# 2016 Toronto FC season

The 2016 Toronto FC season was the 10th season in club history. Toronto FC finished 3rd and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. By defeating the Philadelphia Union 3–1 in the Eastern Conference Knockout Round, the club earned their first ever playoff victory, and by defeating New York City FC 7–0 on aggregate, they reached their first ever Eastern Conference Final against their Canadian rivals Montreal Impact. The club set a BMO Field attendance record of about 36,000 for the second leg of the Conference Final as the club was able to use temporary seats in the south end that were originally installed for the 104th Grey Cup. Montreal won the first leg of the Conference Championship, 3–2 at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal on November 22. Toronto later beat Montreal 5–2 in extra time in the return leg at BMO Field in Toronto on November 30, winning on an aggregated score of 7–5, making Toronto FC the first Canadian team to compete in an MLS Cup Final. On December 10, Toronto lost the final at BMO Field in front of another record-breaking 36,045 fans, to Seattle Sounders FC 5–4 on penalties following a goalless draw after extra time.

## Background

During the 2015 season, Toronto FC finished sixth out of ten teams in the Eastern Conference. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time, losing 3–0 in the knockout round to the Montreal Impact.

## Squad

As of December 1, 2016.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age at end of year) | Previous club |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Clint Irwin | GK | (1989-04-01)April 1, 1989 (aged 27) | Colorado Rapids |
| 25 | Alex Bono | GK | (1994-04-25)April 25, 1994 (aged 22) | Syracuse Orange |
| 40 | Quillan Roberts | GK | (1994-09-13)September 13, 1994 (aged 22) | TFC Academy |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Justin Morrow | FB | (1987-10-04)October 4, 1987 (aged 29) | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 3 | Drew Moor | CB | (1984-01-15)January 15, 1984 (aged 32) | Colorado Rapids |
| 5 | Ashtone Morgan | FB | (1991-02-09)February 9, 1991 (aged 25) | TFC Academy |
| 6 | Nick Hagglund | CB | (1992-09-14)September 14, 1992 (aged 24) | Xavier Musketeers |
| 13 | Clément Simonin | CB | (1991-07-01)July 1, 1991 (aged 25) | NC State Wolfpack |
| 15 | Eriq Zavaleta | CB | (1992-08-02)August 2, 1992 (aged 24) | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 23 | Josh Williams | CB | (1988-04-18)April 18, 1988 (aged 28) | New York City FC |
| 28 | Mark Bloom | FB | (1987-11-25)November 25, 1987 (aged 29) | Atlanta Silverbacks |
| 33 | Steven Beitashour | FB | (1987-02-01)February 1, 1987 (aged 29) | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 4 | Michael Bradley | CM | (1987-07-31)July 31, 1987 (aged 29) | Roma |
| 7 | Will Johnson | CM | (1987-01-21)January 21, 1987 (aged 29) | Portland Timbers |
| 8 | Benoît Cheyrou | CM | (1981-05-03)May 3, 1981 (aged 35) | Marseille |
| 9 | Tsubasa Endoh | RW | (1993-08-20)August 20, 1993 (aged 23) | Maryland Terrapins |
| 14 | Jay Chapman | AM | (1994-01-01)January 1, 1994 (aged 22) | Michigan State Spartans |
| 18 | Marky Delgado | CM | (1995-05-16)May 16, 1995 (aged 21) | Chivas USA |
| 19 | Daniel Lovitz | LW | (1991-08-27)August 27, 1991 (aged 25) | Elon Phoenix |
| 20 | Chris Mannella | DM | (1994-06-07)June 7, 1994 (aged 22) | TFC Academy |
| 21 | Jonathan Osorio | AM | (1992-06-12)June 12, 1992 (aged 24) | SC Toronto |
| 31 | Armando Cooper | AM | (1987-11-26)November 26, 1987 (aged 29) | Árabe Unido |
| Forwards ||||||
| 10 | Sebastian Giovinco | ST | (1987-01-26)January 26, 1987 (aged 29) | Juventus |
| 11 | Molham Babouli | ST | (1993-01-02)January 2, 1993 (aged 23) | Toronto FC II |
| 17 | Jozy Altidore | CF | (1989-11-06)November 6, 1989 (aged 27) | Sunderland |
| 22 | Jordan Hamilton | ST | (1996-03-17)March 17, 1996 (aged 20) | TFC Academy |
| 87 | Tosaint Ricketts | FW | (1987-08-06)August 6, 1987 (aged 29) | Boluspor |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee/notes | Date |
| 3 | DF | Drew Moor | Colorado Rapids | Free Transfer | December 16, 2015 |
| 33 | DF | Steven Beitashour | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Acquired for 2016 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick | December 18, 2015 |
| 7 | MF | Will Johnson | Portland Timbers | Acquired for a conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick & targeted allocation money | December 18, 2015 |
| 1 | GK | Clint Irwin | Colorado Rapids | Acquired for a 2016 MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick, a conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft 1st round pick & targeted allocation money | January 18, 2016 |
| 9 | MF | Tsubasa Endoh | Maryland Terrapins | Selected 9th overall in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft | February 27, 2016 |
| 11 | FW | Molham Babouli | Toronto FC II | Free Transfer | March 5, 2016 |
| 48 | MF | Raheem Edwards | Toronto FC II | Short-Term Agreement | June 29, 2016 |
| 87 | FW | Tosaint Ricketts | Boluspor | Free Transfer | August 20, 2016 |

