Five reasons why you should buy 2015 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Season Tickets

You’ve probably seen the promotion: 2015 Whitecaps FC Season Tickets are 12% off until midnight on Tuesday, October 7. We think it’s a pretty great deal, but then we would say that wouldn’t we?

Of course, savings are all well and good. But ask any one of the 20,183 fans streaming out of BC Place after Vancouver’s huge 2-0 victory over FC Dallas on Saturday evening, and their bank balance would have been the last thing on their minds.

Yes, they’d got their money’s worth, but they’d also got so much more. Atmosphere, entertainment, emotion; there’s a reason why an ever-increasing number of Vancouver residents are calling themselves ‘Caps fans. 

So as the clock begins to wind down on our Season Ticket sale, we thought we’d look at just five of the reasons why you should consider joining them in 2015.

IT'S A BLOODY BIG DEAL

To borrow a line from our rivals in the Big Smoke, soccer has slowly blossomed into a bloody big deal here in Canada. Participation in the game has never been higher; nearly 900,000 Canadians are registered players at some level – that’s 50 per cent more than play organized hockey.

It’s not just on the pitch that the sport’s popularity is growing either. Off of the pitch, Vancouver’s love affair with soccer is booming too. From this summer’s FIFA World Cup in Brazil to Saturday morning showings of English Premier League games that pack out bars across the city, fans have developed a voracious appetite for on-pitch action.

But even if you’re watching on a giant screen with image quality so sharp you can see the beads of sweat trickle down your favourite player’s face, nothing quite compares to the real thing.

BEST SPORTING ATMOSPHERE IN VANCOUVER

It’s not just a good line. When we say that you could be part of the best sporting atmosphere in Vancouver, we really mean it. We have some of the best fans in the league.

From hardcore supporters to families enjoying an afternoon out, they fill every match with colour, character and most of all noise. It’s unlike anything else in Vancouver, a unique and intoxicating sporting experience that we’re very proud of.

If you’ve been to a game before you’ll know exactly what we’re talking about. If not, you soon will. We don’t believe in cheerleading, we don’t believe in telling our fans when to clap their hands and when to “make some noise." Instead, we leave them to it and they reward us by shouting, singing and smiling from the first to the last minute (and often well beyond).

THE 'CAPS ARE ON THE UP

Change isn’t just coming to Vancouver, it’s already arrived. We’ve only been in MLS for four seasons but in that time we’ve already won the Cascadia Cup and become the first Canadian team to reach the playoffs – a feat we’re keen to repeat again this year.

We’re not only building a winning team on the pitch but off of it too. Four Whitecaps FC players were recently featured on the league’s list of the game’s hottest prospects, the most of any team in Major League Soccer.

Our Residency program is also one of the best in the business, and we’re proud to be nurturing the next generation of homegrown talent that will help this club to compete for the highest honours for generations to come.

ENTERTAINMENT

There’s a reason why they call it the beautiful game you know, and that reason is starting to become clear to anyone who’s enjoyed a match at BC Place this year.

Whether it’s the mesmerizing footwork of midfield maestro Pedro Morales, a pacey dribble from Kekuta Manneh, a crunching tackle from Matias Laba, or a towering header from Kendall Waston; Vancouver has one of the most exciting teams in the league.

It’s not an accident either. From top to bottom, the club is committed to playing the game the right way. We don’t just want to win, we want to do it in style and we’re building a team that will entertain the fans for years to come.

IT WON'T BREAK THE BANK

Okay, so we said we wouldn’t mention the money, but at a time when everybody’s looking to save a few bucks it’s hard not to.

Our Season Tickets start from just $325, which guarantees your seat for all 17 MLS regular season home matches and Amway Canadian Championship home matches. That’s less than $20 bucks a match!

We think it’s pretty good value, especially when some of our fellow local franchises want you to part with the best part of $100 just to sit quietly for a single game.

Want to be part of the best sporting atmosphere in Vancouver? You can save 12% on 2015 Whitecaps FC Season Tickets until midnight tonight. In addition to Season Tickets, Whitecaps FC offer a flexible range of ticket products, including Half-Season Packs, 5-Packs, Student Half-Season Tickets, and a Youth Soccer Half-Season Ticket. For more information on 2015 Season Tickets, visit whitecapsfc.com/12.