2008 Toronto FC season

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.

Toronto FC
2008 season
ManagerJohn Carver
StadiumBMO Field
MLSConference: 7th
Overall: 12th
Canadian ChampionshipRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Danny Dichio (5)
All: Rohan Ricketts (6)

Club

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

Last updated: May 11, 2008
Source: Toronto FC

Other information
Chairman 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. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  CAN Greg Sutton
2 DF  USA Hunter Freeman
3 DF  TRI Julius James
4 DF  PUR Marco Vélez
5 MF  CAN Kevin Harmse
7 FW  USA Abdus Ibrahim
9 FW  ENG Danny Dichio
10 MF  ENG Rohan Ricketts
11 MF  CAN Jim Brennan (Captain)
12 DF  USA Todd Dunivant
14 DF  JAM Tyrone Marshall
15 MF  CAN Tyler Rosenlund
16 DF  USA Marvell Wynne
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  CAN Joey Melo
18 GK  USA Brian Edwards
19 FW  USA Chad Barrett
20 MF  HON Amado Guevara
23 FW  NZL Jarrod Smith
25 FW  GUA Carlos Ruiz
26 FW  CAN Derek Gaudet
27 MF  CAN Gabe Gala
28 FW  USA Johann Smith
29 DF  CAN Nana Attakora-Gyan
33 MF  WAL Carl Robinson (Vice-Captain)
36 MF  BER Kilian Elkinson

In

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  TRI Julius James (1st round (9th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [1])
8 DF  USA Pat Phelan (1st round (10th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [1])
18 GK  USA Brian Edwards (2nd round (28th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [1])
5 MF  CAN Kevin Harmse (from Los Angeles Galaxy for 2009 4th round draft pick [2])
15 MF  CAN Tyler Rosenlund (signed as a free agent [3])
23 FW  NZL Jarrod Smith (signed as a free agent [4])
4 DF  PUR Marco Vélez (free transfer from Puerto Rico Islanders [5])
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF  FRA Laurent Robert (free transfer from Derby County [6])
20 MF  HON Amado Guevara (from Chivas USA for 2009 and 2010 draft pick [7])
10 MF  ENG Rohan Ricketts (signed as a free agent [8])
28 DF  CIV Olivier Tébily (signed as a free agent [9])
24 MF  CAN Tyler Hemming (rejoined club under new contract[10])
7 FW  USA Abdus Ibrahim (from FC Dallas for pick in 2010 MLS draft[11])
25 FW  GUA Carlos Ruiz (from Los Angeles Galaxy for first round pick in 2009 MLS draft and supplemental pick[12])
2 DF  USA 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. Pos. Nation Player
13 MF  CAN Chris Pozniak (picked by San Jose Earthquakes in expansion draft)
3 DF  CAN Adam Braz (waived)
4 DF  CAN Marco Reda (waived)
15 MF  CAN David Guzmán (waived)
18 GK  CAN Srdjan Djekanović (waived)
23 DF  CAN Miguel Canizalez (waived)
28 DF  CAN Stephen Lumley (waived)
26 MF  CAN Cristian Nuñez (waived)
39 GK  CAN Kenny Stamatopoulos (loan return to Tromsø IL)
5 MF  IRL Ronnie O'Brien (to San Jose Earthquakes for 2009 1st Round draft pick [14])
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 FW  TRI Collin Samuel (waived [15])
2 DF  NZL Andrew Boyens (waived [16])
24 MF  CAN Tyler Hemming (waived [17])
8 DF  USA Pat Phelan (to New England Revolution [18])
19 FW  CAN Andrea Lombardo (waived)
28 DF  CIV Olivier Tebily (waived [19])
32 MF  FRA Laurent Robert (waived [20])
6 MF  USA 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. Pos. Nation Player
– FW  CAN 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
2MF Hunter Freeman 7 (7)0----7 (7)0
3DF Julius James 14 (11)1--3 (1)017 (12)1
4DF Marco Vélez 23 (23)2--4 (4)127 (27)3
5MF Kevin Harmse 16 (13)0--2 (1)018 (14)0
6MF Maurice Edu1 13 (12)1--3 (3)116 (16)2
7FW Abdus Ibrahim 12 (4)2--1 (1)013 (5)2
9FW Danny Dichio 23 (16)5--2 (2)025 (18)5
10MF Rohan Ricketts 27 (26)4--4 (4)231 (30)6
11MF Jim Brennan (C) 28 (27)1--3 (3)031 (30)1
12DF Todd Dunivant 9 (5)0----9 (5)0
13MF Rick Titus 1 (1)0----1 (1)0
14DF Tyrone Marshall 24 (23)0--3 (3)027 (26)0
15MF Tyler Rosenlund 8 (3)1----8 (3)1
16DF Marvell Wynne 24 (24)2--4 (4)028 (28)2
17MF Joey Melo --------
19FW Andrea Lombardo1 1 (0)0----1 (0)0
19FW Chad Barrett 13 (13)4----13 (13)4
20MF Amado Guevara 21 (20)4--3 (3)024 (23)4
21FW Collin Samuel1 1 (1)0----1 (1)0
23FW Jarrod Smith 19 (5)1--2 (0)021 (5)1
24MF Tyler Hemming2 3 (1)0----3 (1)0
25FW Carlos Ruíz 5 (3)0----5 (3)0
26MF Derek Gaudet 1 (0)0----1 (0)0
27MF Gabe Gala 1 (0)0----1 (0)-
28FW Johann Smith 10 (3)0----10 (3)0
28DF Olivier Tébily1 4 (3)0--1 (1)05 (4)0
29DF Nana Attakora-Gyan 5 (3)0----5 (3)0
32MF Laurent Robert1 17 (16)1--4 (4)021 (20)1
33MF Carl Robinson (VC) 27 (27)1--4 (4)031 (31)1
34DF Tim Regan 1 (1)0----1 (1)0
35DF Diaz Kambere 1 (1)0----1 (1)0
36MF Kilian Elkinson --------
96FW 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
1GK Greg Sutton 24 (24) 35 1.46 6 - - - - 4 (4) 4 1.00 1 28 (28) 39 1.39 7
18GK 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

