2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season

The 2017 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's seventh season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, it was the 40th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver under a variation of the "Whitecaps" name.

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

2017 season
Chairman	John Furlong
Head coach	Carl Robinson
Stadium	BC Place (Capacity: 22,120)
Major League Soccer	Conference: 3rd Overall: 8th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Conference Semifinals
Canadian Championship	Semifinals
CONCACAF Champions League	Semifinals
Cascadia Cup	3rd
Top goalscorer	League: Fredy Montero (14) All: Fredy Montero (15)
Highest home attendance	27,837 (October 29 vs. Seattle Sounders FC)
Lowest home attendance	14,183 (March 2 vs. New York Red Bulls)
Home colours Away colours
← 2016 2018 →

Outside of MLS, the Whitecaps played in the knockout rounds of the 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League, where they faced fellow MLS team the New York Red Bulls in the quarterfinals. Additionally, the team played in the 2017 Canadian Championship.

Current roster

As of September 8, 2017^[1]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club
Goalkeepers
1	David Ousted		GK	(1985-02-01) February 1, 1985 (age 40)	Randers FC
18	Spencer Richey		GK	(1992-05-30) May 30, 1992 (age 33)	Whitecaps FC 2
24	Stefan Marinovic		GK	(1991-10-07) October 7, 1991 (age 33)	SpVgg Unterhaching
Defenders
2	Jordan Harvey		DF	(1984-01-28) January 28, 1984 (age 41)	Philadelphia Union
3	Sam Adekugbe (on loan at IFK Göteborg)		DF	(1995-01-16) January 16, 1995 (age 30)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC U-23
4	Kendall Waston		DF	(1988-01-01) January 1, 1988 (age 37)	Deportivo Saprissa
6	David Edgar		DF	(1987-05-19) May 19, 1987 (age 38)	Birmingham City
14	Cole Seiler		DF	(1994-02-05) February 5, 1994 (age 31)	Georgetown Hoyas
22	Aaron Maund		DF	(1990-09-19) September 19, 1990 (age 34)	Real Salt Lake
25	Sheanon Williams		DF	(1990-03-17) March 17, 1990 (age 35)	Houston Dynamo
26	Tim Parker		DF	(1993-02-23) February 23, 1993 (age 32)	St. John's Red Storm
28	Jake Nerwinski		DF	(1994-10-17) October 17, 1994 (age 30)	Connecticut Huskies
46	Brett Levis		DF	(1993-05-29) May 29, 1993 (age 32)	Whitecaps FC 2
Midfielders
7	Christian Bolaños		MF	(1984-05-17) May 17, 1984 (age 41)	Deportivo Saprissa
8	Andrew Jacobson		MF	(1985-09-25) September 25, 1985 (age 39)	New York City FC
11	Nicolás Mezquida		MF	(1992-01-21) January 21, 1992 (age 33)	Fénix
13	Cristian Techera		MF	(1992-05-31) May 31, 1992 (age 33)	River Plate Montevideo
15	Matías Laba		MF	(1991-12-11) December 11, 1991 (age 33)	Toronto FC
16	Tony Tchani		MF	(1989-04-13) April 13, 1989 (age 36)	Columbus Crew SC
17	Marcel de Jong		DF	(1986-10-15) October 15, 1986 (age 38)	Ottawa Fury
20	Brek Shea		MF	(1990-02-28) February 28, 1990 (age 35)	Orlando City SC
27	Deybi Flores (on loan at C.D. Motagua)		MF	(1996-06-16) June 16, 1996 (age 29)	C.D. Motagua
29	Yordy Reyna		MF	(1993-09-16) September 16, 1993 (age 31)	Red Bull Salzburg
30	Ben McKendry (on loan at FC Edmonton)		MF	(1993-03-25) March 25, 1993 (age 32)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
31	Russell Teibert		MF	(1992-12-22) December 22, 1992 (age 32)	Vancouver Whitecaps (USSF-D2)
32	Marco Bustos		MF	(1996-04-22) April 22, 1996 (age 29)	Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency
50	Nosa Igiebor		MF	(1990-11-09) November 9, 1990 (age 34)	Çaykur Rizespor
66	Ali Ghazal		MF	(1992-02-01) February 1, 1992 (age 33)	Guizhou Zhicheng
67	Alphonso Davies		MF	(2000-11-02) November 2, 2000 (age 24)	Whitecaps FC 2
77	Mauro Rosales		MF	(1981-02-24) February 24, 1981 (age 44)	FC Dallas
Forwards
12	Fredy Montero		FW	(1987-07-26) July 26, 1987 (age 38)	Tianjin TEDA
19	Erik Hurtado		FW	(1990-05-11) May 11, 1990 (age 35)	Santa Clara
23	Bernie Ibini-Isei		FW	(1992-09-12) September 12, 1992 (age 32)	Club Brugge
47	Kyle Greig (on loan at FC Cincinnati)		FW	(1990-02-22) February 22, 1990 (age 35)	Whitecaps FC 2

