2011 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC
2011 season
Head Coach & Technical Director Aron Winter
Major League Soccer Conference: 8th
Overall: 16th
Canadian Championship Champions
2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League Advance to Quarterfinals
Playoffs Did Not Qualify
Top goalscorer League:
Danny Koevermans
(8 goals)
All:
Danny Koevermans (10 goals)
Highest home attendance 22,453
Average home attendance 18,599
Home colours
Away colours

The 2011 MLS season was the fifth season in Toronto FC's existence. The club once again failed to make the playoffs, however, strong performances near the end of the season helped them in qualifying for the quarterfinal phase of the 2011-12 CONCACAF Champions League.

The first league game was played on March 19, 2011 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. It was the first match between two Canadian clubs in Major League Soccer history.[1] Dwayne De Rosario scored the 8,000th goal in league history in against the Vancouver Whitecaps.[1] The first home match was March 26, 2011 versus the other 2011 expansion club, Portland Timbers. The regular season ended on October 22, 2011.

Contents

Club

Management team

Position Staff
Head Coach & Technical Director Aron Winter
Director of Player Development Paul Mariner
First Assistant Coach Bob de Klerk
Goalkeeping Coach Mike Toshack
Assistant Coach Jason Bent
Director of Team and Player Operations Earl Cochrane

Last updated: February 24, 2011
Source: Toronto FC

Squad

Squad list

As of October 22, 2011. [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
2 DF Demitrius Omphroy
3 DF Andy Iro
4 DF Doneil Henry
5 DF Ashtone Morgan
6 MF Julian de Guzman
7 FW Joao Plata (on loan from LDU Quito)
8 MF Eric Avila
9 FW Ryan Johnson
11 MF Nathan Sturgis
12 DF Adrian Cann
13 FW Keith Makubuya
14 FW Danny Koevermans
15 MF Matt Stinson
16 MF Oscar Cordon
17 MF Elbekay Bouchiba
18 FW Nick Soolsma
19 DF Mikael Yourassowsky
No. Position Player
20 DF Ty Harden
21 MF Léandre Griffit
22 MF Torsten Frings
23 MF Terry Dunfield
24 GK Stefan Frei
25 DF Danleigh Borman
26 MF Matt Gold
27 DF Richard Eckersley (on loan from Burnley F.C.)
28 MF Gianluca Zavarise
29 DF Kyle Davies
30 GK Miloš Kočić
31 DF Dicoy Williams
33 FW Javier Martina
37 FW Nicholas Lindsay
55 DF Eddy Viator
70 FW Peri Marošević

