2021 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season
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The 2021 Vancouver Whitecaps FC season was the club's eleventh season in Major League Soccer, the top division of soccer in the United States and Canada. Including previous iterations of the franchise, this was the 44th season of professional soccer being played in Vancouver.
Chairman | Jeff Mallett | ||
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Head coach | Marc Dos Santos (until August 27) Vanni Sartini (acting) | ||
Stadium | BC Place (Vancouver, BC) (from August 21) Rio Tinto Stadium (Salt Lake City, Utah) (until July 31) | ||
Major League Soccer | Conference: 6th Overall: 12th | ||
MLS Cup Playoffs | First Round | ||
Canadian Championship | Preliminary round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Brian White (12) All: Brian White Cristian Dájome (12) | ||
Highest home attendance | League/All: 25,117 November 7 vs. Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Lowest home attendance | League/All: 7,503 August 29 vs. Real Salt Lake | ||
Biggest win | 4–1 (vs Real Salt Lake, August 29) | ||
Biggest defeat | 0–4 (vs Real Salt Lake, July 7) | ||
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Due to COVID-19 cross-border restrictions imposed by the Canadian government, Vancouver Whitecaps FC along with two other Canadian MLS teams began playing home matches in the United States at the start of the season while also sharing stadiums with other American MLS teams. The team temporarily played home matches at Real Salt Lake's Rio Tinto Stadium at Sandy, Utah, at the start of the season.[1] On July 23, MLS announced that the Whitecaps will play home matches in Vancouver in August.[2]
On August 27, the Whitecaps parted ways with head coach Marc Dos Santos and assistant coach Phillip Dos Santos. Vanni Sartini was named as acting head coach.[3]