Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tickets

While empire field is very minor league watching Seattle beat on the Whitecaps is a fun event.

Sounders FC fan, here. Found Whitecaps fans friendly and helpful (Several even made sure we found to the right Skytrain station, even after the win.) Found it humorous when walking against the crowd to find my wife after we got separated, a fellow yelled out that I "looked like puke", so I had to reply, "Yeah, but we puked all over YOU!!" Other than that, all friendly and cheerful.

This was one of the most fun sporting events I've ever been to. What a great rivalry! The Sounders fans completely took over Empire Field, and the Whitecaps fans were inspired to cheer in response--and I got the impression from fans near me that the crowd normally isn't that vocal. The fans on both sides definitely cared about the outcome of the game, but I didn't see any malicious behavior, which is always a potential issue at these sorts of events (maybe less so here because it was a team at the top of the table playing a team at the bottom, plus we were in Canada, the mecca of passiveness...). I definitely will be returning every year for this game!

A great last game at Empire Field. There were over a thousand travelling fans from Seattle present. The ECS was epically loud. The Whitecaps played a strong match and definitely did not play like a last place team. The local fans were eerily nice and polite (I was so surprised) even though they lost. The seats were close enough to the touchline and the goal that you could really clearly see the players and the action down on that end of the pitch, but every time play went down to the other end you had to stand up or watch the big screen to see what was going on as the seats were generally pretty low to the ground. This was mainly due to the player's benches being in the way.

Although the MLS level of play may not be comparable to the very top leagues in the world the level of play and the competitive balance are quite good. The midsummer weather in Vancouver was perfect and the atmosphere fantastic. I would recommend a whitecaps home game to any football fan visiting Vancouver.

Your game experience will be much more pleasurable if you remember that Empire Field is only a temporary stadium until a renovated BC Place opens in October. Empire Field is situated next to a horse track and a small amusement park. The bathrooms are porta poties and the concession stands are few and far between but the atmosphere is worth the price of admission. The fans are extremely knowledgable and passionate. When the fans start stomping on the aluminum bleacher flooring it sounds like a freight train passing through if you are standing outside the stadium. Hopefully the fans won't have to endure several mediocre seasons like the Toronto fans have. Also, the view of the mountains beyond the stadium is spectacular if not surreal. I enjoyed my experience at the Whitecaps game despite a 4-0 whitewash by the Galay. Hopefully the team will be able to put the ball in the net in their new digs in October. I also hope the atmosphere remains the same in BC Place.

We came for California just for this. Seeing the FA Cup was a nice bonus. The atmosphere was good though the field is a bit far from downtown.

Pitch was a disaster but still saw some quality action and quality goals. Based on 45 minutes of evidence Shaun Wright Phillips should be pretty impressive this season.

Enjoyed the pre-game pagentry. Game announcements were too skimpy...for example, when yellow and red cards were issued there was no Announcement to the crowd about who the cards were issued to. Very little vending in the stands...except plenty of beer.

The Whitecaps game vs. Philadelphia Union was a five star event. A rambunctious crowd topping 20,000, a long awaited victory on home turf, the nostalgic view of the PNE roller coaster behind the grandstand -- just a lot of things that combined to make it worthwhile.

Empire Field boasts very nice environment for soccer. Ambience was great, powered by an enthusiastic crowd. Too bad it was a goal-less game; it was eventful otherwise

At the Empire Field venue in Vancouver you are subjected to LOUD and ANNOYING TV commercials during halftime. This is really lame, as we all PAID to be there - we should not be subjected to TV commercials. The audio system was WAY TOO LOUD. It was very unpleasant. Otherwise, this temporary venue is okay - not great - but not too bad. Our seats were very close to the south entrance, in section 223, which made for easy access.

Whitecaps put out an entertaining product. Wes Knight was Man of Match! Too few porta potties and a lot of beer going down so, obviously, a big bottleneck at halftime. New stadium should help!

We are major MLS fans and this was our first visit to the Whitecaps. The fans didn't really arrive until the game started so the initial atmosphere was quiet and calm. Eventually the stadium filled in and it started to get noisy. Were a little unhappy that the only time we could stand was during corner kicks or fast breaks. By that time our son didn't have the time to stand up and missed most of the action. Also, it got tiresome standing, sitting, standing, sitting. Why don't they allow fans to stand the whole game? This isn't baseball? Just a couple sections over the supporters section was standing the whole time and we wished we were in that section. We also wondered who the mascot was? He looked like the Toronto Blue Jay but he did get the crowd going when it got quiet. As usual, the game was fast paced and exciting. All the supporters around us were super into the game and rowdy but polite (considering we had our child with us.) Super fun

I've beent to both home games so far & let me tell you as good as the results have been the best thing about it is the crowd. The 20,000+ fans are louder here than at Canucks or Lions games & the atmosphere is 10 times better! I hope it's even better when the Whitecaps move to new BC Place in Sept.

Our son is soccer-mad, and when a weekend trip from Seattle (Go Sounders!) to Vancouver, B.C, was on the calendar, I immediately check to see if the Whitecaps were in town. Much to my happiness, they were in town, which kept our consecutive vacations-attendance at sporting matches intact. Empire Field is at the P.N.E. site, about a 20 minute drive from downtown Vancouver. You can take the 135 bus to the match, which would save you 20 dollars on parking. Empire Field seats around 20,000, and was a great place to see a match. This is a temporary location until B.C. Place gets its retractable roof. Sporting Kansas City went up 3-0, and the fans, fortified by $7 beers, got on the home side. The Whitecaps came back to tie the match with two goals in stoppage time, which was quite exciting. We had a great time at the match.We will travel to Vancouver to see the Sounders dominate the Whitecaps in the future!

This was a most awe-spitous start to the league!! The day was perfect, new snow on the mountains, sunshine, great fans, but most importantly, one solid Whitecaps squad!! Congratulations to the team and welcome back to Vancouver Zavarise - you played a great match!

It was just like old times, as a kid, when I used to watch the Whitecaps at old Empire Stadium.

What a way to start our MLS existence...attacking football, 4 goals, a strike by our hometown boy, a win over stinking Toronto...and all on a sunny day in Vancouver!

Fantastic! I would recommend this event to anyone.