Squad information

No. Name Nationality Position Date of Birth (Age At Year End) Previous Club Club Appearances Club Goals
Goalkeepers
24 Stefan Frei GK April 20, 1986 (aged 25) University of California, Berkeley 95 0
30 Miloš Kocić GK June 4, 1985 (aged 26) D.C. United 20 0
Defenders
2 Demitrius Omphroy RB/RW May 30, 1989 (aged 22) University of California, Berkeley 1 0
3 Andy Iro CB November 26, 1984 (aged 27) Columbus Crew 20 0
4 Doneil Henry CB April 20, 1993 (aged 18) TFC Academy 21 0
5 Ashtone Morgan LB February 9, 1991 (aged 20) TFC Academy 23 0
12 Adrian Cann CB September 19, 1980 (aged 31) Esbjerg fB 49 0
20 Ty Harden CB March 6, 1984 (aged 27) Colorado Rapids 54 1
25 Danleigh Borman LB/LM January 27, 1985 (aged 26) New York Red Bulls 29 0
27 Richard Eckersley RB/LB March 12, 1989 (aged 22) Burnley F.C. (on loan) 33 0
29 Kyle Davies CB April 11, 1989 (aged 22) Los Angeles Galaxy 1 0
31 Dicoy Williams CB October 7, 1986 (aged 25) Harbour View F.C. 10 0
55 Eddy Viator CB/RB June 2, 1982 (aged 29) Amiens SC 4 0
Midfielders
6 Julian de Guzman CM/DM March 25, 1981 (aged 30) Deportivo La Coruña 70 3
8 Eric Avila AM November 24, 1987 (aged 24) FC Dallas 9 1
11 Nathan Sturgis CM/DM/LB July 6, 1987 (aged 24) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 16 0
15 Matt Stinson CM September 9, 1992 (aged 19) TFC Academy 19 0
16 Oscar Cordon CM January 18, 1993 (aged 18) TFC Academy 8 0
17 Elbekay Bouchiba CM November 1, 1978 (aged 33) Al-Wakrah 0 0
19 Mikael Yourassowsky LM/CM/LB February 26, 1983 (aged 28) NK Rijeka 26 1
21 Léandre Griffit RW/LW May 21, 1984 (aged 27) Columbus Crew 1 0
22 Torsten Frings DM/CM November 22, 1976 (aged 35) Werder Bremen 19 0
23 Terry Dunfield CM February 20, 1982 (aged 29) Vancouver Whitecaps FC 10 0
26 Matt Gold CM June 14, 1988 (aged 23) Ohio State University 6 0
28 Gianluca Zavarise CM/AM July 28, 1986 (aged 25) Iraklis 15 0
Attackers
7 Joao Plata LW/RW March 1, 1992 (aged 19) LDU Quito (on loan) 35 8
9 Ryan Johnson ST/AM November 26, 1984 (aged 27) San Jose Earthquakes 20 6
13 Keith Makubuya ST/RW January 26, 1993 (aged 18) TFC Academy 1 0
14 Danny Koevermans ST November 1, 1978 (aged 33) PSV 17 10
18 Nick Soolsma RW/LW January 17, 1988 (aged 23) VV Young Boys 32 3
33 Javier Martina RW/LW/CF February 1, 1987 (aged 24) Ajax 27 2
37 Nicholas Lindsay RW/LW September 3, 1992 (aged 19) TFC Academy 8 0
70 Peri Marošević CF/RW May 5, 1989 (aged 22) FC Dallas 14 3

Player movement

Transfers

In

Date Player Position Previous Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 25, 2010 Nathan Sturgis MF Vancouver Whitecaps Acquired for a 1st round SuperDraft pick [3]
March 9, 2011 Elbekay Bouchiba MF Al-Wakrah Free Transfer [4]
March 9, 2011 Nick Soolsma FW VV Young Boys Free Transfer [4]
March 9, 2011 Javier Martina FW Ajax Free Transfer [4]
March 11, 2011 Gianluca Zavarise MF Iraklis FC Free Transfer [5]
March 11, 2011 Alan Gordon FW Chivas USA Acquired for Nick LaBrocca [6]
March 16, 2011 Demitrius Omphroy DF University of California, Berkeley SuperDraft, 2nd round [7]
March 17, 2011 Ashtone Morgan DF TFC Academy Graduated From Academy [8]
March 17, 2011 Oscar Cordon MF TFC Academy Graduated From Academy [8]
March 17, 2011 Matt Stinson MF TFC Academy Graduated From Academy [8]
March 17, 2011 Keith Makubuya FW TFC Academy Graduated From Academy [8]
March 18, 2011 Matt Gold MF Ohio State SuperDraft, 3rd round [9]
March 18, 2011 Mikael Yourassowsky DF NK Rijeka Free Transfer [9]
March 31, 2011 Dicoy Williams DF Harbour View FC Undisclosed [10]
April 1, 2011 Tony Tchani MF New York Red Bulls Acquired with a 2012 SuperDraft 1st round pick for Dwayne De Rosario [11]
Danleigh Borman DF
June 29, 2011 Danny Koevermans FW PSV Eindhoven Undisclosed [12].[13]
Torsten Frings MF Werder Bremen Undisclosed
July 14, 2011 Terry Dunfield MF Vancouver Whitecaps FC Allocation Money & Future Considerations [14]
July 14, 2011 Ryan Johnson FW San Jose Earthquakes Acquired along with allocation money and an international roster slot for Nana Attakora, Jacob Peterson, and Alan Gordon [15]
July 15, 2011 Andy Iro DF Columbus Crew Acquired for Tony Tchani [16]
Léandre Griffit MF
July 20, 2011 Eddy Viator DF Amiens SC Free Transfer [17]
July 28, 2011 Dasan Robinson DF Chicago Fire Acquired for Dan Gargan and a 2nd round 2012 SuperDraft pick [18]
July 28, 2011 Peri Marošević FW FC Dallas Free Transfer [19]
August 2, 2011 Eric Avila MF FC Dallas Acquired for Maicon Santos and a 2011 international roster slot [20]
September 15, 2011 Kyle Davies DF Los Angeles Galaxy Acquired for Dasan Robinson [21]

