2019 Toronto FC season

The 2019 Toronto FC season was the 13th season in the history of Toronto FC.

Season

Pre-season Gregory van der Wiel was sent home from the club's pre-season camp in California after "an altercation with manager Greg Vanney".

Squad As of August 1, 2019.

No. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Goalkeepers 16 Quentin Westberg GK 2019 Auxerre 25 Alex Bono GK 2015 Syracuse Orange 28 Caleb Patterson-Sewell GK 2018 Jacksonville Armada Defenders 2 Justin Morrow LB / LWB / CB 2014 San Jose Earthquakes 3 Drew Moor CB 2016 Colorado Rapids 5 Ashtone Morgan LB / LWB 2011 Toronto FC Academy 15 Eriq Zavaleta CB 2015 Seattle Sounders FC 22 Richie Laryea RB 2019 Orlando City SC 23 Chris Mavinga CB / LB 2017 Rubin Kazan 26 Laurent Ciman CB 2018 Dijon 44 Omar Gonzalez CB 2019 Pachuca 52 Julian Dunn CB 2018 Toronto FC II 96 Auro Jr. RB / RWB 2018 São Paulo Midfielders 4 Michael Bradley DM / CM 2014 Roma 7 Nicolas Benezet MF 2019 Guingamp (loan) 8 Marky Delgado CM 2015 Chivas USA 10 Alejandro Pozuelo AM 2019 Genk 14 Jay Chapman AM 2015 Michigan State Spartans 18 Nick DeLeon RB / RM 2018 D.C. United 21 Jonathan Osorio AM / CM 2013 SC Toronto 27 Liam Fraser DM 2018 Toronto FC II 31 Tsubasa Endoh MF 2019 Toronto FC II 59 Noble Okello MF 2019 Toronto FC II Forwards 9 Erickson Gallardo RW 2019 Zamora 13 Patrick Mullins FW 2019 Columbus Crew 17 Jozy Altidore CF 2015 Sunderland 19 Griffin Dorsey FW 2019 Indiana Hoosiers 20 Ayo Akinola ST 2018 Toronto FC II 24 Jacob Shaffelburg FW 2019 Toronto FC II

International roster slots Toronto had seven MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2019 season. They traded one International Spot to Columbus until the end of 2019. +Toronto FC International slots Slot Player Nationality1Auro Jr.2Laurent Ciman3Tsubasa Endoh4Erickson Gallardo5Chris Mavinga6Alejandro Pozuelo7Nicolas Benezet8Traded to Columbus Crew

Transfers

In

Transferred in No.Pos.PlayerTransferred fromFee/notesDateSource 18 Nick DeLeon D.C. UnitedSelected in 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft 96 Auro Jr. São PauloPurchase option exercised 26 Laurent Ciman DijonAcquired via MLS allocation order19 Griffin Dorsey Indiana HoosiersSelected in 2019 MLS SuperDraft 31 Tsubasa Endoh Toronto FC IIPromoted to first team 59 Noble Okello Toronto FC IIPromoted to first team 91 Terrence Boyd Darmstadt 98Undisclosed 16 Quentin Westberg AuxerreUndisclosed10 Alejandro Pozuelo GenkUndisclosed 22 Richie Laryea Orlando City SCFree transfer 24 Jacob Shaffelburg Toronto FC IIHomegrown player 44 Omar Gonzalez PachucaAcquired via MLS allocation order9 Erickson Gallardo ZamoraTargeted allocation money (TAM)13 Patrick Mullins Columbus CrewAcquired in trade for Jordan Hamilton

Loaned in No.Pos.PlayerLoaned fromFee/notesDateSource 7 Nicolas Benezet GuingampTargeted allocation money (TAM), Option to buy

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. No.Pos.PlayerPrevious clubNotesDateSource19 Indiana HoosiersMLS SuperDraft first-round pick (#6); Generation Adidas playerJanuary 11, 2019 Louisville CardinalsMLS SuperDraft second-round pick (#39)January 11, 2019 Clemson TigersMLS SuperDraft third-round pick (#54)January 14, 2019

Out

Transferred out No.Pos.PlayerTransferred toFee/notesDateSource87 SūduvaOption declined12RetiredOut of contract1 Colorado Rapids Traded for a 2019 second-round pick8 CádizContract terminated by mutual consent16 TigreEnd of Loan7 Al-ArabiUndisclosed 6 FC CincinnatiTraded for $200,000 in GAM, $100,000 in TAM and the #1 spot in the allocation order10 Al-HilalUndisclosed9 Contract terminated by mutual consent7 Columbus CrewTraded for Patrick Mullins91 Hallescher FCContract terminated by mutual consent

