# 2009 Toronto FC season

The 2009 Toronto FC season was the third season in Toronto FC's existence. The club narrowly missed their first appearance for the MLS playoffs, losing the last game of the season when a win would have meant qualification.

## Club
### Management

| Position | Staff |
| Manager, Director of Soccer | Mo Johnston |
| Head Coach | Chris Cummins |
| Strength and Conditioning Coach | Paul Winsper |
| First Assistant Coach | Nick Dasovic |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Mike Toshack |
| Video Analyst | Eddie Kehoe |
| Equipment Manager | Malcolm Phillips |
| Athletic Therapist | Carmelo Lobue |
| Assistant Athletic Therapist | Shawn Jeffers |
| Massage Therapist | Marcelo Casal |
| Team Physician | Dr. Ira Smith |
| Manager Team Services | Earl Cochrane |
Last updated: May 23, 2009 Source: Toronto FC

### Kits

| Home | Away | Special |
| Type | Shirt | Shorts | Socks | First appearance / Info |
| Home | Red | Red | Red | |
| Away | Grey | Black | Grey | |
| Special | Pink | Black | Black | MLS, June 24 against New York |

## Squad

As of September 9, 2009.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | MF | USA | Sam Cronin |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Nana Attakora |
| 4 | DF | USA | Nick Garcia |
| 5 | DF | HAI | Lesly Fellinga |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Julian de Guzman |
| 7 | FW | USA | Fuad Ibrahim |
| 8 | FW | ARG | Pablo Vitti (on loan from Independiente) |
| 10 | FW | CAN | Ali Gerba |
| 11 | DF | CAN | Jim Brennan (captain) |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Dwayne De Rosario |
| 15 | DF | CAN | Adrian Serioux |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | DF | USA | Marvell Wynne |
| 17 | FW | JAM | O'Brian White |
| 18 | GK | USA | Brian Edwards |
| 19 | FW | USA | Chad Barrett |
| 20 | MF | HON | Amado Guevara |
| 22 | MF | GAM | Amadou Sanyang |
| 24 | GK | SUI | Stefan Frei |
| 27 | MF | CAN | Gabe Gala |
| 32 | DF | GAM | Emmanuel Gómez |
| 33 | MF | WAL | Carl Robinson (vice-captain) |

### Transfers
#### In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Dwayne De Rosario (from Houston Dynamo, Trade) |
| 2 | MF | USA | Sam Cronin (1st round (2nd overall) pick in 2009 MLS Superdraft) |
| 17 | FW | JAM | O'Brian White (1st round (4th overall) pick in 2009 MLS Superdraft) |
| 24 | GK | SUI | Stefan Frei (1st round (12th overall) pick in 2009 MLS Superdraft) |
| 8 | FW | ARG | Pablo Vitti (from Independiente, Loan) |
| 15 | DF | CAN | Adrian Serioux (from FC Dallas, Trade) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 22 | MF | GAM | Amadou Sanyang (from Real de Banjul Football Club,) |
| 32 | DF | GAM | Emmanuel Gomez (from Samger Football Club,) |
| 4 | DF | USA | Nick Garcia (from San Jose Earthquakes, Trade) |
| 10 | FW | CAN | Ali Gerba (Unattached) |
| 5 | DF | HAI | Lesly Fellinga (Unattached) |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Julian de Guzman (Unattached) |

#### Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | FW | NZL | Jarrod Smith (to Seattle Sounders FC, 2009 Expansion Draft) |
| 3 | DF | TRI | Julius James (to Houston Dynamo, Trade) |
| 2 | DF | USA | Hunter Freeman (to Start, Free Transfer) |
| 25 | FW | GUA | Carlos Ruiz (Waived) |
| 17 | MF | CAN | Joey Melo (Waived) |
| 26 | FW | CAN | Derek Gaudet (Waived) |
| 36 | MF | BER | Kilian Elkinson (Waived) |
| 15 | MF | CAN | Tyler Rosenlund (Waived) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | DF | USA | Todd Dunivant (to LA Galaxy, Trade) |
| 14 | DF | JAM | Tyrone Marshall (to Seattle Sounders FC, Trade) |
| 1 | GK | CAN | Greg Sutton (Waived) |
| 13 | MF | USA | Johann Smith (Waived) |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Rohan Ricketts (Released) |
| 5 | MF | CAN | Kevin Harmse (to Chivas USA, Trade) |
| 4 | DF | PUR | Marco Vélez (Released) |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Danny Dichio (Retired) |

## Competitions

Updated to games played October 24, 2009.

### Regular season
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 2 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 3 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | MLS Cup Playoffs |
| 4 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | |
| 6 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 7 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 | |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Columbus Crew (S) | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 41 | 31 | +10 | 49 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 31 | +5 | 48 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 3 | Houston Dynamo | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 29 | +10 | 48 | North American SuperLiga |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 47 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 5 | Chicago Fire | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 6 | Chivas USA | 30 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 45 | North American SuperLiga |
| 7 | New England Revolution | 30 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 42 | North American SuperLiga |
| 8 | Real Salt Lake (C) | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 43 | 35 | +8 | 40 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 9 | Colorado Rapids | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 38 | +4 | 40 | |
| 10 | D.C. United | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 40 | |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 39 | |
| 12 | Toronto FC | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 39 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 13 | Kansas City Wizards | 30 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 33 | |
| 14 | San Jose Earthquakes | 30 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 36 | 50 | −14 | 30 | |
| 15 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 27 | 47 | −20 | 21 | |

#### 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 |
| 30 | 39 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 32 | −15 |
Last updated: October 24, 2009 Source: 2009 Major League Soccer season 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 |
| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | T | L | T | L | W | W | T | T | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | T | L | T | W | L | T | L | W | L | T | T | W | L |

## Matches
### Pre-season

Win  Tie  Loss

#### Carolina Challenge Cup 2009
### Canadian Championship

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Toronto FC (C) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Champions League |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | |
| 3 | Montreal Impact | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |

### Mid-season friendlies
## Squad statistics

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances as a substitute. Updated to games played October 24, 2009.

