The 2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's eighth season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, this was the 41st season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.
Outside of MLS, the Whitecaps played in the 2018 Canadian Championship. They defeated the Montreal Impact 2–1 on aggregate in the semifinals before falling 7–4 on aggregate to Toronto FC in the finals.
On September 25, with five games remaining in the season the Whitecaps released head coach Carl Robinson along with assistant coaches Martyn Pert, Gordon Forrest and goalkeeper coach Stewart Kerr. Whitecaps Academy technical director Craig Dalrymple was named acting coach for the remainder of the season.
Current roster
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Stefan Marinovic GK SpVgg Unterhaching 12 Brian Rowe GK LA Galaxy 18 Spencer Richey (on loan at FC Cincinnati) GK Whitecaps FC 2 39 Sean Melvin GK Fresno FC Defenders 2 Doneil Henry DF West Ham United 3 Sean Franklin DF D.C. United 4 Kendall Waston DF Deportivo Saprissa 15 Roberto Domínguez DF Santa Tecla 17 Marcel de Jong DF Ottawa Fury 18 José Aja DF Orlando City SC 22 Aaron Maund DF Real Salt Lake 28 Jake Nerwinski DF Connecticut Huskies 46 Brett Levis DF Whitecaps FC 2 Midfielders 6 Efraín Juárez MF C.F. Monterrey 8 Felipe DF New York Red Bulls 11 Nicolás Mezquida MF Fénix 13 Cristian Techera MF River Plate Montevideo 20 Brek Shea MF Orlando City SC24 David Norman Jr. (on loan at Queen of the South F.C.) MF Whitecaps FC 229 Yordy Reyna MF Red Bull Salzburg31 Russell Teibert MF Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2) 54 Simon Colyn MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency65 Michael Baldisimo MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency66 Ali Ghazal MF Guizhou Zhicheng 67 Alphonso DaviesMF Whitecaps FC 2 77 Jordon Mutch MF Crystal Palace Forwards 9 Anthony Blondell FW Monagas SC 14 Marvin Emnes FW Akhisar Belediyespor 19 Erik Hurtado FW Santa Clara 23 Kei Kamara FW New England Revolution 45 Myer Bevan (on loan at Fresno FC) FW Whitecaps FC 2 50 Theo Bair FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
Transfers
In No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateRef. 47 FW Kyle Greig FC Cincinnati Loan Return November 27, 2017 30 MF Ben McKendry FC Edmonton 3 DF Sam Adekugbe IFK Göteborg 9 FW Anthony Blondell Monagas SC Undisclosed November 30, 2017 42 MF David Norman Jr. Whitecaps FC 2 Homegrown player December 1, 2017 23 FW Kei Kamara New England Revolution Traded in exchange for a 2019 first-round and a 2020 conditional second-round picks December 10, 2017 45 FW Myer Bevan Whitecaps FC 2 Free December 13, 2017 12 GK Brian Rowe LA Galaxy Traded in exchange for a 2018 second-round pick December 15, 2017 DF Deklan Wynne Whitecaps FC 2 Free December 21, 2017 2 DF Doneil Henry West Ham United December 22, 2017 6 MF Efraín Juárez C.F. Monterrey Undisclosed January 18, 2018 3 DF Sean Franklin D.C. United Free February 22, 2018 18 DF José Aja Orlando City SC Traded in exchange for $125,000 TAM and future considerations February 24, 2018 77 MF Jordon Mutch Crystal Palace Loan March 2, 2018 8 MF Felipe New York Red Bulls Traded with $500,000 allocation money and an international roster spot in exchange for Tim Parker March 2, 2018 25 DF Justin Fiddes Washington Huskies 2018 MLS SuperDraft March 8, 2018 39 GK Sean Melvin Fresno FC Homegrown player April 2, 2018 54 MF Simon Colyn Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency April 19, 2018 2 DF Doneil Henry Ottawa Fury FC Loan Return May 31, 2018 45 FW Myer Bevan Husqvarna FF July 3, 2018 65 MF Michael Baldisimo Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency Homegrown player July 17, 2018 50 FW Theo Bair 32 MF Marco Bustos Atlético Zacatepec Loan Return August 14, 2018 15 DF Roberto Domínguez Santa Tecla Free August 17, 2018 14 FW Marvin Emnes Akhisar Belediyespor Free September 6, 2018
Out Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateRef.GK Spencer Richey FC Cincinnati Loan November 22, 2017 MF Christian Bolaños Option Declined November 27, 2017 DF David Edgar FW Kyle Greig MF Nosa Igiebor MF Matías Laba MF Ben McKendryGK David Ousted MF Mauro Rosales DF Cole Seiler DF Sheanon Williams DF Jordan Harvey end of contractMF Andrew Jacobson retired DF Deklan Wynne Colorado Rapids Traded in exchange for $100,000 TAM December 21, 2017 FW Fredy Montero Tianjin TEDA Loan Return December 31, 2017 DF Sam Adekugbe Vålerenga Undisclosed January 8, 2018 MF Marco Bustos Atlético Zacatepec Loan January 10, 2018 MF Tony Tchani Chicago Fire Traded in exchange for $150,000 TAM February 28, 2018 DF Tim Parker New York Red Bulls Traded in exchange for Felipe, $500,000 allocation money and an international roster spot March 2, 2018 FW Myer Bevan Husqvarna FF Loan March 28, 2018 DF Doneil Henry Ottawa Fury FC Loan April 25, 2018 DF Justin Fiddes Fresno FC Loan May 1, 2018 DF Justin Fiddes WaivedJuly 2, 2018 MF Deybi Flores FW Bernie Ibini-Isei Emirates Club Mutual contract termination August 8, 2018 FW Myer Bevan Fresno FC Loan MF Marco Bustos OKC Energy FC Mutual contract termination August 15, 2018 MF David Norman Jr. Queen of the South Loan September 1, 2018
Major League Soccer Preseason
Regular season
League tables
Western Conference
Overall
Results
Canadian Championship
Playing statistics
Appearances (Apps.) numbers are for appearances in competitive games only including sub appearances Red card numbers denote: Numbers in parentheses represent red cards overturned for wrongful dismissal.
No.Nat.PlayerPos.MLSCanadian ChampionshipTotalAppsAppsApps1 GK 23 3 4 27 3 2 DF14 1 3 1 17 2 3 DF11 1 12 4 DF26 3 61 (1) 3 1 29 3 7 1 (1)6 MF 16 4 2 1 17 4 28MF29 1 4 1 1 30 1 4 1 9 FW 18 1 1 2 20 1 1 11 MF21 3 3 24 3 12 GK 10 10 13 MF21 87 1 4 25 8 7 114 FW 15 DF 17 MF 19 3 3 22 3 18 DF 17 1 4 1 17 1 4 1 19 FW12 2 3 1 15 3 20 MF 28 3 3 4 1 1 32 4 4 22 DF 10 1 11 23 FW 28 14 5 1 3 3 31 17 5 128 DF26 2 4 30 2 29 MF 26 6 9 2 3 1 29 7 9 2 31 MF 23 1 3 4 27 1 3 39 GK 46 DF 14 1 15 50 FW 54 MF 1 1 65 MF 66 MF 22 2 4 26 2 67 MF 31 8 2 2 33 8 2 77 MF 18 2 1 18 2 1 24 MF 1 1 1 1 45Loaned out for the remainder of the season. FW –No longer with team. DF – FW 8 1 9 Own goals 1 0 1Totals54607 (1)641 60 64 8 (1)
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