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Vancouver Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer club that competes in the Canadian Premier League, the top tier of the Canadian soccer league system. The club is based in Langley, British Columbia and plays their home matches at Willoughby Stadium.
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. The CPL announced that the club would begin league play for the 2023 season.
In March 2023, Eugene Martínez was called up to the Belize national team for 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B matches against Guatemala and the Dominican Republic. In the process he became the first Vancouver FC player to be called for international duty as a member of the club.
The club faced Cavalry FC in its first home match at the newly-constructed Willoughby Stadium at Langley Events Centre in front of a sell-out crowd of over 6,500 fans on May 7, 2023. Despite playing a man-down for over an hour after a red card was shown to Rocco Romeo, the club managed a 1–1 draw. First-ever Vancouver FC scorer Shaan Hundal scored the equalizing goal which was also the first home goal in club history.
Vancouver participated in the 2023 Canadian Championship for the first time but lost in the opening round to York United. The club ended their inaugural CPL season in seventh place out of eight – with a record of 8 wins, 5 draws, and 15 losses – and missed the playoffs by nine points. In 2024, Vancouver once again lost in the first round of the Canadian Championship and finished second last in the CPL. Vancouver started the season strong and sat in 2nd place at the end of June but then won only two of their final sixteen matches to fall out of playoff contention.
On July 23, 2025, Vancouver FC relieved manager Afshin Ghotbi of his duties. Despite still being active in the semifinals of the 2025 Canadian Championship at the time of the coaching change, the club sat in last place in the CPL with only 8 points through 15 matches played. Over Ghotbi's two-and-a-half year tenure, the club held a combined 16–22–38 record. Under interim manager Martin Nash, the team earned 13 points in their final 13 games but still finished the season in last place in the CPL. The team did reach the finals of the Canadian Championship where they were defeated by their crosstown rivals Vancouver Whitecaps FC by a score of 4–2. Despite the loss in the final and their regular season record, Vancouver FC qualified for the 2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup.
In December 2025, former head coach Afshin Ghotbi filed a civil claim against Vancouver FC's ownership group, SixFive Sports & Entertainment, alleging the club failed to repay a $500,000 loan he provided in July 2023 to assist with the team's cash flow. After Ghotbi'
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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).
2023–2024 Macron CIBC, Carlsberg Group 2025–present Cafe Artigiano, Carlsberg
Stadium
Vancouver FC play in a new stadium at Willoughby Stadium at Langley Events Centre. It has a capacity of 6,560 seats in its initial configuration, with potential for further expansion. The construction operations began in February 2023 and involved the usage of modular prefabricated elements.
Players and staff
Roster
Out on loan
Staff
Head coaches
Afshin Ghotbi November 2, 2022 – July 23, 2025
Martin Nash (interim) July 23, 2025 – present
Martin Nash January 14, 2026 – present
Club captains
2023–present Callum Irving
Records
Year-by-year
2023 1 CPL 28 8 5 15 28 50 -22 29 1.04 7th DNQ R1 Ineligible Gabriel Bitar
Shaan Hundal6 2024 CPL 28 7 9 12 29 43 -14 30 1.07 7th DNQ R1 DNQ Alejandro Díaz 10 2025 CPL DNQ RU DNQ Ndiaye Pathé
Hugo Mbongue6
International competition
2026 CONCACAF Champions Cup Round One Cruz Azul 0–3
All-time top scorers
Note: Bold indicates active player
1 Alejandro Díaz 2023–present 13 1 0 14 2 Gabriel Bitar 2023–2024 10 0 0 10 3 Nicolás Mezquida 2025-present 5 3 0 8 4 Hugo Mbongue 2025-present 6 1 0 7 5 Shaan Hundal 2023 6 0 0 6 Ndiaye Pathé 2025-present 6 0 0 6 7 Mikaël Cantave 2023–2025 5 0 0 5 Vasco Fry 2023–present 5 0 0 5 Thierno Bah 2024–present 4 1 0 5
All-time top assists
Note: Bold indicates active player
1 Gabriel Bitar 2023–2024 6 0 0 6 2 Mikaël Cantave 2023–present 5 0 0 5 3 Paris Gee 2024–present 4 0 0 4 4 Vasco Fry 2023–present 3 0 0 3 Kadin Chung 2023–2024 3 0 0 3 Gael Sandoval 2023 3 0 0 3 7 Min-jae Kwak 2023 2 0 0 2 Alejandro Díaz 2023–present 2 0 0 2 Grady McDonnell 2024 2 0 0 2 Austin Ricci 2024 2 0 0 2
All-time most appearances
Note: Bold indicates active player
1 Callum Irving 2023–present 83 8 0 91 2 Vasco Fry 2023–present 56 7 0 63 3 Alejandro Díaz 2023–present 52 3 0 55 4 Paris Gee 2024–present 49 5 0 54 5 Gabriel Bitar 2023–2024 51 2 0 53 6 Rocco Romeo 2023–2024 48 2 0 50 Allan Enyou 2024–present 46 4 0 50 8 Thierno Bah 2024–present 41 6 0 47 David Norman Jr. 2024–present 40 7 0 47 10 T.J. Tahid 2023–2025 46 0 0 46
Awards
Canadian Premier League Awards
2023 James Cameron Best Canadian U-21 Player
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