2024 VANCOUVER FC SEASON

Vancouver FC
2024 season
President	Rob Friend
Coach	Afshin Ghotbi
Stadium	Willoughby 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

As of May 7, 2024

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

Transfers

In

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

Loans in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/notes	Date	Source
	FW	Alejandro Díaz	Sogndal	One year loan	July 7, 2023	^[15]
	DF	Allan Enyou	Leganés B	Season-long loan	May 7, 2024	^[16]

Draft picks

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

Transferred out

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

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	Starting round	Final position	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

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Playoff qualification
1	Pacific	5	3	2	0	5	0	+5	11	First semifinal
2	Atlético Ottawa	4	3	1	0	8	3	+5	10	First semifinal
3	Forge	4	3	1	0	7	2	+5	10	Quarterfinal
4	York United	5	2	0	3	7	8	−1	6	Play-in round
5	Vancouver	4	2	0	2	7	7	0	6	Play-in round
6	Cavalry	5	1	3	1	6	5	+1	6
7	HFX Wanderers	4	0	1	3	2	7	−5	1
8	Valour	5	0	0	5	3	13	−10	0

Updated to match(es) played on May 11, 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).^[22]

Results by match

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Result	W	W	L	L
Position	1	1	4	5

Updated to match(es) played on May 10, 2024. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

April 14 1	Vancouver FC	4–1	Valour FC	Langley Township, British Columbia
4:00pm PT	Dyer 31', 45' Gee 47' Fry 52' Bitar 53' Norman Jr. 67' Cantave 79'	Report	Swibel 24' Faria 48' 56' Campbell 80'	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	Romeo 4', 17' Díaz 44', 52' Kibato 84' Chung 87'	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	Wright 70', 90+3' Salanović 83', 87' Ferrari 85'	Report	Fry 10' Kibato 28' Garcia 74'	Stadium: York Lions Stadium Attendance: 843 Referee: Renzo Villanueva

May 3 4	Cavalry FC	3–1	Vancouver FC	Foothills County, Alberta
7:00pm MT	Warschewski 26', 60' ( pen.) Trafford 38' Kamdem 80' Akio 80'	Report	Norman Jr. 8' Campagna 59' Powell 77' Dyer 81', 88'	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

June 16 10	Vancouver FC	v	Calvary FC	Kelowna, British Columbia
2:00pm PT				Stadium: Apple Bowl

June 23 11	Vancouver FC	v	HFX Wanderers FC	Langley Township, British Columbia
4:00pm PT				Stadium: Willoughby Community Park

June 27 12	Pacific FC	v	Vancouver FC	Langford, British Columbia
7:30pm PT				Stadium: Starlight Stadium

July 5 13	Forge FC	v	Vancouver FC	Hamilton, Ontario
4:00pm PT				Stadium: Tim Hortons Field

Canadian Championship

April 23 First round	Cavalry FC	1–0	Vancouver FC	Foothills County, Alberta
7:00pm MT	Shome 17' 61' Dias 37' Trafford 54' Warschewski 66'	Report	Norman Jr. 41'	Stadium: ATCO Field Referee: Pierre Luce Lauziere

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of May 3, 2024

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

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of May 3, 2023

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	CPL	Total
1	18	FW	Moses Dyer	2	2
2	3	DF	Rocco Romeo	1	1
	9	FW	Alejandro Díaz	1	1
	10	MF	Gabriel Bitar	1	1
	13	DF	David Norman Jr.	1	1
	23	DF	Paris Gee	1	1
Totals				7	7

Clean sheets

As of May 3, 2024

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	CPL	Canadian Championship	Total
1	1	GK		Callum Irving	1	0	1
Totals					1	0	1

Disciplinary record

As of May 3, 2024

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

References

^ Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.^[22]

^ "Vancouver FC acquire Ben Fisk from Cavalry FC". Canadian Premier League. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
^ "Vancouver FC announce return of Cantave, Garcia and Fry for 2024". Canadian Premier League. January 11, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ "Homeward Bound: David Norman Jr. Set For Vancouver FC". Northern Tribune. January 15, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "'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.
^ "'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.
^ "Vancouver FC announce first international signing of 2024, José Navarro". Vancouver FC. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
^ "Vancouver FC adds former WFC2 defender Elage Bah to 2024 roster". Vancouver FC. February 20, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
^ "Vancouver FC sign attacking midfielder Kembo Kibato". Canadian Premier League. February 29, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
^ "Vancouver FC sign Canadian midfielder Zach Verhoven". Canadian Premier League. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Vancouver FC sign New Zealand international Moses Dyer". Canadian Premier League. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
^ "Vancouver FC signs CPL veteran Niko Giantsopoulos". Vancouver FC. April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Vancouver FC signs Thomas Powell and Sebastian Dzikowski to U SPORTS contracts". Vancouver FC. April 6, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
^ "Youth National Team defender Matteo Campagna joins Vancouver FC". Vancouver FC. April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ "Vancouver FC sign 16-year-old midfielder Joey Buchanan to Development Contract". Canadian Premier League. April 10, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
^ "Diaz on loan to Vancouver FC". Sogndal Football. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
^ "The Eagles bring international defender Allan Enyou to Vancouver". Vancouver FC. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Vancouver FC announces 2024 roster update". Vancouver FC. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
^ "Lennon joins Wee Jambos". Hearts FC. January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
^ "Thank you Ibrahim Bakare; Vancouver FC part ways with English defender". Vancouver FC. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024 CPL Competition Guidelines". Canadian Premier League. April 12, 2024. Archived from the original on April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.

External links

Official site

[23] Yellow cards count for one point and red cards (direct or accumulation of two yellow cards) count as three points.^[22]

[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.

[dyer-10] "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.

[usports-12] "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] "The Eagles bring international defender Allan Enyou to Vancouver". Vancouver FC. May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.

[departures-17] "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.

[contracts-18] "The future of Vancouver's game changers is up in the air". Vancouver FC. November 16, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

[contracts2-19] "Vancouver FC announces 2024 roster update". Vancouver FC. January 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2024.

[20] "Lennon joins Wee Jambos". Hearts FC. January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2024.

[21] "Thank you Ibrahim Bakare; Vancouver FC part ways with English defender". Vancouver FC. February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024.

[2024_CPL_Competition_Guidelines-22] "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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