2019 Toronto FC season

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

Toronto FC

2019 season
General manager	Ali Curtis
Head Coach	Greg Vanney
Stadium	BMO Field
MLS	Conference: 4th Overall: 9th
MLS Cup Playoffs	Runners-up
Canadian Championship	Runners-up
CONCACAF Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Alejandro Pozuelo (12) All: Alejandro Pozuelo (14)
Highest home attendance	League: 28,989 (August 24 vs. Montreal Impact)
Lowest home attendance	League: 22,651 (April 19 vs. Minnesota United) All: 12,683 (August 14 vs. Ottawa Fury, CC)
Average home league attendance	League: 25,048
Biggest win	4–0 (March 29 vs. New York City FC) 5–1 (September 7 at FC Cincinnati) (October 19 vs. D.C. United, Playoffs R1)
Biggest defeat	0–4 (February 19 at Independiente, CCL)
Home colours Away colours

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".[1]

Squad

As of August 1, 2019.[2]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)	Signed in	Previous club
Goalkeepers
16	Quentin Westberg		GK	(1986-04-25) April 25, 1986	2019	Auxerre
25	Alex Bono		GK	(1994-04-25) April 25, 1994	2015	Syracuse Orange
28	Caleb Patterson-Sewell		GK	(1987-05-20) May 20, 1987	2018	Jacksonville Armada
Defenders
2	Justin Morrow		LB / LWB / CB	(1987-10-04) October 4, 1987	2014	San Jose Earthquakes
3	Drew Moor		CB	(1984-01-15) January 15, 1984	2016	Colorado Rapids
5	Ashtone Morgan		LB / LWB	(1991-02-09) February 9, 1991	2011	Toronto FC Academy
15	Eriq Zavaleta		CB	(1992-08-02) August 2, 1992	2015	Seattle Sounders FC
22	Richie Laryea		RB	(1995-01-07) January 7, 1995	2019	Orlando City SC
23	Chris Mavinga		CB / LB	(1991-05-26) May 26, 1991	2017	Rubin Kazan
26	Laurent Ciman		CB	(1985-08-05) August 5, 1985	2018	Dijon
44	Omar Gonzalez		CB	(1988-10-11) October 11, 1988	2019	Pachuca
52	Julian Dunn		CB	(2000-07-11) July 11, 2000	2018	Toronto FC II
96	Auro Jr.		RB / RWB	(1996-01-23) January 23, 1996	2018	São Paulo
Midfielders
4	Michael Bradley		DM / CM	(1987-07-31) July 31, 1987	2014	Roma
7	Nicolas Benezet		MF	(1991-02-24) February 24, 1991	2019	Guingamp (loan)
8	Marky Delgado		CM	(1995-05-16) May 16, 1995	2015	Chivas USA
10	Alejandro Pozuelo		AM	(1991-09-20) September 20, 1991	2019	Genk
14	Jay Chapman		AM	(1994-01-01) January 1, 1994	2015	Toronto FC Academy
18	Nick DeLeon		RB / RM	(1990-07-17) July 17, 1990	2018	D.C. United
21	Jonathan Osorio		AM / CM	(1992-06-12) June 12, 1992	2013	SC Toronto
27	Liam Fraser		DM	(1998-02-13) February 13, 1998	2018	Toronto FC II
31	Tsubasa Endoh		MF	(1993-08-20) August 20, 1993	2019	Toronto FC II
59	Noble Okello		MF	(2000-07-20) July 20, 2000	2019	Toronto FC II
Forwards
9	Erickson Gallardo		RW	(1996-07-26) July 26, 1996	2019	Zamora
13	Patrick Mullins		FW	(1992-02-05) February 5, 1992	2019	Columbus Crew
17	Jozy Altidore		CF	(1989-11-06) November 6, 1989	2015	Sunderland
19	Griffin Dorsey		FW	(1999-03-05) March 5, 1999	2019	Indiana Hoosiers
20	Ayo Akinola		ST	(2000-01-20) January 20, 2000	2018	Toronto FC Academy
24	Jacob Shaffelburg		FW	(1999-11-26) November 26, 1999	2019	Toronto FC II

International roster slots

Toronto has seven MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2019 season. They traded one International Spot to Columbus until the end of 2019.[3]

Toronto FC International slots

Slot	Player	Nationality
1	Auro Jr.	Brazil
2	Laurent Ciman	Belgium
3	Tsubasa Endoh	Japan
4	Erickson Gallardo	Venezuela
5	Chris Mavinga	DR Congo
6	Alejandro Pozuelo	Spain
7	Nicolas Benezet	France

