2023 Toronto FC season

The 2023 Toronto FC season was the 17th season in the history of Toronto FC.

The team finished the regular season in last place with a club-record low of 22 points, and thus failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs for a third consecutive season.

Squad As of August 29, 2023

No. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Goalkeepers 1 Sean Johnson GK 2023 New York City FC 18 Greg Ranjitsingh GK 2022 MLS Pool 30 Tomás Romero GK 2023 Los Angeles FC 90 Luka Gavran GK 2023 Toronto FC II Defenders 3 Cristián Gutiérrez LB 2023 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 6 Aimé Mabika CB 2023 Inter Miami CF 7 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty RB / MF 2020 Toronto FC II 17 Sigurd Rosted CB 2023 Brøndby 19 Kobe Franklin RB 2023 Toronto FC II 26 Luke Singh (loaned out) CB 2021 Toronto FC II 27 Shane O'Neill CB 2022 Seattle Sounders FC 28 Raoul Petretta LB 2023 Kasımpaşa Midfielders 4 Michael Bradley CM / DM 2014 Roma 5 Franco Ibarra (on loan) MF 2023 Atlanta United FC 8 Víctor Vázquez MF 2023 LA Galaxy 11 Latif Blessing MF 2023 New England Revolution 21 Jonathan Osorio AM / CM 2013 SC Toronto 23 Brandon Servania MF 2023 FC Dallas 47 Kosi Thompson (loaned out) MF 2022 Toronto FC II 52 Alonso Coello MF 2023 Toronto FC II 81 Themi Antonoglou MF 2022 Toronto FC II Forwards 9 C. J. Sapong FW 2023 Nashville SC 10 Federico Bernardeschi RW 2022 Juventus 12 Cassius Mailula FW 2023 Mamelodi Sundowns 20 Ayo Akinola (loaned out) ST 2018 Toronto FC II 24 Lorenzo Insigne LW 2022 Napoli 25 Prince Owusu FW 2023 Jahn Regensburg 29 Deandre Kerr FW 2022 Syracuse Orange 77 Jordan Perruzza (loaned out) FW 2021 Toronto FC II 83 Hugo Mbongue FW 2022 Toronto FC II 99 Adama Diomande FW 2023 Odd

Players no longer on roster No. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Departure Next club 71 Markus Cimermancic MF Short-term loan expired Toronto FC II 5 Lukas MacNaughton CB Traded Nashville SC 65 Antony Ćurić DF Short-term loan expired Toronto FC II 72 Jordan Faria MF Short-term loan expired Toronto FC II 22 Richie Laryea RB Loan expired Nottingham Forest 90 Luka Gavran GK Short-term loan expired Toronto FC II 76 Lazar Stefanovic DF Short-term loan expired Toronto FC II 73 Jesús Batiz MF Short-term loan expired Toronto FC II 51 Adam Pearlman DF Short-term loan expired Toronto FC II 14 Mark-Anthony Kaye MF Traded New England Revolution 2 Matt Hedges CB Traded Austin FC 82 Julian Altobelli MF Short-term loan expired Toronto FC II

Roster slots Toronto had 8+3 international roster slots and three Designated Player slots available for use in the 2022 season. Beginning in 2022, MLS added three non-tradeable international roster spots to the Canadian franchises to compensate for the more complicated residency requirements compared to in the United States; players occupying these additional roster spots were required to have played and been registered with a Canadian MLS club for at least one full year. In 2022, they traded a 2023 international roster spot along with a 2023 MLS SuperDraft first round pick, Ralph Priso, and an undisclosed amount of General Allocation Money in exchange for Mark-Anthony Kaye. In 2023, they traded a 2023 international roster spot, along with Jesús Jiménez in exchange for Brandon Servania. Toronto acquired a 2023 International roster slot in July from the New England Revolution along with Latif Blessing, in exchange for Mark-Anthony Kaye. Toronto acquired a 2023 International roster slot from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for loaning Ayo Akinola.

+International slots Slot Player NationalityE1Víctor VázquezE2E3R1Federico BernardeschiR2Latif Blessing R3Alonso CoelloR4Lorenzo InsigneR5Raoul PetrettaR6Sigurd RostedNER1Cassius Mailula SJE1Prince Osei OwusuR7Traded to FC DallasR8Traded to Colorado RapidsINJAdama Diomande

+Designated Player slots Slot Player1 Federico Bernardeschi2 Lorenzo Insigne3 Jonathan OsorioJonathan Osorio's salary was at the maximum Targeted Allocation Money amount and was eligible to be bought down below a DP level. However, for the team's salary cap purposes, he utilized a Designated Player slot.

+U22 Initiative slots Slot Player1 Franco Ibarra2 Cassius Mailula3LOAN Ayo Akinola

Transfers Note: All figures in United States dollars.