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

Friendly matches
February 5, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 D.C. United Bradenton, Florida
Danny Dichio  54' Domenic Mediate  15'
February 11, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 0 Odense Boldklub Bradenton, Florida
(report)
February 14, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 2 Odense Boldklub Bradenton, Florida
Andrea Lombardo  80' (report) Jonas Borring  37'
Chris Sorensen  60'
February 16, 2008 Toronto FC 2 – 0 Kansas City Wizards Bradenton, Florida
Maurice Edu  44'
Maurice Edu  61'		 (report)
February 17, 2008 Toronto FC 3 – 1 United States U-17 Bradenton, Florida
Kiki Musampa  24' (pen.)
Pat Phelan  87'
Jamie Watson  88'		 (report) Scott Caldwell  12'
February 20, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 Chicago Fire Bradenton, Florida
Jarrod Smith  78' (report) Calen Carr  50'

2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival
March 5, 2008 Toronto FC 3 – 4 Houston Dynamo Cibolo, Texas
Kiki Musampa  36'
Martin Brittain  71' (pen.)
Tony Vairelles  81'		 (report) Brad Davis  3'
Brian Ching  42'
Brian Ching  44'
Erik Ustruck  47'
March 7, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 1 D.C. United Cibolo, Texas
(report) Josh Gardner  84'
March 9, 2008 Toronto FC 3 – 2 Chivas USA Cibolo, Texas
Jeff Cunningham  9'
Danny Dichio  30'
Jeff Cunningham  63' (pen.)		 (report) Kiki Musampa  23' (o.g.)
Ante Razov  27'

2008 Carolina Challenge Cup
March 15, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 1 San Jose Earthquakes Charleston, South Carolina
(report) Jason Hernandez  21'
March 19, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 New York Red Bulls Charleston, South Carolina
Jeff Cunningham  10' John Wolyniec  74'
March 22, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 2 Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina
Randi Patterson  38'
Randi Patterson  50'

Mid-season friendly matches
July 5, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(3 - 4 p)		 Pachuca Toronto
Julius James  69'
Kevin Harmse  85'		 (report) Christian  60' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,097
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
Penalties
Rohan Ricketts
Laurent Robert
Jim Brennan
Jarrod Smith
Jeff Cunningham
Kevin Harmse 		Leobardo Lopez
Julio Manzur
Carlos Gerardo Rodriguez
Luis Montes
Christian
Edwin Borboa
July 15, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 1 Independiente Toronto
Tyler Rosenlund  11'
Maurice Edu  89'		 (report) Emanuel Centurion  9'
Ricardo Moreira  30'
Pablo Vitti  68'
Damian Ledesma  91+'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,741
Referee: Alex Prus