• See also: List of Vancouver Whitecaps FC players

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/notes	Date	Ref.
27	MF	Deybi Flores	C.D. Motagua	Loan Return	December 8, 2017	[2]
25	DF	Sheanon Williams	Houston Dynamo	Traded in exchange for general allocation money	December 13, 2016	[3]
39	GK	Spencer Richey	Whitecaps FC 2	Free	December 19, 2016	[4]
47	FW	Kyle Greig				[5]
29	MF	Yordy Reyna	Red Bull Salzburg	Undisclosed	January 23, 2017	[6]
28	DF	Jake Nerwinski	Connecticut Huskies	2017 MLS SuperDraft	February 9, 2017	[7]
12	FW	Fredy Montero	Tianjin TEDA	One Year Loan/Designated Player	February 15, 2017	[8]
20	MF	Brek Shea	Orlando City SC	Trade in exchange for Giles Barnes	February 25, 2017	[9]
77	MF	Mauro Rosales	FC Dallas	Free	February 27, 2017	[10]
16	MF	Tony Tchani	Columbus Crew SC	Traded with allocation money in exchange for Kekuta Manneh	March 30, 2017	[11]
23	FW	Bernie Ibini-Isei	Club Brugge	Undisclosed	May 9, 2017	[12]
3	DF	Sam Adekugbe	Brighton and Hove Albion	Loan Return	July 10, 2017
24	GK	Stefan Marinovic	SpVgg Unterhaching	Free	July 21, 2017	[13]
22	DF	Aaron Maund	Real Salt Lake	Traded in exchange for a 2018 third round pick	August 9, 2017	[14]
66	MF	Ali Ghazal	Guizhou Zhicheng	Free	August 10, 2017	[15]
50	MF	Nosa Igiebor	Çaykur Rizespor	Free	September 8, 2017	[16]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/notes	Date	Ref.
MF	Pedro Morales		Option Declined[a]	December 7, 2016	[17]
DF	Fraser Aird	Rangers	Option Declined/Loan Return	December 8, 2016	[2]
GK	Marco Carducci		Option Declined[b]
DF	Jordan Smith	Deportivo Saprissa	Option Declined/Loan Return
FW	Blas Pérez		Out of Contract[c]
FW	Masato Kudo	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	Mutual Contract Termination	December 30, 2016	[18]
MF	Kianz Froese	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Undisclosed	February 1, 2017	[19]
FW	Giles Barnes	Orlando City SC	Traded in exchange for Brek Shea	February 25, 2017	[9]
FW	Kekuta Manneh	Columbus Crew SC	Traded in exchange for Tony Tchani and allocation money	March 30, 2017	[11]
MF	Deybi Flores	C.D. Motagua	Loan	June 26, 2017
FW	Kyle Greig	FC Cincinnati	Loan	July 11, 2017	[20]
GK	Paolo Tornaghi		Mutual Contract Termination	July 18, 2017	[21]
DF	Sam Adekugbe	IFK Göteborg	Loan	July 25, 2017	[22]
MF	Ben McKendry	FC Edmonton	Loan	July 26, 2017	[23]
DF	Christian Dean	Chicago Fire	Traded in exchange for allocation money	August 9, 2017	[24]

1. Following his release, Morales signed for Colo-Colo.
2. Following his release, Carducci signed for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.
3. As a free agent, Pérez signed with Árabe Unido.

