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| highest attendance = 5,822 <small><br/>Oct 12 vs [[Puerto Rico Islanders]]</small>
| highest attendance = 5,822 <small><br/>Oct 12 vs [[Puerto Rico Islanders]]</small>
| lowest attendance = 4,412 <small><br/>June 25 vs [[Montreal Impact (1992-2011)|Montreal Impact]]</small>
| lowest attendance = 4,412 <small><br/>June 25 vs [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]</small>
| average attendance = 4,999
| average attendance = 4,999
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The '''2008 Vancouver Whitecaps season''' was the club's 23rd year of existence (or 33rd if counting the NASL Whitecaps), as well as their 16th as a Division 2 club in the franchise model of US-based soccer leagues. With games against well supported MLS side Toronto FC in the Voyageurs Cup and local rival Seattle Sounders selling 22,000 season tickets for MLS in 2009, the Vancouver Whitecaps were marketed as one of the leading markets for a 2011 MLS expansion side. This included expanding the ownership to include Victoria, BC raised NBA star [[Steve Nash]] in July.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blogs.theprovince.com/2008/07/25/nash-cache/|title=Nash Cache|work=The Province Newspaper – Back of the Net|first=Paul|last=Chapman|date=July 25, 2008|accessdate=March 4, 2014}}</ref> The Division 1 [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] speculation along with the higher profile that came with public negotiations with Vancouver City Council and the Port of Metro Vancouver to develop the [[Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium]] gave a boost to media coverage and game attendances. The privately financed stadium, first proposed in 2006, appeared to be reaching its final government land use approvals in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/111205.html|title= Whitecaps unveil stadium plans|work=uslsoccer.com|author=Demosphere International|accessdate=March 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2008/10/waterfront-stadium-could-be-dramatic-beautiful-spectacular-province?quicktabs_club_news_qt=2|title=Waterfront Stadium could be dramatic, beautiful, spectacular|work=The Province Newspaper|first=Kent|last=Spencer|date=October 13, 2008|accessdate=March 4, 2014}}</ref>
The '''2008 Vancouver Whitecaps season''' was the club's 23rd year of existence (or 33rd if counting the NASL Whitecaps), as well as their 16th as a Division 2 club in the franchise model of US-based soccer leagues. With games against well supported MLS side Toronto FC in the Voyageurs Cup and local rival Seattle Sounders selling 22,000 season tickets for MLS in 2009, the Vancouver Whitecaps were marketed as one of the leading markets for a 2011 MLS expansion side. This included expanding the ownership to include Victoria, BC raised NBA star [[Steve Nash]] in July.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blogs.theprovince.com/2008/07/25/nash-cache/|title=Nash Cache|work=The Province Newspaper – Back of the Net|first=Paul|last=Chapman|date=July 25, 2008|accessdate=March 4, 2014}}</ref> The Division 1 [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] speculation along with the higher profile that came with public negotiations with Vancouver City Council and the Port of Metro Vancouver to develop the [[Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium]] gave a boost to media coverage and game attendances. The privately financed stadium, first proposed in 2006, appeared to be reaching its final government land use approvals in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.uslsoccer.com/home/111205.html|title= Whitecaps unveil stadium plans|work=uslsoccer.com|author=Demosphere International|accessdate=March 4, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2008/10/waterfront-stadium-could-be-dramatic-beautiful-spectacular-province?quicktabs_club_news_qt=2|title=Waterfront Stadium could be dramatic, beautiful, spectacular|work=The Province Newspaper|first=Kent|last=Spencer|date=October 13, 2008|accessdate=March 4, 2014}}</ref>


The 2008 season started in a strong fashion with two losses in their first ten games as new coach [[Teitur Thordarson]] maintained the defensive style of previous coach [[Bob Lilley (soccer)|Bob Lilley]] to grind out results. The USL-1 league was a closely contested affair with eleven points separating 11th and third in the standings. However, the top two teams, the Whitecaps and Puerto Rico were a further ten points clear of third place. The Commissioner’s Cup was a contest between the Whitecaps, who finished runner-up by one point, and the Puerto Rico Islanders. The Whitecaps almost squandered a 5-1 aggregate league by letting the Minnesota Thunder back into the second leg of the USL-1 play in round, but held on for a 5-4 aggregate win. In the semi-final series against Montreal Impact they ground out a first leg 1-0 loss after their goal keeper was ejected. The Whitecaps deservedly won the second leg 2-0 at home to go through 2-1 on aggregate to the final against Puerto Rico Islanders. The playoff final was a back and forth game in which the Whitecaps prevailed 2-1 in front of 5,822 at their long time home of Swangard Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/22394.html#SCHEDULE |title=Schedule|work=uslsoccer.com|author=Demosphere International|accessdate=March 4, 2014}}</ref>
The 2008 season started in a strong fashion with two losses in their first ten games as new coach [[Teitur Thordarson]] maintained the defensive style of previous coach [[Bob Lilley (soccer)|Bob Lilley]] to grind out results. The USL-1 league was a closely contested affair with eleven points separating 11th and third in the standings. However, the top two teams, the Whitecaps and Puerto Rico were a further ten points clear of third place. The Commissioner's Cup was a contest between the Whitecaps, who finished runner-up by one point, and the Puerto Rico Islanders. The Whitecaps almost squandered a 5-1 aggregate league by letting the Minnesota Thunder back into the second leg of the USL-1 play in round, but held on for a 5-4 aggregate win. In the semi-final series against Montreal Impact they ground out a first leg 1-0 loss after their goal keeper was ejected. The Whitecaps deservedly won the second leg 2-0 at home to go through 2-1 on aggregate to the final against Puerto Rico Islanders. The playoff final was a back and forth game in which the Whitecaps prevailed 2-1 in front of 5,822 at their long time home of Swangard Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2009/22394.html#SCHEDULE |title=Schedule|work=uslsoccer.com|author=Demosphere International|accessdate=March 4, 2014}}</ref>


