 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 y DF SUI Alain Rochat 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 DF USA Jay DeMerit 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 y DF KOR Lee Young-Pyo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 DF ARG Martín Bonjour 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 y DF TTO Carlyle Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 DF USA Greg Klazura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 y MF USA John Thorrington 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 MF USA Michael Nanchoff 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 y MF SCO Barry Robson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 MF ENG Matt Watson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 y MF JAM Dane Richards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 MF BRA Tiago Ulisses 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 y MF JPN Jun Marques Davidson 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 MF GHA Gershon Koffie 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended August 15 vs. FC Dallas for yellow card accumulation. 31 y MF CAN Russell Teibert 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 MF CAN Bryce Alderson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 y FW SCO Kenny Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 FW MLT Etienne Barbara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 y FW SKN Atiba Harris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 FW USA Omar Salgado 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 y FW JAM Darren Mattocks 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 FW CAN Caleb Clarke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 y FW BRA Camilo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 DF IRE Andy O'Brien 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — y DF NZL Michael Boxall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — MF SUI Davide Chiumiento 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — y MF USA Floyd Franks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — FW FRA Eric Hassli 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — y FW FRA Sébastien Le Toux 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — FW CHN Long Tan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 August 11, 2012 Competitive matches August 2012 Italic: denotes no longer with club. Competitions Pre-season Arizona training February 6 15:00 PST Vancouver 1–1 Report Seattle Camilo 1Harris 14Bonjour 14Boxall 77Teibert 103Cregg 110 Parke 20Carrasco 48Caskey 94Vanzie 101Banton 0 116Gutierres 119 Grande Sports World Casa Grande, Arizona D February 10 10:00 PST Vancouver 1–1 Report Salt Lake Harris 18Mattocks 27Camilo 45Koffie 90 Bengellou 21Tanaka 26Espíndola 39 pen.Steele 51Gil 54Salcedo 75Schuler 79 Grande Sports World Casa Grande, Arizona D Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic 2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic February 24 Match 1 17:00 PST Montreal 0–3 Recap Vancouver Arnaud 42Martins 71 Hassli 38, 42Camilo 41Mattocks 69Koffie 75Le Toux 83 pen. ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Orlando, Florida W February 26 Match 2 10:00 PST Vancouver 1–0 Recap Houston Le Toux 15 pen.Harvey 44 Deric 28Creavalle 54 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Orlando, Florida W February 29 Match 3 15:00 PST Kansas City 0–3 Recap Vancouver César 6Collin 16Kamara 59 Koffie 40Harvey 47Le Toux 50Teibert 62Mitchell 67 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Orlando, Florida W March 3 Championship 17:00 PST Vancouver 1–0 Recap Toronto Camilo 10Mattocks 25Teibert 87 Makubua 2 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Orlando, Florida