Major League Soccer

Preseason

Whitecaps FC v Cardiff City

January 27, 2017	Whitecaps FC	0–1	Cardiff City	Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
3:30 (PST)		Report	Sobowale 48'	Stadium: Cardiff City Training Complex

Whitecaps FC v Oxford United

January 30, 2017	Whitecaps FC	4–0	Oxford United	Newport, Wales
5:00 (PST)	Hurtado 13' de Jong 56' Greig 80' Techera 87'	Report		Stadium: Wales National Football Development Centre

Whitecaps FC v Bristol City

February 2, 2017	Whitecaps FC	4–0	Bristol City	Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
4:00 (PST)	Harvey 9' Davies 12', 39' Mezquida 63'	Report		Stadium: Hensol Park

Simple Invitational

Whitecaps FC v Minnesota United FC

February 9, 2017	Whitecaps FC	1–1	Minnesota United FC	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
17:00 (PST)	Jacobson  24' Teibert 82',  86'	Report	Hurtado 49' (o.g.) Venegas  86' Jones  88'	Stadium: Providence Park

Whitecaps FC v Real Salt Lake

February 12, 2017	Whitecaps FC	1–1	Real Salt Lake	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
14:30 (PST)	Techera  58' Williams  59' Reyna 70'	Report	Sunday  77' Allen 83'	Stadium: Providence Park

Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers

February 15, 2017	Whitecaps FC	1–2	Portland Timbers	Portland, Oregon, U.S.
19:30 (PST)	Laba  64' Techera 80' Williams  84'	Report	Valeri 26' Adi 28' Ridgewell  48'	Stadium: Providence Park

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Portland Timbers	3	1	0	2	7	6	+1	5
2	Real Salt Lake	3	0	0	3	7	7	0	3
3	Minnesota United FC	3	0	0	3	6	6	0	3
4	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	3	0	1	2	3	4	-1	2

Regular season

League tables

Western Conference

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portland Timbers	34	15	11	8	60	50	+10	53	MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	52	39	+13	53
3	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	15	12	7	50	49	+1	52	MLS Cup Knockout Round
4	Houston Dynamo	34	13	10	11	57	45	+12	50
5	Sporting Kansas City	34	12	9	13	40	29	+11	49

Source: MLS

Overall

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	Portland Timbers	34	15	11	8	60	50	+10	53
7	Seattle Sounders FC	34	14	9	11	52	39	+13	53
8	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	34	15	12	7	50	49	+1	52
9	New York Red Bulls	34	14	12	8	53	47	+6	50
10	Houston Dynamo	34	13	10	11	57	45	+12	50

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
34	52	15	12	7	50	49	+1	9	3	5	30	20	+10	6	9	2	20	29	−9

Last updated: October 22, 2017
Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	L

Source: ^[25]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Whitecaps FC v Philadelphia Union

March 5, 2017 1	Whitecaps FC	0–0	Philadelphia Union	Vancouver, British Columbia
18:30 (PST)	Laba  55'	Report	Herbers  80'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,083 Referee: Sorin Stoica

San Jose Earthquakes v Whitecaps FC

March 11, 2017 2	San Jose Earthquakes	3–2	Whitecaps FC	San Jose, California
19:00 (PST)	Alashe  7' Wondolowski 32' Lima 54' Godoy 79'	Report	Hurtado 2' Teibert  15' Mezquida 17' Ousted  23' Dean  89'	Stadium: Avaya Stadium Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Drew Fischer

Whitecaps FC v Toronto FC

March 18, 2017 3	Whitecaps FC	0–2	Toronto FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
13:00 PDT	Shea  70'  70'	Report	Vázquez 76' Altidore 80' Bradley  87'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,438 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Whitecaps FC v LA Galaxy

