Whitecaps FC expecting largest crowd in club's 50-year history this weekend

Vancouver Whitecaps FC is gearing up for a historic game at BC Place this weekend, and they're expecting to set a franchise MLS attendance record. The club's 50th Anniversary Celebration Match presented by BMO takes place on Saturday, May 4 when Austin FC comes to town. Taking place nearly 50 years to the day of the club's first-ever match on May 5, 1974, the celebration includes a street party, a pre-match ceremony, and more. Saturday's match will also see the upper bowl open at BC Place for the second time this season, with $29 tickets available in the section. Over 30,000 fans are expected to attend, with Whitecaps FC saying they expect it to be their largest crowd since entering MLS in 2011.