Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2009 season
OwnersGreg Kerfoot
Jeff Mallet
Steve Luczo
Steve Nash
Head coachTeitur Thordarson
USL-17th
USL-1 PlayoffsRunners-Up
Canadian ChampionshipRunners-Up
Highest home attendance5,886
Oct 10 vs MI
Lowest home attendance4,516
Oct 1 vs PT
Average home league attendance5,312

The 2009 Vancouver Whitecaps season was the club's 24th year of existence (or 34th if counting the NASL Whitecaps), as well as their 17th and 2nd last year as a Division 2 club in the franchise model of US-based soccer leagues. Vancouver was officially named an MLS expansion city on March 18, 2009.[1] Following the end of the 2010 season, the Whitecaps FC joined MLS, becoming the second Canadian club and 19th overall (counting contracted franchises) to enter the league.[2][3]

The 2009 season started in an up and down fashion including three game winning and losing streaks before ending the season with only one loss in their last ten games. The USL-1 league was a closely contested affair with the Whitecaps a member of an intermediate trifecta in the standings separated by less than three points.[4] The Whitecaps overcame the Railhawks and Timbers in tight, hard won playoff series before finishing as runners-up to the Montreal Impact in a dramatic playoff final series.[5][6]

The Whitecaps also finished second in the 2009 Voyaguers Cup in a controversial fashion after Montreal rested important players for their following USL-1 league match against the Whitecaps.

2009 Montreal controversy

The Southsiders, a Whitecaps supporters group, with a Je me souviens banner referencing the events of June 18, 2009 during a match against the Impact on October 10, 2009.
  • June 18, 2009: After losing any chance to win the round robin, the Impact lose 1–6 to TFC giving the Voyageurs Cup to TFC over Vancouver on goal difference while coach Marc Dos Santos rests key players for the league match against Vancouver two days later. The Vancouver Whitecaps team attended the TFC-Impact game.[7]
  • June 20, 2009: Two days later Montreal Impact win their USL-1 league game 2–1 against Vancouver. The Montreal Ultras protest against Impact management's unsportsmanlike behaviour two days earlier during the first half.[8]
  • September 18, 2009: The extra three points Montreal got against Vancouver is also the difference between fifth and seventh place in the end-of-season league standings putting the Whitecaps at a lower seed in the USL season ending playoff tournament.
  • October 17, 2009: Montreal Impact win the league playoff final's second leg 3–1 at home with the Whitecaps playing shorthanded due to a second sending off in a row, and Montreal wins the USL-1 Championship 6–3 on aggregate.[9]

Schedule and results

Tables

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

Pos Club Pts GP W D L GF GA GD H2H Pts
1Portland Timbers 5830161044519+26
2Carolina RailHawks 553016774319+24
3Puerto Rico Islanders 533015874431+13PUE: 6 pts
CHA: 3 pts
4Charleston Battery 5330141153321+12
5Montreal Impact 4330127113231+1
6Rochester Rhinos 4330111093432+2
7Vancouver Whitecaps 4230119104236+6
8Minnesota Thunder 3130710133944−5
9Miami FC 293085172652−26
10Austin Aztex 21†3058172851−23
11Cleveland City Stars 193047192252−30

† Austin deducted two points for fielding an ineligible player on July 25, 2009[10]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 42 11 10 9 42 36  +6 9 3 3 26 15  +11 2 7 6 16 21  −5

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

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

2009-02-13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–1 Trinity Western University Burnaby, BC
15:00 PST Marcus Haber
Marlon James
Alex Semenets 		Stadium: Burnaby Lakes West

