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2014 Toronto FC season

The 2014 Toronto FC season was the eighth season in club history. During the off-season, Toronto FC agreed to a one-year partnership with USL outfit Wilmington Hammerheads. Jackson, Justin Morrow, Dwayne De Rosario, Gilberto, Michael Bradley, Jermain Defoe, Bradley Orr, Collen Warner, Luke Moore, Dominic Oduro, Warren Creavalle and Júlio César came to Toronto.

Toronto FC
2014 season
General ManagerTim Bezbatchenko
Head CoachRyan Nelsen
StadiumBMO Field
Major League SoccerConference: 7th
Overall: 13th
MLS Cup PlayoffsDid not qualify
Canadian ChampionshipRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jermain Defoe (11)
All:
Jermain Defoe (12)
Highest home attendance22,591
Lowest home attendance18,269
Average home league attendance22,086
← 2013
2015 →

Toronto opened pre-season on January 24. Toronto will start the season on March 15 against the Seattle Sounders FC and finish on October 25 against the New England Revolution.

Background edit

Background information edit

During the 2013 season, Toronto FC finished second from bottom of the Eastern Conference.[1] They had finished 19th out of 19 teams in the 2012 season.[1] Toronto held off renewal of season tickets "months later than normal — hoping that off-season moves have given ticket-holders a reason to get back on board."[2] Toronto FC agreed to a one-year partnership with USL outfit Wilmington Hammerheads on January 22.[3] In the deal, will receive a minimum of four Toronto FC reserve team players.[3] Also included in the deal is invitation for the Wilmington Hammerheads to attend the club's pre–season training camp in Florida, the club's coaching curriculum, and an MLS club's professional environment which includes a business relationship and a friendly.[3]

During the off-season, Toronto acquired Jackson,[4] Issey Nakajima-Farran,[5] Justin Morrow,[6] and Dwayne De Rosario.[7] Gilberto signed as a designated player.[8] Gilberto had "turned down deals in Mexico, Germany, and other countries."[8] In addition to Gilberto, Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe joined the club as designated players.[9] Defoe was due to join Toronto on February 28 from Tottenham Hotspur.[10] However, Defoe didn't join Toronto until March 9[11] due to International duty with England.[12] Bradley Orr[13] and Júlio César[14] joined Toronto on loan.

The options on Gale Agbossoumonde, Joe Bendik, Mark Bloom, Bright Dike, Jeremy Hall, Chris Konopka, Reggie Lambe, Ryan Richter, Quillan Roberts, Emery Welshman, and Andrew Wiedeman were exercised.[15] Joe Bendik signed a new contract.[16] Greg Vanney was hired as Assistant General Manager and the Academy Director on December 11.[17]

Tim Bezbatchenko confirmed that Darel Russell, Michael Thomas, Stefan Frei, Justin Braun, and Danny Koevermans would not return to the club in 2014 after their contracts expired or their options were declined.[18] The right to sign Stefan Frei was traded to the Seattle Sounders FC.[16] Stefan Frei was the longest-serving player at the club at the time of the trade.[16] Richard Eckersley[19] and Matías Laba[20] were traded. Jonas Elmer and Toronto FC "mutually agreed to part ways."[21] Emery Welshman[22] and Reggie Lambe[23] were placed on waivers.

Robert Earnshaw and Bobby Convey edit

Robert Earnshaw and Bobby Convey options were also declined.[15] Bobby Convey had expected to return to the club.[15] However, Toronto FC General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko stated that he wanted Bobby Convey back at the club and stated that he "could be an important piece."[18] The club are "attempting to make the veteran's salary cap hit match his on-field production."[18] Tim Bezbatchenko also stated that he wanted Robert Earnshaw back at the club.[18] The rights to Bobby Convey were traded to the New York Red Bulls.[24]

