VANCOUVER, BC – Time to rack up those air miles!
MLSsoccer.com has calculated each team’s total travel distance in 2018 and – surprise, surprise – Vancouver Whitecaps FC are at the top of the list. According to MLSsoccer.com, the ‘Caps will travel a total of 51,178 miles (or 82,363 kilometres) for their 17 away matches this season.
Full disclosure: this wasn’t a scientific calculation. For any given road trip, MLSsoccer.com simply took the distance between each team’s stadium “as the crow files” and multiplied it by two to make it a round trip (not taking into account connecting flights and such), but you get the point.
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According to these calculations, Vancouver’s longest trip of the year is their visit to Yankee Stadium on August 4 against New York City FC (3,907 kilometres from stadium to stadium), followed by their trip to Philadelphia on June 23 (3,859 kilometres from stadium to stadium).
At the other end of the spectrum, defending MLS Cup champions Toronto FC will travel the least in 2018 (25,891 miles or 41,667 kilometres).
See below for a complete breakdown of Vancouver’s away matches in 2018, ranked by distance.
<strong>OPPONENT</strong> |
<strong>DATE</strong> |
<strong>DISTANCE (ONE WAY)</strong> |
<p>New York City FC</p> |
<p>August 4</p> |
<p>3,907 kilometres</p> |
<p>Philadelphia Union</p> |
<p>June 23</p> |
<p>3,859 kilometres</p> |
<p>DC United</p> |
<p>July 14</p> |
<p>3,798 kilometres</p> |
<p>Atlanta United</p> |
<p>March 17</p> |
<p>3,606 kilometres</p> |
<p>Toronto FC</p> |
<p>October 6</p> |
<p>3,360 kilometres</p> |
<p>Columbus Crew SC</p> |
<p>March 31</p> |
<p>3,296 kilometres</p> |
<p>Houston Dynamo</p> |
<p>March 10</p> |
<p>3,193 kilometres</p> |
<p>FC Dallas</p> |
<p>May 19</p> |
<p>2,815 kilometres</p> |
<p>Sporting Kansas City</p> |
<p>April 20</p> |
<p>2,504 kilometres</p> |
<p>Minnesota United FC</p> |
<p>May 5</p> |
<p>2,297 kilometres</p> |
<p>Colorado Rapids</p> |
<p>June 1</p> |
<p>1,781 kilometres</p> |
<p>LA Galaxy</p> |
<p>September 29</p> |
<p>1,761 kilometres</p> |
<p>Los Angeles Football Club</p> |
<p>October 21</p> |
<p>1,745 kilometres</p> |
<p>San Jose Earthquakes</p> |
<p>August 25</p> |
<p>1,330 kilometres</p> |
<p>Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p>April 7</p> |
<p>1,308 kilometres</p> |
<p>Portland Timbers</p> |
<p>August 11</p> |
<p>419 kilometres</p> |
<p>Seattle Sounders FC</p> |
<p>July 21</p> |
<p>195 kilometres</p> |
Whitecaps FC open their 2018 season against Montreal Impact on March 4 at BC Place. Tickets for the season opener are now available as part of the 2018 Home Opener Pack, which includes two tickets and a scarf for only $70. Season ticket memberships are also available, starting at only $44 per month. Single match tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, February 9 at whitecapsfc.com/tickets.
