This is a page on both the current Vancouver soccer club Whitecaps F.C. and the former North American Soccer League franchise, the Vancouver Whitecaps.

The Whitecaps (officially Whitecaps F.C.) are a Canadian professional soccer team, which currently plays in the USL First Division (formerly the A-League) of the United Soccer Leagues (USL), the largest system of national soccer leagues in North America. They play at Swangard Stadium in Burnaby, British Columbia. The team was originally known as the Vancouver 86ers of both the A-League and, prior to that, the now-defunct Canadian Soccer League (CSL). The Whitecap colors are white, and blue.

History

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Honors

• CSL Champions - 88, 89, 90, 91 (92 runners-up)
• CSL Regular Season Champions – 88, 89, 90, 91, 92
• North American Club Champions – 90

NASL Vancouver Whitecaps

The original Vancouver Whitecaps were founded in 1974 and during the 1970s and 1980s played in the North American Soccer League (NASL). The Whitecaps achieved good success, winning the 1979 Soccer Bowl. The Whitecaps of that era included international players such as Peter Beardsley and Alan Ball, but also "home grown" stars like Bobby and Sam Lenarduzzi, Buzz Parsons, and Glen Johnson. In 1979 the team from the "Village of Vancouver" (a reference to ABC TV sportscaster Jim McKay's observation that "Vancouver must be like the deserted village right now", with so many people watching the game on TV) beat the powerhouse New York Cosmos in one of the most thrilling playoff series in NASL history to advance to the Soccer Bowl. In the Soccer Bowl, they triumphed against the Tampa Bay Rowdies in a disappointed New York City.

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RT @WalkerBigTalker: Vancouver Whitecaps sign Jonny Steele formerly of Puerto Rico (USL-1) and Greg Janicki of D.C. United (MLS) to 1yr- ...
Vancouver Whitecaps sign Jonny Steele formerly of Puerto Rico (USL-1) and Greg Janicki of D.C. United (MLS) to 1yr-plus option deals.
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Vancouver Whitecaps sign Jonny Steele formerly of Puerto Rico (USL-1) and Greg Janicki of D.C. United (MLS) to 1yr-plus option deals.
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