2017 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC
2017 season
General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko
Head Coach Greg Vanney
Stadium BMO Field
MLS Conference: 1st
Overall: 1st
Supporters' Shield Champions
MLS Cup Playoffs Champions
Canadian Championship Champions
Top goalscorer League: Sebastian Giovinco (16)
All: Sebastian Giovinco (20)
Highest home attendance 30,584
(December 9 vs. Seattle Sounders)
Lowest home attendance 15,175
(May 31 vs. Ottawa Fury)
Average home league attendance League: 27,647
All: 27,394
Home colours
Away colours

The 2017 Toronto FC season was the eleventh season in the history of Toronto FC. On June 27, 2017, Toronto FC won their sixth Canadian Championship 3–2 on aggregate over Montreal, earning them a spot in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League.[1] On September 30, Toronto FC won their first Supporters' Shield with a 4–2 home win over New York Red Bulls, to clinch top of the league with the most points that season. By doing so, they also became the first Canadian team to win the Supporters' Shield.[2] In Toronto FC's last regular season match of the season on October 22, Toronto FC drew 2–2 away to Atlanta; in doing so, Toronto FC broke the MLS regular season point record with 69 points.[3] On November 29, Toronto FC won the Eastern Conference Championship for the second year in a row, with a 1–0 aggregate win over the Columbus Crew.[4] On December 9, 2017, Toronto defeated Seattle 2–0 in the 2017 MLS Cup final, becoming the first MLS team to complete a domestic treble, as well as the first Canadian team to win the MLS Cup.[5]

Squad

As of December 9, 2017.[6]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed in Previous Club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Clint Irwin United States GK April 1, 1989 (aged 28) 2016 United States Colorado Rapids
25 Alex Bono United States GK April 25, 1994 (aged 23) 2015 United States Syracuse Orange Generation Adidas
40 Mark Pais United States GK June 3, 1991 (aged 26) 2017 Canada Toronto FC II
Defenders
2 Justin Morrow United States LB / LWB / CB October 4, 1987 (aged 30) 2013 United States San Jose Earthquakes
3 Drew Moor United States CB January 15, 1984 (aged 33) 2015 United States Colorado Rapids
5 Ashtone Morgan Canada LB / LWB February 9, 1991 (aged 26) 2011 Canada TFC Academy Homegrown
6 Nick Hagglund United States CB September 14, 1992 (aged 25) 2014 United States Xavier Musketeers
12 Jason Hernandez Puerto Rico CB August 26, 1983 (aged 34) 2017 United States New York City FC
15 Eriq Zavaleta United States CB August 2, 1992 (aged 25) 2015 United States Seattle Sounders FC
23 Chris Mavinga Democratic Republic of the Congo CB / LB May 26, 1991 (aged 26) 2017 Russia Rubin Kazan International
26 Nicolas Hasler Liechtenstein RWB / CM May 4, 1991 (aged 26) 2017 Liechtenstein Vaduz International
27 Øyvind Alseth Norway RB / RWB / CB August 13, 1994 (aged 23) 2017 United States Syracuse Orange International
32 Brandon Aubrey United States CB March 14, 1995 (aged 22) 2017 United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish
33 Steven Beitashour Iran RB / RWB February 1, 1987 (aged 30) 2015 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Midfielders
4 Michael Bradley United States DM / CM July 31, 1987 (aged 30) 2014 Italy Roma Designated Player
7 Víctor Vázquez Spain AM January 20, 1987 (aged 30) 2017 Mexico Cruz Azul International
8 Benoît Cheyrou France DM / CM May 3, 1981 (aged 36) 2015 France Marseille International
9 Tsubasa Endoh Japan RW / AM August 20, 1993 (aged 24) 2016 United States Maryland Terrapins International
14 Jay Chapman Canada AM January 1, 1994 (aged 23) 2015 Canada K-W United FC Homegrown
18 Marky Delgado United States CM May 16, 1995 (aged 22) 2014 United States Chivas USA Homegrown
20 Sergio Camargo Canada CM / AM August 16, 1994 (aged 23) 2017 United States Syracuse Orange Homegrown
21 Jonathan Osorio Canada AM / CM June 12, 1992 (aged 25) 2013 Canada SC Toronto
31 Armando Cooper Panama CM / AM November 26, 1987 (aged 30) 2016 Panama Árabe Unido International
44 Raheem Edwards Canada LW / LWB July 15, 1995 (aged 22) 2017 Canada Toronto FC II
Forwards
10 Sebastian Giovinco Italy ST January 26, 1987 (aged 30) 2015 Italy Juventus Designated Player,
International
17 Jozy Altidore United States CF November 6, 1989 (aged 28) 2015 England Sunderland Designated Player
19 Ben Spencer United States CF March 28, 1995 (aged 22) 2017 Canada Toronto FC II Homegrown
22 Jordan Hamilton Canada ST March 17, 1996 (aged 21) 2014 Canada TFC Academy Homegrown
87 Tosaint Ricketts Canada CF August 6, 1987 (aged 30) 2016 Turkey Boluspor