Designated player search edit

The club was in the process of a "lengthy search" for a "marquee-designated player".[25] MLSE President Tim Leiweke, Club General Manager Tim Bezbatchenko, and Head Coach Ryan Nelsen traveled to Europe in October 2013 to search for such a player.[26] Leiweke was quoted, stating, that "the days of us putting our toe in the water and trying to find a cheap DP (designated player) are over. We're going to go swing for the fences."[26] The club wanted to sign two strikers in the January transfer window[27] and were at the "top of the list."[26] The attention was on clubs in the Premier League and Serie A.[26] Jermain Defoe,[25] Alberto Gilardino[25] Samuel Eto'o[28] and Fabio Quagliarella[29] were rumoured to join Toronto FC. The club denied the report about signing Defoe,[30] but Bezbatchenko stated that "it's obvious the public "knows" who the targets are."[31] Bezbatchenko also stated that "We've identified 3–5 (potential Designated Players) that would fit the role" and that "We're really honing in [sic] on two."[31] Another name in the media was Gilberto.[32] Toronto FC was in competition with clubs in La Liga, Liga MX, Serie A, and Bundesliga for Gilberto's signature.[32] Gilberto was in Toronto[33] and was at the Toronto Raptors game on December 10.[34] Gilberto signed for the club on December 14.[8] Michael Bradley and Defoe joined Gilberto as designated players.[9] Defoe joined Toronto on February 28.[10] Defoe was part of a marketing campaign with the club.[35] The club put together a television advertisement stating that it's a "bloody big deal" that Defoe is coming to Toronto FC.[35] The ad was also online and had close to 60,000 views in a day.[35] The ads were running on The Sports Network and Sportsnet with Toronto being the main focus of the marketing campaign.[35] Even though MLSE was using Defoe in their marketing campaigns, British newspaper The Guardian stated "The money may be good but the club are woeful and playing in Canada may end the striker's World Cup hopes."[1]

Transactions edit

In edit

Date Player Position Previous club Fee/notes Ref
December 9   Jackson MF   FC Dallas Traded for allocation cash and a conditional second-round pick. [4]
December 14   Gilberto FW   Internacional Signed as a designated player. [8]
December 17   Justin Morrow DF   San Jose Earthquakes Acquired in a trade with San Jose Earthquakes for allocation money [6]
December 18   Dwayne De Rosario MF   D.C. United Selected in the second round of the Re-Entry Draft from D.C. United [7]
January 9   Jordan Hamilton FW   TFC Academy Graduated from Academy. [36]
January 13   Michael Bradley MF   Roma $10 million; signed as designated player. [9]
January 24   Bradley Orr DF   Blackburn Rovers Loan deal until December 2014. [13]
February 14   Júlio César GK   Queens Park Rangers Signed on loan. [14]
February 28   Jermain Defoe FW   Tottenham Hotspur $10 million, signed as a designated player [9]
[10]
March 28   Issey Nakajima-Farran MF   AEK Larnaca Signed on free transfer [5]
May 8   Luke Moore FW   Chivas USA Acquired in three team trade which sent Gale Agbossoumonde to the Colorado Rapids. [37]
May 16   Collen Warner MF   Montreal Impact Acquired in trade which sent Issey Nakajima-Farran and allocation money to the Montreal Impact. [38]
June 6   Dominic Oduro MF   Columbus Crew Acquired in trade that sent Álvaro Rey to the Columbus Crew. [39]
July 23   Warren Creavalle MF/DF   Houston Dynamo Acquired in trade with the #14 allocation spot which sent allocation money and the #1 allocation spot to the Houston Dynamo. [40]
September 15   Chris Mannella MF   TFC Academy Graduated from academy. [41]

Out edit

Date Player Position Destination club Fee/notes Ref
November 29   Robert Earnshaw FW   Blackpool Option declined [15]
[42]
November 29   Bobby Convey MF   New York Red Bulls Option declined; the rights and a second round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft was traded to New York Red Bulls for a first round pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft and a third round pick in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft. [15]
[42]
[24]
November 29   Darel Russell MF   Tampa Bay Rowdies Option declined [15]
[42]
November 29   Michael Thomas MF   Oklahoma City Energy Option declined [15]
[42]
[43]
November 29   Justin Braun FW   Sacramento Republic Out of contract. [15]
[42]
November 29   Stefan Frei GK   Seattle Sounders FC Out of contract; rights traded for a conditional 2015 MLS SuperDraft first round pick. [15]
[16]
[42]
November 29   Danny Koevermans FW   Utrecht Out of contract. [15]
[42]
[44]
January 27   Richard Eckersley DF   New York Red Bulls Traded for a fourth-round pick in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft. [19]
February 7   Jonas Elmer DF   FC Winterthur Elmer and Toronto FC "mutually agreed to part ways." [21]
February 25   Emery Welshman FW   Sigma FC Placed on waivers. [22]
February 26   Matías Laba MF   Vancouver Whitecaps FC Traded for future considerations. [20]
March 5   Reggie Lambe MF   Nyköpings BIS Placed on waivers. [23]
May 8   Gale Agbossoumonde DF   Colorado Rapids Traded for Luke Moore. [37]
May 16   Issey Nakajima-Farran MF   Montreal Impact Traded with allocation money to the Montreal Impact for Collen Warner. [38]
June 6   Álvaro Rey MF   Columbus Crew Traded for Dominic Oduro. [39]
July 25   Júlio César GK   Queens Park Rangers Recalled from loan. [45]

