2014 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC
2014 season
General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko
Head Coach Ryan Nelsen
Major League Soccer 7th Eastern Conference, 13th Overall
MLS Cup Playoffs Did Not Qualify
Canadian Championship Runners–up
Highest home attendance 22,591
Lowest home attendance 18,269
Average home league attendance 22,086

The 2014 Toronto FC season was the eighth season in club history. During the off-season, Toronto FC agreed to a one-year partnership with USL outfit Wilmington Hammerheads. Jackson, Justin Morrow, Dwayne De Rosario, Gilberto, Michael Bradley, Jermain Defoe, Bradley Orr, Collen Warner, Luke Moore, Dominic Oduro, Warren Creavalle and Júlio César came to Toronto.

Toronto opened pre-season on January 24. Toronto will start the season on March 15 against the Seattle Sounders FC and finish on October 25 against the New England Revolution.

Background

Background information

During the 2013 season, Toronto FC finished second from bottom of the Eastern Conference.[1] They had finished 19th out of 19 teams in the 2012 season.[1] Toronto held off renewal of season tickets "months later than normal — hoping that off-season moves have given ticket-holders a reason to get back on board."[2] Toronto FC agreed to a one-year partnership with USL outfit Wilmington Hammerheads on January 22.[3] In the deal, will receive a minimum of four Toronto FC reserve team players.[3] Also included in the deal is invitation for the Wilmington Hammerheads to attend the club's pre–season training camp in Florida, the club's coaching curriculum, and an MLS club's professional environment which includes a business relationship and a friendly.[3]

During the off-season, Toronto acquired Jackson,[4] Issey Nakajima-Farran,[5] Justin Morrow,[6] and Dwayne De Rosario.[7] Gilberto signed as a designated player.[8] Gilberto had "turned down deals in Mexico, Germany, and other countries."[8] In addition to Gilberto, Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe joined the club as designated players.[9] Defoe was due to join Toronto on February 28 from Tottenham Hotspur.[10] However, Defoe didn't join Toronto until March 9[11] due to International duty with England.[12] Bradley Orr[13] and Júlio César[14] joined Toronto on loan.

The options on Gale Agbossoumonde, Joe Bendik, Mark Bloom, Bright Dike, Jeremy Hall, Chris Konopka, Reggie Lambe, Ryan Richter, Quillan Roberts, Emery Welshman, and Andrew Wiedeman were exercised.[15] Joe Bendik signed a new contract.[16] Greg Vanney was hired as Assistant General Manager and the Academy Director on December 11.[17]

Darel Russell and Michael Thomas options were declined,[15] and they will not be returning to Toronto FC.[18] Stefan Frei, Justin Braun, Danny Koevermans are out of contract[15] and their contracts won't be extended.[18] Tim Bezbatchenko confirmed that Darel Russell, Michael Thomas, Stefan Frei, Justin Braun, and Danny Koevermans definitely won't be back with the club in 2014.[19] The right to sign Stefan Frei was traded to the Seattle Sounders FC.[16] Stefan Frei was the longest-serving player at the club at the time of the trade.[16] Richard Eckersley[20] and Matías Laba[21] were traded. Jonas Elmer and Toronto FC "mutually agreed to part ways."[22] Emery Welshman[23] and Reggie Lambe[24] were placed on waivers.

Robert Earnshaw and Bobby Convey

Robert Earnshaw and Bobby Convey options were also declined.[15] Bobby Convey had expected to return to the club.[15] However, Toronto FC General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko stated that he wanted Bobby Convey back at the club and stated that he "could be an important piece."[19] The club are "attempting to make the veteran's salary cap hit match his on-field production."[19] Tim Bezbatchenko also stated that he wanted Robert Earnshaw back at the club.[19] The rights to Bobby Convey were traded to the New York Red Bulls.[25]

