2008 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC
2008 season
Manager John Carver
Stadium BMO Field
MLS Conference: 7th
Overall: 12th
Canadian Championship Runners-up
Top goalscorer League: Danny Dichio (5)
All: Rohan Ricketts (6)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2008 MLS season was the second season in Toronto FC's existence. The club's season began on March 29, 2008 in an away game against Columbus Crew, which resulted in a 2–0 loss. The club's first goal of the season was scored by Maurice Edu on April 5, 2008 in a 4–1 loss against D.C. United.

Club

Management

Position Staff
Head coach England John Carver
Assistant coach England Chris Cummins
Director of soccer Scotland Mo Johnston
Strength and conditioning coach England Paul Winsper
Goalkeeping coach Republic of Ireland Eddie Kehoe
Equipment manager England Malcolm Phillips

Last updated: May 11, 2008
Source: Toronto FC

Other information

Chairman Canada MLSE
Ground (capacity and dimensions) BMO Field (20,522 / 75yards x 115yards)

Source:BMO Field article on April 9, 2008

Squad

As of October 26, 2008.

First team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Canada GK Greg Sutton
2 United States DF Hunter Freeman
3 Trinidad and Tobago DF Julius James
4 Puerto Rico DF Marco Vélez
5 Canada MF Kevin Harmse
7 United States FW Abdus Ibrahim
9 England FW Danny Dichio
10 England MF Rohan Ricketts
11 Canada MF Jim Brennan (Captain)
12 United States DF Todd Dunivant
14 Jamaica DF Tyrone Marshall
15 Canada MF Tyler Rosenlund
16 United States DF Marvell Wynne
No. Position Player
17 Canada MF Joey Melo
18 United States GK Brian Edwards
19 United States FW Chad Barrett
20 Honduras MF Amado Guevara
23 New Zealand FW Jarrod Smith
25 Guatemala FW Carlos Ruiz
26 Canada FW Derek Gaudet
27 Canada MF Gabe Gala
28 United States FW Johann Smith
29 Canada DF Nana Attakora-Gyan
33 Wales MF Carl Robinson (Vice-Captain)
36 Bermuda MF Kilian Elkinson

List of 2008 transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
3 Trinidad and Tobago DF Julius James (1st round (9th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [1])
8 United States DF Pat Phelan (1st round (10th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [1])
18 United States GK Brian Edwards (2nd round (28th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [1])
5 Canada MF Kevin Harmse (from Los Angeles Galaxy for 2009 4th round draft pick [2])
15 Canada MF Tyler Rosenlund (signed as a free agent [3])
23 New Zealand FW Jarrod Smith (signed as a free agent [4])
4 Puerto Rico DF Marco Vélez (free transfer from Puerto Rico Islanders [5])
No. Position Player
32 France MF Laurent Robert (free transfer from Derby County [6])
20 Honduras MF Amado Guevara (from Chivas USA for 2009 and 2010 draft pick [7])
10 England MF Rohan Ricketts (signed as a free agent [8])
28 Ivory Coast DF Olivier Tébily (signed as a free agent [9])
24 Canada MF Tyler Hemming (rejoined club under new contract[10])
7 United States FW Abdus Ibrahim (from FC Dallas for pick in 2010 MLS draft[11])
25 Guatemala FW Carlos Ruiz (from Los Angeles Galaxy for first round pick in 2009 MLS draft and supplemental pick[12])
2 United States DF Hunter Freeman (from New York Red Bull for two supplemental draft picks[13])

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
13 Canada MF Chris Pozniak (picked by San Jose Earthquakes in expansion draft)
3 Canada DF Adam Braz (waived)
4 Canada DF Marco Reda (waived)
15 Canada MF David Guzmán (waived)
18 Canada GK Srdjan Djekanović (waived)
23 Canada DF Miguel Canizalez (waived)
28 Canada DF Stephen Lumley (waived)
26 Canada MF Cristian Nuñez (waived)
39 Canada GK Kenny Stamatopoulos (loan return to Tromsø IL)
5 Republic of Ireland MF Ronnie O'Brien (to San Jose Earthquakes for 2009 1st Round draft pick [14])
No. Position Player
21 Trinidad and Tobago FW Collin Samuel (waived [15])
2 New Zealand DF Andrew Boyens (waived [16])
24 Canada MF Tyler Hemming (waived [17])
8 United States DF Pat Phelan (to New England Revolution [18])
19 Canada FW Andrea Lombardo (waived)
28 Ivory Coast DF Olivier Tebily (waived [19])
32 France MF Laurent Robert (waived [20])
6 United States MF Maurice Edu (to Rangers F.C. [21])