April 1, 2017 4	Whitecaps FC	4–2	LA Galaxy	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT	Techera 19' Montero 66'  80' Laba 67', 87'	Report	Alessandrini 26', 30' McBean  60' Jones  77'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 25,083 Referee: Allen Chapman

Real Salt Lake v Whitecaps FC

April 8, 2017 5	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Whitecaps FC	Sandy, Utah
18:30 PDT	Schuler  40' Beckerman  42' Rusnak 54' Movsisyan 74' Mulholland 78'	Report	Laba  29'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 17,069 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC

April 14, 2017 6	Whitecaps FC	2–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT	Williams  27' Montero  53' 65', 80' Parker  90+3'	Report	Lodeiro  37' Shipp  44' Bruin 89'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Kevin Stott

Portland Timbers v Whitecaps FC

April 22, 2017 7	Portland Timbers	2–1	Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
13:00 PDT	Nagbe 18' Mattocks 40' Ridgewell  68' Barmby  90+4'	Report	Jacobson  42' Montero 59' Harvey  64' Williams  85'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Chris Penso

Montreal Impact v Whitecaps FC

April 29, 2017 8	Montreal Impact	1–2	Whitecaps FC	Montreal, Quebec
12:00 PDT	Donadel 9'  59' Fisher  28' Bernardello  41' Oduro  90+4'	Report	Jacobson 29' Laba  65' Techera 79'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 19,597 Referee: Drew Fischer

Colorado Rapids v Whitecaps FC

May 5, 2017 9	Colorado Rapids	0–1	Whitecaps FC	Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 PDT	Williams  40'  88' Gashi  80'	Report	Montero  48' Shea 84'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 13,745 Referee: Jorge González

Houston Dynamo v Whitecaps FC

May 12, 2017 10	Houston Dynamo	2–1	Whitecaps FC	Houston, Texas
18:00 PDT	Elis 16' Machado  21' Manotas  61' Torres 68' (pen.) DeLaGarza  90+2'	Report	Laba  39' Waston  67' Shea 85'	Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium Attendance: 16,075 Referee: Fotos Bazakos

Whitecaps FC v Sporting Kansas City

May 20, 2017 11	Whitecaps FC	2–0	Sporting Kansas City	Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 PDT	Techera 40' Parker 67' Laba  89'	Report	Espinoza  66' Sinovic  77'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,020 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Whitecaps FC v D.C. United

May 27, 2017 12	Whitecaps FC	0–1	D.C. United	Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 PDT	Tchani  53' Parker  90+7'	Report	Neagle 61' (pen.) Opare  76'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,905 Referee: Sorin Stoica

Whitecaps FC v Atlanta United FC

June 3, 2017 13	Whitecaps FC	3–1	Atlanta United FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
14:30 PDT	Waston 31', 44'  87' Montero 68'	Report	Garza 7' Almiron  62' Pírez  70'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 19,816 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Whitecaps FC v FC Dallas

June 17, 2017 14	Whitecaps FC	1–1	FC Dallas	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT	Laba  49' Techera 74'	Report	Urruti 52' Harris  90+1'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Alan Kelly

Minnesota United FC v Whitecaps FC

June 24, 2017 15	Minnesota United FC	2–2	Whitecaps FC	Minneapolis, Minnesota
17:00 PDT	Shuttleworth  16' Kallman  45+1' Calvo 50' Thiesson  54' 63' Ibson  59'	Report	Techera 17' (pen.)  65' Tchani  26' 45+2'	Stadium: TCF Bank Stadium Attendance: 19,016 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Chicago Fire v Whitecaps FC

July 1, 2017 16	Chicago Fire	4–0	Whitecaps FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
16:00 PDT	Nikolic 14', 18' Alvarez 25' de Leeuw 84'	Report	Laba  78'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 20,187 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Whitecaps FC v New York City FC

