2015_Toronto_FC_season

2015 Toronto FC season

2015 Toronto FC season

Toronto FC 2015 football season


The 2015 Toronto FC season was the ninth season in club history. On October 14, the team qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.[1] The club began the season with a seven match road trip due to ongoing renovations at BMO Field. Their first home game was played May 10 against the Houston Dynamo, more than two months into the season.

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Background

During the 2014 season, Toronto FC finished seventh out of ten teams in the Eastern Conference.

On 12 July 2015, Giovinco achieved Toronto FC's first ever hat-trick in MLS play against New York City FC in a 4–4 draw at Yankee Stadium, and set up the fourth goal during the match, also missing a penalty. It was also the third fastest hat trick scored in the league's history at 9 minutes.[2] Following the match, he received the player of the week award for the third time in the 2015 MLS season.[3]

Squad

As of the end of the season.[4]

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Transfers

In

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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 2015 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.

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Out

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Loan out

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Competitions

Preseason

February 3 Scrimmage Montverde Eagles 2–4 Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
3:30PM 83'
Report Findley 10'
Hamilton 73', 87'
Ramos 90'
Note: Three 30 minute periods.
February 5 Scrimmage Eastern Florida Titans 0–1 Toronto FC Davenport, Florida
4:00PM Stadium: ChampionsGate Sports Complex
February 8 Scrimmage Orlando City SC 0–0 Toronto FC Davenport, Florida
Report Stadium: ChampionsGate Sports Complex
February 18 IMG Suncoast Pro Classic Oklahoma City Energy FC 1–0 Toronto FC Bradenton, Florida
7:30PM Greig 50'
Evans Yellow card 52'
Report Morgan Yellow card 67' Stadium: IMG Academy
February 21 IMG Suncoast Pro Classic Toronto FC Canada 1–0 Denmark HB Køge Bradenton, Florida
12:00PM Morrow Yellow card 25'
Osorio 53'
Creavalle Yellow card 66'
Report Brandão Yellow card 40'
Bruninho Yellow card 54'
Stadium: IMG Academy
February 25 IMG Suncoast Pro Classic New York Red Bulls 2–0 Toronto FC Bradenton, Florida
7:30PM Wright-Phillips 23'
Zizzo 47'
Stadium: IMG Academy
February 28 IMG Suncoast Pro Classic Placement Match Toronto FC Canada 2–1 Costa Rica Costa Rica U-23 Bradenton, Florida
Giovinco
Altidore
Stadium: IMG Academy

Major League Soccer

League tables

Eastern Conference
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Source: MLS
Overall
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Source: MLS
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored

Results summary

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Last updated: October 25, 2015.
Source: MLS

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on October 25, 2015. Source: Regular season matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

