Draft:List of all-time Vancouver Whitecaps seasons

Key[edit]

Key to competitions

Major League Soccer (MLS) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States, established in 1996.
USSF Division 2 Professional League (D2 Pro) – The second division of soccer in the United States for a single season in 2010, now defunct.
USL First Division (USL-1) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 2005 through 2009.
A-League – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1995 through 2004, now defunct.
American Professional Soccer League (APSL) – The second division of soccer in the United States from 1990 through 1996, now defunct.
Canadian Soccer League (CSL) – The top-flight of soccer in Canada from 1987 through 1992, now defunct.
North American Soccer League (NASL) – The top-flight of soccer in the United States from 1968 through 1984, now defunct.
Canadian Championship (CC) – The premier knockout cup competition in Canadian soccer, first contested in 2008. The Voyageurs Cup (VC), founded in 2002, preceded the competition and now serves as the championship trophy for the current cup tournament.
CONCACAF Champions Cup (CCC) – The premier competition in North American soccer since 1962. It went by the name of Champions League from 2008 to 2023.

Key to colours and symbols

1st or W	Winners
2nd or RU	Runners-up
SF or 4th	Semi-finalist
Last	Wooden Spoon
♦	League Golden Boot
	Highest average attendance

Key to league record

Season = The year and article of the season
Div = Level on pyramid
League = League name
Pld = Played
W = Games won
L = Games lost
D = Games drawn
GF = Goals scored
GA = Goals against
Pts = Points
PPG = Points per game
Conf = Conference position
Overall = League position

Key to cup record

DNE = Did not enter
DNQ = Did not qualify
NH = Competition not held or canceled
QR = Qualifying round
PR = Preliminary round
GS = Group stage
R1 = First round
R2 = Second round
R3 = Third round
R4 = Fourth round
R5 = Fifth round
QF = Quarterfinals
SF = Semifinals
RU = Runners-up
W = Winners

Seasons[edit]