Out

Date Player Position Destination Club Fee/Notes Ref
November 24, 2010 O'Brian White FW Vancouver Whitecaps Expansion Draft [22]
November 24, 2010 Gabe Gala MF Mississauga Eagles FC Waived [23]
November 24, 2010 Martin Šarić MF Waived [23]
November 24, 2010 Maxim Usanov DF Waived [23]
November 24, 2010 Raivis Hščanovičs DF FK Jūrmala-VV Waived, free transfer [23]
November 24, 2010 Mista FW Waived [23]
November 30, 2010 Joseph Nane MF Colorado Rapids Traded for a 3rd round 2012 SuperDraft pick [24]
December 3, 2010 Nick Garcia DF Option declined [25]
December 3, 2010 Fuad Ibrahim FW Waived [25]
December 3, 2010 Amadou Sanyang MF Seattle Sounders Waived, free transfer [25]
January 13, 2011 Chad Barrett FW Los Angeles Galaxy Traded for undisclosed future considerations [26]
January 13, 2011 Jon Conway GK Chicago Fire Traded for a 3rd round 2011 SuperDraft pick [27]
March 1, 2011 Emmanuel Gomez DF Waived [28]
March 11, 2011 Nick LaBrocca MF Chivas USA Traded for Alan Gordon [6]
March 30, 2011 Josh Janniere MF Colorado Rapids Traded for a 3rd round 2013 Supplemental Draft pick [29]
April 1, 2011 Dwayne De Rosario MF New York Red Bulls Traded for Tony Tchani, Danleigh Borman, and a 1st round 2012 SuperDraft pick [11]
July 14, 2011 Nana Attakora DF San Jose Earthquakes Traded for allocation money, an international roster slot and Ryan Johnson [15]
Jacob Peterson MF
Alan Gordon FW
July 15, 2011 Tony Tchani MF Columbus Crew Traded for Andy Iro and Léandre Griffit [16]
July 28, 2011 Dan Gargan DF Chicago Fire Traded with a 2nd round 2012 SuperDraft pick for Dasan Robinson [18]
August 2, 2011 Maicon Santos FW FC Dallas Traded with a 2011 international roster slot for Eric Avila [20]
September 15, 2011 Dasan Robinson DF Los Angeles Galaxy Traded for Kyle Davies [21]

Loans

In

Date Player Position Loaned From Fee/Notes Ref
March 24, 2011 Joao Plata FW LDU Quito SuperDraft, 3rd round [30]
March 24, 2011 Alen Stevanović MF Torino F.C. Recalled on June 19, 2011 [30][31]
April 15, 2011 Richard Eckersley DF Burnley F.C. [32]

Competitions

Pre-season

      Win       Draw       Loss

MLS regular season

Table

Eastern Conference

Pos
Team
Pts
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Qualification
1 Sporting Kansas City (E1) 51 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals
2 Houston Dynamo 49 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4
3 Philadelphia Union 48 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8
4 Columbus Crew 47 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 New York Red Bulls 46 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6
6 Chicago Fire 43 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1
7 D.C. United 39 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3
8 Toronto FC 33 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23
9 New England Revolution 28 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20

Source: MLSSoccer.com
(E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (E2) = Eastern Conference runner-up; (E3) = Eastern Conference third seed; (WC) = Qualifies for playoffs via wild-card.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff contention.

