Vancouver FC

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This article is about the Canadian Premier League club. For the Major League Soccer club, see Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Vancouver FC
File:Vancouver FC logo.png
Full name Vancouver Football Club
Nickname(s) Eagles
Short name VanFC, VFC
Founded November 2, 2022; 19 months ago (2022-11-02)
Stadium Willoughby Community Park, Langley, British Columbia
Stadium
capacity		 6,560
Owner SixFive Sports and Entertainment
President Rob Friend
Coach Afshin Ghotbi
League Canadian Premier League
2023 Regular season, 7th
Playoffs, did not qualify
Website Club home page
Current season

Vancouver Football Club, commonly known as Vancouver FC, is a Canadian professional soccer club competes in the Canadian Premier League, the top tier of the Canadian soccer league system.[1] The club is based in Langley, British Columbia and plays their home matches at the Willoughby Community Park stadium.

History

On November 10, 2021, the Canadian Premier League announced that it had awarded an expansion club in Vancouver to SixFive Sports and Entertainment LP.[2] More details were announced on April 13, 2022, when the CPL and SixFive announced that the new club would play in Langley, British Columbia, at Willoughby Community Park, adjacent to the Langley Events Centre.[3]

On November 2, 2022, the club held its official launch event where it announced its name; revealed its branding; and presented Afshin Ghotbi as the club's first head coach.[4] The CPL announced that the club would begin league play for the 2023 season.[5]

In March 2023, Eugene Martínez was called up to the Belize national team for 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B matches against Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. In the process he became the first Vancouver FC player to be called for international duty as a member of the club.[6]

Vancouver FC played its first league match on April 15, 2023, away to provincial rivals Pacific FC. The match ended in a 1–0 victory for Pacific with Manny Aparicio becoming the first-ever goalscorer against Vancouver.[7] On matchday two, Vancouver defeated York United FC 2–1 for the club's inaugural victory. Shaan Hundal scored the first-ever goal for the club, while Gael Sandoval scored the eventual game-winner.[8][9]

The club faced Cavalry FC in its first home match at the newly-constructed Willoughby Community Park stadium in front of a sell-out crowd of over 6,500 fans on May 7, 2023.[10] Despite playing a man-down for over an hour after a red card was shown to Rocco Romeo, the club managed a 1–1 draw. First-ever Vancouver FC scorer Shaan Hundal scored the equalizing goal which was also the first home goal in club history.[11]

Crest and colours

The primary crest is circular and features the name of the club and year of establishment in the outer ring. In the centre is a stylized eagle in the shape of the letter V. The club colours are black, grey, and red (branded as charcoal black, silver, warm red, dark grey, and cinder).[12]

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
2023–present Macron[13] CIBC, Carlsberg[14]

Stadium

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Main article: Willoughby Community Park (stadium)

Vancouver FC play in a new stadium at Langley's Willoughby Community Park.[4] It has a capacity of 6,560 seats in its initial configuration, with potential for further expansion. The construction operations began in February 2023 and involved the usage of modular prefabricated elements.[15]

Players and staff

Roster

As of April 5, 2024[16][17]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Canada GK Callum Irving (captain)
2 Canada DF Kadin Chung
3 Canada DF Rocco Romeo
6 Brazil MF Renan Garcia
9 Mexico FW Alejandro Díaz (on loan from Sogndal)
11 Lebanon MF Gabriel Bitar
12 Canada DF Tyler Crawford
13 Peru MF Vasco Fry
16 England MF Elliot Simmons
19 Haiti FW Mikaël Cantave
20 Canada DF Anthony White
25 Canada DF James Cameron
No. Position Player
26 Canada MF T.J. Tahid
Canada DF Elage Bah
New Zealand FW Moses Dyer
Canada MF Ben Fisk
Canada DF Paris Gee
Canada GK Niko Giantsopoulos
Canada MF Kembo Kibato
Republic of Ireland MF Grady McDonnell
Mexico FW José Navarro
Canada DF David Norman Jr.
Canada MF Zach Verhoven

