The 2013 Toronto FC season was Toronto FC's seventh season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada. Kevin Payne became the club's first president during the off-season. He also became the club's general manager. The season opened on March 2.
The club entered the season as the defending Canadian Championship winners.
Review and events
Kevin Payne became the club president and general manager during the off-season. The club fired Paul Mariner as head coach and was replaced by Ryan Nelsen, who was at the time an active player with Queens Park Rangers F.C. in England. Kevin Payne stated, in reference to Nelson's availability, that "We're not sure when he'll join us." Nelson terminated his QPR contract before the end of the season, and joined TFC in February 2013.
The season opened with an away game on March 2 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the following week played their only MLS match away from BMO Field, the home opener against Sporting Kansas City on March 9, 2013, with a then-record Toronto FC home MLS attendance of 25,991. The season finished with a home win against Montreal Impact on October 26.
Fixtures and results
Legend
Pre-season
MLS regular season
Match results
MLS regular season standings
Eastern Conference
Overall table Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2014 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs
Results summary
Results by round
Canadian Championship
Semi final
Mid-season friendly
Player information
Squad and statistics
Squad, appearances and goals
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Goals against average
Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship 12 Joe Bendik 2970 46 1.39 2970 46 1.39 0 0 — 24 Stefan Frei 270 7 2.33 90 1 1.00 180 6 3.00 40 Quillan Roberts 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0 — Totals 3240 53 1.47 3060 47 1.38 180 6 3.00 Latest update: October 26, 2013
Bookings
Transactions
In DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRefDecember 3, 2012 Justin Braun FW Real Salt Lake Traded for Aaron Maund December 12, 2012 Joe Bendik GK Portland Timbers Traded with 1st round 2013 SuperDraft pick & Allocation Money for Ryan Johnson & Miloš Kocić December 14, 2012 Danny Califf DF Chivas USA Selected in stage 2 of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft December 20, 2012 Gale Agbossoumonde DF Carolina RailHawks Acquired via weighted lottery January 15, 2013 Júlio César MF Sporting Kansas City Free Transfer January 17, 2013 Kyle Bekker MF Boston College Eagles 1st round 2013 SuperDraft pick January 17, 2013 Emery Welshman FW Oregon State Beavers 1st round 2013 SuperDraft pick March 1, 2013 Robert Earnshaw FW Cardiff City Free Transfer March 1, 2013 Ashton Bennett FW Coastal Carolina 2nd round 2013 Supplemental Draft pick March 1, 2013 Taylor Morgan FW George Mason 4th round 2013 Supplemental Draft pick March 1, 2013 Jonathan Osorio MF SC Toronto Free Transfer March 1, 2013 Darel Russell MF Portsmouth Free Transfer March 25, 2013 Ryan Richter DF Charleston Battery Free Transfer April 25, 2013 Matías Laba MF Argentinos Juniors Undisclosed May 16, 2013 Bobby Convey MF Sporting Kansas City Traded for a 2014 MLS SuperDraft third round pick July 2, 2013 Michael Thomas MF Sporting Kansas City Traded for a 2015 MLS SuperDraft second round pick July 25, 2013 Álvaro Rey MF Xerez Club Deportivo Undisclosed August 1, 2013 Jonas Elmer DF FC Winterthur Undisclosed August 8, 2013 / Manuel Aparicio MF Toronto FC Academy Undisclosed August 16, 2013 Maximiliano Urruti FW Newell's Old Boys Undisclosed September 9, 2013 Bright Dike FW Portland Timbers Traded with a 2015 MLS SuperDraft first round pick & allocation money for Maximiliano Urruti & an international roster spot September 13, 2013 Chris Konopka GK Philadelphia Union Traded for a 2014 MLS SuperDraft third round pick
Loan In DatePlayerPositionPrevious clubFee/notesRefFebruary 27, 2013 Hogan Ephraim MF Queens Park Rangers Loaned until June 30, 2013 March 8, 2013 John Bostock MF Tottenham Hotspur TBD May 7, 2013 Steven Caldwell DF Birmingham City July 2013 May 7, 2013 Jeremy Brockie FW Wellington Phoenix TBD July 12, 2013 Mark Bloom DF Atlanta Silverbacks Undisclosed
Out DatePlayerPositionDestination clubFee/notesRefNovember 15, 2012 Adrian Cann DF San Antonio Scorpions Released November 15, 2012 Ty Harden DF Released November 15, 2012 Dicoy Williams DF Harbour View Released November 15, 2012 Oscar Cordon MF Brampton United Released November 15, 2012 Nicholas Lindsay FW Burlington SC Released November 15, 2012 Keith Makubuya FW Niagara United Released December 3, 2012 Aaron Maund DF Real Salt Lake Traded for Justin Braun December 12, 2012 Ryan Johnson FW Portland Timbers Traded for Joe Bendik, 1st round 2013 SuperDraft pick & Allocation Money Miloš Kocić GKJanuary 30, 2013 Joao Plata FW Real Salt Lake Traded for 2015 2nd Round MLS SuperDraft Pick February 4, 2013 Eric Hassli FW FC Dallas Traded for Conditional 2015 2nd Round SuperDraft Pick February 26, 2013 Torsten Frings MF Retired February 27, 2013 Quincy Amarikwa FW Chicago Fire Traded for 2014 1st Round Supplemental Draft Pick March 19, 2013 Matt Stinson MF Waived March 29, 2013 Júlio César MF Released May 14, 2013 Ashton Bennett FW Portmore United Waived May 14, 2013 Taylor Morgan FW Waived May 24, 2013 John Bostock FW Loan Ended/Waived June 13, 2013 Terry Dunfield MF Oldham Athletic Waived June 27, 2013 Logan Emory DF Waived July 9, 2013 Luis Silva MF D.C. United Traded for allocation money July 12, 2013 Danny Califf DF Retired July 18, 2013 Darren O'Dea DF FC Metalurh Donetsk Mutual Agreement September 9, 2013 Maximiliano Urruti FW Portland Timbers Traded with an international roster spot for Bright Dike, 2015 MLS SuperDraft first round pick & allocation money
References