2013 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC

2013 season
President and General Manager	Kevin Payne
Head Coach	Ryan Nelsen
Major League Soccer	TBD
MLS Cup Playoffs	Did not qualify
Canadian Championship	First round
Average home league attendance	19,036
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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.^[1] The club fired Paul Mariner as head coach and was replaced by Ryan Nelsen,^[2] 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."^[3] Nelson terminated his QPR contract before the end of the season,^[4] and joined TFC in February, 2013.

The season opened with an away game on March 2 against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC^[5] and finished with a home win against Montreal Impact on October 26.^[6]

Fixtures and results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

Disney Pro Soccer Classic	Columbus Crew		1–0		Toronto FC	ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex	Feb 9
Gláuber  30'						Report: Report

Disney Pro Soccer Classic	Toronto FC		3–0		Orlando City	ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex	Feb 13
Taylor Morgan  53' Terry Dunfield  72' Jonathan Osorio  87'						Report: Report

Disney Pro Soccer Classic	Toronto FC		0–3		Philadelphia Union	ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex	Feb 16
					Antoine Hoppenot  8' Róger Torres  40' Matt Kassel  51'	Report: Report

Disney Pro Soccer Classic	Sporting Kansas City		1–0		Toronto FC	ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex	Feb 23
Claudio Bieler  23' Oriol Rosell  48'					Darren O'Dea  15' Justin Davis  35' Darren O'Dea  57'	Report: Report

MLS regular season

Match results

1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC		1–0		Toronto FC	BC Place	Mar 2
Koffie  59'					Dunfield  27'	Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Juan Guzman Report: report

2	Toronto FC		2–1		Sporting Kansas City	Rogers Centre	Mar 9
Earnshaw  2', 21' (pen.)  86' Califf  77' O'Dea 90+5'					Nagamura  24' Collin  39' Sinovic  75' Bieler  77' Feilhaber  78'	Attendance: 25,991 Referee: Fotis Bazakos Report: report

3	Montreal Impact		2–1		Toronto FC	Olympic Stadium	Mar 16
Bernier  34' (pen.)  64' Di Vaio  46+' Iapichino  67'					Hall  21' Earnshaw  68' (pen.) Eckersley  92+'	Attendance: 37,896 Referee: Baldomero Toledo Report: report

4	Toronto FC		2–2		LA Galaxy	BMO Field	Mar 30
Earnshaw  29' Califf  51' Osorio  79'					Magee  16' Sarvas  76' Villarreal  92+'	Attendance: 18,335 Report: report

5	Toronto FC		2–2		FC Dallas	BMO Field	Apr 6
Russell  90'  14' Ephraim  46' Silva  58' Braun  85'  94'					Jacobson  34'  86' Pérez  59' Castillo  84'	Attendance: 16,111 Referee: Ismail Elfath Report: Stats

6	Philadelphia Union		1–1		Toronto FC	PPL Park	Apr 13
McInerney  93' Cruz  36' Daniel  83' Casey  92'					Earnshaw  71' Agbossoumonde  68' O'Dea  74' Ephraim  74' Bendik  80' Morgan  21', 88'	Attendance: 17,182 Referee: Sorin Stoica Report: Stats

7	Toronto FC		1–1		Houston Dynamo	BMO Field	Apr 20
Hall  58'					Creavalle  94'	Attendance: 15,973 Referee: Drew Fischer

8	Toronto FC		1–2		New York Red Bulls	BMO Field	Apr 27
Osorio  83'					Cahill  39', 89'	Attendance: 20,009 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez

9	Colorado Rapids		1–0		Toronto FC	Dick's Sporting Goods Park	May 4
Buddle  86'						Attendance: 12,658 Report: Stats

10	San Jose Earthquakes		2–1		Toronto FC	Buck Shaw Stadium	May 8
Jahn  46' Wondolowski  81'					Braun  14'	Attendance: 10,048 Report: Stats

11	Toronto FC		0–1		Columbus Crew	BMO Field	May 18
					Oduro  42'	Attendance: 18,278

12	New England Revolution		2–0		Toronto FC	Gillette Stadium	May 25
Fagúndez  23' Agudelo  93+'						Attendance: 10,711 Report: Stats

