2017 Toronto FC season
The 2017 Toronto FC season was the 11th 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]
2017 season | |||
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Toronto FC at the completion of the Conference Finals | |||
General Manager | Tim Bezbatchenko | ||
Head Coach | Greg Vanney | ||
Stadium | BMO Field | ||
Major League Soccer | Conference: 1st Overall: 1st | ||
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, MLS Cup) | ||
Lowest home attendance | 15,175 (May 31 vs. Ottawa Fury, CC) | ||
Average home league attendance | League: 27,647 All: 27,394 | ||
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Squad
As of December 9, 2017.[6]
No. | Name | Nationality | Position(s) | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed in | Previous Club | Notes |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
1 | Clint Irwin | GK | April 1, 1989 (aged 28) | 2016 | Colorado Rapids | ||
25 | Alex Bono | GK | April 25, 1994 (aged 23) | 2015 | Syracuse Orange | Generation Adidas | |
40 | Mark Pais | GK | June 3, 1991 (aged 26) | 2017 | Toronto FC II | ||
Defenders | |||||||
2 | Justin Morrow | LB / LWB / CB | October 4, 1987 (aged 30) | 2013 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
3 | Drew Moor | CB | January 15, 1984 (aged 33) | 2015 | Colorado Rapids | ||
5 | Ashtone Morgan | LB / LWB | February 9, 1991 (aged 26) | 2011 | TFC Academy | Homegrown | |
6 | Nick Hagglund | CB | September 14, 1992 (aged 25) | 2014 | Xavier Musketeers | ||
12 | Jason Hernandez | CB | August 26, 1983 (aged 34) | 2017 | New York City FC | ||
15 | Eriq Zavaleta | CB | August 2, 1992 (aged 25) | 2015 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
23 | Chris Mavinga | CB / LB | May 26, 1991 (aged 26) | 2017 | Rubin Kazan | International | |
26 | Nicolas Hasler | RWB / CM | May 4, 1991 (aged 26) | 2017 | Vaduz | International | |
27 | Øyvind Alseth | RB / RWB / CB | August 13, 1994 (aged 23) | 2017 | Syracuse Orange | International | |
32 | Brandon Aubrey | CB | March 14, 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | ||
33 | Steven Beitashour | RB / RWB | February 1, 1987 (aged 30) | 2015 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
Midfielders | |||||||
4 | Michael Bradley | DM / CM | July 31, 1987 (aged 30) | 2014 | Roma | Designated Player | |
7 | Víctor Vázquez | AM | January 20, 1987 (aged 30) | 2017 | Cruz Azul | International | |
8 | Benoît Cheyrou | DM / CM | May 3, 1981 (aged 36) | 2015 | Marseille | International | |
9 | Tsubasa Endoh | RW / AM | August 20, 1993 (aged 24) | 2016 | Maryland Terrapins | International | |
14 | Jay Chapman | AM | January 1, 1994 (aged 23) | 2015 | K-W United FC | Homegrown | |
18 | Marky Delgado | CM | May 16, 1995 (aged 22) | 2014 | Chivas USA | Homegrown | |
20 | Sergio Camargo | CM / AM | August 16, 1994 (aged 23) | 2017 | Syracuse Orange | Homegrown | |
21 | Jonathan Osorio | AM / CM | June 12, 1992 (aged 25) | 2013 | SC Toronto | ||
31 | Armando Cooper | CM / AM | November 26, 1987 (aged 30) | 2016 | Árabe Unido | International | |
44 | Raheem Edwards | LW / LWB | July 15, 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 | Toronto FC II | ||
Forwards | |||||||
10 | Sebastian Giovinco | ST | January 26, 1987 (aged 30) | 2015 | Juventus | Designated Player, International | |
17 | Jozy Altidore | CF | November 6, 1989 (aged 28) | 2015 | Sunderland | Designated Player | |
19 | Ben Spencer | CF | March 28, 1995 (aged 22) | 2017 | Toronto FC II | Homegrown | |
22 | Jordan Hamilton | ST | March 17, 1996 (aged 21) | 2014 | TFC Academy | Homegrown | |
87 | Tosaint Ricketts | CF | August 6, 1987 (aged 30) | 2016 | Boluspor | ||
Transfers
In
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred From | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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1 | GK | Clint Irwin | Atlanta United | Acquired for Mark Bloom and GAM | December 13, 2016 | [7] |
20 | MF | Sergio Camargo | Syracuse Orange | Signed as a Homegrown Player | January 11, 2017 | [8] |
32 | DF | Brandon Aubrey | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | Selected 21st overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft | January 13, 2017 | [9] |
23 | DF | Chris Mavinga | Rubin Kazan | Free Transfer | January 31, 2017 | [10] |
7 | MF | Víctor Vázquez | Cruz Azul | Free Transfer | February 20, 2017 | [11] |
44 | MF | Raheem Edwards | Toronto FC II | Promoted to First Team | March 2, 2017 | [12] |
47 | DF | Johan Brunell | FF Jaro | Free Transfer | March 16, 2017 | [13] |
