2012 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC
2012 season
Head Coach & Technical DirectorPaul Mariner
StadiumBMO Field
MLSConference: 10th
Overall: 19th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
Canadian ChampionshipChampions
CONCACAF Champions
League (11–12)
Semi-finalist
CONCACAF Champions
League (12–13)
Group stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Koevermans
(9 goals)

All:
Johnson
(12 goals)
Highest home attendance20,071 (June 30 vs. New York Red Bulls)
Lowest home attendance14,623 (September 12 vs. Chicago Fire)
Average home league attendance18,155

The 2012 Toronto FC season was the sixth season in Toronto FC's existence. The club missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, having never made a post-season appearance. Their season began on March 7 with the quarterfinal of the Champions League against the Los Angeles Galaxy. They ultimately reached the semi-finals of the tournament where they lost to Mexican side Santos Laguna.

Review and events

Season

Toronto FC started the 2012 Major League Soccer season with a nine-game losing streak; a new league record.[1] Aron Winter was dismissed as head coach and was replaced by Paul Mariner.[2] Winter had only won one away match during his tenure as head coach.[2] Mariner became the 7th coach in franchise history.[2][3] Prior to Winter dismissal, he agreed to take over the youth academy and Mariner would become head coach.[3] However, the night before the changes were to be announced, he asked to be relieved of all duties.[3] Toronto FC failed to qualify the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs.[1][4][5][6] Torsten Frings suffered a hip injury late in the season and missed the remainder of the season, ending his Toronto FC career.[7]

On September 27, Toronto FC stated on their Facebook page that, "waiving ticketing fees" for the remaining home games between 10 a.m. on the morning of September 27 and 10 a.m. on September 29.[8] Many season-ticket holders were angry over the discount.[8] Paul Beirne, senior director of business operations, stated "it's the cumulative effect of a really difficult season."[8]

On October 6 against D.C. United, some people in the supporters section wore paper bags over their heads.[9]

Olof Mellberg

Paul Mariner showed interest in Olof Mellberg after watching Sweden vs. England at Euro 2012.[3] The club pursued the player and agreed to a deal worth $3 million over two years was agreed to in principle.[3] However, the league refuse to let the deal happen.[3] The club was furious the league had decided to not let the Bosman transfer to happen.[3] Major League Soccer claims that they went to the MLSE board of directors and try to convince them not to sign Mellberg.[3] MLS commissioner Don Garber stated "Let's put Mellberg aside. The league hasn't nixed that. Toronto has decided it didn't make sense for them."[3] A source that the Toronto Star says that would know of the situation stated that Garber's statement was "absolutely untrue. Not 99 per cent untrue. It's 100 per cent untrue."[3] A rumour circulated within the club that "the league had polled other teams for their thoughts on the deal."[3]

Competitions

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

February 17, 2012 Friendly USF Bulls 1–5 Toronto FC ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
78' Report Silva 5'
Silva 15'
Plata 20'
Soolsma 23'
Dunfield 38'
Eckersley  60'