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
1 GK United States Clint Irwin United States Atlanta United Acquired for Mark Bloom and GAM December 13, 2016 [7]
20 MF Canada Sergio Camargo United States Syracuse Orange Signed as a Homegrown Player January 11, 2017 [8]
32 DF United States Brandon Aubrey United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish Selected 21st overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft January 13, 2017 [9]
23 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Mavinga Russia Rubin Kazan Free Transfer January 31, 2017 [10]
7 MF Spain Víctor Vázquez Mexico Cruz Azul Free Transfer February 20, 2017 [11]
44 MF Canada Raheem Edwards Canada Toronto FC II Promoted to First Team March 2, 2017 [12]
47 DF Finland Johan Brunell Finland FF Jaro Free Transfer March 16, 2017 [13]
12 DF Puerto Rico Jason Hernandez United States New York City FC Free Transfer March 21, 2017 [14]
27 DF Norway Øyvind Alseth United States Syracuse Orange Selected 65th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft March 22, 2017 [15]
40 GK United States Mark Pais Canada Toronto FC II Promoted to First Team April 4, 2017 [16]
19 FW United States Ben Spencer Canada Toronto FC II Promoted to First Team May 2, 2017 [17]
26 DF Liechtenstein Nicolas Hasler Liechtenstein Vaduz Free Transfer July 13, 2017 [18]

Draft Picks

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
32 DF United States Brandon Aubrey United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#21) January 13, 2017 [9]
GK Germany Robert Moewes United States Notre Dame Fighting Irish MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#52) January 17, 2017 [19]
27 DF Norway Øyvind Alseth United States Syracuse Orange MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#65) January 17, 2017 [19]
DF United States Lars Eckenrode United States Michigan Wolverines MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#83) January 17, 2017 [19]
DF United States Juan Pablo Saavedra United States Virginia Tech Hokies MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#87) January 17, 2017 [19]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
13 DF France Clément Simonin France Concarneau Option Declined December 12, 2016 [20]
20 MF Canada Chris Mannella Canada Vaughan Azzurri Option Declined December 12, 2016 [20]
19 MF United States Daniel Lovitz Canada Montreal Impact Option Declined December 12, 2016 [20]
40 GK Canada Quillan Roberts Canada Woodbridge Strikers Contract Expired December 12, 2016 [20]
23 DF United States Josh Williams United States Columbus Crew Contract Expired, Selected in Stage 2 of the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 12, 2016 [20][21]
7 MF Canada Will Johnson United States Orlando City Contract Expired December 12, 2016 [20]
1 GK United States Clint Irwin United States Atlanta United Selected in the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft December 13, 2016 [7]
28 DF United States Mark Bloom United States Atlanta United Traded with GAM for Clint Irwin December 13, 2016 [7]
47 DF Finland Johan Brunell Finland JBK Waived April 6, 2017 [22]
11 FW Canada Molham Babouli Canada Sigma FC Waived April 21, 2017 [23]