This was the first year of the official tournament for the [[Voyageurs Cup]] also known as the [[Canadian Championship]] as CONCACAF designated a Canadian spot in the new champions league structure of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The Whitecaps finished third in the [[2008 Canadian Championship|2008 Voyaguers Cup]] with two losses to Montreal and a draw and a win over Division 1 MLS side Toronto FC.
This was the first year of the official tournament for the [[Voyageurs Cup]] also known as the [[Canadian Championship]] as CONCACAF designated a Canadian spot in the new champions league structure of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The Whitecaps finished third in the [[2008 Canadian Championship|2008 Voyaguers Cup]] with two losses to Montreal and a draw and a win over Division 1 MLS side Toronto FC.
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|location = [[Victoria, British Columbia]]
|location = [[Victoria, British Columbia]]
|report = [http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2008/03/whitecaps-men-draw-0-0-uvic Report]
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|location = [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|WA]]
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|location = [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|WA]]
|location = [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|WA]]
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|report = [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3609272 Report]
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|goals2 = [[Jason Jordan]] {{goal|15}} <br/> [[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|64}}
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|location = [[New Westminster, BC]]
|location = [[New Westminster, BC]]
|report = [http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2008/03/whitecaps-claim-3-0-win-over-sfu Report]
|report = [http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2008/03/whitecaps-claim-3-0-win-over-sfu Report]
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|goals2 = [[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|6}} <br/>[[Nick Webb (soccer)|Nick Webb]] {{goal|19}} <br/>[[Jason Jordan]] {{goal|85}}
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|location = [[Langley, British Columbia (city)|Langley, BC]]
|location = [[Langley, British Columbia (city)|Langley, BC]]
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|goals2 = [[Alfredo Valente]] {{goal|38|69}} <br/>[[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|50}}
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
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|score = 1 – 0
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|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649316.html Report]
|goals1 = [[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|33}}
|goals1 = [[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|33}}
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
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|goals2 = [[Ricardo Sánchez (footballer)|Ricardo Sánchez]] {{goal|68|(Pen.)}}
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|referee = Fabrizio Romano
|referee = Fabrizio Romano
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|score = 1 - 0
|score = 1 – 0
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|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649338.html report]
|goals1 = [[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|77}}
|goals1 = [[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|77}}
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|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|stadium = [[Tropical Park Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Tropical Park Stadium]]
|location = [[Miami]], [[Florida]]
|location = [[Miami]]
|score = 0 - 1
|score = 0 – 1
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|date = May 19, 2008
|date = May 19, 2008
|time = 15:00 ET
|time = 15:00 ET
|team1 = [[Montreal Impact (1992-2011)|Montreal Impact]]
|team1 = [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]
|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|stadium = [[Saputo Stadium|Stade Saputo]]
|stadium = [[Saputo Stadium|Stade Saputo]]
|location = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
|location = [[Montreal]]
|score = 0 - 0
|score = 0 – 0
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
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|score = 0 – 2
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|stadium = [[PGE Park]]
|stadium = [[PGE Park]]
|location = [[Portland, Oregon]]
|location = [[Portland, Oregon]]
|score = 0 - 1
|score = 0 – 1
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|stadium = [[Blackbaud Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Blackbaud Stadium]]
|location = [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
|location = [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
|score = 0 - 2
|score = 0 – 2
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|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|stadium = [[National Sports Center]]
|stadium = [[National Sports Center]]
|location = [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]
|location = [[Minneapolis]]
|score = 0 - 1
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
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|score = 1 – 3
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|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649368.html report]
|goals1 = [[Scot Thompson]] {{goal|9}}
|goals1 = [[Scot Thompson]] {{goal|9}}
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|stadium = [[Sahlen's Stadium|Marina Auto Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Sahlen's Stadium|Marina Auto Stadium]]
|location = [[Rochester, New York]]