MLS regular season

Match results

  Win   Draw   Loss

March 17, 2012 Major League Soccer Seattle Sounders FC 3–1 Toronto FC CenturyLink Field
Estrada 17'
Alonso  26'
Estrada 51'
Ianni  53'
Estrada 63'
Report Johnson 62'
Maund  90+3'
Attendance: 38,709
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
March 24, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 0–3 San Jose Earthquakes BMO Field
Report Wondolowski 9'
Corrales  36' Beitashour  51'
Salinas 56'
Wondolowski 67'
Attendance: 20,070
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
March 31, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 0–1 Columbus Crew BMO Field
de Guzman  74' Report Gaven  45'
Añor 56'
Schoenfeld  86'
Attendance: 18,944
Referee: Geoff Gamble
April 7, 2012 Major League Soccer Montreal Impact 2–1 Toronto FC Olympic Stadium
Ubiparipović 18'
Corradi  26'
Wenger 81'
Nyassi  82'
Report Eckersley  29'
Harden  47'
de Guzman  59'
Emory  65'
Koevermans 88'
Attendance: 23,120
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 14, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 0–1 Chivas USA BMO Field
Lambe  66'
Koevermans  90+1'
Report Smith  6'
Minda 31'
Bolaños  51'
Minda  65'
Attendance: 18,476
Referee: Mark Geiger
April 21, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 2–3 Chicago Fire BMO Field
Cann  24'
Lambe 36'
Lambe 40'
de Guzman  70'
Eckersley  80'
Report Oduro 1'
Segares 41'
Nyarko 58'
Attendance: 19,255
Referee: Kevin Stott
April 28, 2012 Major League Soccer Real Salt Lake 3–2 Toronto FC Rio Tinto Stadium
Beckerman 7'
Olave  17'
Wingert  27'
Eckersley 57' (o.g.)
Morales  61'
Steele 90+3'
Report Avila 48'
Henry 77',  78'
Frings  80'
Attendance: 17,629
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 5, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 0–2 D.C. United BMO Field
Morgan  90' Report Pontius  52'
Pontius 55'
Salihi 75'
Attendance: 18,364
Referee: Mark Kadlecik
May 19, 2012 Major League Soccer D.C. United 3–1 Toronto FC RFK Stadium
De Rosario 1'
Korb  28'
Salihi  31'
De Rosario 43'
Salihi 73'
De Rosario  90'
Report Johnson  12'
Koevermans 71'
Attendance: 14,287
Referee: Geoff Gamble
May 26, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 1–0 Philadelphia Union BMO Field
Morgan  30'
de Guzman  43'
Koevermans 88'
Report Gaddis  11'
Pajoy  29'
Attendance: 18,227
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 20, 2012 Major League Soccer Houston Dynamo 3–3 Toronto FC BBVA Compass Stadium
Boswell 20'
Bruin 73'
Bruin 90'
Report Hall 13'
Koevermans 22'
Koevermans 45'
Frings  48'
Morgan  83'
Attendance: 21,423
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
June 23, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 2–2 New England Revolution BMO Field
Koevermans 4'
Johnson 42'
Koevermans  49'
Henry  73'
Report Alston  31'
Brettschneider 71'
Tierney  79'
Tierney 90+4'
Attendance: 18,877
Referee: Juan Guzman
June 27, 2012 Major League Soccer Montreal Impact 0–3 Toronto FC Saputo Stadium
Camara  27'
Nyassi  85'
Bernier  90+5'
Report Frings 52'
Johnson 72'
Koevermans 78'
Attendance: 14,412
Referee: Geoff Gamble
June 30, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 1–1 New York Red Bulls BMO Field
Koevermans 6'
Dunfield  32'
Report Solli 4'
Richards  47'
Attendance: 20,071
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
July 4, 2012 Major League Soccer FC Dallas 1–1 Toronto FC FC Dallas Stadium
Loyd 5' Report Koevermans 31'
Eckersley  37'
Johnson  43'
Frings  79'
Attendance: 21,508
Referee: Carlos Rivera
July 8, 2012 Major League Soccer Philadelphia Union 3–0 Toronto FC PPL Park
Gómez 34'
Adu 36'
Hoppenot 78'
Report Johnson  56'
Frings  77'
Attendance: 18,393
