2018 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC
2018 season
General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko
Head Coach Greg Vanney
Stadium BMO Field
MLS Conference: TBD
Overall: TBD
MLS Cup Playoffs Did Not Qualify
Canadian Championship Champions
CONCACAF Champions League Runners-up
Campeones Cup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League: Sebastian Giovinco (12)
All: Sebastian Giovinco & Jonathan Osorio (17 each)
Highest home attendance 30,799
(September 15 vs. LA Galaxy)
Lowest home attendance 14,823
(September 19 vs. UANL)
Average home league attendance League: 26,357
All: 26,016
Home colours
Away colours

The 2018 Toronto FC season is the twelfth season in the history of Toronto FC. Toronto FC reached the Champions League finals for the first time in their history.[1] After a 2–1 home loss to Guadalajara on April 17 in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final, TFC would win the return away leg 2–1 on April 25, leading to a draw on aggregate, but lost 4–2 in the penalty shootout.[2] Later in the season, on September 19, Toronto FC played against Tigres UANL in the inaugural Campeones Cup, losing the match 3–1 at home.[3] Reigning MLS Cup champions Toronto FC failed to qualify for the playoffs after a 2–1 home loss against the Vancouver Whitecaps on October 6, 2018, with three games left to play in the season.[4]

Current squad

As of May 9, 2018.[5]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed in Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Clint Irwin United States GK April 1, 1989 2016 United States Colorado Rapids
25 Alex Bono United States GK April 25, 1994 2015 United States Syracuse Orange
28 Caleb Patterson-Sewell United States GK May 20, 1987 2018 United States Jacksonville Armada
Defenders
2 Justin Morrow United States LB / LWB / CB October 4, 1987 2014 United States San Jose Earthquakes
3 Drew Moor United States CB January 15, 1984 2016 United States Colorado Rapids
5 Ashtone Morgan Canada LB / LWB February 9, 1991 2011 Canada TFC Academy
6 Nick Hagglund United States CB September 14, 1992 2014 United States Xavier Musketeers
9 Gregory van der Wiel Netherlands RB / RWB February 3, 1988 2018 Italy Cagliari
12 Jason Hernandez Puerto Rico CB August 26, 1983 2017 United States New York City FC
15 Eriq Zavaleta United States CB August 2, 1992 2015 United States Seattle Sounders FC
23 Chris Mavinga Democratic Republic of the Congo CB / LB May 26, 1991 2017 Russia Rubin Kazan
52 Julian Dunn Canada CB July 11, 2000 2018 Canada Toronto FC II
Midfielders
4 Michael Bradley United States DM / CM July 31, 1987 2014 Italy Roma
7 Víctor Vázquez Spain AM January 20, 1987 2017 Mexico Cruz Azul
14 Jay Chapman Canada AM January 1, 1994 2015 Canada TFC Academy
18 Marky Delgado United States CM May 16, 1995 2015 United States Chivas USA
21 Jonathan Osorio Canada AM / CM June 12, 1992 2013 Canada SC Toronto
27 Liam Fraser Canada DM February 13, 1998 2018 Canada Toronto FC II
54 Ryan Telfer Canada LM / ST / LWB March 4, 1994 2018 Canada Toronto FC II
55 Aidan Daniels Canada CM September 6, 1998 2018 Canada Toronto FC II
96 Auro Brazil RB / RWB January 23, 1996 2018 Brazil São Paulo FC
Forwards
10 Sebastian Giovinco Italy ST January 26, 1987 2015 Italy Juventus
11 Jon Bakero Spain FW November 5, 1996 2018 United States Chicago Fire
16 Lucas Janson Argentina FW August 16, 1994 2018 Argentina Tigre
17 Jozy Altidore United States CF November 6, 1989 2015 England Sunderland
20 Ayo Akinola United States ST January 20, 2000 2018 Canada TFC Academy
22 Jordan Hamilton Canada ST March 17, 1996 2014 Canada TFC Academy
87 Tosaint Ricketts Canada CF August 6, 1987 2016 Turkey Boluspor

