# 2019 Toronto FC season

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

## 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".

## Squad

As of August 1, 2019.
| No. | Name | Position(s) | Date of birth (age) | Signed in | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers |||||||
| 16 | Quentin Westberg | GK | (1986-04-25) April 25, 1986 (age 38) | 2019 | Auxerre |
| 25 | Alex Bono | GK | (1994-04-25) April 25, 1994 (age 30) | 2015 | Syracuse Orange |
| 28 | Caleb Patterson-Sewell | GK | (1987-05-20) May 20, 1987 (age 37) | 2018 | Jacksonville Armada |
| Defenders |||||||
| 2 | Justin Morrow | LB / LWB / CB | (1987-10-04) October 4, 1987 (age 37) | 2014 | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 3 | Drew Moor | CB | (1984-01-15) January 15, 1984 (age 41) | 2016 | Colorado Rapids |
| 5 | Ashtone Morgan | LB / LWB | (1991-02-09) February 9, 1991 (age 33) | 2011 | Toronto FC Academy |
| 15 | Eriq Zavaleta | CB | (1992-08-02) August 2, 1992 (age 32) | 2015 | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 22 | Richie Laryea | RB | (1995-01-07) January 7, 1995 (age 30) | 2019 | Orlando City SC |
| 23 | Chris Mavinga | CB / LB | (1991-05-26) May 26, 1991 (age 33) | 2017 | Rubin Kazan |
| 26 | Laurent Ciman | CB | (1985-08-05) August 5, 1985 (age 39) | 2018 | Dijon |
| 44 | Omar Gonzalez | CB | (1988-10-11) October 11, 1988 (age 36) | 2019 | Pachuca |
| 52 | Julian Dunn | CB | (2000-07-11) July 11, 2000 (age 24) | 2018 | Toronto FC II |
| 96 | Auro Jr. | RB / RWB | (1996-01-23) January 23, 1996 (age 28) | 2018 | São Paulo |
| Midfielders |||||||
| 4 | Michael Bradley | DM / CM | (1987-07-31) July 31, 1987 (age 37) | 2014 | Roma |
| 7 | Nicolas Benezet | MF | (1991-02-24) February 24, 1991 (age 33) | 2019 | Guingamp (loan) |
| 8 | Marky Delgado | CM | (1995-05-16) May 16, 1995 (age 29) | 2015 | Chivas USA |
| 10 | Alejandro Pozuelo | AM | (1991-09-20) September 20, 1991 (age 33) | 2019 | Genk |
| 14 | Jay Chapman | AM | (1994-01-01) January 1, 1994 (age 31) | 2015 | Michigan State Spartans |
| 18 | Nick DeLeon | RB / RM | (1990-07-17) July 17, 1990 (age 34) | 2018 | D.C. United |
| 21 | Jonathan Osorio | AM / CM | (1992-06-12) June 12, 1992 (age 32) | 2013 | SC Toronto |
| 27 | Liam Fraser | DM | (1998-02-13) February 13, 1998 (age 26) | 2018 | Toronto FC II |
| 31 | Tsubasa Endoh | MF | (1993-08-20) August 20, 1993 (age 31) | 2019 | Toronto FC II |
| 59 | Noble Okello | MF | (2000-07-20) July 20, 2000 (age 24) | 2019 | Toronto FC II |
| Forwards |||||||
| 9 | Erickson Gallardo | RW | (1996-07-26) July 26, 1996 (age 28) | 2019 | Zamora |
| 13 | Patrick Mullins | FW | (1992-02-05) February 5, 1992 (age 32) | 2019 | Columbus Crew |
| 17 | Jozy Altidore | CF | (1989-11-06) November 6, 1989 (age 35) | 2015 | Sunderland |
| 19 | Griffin Dorsey | FW | (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 (age 25) | 2019 | Indiana Hoosiers |
| 20 | Ayo Akinola | ST | (2000-01-20) January 20, 2000 (age 25) | 2018 | Toronto FC II |
| 24 | Jacob Shaffelburg | FW | (1999-11-26) November 26, 1999 (age 25) | 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.
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 |
| 8 | traded to Columbus Crew | traded to Columbus Crew |

## Transfers
### In
#### Transferred in

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

#### 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 | |

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

### Out
#### Transferred out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 87 | ST | Tosaint Ricketts | Sūduva | Option declined | November 27, 2018 |
| 12 | DF | Jason Hernandez | Retired | Out of contract | November 27, 2018 |
| 1 | GK | Clint Irwin | Colorado Rapids | Traded for a 2019 second-round pick | December 14, 2018 |
| 8 | MF | Ager Aketxe | Cádiz | Contract terminated by mutual consent | December 31, 2018 |
| 16 | FW | Lucas Janson | Tigre | End of Loan | December 31, 2018 |
| 7 | MF | Víctor Vázquez | Al-Arabi | Undisclosed | January 15, 2019 |
| 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 |
| 10 | FW | Sebastian Giovinco | Al-Hilal | Undisclosed | January 30, 2019 |
| 9 | DF | Gregory van der Wiel | | Contract terminated by mutual consent | March 22, 2019 |
| 7 | FW | Jordan Hamilton | Columbus Crew | Traded for Patrick Mullins | July 10, 2019 |
| 91 | FW | Terrence Boyd | Hallescher FC | Contract terminated by mutual consent | July 29, 2019 |