13	Toronto FC		1–1		Philadelphia Union	BMO Field	Jun 1
Osorio  66'					McInerney  91+'	Attendance: 19,221 Referee: Geoff Gamble Report: report

14	D.C. United		1–2		Toronto FC	RFK Stadium	Jun 15
De Rosario  19' (pen.)					Earnshaw  30' Woolard  41' (o.g.)	Attendance: 13,846 Report: Stats

15	Houston Dynamo		0–0		Toronto FC	BBVA Compass Stadium	Jun 22
						Attendance: 22,039 Report: Stats

16	Toronto FC		0–1		Real Salt Lake	BMO Field	Jun 29
					Álvarez  45'	Attendance: 20,841 Report: Stats

17	Toronto FC		3–3		Montreal Impact	BMO Field	Jul 3
Brockie  6' Caldwell  21' O'Dea  24'					Romero  1' Camara  69' Di Vaio  70'	Attendance: 21,700 Report: Stats

18	Sporting Kansas City		3–0		Toronto FC	Sporting Park	Jul 13
Saad  21', 51' Bieler  63'						Attendance: 21,126 Report: Stats

19	Chivas USA		1–0		Toronto FC	Home Depot Center	Jul 17
Torres  79'						Attendance: 7851 Report: Stats

20	Toronto FC		0–0		New York Red Bulls	BMO Field	Jul 20
						Attendance: 19,444 Report: Stats

21	Toronto FC		2–1		Columbus Crew	BMO Field	Jul 27
Osorio  87' Wiedeman  90+4'					Oduro  17'	Attendance: 17,987 Report: Stats

22	New England Revolution		0-1		Toronto FC	Gillette Stadium	Aug 4
					Laba  2'	Attendance: 11,543 Referee: Ricardo Salazar Report: report

23	Toronto FC		1–2		Seattle Sounders FC	BMO Field	Aug 10
Osorio  46'					Rosales  16' Johnson  23' Henry  40' (o.g.) Joseph  75'	Attendance: 18,766 Referee: Mark Geiger Report: report

24	Columbus Crew		2-0		Toronto FC	Columbus Crew Stadium	Aug 17
Higuaín  19'  67' Trapp  45' O'Rourke  80'					Eckersley  36'	Attendance: 16,352 Referee: Ted Unkel Report: Summary

25	D.C. United		1–1		Toronto FC	RFK Stadium	Aug 24
De Rosario  10' Korb  83'					Convey  60'	Attendance: 13,972 Referee: Chris Penso Report: Report

26	Toronto FC		1–1		New England Revolution	BMO Field	Aug 30
Wiedeman  45' Caldwell  68' Morgan  75' Henry  86'					Fagúndez  2'  54' Nguyen  30' Caldwell  74' Imbongo  87'	Attendance: 18,623 Report: Stats

27	Portland Timbers		4–0		Toronto FC	Jeld-Wen Field	Sep 7
Alhassan  45+1' Wallace  40'  83' Johnson  40'  87' Valeri  90+3'					Agbossoumonde  25' Hall  90+3'	Attendance: 20,674 Report: Stats

28	Toronto FC		1–1		Chicago Fire	BMO Field	Sep 11
Earnshaw  23' Convey  29' Braun  45+1' Hall  71' Henry  90+1'					Duka  20'	Attendance: 15,217 Referee: Geoff Gamble Report: report

29	New York Red Bulls		2–0		Toronto FC	Red Bull Arena	Sep 14
Henry  32' Espíndola  80'						Attendance: 17,236 Report: report

30	Toronto FC		1–2		Sporting Kansas City	BMO Field	Sep 21
Russell  38'					Sapong  18', 53'	Attendance: 12,627 Report: Stats

31	Toronto FC		4–1		D.C. United	BMO Field	Sep 28
Russell  25' Dike  67' Shanosky  71' (o.g.) Rey  87'					Jeffrey  15'	Attendance: 15,879 Report: Stats