Designated player search

The club was in the process of a "lengthy search" for a "marquee-designated player."[26] MLSE President Tim Leiweke, Club General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko, and Head Coach Ryan Nelsen traveled to Europe in October 2013 to search for such a player.[27] Tim Leiweke was quoted, stating, that "the days of us putting our toe in the water and trying to find a cheap DP (designated player) are over. We're going to go swing for the fences."[27] The club wanted to sign two strikers in the January transfer window[28] and were at the "top of the list."[27] The attention was on clubs in the Premier League and Serie A.[27] Jermain Defoe,[26] Alberto Gilardino[26] Samuel Eto'o[29] and Fabio Quagliarella[30] were rumoured to join Toronto FC. The club denied the report about signing Jermaine Defoe,[31] but Bezbatchenko stated that "it's obvious the public "knows" who the targets are."[32] Bezbatchenko also stated that "We’ve identified 3–5 (potential Designated Players) that would fit the role" and that the club "is We’re really honing in on two."[32] Another name in the media was Gilberto.[33] Toronto FC was in competition with clubs in La Liga, Liga MX, Serie A, and Bundesliga for Gilberto's signature.[33] Gilberto was in Toronto[34] and was at the Toronto Raptors game on December 10.[35] Gilberto signed for the club on December 14.[8] Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe joined Gilberto as designated players.[9] Defoe joined Toronto on February 28.[10] Defoe was part of a marketing campaign with the club.[36] The club put together a television advertisement stating that it's a "bloody big deal" that Defoe is coming to Toronto FC.[36] The ad was also online and had close to 60,000 views in a day.[36] The ads were running on The Sports Network and Sportsnet with Toronto being the main focus of the marketing campaign.[36] Even though MLSE was using Defoe in their marketing campaigns, British newspaper, The Guardian, stated "The money may be good but the club are woeful and playing in Canada may end the striker's World Cup hopes."[1]

Transactions

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
December 9 Brazil Jackson MF United States FC Dallas Traded for allocation cash and a conditional second-round pick. [4]
December 14 Brazil Gilberto FW Brazil Internacional Signed as a designated player. [8]
December 17 United States Justin Morrow DF United States San Jose Earthquakes Acquired in a trade with San Jose Earthquakes for allocation money [6]
December 18 Canada Dwayne De Rosario MF United States D.C. United Selected in the second round of the Re-Entry Draft from D.C. United [7]
January 9 Canada Jordan Hamilton FW Canada TFC Academy Graduated from Academy. [37]
January 13 United States Michael Bradley MF Italy Roma $10 million; signed as designated player. [9]
January 24 England Bradley Orr DF England Blackburn Rovers Loan deal until December 2014. [13]
February 14 Brazil Júlio César GK England Queens Park Rangers Signed on loan. [14]
February 28 England Jermain Defoe FW England Tottenham Hotspur $10 million, signed as a designated player [9]
[10]
March 28 Canada Issey Nakajima-Farran MF Cyprus AEK Larnaca Signed on free transfer [5]
May 8 England Luke Moore FW United States Chivas USA Acquired in three team trade which sent Gale Agbossoumonde to the Colorado Rapids. [38]
May 16 United States Collen Warner MF Canada Montreal Impact Acquired in trade which sent Issey Nakajima-Farran and allocation money to the Montreal Impact. [39]
June 6 Ghana Dominic Oduro MF United States Columbus Crew Acquired in trade that sent Álvaro Rey to the Columbus Crew. [40]
July 23 United States Warren Creavalle MF/DF United States Houston Dynamo Acquired in trade with the #14 allocation spot which sent allocation money and the #1 allocation spot to the Houston Dynamo. [41]
September 15 Canada Chris Mannella MF Canada TFC Academy Graduated from academy. [42]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 29 Wales Robert Earnshaw FW England Blackpool Option declined [15]
[18]
November 29 United States Bobby Convey MF United States New York Red Bulls Option declined; the rights and a second round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft was traded to New York Red Bulls for a first round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and a third round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. [15]
[18]
[25]
November 29 England Darel Russell MF United States Tampa Bay Rowdies Option declined [15]
[18]
November 29 United States Michael Thomas MF United States Oklahoma City Energy Option declined [15]
[18]
[43]
November 29 United States Justin Braun FW United States Sacramento Republic Out of contract. [15]
[18]
November 29 Switzerland Stefan Frei GK United States Seattle Sounders FC Out of contract; rights traded for a conditional 2015 MLS SuperDraft first round pick. [15]
[16]
[18]
November 29 Netherlands Danny Koevermans FW Netherlands Utrecht Out of contract. [15]
[18]
[44]
January 27 England Richard Eckersley DF United States New York Red Bulls Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. [20]
February 7 Switzerland Jonas Elmer DF Switzerland FC Winterthur Elmer and Toronto FC "mutually agreed to part ways." [22]
February 25 Canada Emery Welshman FW Canada Sigma FC Placed on waivers. [23]
February 26 Argentina Matías Laba MF Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for future considerations. [21]
March 5 Bermuda Reggie Lambe MF Sweden Nyköpings BIS Placed on waivers. [24]
May 8 United States Gale Agbossoumonde DF United States Colorado Rapids Traded for Luke Moore. [38]
May 16 Canada Issey Nakajima-Farran MF Canada Montreal Impact Traded with allocation money to the Montreal Impact for Collen Warner. [39]
June 6 Spain Álvaro Rey MF United States Columbus Crew Traded for Dominic Oduro. [40]
July 25 Brazil Júlio César GK England Queens Park Rangers Recalled from loan. [45]