Pre–season edit

Review edit

Toronto Opened pre–season on January 24 and left for a training camp in Florida on January 27.[46] The expectations are "sky high" coming into pre–season.[46] During pre–season training camp in Florida, Toronto defeated D.C. United 1–0 before returning to Toronto on February 7.[47] However, Toronto returned to Florida to play in the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic in Orlando, Florida.[47] During the tournament, Toronto lost to Columbus Crew 3–1,[48] tied Orlando City SC 1–1,[49] tied Philadelphia Union 0–0,[50] lost to Fluminense FC U23 team 4–2.[51] During pre–season, Bright Dike injured his leg[52] and will be out for six months.[53] Doneil Henry trained with West Ham United during West Ham United for two and a half weeks.[54]

Pre–season results edit

Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Venue Opponent Res.
F–A 		Goalscorers Ref.
Toronto FC Opponent
February 19 A Columbus Crew 1–3 Wahl   14' (o.g.) Higuaín   10'
Williams   12'
Bedell   61' 		[48][55]
February 22 H Orlando City SC 1–1 Bekker   13' (pen.) Howard   87' [49]
February 26 A Philadelphia Union 0–0 [50]
March 1 H Fluminense FC U23 2–4 Bradley   26'
De Rosario   36' 		Pablo   18'
Igor Julião   36'
Carvalho   53' (pen.)
Robert   56' 		[51][56]

Major League Soccer edit

Regular season edit

Review edit

March–April edit

Toronto faced Seattle Sounders FC on March 15 in their season opener[57] after having a bye–week during the opening weekend in the Major League Soccer season.[54] Toronto won the match 2–1.[58] Jermain Defoe scored both goals for Toronto and Clint Dempsey scored for Seattle.[58] Gilberto didn't travel with the team to Seattle due to an injury.[59] Gilberto suffered a hip flexor injury during pre–season.[59] Bright Dike is out long–term.[53] Michael Bradley, Justin Morrow, Bradley Orr, and Álvaro Rey were "questionable" for the game.[60] Bradley, Morrow, and Rey started the match and Orr came on as a substitute in the 65th minute.[57] Doneil Henry started the match[57] and made his 50th league appearance.[54] Dempsey got a two-game suspension for "violent conduct" from an incident with Mark Bloom.[61] Dempsey had hit Bloom in the groin.[61] Toronto's first home game is against D.C. United[62] on March 22.[63] Toronto won 1–0 with a goal from Jermain Defoe.[64] This is the first time that Toronto won the first two games of the season.[65] Toronto faced Real Salt Lake on March 29.[66] Real Salt Lake won 3–0 with goals from Álvaro Saborío (2 Goals) and Luis Gil.[66] Jackson was suspended for the match.[67]

Toronto starts April with a 2–0 win against the Columbus Crew on April 5.[68] Steven Caldwell was suspended for the match.[69]

May–June edit
July edit
August edit

Then Toronto tied Chicago Fire 2–2 on August 23.[70] Bakary Soumaré (own goal) and Gilberto scored for Toronto and Robert Earnshaw and Quincy Amarikwa scored for Chicago.[70] Steven Caldwell and Justin Morrow left the game injured.[71] To finish off August, Toronto lost to New England Revolution 3–0 on August 30 with goals from Lee Nguyen, Kelyn Rowe, and Teal Bunbury.[72] All three goals came off of turnovers. Toronto turned the ball over which led to Nguyen and Rowe scoring[73] and the ball came off the referee after Michael Bradley tried "to swing the ball right sideline"[74] which led to Bunbury's goal. The following day, head coach Ryan Nelsen and his assistants were fired.[75] Greg Vanney became the new head coach.[75]