  • ^Note 1 - The top three clubs in each conference are guaranteed spots in the 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals. The other four clubs in the playoffs enter via-wild card entrees, regardless of their conference, based on their overall standings in a single table.

Overall

Pos
Team
Pts
Pld
W
L
D
GF
GA
GD
Qualification
1 Los Angeles Galaxy (SS) (W1) 67 34 19 5 10 48 28 +20 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals, 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage 2
2 Seattle Sounders FC 63 34 18 7 9 56 37 +19 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals 1
3 Real Salt Lake 53 34 15 11 8 44 36 +8
4 FC Dallas 52 34 15 12 7 42 39 +3 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
5 Sporting Kansas City (E1) 51 34 13 9 12 50 40 +10 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals 1
6 Colorado Rapids 49 34 12 9 13 44 41 +3 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
7 Houston Dynamo 49 34 12 9 13 45 41 +4 2011 MLS Cup Conference Semifinals 1
8 Philadelphia Union 48 34 11 8 15 44 36 +8
9 Columbus Crew 47 34 13 13 8 43 44 −1 2011 MLS Cup Play-In Round
10 New York Red Bulls 46 34 10 8 16 50 44 +6
11 Chicago Fire 43 34 9 9 16 46 45 +1
12 Portland Timbers 42 34 11 14 9 40 48 −8
13 D.C. United 39 34 9 13 12 49 52 −3
14 San Jose Earthquakes 38 34 8 12 14 40 45 −5
15 Chivas USA 36 34 8 14 12 41 43 −2
16 Toronto FC 33 34 6 13 15 36 59 −23
17 New England Revolution 28 34 5 16 13 38 58 −20
18 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 28 34 6 18 10 35 55 −20

Source: MLSSoccer.com
(SS) = MLS Supporters' Shield; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs, but not yet to the particular round indicated; (E) = Eliminated from playoff contention.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld Pts W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD W L T GF GA GD
34 33 6 13 15 36 59 −23 5 4 8 18 21 −3 1 9 7 18 38 −20

Last updated: October 22, 2011
Source: 2011 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 31 32 33 34
Ground A H H A H H H A H A H A H H A A H A H A A H A A A H A H A H A H A H
Result L W T T T L T L W L T T L T T T L L W L L L L T T W L T W W L T T T
Position 16 12 10 9 10 15 13 15 14 15 15 15 16 17 17 17 17 17 16 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16 16

Last updated: October 22, 2011.
Source: Regular season matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: T = Tie; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Match results

      Win       Tie       Loss

Canadian Championship

CONCACAF Champions League

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
UNAM 6 3 2 1 8 2 6 11
Toronto FC 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10
FC Dallas 6 2 1 3 6 11 -5 7
Tauro 6 1 2 3 7 8 -1 5
  UNAM TAU DAL TOR
UNAM 1 – 0 0 – 1 4 – 0
Tauro 0 – 0 5 – 3 1 – 2
FC Dallas 0 – 2 1 – 1 0 – 3
Toronto FC 1 – 1 1 – 0 0 – 1