Pre–season

Review

Toronto Opened pre–season on January 24 and left for a training camp in Florida on January 27.[46] The expectations are "sky high" coming into pre–season.[46] During pre–season training camp in Florida, Toronto defeated D.C. United 1–0 before returning to Toronto on February 7.[47] However, Toronto returned to Florida to play in the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic in Orlando, Florida.[47] During the tournament, Toronto lost to Columbus Crew 3–1,[48] tied Orlando City 1–1,[49] tied Philadelphia Union 0–0,[50] lost to Fluminense FC U23 team 4–2.[51] During pre–season, Bright Dike injured his leg[52] and will be out for six months.[53] Doneil Henry trained with West Ham United during West Ham United for two and a half weeks.[54]

Pre–season results

Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Venue Opponent Res.
F–A
Goalscorers Ref.
Toronto FC Opponent
February 19 A Columbus Crew 1–3 Wahl  14' (o.g.) Higuaín  10'
Williams  12'
Bedell  61'
[48][55]
February 22 H Orlando City 1–1 Bekker  13' (pen.) Howard  87' [49]
February 26 A Philadelphia Union 0–0 [50]
March 1 H Fluminense FC U23 2–4 Bradley  26'
De Rosario  36'
Pablo  18'
Igor Julião  36'
Carvalho  53' (pen.)
Robert  56'
[51][56]

Major League Soccer

Regular season

Review

March–April

Toronto faced Seattle Sounders FC on March 15 in their season opener[57] after having a bye–week during the opening weekend in the Major League Soccer season.[54] Toronto won the match 2–1.[58] Jermain Defoe scored both goals for Toronto and Clint Dempsey scored for Seattle.[58] Gilberto didn't travel with the team to Seattle due to an injury.[59] Gilberto suffered a hip flexor injury during pre–season.[59] Bright Dike is out long–term.[53] Michael Bradley, Justin Morrow, Bradley Orr, and Álvaro Rey were "questionable" for the game.[60] Bradley, Morrow, and Rey started the match and Orr came on as a substitute in the 65th minute.[57] Doneil Henry started the match[57] and made his 50th league appearance.[54] Dempsey got a two-game suspension for "violent conduct" from an incident with Mark Bloom.[61] Dempsey had hit Bloom in the groin.[61] Toronto's first home game is against D.C. United[62] on March 22.[63] Toronto won 1–0 with a goal from Jermain Defoe.[64] This is the first time that Toronto won the first two games of the season.[65] Toronto faced Real Salt Lake on March 29.[66] Real Salt Lake won 3–0 with goals from Álvaro Saborío (2 Goals) and Luis Gil.[66] Jackson was suspended for the match.[67]

