December 17 – In the history of Major League Soccer (MLS), only three clubs have been sold after formation (Real Salt Lake, Houston Dynamo, Orlando City). We can now make these four the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ownership group of Greg Kerfoot, Steve Luczo, Jeff Mallett and Steve Nash who have put their team up for sale.
The club said in a statement issued on Friday that the decision comes after “reflecting on what is required to ensure its continued growth and success.”
He continued: “The current ownership has built a solid foundation for Whitecaps FC – it is the right time for an owner with the platform, resources and ambition to enhance the club’s ability to compete at the highest levels of MLS and manage the club into the future.” Realizing its great potential.”
Founded in 2009, and joining the league in 2011, the Whitecaps have struggled to find success south of the border in Major League Soccer, with their best performance coming in a Western Conference semi-final defeat to the Portland Timbers. Their best ranking in the league was 2ndSecond abbreviation In 2015 when they pushed FC Dallas to the title before eventually falling behind.
The asking price has not been announced, however, Vancouver reportedly paid $40 million to join the league. To put that number into context, Major League Soccer expansion club San Diego FC is set to begin play next season and has reportedly paid a US$500 million expansion fee to join the league.
“The Vancouver Whitecaps would not be where they are today without the vision and commitment of this exceptional ownership group,” said Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber.
“The Whitecaps are a fantastic club in a world-class city. On behalf of everyone at MLS, I would like to thank them for their tremendous contributions and look forward to working with them to identify new ownership for the club.
The Whitecaps finished the 2024 regular season with a 13-13-8 record before losing to LAFC in the first round.street circular. With this departure, coach Fani Sartini was dismissed from his position.
The club's CEO and sporting director Axel Schuster confirmed that they had begun the process of finding their next coach, with the aim of building “a contender for the MLS Championship, in addition to the continental championships.”
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