|location = [[Rochester, New York]]
|score = 3 - 0
|score = 3 – 0
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|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649373.html report]
|goals1 = [[Mauricio Salles]] {{goal|32|62}}<br/>[[Johnny Menyongar]] {{goal|46}}
|goals1 = [[Mauricio Salles]] {{goal|32|62}}<br/>[[Johnny Menyongar]] {{goal|46}}
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|score = 1 - 1
|score = 1 – 1
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|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649381.html report]
|goals1 = [[Juan Pablo Galavis]] {{goal|20}}
|goals1 = [[Juan Pablo Galavis]] {{goal|20}}
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|stadium = [[Sahlen's Stadium|Marina Auto Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Sahlen's Stadium|Marina Auto Stadium]]
|location = [[Rochester, New York]]
|location = [[Rochester, New York]]
|score = 1 - 3
|score = 1 – 3
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649392.html report]
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649392.html report]
|goals1 = [[Lyle Martin]] {{goal|7}}<br/>[[Martin Nash (soccer)|Martin Nash]] {{goal|71}}<br/>[[Charles Gbeke]] {{goal|79}}<br/>[[Marcus Haber]] {{goal|81}}
|goals1 = [[Lyle Martin]] {{goal|7}}<br/>[[Martin Nash (soccer)|Martin Nash]] {{goal|71}}<br/>[[Charles Gbeke]] {{goal|79}}<br/>[[Marcus Haber]] {{goal|81}}
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|score = 2 - 1
|score = 2 – 1
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|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649400.html report]
|goals1 = [[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|75}}
|goals1 = [[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|75}}
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|score = 1 - 1
|score = 1 – 1
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|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649407.html report]
|goals1 = [[Charles Gbeke]] {{goal|81}}
|goals1 = [[Charles Gbeke]] {{goal|81}}
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|score = 1 - 0
|score = 1 – 0
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|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649411.html report]
|goals1 = [[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|12}}
|goals1 = [[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|12}}
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|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|stadium = [[Tropical Park Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Tropical Park Stadium]]
|location = [[Miami]], [[Florida]]
|location = [[Miami]]
|score = 1 - 2
|score = 1 – 2
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|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649416.html report]
|goals1 = [[Alex Afonso]] {{goal|61}}
|goals1 = [[Alex Afonso]] {{goal|61}}
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|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]]
|stadium = [[WakeMed Soccer Park]]
|location = [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]], [[North Carolina]]
|location = [[Cary, North Carolina]]
|score = 3 - 2
|score = 3 – 2
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649419.html report]
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649419.html report]
|goals1 = [[Santiago Fusilier]] {{goal|18}}<br/>[[Martin Nunez]] {{goal|83}}
|goals1 = [[Santiago Fusilier]] {{goal|18}}<br/>[[Martin Nunez]] {{goal|83}}
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|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|stadium = [[RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium]]
|stadium = [[RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium]]
|location = [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
|location = [[Atlanta]]
|score = 2 - 3
|score = 2 – 3
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|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649424.html report]
|goals1 = [[Tony McManus (soccer)|Tony McManus]] {{goal|37}}<br/>[[Macoumba Kandji]] {{goal|53}}<br/>[[Jerson Monteiro]] {{goal|65}}
|goals1 = [[Tony McManus (soccer)|Tony McManus]] {{goal|37}}<br/>[[Macoumba Kandji]] {{goal|53}}<br/>[[Jerson Monteiro]] {{goal|65}}
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|score = 3 - 2
|score = 3 – 2
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|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649433.html report]
|goals1 = [[Jeff Clarke (Canadian soccer)|Jeff Clarke]] {{goal|25}}<br/>[[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|72|88}}
|goals1 = [[Jeff Clarke (Canadian soccer)|Jeff Clarke]] {{goal|25}}<br/>[[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|72|88}}
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|score = 0 - 0
|score = 0 – 0
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|stadium = [[Starfire Sports Complex]]
|stadium = [[Starfire Sports Complex]]
|location = [[Tukwila, Washington]]
|location = [[Tukwila, Washington]]
|score = 0 - 0
|score = 0 – 0
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|score = 2 - 1
|score = 2 – 1
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|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649444.html report]
|goals1 = [[Nick Addlery]] {{goal|3|43}}
|goals1 = [[Nick Addlery]] {{goal|3|43}}
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|score = 2 - 0
|score = 2 – 0
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|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649450.html report]
|goals1 = [[Lyle Martin]] {{goal|35}}<br/>[[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|69}}
|goals1 = [[Lyle Martin]] {{goal|35}}<br/>[[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|69}}
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|stadium = [[Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium]]
|location = [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]]
