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
Other information
Squad As of October 26, 2008.
First team
List of 2008 transfers
In
Out
Players out on loan
Squad statistics Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate number of games started. Updated to games played October 26, 2008.
Players Number Position Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship TotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals 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 Edu1 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 Lombardo1 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 Samuel1 1 (1) 0 - - - - 1 (1) 0 23 FW Jarrod Smith 19 (5) 1 - - 2 (0) 0 21 (5) 1 24 MF Tyler Hemming2 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 Tébily1 4 (3) 0 - - 1 (1) 0 5 (4) 0 29 DF Nana Attakora-Gyan 5 (3) 0 - - - - 5 (3) 0 32 MF Laurent Robert1 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 Cunningham1 16 (7) 3 - - 4 (2) 0 20 (9) 3
Goalkeepers NumberPosition NameMLS Regular SeasonMLS CupCanadian ChampionshipTotalAppsGAGAACSAppsGAGAACSAppsGAGAACSAppsGAGAACS 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.
Pre-season friendlies Texas Pro Soccer Festival TeamPtsPldWLTGFGAGDHouston Dynamo7 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2D.C. United7 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2Toronto FC3 3 1 2 0 6 7 -1Chivas USA0 3 0 3 0 3 6 -3Carolina Challenge Cup TeamPtsPldWLTGFGAGDSan Jose Earthquakes9 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5Charleston Battery4 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1New York Red Bulls2 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3Toronto FC1 3 0 2 1 1 4 -3
Regular season
Results summary
Results by round
Canadian Championship TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGDMontreal Impact7421152+3Toronto FC54121440Vancouver Whitecaps FC4411236-3
Matches Updated to games played October 26, 2008.
Legend
Pre-season
Friendly matches
2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival
2008 Carolina Challenge Cup
Mid-season friendly matches
2008 Major League Soccer season
Canadian Championship
Player seasonal records Competitive matches only. Updated to games played October 26, 2008.
Top goalscorers Rank Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total1 Rohan Ricketts 4 (27) - 2 (4) 6 (31)2 Danny Dichio 5 (23) - 0 (2) 5 (25)3 Chad Barrett 4 (13) - - 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 game1 Brian Edwards 8 (6) - - 8 (6) 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 Cards1 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.
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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