2008 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC

2008 season
Manager	John Carver
Major League Soccer	7th, last place (East) 12th (Overall)
Canadian Championship	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Danny Dichio (5) All: Rohan Ricketts (6)
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The 2008 MLS season was the second season in Toronto FC's existence. The club's season began on March 29, 2008 in an away game against Columbus Crew, which resulted in a 2-0 loss. The club's first goal of the season was scored by Maurice Edu on April 5, 2008 in a 4-1 loss against D.C. United.

Club

Management

Position	Staff
Head coach	John Carver
Assistant coach	Chris Cummins
Director of soccer	Mo Johnston
Strength and conditioning coach	Paul Winsper
Goalkeeping coach	Eddie Kehoe
Equipment manager	Malcolm Phillips

Last updated: May 11, 2008
Source: Toronto FC

Other information

Chairman	MLSE
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	BMO Field (20,522 / 75yards x 115yards)

Source: BMO Field article on April 9, 2008

Squad

As of October 26, 2008.'

First team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Greg Sutton 2 DF Hunter Freeman 3 DF Julius James 4 DF Marco Vélez 5 MF Kevin Harmse 7 FW Abdus Ibrahim 9 FW Danny Dichio 10 MF Rohan Ricketts 11 MF Jim Brennan (Captain) 12 DF Todd Dunivant 14 DF Tyrone Marshall 15 MF Tyler Rosenlund 16 DF Marvell Wynne

No. Position Player 17 MF Joey Melo 18 GK Brian Edwards 19 FW Chad Barrett 20 MF Amado Guevara 23 FW Jarrod Smith 25 FW Carlos Ruiz 26 FW Derek Gaudet 27 MF Gabe Gala 28 FW Johann Smith 29 DF Nana Attakora-Gyan 33 MF Carl Robinson (Vice-Captain) 36 MF Kilian Elkinson

List of 2008 transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 3 DF Julius James (1st round (9th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [1]) 8 DF Pat Phelan (1st round (10th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [1]) 18 GK Brian Edwards (2nd round (28th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [1]) 5 MF Kevin Harmse (from Los Angeles Galaxy for 2009 4th round draft pick [2]) 15 MF Tyler Rosenlund (signed as a free agent [3]) 23 FW Jarrod Smith (signed as a free agent [4]) 4 DF Marco Vélez (free transfer from Puerto Rico Islanders [5])

No. Position Player 32 MF Laurent Robert (free transfer from Derby County [6]) 20 MF Amado Guevara (from Chivas USA for 2009 and 2010 draft pick [7]) 10 MF Rohan Ricketts (signed as a free agent [8]) 28 DF Olivier Tébily (signed as a free agent [9]) 24 MF Tyler Hemming (rejoined club under new contract[10]) 7 FW Abdus Ibrahim (from FC Dallas for pick in 2010 MLS draft[11]) 25 FW Carlos Ruiz (from Los Angeles Galaxy for first round pick in 2009 MLS draft and supplemental pick[12]) 2 DF Hunter Freeman (from New York Red Bull for two supplemental draft picks[13])

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 13 MF Chris Pozniak (picked by San Jose Earthquakes in expansion draft) 3 DF Adam Braz (waived) 4 DF Marco Reda (waived) 15 MF David Guzmán (waived) 18 GK Srdjan Djekanović (waived) 23 DF Miguel Canizalez (waived) 28 DF Stephen Lumley (waived) 26 MF Cristian Nuñez (waived) 39 GK Kenny Stamatopoulos (loan return to Tromsø IL) 5 MF Ronnie O'Brien (to San Jose Earthquakes for 2009 1st Round draft pick [14])

No. Position Player 21 FW Collin Samuel (waived [15]) 2 DF Andrew Boyens (waived [16]) 24 MF Tyler Hemming (waived [17]) 8 DF Pat Phelan (to New England Revolution [18]) 19 FW Andrea Lombardo (waived) 28 DF Olivier Tebily (waived [19]) 32 MF Laurent Robert (waived [20]) 6 MF Maurice Edu (to Rangers F.C. [21])