12 | DF | Jason Hernandez | New York City FC | Free Transfer | March 21, 2017 | [14] |
27 | DF | Øyvind Alseth | Syracuse Orange | Selected 65th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft | March 22, 2017 | [15] |
40 | GK | Mark Pais | Toronto FC II | Promoted to First Team | April 4, 2017 | [16] |
19 | FW | Ben Spencer | Toronto FC II | Promoted to First Team | May 2, 2017 | [17] |
26 | DF | Nicolas Hasler | 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 |
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32 | DF | Brandon Aubrey | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#21) | January 13, 2017 | [9] |
GK | Robert Moewes | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#52) | January 17, 2017 | [19] | |
27 | DF | Øyvind Alseth | Syracuse Orange | MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#65) | January 17, 2017 | [19] |
DF | Lars Eckenrode | Michigan Wolverines | MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#83) | January 17, 2017 | [19] | |
DF | Juan Pablo Saavedra | Virginia Tech Hokies | MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#87) | January 17, 2017 | [19] | |
Out
No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred To | Fee/Notes | Date | Source |
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13 | DF | Clément Simonin | Concarneau | Option Declined | December 12, 2016 | [20] |
20 | MF | Chris Mannella | Vaughan Azzurri | Option Declined | December 12, 2016 | [20] |
19 | MF | Daniel Lovitz | Montreal Impact | Option Declined | December 12, 2016 | [20] |
40 | GK | Quillan Roberts | Woodbridge Strikers | Contract Expired | December 12, 2016 | [20] |
23 | DF | Josh Williams | Columbus Crew | Contract Expired, Selected in Stage 2 of the 2016 MLS Re-Entry Draft | December 12, 2016 | [20][21] |
7 | MF | Will Johnson | Orlando City | Contract Expired | December 12, 2016 | [20] |
1 | GK | Clint Irwin | Atlanta United | Selected in the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft | December 13, 2016 | [7] |
28 | DF | Mark Bloom | Atlanta United | Traded with GAM for Clint Irwin | December 13, 2016 | [7] |
47 | DF | Johan Brunell | JBK | Waived | April 6, 2017 | [22] |
11 | FW | Molham Babouli | Sigma FC | Waived | April 21, 2017 | [23] |
Competitions
Preseason
February 1 | Ventura County Fusion | 0–3 | Toronto FC | Irvine, California |
6:00PM | Report | Giovinco Babouli |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
February 3 | San Diego State Aztecs | 0–3 | Toronto FC | Irvine, California |
6:00PM | Report | Hamilton 20', Andrews |
Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
February 5 | Cal State Fullerton Titans | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Toronto FC | Irvine, California |
3:00PM | 55' (pen.) 92' |
Report | Giovinco 15' | Stadium: Anteater Stadium |
February 15 | Miami FC | 1–6 | Toronto FC | Davenport, Florida |
3:00PM | Baggio Kcira | Report | Morrow Giovinco pen.' Cheyrou Andrews Edwards |
Stadium: Champions Gate |
February 19 | Orlando City SC | 1–3 | Toronto FC | Davenport, Florida |
2:00PM | Kaká 43' (pen.) | Altidore 4' Giovinco 84' Morrow 85' |
Stadium: Champions Gate | |
Note: Game 1 of 2 |
February 19 | Orlando City SC | 0–4 | Toronto FC | Davenport, Florida |
4:00PM | Spencer Andrews o.g.' James |
Stadium: Champions Gate | ||
Note: Game 2 of 2 |
February 22 | Toronto FC | 3–0 | Minnesota United FC | Davenport, Florida |
3:00PM | Giovinco 17', 23' Hamilton 53' |
Report | Stadium: Champions Gate |
February 25 Suncoast Invitational | Toronto FC | 1–4 | Chicago Fire | St. Petersburg, Florida |
3:00PM | Ricketts 89' (pen.) | Juninho 9' Nikolić 16' (pen.) de Leeuw 39', 74' |
Stadium: Al Lang Stadium |
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 55 | |
5 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 54 |
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:
- Due to a change in format for the CONCACAF Champions League, the regular season conference champions did 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] |
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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 FC | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 55 | |
5 | Columbus Crew | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 54 |
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:
- CONCACAF Champions League
Selection Procedure- Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[25] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
- The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
- The winner of the 2017 U.S. Open Cup (Sporting Kansas City).