### Players

| Number | Position | Name | MLS regular season | MLS regular season | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF Champions League | CONCACAF Champions League | Total | Total |
| Number | Position | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | MF | Sam Cronin | 26 (1) | 1 | - | - | 3 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 31 (1) | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Nana Attakora | 19 (1) | 2 | - | - | 4 (0) | 0 | - | - | 23 (1) | 2 |
| 4 | DF | Nick Garcia | 13 (0) | 0 | - | - | 1 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 16 (0) | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Marco Vélez$^1$ | 8 (7) | 0 | - | - | 2 (2) | 0 | - | - | 10 (9) | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Kevin Harmse$^1$ | 8 (4) | 0 | - | - | 2 (1) | 1 | - | - | 10 (5) | 1 |
| 5 | DF | Lesly Fellinga | 1 (3) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 (3) | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Julian de Guzman | 5 (0) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 (0) | 0 |
| 7 | FW | Fuad Ibrahim | 2 (4) | 0 | - | - | 0 (3) | 0 | - | - | 2 (7) | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Pablo Vitti | 18 (8) | 2 | - | - | 4 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 24 (8) | 2 |
| 9 | FW | Danny Dichio$^1$ | 6 (13) | 3 | - | - | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 8 (16) | 3 |
| 10 | MF | Rohan Ricketts$^1$ | 3 (9) | 0 | - | - | 1 (0) | 0 | - | - | 4 (9) | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Ali Gerba | 5 (6) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 (0) | 0 | 7 (6) | 1 |
| 11 | DF | Jim Brennan | 28 (0) | 2 | - | - | 4 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 34 (0) | 2 |
| 13 | MF | Johann Smith$^1$ | 0 (4) | 0 | - | - | 0 (1) | 0 | - | - | 0 (5) | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Dwayne De Rosario | 27 (1) | 11 | - | - | 4 (0) | 3 | 2 (0) | 0 | 33 (1) | 14 |
| 15 | DF | Adrian Serioux | 26 (0) | 2 | - | - | 3 (0) | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 30 (0) | 2 |
| 16 | DF | Marvell Wynne | 21 (0) | 0 | - | - | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 25 (0) | 0 |
| 17 | FW | O'Brian White | 5 (4) | 2 | - | - | - | - | 0 (2) | 0 | 5 (6) | 2 |
| 19 | FW | Chad Barrett | 27 (2) | 5 | - | - | 2 (2) | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 30 (5) | 7 |
| 20 | MF | Amado Guevara | 24 (1) | 5 | - | - | 3 (0) | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 28 (1) | 7 |
| 22 | MF | Amadou Sanyang | 3 (4) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 (4) | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Gabe Gala | 0 (1) | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 (1) | 0 |
| 32 | DF | Emmanuel Gómez | 6 (3) | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 (0) | 0 | 7 (3) | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Carl Robinson | 20 (1) | 0 | - | - | 4 (0) | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 26 (1) | 0 |

### Goalkeepers

| Number | Position | Name | MLS regular season | MLS regular season | MLS regular season | MLS regular season | 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs | 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs | 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs | 2009 MLS Cup Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF Champions League | CONCACAF Champions League | CONCACAF Champions League | CONCACAF Champions League | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| Number | Position | Name | Apps | GA | GAA | CS | Apps | GA | GAA | CS | Apps | GA | GAA | CS | Apps | GA | GAA | CS | Apps | GA | GAA | CS |
| 1 | GK | Greg Sutton$^1$ | 1 (1) | 2 | 1.33 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 (0) | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 (1) | 4 | 1.60 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | Brian Edwards | 3 (0) | 6 | 2.00 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 (0) | 6 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 24 | GK | Stefan Frei | 26 (0) | 38 | 1.49 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 3 (0) | 1 | 0.33 | 2 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | 31 (0) | 40 | 1.31 | 8 |

### Disciplinary record

Only players with at least one card included.
| Number | Position | Name | MLS regular season | MLS regular season | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | CONCACAF Champions League | CONCACAF Champions League | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Stefan Frei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | Sam Cronin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Nana Attakora | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Marco Vélez$^1$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Nick Garcia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Kevin Harmse$^1$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Julian de Guzman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Pablo Vitti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Danny Dichio$^1$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Rohan Ricketts$^1$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Ali Gerba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Jim Brennan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Dwayne De Rosario | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Adrian Serioux | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Marvell Wynne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | O'Brian White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Chad Barrett | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Amado Guevara | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Amadou Sanyang | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | Emmanuel Gómez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Carl Robinson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 3 |
$^1$Player is no longer with team