Players out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player – FW Jeffrey Gonsalves (at Rhode Island Stingrays)

Squad statistics

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate number of games started.
Updated to games played October 26, 2008.^[22]

Players

Number	Position	Name	MLS Regular Season		MLS Cup		Canadian Championship		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	MF	Hunter Freeman	7 (7)	0	-	-	-	-	7 (7)	0
3	DF	Julius James	14 (11)	1	-	-	3 (1)	0	17 (12)	1
4	DF	Marco Vélez	23 (23)	2	-	-	4 (4)	1	27 (27)	3
5	MF	Kevin Harmse	16 (13)	0	-	-	2 (1)	0	18 (14)	0
6	MF	Maurice Edu^1	13 (12)	1	-	-	3 (3)	1	16 (16)	2
7	FW	Abdus Ibrahim	12 (4)	2	-	-	1 (1)	0	13 (5)	2
9	FW	Danny Dichio	23 (16)	5	-	-	2 (2)	0	25 (18)	5
10	MF	Rohan Ricketts	27 (26)	4	-	-	4 (4)	2	31 (30)	6
11	MF	Jim Brennan (C)	28 (27)	1	-	-	3 (3)	0	31 (30)	1
12	DF	Todd Dunivant	9 (5)	0	-	-	-	-	9 (5)	0
13	MF	Rick Titus	1 (1)	0	-	-	-	-	1 (1)	0
14	DF	Tyrone Marshall	24 (23)	0	-	-	3 (3)	0	27 (26)	0
15	MF	Tyler Rosenlund	8 (3)	1	-	-	-	-	8 (3)	1
16	DF	Marvell Wynne	24 (24)	2	-	-	4 (4)	0	28 (28)	2
17	MF	Joey Melo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
19	FW	Andrea Lombardo^1	1 (0)	0	-	-	-	-	1 (0)	0
19	FW	Chad Barrett	13 (13)	4	-	-	-	-	13 (13)	4
20	MF	Amado Guevara	21 (20)	4	-	-	3 (3)	0	24 (23)	4
21	FW	Collin Samuel^1	1 (1)	0	-	-	-	-	1 (1)	0
23	FW	Jarrod Smith	19 (5)	1	-	-	2 (0)	0	21 (5)	1
24	MF	Tyler Hemming^2	3 (1)	0	-	-	-	-	3 (1)	0
25	FW	Carlos Ruíz	5 (3)	0	-	-	-	-	5 (3)	0
26	MF	Derek Gaudet	1 (0)	0	-	-	-	-	1 (0)	0
27	MF	Gabe Gala	1 (0)	0	-	-	-	-	1 (0)	-
28	FW	Johann Smith	10 (3)	0	-	-	-	-	10 (3)	0
28	DF	Olivier Tébily^1	4 (3)	0	-	-	1 (1)	0	5 (4)	0
29	DF	Nana Attakora-Gyan	5 (3)	0	-	-	-	-	5 (3)	0
32	MF	Laurent Robert^1	17 (16)	1	-	-	4 (4)	0	21 (20)	1
33	MF	Carl Robinson (VC)	27 (27)	1	-	-	4 (4)	0	31 (31)	1
34	DF	Tim Regan	1 (1)	0	-	-	-	-	1 (1)	0
35	DF	Diaz Kambere	1 (1)	0	-	-	-	-	1 (1)	0
36	MF	Kilian Elkinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
96	FW	Jeff Cunningham^1	16 (7)	3	-	-	4 (2)	0	20 (9)	3

Goalkeepers

Number	Position	Name	MLS Regular Season				MLS Cup				Canadian Championship				Total
			Apps	GA	GAA	CS	Apps	GA	GAA	CS	Apps	GA	GAA	CS	Apps	GA	GAA	CS
1	GK	Greg Sutton	24 (24)	35	1.46	6	-	-	-	-	4 (4)	4	1.00	1	28 (28)	39	1.39	7
18	GK	Brian Edwards	6 (6)	8	1.33	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6 (6)	8	1.33	2

