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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
Head coachTeitur 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
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Schedule and results

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

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2010-02-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Seattle Sounders FC Casa Grande, Arizona
10:30 @WhitecapsFC.com Stadium: Grande Sports World
2010-02-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–4 Chicago Fire S.C. Arizona State University Soccer Stadium
13:00 @WhitecapsFC.com
2010-02-20 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Real Salt Lake Casa Grande, Arizona
15:00 @WhitecapsFC.com Stadium: Grande Sports World
2010-03-06 Seattle Sounders FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Burnaby, BC
16:00 @WhitecapsFC.com Stadium: Swangard Stadium
2010-03-20 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 5–0 UVic Vikes Victoria, BC
14:00 @WhitecapsFC.com Stadium: Centennial Stadium
2010-03-26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 Portland Timbers Tukwila, Washington
10:30 @WhitecapsFC.com Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
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

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See also: 2010 USSF Division-2 Professional League season

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2010-04-11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 NSC Minnesota Stars Burnaby, BC
16:00 Bellisomo   62'
James   67'		 report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4934
2010-04-17 Miami FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:00 report Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 1089
2010-04-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 AC St. Louis Burnaby, BC
16:00 Akloul   19' report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4815
2010-04-29 Portland Timbers 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
19:00 Pore   7'   86' report Akwari   11' Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5808
2010-05-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Crystal Palace Baltimore Burnaby, BC
19:00 report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4903
2010-05-15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Montreal Impact Burnaby, BC
19:30 report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5177
2010-05-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Rochester Rhinos Burnaby, BC
19:00 Stewart   17'
Janicki   51'		 report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4996
2010-05-29 Rochester Rhinos 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Rochester, New York
16:00 Pitchkolan   74'
Hamilton   84'		 report Sanchez   90+' Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 7744
2010-06-06 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 FC Tampa Bay Rowdies Burnaby, BC
16:00 Nash   45' (pen.) report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5288
2010-06-09 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Carolina RailHawks FC Burnaby, BC
19:30 A. Toure   31' report Barbara   45+' (pen.) Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4941
2010-06-12 Austin Aztex FC 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Austin, Texas
17:30 Olum   45+' report Haber   68'
Khalfan   82'		 Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 2841
2010-06-16 Puerto Rico Islanders 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Bayamón, Puerto Rico
17:00 A. Toure   10' report Foley   32' Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 2122
2010-06-26 AC St. Louis 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Fenton, Missouri
17:00 report Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
Attendance: 2432
2010-06-30 Montreal Impact 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal, Quebec
16:30 Donatelli   3' report Janicki   66'
Bellisomo   90'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 11,949
2010-07-03 Portland Timbers 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
19:00 report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 9017
2010-07-08 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 AC St. Louis Burnaby, BC
19:30 Edwini-Bonsu   87' report Bloom   72' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5185
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
2010-07-22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Portland Timbers Burnaby, BC
19:30 Khalfan   51' report Pore   66'
Danso   72'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5387
2010-07-25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 NSC Minnesota Stars Burnaby, BC
19:00 Nash   67' report Bracalello   28' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5288
2010-07-28 Montreal Impact 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal, Quebec
16:30 report Janicki   88' Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,355
2010-07-31 Carolina RailHawks FC 2–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Cary, North Carolina
16:00 Schulte   40'
Gardner   45'		 report Nash   2' (pen.)
Davies   15'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2285
2010-08-06 AC St. Louis 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Fenton, Missouri
17:00 report Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Soccer Park
Attendance: 2312
2010-08-14 NSC Minnesota Stars 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Blaine, Minnesota
17:00 report Nash   15' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1010
2010-08-21 FC Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tampa, Florida
16:30 Wagner   7' report King   28' Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 2562
2010-08-29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Austin Aztex FC Burnaby, BC
16:00 Stewart   16'
Mobulu   52'		 report Griffan   44'
Johnson   80'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5288
2010-09-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Puerto Rico Islanders Burnaby, BC
16:00 report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5288
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
2010-09-18 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Blaine, Minnesota
17:00 Deldo   49' report Stadium: National Sports Center
2010-09-24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–1 Montreal Impact Burnaby, BC
19:45 report Sebrango   29' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5288
2010-10-02 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–2 Portland Timbers Burnaby, BC
16:00 Dunfield   27'
Arnoux   68'		 report Alhassan   46'
Dike   56'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5435

Post-season

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2010-10-07 Playoffs QF1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Portland Timbers Burnaby, BC
19:30 Koffie   1'
Nash   13' (pen.)		 report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5018
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
2010-10-10 Playoffs QF2 Portland Timbers 1–0
(1–2 agg.)		 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
18:00 Marcelin   49' report Stadium: Merlo Field
Attendance: 4884
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
2010-10-14 Playoffs SF1 Puerto Rico Islanders 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Bayamón, Puerto Rico
17:05 report Stadium: Bayamón Soccer Complex
Attendance: 2831
2010-10-17 Playoffs SF2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–2 (a.e.t.)
(0–2 agg.)		 Puerto Rico Islanders Burnaby, BC
4:00PM PDT report Nicholas Addlery   113', 120' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5325