International roster slots

Toronto has seven MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2018 season. They traded one spot to Los Angeles FC in exchange of $50,000 of General Allocation Money [6]

Toronto FC International slots
Slot Player Nationality
1 Auro Brazil Brazil
2 Jon Bakero Spain Spain
3 Sebastian Giovinco Italy Italy
4 Lucas Janson Argentina Argentina
5 Chris Mavinga Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
6 Gregory van der Wiel Netherlands Netherlands
7 Víctor Vázquez Spain Spain

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
20 FW United States Ayo Akinola Canada TFC Academy Promoted to First Team December 18, 2017 [7]
27 MF Canada Liam Fraser Canada Toronto FC II Promoted to First Team January 19, 2018 [8]
9 DF Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel Italy Cagliari Targeted allocation money signing February 1, 2018 [9]
28 GK United States Caleb Patterson-Sewell United States Jacksonville Armada Acquired MLS signing rights from New York Red Bulls for a 4th round pick in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. February 14, 2018 [10]
8 MF Spain Ager Aketxe Spain Athletic Bilbao Targeted allocation money signing February 23, 2018 [11]
52 DF Canada Julian Dunn Canada Toronto FC II Promoted to First Team April 13, 2018 [12]
54 MF Canada Ryan Telfer Canada Toronto FC II Promoted to First Team April 13, 2018 [12]
55 MF Canada Aidan Daniels Canada Toronto FC II Promoted to First Team April 13, 2018 [12]
88 MF Argentina Alan Mariano Miño Canada Toronto FC II Promoted to First Team April 20, 2018 [13]
11 FW Spain Jon Bakero United States Chicago Fire Acquired in exchange for $50,000 in GAM and Nicolas Hasler July 20, 2018 [14]

Loan In

No. Pos. Player Loaned From Fee/Notes Date Source
96 DF Brazil Auro Brazil São Paulo Loan with option to buy February 13, 2018 [15]
46 DF United States Mitchell Taintor United States Sacramento Republic FC One game loan. April 20, 2018 [13]
16 FW Argentina Lucas Janson Argentina Tigre Loan with option to buy August 8, 2018 [16]


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
DF Germany Tim Kübel United States Louisville Cardinals MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#28); Pick acquired from Minnesota United FC for the 23rd overall pick and $50,000 of targeted allocation money January 19, 2018 [17]
GK United States Drew Shepherd United States Western Michigan Broncos MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick (#46) January 19, 2018 [17]
DF Jamaica Andre Morrison United States Hartford Hawks MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#69) January 21, 2018 [18]
DF United States Ben White United States Gonzaga Bulldogs MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#92) January 21, 2018 [18]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
44 MF Canada Raheem Edwards United States Los Angeles FC Selected in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft December 12, 2017 [19]
40 GK United States Mark Pais United States Fresno FC Option Declined December 14, 2017 [20]
32 DF United States Brandon Aubrey United States Bethlehem Steel FC Option Declined December 14, 2017 [20]
27 DF Norway Øyvind Alseth Norway Ranheim Option Declined December 14, 2017 [20]
20 MF Canada Sergio Camargo Canada Calgary Foothills Option Declined December 14, 2017 [20]
31 MF Panama Armando Cooper Chile Universidad de Chile Option Declined December 14, 2017 [20]
9 MF Japan Tsubasa Endoh Canada Toronto FC II Option Declined December 14, 2017 [20]
33 DF Iran Steven Beitashour United States Los Angeles FC Contract Expired December 14, 2017 [20]
8 MF France Benoît Cheyrou Retired Retired December 21, 2017 [21]
19 ST United States Ben Spencer Waived June 23, 2018 [22]
88 MF Argentina Alan Mariano Miño ArgentinaVilla Dálmine Waived June 30, 2018 [23]
26 MF Liechtenstein Nicolas Hasler United States Chicago Fire Traded in exchange for $50,000 in GAM and Jon Bakero July 20, 2018 [24]