|location = [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]]
|score = 1 - 1
|score = 1 – 1
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649456.html report]
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649456.html report]
|goals1 = [[Kendall Jagdeosingh]] {{goal|67}}
|goals1 = [[Kendall Jagdeosingh]] {{goal|67}}
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|stadium = [[Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium]]
|location = [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]]
|location = [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico]]
|score = 1 - 0
|score = 1 – 0
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649458.html report]
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649458.html report]
|goals1 = [[Noah Delgado]] {{goal|89}}
|goals1 = [[Noah Delgado]] {{goal|89}}
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|score = 0 - 0
|score = 0 – 0
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649464.html report]
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649464.html report]
|goals1 =
|goals1 =
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|time = 22:00 ET
|team1 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|team1 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|team2 = [[Montreal Impact (1992-2011)|Montreal Impact]]
|team2 = [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|score = 1 - 0
|score = 1 – 0
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649470.html report]
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649470.html report]
|goals1 = [[Charles Gbeke]] {{goal|45}}
|goals1 = [[Charles Gbeke]] {{goal|45}}
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|stadium = [[Starfire Sports Complex]]
|stadium = [[Starfire Sports Complex]]
|location = [[Tukwila, Washington]]
|location = [[Tukwila, Washington]]
|score = 2 - 3
|score = 2 – 3
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649478.html report]
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/649478.html report]
|goals1 = [[Sebastien Le Toux]] {{goal|10}}<br/>[[Kevin Sakuda]] {{goal|69}}
|goals1 = [[Sebastien Le Toux]] {{goal|10}}<br/>[[Kevin Sakuda]] {{goal|69}}
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|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|score = 2 - 0
|score = 2 – 0
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/946272.html report]
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/946272.html report]
|goals1 = [[Own goal]] {{goal|27}}<br/>[[Justin Moose]] {{goal|89}}
|goals1 = [[Own goal]] {{goal|27}}<br/>[[Justin Moose]] {{goal|89}}
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|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|stadium = [[National Sports Center]]
|stadium = [[National Sports Center]]
|location = [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]]
|location = [[Minneapolis]]
|score = 4 - 3
|score = 4 – 3
|goals1 = [[Luchi Gonzalez]] {{goal|23}}<br/>[[Melvin Tarley]] {{goal|64}}<br/>[[Stephen deRoux]] {{goal|78}}<br/>[[Frederico Moojen]] {{goal|90|Pen.}}
|goals1 = [[Luchi Gonzalez]] {{goal|23}}<br/>[[Melvin Tarley]] {{goal|64}}<br/>[[Stephen deRoux]] {{goal|78}}<br/>[[Frederico Moojen]] {{goal|90|Pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Alfredo Valente]] {{goal|3}}<br/> [[Martin Nash (soccer)|Martin Nash]] {{goal|44}} <br/>[[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|55}}
|goals2 = [[Alfredo Valente]] {{goal|3}}<br/> [[Martin Nash (soccer)|Martin Nash]] {{goal|44}} <br/>[[Eduardo Sebrango]] {{goal|55}}
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|date = October 3, 2008
|date = October 3, 2008
|time = 20:00 ET
|time = 20:00 ET
|team1 = [[Montreal Impact (1992-2011)|Montreal Impact]]
|team1 = [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]
|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|team2 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|stadium = [[Saputo Stadium|Stade Saputo]]
|stadium = [[Saputo Stadium|Stade Saputo]]
|location = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
|location = [[Montreal]]
|score = 1 - 0
|score = 1 – 0
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/950518.html report]
|report = [http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2008/950518.html report]
|goals1 = [[Antonio Ribeiro]] {{goal|61}}
|goals1 = [[Antonio Ribeiro]] {{goal|61}}
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|time = 18:30 ET
|time = 18:30 ET
|team1 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|team1 = [[Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC]]
|team2 = [[Montreal Impact (1992-2011)|Montreal Impact]]
|team2 = [[Montreal Impact (1992–2011)|Montreal Impact]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|stadium = [[Swangard Stadium]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
|location = [[Burnaby, BC]]
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|goals1 = [[Severino Jefferson]] {{goal|25}}<br/>[[Joey Gjertsen]] {{goal|35}}
|goals1 = [[Severino Jefferson]] {{goal|25}}<br/>[[Joey Gjertsen]] {{goal|35}}
|goals2 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Saputo Stadium]], [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
|stadium = [[Saputo Stadium]], [[Montreal]]
|attendance = 10,054
|attendance = 10,054
|referee = Silviu Petrescu
|referee = Silviu Petrescu
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===Staff===
===Staff===
* Head Coach - [[Teitur Thordarson]]
* Head Coach – [[Teitur Thordarson]]
* Assistant Coach - Todd Wawrousek
* Assistant Coach – Todd Wawrousek
* Manager Communications - Nathan Vanstone
* Manager Communications – Nathan Vanstone
* Director of Professional Teams - Greg Anderson
* Director of Professional Teams – Greg Anderson
* Office Manager - Lindsay Pucklik
* Office Manager – Lindsay Pucklik
* President - [[Bob Lenarduzzi]]
* President – [[Bob Lenarduzzi]]