Transfers

In

Transferred in

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
18	DF	Nick DeLeon	D.C. United	Selected in 2018 MLS Re-Entry Draft	December 14, 2018	[4]
96	DF	Auro Jr.	São Paulo	Purchase option exercised	December 17, 2018	[5]
26	DF	Laurent Ciman	Dijon	Acquired via MLS allocation order	December 27, 2018	[6]
19	FW	Griffin Dorsey	Indiana Hoosiers	Selected in 2019 MLS SuperDraft	January 11, 2019	[7]
31	MF	Tsubasa Endoh	Toronto FC II	Promoted to first team	January 16, 2019	[8]
59	MF	Noble Okello	Toronto FC II	Promoted to first team	January 22, 2019	[9]
91	FW	Terrence Boyd	SV Darmstadt 98	Undisclosed	February 5, 2019	[10]
16	GK	Quentin Westberg	Auxerre	Undisclosed	February 25, 2019	[11]
10	MF	Alejandro Pozuelo	Genk	Undisclosed	March 4, 2019	[12]
22	MF	Richie Laryea	Orlando City	Free transfer	March 21, 2019	[13]
24	FW	Jacob Shaffelburg	Toronto FC II	Homegrown player	June 21, 2019	[14]
44	DF	Omar Gonzalez	Pachuca	Acquired via MLS allocation order	July 9, 2019	[15]
9	MF	Erickson Gallardo	Zamora	Targeted allocation money (TAM)	July 9, 2019	[16]
13	FW	Patrick Mullins	Columbus Crew	Acquired in trade for Jordan Hamilton	July 10, 2019	[17]

Loaned in

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned from	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
7	MF	Nicolas Benezet	Guingamp	Targeted allocation money (TAM), Option to buy	July 30, 2019	[18]

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.	Player	Previous club	Notes	Date	Source
19	FW	Griffin Dorsey	Indiana Hoosiers	MLS SuperDraft first-round pick (#6); Generation Adidas player	January 11, 2019	[19]
	MF	Adam Wilson	Louisville Cardinals	MLS SuperDraft second-round pick (#39)	January 11, 2019	[19]
	CB	Patrick Bunk-Andersen	Clemson Tigers	MLS SuperDraft third-round pick (#54)	January 14, 2019	[19]

Out

Transferred out

No.	Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
87	ST	Tosaint Ricketts	Sūduva	Option declined	November 27, 2018	[20]
12	DF	Jason Hernandez	Retired	Out of contract	November 27, 2018	[20]
1	GK	Clint Irwin	Colorado Rapids	Traded for a 2019 second-round pick	December 14, 2018	[21]
8	MF	Ager Aketxe	Cádiz	Contract terminated by mutual consent	December 31, 2018	[20]
16	FW	Lucas Janson	Tigre	End of Loan	December 31, 2018	[20]
7	MF	Víctor Vázquez	Al-Arabi	Undisclosed	January 15, 2019	[22]
6	DF	Nick Hagglund	FC Cincinnati	Traded for $200,000 in GAM, $100,000 in TAM and the #1 spot in the allocation order	January 23, 2019	[23]
10	FW	Sebastian Giovinco	Al-Hilal	Undisclosed	January 30, 2019	[24]
9	DF	Gregory van der Wiel		Contract terminated by mutual consent	March 22, 2019	[25]
7	FW	Jordan Hamilton	Columbus Crew	Traded for Patrick Mullins	July 10, 2019	[26]
91	FW	Terrence Boyd	Hallescher FC	Contract terminated by mutual consent	July 29, 2019	[27]

Loan out

No.	Pos.	Player	Loaned to	Fee/Notes	Date	Source
54	MF	Ryan Telfer	York9 FC	Season long loan	March 6, 2019	[28]
55	MF	Aidan Daniels	Ottawa Fury	Season long loan	March 6, 2019	[29]
11	FW	Jon Bakero	Phoenix Rising FC	Season long loan	March 20, 2019	[30]

Competitions

Preseason

Los Angeles FC v Toronto FC

January 27 Friendly	Los Angeles FC	3–1	Toronto FC	Irvine, United States
	Horta Rossi Vassell  (pen.)	Report	Moor

Las Vegas Lights v Toronto FC

February 2 Friendly	Las Vegas Lights	5–1	Toronto FC	Las Vegas, United States
	Hernández  29' Harlley  38' Parra  42' Rivas  67', 90+1' Arguez  86'	Report	Telfer  64'	Stadium: Cashman Field Attendance: 5,232

Toronto FC v Vissel Kobe

February 2 Friendly	Toronto FC	Cancelled	Vissel Kobe	Irvine, United States
		Report		Stadium: Championship Soccer Stadium

Orange County v Toronto FC

February 8 Friendly	Orange County	1–1	Toronto FC	Irvine, United States
		Report		Stadium: Anteater Stadium