#### 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. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2016 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Previous club | Notes | Date |
| 9 | MF | Tsubasa Endoh | Maryland Terrapins | MLS SuperDraft 1st Round Pick (#9) | January 14, 2016 |
| | MF | Mitchell Taintor | Rutgers Scarlet Knights | MLS SuperDraft 3rd Round Pick (#59) | January 19, 2016 |
| | FW | Darius Madison | UMBC Retrievers | MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#70) | January 19, 2016 |
| | MF | Brian James | Penn State Nittany Lions | MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick (#80) | January 19, 2016 |

### Loan In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Loaned from | Fee/notes | Date | Source |
| 31 | MF | Armando Cooper | Árabe Unido | Loan | August 18, 2016 | |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee/notes | Date |
| 1 | GK | Chris Konopka | Ross County | Contract Expired | December 1, 2015 |
| 34 | MF | Manny Aparicio | Órdenes | Contract Expired | December 1, 2015 |
| 11 | MF | Jackson | San Francisco Deltas | Contract Expired | December 1, 2015 |
| 55 | FW | Robbie Findley | Rayo OKC | Contract Expired | December 1, 2015 |
| 12 | GK | Joe Bendik | Orlando City SC | Option Declined; Traded for a conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft 4th Round Pick | December 21, 2015 |
| 41 | DF | Ahmed Kantari | Valenciennes | Waived | January 13, 2016 |
| 22 | FW | Luke Moore | | Waived | February 26, 2016 |
| 26 | MF | Collen Warner | Houston Dynamo | Traded for a conditional 2017 MLS SuperDraft 2nd Round Pick | March 2, 2016 |
| 16 | FW | Herculez Gomez | Seattle Sounders FC | Waived | March 2, 2016 |
| 24 | DF | Damien Perquis | Nottingham Forest | Mutual Termination | July 12, 2016 |

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 57 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 2 | New York City FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 54 | MLS Cup Conference Semifinals |
| 3 | Toronto FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 53 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 4 | D.C. United | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 53 | 47 | +6 | 46 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |
| 5 | Montreal Impact | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 45 | MLS Cup Knockout Round |