''All stats as of the end of the season.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/22394.html#STATS|title=2008 Statistics|work=uslsoccer.com|author=Demosphere International|accessdate=March 5, 2014}}</ref>
''All stats as of the end of the season.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2008/22394.html#STATS|title=2008 Statistics|work=uslsoccer.com|author=Demosphere International|accessdate=March 5, 2014}}</ref>
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Revision as of 18:28, 14 August 2016

Vancouver Whitecaps
2008 season
ManagerTeitur Thordarson
USL-12nd
USL-1 PlayoffsRunners-Up
Voyageurs Cup3rd
Highest home attendance5,822
Oct 12 vs Puerto Rico Islanders
Lowest home attendance4,412
June 25 vs Montreal Impact
Average home league attendance4,999
← 2007
2009 →

The 2008 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the club's 23rd year of existence (or 33rd if counting the NASL Whitecaps), as well as their 16th as a Division 2 club in the franchise model of US-based soccer leagues. With games against well supported MLS side Toronto FC in the Voyageurs Cup and local rival Seattle Sounders selling 22,000 season tickets for MLS in 2009, the Vancouver Whitecaps were marketed as one of the leading markets for a 2011 MLS expansion side. This included expanding the ownership to include Victoria, BC raised NBA star Steve Nash in July.[1] The Division 1 MLS speculation along with the higher profile that came with public negotiations with Vancouver City Council and the Port of Metro Vancouver to develop the Whitecaps Waterfront Stadium gave a boost to media coverage and game attendances. The privately financed stadium, first proposed in 2006, appeared to be reaching its final government land use approvals in 2008.[2][3]

The 2008 season started in a strong fashion with two losses in their first ten games as new coach Teitur Thordarson maintained the defensive style of previous coach Bob Lilley to grind out results. The USL-1 league was a closely contested affair with eleven points separating 11th and third in the standings. However, the top two teams, the Whitecaps and Puerto Rico were a further ten points clear of third place. The Commissioner's Cup was a contest between the Whitecaps, who finished runner-up by one point, and the Puerto Rico Islanders. The Whitecaps almost squandered a 5-1 aggregate league by letting the Minnesota Thunder back into the second leg of the USL-1 play in round, but held on for a 5-4 aggregate win. In the semi-final series against Montreal Impact they ground out a first leg 1-0 loss after their goal keeper was ejected. The Whitecaps deservedly won the second leg 2-0 at home to go through 2-1 on aggregate to the final against Puerto Rico Islanders. The playoff final was a back and forth game in which the Whitecaps prevailed 2-1 in front of 5,822 at their long time home of Swangard Stadium.[4]

This was the first year of the official tournament for the Voyageurs Cup also known as the Canadian Championship as CONCACAF designated a Canadian spot in the new champions league structure of the CONCACAF Champions Cup. The Whitecaps finished third in the 2008 Voyaguers Cup with two losses to Montreal and a draw and a win over Division 1 MLS side Toronto FC.

Schedule and results

Tables

  Commissioner's Cup, bye to semifinal round of playoffs
  First round of playoffs

Pos Club Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD H2H Pts
1 Puerto Rico Islanders 54 30 15 9 6 43 23 +20
2 Vancouver Whitecaps 53 30 15 8 7 34 28 +6
3 Montreal Impact 42 30 12 6 12 33 28 +5
4 Rochester Rhinos 41† 30 11 9 10 35 32 +3
5 Charleston Battery 40 30 11 7 12 34 36 −2 CHA: 4 pts
SEA: 4 pts
6 Seattle Sounders 40 30 10 10 10 37 36 +1
7 Minnesota Thunder 39 30 10 9 11 40 38 +2
8 Carolina RailHawks 37 30 9 10 11 34 43 −9
9 Miami FC 34 30 8 10 12 28 34 −6 MIA: 7 pts
ATL: 1 pt
10 Atlanta Silverbacks 34 30 8 10 12 37 50 −13
11 Portland Timbers 31 30 7 10 13 26 33 −7

Tie-breaker order: 1. Head-to-head points; 2. Total wins; 3. Goal difference; 4. Goals for; 5. Lottery
† Rochester deducted 1 point for use of an ineligible player on August 10, 2008[5]

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
30 53 15 7 8 34 28  +6 8 2 5 17 10  +7 7 5 3 17 18  −1

Last updated: April 26, 2010
Source: uslsoccer.com
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