¹Player is no longer with team
²Left club at start of the season but later rejoined under a new contract
GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; CS = Clean sheets

Competitions summary

Updated to games played October 26, 2008.^[23]

Pre-season friendlies

Texas Pro Soccer Festival Team Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD Houston Dynamo 7 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 D.C. United 7 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 Toronto FC 3 3 1 2 0 6 7 -1 Chivas USA 0 3 0 3 0 3 6 -3

Carolina Challenge Cup Team Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD San Jose Earthquakes 9 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 Charleston Battery 4 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 New York Red Bulls 2 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 Toronto FC 1 3 0 2 1 1 4 -3

Regular season

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD
30	35	9	13	8	34	43	−9	6	2	7	17	12	+5	3	11	1	17	31	−14

Last updated: October 30, 2008
Source: 2008 Major League Soccer season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

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
Ground	A	A	A	H	H	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	D	W	D	W	L

Last updated: October 30, 2008.
Source: Regular season matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Canadian Championship

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Montreal Impact	7	4	2	1	1	5	2	+3
Toronto FC	5	4	1	2	1	4	4	0
Vancouver Whitecaps FC	4	4	1	1	2	3	6	-3

Matches

Updated to games played October 26, 2008.^{[24][25][26][27][28][29]}

Legend

      Win       Tie       Loss

Pre-season

Friendly matches

Toronto FC v D.C. United

February 5, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 1	D.C. United	Bradenton, Florida
	Danny Dichio  54'		Domenic Mediate  15'

Toronto FC v Odense Boldklub

February 11, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 0	Odense Boldklub	Bradenton, Florida
		(report)

Toronto FC v Odense Boldklub

February 14, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 2	Odense Boldklub	Bradenton, Florida
	Andrea Lombardo  80'	(report)	Jonas Borring  37' Chris Sorensen  60'

Toronto FC v Kansas City Wizards

February 16, 2008	Toronto FC	2 – 0	Kansas City Wizards	Bradenton, Florida
	Maurice Edu  44' Maurice Edu  61'	(report)

Toronto FC v United States U-17

February 17, 2008	Toronto FC	3 – 1	United States U-17	Bradenton, Florida
	Kiki Musampa  24' (pen.) Pat Phelan  87' Jamie Watson  88'	(report)	Scott Caldwell  12'

Toronto FC v Chicago Fire

February 20, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 1	Chicago Fire	Bradenton, Florida
	Jarrod Smith  78'	(report)	Calen Carr  50'

2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival

Toronto FC v Houston Dynamo

March 5, 2008	Toronto FC	3 – 4	Houston Dynamo	Cibolo, Texas
	Kiki Musampa  36' Martin Brittain  71' (pen.) Tony Vairelles  81'	(report)	Brad Davis  3' Brian Ching  42' Brian Ching  44' Erik Ustruck  47'

Toronto FC v D.C. United

March 7, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 1	D.C. United	Cibolo, Texas
		(report)	Josh Gardner  84'

Toronto FC v Chivas USA

March 9, 2008	Toronto FC	3 – 2	Chivas USA	Cibolo, Texas
	Jeff Cunningham  9' Danny Dichio  30' Jeff Cunningham  63' (pen.)	(report)	Kiki Musampa  23' (o.g.) Ante Razov  27'

2008 Carolina Challenge Cup

Toronto FC v San Jose Earthquakes

March 15, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 1	San Jose Earthquakes	Charleston, South Carolina
		(report)	Jason Hernandez  21'

Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls

March 19, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Charleston, South Carolina
	Jeff Cunningham  10'		John Wolyniec  74'

Toronto FC v Charleston Battery

March 22, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 2	Charleston Battery	Charleston, South Carolina
			Randi Patterson  38' Randi Patterson  50'

Mid-season friendly matches

Toronto FC v Pachuca

July 5, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (3 - 4 p)	Pachuca	Toronto
	Julius James  69' Kevin Harmse  85'	(report)	Christian  60'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,097 Referee: Silviu Petrescu
		Penalties
	Rohan Ricketts Laurent Robert Jim Brennan Jarrod Smith Jeff Cunningham Kevin Harmse		Leobardo Lopez Julio Manzur Carlos Gerardo Rodriguez Luis Montes Christian Edwin Borboa

