The 2011 MLS season was the fifth season in Toronto FC's existence. The club once again failed to make the playoffs, however, they won the Canadian Championship and strong performances near the end of the season helped them in qualifying to the semifinal phase of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League.
The first league game was played on March 19, 2011, against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It was the first match between two Canadian clubs in Major League Soccer history. Dwayne De Rosario scored the 8,000th goal in league history in a match against the Vancouver Whitecaps. The first home match was March 26, 2011, versus the other 2011 expansion club, Portland Timbers. The regular season ended on October 22, 2011.
Across all competitions, Toronto FC finished 2011 with a record of 14-15-17, for 59 points from 46 matches.
Club
Management team
Squad
Squad list As of October 22, 2011.
Squad information No.NameNationalityPosition Date of Birth Previous clubClub AppearancesClub Goals Goalkeepers 24 Stefan Frei GK University of California, Berkeley 95 0 30 Miloš Kocić GK D.C. United 20 0 Defenders 2 Demitrius Omphroy RB/RW University of California, Berkeley 1 0 3 Andy Iro CB Columbus Crew 20 0 4 Doneil Henry CB TFC Academy 21 0 5 Ashtone Morgan LB TFC Academy 23 0 12 Adrian Cann CB Esbjerg fB 49 0 20 Ty Harden CB Colorado Rapids 54 1 25 Danleigh Borman LB/LM New York Red Bulls 29 0 27 Richard Eckersley RB/LB Burnley F.C. (on loan) 33 0 29 Kyle Davies CB Los Angeles Galaxy 1 0 31 Dicoy Williams CB Harbour View F.C. 10 0 55 Eddy Viator CB/RB Amiens SC 4 0 Midfielders 6 Julian de Guzman CM/DM Deportivo de La Coruña 70 3 8 Eric Avila AM FC Dallas 9 1 11 Nathan Sturgis CM/DM/LB Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 0 15 Matt Stinson CM TFC Academy 19 0 16 Oscar Cordon CM TFC Academy 8 0 17 Elbekay Bouchiba CM Al Wakrah 0 0 19 Mikael Yourassowsky LM/CM/LB NK Rijeka 26 1 21 Léandre Griffit RW/LW Columbus Crew 1 0 22 Torsten Frings DM/CM Werder Bremen 19 0 23 Terry Dunfield CM Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 0 26 Matt Gold CM Ohio State University 6 0 28 Gianluca Zavarise CM/AM Iraklis 15 0 Attackers 7 Joao Plata LW/RW LDU Quito (on loan) 35 8 9 Ryan Johnson ST/AM San Jose Earthquakes 20 6 13 Keith Makubuya ST/RW TFC Academy 1 0 14 Danny Koevermans ST PSV 17 10 18 Nick Soolsma RW/LW VV Young Boys 32 3 33 Javier Martina RW/LW/CF Ajax 27 2 37 Nicholas Lindsay RW/LW TFC Academy 8 0 70 Peri Marošević CF/RW FC Dallas 14 3
Player movement
Transfers
In DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef November 25, 2010 Nathan Sturgis MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired for a 1st round SuperDraft pick March 9, 2011 Elbekay Bouchiba MF Al-Wakrah Free Transfer March 9, 2011 Nick Soolsma FW VV Young Boys Free Transfer March 9, 2011 Javier Martina FW Ajax Free Transfer March 11, 2011 Gianluca Zavarise MF Iraklis Free Transfer March 11, 2011 Alan Gordon FW Chivas USA Acquired for Nick LaBrocca March 16, 2011 Demitrius Omphroy DF University of California, Berkeley SuperDraft, 2nd round March 17, 2011 Ashtone Morgan DF TFC Academy Graduated From Academy March 17, 2011 Oscar Cordon MF TFC Academy Graduated From Academy March 17, 2011 Matt Stinson MF TFC Academy