2024 Vancouver FC season

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Vancouver FC
2024 season
PresidentRob Friend
CoachAfshin Ghotbi
StadiumWilloughby Community Park Stadium
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The 2024 Vancouver FC season is the second season in the history of Vancouver FC. In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club will compete in the Canadian Championship.

Current squad[edit]

As of April 10, 2024

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Callum Irving Canada GK (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 (age 31) Canada Pacific FC
28 Niko Giantsopoulos Canada GK (1994-06-24) June 24, 1994 (age 29) Canada York United
Defenders
2 Kadin Chung Canada RB (1998-09-05) September 5, 1998 (age 25) Canada Toronto FC
3 Rocco Romeo Canada CB (2000-03-25) March 25, 2000 (age 24) Canada Valour FC
5 Matteo Campagna Canada CB / DM (2004-06-04) June 4, 2004 (age 19) Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC U21
12 Tyler Crawford Canada LB (2004-03-09) March 9, 2004 (age 20) United States Michigan State Spartans U21
13 David Norman Jr. Canada LB / MF (1998-05-31) May 31, 1998 (age 25) Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic
20 Anthony White Canada CB (2003-08-01) August 1, 2003 (age 20) Canada Toronto Varsity Blues U21
23 Paris Gee Canada LB / RB (1994-07-05) July 5, 1994 (age 29) Canada York United
24 Elage Bah Canada RB (2004-07-30) July 30, 2004 (age 19) Canada Whitecaps FC 2 U21
25 James Cameron Canada RB (2005-01-24) January 24, 2005 (age 19) Canada Unity FC U21
40 Joey Buchanan Canada CB / DM (2007-05-13) May 13, 2007 (age 16) Canada Burnaby FC DEV
Midfielders
6 Vasco Fry Peru CM (2000-07-30) July 30, 2000 (age 23) Canada Whitecaps FC 2
7 Ben Fisk Canada RW / LW (1993-02-04) February 4, 1993 (age 31) Canada Cavalry FC
8 Renan Garcia Brazil CM (1986-06-19) June 19, 1986 (age 37) Brazil Comercial INT
10 Gabriel Bitar Lebanon AM / CF (1998-08-23) August 23, 1998 (age 25) Canada FC Edmonton
11 Mikaël Cantave Haiti AM / CF (1996-10-25) October 25, 1996 (age 27) Canada Cavalry FC
16 Elliot Simmons Canada CM (1998-02-05) February 5, 1998 (age 26) Canada Cavalry FC
17 Zach Verhoven Canada LW / RW / RB (1998-08-17) August 17, 1998 (age 25) Canada Atlético Ottawa
21 Kembo Kibato Canada AM (2000-09-16) September 16, 2000 (age 23) United States Hartford Athletic
26 Taryck Tahid Canada AM / CF (2007-04-20) April 20, 2007 (age 17) Canada VanCity Pro FA U21, EYT
27 Grady McDonnell Republic of Ireland CM (2008-02-17) February 17, 2008 (age 16) Canada Whitecaps FC Academy U21
29 Thomas Powell Canada AM Canada Unity FC U21, U-S
Forwards
9 Alejandro Díaz Mexico FW (1996-01-27) January 27, 1996 (age 28) Norway Sogndal INT, Loan
18 Moses Dyer New Zealand CF / CM (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997 (age 27) United States FC Tulsa INT
19 José Navarro Mexico CF (2003-02-20) February 20, 2003 (age 21) Mexico UNAM INT
44 Sebastian Dzikowski Canada FW (2001-08-23) August 23, 2001 (age 22) Canada UBC Thunderbirds U21, U-S

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

No. Pos. Player From club Fee/notes Date Source
MF Canada Ben Fisk Canada Cavalry FC Transferred for a lower draft pick in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft January 9, 2024 [1]
13 MF Peru Vasco Fry Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Loan ended; signed on a permanent deal January 11, 2024 [2]
DF Canada David Norman Jr. Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Free January 15, 2024 [3]
MF Republic of Ireland Grady McDonnell Canada Whitecaps FC Academy Free January 17, 2024 [4]
DF Canada Paris Gee Canada York United Free January 23, 2024 [5]
FW Mexico José Navarro Mexico UNAM Free February 16, 2024 [6]
DF Canada Elage Bah Canada Whitecaps FC 2 Free February 20, 2024 [7]
MF Canada Kembo Kibato United States Hartford Athletic Free February 29, 2024 [8]
MF Canada Zach Verhoven Canada Atlético Ottawa Free March 14, 2024 [9]
FW New Zealand Moses Dyer United States FC Tulsa Free March 20, 2024 [10]
GK Canada Niko Giantsopoulos Canada York United Free April 5, 2024 [11]
MF Canada Thomas Powell Canada Unity FC Selected 15th in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft, signed a U-Sports Contract April 6, 2024 [12]
FW Canada Sebastian Dzikowski Canada UBC Thunderbirds Signed a U-Sports Contract April 6, 2024 [12]
DF Canada Matteo Campagna Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Free April 8, 2024 [13]
DF Canada Joey Buchanan Canada Burnaby FC Signed to a development contract April 10, 2024 [14]

Loans in[edit]

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/notes Date Source
FW Mexico Alejandro Díaz Norway Sogndal One year loan July 7, 2023 [15]

Draft picks[edit]

Vancouver FC selected the following players in the 2024 CPL–U Sports Draft. Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.

