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Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on March 18, 2009, and began play in 2011 as the 17th team to enter Major League Soccer while replacing the USSF Division 2 team of the same name in the city, making them a phoenix club and the third to carry the Whitecaps name. The club has been owned and managed by the same group since their USSF days. In the 2012 season, the team became the first Canadian team to qualify for the MLS Cup playoffs. The Whitecaps have won four Canadian Championships, in 2015, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and has advanced to the CONCACAF Champions Cup final once in 2025, losing to Cruz Azul. Vancouver competes against longtime Pacific Northwest rivals Seattle and Portland in the Cascadia Cup, a fan-created trophy awarded based on MLS regular season results. Notable former ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver FC
Vancouver Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club that competes in the Canadian Premier League, the top tier of the Canadian soccer league system. The club is based in Langley, British Columbia (district municipality), Langley, British Columbia and plays their home matches at the Willoughby Community Park (stadium), Willoughby Community Park stadium. History On November 10, 2021, the Canadian Premier League announced that it had awarded an expansion club in Vancouver to SixFive Sports and Entertainment LP. More details were announced on April 13, 2022, when the CPL and SixFive announced that the new club would play in Langley, British Columbia (district municipality), Langley, British Columbia, at Willoughby Community Park (stadium), Willoughby Community Park, adjacent to the Langley Events Centre. On November 2, 2022, the club held its official launch event where it announced its name; revealed its branding; and presented Afshin Ghotbi as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USSF Division 2 Professional League
The USSF Division 2 Professional League (D2 Pro League) was a temporary professional soccer league created by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) for the 2010 season. The twelve-team league was formed as a compromise between the feuding United Soccer Leagues (USL) and the North American Soccer League (NASL). The D2 Pro League was the second tier of the United States soccer league system below Major League Soccer. The league also included two clubs from Canada and one club from Puerto Rico. History On August 27, 2009, Nike agreed to sell their stake in the United Soccer Leagues to investment company NuRock, instead of Jeff Cooper, who had aligned with a group of USL First Division team owners. Disappointed with the sale and state of the league, the ownership group broke away after the 2009 season with the intent to form a new incarnation of the North American Soccer League. The leagues sued each other, but ultimately withdrew their lawsuits and agreed to mediate with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle Sounders FC
Seattle Sounders FC is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began play in 2009 as an MLS expansion team. The Sounders are a Phoenix club (sports), phoenix club, replacing the Seattle Sounders (1994–2008), second-division franchise that played in the American Professional Soccer League (APSL), A-League (1995–2004), A-League, and USL First Division (USL-1) from 1994 to 2008, and carrying the same name as the Seattle Sounders (1974–1983), original Sounders franchise that competed in the North American Soccer League (1968–1984), North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1974 to 1983. The club's majority owner is Adrian Hanauer, and its minority owners are Jody Allen, the estate of Paul Allen, Drew Carey, and 14 families from the Seattle area. Former USL-1 Sounders coach a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican football. Founded in 1927 in Jasso, Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, as Club Deportivo, Social y Cultural Cruz Azul A.C., the club officially moved to Mexico City in 1971, where it had already registered a great presence and activity since its beginnings. The team changed its name to Cruz Azul Fútbol Club, A.C. in 2012 and later to its current name in 2022. Since 2025, Cruz Azul has played its home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, due to renovations at the Estadio Azteca for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Its Instalaciones La Noria, headquarters are in La Noria, a suburb within Xochimilco in the southern part of Mexico City. Domestically, the club has won nine Liga MX#Champions and runners-up, league titles, four Copa MX, three Campeón de Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup Final
The 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup final was the final match of the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup, the 60th season of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean's premier club association football tournament organized by CONCACAF. It was played on 1 June 2025. The final was a single match contested by Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer and Cruz Azul of Liga MX. Cruz Azul hosted the match due to their better record during the competition's earlier stages. The winners qualified to the 2025 FIFA Intercontinental Cup and the 2029 FIFA Club World Cup. Background Vancouver Whitecaps FC made their first appearance in a CONCACAF Champions Cup final and were the third Canadian team to do so, following the CF Montréal, Montreal Impact in 2015 CONCACAF Champions League final, 2015 and Toronto FC in 2018 CONCACAF Champions League final, 2018. Cruz Azul made their seventh appearance in a Champions Cup final. Including editions won without a final match in 1970 CONCACAF Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CONCACAF Champions Cup
The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The champions automatically qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament currently uses a knockout format; it had a group stage prior to the 2018 edition. Unlike its European and South American counterparts, the winners of the CONCACAF Champions Cup does not automatically qualify for the following edition of the tournament. The title has been won by 30 clubs, 14 of which have won the title more than once. Liga MX from Mexico is the most successful league, with 40 titles in total. The second most successful league is the Liga FPD from Costa Rica, with six titles in total. Club América and Cruz Azul are the most successful club in the competition, winning seven titles each. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
