2017 Toronto FC season
Toronto FC 2017 soccer season
Toronto FC 2017 football season
The 2017 Toronto FC season was the 11th season in the history of Toronto FC .
On June 27, Toronto won a sixth Canadian Championship title following a 3–2 aggregate victory against the Montreal Impact , earning them a spot in the 2018 CONCACAF Champions League .[ 1]
On September 30, the club officially clinched first place in the regular season standings after a 4–2 home win over the New York Red Bulls , becoming the first Canadian team to win the Supporters' Shield .[ 2] Toronto drew 2–2 away to Atlanta United FC in their final regular season match on October 22; in doing so, they reached 69 points, breaking the MLS regular season record of 68. They also tied the league record for wins in a season with 20, and scored 74 goals, the joint-second highest seasonal tally ever.[ 3]
Toronto won the Eastern Conference Championship on November 29 for a second consecutive season, defeating the Columbus Crew 1–0 over two legs.[ 4] On December 9, in a rematch of the previous year's final , Toronto defeated Seattle Sounders FC 2–0 in MLS Cup 2017 at BMO Field , becoming the first MLS team to complete a domestic treble , as well as the first Canadian team to win the MLS Cup.[ 5]
Squad
As of December 9, 2017. [ 6]
No.
Player
Nationality
Position(s)
Date of birth (age)
Signed in
Previous club
Notes
Goalkeepers
1
Clint Irwin
GK
(1989-04-01 ) April 1, 1989 (aged 28)
2016
Colorado Rapids
25
Alex Bono
GK
(1994-04-25 ) April 25, 1994 (aged 23)
2015
Syracuse Orange
Generation Adidas
40
Mark Pais
GK
(1991-06-03 ) June 3, 1991 (aged 26)
2017
Toronto FC II
Defenders
2
Justin Morrow
LB / LWB / CB
(1987-10-04 ) October 4, 1987 (aged 30)
2013
San Jose Earthquakes
3
Drew Moor
CB
(1984-01-15 ) January 15, 1984 (aged 33)
2015
Colorado Rapids
5
Ashtone Morgan
LB / LWB
(1991-02-09 ) February 9, 1991 (aged 26)
2011
TFC Academy
Homegrown
6
Nick Hagglund
CB
(1992-09-14 ) September 14, 1992 (aged 25)
2014
Xavier Musketeers
12
Jason Hernandez
CB
(1983-08-26 ) August 26, 1983 (aged 34)
2017
New York City FC
15
Eriq Zavaleta
CB
(1992-08-02 ) August 2, 1992 (aged 25)
2015
Seattle Sounders FC
23
Chris Mavinga
CB / LB
(1991-05-26 ) May 26, 1991 (aged 26)
2017
Rubin Kazan
International
26
Nicolas Hasler
RWB / CM
(1991-05-04 ) May 4, 1991 (aged 26)
2017
Vaduz
International
27
Øyvind Alseth
RB / RWB / CB
(1994-08-13 ) August 13, 1994 (aged 23)
2017
Syracuse Orange
International
32
Brandon Aubrey
CB
(1995-03-14 ) March 14, 1995 (aged 22)
2017
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
33
Steven Beitashour
RB / RWB
(1987-02-01 ) February 1, 1987 (aged 30)
2015
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Midfielders
4
Michael Bradley
DM / CM
(1987-07-31 ) July 31, 1987 (aged 30)
2014
Roma
Designated Player
7
Víctor Vázquez
AM
(1987-01-20 ) January 20, 1987 (aged 30)
2017
Cruz Azul
International
8
Benoît Cheyrou
DM / CM
(1981-05-03 ) May 3, 1981 (aged 36)
2015
Marseille
International
9
Tsubasa Endoh
RW / AM
(1993-08-20 ) August 20, 1993 (aged 24)
2016
Maryland Terrapins
International
14
Jay Chapman
AM
(1994-01-01 ) January 1, 1994 (aged 23)
2015
Michigan State Spartans
Homegrown
18
Mark Delgado
CM
(1995-05-16 ) May 16, 1995 (aged 22)
2014
Chivas USA
Homegrown
20
Sergio Camargo
CM / AM
(1994-08-16 ) August 16, 1994 (aged 23)
2017
Syracuse Orange
Homegrown
21
Jonathan Osorio
AM / CM
(1992-06-12 ) June 12, 1992 (aged 25)
2013
SC Toronto
31
Armando Cooper
CM / AM
(1987-11-26 ) November 26, 1987 (aged 30)
2016
Árabe Unido
International
44
Raheem Edwards
LW / LWB
(1995-07-15 ) July 15, 1995 (aged 22)
2017
Toronto FC II
Forwards
10
Sebastian Giovinco
ST
(1987-01-26 ) January 26, 1987 (aged 30)
2015
Juventus
Designated Player, International
17
Jozy Altidore
CF
(1989-11-06 ) November 6, 1989 (aged 28)
2015
Sunderland
Designated Player
19
Ben Spencer
CF
(1995-03-28 ) March 28, 1995 (aged 22)
2017
Toronto FC II
Homegrown
22
Jordan Hamilton
ST
(1996-03-17 ) March 17, 1996 (aged 21)
2014
TFC Academy
Homegrown
87
Tosaint Ricketts
CF
(1987-08-06 ) August 6, 1987 (aged 30)
2016
Boluspor
Transfers
In
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred from
Fee/notes
Date
Source
1
GK
Clint Irwin
Atlanta United FC
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 are listed as transfers in.
