Toronto FC 2008

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Toronto FC
2008 Season
Manager Flag of England John Carver
Current League Position 4th (Eastern Conference)
4th (Overall)
MLS Cup TBD
Canadian Championship TBD
Carolina Challenge Cup 4th, last place
Current Top Goalscorer League: Danny Dichio (4)
All: Danny Dichio (4)
\leftarrow Previous season
2007

The 2008 MLS season is the second season in Toronto FC's existence. The club's season began on March 29, 2008 in an away game against Columbus Crew, which resulted in a 2-0 loss. The club's first goal of the season was scored by Maurice Edu on April 5, 2008 in a 4-1 loss against D.C. United.

Contents

[edit] Club

[edit] Management

Position Staff
Head Coach Flag of England John Carver
Assistant Coach Flag of England Chris Cummins
Director of Soccer Flag of Scotland Mo Johnston
Strength and Conditioning Coach Flag of England Paul Winsper
Goalkeeping Coach Flag of Ireland Eddie Kehoe
Equipment Manager Flag of England Malcolm Phillips

Last updated: May 11, 2008
Source: Toronto FC

[edit] Kit

Supplier: Adidas
Sponsor: BMO

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Source: mlsgear.com


[edit] Other Information

Chairman Flag of Canada MLSE
Ground (capacity and dimensions) BMO Field (20,522 / 75yards x 115yards)

Source: BMO Field article on April 9, 2008

[edit] Squad

As of June 10, 2008.[1]

[edit] First Team

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Canada GK Greg Sutton
3 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago DF Julius James
4 Flag of Puerto Rico DF Marco Vélez
5 Flag of Canada MF Kevin Harmse
6 Flag of the United States MF Maurice Edu
9 Flag of England FW Danny Dichio
10 Flag of England MF Rohan Ricketts
11 Flag of Canada MF Jim Brennan (Captain)
12 Flag of the United States DF Todd Dunivant
14 Flag of Jamaica DF Tyrone Marshall
15 Flag of Canada MF Tyler Rosenlund
16 Flag of the United States DF Marvell Wynne
17 Flag of Canada MF Joey Melo
No. Position Player
18 Flag of the United States GK Brian Edwards
19 Flag of Canada FW Andrea Lombardo
20 Flag of Honduras MF Amado Guevara
23 Flag of New Zealand FW Jarrod Smith
24 Flag of Canada MF Tyler Hemming
27 Flag of Canada MF Gabe Gala
28 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire DF Olivier Tébily
29 Flag of Canada DF Nana Attakora-Gyan
32 Flag of France MF Laurent Robert
33 Flag of Wales MF Carl Robinson (Vice-Captain)
36 Flag of Bermuda MF Kilian Elkinson
96 Flag of the United States FW Jeff Cunningham

[edit] List of 2008 transfers

[edit] In
No. Position Player
3 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago DF Julius James (1st round (9th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [2])
8 Flag of the United States DF Pat Phelan (1st round (10th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [3])
18 Flag of the United States GK Brian Edwards (2nd round (28th overall) pick of the 2008 draft [4])
5 Flag of Canada MF Kevin Harmse (from Los Angeles Galaxy for 2009 4th round draft pick [5])
15 Flag of Canada MF Tyler Rosenlund (signed as a free agent [6])
23 Flag of New Zealand FW Jarrod Smith (signed as a free agent [7])
No. Position Player
4 Flag of Puerto Rico DF Marco Vélez (free transfer from Puerto Rico Islanders [8])
32 Flag of France MF Laurent Robert (free transfer from Derby County [9])
20 Flag of Honduras MF Amado Guevara (from Chivas USA for 2009 and 2010 draft pick [10])
10 Flag of England MF Rohan Ricketts (signed as a free agent [11])
28 Flag of Côte d'Ivoire DF Olivier Tébily (signed as a free agent [12])
24 Flag of Canada MF Tyler Hemming (rejoined club under new contract[13])

[edit] Out
No. Position Player
13 Flag of Canada MF Chris Pozniak (picked by San Jose Earthquakes in expansion draft [14])
3 Flag of Canada DF Adam Braz (waived)
4 Flag of Canada DF Marco Reda (waived)
15 Flag of Canada MF David Guzman (waived)
18 Flag of Canada GK Srdjan Djekanović (waived)
23 Flag of Canada DF Miguel Canizalez (waived)
28 Flag of Canada DF Stephen Lumley (waived)
No. Position Player
26 Flag of Canada MF Christian Nuñez (waived)
39 Flag of Canada GK Kenny Stamatopoulos (loan term ended, returned to Tromsø IL)
5 Flag of Ireland MF Ronnie O'Brien (traded to San Jose Earthquakes for 2009 1st Round draft pick [15])
21 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago FW Collin Samuel (waived [16])
2 Flag of New Zealand DF Andrew Boyens (waived [17])
24 Flag of Canada MF Tyler Hemming (waived [18])
8 Flag of the United States DF Pat Phelan (traded to New England Revolution [19])