Season	League											Position		Playoffs	CC	Continental		Other		Average attendance	Top goalscorer(s)
Season	Div	League	Pld	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Conf.	Overall	Playoffs	CC	CCL	LC	Other		Average attendance	Name(s)	Goals
1974	1	NASL	20	5	11	4	29	31	–2	19	0.95	4th	12th	DNQ	–	DNE	–	DNE/DNQ		10,098	Brian Gant^[1]	6
1975		NASL	22	11	11	0	38	28	+10	33	1.50	4th	11th	DNQ						7,579	Glen Johnson^[2]	8
1976		NASL	24	14	10	0	38	30	+8	42	1.75	4th	9th	R1						8,655	3 players tied^[3]	5
1977		NASL	26	14	12	0	43	36	+7	42	1.62	4th	7th	R1						11,897	Derek Possee^[4]	11
1978		NASL	30	24	6	0	68	29	+39	72	2.40	2nd	2nd	QF						15,736	Kevin Hector^[5]	21
1979		NASL	30	20	10	0	54	34	+20	60	2.00	3rd	4th	W						22,962	Kevin Hector^[6]	15
1980		NASL	32	16	16	0	52	47	+5	48	1.50	7th	14th	R1						26,834	Trevor Whymark^[7]	15
1981		NASL	32	21	11	0	74	43	+31	63	1.97	1st	3rd	R1						23,236	Carl Valentine^[8]	10
1982		NASL	32	20	12	0	58	48	+10	60	1.88	3rd	5th	QF						18,254	Ray Hankin^[9]	11
1983		NASL	30	24	6	0	63	34	+29	72	2.40	1st	2nd	QF						29,166	David Cross^[10]	19
1984		NASL	24	13	11	0	51	48	+3	39	1.63	2nd	4th	SF						15,190	Peter Ward^[11]	16
1985	No club existed
1986	No club existed
1987	1	CSL	20	9	8	3	37	27	+10	30	1.50	2nd	4th	SF	–	DNE	–	DNE/DNQ		5,993	Domenic Mobilio^[12]	12
1988		CSL	28	21	1	6	84	30	+54	69	2.46	1st	1st	W				Western Soccer Alliance	3/6^{[n 1]}	4,919	John Catliff^[13] Domenic Mobilio^[14]	22
1989		CSL	26	18	2	6	65	33	+32	60	2.31	1st	1st	W				DNE/DNQ		4,572	Domenic Mobilio^[14]	12
1990		CSL	26	17	6	3	69	26	+43	54	2.08	1st	1st	W				North American Club Championship	W	4,218	John Catliff^[15]	19
1991		CSL	28	20	4	4	69	31	+38	64	2.29	N/A	1st	W				DNE/DNQ		6,347	Domenic Mobilio^[16]	26
1992		CSL	20	11	6	3	42	28	+14	36	1.80		1st	RU		R1^{[n 2]}		Professional Cup	R1	4,344	John Catliff Dale Mitchell^[17]	6
1993	2	APSL	24	15	9	0	43	35	+8	45	1.88		1st	SF		DNE		DNE/DNQ		4,866	Domenic Mobilio^[18]	11
1994		APSL	20	7	13	0	25	41	–16	21	1.05		6th	DNQ						4,742	Domenic Mobilio^[19]	7
1995		A-League	24	10	14	0	43	43	0	30	1.25		3rd	SF						4,493	Giuliano Oliviero^[20]	9
1996		A-League	27	13	14	0	38	38	0	39	1.44		5th	DNQ						4,068	Domenic Mobilio^[21]	14
1997		A-League	28	16	12	0	50	29	+21	48	1.71	3rd	6th	SF						3,558	Domenic Mobilio^[22]	22
1998		A-League	28	15	13	0	55	42	+13	45	1.61	4th	15th	R1						4,185	Jason Jordan^[23]	8
1999		A-League	28	19	9	0	77	31	+46	57	2.04	3rd	4th	R1						4,559	Niall Thompson^[24]	20
2000		A-League	28	14	11	3	62	41	+21	45	1.61	5th	9th	QF						3,959	Darren Tilley^[25]	12
2001		A-League	26	16	8	2	44	33	+11	50	1.92	1st	4th	SF						5,542	Jason Jordan^[26]	9
2002		A-League	28	11	12	5	41	39	+2	38	1.36	5th	10th	SF						3,769	Jason Jordan^[27]	9
2003		A-League	28	15	6	7	45	24	+21	52	1.86	4th	5th	QF						4,292	Ollie Heald Jason Jordan^[28]	9
2004		A-League	28	14	9	5	38	29	+9	47	1.68	2nd	6th	SF						4,833	Jason Jordan^[29]	7
2005		USL-1	28	12	7	9	37	21	+16	45	1.61	N/A	3rd	QF						5,086	Jason Jordan^[30]	17
2006		USL-1	28	12	6	10	40	28	+12	46	1.64		4th	W						5,085	Joey Gjertsen^[31]	12
2007		USL-1	28	9	7	12	27	24	+3	39	1.39		7th	QF						5,162	Eduardo Sebrango^[32]	7
2008		USL-1	30	15	7	8	34	28	+6	53	1.77		2nd	W	3rd	DNQ				4,999	Eduardo Sebrango^[33]	16
2009		USL-1	30	11	10	9	42	36	+6	42	1.40		7th	RU	RU					5,312	Charles Gbeke^[34]	13
2010		D2 Pro	30	10	5	15	32	22	+10	45	1.50	2nd	5th	SF	RU					5,152	Martin Nash^[35]	5
2011	1	MLS	34	6	18	10	35	55	–20	28	0.82	9th	18th	DNQ	RU					20,412	Camilo Sanvezzo^[36]	13
2012		MLS	34	11	13	10	35	41	–6	43	1.26	5th	11th	R1	RU					19,475	Darren Mattocks	8
2013		MLS	34	13	12	9	53	45	+8	48	1.41	7th	13th	DNQ	RU					20,038	Camilo Sanvezzo	25
2014		MLS	34	12	8	14	42	40	+2	50	1.47	5th	9th	R1	SF					20,408	Pedro Morales	9
2015		MLS	34	16	13	5	45	36	+9	53	1.56	2nd	3rd	QF	W	GS				20,507	Octavio Rivero^[37]	10
2016		MLS	34	10	15	9	45	52	–7	39	1.15	8th	16th	DNQ	RU	SF				22,330	Pedro Morales	9
2017		MLS	34	15	12	7	50	49	+1	52	1.53	3rd	8th	QF	SF	NH				21,416	Fredy Montero	15
2018		MLS	34	13	13	8	54	67	–13	47	1.38	8th	14th	DNQ	RU	DNQ				21,946	Kei Kamara	17
2019		MLS	34	8	16	10	37	59	–22	34	1.00	12th	23rd		R3		DNE			19,514	Fredy Montero	8
2020		MLS	23	9	14	0	27	44	–17	27	1.17	9th	17th		DNQ		NH	MLS is Back Tournament	R1	22,120^{[n 3]}	Lucas Cavallini	6
2021		MLS	34	12	9	13	45	45	0	49	1.44	6th	12th	R1	R1		DNQ	DNE/DNQ		12,492^{[n 4]}	Cristian Dájome Brian White	12
2022		MLS	34	12	15	7	40	57	-17	43	1.26	9th	17th	DNQ	W		DNE			18,643	Lucas Cavallini	9
2023		MLS	34	12	10	12	55	48	+7	48	1.41	6th	13th	R1	W	QF	Ro32			16,745	Brian White	19
Total	–	–	1372	661	483	228	2270	1805	+465	2211	1.61	—		—	—	—	—	—		–	Domenic Mobilio	167

