2019 Toronto FC season - Wikipedia
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2019 season | ||
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General manager | Ali Curtis | |
Head coach | Greg Vanney | |
Stadium | BMO Field | |
Major League Soccer | Conference: 4th Overall: 9th | |
MLS Cup Playoffs | Runners-up | |
Canadian Championship | Runners-up | |
CONCACAF Champions League | Round of 16 | |
Top goalscorer | League: Alejandro Pozuelo (12) All: Alejandro Pozuelo (14) | |
Highest home attendance | League: 28,989 (August 24 vs. Montreal Impact) | |
Lowest home attendance | League: 22,651 (April 19 vs. Minnesota United FC) All: 12,683 (August 14 vs. Ottawa Fury, CC) | |
Average home league attendance | League: 25,048 | |
Biggest win | 4–0 (March 29 vs. New York City FC) 5–1 (September 7 at FC Cincinnati) (October 19 vs. D.C. United, Playoffs R1) | |
Biggest defeat | 0–4 (February 19 at Independiente, CCL) | |
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The 2019 Toronto FC season was the 13th season in the history of Toronto FC.
Gregory van der Wiel was sent home from the club's pre-season camp in California after "an altercation with manager Greg Vanney".[1]
As of August 1, 2019.[2]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||
16 | Quentin Westberg | ![]() ![]() |
GK | April 25, 1986 (age 38) | 2019 | ![]() |
25 | Alex Bono | ![]() |
GK | April 25, 1994 (age 30) | 2015 | ![]() |
28 | Caleb Patterson-Sewell | ![]() |
GK | May 20, 1987 (age 37) | 2018 | ![]() |
Defenders | ||||||
2 | Justin Morrow | ![]() |
LB / LWB / CB | October 4, 1987 (age 37) | 2014 | ![]() |
3 | Drew Moor | ![]() |
CB | January 15, 1984 (age 41) | 2016 | ![]() |
5 | Ashtone Morgan | ![]() |
LB / LWB | February 9, 1991 (age 34) | 2011 | ![]() |
15 | Eriq Zavaleta | ![]() |
CB | August 2, 1992 (age 32) | 2015 | ![]() |
22 | Richie Laryea | ![]() |
RB | January 7, 1995 (age 30) | 2019 | ![]() |
23 | Chris Mavinga | ![]() ![]() |
CB / LB | May 26, 1991 (age 33) | 2017 | ![]() |
26 | Laurent Ciman | ![]() |
CB | August 5, 1985 (age 39) | 2018 | ![]() |
44 | Omar Gonzalez | ![]() |
CB | October 11, 1988 (age 36) | 2019 | ![]() |
52 | Julian Dunn | ![]() |
CB | July 11, 2000 (age 24) | 2018 | ![]() |
96 | Auro Jr. | ![]() |
RB / RWB | January 23, 1996 (age 29) | 2018 | ![]() |
Midfielders | ||||||
4 | Michael Bradley | ![]() |
DM / CM | July 31, 1987 (age 37) | 2014 | ![]() |
7 | Nicolas Benezet | ![]() |
MF | February 24, 1991 (age 34) | 2019 | ![]() |
8 | Marky Delgado | ![]() |
CM | May 16, 1995 (age 29) | 2015 | ![]() |
10 | Alejandro Pozuelo | ![]() |
AM | September 20, 1991 (age 33) | 2019 | ![]() |
14 | Jay Chapman | ![]() |
AM | January 1, 1994 (age 31) | 2015 | ![]() |
18 | Nick DeLeon | ![]() |
RB / RM | July 17, 1990 (age 34) | 2018 | ![]() |
21 | Jonathan Osorio | ![]() |
AM / CM | June 12, 1992 (age 32) | 2013 | ![]() |
27 | Liam Fraser | ![]() |
DM | February 13, 1998 (age 27) | 2018 | ![]() |
31 | Tsubasa Endoh | ![]() |
MF | August 20, 1993 (age 31) | 2019 | ![]() |
59 | Noble Okello | ![]() |
MF | July 20, 2000 (age 24) | 2019 | ![]() |
Forwards | ||||||
9 | Erickson Gallardo | ![]() |
RW | July 26, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | ![]() |
13 | Patrick Mullins | ![]() |
FW | February 5, 1992 (age 33) | 2019 | ![]() |
17 | Jozy Altidore | ![]() |
CF | November 6, 1989 (age 35) | 2015 | ![]() |
19 | Griffin Dorsey | ![]() |
FW | March 5, 1999 (age 26) | 2019 | ![]() |
20 | Ayo Akinola | ![]() ![]() |
ST | January 20, 2000 (age 25) | 2018 | ![]() |
24 | Jacob Shaffelburg | ![]() |
FW | November 26, 1999 (age 25) | 2019 | ![]() |
International roster slots
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Toronto has seven MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2019 season. They traded one International Spot to Columbus until the end of 2019.[3]
Slot | Player | Nationality |
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1 | Auro Jr. | ![]() |
2 | Laurent Ciman | ![]() |
3 | Tsubasa Endoh | ![]() |
4 | Erickson Gallardo | ![]() |
5 | Chris Mavinga | ![]() |
6 | Alejandro Pozuelo | ![]() |
7 | Nicolas Benezet | ![]() |
8 | traded to Columbus Crew |
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No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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18 | DF | ![]() |
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Selected in 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft | December 14, 2018 | [4] |
96 | DF | ![]() |
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Purchase option exercised | December 17, 2018 | [5] |
26 | DF | ![]() |
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Acquired via MLS allocation order | December 27, 2018 | [6] |
19 | FW | ![]() |
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Selected in 2019 MLS SuperDraft | January 11, 2019 | [7] |
31 | MF | ![]() |
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Promoted to first team | January 16, 2019 | [8] |
59 | MF | ![]() |
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Promoted to first team | January 22, 2019 | [9] |
91 | FW | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | February 5, 2019 | [10] |
16 | GK | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | February 25, 2019 | [11] |
10 | MF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | March 4, 2019 | [12] |
22 | MF | ![]() |
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Free transfer | March 21, 2019 | [13] |
24 | FW | ![]() |
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Homegrown player | June 21, 2019 | [14] |
44 | DF | ![]() |
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Acquired via MLS allocation order | July 9, 2019 | [15] |
9 | MF | ![]() |
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Targeted allocation money (TAM) | July 9, 2019 | [16] |
13 | FW | ![]() |
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Acquired in trade for Jordan Hamilton | July 10, 2019 | [3] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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7 | MF | ![]() |
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Targeted allocation money (TAM), Option to buy | July 30, 2019 | [17] |
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only those who are signed to a contract will be listed as transfers in.