[edit] Players out on loan
No. Position Player
– Flag of Canada FW Jeffrey Gonsalves (at Rhode Island Stingrays)

[edit] Squad statistics

Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate number of games started.
Updated to games played June 8, 2008.[20]

[edit] Players

Number Position Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
3 DF Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Julius James 2 (1) 1 - - - - 2 (1) 1
4 DF Flag of Puerto Rico Marco Vélez 11 (11) 1 - - 1 (1) 1 12 (12) 2
5 MF Flag of Canada Kevin Harmse 5 (3) 0 - - 1 (1) 0 6 (4) 0
6 MF Flag of the United States Maurice Edu 10 (10) 1 - - - - 10 (10) 1
9 FW Flag of England Danny Dichio 10 (7) 4 - - 1 (1) 0 11 (8) 4
10 MF Flag of England Rohan Ricketts 8 (8) 0 - - 1 (1) 0 9 (9) 0
11 MF Flag of Canada Jim Brennan (C) 11 (11) 0 - - 1 (1) 0 12 (12) 0
12 DF Flag of the United States Todd Dunivant 7 (3) 0 - - - - 7 (3) 0
14 DF Flag of Jamaica Tyrone Marshall 10 (9) 0 - - - - 10 (9) 0
15 MF Flag of Canada Tyler Rosenlund 2 (0) 0 - - - - 2 (0) 0
16 DF Flag of the United States Marvell Wynne 11 (11) 0 - - 1 (1) 0 12 (12) 0
17 MF Flag of Canada Joey Melo - - - - - - - -
19 FW Flag of Canada Andrea Lombardo 1 (0) 0 - - - - 1 (0) 0
20 MF Flag of Honduras Amado Guevara 7 (7) 2 - - - - 7 (7) 2
21 FW Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Collin Samuel1 1 (1) 0 - - - - 1 (1) 0
23 FW Flag of New Zealand Jarrod Smith 9 (3) 1 - - 1 (0) 0 10 (3) 1
24 MF Flag of Canada Tyler Hemming2 2 (1) 0 - - - - 2 (1) 0
27 MF Flag of Canada Gabe Gala - - - - - - - -
28 DF Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Olivier Tébily 2 (1) 0 - - 1 (1) 0 3 (2) 0
29 DF Flag of Canada Nana Attakora-Gyan 1 (0) 0 - - - - 1 (0) 0
32 MF Flag of France Laurent Robert 9 (8) 1 - - 1 (1) 0 10 (9) 1
33 MF Flag of Wales Carl Robinson (VC) 10 (10) 0 - - 1 (1) 0 11 (11) 0
96 FW Flag of the United States Jeff Cunningham 10 (4) 3 - - 1 (1) 0 11 (5) 3

[edit] Goalkeepers

Number Position Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total
Apps GA GAA CS Apps GA GAA CS Apps GA GAA CS Apps GA GAA CS
1 GK Flag of Canada Greg Sutton 9 (9) 13 1.44 4 - - - - 1 (1) 0 0.00 1 10 (10) 13 1.3 5
18 GK Flag of the United States Brian Edwards 2 (2) 2 1.0 1 - - - - - - - - 2 (2) 2 1.0 1

1Player is no longer with team
2Left club at start of the season but later rejoined under a new contract
GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; CS = Clean sheets

[edit] Competitions summary

Updated to games played June 8, 2008.[21]

[edit] Pre-season friendlies

Texas Pro Soccer Festival

Team Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
Houston Dynamo 7 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2
DC United 7 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2
Toronto FC 3 3 1 2 0 6 7 -1
Chivas USA 0 3 0 3 0 3 6 -3

Carolina Challenge Cup

Team Pts Pld W L T GF GA GD
San Jose Earthquakes 9 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5
Charleston Battery 4 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1
New York Red Bulls 2 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3
Toronto FC 1 3 0 2 1 1 4 -3

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
11 17 5 2 4 14 15 -1 4 2 0 7 1 +6 1 0 4 7 14 -7

Last updated: June 8, 2008
Source: 2008 Major League Soccer season
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

[edit] Results by round
Round 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ground A A A H H H H H A H A
Result L L W W W D D W L W L

Last updated: June 8, 2008.
Source: Regular season matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.

