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Draft:List of all-time Vancouver Whitecaps seasons

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The Vancouver Whitecaps FC are the oldest active professional soccer team in Canada, with a history that spans fifty years, and three team incarnations. The current iteration of the team was founded in 2009 and started play in Major League Soccer in 2011. Prior to joining MLS, the Whitecaps played eleven seasons in the original North American Soccer League from 1974 to 1984. Following the collapse of that league, the team was revived as the Vancouver 86ers in 1986 to play in the professional Canadian Soccer League from 1987 to 1992. After the Canadian Soccer League was disestablished prior to the 1993 season, Vancouver would play in the various second division leagues of the United States, until their eventual promotion to Major League Soccer.

This is a list of all seasons played by iterations of the Vancouver Whitecaps, to compare their performances across two national associations, two league tiers, and seven league organizations. For statistical purposes, points are calculated using the conventional system of awarding 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. It should be noted that prior to 2003, American and Canadian leagues did not always use this system, so the points in this list may not accurately reflect how many points the Vancouver Whitecaps earned in an individual season's league table.

Key

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Key to competitions

Seasons

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Despite qualifying, Vancouver withdrew from the tournament before playing in any match.
  3. ^ Does not include home matches played in American stadiums, or matches played behind closed doors.
  4. ^ Does not include home matches played in American stadiums.

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