Vancouver FC

Vancouver Football Club, commonly known as Vancouver FC, is a Canadian professional soccer club in Langley, British Columbia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League, the top tier of the Canadian soccer league system.[1]

This article is about the Canadian Premier League club. For the Major League Soccer club, see Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Vancouver FC
Full nameVancouver Football Club
Nickname(s)Van FC, VFC
FoundedNovember 2, 2022 (2022-11-02)
StadiumWilloughby Community Park Stadium, Langley, British Columbia
Capacity6,560
OwnerSixFive Sports and Entertainment
PresidentRob Friend
CoachAfshin Ghotbi
LeagueCanadian Premier League
WebsiteClub website

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.[2] More details were announced on April 13, 2022, when the CPL and SixFive announced that the new club would play in Langley, British Columbia, at the Willoughby Community Park, adjacent to the Langley Events Centre.[3]

On November 2, 2022, the club held its official launch event where it announced its name, revealed its branding, and presented Afshin Ghotbi as the club's first head coach.[4] The CPL announced that the club would start to play in the league from the 2023 season onwards.[5]

Crest and colours

The primary crest is circular and features the name of the club and year of establishment in the outer ring. In the centre is a stylized eagle in the shape of the letter V.

The club colours are black, grey, and red (branded as charcoal black, silver, warm red, dark grey, and cinder).

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt partner
2023–present Macron[6] CIBC, Carlsberg[7]

Stadium

Vancouver FC will play in a new stadium at Langley's Willoughby Community Park.[4] It will have a capacity of 6,560 seats in its initial configuration, with potential for further expansion. The construction operations began in February 2023 and involved the usage of modular prefabricated elements.[8]

Players and staff

Roster
As of March 22, 2023[9]
No. Position Player Nation
— DF Ibrahim Bakare  England
— FW Gabriel Bitar  Lebanon
— DF Kadin Chung  Canada
— DF Tyler Crawford  Canada
— FW Nicky Gyimah  Ghana
— MF Maël Henry  Canada
— FW Shaan Hundal  Canada
— GK Callum Irving  Canada
— DF Kahlil John-Wentworth  Canada
— FW Ameer Kinani  Iraq
— FW Mouhamadou Kane  Canada
— FW Min-jae Kwak  South Korea
— MF Cristian Mares (on loan from Puebla)  Mexico
— DF Eugene Martínez  Belize
— MF Nima Moazeni Zadeh  Iran
— DF Rocco Romeo  Canada
— MF Gael Sandoval  Mexico
— MF Elliot Simmons  England
— DF Marcus Simmons  Canada
— FW Nathaniel St. Louis  Canada
— DF Anthony White  Canada
— GK Jeremy Zielinski  United States

Staff
As of January 4, 2023[10][11]
Executive
President Rob Friend
Coaching staff
Head coach Afshin Ghotbi
Assistant coach Niall Thompson
Goalkeeping coach Mark Village
Equipment manager Cortlin Tonn
Manager of football operations Jeevin Kang

Head coaches
As of November 2, 2022
Coach Nation Tenure Record
GWDLWin %
Afshin Ghotbi  Iran November 2, 2022 – present 0 0 0 0 !—

Team records

Year-by-year
Season League Playoffs CC Continental Average
attendance		 Top goalscorer(s)
DivLeaguePldWDLGFGAGDPtsPPG Pos.NameGoals
2023 1 CPL Debut season TBD R1 Ineligible

References
  1. Jacques, John (November 3, 2022). "Langley Launched: Introducing Vancouver FC". Northern Tribune. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  2. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 10, 2021). "Canadian Premier League awards expansion club in Vancouver to SixFive Sports & Entertainment". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  3. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (April 13, 2022). "SixFive Sports reveals Langley, BC location for Vancouver 2023 CPL team". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  4. "New Langley-based pro soccer team will be called Vancouver FC". Langley Advance Times. November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  5. Tierney, Mitchell (November 2, 2022). "'This market is ready for something different': Vancouver FC owner Rob Friend on the vision behind the CPL's newest club". Canadian Premier League.
  6. Jacques, John (March 26, 2023). "Revealed: Vancouver FC Inaugural Kits". Northern Tribune. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  7. "Vancouver FC unveils kits for inaugural season". Canadian Premier League. March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  8. Davidson, Neil (February 9, 2023). "Vancouver FC offers a look at its new modular Canadian Premier League stadium home". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  9. "Vancouver FC Roster". Vancouver FC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  10. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (November 2, 2022). "'It's a way of life': Vancouver FC coach Afshin Ghotbi reflects on passion, unifying power of soccer". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  11. Jacques, John (January 4, 2023). "Vancouver FC Staff Taking Shape". The Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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