Loan Out

No. Pos. Player Loaned To Fee/Notes Date Source
8 MF Spain Ager Aketxe Spain Cádiz Loan with option to buy July 11, 2018 [25]

Competitions

Preseason

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
7 Montreal Impact 32 13 15 4 45 52 −7 43
8 New England Revolution (E) 32 9 12 11 47 51 −4 38
9 Toronto FC (E) 31 9 16 6 55 60 −5 33
10 Chicago Fire (E) 32 8 17 7 47 59 −12 31
11 Orlando City (E) 31 7 20 4 40 70 −30 25
Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2018. 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 goal differential; 9) home goals scored; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(E) Eliminated.
Overall

Houston Dynamo, Sporting Kansas City and Toronto FC qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League by winning their respective domestic cup competitions, not through MLS.

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
17 Minnesota United 32 11 18 3 46 65 −19 36
18 Houston Dynamo 32 9 15 8 53 53 0 35 2019 CONCACAF Champions League
19 Toronto FC 31 9 16 6 55 60 −5 33
20 Chicago Fire 32 8 17 7 47 59 −12 31
21 Colorado Rapids 32 7 19 6 34 62 −28 27
Updated to match(es) played on October 13, 2018. 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
Notes:
  1. ↑

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
31 9 6 16 55 60  −5 33 7 2 7 35 28  +7 2 4 9 20 32  −12

Last updated: October 6, 2018.
Source: MLS

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAAHHHAHHAAHAHAAAAHAHAHAHHAHHAAH
ResultLLWLLDWLLWLDWDLLLDLWWDLDWLLWLWL

Updated to match(es) played on October 6, 2018. Source: Regular season matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Canadian Championship

CONCACAF Champions League

Campeones Cup

Competitions summary

Competition Record First Match Last Match Final Position
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
MLS Regular Season 31 9 6 16 55 60 −5 029.03 March 3, 2018 October 28, 2018
Canadian Championship 4 3 1 0 11 4 +7 075.00 July 18, 2018 August 15, 2018 Champions
Champions League 8 4 2 2 13 9 +4 050.00 February 20, 2018 April 25, 2018 Runners-up
Campeones Cup 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00 September 19, 2018 Runners-up
Total 44 16 9 19 80 76 +4 036.36

Last updated: October 6, 2018
Source: Competitions

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of August 16, 2018

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMajor League SoccerCanadian ChampionshipChampions LeagueCampeones Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK United States Clint Irwin 905+004+000+000+00
2 DF United States Justin Morrow 20110+112+204+100+00
3 DF United States Drew Moor 1103+100+007+000+00
4 MF United States Michael Bradley 31021+002+008+000+00
5 DF Canada Ashtone Morgan 1918+303+104+010+00
6 DF United States Nick Hagglund 2109+403+102+200+00
7 MF Spain Víctor Vázquez 20613+260+003+200+00
8 MF Spain Ager Aketxe 1409+200+000+300+00
9 DF Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel 24017+100+006+000+00
10 FW Italy Sebastian Giovinco 291319+181+018+040+00
10 FW Spain Jon Bakero 100+100+000+000+00
12 DF Puerto Rico Jason Hernandez 1006+201+100+000+00
14 MF Canada Jay Chapman 1627+523+000+100+00
15 DF United States Eriq Zavaleta 23012+203+004+200+00
17 FW United States Jozy Altidore 1897+033+038+030+00
18 MF United States Marky Delgado 30011+703+108+000+00
19 FW United States Ben Spencer 201+100+000+000+00
20 FW United States Ayo Akinola 510+302+010+000+00
21 MF Canada Jonathan Osorio 331521+083+138+040+00
22 FW Canada Jordan Hamilton 1638+320+210+300+00
23 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Mavinga 1406+103+003+100+00
25 GK United States Alex Bono 26018+000+008+000+00
26 MF Liechtenstein Nicolas Hasler 20011+301+001+400+00
27 MF Canada Liam Fraser 1005+302+000+000+00
28 GK United States Caleb Patterson-Sewell 000+000+000+000+00
46 DF United States Mitchell Taintor 111+010+000+000+00
52 DF Canada Julian Dunn 201+100+000+000+00
54 MF Canada Ryan Telfer 1718+512+200+000+00
55 MF Canada Aidan Daniels 100+100+000+000+00
56 FW Canada Malik Johnson 100+001+000+000+00
87 FW Canada Tosaint Ricketts 1944+1131+110+200+00
88 MF Argentina Alan Mariano Miño 100+100+000+000+00
96 DF Brazil Auro 23012+201+006+200+00