Loan out No.Pos.PlayerLoaned toFee/notesDateSource 54 Ryan Telfer York9 FCSeason long loan 55 Aidan Daniels Ottawa FurySeason long loan 11 Jon Bakero Phoenix Rising FCSeason long loan

Competitions

Preseason

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

Overall

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

MLS Cup Playoffs

Canadian Championship

Semi-finals

Final

CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Competitions summary {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan="2"|Competition !colspan="8"|Record !rowspan="2"|First Match !rowspan="2"|Last Match !rowspan="2"|Final Position |- ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! |- | MLS Regular Season

|March 2, 2019 |October 6, 2019 |4th in Eastern Conference, 9th Overall |- | MLS Cup Playoffs

|October 19, 2019 |November 10, 2019 |bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |- | Canadian Championship

|August 7, 2019 |September 25, 2019 |bgcolor=silver|Runners-up |- | Champions League

|February 19, 2019 |February 26, 2019 |Round of 16 |- ! Total

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Goals and assists

+GoalsRankNationNamePos.Major League SoccerMLS Cup PlayoffsCanadian ChampionshipChampions LeagueTotal1 Alejandro Pozuelo MF 12 2 0 0 142 Jozy Altidore FW 11 1 0 0 123 Nick DeLeon MF 6 2 2 0 104 Jonathan Osorio MF 5 2 0 0 75 Tsubasa Endoh FW 3 0 2 0 5 Jordan Hamilton FW 4 0 0 1'7 Nicolas Benezet MF 2 1 0 0 3 Michael Bradley MF 3 0 0 0 Marky Delgado MF 2 1 0 0 Patrick Mullins FW 2 0 1 011 Jay Chapman MF 2 0 0 0 2 Richie Laryea DF 1 1 0 013 Ayo Akinola FW 1 0 0 0 1 Omar Gonzalez DF 1 0 0 0 Drew Moor DF 0 0 1 0 Ashtone Morgan DF 1 0 0 0 Justin Morrow DF 1 0 0 0Own goals 0 0 0 0 0Totals57 106174 Source: Toronto FC

+AssistsRankNationNamePos.Major League SoccerMLS Cup PlayoffsCanadian ChampionshipChampions LeagueTotal1 Alejandro Pozuelo MF 12 3 0 0 152 Marky Delgado MF 7 0 1 0 83 Jozy Altidore FW 7 0 0 0 74 Nick DeLeon MF 4 1 1 0 6 Jonathan Osorio MF 4 1 1 06 Michael Bradley MF 3 1 0 0 4 Justin Morrow DF 3 0 0 18 Auro Jr. DF 3 0 0 0 3 Richie Laryea DF 2 0 1 010 Jay Chapman MF 2 0 0 0 2 Laurent Ciman DF 1 1 0 0 Tsubasa Endoh FW 2 0 0 0 Jacob Shaffelburg FW 1 0 1 014 Ayo Akinola FW 1 0 0 0 1 Liam Fraser MF 1 0 0 0 Erickson Gallardo FW 1 0 0 0 Omar Gonzalez DF 1 0 0 0 Chris Mavinga DF 1 0 0 0 Ryan Telfer MF 1 0 0 0Totals5775170 Source: Toronto FC

Shutouts RankNationNamePos.Major League SoccerMLS Cup PlayoffsCanadian ChampionshipChampions LeagueTotal1 Alex Bono GK 1 0 3 0 4 Quentin Westberg GK 4 0 0 0Totals50308

Source: Toronto FC

Honours

MLS Team of the Week WeekStartersBenchCoachOpponent(s)Link1 Michael BradleyPhiladelphia Union3 Ayo AkinolaNew England Revolution5 Alejandro PozueloNew York City FC6 Jozy AltidoreChicago Fire8 Alejandro Pozuelo Jordan HamiltonMinnesota United FC10 Jonathan Osorio Marky DelgadoOrlando City SC14 Liam FraserVancouver Whitecaps FC15 Alejandro PozueloSporting Kansas City16 Quentin WestbergFC Dallas19 Omar Gonzalez Alejandro PozueloMontreal Impact21 Nick DeLeonFC Cincinnati24 Jozy AltidoreColumbus Crew25 Justin MorrowMontreal Impact27 Nick DeLeon Marky Delgado Alejandro PozueloFC Cincinnati28 Michael Bradley Greg VanneyNew York City FCColorado Rapids29 Omar GonzalezLos Angeles FC31 Omar Gonzalez Quentin WestbergColumbus Crew

MLS Player of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink8 Alejandro PozueloMinnesota United FC

MLS Goal of the Week WeekPlayerOpponentLink5 Alejandro PozueloNew York City FC8 Alejandro PozueloMinnesota United FC15 Jordan HamiltonSporting Kansas City

End of Season awards AwardRecipient(s)LinkMLS Best XI Alejandro Pozuelo

References