Graduated From Academy March 17, 2011 Keith Makubuya FW TFC Academy Graduated From Academy March 18, 2011 Matt Gold MF Ohio State SuperDraft, 3rd round March 18, 2011 Mikael Yourassowsky DF NK Rijeka Free Transfer March 31, 2011 Dicoy Williams DF Harbour View F.C. Undisclosed April 1, 2011 Tony Tchani MF New York Red Bulls Acquired with a 2012 SuperDraft 1st round pick for Dwayne De Rosario Danleigh Borman DF June 29, 2011 Danny Koevermans FW PSV Eindhoven Undisclosed . Torsten Frings MF Werder Bremen Undisclosed July 14, 2011 Terry Dunfield MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Allocation Money & Future Considerations July 14, 2011 Ryan Johnson FW San Jose Earthquakes Acquired along with allocation money and an international roster slot for Nana Attakora, Jacob Peterson, and Alan Gordon July 15, 2011 Andy Iro DF Columbus Crew Acquired for Tony Tchani Léandre Griffit MF July 20, 2011 Eddy Viator DF Amiens SC Free Transfer July 28, 2011 Dasan Robinson DF Chicago Fire Acquired for Dan Gargan and a 2nd round 2012 SuperDraft pick July 28, 2011 Peri Marošević FW FC Dallas Free Transfer August 2, 2011 Eric Avila MF FC Dallas Acquired for Maicon Santos and a 2011 international roster slot September 15, 2011 Kyle Davies DF Los Angeles Galaxy Acquired for Dasan Robinson
Out DatePlayerPositionDestination clubFee/notesRef November 24, 2010 O'Brian White FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC Expansion Draft November 24, 2010 Gabe Gala MF Mississauga Eagles FC Waived November 24, 2010 Martin Šarić MF Sportivo Luqueño Waived November 24, 2010 Maxim Usanov DF FC Petrotrest Waived November 24, 2010 Raivis Hščanovičs DF FK Jūrmala-VV Waived, free transfer November 24, 2010 Mista FW Waived November 30, 2010 Joseph Nane MF Colorado Rapids Traded for a 3rd round 2012 SuperDraft pick December 3, 2010 Nick Garcia DF Option declined December 3, 2010 Fuad Ibrahim FW Minnesota Stars FC Waived December 3, 2010 Amadou Sanyang MF Seattle Sounders FC Waived, free transfer January 13, 2011 Chad Barrett FW Los Angeles Galaxy Traded for undisclosed future considerations January 13, 2011 Jon Conway GK Chicago Fire Traded for a 3rd round 2011 SuperDraft pick March 1, 2011 Emmanuel Gómez DF Samger Waived March 11, 2011 Nick LaBrocca MF Chivas USA Traded for Alan Gordon March 30, 2011 Josh Janniere MF Colorado Rapids Traded for a 3rd round 2013 Supplemental Draft pick April 1, 2011 Dwayne De Rosario MF New York Red Bulls Traded for Tony Tchani, Danleigh Borman, and a 1st round 2012 SuperDraft pick July 14, 2011 Nana Attakora DF San Jose Earthquakes Traded for allocation money, an international roster slot and Ryan Johnson Jacob Peterson MF Alan Gordon FW July 15, 2011 Tony Tchani MF Columbus Crew Traded for Andy Iro and Léandre Griffit July 28, 2011 Dan Gargan DF Chicago Fire Traded with a 2nd round 2012 SuperDraft pick for Dasan Robinson August 2, 2011 Maicon Santos FW FC Dallas Traded with a 2011 international roster slot for Eric Avila September 15, 2011 Dasan Robinson DF Los Angeles Galaxy Traded for Kyle Davies
Loans
In DatePlayerPositionLoaned fromFee/notesRef March 24, 2011 Joao Plata FW LDU Quito SuperDraft, 3rd round March 24, 2011 Alen Stevanović MF Torino F.C. Recalled on June 19, 2011 April 15, 2011 Richard Eckersley DF Burnley F.C.