Toronto starts April with a 2–0 win against the Columbus Crew on April 5.[68] Steven Caldwell was suspended for the match.[69]

August

Then Toronto tied Chicago Fire 2–2 on August 23.[70] Bakary Soumaré (own goal) and Gilberto scored for Toronto and Robert Earnshaw and Quincy Amarikwa scored for Chicago.[70] Steven Caldwell and Justin Morrow left the game injured.[71] To finish off August, Toronto lost to New England Revolution 3–0 on August 30 with goals from Lee Nguyen, Kelyn Rowe, and Teal Bunbury.[72] All three goals came off of turnovers. Toronto turned the ball over which led to Nguyen and Rowe scoring[73] and the ball came off the referee after Michael Bradley tried "to swing the ball right sideline"[74] which led to Bunburys goal. The following day, head coach Ryan Nelsen and his assistants were fired.[75] Greg Vanney became the new head coach.[75]

September

Toronto started September with two games against the Philadelphia Union. In the first match, on September 3, Philadelphia won 1–0 with a goal from Conor Casey.[76] Ashtone Morgan, who made his first appearance since the opening game of the season, was sent–off[77] after "pulling down" Sébastien Le Toux while Le Toux was "on a breakaway."[78] This was Greg Vanney's first match in–charge as head coach.[79] In the second match, on September 6, Philadelphia won 2–0 with goals from Connor Casey and Andrew Wenger.[80] The second match was Vanney's first home match since he became the new head coach.[81] The loss to Philadelphia meant Philadelphia overtook Toronto in the Eastern Conference standings.[82] Then, on September 13, Toronto tied Chicago Fire 1–1. Michael Bradley was critical of the referee after the match and was eventually fined an undisclosed amount for the comment.[83] Then on September 21, Toronto defeated Chivas USA 3–0 with goals from Jackson, Luke Moore, and Gilberto.[84]