Mark Geiger W Friendlies February 19 13:00 PST Victoria 1–2 Recap Vancouver Gorman 67 pen. Chiumiento 11 pen.Davidson 2 39 65Watson 52 Centennial Stadium Victoria, British Columbia 2,831 W March 4 Community Shield 12:00 PST Carolina 2–2 Recap Vancouver Lowery 6Shriver 71 Tan 49Chiumiento 90 WakeMed Soccer Park Cary, North Carolina Terry Vaughn L Stockley Drake Miller Shipalane 4–2 Le Toux Chiumiento Tan Knighton Overall y n Pro Soccer Classic Group stage Winner Winner February 24 March 3 y y Major League Soccer 5th, West11th, Overall March 10 October 27 y MLS Cup Playoffs Play-in Round Play-in Round November 1 y n Canadian Championship Semi-finals Runner-up Runners-up May 2 May 23 y Cascadia Cup 3rd May 19 October 21 October 28, 2012 Major League Soccer 2012 Major League Soccer season League table Western Conference Overall Results summary 8 3 6 25 17 3 10 4 10 24 yes October 28, 2012 MLSSoccer.com yes August 2012 Results by round table b Round Ground H /A /H /A /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /H /A /A /A /A /A /H /H /A /H /H /A /A /A /A /H /H /H /H /A Result W /W /D /D /L /L /W /W /W /L /D /D /W /W /D /L /W /D /L /L /D /W /L /W /L /L /L /L /L /D /D /W /L /D Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss MLS results October 27, 2012 October 2012 Match results Schedulehttp://www.whitecapsfc.com/schedule 2012 Schedule WhitecapsFC.com February 22, 2012 #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA March 10 1 15:00 PST Vancouver Montreal BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 2–0 W Le Toux 4Camilo 54Bonjour 58 Felipe 19Bernier 28 Recap 21,000 Ricardo Salazar March 17 2 19:30 PDT Chivas Vancouver The Home Depot Center Carson, California 0–1 W Minda 35 Davidson 63DeMerit 68Hassli 89 Recap 7,723 Jair Marrufo March 24 3 19:00 PDT Vancouver D.C. BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 0–0 D Hassli 33 Santos 35Pontius 70 Recap 19,394 Kevin Stott March 31 4 16:00 PDT Philadelphia Vancouver PPL Park Chester, Pennsylvania 0–0 D Gómez 43Carroll 56M. Farfan 77 Harris 65 Recap 17,189 Elias Bazakos April 7 5 16:00 PDT San Jose Vancouver Buck Shaw Stadium Santa Clara, California 3–1 L Wondolowski 68 78Gordon 72Corrales 90+2 Davidson 11Bonjour 37Y.P. Lee 45+2Le Toux 49 Recap 10,525 Ramon Hernandez April 18 6 19:00 PDT Vancouver Kansas City BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 1–3 L Hassli 6DeMerit 67Le Toux 79 Collin 18, 24Nagamura 38Bonjour 51 o.g.Kamara 65Nielsen 80 Recap 15,382 Baldomero Toledo April 21 7 19:00 PDT Vancouver Dallas BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 1–0 W Camilo 11Koffie 38Watson 57 Blas Pérez 75Rodríguez 90 Recap 18,027 Edvin Jurisevic April 28 8 16:30 PDT Columbus Vancouver Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio 0–1 W Marshall 81O'Rourke 87 Harvey 50Koffie 67Y.P. Lee 74 Recap 11,978 Elias Bazakos May 5 9 16:00 PDT Vancouver San Jose BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 2–1 W Koffie 40Davidson 90+2Hassli 90+4 Wondolowski 15Cronin 52Beitashour 54Chávez 54 Recap 19,271 Chris Penso May 12 10 16:30 PDT New England Vancouver Gillette Stadium Foxborough, Massachusetts 4–1 L Nguyen 6 72Sène 24Joseph 33, 45+2 Hassli 5, 90Koffie 44Salgado 61Mattocks 64 Recap 12,112 Silviu Petrescu May 19 11Cascadia Cup a 14:00 PDT Vancouver Seattle BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 2–2 D Rochat 12Camilo 82, 90+3Koffie 84 Johnson 47Montero 90 Recap 21,000 Kevin Stott May 26 12Cascadia Cup a 19:00 PDT Portland Vancouver Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon 1–1 D Smith 40Boyd 67 Thorrington 23Bonjour 70Mattocks 84, 90 Recap 20,438 Jorge Gonzalez June 10 13 16:00 PDT Vancouver Houston BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 3–1 W Mattocks 4 