MLS Reserve League

MLS Reserve League

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Nat Pos Player Total Major League Soccer Canadian Championship Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Demitrius Omphroy 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Andy Iro 20 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 7+0 0
4 DF Doneil Henry 17 0 6+4 0 0+1 0 4+2 0
5 DF Ashtone Morgan 22 0 9+5 0 0+0 0 5+3 0
6 MF Julian de Guzman 29 3 16+3 2 3+0 0 5+2 1
7 FW Joao Plata 35 8 21+5 3 4+0 1 4+1 4
8 MF Eric Avila 9 1 8+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Ryan Johnson 20 6 12+0 3 0+0 0 8+0 3
11 MF Nathan Sturgis 16 0 11+3 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
12 DF Adrian Cann 14 0 12+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
13 FW Keith Makubuya 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
14 FW Danny Koevermans 17 10 9+1 8 0+0 0 6+1 2
15 MF Matt Stinson 19 0 5+8 0 0+0 0 4+2 0
16 MF Oscar Cordon 6 0 1+3 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
17 MF Elbekay Bouchiba 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW Nick Soolsma 32 3 18+5 3 2+2 0 5+0 0
19 DF Mikael Yourassowsky 26 1 13+8 0 3+0 1 0+2 0
20 DF Ty Harden 36 0 24+2 0 3+1 0 6+0 0
21 MF Léandre Griffit 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
22 MF Torsten Frings 19 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 6+0 0
23 MF Terry Dunfield 10 0 2+4 0 0+0 0 2+2 0
24 GK Stefan Frei 31 0 27+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
25 DF Danleigh Borman 29 0 18+4 0 3+0 0 4+0 0
26 MF Matt Gold 6 0 0+3 0 0+2 0 0+1 0
27 DF Richard Eckersley 33 0 22+1 0 4+0 0 6+0 0
28 MF Gianluca Zavarise 15 0 4+10 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
29 DF Kyle Davies 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 GK Miloš Kočić 16 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 8+0 0
31 DF Dicoy Williams 10 0 7+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW Javier Martina 27 2 15+8 2 0+1 0 1+2 0
37 FW Nicholas Lindsay 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
55 DF Eddy Viator 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
70 FW Peri Marošević 14 3 4+3 2 0+0 0 5+2 1
-- MF Alen Stevanovic* 12 0 9+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
-- MF Dwayne De Rosario* 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
-- DF Nana Attakora* 6 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
-- FW Alan Gordon* 10 6 7+1 4 2+0 2 0+0 0
-- MF Jacob Peterson* 16 0 13+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
-- MF Tony Tchani* 17 1 13+0 1 3+1 0 0+0 0
-- DF Dan Gargan* 19 0 12+4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
-- FW Maicon Santos* 23 9 15+4 6 3+1 3 0+0 0
-- DF Dasan Robinson* 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Last updated: October 22, 2011
Source: Toronto FC
* = Player is no longer with team

Top scorers

Rank Number Name Total MLS Canadian Championship Champions League
1 14 Danny Koevermans 10 8 0 2
2 ~ Maicon Santos* 9 6 3 0
3 7 Joao Plata 8 3 1 4
4 ~ Alan Gordon* 6 4 2 0
9 Ryan Johnson 6 3 0 3
6 18 Nick Soolsma 3 3 0 0
6 Julian de Guzman 3 2 0 1
70 Peri Marošević 3 2 0 1
9 33 Javier Martina 2 2 0 0
10 8 Eric Avila 1 1 0 0
~ Dwayne De Rosario* 1 1 0 0
~ Tony Tchani* 1 1 0 0
19 Mikael Yourassowsky 1 0 1 0

Last updated: October 22, 2011
Source: Toronto FC
* = Player is no longer with team

Disciplinary record

Only players with at least one card included.