Referee: Paul Ward
July 11, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 3–2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC BMO Field
Silva  38'
Dunfield  63'
Silva 68'
Frings 72'
Dunfield 90+5'
Report Mattocks 50'
Rochat  71'
Mattocks 90+1'
Attendance: 19,821
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
July 14, 2012 Major League Soccer New England Revolution 0–1 Toronto FC Gillette Stadium
Joseph  84' Report Silva 8'
Lambe  28'
Dunfield  84'
Morgan  90+3'
Attendance: 12,180
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
July 18, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 2–1 Colorado Rapids BMO Field
Johnson 51'
Wiedeman 67'
Report Casey 23'
Larentowicz  90+2'
Attendance: 18,225
Referee: Ismail Elfath
July 28, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 0–2 Houston Dynamo BMO Field
Henry  47'
Eckersley  53'
Report Carr 45'
Ching 86'
Attendance: 19,652
Referee: Drew Fischer
August 4, 2012 Major League Soccer Chicago Fire 2–1 Toronto FC Toyota Park
Friedrich  34'
Oduro  45'
Pappa 64'
Berry 84'
Report Johnson 16'
Emory  40'  79'
Attendance: 15,757
Referee: Michael Kennedy
August 15, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 2–2 Portland Timbers BMO Field
Hassli 57'
Silva 63'
Report Zizzo 21'
Nagbe 82'
Mosquera  85'
Attendance: 18,773
Referee: Geoff Gamble
August 18, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 0–1 Sporting Kansas City BMO Field
Frings  7'
Hassli  49'
Report Collin  12'
Myers  60'
Kamara 83'
Attendance: 18,151
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
August 22, 2012 Major League Soccer Columbus Crew 2–1 Toronto FC Columbus Crew Stadium
Gaven 4'
Higuaín  20'
Report O'Dea  69'
Silva 71'
Morgan  90+3'
Attendance: 10,049
Referee: Sorin Stoica
August 25, 2012 Major League Soccer Houston Dynamo 1–1 Toronto FC BBVA Compass Stadium
Bruin 21'
Carr  37'
Report Dunfield  68'
Dunfield 85'
Attendance: 19,320
Referee: Paul Ward
September 1, 2012 Major League Soccer Sporting Kansas City 2–1 Toronto FC Livestrong Sporting Park
Kamara  10'
Nagamura 60'
Rosell 87'
Report Johnson 44'
Dunfield  59'
Attendance: 18,481
Referee: Allen Chapman
September 12, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 1–2 Chicago Fire BMO Field
Morgan  66'
Hassli 79'
Avila  90'
Report Fernández 13'
Rolfe 42'
Attendance: 14,623
Referee: Edvin Jurisevic
September 15, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union BMO Field
Hassli  23'
Hassli 58'
Hall  84'
Report M. Farfan  39'
Williams 85'
Carroll  90+3'
Attendance: 15,669
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
September 22, 2012 Major League Soccer Los Angeles Galaxy 4–2 Toronto FC Home Depot Center
Juninho 11', 33'
Keane 36', 90+2'
Report Johnson  30'
Dunfield 38'
O'Dea  79'
Morgan  84'
Silva 86'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Silvia Reyes
September 29, 2012 Major League Soccer New York Red Bulls 4–1 Toronto FC Red Bull Arena
Holgersson 13'
Cooper 27', 88'
Henry 90+3'
Report Johnson 6'
Maund  69'
Attendance: 25,017
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
October 6, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 0–1 D.C. United BMO Field
Johnson  66' Report Saragosa  75'
Salihi 88'  90+2'
Attendance: 15,281
Referee: Armando Villarreal
October 20, 2012 Major League Soccer Toronto FC 0–0 Montreal Impact BMO Field
Dunfield  39' report Arnaud  28'
Camara  73'
Nyassi  87'
Attendance: 16,151
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
October 28, 2012 Major League Soccer Columbus Crew 2–1 Toronto FC Columbus Crew Stadium
Higuaín 17', 62' Report Andrew Wiedeman 27'
Terry Dunfield  61'
Attendance: 15,672
Referee: Drew Fischer

