2013_Toronto_FC_season

2013 Toronto FC season

2013 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC 2013 soccer season


The 2013 Toronto FC season was Toronto FC's seventh season in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States and Canada. Kevin Payne became the club's first president during the off-season. He also became the club's general manager. The season opened on March 2.

Quick Facts President and General Manager, Head Coach ...

The club entered the season as the defending Canadian Championship winners.

Review and events

Kevin Payne became the club president and general manager during the off-season.[1] The club fired Paul Mariner as head coach and was replaced by Ryan Nelsen,[2] who was at the time an active player with Queens Park Rangers F.C. in England. Kevin Payne stated, in reference to Nelson's availability, that "We're not sure when he'll join us."[3] Nelson terminated his QPR contract before the end of the season,[4] and joined TFC in February 2013.

The season opened with an away game on March 2 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC[5] and the following week played their only MLS match away from BMO Field, the home opener against Sporting Kansas City on March 9, 2013,[6] with a then-record Toronto FC home MLS attendance of 25,991. The season finished with a home win against Montreal Impact on October 26.[7]

Fixtures and results

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

MLS regular season

Match results

Mar 2 1 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–0 Toronto FC BC Place
Koffie 59' report Dunfield Yellow card 27' Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Juan Guzman
Mar 9 2 Toronto FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City Rogers Centre
Earnshaw 2', 21' (pen.) Yellow card 86'
Califf Yellow card 77'
O'DeaYellow card 90+5'
report[6] Nagamura Yellow card 24'
Collin Yellow card 39'
Sinovic Yellow card 75'
Bieler 77'
Feilhaber Yellow card 78'
Attendance: 25,991
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
Mar 16 3 Montreal Impact 2–1 Toronto FC Olympic Stadium
Bernier 34' (pen.) Yellow card 64'
Di Vaio 46+'
Iapichino Yellow card 67'
report Hall Yellow card 21'
Earnshaw 68' (pen.)
Eckersley Yellow card 92+'
Attendance: 37,896
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
Mar 30 4 Toronto FC 2–2 LA Galaxy BMO Field
Earnshaw 29'
Califf Yellow card 51'
Osorio 79'
Magee 16'
Sarvas Yellow card 76'
Villarreal 92+'
Attendance: 18,355
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
Apr 6 5 Toronto FC 2–2 FC Dallas BMO Field
Russell 90' Yellow card 14'
Ephraim Yellow card 46'
Silva Yellow card 58'
Braun 85' Yellow card 94'
Stats Jacobson 34' Yellow card 86'
Pérez 59'
Castillo Yellow card 84'
Attendance: 16,111
Referee: Ismail Elfath
Apr 13 6 Philadelphia Union 1–1 Toronto FC PPL Park
McInerney 93'
Cruz Yellow card 36'
Daniel Yellow card 83'
Casey Yellow card 92'
Stats Earnshaw 71'
Agbossoumonde Yellow card 68'
O'Dea Yellow card 74'
Ephraim Yellow card 74'
Bendik Yellow card 80'
Morgan Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 88'
Attendance: 17,182
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Apr 20 7 Toronto FC 1–1 Houston Dynamo BMO Field
Hall 58' Creavalle 94' Attendance: 15,973
Referee: Drew Fischer
Apr 27 8 Toronto FC 1–2 New York Red Bulls BMO Field
Osorio 83' Cahill 39', 89' Attendance: 20,009
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 4 9 Colorado Rapids 1–0 Toronto FC Dick's Sporting Goods Park
Buddle 86' Stats Attendance: 12,658
Referee: Matthew Foerster
May 8 10 San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 Toronto FC Buck Shaw Stadium
Jahn 46'
Wondolowski 81'
Stats Braun 14' Attendance: 10,048
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 18 11 Toronto FC 0–1 Columbus Crew BMO Field
Oduro 42' Attendance: 18,278
Jun 15 14 D.C. United 1–2 Toronto FC RFK Stadium
De Rosario 19' (pen.) Stats Earnshaw 30'
Woolard 41' (o.g.)
Attendance: 13,846
Jun 29 16 Toronto FC 0–1 Real Salt Lake BMO Field
Stats Álvarez 45' Attendance: 20,841
Jul 3 17 Toronto FC 3–3 Montreal Impact BMO Field
Brockie 6'
Caldwell 21'
O'Dea 24'
Stats Romero 1'
Camara 69'
Di Vaio 70'
Attendance: 21,700
Jul 27 21 Toronto FC 2–1 Columbus Crew BMO Field
Osorio 87'
Wiedeman 90+4'
Stats Oduro 17' Attendance: 17,987
Aug 4 22 New England Revolution 0-1 Toronto FC Gillette Stadium
report Laba 2' Attendance: 11,543
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Aug 10 23 Toronto FC 1–2 Seattle Sounders FC BMO Field
Osorio 46' report Rosales 16'
Johnson Yellow card 23'
Henry 40' (o.g.)
Joseph Yellow card 75'
Attendance: 18,766
Referee: Mark Geiger
Aug 17 24 Columbus Crew 2-0 Toronto FC Columbus Crew Stadium
Higuaín 19' 67'
Trapp Yellow card 45'
O'Rourke Yellow card 80'
Summary Eckersley Yellow card 36' Attendance: 16,352
Referee: Ted Unkel
Aug 24 25 D.C. United 1–1 Toronto FC RFK Stadium
De Rosario 10'
Korb Yellow card 83'
Report Convey 60' Attendance: 13,972
Referee: Chris Penso
Aug 30 26 Toronto FC 1–1 New England Revolution BMO Field
Wiedeman 45'
Caldwell Yellow card 68'
Morgan Yellow card 75'
Henry Yellow card 86'
Stats Fagúndez 2' Yellow card 54'
Nguyen Yellow card 30'
Caldwell Yellow card 74'
Imbongo Yellow card 87'
Attendance: 18,623
Sep 7 27 Portland Timbers 4–0 Toronto FC Jeld-Wen Field
Alhassan 45+1'
Wallace Yellow card 40' 83'
Johnson Yellow card 40' 87'
Valeri 90+3'
Stats Agbossoumonde Yellow card 25'
Hall Yellow card 90+3'
Attendance: 20,674
Sep 11 28 Toronto FC 1–1 Chicago Fire BMO Field
Earnshaw 23'
Convey Yellow card 29'
Braun Yellow card 45+1'
Hall Yellow card 71'
Henry Yellow card 90+1'
report Duka 20' Attendance: 15,217
Referee: Geoff Gamble
Sep 28 31 Toronto FC 4–1 D.C. United BMO Field
Russell 25'
Dike 67'
Shanosky 71' (o.g.)
Rey 87'
Stats Jeffrey 15' Attendance: 15,879
Oct 19 33 Chicago Fire 1–0 Toronto FC Toyota Park
Magee 63' (pen.) Stats Attendance: 19,889
Oct 26 34 Toronto FC 1–0 Montreal Impact BMO Field
Earnshaw 16' Yellow card 23' report Bernardello Yellow card 23'
Mapp Yellow card 26'
Lefèvre Yellow card 90+3'
Ferrari Yellow card 90+4'
Attendance: 13,211
Referee: David Gantar