September edit

Toronto started September with two games against the Philadelphia Union. In the first match, on September 3, Philadelphia won 1–0 with a goal from Conor Casey.[76] Ashtone Morgan, who made his first appearance since the opening game of the season, was sent–off[77] after "pulling down" Sébastien Le Toux while Le Toux was "on a breakaway."[78] This was Greg Vanney's first match in–charge as head coach.[79] In the second match, on September 6, Philadelphia won 2–0 with goals from Connor Casey and Andrew Wenger.[80] The second match was Vanney's first home match since he became the new head coach.[81] The loss to Philadelphia meant Philadelphia overtook Toronto in the Eastern Conference standings.[82] Then, on September 13, Toronto tied Chicago Fire 1–1. Michael Bradley was critical of the referee after the match and was eventually fined an undisclosed amount for the comment.[83] Then on September 21, Toronto defeated Chivas USA 3–0 with goals from Jackson, Luke Moore, and Gilberto.[84]

Regular season results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

MD Date
KO EST 		Venue Opponent Res.
F–A 		Att. Goalscorers and disciplined players Ref.
Toronto FC Opponent
1 March 15
4:30 p.m. 		A Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 38,441 Defoe   17', 24'
Rey   63'
Morrow   78'
César   83' 		Dempsey   68'
Alonso   70' 		[57]
2 March 22
4:30 p.m. 		H D.C. United 1–0 22,591 Jackson   50'
Defoe   60' 		Arnaud   55' [63]
3 March 29
9:30 p.m. 		A Real Salt Lake 0–3 18,881 Defoe   29'
Henry   31'
Caldwell   35' 		Saborío   11' (pen.), 55'
Gil   28'
Schuler   38' 		[66]
4 April 5
6:00 p.m. 		A Columbus Crew 2–0 12,045 Bradley   11'
Bloom   34'
Issey   85' 		[68]
5 April 12
4:00 p.m. 		H Colorado Rapids 0–1 22,591 Caldwell   17' Buddle   11' [85]
6 April 19
8:30 p.m. 		A FC Dallas 1–2 17,406 Issey   21'   55'
Jackson   74' 		Hedges   37'
Pérez   88' 		[86]
7 May 3
1:00 p.m. 		H New England Revolution 1–2 22,591 Jackson   6'   43'
Bradley   58' 		Mullins   24'
Nguyen   82' (pen.)
Fagúndez   75'
Caldwell   90+2' 		[87]
8 May 17
4:30 p.m. 		H New York Red Bulls 2–0 22,591 Defoe   12'   88'
Morrow   45'
Moore   90+5' 		Henry   4'
Olave   42'
Armando   88' 		[88]
9 May 23
8:30 p.m. 		A Sporting Kansas City 2–2 19,914 Moore   67'   84'
Orr   90+1'
Caldwell   63'
Gilberto   39'
Bloom   57' 		Dwyer   47'   84' (pen.)
Nagamura   79' 		[89]
10 May 31
5:00 p.m. 		H Columbus Crew 3–2 22,591 Defoe   21' (pen.)   81'
Henry   90+2'   90+4'
Bendik   66'
Gilberto   77'
Bekker   80' 		Meram   18'
Viana   65'   60'
Parkhurst   39'
Wahl   83' 		[90]
11 June 7
4:00 p.m. 		H San Jose Earthquakes 1–0 22,591 Defoe   27' (pen.)   90+3'
Henry   17'
Hagglund   84' 		Cronin   60'
Goodson  66' 		[91]
12 June 27
8:00 p.m. 		A New York Red Bulls 2–2 20,176 Defoe   55'
Gilberto   72'
Morrow   11' 		Luyindula   36'
Wright-Phillips   90+3' 		[92]
13 July 2
8:30 p.m. 		A Chicago Fire 1–1 13,153 Moore   29'
Jackson   43'
Caldwell   53' 		Amarikwa   45+2'
Shipp   57'