Regular season results

  Win   Draw   Loss

MD Date
KO EST
Venue Opponent Res.
F–A
Att. Goalscorers and disciplined players Ref.
Toronto FC Opponent
1 March 15
4:30 p.m.
A Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 38,441 Defoe  17', 24'
Rey  63'
Morrow  78'
César  83'
Dempsey  68'
Alonso  70'
[57]
2 March 22
4:30 p.m.
H D.C. United 1–0 22,591 Jackson  50'
Defoe  60'
Arnaud  55' [63]
3 March 29
9:30 p.m.
A Real Salt Lake 0–3 18,881 Defoe  29'
Henry  31'
Caldwell  35'
Saborío  11' (pen.), 55'
Gil  28'
Schuler  38'
[66]
4 April 5
6:00 p.m.
A Columbus Crew 2–0 12,045 Bradley  11'
Bloom  34'
Issey  85'
[68]
5 April 12
4:00 p.m.
H Colorado Rapids 0–1 22,591 Caldwell  17' Buddle  11' [85]
6 April 19
8:30 p.m.
A FC Dallas 1–2 17,406 Issey  21'  55'
Jackson  74'
Hedges  37'
Pérez  88'
[86]
7 May 3
1:00 p.m.
H New England Revolution 1–2 22,591 Jackson  6'  43'
Bradley  58'
Mullins  24'
Nguyen  82' (pen.)
Fagúndez  75'
Caldwell  90+2'
[87]
8 May 17
4:30 p.m.
H New York Red Bulls 2–0 22,591 Defoe  12'  88'
Morrow  45'
Moore  90+5'
Henry  4'
Olave  42'
Armando  88'
[88]
9 May 23
8:30 p.m.
A Sporting Kansas City 2–2 19,914 Moore  67'  84'
Orr  90+1'
Caldwell Red card 63'
Gilberto  39'
Bloom  57'
Dwyer  47'  84' (pen.)
Nagamura  79'
[89]
10 May 31
5:00 p.m.
H Columbus Crew 3–2 22,591 Defoe  21' (pen.)  81'
Henry  90+2'  90+4'
Bendik  66'
Gilberto  77'
Bekker  80'
Meram  18'
Viana  65'  60'
Parkhurst  39'
Wahl  83'
[90]
11 June 7
4:00 p.m.
H San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 22,591 Defoe  27' (pen.)  90+3'
Henry  17'
Hagglund  84'
Cronin  60'
Goodson 66'
[91]
12 June 27
8:00 p.m.
A New York Red Bulls 2–2 20,176 Defoe  55'
Gilberto  72'
Morrow  11'
Luyindula  36'
Wright-Phillips  90+3'
[92]
13 July 2
8:30 p.m.
A Chicago Fire 1–1 13,153 Moore Red card 29'
Jackson  43'
Caldwell  53'
Amarikwa  45+2'
Shipp  57'
Palmer  86'
14 July 5
4:00 p.m.
H D.C. United 1–2 22,591 Moore  60'
Hagglund Red card 89'
DeLeon  54'
Kitchen  70'
15 July 12
7:00 p.m.
H Houston Dynamo 4–2 22,591 Osorio  39'
Oduro  45+1'
Defoe  37'  63'  89'
Davis  13'  30'
Sarkodie  35'
Taylor  37'
Horst  40'
Ricardo Clark  56'
Creavalle  59'
[93]
16 July 16
8:00 p.m.
H Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 22,591 Defoe  64' (pen.)
Orr  28'
Warner  90+4'
Mattocks  50'
Teibert  28'
Reo-Coker  70'
Adekugbe  85'
[94]
17 July 19
9:00 p.m.
A Houston Dynamo 2–2 20,069 [95]
18 July 26
7:00 p.m.
H Sporting Kansas City 1–2 22,591 Jackson  16'  32'
Morrow  35'
Oduro  44'
Henry  45'+2'
Bradley  73'
Zusi  48'
Besler  53' Yellow cardRed card 75'
Peterson  80'
19 July 30
7:00 p.m.
A D.C. United 0–3 16,171 Warner  36'
Bradley  68'
Johnson  8'  90'
Arnaud  42'
Korb  54'
Rolfe  59'
Hagglund  67' (o.g.)
20 August 3
6:00 p.m.
A Montreal Impact 2–0 16,665 Gilberto  11'
Moore  54'
Król  32'
Ferrari  53'
Camara  77'
21 August 9
7:30 p.m.
A Columbus Crew 3–2 17,822 Gilberto  43'
Henry  53'
Osorio  59'
Moore  84'
Higuaín  45+2' (pen.)
Meram  81'
22 August 16
8:30 p.m.
A Sporting Kansas City 1–4 20,730 Gilberto  45+1' (pen.)
23 August 23
7:00 p.m.
H Chicago Fire 2–2 22,591 Soumaré  3' (o.g.)
Warner  57'
Gilberto  79'
Palmer  20'
Alex  39'
Soumaré  46'
Earnshaw  70'
Amarikwa  90'
Segares  90+1'
[70]
24 August 30
5:00 p.m.
H New England Revolution 0–3 22,591 Gilberto  82' Nguyen  2'
Bunbury  4'  58'
Rowe  21'  36'
Caldwell  47'
[72]
25 September 3
7:00 p.m.
A Philadelphia Union 0–1 15,238 Morgan Red card 77'
Bradley  83'
Henry  90'+3'
Edu  33'
Casey  55'
[76]
26 September 6
2:00 p.m.
H Philadelphia Union 0–2 22,591 Henry  28' Casey  8'
Wenger  44'
[80]
27 September 13
8:30 p.m.
A Chicago Fire 1–1 18,691 Hagglund  47'
Morrow  62'
De Rosario  89'
Palmer  11'
Nyassi  41'
[96]
28 September 21
3:00 p.m.
H Chivas USA 3–0 22,591 Jackson  23' Red card 66'
Moore  45'+2'
Gilberto  54'
Lovitz  75'
Sturgis  38'
Reo-Coker Red card 66'
[84]
29 September 27
1:00 p.m.
H Portland Timbers 3–2 22,591 Hagglund  62', 70'
Bradley  89'
Moore  90+1'
Fanendo Adi  13'
Caldwell  16' (o.g.)
Chará  45+7'
Valeri  88'
30 October 4
10:30 p.m.
A LA Galaxy 0–3 24,064 Osorio  66' Keane  22', 25'
Sarvas  66'
Gordon  90+3'
31 October 8
7:30 p.m.
H Houston Dynamo 0–1 18,269 Lovitz  90+5' Barnes  35'
Cochran Red card 55'
32 October 11
7:00 p.m.
A New York Red Bulls 1–3 24,068 Creavalle  33'
Osorio  55'
Hagglund Red card 86'
Bradley  89'
Eckersley  15'
Wright-Phillips  26'
Izquierdo  35'
McCarty  44'
Alexander  78'
Olave  90+4'
33 October 18
2:00 p.m.
H Montreal Impact 11 18,329 Creavalle  20'
Jackson  88'
Osorio Red card 90+3'
Bendik  90+4'
De Rosario  90+5'
Camara  5' Yellow cardRed card 90+5'
Martins  39'
Ferrari  55'
Pearce Red card 82'
Bush  90'
34 October 25
7:30 p.m.
A New England Revolution 01 32,766 Morrow  61' Nguyen  35' [97]