MLS regular season standings

Eastern Conference

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Source: MLS
Overall table

Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2014 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs

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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head record; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) MLS Cup Champion; (S) Supporters' Shield
Results summary
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Last updated: September 14, 2013
Source: "Toronto FC Schedule".
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

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Updated to match(es) played on September 14, 2013. Source: MLS Results
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Canadian Championship

Semi final

April 24 Leg 1 Toronto FC 2–0 Montreal Impact Toronto, Ontario
Henry 49'
Wiedeman 81'
Wiedeman Yellow card 84'
Recap, Stats Mallace Yellow card 55' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 11,043
Referee: Paul Ward
May 1 Leg 2 Montreal Impact 6–0 Toronto FC Montreal, Quebec
Mapp 24'
Tissot Yellow card 25'
Paponi 33'
Di Vaio 44', 90'
Romero 61'
Wenger 90+4'
Stats Henry Yellow card 14'
Lambe Yellow card 17'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 14,931

Mid-season friendly

August 7 Friendly Toronto FC 1–4 Roma Toronto, Ontario
Burdisso 16' (o.g.) Report Florenzi 25'
Borriello 33'
Pjanić 67', 87'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,274

Player information

Squad and statistics

Squad, appearances and goals

As of October 26, 2013

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Goals against average

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Bookings

Transactions

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Loan In

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Out

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References

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