2007 Toronto FC season
Toronto FC began play in Major League Soccer in 2007, and the club's first regular season match was on April 7, 2007 at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles away to Chivas USA. Toronto FC suffered a 2–0 loss. Toronto's first home match was on April 28, 2007 at BMO Field against Kansas City Wizards. The home side lost 1–0 on an 81st-minute goal by Eddie Johnson.
| 2007 season | |||
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| Manager | Mo Johnston | ||
| Stadium | BMO Field | ||
| MLS | Conference: 7th Overall: 13th | ||
| Carolina Challenge Cup | Runners-up | ||
| Top goalscorer | Danny Dichio (6) | ||
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Danny Dichio scored the first goal ever for Toronto FC on May 12, 2007 in the 24th minute against Chicago Fire in the franchise's first ever win, a 3–1 victory. Despite finishing last in the Eastern Conference and not making the MLS Cup Playoffs, Toronto FC was a success in its inaugural season, selling out every home game at BMO Field and capturing significant media attention in Toronto and in other MLS markets.
Dichio was also the first ever Toronto FC player red-carded, being ejected in the 44th minute of the same game as his historic goal. That strike had ended the second longest opening scoreless streak for a new club in MLS after Real Salt Lake. Toronto won the game 3–1, with additional goals by Maurice Edu and Kevin Goldthwaite. Game play was delayed several minutes as many fans threw seat cushions onto the field in celebration. The cushions had been a free gift to ticket-holders to commemorate the club's official opening weekend. Now, Toronto FC fans sing Dichio's name in the 24th minute of every match. On May 26, 2007 Dichio scored the team's first-ever goal on the road, and he scored the last goal of Toronto's first season, in the 91st minute of the final game against the New England Revolution.
At the 6th minute of Toronto FC's loss to D.C. United on August 26, Toronto FC broke the Major League Soccer record of minutes without a goal at 558 minutes. The record was previously held by Real Salt Lake. On September 22, Toronto FC ended their streak, scoring at the two-minute mark of their match against the Columbus Crew on a goal by Miguel Cañizalez, setting a league record at 824 minutes. Cañizalez's goal was also the first goal by a Canadian during MLS play at BMO Field.
In their inaugural season, Toronto FC's average attendance was 20,130, the third highest in the league behind Los Angeles Galaxy (24,252) and D.C. United (20,967).
Matches
2007 Carolina Challenge Cup
| March 24, 2007 | Toronto FC | 0 – 2 | Houston Dynamo | Charleston, South Carolina |
| (Report) | Cochrane  Wondolowski |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium Attendance: 3,183 |
| March 28, 2007 | Toronto FC | 2 – 1 | New York Red Bulls | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Eskandarian Buddle |
(Report) | Wolyniec |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
| March 31, 2007 | Charleston Battery | 0 – 3 | Toronto FC | Charleston, South Carolina |
| (Report) | Eskandarian Ibrahim Buddle |
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium |
2007 Major League Soccer season
| April 7, 2007 | Chivas USA | 2 – 0 | Toronto FC | Carson, California, USA |
| Ante Razov Alex Zotinca  Sacha Kljestan |
(report) | Miguel Canizalez Paulo Nagamura |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 14,351 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| April 14, 2007 | New England Revolution | 4 – 0 | Toronto FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA |
| Taylor Twellman Taylor Twellman Shalrie Joseph Andy Dorman Avery John |
(report) | Edson Buddle Andrew Boyens Paulo Nagamura Jim Brennan |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 18,184 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| April 25, 2007 | Kansas City Wizards | 3 – 0 | Toronto FC | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Eddie Johnson Eddie Johnson Jack Jewsbury Kerry Zavagnin Carlos Marinelli Yura Movsisyan |