Toronto FC v Independiente

July 15, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 1	Independiente	Toronto
	Tyler Rosenlund  11' Maurice Edu  89'	(report)	Emanuel Centurion  9' Ricardo Moreira  30' Pablo Vitti  68' Damian Ledesma  91+'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,741 Referee: Alex Prus

2008 Major League Soccer season

Columbus Crew v Toronto FC

March 29, 2008	Columbus Crew	2 – 0	Toronto FC	Columbus, Ohio, USA
	Frankie Hejduk  10' Adam Moffat  26' Alejandro Moreno  76'	(report)	Maurice Edu  55'	Stadium: Columbus Crew Stadium Attendance: 13,843 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

D.C. United v Toronto FC

April 5, 2008	D.C. United	4 – 1	Toronto FC	Washington, D.C., USA
	Luciano Emilio  2' Santino Quaranta  5' Marc Burch  22' Gonzalo Peralta  32' Marcelo Gallardo  52' Jaime Moreno  78'	(report)	Jeff Cunningham  13' Kevin Harmse  22' Maurice Edu  50' Maurice Edu  88'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 20,161 Referee: Mark Geiger

Los Angeles Galaxy v Toronto FC

April 13, 2008	Los Angeles Galaxy	2 – 3	Toronto FC	Carson, California, USA
	Landon Donovan  43' Greg Vanney  52' Landon Donovan  58' (pen.)	(report)	Danny Dichio  42' Jarrod Smith  53' Jeff Cunningham  88'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 20,426 Referee: Alex Prus

Toronto FC v Real Salt Lake

April 19, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 0	Real Salt Lake	Toronto
	Laurent Robert  31' Marco Vélez  73'	(report)	Chris Wingert  78'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,219 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Toronto FC v Kansas City Wizards

April 26, 2008	Toronto FC	2 – 0	Kansas City Wizards	Toronto
	Amado Guevara  56' Amado Guevara  77'	(report)	Jimmy Conrad  56'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,045 Referee: Kevin Stott

Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls

May 1, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 1	New York Red Bulls	Toronto
	Marco Vélez  22' Laurent Robert  49' Amado Guevara  51'	(report)	Dave van den Bergh  39' Siniša Ubiparipović  70'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,816 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

May 17, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 0	Columbus Crew	Toronto
		(report)	Guillermo Barros Schelotto  90'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,358 Referee: Kevin Stott

Toronto FC v D.C. United

May 21, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 0	D.C. United	Toronto
	Danny Dichio  7'	(report)	Fred  29' Santino Quaranta  31'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,971 Referee: Alex Prus

D.C. United v Toronto FC

May 24, 2008	D.C. United	3 – 2	Toronto FC	Washington, D.C., USA
	Gonzalo Peralta  41' Jaime Moreno  70' (pen.) Luciano Emilio  72' Devon McTavish  81' Santino Quaranta  84'	(report)	Danny Dichio  13' Danny Dichio  46+' Laurent Robert  62', 95+' Amado Guevara  81'	Stadium: RFK Stadium Attendance: 18,647 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Toronto FC v Los Angeles Galaxy

May 31, 2008	Toronto FC	2 – 0	Los Angeles Galaxy	Toronto
	Maurice Edu  37' Julius James  49' Kevin Harmse  54' Jeff Cunningham  65' Jeff Cunningham  65'	(report)		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,096 Referee: Mark Geiger

Houston Dynamo v Toronto FC

June 8, 2008	Houston Dynamo	3 – 1	Toronto FC	Houston, USA
	Dwayne De Rosario  46+' Brian Ching  52' Brian Ching  69' Chris Wondolowski  94+'	(report)	Carl Robinson  53' Jeff Cunningham  71'	Stadium: Robertson Stadium Attendance: 13,179 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Toronto FC v Colorado Rapids