Palmer   86'
14 July 5
4:00 p.m. 		H D.C. United 1–2 22,591 Moore   60'
Hagglund   89' 		DeLeon   54'
Kitchen   70'
15 July 12
7:00 p.m. 		H Houston Dynamo 4–2 22,591 Osorio   39'
Oduro   45+1'
Defoe   37'   63'   89' 		Davis   13'   30'
Sarkodie   35'
Taylor   37'
Horst   40'
Ricardo Clark   56'
Creavalle   59' 		[93]
16 July 16
8:00 p.m. 		H Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–1 22,591 Defoe   64' (pen.)
Orr   28'
Warner   90+4' 		Mattocks   50'
Teibert   28'
Reo-Coker   70'
Adekugbe   85' 		[94]
17 July 19
9:00 p.m. 		A Houston Dynamo 2–2 20,069 [95]
18 July 26
7:00 p.m. 		H Sporting Kansas City 1–2 22,591 Jackson   16'   32'
Morrow   35'
Oduro   44'
Henry   45'+2'
Bradley   73' 		Zusi   48'
Besler   53'   75'  
Peterson   80'
19 July 30
7:00 p.m. 		A D.C. United 0–3 16,171 Warner   36'
Bradley   68' 		Johnson   8'   90'
Arnaud   42'
Korb   54'
Rolfe   59'
Hagglund   67' (o.g.)
20 August 3
6:00 p.m. 		A Montreal Impact 2–0 16,665 Gilberto   11'
Moore   54' 		Król   32'
Ferrari   53'
Camara   77'
21 August 9
7:30 p.m. 		A Columbus Crew 3–2 17,822 Gilberto   43'
Henry   53'
Osorio   59'
Moore   84' 		Higuaín   45+2' (pen.)
Meram   81'
22 August 16
8:30 p.m. 		A Sporting Kansas City 1–4 20,730 Gilberto   45+1' (pen.)
23 August 23
7:00 p.m. 		H Chicago Fire 2–2 22,591 Soumaré   3' (o.g.)
Warner   57'
Gilberto   79' 		Palmer   20'
Alex   39'
Soumaré   46'
Earnshaw   70'
Amarikwa   90'
Segares   90+1' 		[70]
24 August 30
5:00 p.m. 		H New England Revolution 0–3 22,591 Gilberto   82' Nguyen   2'
Bunbury   4'   58'
Rowe   21'   36'
Caldwell   47' 		[72]
25 September 3
7:00 p.m. 		A Philadelphia Union 0–1 15,238 Morgan   77'
Bradley   83'
Henry   90'+3' 		Edu   33'
Casey   55' 		[76]
26 September 6
2:00 p.m. 		H Philadelphia Union 0–2 22,591 Henry   28' Casey   8'
Wenger   44' 		[80]
27 September 13
8:30 p.m. 		A Chicago Fire 1–1 18,691 Hagglund   47'
Morrow   62'
De Rosario   89' 		Palmer   11'
Nyassi   41' 		[96]
28 September 21
3:00 p.m. 		H Chivas USA 3–0 22,591 Jackson   23'   66'
Moore   45'+2'
Gilberto   54'
Lovitz   75' 		Sturgis   38'
Reo-Coker   66' 		[84]
29 September 27
1:00 p.m. 		H Portland Timbers 3–2 22,591 Hagglund   62', 70'
Bradley   89'
Moore   90+1' 		Fanendo Adi   13'
Caldwell   16' (o.g.)
Chará   45+7'
Valeri   88'
30 October 4
10:30 p.m. 		A LA Galaxy 0–3 24,064 Osorio   66' Keane   22', 25'
Sarvas   66'
Gordon   90+3'
31 October 8
7:30 p.m. 		H Houston Dynamo 0–1 18,269 Lovitz   90+5' Barnes   35'
Cochran   55'
32 October 11
7:00 p.m. 		A New York Red Bulls 1–3 24,068 Creavalle   33'
Osorio   55'
Hagglund   86'
Bradley   89' 		Eckersley   15'
Wright-Phillips   26'
Izquierdo   35'
McCarty   44'
Alexander   78'
Olave   90+4'
33 October 18
2:00 p.m. 		H Montreal Impact 1–1 18,329 Creavalle   20'
Jackson   88'
Osorio   90+3'
Bendik   90+4'
De Rosario   90+5' 		Camara   5'   90+5'  
Martins   39'
Ferrari   55'
Pearce   82'
Bush   90'
34 October 25
7:30 p.m. 		A New England Revolution 0–1 32,766 Morrow   61' Nguyen   35' [97]

