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 Association football, soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The MLS ite ...

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History

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

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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

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. 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 moved to

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and would continue to play under the Whitecaps FC 2 name, with a rebrand scheduled for 2023. They retained the name and logo for the 2023 season.

Players and staff

Roster

Out on loan

Head coaches

* Includes regular season and playoffs

Club captains

Notable former players

''Players who made at least 1 senior international appearance before or after joining Whitecaps FC 2.'' *

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* Caleb Clarke *

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* David Edgar * Jackson Farmer * Deybi Flores *

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* Daniel Haber * Belal Halbouni *

Cyprian Kachwele Cyprian Thobias Kachwele (born 15 February 2005) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays for Whitecaps FC 2 in MLS Next Pro and the Tanzania national team. Early life Kachwele played youth football with Azam. In 2022, he helped the U ...

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* Andre Lewis * Ben McKendry *

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Year-by-year

''As of September 24, 2023''

References

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Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Whitecaps FC 2 is a professional soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that serves as the reserve team of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer. History Prior to the MLS Next Pro iteration the team played its ...

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