LA Galaxy v Toronto FC

February 9 Friendly	LA Galaxy	1–1	Toronto FC	Carson, United States
10:30 PM EST	Mohammed  (o.g.)	Report	Romney  86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park

Toronto FC v Tijuana

February 12 Friendly	Toronto FC	0–0	Tijuana	Chula Vista, United States
2:00 PM EST		Report		Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Attendance: 0

Colorado Rapids v Toronto FC

February 12 Friendly	Colorado Rapids	0–2	Toronto FC	Chula Vista, United States
6:30 PM EST		Report	Osorio  1' Boyd  50'	Stadium: Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center Attendance: 0
Note: Match was played with a 30-minute second half.

Major League Soccer

Main article: 2019 Major League Soccer season

League tables

Eastern Conference

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
2	Atlanta United FC	34	18	12	4	58	43	+15	58	First round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League[lower-alpha 1]
3	Philadelphia Union	34	16	11	7	58	50	+8	55	First round & 2020 Leagues Cup
4	Toronto FC[lower-alpha 2]	34	13	10	11	57	52	+5	50
5	D.C. United	34	13	10	11	42	38	+4	50
6	New York Red Bulls	34	14	14	6	53	51	+2	48

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goal differential; 7) away goals scored ; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots.
Notes:

1. as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
2. Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.

Overall

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Minnesota United FC	34	15	11	8	52	43	+9	53
8	LA Galaxy	34	16	15	3	58	59	−1	51
9	Toronto FC	34	13	10	11	57	52	+5	50
10	D.C. United	34	13	10	11	42	38	+4	50
11	Portland Timbers	34	14	13	7	52	49	+3	49

Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) coin toss or drawing of lots

Results summary

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	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	W

Updated to match(es) played on October 6, 2019. Source: Regular season matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Major League Soccer

Philadelphia Union v Toronto FC

March 2 1	Philadelphia Union	1–3	Toronto FC	Chester, Pennsylvania
1:00 PM EST	Picault  30' Fabián  73' (pen.) Santos  81'	Report Boxscore	Osorio 34',  83' Bradley  45+3', 62',  54' DeLeon  90+4'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,498 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Toronto FC v New England Revolution

March 17 2	Toronto FC	3–2	New England Revolution	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT	Akinola  14',  79' Hamilton  45' Altidore  80'	Report Boxscore	Gil  9' (pen.), 52',  45+2'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,271 Referee: Ted Unkel

Toronto FC v New York City FC

March 29 3	Toronto FC	4–0	New York City FC	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM EDT	Altidore  29' Pozuelo  59' (pen.), 78' Chapman  83'	Report Boxscore	Castellanos  66'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,447 Referee: Chris Penso

Toronto FC v Chicago Fire

April 6 4	Toronto FC	2–2	Chicago Fire	Toronto, Ontario
3:00 PM EDT	Altidore  31' Laryea  37' Pozuelo  57' Osorio  76'	Report Boxscore	Katai  37' Sapong  45+1' Nikolić  52',  62' Mihailovic  56' Schweinsteiger  81'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,256 Referee: Armando Villarreal

Seattle Sounders v Toronto FC

April 13 5	Seattle Sounders	3–2	Toronto FC	Seattle, Washington
4:00 PM EDT	Bruin  24', 66' Kim Kee-hee  61' Roldan  68' Lodeiro  81' Rodríguez  88'	Report Boxscore	Altidore  11', 70'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 37,722 Referee: Allen Chapman

Toronto FC v Minnesota United

April 19 6	Toronto FC	4–3	Minnesota United	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM EDT	Pozuelo  28', 30' Delgado  51' Hamilton  77', 79'	Report Boxscore	Quintero  17', 70' (pen.),  90+3' Rodríguez  57' Greguš  89' Calvo  90'  90+1'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,651 Referee: Ismail Elfath

Toronto FC v Portland Timbers

April 27 7	Toronto FC	1–2	Portland Timbers	Toronto, Ontario
3:00 PM EDT	Osorio  20' Mavinga  64'	Report Boxscore	Tuiloma  22' Moreira  66' Ebobisse  70' Chará  87'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,832 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Orlando City v Toronto FC

May 4 8	Orlando City	0–2	Toronto FC	Orlando, Florida
4:00 PM EDT		Report Boxscore	Osorio  65' Chapman  77'	Stadium: Orlando City Stadium Attendance: 22,377 Referee: Robert Sibiga

Atlanta United v Toronto FC

May 8 9	Atlanta United	2–0	Toronto FC	Atlanta, Georgia
7:00 PM EDT	Villalba  17' Escobar  56' Gressel  67'	Report Boxscore	Laryea  21' Zavaleta  74' Bradley  76' Boyd  77' Osorio  83'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 42,537 Referee: Chris Penso

