2023 Vancouver FC season

The 2023 Vancouver FC season is the first season in the history of Vancouver FC.[1] In addition to the Canadian Premier League, the club competed in the Canadian Championship.[2]

Vancouver FC
2023 season
PresidentRob Friend
CoachAfshin Ghotbi
StadiumWilloughby Community Park Stadium
Canadian Premier LeagueTBD
Canadian ChampionshipFirst Round

For their inaugural season, Vancouver FC appointed Afshin Ghotbi as the club's new head coach on November 2, 2022.[3]

Current squad

As of May 6, 2023

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Previous club
Goalkeepers
1 Callum Irving Canada GK (1993-03-16) March 16, 1993 Canada Pacific FC
21 Jeremy Zielinski United States GK (1999-01-01) January 1, 1999 United States Hawaii Pacific Sharks
Defenders
2 Kadin Chung Canada RB (1998-09-05) September 5, 1998 Canada Toronto FC
3 Rocco Romeo Canada CB (2000-03-25) March 25, 2000 Canada Valour FC
4 Ibrahim Bakare England CB (2002-05-07) May 7, 2002 England Cheshunt F.C.
5 Eugene Martínez Belize CB (1997-10-20) October 20, 1997 United States Cal Poly Pomona Broncos
12 Tyler Crawford Canada LB (2004-03-09) March 9, 2004 United States Michigan State Spartans
20 Anthony White Canada CB (2003-08-01) August 1, 2003 Canada Toronto Varsity Blues
23 Kahlil John-Wentworth Canada LB / LW (2001-12-25) December 25, 2001 Canada Simcoe County Rovers
James Cameron Canada FB (2005-01-24) January 24, 2005 Canada Unity FC
Midfielders
8 Nima Moazeni Zadeh Iran CM / AM (1997-07-05) July 5, 1997 Canada Capilano Blues
10 Gael Sandoval Mexico LW / RW / AM (1995-11-05) November 5, 1995 Mexico Guadalajara
11 Gabriel Bitar Lebanon AM / CF (1998-08-23) August 23, 1998 Canada FC Edmonton
14 Nicky Gyimah Ghana RW (2003-05-27) May 27, 2003 England Slough Town
16 Elliot Simmons Canada CM (1998-02-05) February 5, 1998 Canada Cavalry FC
17 Min-jae Kwak South Korea LW (2000-08-25) August 25, 2000 United States Syracuse Pulse
19 Maël Henry Canada CM (2004-05-26) May 26, 2004 Canada CF Montréal Academy
22 Marcus Simmons Canada LW / LB / ST (2000-07-16) July 16, 2000 Canada FC Edmonton
24 Lennon Thompson Canada CM Canada Unity FC
26 Taryck Tahid Canada MF (2007-04-20) April 20, 2007 Canada VanCity Pro FA
Forwards
7 Nathaniel St. Louis Canada CF (2000-12-05) December 5, 2000 United States UAB Blazers
9 Shaan Hundal Canada CF (1999-07-14) July 14, 1999 United States Inter Miami CF II
13 Emmanuel Robe France CF (2002-12-04) December 4, 2002 England Romford F.C.
15 Mouhamadou Kane Canada CF (2003-10-12) October 12, 2003 Canada York United
18 Ameer Kinani Iraq CF (2001-04-20) April 20, 2001 Canada TMU Bold
Kourosh Jamshidi Canada CF Canada Unity FC

Transfers

In
No. Pos. Player From club Fee/Notes Date Source
GK Canada Callum Irving Canada Pacific FC Free December 14, 2022 [4]
MF Canada Elliot Simmons Canada Cavalry FC Free December 21, 2022 [5]
FW Canada Mouhamadou Kane Canada York United Undisclosed December 22, 2022 [6]
DF Canada Kahlil John-Wentworth Canada Simcoe County Rovers Free January 12, 2023 [7]
FW Canada Nathaniel St. Louis United States UAB Blazers Free January 13, 2023 [8]
DF Canada Rocco Romeo Canada Valour FC Free January 16, 2023 [9]
MF Lebanon Gabriel Bitar Canada FC Edmonton Free January 18, 2023 [10]
MF Canada Marcus Simmons Canada FC Edmonton Free January 25, 2023 [11]
FW Canada Shaan Hundal United States Inter Miami CF II Free January 31, 2023 [12]
DF Canada Tyler Crawford United States Michigan State Spartans Free February 2, 2023 [13]
GK United States Jeremy Zielinski United States Hawaii Pacific Sharks Free February 23, 2023 [14]
DF Belize Eugene Martínez United States Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Free February 23, 2023 [14]
MF Iran Nima Moazeni Zadeh Canada Capilano Blues Free February 23, 2023 [14]
MF Canada Maël Henry Canada CF Montréal Academy Free February 28, 2023 [15]
MF Mexico Gael Sandoval Mexico Guadalajara Free March 1, 2023 [16]
DF Canada Kadin Chung Canada Toronto FC Free March 6, 2023 [17]
FW Ghana Nicky Gyimah England Slough Town Free March 8, 2023 [18]
FW South Korea Min-jae Kwak United States Syracuse Pulse Free March 8, 2023 [18]
DF England Ibrahim Bakare England Cheshunt F.C. Free March 10, 2023 [19]
DF Canada Anthony White Canada Toronto Varsity Blues Selected 1st overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft, signed a Standard Player Contract March 22, 2023 [20]
FW Iraq Ameer Kinani Canada TMU Bold Selected 2nd overall in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft, signed a CPL-U SPORTS contract March 22, 2023 [20]
FW France Emmanuel Robe England Romford F.C. Free April 14, 2023 [21]
DF Canada James Cameron Canada Unity FC Signed to a development contract May 3, 2023 [22]
MF Canada Lennon Thompson Canada Unity FC Signed to a development contract May 3, 2023 [22]
FW Canada Kourosh Jamshidi Canada Unity FC Signed to a development contract May 3, 2023 [22]
MF Canada Taryck Tahid Canada VanCity Pro FA Free May 6, 2023 [23]