One Canada-based team qualified for the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League, also entering at the second phase (NOTE: Canadian teams could not qualify through MLS):- The winner of both the 2016 and 2017 Canadian Championship (Toronto FC)
- The winner of MLS Cup 2017; this berth was reallocated to the best US team in aggregate points in both 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons (New York Red Bulls) as Toronto FC won the Cup.
- Four US-based teams qualified for the 2019 CONCACAF Champions League. Due to a change in format to the tournament, two qualifiers came from each of the 2017 and 2018 MLS seasons.[25] This combined qualification method was used for the 2019 tournament only. For the 2017 season, the following teams qualified:
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
March 4 1 | Real Salt Lake | 0–0 | Toronto FC | Sandy, Utah |
4:30PM | Schuler 23' Rimando 29' Sunny 72' |
Report | Giovinco 31', 82' Hagglund 45' Beitashour 53' Altidore 90+3' |
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 19,519 Referee: Allen Chapman |
March 11 2 | Philadelphia Union | 2–2 | Toronto FC | Chester, Pennsylvania |
4:30PM | Simpson 11' Bedoya 33' Fabinho 53' Sapong 73' |
Report | Altidore 45+2' (pen.) Zavaleta 52' Cooper 57' Morrow 71' |
Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,795 Referee: Mark Geiger |
March 18 3 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 0–2 | Toronto FC | Vancouver, British Columbia |
4:00PM | Shea 70' 70' | Report | Vázquez 76' Altidore 80' Bradley 87' |
Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 20,438 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
March 31 4 | Toronto FC | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Toronto, Ontario |
7:30PM | Altidore 81' | Report | Ilie 69' Sinovic 90+2' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,909 Referee: Alan Kelly |
April 8 5 | Toronto FC | 2–2 | Atlanta United | Toronto, Ontario |
7:30PM | Giovinco 20' Morrow 44' Hagglund 80' |
Report | Larentowicz 10' Villalba 15', 47', 18' Asad 75' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,812 Referee: David Gantar |
April 15 6 | Columbus Crew SC | 2–1 | Toronto FC | Columbus, Ohio |
8:00PM | Kamara 37' Meram 44' Raitala 90+2' |
Report | Altidore 21' Bradley 80' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 12,319 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
April 21 7 | Toronto FC | 3–1 | Chicago Fire | Toronto, Ontario |
7:30PM | Giovinco 28', 82' Zavaleta 32' Osorio 85' |
Report | McCarty 15' Kappelhof 24' Accam 88' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,097 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
April 28 8 | Toronto FC | 2–0 | Houston Dynamo | Toronto, Ontario |
7:30PM | Altidore 16', 32' | Report | Elis 58' Cabezas 70' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,358 Referee: Mark Geiger |
May 3 9 | Toronto FC | 2–1 | Orlando City SC | Toronto, Ontario |
7:30PM | Giovinco 9', 38' Bono 50' Altidore 52' Bradley 90+3' |
Report | Kaká 45+1' Spector 74' Higuita 85' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,200 Referee: Baldomero Toledo |
May 6 10 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0–1 | Toronto FC | Seattle, Washington |
3:00PM | Delem 13' Alonso 46' |
Report | Altidore 23' (pen.) Mavinga 70' |
Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 41,468 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
May 10 11 | Columbus Crew SC | 1–2 | Toronto FC | Columbus, Ohio |
7:30PM | Higuaín 28' (pen.) Steffen 37' Jahn 82' |
Report | Altidore 38' Ricketts 81', 90' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 10,318 Referee: Sorin Stoica |
May 13 12 | Toronto FC | 3–2 | Minnesota United | Toronto, Ontario |
3:00PM | Giovinco 20' (pen.) Ramirez 54' (o.g.) Ricketts 77' Altidore 90+3' |
Report | Molino 52', 62' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,249 Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 19 13 | New York Red Bulls | 1–1 | Toronto FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:30PM | Wright-Phillips 38' Murillo 69' Kljestan 81' Robles 89' |
Report | Bradley 37' Cheyrou 70' Altidore 81', 82' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 21,025 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
May 26 14 | Toronto FC | 5–0 | Columbus Crew SC | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00PM | Vázquez 6' (pen.), 59' Morrow 39' Delgado 81' Osorio 86' Hamilton 90+3' |
Report | Mensah 5' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,376 Referee: Drew Fischer |
June 3 15 | New England Revolution | 3–0 | Toronto FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
