TFC Academy
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| Full name | TFC Academy |
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| Nickname(s) | TFC |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Ground | Lamport Stadium (Capacity 9,600) |
| Manager | Nick Dasović |
| League | Canadian Soccer League |
TFC Academy are the top academy of the Canadian MLS club Toronto FC. The team is a member of the Canadian Soccer League, the highest professional soccer league operating entirely within Canada.
On March 29, 2008, Paul Beirne, Toronto FC Director of Business Operations, announced that
"The goal of Toronto FC is, of course, to one day hoist the MLS Cup but another goal has always been to have an indelible mark of the soccer landscape in Canada, and specifically Ontario. It is our hope that Toronto FC not only be the aspirational choice for young soccer players in Canada, but an academy that has a real effect on the development of young, talented players. When we needed to find a league that would test the mettle of the best players in the academy we wanted something that would test them technically, physically, and tactically – after all, in most countries in the world, U18s are in professional environments – but at the same time wouldn’t jeopardize their amateur status and the CSL was an ideal fit.”
TFC Academy will play their home games at Lamport Stadium located in Toronto, Ontario. They will play in the National Division.
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[edit] Supporters
TFC Academy has one main group of supporteres called The Red Regime. The Red Regime was created in 2008 to help bring the exciting atmosphere of BMO Field to TFC Academy games.
[edit] Current squad
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[edit] 2008 schedule
Green indicates home game at Lamport Stadium
| Date | Time (ET)/Result | Opponent | Location |
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| Fri May 16 | 1-0 W | Toronto Croatia | Lamport Stadium |
| Fri May 23 | 0-1 L | St. Catharines Wolves | Lamport Stadium |
| Sun May 25 | 0-1 W | North York Astros | Esther Shiner Stadium |
| Fri May 30 | 0-2 L | Italia Shooters | Lamport Stadium |
| Sun June 1 | 1-0 L | Brampton Lions | Victoria Park |
| Fri June 6 | 8:00 PM | Portugal FC | Lamport Stadium |
| Sun June 15 | 2:00 PM | Serbian White Eagles | Lamport Stadium |
| Sat June 21 | 4:00 PM | Trois-Rivieres Attak | Stade de l'UQTR |
| Sat June 27 | 8:00 PM | Trois-Rivieres Attak | Lamport Stadium |
| Sun June 28 | 4:00 PM | Trois-Rivieres Attak | Lamport Stadium |
| Fri July 4 | 8:45 PM | London City | Cove Road |
| Sun July 6 | 4:00 PM | St. Catharines Wolves | Club Roma |
| Sat July 12 | 7:00 PM | Windsor Border Stars | Windsor Stadium |
| Fri July 25 | 8:00 PM | Serbian White Eagles | Centennial Stadium |
| Sun August 10 | 3:00 PM | London City | Lamport Stadium |
| Fri August 15 | 8:00 PM | North York Astros | Lamport Stadium |
| Sun August 24 | 2:00 PM | Portugal FC | Lamport Stadium |
| Sat September 6 | 4:00 PM | Trois-Rivieres Attak | Stade de l'UQTR |
| Sun September 14 | 2:00 PM | Brampton Lions | Lamport Stadium |
| Sun September 21 | 4:00 PM | Italia Shooters | Ontario Soccer Centre |
| Sat September 27 | 2:00 PM | Windsor Border Stars | Lamport Stadium |
| Fri October 3 | 8:00 PM | Toronto Croatia | Hershey Centre |
[edit] External links
- TFC Academy in CSL schedule From www.CanadianSoccerLeague.com, Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- TFC Academy joins CSL in hopes of aiding local soccer From Vaughan Today, Retrieved 6 April 2008.