Table

Conference
Pos
Team
Pts
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Qualification or relegation
1 D.C. United (E1) 59 34 17 9 8 52 37+15 2014 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 New England Revolution 55 34 17 13 4 51 46+5
3 Columbus Crew 52 34 14 10 10 52 42+10
4 New York Red Bulls 50 34 13 10 11 55 50+5 2014 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5 Sporting Kansas City 49 34 14 13 7 48 41+7
6 Philadelphia Union 42 34 10 12 12 51 510  
7 Toronto FC 41 34 11 15 8 44 5410
8 Houston Dynamo 39 34 11 17 6 39 5819
9 Chicago Fire 36 34 6 10 18 41 5110
10 Montreal Impact 28 34 6 18 10 38 5820

Updated to matches played on October 25, 2014 09:57 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion
Overall
Pos
Team
Pts
GP
W
L
T
GF
GA
GD
Qualification or relegation
1 Seattle Sounders FC (SS) (W1) 64 34 20 10 4 65 50+15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 1 4
2 LA Galaxy 61 34 17 7 10 69 37+32 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 2
3 D.C. United (E1) 59 34 17 9 8 52 37+15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 3
4 Real Salt Lake 56 34 15 8 11 54 39+15 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 5
5 New England Revolution 55 34 17 13 4 51 46+5  
6 FC Dallas 54 34 16 12 6 55 45+10
7 Columbus Crew 52 34 14 10 10 52 42+10
8 New York Red Bulls 50 34 13 10 11 55 50+5
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 50 34 12 8 14 42 40+2 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League 6
10 Sporting Kansas City 49 34 14 13 7 48 41+7  
11 Portland Timbers 49 34 12 9 13 61 52+9
12 Philadelphia Union 42 34 10 12 12 51 510
13 Toronto FC 41 34 11 15 8 44 5410
14 Houston Dynamo 39 34 11 17 6 39 5819
15 Chicago Fire 36 34 6 10 18 41 5110
16 Chivas USA 33 34 9 19 6 29 6132
17 Colorado Rapids 32 34 8 18 8 43 6219
18 San Jose Earthquakes 30 34 6 16 12 35 5015
19 Montreal Impact 28 34 6 18 10 38 5820 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League 7