March 9, 2008 UVic Vikes 0 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Victoria, British Columbia
15:00 PST Report Stadium: Centennial Stadium,
Attendance: 500
March 20, 2008 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 – 0 Portland Timbers Seattle, WA
Steve Kindel
Nicholas Addlery
Own Goal
Stefan Leslie 		Report Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
March 22, 2008 Seattle Sounders FC 1 – 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Seattle, WA
19:00 PST Roger Levesque 44' Report Jason Jordan 15'
Eduardo Sebrango 64'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 752
March 29, 2008 Simon Fraser University 0 – 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC New Westminster, BC
10:00 PST Report Eduardo Sebrango 6'
Nick Webb 19'
Jason Jordan 85'		 Stadium: Mercer Stadium
April 2, 2008 Trinity Western University 0 – 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Langley, BC
19:00 PST Report Alfredo Valente 38' (69)
Eduardo Sebrango 50'		 Stadium: Spartans Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,276
Referee: Phil Barrington

USL-1

See also: 2008 United Soccer Leagues

Results by round

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April 12, 2008 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 – 0 Montreal Impact Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Eduardo Sebrango 33' Report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288
April 26, 2008 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 – 1 Minnesota Thunder Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET report Ricardo Sánchez 68' ((Pen.)) Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,989
Referee: Fabrizio Romano
May 10, 2008 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 – 0 Rochester Rhinos Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Eduardo Sebrango 77' report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,762
Referee: Geoff Gamble
May 16, 2008 4 Miami FC Blues 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Miami
17:30 ET report Eduardo Sebrango 18' Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: Shane Moody
May 19, 2008 5 Montreal Impact 0 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal
15:00 ET report Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 13,034
Referee: Dave Gantar
May 23, 2008 6 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 – 2 Seattle Sounders Burnaby, BC
23:00 ET report Josh Gardner 3'
Sebastien Le Toux 7'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,146
Referee: Justin Tasev
May 24, 2008 7 Portland Timbers 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
22:00 ET report Chris Nurse 17'
Johnny Menyongar 37'		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,688
Referee: Yader Reyes
May 28, 2008 8 Charleston Battery 0 – 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Charleston, South Carolina
19:30 ET report Jason Jordan 64'
Nicholas Addlery 75'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,763
Referee: Alan Schechtman
May 31, 2008 9 Minnesota Thunder 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Minneapolis
20:05 ET report Jason Jordan 41' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,369
Referee: Edwom Jureievic
June 7, 2008 10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 – 3 Portland Timbers Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Scot Thompson 9' report Eduardo Sebrango 54'
Martin Nash 66'
Alfredo Valente 90'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288
Referee: Jonathan Lavergne
June 13, 2008 11 Rochester Rhinos 3 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Rochester, New York
20:00 ET Mauricio Salles 32' (62)
Johnny Menyongar 46'		 report Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 7,471
Referee: Joe Caroccio
June 22, 2008 12 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 – 1 Miami FC Blues Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Juan Pablo Galavis 20' report Chris Pozniak 51' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
July 5, 2008 13 Rochester Rhinos 1 – 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Rochester, New York
19:35 ET Lyle Martin 7'
Martin Nash 71'
Charles Gbeke 79'
Marcus Haber 81'		 report Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 7,356
Referee: Fernando Iturriaga
July 13, 2008 14 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 – 1 Carolina RailHawks FC Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Eduardo Sebrango 75' report Dan Antoniuk 74' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,989
Referee: Mathieu Bourdea
July 23, 2008 15 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 – 1 Charleston Battery Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Charles Gbeke 81' report Randi Patterson Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,038
Referee: Jonathan Lavergne
July 26, 2008 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 – 0 Carolina RailHawks FC Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Eduardo Sebrango 12' report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,991
Referee: Geoff Gamble
July 29, 2008 17 Miami FC Blues 1 – 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Miami
19:30 ET Alex Afonso 61' report Eduardo Sebrango 57'
Alfredo Valente 81'		 Stadium: Tropical Park Stadium
Attendance: 958
Referee: Ben Chouaf
August 1, 2008 18 Carolina RailHawks FC 3 – 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Cary, North Carolina
20:00 ET Santiago Fusilier 18'
Martin Nunez 83'		 report Charles Gbeke 2'
Omar Jarun 10'
Eduardo Sebrango 35'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,856
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
August 3, 2008 19 Charleston Battery 2-0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Charleston, South Carolina
18:00 ET Osvaldo Alonso 10' (61), (Pen.)' report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,769
August 5, 2008 20 Atlanta Silverbacks 2 – 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Atlanta
19:55 ET Tony McManus 37'
Macoumba Kandji 53'
Jerson Monteiro 65'		 report Luca Bellisomo 31'
Admir Salihovic 79'		 Stadium: RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium
Attendance: 1,941
August 10, 2008 21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 – 2 Atlanta Silverbacks Burnaby, BC
19:00 ET Jeff Clarke 25'
Eduardo Sebrango 72' (88)		 report Ansu Toure 20' (39) Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,689
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
August 17, 2008 22 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 – 0 Carolina RailHawks FC Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Geoff Gamble
August 20, 2008 23 Seattle Sounders 0 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tukwila, Washington
19:30 ET report Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 3,203
Referee: Ben Chouaf
August 22, 2008 24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 – 1 Portland Timbers Burnaby, BC
23:00 ET Nick Addlery 3' (43) report Lawrence Olum 12' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,761
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
August 27, 2008 25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 – 0 Atlanta Silverbacks Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Lyle Martin 35'
Eduardo Sebrango 69'		 report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,621
Referee: Dave Gantar
August 31, 2008 26 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Bayamón, Puerto Rico
18:00 ET Kendall Jagdeosingh 67' report Takashi Hirano 86' Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 3,227
Referee: Lee Suckle
September 5, 2008 27 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Bayamón, Puerto Rico
20:00 ET Noah Delgado 89' report Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 5,255
Referee: Ben Chouaf
September 7, 2008 28 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 – 0 Minnesota Thunder Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288
Referee: Fabrizio Romano
September 13, 2008 29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1 – 0 Montreal Impact Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Charles Gbeke 45' report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288
Referee: Dave Gantar
September 20, 2008 30 Seattle Sounders 2 – 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tukwila, Washington
22:00 ET Sebastien Le Toux 10'
Kevin Sakuda 69'		 report Eduardo Sebrango 54'
Justin Moose 57'
Jeff Clarke 67'		 Stadium: Starfire Sports Complex
Attendance: 4,401
Referee: Landis Wiley