Toronto FC v Philadelphia Union

May 11 10	Toronto FC	1–2	Philadelphia Union	Toronto, Ontario
3:00 PM EDT	Pozuelo  51',  90+5' Ciman  61' Altidore  82'	Report Boxscore	Mavinga  25' (o.g.) Bedoya  32' Monteiro  68' Trusty  86' Przybylko  90+2'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,219 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Toronto FC v D.C. United

May 15 11	Toronto FC	0–0	D.C. United	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM EDT	Morrow  82'	Report Boxscore	Segura  61'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 26,116 Referee: Drew Fischer

Real Salt Lake v Toronto FC

May 18 12	Real Salt Lake	3–0	Toronto FC	Sandy, Utah
3:00 PM EDT	Kreilach  14' Besler  25' Saucedo  28' Savarino  60' Toia  82'	Report Boxscore	Morgan  44' Pozuelo  53'  61' Altidore  66'	Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Attendance: 15,949 Referee: Joseph Dickerson

Toronto FC v San Jose Earthquakes

May 26 13	Toronto FC	1–2	San Jose Earthquakes	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT	Laryea  28' Fraser  61'	Report Boxscore	Thompson  33' Wondolowski  37', 81' Espinoza  64' Eriksson  69'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,524 Referee: Nima Saghafi

Vancouver Whitecaps v Toronto FC

May 31 14	Vancouver Whitecaps	1–1	Toronto FC	Vancouver, British Columbia
10:00 PM EDT	Montero  84' (pen.)	Report Boxscore	Moor  45+1' DeLeon  90'	Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 21,083 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Toronto FC v Sporting Kansas City

June 7 15	Toronto FC	2–2	Sporting Kansas City	Toronto, Ontario
7:00 PM EDT[31]	DeLeon  43',  72' Laryea  57' Fraser  89' Ciman  90+3' Hamilton  90+5'	Report Boxscore	Gutierrez  25' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Ilie  74'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,748 Referee: Fotis Bazakos

FC Dallas v Toronto FC

June 22 16	FC Dallas	3–0	Toronto FC	Frisco, Texas
7:00 PM EDT	Badji  41', 58' Bressan  51'	Report Boxscore		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 13,623 Referee: Kevin Stott

Toronto FC v Atlanta United

June 26 17	Toronto FC	3–2	Atlanta United	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM EDT	Endoh  1' Pozuelo  27', 90+4' (pen.) Ciman  69'	Report Boxscore	González Pírez  11' G. Martínez  17' (pen.), 90+6' Gressel  22'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,598 Referee: Alan Kelly

D.C. United v Toronto FC

June 29 18	D.C. United	1–1	Toronto FC	Washington, D.C.
8:00 PM EST	Brillant  53' Rooney  90+2' (pen.)	Report Boxscore	DeLeon  19',  87' Laryea  42' Chapman  65'	Stadium: Audi Field Attendance: 18,854 Referee: Robert Sibiga

LA Galaxy v Toronto FC

July 4 19	LA Galaxy	2–0	Toronto FC	Carson, California
10:30 PM EDT	Steres  6' F. Álvarez  28' Ibrahimović  75', 89' Polenta  76'	Report Boxscore	Fraser  44'	Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 25,482 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Montreal Impact v Toronto FC

July 13 20	Montreal Impact	0–2	Toronto FC	Montreal, Quebec
7:30 PM EDT	Lovitz  60'	Report Boxscore	Mavinga  25' Pozuelo  61' Altidore  90+5'	Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 19,619 Referee: Drew Fischer

Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls

July 17 21	Toronto FC	3–1	New York Red Bulls	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM EDT	Altidore  6' Pozuelo  26' (pen.) Endoh  51' Morgan  72'	Report Boxscore	Murillo  23' Lawrence  25' Barlow  63' Rzatkowski  69' Wright-Phillips  89'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,462 Referee: Silviu Petrescu

Toronto FC v Houston Dynamo

July 20 22	Toronto FC	1–3	Houston Dynamo	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT	Altidore  75'	Report Boxscore	McNamara  4' Martínez  23' Manotas  57'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,949 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Toronto FC v FC Cincinnati

July 27 23	Toronto FC	2–1	FC Cincinnati	Toronto, Ontario
8:00 PM EDT	DeLeon  16' Altidore  50' Moor  90+4'	Report Boxscore	Deplagne  43' Cruz  57' Ledesma  58' Waston  62' Ulloa  87'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,765 Referee: Marcos de Oliveira