Updated to matches played on October 26, 2014 11:36 PM, EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner
(E1) = Eastern Conference champion
(W1) = Western Conference champion

1 The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A (Canadian teams normally do not qualify for the Champions League through MLS, qualifying instead via the Canadian Championship, however see note 4.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League are:

5 If the same team qualifies multiple times and/or if a Canadian team occupies one or more of the MLS qualifying places, then the American MLS team(s) with the best regular-season record not otherwise qualified are entered.

6 For this season only, the highest placed Canadian team will be awarded Canada's place in the 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League, as a result of the rescheduling of the Canadian Championship in 2015.[98]

7 Montreal Impact qualified for the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League as winners of the 2014 Canadian Championship.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldPtsWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGDWL TGFGAGD
34 41 11 15 8 44 54  −10 7 7 3 24 23  +1 4 8 5 20 31  −11

Last updated: October 25, 2014
Source: Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Canadian Championship

Toronto FC will open their attempt to win the 2014 Canadian Championship against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, due to the seeding procedure used for the Championship.

Canadian Championship results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Leg Date Venue Opponent Res.
F–A
Agg. score
F–A
Att. Goalscorers and disciplined players Ref.
Toronto FC Opponent
Semi–final
FL May 7 H Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 22,591 Defoe  28'
Bradley  28',  89'
De Rosario  90'
Mitchell  48'
Reo-Coker  60'
Manneh  90',  90'
[99]
SL May 14 A Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 (a.e.t.) 3–3
(5–3 p)
18,470 Henry  4',  58'
Bekker  16'
Orr  89'
Bloom  92+'
Mitchell  30'
Hurtado  43'
Salgado  78'
Morales  86' (pen.)
[100]
Final
FL May 28 H Montreal Impact 1–1 18,269 Henry  20'
Rey  35'
Mapp  73'
Lefèvre  83'
[101]
SL June 4 A Montreal Impact 0–1 1–2 13,423 Bernardello  4'
Felipe  90+1'
[102]

Mid-season friendlies

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Venue Opponent Res.
F–A
Att. Goalscorers and disciplined players Ref.
Toronto FC Opponent
June 18 A Wilmington Hammerheads 2–1 De Rosario  20' (pen.)
Hoilett  26'
Godelman  85' [103][104]
July 23 H Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 22,591 Wiedeman  65'
Hamilton  73'
Lamela  16', 40'
Townsend  85'
[105]

Statistics

Team record

As of October 25, 2014
Competition First match Last match Record
G W L T GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Regular season March 15 October 25 34 11 15 8 44 54 −10 32.35 Regular season results
Canadian Championship May 7 June 4 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 25.00 Canadian Championship results
Total 38 12 17 9 48 59 −11 31.58