July 5, 2017 17	Whitecaps FC	3–2	New York City FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT	Montero 3'  43' Shea  23' Waston  39' Harvey 54' Tchani  75' Reyna 88'  88'	Report	Herrera  17' Chanot 34' Villa 40' (pen.) Harrison  56' Ring  68'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

LA Galaxy v Whitecaps FC

July 19, 2017 18	LA Galaxy	0–1	Whitecaps FC	Carson, California
19:30 PDT	Pedro  90+2'	Report	Tchani  23' 64'	Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 17,404 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Whitecaps FC v Portland Timbers

July 23, 2017 19	Whitecaps FC	1–2	Portland Timbers	Vancouver, British Columbia
15:30 PDT	Jacobson 45' Mezquida  45+1' Ousted  77'	Report	Ebobisse 14' Blanco 49' Miller  79' Barmby  84' Zemanski  90'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 25,083 Referee: Chris Penso

FC Dallas v Whitecaps FC

July 29, 2017 20	FC Dallas	0–4	Whitecaps FC	Frisco, Texas
17:00 PDT	Gruezo  59' Harris  89'	Report	Ibini-Isei 18' Montero 49' (pen.), 67' Reyna  79' Mezquida 83'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 15,274 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Colorado Rapids v Whitecaps FC

August 5, 2017 21	Colorado Rapids	2–2	Whitecaps FC	Commerce City, Colorado
19:00 PDT	Sjoberg 15' Azira  45+1' Doyle 54' Miller  68' Hairston  75'	Report	Tchani 5' Montero 76'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 15,625 Referee: Nima Saghafi

New England Revolution v Whitecaps FC

August 12, 2017 22	New England Revolution	1–0	Whitecaps FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
17:00 PDT	Nguyen  45+3' Bunbury 53' Kamara  63' Watson  69'	Report	Jacobson  41'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 19,911 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Whitecaps FC v Houston Dynamo

August 19, 2017 23	Whitecaps FC	2–1	Houston Dynamo	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT	Montero 17' (pen.)  71' Harvey  31' Reyna 32' Nerwinski  41' Ousted  79'	Report	Machado  46' Quioto 51' García  73' Cabezas  83' DeLaGarza  90+3'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,183 Referee: Drew Fischer

Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC

August 23, 2017 24	Whitecaps FC	1–1	Seattle Sounders FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT	Montero  31' 64' Waston  32' Tchani  52'  60'		Lodeiro 19' (pen.) Nouhou  31' Alfaro  45'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Orlando City SC v Whitecaps FC

August 26, 2017 25	Orlando City SC	1–2	Whitecaps FC	Orlando, Florida
16:30 PDT	Toia  27' Larin 62' Redding  71' Kaká  75'	Report	Redding 9' (o.g.) Maund  25' Shea 53'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 24,406 Referee: Hilario Grajeda

Whitecaps FC v Real Salt Lake

September 9, 2017 26	Whitecaps FC	3–2	Real Salt Lake	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT	Parker  21' Techera 29' Waston 52' Nerwinski  57' Reyna 64'	Report	Wingert 37' Beltran 83' Plata  90+1'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,783 Referee: Allen Chapman

Whitecaps FC v Minnesota United FC

September 13, 2017 27	Whitecaps FC	3–0	Minnesota United FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT	Reyna 5' Hurtado 31' Shea 88'	Report	Boxall  45' Warner  52'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 17,368 Referee: David Gantar

Whitecaps FC v Columbus Crew

September 16, 2017 28	Whitecaps FC	2–2	Columbus Crew	Vancouver, British Columbia
16:00 PDT	Montero 15' Waston  56' Tchani 90+2'	Report	Kamara 19' Williams  26' Abu  33' Manneh 63' Meram  90+1'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,592 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Whitecaps FC v Colorado Rapids

September 23, 2017 29	Whitecaps FC	2–1	Colorado Rapids	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT	Montero 4' Parker  34' Reyna 54'	Report	Watts  14' Williams  43' Badji 45' Azira  87'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: José Carlos Rivero