66Davidson 68Harvey 88 Davis 80Kandji 83Carr 86 Recap 18,811 Ramon Hernandez June 16 14 16:00 PDT Vancouver Colorado BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 1–0 W Rochat 42Mattocks 2 59 60Le Toux 80 Recap 19,166 Jasen Anno June 20 15 20:00 PDT Vancouver New York BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 1–1 D Hassli 67Bonjour 75 Richards 14Lindpere 19Pearce 86 Recap 20,060 Chris Penso June 23 16 19:30 PDT Los Angeles Vancouver The Home Depot Center Carson, California 3–0 L Beckham 16Magee 16Keane 30Donovan 41Franklin 68 Mattocks 24Davidson 61 Recap 21,529 Allen Chapman July 4 17 18:30 PDT Colorado Vancouver Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado 0–1 W Rochat 41Mattocks 43, 90+3 Recap 18,757 Dave Gantar July 7 18 19:30 PDT Chivas Vancouver The Home Depot Center Carson, California 0–0 D LaBrocca 45Califf 90+3 Rochat 63Hassli 64Bonjour 71Koffie 87 Recap 11,659 Juan Guzman July 11 19 16:00 PDT Toronto Vancouver BMO Field Toronto, Ontario 3–2 L Silva 38, 68Dunfield 63, 90+4Frings 72 Mattocks 50 90+1Rochat 71 Recap 19,821 Fotis Bazakos July 14 20 17:30 PDT Chicago Vancouver Toyota Park Bridgeview, Illinois 1–0 L Pardo 10Segares 36Alex 41Friedrich 2 67 69 Mattocks 12Rochat 43 Recap 16,820 Jose Carlos Rivero July 18 21 19:00 PDT Vancouver Los Angeles BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 2–2 D Koffie 18Robson 27DeMerit 58 Donovan 45+1Beckham 81Lopes 83Villarreal 86, 87 Recap 21,000 Silviu Petrescu July 22 22 16:00 PDT Vancouver San Jose BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 2–1 W Bonjour 11Robson 12, 62 pen.Richards 20 Beitashour 32Gordon 38 Recap 20,112 Jair Marrufo July 27 23 18:00 PDT Salt Lake Vancouver Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 2–1 L Saborío 34 pen. 58 DeMerit 33Mattocks 52, 86Cannon 0 76 Recap 18,702 Kevin Stott August 11 24 16:00 PDT Vancouver Salt Lake BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 2–1 W Rochat 41Koffie 49Camilo 58Richards 64 Beltran 37Borchers 90+2 Recap 20,083 Paul Ward August 15 25 19:00 PDT Vancouver Dallas BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 0–2 L Bonjour 34Camilo 45+1Nanchoff 81Lee 86Davidson 86Robson 90+5 Hernández 46Castillo 60Top 70Jacobson 83Ferreira 86 Recap 19,006 Matthew Foerster August 18 26Cascadia Cup a 13:00 PDT Seattle Vancouver CenturyLink Field Seattle, Washington 2–0 L Hurtado 58Montero 64Johnson 87 Koffie 90+1 Recap 55,718 Silviu Petrescu August 25 27Cascadia Cup a 19:30 PDT Portland Vancouver Jeld-Wen Field Portland, Oregon 2–1 L Nagbe 41Songo'o 55 Rochat 33Miller 45+2Thorrington 65Mattocks 0 84 Recap 20,438 Dave Gantar September 1 28 19:00 PDT Los Angeles Vancouver The Home Depot Center Carson, California 2–0 L Gonzalez 21Juninho 41Beckham 79 Richards 61Barbara 90 Recap 20,168 Baldomero Toledo September 15 29 17:30 PDT Dallas Vancouver FC Dallas Stadium Frisco, Texas 1–0 L de Guzman 45, 90+6 Bonjour 30Harvey 36Koffie 53Knighton 90+1 Recap Allen Chapman September 23 30 16:30 PDT Vancouver Colorado BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 2–2 D Richards 22Camilo 29Rochat 64Miller 68 Cummings 34Smith 86 Recap 18,992 Drew Fischer September 29 31Cascadia Cup a 18:00 PDT Vancouver Seattle BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 0–0 D Harvey 49 Parke 55 Recap 21,000 Silviu Petrescu October 3 32 19:00 PDT Vancouver Chivas BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 4–0 W Koffie 11Richards 35Camilo 62Robson 73 Bolaños 43Valencia 55 Recap 17,777 Hilario Grajeda October 21 33Cascadia Cup a 16:00 PDT Vancouver Portland BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 0–1 L Sanvezzo 53Koffie 80 Mosquera 10Jewsbury 39 Recap 21,000 Juan Guzman October 27 34 18:00 PDT Salt Lake Vancouver Rio Tinto Stadium Sandy, Utah 0–0 