Out
No.
Pos.
Player
Transferred to
Fee/notes
Date
Source
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 SC
Contract expired
December 12, 2016
[ 20]
1
GK
Clint Irwin
Atlanta United FC
Selected in the 2016 MLS Expansion Draft
December 13, 2016
[ 7]
28
DF
Mark Bloom
Atlanta United FC
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
Pre-season
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; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) MLS Cup Champion;
(S) Supporters' Shield
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
20
9
5
74
37
+37
69
13
3
1
45
15
+30
7
6
4
29
22
+7
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 H H A H H H A A H A H A H H A A A H H A H A H A H A H A H H A Result D D W D D L W W W W W W D W L W W L W D D W D W W W W W W L L W W D
Matches
MLS Cup Playoffs
Conference Semifinals
Conference Finals
MLS Cup
Canadian Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Competitions summary
Competition
Record
First Match
Last Match
Final Position
MLS Regular Season
34
20
9
5
74
37
+37
0 58.82
March 4
October 22
1st East, 1st Overall
MLS Cup Playoffs
5
3
1
1
5
2
+3
0 60.00
October 30
December 9
Champions
Canadian Championship
4
2
1
1
8
4
+4
0 50.00
May 23
June 27
Champions
Total
43
25
11
7
87
43
+44
0 58.14
Source: Competitions
Statistics
Squad and statistics
Goals and assists
Shutouts
Rank
Player
Major League Soccer
MLS Cup Playoffs
Canadian Championship
Total
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 [ 24]
Honours
MLS Team of the Week
MLS Player of the Week
MLS Save of the Week
George Gross Memorial Trophy
End of season awards
References
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^ "Kings of the League: Toronto FC win first Supporters' Shield" . Major League Soccer . September 30, 2017.
^ "Toronto FC break all-time MLS points record" . Major League Soccer . October 22, 2017.
^ "Toronto FC 1, Columbus Crew SC 0" . Major League Soccer . November 29, 2017.
^ "Recap: Toronto FC vs Seattle Sounders" . Major League Soccer . December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017 .
^ "Players" . Toronto FC. Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
^ a b c "Irwin Re-acquired From Atlanta United FC" . Toronto FC. Retrieved December 13, 2016 .
^ "Toronto FC Sign Sergio Camargo" . Toronto FC. Retrieved January 11, 2017 .
^ a b "Toronto FC Select Brandon Aubrey in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft" . TorontoFC.ca. Retrieved January 13, 2017 .
^ "Toronto FC Sign French-DR Congolese Defender Chris Mavinga" . Toronto FC. Retrieved January 31, 2017 .
^ "Toronto FC Sign Victor Vazquez" . Toronto FC. Retrieved February 20, 2017 .
^ "Toronto FC Sign Raheem Edwards" . Toronto FC. Retrieved March 3, 2017 .
^ "Toronto FC Signs Johan Brunell" . Toronto FC. Retrieved March 16, 2017 .
^ "Toronto FC Signs Jason Hernandez" . Toronto FC. Retrieved March 21, 2017 .
^ "Toronto FC Signs Oyvind Alseth" . Toronto FC. Retrieved March 22, 2017 .
^ "Toronto FC Sign Mark Pais" . Toronto FC. Retrieved April 4, 2017 .
^ "Toronto FC Sign Ben Spencer" . Toronto FC. Retrieved May 2, 2017 .
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^ "Crew SC selects Josh Williams in Stage Two of MLS 2016 Re-Entry Draft" . Crew SC Communications. Retrieved December 28, 2016 .
^ "Toronto FC place Brunell on waivers" . Toronto FC. Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
^ "Toronto FC Waive Mo Babouli" . Toronto FC. Retrieved April 11, 2017 .
^ "Toronto FC Foul Statistics" . Retrieved March 9, 2015 .
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^ "Team of the Week (Wk 10)" . May 8, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017 .
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^ "Team of the Week (Wk 16)" . June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 17)" . June 26, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 19)" . July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 7, 2017 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 21)" . July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 23)" . August 14, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 24)" . August 21, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 25)" . August 28, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 27)" . September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 28)" . September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017 .
^ "Team of the Week (Wk 30)" . October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017 .
^ "Toronto FC's Alex Bono wins MLS Save of the Week for Week 17" . MLSSoccer.com. June 30, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017 .
^ "Toronto FC's Alex Bono wins MLS Save of the Week for Week 25" . MLSSoccer.com. September 1, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017 .
^ "Toronto FC's Greg Vanney named 2017 MLS Coach of the Year" . Major League Soccer . Retrieved November 27, 2017 .
^ "2017 MLS Best XI revealed: Who was the best in 2017?" . Major League Soccer . Retrieved November 30, 2017 .
^ "Greg Vanney named 2017 CONCACAF Coach of the Year" . Toronto FC. Retrieved December 19, 2017 .
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