The Whitecaps FC Academy are a Super Y-League

Super Y-League

The Super Y-League is the highest form of American and Canadian youth soccer. It consists of over 100 teams, many of which are operated by clubs from MLS to PDL.- Age groups :The Super Y-League has these following age groups:*U-12*U-13*U-14*U-15...

 club, based in Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, the academy includes three teams Mountain WFC, Surrey WFC and Coastal WFC.

History

The Academy was founded in 2007 as part of the development system for the Vancouver Whitecaps USL First Division

USL First Division

The United Soccer Leagues First Division was a professional men's soccer league in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico....

 franchise with two developmental teams (Vancouver Whitecaps Residency

Vancouver Whitecaps Residency

Vancouver Whitecaps Residency, formerly known as Whitecaps FC Reserves, is a Canadian soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Although founded in 2005 as part of the development system for the Vancouver Whitecaps USL First Division franchise, beginning in 2011 they are part of the...

, in the USL Premier Development League

USL Premier Development League

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, the Whitecaps FC Prospects

Whitecaps FC Prospects

Whitecaps FC Prospects is a Canadian soccer team based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 2008, the team plays in Pacific Coast Soccer League , a national amateur league at the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, which features teams from western Canada and the Pacific...

, in the Pacific Coast Soccer League

Pacific Coast Soccer League

The Pacific Coast Soccer League is a soccer league featuring teams from British Columbia, although the league has also featured teams from Washington in the past as well...

) and the women's team (Vancouver Whitecaps Women

Vancouver Whitecaps Women

The Vancouver Whitecaps FC women are a Canadian women's soccer team founded in 2001 and a part of the greater Vancouver Whitecaps FC club. Originally called the Vancouver Breakers in 2001-02, the team is a member of the W-League, the second tier of women's soccer in the United States and Canada...

, in the USL W-League).

Mountain WFC

• Head Coach U-12 Boys:   Ive Sulentic
  Ive Sulentic
  John Ive Sulentic, also known as Ive Sulentic or Johnny Sulentic is a former Canadian professional soccer player who last plays for Croatia SC and coached currently the Under-12 team of Mountain WFC....
  
  
• Head Coach U-13 Boys:   Les Krivak
• Assistant Coach U-13 Boys:   Des McDonnell
• Team Chef U-13 Boys:   Christina Leonard
• Head Coach U-14 Boys:   Darren Rath
• Head Coach U-15 Boys:   Andrea Agnoloni
• Assistant Coach U-15 Boys:   Nour Fathy
• Team Chef U-15 Boys:   Gail Van Blerk
• Head Coach U-16 Boys:   Tony Francisco
• Assistant Coach U-16 Boys:   Tino Sousa
• Fitness Coach U-16 Boys:   Scott Howey
• Team Chef U-16 Boys:   Michael Yeates
• Goalkeeper Coach Boys:   Mike Norris

• Head Coach U-12 Girls:   Bob Buchan
• Head Coach U-13 Girls:   Matt Holbrook
• Head Coach U-14 Girls:   Chris Venditti
• Head Coach U-15 Girls:   Adam Day
• Assistant Coach U-15 Girls:   Shannon McInnes
• Team Chef U-15 Girls:   Bev Grutter
• Head Coach U-16 Girls:   Richard Goddard
• Goalkeeper Coach Girls:   Dino Alberti

U-16 Women Roster

• Head Coach U-16 Girls:   Mark McQueen
• Assistant Coach U-16 Girls:   Mark Rogers
• Fitness Coach U-16 Girls: Ciaran McMahon
• Team Chef U-16 Girls:   Brad Misak

• See also List of Vancouver Whitecaps Women transfers 2008-09.

Other Staff

• Head Coach U-13 Boys:   Michael Perucho
• Assistant Coach U-13 Boys:   John Mantei
• Team U-13 Boys:   Chris Edwardson
• Head Coach U-14 Boys:   Greg Berry
• Assistant Coach U-14 Boys:   Eric Renaud
• Team Chef U-14 Boys:   David Grange
• Head Coach U-16 Boys:   Jason Jordan
  Jason Jordan
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• Assistant Coach U-16 Boys:   Chris Laxton
• Team Chef U-16 Boys:   Sean Pickerell

• Head Coach U-13 Girls:   Gregor Young
  Gregor Young
  Gregor Young is a retired Canadian association football player.-International career:Young was part of the Canada team that played at the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship....
  
  
• Assistant Coach U-13 Girls:   Dennis Kindel
• Team Chef U-13 Girls:   Lana Higginbotham
• Head Coach U-14 Girls:   Ajit Braich
• Assistant Coach U-14 Girls:   Jag Sagan
• Team Chef U-14 Girls:   Lindsay Palesch
• Head Coach U-15 Girls:   Mark Pennington
• Assistant Coach U-15 Girls:   Nicola Kirkpatrick
• Team Chef U-15 Girls:   Kathy Sulmona

Notable players

• Kyle Knees
• Nolan Moore
• Denny Serifovic-Alden
• Adam Staschuk
• Toscanny Pandu-Oesman

External links

• Mountain WFC
• Surrey WFC
• Coastal WFC