Staff

As of February 21, 2024[18][19][20]
Executive
President Canada Rob Friend
Coaching staff
Head coach Iran United States Afshin Ghotbi
Assistant coach Brazil Marco Ferreira
Assistant coach Canada Azad Palani
Video Analyst Canada Dominic Rajna
Goalkeeping coach Canada Mark Village
Equipment manager Canada Cortlin Tonn
Manager of football operations Canada Jeevin Kang

Head coaches

As of October 6, 2023
Coach Nation Tenure Record
G W D L Win %
Afshin Ghotbi  Iran November 2, 2022 – present 29 8 5 16 27.59

Club captains

Years Name Nation
2023–present Callum Irving[21]  Canada

Records

Year-by-year

Season League Playoffs CC Continental Average
attendance		 Top goalscorer(s)
Div League Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Pos. Name Goals
2023 1 CPL 28 8 5 15 28 50 -22 29 1.04 7th DNQ R1 Ineligible 2,790 Lebanon Gabriel Bitar
Canada Shaan Hundal		 6

All-time top scorers

As of October 6, 2023 [22][23]
# Name Nation Career at club Goals
CPL Cup Int'l Total
1 Gabriel Bitar  Lebanon 2023–present 6 0 0 6
Shaan Hundal  Canada 2023 6 0 0 6
3 Mikaël Cantave  Haiti 2023–present 4 0 0 4
4 Taryck Tahid  Canada 2023–present 3 0 0 3
5 Alejandro Díaz  Mexico 2023–present 2 0 0 2
6 James Cameron  Canada 2023–present 1 0 0 1
Vasco Fry  Peru 2023–present 1 0 0 1
Renan Garcia  Brazil 2023–present 1 0 0 1
Ameer Kinani  Iraq 2023 1 0 0 1
Min-jae Kwak  Republic of Korea 2023 1 0 0 1
Gael Sandoval  Mexico 2023 1 0 0 1

Note: Bold indicates active player

All-time top assists

As of October 6, 2023 [22][23]
# Name Nation Career at club Assists
CPL Cup Int'l Total
1 Gabriel Bitar  Lebanon 2023–present 4 0 0 4
2 Gael Sandoval  Mexico 2023 3 0 0 3
3 Mikaël Cantave  Haiti 2023–present 2 0 0 2
Min-jae Kwak  Republic of Korea 2023 2 0 0 2
5 Kadin Chung  Canada 2023–present 1 0 0 1
Renan Garcia  Brazil 2023–present 1 0 0 1
Vasco Fry  Peru 2023–present 1 0 0 1
Shaan Hundal  Canada 2023 1 0 0 1
Ameer Kinani  Iraq 2023–present 1 0 0 1
Elliot Simmons  Canada 2023–present 1 0 0 1
Anthony White  Canada 2023–present 1 0 0 1

Note: Bold indicates active player

All-time most appearances

As of October 6, 2023 [22][23]
# Name Nation Career at club Games played
CPL Cup Int'l Total
1 Shaan Hundal  Canada 2023 28 1 0 29
2 Callum Irving  Canada 2023–present 27 1 0 28
3 Min-jae Kwak  Republic of Korea 2023 26 1 0 27
4 Rocco Romeo  Canada 2023–present 25 1 0 26
Ibrahim Bakare  England 2023 25 1 0 26
Gabriel Bitar  Lebanon 2023–present 25 1 0 26
Elliot Simmons  Canada 2023–present 25 1 0 26
8 Tyler Crawford  Canada 2023–present 23 0 0 23
9 Ameer Kinani  Iraq 2023 20 1 0 21
10 Anthony White  Canada 2023–present 20 0 0 20
Taryck Tahid  Canada 2023–present 20 0 0 20

Note: Bold indicates active player

Awards

Canadian Premier League Awards

Year Name Award Status
2023 James Cameron Best Canadian U-21 Player Nominated

References

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