Competitions

Preseason

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Toronto FC 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 Conference Semifinals[lower-alpha 1]
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 62 48 +14 55 Knockout Round
4 Atlanta United 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
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.
Notes:
  1. Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions will not automatically earn a berth in the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League.[24]
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
1 Toronto FC (C, X) 34 20 5 9 74 37 +37 69 2018 CONCACAF Champions League
2 New York City FC 34 16 9 9 56 43 +13 57
3 Chicago Fire 34 16 11 7 61 47 +14 55
4 Atlanta United 34 15 9 10 70 40 +30 55
5 Columbus Crew 34 16 12 6 53 49 +4 54
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
(C) Champion; (X) Supporters' Shield winner.
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
34 20 9 5 74 37  +37 69 13 3 1 45 15  +30 7 6 4 29 22  +7

Last updated: October 22, 2017.
Source: MLS

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAAAHHAHHHAAHAHAHHAAAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultDDWDDLWWWWWWDWLWWLWDDWDWWWWWWLLWWD

Updated to match(es) played on October 22, 2017. Source: Regular season matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

MLS Cup Playoffs

Canadian Championship

Competitions summary

Competition Record First Match Last Match Final Position
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
MLS Regular Season 34 20 9 5 74 37 +37 058.82 March 4, 2017 October 22, 2017 1st in Eastern Conference, 1st Overall
MLS Cup Playoffs 5 3 1 1 5 2 +3 060.00 October 30, 2017 December 9, 2017 Champions
Canadian Championship 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 050.00 May 23, 2017 June 27, 2017 Champions
Total 43 25 11 7 87 43 +44 058.14

Last updated: December 9, 2017
Source: Competitions

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of December 9, 2017

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMajor League SoccerMLS Cup PlayoffsCanadian Championship
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States Clint Irwin 1006+000+004+00
2 DF United States Justin Morrow 36828+085+002+10
3 DF United States Drew Moor 34224+125+003+10
4 MF United States Michael Bradley 37030+005+002+00
5 DF Canada Ashtone Morgan 613+210+000+10
6 DF United States Nick Hagglund 19013+200+400+00
7 MF Spain Víctor Vázquez 391028+385+022+10
8 MF France Benoît Cheyrou 1627+610+102+01
9 MF Japan Tsubasa Endoh 613+100+002+01
10 FW Italy Sebastian Giovinco 322025+0164+011+23
12 DF Puerto Rico Jason Hernandez 905+300+001+00
14 MF Canada Jay Chapman 1313+910+001+00
15 DF United States Eriq Zavaleta 36127+213+103+00
17 FW United States Jozy Altidore 331825+2154+021+11
18 MF United States Marky Delgado 34425+134+101+21
19 FW United States Ben Spencer 302+100+000+00
20 MF Canada Sergio Camargo 000+000+000+00
21 MF Canada Jonathan Osorio 3629+1823+204+00
22 FW Canada Jordan Hamilton 1120+820+003+00
23 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Mavinga 34024+205+003+00
25 GK United States Alex Bono 34028+105+000+00
26 DF Liechtenstein Nicolas Hasler 1239+131+100+00
27 DF Norway Øyvind Alseth 404+000+000+00
31 MF Panama Armando Cooper 24010+900+401+00
32 DF United States Brandon Aubrey 000+000+000+00
33 DF Iran Steven Beitashour 29017+405+002+10
40 GK United States Mark Pais 000+000+000+00
42 DF United States Mitchell Taintor 100+000+001+00
44 MF Canada Raheem Edwards 25110+1110+103+00
87 FW Canada Tosaint Ricketts 2679+1371+002+10

Goals and assists

Correct as of December 9, 2017

Clean sheets

Correct as of December 9, 2017

R Pos Nat Name Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs Canadian Championship Total
1 GK United States Alex Bono 11* 3 0 14
2 GK United States Clint Irwin 3* 0 1 4
Total 14 3 1 18

* Includes one shared clean sheet against Sporting Kansas City.