No. | Pos. | Player | Previous club | Notes | Date | Source |
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19 | FW | ![]() |
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MLS SuperDraft first-round pick (#6); Generation Adidas player | January 11, 2019 | [18] |
MF | ![]() |
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MLS SuperDraft second-round pick (#39) | January 11, 2019 | [18] | |
CB | ![]() |
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MLS SuperDraft third-round pick (#54) | January 14, 2019 | [18] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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87 | ST | ![]() |
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Option declined | November 27, 2018 | [19] |
12 | DF | ![]() |
Retired | Out of contract | November 27, 2018 | [19] |
1 | GK | ![]() |
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Traded for a 2019 second-round pick | December 14, 2018 | [20] |
8 | MF | ![]() |
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Contract terminated by mutual consent | December 31, 2018 | [19] |
16 | FW | ![]() |
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End of Loan | December 31, 2018 | [19] |
7 | MF | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | January 15, 2019 | [21] |
6 | DF | ![]() |
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Traded for $200,000 in GAM, $100,000 in TAM and the #1 spot in the allocation order | January 23, 2019 | [22] |
10 | FW | ![]() |
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Undisclosed | January 30, 2019 | [23] |
9 | DF | ![]() |
Contract terminated by mutual consent | March 22, 2019 | [24] | |
7 | FW | ![]() |
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Traded for Patrick Mullins | July 10, 2019 | [3] |
91 | FW | ![]() |
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Contract terminated by mutual consent | July 29, 2019 | [25] |
No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
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54 | MF | ![]() |
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Season long loan | March 6, 2019 | [26] |
55 | MF | ![]() |
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Season long loan | March 6, 2019 | [27] |
11 | FW | ![]() |
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Season long loan | March 20, 2019 | [28] |
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Major League Soccer
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | Atlanta United FC (P, U) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[a] |
3 | Philadelphia Union (P, L) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
4 | Toronto FC[b] (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 | |
5 | D.C. United (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 | |
6 | New York Red Bulls (P, L) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(L) Leagues Cup berth; (P) Playoffs berth; (U) U.S. Open Cup winners
Notes:
- ^ as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
- ^ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 52 | 43 | +9 | 53 |
8 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 58 | 59 | −1 | 51 |
9 | Toronto FC | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 |
10 | D.C. United | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 |
11 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 49 |
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
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Ground | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H |
Result | W | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | D | W | D | D | W |
Updated to match(es) played on October 6, 2019. Source: Regular season matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Canadian Championship
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CONCACAF Champions League
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Competitions summary
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Competition | Record | First Match | Last Match | Final Position | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
MLS Regular Season | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 38.24 | March 2, 2019 | October 6, 2019 | 4th in Eastern Conference, 9th Overall |
MLS Cup Playoffs | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 75.00 | October 19, 2019 | November 10, 2019 | Runners-up |
Canadian Championship | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 75.00 | August 7, 2019 | September 25, 2019 | Runners-up |
Champions League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0.00 | February 19, 2019 | February 26, 2019 | Round of 16 |
Total | 44 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 74 | 64 | +10 | 43.18 |
Source: Competitions
Rank | Nation | Name | Pos. | Major League Soccer | MLS Cup Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Champions League | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
Alex Bono | GK | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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Quentin Westberg | GK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Source: Toronto FC
MLS Team of the Week
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MLS Player of the Week
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Week | Player | Opponent | Link |
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8 | ![]() |
Minnesota United FC | [47] |
MLS Goal of the Week
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Week | Player | Opponent | Link |
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5 | ![]() |
New York City FC | [48] |
8 | ![]() |
Minnesota United FC | [49] |
15 | ![]() |
Sporting Kansas City | [50] |
End of Season awards
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Award | Recipient(s) | Link |
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MLS Best XI | ![]() |
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