March 7 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1–3 Toronto FC Vancouver, British Columbia
6:00PM Rivero 19'
Koffie Yellow card 77'
Kah Yellow card 89'
Report Altidore 32', 90' (pen.)
Findley 59'
Creavalle Yellow card 78'
Stadium: BC Place
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Kevin Stott
March 14 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Toronto FC Columbus, Ohio
7:30PM Meram 57'
Kamara 61'
George Yellow card 85'
Report Morrow Red card 45+1' Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 15,826
Referee: David Gantar
March 29 Real Salt Lake 2–1 Toronto FC Sandy, Utah
7:00PM Mulholland 38', Yellow card 39'
Allen 89'
Report Moore Yellow card 20'
Warner Yellow card 60'
Simonin Yellow card 67'
Jackson 88'
Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium
Attendance: 20,794
Referee: Hilario Grajeda
April 4 Chicago Fire 3–2 Toronto FC Bridgeview, Illinois
3:00PM Jones 14'
Adaílton Yellow card 32'
Maloney 56'
Larentowicz 68'
Gehrig Yellow card 73'
Report Creavalle Yellow card 5' Yellow-red card 67'
Giovinco 20'
Cheyrou 54'
Morrow Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 13,818
Referee: Juan Guzman
April 18 FC Dallas 3–2 Toronto FC Frisco, Texas
8:30PM Castillo 1', 10'
Pérez 27'
Report Bradley Yellow card 70'
Hagglund Yellow card 80'
Giovinco 83', 89'
Perquis Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Toyota Stadium
Attendance: 16,176
Referee: Ismail Elfath
April 26 Orlando City SC 0–2 Toronto FC Orlando, Florida
7:00PM Shea Yellow card 45'
Cerén Yellow card 57'
Molino Yellow card 68'
Report Hagglund Yellow card 2'
Altidore 50', 83'
Osorio Yellow card 70'
Stadium: Citrus Bowl
Attendance: 30,908
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
May 2 Philadelphia Union 0–1 Toronto FC Chester, Pennsylvania
4:00PM Gaddis Yellow card 56' Report Giovinco 34'
Hagglund Yellow card 43'
Stadium: PPL Park
Attendance: 17,859
Referee: Armando Villarreal
May 10 Toronto FC 1–2 Houston Dynamo Toronto, Ontario
5:00PM Cheyrou Yellow card 12'
Altidore 77'
Report Boniek García soccer ball with red X 44', 44'
Bruin 53'
Miranda Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 30,226
Referee: Chris Penso
May 16 New England Revolution 1–1 Toronto FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30PM Agudelo 32' Report Bradley 53'
Konopka Yellow card 80'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 24,269
Referee: Sorin Stoica
May 23 Toronto FC 1–0 Portland Timbers Toronto, Ontario
5:00PM Giovinco 5'
Morgan Yellow card 90'
Report Chará Yellow card 90+2' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,569
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
May 30 Toronto FC 3–1 San Jose Earthquakes Toronto, Ontario
5:00PM Morrow 22'
Creavalle 33'
Moore 71'
Report Wondolowski 24' (pen.)
Nyassi Yellow card 55'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 17,711
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
June 6 D.C. United 1–2 Toronto FC Washington, D.C.
7:00PM Birnbaum 6'
Kitchen Yellow card 64'
Birnbaum Yellow card 87'
Report Giovinco 34', 83'
Creavalle Yellow card 64'
Perquis Yellow card 64'
Konopka Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: RFK Stadium
Attendance: 17,105
Referee: Jair Marrufo
June 20 Toronto FC 0–2 New York City FC Toronto, Ontario
7:00PM Giovinco Yellow card 20'
Morgan Yellow card 45+1'
Altidore Yellow card 87'
Report Villa 8' (pen.), 58'
Wingert Yellow card 35'
Hernandez Yellow card 60'
Saunders Yellow card 66'
Poku Yellow card 82'
Facey Yellow card 84'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 30,029
Referee: Allen Chapman
June 24 Toronto FC 3–1 Montreal Impact Toronto, Ontario
8:00PM Bradley 27'
Altidore 56'
Giovinco 82' (pen.)
Report Oyongo 19'
Soumaré Yellow card 20'
Ciman Yellow card 70'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 24,895
Referee: Alan Kelly
June 27 Toronto FC 0–0 D.C. United Toronto, Ontario
5:00PM Warner Yellow card 53' Report Korb Yellow card 54'
Aguilar Yellow card 61'
Coria Yellow card 89'
Arnaud Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 16,382
Referee: Armando Villarreal
July 4 Los Angeles Galaxy 4–0 Toronto FC Carson, California
10:30PM Keane 9' (pen.), 41', 59'
Villarreal Yellow card 54'
Husidić Yellow card 58'
DeLaGarza Yellow card 80'
Lletget 90+4'
Report Zavaleta Yellow card 60'
Delgado Yellow card 68'
Warner Yellow card 85'
Stadium: StubHub Center
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Chris Penso
July 12 New York City FC 4–4 Toronto FC New York, New York
3:00PM Villa 17', 65' (pen.), soccer ball with red X 29'
Perquis 29' (o.g.)
Iraola Yellow card 60'
Ballouchy Yellow card 66'
Mullins 84'
Report Giovinco soccer ball with red X 19', 34' (pen.), 40', 43'
Hagglund Yellow card 26'
Warner Yellow card 62'
Delgado 82'
Morrow Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 27,533
Referee: Ted Unkel
July 18 Toronto FC 2–1 Philadelphia Union Toronto, Ontario
4:00PM Delgado 29'
Giovinco 32'
Report Casey 90+1' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 25,032
Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