^ 1. Avg. attendance include statistics from league matches only.
^ 2. Top goalscorer(s) includes all goals scored in League, MLS Cup, Canadian Championship, CONCACAF Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, and other competitive continental matches.
^ 3. Points and PPG have been adjusted from non-traditional to traditional scoring systems for seasons prior to 2003 to more effectively compare historical team performance across seasons.

Notes[edit]

^ Vancouver played a match against each WSA team in the 1988 season. These matches did count towards the league standings for their opponents, however, Vancouver itself was not included in the league standings, and did not achieve any position. Vancouver finished with a record of 3 wins and 3 losses against WSA opponents.
^ Despite qualifying, Vancouver withdrew from the tournament before playing in any match.
^ Does not include home matches played in American stadiums, or matches played behind closed doors.
^ Does not include home matches played in American stadiums.

References[edit]

^ "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players-Brian Gant". Nasljerseys.com. April 23, 1952. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
^ Holroyd, Steven (January 31, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer – 1975". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
^ "Vancouver Whitecaps Rosters – 1976". Nasljerseys.com. April 23, 1952. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
^ Holroyd, Steven (October 21, 2003). "The Year in American Soccer – 1977". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (October 27, 2003). "The Year in American Soccer – 1978". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (May 30, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer – 1979". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (January 31, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer – 1980". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (June 6, 2004). "The Year in American Soccer – 1981". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (August 15, 2012). "The Year in American Soccer – 1982". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (August 17, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 1983". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on February 5, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Holroyd, Steve (January 31, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer – 1984". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (December 12, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 1987". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (June 15, 2008). "The Year in American Soccer – 1988". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Domenic Mobilio". National Football Teams. Retrieved January 11, 2014.
^ Litterer, David (January 29, 2006). "The Year in American Soccer – 1990". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (January 29, 2006). "The Year in American Soccer – 1991". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (May 30, 2008). "The Year in American Soccer – 1992". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on December 6, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (May 30, 2008). "The Year in American Soccer – 1993". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David. "The Year in American Soccer – 1994". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on May 4, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (January 29, 2006). "The Year in American Soccer – 1995". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (May 30, 2008). "The Year in American Soccer – 1996". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (May 30, 2008). "The Year in American Soccer – 1997". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Name, No. "1998 USL First Division". US soccer statistics from 1866 to 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
^ Douglas, Alan (February 27, 2002). "Niall Thompson Rejoins Vancouver". USL Fans News 2002. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (January 2, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 2000". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (December 12, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 2001". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on February 6, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Name, No. "2002 USL First Division". US soccer statistics from 1866 to 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
^ "A-League 2003". USL Stats Archive 2003 Results/Schedules. 2003. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (July 12, 2012). "The Year in American Soccer – 2004". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David. "The Year in American Soccer – 2005". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (January 22, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 2006". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (April 10, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer – 2007". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (April 10, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer – 2008". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (January 16, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 2009". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (December 12, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 2010". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ Litterer, David (November 28, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 2011". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on October 28, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.
^ "By Season | MLSsoccer.com".