Round Selection Pos. Player Nationality University
1 2 MF Luke Norman  Canada UBC
2 15 MF Thomas Powell  Canada Trinity Western

Out[edit]

Transferred out[edit]

No. Pos. Player To club Fee/notes Date Source
21 GK United States Jeremy Zielinski Option declined November 9, 2023 [16]
14 MF Ghana Nicky Gyimah Option declined November 9, 2023 [16]
7 FW Canada Nathaniel St. Louis Canada Simcoe County Rovers Option declined November 9, 2023 [16]
10 FW Canada Shaan Hundal Canada Valour FC Option declined November 9, 2023 [16]
8 MF Iran Nima Moazeni Zadeh Contract expired December 31, 2023 [17][18]
17 MF South Korea Min-jae Kwak United States Chattanooga FC Contract expired December 31, 2023 [17][18]
24 MF Canada Lennon Thompson Scotland Hearts B Contract expired December 31, 2023 [17][18][19]
33 MF Colombia Ivan Mejia Contract expired December 31, 2023 [17][18]
18 FW Iraq Ameer Kinani Contract expired December 31, 2023 [17][18]
4 DF England Ibrahim Bakare Contract terminated by mutual consent February 15, 2024 [20]
15 DF Canada Mouhamadou Kane Contract terminated by mutual consent March 20, 2024 [10]

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League Matchday 1 4 2 0 2 7 7 +0 050.00
Canadian Championship First round First Round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 5 2 0 3 7 8 −1 040.00

Last updated: May 3, 2024
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League[edit]

Main article: 2024 Canadian Premier League season

Table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Pacific 4 3 1 0 5 0 +5 10 First semifinal
2 Forge 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9
3 Atlético Ottawa 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Quarterfinal
4 Vancouver 4 2 0 2 7 7 0 6 Play-in round
5 Cavalry 4 1 2 1 5 4 +1 5
6 York United 4 1 0 3 4 7 −3 3
7 HFX Wanderers 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
8 Valour 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Updated to match(es) played on May 4, 2024. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total number of wins; 3) Head-to-head; 4) Goal differential; 5) Goals for; 6) Away goals differential; 7) Away goals for; 8) Home goals differential; 9) Home goals for; 10) Fewest disciplinary points;[a] 11) Most under-21 domestic player minutes; 12) Coin toss (tie between two (2) clubs) or drawing of lots (tie between three (3) or more clubs).[21]

Results by match[edit]

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ResultWWLL
Position114
Updated to match(es) played on April 28, 2024. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

April 14 1 Vancouver FC 4–1 Valour FC Langley Township, British Columbia
4:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 4,038
Referee: Alain Ruch
April 18 2 Vancouver FC 2–0 HFX Wanderers FC Langley Township, British Columbia
7:00pm PT
Report Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,702
Referee: Sebastian Noshinravani
April 26 3 York United FC 3–0 Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 843
Referee: Renzo Villanueva
May 3 4 Cavalry FC 3–1 Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Myriam Marcotte
May 12 5 Vancouver FC v Atlético Ottawa Langley Township, British Columbia
4:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
May 18 6 Forge FC v Vancouver FC Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm ET Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
May 25 7 Vancouver FC v Pacific FC Langley Township, British Columbia
3:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
June 2 8 Valour FC v Vancouver FC Winnipeg, Manitoba
4:00pm CT Stadium: IG Field
June 9 9 York United FC v Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
6:00pm ET Stadium: York Lions Stadium

Canadian Championship[edit]

Main article: 2024 Canadian Championship
April 23 First round Cavalry FC 1–0 Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
7:00pm MT
Report
Stadium: ATCO Field
Referee: Pierre Luce Lauziere

