Robinson replaces Martin Rennie, who was sacked in October after the Whitecaps failed to make the MLS playoffs.
The 37-year-old has spent the past two seasons as Rennie's assistant at BC Place.
As a player, Robinson made over 300 Football League appearances, turning out for the likes of Wolverhampton Wanderers, Portsmouth, Sunderland and Norwich City.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | New England RevolutionNew England | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Nashville SCNashville | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | CF MontrealMontreal | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | New York City FCNY City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | DC United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 16 |
| 10 | Atlanta UnitedAtlanta | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 13 |
| 11 | FC CincinnatiCincinnati | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 12 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | Inter MiamiInter Miami | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 8 |
| 14 | Toronto | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 8 |
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | New England RevolutionNew England | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | Orlando City | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Philadelphia UnionPhiladelphia | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 20 |
| 4 | Nashville SCNashville | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| 5 | CF MontrealMontreal | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 6 | New York City FCNY City | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 17 |
| 7 | New York Red BullsNY Red Bulls | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 17 |
| 8 | Columbus Crew | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | DC United | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 16 |
| 10 | Atlanta UnitedAtlanta | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 13 |
| 11 | FC CincinnatiCincinnati | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 12 |
| 12 | Chicago Fire | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | -5 | 11 |
| 13 | Inter MiamiInter Miami | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 8 |
| 14 | Toronto | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 29 | -13 | 8 |