June 14, 2008	Toronto FC	3 – 1	Colorado Rapids	Toronto
	Danny Dichio  37' Rohan Ricketts  58' Rohan Ricketts 67'	(report)	Christian Gomez  80'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,135 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Toronto FC v Kansas City Wizards

June 21, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 0	Kansas City Wizards	Toronto
	Laurent Robert  92+'	(report)	Jack Jewsbury  5' Kerry Zavagnin  22' Kurt Morsink  69' Roger Espinoza  93+'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,293 Referee: Michael Kennedy

New England Revolution v Toronto FC

June 28, 2008	New England Revolution	2 – 1	Toronto FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA
	Steve Ralston  12' Steve Ralston  59'	(report)	Laurent Robert  47+' Maurice Edu  77' Shalrie Joseph  78' (o.g.) Tyrone Marshall  85' Amado Guevara  93+'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 15,863 Referee: Tim Weyland

Chicago Fire v Toronto FC

July 12, 2008	Chicago Fire	2 – 1	Toronto FC	Bridgeview, Illinois, USA
	Chris Rolfe  6' John Thorrington  27' Gonzalo Segares  36' John Thorrington  92+'	(report)	Maurice Edu  12' Carl Robinson  53' Abdus Ibrahim  63' Abdus Ibrahim  87'	Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 15,118 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Toronto FC v San Jose Earthquakes

July 19, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 0	San Jose Earthquakes	Toronto
	Abdus Ibrahim  18'	(report)	Jason Hernandez  26'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,264 Referee: Paul Ward

Real Salt Lake v Toronto FC

July 28, 2008	Real Salt Lake	2 – 1	Toronto FC	Salt Lake City, USA
	Jamison Olave  63' Jamison Olave  83' Robbie Findley  87'	(report)	Amado Guevara  84' Abdus Ibrahim  86' Greg Sutton  87'	Stadium: Rice-Eccles Stadium Attendance: 12,319 Referee: Kevin Stott

Toronto FC v FC Dallas

August 3, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 2	FC Dallas	Toronto
	Marco Vélez  27', 84' Amado Guevara  79' Jim Brennan  81'	(report)	Andre Rocha  57' Kenny Cooper  81' (pen.) Kenny Cooper  91+'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,247 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Colorado Rapids v Toronto FC

August 9, 2008	Colorado Rapids	0 – 1	Toronto FC	Commerce City, Colorado, USA
	Terry Cooke  32' Conor Casey  46+' Pablo Mastroeni  63' Colin Clark  70', 70'	(report)	Chad Barrett  44' Greg Sutton  78' Carl Robinson  81' Danny Dichio  84'	Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,752 Referee: Richard Heron

New York Red Bulls v Toronto FC

August 17, 2008	New York Red Bulls	2 – 0	Toronto FC	East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
	Andrew Boyens  33' Mike Magee  37' Dave van den Bergh  46+' Gabriel Cichero  46' Juan Pablo Angel  92+'	(report)	Jim Brennan  46+' Kevin Harmse  52'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 11,119 Referee: Terry Vaughn

Toronto FC v New England Revolution

August 23, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 1	New England Revolution	Toronto
	Chad Barrett  66'	(report)	Taylor Twellman  35'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,461 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Chivas USA v Toronto FC

August 30, 2008	Chivas USA	2 – 1	Toronto FC	Carson, California, USA
	Sacha Kljestan  15' Alecko Eskandarian  20' Paulo Nagamura  70' Lawson Vaughn  79' Atiba Harris  80' Atiba Harris  94+'	(report)	Jim Brennan  19' Tyrone Marshall  72'	Stadium: Home Depot Center Attendance: 12,561 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

Toronto FC v Chivas USA

September 6, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 3	Chivas USA	Toronto
	Tyler Rosenlund  30' Marco Vélez  47+'	(report)	Daniel Paladini  39' Daniel Paladini  41' Alecko Eskandarian  47+' Jonathan Bornstein  58' Ante Razov  96+'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,863 Referee: Kevin Stott

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

September 13, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 1	Columbus Crew	Toronto
	Carl Robinson  6' Danny Dichio  65'	(report)	Pat Noonan  40' Gino Padula  41' Chad Marshall  66'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 19,657 Referee: Ricardo Salazar