32	Philadelphia Union		1–0		Toronto FC	PPL Park	Oct 5
Kléberson  90+5'						Attendance: 18,996 Report: Stats

33	Chicago Fire		1–0		Toronto FC	Toyota Park	Oct 19
Magee  63' (pen.)						Attendance: 19,889 Report: Stats

34	Toronto FC		1–0		Montreal Impact	BMO Field	Oct 26
Earnshaw  16'  23'					Bernardello  23' Mapp  26' Lefèvre  90+3' Ferrari  90+4'	Attendance: 13,211 Referee: David Gantar Report: report

MLS regular season standings

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	New York Red Bulls (SS) (E1)	59	34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	2013 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2	Sporting Kansas City	58	34	17	10	7	47	30	+17
3	New England Revolution	51	34	14	11	9	49	38	+11
4	Houston Dynamo	51	34	14	11	9	41	41	0	2013 MLS Cup Knockout Round
5	Montreal Impact	49	34	14	13	7	50	49	+1
6	Chicago Fire	49	34	14	13	7	47	52	−5
7	Philadelphia Union	46	34	12	12	10	42	44	−2
8	Columbus Crew	41	34	12	17	5	42	46	−4
9	Toronto FC	29	34	6	17	11	30	47	−17
10	D.C. United	16	34	3	24	7	22	59	−37

Updated to matches played on October 27, 2013 6:55 p.m. EDT. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

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

Pos	Team	Pts	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Qualification or relegation
1	New York Red Bulls (SS) (E1)	59	34	17	9	8	58	41	+17	2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League ^1
2	Sporting Kansas City	58	34	17	10	7	47	30	+17
3	Portland Timbers (W1)	57	34	14	5	15	54	33	+21
4	Real Salt Lake	56	34	16	10	8	57	41	+16
5	LA Galaxy	53	34	15	11	8	53	38	+15
6	Seattle Sounders FC	52	34	15	12	7	42	42	0
7	New England Revolution	51	34	14	11	9	49	38	+11
8	Colorado Rapids	51	34	14	11	9	45	38	+7
9	Houston Dynamo	51	34	14	11	9	41	41	0
10	San Jose Earthquakes	51	34	14	11	9	35	42	−7
11	Montreal Impact	49	34	14	13	7	50	49	+1	2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League ^2
12	Chicago Fire	49	34	14	13	7	47	52	−5
13	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	48	34	13	12	9	53	45	+8
14	Philadelphia Union	46	34	12	12	10	42	44	−2
15	FC Dallas	44	34	11	12	11	48	52	−4
16	Columbus Crew	41	34	12	17	5	42	46	−4
17	Toronto FC	29	34	6	17	11	30	47	−17
18	Chivas USA	26	34	6	20	8	30	67	−37
19	D.C. United	16	34	3	24	7	22	59	−37	2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League ^1

Updated to matches played on October 2013. Source: MLSSoccer.com
Notation Key:

(SS) = Supporters Shield winner

(E1) = Eastern Conference champion

(W1) = Western Conference champion

¹The highest ranked U.S.-based MLS club qualifies to the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League seeding Pot A. (Canadian teams cannot qualify for the Champions League through MLS; the Canadian qualifier is the winner of the 2014 Canadian Championship.) The other U.S. representatives in the 2014–15 CONCACAF Champions League are:

• Winner of the 2013 MLS Cup (Pot A)
• Regular Season Conference Winner that is not the Supporters' Shield Champion (Pot B)
• Winner of the 2013 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (Pot B)

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD
34	29	6	17	11	30	47	−17	4	5	8	23	22	+1	2	12	3	7	25	−18

Last updated: September 14, 2013
Source: "Toronto FC Schedule".
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; T = Matches tied; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	L	D	D	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	W

Last updated: September 14, 2013.
Source: MLS Results
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Canadian Championship

Semi final

Leg 1	Toronto FC		2-0		Montreal Impact	BMO Field	Apr 24
Henry  49' Wiedeman  81' Wiedeman  84'					Mallace  55'	Attendance: 11,043 Referee: Paul Ward Report: Recap, Stats

Leg 2	Montreal Impact		6-0		Toronto FC	Saputo Stadium	May 1
Mapp  24' Tissot  25' Paponi  33' Di Vaio  44', 90' Romero  61' Wenger  90+4'					Henry  14' Lambe  17'	Attendance: 14,931 Report: Stats

