Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)
The Vancouver Whitecaps FC is a former football franchise from Vancouver, British Columbia ( Canada). The team played in the NASL Conference of the USSF D2 Pro League, the. Till the end of 2010 's second highest league in American and Canadian football league system
From 2011 there will be in Major League Soccer a franchise, which has the same name and the previous structures takes over. The club's colors are white and blue.
From 1974 to 1984 there was already a club under the name Vancouver Whitecaps in the North American Soccer League.
- 3.1 National
- 3.2 International
History
Vancouver 86ers ( 1986-2001 )
Was founded in 1986 with the Vancouver 86ers, a new professional club. The name 86ers refers both to the founding year of the association as well as the founding year of the City of Vancouver ( 1886). The club played in the Canadian Soccer League ( CSL). Between 1988 and 1991, the 86ers were washed four times in a row champion of this league and presented with a series of 46 consecutive games without defeat set a record for North American professional sports leagues. After the CSL 1992 their gaming operations ceased, the 86ers of the American Professional Soccer League joined, later the A-League and today's USL First Division.
USL First Division (2001-2010)
2001, the 86ers took again the name Vancouver Whitecaps. Two years later the name was changed again. Since then, the club was officially named Whitecaps FC. In the 2006 season the Whitecaps master of the USL First Division were.
Main rivals of the Whitecaps were the Seattle Sounders and the Portland Timbers. The three teams played annually by the " Cascadia Cup". A smaller rivalry existed between the Whitecaps and Montreal Impact. The two teams played annually by the " Voyageurs Cup" and found this the best Canadian team in the USL First Division. The two biggest fan clubs were the " Southsiders " and the " Blue And White Brigade".
The team found the end of 2010 the game mode because from then on, a team of Vancouver on the Major League Soccer will participate. Due to the tradition of the name and ownership, it is also called the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Stadium
The Whitecaps played in Swangard Stadium in Burnaby. The stadium has a capacity of 5722 seats.
Achievements
National
Canadian Soccer League (1987-1992)
- Canadian Soccer League Championship
USL First Division
Internationally
North American Club Championship
Known player
- Bolivia Vicente Arze
- Canada Adrian Cann
- Bruce Grobbelaar Zimbabwe
- Canada Marcus Haber
- Canada Kevin Harmse
- Canada Lars Hirschfeld
- Canada Marco Reda
- Germany Lutz Pfannenstiel
Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
Vancouver Whitecaps Residency, formerly known as Whitecaps FC reserve, the reserve section of the club and was established in 2005.
The team plays in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth division in the U.S. and Canada.
Vancouver Whitecaps Women
Under the name " Vancouver Whitecaps Women", the club has a women's team in the W- League. The most famous player of the team is the Canadian national team player Christine Sinclair. Kara Lang also started her career in this club. As their male counterparts, the club has a reserve team in the Pacific Coast Soccer League.