# 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 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
### Background information

During the 2013 season, Toronto FC finished second from bottom of the Eastern Conference. They had finished 19th out of 19 teams in the 2012 season. 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." Toronto FC agreed to a one-year partnership with USL outfit Wilmington Hammerheads on January 22. In the deal, will receive a minimum of four Toronto FC reserve team players. 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.
During the off-season, Toronto acquired Jackson, Issey Nakajima-Farran, Justin Morrow, and Dwayne De Rosario. Gilberto signed as a designated player. Gilberto had "turned down deals in Mexico, Germany, and other countries." In addition to Gilberto, Michael Bradley and Jermain Defoe joined the club as designated players. Defoe was due to join Toronto on February 28 from Tottenham Hotspur. However, Defoe didn't join Toronto until March 9 due to International duty with England. Bradley Orr and Júlio César 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. Joe Bendik signed a new contract. Greg Vanney was hired as Assistant General Manager and the Academy Director on December 11.
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. The right to sign Stefan Frei was traded to the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei was the longest-serving player at the club at the time of the trade. Richard Eckersley and Matías Laba were traded. Jonas Elmer and Toronto FC "mutually agreed to part ways." Emery Welshman and Reggie Lambe were placed on waivers.

### Robert Earnshaw and Bobby Convey

Robert Earnshaw and Bobby Convey options were also declined. Bobby Convey had expected to return to the club. 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." The club are "attempting to make the veteran's salary cap hit match his on-field production." Tim Bezbatchenko also stated that he wanted Robert Earnshaw back at the club. The rights to Bobby Convey were traded to the New York Red Bulls.

### Designated player search

The club was in the process of a "lengthy search" for a "marquee-designated player". 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. 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." The club wanted to sign two strikers in the January transfer window and were at the "top of the list." The attention was on clubs in the Premier League and Serie A. Jermain Defoe, Alberto Gilardino Samuel Eto'o and Fabio Quagliarella were rumoured to join Toronto FC. The club denied the report about signing Defoe, but Bezbatchenko stated that "it's obvious the public "knows" who the targets are." 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." Another name in the media was Gilberto. Toronto FC was in competition with clubs in La Liga, Liga MX, Serie A, and Bundesliga for Gilberto's signature. Gilberto was in Toronto and was at the Toronto Raptors game on December 10. Gilberto signed for the club on December 14. Michael Bradley and Defoe joined Gilberto as designated players. Defoe joined Toronto on February 28. Defoe was part of a marketing campaign with the club. The club put together a television advertisement stating that it's a "bloody big deal" that Defoe is coming to Toronto FC. The ad was also online and had close to 60,000 views in a day. The ads were running on The Sports Network and Sportsnet with Toronto being the main focus of the marketing campaign. 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."

### Transactions
#### In

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

#### Out

| 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. | |
| February 7 | Jonas Elmer | DF | FC Winterthur | Elmer and Toronto FC "mutually agreed to part ways." | |
| February 25 | Emery Welshman | FW | Sigma FC | Placed on waivers. | |
| February 26 | Matías Laba | MF | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Traded for future considerations. | |
| March 5 | Reggie Lambe | MF | Nyköpings BIS | Placed on waivers. | |
| May 8 | Gale Agbossoumonde | DF | Colorado Rapids | Traded for Luke Moore. | |
| May 16 | Issey Nakajima-Farran | MF | Montreal Impact | Traded with allocation money to the Montreal Impact for Collen Warner. | |
| June 6 | Álvaro Rey | MF | Columbus Crew | Traded for Dominic Oduro. | |
| July 25 | Júlio César | GK | Queens Park Rangers | Recalled from loan. | |

## Pre–season
### Review

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

### Pre–season results
#### Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic

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

## Major League Soccer
### Regular season
#### Review
##### March–April

Toronto faced Seattle Sounders FC on March 15 in their season opener after having a bye–week during the opening weekend in the Major League Soccer season. Toronto won the match 2–1. Jermain Defoe scored both goals for Toronto and Clint Dempsey scored for Seattle. Gilberto didn't travel with the team to Seattle due to an injury. Gilberto suffered a hip flexor injury during pre–season. Bright Dike is out long–term. Michael Bradley, Justin Morrow, Bradley Orr, and Álvaro Rey were "questionable" for the game. Bradley, Morrow, and Rey started the match and Orr came on as a substitute in the 65th minute. Doneil Henry started the match and made his 50th league appearance. Dempsey got a two-game suspension for "violent conduct" from an incident with Mark Bloom. Dempsey had hit Bloom in the groin. Toronto's first home game is against D.C. United on March 22. Toronto won 1–0 with a goal from Jermain Defoe. This is the first time that Toronto won the first two games of the season. Toronto faced Real Salt Lake on March 29. Real Salt Lake won 3–0 with goals from Álvaro Saborío (2 Goals) and Luis Gil. Jackson was suspended for the match.
Toronto starts April with a 2–0 win against the Columbus Crew on April 5. Steven Caldwell was suspended for the match.

##### August

Then Toronto tied Chicago Fire 2–2 on August 23. Bakary Soumaré (own goal) and Gilberto scored for Toronto and Robert Earnshaw and Quincy Amarikwa scored for Chicago. Steven Caldwell and Justin Morrow left the game injured. 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. All three goals came off of turnovers. Toronto turned the ball over which led to Nguyen and Rowe scoring and the ball came off the referee after Michael Bradley tried "to swing the ball right sideline" which led to Bunbury's goal. The following day, head coach Ryan Nelsen and his assistants were fired. Greg Vanney became the new head coach.

