2019 Toronto FC season

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Toronto FC
2019 season
General manager Ali Curtis
Head Coach Greg Vanney
Stadium BMO Field
Major League Soccer Conference: 4th
Overall: 9th
MLS Cup Playoffs Runners-up
Canadian Championship Runners-up
CONCACAF Champions League Round of 16
Top goalscorer League:
Alejandro Pozuelo (12)
All:
Alejandro Pozuelo (14)
Highest home attendance League: 28,989
(August 24 vs. Montreal Impact)
Lowest home attendance League: 22,651
(April 19 vs. Minnesota United)
All: 12,683
(August 14 vs. Ottawa Fury, CC)
Average home league attendance League: 25,048
Biggest win 4–0
(March 29 vs. New York City FC)

5–1
(September 7 at FC Cincinnati)
(October 19 vs. D.C. United, Playoffs R1)
Biggest defeat 0–4
(February 19 at Independiente, CCL)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2019 Toronto FC season was the 13th season in the history of Toronto FC.

Season

Pre-season

Gregory van der Wiel was sent home from the club's pre-season camp in California after "an altercation with manager Greg Vanney".[1]

Squad

As of August 1, 2019.[2]

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club
Goalkeepers
16 Quentin Westberg United StatesFrance GK (1986-04-25) April 25, 1986 (age 38) 2019 France Auxerre
25 Alex Bono United States GK (1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 (age 30) 2015 United States Syracuse Orange
28 Caleb Patterson-Sewell United States GK (1987-05-20) May 20, 1987 (age 37) 2018 United States Jacksonville Armada
Defenders
2 Justin Morrow United States LB / LWB / CB (1987-10-04) October 4, 1987 (age 36) 2014 United States San Jose Earthquakes
3 Drew Moor United States CB (1984-01-15) January 15, 1984 (age 40) 2016 United States Colorado Rapids
5 Ashtone Morgan Canada LB / LWB (1991-02-09) February 9, 1991 (age 33) 2011 Canada Toronto FC Academy
15 Eriq Zavaleta United States CB (1992-08-02) August 2, 1992 (age 31) 2015 United States Seattle Sounders FC
22 Richie Laryea Canada RB (1995-01-07) January 7, 1995 (age 29) 2019 United States Orlando City SC
23 Chris Mavinga Democratic Republic of the CongoFrance CB / LB (1991-05-26) May 26, 1991 (age 33) 2017 Russia Rubin Kazan
26 Laurent Ciman Belgium CB (1985-08-05) August 5, 1985 (age 38) 2018 France Dijon
44 Omar Gonzalez United States CB (1988-10-11) October 11, 1988 (age 35) 2019 Mexico Pachuca
52 Julian Dunn Canada CB (2000-07-11) July 11, 2000 (age 24) 2018 Canada Toronto FC II
96 Auro Jr. Brazil RB / RWB (1996-01-23) January 23, 1996 (age 28) 2018 Brazil São Paulo
Midfielders
4 Michael Bradley United States DM / CM (1987-07-31) July 31, 1987 (age 37) 2014 Italy Roma
7 Nicolas Benezet France MF (1991-02-24) February 24, 1991 (age 33) 2019 France Guingamp (loan)
8 Marky Delgado United States CM (1995-05-16) May 16, 1995 (age 29) 2015 United States Chivas USA
10 Alejandro Pozuelo Spain AM (1991-09-20) September 20, 1991 (age 32) 2019 Belgium Genk
14 Jay Chapman Canada AM (1994-01-01) January 1, 1994 (age 30) 2015 Canada Toronto FC Academy
18 Nick DeLeon United States RB / RM (1990-07-17) July 17, 1990 (age 34) 2018 United States D.C. United
21 Jonathan Osorio Canada AM / CM (1992-06-12) June 12, 1992 (age 32) 2013 Canada SC Toronto
27 Liam Fraser Canada DM (1998-02-13) February 13, 1998 (age 26) 2018 Canada Toronto FC II
31 Tsubasa Endoh Japan MF (1993-08-20) August 20, 1993 (age 30) 2019 Canada Toronto FC II
59 Noble Okello Canada MF (2000-07-20) July 20, 2000 (age 24) 2019 Canada Toronto FC II
Forwards
9 Erickson Gallardo Venezuela RW (1996-07-26) July 26, 1996 (age 28) 2019 Venezuela Zamora
13 Patrick Mullins United States FW (1992-02-05) February 5, 1992 (age 32) 2019 United States Columbus Crew
17 Jozy Altidore United States CF (1989-11-06) November 6, 1989 (age 34) 2015 England Sunderland
19 Griffin Dorsey United States FW (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25) 2019 United States Indiana Hoosiers
20 Ayo Akinola United StatesCanada ST (2000-01-20) January 20, 2000 (age 24) 2018 Canada Toronto FC Academy
24 Jacob Shaffelburg Canada FW (1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 (age 24) 2019 Canada Toronto FC II

International roster slots

Toronto has seven MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2019 season. They traded one International Spot to Columbus until the end of 2019.[3]