Mid-season friendly

Friendly	Toronto FC		1-4		A.S. Roma	BMO Field	August 7
Burdisso  16' (o.g.)					Florenzi  25' Borriello  33' Pjanić  67' Pjanić  87'	Attendance: 18,274 Report: Recap

Player information

Squad and statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

As of October 26, 2013

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Major League Soccer		Canadian Championship
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeeper
12	GK		Joe Bendik	33	0	33+0	0	0+0	0
24	GK		Stefan Frei	3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
40	GK		Quillan Roberts	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
4	DF		Doneil Henry	22	1	19+1	0	2+0	1
5	DF		Ashtone Morgan	24	0	20+2	0	2+0	0
6	DF		Gale Agbossoumonde	13	0	12+1	0	0+0	0
25	DF		Jeremy Hall	32	1	26+5	1	0+1	0
27	DF		Richard Eckersley	16	0	16+0	0	0+0	0
33	DF		Ryan Richter	15	0	12+1	0	2+0	0
13	DF		Steven Caldwell	23	1	23+0	1	0+0	0
28	DF		Mark Bloom	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Jonas Elmer	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
8	MF		Kyle Bekker	11	0	3+6	0	2+0	0
16	MF		Darel Russell	18	3	10+8	3	0+0	0
19	MF		Reggie Lambe	29	0	20+8	0	1+0	0
21	MF		Jonathan Osorio	30	5	18+10	5	2+0	0
20	MF		Matías Laba	16	1	16+0	1	0+0	0
15	MF		Bobby Convey	21	1	20+1	1	0+0	0
23	MF		Álvaro Rey	13	1	9+4	1	0+0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Emery Welshman	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
10	FW		Robert Earnshaw	27	8	23+3	8	1+0	0
14	FW		Danny Koevermans	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0
17	FW		Justin Braun	22	2	8+13	2	1+0	0
31	FW		Andrew Wiedeman	16	3	9+5	2	2+0	1
7	FW		Bright Dike	7	1	5+2	1	0+0	0
No Longer With Team
15	MF		Matt Stinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	FW		Ashton Bennett	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
28	FW		Taylor Morgan	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
7	MF		John Bostock	9	0	4+3	0	2+0	0
31	MF		Hogan Ephraim	10	0	8+1	0	0+1	0
23	MF		Terry Dunfield	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
48	DF		Darren O'Dea	17	1	17+0	1	0+0	0
11	MF		Luis Silva	16	0	11+3	0	0+2	0
2	DF		Logan Emory	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
3	DF		Danny Califf	6	0	4+0	0	2+0	0
22	FW		Jeremy Brockie	15	1	11+4	1	0+0	0
37	FW		Maximiliano Urruti	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0

Goals against average

No.	Player	Total			Major League Soccer			Canadian Championship
		MP	GA	GAA	MP	GA	GAA	MP	GA	GAA
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

