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 at the top 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, 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 begin play in the 2023 season.[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).

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. Construction began in February 2023 using modular prefabricated elements.[6]

Players and staff

Roster
As of February 2, 2023[7]
No. Position Player Nation
— FW Gabriel Bitar  Lebanon
— DF Tyler Crawford  Canada
— FW Shaan Hundal  Canada
— GK Callum Irving  Canada
— DF Kahlil John-Wentworth  Canada
— FW Mouhamadou Kane  Canada
— DF Rocco Romeo  Canada
— FW Nathaniel St. Louis  Canada
— MF Elliot Simmons  England
— DF Marcus Simmons  Canada

Staff
As of January 4, 2023[8][9]
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 !—

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. 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.
  7. "Latest News". Vancouver FC. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  8. 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.
  9. Jacques, John (January 4, 2023). "Vancouver FC Staff Taking Shape". The Northern Tribune. Retrieved January 5, 2023.
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