New York Red Bulls v Toronto FC

August 3 24	New York Red Bulls	2–0	Toronto FC	Harrison, New Jersey
6:00 PM EDT	Mavinga  55' (o.g.) Royer 59' Cásseres  68' Long  70' Lawrence  90+1'	Report Boxscore	Pozuelo  84' Morrow  89'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 20,128 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Toronto FC v Orlando City

August 10 25	Toronto FC	1–1	Orlando City	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT	Delgado  34' Mullins  77'	Report Boxscore	Michel  69' Sané  82'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,487 Referee: Kevin Stott

Columbus Crew v Toronto FC

August 17 26	Columbus Crew	2–2	Toronto FC	Columbus, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Santos  48' Accam  82' Mensah  90+2'	Report Boxscore	Osorio  42' Altidore  90'	Stadium: Mapfre Stadium Attendance: 17,494 Referee: Ramy Touchan

Toronto FC v Montreal Impact

August 24 27	Toronto FC	2–1	Montreal Impact	Toronto, Ontario
7:30 PM EDT	Benezet  55' Delgado  63' Altidore  70' Laryea  73' Morrow  79',  81'	Report Boxscore	Sagna  8' Bojan  49'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 28,989 Referee: Baldomero Toledo

New England Revolution v Toronto FC

August 31 28	New England Revolution	1–1	Toronto FC	Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30 PM EDT	Farrell  37' Bou  86'	Report Boxscore	Mavinga  57' Benezet  74'	Stadium: Gillette Stadium Attendance: 16,588 Referee: Timothy Ford

FC Cincinnati v Toronto FC

September 7 29	FC Cincinnati	1–5	Toronto FC	Cincinnati, Ohio
7:30 PM EDT	Alashe  81' Ledesma  90+2' (pen.)	Report Boxscore	Mullins  10' DeLeon  21' Bradley  23',  63' Delgado  28' Zavaleta  72'  88' Benezet  85'	Stadium: Nippert Stadium Attendance: 25,339 Referee: Allen Chapman

New York City FC v Toronto FC

September 11 30	New York City FC	1–1	Toronto FC	New York City, New York
7:00 PM EDT	Mitriță  6' Ring  23' Tinnerholm  40' Johnson  77' Castellanos  84'	Report Boxscore	Pozuelo  40' (pen.), 78' Benezet  85' Mavinga  90+6'	Stadium: Yankee Stadium Attendance: 19,267 Referee: Chris Penso

Toronto FC v Colorado Rapids

September 15 31	Toronto FC	3–2	Colorado Rapids	Toronto, Ontario
5:00 PM EDT	Endoh  8' Pozuelo  13' (pen.) Altidore  59' Osorio  70' Mavinga  74'	Report Boxscore	Abubakar  10' Rosenberry  31' Kamara 38' Nicholson  62' Rubio  64'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 24,810 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Los Angeles FC v Toronto FC

September 21 32	Los Angeles FC	1–1	Toronto FC	Los Angeles, California
10:30 PM EDT	Beitashour  43' Vela  90+5' (pen.)	Report Boxscore	Endoh  19' Laryea  90+1'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,022 Referee: Ted Unkel

Chicago Fire v Toronto FC

September 29 33	Chicago Fire	2–2	Toronto FC	Bridgeview, Illinois
5:00 PM EDT	Katai  68' Herbers  77' Gaitán  85'	Report Boxscore	Altidore  59' Delgado  71' Gonzalez  80'	Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium Attendance: 17,748 Referee: Kevin Stott

Toronto FC v Columbus Crew

October 6 34	Toronto FC	1–0	Columbus Crew	Toronto, Ontario
4:00 PM EDT	Bradley  39' Pozuelo  58' Delgado  76'	Report Boxscore	Santos  32'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 23,692 Referee: Armando Villarreal

MLS Cup Playoffs

Main articles: 2019 MLS Cup Playoffs and MLS Cup 2019

Toronto FC v D.C. United

October 19 First round	Toronto FC	5–1 (a.e.t.)	D.C. United	Toronto, Ontario
6:00 PM EDT	Delgado  32',  72' Osorio  40',  95', 103' Laryea  93' Morrow  102' DeLeon  105+1'	Report Boxscore	Rodríguez  90+3' Jara  109' Arriola  112'  118'	Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 25,331 Referee: Allen Chapman

New York City FC v Toronto FC

October 23 Conference Semifinals	New York City FC	1–2	Toronto FC	Queens, New York
7:00 PM EDT	Mitriță  30' Tajouri-Shradi  69'	Report Boxscore	Ciman  21' Pozuelo  47', 90' (pen.) Bradley  77'	Stadium: Citi Field Attendance: 19,829 Referee: Jair Marrufo