Eastern Conference table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 7 9 42 27 +15 63 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 D.C. United 34 17 10 7 53 43 +10 58
3 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 57 46 +11 57
4 Chicago Fire 34 17 11 6 46 41 +5 57 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Houston Dynamo 34 14 9 11 48 41 +7 53
6 Columbus Crew 34 15 12 7 44 44 0 52
7 Montreal Impact 34 12 16 6 45 51 −6 42
8 Philadelphia Union 34 10 18 6 37 45 −8 36
9 New England Revolution 34 9 17 8 39 44 −5 35
10 Toronto FC 34 5 21 8 36 62 −26 23
Source: MLS

Overall league table

Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 San Jose Earthquakes (S) 34 19 6 9 72 43 +29 66 CONCACAF Champions League
2 Sporting Kansas City 34 18 7 9 42 27 +15 63
3 D.C. United 34 17 10 7 53 43 +10 58
4 New York Red Bulls 34 16 9 9 57 46 +11 57
5 Real Salt Lake 34 17 11 6 46 35 +11 57
6 Chicago Fire 34 17 11 6 46 41 +5 57
7 Seattle Sounders FC 34 15 8 11 51 33 +18 56
8 LA Galaxy (C) 34 16 12 6 59 47 +12 54 CONCACAF Champions League
9 Houston Dynamo 34 14 9 11 48 41 +7 53
10 Columbus Crew 34 15 12 7 44 44 0 52
11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 11 13 10 35 41 −6 43
12 Montreal Impact 34 12 16 6 45 51 −6 42 CONCACAF Champions League
13 FC Dallas 34 9 13 12 42 47 −5 39
14 Colorado Rapids 34 11 19 4 44 50 −6 37
15 Philadelphia Union 34 10 18 6 37 45 −8 36
16 New England Revolution 34 9 17 8 39 44 −5 35
17 Portland Timbers 34 8 16 10 34 56 −22 34
18 Chivas USA 34 7 18 9 24 58 −34 30
19 Toronto FC 34 5 21 8 36 62 −26 23
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD W L D GF GA GD
27 21 5 16 6 30 48  −18 3 7 3 13 21  −8 2 9 3 17 27  −10

Last updated: September 1, 2012
Source: 2012 Major League Soccer season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

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GroundAHHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHHAAAHHAAHHA
ResultLLLLLLLLLWLDDWDDLWWWLLDLLDLLDLLLDL
Updated to match(es) played on October 28, 2012. Source: Regular season matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Canadian Championship

May 2, 2012 Semi-final leg 1 Montreal Impact 0–0 Toronto FC Olympic Stadium
Report Silva  90+5' Attendance: 13,405
Referee: Paul Ward
May 9, 2012 Semi-final leg 2 Toronto FC 2–0 Montreal Impact BMO Field
Lambe 2'
Eckersley  16'
Johnson 38'
Cann  41'
Report Nyassi  23' Attendance: 15,016
Referee: David Gantar
May 16, 2012 Final leg 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 Toronto FC BC Place
Hassli 90+1' Report Hall  11'
Dunfield  49'
Johnson 66'
Attendance: 14,878
Referee: Drew Fischer
May 23, 2012 Final leg 2 Toronto FC 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps FC BMO Field
Frings  31'
Morgan  48'
de Guzman  57'
Lambe  75'
Lambe 83'
Henry  84'
Report Bonjour  36'
Le Toux  45'  58'
Mattocks  89'
Attendance: 13,777
Referee: Silviu Petrescu

2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

March 7, 2012 Quarterfinal leg 1 Toronto FC 2–2 Los Angeles Galaxy Rogers Centre
Johnson 12'
Silva 17'
Koevermans  56'
Frei  80'
Report Magee 29'
Donovan 88'
Attendance: 47,658
Referee: Courtney Campbell
March 14, 2012 Quarterfinal leg 2 Los Angeles Galaxy 1–2 Toronto FC Home Depot Center
Franklin  43'
Harden 55' (o.g.)
Report Eckersley  19'
Johnson 34'
Aceval  63'
Soolsma 67'
Frings  90+2'
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Roberto Moreno
March 28, 2012 Semifinal leg 1 Toronto FC 1–1 Santos Laguna BMO Field
Koevermans  36'
Aceval 37'
Report Gómez 60'
Crosas  76'
Mares  77'
Quintero  90+6'
Attendance: 18,950
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
April 4, 2012 Semifinal leg 2 Santos Laguna 6–2 Toronto FC Estadio Corona
Gómez 31'
Gómez 45+3'
Rodríguez 56' (pen.)
Peralta  61'
Rodríguez 64' (pen.)
Peralta 66'
Ludueña 90+2'
Report Plata 15'
Plata 43'
Aceval  55'
Attendance: 26,483
Referee: Jose Pineda