Table edit

Conference edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 D.C. United 34 17 9 8 52 37 +15 59 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 New England Revolution 34 17 13 4 51 37 +14 55
3 Columbus Crew SC 34 14 10 10 52 42 +10 52
4 New York Red Bulls 34 13 10 11 55 50 +5 50 MLS Cup Knockout round
5 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 13 7 48 41 +7 49
6 Philadelphia Union 34 10 12 12 51 51 0 42
7 Toronto FC 34 11 15 8 44 54 −10 41
8 Houston Dynamo 34 11 17 6 39 58 −19 39
9 Chicago Fire 34 6 10 18 41 51 −10 36
10 Montreal Impact 34 6 18 10 38 58 −20 28
Source: MLS
Overall edit
Pos Team
 Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts
1 Seattle Sounders FC (S) 34 20 10 4 65 50 +15 64 CONCACAF Champions League
2 LA Galaxy (C) 34 17 7 10 69 37 +32 61
3 D.C. United 34 17 9 8 52 37 +15 59
4 Real Salt Lake 34 15 8 11 54 39 +15 56
5 New England Revolution 34 17 13 4 51 46 +5 55
6 FC Dallas 34 16 12 6 55 45 +10 54
7 Columbus Crew 34 14 10 10 52 42 +10 52
8 New York Red Bulls 34 13 10 11 55 50 +5 50
9 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 34 12 8 14 42 40 +2 50 CONCACAF Champions League
10 Sporting Kansas City 34 14 13 7 48 41 +7 49
11 Portland Timbers 34 12 9 13 61 52 +9 49
12 Philadelphia Union 34 10 12 12 51 51 0 42
13 Toronto FC 34 11 15 8 44 54 −10 41
14 Houston Dynamo 34 11 17 6 39 58 −19 39
15 Chicago Fire 34 6 10 18 41 51 −10 36
16 Chivas USA 34 9 19 6 29 61 −32 33
17 Colorado Rapids 34 8 18 8 43 62 −19 32
18 San Jose Earthquakes 34 6 16 12 35 50 −15 30
19 Montreal Impact 34 6 18 10 38 58 −20 28
Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 41 11 15 8 44 54  −10 7 7 3 24 23  +1 4 8 5 20 31  −11

Last updated: October 25, 2014
Source: Results
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Canadian Championship edit

Toronto FC opened their attempt to win the 2014 Canadian Championship against Vancouver Whitecaps FC, due to the seeding procedure used for the Championship.

Canadian Championship results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Leg Date Venue Opponent Res.
F–A 		Agg. score
F–A 		Att. Goalscorers and disciplined players Ref.
Toronto FC Opponent
Semi–final
FL May 7 H Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2–1 — 22,591 Defoe   28'
Bradley   28',   89'
De Rosario   90' 		Mitchell   48'
Reo-Coker   60'
Manneh   90',   90' 		[98]
SL May 14 A Vancouver Whitecaps 1–2 (a.e.t.) 3–3
(5–3 p) 		18,470 Henry   4',   58'
Bekker   16'
Orr   89'
Bloom   92+' 		Mitchell   30'
Hurtado   43'
Salgado   78'
Morales   86' (pen.) 		[99]
Final
FL May 28 H Montreal Impact 1–1 — 18,269 Henry   20'
Rey   35' 		Mapp   73'
Lefèvre   83' 		[100]
SL June 4 A Montreal Impact 0–1 1–2 13,423 Bernardello   4'
Felipe   90+1' 		[101]

Mid-season friendlies edit

Results edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Venue Opponent Res.
F–A 		Att. Goalscorers and disciplined players Ref.
Toronto FC Opponent
June 18 A Wilmington Hammerheads 2–1 — De Rosario   20' (pen.)
Hoilett   26' 		Godelman   85' [102][103]
July 23 H Tottenham Hotspur 2–3 22,591 Wiedeman   65'
Hamilton   73' 		Lamela   16', 40'
Townsend   85' 		[104]

