Inside MLS: Vancouver Whitecaps FC

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CHAPTER 1 CHAMPIONS OF CANADA One by one the fans made their way from the streets of downtown Vancouver into BC Place Some brought giant flags Many took their spots among likeminded supporters groups The Vancouver Whitecaps FC had been part of Major League Soccer MLS since 2011 But fans had been cheering on pro men’s soccer in British Columbia’s biggest city for decades Now on August 26 2015 a crowd of 19,616 eager fans showed up to cheer on the Whitecaps to their first Voyageurs Cup Awarded to Canada’s national champion the Voyageurs Cup was created in 2002 That was years before the country had any MLS teams Since 2008 the trophy has gone to the winner of the annual Canadian Championship And after The Whitecaps Russell Teibert left battles with the Impact’s Johan Venegas during the second leg of the 2016 Canadian Championship final 4