2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League

August 1, 2012 Matchday 1 Toronto FC 5–1 Águila BMO Field
Silva 9'
Lambe 17'
Dunfield 40'
Lambe 48'
Johnson 58'
Wiedeman  86'
Report Zelaya  25'
Pérez 37'
Attendance: 5,324
Referee: Javier Santos
August 28, 2012 Matchday 2 Toronto FC 1–3 Santos Laguna BMO Field
O'Dea  15'
Dunfield  32'
Amarikwa 68'
Report Peralta  15'
Quintero 49'
Ludueña 90'
Ramírez 90+2'
Attendance: 10,951
Referee: Walter Lopez
September 25, 2012 Matchday 3 Águila 0–3 Toronto FC Estadio Juan Francisco Barraza
Romero  46'
Soto  78'
Report Amarikwa 16'
Dunfield 40'
Lambe  58'
Dunfield 86'
Attendance: 319
October 24, 2012 Matchday 4 Santos Laguna 1–0 Toronto FC Estadio Corona
Gómez 73' Report Dunfield  33'
Morgan  35'
Hall  56'
Attendance: 7,478

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SAN TOR ÁGU
Santos Laguna 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 12 Advance to championship round 1–0 5–0
Toronto FC 4 2 0 2 9 5 +4 6 1–3 5–1
Águila 4 0 0 4 1 17 −16 0 0–4 0–3
Source:

Mid-season friendly

July 21, 2012 2012 World Football Challenge Toronto FC 1–1 Liverpool Rogers Centre
Amarikwa 58'
Williams  88'
Report Morgan 69' Attendance: 33,087
Referee: Paul Ward

Overall

Overall record and club statistics

Games played 46 (34 Major League Soccer, 4 Canadian Championship, 8 CONCACAF Champions League)
Games won 10 (5 Major League Soccer, 2 Canadian Championship, 3 CONCACAF Champions League)
Games drawn 12 (8 Major League Soccer, 2 Canadian Championship, 2 CONCACAF Champions League)
Games lost 24 (21 Major League Soccer, 3 CONCACAF Champions League)
Goals scored 56 (36 Major League Soccer, 4 Canadian Championship, 16 CONCACAF Champions League)
Goals conceded 78 (62 Major League Soccer, 1 Canadian Championship, 15 CONCACAF Champions League)
Goal difference -22 (-26 Major League Soccer, 3 Canadian Championship, 1 CONCACAF Champions League)
Clean sheets 8
Yellow cards 76
Red cards 4
Worst discipline Logan Emory (1  , 1 )
Best result(s) W 5 – 1 (H) v ÁguilaCONCACAF Champions League – August 1, 2012
Worst result(s) L 2 – 6 (A) v Santos LagunaCONCACAF Champions League – April 4, 2012
Most appearances Ryan Johnson with 43 appearances
Top scorer(s) Ryan Johnson (12 goals)
Points Overall: 42/138 (30.43%)

Last updated: October 28, 2012
Source: Competitions

Overall record by competition

Competition First match Last match Record
G W L T Win % GF GA GD
Major League Soccer March 17 October 28 34 5 21 8 014.71 36 62 −26
Canadian Championship May 2 May 23 4 2 0 2 050.00 4 1 +3
2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League March 7 April 4 4 1 1 2 025.00 7 10 −3
2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League August 1 October 24 4 2 2 0 050.00 9 5 +4
Total 46 10 24 12 021.74 56 78 –22