[13] Vancouver played a match against each WSA team in the 1988 season. These matches did count towards the league standings for their opponents, however, Vancouver itself was not included in the league standings, and did not achieve any position. Vancouver finished with a record of 3 wins and 3 losses against WSA opponents.

[18] Despite qualifying, Vancouver withdrew from the tournament before playing in any match.

[40] Does not include home matches played in American stadiums, or matches played behind closed doors.

[41] Does not include home matches played in American stadiums.

[1] "NASL Soccer North American Soccer League Players-Brian Gant". Nasljerseys.com. April 23, 1952. Retrieved March 7, 2012.

[2] Holroyd, Steven (January 31, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer – 1975". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2011.

[3] "Vancouver Whitecaps Rosters – 1976". Nasljerseys.com. April 23, 1952. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

[4] Holroyd, Steven (October 21, 2003). "The Year in American Soccer – 1977". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[5] Litterer, David (October 27, 2003). "The Year in American Soccer – 1978". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[6] Litterer, David (May 30, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer – 1979". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[7] Litterer, David (January 31, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer – 1980". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[8] Litterer, David (June 6, 2004). "The Year in American Soccer – 1981". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[9] Litterer, David (August 15, 2012). "The Year in American Soccer – 1982". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[10] Litterer, David (August 17, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 1983". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on February 5, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[11] Holroyd, Steve (January 31, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer – 1984". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[12] Litterer, David (December 12, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 1987". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[14] Litterer, David (June 15, 2008). "The Year in American Soccer – 1988". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[national-football-teams.com-15] Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Domenic Mobilio". National Football Teams. Retrieved January 11, 2014.

[litterer1990-16] Litterer, David (January 29, 2006). "The Year in American Soccer – 1990". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on July 13, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[17] Litterer, David (January 29, 2006). "The Year in American Soccer – 1991". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on December 28, 2014. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[19] Litterer, David (May 30, 2008). "The Year in American Soccer – 1992". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on December 6, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[20] Litterer, David (May 30, 2008). "The Year in American Soccer – 1993". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[21] Litterer, David. "The Year in American Soccer – 1994". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on May 4, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[22] Litterer, David (January 29, 2006). "The Year in American Soccer – 1995". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[23] Litterer, David (May 30, 2008). "The Year in American Soccer – 1996". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[24] Litterer, David (May 30, 2008). "The Year in American Soccer – 1997". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on December 18, 2010. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[25] Name, No. "1998 USL First Division". US soccer statistics from 1866 to 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.

[26] Douglas, Alan (February 27, 2002). "Niall Thompson Rejoins Vancouver". USL Fans News 2002. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved November 15, 2013.

[27] Litterer, David (January 2, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 2000". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[28] Litterer, David (December 12, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 2001". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on February 6, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[29] Name, No. "2002 USL First Division". US soccer statistics from 1866 to 2013. Retrieved April 5, 2013.

[30] "A-League 2003". USL Stats Archive 2003 Results/Schedules. 2003. Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2013.

[31] Litterer, David (July 12, 2012). "The Year in American Soccer – 2004". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on May 10, 2013. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[32] Litterer, David. "The Year in American Soccer – 2005". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[33] Litterer, David (January 22, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 2006". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[34] Litterer, David (April 10, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer – 2007". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[35] Litterer, David (April 10, 2010). "The Year in American Soccer – 2008". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[36] Litterer, David (January 16, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 2009". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[37] Litterer, David (December 12, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 2010". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[38] Litterer, David (November 28, 2011). "The Year in American Soccer – 2011". American Soccer Archives. Archived from the original on October 28, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2013.

[39] "By Season | MLSsoccer.com".

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