##### September

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. Ashtone Morgan, who made his first appearance since the opening game of the season, was sent–off after "pulling down" Sébastien Le Toux while Le Toux was "on a breakaway." This was Greg Vanney's first match in–charge as head coach. In the second match, on September 6, Philadelphia won 2–0 with goals from Connor Casey and Andrew Wenger. The second match was Vanney's first home match since he became the new head coach. The loss to Philadelphia meant Philadelphia overtook Toronto in the Eastern Conference standings. 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. Then on September 21, Toronto defeated Chivas USA 3–0 with goals from Jackson, Luke Moore, and Gilberto.

#### Regular season results

Win  Draw  Loss
| MD | Date KO EST | Venue | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Ref. |
| MD | Date KO EST | Venue | Opponent | Res. F–A | Att. | Toronto FC | Opponent | Ref. |
| 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' | |
| 2 | March 22 4:30 p.m. | H | D.C. United | 1–0 | 22,591 | Jackson 50' Defoe 60' | Arnaud 55' | |
| 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' | |
| 4 | April 5 6:00 p.m. | A | Columbus Crew | 2–0 | 12,045 | Bradley 11' Bloom 34' Issey 85' | | |
| 5 | April 12 4:00 p.m. | H | Colorado Rapids | 0–1 | 22,591 | Caldwell 17' | Buddle 11' | |
| 6 | April 19 8:30 p.m. | A | FC Dallas | 1–2 | 17,406 | Issey 21' 55' Jackson 74' | Hedges 37' Pérez 88' | |
| 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' | |
| 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' | |
| 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' | |
| 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' | |
| 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' | |
| 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' | |
| 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' | |
| 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' | |
| 17 | July 19 9:00 p.m. | A | Houston Dynamo | 2–2 | 20,069 | | | |
| 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' | |
| 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' | |
| 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' | |
| 26 | September 6 2:00 p.m. | H | Philadelphia Union | 0–2 | 22,591 | Henry 28' | Casey 8' Wenger 44' | |
| 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' | |
| 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' | |
| 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' | |

#### Table
##### Conference

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Columbus Crew SC | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 52 | 42 | +10 | 52 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 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 | MLS Cup Knockout round |
| 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 | |

##### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 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 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | D.C. United | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 59 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 56 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 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 | |

#### 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 | 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

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

Win  Draw  Loss
| Leg | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. F–A | Agg. score F–A | Att. | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Goalscorers and disciplined players | Ref. |
| Leg | Date | Venue | Opponent | Res. F–A | Agg. score F–A | Att. | Toronto FC | Opponent | Ref. |
| 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' | |
| 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.) | |
| Final ||||||||||
| FL | May 28 | H | Montreal Impact | 1–1 | — | 18,269 | Henry 20' Rey 35' | Mapp 73' Lefèvre 83' | |
| SL | June 4 | A | Montreal Impact | 0–1 | 1–2 | 13,423 | | Bernardello 4' Felipe 90+1' | |

## Mid-season friendlies
### Results

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

## Statistics
### Team record

    As of October 25, 2014
| Competition | First match | Last match | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | 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 | Total | Total | 38 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 48 | 59 | −11 | 031.58 | — |

### Squad and statistics

As of October 25, 2014
| 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 |
| 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

Correct as of October 25, 2014
Goals :
| Pos. | Playing Pos. | Nation | Name | Major League Soccer | Canadian Championship | Total |
| 1 | FW | | Jermain Defoe | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | | Gilberto | 7 | – | 7 |
| 3 | FW | | Luke Moore | 6 | – | 6 |
| 4 | MF | | Jackson | 4 | – | 4 |
| 5 | MF | | Michael Bradley | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | DF | | Doneil Henry | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | MF | | Jonathan Osorio | 3 | – | 3 |
| 8 | DF | | Nick Hagglund | 2 | – | 2 |
| 8 | MF | | Issey Nakajima-Farran | 2 | – | 2 |
| 8 | FW | | Dominic Oduro | 2 | – | 2 |
| 11 | MF | | Warren Creavalle | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | FW | | Dwayne De Rosario | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | DF | | Bradley Orr | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 4 | 47 |
Assists :
| Pos. | Playing Pos. | Nation | Name | Major League Soccer | Canadian Championship | Total |
| 1 | FW | | Gilberto | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | | Dominic Oduro | 5 | – | 5 |
| 3 | MF | | Michael Bradley | 4 | – | 4 |
| 3 | FW | | Luke Moore | 4 | – | 4 |
| 3 | MF | | Jonathan Osorio | 4 | – | 4 |
| 6 | FW | | Jermain Defoe | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | Nick Hagglund | 3 | – | 3 |
| 6 | MF | | Daniel Lovitz | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | DF | | Justin Morrow | 3 | – | 3 |
| 10 | MF | | Collen Warner | 2 | – | 2 |
| 11 | DF | | Mark Bloom | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | MF | | Jackson | 1 | – | 1 |
| 11 | DF | | Bradley Orr | 1 | – | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 3 | 40 |

### Clean sheets

Correct as of October 25, 2014
| R | Pos | Name | Major League Soccer | Canadian Championship | Total |
| 1 | GK | Joe Bendik | 4 | – | 4 |
| 2 | GK | Júlio César | 2 | – | 2 |
| | | TOTALS | 6 | – | 6 |

### Disciplinary record

Correct as of October 25, 2014
| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Total | 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 | Total | Total | 59 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 66 | 6 |