Loans in
No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/Notes Date Source
MF Mexico Cristian Mares Mexico Club Puebla Season-long loan February 28, 2023 [24]

Draft picks

Vancouver FC selected the following players in the 2023 CPL–U Sports Draft.[25][26] 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 1 DF Anthony White  Canada Toronto
1 2 FW Ameer Kinani  Iraq TMU

Transferred out
No. Pos. Player To club Fee/Notes Date Source
MF Mexico Cristian Mares Mexico Club Puebla Loan terminated April 14, 2023 [21]

Competitions

Matches are listed in Langley local time: Pacific Daylight Time (UTC−7)

Pre-season friendlies
February 18, 2023 (2023-02-18) Friendly UBC Thunderbirds 0–2 Vancouver FC Vancouver, British Columbia
Report Stadium: Thunderbird Stadium
February 24, 2023 (2023-02-24) Friendly Vancouver FC 2–1 Unity FC Langley, British Columbia
Stadium: Langley Events Centre
March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) Friendly Whitecaps FC 2 1–3 Vancouver FC Victoria, British Columbia
Becher 59' Report
Stadium: Centennial Stadium, University of Victoria
Note: The match was played in three 45 minute halves. The score at the end of the first two halves was Whitecaps 2 1-0 Vancouver FC
March 6, 2023 (2023-03-06) Friendly BB5 United 0–2 Vancouver FC Surrey, British Columbia
Report
Stadium: Newton Athletic Park
March 13, 2023 (2023-03-13) Friendly Portland Timbers 2 2–2 Vancouver FC Beaverton, Oregon

 Report
Note: The match was played in three 45 minute halves.
March 18, 2023 (2023-03-18) Friendly Vancouver FC 2–2 Valour FC Langley, British Columbia
Hundal
Romeo		 Siaj
Polisi 		Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) Friendly FC Tigers Vancouver 0–1 Vancouver FC Richmond, British Columbia
7:30 PM Report Sandoval 37' (pen.) Stadium: Minoru Park
Referee: Niko Jecanski
April 3, 2023 (2023-04-03) Friendly Vancouver FC 2–0 TSS FC Rovers Langley, British Columbia
12:00 PM Hundal
Henry 		Report Stadium: Willoughby Community Park Stadium
Referee: Seyed-Mohammad Mohseni
April 8, 2023 (2023-04-08) Friendly Altitude FC 1–1 Vancouver FC North Vancouver, British Columbia
3:00 PM Chavula 84' Report Hundal 47' (pen.) Stadium: Fen Burdett Stadium
Referee: Niko Jecanski

Overview
Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Canadian Premier League Matchday 1 5 1 2 2 4 9 −5 020.00
Canadian Championship First round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 6 1 2 3 4 10 −6 016.67

Last updated: May 13, 2023
Source: Competitions

Canadian Premier League
Main article: 2023 Canadian Premier League season

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Playoff qualification
1 Forge 5 3 2 0 8 5 +3 11 First semifinal
2 Pacific 5 3 1 1 10 4 +6 10
3 Valour 5 1 3 1 6 5 +1 6 Quarterfinal
4 Atlético Ottawa 5 1 2 2 8 7 +1 5 Play-in round
5 Vancouver 5 1 2 2 4 9 −5 5
6 Cavalry 5 0 5 0 7 7 0 5
7 HFX Wanderers 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 5
8 York United 5 1 0 4 3 9 −6 3
Updated to match(es) played on May 14. Source: CanPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Total wins; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Away goal differential; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Home goal differential; 8) Home goals scored; 9) Total minutes played by U-21 players; 10) Coin toss (2 teams tied) or drawing of lots (3+ teams tied).[27]