##### Overall

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 3 | New York Red Bulls | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 57 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 4 | New York City FC | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 62 | 57 | +5 | 54 | |
| 5 | Toronto FC | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 53 | CONCACAF Champions League |
| 6 | LA Galaxy | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 52 | |
| 7 | Seattle Sounders FC (C) | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 48 | 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 |
Last updated: October 23, 2016. Source: MLS

#### 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 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | W |

#### Matches
### Competitions summary

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | First Match | Last Match | Final Position |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | First Match | Last Match | Final Position |
| MLS Regular Season | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 041.18 | March 6, 2016 | October 23, 2016 | 3rd in Eastern Conference, 5th Overall |
| MLS Cup Playoffs | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 066.67 | October 26, 2016 | December 10, 2016 | Runners-up |
| Canadian Championship | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 050.00 | June 1, 2016 | June 29, 2016 | Champions |
| Total | 44 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 74 | 49 | +25 | 045.45 | | | |
Source: Competitions

## Statistics
### Squad and statistics

As of December 10, 2016
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Major League Soccer | Major League Soccer | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Clint Irwin | 27 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | USA | Justin Morrow | 40 | 5 | 31+0 | 5 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | USA | Drew Moor | 41 | 3 | 32+0 | 3 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | USA | Michael Bradley | 30 | 2 | 24+0 | 1 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | CAN | Ashtone Morgan | 9 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Nick Hagglund | 26 | 1 | 8+8 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | CAN | Will Johnson | 32 | 3 | 19+4 | 2 | 1+5 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | FRA | Benoît Cheyrou | 21 | 1 | 9+5 | 0 | 0+3 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | JPN | Tsubasa Endoh | 23 | 2 | 15+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ITA | Sebastian Giovinco | 37 | 22 | 28+0 | 17 | 6+0 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | CAN | Molham Babouli | 20 | 0 | 6+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | FRA | Clément Simonin | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | CAN | Jay Chapman | 19 | 0 | 9+9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | USA | Eriq Zavaleta | 24 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | USA | Jozy Altidore | 29 | 15 | 16+7 | 10 | 6+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | USA | Marky Delgado | 32 | 2 | 23+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | USA | Daniel Lovitz | 14 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CAN | Chris Mannella | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | CAN | Jonathan Osorio | 40 | 6 | 26+4 | 2 | 5+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 2 |
| 22 | FW | CAN | Jordan Hamilton | 18 | 5 | 11+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 23 | DF | USA | Josh Williams | 15 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | USA | Alex Bono | 17 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | USA | Mark Bloom | 9 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | PAN | Armando Cooper | 12 | 1 | 4+2 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | IRN | Steven Beitashour | 38 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | USA | Brian James | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | CAN | Quillan Roberts | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | CAN | Raheem Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 56 | FW | CAN | Malik Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 87 | FW | CAN | Tosaint Ricketts | 17 | 5 | 4+7 | 3 | 0+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players who appeared for Toronto but left during the season: ||||||||||||
| 24 | DF | POL | Damien Perquis | 12 | 1 | 11+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

