2016 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC
2016 season
General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko
Head Coach Greg Vanney
Major League Soccer Conference:
Overall:
Top goalscorer League:
Sebastian Giovinco (6)
All:
Sebastian Giovinco (6)
Average home league attendance League:
Home colours
Away colours

The 2016 Toronto FC season will be the tenth season in club history.

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.

Roster

Current roster

As of March 6, 2016.[1]

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age) Previous Club
Goalkeepers
1 Clint Irwin United States GK April 1, 1989 United States Colorado Rapids
25 Alex Bono United States GK April 25, 1994 United States Syracuse Orange
40 Quillan Roberts Canada GK September 13, 1994 Canada TFC Academy
Defenders
2 Justin Morrow United States FB October 4, 1987 United States San Jose Earthquakes
3 Drew Moor United States CB January 15, 1984 United States Colorado Rapids
5 Ashtone Morgan Canada FB February 9, 1991 Canada TFC Academy
6 Nick Hagglund United States CB September 14, 1990 United States Xavier Musketeers
13 Clément Simonin France CB July 1, 1991 United States NC State Wolfpack
15 Eriq Zavaleta United States CB August 2, 1992 United States Seattle Sounders
23 Josh Williams United States CB April 18, 1988 United States New York City FC
24 Damien Perquis Poland CB April 10, 1984 Spain Real Betis
28 Mark Bloom United States FB November 25, 1987 United States Atlanta Silverbacks
33 Steven Beitashour Iran FB February 1, 1987 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps
Midfielders
4 Michael Bradley United States CM July 31, 1987 Italy Roma
7 Will Johnson Canada CM January 21, 1987 United States Portland Timbers
8 Benoît Cheyrou France CM May 3, 1981 France Marseille
9 Tsubasa Endoh Japan RW August 20, 1993 United States Maryland Terrapins
14 Jay Chapman Canada AM January 1, 1994 Canada K-W United FC
18 Marky Delgado United States CM May 16, 1995 United States Chivas USA
19 Daniel Lovitz United States LW August 27, 1991 United States Elon Phoenix
20 Chris Mannella Canada DM June 7, 1994 Canada TFC Academy
21 Jonathan Osorio Canada AM June 12, 1992 Canada SC Toronto
Forwards
10 Sebastian Giovinco Italy ST January 26, 1987 Italy Juventus
11 Molham Babouli Canada ST January 2, 1993 Canada Toronto FC II
17 Jozy Altidore United States CF November 6, 1989 England Sunderland
22 Jordan Hamilton Canada ST March 17, 1996 Canada TFC Academy

Transfers

In

No. Pos. Player Transferred From Fee/Notes Date Source
3 DF United States Drew Moor United States Colorado Rapids Free Transfer December 16, 2015 [2]
33 DF Iran Steven Beitashour Canada Vancouver Whitecaps Acquired for 2016 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick December 18, 2015 [3]
7 MF Canada Will Johnson United States Portland Timbers Acquired for a conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick & targeted allocation money December 18, 2015 [4]
1 GK United States Clint Irwin United States Colorado Rapids Acquired for a 2016 MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick, a conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft 1st round pick & targeted allocation money January 18, 2016 [5]
9 MF Japan Tsubasa Endoh United States Maryland Terrapins Selected 9th overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft February 27, 2016 [6]
11 FW Canada Molham Babouli Canada Toronto FC II Free Transfer March 5, 2016 [7]

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.

No. Pos. Player Previous Club Notes Date Source
9 MF Japan Tsubasa Endoh United States Maryland Terrapins MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#9) January 14, 2016 [8]
MF United States Mitchell Taintor United States Rutgers Scarlet Knights MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#59) January 19, 2016 [9]
FW United States Darius Madison United States UMBC Retrievers MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#70) January 19, 2016 [9]
MF United States Brian James United States Penn State Nittany Lions MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#80) January 19, 2016 [9]

Out

No. Pos. Player Transferred To Fee/Notes Date Source
1 GK United States Chris Konopka Scotland Ross County Contract Expired December 1, 2015 [10]
34 MF Canada Manny Aparicio Contract Expired December 1, 2015 [10]
11 MF Brazil Jackson Contract Expired December 1, 2015 [10]
55 FW United States Robbie Findley United States Rayo OKC Contract Expired December 1, 2015 [10]
12 GK United States Joe Bendik United States Orlando City Option Declined; Traded for a conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick December 21, 2015 [10][11]
41 DF Morocco Ahmed Kantari Waived January 13, 2016 [12]
22 FW England Luke Moore Waived February 26, 2016 [13]
26 MF United States Collen Warner United States Houston Dynamo Traded for a conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick March 2, 2016 [14]
16 FW United States Herculez Gomez United States Seattle Sounders Waived March 2, 2016 [15]

Competitions

Preseason

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Montreal Impact 9 4 3 2 13 11 +2 14 Conference Semi-finals[lower-alpha 1]
2 Philadelphia Union 8 4 3 1 11 8 +3 13
3 Toronto FC 8 3 3 2 9 7 +2 11 Knockout round
4 Orlando City SC 9 2 2 5 16 14 +2 11
5 New York Red Bulls 10 3 6 1 13 18 5 10
Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 2016. 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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:
  1. Since Montreal Impact is a Canadian team, the 2017–18 CONCACAF Champions League berth given to the Eastern Conference team with the best record would instead pass to the next best American team regardless of conference (in this case, Real Salt Lake).
Overall
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification[lower-alpha 1]
8 Philadelphia Union 8 4 3 1 11 8 +3 13
9 Portland Timbers 9 3 3 3 14 16 2 12
10 Toronto FC 8 3 3 2 9 7 +2 11
11 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 3 5 2 12 15 3 11
12 Orlando City SC 9 2 2 5 16 14 +2 11
Updated to match(es) played on May 2, 2016. Source: 2016 MLS schedule
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) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 3 2 3 9 7  +2 11 0 0 0 0 0  0 3 2 3 9 7  +2

