{"id":803703,"date":"2026-07-15T15:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/803703\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:15:09","slug":"vancouver-whitecaps-make-bid-to-run-bc-place-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/803703\/","title":{"rendered":"Vancouver Whitecaps make bid to run BC Place: report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Will they stay or will they go?<\/p>\n

After months of anxiety surrounding the future of the Vancouver Whitecaps, fans may be seeing a glimmer of hope.<\/p>\n

According to reports, the team has made an offer to PavCo \u2014 the Crown corporation that runs BC Place \u2014 and the provincial government to take over operations at the stadium.<\/p>\n

Michael McColl, managing editor of AFTN, first broke the news on his soccer podcast, Away from the Numbers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey would operate the venue, they would control the dates,\u201d McColl said.<\/p>\n

He says it would be a smart move, as the \u2018Caps would gain more control over revenue, which he says has been the big \u201cdriving force\u201d behind their struggles.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a big disparity between the money that other clubs are making in Major League Soccer (MLS) and what the Whitecaps can make.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Whitecaps have long faced revenue challenges, with the league saying operational constraints around scheduling and venue access have created untenable conditions for the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve had instances where the Whitecaps have had to play a home game in Victoria, in Portland,\u201d he said. \u201cThis would mean they would control that. They would know what dates they need, not book concerts.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a win-win for PavCo. I don\u2019t know how much appetite PavCo has for running the venue.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is encouraging news for fans who have been desperately trying to keep the team in Vancouver.<\/p>\n

Whitecaps season ticket holder Aaron Ottho says fans have been anxious for a while, and they are glad to see there is finally some movement.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis provides hope that the team will stay and not go to Vegas,\u201d Ottho said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think they\u2019re thinking out of the box, a bit creatively. They can\u2019t obviously continue doing what they\u2019ve been doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kevin Clark is a member of the Vancouver Southsiders, an independent group of Whitecaps supporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we\u2019ve seen in other sports and cities in the MLS, naming rights are a huge financial boon for whoever is running the stadium,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf managing the concessions and parking and other advertising opportunities is another thing the Whitecaps could get out of being the managers, it\u2019s also a positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the Whitecaps have not officially announced their bid, the team reaffirms that all options are being looked at.<\/p>\n

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