Toronto FC International slots
Slot Player Nationality
1 Auro Jr. Brazil Brazil
2 Laurent Ciman Belgium Belgium
3 Tsubasa Endoh Japan Japan
4 Erickson Gallardo Venezuela Venezuela
5 Chris Mavinga Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo
6 Alejandro Pozuelo Spain Spain
7 Nicolas Benezet France France
8 traded to Columbus Crew

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Transfers

In

Transferred in

No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee/Notes Date Source
18 DF United States Nick DeLeon United States D.C. United Selected in 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 14, 2018 [4]
96 DF Brazil Auro Jr. Brazil São Paulo Purchase option exercised December 17, 2018 [5]
26 DF Belgium Laurent Ciman France Dijon Acquired via MLS allocation order December 27, 2018 [6]
19 FW United States Griffin Dorsey United States Indiana Hoosiers Selected in 2019 MLS SuperDraft January 11, 2019 [7]
31 MF Japan Tsubasa Endoh Canada Toronto FC II Promoted to first team January 16, 2019 [8]
59 MF Canada Noble Okello Canada Toronto FC II Promoted to first team January 22, 2019 [9]
91 FW United States Terrence Boyd Germany Darmstadt 98 Undisclosed February 5, 2019 [10]
16 GK United States Quentin Westberg France Auxerre Undisclosed February 25, 2019 [11]
10 MF Spain Alejandro Pozuelo Belgium Genk Undisclosed March 4, 2019 [12]
22 MF Canada Richie Laryea United States Orlando City Free transfer March 21, 2019 [13]
24 FW Canada Jacob Shaffelburg Canada Toronto FC II Homegrown player June 21, 2019 [14]
44 DF United States Omar Gonzalez Mexico Pachuca Acquired via MLS allocation order July 9, 2019 [15]
9 MF Venezuela Erickson Gallardo Venezuela Zamora Targeted allocation money (TAM) July 9, 2019 [16]
13 FW United States Patrick Mullins United States Columbus Crew Acquired in trade for Jordan Hamilton July 10, 2019 [3]

Loaned in

No. Pos. Player Loaned from Fee/Notes Date Source
7 MF France Nicolas Benezet France Guingamp Targeted allocation money (TAM), Option to buy July 30, 2019 [17]

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
19 FW United States Griffin Dorsey United States Indiana Hoosiers MLS SuperDraft first-round pick (#6); Generation Adidas player January 11, 2019 [18]
MF Scotland Adam Wilson United States Louisville Cardinals MLS SuperDraft second-round pick (#39) January 11, 2019 [18]
CB Denmark Patrick Bunk-Andersen United States Clemson Tigers MLS SuperDraft third-round pick (#54) January 14, 2019 [18]

Out

Transferred out

No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee/Notes Date Source
87 ST Canada Tosaint Ricketts Lithuania Sūduva Option declined November 27, 2018 [19]
12 DF Puerto Rico Jason Hernandez Retired Out of contract November 27, 2018 [19]
1 GK United States Clint Irwin United States Colorado Rapids Traded for a 2019 second-round pick December 14, 2018 [20]
8 MF Spain Ager Aketxe Spain Cádiz Contract terminated by mutual consent December 31, 2018 [19]
16 FW Argentina Lucas Janson Argentina Tigre End of Loan December 31, 2018 [19]
7 MF Spain Víctor Vázquez Qatar Al-Arabi Undisclosed January 15, 2019 [21]
6 DF United States Nick Hagglund United States FC Cincinnati Traded for $200,000 in GAM, $100,000 in TAM and the #1 spot in the allocation order January 23, 2019 [22]
10 FW Italy Sebastian Giovinco Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Undisclosed January 30, 2019 [23]
9 DF Netherlands Gregory van der Wiel Contract terminated by mutual consent March 22, 2019 [24]
7 FW Canada Jordan Hamilton United States Columbus Crew Traded for Patrick Mullins July 10, 2019 [3]
91 FW United States Terrence Boyd Germany Hallescher FC Contract terminated by mutual consent July 29, 2019 [25]

Loan out

No. Pos. Player Loaned to Fee/Notes Date Source
54 MF Trinidad and Tobago Ryan Telfer Canada York9 FC Season long loan March 6, 2019 [26]
55 MF Canada Aidan Daniels Canada Ottawa Fury Season long loan March 6, 2019 [27]
11 FW Spain Jon Bakero United States Phoenix Rising FC Season long loan March 20, 2019 [28]