Last updated: May 1, 2016.
Source: MLS

Results by round

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GroundAAAAAAAAHHHHAHAHHAAHHHHAAAHAHHHHAH
Result W D L L D W W L

Last updated: May 1, 2016.
Source: Regular season matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Canadian Championship

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of May 1, 2016

No. Pos Nat Player TotalMajor League Soccer Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK United States Clint Irwin 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF United States Justin Morrow 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF United States Drew Moor 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0
4 MF United States Michael Bradley 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Canada Ashtone Morgan 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0
6 DF United States Nick Hagglund 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF Canada Will Johnson 8 1 8+0 1 0+0 0
8 MF France Benoît Cheyrou 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
9 MF Japan Tsubasa Endoh 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
10 FW Italy Sebastian Giovinco 8 6 8+0 6 0+0 0
11 FW Canada Molham Babouli 5 0 1+4 0 0+0 0
14 MF Canada Jay Chapman 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0
15 DF United States Eriq Zavaleta 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 FW United States Jozy Altidore 6 0 4+2 0 0+0 0
18 MF United States Marky Delgado 7 1 6+1 1 0+0 0
19 MF United States Daniel Lovitz 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
20 MF Canada Chris Mannella 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Canada Jonathan Osorio 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0
22 FW Canada Jordan Hamilton 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF United States Josh Williams 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0
24 DF Poland Damien Perquis 8 1 7+1 1 0+0 0
25 GK United States Alex Bono 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 DF United States Mark Bloom 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 DF Iran Steven Beitashour 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0
38 DF France Clément Simonin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 GK Canada Quillan Roberts 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goals and assists

Goals

Correct as of May 1, 2016

Pos. Playing Pos. Nation Name Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Total
1 FW Italy Sebastian Giovinco 6 6
2 MF United States Marky Delgado 1 1
MF Canada Will Johnson 1 1
DF Poland Damien Perquis 1 1
Total 9 9

Assists

Correct as of May 1, 2016

Pos. Playing Pos. Nation Name Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Total
1 FW Italy Sebastian Giovinco 3 3
MF Canada Will Johnson 3 3
3 FW United States Jozy Altidore 2 2
4 MF United States Marky Delgado 1 1
Total 9 9

Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. Correct as of May 1, 2016

R Pos Nat Name Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Total
1 GK United States Clint Irwin 3 3
TOTALS 3 3

Disciplinary record

Correct as of May 1, 2016[16]

No. Pos. Name MLS Canadian Championship Total
Red card Red card Red card
1GKUnited States Clint Irwin 100010
2DFUnited States Justin Morrow 300030
5DFCanada Ashtone Morgan 100010
7MFCanada Will Johnson 100010
8MFFrance Benoît Cheyrou 310031
10FWItaly Sebastian Giovinco 100010
11FWCanada Molham Babouli 100010
17FWUnited States Jozy Altidore 200020
19MFUnited States Daniel Lovitz 100010
24DFPoland Damien Perquis 200020
Total16100161

Recognition

MLS Team of the Week

Week Starters Bench Opponent Link
1 United States Drew Moor Italy Sebastian Giovinco New York Red Bulls [17]
2 Canada Will Johnson, Italy Sebastian Giovinco New York City FC [18]
6 United States Michael Bradley New England Revolution [19]
7 Iran Steven Beitashour United States Clint Irwin D.C. United [20]
8 United States Drew Moor, United States Michael Bradley, Italy Sebastian Giovinco Montreal Impact [21]

References

  1. "Players". Toronto FC. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  2. "Toronto FC Signs Drew Moor". Toronto FC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. "Toronto FC Acquires Steven Beitashour". Toronto FC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  4. "Toronto FC Acquires Will Johnson". Toronto FC. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  5. "Toronto FC Acquires Clint Irwin From Colorado". Toronto FC. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  6. "Toronto FC Sign Tsubasa Endoh". Toronto FC. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  7. "Toronto FC Sign Molham Babouli". Toronto FC. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  8. "Toronto FC selects Tsubasa Endoh with 9th pick in MLS SuperDraft". Toronto FC. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "TFC Concludes SuperDraft With Three Picks". Toronto FC. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Toronto FC Exercise Contract Options On 13 Players". Toronto FC. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  11. "Toronto FC Acquires Draft Pick From Orlando". Toronto FC. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  12. "Toronto FC Waive Defender Ahmed Kantari". Toronto FC. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  13. "Toronto FC Waive Forward Luke Moore". Toronto FC. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  14. "TFC Acquires Conditional Second Round Pick For Collen Warner". Toronto FC. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  15. "Toronto FC Waive Forward Herculez Gomez". Toronto FC. Retrieved March 2, 2016.
  16. "Toronto FC Foul Statistics". Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  17. "Team of the Week (Wk 1)". March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  18. "Team of the Week (Wk 2)". March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  19. "Team of the Week (Wk 6)". April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  20. "Team of the Week (Wk 7)". April 18, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  21. "Team of the Week (Wk 8)". April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.

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