Statistics edit

Team record edit

As of October 25, 2014
Competition First match Last match Record
G W L T GF GA GD Win % Ref.
Regular season March 15 October 25 34 11 15 8 44 54 −10 032.35 Regular season results
Canadian Championship May 7 June 4 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 025.00 Canadian Championship results
Total 38 12 17 9 48 59 −11 031.58 —

Squad and statistics edit

As of October 25, 2014

No. Pos Nat Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   USA Chris Konopka 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF   USA Justin Morrow 34 0 30+1 0 2+1 0
3 DF   USA Warren Creavalle 10 1 7+3 1 0+0 0
4 MF   USA Michael Bradley 27 3 25+0 2 2+0 1
5 DF   CAN Ashtone Morgan 5 0 2+1 0 2+0 0
7 FW   NGA Bright Dike 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
8 MF   CAN Kyle Bekker 24 0 13+7 0 3+1 0
9 FW   BRA Gilberto 32 7 21+7 7 3+1 0
11 MF   BRA Jackson 26 4 21+5 4 0+0 0
12 GK   USA Joe Bendik 31 0 27+0 0 4+0 0
13 DF   SCO Steven Caldwell 24 0 21+0 0 3+0 0
14 MF   CAN Dwayne De Rosario 23 1 4+15 1 1+3 0
15 DF   CAN Doneil Henry 25 3 19+2 1 4+0 2
16 DF   ENG Bradley Orr 21 1 14+5 1 2+0 0
17 DF   USA Nick Hagglund 27 2 23+2 2 2+0 0
18 FW   ENG Jermain Defoe 21 12 17+2 11 2+0 1
21 MF   CAN Jonathan Osorio 29 3 24+3 3 1+1 0
22 FW   CAN Jordan Hamilton 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
23 FW   GHA Dominic Oduro 24 2 17+7 2 0+0 0
25 MF   USA Jeremy Hall 5 0 2+1 0 2+0 0
26 MF   USA Collen Warner 20 0 19+1 0 0+0 0
27 FW   ENG Luke Moore 29 6 22+5 6 2+0 0
28 DF   USA Mark Bloom 29 0 26+0 0 2+1 0
32 FW   USA Andrew Wiedeman 8 0 0+7 0 0+1 0
33 DF   USA Ryan Richter 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 MF   USA Daniel Lovitz 21 0 5+13 0 2+1 0
40 GK   CAN Quillan Roberts 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players who left after the start of the season.
20 MF   CAN Issey Nakajima-Farran 7 2 2+3 2 2+0 0
23 MF   ESP Álvaro Rey 7 0 6+1 0 0+0 0
30 GK   BRA Júlio César 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0

Goals and assists edit

Correct as of October 25, 2014

Clean sheets edit

Correct as of October 25, 2014

R Pos Nat Name Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Total
1 GK   Joe Bendik 4 – 4
2 GK   Júlio César 2 – 2
TOTALS 6 – 6

Disciplinary record edit

Correct as of October 25, 2014[105]

No. Pos. Name MLS Canadian Championship Total
           
2 DF   Justin Morrow 6 0 0 0 6 0
3 DF   Warren Creavalle 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 MF   Michael Bradley 6 0 1 0 7 0
8 MF   Kyle Bekker 1 0 1 0 2 0
9 FW   Gilberto 3 0 0 0 3 0
11 MF   Jackson 5 1 0 0 5 1
12 GK   Joe Bendik 2 0 0 0 2 0
13 DF   Steven Caldwell 3 1 0 0 3 1
14 FW   Dwayne De Rosario 1 0 1 0 2 0
15 DF   Doneil Henry 8 0 1 0 9 0
16 DF   Bradley Orr 1 0 1 0 2 0
17 DF   Nick Hagglund 2 2 0 0 2 2
18 FW   Jermain Defoe 5 0 0 0 5 0
20 MF   Issey Nakajima-Farran 1 0 0 0 1 0
21 MF   Jonathan Osorio 1 1 0 0 1 1
23 MF   Álvaro Rey 1 0 1 0 2 0
23 FW   Dominic Oduro 2 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF   Collen Warner 3 0 0 0 3 0
27 FW   Luke Moore 2 1 0 0 2 1
28 DF   Mark Bloom 2 0 1 0 3 0
30 GK   Júlio César 1 0 0 0 1 0
35 MF   Daniel Lovitz 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 59 6 7 0 66 6

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