Squad and statistics

As of October 25, 2014

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMajor League Soccer Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Chris Konopka 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States Justin Morrow 34 0 30+1 0 2+1 0
3 DF United States Warren Creavalle 10 1 7+3 1 0+0 0
4 MF United States Michael Bradley 27 3 25+0 2 2+0 1
5 DF Canada Ashtone Morgan 5 0 2+1 0 2+0 0
7 FW Nigeria Bright Dike 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
8 MF Canada Kyle Bekker 24 0 13+7 0 3+1 0
9 FW Brazil Gilberto 32 7 21+7 7 3+1 0
11 MF Brazil Jackson 26 4 21+5 4 0+0 0
12 GK United States Joe Bendik 31 0 27+0 0 4+0 0
13 DF Scotland Steven Caldwell 24 0 21+0 0 3+0 0
14 MF Canada Dwayne De Rosario 23 1 4+15 1 1+3 0
15 DF Canada Doneil Henry 25 3 19+2 1 4+0 2
16 DF England Bradley Orr 21 1 14+5 1 2+0 0
17 DF United States Nick Hagglund 27 2 23+2 2 2+0 0
18 FW England Jermain Defoe 21 12 17+2 11 2+0 1
21 MF Canada Jonathan Osorio 29 3 24+3 3 1+1 0
22 FW Canada Jordan Hamilton 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
23 FW Ghana Dominic Oduro 24 2 17+7 2 0+0 0
25 MF United States Jeremy Hall 5 0 2+1 0 2+0 0
26 MF United States Collen Warner 20 0 19+1 0 0+0 0
27 FW England Luke Moore 29 6 22+5 6 2+0 0
28 DF United States Mark Bloom 29 0 26+0 0 2+1 0
32 FW United States Andrew Wiedeman 8 0 0+7 0 0+1 0
33 DF United States Ryan Richter 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF United States Daniel Lovitz 21 0 5+13 0 2+1 0
40 GK Canada Quillan Roberts 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left after the start of the season.
20 MF Canada Issey Nakajima-Farran 7 2 2+3 2 2+0 0
23 MF Spain Álvaro Rey 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0
30 GK Brazil Júlio César 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0

Goals and assists

Correct as of October 25, 2014

Goals
Pos. Playing Pos. Nation Name Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Total
1 FW England Jermain Defoe 11 1 12
2 FW Brazil Gilberto 7 7
3 FW England Luke Moore 6 6
4 MF Brazil Jackson 4 4
5 MF United States Michael Bradley 2 1 3
DF Canada Doneil Henry 1 2 3
MF Canada Jonathan Osorio 3 3
8 DF United States Nick Hagglund 2 2
MF Canada Issey Nakajima-Farran 2 2
FW Ghana Dominic Oduro 2 2
11 MF United States Warren Creavalle 1 1
FW Canada Dwayne De Rosario 1 1
DF England Bradley Orr 1 1
Total 43 4 47

Assists
Pos. Playing Pos. Nation Name Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Total
1 FW Brazil Gilberto 5 1 6
2 FW Ghana Dominic Oduro 5 5
3 MF United States Michael Bradley 4 4
FW England Luke Moore 4 4
MF Canada Jonathan Osorio 4 4
6 FW England Jermain Defoe 2 1 3
DF United States Nick Hagglund 3 3
MF United States Daniel Lovitz 2 1 3
DF United States Justin Morrow 3 3
10 MF United States Collen Warner 2 2
11 DF United States Mark Bloom 1 1
MF Brazil Jackson 1 1
DF England Bradley Orr 1 1
Total 37 3 40

Clean sheets

Correct as of October 25, 2014

R Pos Nat Name Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Total
1 GK United States Joe Bendik 4 4
2 GK Brazil Júlio César 2 2
TOTALS 6 6

Disciplinary record

Correct as of October 25, 2014[106]

No. Pos. Name MLS Canadian Championship Total
Red card Red card Red card
2DFUnited States Justin Morrow 600060
3DFUnited States Warren Creavalle 100010
4MFUnited States Michael Bradley 601070
8MFCanada Kyle Bekker 101020
9FWBrazil Gilberto 300030
11MFBrazil Jackson 510051
12GKUnited States Joe Bendik 200020
13DFScotland Steven Caldwell 310031
14FWCanada Dwayne De Rosario 101020
15DFCanada Doneil Henry 801090
16DFEngland Bradley Orr 101020
17DFUnited States Nick Hagglund 220022
18FWEngland Jermain Defoe 500050
20MFCanada Issey Nakajima-Farran 100010
21MFCanada Jonathan Osorio 110011
23MFSpain Álvaro Rey 101020
23FWGhana Dominic Oduro 200020
26MFUnited States Collen Warner 300030
27FWEngland Luke Moore 210021
28DFUnited States Mark Bloom 201030
30GKBrazil Júlio César 100010
35MFUnited States Daniel Lovitz 200020
Total59670666

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