Squad information

Squad and statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship 2011–12 Champions League 2012–13 Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF  USA Logan Emory 25 0 19+4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
4 DF  CAN Doneil Henry 24 1 11+7 1 4+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
5 DF  CAN Ashtone Morgan 40 0 27+3 0 4+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
8 MF  USA Eric Avila 28 1 16+8 1 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  JAM Ryan Johnson 41 12 31+0 7 4+0 2 4+0 2 2+0 1
11 MF  USA Luis Silva 37 7 22+8 5 0+2 0 2+1 1 2+0 1
12 DF  CAN Adrian Cann 14 0 8+2 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 FW  CAN Keith Makubuya 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW  NED Danny Koevermans 20 9 12+4 9 0+1 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF  CAN Matt Stinson 6 0 1+3 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
16 MF  CAN Oscar Cordon 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW  USA Quincy Amarikwa 13 1 6+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 1
19 MF  BER Reggie Lambe 35 6 22+5 2 4+0 2 1+2 0 1+0 2
20 DF  USA Ty Harden 9 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
21 DF  USA Aaron Maund 19 0 9+6 0 0+0 0 0+3 0 0+1 0
22 MF  GER Torsten Frings 27 2 20+0 2 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
23 MF  CAN Terry Dunfield 40 4 30+0 3 2+2 0 3+1 0 2+0 1
24 GK  SUI Stefan Frei 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF  USA Jeremy Hall 27 1 19+4 1 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
27 DF  ENG Richard Eckersley 42 0 32+1 0 1+2 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
29 FW  FRA Eric Hassli 8 1 7+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
30 GK  SRB Miloš Kocić 36 0 28+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
31 DF  JAM Dicoy Williams 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 FW  USA Andrew Wiedeman 17 2 7+8 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
37 FW  CAN Nicholas Lindsay 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 GK  CAN Quillan Roberts 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
41 GK  BER Freddy Hall 7 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
48 DF  IRL Darren O'Dea 10 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
Players who left the club during the season: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Toronto FC)
3 DF  CHI Miguel Aceval 10 1 5+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 1 0+0 0
6 MF  CAN Julian de Guzman 23 0 11+5 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW  ECU Joao Plata (on loan to LDU Quito) 17 2 7+3 0 3+0 0 3+1 2 0+0 0
18 FW  NED Nick Soolsma 15 1 3+6 0 0+3 0 3+0 1 0+0 0
33 MF  SLV Efrain Burgos, Jr. 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Updated to match played September 1, 2012
Source: Toronto FC

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nationality Name Major League Soccer Canadian Championship 2011-12 Champions League 2012-13 Champions League Total
1 9 FW Jamaica Ryan Johnson 6 2 2 1 11
2 14 FW  Netherlands Danny Koevermans 9 0 0 0 9
3 11 MF  United States Luis Silva 4 0 1 1 6
19 MF Bermuda Reggie Lambe 2 2 0 2 6
5 23 MF  Canada Terry Dunfield 2 0 0 1 3
6 7 FW Ecuador Joao Plata 0 0 2 0 2
22 MF  Germany Torsten Frings 2 0 0 0 2
8 3 DF Chile Miguel Aceval 0 0 1 0 1
4 DF  Canada Doneil Henry 1 0 0 0 1
8 MF  United States Eric Avila 1 0 0 0 1
18 FW  United States Quincy Amarikwa 1 0 0 0 1
18 FW  Netherlands Nick Soolsma 0 0 1 0 1
25 DF  United States Jeremy Hall 1 0 0 0 1
29 FW  France Eric Hassli 1 0 0 0 1
32 FW  United States Andrew Wiedeman 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 30 4 7 6 47

