The Vancouver Whitecaps is a Major League Soccer team that like a few other clubs resides in Canada. These clubs are a big part of the ever-growing of the league and a reflection of its history.
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Vancouver Whitecaps History
The Whitecaps played their first game on May 5, 1974, when they fell to a 2-1 home defeat to San Jose Earthquakes. Though the first match was a loss, the crowd saw defender Neil Ellett write his name in the history books that day by scoring the Whitecaps' first-ever goal in the league. The Whitecaps steadily improved over the next couple of years and made their first playoff appearance in 1976 against the Seattle Sounders. Though the Whitecaps failed to go all the way in their playoff runs from 1976 through 1978, 1979 was a different story. That year, Vancouver won it all and became the city’s first professional sports team to win a major North American Championship when they defeated the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Upon return to Vancouver on Sept. 9, 1979, as many as 100,000 people lined Vancouver’s Robson Street to salute their heroes during a championship parade, arguably creating the most historic moment in Whitecaps history.
Vancouver Whitecaps Players
The most recent success for this team is coming now. The 2012 season saw Whitecaps FC make a huge turnaround as an MLS club. Among their achievements that season was setting a new MLS record for consecutive minutes without allowing a goal to start a season at 427. On October 21, 2012, they became the first Canadian club to reach the MLS Cup Playoffs after securing fifth place in the Western Conference standings. On November 1, 2012, Whitecaps FC played their first-ever MLS postseason match and scored their first-ever goal in the MLS Cup Playoffs through Darren Mattocks. However, Vancouver’s maiden venture into the MLS playoffs was brief, as defending MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy defeated the 'Caps 2-1 in the Western Conference First Round Knockout match at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California. The future remains bright for this MLS club.
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