Atlanta United v Toronto FC

October 30 Conference Finals	Atlanta United	1–2	Toronto FC	Atlanta, Georgia
8:00 PM EDT	Gressel  4' J. Martínez 11'	Report Boxscore	Bradley  9' Benezet  14' Osorio  61' DeLeon  70',  78'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Attendance: 44,055 Referee: Alan Kelly

Seattle Sounders v Toronto FC

November 10 MLS Cup	Seattle Sounders	3–1	Toronto FC	Seattle, Washington
3:00 PM EST	Leerdam  57' Rodríguez  76' Ruidíaz  90',  90+1'	Report Boxscore	Pozuelo  72' Altidore  90+3'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field Attendance: 69,274 Referee: Allen Chapman

Canadian Championship

Main articles: 2019 Canadian Championship and 2019 Canadian Championship Final

Semi-finals

Ottawa Fury v Toronto FC

August 7 First leg	Ottawa Fury	0–2	Toronto FC	Ottawa
7:30 PM EDT	Fall  79'	Report Boxscore	Morrow  20' Moor  30' Zavaleta  48' Fraser  81' Endoh  90+1'	Stadium: TD Place Stadium Attendance: 5,809 Referee: David Barrie

Toronto FC v Ottawa Fury

August 14 Second leg	Toronto FC	3–0 (5–0 agg.)	Ottawa Fury	Toronto
7:30 PM EDT	DeLeon  14', 39',  57' Mullins  37'	Report Boxscore		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 12,683 Referee: David Gantar

Final

Montreal Impact v Toronto FC

September 18 First leg	Montreal Impact	1–0	Toronto FC	Montreal
7:30 PM EDT	Piatti  17' Piette  34' Taïder  85'	Report Boxscore		Stadium: Saputo Stadium Attendance: 10,807 Referee: Yusri Rudolf

Toronto FC v Montreal Impact

September 25 Second leg	Toronto FC	1–0 (1–1 agg.) (1–3 p)	Montreal Impact	Toronto
7:30 PM EDT	Bradley  7' Endoh  70' Mavinga  84'	Report Boxscore		Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 21,365 Referee: Drew Fischer
	Penalties
	Pozuelo Altidore Mullins Osorio		Bojan Lovitz Camacho

CONCACAF Champions League

Main article: 2019 CONCACAF Champions League

Round of 16

Independiente v Toronto FC

February 19 First leg	Independiente	4–0	Toronto FC	La Chorrera, Panama
8:00 PM EDT	González  6' Ayarza  9',  66' Negrete  31' Browne  48',  48' Ivey  52', 78',  78' Barrow  86'	Report	Mavinga  15' Boyd 32' Dorsey  71'	Stadium: Estadio Agustín Sánchez Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

Toronto FC v Independiente

February 26 Second leg	Toronto FC	1–1 (1–5 agg.)	Independiente	Toronto, Canada
8:00 PM EDT	Hamilton  19' Bradley  68'	Report	Browne  67'	Stadium: BMO Field Referee: Juan Calderón (Costa Rica)

Competitions summary

Competition	Record								First Match	Last Match	Final Position
	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
MLS Regular Season	34	13	11	10	57	52	+5	038.24	March 2, 2019	October 6, 2019	4th in Eastern Conference, 9th Overall
MLS Cup Playoffs	4	3	0	1	10	6	+4	075.00	October 19, 2019	November 10, 2019	Runners-up
Canadian Championship	4	3	0	1	6	1	+5	075.00	August 7, 2019	September 25, 2019	Runners-up
Champions League	2	0	1	1	1	5	−4	000.00	February 19, 2019	February 26, 2019	Round of 16
Total	44	19	12	13	74	64	+10	043.18

Updated to match played November 10, 2019
Source: Competitions

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Major League Soccer	MLS Cup Playoffs	Canadian Championship	Champions League	TOTAL
1		Alejandro Pozuelo	MF	12	2	0	0	14
2		Jozy Altidore	FW	11	1	0	0	12
3		Nick DeLeon	MF	6	2	2	0	10
4		Jonathan Osorio	MF	5	2	0	0	7
5		Tsubasa Endoh	FW	3	0	2	0	5
		Jordan Hamilton	FW	4	0	0	1	5
7		Nicolas Benezet	MF	2	1	0	0	3
		Michael Bradley	MF	3	0	0	0	3
		Marky Delgado	MF	2	1	0	0	3
		Patrick Mullins	FW	2	0	1	0	3
11		Jay Chapman	MF	2	0	0	0	2
		Richie Laryea	MF	1	1	0	0	2
13		Ayo Akinola	FW	1	0	0	0	1
		Omar Gonzalez	DF	1	0	0	0	1
		Drew Moor	DF	0	0	1	0	1
		Ashtone Morgan	DF	1	0	0	0	1
		Justin Morrow	DF	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals				0	0	0	0	0
Totals				57	10	6	1	74