(report) | Alecko Eskandarian Paulo Nagamura Andy Welsh |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 7,438 Referee: Andrew Chapin |
| April 28, 2007 | Toronto FC | 0 – 1 | Kansas City Wizards | Toronto |
| Andrew Boyens Danny Dichio |
(report) | Jose Burciaga Jr. Kerry Zavagnin Davy Arnaud Eddie Johnson |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,148 Referee: Mauricio Navarro |
| May 12, 2007 | Toronto FC | 3 – 1 | Chicago Fire | Toronto |
| Danny Dichio Maurice Edu Marvell Wynne Danny Dichio  Kevin Goldthwaite Maurice Edu |
(report) | Thiago Chris Rolfe Diego Gutiérrez |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,041 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| May 16, 2007 | Toronto FC | 1 – 0 | Houston Dynamo | Toronto |
| Andy Welsh Jim Brennan Alecko Eskandarian Chris Pozniak |
(report) | Eddie Robinson |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,123 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| May 19, 2007 | Toronto FC | 1 – 2 | D.C. United | Toronto |
| Alecko Eskandarian Maurice Edu Kevin Goldthwaite Alecko Eskandarian Jim Brennan |
(report) | Facundo Erpen Bryan Namoff Kevin Goldthwaite Jaime Moreno |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,183 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
| May 26, 2007 | Columbus Crew | 2 – 2 | Toronto FC | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Andy Herron Andy Herron Andy Herron Guillermo Barros Schelotto |
(report) | Danny Dichio Jim Brennan Jim Brennan |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 11,755 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| June 2, 2007 | Toronto FC | 2 – 1 | Colorado Rapids | Toronto |
| Danny Dichio Danny Dichio Andrew Boyens Kevin Goldthwaite Srdjan Djekanovic |
(report) | Herculez Gomez Herculez Gomez |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,195 Referee: Steven DePiero |
| June 6, 2007 | Toronto FC | 1 – 2 | New York Red Bulls | Toronto |
| Jeff Cunningham |
(report) | Markus Schopp Juan Pablo Angel Juan Pablo Angel |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,113 Referee: Tim Weyland |
| June 17, 2007 | Toronto FC | 4 – 0 | FC Dallas | Toronto |
| Maurice Edu Maurice Edu Danny Dichio Jeff Cunningham Carl Robinson Jeff Cunningham |
(report) | Marcelo Saragosa Dominic Oduro Carlos Ruiz Chris Gbandi |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,156 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| June 23, 2007 | New England Revolution | 3 – 0 | Toronto FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA |
| Andy Dorman Pat Noonan Andy Dorman Khano Smith |
(report) | Kevin Goldthwaite Srdjan Djekanovic Danny Dichio Marvell Wynne |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 10,114 Referee: Alex Prus |
| July 1, 2007 | Kansas City Wizards | 1 – 1 | Toronto FC | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Michael Harrington Jose Burciaga Jr. Davy Arnaud |
(report) | Danny Dichio Andrew Boyens  |
Stadium: Arrowhead Stadium Attendance: 9,485 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
| July 4, 2007 | Real Salt Lake | 1 – 2 | Toronto FC | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| Alecko Eskandarian Ritchie Kotschau Atiba Harris |
(report) | Jeff Cunningham Chris Pozniak Jeff Cunningham Colin Samuel Srdjan Djekanovic Ronnie O'Brien |
Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 20,751 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| July 7, 2007 | Chicago Fire | 1 – 1 | Toronto FC | Bridgeview, Illinois, USA |
| C.J. Brown Chad Barrett |
(report) | Maurice Edu Jim Brennan Chris Pozniak Maurice Edu |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 13,080 Referee: Mark Geiger |
| July 15, 2007 | Houston Dynamo | 0 – 0 | Toronto FC | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Eddie Robinson |
(report) | Maurice Edu Carl Robinson |
Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 11,114 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja |
| July 22, 2007 | Columbus Crew | 2 – 0 | Toronto FC | Columbus, Ohio, USA |
