The Vancouver Whitecaps made the most of their last chance to play at home before August, defeating the Colorado Rapids 3-1 in front of a raucous BC Place crowd on Saturday. Playing their eighth home match in nine MLS matches to start the season, the Whitecaps managed to pick up their seventh home win, as they continued their torrid pace to start the year – … Continue reading Post Match: White Washes Away the Rapids
The Vancouver Whitecaps’ strong start to the 2025 MLS season came to a screeching halt on Saturday, as they fell 1-0 to the San Jose Earthquakes at BC Place, snapping a four-game winning streak in league play. Just days after their elimination from the Concacaf Champions Cup at the hands of the Seattle Sounders, some of the same problems that plagued the Whitecaps in Spokane … Continue reading Post Match: Shaken up by the ‘Quakes
Days after their disappointing defeat to the Seattle Sounders in CCC action, the Vancouver Whitecaps cruised to victory in their return to MLS play, as they emphatically beat Minnesota United 6-0 at BC Place on Sunday. Thanks to that, they’ve maintained their perfect start to the 2026 MLS season, picking up their fourth win in as many games, outscoring opponents 14-1 across those matches. Now, … Continue reading Report Card: The Wheels are Back on the Whitecaps Wagon
The Vancouver Rise have finished off their inaugural Northern Super League campaign with a bang, as they lifted the Diana B. Matheson Cup as NSL champions at BMO Field on Saturday. After a solid regular season campaign, one that saw them finish tied for second place with the Ottawa Rapid on 39 points, the Rise built on that in a big way in the playoffs. … Continue reading Vancouver Rise crowned as inaugural NSL champions after dramatic comeback vs. AFC Toronto
The Vancouver Rise have taken a big step towards reaching the first-ever Northern Super League final, as they defeated the Ottawa Rapid 2-1 in the first leg of their semi-final matchup at Swangard Stadium on Tuesday. It ended up being a nervy game for the Rise, who took a 2-0 lead in the first half before letting Ottawa back into the match with a second-half … Continue reading Vancouver Rise take important lead vs. Ottawa Rapid in leg 1 of NSL semi-finals
The Vancouver Rise Academy capped off their participation in the 2025 Concacaf W Champions Cup on a high note, as they defeated El Salvador side Alianza FC 8-0 at Willoughby Community Park on Thursday. Thanks to that, they avoided finishing bottom of their five-team group, doing well to hold their own as a team mostly filled with players from the academy and the Rise’s League … Continue reading Vancouver Rise Academy caps off 2025 Concacaf W Champions Cup with big 8-0 win
The Vancouver Rise’s hopes of finishing first in the Northern Super League table took a big hit on Saturday, as they fell 3-0 to the Ottawa Rapid at Swangard Stadium. After suffering a tough 7-0 loss away to AFC Toronto last weekend, one that snapped an eight-game unbeaten run for the Rise, their troubles continued in this game, as they lost back-to-back games for the … Continue reading Vancouver Rise fall 3-0 to Ottawa Rapid in last home match of regular season
The Vancouver Rise picked up their most important result of their inaugural season to date on Thursday, as they defeated the Northern Super League’s leaders, AFC Toronto, 2-1 at Swangard Stadium. Despite going down 1-0 early on in the game, the Rise did well to respond with two goals before half-time, and then managed to hold on the rest of the way to pick up … Continue reading Vancouver Rise starting to hit their stride after 2-1 win vs. AFC Toronto
It appears that threats of the Vancouver Whitecaps’ demise might’ve been greatly exaggerated. Okay, the disappointment from the Whitecaps’ Champions Cup final loss to Cruz Azul won’t go away anytime soon – such was the manner of that defeat – but for those who had watched this team this year, it was also obvious that the Whitecaps put in just about the worst performance they … Continue reading Post Match: Guts and Glory
After some midweek madness in Miami (okay, Fort Lauderdale), the Whitecaps showed no signs of any residual fatigue a few days later, as they continued a dominant start to their MLS season with a 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake at BC Place on Saturday. Despite dealing with a potential trap game given the travel they had to endure after the emotions of midweek, which … Continue reading Post Match: A New Frontier