Competitions
Pre-season
MLS regular season
Results summary
Results by round
Match results
Canadian Championship
Note
CONCACAF Champions League
Note
MLS Reserve League
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
* = Player is no longer with team
Top scorers {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=80|Rank !width=80|Number !width=150|Name !width=110|Total !width=110|MLS !width=110|Canadian Championship !width=110|Champions League |- |1 |14 |align=left| Danny Koevermans |10 |8 |0 |2 |- |2 |~ |align=left| Maicon Santos* |9 |6 |3 |0 |- |3 |7 |align=left| Joao Plata |8 |3 |1 |4 |- |rowspan="2"|4 |~ |align=left| Alan Gordon* |6 |4 |2 |0 |- |9 |align=left| Ryan Johnson |6 |3 |0 |3 |- |rowspan="3"|6 |18 |align=left| Nick Soolsma |3 |3 |0 |0 |- |6 |align=left| Julian de Guzman |3 |2 |0 |1 |- |70 |align=left| Peri Marošević |3 |2 |0 |1 |- |9 |33 |align=left| Javier Martina |2 |2 |0 |0 |- |rowspan="4"|10 |8 |align=left| Eric Avila |1 |1 |0 |0 |- |~ |align=left| Dwayne De Rosario* |1 |1 |0 |0 |- |~ |align=left| Tony Tchani* |1 |1 |0 |0 |- |19 |align=left| Mikael Yourassowsky |1 |0 |1 |0
* = Player is no longer with team
Disciplinary record Only players with at least one card included. Number Position Name MLS Regular Season Canadian Championship Champions League Total 3 DF Andy Iro 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 4 DF Doneil Henry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 DF Ashtone Morgan 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6 MF Julian de Guzman 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 7 FW Joao Plata 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 MF Eric Avila 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 MF Nathan Sturgis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 MF Matt Stinson 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 16 MF Oscar Cordon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 FW Nick Soolsma 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 19 DF Mikael Yourassowsky 5 1 1 0 1 0 7 1 20 DF Ty Harden 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 22 MF Torsten Frings 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 23 MF Terry Dunfield 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 25 DF Danleigh Borman 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 27 DF Richard Eckersley 6 0 0 0 3 1 9 1 28 MF Gianluca Zavarise 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1 30 GK Miloš Kočić 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 31 DF Dicoy Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 33 FW Javier Martina 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 55 DF Eddy Viator 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -- MF Alen Stevanović* 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -- DF Nana Attakora* 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -- MF Jacob Peterson* 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -- FW Alan Gordon* 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 -- MF Tony Tchani* 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 -- DF Dan Gargan* 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 -- FW Maicon Santos* 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0TOTALS56450221835 * = Player is no longer with team
Recognition
MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerWeek's Statline8 Joao Plata1G (50'), Assist 27 Danny Koevermans2G (52'), (60')
MLS Goal of the Week WeekPlayerGoalReport2 Javier Martina70'Martina GOTW
MLS Save of the Week WeekPlayerSaveReport9 Stefan Frei83'Frei SOTW22 Miloš Kočić92+'Kočić SOTW
MLS Team of the Week WeekPlayer/ManagerPositionReport2 Javier MartinaForward MLS Team of the Week: 24 Danleigh BormanDefender MLS Team of the Week: 46 Julian de GuzmanMidfielder MLS Team of the Week: 67 Stefan FreiGoalkeeper MLS Team of the Week: 78 Joao PlataForward MLS Team of the Week: 8 10 Mikael YourassowskyMidfielder MLS Team of the Week: 10 Aron WinterManager20 Torsten FringsMidfielder MLS Team of the Week: 20 Aron WinterManager22 Miloš KočićGoalkeeper MLS Team of the Week: 22 Aron WinterManager27 Ashtone MorganDefender MLS Team of the Week: 27 Danny KoevermansForward29 Miloš KočićGoalkeeper MLS Team of the Week: 29 Torsten FringsDefender Ashtone MorganDefender32 Danny KoevermansForward MLS Team of the Week: 32
Miscellany
Allocation ranking Toronto is in the #3 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.2011 MLS Roster Rules Major League Soccer
International roster spots It is believed that Toronto FC has 9 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Toronto FC acquired an additional spot from San Jose Earthquakes on July 14, 2008. Toronto maintains this roster spot through the end of the 2013 season, at which point it reverts to San Jose.TFC and San Jose Involved in Trade - OurSports Central - Independent and Minor League Sports News Toronto FC acquired another international roster spot from San Jose 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. Toronto also traded a spot to FC Dallas on August 2, 2011, for the remainder of the 2011 season only.
There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club's roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in Canada, a domestic player is either a player with the legal right to work in Canada (i.e., Canadian citizen, permanent resident, part of a protected class) or a U.S. citizen, a permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special U.S. status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).
Future draft pick trades Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 1 pick acquired from New York Red Bulls; 2012 SuperDraft Round 3 pick acquired from Colorado Rapids; 2013 Supplemental Draft Round 3 pick acquired from Colorado Rapids. Toronto also acquired undisclosed future considerations from Los Angeles Galaxy which may or may not include draft pick(s).