2008 Major League Soccer season
March 29, 2008 Columbus Crew 2 – 0 Toronto FC Columbus, Ohio, USA
Frankie Hejduk  10'
Adam Moffat  26'
Alejandro Moreno  76'		 (report) Maurice Edu  55' Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium
Attendance: 13,843
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
April 5, 2008 D.C. United 4 – 1 Toronto FC Washington, D.C., USA
Luciano Emilio  2'
Santino Quaranta  5'
Marc Burch  22'
Gonzalo Peralta  32'
Marcelo Gallardo  52'
Jaime Moreno  78'		 (report) Jeff Cunningham  13'
Kevin Harmse  22'
Maurice Edu  50'
Maurice Edu  88'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 20,161
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 13, 2008 Los Angeles Galaxy 2 – 3 Toronto FC Carson, California, USA
Landon Donovan  43'
Greg Vanney  52'
Landon Donovan  58' (pen.)		 (report) Danny Dichio  42'
Jarrod Smith  53'
Jeff Cunningham  88'		 Stadium: The Home Depot Center
Attendance: 20,426
Referee: Alex Prus
April 19, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 0 Real Salt Lake Toronto
Laurent Robert  31'
Marco Vélez  73'		 (report) Chris Wingert  78' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,219
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
April 26, 2008 Toronto FC 2 – 0 Kansas City Wizards Toronto
Amado Guevara  56'
Amado Guevara  77'		 (report) Jimmy Conrad  56' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,045
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 1, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 New York Red Bulls Toronto
Marco Vélez  22'
Laurent Robert  49'
Amado Guevara  51'		 (report) Dave van den Bergh  39'
Siniša Ubiparipović  70'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,816
Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
May 17, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 0 Columbus Crew Toronto
(report) Guillermo Barros Schelotto  90' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,358
Referee: Kevin Stott
May 21, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 0 D.C. United Toronto
Danny Dichio  7' (report) Fred  29'
Santino Quaranta  31'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,971
Referee: Alex Prus
May 24, 2008 D.C. United 3 – 2 Toronto FC Washington, D.C., USA
Gonzalo Peralta  41'
Jaime Moreno  70' (pen.)
Luciano Emilio  72'
Devon McTavish  81'
Santino Quaranta  84'		 (report) Danny Dichio  13'
Danny Dichio  46+'
Laurent Robert  62'  95+'
Amado Guevara  81'		 Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 18,647
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 31, 2008 Toronto FC 2 – 0 Los Angeles Galaxy Toronto
Maurice Edu  37'
Julius James  49'
Kevin Harmse  54'
Jeff Cunningham  65'
Jeff Cunningham  65'		 (report) Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,096
Referee: Mark Geiger
June 8, 2008 Houston Dynamo 3 – 1 Toronto FC Houston, USA
Dwayne De Rosario  46+'
Brian Ching  52'
Brian Ching  69'
Chris Wondolowski  94+'		 (report) Carl Robinson  53'
Jeff Cunningham  71'		 Stadium: Robertson Stadium
Attendance: 13,179
Referee: Terry Vaughn
June 14, 2008 Toronto FC 3 – 1 Colorado Rapids Toronto
Danny Dichio  37'
Rohan Ricketts  58'
Rohan Ricketts 67'		 (report) Christian Gomez  80' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,135
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 21, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 0 Kansas City Wizards Toronto
Laurent Robert  92+' (report) Jack Jewsbury  5'
Kerry Zavagnin  22'
Kurt Morsink  69'
Roger Espinoza  93+'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,293
Referee: Michael Kennedy
June 28, 2008 New England Revolution 2 – 1 Toronto FC Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
Steve Ralston  12'
Steve Ralston  59'		 (report) Laurent Robert  47+'
Maurice Edu  77'
Shalrie Joseph  78' (o.g.)
Tyrone Marshall  85'
Amado Guevara  93+'		 Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 15,863
Referee: Tim Weyland
July 12, 2008 Chicago Fire 2 – 1 Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
Chris Rolfe  6'
John Thorrington  27'
Gonzalo Segares  36'
John Thorrington  92+'		 (report) Maurice Edu  12'
Carl Robinson  53'
Abdus Ibrahim  63'
Abdus Ibrahim  87'		 Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 15,118
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 19, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 0 San Jose Earthquakes Toronto
Abdus Ibrahim  18' (report) Jason Hernandez  26' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,264