Transactions

In

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
Dec 3, 2012	Justin Braun	FW	Real Salt Lake	Traded for Aaron Maund	[7]
Dec 12, 2012	Joe Bendik	GK	Portland Timbers	Traded with 1st round 2013 SuperDraft pick & Allocation Money for Ryan Johnson & Miloš Kocić	[8]
Dec 14, 2012	Danny Califf	DF	Chivas USA	Selected in stage 2 of the 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft	[9]
Dec 20, 2012	Gale Agbossoumonde	DF	Carolina RailHawks	Acquired via weighted lottery	[10]
Jan 15, 2013	Júlio César	MF	Sporting Kansas City	Free Transfer	[11]
Jan 17, 2013	Kyle Bekker	MF	Boston College Eagles	1st round 2013 SuperDraft pick	[12]
Jan 17, 2013	Emery Welshman	FW	Oregon State Beavers	1st round 2013 SuperDraft pick	[12]
Mar 1, 2013	Robert Earnshaw	FW	Cardiff City	Free Transfer	[13]
Mar 1, 2013	Ashton Bennett	FW	Coastal Carolina	2nd round 2013 Supplemental Draft pick	[14]
Mar 1, 2013	Taylor Morgan	FW	George Mason	4th round 2013 Supplemental Draft pick	[14]
Mar 1, 2013	Jonathan Osorio	MF	SC Toronto	Free Transfer	[14]
Mar 1, 2013	Darel Russell	MF	Portsmouth	Free Transfer	[15]
Mar 25, 2013	Ryan Richter	DF	Charleston Battery	Free Transfer	[16]
Apr 25, 2013	Matías Laba	MF	Argentinos Juniors	Undisclosed	[17]
May 16, 2013	Bobby Convey	MF	Sporting Kansas City	Traded for a 2014 MLS SuperDraft third round pick	[18]
July 2, 2013	Michael Thomas	MF	Sporting Kansas City	Traded for a 2015 MLS SuperDraft second round pick	[19]
July 25, 2013	Álvaro Rey	MF	Xerez Club Deportivo	Undisclosed	[20]
August 1, 2013	Jonas Elmer	DF	FC Winterthur	Undisclosed	[21]
August 8, 2013	/ Manuel Aparicio	MF	Toronto FC Academy	Undisclosed	[22]
August 16, 2013	Maximiliano Urruti	FW	Newell's Old Boys	Undisclosed	[23]
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	[24]
September 13, 2013	Chris Konopka	GK	Philadelphia Union	Traded for a 2014 MLS SuperDraft third round pick	[25]

Loan In

Date	Player	Position	Previous Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
Feb 27, 2013	Hogan Ephraim	MF	Queens Park Rangers	Loaned until Jun 30, 2013	[26]
Mar 8, 2013	John Bostock	MF	Tottenham Hotspur	TBD	[27]
May 7, 2013	Steven Caldwell	DF	Birmingham City	July 2013	[28]
May 7, 2013	Jeremy Brockie	FW	Wellington Phoenix	TBD	[28]
July 12, 2013	Mark Bloom	DF	Atlanta Silverbacks	Undisclosed	[29]

Out

Date	Player	Position	Destination Club	Fee/Notes	Ref
Nov 15, 2012	Adrian Cann	DF		Released	[30]
Nov 15, 2012	Ty Harden	DF		Released	[30]
Nov 15, 2012	Dicoy Williams	DF		Released	[30]
Nov 15, 2012	Oscar Cordon	MF		Released	[30]
Nov 15, 2012	Nicholas Lindsay	FW		Released	[30]
Nov 15, 2012	Keith Makubuya	FW		Released	[30]
Dec 3, 2012	Aaron Maund	DF	Real Salt Lake	Traded for Justin Braun	[7]
Dec 12, 2012	Ryan Johnson	FW	Portland Timbers	Traded for Joe Bendik, 1st round 2013 SuperDraft pick & Allocation Money	[8]
	Miloš Kocić	GK
Jan 30, 2013	Joao Plata	FW	Real Salt Lake	Traded for 2015 2nd Round MLS SuperDraft Pick	[31]
Feb 4, 2013	Eric Hassli	FW	FC Dallas	Traded for Conditional 2015 2nd Round SuperDraft Pick	[32]
Feb 26, 2013	Torsten Frings	MF		Retired	[33] [34]
Feb 27, 2013	Quincy Amarikwa	FW	Chicago Fire	Traded for 2014 1st Round Supplemental Draft Pick	[26]
Mar 19, 2013	Matt Stinson	MF		Waived	[35]
Mar 29, 2013	Júlio César	MF		Released	[36]
May 14, 2013	Ashton Bennett	FW		Waived	[37]
May 14, 2013	Taylor Morgan	FW		Waived	[37]
May 24, 2013	John Bostock	FW		Loan Ended/Waived	[38]
June 13, 2013	Terry Dunfield	MF		Waived	[39]
June 27, 2013	Logan Emory	DF		Waived	[40]
July 9, 2013	Luis Silva	MF	D.C. United	Traded for allocation money	[41]
July 12, 2013	Danny Califf	DF		Retired	[42]
July 18, 2013	Darren O'Dea	DF	FC Metalurh Donetsk	Mutual Agreement	[43]
Sept 9, 2013	Maximiliano Urruti	FW	Portland Timbers	Traded with an international roster spot for Bright Dike, 2015 MLS SuperDraft first round pick & allocation money	[24]

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