Results by match
Match12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728
ResultLWDDL
Position73345
Updated to match(es) played on May 14, 2023. Source: #Matches
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches
April 15 1 Pacific FC 1–0 Vancouver FC Langford, British Columbia
4:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Starlight Stadium
April 22 2 York United FC 1–2 Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
1:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Attendance: 822
Referee: Ben Hoskins
April 29 3 HFX Wanderers FC 1–1 Vancouver FC Halifax, Nova Scotia
3:00pm AT
Report
Stadium: Wanderers Grounds
Referee: Marie-Soleil Beaudoin
May 7 4 Home opener Vancouver FC 1–1 Cavalry FC Langley Township, British Columbia
4:00pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 6,177
Referee: Alain Ruch
Note: Vancouver FC manager Afshin Ghotbi was cautioned Yellow card in the 45+4th minute.
May 13 5 Vancouver FC 0–5 Atlético Ottawa Langley Township, British Columbia
6:30pm PT
Report
Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Carly Shaw-MacLaren
May 19 6 Forge FC v Vancouver FC Hamilton, Ontario
7:00pm ET Stadium: Tim Hortons Field
May 28 7 Vancouver FC v Valour FC Langley Township, British Columbia
5:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
June 2 8 Vancouver FC v Pacific FC Langley Township, British Columbia
7:00pm PT Stadium: Willoughby Community Park
June 11 9 Cavalry FC v Vancouver FC Foothills County, Alberta
3:00pm MT Stadium: ATCO Field
June 17 10 Atlético Ottawa v Vancouver FC Ottawa, Ontario
2:00pm ET Stadium: TD Place Stadium
11 v
12 v
13 v
14 v
15 v
16 v
17 v
18 v
19 v
20 v
21 v
22 v
23 v
24 v
25 v
26 v
27 v
28 v

Canadian Championship
Main article: 2023 Canadian Championship
April 19 First round York United FC 1–0 Vancouver FC Toronto, Ontario
8:00pm ET
Report
Stadium: York Lions Stadium
Referee: Michael Venne

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of May 13, 2023
No. Pos Nat Player TotalCPLCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Canada CAN Callum Irving 605010
31 GK United States USA Jeremy Zielinski 000000
Defenders
2 DF Canada CAN Kadin Chung 605010
3 DF Canada CAN Rocco Romeo 504010
4 DF England ENG Ibrahim Bakare 605010
5 DF Belize BLZ Eugene Martínez 605010
12 DF Canada CAN Tyler Crawford 404000
20 DF Canada CAN Anthony White 100+1000
23 DF Canada CAN Kahlil John-Wentworth 000000
DF Canada CAN James Cameron 000000
Midfielders
8 MF Iran IRN Nima Moazeni Zadeh 604+1010
10 MF Mexico MEX Gael Sandoval 614+1110
11 MF Lebanon LBN Gabriel Bitar 60500+10
14 MF Ghana GHA Nicky Gyimah 600+500+10
16 MF Canada CAN Elliot Simmons 605010
17 MF South Korea KOR Min-jae Kwak 601+4010
19 MF Canada CAN Maël Henry 100+1000
22 MF Canada CAN Marcus Simmons 000000
24 MF Canada CAN Lennon Thompson 000000
26 MF Canada CAN Taryck Tahid 200+2000
Forwards
7 FW Canada CAN Nathaniel St. Louis 301+100+10
9 FW Canada CAN Shaan Hundal 635310
13 FW France FRA Emmanuel Robe 301+100+10
15 FW Canada CAN Mouhamadou Kane 201+1000
18 FW Iraq IRQ Ameer Kinani 600+5010
FW Canada CAN Kourosh Jamshidi 000000

Source: Competitions

Goalscorers
As of May 13, 2023
Rank No. Pos Nat Name CPL Canadian Championship Total
1 9 FW Canada Shaan Hundal 3 0 3
2 10 MF Mexico Gael Sandoval 1 0 1

Disciplinary record
As of May 13, 2023
No. Pos Nat Player CPL Canadian Championship Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Canada Callum Irving 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Canada Kadin Chung 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF Canada Rocco Romeo 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
4 DF England Ibrahim Bakare 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Belize Eugene Martínez 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
7 FW Canada Nathaniel St. Louis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Iran Nima Moazeni Zadeh 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 FW Canada Shaan Hundal 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Mexico Gael Sandoval 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 MF Lebanon Gabriel Bitar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Canada Tyler Crawford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW France Emmanuel Robe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Ghana Nicky Gyimah 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 FW Canada Mouhamadou Kane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Canada Elliot Simmons 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
17 MF South Korea Min-jae Kwak 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 FW Iraq Ameer Kinani 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 MF Canada Maël Henry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Canada Anthony White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Canada Marcus Simmons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Canada Kahlil John-Wentworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Canada Lennon Thompson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Canada Taryck Tahid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK United States Jeremy Zielinski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Canada James Cameron 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW Canada Kourosh Jamshidi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 13 0 1 2 0 0 15 0 1

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