Nutrilite Canadian Championship

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See also: Canadian Championship and 2010 Canadian Championship
2010-05-05 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Montreal Impact Burnaby, BC
19:00 Haber   81' (pen.) report Byers   31' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4325
2010-05-19 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Toronto FC Burnaby, BC
19:00 report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4928
May 26, 2010 Montreal Impact 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Montreal, Quebec
20:00 EDT Billy   62' report A. Toure   50' Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 10,959
2010-06-02 Toronto FC 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Toronto, Ontario
20:00 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 15,176

Conference table

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See also: 2010 USSF Division-2 Professional League season
NASL Conference
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carolina RailHawks FC 30 13 9 8 44 32 +12 47 Conference leader, qualified for playoffs
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 30 10 5 15 32 22 +10 45 Qualified for playoffs[a]
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
Source: USSF D-2 schedule table
Notes:
  1. ^ The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.

Canadian Championship table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts TOR VAN MTL
1 Toronto FC (C) 4 2 2 0 3 0 +3 8 — 0–0 2–0
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 0 4 0 2 2 0 4 0–0 — 1–1
3 Montreal Impact 4 0 2 2 2 5 −3 2 0–1 1–1 —
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champion and qualification for the CONCACAF Champions League preliminary round

Current roster

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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

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Last updated on 17 October 2010.
(These are the most used starting active players in the most used formation throughout the complete season)

Transactions

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(As of End of 2009 season to Present)

October 2009

OUT

POS Nationality Player New Team
FW   Charles Gbeke Released (Guangzhou F.C.)
MF   Vicente Arze Released (Free Agent)
FW   Lyle Martin Released (Shaanxi Chan-Ba)
GK   Diego Released (Hollywood United Hitmen)
DF   Michael Ndubuisi Onwatuegwu Released (Persiba Bantul)
DF   Marco Reda Released (Free Agent)
FW   Aaron Wheeler Released (FC Tampa Bay)
DF   Geordie Lyall Retired
November 2009

IN

POS Nationality Player
DF   Chris Williams Signed (Charleston Battery)
MF   Ricardo Sanchez Signed (Minnesota Thunder)

OUT

POS Nationality Player
MF   Tyrell Burgess Released (Bermuda Hogges)
MF   Kenold Versailles Released (Rochester Rhinos)
December 2009

IN

POS Nationality Player
DF   Zourab Tsiskaridze Signed (Miami FC)
MF   Jonny Steele Signed (Puerto Rico Islanders)
DF   Greg Janicki Signed (D.C. United)
January 2010

IN

POS Nationality Player
DF   Nelson Akwari Signed (Charleston Battery)

OUT

POS Nationality Player
FW   Marcus Haber Transferred (West Bromwich Albion)
February 2010

IN

POS Nationality Player
MF   Blake Wagner Signed (FC Dallas)

OUT

POS Nationality Player
DF   Mason Trafford Released (Real Maryland Monarchs)
MF   Gordon Chin Released (Free Agent)
April 2010

IN

POS Nationality Player
DF   Mouloud Akloul Signed (Al-Ittihad Kalba)
GK   Dan Pelc Signed (Serbian White Eagles)
FW   Marcus Haber On Loan (West Bromwich Albion)
June 2010

IN

POS Nationality Player
MF   Alex Elliot Signed (FSV Mainz 05)

OUT

POS Nationality Player
FW   Marcus Haber Loan Return (West Bromwich Albion)
July 2010

IN

POS Nationality Player
FW   Ridge Mobulu Signed (Lausanne Sport)

OUT

POS Nationality Player
MF   Justin Moose Released (Free Agent)
MF   Ricardo Sanchez Traded: FC Tampa Bay
MF   Jonny Steele Traded: FC Tampa Bay
FW   Dever Orgill Released (St. George's SC)
August 2010

IN

POS Nationality Player
FW   Jonathan McDonald Signed (Club Sport Herediano)
MF   Alexandre Morfaw Signed (Bodens BK)
MF   Terry Dunfield Signed (Shrewsbury Town)
MF   Kyle Porter Signed (Energie Cottbus)
DF   Alain Rochat Signed (FC Zurich)
MF   Davide Chiumiento Signed (Lucerne)
FW   Cody Arnoux Signed (Everton)
DF   Willis Forko Signed (FK Bodø/Glimt)
DF   Gershon Koffie Signed (International Allies FC)

OUT

POS Nationality Player
FW   Marlon James Released (Free Agent)
DF   Alain Rochat Loaned to FC Zurich
MF   Ansu Toure Released (Free Agent)
September 2010

OUT

POS Nationality Player
DF   Takashi Hirano assigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
MF   Nizar Khalfan assigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
FW   Cornelius Stewart assigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
FW   Doudou Touré assigned to Vancouver Whitecaps Residency

References

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