D Wingert 36Johnson 82 DeMerit 47 Recap 20,507 Baldomero Toledo Note Cascadia Cup a Indicates a match against a Cascadia Cup rival. MLS Cup playoffs 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs Knockout round November 1 KO 19:30 PST Los Angeles Vancouver The Home Depot Center Carson, California 2–1 L Juninho 43Magee 69Donovan 73 pen.Sarvas 87 Mattocks 3Bonjour 71Y.P. Lee 72 Recap 14,703 Silviu Petrescu Canadian Championship 2012 Canadian Championship Voyageurs Cup The club participated in the four-team Canadian Championship which included FC Edmonton, the Montreal Impact and Toronto FC. The champion of the tournament was awarded the Voyageurs Cup and qualified for the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League group stage. Each round featured a two-legged home-and-away format. The team with the higher aggregate score from both matches was declared the winner. Should there have been a tie in the aggregate score, the away goals rule was used to determine the winner. Should the away goals also have been even, an additional 30 minutes of extra time were played with the away goals rule no longer in effect. The final tiebreaker would be a penalty shoot-out. Semi-finals May 2 First Leg 19:00 PDT Edmonton 0–2 Recap Vancouver Saiko 66van Leerdam 74 Hassli 19Harris 41Harvey 72 Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton, Alberta 2,777 Carol Anne Chenard W May 9 Second Leg 20:00 PDT Vancouver 3–1 Recap Edmonton Thorrington 42Le Toux 75 87Mattocks 90+3 Vorbe 33Hamilton 41Cox 44Kooy 51Pinto 54 BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 15,011 5–1 Geoff Gamble W Final May 16 First Leg 19:00 PDT Vancouver 1–1 Recap Toronto Hassli 90+1 Hall 11Dunfield 49Johnson 66 BC Place Vancouver, British Columbia 14,878 Drew Fischer D May 23 Second Leg 17:00 PDT Toronto 1–0 Recap Vancouver Frings 31Morgan 48De Guzman 0 57Lambe 75, 83Henry 84 Bonjour 36Le Toux 2 45 58Mattocks 89 BMO Field Toronto, Ontario 13,777 2–1 Silviu Petrescu L MLS reserves MLS Reserve League The Vancouver Whitecaps will compete in the West Division for the 2012 MLS Reserves season. The division consists of six teams, including Chivas USA, Los Angeles Galaxy, Portland Timbers, Seattle Sounders FC and San Jose Earthquakes. The Whitecaps will play each other team twice, once home and once away. League table West Division Match results Schedulehttp://www.whitecapsfc.com/reserves-schedule Reserves Schedule WhitecapsFC.com March 27, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120310161940/http://www.whitecapsfc.com/reserves-schedule March 10, 2012 dead mdy-all #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA March 26 11:00 PDT Vancouver 1–1 Recap Seattle Mitchell 90+1 Steres 36González 69Caskey 72 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia D April 8 11:00 PDT San Jose 1–2 Recap Vancouver Ampaipitakwong 77 Tan 38Harris 78 Nutrilite Training Facility San Jose, California W April 22 15:00 PDT Vancouver 0–3 Recap Portland Richards 44Songo'o 65Dike 89 Swangard Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia L May 27 14:00 PDT Portland 1–2 Recap Vancouver Palmer 38Fucito 51Jean-Baptiste 71 Franks 18Mattocks 28Barbara 38Harvey 45Knighton 90+4 JELD-WEN Field Portland, Oregon W June 1 18:00 PDT Seattle 1–2 Recap Vancouver Carrasco 36Dismuke 81 Mitchell 26 72 Starfire Sports Complex Tukwila, Washington W June 12 11:00 PDT Vancouver 1–3 Recap Los Angeles Nanchoff 13Alderson 68 Villareal 47 90+1McBean 86 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia L July 23 11:00 PDT Vancouver 1–3 Recap Chivas USA Froese 57Watson 75 Chavez 9Akwari 19Romero 37Courtois 41Gavin 66Romero 70 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia L August 3 10:00 PDT Chivas USA 1–1 Recap Vancouver Correa 16 Harris 14 pen., 