Updated to match played November 10, 2019
Source: Toronto FC

Top assists

Rank	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Major League Soccer	MLS Cup Playoffs	Canadian Championship	Champions League	TOTAL
1		Alejandro Pozuelo	MF	12	3	0	0	15
2		Marky Delgado	MF	7	0	1	0	8
3		Jozy Altidore	FW	7	0	0	0	7
4		Nick DeLeon	MF	4	1	1	0	6
		Jonathan Osorio	MF	4	1	1	0	6
6		Michael Bradley	MF	3	1	0	0	4
		Justin Morrow	DF	3	0	0	1	4
8		Auro Jr.	DF	3	0	0	0	3
		Richie Laryea	MF	2	0	1	0	3
10		Jay Chapman	MF	2	0	0	0	2
		Laurent Ciman	DF	1	1	0	0	2
		Tsubasa Endoh	FW	2	0	0	0	2
		Jacob Shaffelburg	FW	1	0	1	0	2
14		Ayo Akinola	FW	1	0	0	0	1
		Liam Fraser	MF	1	0	0	0	1
		Erickson Gallardo	FW	1	0	0	0	1
		Omar Gonzalez	DF	1	0	0	0	1
		Chris Mavinga	DF	1	0	0	0	1
		Ryan Telfer	MF	1	0	0	0	1
Totals				57	7	5	1	70

Updated to match played November 10, 2019
Source: Toronto FC

Honours

MLS Team of the Week

Week	Starters	Bench	Coach	Opponent(s)	Link
1	Michael Bradley			Philadelphia Union	[32]
3		Ayo Akinola		New England Revolution	[33]
5	Alejandro Pozuelo			New York City FC	[34]
6		Jozy Altidore		Chicago Fire	[35]
8	Alejandro Pozuelo	Jordan Hamilton		Minnesota United	[36]
10	Jonathan Osorio	Marky Delgado		Orlando City	[37]
14		Liam Fraser		Vancouver Whitecaps	[38]
15	Alejandro Pozuelo			Sporting Kansas City	[39]
16		Quentin Westberg		FC Dallas	[40]
19		Omar Gonzalez Alejandro Pozuelo		Montreal Impact	[41]
21		Nick DeLeon		FC Cincinnati	[42]
24		Jozy Altidore		Columbus Crew	[43]
25	Justin Morrow			Montreal Impact	[44]
27	Nick DeLeon Marky Delgado	Alejandro Pozuelo		FC Cincinnati	[45]
28		Michael Bradley	Greg Vanney	New York City FC Colorado Rapids	[46]
29	Omar Gonzalez			Los Angeles FC	[47]
31		Omar Gonzalez Quentin Westberg		Columbus Crew	[48]

MLS Player of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
8	Alejandro Pozuelo	Minnesota United	[49]

MLS Goal of the Week

Week	Player	Opponent	Link
5	Alejandro Pozuelo	New York City FC	[50]
8	Alejandro Pozuelo	Minnesota United	[51]
15	Jordan Hamilton	Sporting Kansas City	[52]

End of Season awards

Award	Recipient(s)	Link
MLS Best XI	Alejandro Pozuelo	[53]