#### Loan out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 54 | MF | Ryan Telfer | York9 FC | Season long loan | March 6, 2019 |
| 55 | MF | Aidan Daniels | Ottawa Fury | Season long loan | March 6, 2019 |
| 11 | FW | Jon Bakero | Phoenix Rising FC | Season long loan | March 20, 2019 |

## Competitions
### Major League Soccer
#### League tables
##### Eastern Conference

2019 MLS Eastern Conference standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 2 | Atlanta United FC (P, U) | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 58 | Playoffs first round & 2020 CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union (P, L) | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 58 | 50 | +8 | 55 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 4 | Toronto FC (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 50 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 5 | D.C. United (P, L) | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 50 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
| 6 | New York Red Bulls (P, L) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 48 | Playoffs first round & 2020 Leagues Cup |
* ↑ as 2019 U.S. Open Cup champions
* ↑ Canadian clubs could not qualify for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League through MLS play.

##### Overall

2019 MLS regular season standings :
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

#### 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 |

#### Matches
### Competitions summary

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | First Match | Last Match | Final Position |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | First Match | Last Match | Final Position |
| 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 | | | |
Source: Competitions

### Goals and assists

Goals :
| Rank | Nation | Name | 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 |
| 5 | | Jordan Hamilton | FW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1' | 5 |
| 7 | | Nicolas Benezet | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | | Michael Bradley | MF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | | Marky Delgado | MF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | | Patrick Mullins | FW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | | Jay Chapman | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | | Richie Laryea | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | | Ayo Akinola | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | | Omar Gonzalez | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | | Drew Moor | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | | Ashtone Morgan | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | | Justin Morrow | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 57 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 74 |
Assists :
| Rank | Nation | Name | 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 |
| 4 | | Jonathan Osorio | MF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | | Michael Bradley | MF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | | Justin Morrow | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | | Auro Jr. | DF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | | Richie Laryea | DF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | | Jay Chapman | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | | Laurent Ciman | DF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | | Tsubasa Endoh | FW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | | Jacob Shaffelburg | FW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | | Ayo Akinola | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | Liam Fraser | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | Erickson Gallardo | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | Omar Gonzalez | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | Chris Mavinga | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | | Ryan Telfer | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 57 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 70 |

### Shutouts

| Rank | Nation | Name | Pos. | Major League Soccer | MLS Cup Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Champions League | Total |
| 1 | | Alex Bono | GK | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | | Quentin Westberg | GK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Source: Toronto FC

## Honours
### MLS Team of the Week

| Week | Starters | Bench | Coach | Opponent(s) |
| 1 | Michael Bradley | | | Philadelphia Union |
| 3 | | Ayo Akinola | | New England Revolution |
| 5 | Alejandro Pozuelo | | | New York City FC |
| 6 | | Jozy Altidore | | Chicago Fire |
| 8 | Alejandro Pozuelo | Jordan Hamilton | | Minnesota United FC |
| 10 | Jonathan Osorio | Marky Delgado | | Orlando City SC |
| 14 | | Liam Fraser | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| 15 | Alejandro Pozuelo | | | Sporting Kansas City |
| 16 | | Quentin Westberg | | FC Dallas |
| 19 | | Omar Gonzalez Alejandro Pozuelo | | Montreal Impact |
| 21 | | Nick DeLeon | | FC Cincinnati |
| 24 | | Jozy Altidore | | Columbus Crew |
| 25 | Justin Morrow | | | Montreal Impact |
| 27 | Nick DeLeon Marky Delgado | Alejandro Pozuelo | | FC Cincinnati |
| 28 | | Michael Bradley | Greg Vanney | New York City FC Colorado Rapids |
| 29 | Omar Gonzalez | | | Los Angeles FC |
| 31 | | Omar Gonzalez Quentin Westberg | | Columbus Crew |

### MLS Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent | Link |
| 8 | Alejandro Pozuelo | Minnesota United FC | |

### MLS Goal of the Week

| Week | Player | Opponent |
| 5 | Alejandro Pozuelo | New York City FC |
| 8 | Alejandro Pozuelo | Minnesota United FC |
| 15 | Jordan Hamilton | Sporting Kansas City |

### End of Season awards

| Award | Recipient(s) | Link |
| MLS Best XI | Alejandro Pozuelo | |