| Guillermo Barros Schelotto Guillermo Barros Schelotto |
(report) | Tyrone Marshall |
Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,479 Referee: Michael Kennedy |
| July 29, 2007 | Toronto FC | 0 – 3 | Chicago Fire | Toronto |
| Andy Welsh Collin Samuel |
(report) | Calen Carr Ivan Guerrero Chad Barrett Calen Carr Floyd Franks |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,322 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
| August 5, 2007 | Toronto FC | 0 – 0 | Los Angeles Galaxy | Toronto |
| Carl Robinson Maurice Edu |
(report) | Kelly Gray Kevin Harmse Ante Jazic |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,522 Referee: Mauricio Navarro |
| August 12, 2007 | New York Red Bulls | 3 – 0 | Toronto FC | East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA |
| Juan Pablo Angel Jozy Altidore Jozy Altidore |
(report) | Collin Samuel Chris Pozniak |
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 12,103 Referee: Alex Prus |
| August 18, 2007 | Toronto FC | 0 – 2 | Chivas USA | Toronto |
| (report) | Maykel Galindo Sacha Kljestan Jason Hernandez Brad Guzan |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,178 Referee: Brian Hall |
| August 25, 2007 | Toronto FC | 0 – 1 | D.C. United | Toronto |
| Todd Dunivant Adam Braz Carl Robinson |
(report) | Fred Rod Dyachenko Brian Carroll Jaime Moreno Christian Gomez |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,093 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
| September 8, 2007 | FC Dallas | 2 – 0 | Toronto FC | Frisco, Texas, USA |
| Aaron Pitchkolan Denilson Denilson Abe Thompson |
(report) | Tyrone Marshall Andrea Lombardo Joey Melo |
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 16,790 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
| September 15, 2007 | Toronto FC | 0 – 0 | Real Salt Lake | Toronto |
| Tyrone Marshall Andrew Boyens Adam Braz |
(report) | Javier Morales Fabian Espindola Alecko Eskandarian Matias Mantilla |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,098 Referee: Tim Weyland |
| September 22, 2007 | Toronto FC | 1 – 2 | Columbus Crew | Toronto |
| Miguel Canizalez |
(report) | Jason Garey Jacob Thomas |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,127 Referee: Steven DePiero |
| September 29, 2007 | D.C. United | 4 – 1 | Toronto FC | Washington, D.C., USA |
| Bobby Boswell Devon McTavish Marc Burch Fred Jaime Moreno Luciano Emilio Ben Olsen |
(report) | Tyrone Marshall Carl Robinson Adam Braz |
Stadium: Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Attendance: 25,174 Referee: Ramón Hernández |
| October 4, 2007 | Toronto FC | 2 – 1 | New York Red Bulls | Toronto |
| Maurice Edu Jim Brennan Maurice Edu Carl Robinson Chris Leitch Andrew Boyens |
(report) | Dema Kovalenko Joe Vide Jozy Altidore Dane Richards |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,274 Referee: Mauricio Navarro |
| October 7, 2007 | Colorado Rapids | 1 – 0 | Toronto FC | Commerce City, Colorado, USA |
| Pablo Mastroeni Mehdi Ballouchy Jovan Kirovski |
(report) | Adam Braz Carl Robinson |
Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 10,832 Referee: Kevin Stott |
| October 13, 2007 | Los Angeles Galaxy | 2 – 1 | Toronto FC | Carson, California, USA |
| Landon Donovan Edson Buddle |
(report) | Adam Braz Marco Reda Colin Samuel |
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Terry Vaughn |
| October 20, 2007 | Toronto FC | 2 – 2 | New England Revolution | Toronto |
| Andrea Lombardo Carl Robinson Colin Samuel Danny Dichio |
(report) | Michael Parkhurst Wells Thompson Taylor Twellman |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,374 Referee: Steven DePiero |
Mid-season friendlies
| May 23, 2007 | Toronto FC .svg.png){kind=small} | 0 – 0 |  | Toronto |
| Andrea Lombardo |
(report) | David Luiz |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,730 |
| July 25, 2007 | Toronto FC | 2 – 4 |  | Toronto |
| Todd Dunivant Andrea Lombardo |
(report) | Luke Moore Luke Moore John Carew Luke Moore |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,147 |
Appearances
Competitive matches only.