Referee: Paul Ward
July 28, 2008 Real Salt Lake 2 – 1 Toronto FC Salt Lake City, USA
Jamison Olave  63'
Jamison Olave  83'
Robbie Findley  87'		 (report) Amado Guevara  84'
Abdus Ibrahim  86'
Greg Sutton  87'		 Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium
Attendance: 12,319
Referee: Kevin Stott
August 3, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 2 FC Dallas Toronto
Marco Vélez  27'  84'
Amado Guevara  79'
Jim Brennan  81'		 (report) Andre Rocha  57'
Kenny Cooper  81' (pen.)
Kenny Cooper  91+'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,247
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 9, 2008 Colorado Rapids 0 – 1 Toronto FC Commerce City, Colorado, USA
Terry Cooke  32'
Conor Casey  46+'
Pablo Mastroeni  63'
Colin Clark  70'  70'		 (report) Chad Barrett  44'
Greg Sutton  78'
Carl Robinson  81'
Danny Dichio  84'		 Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Attendance: 11,752
Referee: Richard Heron
August 17, 2008 New York Red Bulls 2 – 0 Toronto FC East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Andrew Boyens  33'
Mike Magee  37'
Dave van den Bergh  46+'
Gabriel Cichero  46'
Juan Pablo Angel  92+'		 (report) Jim Brennan  46+'
Kevin Harmse  52'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 11,119
Referee: Terry Vaughn
August 23, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 New England Revolution Toronto
Chad Barrett  66' (report) Taylor Twellman  35' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,461
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 30, 2008 Chivas USA 2 – 1 Toronto FC Carson, California, USA
Sacha Kljestan  15'
Alecko Eskandarian  20'
Paulo Nagamura  70'
Lawson Vaughn  79'
Atiba Harris  80'
Atiba Harris  94+'		 (report) Jim Brennan  19'
Tyrone Marshall  72'		 Stadium: Home Depot Center
Attendance: 12,561
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
September 6, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 3 Chivas USA Toronto
Tyler Rosenlund  30'
Marco Vélez  47+'		 (report) Daniel Paladini  39'
Daniel Paladini  41'
Alecko Eskandarian  47+'
Jonathan Bornstein  58'
Ante Razov  96+'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,863
Referee: Kevin Stott
September 13, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 Columbus Crew Toronto
Carl Robinson  6'
Danny Dichio  65'		 (report) Pat Noonan  40'
Gino Padula  41'
Chad Marshall  66'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,657
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
September 20, 2008 Kansas City Wizards 2 – 0 Toronto FC Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Davy Arnaud  25'
Tyson Wahl  39'
Jack Jewsbury  63' (pen.)
Kevin Souter  79'
Jonathan Leathers  89'
Jack Jewsbury  91+'		 (report) Carl Robinson  61'
Jim Brennan  65'		 Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark
Attendance: 8,270
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 27, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 Houston Dynamo Toronto
Jim Brennan  9'
Marvell Wynne  73'
Tyrone Marshall  83'		 (report) Hunter Freeman  23' (o.g.) Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,074
Referee: Tim Weyland
October 4, 2008 New York Red Bulls 1 – 3 Toronto FC East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Juan Pablo Angel  35'
Jorge Rojas  37'
Dane Richards  49'
Jeff Parke  79'
Gabriel Cichero  87'		 (report) Chad Barrett  27'
Kevin Harmse  35'
Chad Barrett  56'
Chad Barrett  65'
Marvell Wynne  79'
Abdus Ibrahim  86'		 Stadium: Giants Stadium
Attendance: 13,756
Referee: Ramon Hernandez
October 11, 2008 FC Dallas 2 – 2 Toronto FC Frisco, Texas, USA
Bruno Guarda  15'
Kenny Cooper  34'
Kenny Cooper  93+' (pen.)		 (report) Hunter Freeman  64'
Marco Vélez  72'
Jim Brennan  75'
Marvell Wynne  88'
Tyler Rosenlund  93+'
Andre Rocha  94+'		 Stadium: Pizza Hut Park
Attendance: 14,114
Referee: Mark Geiger
October 18, 2008 Toronto FC 3 – 2 Chicago Fire Toronto
Amado Guevara  12'
Rohan Ricketts  18'
Danny Dichio  22'
Hunter Freeman  26'
Amado Guevara  31'
Rohan Ricketts 47+'		 (report) Justin Mapp  25'
Gonzalo Segares  26'
Cuauhtémoc Blanco  59'
Bakary Soumaré  66'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,294
Referee: Jair Marrufo
October 25, 2008 San Jose Earthquakes 2 – 0 Toronto FC Santa Clara, California, USA
Ryan Cochrane  49'
James Riley  74'
Shea Salinas  80'
Shea Salinas  91+' (pen.)		 (report) Tyrone Marshall  80'
Amado Guevara  84'		 Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium
Attendance: 10,526
Referee: Michael Kennedy