Kansas City Wizards v Toronto FC

September 20, 2008	Kansas City Wizards	2 – 0	Toronto FC	Kansas City, Kansas, USA
	Davy Arnaud  25' Tyson Wahl  39' Jack Jewsbury  63' (pen.) Kevin Souter  79' Jonathan Leathers  89' Jack Jewsbury  91+'	(report)	Carl Robinson  61' Jim Brennan  65'	Stadium: CommunityAmerica Ballpark Attendance: 8,270 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Toronto FC v Houston Dynamo

September 27, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 1	Houston Dynamo	Toronto
	Jim Brennan  9' Marvell Wynne  73' Tyrone Marshall  83'	(report)	Hunter Freeman  23' (o.g.)	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,074 Referee: Tim Weyland

New York Red Bulls v Toronto FC

October 4, 2008	New York Red Bulls	1 – 3	Toronto FC	East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
	Juan Pablo Angel  35' Jorge Rojas  37' Dane Richards  49' Jeff Parke  79' Gabriel Cichero  87'	(report)	Chad Barrett  27' Kevin Harmse  35' Chad Barrett  56' Chad Barrett  65' Marvell Wynne  79' Abdus Ibrahim  86'	Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 13,756 Referee: Ramon Hernandez

FC Dallas v Toronto FC

October 11, 2008	FC Dallas	2 – 2	Toronto FC	Frisco, Texas, USA
	Bruno Guarda  15' Kenny Cooper  34' Kenny Cooper  93+' (pen.)	(report)	Hunter Freeman  64' Marco Vélez  72' Jim Brennan  75' Marvell Wynne  88' Tyler Rosenlund  93+' Andre Rocha  94+'	Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 14,114 Referee: Mark Geiger

Toronto FC v Chicago Fire

October 18, 2008	Toronto FC	3 – 2	Chicago Fire	Toronto
	Amado Guevara  12' Rohan Ricketts  18' Danny Dichio  22' Hunter Freeman  26' Amado Guevara  31' Rohan Ricketts 47+'	(report)	Justin Mapp  25' Gonzalo Segares  26' Cuauhtémoc Blanco  59' Bakary Soumaré  66'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,294 Referee: Jair Marrufo

San Jose Earthquakes v Toronto FC

October 25, 2008	San Jose Earthquakes	2 – 0	Toronto FC	Santa Clara, California, USA
	Ryan Cochrane  49' James Riley  74' Shea Salinas  80' Shea Salinas  91+' (pen.)	(report)	Tyrone Marshall  80' Amado Guevara  84'	Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 10,526 Referee: Michael Kennedy

Canadian Championship

Montreal Impact v Toronto FC

May 27, 2008	Montreal Impact	0 – 1	Toronto FC	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
	Stefano Pesoli  37', 52' Pato Aguilera  62'	(report)	Jim Brennan  32' Kevin Harmse  50' Marco Vélez  72'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 12,083 Referee: Paul Ward

Toronto FC v Vancouver Whitecaps FC

July 1, 2008	Toronto FC	0 – 1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Toronto
	Jim Brennan  11' Amado Guevara  23' Jeff Cunningham  81'	(report)	Martin Nash  11' Martin Nash  36' (pen.) Justin Moose  46+' Nicholas Addlery  88'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 18,938 Referee: Steven DePiero

Vancouver Whitecaps FC v Toronto FC

July 9, 2008	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	2 – 2	Toronto FC	Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
	Eduardo Sebrango  43' Steve Kindel  65' Eduardo Sebrango  86'	(report)	Maurice Edu  61' Marco Vélez  66' Rohan Ricketts  76'	Stadium: Swangard Stadium Attendance: 5,288 Referee: Carol Ann Chénard

Toronto FC v Montreal Impact

July 22, 2008	Toronto FC	1 – 1	Montreal Impact	Toronto
	Rohan Ricketts  15'	(report)	Roberto Brown  26' Simon Gatti  38' Rocco Placentino  39' Adam Braz  53' Matt Jordan  73' Roberto Brown  92+'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,107 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Updated to games played October 26, 2008.^[30]