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Canada FW Jeffrey Gonsalves (at Rhode Island Stingrays)

Squad statistics

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate number of games started.
Updated to games played October 26, 2008.[22]

Players

Number Position Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2MFUnited States Hunter Freeman 7 (7)0----7 (7)0
3DFTrinidad and Tobago Julius James 14 (11)1--3 (1)017 (12)1
4DFPuerto Rico Marco Vélez 23 (23)2--4 (4)127 (27)3
5MFCanada Kevin Harmse 16 (13)0--2 (1)018 (14)0
6MFUnited States Maurice Edu1 13 (12)1--3 (3)116 (16)2
7FWUnited States Abdus Ibrahim 12 (4)2--1 (1)013 (5)2
9FWEngland Danny Dichio 23 (16)5--2 (2)025 (18)5
10MFEngland Rohan Ricketts 27 (26)4--4 (4)231 (30)6
11MFCanada Jim Brennan (C) 28 (27)1--3 (3)031 (30)1
12DFUnited States Todd Dunivant 9 (5)0----9 (5)0
13MFCanada Rick Titus 1 (1)0----1 (1)0
14DFJamaica Tyrone Marshall 24 (23)0--3 (3)027 (26)0
15MFCanada Tyler Rosenlund 8 (3)1----8 (3)1
16DFUnited States Marvell Wynne 24 (24)2--4 (4)028 (28)2
17MFCanada Joey Melo --------
19FWCanada Andrea Lombardo1 1 (0)0----1 (0)0
19FWUnited States Chad Barrett 13 (13)4----13 (13)4
20MFHonduras Amado Guevara 21 (20)4--3 (3)024 (23)4
21FWTrinidad and Tobago Collin Samuel1 1 (1)0----1 (1)0
23FWNew Zealand Jarrod Smith 19 (5)1--2 (0)021 (5)1
24MFCanada Tyler Hemming2 3 (1)0----3 (1)0
25FWGuatemala Carlos Ruíz 5 (3)0----5 (3)0
26MFCanada Derek Gaudet 1 (0)0----1 (0)0
27MFCanada Gabe Gala 1 (0)0----1 (0)-
28FWUnited States Johann Smith 10 (3)0----10 (3)0
28DFIvory Coast Olivier Tébily1 4 (3)0--1 (1)05 (4)0
29DFCanada Nana Attakora-Gyan 5 (3)0----5 (3)0
32MFFrance Laurent Robert1 17 (16)1--4 (4)021 (20)1
33MFWales Carl Robinson (VC) 27 (27)1--4 (4)031 (31)1
34DFUnited States Tim Regan 1 (1)0----1 (1)0
35DFCanada Diaz Kambere 1 (1)0----1 (1)0
36MFBermuda Kilian Elkinson --------
96FWUnited States Jeff Cunningham1 16 (7)3--4 (2)020 (9)3

Goalkeepers

Number Position Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total
Apps GA GAA CS Apps GA GAA CS Apps GA GAA CS Apps GA GAA CS
1GKCanada Greg Sutton 24 (24) 35 1.46 6 - - - - 4 (4) 4 1.00 1 28 (28) 39 1.39 7
18GKUnited States Brian Edwards 6 (6) 8 1.33 2 - - - - - - - - 6 (6) 8 1.33 2

1Player is no longer with team
2Left club at start of the season but later rejoined under a new contract
GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; CS = Clean sheets

Competitions summary

Updated to games played October 26, 2008.[23]

Pre-season friendlies

Texas Pro Soccer Festival

Team Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
Houston Dynamo 7320164+2
D.C. United 7320142+2
Toronto FC 3312067-1
Chivas USA 0303036-3

Carolina Challenge Cup

Team Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
San Jose Earthquakes 9330061+5
Charleston Battery 4311143+1
New York Red Bulls 2301225-3
Toronto FC 1302114-3

Regular season

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGDWLTGFGAGD
30 35 9 13 8 34 43  −9 6 2 7 17 12  +5 3 11 1 17 31  −14