Last updated: September 1, 2012
Source: Toronto FC

Top assists

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nationality Name Major League Soccer Canadian Championship 2011-12 Champions League 2012-13 Champions League Total
1 5 DF  Canada Ashtone Morgan 5 0 0 2 7
2 9 FW Jamaica Ryan Johnson 4 1 1 0 6
3 18 FW  Netherlands Nick Soolsma 2 1 2 0 5
4 6 MF  Canada Julian de Guzman 3 1 0 0 4
8 MF  United States Luis Silva 2 0 0 2 4
22 MF  Germany Torsten Frings 2 0 1 1 4
7 3 DF Chile Miguel Aceval 2 0 0 0 2
8 MF  United States Eric Avila 2 0 0 0 2
14 FW  Netherlands Danny Koevermans 2 0 0 0 2
19 MF Bermuda Reggie Lambe 1 1 0 0 2
27 DF England Richard Eckersley 2 0 0 0 2
29 FW  France Eric Hassli 2 0 0 0 2
13 4 DF  Canada Doneil Henry 1 0 0 0 1
15 MF  Canada Matt Stinson 1 0 0 0 1
18 FW  United States Quincy Amarikwa 1 0 0 0 1
25 DF  United States Jeremy Hall 1 0 0 0 1
48 DF Ireland Darren O'Dea 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 34 4 4 5 47

Last updated: September 1, 2012
Source: Toronto FC

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Ran No. Pos Nationality Name Major League Soccer Canadian Championship 2011-12 Champions League 2012-13 Champions League Total
1 30 GK Serbia Miloš Kocić 3 3 0 0 6
2 24 GK   Switzerland Stefan Frei 0 0 0 0 0
40 GK  Canada Quillan Roberts 0 0 0 0 0
41 GK Bermuda Freddy Hall 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 2 3 0 0 5

Last updated: September 1, 2012
Source: Toronto FC

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.

R No. Pos Nat Name Major League Soccer Canadian Championship 2011-12 Champions League 2012-13 Champions League Total
         
1 2 DF Logan Emory 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2 27 DF Richard Eckersley 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1
3 6 MF Julian de Guzman 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
4 22 MF Torsten Frings 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
23 MF Terry Dunfield 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
6 5 DF Ashtone Morgan 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
7 4 DF Doneil Henry 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
9 FW Ryan Johnson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
14 FW Danny Koevermans 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
19 MF Reggie Lambe 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
11 3 DF Miguel Aceval 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 MF Luis Silva 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
12 DF Adrian Cann 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
48 DF Darren O'Dea 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
15 20 DF Ty Harden 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 DF Aaron Maund 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 GK Stefan Frei 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 DF Jeremy Hall 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 FW Eric Hassli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
32 FW Andrew Wiedeman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 41 1 1 8 0 2 7 0 0 3 0 0 60 1 3