7:30PM | Angoua 17', 27' Fagúndez 66' Farrell 71' Agudelo 85' |
Report | Cooper 26' | Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 21,764 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
June 17 16 | Toronto FC | 2–0 | D.C. United | Toronto, Ontario |
8:00PM | Vázquez 27' Giovinco 40' Altidore 60', 65' Bradley 68' Hamilton 85' |
Report | Opare 72' Harkes 83' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,627 Referee: José Carlos Rivero |
June 23 17 | Toronto FC | 2–0 | New England Revolution | Toronto, Ontario |
8:00PM | Moor 11' Giovinco 22', 90+6' Altidore 52' |
Report | Delamea 50' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,261 Referee: Hilario Grajeda |
July 1 18 | FC Dallas | 3–1 | Toronto FC | Frisco, Texas |
7:00PM | Lamah 5', 21', 15' Harris 39' Grana 54' Figueroa 60' Gruezo 76' Urruti 78' Akindele 90+2' |
Report | Zavaleta 49' Delgado 56' |
Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,984 Referee: Ricardo Salazar |
July 5 19 | Orlando City SC | 1–3 | Toronto FC | Orlando, Florida |
7:30PM | Spector 23' Aja 45' Rivas 63' |
Report | Alseth 12' Altidore 18' Vázquez 45+4' Giovinco 46', 65' |
Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 25,029 Referee: Alan Kelly |
July 19 20 | New York City FC | 2–2 | Toronto FC | New York, New York |
7:30PM | McNamara 23' Villa 45+2' Moralez 56' Herrera 66' Allen 90+1' |
Report | Morgan 11', 70' Moor 26' Bono 34' Vázquez 90+1' (pen.) |
Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 22,011 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez |
July 22 21 | Toronto FC | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00PM | Chapman 5' Mavinga 26' |
Report | Sjöberg 44' Badji 76' Hairston 90+5' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,060 Referee: Juan Guzman |
July 30 22 | Toronto FC | 4–0 | New York City FC | Toronto, Ontario |
2:00PM | Giovinco 32', 67' Altidore 75' (pen.) Edwards 80', 82' |
Report | Callens 74' Moralez 90+3' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 29,203 Referee: Chris Penso |
August 5 23 | D.C. United | 1–1 | Toronto FC | Washington, D.C. |
7:00PM | Opare 6' Franklin 38' Sam 44' |
Report | Delgado 11' Bradley 36' Birnbaum 52' (o.g.) |
Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 16,444 Referee: Allen Chapman |
August 12 24 | Toronto FC | 4–1 | Portland Timbers | Toronto, Ontario |
6:00PM | Giovinco 53' Morrow 58', 76' Vázquez 72' Delgado 87' |
Report | Valeri 89' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,415 Referee: Kevin Stott |
August 19 25 | Chicago Fire | 1–3 | Toronto FC | Bridgeview, Illinois |
8:00PM | Accam 54' | Report | Bradley 5' Delgado 14' Hasler 63' Zavaleta 75' Giovinco 90' |
Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 21,891 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
August 23 26 | Toronto FC | 3–0 | Philadelphia Union | Toronto, Ontario |
8:00PM | Giovinco 10' Hasler 30', 67' Altidore 57' |
Report | Fabinho 28' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,645 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
August 27 27 | Montreal Impact | 1–3 | Toronto FC | Montreal, Quebec |
4:30PM | Džemaili 45+2' Cabrera 74' Ciman 89' Piatti 90+2' |
Report | Giovinco 41', 90+3' Altidore 52' Zavaleta 78' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 20,801 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
September 9 28 | Toronto FC | 4–0 | San Jose Earthquakes | Toronto, Ontario |
5:00PM | Vázquez 26' Altidore 48', 64' Osorio 66' |
Report | Godoy 43' Ureña 57' Cerén 72' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 29,050 Referee: José Carlos Rivero |
September 16 29 | LA Galaxy | 0–4 | Toronto FC | Carson, California |
10:30PM | Jamieson 29' Smith 80' |
Report | Moor 24' Ricketts 37', 76' Vázquez 78' |
Stadium: StubHub Center Attendance: 19,650 Referee: Kevin Stott |
September 20 30 | Toronto FC | 3–5 | Montreal Impact | Toronto, Ontario |
7:30PM | Boldor 42' (o.g.) Ricketts 77', 79' |
Report | Piatti 10', 24' Donadel 12' Jackson-Hamel 47', 51' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,898 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
September 23 31 | New England Revolution | 2–1 | Toronto FC | Foxborough, Massachusetts |
5:00PM | Nguyen 82' Kamara 87', 90+3' |
Report | Vázquez 61' Hasler 84' |
Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 19,303 Referee: Alan Kelly |
September 30 32 | Toronto FC | 4–2 | New York Red Bulls | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00PM | Morrow 32', 37', 90+1' Vázquez 80' (pen.) Altidore 82' |
Report | Verón 39' Robles 52' Royer 77' (pen.) |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,979 Referee: Allen Chapman |
October 15 33 | Toronto FC | 1–0 | Montreal Impact | Toronto, Ontario |