32Klazura 23, Watson 39 The Home Depot Center Carson, California D September 10 11:00 PDT Vancouver 1–2 Recap San Jose Harris 21Mitchell 65 Fondy 10Padilla 61Morales 75Ventura 84 Thunderbird Stadium Vancouver, British Columbia L October 7 11:00 PDT Los Angeles Vancouver To Be Determined Carson, California Cascadia Cup Cascadia Cup thumb|right|Vancouver Whitecaps FC debut at BC Place on October 2 against Cascadia rivals and expansion cousins, Portland Timbers. The Whitecaps have had a long-standing rivalry with the Pacific Northwest clubs Seattle Sounders FC and Portland Timbers, dating back to the 1970s when ancestry clubs of the same name played in the original and now-defunct North American Soccer League. The tri-member tournament will continue in 2012. The winner is determined through league matches between the sides, and the club with the best record against both sides wins the trophy. The 2012 MLS season will see an unbalanced schedule due to an uneven number of teams with the addition of the Montreal Impact. As a result, the Whitecaps will play three matches each against Portland and Seattle. The odd number of matches means Vancouver will host the Sounders twice and Timbers once while visiting Seattle Portland once and twice respectively. This setup will alternate each year. Recognition MLS Save of the Week Week Player Save Report2USA Joe Cannon32'SOTW3USA Joe Cannon67'SOTW MLS Team of the Week Week Player/Manager Position Report7KOR Lee Young-PyoDF MLS Team of the Week: 78KOR Lee Young-PyoDF MLS Team of the Week: 811SUI Alain RochatDF MLS Team of the Week: 1112USA John ThorringtonMF MLS Team of the Week: 1213–15JAM Darren MattocksFW MLS Team of the Week: 13–15FRA Sébastien Le TouxSCO Martin Rennie Coach18USA Joe CannonGK MLS Team of the Week: 18 https://web.archive.org/web/20120714233338/http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/07/10/team-week-wk-18-union-youth-lead-charge July 14, 2012 23BRA CamiloMF MLS Team of the Week: 23 MLS All-Stars 2012 MLS All-Star Game Player Position NoteUSA Jay DeMeritDF First XI Miscellany Allocation ranking Vancouver is in the No. 11 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.http://pressbox.mlssoccer.com/content/allocation-ranking-feb-16-2012 Allocation Ranking (as of Feb 16, 2012) Major League Soccer February 16, 2012 Vancouver moved to the top position in the allocation ranking after the Montreal Impact exercised their allocation rights to acquire Eddie Johnson. On June 26, the Whitecaps swapped their allocation ranking with the Philadelphia Union, who were in the 12 position, in a trade. Philadelphia then used their allocation ranking to sign Bakary Soumaré. International roster slots Vancouver have 11 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots. Vancouver acquired one additional slot from Colorado Rapids in November 2010 and a second slot from Colorado in January 2012. They acquired a third additional slot from Toronto FC in July 2012. Future draft pick trades Future picks acquired: 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 pick from Philadelphia Union 2013 MLS SuperDraft conditional pick from Real Salt Lake 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft Round 1 pick from Chicago Fire 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 1 pick from Toronto FC 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 pick from Colorado Rapids 2014 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 pick from Seattle Sounders FC 2015 MLS SuperDraft Round 3 pick from D.C. United Future picks traded: 2013 MLS SuperDraft Round 2 pick to Philadelphia Union References 2 August 2012 2012 Category:2012 Major League Soccer season Category:Canadian soccer clubs 2012 season Category:2012 in sports in British Columbia Whitecaps FC