Whitecaps FC 2 is a professional

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team based in

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, Canada that serves as the reserve team of the

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March ...

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History

Prior to the MLS Next Pro iteration the team played its home games at UBC's

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and competed in the

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. On November 17, 2017, the Whitecaps announced they were disbanding WFC2 and entering an affiliation agreement with USL expansion team Fresno FC. On December 6, 2021, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC were named as one of 21 clubs that would field a team in the new

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league beginning in the 2022 season. The team plays at

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under the Whitecaps FC 2 name but will undergo a rebrand in 2023.

Players and staff

Roster

Head coaches

* Includes regular season and playoffs

Club captains

Year-by-year

''As of September 18, 2022''

References

Association football clubs established in 2014 2014 establishments in British Columbia Former USL Championship teams 2017 disestablishments in British Columbia Association football clubs established in 2021 2021 establishments in British Columbia Canadian reserve soccer teams Soccer clubs in British Columbia MLS Next Pro teams Expatriated football clubs {{Canada-footyclub-stub