2016 Toronto FC season
Toronto FC 2016 soccer season
Toronto FC 2016 football season
The 2016 Toronto FC season was the 10th season in club history. Toronto FC finished 3rd and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. By defeating the Philadelphia Union 3–1 in the Eastern Conference Knockout Round, the club earned their first ever playoff victory, and by defeating New York City FC 7–0 on aggregate, they reached their first ever Eastern Conference Final against their Canadian rivals Montreal Impact . The club set a BMO Field attendance record of about 36,000 for the second leg of the Conference Final as the club was able to use temporary seats in the south end that were originally installed for the 104th Grey Cup . Montreal won the first leg of the Conference Championship, 3–2 at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal on November 22. Toronto later beat Montreal 5–2 in extra time in the return leg at BMO Field in Toronto on November 30, winning on an aggregated score of 7–5, making Toronto FC the first Canadian team to compete in an MLS Cup Final. On December 10, Toronto lost the final at BMO Field in front of another record-breaking 36,045 fans, to Seattle Sounders FC 5–4 on penalties following a goalless draw after extra time.
Background
During the 2015 season, Toronto FC finished sixth out of ten teams in the Eastern Conference. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time, losing 3–0 in the knockout round to the Montreal Impact .
Squad
As of December 1, 2016. [ 1]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (age at end of year)
Previous club
Goalkeepers
1
Clint Irwin
GK
(1989-04-01 ) April 1, 1989 (aged 27)
Colorado Rapids
25
Alex Bono
GK
(1994-04-25 ) April 25, 1994 (aged 22)
Syracuse Orange
40
Quillan Roberts
GK
(1994-09-13 ) September 13, 1994 (aged 22)
TFC Academy
Defenders
2
Justin Morrow
FB
(1987-10-04 ) October 4, 1987 (aged 29)
San Jose Earthquakes
3
Drew Moor
CB
(1984-01-15 ) January 15, 1984 (aged 32)
Colorado Rapids
5
Ashtone Morgan
FB
(1991-02-09 ) February 9, 1991 (aged 25)
TFC Academy
6
Nick Hagglund
CB
(1992-09-14 ) September 14, 1992 (aged 24)
Xavier Musketeers
13
Clément Simonin
CB
(1991-07-01 ) July 1, 1991 (aged 25)
NC State Wolfpack
15
Eriq Zavaleta
CB
(1992-08-02 ) August 2, 1992 (aged 24)
Seattle Sounders FC
23
Josh Williams
CB
(1988-04-18 ) April 18, 1988 (aged 28)
New York City FC
28
Mark Bloom
FB
(1987-11-25 ) November 25, 1987 (aged 29)
Atlanta Silverbacks
33
Steven Beitashour
FB
(1987-02-01 ) February 1, 1987 (aged 29)
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Midfielders
4
Michael Bradley
CM
(1987-07-31 ) July 31, 1987 (aged 29)
Roma
7
Will Johnson
CM
(1987-01-21 ) January 21, 1987 (aged 29)
Portland Timbers
8
Benoît Cheyrou
CM
(1981-05-03 ) May 3, 1981 (aged 35)
Marseille
9
Tsubasa Endoh
RW
(1993-08-20 ) August 20, 1993 (aged 23)
Maryland Terrapins
14
Jay Chapman
AM
(1994-01-01 ) January 1, 1994 (aged 22)
Michigan State Spartans
18
Marky Delgado
CM
(1995-05-16 ) May 16, 1995 (aged 21)
Chivas USA
19
Daniel Lovitz
LW
(1991-08-27 ) August 27, 1991 (aged 25)
Elon Phoenix
20
Chris Mannella
DM
(1994-06-07 ) June 7, 1994 (aged 22)
TFC Academy
21
Jonathan Osorio
AM
(1992-06-12 ) June 12, 1992 (aged 24)
SC Toronto
31
Armando Cooper
AM
(1987-11-26 ) November 26, 1987 (aged 29)
Árabe Unido
Forwards
10
Sebastian Giovinco
ST
(1987-01-26 ) January 26, 1987 (aged 29)
Juventus
11
Molham Babouli
ST
(1993-01-02 ) January 2, 1993 (aged 23)
Toronto FC II
17
Jozy Altidore
CF
(1989-11-06 ) November 6, 1989 (aged 27)
Sunderland
22
Jordan Hamilton
ST
(1996-03-17 ) March 17, 1996 (aged 20)
TFC Academy
87
Tosaint Ricketts
FW
(1987-08-06 ) August 6, 1987 (aged 29)
Boluspor
Transfers
In
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. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2016 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
Loan In
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
1
GK
Chris Konopka
Ross County
Contract Expired
December 1, 2015
[ 13]
34
MF
Manny Aparicio
Órdenes
Contract Expired
December 1, 2015
[ 13]
11
MF
Jackson
San Francisco Deltas
Contract Expired
December 1, 2015
[ 13]
55
FW
Robbie Findley
Rayo OKC
Contract Expired
December 1, 2015
[ 13]
12
GK
Joe Bendik
Orlando City SC
Option Declined; Traded for a conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick
December 21, 2015
[ 13] [ 14]
41
DF
Ahmed Kantari
Valenciennes
Waived
January 13, 2016
[ 15]
22
FW
Luke Moore
Waived
February 26, 2016
[ 16]
26
MF
Collen Warner
Houston Dynamo
Traded for a conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick
March 2, 2016
[ 17]
16
FW
Herculez Gomez
Seattle Sounders FC
Waived
March 2, 2016
[ 18]
24
DF
Damien Perquis
Nottingham Forest
Mutual Termination
July 12, 2016
[ 19]
Competitions
Preseason
Major League Soccer
League tables
Eastern Conference
Overall
Source:
MLS Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored;
(C) MLS Cup Champion
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
34
14
11
9
51
39
+12
53
8
6
3
28
17
+11
6
5
6
23
22
+1
Last updated: October 23, 2016.
