2012 Toronto FC season

The 2012 Toronto FC season was the sixth season in Toronto FC's existence. The club missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season, having never made a post-season appearance. Their season began on March 7 with the quarterfinal of the Champions League against the Los Angeles Galaxy. They ultimately reached the semi-finals of the tournament where they lost to Mexican side Santos Laguna.

Review and events

Season Toronto FC started the 2012 Major League Soccer season with a nine-game losing streak; a new league record. Aron Winter was dismissed as head coach and was replaced by Paul Mariner. Winter had only won one away match during his tenure as head coach. Mariner became the 7th coach in franchise history. Prior to Winter dismissal, he agreed to take over the youth academy and Mariner would become head coach. However, the night before the changes were to be announced, he asked to be relieved of all duties. Toronto FC failed to qualify the 2012 MLS Cup Playoffs. Torsten Frings suffered a hip injury late in the season and missed the remainder of the season, ending his Toronto FC career.

On September 27, Toronto FC stated on their Facebook page that, "waiving ticketing fees" for the remaining home games between 10 a.m. on the morning of September 27 and 10 a.m. on September 29. Many season-ticket holders were angry over the discount. Paul Beirne, senior director of business operations, stated "it's the cumulative effect of a really difficult season."

On October 6 against D.C. United, some people in the supporters section wore paper bags over their heads.

Olof Mellberg

Paul Mariner showed interest in Olof Mellberg after watching Sweden vs. England at Euro 2012. The club pursued the player and agreed to a deal worth $3 million over two years was agreed to in principle. However, the league refuse to let the deal happen. The club was furious the league had decided to not let the Bosman transfer to happen. Major League Soccer claims that they went to the MLSE board of directors and try to convince them not to sign Mellberg. MLS commissioner Don Garber stated "Let's put Mellberg aside. The league hasn't nixed that. Toronto has decided it didn't make sense for them." A source that the Toronto Star says that would know of the situation stated that Garber's statement was "absolutely untrue. Not 99 per cent untrue. It's 100 per cent untrue." A rumour circulated within the club that "the league had polled other teams for their thoughts on the deal."

Competitions

Pre-season

MLS regular season

Match results

Eastern Conference table

Overall league table

Results summary

Results by round

Canadian Championship

2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League

2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League

Mid-season friendly

Overall

Overall record and club statistics {|class="wikitable" |- |Games played || 46 (34 Major League Soccer, 4 Canadian Championship, 8 CONCACAF Champions League) |- |Games won || 10 (5 Major League Soccer, 2 Canadian Championship, 3 CONCACAF Champions League) |- |Games drawn || 12 (8 Major League Soccer, 2 Canadian Championship, 2 CONCACAF Champions League) |- |Games lost || 24 (21 Major League Soccer, 3 CONCACAF Champions League) |- |Goals scored || 56 (36 Major League Soccer, 4 Canadian Championship, 16 CONCACAF Champions League) |- |Goals conceded || 78 (62 Major League Soccer, 1 Canadian Championship, 15 CONCACAF Champions League) |- |Goal difference || -22 (-26 Major League Soccer, 3 Canadian Championship, 1 CONCACAF Champions League) |- |Clean sheets || 8 |- |Yellow cards || 76 |- |Red cards || 4 |- |Worst discipline || Logan Emory (1 , 1 ) |- |Best result(s) || W 5 – 1 (H) v Águila – CONCACAF Champions League – August 1, 2012 |- |Worst result(s) || L 2 – 6 (A) v Santos Laguna – CONCACAF Champions League – April 4, 2012 |- |Most appearances || Ryan Johnson with 43 appearances |- |Top scorer(s) || Ryan Johnson (12 goals) |- |Points || Overall: 42/138 (30.43%)

Overall record by competition

Competition First match Last matchRecordGWLTWin %GFGAGD Major League Soccer March 17 October 28 36 62 −26 Canadian Championship May 2 May 23 4 1 +3 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League March 7 April 4 7 10 −3 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League August 1 October 24 9 5 +4 Total 56 78 –22

Squad information

Squad and statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

|colspan="14"|Players who left the club during the season: (Statistics shown are the appearances made and goals scored while at Toronto FC)

Top scorers Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=150|Nationality !width=150|Name !width=80|Major League Soccer !width=80|Canadian Championship !width=80|2011-12 Champions League !width=80|2012-13 Champions League !width=80|Total |- |1 |9 |FW | |Ryan Johnson |6 |2 |2 |1 |11 |- |2 |14 |FW | |Danny Koevermans |9 |0 |0 |0 |9 |- |rowspan=2|3 |11 |MF | |Luis Silva |4 |0 |1 |1 |6 |- |19 |MF | |Reggie Lambe |2 |2 |0 |2 |6 |- |5 |23 |MF | |Terry Dunfield |2 |0 |0 |1 |3 |- |rowspan=2|6 |7 |FW | |Joao Plata |0 |0 |2 |0 |2 |- |22 |MF | |Torsten Frings |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |- |rowspan=8|8 |3 |DF | |Miguel Aceval |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |- |4 |DF | |Doneil Henry |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |- |8 |MF | |Eric Avila |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |- |18 |FW | |Quincy Amarikwa |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |- |18 |FW | |Nick Soolsma |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |- |25 |DF | |Jeremy Hall |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |- |29 |FW | |Eric Hassli |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |- |32 |FW | |Andrew Wiedeman |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |- |colspan="4"| |TOTALS |30 |4 |7 |6 |47