[edit] Canadian Championship - current standings

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
Toronto FC 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
Vancouver Whitecaps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Montreal Impact 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1

[edit] Matches

Updated to games played June 8, 2008.[22][23][24][25][26][27]

[edit] Pre-season tournaments and friendlies

Match Date Tournament Location Opponent team Score Scorers
1 February 5, 2008 Friendly Bradenton, Florida D.C. United 1–1 Dichio Scored after 54 minutes 54'
2 February 11, 2008 Friendly Bradenton, Florida Odense Boldklub 0–0
3 February 14, 2008 Friendly Bradenton, Florida Odense Boldklub 2–1 Lombardo Scored after 80 minutes 80'
4 February 16, 2008 Friendly Bradenton, Florida Kansas City Wizards 1–2 Edu Scored after 44 minutes 44', Scored after 61 minutes 61'
5 February 17, 2008 Friendly Bradenton, Florida United States U-17 1–3 Musampa Scored after 24 minutes 24' (pen.), Phelan Scored after 87 minutes 87', Watson Scored after 88 minutes 88'
6 February 20, 2008 Friendly Bradenton, Florida Chicago Fire 1–1 Smith Scored after 78 minutes 78'
7 March 5, 2008 2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival Cibolo, Texas Houston Dynamo 4–3 Musampa Scored after 36 minutes 36', Brittain Scored after 71 minutes 71', Vairelles Scored after 81 minutes 81'
8 March 7, 2008 2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival Cibolo, Texas D.C. United 1–0
9 March 9, 2008 2008 Texas Pro Soccer Festival Cibolo, Texas Chivas USA 2–3 Cunningham Scored after 9 minutes 9', Scored after 63 minutes 63', Dichio Scored after 30 minutes 30'
10 March 15, 2008 2008 Carolina Challenge Cup Charleston, South Carolina San Jose Earthquakes 0–1
11 March 19, 2008 2008 Carolina Challenge Cup Charleston, South Carolina New York Red Bulls 1–1 Cunningham Scored after 10 minutes 10'
12 March 22, 2008 2008 Carolina Challenge Cup Charleston, South Carolina Charleston Battery 2–0

[edit] Regular season

Round Date Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 March 29, 2008 Away Columbus Crew 2–0
2 April 5, 2008 Away D.C. United 4–1 Edu Scored after 88 minutes 88'
3 April 13, 2008 Away Los Angeles Galaxy 2–3 Dichio Scored after 42 minutes 42', Smith Scored after 53 minutes 53', Cunningham Scored after 88 minutes 88'
4 April 19, 2008 Home Real Salt Lake 1–0 Robert Scored after 31 minutes 31'
5 April 26, 2008 Home Kansas City Wizards 2–0 Guevara Scored after 56 minutes 56', Scored after 77 minutes 77'
6 May 1, 2008 Home New York Red Bulls 1–1 Vélez Scored after 22 minutes 22'
7 May 17, 2008 Home Columbus Crew 0–0
8 May 21, 2008 Home D.C. United 1–0 Dichio Scored after 7 minutes 7'
9 May 24, 2008 Away D.C. United 3–2 Dichio Scored after 14 minutes 14', Scored after 45+1 minutes 45+1'
10 May 31, 2008 Home Los Angeles Galaxy 2–0 James Scored after 49 minutes 49', Cunningham Scored after 64 minutes 64'
11 June 8, 2008 Away Houston Dynamo 3–1 Cunningham Scored after 71 minutes 71'

[edit] Canadian Championship

Match Date Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 May 28, 2008 Away Montreal Impact 0–1 Vélez Scored after 72 minutes 72'

[edit] Player seasonal records

Competitive matches only. Updated to games played June 8, 2008.[28]

[edit] Top goalscorers

Rank Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total
Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps
1 Flag of England Danny Dichio 4 10 - - 0 1 4 11
2 Flag of the United States Jeff Cunningham 3 10 - - 0 1 3 11
3 Flag of Honduras Amado Guevara 2 7 - - - - 2 7
Flag of Puerto Rico Marco Vélez 1 11 - - 1 1 2 12
5 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Julius James 1 2 - - - - 1 2
Flag of New Zealand Jarrod Smith 1 8 - - 0 1 1 9
Flag of France Laurent Robert 1 9 - - 0 1 1 10
Flag of the United States Maurice Edu 1 10 - - - - 1 10

[edit] Goals conceded

Rank Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total Average Per Game
GA Apps GA Apps GA Apps GA Apps
1 Flag of the United States Brian Edwards 2 2 - - - - 2 2 1.0
2 Flag of Canada Greg Sutton 13 9 - - 0 1 13 10 1.3

[edit] Discipline

Rank Name MLS Regular Season MLS Cup Canadian Championship Total
Total Cards
1 Flag of France Laurent Robert 2 1 - - - - 2 1 3
Flag of the United States Maurice Edu 3 0 - - - - 3 0 3
3 Flag of the United States Jeff Cunningham 2 0 - - - - 2 0 2
Flag of Canada Kevin Harmse 1 1 - - - - 1 1 2
Flag of Honduras Amado Guevara 2 0 - - - - 2 0 2
6 Flag of Puerto Rico Marco Vélez 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1
7 Flag of Wales Carl Robinson 1 0 - - - - 1 0 1

[edit] Club seasonal records

Updated to games played May 24, 2008.[29]

[edit] Matches

Season record wins

Season record defeats

Season record draws

[edit] Sequences

[edit] Attendance

[edit] References

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