Canadian Championship
May 27, 2008 Montreal Impact 0 – 1 Toronto FC Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Stefano Pesoli  37'  52'
Pato Aguilera  62'		 (report) Jim Brennan  32'
Kevin Harmse  50'
Marco Vélez  72'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,083
Referee: Paul Ward
July 1, 2008 Toronto FC 0 – 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Toronto
Jim Brennan  11'
Amado Guevara  23'
Jeff Cunningham  81'		 (report) Martin Nash  11'
Martin Nash  36' (pen.)
Justin Moose  46+'
Nicholas Addlery  88'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,938
Referee: Steven DePiero
July 9, 2008 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 – 2 Toronto FC Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Eduardo Sebrango  43'
Steve Kindel  65'
Eduardo Sebrango  86'		 (report) Maurice Edu  61'
Marco Vélez  66'
Rohan Ricketts  76'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288
Referee: Carol Ann Chénard
July 22, 2008 Toronto FC 1 – 1 Montreal Impact Toronto
Rohan Ricketts  15' (report) Roberto Brown  26'
Simon Gatti  38'
Rocco Placentino  39'
Adam Braz  53'
Matt Jordan  73'
Roberto Brown  92+'		 Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,107
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

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 Rohan Ricketts 4 (27) - 2 (4) 6 (31)
2 Danny Dichio 5 (23) - 0 (2) 5 (25)
3 Chad Barrett 4 (13)0 - - 4 (13)
Amado Guevara 4 (21) - 0 (3) 4 (24)
5 Jeff Cunningham 3 (16) - 0 (4) 3 (20)
Marco Vélez 2 (23) - 1 (4) 3 (27)
7 Abdus Ibrahim 2 (12) - 0 (1) 2 (13)
Maurice Edu 1 (13) - 1 (3) 2 (16)
Marvell Wynne 2 (24) - 0 (4) 2 (28)
10 Tyler Rosenlund 1 (8) - - 1 (8)
Julius James 1 (14) - 0 (3) 1 (17)
Laurent Robert 1 (17) - 0 (4) 1 (21)
Jarrod Smith 1 (19) - 0 (2) 1 (21)
Carl Robinson 1 (27) - 0 (4) 1 (31)
Jim Brennan 1 (28) - 0 (3) 1 (31)

Goals conceded
Rank Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total Average per game
1 Brian Edwards 8 (6)0 - - 8 (6)0 1.33
2 Greg Sutton 35 (24) - 4 (4) 39 (28) 1.39

Discipline
Rank Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total
Total Cards
1 Amado Guevara 5 1 - - 1 0 6 1 7
Jim Brennan 5 0 - - 2 0 7 0 7
3 Marco Vélez 3 2 - - 1 0 4 2 6
Kevin Harmse 4 1 - - 1 0 5 1 6
5 Maurice Edu 5 0 - - - - 5 0 5
Laurent Robert 4 1 - - - - 4 1 5
7 Danny Dichio 4 0 - - - - 4 0 4
Tyrone Marshall 4 0 - - - - 4 0 4
Carl Robinson 4 0 - - - - 4 0 4
Jeff Cunningham 3 0 - - 1 0 4 0 4
11 Abdus Ibrahim 3 0 - - - - 3 0 3
12 Hunter Freeman 2 0 - - - - 2 0 2
13 Chad Barrett 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1
Tyler Rosenlund 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1
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: 4–1 (v. D.C. United, April 5, 2008)
  • Record home defeat: 3–1 (v. Chivas USA, September 6, 2008)

Season record draws

  • Highest scoring home draw: 1–1 (v. New York Red Bulls, May 1, 2008)
  • Highest scoring away draw: 2–2 (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

References
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