Top assists Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=15| !width=15| !width=15| !width=150|Nationality !width=150|Name !width=80|Major League Soccer !width=80|Canadian Championship !width=80|2011-12 Champions League !width=80|2012-13 Champions League !width=80|Total |- |1 |5 |DF | |Ashtone Morgan |5 |0 |0 |2 |7 |- |2 |9 |FW | |Ryan Johnson |4 |1 |1 |0 |6 |- |3 |18 |FW | |Nick Soolsma |2 |1 |2 |0 |5 |- |rowspan=3|4 |6 |MF | |Julian de Guzman |3 |1 |0 |0 |4 |- |8 |MF | |Luis Silva |2 |0 |0 |2 |4 |- |22 |MF | |Torsten Frings |2 |0 |1 |1 |4 |- |rowspan=6|7 |3 |DF | |Miguel Aceval |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |- |8 |MF | |Eric Avila |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |- |14 |FW | |Danny Koevermans |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |- |19 |MF | |Reggie Lambe |1 |1 |0 |0 |2 |- |27 |DF | |Richard Eckersley |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |- |29 |FW | |Eric Hassli |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |- |rowspan=5|13 |4 |DF | |Doneil Henry |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |- |15 |MF | |Matt Stinson |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |- |18 |FW | |Quincy Amarikwa |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |- |25 |DF | |Jeremy Hall |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |- |48 |DF | |Darren O'Dea |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |- |colspan="4"| |TOTALS |34 |4 |4 |5 |47

Clean sheets Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.

Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- | rowspan="2" style="width:2.5%; text-align:center;"| | rowspan="2" style="width:3%; text-align:center;"| | rowspan="2" style="width:3%; text-align:center;"| | rowspan="2" style="width:3%; text-align:center;"| | rowspan="2" style="width:12%; text-align:center;"|Name | colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Major League Soccer | colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Canadian Championship | colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2011-12 Champions League | colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2012-13 Champions League | colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Total |- ! style="width:25px; background:#fe9;"| ! style="width:28px; background:#ff8888;"| ! style="width:25px; background:#ff8888;"| ! style="width:25px; background:#fe9;"| ! style="width:28px; background:#ff8888;"| ! style="width:25px; background:#ff8888;"| ! style="width:25px; background:#fe9;"| ! style="width:28px; background:#ff8888;"| ! style="width:25px; background:#ff8888;"| ! style="width:35px; background:#fe9;"| ! style="width:35px; background:#ff8888;"| ! style="width:35px; background:#ff8888;"| ! style="width:35px; background:#fe9;"| ! style="width:35px; background:#ff8888;"| ! style="width:35px; background:#ff8888;"| |- |1 |2 |DF | |Logan Emory |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |- |2 |27 ||DF | |Richard Eckersley |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |5 |0 |1 |- |3 |6 |MF | |Julian de Guzman |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |0 |1 |- |rowspan=2|4 |22 ||MF | |Torsten Frings |5 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |7 |0 |0 |- |23 |MF | |Terry Dunfield |5 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |7 |0 |0 |- |6 |5 ||DF | |Ashtone Morgan |5 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |6 |0 |0 |- |rowspan=4|7 |4 ||DF | |Doneil Henry |3 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |0 |0 |- |9 |FW | |Ryan Johnson |4 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |0 |0 |- |14 |FW | |Danny Koevermans |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |0 |0 |- |19 |MF | |Reggie Lambe |3 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |0 |0 |- |rowspan=4|11 |3 |DF | |Miguel Aceval |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |- |11 |MF | |Luis Silva |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |- |12 |DF | |Adrian Cann |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |- |48 |DF | |Darren O'Dea |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |- |rowspan=6|15 |20 |DF | |Ty Harden |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |- |21 |DF | |Aaron Maund |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |- |24 ||GK | |Stefan Frei |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |- |25 |DF | |Jeremy Hall |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |- |29 |FW | |Eric Hassli |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |- |32 |FW | |Andrew Wiedeman |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |- |colspan="4"| |TOTALS |41 |1 |1 |8 |0 |2 |7 |0 |0 |3 |0 |0 |60 |1 |3

Player movement

Transfers

In DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRef November 29, 2011 Jeremy Hall DF FC Dallas Acquired for 2nd round 2013 SuperDraft pick December 7, 2011 Reggie Lambe MF Ipswich Town Free Transfer January 11, 2012 Joao Plata FW LDU Quito Undisclosed January 12, 2012 Luis Silva MF UC Santa Barbara 1st round 2012 SuperDraft pick January 12, 2011 Aaron Maund DF University of Notre Dame 1st round 2012 SuperDraft pick January 26, 2012 Richard Eckersley DF Burnley Free Transfer January 26, 2012 Geovanny Caicedo DF LDU Quito Undisclosed January 30, 2012 Miguel Aceval DF Universidad de Concepción Undisclosed March 13, 2012 Logan Emory DF Puerto Rico Islanders Free Transfer March 21, 2012 Efrain Burgos, Jr. MF California Polytechnic State University 3rd round 2011 SuperDraft pick April 10, 2012 Quillan Roberts GK TFC Academy Graduated From Academy July 13, 2012 Andrew Wiedeman FW FC Dallas Traded for Julian de Guzman July 20, 2012 Eric Hassli FW Vancouver Whitecaps FC Acquired for 1st round 2014 SuperDraft pick & an International Roster Spot July 21, 2012 Quincy Amarikwa FW New York Red Bulls Acquired for Conditional draft pick July 31, 2012 Freddy Hall GK Northampton Town Free Transfer August 3, 2012 Darren O'Dea DF Celtic Free Transfer

Out

2012 Toronto FC season

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