Last updated: September 1, 2012
Source: Toronto FC

Player movement

Transfers

In
Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
November 29, 2011 Jeremy Hall DF FC Dallas Acquired for 2nd round 2013 SuperDraft pick [10]
December 7, 2011 Reggie Lambe MF Ipswich Town Free Transfer [11]
January 11, 2012 Joao Plata FW LDU Quito Undisclosed [12]
January 12, 2012 Luis Silva MF UC Santa Barbara 1st round 2012 SuperDraft pick [13]
January 12, 2011 Aaron Maund DF University of Notre Dame 1st round 2012 SuperDraft pick [13]
January 26, 2012 Richard Eckersley DF Burnley Free Transfer [14]
January 26, 2012 Geovanny Caicedo DF LDU Quito Undisclosed [15]
January 30, 2012 Miguel Aceval DF Universidad de Concepción Undisclosed [16]
March 13, 2012 Logan Emory DF Puerto Rico Islanders Free Transfer [17]
March 21, 2012 Efrain Burgos, Jr. MF California Polytechnic State University 3rd round 2011 SuperDraft pick [18]
April 10, 2012 Quillan Roberts GK TFC Academy Graduated From Academy [19]
July 13, 2012 Andrew Wiedeman FW FC Dallas Traded for Julian de Guzman [20]
July 20, 2012 Eric Hassli FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired for 1st round 2014 SuperDraft pick & an International Roster Spot [21]
July 21, 2012 Quincy Amarikwa FW New York Red Bulls Acquired for Conditional draft pick [22]
July 31, 2012 Freddy Hall GK Northampton Town Free Transfer [23]
August 3, 2012 Darren O'Dea DF Celtic Free Transfer [24]
Out
Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
November 23, 2011 Kyle Davies DF Orlando City SC Waived [25]
November 23, 2011 Matt Gold MF San Antonio Scorpions Waived [25]
November 23, 2011 Léandre Griffit MF Waived [25]
November 23, 2011 Javier Martina FW FC Dordrecht Waived [25]
November 23, 2011 Demitrius Omphroy DF Global F.C. Waived [25]
November 23, 2011 Eddy Viator DF Felda United F.C. Waived [25]
November 23, 2011 Gianluca Zavarise MF Waived [25]
December 5, 2011 Danleigh Borman DF New England Revolution Selected in Re-Entry Draft [26]
December 29, 2011 Nathan Sturgis MF Houston Dynamo Traded for a conditional pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft [27]
January 19, 2012 Mikael Yourassowsky DF Waived [28]
January 20, 2012 Andy Iro DF Stevenage F.C. Contract Expired [29]
January 20, 2012 Peri Marošević FW NK Junak Sinj Contract Expired [29]
February 28, 2012 Elbekay Bouchiba MF Waived [30]
March 9, 2012 Geovanny Caicedo DF Deportivo Cuenca Waived [31]
June 28, 2012 Efrain Burgos, Jr. MF Waived [32]
July 11, 2012 Nick Soolsma MF Excelsior Released [33]
July 13, 2012 Julian de Guzman MF FC Dallas Traded for Andrew Wiedeman [20]
July 26, 2012 Miguel Aceval DF Huachipato Released [34]

Loans

Out
Date Player Position Loaned to Fee/notes Ref
July 11, 2012 Joao Plata FW LDU Quito End of season loan deal [35]

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Week's Statline
17 Danny Koevermans 2 Goals

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Goal Report
2 Ryan Johnson 62' Johnson GOTW Archived May 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player/Manager Position Report
8 Eric Avila Midfield MLS Team of the Week: 8
16 Danny Koevermans Forward MLS Team of the Week: 16 Archived June 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
17 Ashtone Morgan Defender MLS Team of the Week: 17
Torsten Frings Midfield
Danny Koevermans Forward
Paul Mariner Manager
19 Miloš Kocić Goalkeeper MLS Team of the Week: 19 Archived July 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
Luis Silva Midfield
Paul Mariner Manager

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Toronto is in the No. 4 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.[36]

International roster slots

It is believed that Toronto FC has 10 MLS International Roster Slots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Toronto FC acquired one slot from San Jose Earthquakes on July 14, 2011. TFC has use of this spot through the end of the 2012 season, at which point it reverts to San Jose.[37] Earlier, Toronto FC had acquired an additional spot from San Jose on July 14, 2008 for use through the end of the 2013 season.[38]

Future draft pick trades

Club

Management team

Position Staff
Head Coach & Technical Director Paul Mariner
Technical Manager Bob de Klerk
Director of Team and Player Operations Earl Cochrane

Last updated: June 7, 2012
Source: Toronto FC

First team staff

Position Staff
Assistant Coach Jason Bent
Assistant Coach Jim Brennan
Goalkeeping Coach Stewart Kerr
Video Analyst Shel Brodsgaard
Manager, Team Operations Corey Wray
Coordinator, Media Relations Mike Masaro
Team Physician Dr. Ira Smith
Head Athletic Therapist Carmelo Lobue
Assistant Athletic Therapist Shawn Jeffers
Massage Therapist and Acupuncturist Marcelo Casal
Strength & Conditioning Nick Milonas
Equipment Manager Malcolm Phillips
Assistant Equipment Manager Sacha De Almeida

Last updated: May 23, 2012
Source: Toronto FC

Footnotes

^A : These trades included "future considerations", which may or may not include draft picks.

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