Source: MLS
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Ground A A A A A A A A H H H H A H A H H A A H H H H A A A H A H H H H A H Result W D L L D W W L W L D D L W L D W D L W W W W D W W L W D D D L D W
Updated to match(es) played on October 23, 2016. Source:
Regular season matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
MLS Cup Playoffs
Canadian Championship
Competitions summary
Competition
Record
First Match
Last Match
Final Position
MLS Regular Season
34
14
11
9
51
39
+12
0 41.18
March 6, 2016
October 23, 2016
3rd in Eastern Conference, 5th Overall
MLS Cup Playoffs
6
4
1
1
17
6
+11
0 66.67
October 26, 2016
December 10, 2016
Runners-up
Canadian Championship
4
2
1
1
6
4
+2
0 50.00
June 1, 2016
June 29, 2016
Champions
Total
44
20
13
11
74
49
+25
0 45.45
Source: Competitions
Statistics
Squad and statistics
As of December 10, 2016[update]
Goals and assists
Correct as of December 10, 2016
Clean sheets
Correct as of December 10, 2016
Name
Major League Soccer
MLS Cup Playoffs
Canadian Championship
Total
1
GK
Clint Irwin
6
3
2
11
2
GK
Alex Bono
4
–
–
4
TOTALS
10
3
2
15
Disciplinary record
Correct as of December 10, 2016 [ 20]
Recognition
MLS Team of the Week
MLS Player of the Week
End of Season awards
References
^ "Players" . Toronto FC. Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
^ "Toronto FC Signs Drew Moor" . Toronto FC. Retrieved December 16, 2015 .
^ "Toronto FC Acquires Steven Beitashour" . Toronto FC. Retrieved December 18, 2015 .
^ "Toronto FC Acquires Will Johnson" . Toronto FC. Retrieved December 18, 2015 .
^ "Toronto FC Acquires Clint Irwin From Colorado" . Toronto FC. Retrieved January 18, 2016 .
^ "Toronto FC Sign Tsubasa Endoh" . Toronto FC. Retrieved February 27, 2016 .
^ "Toronto FC Sign Molham Babouli" . Toronto FC. Retrieved March 5, 2016 .
^ "Toronto FC Sign Raheem Edwards To Short-Term Agreement" . Toronto FC. Retrieved June 29, 2016 .
^ "Toronto FC Sign Tosaint Ricketts" . Toronto FC. Retrieved July 20, 2016 .
^ "Toronto FC selects Tsubasa Endoh with 9th pick in MLS SuperDraft" . Toronto FC. Retrieved January 14, 2016 .
^ a b c "TFC Concludes SuperDraft With Three Picks" . Toronto FC. Retrieved January 19, 2016 .
^ "Toronto FC Acquire Armando Cooper on Loan" . Toronto FC. Retrieved August 18, 2016 .
^ a b c d e "Toronto FC Exercise Contract Options On 13 Players" . Toronto FC. Retrieved December 1, 2015 .
^ "Toronto FC Acquires Draft Pick From Orlando" . Toronto FC. Retrieved December 21, 2015 .
^ "Toronto FC Waive Defender Ahmed Kantari" . Toronto FC. Retrieved January 13, 2016 .
^ "Toronto FC Waive Forward Luke Moore" . Toronto FC. Retrieved February 26, 2016 .
^ "TFC Acquires Conditional Second Round Pick For Collen Warner" . Toronto FC. Retrieved March 2, 2016 .
^ "Toronto FC Waive Forward Herculez Gomez" . Toronto FC. Retrieved March 2, 2016 .
^ "TFC and Damien Perquis Mutually Agree To Part Ways" . Toronto FC. Retrieved July 12, 2016 .
^ "Toronto FC Foul Statistics" . Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 1)" . March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 2)" . March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 6)" . April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 7)" . April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 8)" . April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 10)" . May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 11)" . May 16, 2016. Retrieved May 16, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 15)" . June 20, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 16)" . June 27, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 18)" . July 11, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 20)" . July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 21)" . August 1, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 22)" . August 8, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 24)" . August 22, 2016. Retrieved August 22, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 27)" . September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 12, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 28)" . September 19, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 30)" . October 3, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 34)" . October 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016 .
^ "MLS Best XI revealed: Who was the best at each position in 2016?" . Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016 .
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