USL-1

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAAHAHHAHHAAHAAHAAAHHAAHHHAAHH
ResultDLDWWWLLLWLDWLLWWDLLDDDWDWDLWW
Source: uslsoccer.com[11]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
April 11, 2009 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Charleston Battery Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5037
Referee: Fabrizio Romano
April 18, 2009 2 Puerto Rico Islanders 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:00 ET Nicholas Adderly 6', 38' report Marcus Haber 2' Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 5250
Referee: Bryan Roslund
May 21, 2009 3 Austin Aztex FC 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Austin, Texas
20:30 ET Gifton Noel-Williams 67' report Marco Reda 18' Stadium: Nelson Field
Attendance: 1549
Referee: Elias Bazakos
April 25, 2009 4 Portland Timbers 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
22:00 ET report Martin Nash 63' Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 5,102
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
May 2, 2009 5 Minnesota Thunder 2–3 Vancouver Whitecaps Minneapolis
20:05 ET Ricardo Sánchez 48', 69' report Marlon James 35' (61), 90' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 3,298
Referee: Niko Bratsis
May 30, 2009 8 Portland Timbers 2–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
22:00 ET Ryan Pore 6'
George Josten 41'		 report Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 9081
Referee: Hidajet Tica
June 7, 2009 9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–2 Montreal Impact Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Marcus Haber 42' report Eduardo Sebrango 20'
Daniel Testo 44'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5288
Referee: Domenic Scali
June 12, 2009 10 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Miami FC Blues Burnaby, BC
23:00 ET Charles Gbeke 16', 34'
Marco Reda 76'		 report Zourab Tsiskaridze 10'
Richard Perdomo 78'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5288
Referee: John Oliva
June 20, 2009 11 Montreal Impact 1–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal
13:30 ET Rocco Placentino 34'
Roberto Brown 39'		 report Marlon James 63' Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 12,287
Referee: Justin Tasev
July 9, 2009 13 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–0 Minnesota Thunder Burnaby, BC
22:30 ET Lyle Martin 7'
Martin Nash 71'
Charles Gbeke 79'
Marcus Haber 81'		 report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,568
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
July 12, 2008 14 Miami FC Blues 2–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Miami
18:00 ET Alen Marcina 5'
Leo Inacio Nunes 23'		 report Dever Orgill 89' Stadium: FIU Stadium
Attendance: 405
Referee: Lee Suckle
July 25, 2009 16 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4–2 Puerto Rico Islanders Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Marcus Haber 4'
Own Goal 51'
Marlon James 64', 82'		 report Josh Hansen 76', 90' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,725
Referee: John Oliva
July 31, 2009 17 Rochester Rhinos 1–3 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Rochester, New York
20:00 ET Tiger Fitzpatrick 63' report Marlon James 43 ' (pen.)
Tyler Burgess 69'		 Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 6,411
Referee: Jan Halaska
August 1, 2009 18 Cleveland City Stars 0–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Bedford, Ohio
19:00 ET report Stadium: Middlefield Cheese Stadium
Attendance: 1,363
Referee: Rizal Milliken
August 15, 2009 21 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0–0 Carolina RailHawks FC Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,484
Referee: Dave Gantar
August 23, 2009 24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Miami FC Blues Burnaby, BC
19:00 ET Charles Gbeke 80', 90' report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288
Referee: Michael Edmunds
August 29, 2009 25 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Rochester Rhinos Burnaby, BC
22:00 ET Charles Gbeke 66' report Ze Roberto 80' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5288
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
September 2, 2009 26 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3–2 Austin Aztex FC Burnaby, BC
22:30 ET Kenold Versailles 11'
Charles Gbeke 23' (65)		 report Jean Alexandre 34', 76' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,081
Referee: Dave Gantar
September 4, 2009 27 Minnesota Thunder 1–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Minneapolis
20:00 ET Melvin Tarley 87' report Marcus Haber 38' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 3,429
Referee: Ben Chouaf
September 4, 2009 28 Montreal Impact 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal
20:00 ET Peter Byers 90' report Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 11,867
Referee: Silvio Petrescu
September 13, 2009 29 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Austin Aztex FC Burnaby, BC
19:00 ET Marcus Haber 80'
Gordon Chin 86'		 report Jarius Holmes 51' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau

Post-season

Play-in round

September 24, 2009 Leg 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Carolina Railhawks Burnaby, BC
22:30 ET Randy Edwini-Bonsu 77' report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,135
Referee: Fabrizio Romano
September 27, 2009 Leg 2 Carolina Railhawks 0–0
(0–1 agg.)		 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Cary, North Carolina
17:00 ET report Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,471
Referee: Niko Bratsis

Semi-finals

October 1, 2009 Leg 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 Portland Timbers Burnaby, BC
22:30 ET Charles Gbeke 25'
Marco Reda Red card 45'
Marcus Haber 49'		 report Ryan Pore 44' (pen.) Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,516
Referee: Geoff Gamble
October 4, 2009 Leg 2 Portland Timbers 3–3
(4–5 agg.)		 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Portland, Oregon
19::00 ET Brian Farber 10', 43'
Alex Nimo 83'		 report Marcus Haber 4'
Martin Nash 60'
Marlon James 71'		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 14,283
Referee: Gilario Grajeda