References

1. Carlisle, Jeff (January 23, 2019). "Gregory van der Wiel to leave Toronto FC after training camp bust-up with Greg Vanney – source". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
2. "Players". Toronto FC. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
3. https://twitter.com/samstejskal/status/1149058208788549632
4. "Toronto FC pick up former D.C. United favorite Nick DeLeon". TheScore. December 14, 2018. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
5. "Toronto FC exercise option to buy Auro Jr". Toronto FC. December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
6. "Toronto FC acquires 2018 MLS All-Star defender Laurent Ciman". Sportsnet. December 27, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
7. "'I play for you': Toronto FC draft pick Griffin Dorsey inspired by eight-year-old friend". Globe and Mail. January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
8. "Toronto FC sign Tsubasa Endoh, Jordan Hamilton". Toronto FC. January 16, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
9. "Toronto FC sign Noble Okello". Toronto FC. January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
10. "Toronto FC sign Terrence Boyd". Toronto FC. February 5, 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
11. "Toronto FC signs goalkeeper Quentin Westberg from France's AJ Auxerre". Sportsnet. February 25, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
12. "Toronto FC signs Alejandro Pozuelo as Designated Player". Toronto FC. March 4, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
13. "Toronto FC signs Richie Laryea". Toronto FC. March 21, 2019. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
14. https://www.torontofc.ca/post/2019/06/21/toronto-fc-signs-academy-product-jacob-shaffelburg
15. "Toronto FC signs U.S. international defender Omar Gonzalez". Toronto FC. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
16. https://twitter.com/TorontoFC/status/1148592755653980162
17. https://twitter.com/samstejskal/status/1149058208788549632
18. https://www.torontofc.ca/post/2019/07/30/toronto-fc-acquire-nicolas-benezet-loan
19. "Toronto FC drafts Indiana winger Dorsey with first-round pick". Sportsnet. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
20. "Toronto FC declines options on Irwin, Ricketts – The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
21. O'Connor-Clarke, Charlie (December 14, 2018). "Clint Irwin traded to Colorado Rapids". Waking The Red. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
22. "Toronto FC agrees to sell Victor Vazquez to Qatar club – Sportsnet.ca". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
23. "Toronto FC Acquire Allocation Money, Top Spot in Allocation Order from FC Cincinnati". torontofc.ca. January 23, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
24. "Sebastian Giovinco sold to Al-Hilal FC". torontofc.ca. January 30, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
25. Nick Rosano (March 22, 2019). "Gregory van der Wiel, Toronto FC mutually agree to part ways". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
26. https://twitter.com/samstejskal/status/1149058208788549632
27. https://www.torontofc.ca/post/2019/07/29/toronto-fc-mutually-part-ways-boyd
28. "York9 FC acquires Ryan Telfer on loan from Toronto FC". York 9 FC. March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
29. "FURY FC WELCOMES THREE ON LOAN FROM TORONTO FC". Ottawa Fury FC. March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
30. "FToronto FC loans Jon Bakero to USL's Phoenix Rising FCFC". Sportsnet. March 20, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
31. Valleau, Natalie; Rocca, Ryan (June 7, 2019). "BMO Field hosts viewing party for Game 4 of NBA Finals". Global News. Corus Entertainment. Retrieved June 8, 2019. Toronto FC has changed its start time to 7 p.m. for the team’s Friday game against Kansas City.
32. Giacometti, Eric (March 4, 2019). "Michael Bradley Named to Week 1 MLS Team of the Week". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
33. Giacometti, Eric (March 18, 2019). "Ayo Akinola named to Week 3 MLS Team of the Week bench". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
34. Giacometti, Eric (April 1, 2019). "Alejandro Pozuelo Named to Week 5 MLS Team of the Week". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
35. Giacometti, Eric (April 8, 2019). "Jozy Altidore named to Week 6 MLS Team of the Week bench". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
36. Giacometti, Eric (April 22, 2019). "Pozuelo, Hamilton earn Week 8 MLS Team of the Week honours". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
37. Wright, Shane (May 6, 2019). "Osorio, Delgado named to Week 10 MLS Team of the Week". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
38. Wright, Shane (June 3, 2019). "Fraser named to Week 14 MLS Team of the Week bench". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
39. Wright, Shane (June 10, 2019). "Alejandro Pozuelo named to Week 15 MLS Team of the Week". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
40. Wright, Shane (June 24, 2019). "Westberg named to Week 16 MLS Team of the Week bench". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
41. Wright, Shane (July 15, 2019). "Gonzalez, Pozuelo named to Week 19 MLS Team of the Week". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
42. Wright, Shane (July 29, 2019). "Nick DeLeon named to Week 21 MLS Team of the Week". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
43. Giacometti, Eric (August 19, 2019). "Jozy Altidore named to Week 24 MLS Team of the Week". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
44. "Justin Morrow named to Week 25 MLS Team of the Week". Toronto FC. August 26, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
45. "Delgado, DeLeon, Pozuelo named to Week 27 MLS Team of the Week". Toronto FC. September 9, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
46. Giacometti, Eric (September 16, 2019). "Vanney, Bradley named to Week 28 MLS Team of the Week". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
47. "Omar Gonzalez named to Week 29 MLS Team of the Week". Toronto FC. September 23, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
48. Giacometti, Eric (October 7, 2019). "Gonzalez, Westberg named to Week 31 MLS Team of the Week". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
49. "Alejandro Pozuelo named Week 8 MLS Player of the Week". Toronto FC. April 22, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
50. Giacometti, Eric (April 4, 2019). "Alejandro Pozuelo wins Week 5 MLS Goal of the Week". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
51. Giacometti, Eric (April 25, 2019). "Alejandro Pozuelo wins Week 8 MLS Goal of the Week". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
52. Wright, Shane (June 13, 2019). "Jordan Hamilton wins Week 15 MLS Goal of the Week". Toronto FC. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
53. "Alejandro Pozuelo Named to 2019 MLS Best XI". Toronto FC. October 28, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2019.