In

Transferred in No.Pos.PlayerFromFee/notesDateSource 30 Tomás Romero Los Angeles FC Selected in 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage One 8 Víctor Vázquez LA Galaxy Selected in 2022 MLS Re-Entry Draft Stage Two, Signed 2 Matt Hedges FC Dallas Free Agent Signing, Targeted Allocation Money 99 Adama Diomande Odd Claimed MLS rights off Waivers 28 Raoul Petretta Kasımpaşa Transfer, Targeted Allocation Money 1 Sean Johnson New York City FC Free Agent Signing, Targeted Allocation Money 17 Sigurd Rosted Brøndby Transfer, Targeted Allocation Money 23 Brandon Servania FC Dallas Traded for Jesús Jiménez 19 Kobe Franklin Toronto FC II Signed as a homegrown player 3 Cristián Gutiérrez Vancouver Whitecaps FC Claimed off Waivers52 Toronto FC IISigned from second teamApril 6, 2023 9 Nashville SCAcquired from Nashville SC for Lukas MacNaughton, $125,000 in GAM, and $75,000 in conditional GAMApril 25, 2023 6 Inter Miami CFAcquired from Inter Miami CF for $100,000 in GAM, and $100,000 in conditional GAMApril 25, 2023 11 New England RevolutionAcquired along with an International Roster Slot in exchange for Mark-Anthony KayeJuly 13, 2023 12 Mamelodi SundownsU22 Initiative SigningJuly 28, 2023 25 Jahn RegensburgUndisclosedAugust 4, 202390 Toronto FC IISigned from second teamAugust 20, 2023

Loaned in No.Pos.PlayerFromFee/notesDateSource22 Nottingham ForestLoan until June 30, 2023August 5, 202252 Toronto FC IIShort term loans (March 24, March 31)March 24, 202371 Toronto FC IIShort term loans (March 24, May 20, July 8)March 24, 202365 Toronto FC IIShort term loans (May 13, May 17, May 20)May 13, 202372 Toronto FC IIShort term loanMay 20, 202390 Toronto FC IIShort term loans (June 21, June 24, July 1)June 21, 202376 Toronto FC IIShort term loans (July 1, July 30)July 1, 202373 Toronto FC IIShort term loans (July 4, July 8, July 30) July 4, 202351 Toronto FC IIShort term loans (July 4, July 8, August 30, October 7)July 4, 20235 Atlanta United FCSix month loan, sent $50,000 GAM to AtlantaJuly 10, 202382 Toronto FC IIShort term loanOctober 4, 2023

MLS SuperDraft picks

Round Selection Player Position College Status 2 32 Jalen Watson Defender Penn State Nittany LionsSigned with Toronto FC II 361 Charlie Sharp Forward Western Michigan Broncos

Out

Transferred out

No.Pos.PlayerToFee/notesDateSource38 Orlando City SC Traded for $300,000 GAM and $100,000 conditional GAM16 Atlanta United FC Contract expired25 D.C. United Contract expired15 Minnesota United FC Contract expired14 New England Revolution II Contract expired23 LA Galaxy Option declined96 FC OrdabasyOption declined99 Houston Dynamo FCOption declined22 Nashville SC Purchase option exercised44 GenoaAnnounced retirement11 RosenborgTransfer9 FC DallasTraded for Brandon Servania12 Vancouver FCMutual Termination5 Nashville SCTraded to Nashville for C. J. Sapong14 New England RevolutionTraded to New England for Latif Blessing and an international roster slot2 Austin FCTraded in exchange for $375,000 in 2024 GAM and up to an additional conditional $100,000 in 2025 GAM

Loaned out No.Pos.PlayerToFee/notesDateSource 26 Atlético OttawaOne-year loan 20 San Jose EarthquakesLoan until December 2023 with Purchase Option; TFC receives International roster slot 77 HFX Wanderers FCLoan until December 2023 47 Lillestrøm SKLoan until December 2023 with purchase option

Pre-season

Matches

Competitions

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference

Overall

Matches

Canadian Championship

Leagues Cup

Group stage

East 3

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

|February 25 |October 21 |15th in Eastern Conference, 29th Overall |- | Canadian Championship

|colspan=2|May 9 |Quarter-finals |- | Leagues Cup

|July 26 |July 30 |Group stage |- ! Total

!colspan="4"|

Statistics

Goals

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ !width=15|Rank !width=15|Nation !width=130|Player !width=50|Major League Soccer !width=50|Canadian Championship !width=50|Leagues Cup !width=50|Total |- |rowspan=3|1||||Federico Bernardeschi|| 5 || 0 || 0 ||5 |- |||Lorenzo Insigne|| 4 || 1 || 0 ||5 |- |||Deandre Kerr|| 5 || 0 || 0 ||5

|4||||Jonathan Osorio|| 4 || 0 || 0 ||4

|rowspan=2|5||||Mark-Anthony Kaye|| 2 || 0 || — ||2 |- |||Richie Laryea|| 2 || 0 || — ||2 |- |rowspan=4|7||||Michael Bradley|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |||C.J. Sapong|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |||Brandon Servania|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |||Kosi Thompson|| 1 || 0 || 0 ||1 |- |colspan="3"|Own goals | 0 || 0 || 0 ||0 |- class="sortbottom" ! colspan="3"|Totals||26|| 1||0 ||27

Shutouts {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- !width=15|Rank !width=15|Nation !width=130|Player !width=15|Pos. !width=50|Major League Soccer !width=50|Canadian Championship !width=50|Leagues Cup !width=50|Total |- |1||||Sean Johnson|| GK || 6 || 0 || 0 ||6 |- ! colspan="4"|Totals||6||0||0||6

Honours

MLS Team of the Matchday MatchdayStartersBenchCoachRef.2— Sean Johnson—4 Richie Laryea Federico Bernardeschi—5 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty——6— Federico Bernardeschi—7— Mark-Anthony Kaye—8 Richie Laryea——9— Jonathan Osorio—10 Richie Laryea C.J. Sapong—13— Richie Laryea—15 Lorenzo Insigne——17 Richie Laryea——27 Federico Bernardeschi——29 Deandre Kerr Alonso Coello Lorenzo Insigne—35— Jonathan Osorio—

MLS Goal of the Matchday MatchdayPlayerOpponentRef.6 Federico BernardeschiCharlotte FC

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