MLS Vancouver Whitecaps FC

'Caps vs. 86ers: Teams Announced for Saturday's Charity Alumni Match

Published on September 19, 2016 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC News Release


VANCOUVER, BC - The stage is set.Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced today the rosters for Saturday's charity alumni match, which will see alumni of the Vancouver 86ers face Whitecaps FC alumni from 1:45 p.m. PT to 2:45 p.m. PT at BC Place - prior to the Major League Soccer match vs. Colorado Rapids at 4 p.m. PT.

This is the 30th anniversary of the founding of the 86ers, who brought Vancouver back onto the professional soccer scene in 1986 after a two-year absence. The 86ers will go up against a Whitecaps FC side that features MLS fan favourites Jay DeMerit, Robert Earnshaw, Young-Pyo Lee, and Andy O'Brien.

Fewer than 1,000 tickets remain for the match. Tickets are available for purchase for $5, with all proceeds donated to BC Children's Hospital. To purchase a ticket for the alumni match, fans must also have or purchase a ticket for the evening's MLS match.

Season ticket members and fans who already have a ticket for the MLS match can purchase tickets online HERE. Fans who do not yet have a ticket for the MLS match and would like to attend both matches can purchase tickets online HERE.

Whitecaps FC Alumni

86ers Alumni

Gerry Heaney (coach)

Alan Errington (coach)

Kevan Cameron (#4)

Carlos Batista (#7)

Gordon Chin (#28)

Cam Bowman (#3)

Tony Chursky (#1)

Stephen Burns (#2)

Jeff Clarke (#2)

John Catliff (#22)

Jay DeMerit (#6)

Carlo Corazzin (#19)

Srdjan Djekanovic (#77)

Nick Dasovic (#6)

Tony Donatelli (#14)

Michael Dodd (#13)

Jaclyn Dunnett (#21)

Paul Dolan (#29)

Robert Earnshaw (#88)

Sven Habermann (#0)

Jamie Fales (#58)

Jason Jordan (#26)

Joey Gjertsen (#17)

Steve Macdonald (#5)

Diaz Kambere (#8)

Steve McCauley (#23)

Young-Pyo Lee (#12)

Steve Millar (#11)

Stefan Leslie (#27)

Dave Morris (#20)

Geordie Lyall (#15)

Doug Muirhead (#15)

Andy O'Brien (#40)

Didar Sandhu (#27)

Buzz Parsons (#7)

Joe Scigliano (#18)

Jenna Richardson (#22)

Sipho Sibiya (#9)

Jennifer Stoltenberg (#20)

Neil Wilkinson (#10)

Justin Thompson (#5)

Katie Thorlakson (#16)

All tickets for the alumni match are general admission in sections 212 to 216. Fans can enter BC Place through Gate A beginning at 1:15 p.m. PT with the match kicking off at 1:45 p.m. PT.

A limited number of tickets will also be available for purchase at the Gate A box office beginning at 12:15 p.m. PT. A valid ticket for the afternoon's MLS match must be presented to enter the alumni match. No in-and-outs will be permitted between the alumni match and the MLS match.

Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance to avoid disappointment!

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