5:00PM | Altidore 16' Bradley 26' Giovinco 45+3' Cheyrou 90' |
Report | Camara 23' Džemaili 29' Crépeau 45+3' Cabrera 59' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 27,866 Referee: Ted Unkel |
October 22 34 | Atlanta United | 2–2 | Toronto FC | Atlanta, Georgia |
4:00PM | Asad 31' (pen.) Larentowicz 52' Martínez 74' |
Report | Altidore 60' Mavinga 67' Giovinco 84' |
Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 71,874 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
MLS Cup Playoffs
Conference Semifinals
October 30 First leg | New York Red Bulls | 1–2 | Toronto FC | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:00PM | Royer 45+3' (pen.) Perrinelle 80' |
Report | Vázquez 8' Giovinco 72', 82' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 18,107 Referee: Drew Fischer |
November 5 Second leg | Toronto FC | 0–1 (2–2 (a) agg.) | New York Red Bulls | Toronto, Ontario |
3:00PM | Altidore 34', 45+2' Bradley 45+2' Giovinco 80' |
Report | Kljestan 34', 45+2' Wright-Phillips 53', 71' Felipe 90+2' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 29,974 Referee: Chris Penso |
Conference Finals
November 21 First leg | Columbus Crew SC | 0–0 | Toronto FC | Columbus, Ohio |
8:00PM | Artur 33' Pedro Santos 52' Mensah 54' |
Report | Osorio 68' Edwards 85' |
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 21,289 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
November 29 Second leg | Toronto FC | 1–0 (1–0 agg.) | Columbus Crew SC | Toronto, Ontario |
7:30PM | Vázquez 26' Altidore 60' Bradley 78' |
Report | Mensah 86' | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 30,392 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
MLS Cup
December 9 MLS Cup 2017 | Toronto FC | 2–0 | Seattle Sounders FC | Toronto, Ontario |
4:00PM | Altidore 67' Vázquez 90+4', 90+5' |
Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 30,584 Referee: Allen Chapman |
Canadian Championship
Semifinals
May 23 First leg | Ottawa Fury | 2–1 | Toronto FC | Ottawa, Ontario |
7:00PM | Williams 57' (pen.) Seoane 72', 78' |
Report | Cheyrou 35' Taintor 56' Edwards 86' 90+2' |
Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 7,611 Referee: Pierre-Luc Lauziere |
May 31 Second leg | Toronto FC | 4–0 (5–2 agg.) | Ottawa Fury | Toronto, Ontario |
7:00PM | Edward 41' (o.g.) Endoh 42' Delgado 80' Giovinco 85' |
Report | Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 15,175 Referee: Geoff Gamble |
Final
June 21 First leg | Montreal Impact | 1–1 | Toronto FC | Montreal, Quebec |
7:30PM | Mancosu 19' Duvall 32' Piatti 55' Tabla 82' Donadel 84' Džemaili 90' |
Report | Altidore 30' Hamilton 45+2' Zavaleta 64' Mavinga 89' |
Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 14,329 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
June 27 Second leg | Toronto FC | 2–1 (3–2 agg.) | Montreal Impact | Toronto, Ontario |
7:30PM | Giovinco 53', 90+5' | Report | Tabla 36' Fisher 45+2' Bernardello 59' Bernier 90' |
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,539 Referee: David Gantar |
Competitions summary
Competition | Record | First Match | Last Match | Final Position | ||||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
MLS Regular Season | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 74 | 37 | +37 | 58.82 | March 4, 2017 | October 22, 2017 | 1st in Eastern Conference, 1st Overall | |
MLS Cup Playoffs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 60.00 | October 30, 2017 | December 9, 2017 | Champions | |
Canadian Championship | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 50.00 | May 23, 2017 | June 27, 2017 | Champions | |
Total | 43 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 87 | 43 | +44 | 58.14 |
Updated to match played December 9, 2017
Source: Competitions
Statistics
Squad and statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Major League Soccer | MLS Cup Playoffs | Canadian Championship | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Clint Irwin | 10 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
2 | DF | Justin Morrow | 36 | 8 | 28+0 | 8 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Drew Moor | 34 | 2 | 24+1 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Michael Bradley | 37 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
5 | DF | Ashtone Morgan | 6 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Nick Hagglund | 19 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
7 | MF | Víctor Vázquez | 39 | 10 | 28+3 | 8 | 5+0 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | |
8 | MF | Benoît Cheyrou | 16 | 2 | 7+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