### Goals and assists

Correct as of December 10, 2016
Goals :
| Pos. | Playing Pos. | Nation | Name | Major League Soccer | MLS Cup Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Total |
| 1 | FW | | Sebastian Giovinco | 17 | 4 | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | FW | | Jozy Altidore | 10 | 5 | – | 15 |
| 3 | MF | | Jonathan Osorio | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | FW | | Jordan Hamilton | 3 | – | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | DF | | Justin Morrow | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| 6 | FW | | Tosaint Ricketts | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
| 7 | MF | | Will Johnson | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | | Drew Moor | 3 | – | – | 3 |
| 9 | MF | | Michael Bradley | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | Marky Delgado | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | Tsubasa Endoh | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 12 | MF | | Benoît Cheyrou | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 12 | MF | | Armando Cooper | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | Nick Hagglund | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 12 | DF | | Damien Perquis | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 51 | 17 | 6 | 74 |
Assists :
| Pos. | Playing Pos. | Nation | Name | Major League Soccer | MLS Cup Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Total |
| 1 | FW | | Sebastian Giovinco | 15 | 4 | – | 19 |
| 2 | FW | | Jozy Altidore | 5 | 4 | – | 9 |
| 3 | MF | | Will Johnson | 5 | 1 | – | 6 |
| 4 | MF | | Michael Bradley | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| 4 | DF | | Justin Morrow | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| 4 | MF | | Jonathan Osorio | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| 7 | DF | | Steven Beitashour | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | FW | | Molham Babouli | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | | Armando Cooper | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| 10 | DF | | Mark Bloom | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 10 | MF | | Jay Chapman | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 10 | MF | | Benoît Cheyrou | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 10 | MF | | Marky Delgado | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| 10 | DF | | Nick Hagglund | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| 10 | DF | | Eriq Zavaleta | 1 | 1 | – | 2 |
| 16 | FW | | Jordan Hamilton | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | Ashtone Morgan | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | Damien Perquis | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 16 | FW | | Tosaint Ricketts | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | Josh Williams | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 55 | 17 | 4 | 76 |

### Clean sheets

Correct as of December 10, 2016
| R | Pos | Name | Major League Soccer | MLS Cup Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Total |
| 1 | GK | Clint Irwin | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | GK | Alex Bono | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| | | TOTALS | 10 | 3 | 2 | 15 |

### Disciplinary record

Correct as of December 10, 2016
| No. | Pos. | Name | MLS | MLS | MLS Cup Playoffs | MLS Cup Playoffs | Canadian Championship | Canadian Championship | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Clint Irwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Justin Morrow | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Drew Moor | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Michael Bradley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Ashtone Morgan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Will Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Benoît Cheyrou | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | Sebastian Giovinco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Molham Babouli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Jay Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Eriq Zavaleta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Jozy Altidore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Marky Delgado | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Daniel Lovitz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Jonathan Osorio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | Josh Williams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | Damien Perquis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Mark Bloom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | Armando Cooper | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Steven Beitashour | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 87 | FW | Tosaint Ricketts | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 53 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 3 |

## Recognition
### MLS Team of the Week

| Week | Starters | Bench | Opponent |
| 1 | Drew Moor | Sebastian Giovinco | New York Red Bulls |
| 2 | | Will Johnson, Sebastian Giovinco | New York City FC |
| 6 | | Michael Bradley | New England Revolution |
| 7 | Steven Beitashour | Clint Irwin | D.C. United |
| 8 | Drew Moor, Michael Bradley, Sebastian Giovinco | | Montreal Impact |
| 10 | Clint Irwin, Damien Perquis | Sebastian Giovinco | FC Dallas |
| 11 | Sebastian Giovinco | | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| 15 | Drew Moor | Benoît Cheyrou, Sebastian Giovinco | LA Galaxy |
| 16 | Clint Irwin | | Orlando City SC |
| 18 | Justin Morrow | | Chicago Fire |
| 20 | Sebastian Giovinco | | D.C. United |
| 21 | Drew Moor, Sebastian Giovinco | Marky Delgado | Columbus Crew |
| 22 | Drew Moor, Sebastian Giovinco | | Real Salt Lake & New England Revolution |
| 24 | Jozy Altidore | Marky Delgado | Philadelphia Union |
| 27 | Jozy Altidore | | Chicago Fire |
| 28 | Jozy Altidore | | New York Red Bulls |
| 30 | | Drew Moor, Jozy Altidore | Orlando City SC & D.C. United |
| 34 | Sebastian Giovinco | | Chicago Fire |

### MLS Player of the Week

| Week | Player | Week's Statline |
| 20 | Sebastian Giovinco | 3 Goals |
| 22 | Sebastian Giovinco | 3 Goals 1 Assist |

### End of Season awards

| Award | Player |
| MLS Best XI | Sebastian Giovinco |