Seattle Sounders FC v Whitecaps FC

September 27, 2017 30	Seattle Sounders FC	3–0	Whitecaps FC	Seattle
19:30 PDT	Rodríguez 17' Alonso  35' Lodeiro 62' Dempsey 69'	Report	Reyna  24' Waston  26' Williams  90+1' Tchani  90+2'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 41,868 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Sporting Kansas City v Whitecaps FC

September 30, 2017 31	Sporting Kansas City	0–1	Whitecaps FC	Kansas City, Kansas
18:00 PDT	Zusi  90+1'	Report	Hurtado 53' Davies  69' Bolaños  90+3'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,990 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

New York Red Bulls v Whitecaps FC

October 7, 2017 32	New York Red Bulls	3–0	Whitecaps FC	Harrison, New Jersey
14:00 PDT	Royer 33' Wright-Phillips 58' Felipe 72' Lawrence  84'	Report	de Jong  51'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,219 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Whitecaps FC v San Jose Earthquakes

October 15, 2017 33	Whitecaps FC	1–1	San Jose Earthquakes	Vancouver, British Columbia
16:30 PDT	Reyna 29'	Report	Qazaishvili 77'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 22,120 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Portland Timbers v Whitecaps FC

October 22, 2017 34	Portland Timbers	2–1	Whitecaps FC	Portland, Oregon
13:00 PDT	Ridgewell 32'  58' Chara  45+5' Mattocks 48' Guzmán  81'	Report	Waston 29'  89' Igiebor  31' Harvey  33'	Stadium: Providence Park Attendance: 21,144 Referee: Allen Chapman

Playoffs

Main article: 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs

Knockout Round

Whitecaps FC v San Jose Earthquakes

October 25, 2017 Knockout Round	Whitecaps FC	5–0	San Jose Earthquakes	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:30 PDT	Montero 33' Techera 57' Waston 64' Mezquida 78', 80'	Report	Cerén  76' Godoy  85'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,083 Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Conference Semifinals

Whitecaps FC v Seattle Sounders FC

October 29, 2017 First Leg	Whitecaps FC	0–0	Seattle Sounders FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
17:30 PDT	Igiebor  45' Ghazal  79'	Report	Roldan  87'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 27,837 Referee: Kevin Stott

Seattle Sounders FC v Whitecaps FC

November 2, 2017 Second Leg	Seattle Sounders FC	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Whitecaps FC	Seattle, Washington
19:30 PDT	Lodeiro  9' Dempsey 56', 88' Torres  68'	Report	Techera  38' Montero  49' Igiebor  58' Waston  82'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 39,587 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

CONCACAF Champions League

Group stage

Group stage matches were played during the 2016 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VAN	SKC	CEN
1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	4	4	0	0	10	2	+8	12	Quarter-finals		—	3–0	4–1
2	Sporting Kansas City	4	1	1	2	6	8	−2	4			1–2	—	3–1
3	Central	4	0	1	3	4	10	−6	1			0–1	2–2	—

Source: CONCACAF

Knockout stage

Main article: 2016–17 CONCACAF Champions League knockout stage

Quarterfinals

New York Red Bulls v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

February 22 First leg	New York Red Bulls	1–1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Harrison, United States
20:00 PST	Wright-Phillips 61' Kljestan  80'	Report	Manneh 39' Parker  41' Hurtado  55' Techera  70'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: César Arturo Ramos (Mexico)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v New York Red Bulls

March 2 Second leg	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	New York Red Bulls	Vancouver, British Columbia
20:00 PST	Davies 5'  76' Laba  36' Teibert  57' Montero 76'	Report	Collin  17'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 14,183 Referee: Valdin Legister (Jamaica)

Semifinals

UANL v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

March 14 First leg	UANL	2–0	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico
19:00 PDT	Waston 66' (o.g.) Vargas 87'	Report	de Jong  19' Waston  22' Shea  60' Williams  64'	Stadium: Estadio Universitario Attendance: 31,197 Referee: Óscar Moncada (Honduras)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v UANL

