2014 season | |||
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Chairman | John Furlong | ||
Manager | Carl Robinson | ||
Stadium |
BC Place (Capacity 21,000) |
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Major League Soccer | 5th West 9th MLS |
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Canadian Championship | Semi final | ||
Cascadia Cup | Winners | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Pedro Morales (8) All: Pedro Morales (9) |
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Highest home attendance |
22,500 (capacity exceeded) vs. Sounders (Jul 5) 21,000 (sell-out) vs. Red Bulls (Mar 8) vs. Dynamo (Mar 29) vs. Rapids (Apr 5) vs. Galaxy (Apr 19) vs. Earthquakes (May 3) vs. Sounders (May 24) vs. Impact (Jun 25) vs. Dallas (Jul 27) vs. Timbers (Aug 30) vs. Rapids (Oct 25) |
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Lowest home attendance | 17,183 vs. Earthquakes (Sept 10) |
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Average home league attendance | League:20,800 All: 20,623 |
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The 2014 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the Whitecaps' fourth season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada.
December 11, Brad Knighton was traded to the New England Revolution for a conditional 2015 draft pick.
December 18, Corey Hertzog is claimed on re-entry waivers by Seattle Sounders FC.
Carl Robinson became the new head coach on December 16, 2013. Club president Bob Lenarduzzi stated that "there was no deliberate attempt" to "go Latin this season."
January 16, On the first day of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft the Vancouver Whitecaps selected Christian Dean with the 3rd overall pick and Andre Lewis with the 7th overall pick. In the 2nd round the Whitecaps selected Mamadou Diof with the 30th overall pick. After the draft it was revealed that Andre Lewis had signed a contract with the New York Cosmos of the NASL and will be on loan to MLS and Vancouver will own his MLS rights.
January 17, Camilo Sanvezzo is sold to Querétaro F.C. of Mexican Liga MX for a reported transfer fee of $2,500,000
January 21, 2014 MLS Superdraft rounds three to five where conducted on this day. Whitecaps drafter Michael Calderon with the 64th pick.
January 27, Whitecaps acquired Steven Beitashour from the San Jose Earthquakes and signed former San Jose player Mehdi Ballouchy to a contract that they claimed in the 2013 MLS Re-Entry Draft