| Name | Nation | MLS 2007 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | Games started | Goals | Shutouts | ||||
| Jim Brennan | |
27 | 27 | 1 | |||
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26 | 26 | 2 | |||
| Maurice Edu |  |
25 | 25 | 4 | |||
| Andrew Boyens |  |
23 | 21 | 1 | |||
| Marvell Wynne | |
22 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Chris Pozniak | |
19 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Collin Samuel |  |
18 | 18 | 3 | |||
| Todd Dunivant | |
18 | 18 | 0 | |||
| Andy Welsh |  |
18 | 15 | 1 | |||
| Danny Dichio | |
17 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Tyrone Marshall |  |
16 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Jeff Cunningham | |
16 | 13 | 3 | |||
| Andrea Lombardo | |
16 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Ronnie O'Brien |  |
13 | 13 | 0 | |||
| Adam Braz | |
13 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Kenny Stamatopoulos | |
12 | 12 | 2 | |||
| Miguel Cañizalez | |
12 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Edson Buddle | |
9 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Greg Sutton | |
8 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Srdjan Djekanovic | |
8 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Marco Reda | |
8 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Kevin Goldthwaite | |
7 | 7 | 1 | |||
| Alecko Eskandarian | |
5 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Gabe Gala | |
5 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Joey Melo | |
5 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Paulo Nagamura |  |
3 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Sam Reynolds | |
2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Tyler Hemming | |
4 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Richard Mulrooney | |
2 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Conor Casey | |
2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Monsalve | |
1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Abbe Ibrahim |  |
1 | 0 | 0 | |||
Goals
| # | Name | Nation | MLS Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Dichio | |
6 |
| 2 | Maurice Edu | |
4 |
| 3 | Jeff Cunningham | |
3 |
| 3 | Collin Samuel | |
3 |
| 5 | Carl Robinson | |
2 |
| 6 | Andrew Boyens | |
1 |
| 6 | Jim Brennan | |
1 |
| 6 | Miguel Cañizalez | |
1 |
| 6 | Alecko Eskandarian | |
1 |
| 6 | Kevin Goldthwaite | |
1 |
| 6 | Andy Welsh | |
1 |
Reserve appearances
MLS reserve matches only.
Note: missing statistics from the following reserve matches:
- Colorado Rapids Reserves 3–0 Toronto FC Reserves, October 7, 2007
| # | Name | Nation | MLS Reserve Division 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances | Games started | Goals | Shutouts | |||||
| 1 | David Guzman | |
11 | 11 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Cristian Nuñez | |
11 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 3 | Joey Melo | |
10 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Stephen Lumley | |
10 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Gabe Gala | |
9 | 9 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Srdjan Djekanovic | |
9 | 6 | 4 | |||
| 7 | Miguel Cañizalez | |
8 | 8 | 3 | |||
| 8 | Tyler Hemming | |
8 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 9 | Nana Attakora-Gyan | |
6 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 10 | Andrea Lombardo | |
6 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Adam Braz | |
5 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Marco Reda | |
4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Evan Milward | |
4 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| David Monsalve | |
3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Desmond Humphries | |
3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Abbe Ibrahim | |
3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Kayin Jeffers | |
3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| A. J. Gray | |
3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Ryan Fante | |
3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Nikola Budalić | |
2 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Richard Asante | |
2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Chris Pozniak | |
2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Tomer Chencinski | |
2 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Jason Dethomasis | |
2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Andrew Boyens | |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cameron Medwin | |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Edson Buddle | |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Conor Casey | |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Alex Bengard | |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Jason Boyce | |
1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Shane Lammie | |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Frank Bruno | |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| David Adams | ? | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Nick Kohlschriber | |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sam Reynolds | |
1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
See also
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| Future teams | |
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