Post-season

September 26, 2008 Play-In Round Leg 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 – 0 Minnesota Thunder Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Own goal 27'
Justin Moose 89'		 report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,943
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
September 28, 2008 Play-In Round Leg 2 Minnesota Thunder 4 – 3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Minneapolis
18:05 ET Luchi Gonzalez 23'
Melvin Tarley 64'
Stephen deRoux 78'
Frederico Moojen 90' (Pen.)		 report Alfredo Valente 3'
Martin Nash 44'
Eduardo Sebrango 55'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 3,811
October 3, 2008 Semi-Final Leg 1 Montreal Impact 1 – 0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal
20:00 ET Antonio Ribeiro 61' report Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 12,002
Referee: Steve DePiero
October 5, 2008 Semi-Final Leg 2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2- 0 Montreal Impact Burnaby, BC
18:30 ET Jeff Clarke 37'
Eduardo Sebrango 41'		 report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,992
Referee: Dave Gantar
October 12, 2008 Final Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Puerto Rico Islanders Burnaby, BC
19:00 ET Charles Gbeke 55' (74) report Sandy Gbandi 68' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,822
Referee: Mark Kadlecik

Canadian Championship

Canadian Championship standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Montreal Impact 7 4 2 1 1 5 2 +3
Toronto FC 5 4 1 2 1 4 4 0
Vancouver Whitecaps 4 4 1 1 2 3 6 -3
Team qualified for Champions League qualifying round.

Canadian Championship results

See also: 2008 Canadian Championship
June 17, 2008 1 Montreal Impact 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps Saputo Stadium, Montreal
19:30 EDT Severino Jefferson 25'
Joey Gjertsen 35'		 Report Attendance: 10,054
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
June 25, 2008 2 Vancouver Whitecaps 0–2 Montreal Impact Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia
23:00 EDT Report Roberto Brown 30'
David Testo 66'		 Attendance: 4,412
Referee: Domenic Scali
July 1, 2008 3 Toronto FC 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario
16:00 EDT Report Martin Nash 36' (pen.) Attendance: 18,938
Referee: Steve Depiero
July 9, 2008 4 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–2 Toronto FC Swangard Stadium, Burnaby, British Columbia
19:30 PDT Eduardo Sebrango 43' 87' Report Maurice Edu 61'
Rohan Ricketts 76'		 Attendance: 5,228
Referee: Carol-Ann Chénard

Cascadia Cup

See also: Cascadia Cup
2008
Team Pts Pld W L D GF GA GD
Vancouver Whitecaps 13 6 4 1 1 9 6 +3
Seattle Sounders 8 6 2 2 2 5 5 0
Portland Timbers 4 6 1 4 1 4 7 -3

Friendlies

May 13, 2008 1 Vancouver Whitecaps 2 – 1 Los Angeles Galaxy Edmonton, Alberta
19:00 ET Nick Adderly 4'
Eduardo Sebrango		 Report Alan Gordon 43' Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Attendance: 37,104

Current roster

After the 2007 season, the Whitecaps and coach Bob Lilley parted ways with the Whitecaps hiring Teitur Thordarson. Many local long time stalwart veteran players such as Jeff Clarke, Jason Jordan, Steve Kindel, Geordie Lyall, Martin Nash, and Alfredo Valente remained on the roster. Leading striker Eduardo Sebrango also was back for another year with the new coach.