Finals

October 10, 2009 Leg 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–3 Montreal Impact Burnaby, BC
21:30 ET Martin Nash Red card 51'
Marcus Haber 56'
Marlon James 65'		 report Shaun Pejic 45' (o.g.)
Peter Byers 63'
Eduardo Sebrango 89'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5886
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
October 17, 2009 Leg 2 Montreal Impact 3–1
(6–3 agg.)		 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal
14:30 ET Tony Donatelli 30' (pen.)
Joey Gjertsen 40'
Roberto Brown 42'		 report Shaun Pejic Red card 29'
Ansu Toure 44'		 Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 13,034
Referee: Dave Gantar

Voyaguers Cup

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC (C) 4 3 0 1 8 3 +5 9 Champions League
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4 3 0 1 5 1 +4 9
3 Montreal Impact 4 0 0 4 1 10 −9 0
Source: CanadaSoccer.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in matches between drawn teams; 3) goal differential; 4) number of goals scored; 5) drawing of lots.[12]
(C) Champions

Results

May 6, 2009 1 Toronto FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Toronto, Ontario
17:00 PST Kevin Harmse 3' report Stadium: BMO Field,
Attendance: 19,811
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 20, 2009 2 Montreal Impact 0–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Montreal
17:00 PST report Marcus Haber 1'
Charles Gbeke 17'		 Stadium: Stade Saputo
Attendance: 11,483
Referee: Steven Depiero
May 27, 2009 3 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–0 Montreal Impact Burnaby, BC
19:30 PST Ethan Gage 67' report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,134
Referee: David Gantar
June 2, 2009 4 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–0 Toronto FC Burnaby, BC
19:30 PST Ansu Toure 31', 81' report Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,688

Cascadia Cup

2009 Cascadia Cup standings
Team Pld W L D GF GA GD Pts
Portland Timbers 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 6
Vancouver Whitecaps 3 1 2 0 1 3 −2 3
Source:


Staff

Professional teams

  • President – Bob Lenarduzzi
  • Director of professional teams – Greg Anderson
  • Manager professional teams – Lindsay Puchlik
  • Manager communications – Nathan Vanstone
  • Head coach men's – Teitur Thordarson
  • Assistant coach, men's – Todd Wawrousek
  • Head coach, women's – Alan Koch
  • Assistant coach, Women's -
  • Women's manager – Diane Voice
  • Club logistics manager – Matt Holbrook
  • Equipment manager – Darren Woloshen

Youth development

  • Youth development director – Dan Lenarduzzi
  • Youth development administrator – Marlise Buchi

Professional development program

  • Managing director, professional development – Chris Murphy
  • Managing director, residency – Thomas Niendorf
  • Administrator, residency – Allison Hogg
  • Manager, technical programs – Dave Irvine
  • Developer, whitecaps interactive – Byron Ribble
  • Head coach, prospects boys – Bart Choufour
  • Head coach, prospects girls – Jesse Symons

Community soccer system

Current roster

Both Jay Nolly and Marcus Haber played all thirty regular season games with Jay Nolly playing every minute of every game. Charles Gbeke was tied for second among the USL-1 point leaders including the league golden boot with 12 goals while Marcus Haber was 7th (with 8 goals) and Marlon James 8th. Wes Knight had eight assists in the league.[13]

After the 2008 season, the Whitecaps and coach Teitur Thordarson changed the roster much more than in the previous seven years. Some of this was due to a ten-month contract versus the previous norm of an eight-month contract. Look at the preseason above starting in February with presumably a training camp before hand versus previous years of training camp starting in late March.[14] For some players with other part-time or off season employment and/or families the extra commitment was too much. Many long time stalwart veteran Whitecap players such as Jeff Clarke, Jason Jordan, Steve Kindel and Alfredo Valente were not on the 2009 roster. Additionally, several other players earning significant playing time over a number of years moved elsewhere. Eduardo Sebrango and back-up goalkeeper Serge Djekanovic started the 2009 season with Canadian rival Montreal while Nicholas Addlery went all the way to Puerto Rico.

