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    Vancouver Whitecaps

    Lucas Cavallini, of Vancouver Whitecaps

    Marc Dos Santos is looking to revive the Whitecaps name, made famous in the 1970s in the NASL era.

    The Vancouver Whitecaps became the 17th MLS team when they entered the league in 2011 and replaced a USSF Division 2 team of the same name. The franchise is owned by Greg Kerfoot, Steve Luczo, Jeff Mallett and former NBA star Steve Nash.

    Kerfoot became the majority owner in 2002 when the Whitecaps were under threat of contraction. Luczo is also part of a group that owns the NBA's Boston Celtics, while Nash and Mallett tried to buy a minority share of Tottenham Hotspur before getting involved in the Vancouver bid.

    Vancouver kept the Whitecaps name that has long been associated with soccer in the city, but they redesigned the logo when entering MLS. Their official colours are navy blue, white and light blue to represent the water and mountains surrounding the city. The logo is three diamonds, again representing the mountains and the water, and features the full name of Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

    The Whitecaps played at Empire Field, a temporary stadium, in 2011 while BC Place was being renovated. They moved into BC Place, which they share with the CFL's BC Lions, for the final month of the 2011 season. BC Place has a total capacity of 54,500, converted down to 22,120 for MLS games. The stadium opened in 1983 for the Lions and Whitecaps and has also hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympics, the 2015 Women's World Cup, international games for both the men and women's soccer teams, an outdoor NHL game, NFL exhibition games, Australian rules football exhibitions and the World Rugby Sevens Series.

    BC Place, home stadium of Vancouver Whitecaps

    The Whitecaps have made the MLS Cup play-offs in four of their 10 seasons in the league, but have never advanced particularly far. They lifted the 2015 Voyageurs Cup after winning the Canadian Championship and they have finished runners-up in the competition five times since joining MLS. The Whitecaps have also represented Canada in the CONCACAF Champions League on two occasions, reaching one quarter-final.

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