The Whitecaps signed Jamaican striker Nicholas Addlery, US keeper Jay Nolly, Omar Jarun, Japanese international Takashi Hirano, and Bolivian youth international Vicente Arze.[6]

Staff

  • Head Coach – Teitur Thordarson
  • Assistant Coach – Todd Wawrousek
  • Manager Communications – Nathan Vanstone
  • Director of Professional Teams – Greg Anderson
  • Office Manager – Lindsay Pucklik
  • President – Bob Lenarduzzi

All stats as of the end of the season.[7]

Goalkeeper stats

No. Nat. Player Total USL-1 Playoffs
MIN SV GA GAA SO MIN SV GA GAA SO MIN SV GA GAA SO
1 United States Jay Nolly 2070 81 24 1.043 9 2070 81 24 1.043 9 325 19 5 1.38 1
29 Canada Srdjan Djekanovic 630 23 4' 0.57 4 630 23 4 0.57 4 0 0 0 0 0
0 Canada Tyler Baldock 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 125 6 1 0.72 1

|} Updated to match played February 20, 2014
Source: [1]

Player statistics

No. Pos. Name Apps Minutes Goals Assists Shots Fouls
0 GK Canada Tyler Baldock 1(1) 125 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK United States Jay Nolly 27 2395 0 0 0 0 3 1
2 DF Canada Jeff Clarke 20(1) 1743 3 2 9 16 4 0
3 MF United States Nick Webb 0(4) 40 0 0 0 1 0 0
4 DF Canada Adrian Cann 8 720 0 0 1 14 1 0
4 DF Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Wesley Charles 15(1) 1321 0 1 1 14 3 0
6 DF Canada Luca Bellisomo 9(2) 807 1 1 3 11 2 0
7 MF Canada Martin Nash 33 2896 1 3 25 28 4 0
8 DF Canada Steve Kindel 27(3) 2445 0 2 17 37 6 0
9 MF Canada Alfredo Valente 25(6) 2046 2 2 33 26 5 1
11 FW Jamaica Nicholas Addlery 16(12) 1440 4 1 44 32 8 1
12 FW Cuba Eduardo Sebrango 31 2548 13 3 76 33 4 1
13 DF Canada Geordie Lyall 5(1) 312 0 0 1 6 0 0
13 MF United States Mason Webb 0(2) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF United States Tony Donatelli 6(4) 480 0 1 10 8 1 0
15 DF State of Palestine Omar Jarun 21(4) 1945 1 1 13 43 8 1
17 FW Canada Randy Edwini-Bonsu 0(4) 36 0 0 2 1 0 0
18 DF Canada Mason Trafford 5(10) 570 0 0 3 8 0 0
19 MF Canada Chris Pozniak 6(1) 570 1 1 4 11 1 0
20 MF Canada Ethan Gage 2(6) 445 0 0 5 12 0 0
20 FW Canada Charles Gbeke 10(7) 783 5 3 26 28 2 0
20 FW Jamaica Dever Orgill (1) 38 0 0 1 1 0 0
20 MF Iran Navid Mashinchi (1) 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Japan Takashi Hirano 16(7) 1762 1 0 6 24 4 0
23 MF Bolivia Vicente Arze 8(18) 1097 1 2 25 24 3 0
24 DF United States Lyle Martin 25(2) 2283 1 5 8 27 1 0
25 MF Bermuda Tyrell Burgess 11(14) 1047 1 2 28 15 2 0
25 MF United States Justin Moose 16(8) 1564 2 4 15 26 7 0
26 FW Canada Jason Jordan 5(20) 897 2 3 18 9 1 0
27 MF Canada Stefan Leslie 0(6) 70 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF Canada Diaz Kambere 8(2) 684 0 0 4 6 0 0
29 GK Canada Srdjan Djekanovic 7 630 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK Trinidad and Tobago Richard Goddard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Admir Salihovic 1(3) 88 1 0 2 2 0 0
31 MF Canada Simon Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— – Opponent Own goals – – 1 – – – – –

Updated February 28, 2014[8][9]

  • Note this list includes only players that have dressed in the eighteen.
  • Note brackets indicate substitute appearances.
  • Note statistics are for league and playoffs (not preseason). Voyageurs Cup statistics appear to no longer be available.

References

  1. ^ Chapman, Paul (July 25, 2008). "Nash Cache". The Province Newspaper – Back of the Net. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  2. ^ Demosphere International. "Whitecaps unveil stadium plans". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Spencer, Kent (October 13, 2008). "Waterfront Stadium could be dramatic, beautiful, spectacular". The Province Newspaper. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Demosphere International. "Schedule". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "Rhinos penalized for infraction". United Soccer Leagues. August 15, 2008. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  6. ^ Nukester (April 10, 2008). "2008 Season Preview: Vancouver Whitecaps". Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  7. ^ Demosphere International. "2008 Statistics". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  8. ^ "2008 Statistics". Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Full Schedule". Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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