Top goalscorers

Rank	Name	MLS Regular Season	MLS Cup	Canadian Championship	Total
1	Rohan Ricketts	4 (27)	-	2 (4)	6 (31)
2	Danny Dichio	5 (23)	-	0 (2)	5 (25)
3	Chad Barrett	4 (13)0	-	-	4 (13)
	Amado Guevara	4 (21)	-	0 (3)	4 (24)
5	Jeff Cunningham	3 (16)	-	0 (4)	3 (20)
	Marco Vélez	2 (23)	-	1 (4)	3 (27)
7	Abdus Ibrahim	2 (12)	-	0 (1)	2 (13)
	Maurice Edu	1 (13)	-	1 (3)	2 (16)
	Marvell Wynne	2 (24)	-	0 (4)	2 (28)
10	Tyler Rosenlund	1 (8)	-	-	1 (8)
	Julius James	1 (14)	-	0 (3)	1 (17)
	Laurent Robert	1 (17)	-	0 (4)	1 (21)
	Jarrod Smith	1 (19)	-	0 (2)	1 (21)
	Carl Robinson	1 (27)	-	0 (4)	1 (31)
	Jim Brennan	1 (28)	-	0 (3)	1 (31)

Goals conceded

Rank	Name	MLS Regular Season	MLS Cup	Canadian Championship	Total	Average per game
1	Brian Edwards	8 (6)0	-	-	8 (6)0	1.33
2	Greg Sutton	35 (24)	-	4 (4)	39 (28)	1.39

Discipline

Rank	Name	MLS Regular Season		MLS Cup		Canadian Championship		Total
										Total Cards
1	Amado Guevara	5	1	-	-	1	0	6	1	7
	Jim Brennan	5	0	-	-	2	0	7	0	7
3	Marco Vélez	3	2	-	-	1	0	4	2	6
	Kevin Harmse	4	1	-	-	1	0	5	1	6
5	Maurice Edu	5	0	-	-	-	-	5	0	5
	Laurent Robert	4	1	-	-	-	-	4	1	5
7	Danny Dichio	4	0	-	-	-	-	4	0	4
	Tyrone Marshall	4	0	-	-	-	-	4	0	4
	Carl Robinson	4	0	-	-	-	-	4	0	4
	Jeff Cunningham	3	0	-	-	1	0	4	0	4
11	Abdus Ibrahim	3	0	-	-	-	-	3	0	3
12	Hunter Freeman	2	0	-	-	-	-	2	0	2
13	Chad Barrett	1	0	-	-	-	-	1	0	1
	Tyler Rosenlund	1	0	-	-	-	-	1	0	1
	Marvell Wynne	1	0	-	-	-	-	1	0	1

Club seasonal records

Updated to games played October 26, 2008.^[23]

Matches

Season record wins

• Record win: 2–0 (v. Kansas City Wizards, April 26, 2008)
• Record away win: 3–1 (v. New York Red Bull, October 4, 2008)

Season record defeats

• Record defeat: 4–1 (v. D.C. United, April 5, 2008)
• Record home defeat: 3–1 (v. Chivas USA, September 6, 2008)

Season record draws

• Highest scoring home draw: 1–1 (v. New York Red Bulls, May 1, 2008)
• Highest scoring away draw: 2–2 (v. FC Dallas, October 11, 2008)

Sequences

• Most consecutive wins: 3 (April 13, 2008 – May 1, 2008)
• Most consecutive draws: 2 (May 1, 2008 – May 17, 2008)
• Most consecutive losses: 2 (March 29, 2008 – April 13, 2008)
• Most consecutive matches unbeaten: 6 (April 13, 2008 – May 24, 2008)
• Most consecutive matches winless: 7 (August 17, 2008 – October 4, 2008)

Attendance

• Highest home attendance: 20, 461 (v. New England Revolution, August 23, 2008)
• Lowest home attendance: 19, 657 (v. Columbus Crew, September 13, 2008)
• Average league attendance: 20,241

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