# 2013 Toronto FC season

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. The club fired Paul Mariner as head coach and was replaced by Ryan Nelsen, 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." Nelson terminated his QPR contract before the end of the season, and joined TFC in February 2013.
The season opened with an away game on March 2 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC and the following week played their only MLS match away from BMO Field, the home opener against Sporting Kansas City on March 9, 2013, with a then-record Toronto FC home MLS attendance of 25,991. The season finished with a home win against Montreal Impact on October 26.

## Fixtures and results
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss

### MLS regular season
#### Match results
#### MLS regular season standings
##### Eastern Conference

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

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

##### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | 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 |

### Mid-season friendly
## Player information
### Squad and statistics
#### Squad, appearances and goals

As of October 26, 2013
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeeper ||||||||||
| 12 | GK | USA | Joe Bendik | 33 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | GK | SUI | Stefan Frei | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | CAN | Quillan Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | CAN | Doneil Henry | 22 | 1 | 19+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Ashtone Morgan | 24 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Gale Agbossoumonde | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Jeremy Hall | 32 | 1 | 26+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Richard Eckersley | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | USA | Ryan Richter | 15 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | SCO | Steven Caldwell | 23 | 1 | 23+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | USA | Mark Bloom | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SUI | Jonas Elmer | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | CAN | Kyle Bekker | 11 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Darel Russell | 18 | 3 | 10+8 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | BER | Reggie Lambe | 29 | 0 | 20+8 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CAN | Jonathan Osorio | 30 | 5 | 18+10 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Matías Laba | 16 | 1 | 16+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | USA | Bobby Convey | 21 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Rey | 13 | 1 | 9+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | CAN | Emery Welshman | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | WAL | Robert Earnshaw | 27 | 8 | 23+3 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | NED | Danny Koevermans | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Justin Braun | 22 | 2 | 8+13 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | USA | Andrew Wiedeman | 16 | 3 | 9+5 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | NGA | Bright Dike | 7 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| No Longer With Team ||||||||||
| 15 | MF | CAN | Matt Stinson | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | JAM | Ashton Bennett | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ENG | Taylor Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | John Bostock | 9 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | ENG | Hogan Ephraim | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | CAN | Terry Dunfield | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 48 | DF | EIR | Darren O'Dea | 17 | 1 | 17+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | USA | Luis Silva | 16 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Logan Emory | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Danny Califf | 6 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | NZL | Jeremy Brockie | 15 | 1 | 11+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | ARG | Maximiliano Urruti | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

#### Goals against average

| No. | Player | Total | Total | Total | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship |
| No. | Player | 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 | Totals | 3240 | 53 | 1.47 | 3060 | 47 | 1.38 | 180 | 6 | 3.00 |
| Latest update: October 26, 2013 |||||||||||

#### Bookings
### Transactions
#### In

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

#### Loan In

| Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes |
| February 27, 2013 | Hogan Ephraim | MF | Queens Park Rangers | Loaned until June 30, 2013 |
| March 8, 2013 | John Bostock | MF | Tottenham Hotspur | TBD |
| May 7, 2013 | Steven Caldwell | DF | Birmingham City | July 2013 |
| May 7, 2013 | Jeremy Brockie | FW | Wellington Phoenix | TBD |
| July 12, 2013 | Mark Bloom | DF | Atlanta Silverbacks | Undisclosed |

#### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Fee/notes | Ref |
| November 15, 2012 | Adrian Cann | DF | San Antonio Scorpions | Released | |
| November 15, 2012 | Ty Harden | DF | | Released | |
| November 15, 2012 | Dicoy Williams | DF | Harbour View | Released | |
| November 15, 2012 | Oscar Cordon | MF | Brampton United | Released | |
| November 15, 2012 | Nicholas Lindsay | FW | Burlington SC | Released | |
| November 15, 2012 | Keith Makubuya | FW | Niagara United | Released | |
| December 3, 2012 | Aaron Maund | DF | Real Salt Lake | Traded for Justin Braun | |
| December 12, 2012 | Ryan Johnson | FW | Portland Timbers | Traded for Joe Bendik, 1st round 2013 SuperDraft pick & Allocation Money | |
| December 12, 2012 | Miloš Kocić | GK | Portland Timbers | Traded for Joe Bendik, 1st round 2013 SuperDraft pick & Allocation Money | |
| January 30, 2013 | Joao Plata | FW | Real Salt Lake | Traded for 2015 2nd Round MLS SuperDraft Pick | |
| February 4, 2013 | Eric Hassli | FW | FC Dallas | Traded for Conditional 2015 2nd Round SuperDraft Pick | |
| February 26, 2013 | Torsten Frings | MF | | Retired | [34] [35] |
| February 27, 2013 | Quincy Amarikwa | FW | Chicago Fire | Traded for 2014 1st Round Supplemental Draft Pick | |
| March 19, 2013 | Matt Stinson | MF | | Waived | |
| March 29, 2013 | Júlio César | MF | | Released | |
| May 14, 2013 | Ashton Bennett | FW | Portmore United | Waived | |
| May 14, 2013 | Taylor Morgan | FW | | Waived | |
| May 24, 2013 | John Bostock | FW | | Loan Ended/Waived | |
| June 13, 2013 | Terry Dunfield | MF | Oldham Athletic | Waived | |
| June 27, 2013 | Logan Emory | DF | | Waived | |
| July 9, 2013 | Luis Silva | MF | D.C. United | Traded for allocation money | |
| July 12, 2013 | Danny Califf | DF | | Retired | |
| July 18, 2013 | Darren O'Dea | DF | FC Metalurh Donetsk | Mutual Agreement | |
| September 9, 2013 | Maximiliano Urruti | FW | Portland Timbers | Traded with an international roster spot for Bright Dike, 2015 MLS SuperDraft first round pick & allocation money | |