Top scorers

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Champions League Campeones Cup TOTAL
1ItalySebastian GiovincoFW1214017
CanadaJonathan OsorioMF1034017
3United StatesJozy AltidoreFW733013
4SpainVíctor VázquezMF80008
5CanadaTosaint RickettsFW31004
6CanadaJay ChapmanMF30003
United StatesNick HagglundDF30003
CanadaJordan HamiltonFW21003
ArgentinaLucas JansonFW20013
10United StatesAyo AkinolaDF01001
United StatesMarky DelgadoMF10001
CanadaAshtone MorganDF00101
United StatesJustin MorrowDF10001
United StatesMitchell TaintorDF10001
CanadaRyan TelferMF10001
Own goals 1 1 1 0 3
Totals551113180

Last updated: October 6, 2018
Source:Toronto FC

Top Assists

Rank Nat. Player Pos. Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Champions League Campeones Cup TOTAL
1ItalySebastian GiovincoFW40307
2United StatesMarky DelgadoMF00303
3BrazilAuroDF00202
LiechtensteinNicolas HaslerMF20103
SpainVíctor VázquezMF10001
6SpainAger AketxeMF10001
United StatesMichael BradleyMF10001
CanadaJordan HamiltonFW10001
CanadaAshtone MorganDF10001
CanadaJonathan OsorioMF10001
Totals1209021

Last updated: May 12, 2018
Source:Toronto FC

Clean sheets

R Pos Nat Name Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Champions League Campeones Cup Total
1 GK United States Alex Bono 3 0 2 0 5
2 GK United States Clint Irwin 0 2 0 0 0
Total 3 2 2 0 7

Last updated: August 4, 2018
Source:Toronto FC

Disciplinary record

No. Pos. Nat. Player Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Champions League Campeones Cup TOTAL
Yellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed cardYellow cardRed card
3DFUnited StatesDrew Moor0000100010
4MFUnited StatesMichael Bradley2000100030
5DFCanadaAshtone Morgan2000000020
10FWItalySebastian Giovinco3100200051
12DFPuerto RicoJason Hernandez1000000010
17FWUnited StatesJozy Altidore1100100020
21MFCanadaJonathan Osorio1000100020
22FWCanadaJordan Hamilton1000000010
46DFUnited StatesMitchell Taintor1000000010
96DFBrazilAuro0000100010
Totals121007000191

Last updated: May 12, 2018
Source:Toronto FC

Honors

MLS Team of the Week

Week Starters Bench Coach Opponent Link
5 United States Jozy Altidore Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel Real Salt Lake [28]
9 United States Alex Bono Chicago Fire [29]
10 Italy Sebastian Giovinco Philadelphia Union [30]
12 Canada Ryan Telfer Orlando City [31]
15 Canada Jonathan Osorio United States Greg Vanney Philadelphia Union [32]
16 United States Nick Hagglund D.C. United [33]
21 Canada Jonathan Osorio Chicago Fire [34]
22 Italy Sebastian Giovinco
Democratic Republic of the Congo Chris Mavinga		 Chicago Fire [35]
23 Italy Sebastian Giovinco Atlanta United [36]
26 United States Michael Bradley
Italy Sebastian Giovinco		 United States Greg Vanney Montreal Impact [37]
29 Canada Jonathan Osorio LA Galaxy [38]
31 Spain Víctor Vázquez United States Justin Morrow New England Revolution [39]

CONCACAF Champions League Golden Ball

Player
Italy Sebastian Giovinco[40]

CONCACAF Champions League Golden Boot

Player
Canada Jonathan Osorio[40]

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