9 | MF | Tsubasa Endoh | 6 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | |
10 | FW | Sebastian Giovinco | 32 | 20 | 25+0 | 16 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+2 | 3 | |
12 | DF | Jason Hernandez | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
14 | MF | Jay Chapman | 13 | 1 | 3+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
15 | DF | Eriq Zavaleta | 36 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
17 | FW | Jozy Altidore | 33 | 18 | 25+2 | 15 | 4+0 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | |
18 | MF | Marky Delgado | 34 | 4 | 25+1 | 3 | 4+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | |
19 | FW | Ben Spencer | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
20 | MF | Sergio Camargo | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Jonathan Osorio | 36 | 2 | 9+18 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
22 | FW | Jordan Hamilton | 11 | 2 | 0+8 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
23 | DF | Chris Mavinga | 34 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
25 | GK | Alex Bono | 34 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
26 | DF | Nicolas Hasler | 12 | 3 | 9+1 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
27 | DF | Øyvind Alseth | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
31 | MF | Armando Cooper | 24 | 0 | 10+9 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
32 | DF | Brandon Aubrey | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
33 | DF | Steven Beitashour | 29 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
40 | GK | Mark Pais | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
42 | DF | Mitchell Taintor | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
44 | MF | Raheem Edwards | 25 | 1 | 10+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
87 | FW | Tosaint Ricketts | 26 | 7 | 9+13 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
Goals and assists
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Shutouts
Rank | Pos | Nat | Name | Major League Soccer | MLS Cup Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Total |
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1 | GK | Alex Bono | 11* | 3 | 0 | 14 | |
2 | GK | 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 | ||||
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3 | DF | Drew Moor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4 | MF | Michael Bradley | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
5 | DF | Ashtone Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | Nick Hagglund | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
7 | MF | Víctor Vázquez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
8 | MF | Benoît Cheyrou | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
10 | FW | Sebastian Giovinco | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
15 | DF | Eriq Zavaleta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
17 | FW | Jozy Altidore | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
18 | MF | Marky Delgado | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
21 | MF | Jonathan Osorio | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 | FW | Jordan Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
23 | DF | Chris Mavinga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
25 | GK | Alex Bono | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
26 | DF | Nicolas Hasler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | DF | Øyvind Alseth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31 | MF | Armando Cooper | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
33 | DF | Steven Beitashour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
42 | DF | Mitchell Taintor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
44 | MF | Raheem Edwards | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 45 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 59 | 3 |
Honours
MLS Team of the Week
MLS Player of the Week
Week | Player | Week's Statline |
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8 | Sebastian Giovinco | 2 Goals |
21 | Sebastian Giovinco | 2 Goals 1 Assist |
23 | Justin Morrow | 2 Goals |
25 | Sebastian Giovinco | 3 Goals |
27 | Jozy Altidore | 2 Goals |
30 | Justin Morrow | 3 Goals |
George Gross Memorial Trophy
Player | Link |
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Sebastian Giovinco | [46] |
End of Season awards
Award | Recipient(s) | Link |
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MLS Coach of the Year Award | Greg Vanney | [47] |
MLS Best XI | Justin Morrow Víctor Vázquez Sebastian Giovinco |
[48] |
CONCACAF Coach of the Year | Greg Vanney | [49] |
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