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of May 3, 2024
No. Pos Nat Player Total CPL Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Canada CAN Callum Irving 5 0 4 0 1 0
28 GK Canada CAN Niko Giantsopoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Canada CAN Kadin Chung 3 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF Canada CAN Rocco Romeo 5 1 4 1 1 0
5 DF Canada CAN Matteo Campagna 1 0 1 0 0 0
12 DF Canada CAN Tyler Crawford 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
13 DF Canada CAN David Norman Jr. 5 1 4 1 1 0
20 DF Canada CAN Anthony White 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Canada CAN Paris Gee 5 1 4 1 1 0
24 DF Canada CAN Elage Bah 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
25 DF Canada CAN James Cameron 2 0 1 0 0+1 0
40 DF Canada CAN Joey Buchanan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Peru PER Vasco Fry 5 0 4 0 1 0
7 MF Canada CAN Ben Fisk 5 0 3+1 0 1 0
8 MF Brazil BRA Renan Garcia 5 0 3+1 0 1 0
10 MF Lebanon LBN Gabriel Bitar 4 1 3 1 1 0
11 MF Haiti HAI Mikaël Cantave 5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0
16 MF Canada CAN Elliot Simmons 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Canada CAN Zach Verhoven 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Canada CAN Kembo Kibato 5 0 2+2 0 0+1 0
26 MF Canada CAN Taryck Tahid 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
27 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Grady McDonnell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
29 MF Canada CAN Thomas Powell 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Mexico MEX Alejandro Díaz 5 1 4 1 1 0
18 FW New Zealand NZL Moses Dyer 5 2 4 2 1 0
19 FW Mexico MEX José Navarro 5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0
44 FW Canada CAN Sebastian Dzikowski 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers[edit]

As of May 3, 2023
Rank No. Pos Nat Name CPL Canadian Championship Total
1 18 FW New Zealand Moses Dyer 2 0 2
2 3 DF Canada Rocco Romeo 1 0 1
9 FW Mexico Alejandro Díaz 1 0 1
10 MF Lebanon Gabriel Bitar 1 0 1
13 DF Canada David Norman Jr. 1 0 1
23 DF Canada Paris Gee 1 0 1
Totals 7 0 7

Clean sheets[edit]

As of May 3, 2024
Rank No. Pos Nat Name CPL Canadian Championship Total
1 1 GK Canada Callum Irving 1 0 1
Totals 1 0 1

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of May 3, 2024
No. Pos Nat Player CPL Canadian Championship Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Canada Callum Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Canada Kadin Chung 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF Canada Rocco Romeo 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Canada Matteo Campagna 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Peru Vasco Fry 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 MF Canada Ben Fisk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Brazil Renan Garcia 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW Mexico Alejandro Díaz 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Lebanon Gabriel Bitar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Haiti Mikaël Cantave 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
12 DF Canada Tyler Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 DF Canada David Norman Jr. 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
16 MF Canada Elliot Simmons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Canada Zach Verhoven 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW New Zealand Moses Dyer 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 FW Mexico José Navarro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Canada Anthony White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Canada Kembo Kibato 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
23 DF Canada Paris Gee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Canada Elage Bah 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF Canada James Cameron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Canada Taryck Tahid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF Republic of Ireland Grady McDonnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK Canada Niko Giantsopoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Canada Thomas Powell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
40 DF Canada Joey Buchanan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
44 FW Canada Sebastian Dzikowski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 14 0 0 1 0 0 15 0 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.[21]
  1. ^ "Vancouver FC acquire Ben Fisk from Cavalry FC". Canadian Premier League. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Vancouver FC announce return of Cantave, Garcia and Fry for 2024". Canadian Premier League. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Homeward Bound: David Norman Jr. Set For Vancouver FC". Northern Tribune. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "'He's got the ambition': Vancouver FC sign 15-year-old 'top talent' Grady McDonnell". Canadian Premier League. January 17, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "'It means so much': Paris Gee grateful to be close to home, family after Vancouver FC move". Vancouver FC. January 23, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Vancouver FC announce first international signing of 2024, José Navarro". Vancouver FC. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "Vancouver FC adds former WFC2 defender Elage Bah to 2024 roster". Vancouver FC. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  8. ^ "Vancouver FC sign attacking midfielder Kembo Kibato". Canadian Premier League. February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  9. ^ "Vancouver FC sign Canadian midfielder Zach Verhoven". Canadian Premier League. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Vancouver FC sign New Zealand international Moses Dyer". Canadian Premier League. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
  11. ^ "Vancouver FC signs CPL veteran Niko Giantsopoulos". Vancouver FC. April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Vancouver FC signs Thomas Powell and Sebastian Dzikowski to U SPORTS contracts". Vancouver FC. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
  13. ^ "Youth National Team defender Matteo Campagna joins Vancouver FC". Vancouver FC. April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "Vancouver FC sign 16-year-old midfielder Joey Buchanan to Development Contract". Canadian Premier League. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
  15. ^ "Diaz on loan to Vancouver FC". Sogndal Football. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  16. ^ a b c d "Vancouver FC parts ways with four players after inaugural season, Thank you to Hundal, St. Louis, Gyimah, and Zielinski". Vancouver FC. November 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  17. ^ a b c d e "The future of Vancouver's game changers is up in the air". Vancouver FC. November 16, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d e "Vancouver FC announces 2024 roster update". Vancouver FC. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
  19. ^ "Lennon joins Wee Jambos". Hearts FC. January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  20. ^ "Thank you Ibrahim Bakare; Vancouver FC part ways with English defender". Vancouver FC. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  21. ^ a b "2024 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 12, 2024. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

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