Disciplinary record

Correct as of December 9, 2017[26]

No. Pos. Name Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs Canadian Championship Total
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
3DFUnited States Drew Moor10000010
4MFUnited States Michael Bradley802000100
5DFCanada Ashtone Morgan10000010
6DFUnited States Nick Hagglund20000020
7MFSpain Víctor Vázquez30100040
8MFFrance Benoît Cheyrou10000010
10FWItaly Sebastian Giovinco40200060
15DFUnited States Eriq Zavaleta40001050
17FWUnited States Jozy Altidore80110091
18MFUnited States Marky Delgado11000011
21MFCanada Jonathan Osorio10100020
22FWCanada Jordan Hamilton00001010
23DFDemocratic Republic of the Congo Chris Mavinga30001040
25GKUnited States Alex Bono20000020
26DFLiechtenstein Nicolas Hasler10000010
27DFNorway Øyvind Alseth10000010
31MFPanama Armando Cooper20000020
33DFIran Steven Beitashour10000010
42DFUnited States Mitchell Taintor00001010
44MFCanada Raheem Edwards10102141
Total4518161593

Recognition

MLS Team of the Week

Week Starters Bench Opponent Link
3 United States Jozy Altidore Vancouver Whitecaps FC [27]
5 United States Alex Bono, Canada Raheem Edwards Sporting Kansas City [28]
8 United States Eriq Zavaleta, United States Michael Bradley, Italy Sebastian Giovinco Spain Víctor Vázquez Chicago Fire [29]
9 Canada Raheem Edwards, United States Jozy Altidore United States Marky Delgado Houston Dynamo [30]
10 United States Justin Morrow Italy Sebastian Giovinco, United States Greg Vanney Orlando City & Seattle Sounders [31]
11 Canada Tosaint Ricketts United States Alex Bono, United States Greg Vanney Columbus Crew & Minnesota United [32]
13 Spain Víctor Vázquez Columbus Crew [33]
16 United States Michael Bradley Italy Sebastian Giovinco D.C. United [34]
17 United States Drew Moor New England Revolution [35]
19 Italy Sebastian Giovinco United States Jozy Altidore Orlando City SC [36]
21 United States Drew Moor, United States Michael Bradley, Italy Sebastian Giovinco Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Mavinga New York City FC [37]
23 United States Justin Morrow, United States Marky Delgado United States Greg Vanney Portland Timbers [38]
24 United States Marky Delgado United States Michael Bradley Chicago Fire [39]
25 Spain Víctor Vázquez, Italy Sebastian Giovinco United States Alex Bono, United States Michael Bradley Philadelphia Union & Montreal Impact [40]
27 Iran Steven Beitashour, United States Drew Moor, Spain Víctor Vázquez, United States Jozy Altidore United States Greg Vanney San Jose Earthquakes [41]
28 United States Michael Bradley, Spain Víctor Vázquez Canada Tosaint Ricketts, United States Greg Vanney LA Galaxy [42]
30 United States Justin Morrow, United States Jozy Altidore United States Greg Vanney New York Red Bulls [43]

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Week's Statline
8 Italy Sebastian Giovinco 2 Goals
21 Italy Sebastian Giovinco 2 Goals 1 Assist
23 United States Justin Morrow 2 Goals
25 Italy Sebastian Giovinco 3 Goals
27 United States Jozy Altidore 2 Goals
30 United States Justin Morrow 3 Goals

MLS Save of the Week

Week Player Link
17 United States Alex Bono [44]
25 United States Alex Bono [45]

End of Season awards

Award Recipient
MLS Coach of the Year Award United States Greg Vanney [46]
MLS Best XI United States Justin Morrow
Spain Víctor Vázquez
Italy Sebastian Giovinco [47]
CONCACAF Coach of the Year United States Greg Vanney [48]

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