April 5 Second leg	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–2 (1–4 agg.)	UANL	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 PDT	Shea 3' Laba  43'	Report	Gignac 63' Álvarez 84'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,258 Referee: Javier Santos (Puerto Rico)

Canadian Championship

Main article: 2017 Canadian Championship

Whitecaps FC v Montreal Impact

May 23, 2017 Semifinal	Whitecaps FC	2–1	Montreal Impact	Vancouver, British Columbia
19:00 (PDT)	Davies 13' Mezquida 33'	Report	Choinière 62'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 16,831 Referee: Drew Fischer

Montreal Impact v Whitecaps FC

May 30, 2017 Semifinal	Montreal Impact	4–2 (5–4 agg.)	Whitecaps FC	Montreal
16:30 (PDT)	Piatti 20' (pen.), 28' (pen.) Dzemaili 38' Donadel  43' Jackson-Hamel 61' Duvall  80' Ciman  90+3'	Report	Richey  19' Davies 59' Grieg 77'	Stadium: Stade Saputo Attendance: 15,213 Referee: David Barrie

Playing statistics

As of November 2, 2017^{[citation needed]}

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.	Player	Pos.	MLS				Canadian Championship				Champions League				Total
				Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps
1		David Ousted	GK	28		2	1					4				32		2	1
2		Jordan Harvey	DF	29	1	3						4				33	1	3
4		Kendall Waston	DF	28	5	8						4		1		32	5	9
6		David Edgar	DF
7		Christian Bolaños	MF	23			1					2				25			1
8		Andrew Jacobson	MF	22	2	2						3				25	2	2
11		Nicolás Mezquida	MF	22	4	1		2	1			1				25	5	1
12		Fredy Montero	FW	36	14	7						3	1			39	15	7
13		Cristian Techera	MF	32	7	2		1				3			1	36	7	2	1
14		Cole Seiler	DF					2								2
15		Matías Laba	MF	19	2	6	1					4		2		23	2	8	1
16		Tony Tchani	MF	29	4	6	2					1				30	4	6	2
17		Marcel de Jong	MF	16		1		2				2		1		20		2
18		Spencer Richey	GK	1				2		1						3		1
19		Erik Hurtado	FW	15	3							1		1		16	3	1
20		Brek Shea	MF	28	4	3	1	2				3	1	1		33	5	4	1
22		Aaron Maund	DF	2		1										2		1
23		Bernie Ibini-Isei	FW	17	1											17	1
24		Stefan Marinovic	GK	8												8
25		Sheanon Williams	DF	15		3						3		1		18		4
26		Tim Parker	DF	35	1	4		1				4		1		40	1	5
28		Jake Nerwinski	DF	22		2		2				2				26		2
29		Yordy Reyna	MF	22	6	3										22	6	3
31		Russell Teibert	MF	12		1		2				2		1		16		2
32		Marco Bustos	MF					2								2
46		Brett Levis	DF
50		Nosa Igiebor	MF	3		3										2		2
66		Ali Ghazal	MF	10		1										10		1
67		Alphonso Davies	MF	27		1		2	2			4	1	1		33	3	2
77		Mauro Rosales	MF	5				2								7
3		Sam Adekugbe[nb 1]	DF
27		Deybi Flores[nb 1]	MF
30		Ben McKendry[nb 1]	MF	1				2								3
47		Kyle Greig[nb 1]	FW	1				2	1			2				5	1
--		Sem de Wit[nb 2]	DF					1								1
--		Deklan Wynne[nb 2]	DF					1								1
--		Giles Barnes[nb 3]	FW									1				1
--		Christian Dean[nb 3]	DF	3		1										3		1
--		Kekuta Manneh[nb 3]	MF	3								2	1			5	1
--		Paolo Tornaghi[nb 3]	GK	1												1
Own goals					1				0				0				1
Totals					53	60	6		4	1	0		4	10	1		61	71	7

Source: (for players and positions) First Team Squad 00(for squad numbers) 00(for actual stats.)

Notes

1. Loaned out for remainder of the season.
2. Signed to a short term contract for the Canadian Championship.
3. No longer with team.