Two players who remained to serve as the backbone of the side for 2009 were Martin Nash, the captain, and striker Charles Gbeke for offense. The club added Marco Reda from Charleston, Justin Thompson from Portland, and Ansu Toure from Miami. Foreign players signings included Caribbean internationals Kenold Versailles (Haiti) and Tyrell Burgess (Bermuda), who spent 2008 with the USL PDL's Reading Rage. Another signing for the portion of the season he was with the Whitecaps was former New York Red Bulls defender Jeff Parke.[15]

All stats as of the end of the season.[16]

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 3240 145 46 1.28 9 2700 118 36 1.20 7 540 27 10 1.67 2

|} Updated to match played October 20, 2013
Source: 

Player statistics

No. Pos. Name Apps Minutes Goals Assists Shots Fouls
1GKUnited States Jay Nolly 363540000120
2DFCanada Marco Reda 14(2)12742061240
4DFCanada Justin Thompson 2(2)226001410
4DFWales Shaun Pejic 151344004911
4DFSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Wesley Charles 1210250021511
6DFCanada Luca Bellisomo 12(4)1168014730
7MFCanada Martin Nash 29248143272351
8DFUnited States Wes Knight 35(1)285519163540
9FWSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Marlon James 12(11)1160112592940
13MFHaiti Kénold Versailles 9(5)91210133140
13MFCanada Geordie Lyall 2(5)253001410
14FWCanada Marcus Haber 30(6)2422114423020
15MFCanada Philippe Davies 1(1)65002200
16MFLiberia Ansu Toure 20(7)157913361640
17FWCanada Randy Edwini-Bonsu (15)214118300
18DFCanada Mason Trafford 12(14)12560271820
19MFCanada Chris Pozniak 11(2)10090061110
20MFCanada Ethan Gage 9(8)8030071710
20FWCanada Charles Gbeke 28(6)2338132795831
20MFJamaica Dever Orgill 2(9)3012171020
22DFJapan Takashi Hirano 33(1)2954026330
23MFBolivia Vicente Arze 8(10)79701142330
24DFUnited States Lyle Martin 19(4)172812121420
25MFBermuda Tyrell Burgess 11(14)104712281520
25MFUnited States Justin Moose 2(10)323002610
27DFUnited States Jeff Parke 7524003510
28MFCanada Gordon Chin 14(12)139714242030
29MFTanzania Nizar Khalfan 9(5)7290020800
37MFNigeria Michael Onwatuegwu 145000200
99GKBrazil Diego 14000000
—–Opponent Own goals ––0–––––
Updated February 28, 2014[17]
[18]
  • 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. ↑ "MLS awards Vancouver team for 2011". March 18, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ Demosphere International (April 9, 2009). "USL-1 Season Preview – Part I". Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ DiVeronica, Jeff (April 7, 2009). "Islanders heavy favorites heading into the USL season". ESPNFC.com United Soccer Leagues (Archive). Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ Constantineau, Bruce (August 15, 2009). "Caps gear up for drive to playoffs". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Whitecaps and Impact win USL-1 semis". ESPNFC.com. October 5, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  6. ↑ Weber, Marc (October 17, 2009). "Montreal Impact end Vancouver Whitecaps' impressive playoff run". whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
  7. ↑ McColl, Michael (June 19, 2009). "Folding Frenchies Kill Whitecaps Dreams". Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  8. ↑ McColl, Michael (June 20, 2009). "Montreal Screws Vancouver Again". Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Vancouver Whitecaps Year in Review: Introduction". October 20, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Austin receives two point deduction". www.uslsoccer.com. July 29, 2009. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2009.
  11. ↑ "USL First Division 2009 Full Schedule". Demosphere International. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Nutrilite Canadian Championship Tie-Breaker scenarios". CSA Website. June 1, 2009. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  13. ↑ Demosphere. "USL First Division – Top 10 Stats Leaders". uslsoccer.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
  14. ↑ Stinson, Dan (January 16, 2007). "Whitecaps launch talent search". The Vancouver Sun Newspaper. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  15. ↑ Demosphere International (April 9, 2009). "USL-1 Season Preview – Part I". Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  16. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2014.
  17. ↑ "2009 Statistics". Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Full Schedule". Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
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