Competitions

Preseason

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Major League Soccer

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League tables

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 New York City FC (P) 34 18 10 6 63 42 +21 64 Playoffs Conference Semifinals & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Atlanta United FC (P) 34 18 4 12 58 43 +15 58 Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
3 Philadelphia Union (P) 34 16 7 11 58 50 +8 55 Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4 Toronto FC[lower-alpha 2] (P) 34 13 11 10 57 52 +5 50
5 D.C. United (P) 34 13 11 10 42 38 +4 50
6 New York Red Bulls (P) 34 14 6 14 53 51 +2 48
7 New England Revolution (P) 34 11 12 11 50 57 −7 45 Playoffs first round
8 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
9 Montreal Impact[lower-alpha 2] 34 12 5 17 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 3]
10 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 8 16 39 47 −8 38
11 Orlando City SC 34 9 10 15 44 52 −8 37
12 FC Cincinnati 34 6 6 22 31 75 −44 24
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 goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
(P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
  2. 2.0 2.1 Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.
  3. as 2019 Canadian Championship winners
Overall
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Los Angeles FC 34 21 9 4 85 37 +48 72 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
2 New York City FC 34 18 10 6 63 42 +21 64 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 2]
3 Atlanta United FC 34 18 4 12 58 43 +15 58 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 3]
4 Seattle Sounders FC (C) 34 16 8 10 52 49 +3 56 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 4]
5 Philadelphia Union 34 16 7 11 58 50 +8 55
6 Real Salt Lake 34 16 5 13 46 41 +5 53
7 Minnesota United FC 34 15 8 11 52 43 +9 53
8 LA Galaxy 34 16 3 15 58 59 −1 51
9 Toronto FC 34 13 11 10 57 52 +5 50
10 D.C. United 34 13 11 10 42 38 +4 50
11 Portland Timbers 34 14 7 13 52 49 +3 49
12 New York Red Bulls 34 14 6 14 53 51 +2 48
13 FC Dallas 34 13 9 12 54 46 +8 48
14 New England Revolution 34 11 12 11 50 57 −7 45
15 San Jose Earthquakes 34 13 5 16 52 55 −3 44
16 Colorado Rapids 34 12 6 16 58 63 −5 42
17 Chicago Fire 34 10 12 12 55 47 +8 42
18 Montreal Impact 34 12 5 17 47 60 −13 41 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 5]
19 Houston Dynamo 34 12 4 18 49 59 −10 40
20 Columbus Crew SC 34 10 8 16 39 47 −8 38
21 Sporting Kansas City 34 10 8 16 49 67 −18 38
22 Orlando City SC 34 9 10 15 44 52 −8 37
23 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 8 10 16 37 59 −22 34
24 FC Cincinnati 34 6 6 22 31 75 −44 24
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
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. As Supporters' Shield champions (USA2)
  2. As Eastern Conference regular season champions (USA3)
  3. As 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions (USA4)
  4. As MLS Cup 2019 champions (USA1)
  5. As 2019 Canadian Championship champions (CAN1)

Results summary

Results by round

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Matches

Major League Soccer

MLS Cup Playoffs

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Canadian Championship

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Semi-finals
Final

CONCACAF Champions League

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Round of 16

Competitions summary

Competition Record First Match Last Match Final Position
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
MLS Regular Season 34 13 11 10 57 52 +5 38.24 March 2, 2019 October 6, 2019 4th in Eastern Conference, 9th Overall
MLS Cup Playoffs 4 3 0 1 10 6 +4 75.00 October 19, 2019 November 10, 2019 Runners-up
Canadian Championship 4 3 0 1 6 1 +5 75.00 August 7, 2019 September 25, 2019 Runners-up
Champions League 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 00.00 February 19, 2019 February 26, 2019 Round of 16
Total 44 19 12 13 74 64 +10 43.18

Source: Competitions

Goals and assists

Shutouts

Rank Nation Name Pos. Major League Soccer MLS Cup Playoffs Canadian Championship Champions League Total
1 United States Alex Bono GK 1 0 3 0 4
United States Quentin Westberg GK 4 0 0 0
Totals 5 0 3 0 8

Source: Toronto FC

Honours

MLS Team of the Week

Week Starters Bench Coach Opponent(s) Link
1 United States Michael Bradley Philadelphia Union [30]
3 United States Ayo Akinola New England Revolution [31]
5 Spain Alejandro Pozuelo New York City FC [32]
6 United States Jozy Altidore Chicago Fire [33]
8 Spain Alejandro Pozuelo Canada Jordan Hamilton Minnesota United [34]
10 Canada Jonathan Osorio United States Marky Delgado Orlando City [35]
14 Canada Liam Fraser Vancouver Whitecaps [36]
15 Spain Alejandro Pozuelo Sporting Kansas City [37]
16 United States Quentin Westberg FC Dallas [38]
19 United States Omar Gonzalez
Spain Alejandro Pozuelo
Montreal Impact [39]
21 United States Nick DeLeon FC Cincinnati [40]
24 United States Jozy Altidore Columbus Crew [41]
25 United States Justin Morrow Montreal Impact [42]
27 United States Nick DeLeon
United States Marky Delgado
Spain Alejandro Pozuelo FC Cincinnati [43]
28 United States Michael Bradley United States Greg Vanney New York City FC
Colorado Rapids
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29 United States Omar Gonzalez Los Angeles FC [45]
31 United States Omar Gonzalez
United States Quentin Westberg
Columbus Crew [46]

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
8 Spain Alejandro Pozuelo Minnesota United [47]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Opponent Link
5 Spain Alejandro Pozuelo New York City FC [48]
8 Spain Alejandro Pozuelo Minnesota United [49]
15 Canada Jordan Hamilton Sporting Kansas City [50]

End of Season awards

Award Recipient(s) Link
MLS Best XI Spain Alejandro Pozuelo [51]

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