Number Position Name MLS Regular Season Canadian Championship Champions League Total
3 DF Andy Iro 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
4 DF Doneil Henry 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Ashtone Morgan 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
6 MF Julian de Guzman 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
7 FW Joao Plata 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
8 MF Eric Avila 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Nathan Sturgis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
15 MF Matt Stinson 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 0
16 MF Oscar Cordon 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 FW Nick Soolsma 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
19 DF Mikael Yourassowsky 5 1 1 0 1 0 7 1
20 DF Ty Harden 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
22 MF Torsten Frings 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
23 MF Terry Dunfield 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
25 DF Danleigh Borman 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
27 DF Richard Eckersley 6 0 0 0 3 1 9 1
28 MF Gianluca Zavarise 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1
30 GK Miloš Kočić 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
31 DF Dicoy Williams 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
33 FW Javier Martina 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
55 DF Eddy Viator 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
-- MF Alen Stevanovic* 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
-- DF Nana Attakora* 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
-- MF Jacob Peterson* 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
-- FW Alan Gordon* 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
-- MF Tony Tchani* 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1
-- DF Dan Gargan* 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
-- FW Maicon Santos* 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 56 4 5 0 22 1 83 5

* = Player is no longer with team

Recognition

MLS Player of the Week

Week Player Week's Statline
8 Joao Plata 1G (50'), Assist
27 Danny Koevermans 2G (52'), (60')

MLS Goal of the Week

Week Player Goal Report
2 Javier Martina 70' Martina GOTW

MLS Save of the Week

Week Player Save Report
9 Stefan Frei 83' Frei SOTW
22 Miloš Kočić 92+' Kočić SOTW

MLS Team of the Week

Week Player/Manager Position Report
2 Javier Martina Forward MLS Team of the Week: 2
4 Danleigh Borman Defender MLS Team of the Week: 4
6 Julian De Guzman Midfielder MLS Team of the Week: 6
7 Stefan Frei Goalkeeper MLS Team of the Week: 7
8 Joao Plata Forward MLS Team of the Week: 8
10 Mikael Yourassowsky Midfielder MLS Team of the Week: 10
Aron Winter Manager
20 Torsten Frings Midfielder MLS Team of the Week: 20
Aron Winter Manager
22 Miloš Kočić Goalkeeper MLS Team of the Week: 22
Aron Winter Manager
27 Ashtone Morgan Defender MLS Team of the Week: 27
Danny Koevermans Forward
29 Miloš Kočić Goalkeeper MLS Team of the Week: 29
Torsten Frings Defender
Ashtone Morgan Defender
32 Danny Koevermans Forward MLS Team of the Week: 32

Miscellany

Allocation ranking

Toronto is in the #3 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club’s ranking.[33]

International roster spots

It is believed that Toronto FC has 9 international roster spots. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots, which can be traded. Toronto FC acquired an additional spot from San Jose Earthquakes on 14 July 2008. Toronto maintains this roster spot through the end of the 2013 season, at which point it reverts back to San Jose.[34] Toronto FC acquired another international roster spot from San Jose on 14 July 2011. TFC has use of this spot through the end of the 2012 season, at which point it reverts back to San Jose.[35] Toronto also traded a spot to FC Dallas on 2 August 2011 for the remainder of the 2011 season only.[36]

There is no limit on the number of international slots on each club’s roster. The remaining roster slots must belong to domestic players. For clubs based in Canada, a domestic player is either a player with the legal right to work in Canada (i.e., Canadian citizen, permanent resident, part of a protected class) or a U.S. citizen, a permanent U.S. resident (green card holder) or the holder of other special U.S. status (e.g., refugee or asylum status).[33]

Future draft pick trades

Future picks acquired: 2012 SuperDraft Round 1 pick acquired from New York Red Bulls; 2012 SuperDraft Round 3 pick acquired from Colorado Rapids; 2013 Supplemental Draft Round 3 pick acquired from Colorado Rapids. Toronto also acquired undisclosed future considerations from Los Angeles Galaxy which may or may not include draft pick(s).
Future picks traded: 2012 SuperDraft Round 2 pick traded to Chicago Fire. Toronto has also traded future considerations to Vancouver Whitecaps which may or may not include draft pick(s).

References

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  2. ^ Players | Major League Soccer
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