Last updated: October 30, 2008
Source: 2008 Major League Soccer season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAAAHHHHHAHAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHA
ResultLLWWWDDWLWLWDLLDLLWLDLLDLDWDWL

Updated to match(es) played on October 30, 2008. Source: Regular season matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Canadian Championship

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Montreal Impact 7421152+3
Toronto FC 54121440
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 4411236-3

Matches

Updated to games played October 26, 2008.[24][25][26][27][28][29]

Legend

  Win   Tie   Loss

Pre-season

Friendly matches

2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival

2008 Carolina Challenge Cup

Mid-season friendly matches

2008 Major League Soccer season

Canadian Championship

Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Updated to games played October 26, 2008.[30]

Top goalscorers

Rank Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total
1 England Rohan Ricketts 4 (27) - 2 (4) 6 (31)
2 England Danny Dichio 5 (23) - 0 (2) 5 (25)
3 United States Chad Barrett 4 (13) - - 4 (13)
Honduras Amado Guevara 4 (21) - 0 (3) 4 (24)
5 United States Jeff Cunningham 3 (16) - 0 (4) 3 (20)
Puerto Rico Marco Vélez 2 (23) - 1 (4) 3 (27)
7 United States Abdus Ibrahim 2 (12) - 0 (1) 2 (13)
United States Maurice Edu 1 (13) - 1 (3) 2 (16)
United States Marvell Wynne 2 (24) - 0 (4) 2 (28)
10 Canada Tyler Rosenlund 1 (8) - - 1 (8)
Trinidad and Tobago Julius James 1 (14) - 0 (3) 1 (17)
France Laurent Robert 1 (17) - 0 (4) 1 (21)
New Zealand Jarrod Smith 1 (19) - 0 (2) 1 (21)
Wales Carl Robinson 1 (27) - 0 (4) 1 (31)
Canada Jim Brennan 1 (28) - 0 (3) 1 (31)

Goals conceded

Rank Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total Average per game
1 United States Brian Edwards 8 (6) - - 8 (6) 1.33
2 Canada Greg Sutton 35 (24) - 4 (4) 39 (28) 1.39

Discipline

Rank Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total
Total Cards
1 Honduras Amado Guevara 5 1 - - 1 0 6 1 7
Canada Jim Brennan 5 0 - - 2 0 7 0 7
3 Puerto Rico Marco Vélez 3 2 - - 1 0 4 2 6
Canada Kevin Harmse 4 1 - - 1 0 5 1 6
5 United States Maurice Edu 5 0 - - - - 5 0 5
France Laurent Robert 4 1 - - - - 4 1 5
7 England Danny Dichio 4 0 - - - - 4 0 4
Jamaica Tyrone Marshall 4 0 - - - - 4 0 4
Wales Carl Robinson 4 0 - - - - 4 0 4
United States Jeff Cunningham 3 0 - - 1 0 4 0 4
11 United States Abdus Ibrahim 3 0 - - - - 3 0 3
12 United States Hunter Freeman 2 0 - - - - 2 0 2
13 United States Chad Barrett 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1
Canada Tyler Rosenlund 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1
United States Marvell Wynne 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1

Club seasonal records

Updated to games played October 26, 2008.[23]

Matches

Season record wins

Season record defeats

  • Record defeat: 41 (v. D.C. United, April 5, 2008)
  • Record home defeat: 31 (v. Chivas USA, September 6, 2008)

Season record draws

  • Highest scoring home draw: 11 (v. New York Red Bulls, May 1, 2008)
  • Highest scoring away draw: 22 (v. FC Dallas, October 11, 2008)

Sequences

  • Most consecutive wins: 3 (April 13, 2008 May 1, 2008)
  • Most consecutive draws: 2 (May 1, 2008 May 17, 2008)
  • Most consecutive losses: 2 (March 29, 2008 April 13, 2008)
  • Most consecutive matches unbeaten: 6 (April 13, 2008 May 24, 2008)
  • Most consecutive matches winless: 7 (August 17, 2008 October 4, 2008)

Attendance

  • Highest home attendance: 20, 461 (v. New England Revolution, August 23, 2008)
  • Lowest home attendance: 19, 657 (v. Columbus Crew, September 13, 2008)
  • Average league attendance: 20,241

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