July 25 Columbus Crew SC 3–3 Toronto FC Columbus, Ohio
7:30PM Kamara 17', Yellow card 69'
Tchani 36'
Finlay 47'
Francis Yellow card 88'
Report Perquis Yellow card 20'
Giovinco 50', Yellow card 85'
Warner 55', Yellow card 76'
Altidore 89' (pen.)
Stadium: Mapfre Stadium
Attendance: 21,324
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
August 1 New England Revolution 3–1 Toronto FC Foxborough, Massachusetts
7:30PM Gonçalves Yellow card 30'
Davies 35', 62'
Nguyen 44' (pen.)
Report Findley Yellow card 34'
Altidore Red card 39'
Kantari Yellow card 48'
Bendik Yellow card 60'
Perquis Yellow card 61'
Osorio 75'
Stadium: Gillette Stadium
Attendance: 21,362
Referee: Chris Penso
August 5 Toronto FC 4–1 Orlando City SC Toronto, Ontario
8:00PM Giovinco 12' (pen.), 56', 88'
Perquis Yellow card 46'
Cheyrou Yellow card 75'
Warner 81'
Report Hines Yellow card 8'
Boden 17'
Cerén Yellow card 55'
Carrasco Yellow card 75'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,648
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
August 8 Toronto FC 1–3 Sporting Kansas City Toronto, Ontario
4:00PM Bradley 22'
Warner Yellow card 88'
Report Feilhaber 22' (pen.)
Németh 29'
Peterson 87'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 24,326
Referee: Mark Geiger
August 15 New York Red Bulls 3–0 Toronto FC Harrison, New Jersey
7:30PM Wright-Phillips 27'
McCarty Yellow card 30'
Sam Yellow card 60'
Wallace 65'
Lade Yellow card 78'
Verón 90+3'
Report Bradley Yellow card 23'
Altidore Yellow card 37'
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,685
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
August 22 Toronto FC 5–0 Orlando City SC Toronto, Ontario
4:00PM Giovinco Yellow card 23', 57'
Kantari Yellow card 42'
Delgado 46'
Morrow 71'
Altidore 83' (pen.) 85'
Report Carrasco Yellow card 30'
Ramos Red card 36'
Kaká Yellow card 39'
Winter Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 82'
Higuita Yellow card 84'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 26,397
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
August 29 Toronto FC 2–1 Montreal Impact Toronto, Ontario
4:00PM Warner Yellow card 24'
Bradley 35'
Altidore 55'
Report Ciman Yellow card 45+2' Yellow-red card 77'
Oduro 77', Yellow card 90+4'
Cabrera Yellow card 56'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 30,266
Referee: Armando Villarreal
September 5 Seattle Sounders FC 2–1 Toronto FC Seattle, Washington
10:00PM Martins 6'
Scott Yellow card 19'
Alonso Yellow card 30'
Dempsey 77'
Report Zavaleta 59'
Delgado Yellow card 68'
Stadium: CenturyLink Field
Attendance: 39,960
Referee: Ted Unkel
September 13 Toronto FC 1–3 New England Revolution Toronto, Ontario
5:00PM Findley Yellow card 51', 55'
Kantari Yellow card 74'
Report Perquis 4' (o.g.)
Jones Yellow card 27'
Fagúndez 39'
Farrell Yellow card 59'
Rowe Yellow card 63', 71'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 20,257
Referee: Baldomero Toledo
September 16 New York City FC 2–0 Toronto FC New York, New York
7:30PM Lampard 20'
Hernandez Yellow card 62'
Mullins 77'
Saunders Yellow card 88'
Report Cheyrou Yellow card 52'
Perquis Yellow card 90+3'
Stadium: Yankee Stadium
Attendance: 25,075
Referee: Chris Penso
September 19 Toronto FC 3–1 Colorado Rapids Toronto, Ontario
2:00PM Giovinco 14', 18'
Perquis 38'
Morrow Yellow card 45'
Altidore Yellow card 57'
Moore Yellow card 73'
Delgado Yellow card 88'
Report Figueroa Yellow card 24'
Powers 40'
Pittinari Yellow card 61'
Cronin Yellow card 76'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 19,692
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
September 26 Toronto FC 3–2 Chicago Fire Toronto, Ontario
2:00PM Giovinco 29', Yellow card 69'
Bradley 59'
Altidore 79'
Report Gilberto 1', 52' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 22,513
Referee: Ismail Elfath
October 3 Toronto FC 3–1 Philadelphia Union Toronto, Ontario
5:00PM Giovinco 28'
Altidore 63'
Marquez 90+1' (o.g.)
Report Vitória Yellow card 25', 66' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,332
Referee: Ricardo Salazar
October 14 Toronto FC 2–1 New York Red Bulls Toronto, Ontario
7:00PM Jackson Yellow card 26'
Altidore Red card 34'
Gómez 51'
Cheyrou Yellow card 62'
Giovinco 78'
Report Lawrence Yellow card 40'
McCarty Yellow card 70'
S. Wright-Phillips 86'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 18,143
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
October 17 Toronto FC 0–2 Columbus Crew SC Toronto, Ontario
2:00PM Bradley Yellow card 42'
Cheyrou Yellow card 73'
Report Higuaín Yellow card 31', 90+1'
Finlay 40'
Kamara Yellow card 63'
Sauro Yellow card 85'
Parkhurst Yellow card 87'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 24,253
Referee: Chris Penso
October 25 Montreal Impact 2–1 Toronto FC Montreal, Quebec
5:00PM Drogba 54', 55'
Cabrera Yellow card 90+1'
Report Jackson Yellow card 27'
Altidore 45'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 20,801
Referee: Alan Kelly

MLS Cup Playoffs

October 29 Knockout round Montreal Impact 3–0 Toronto FC Montreal, Quebec
7:00PM Bernier 18'
Piatti 33'
Drogba 39'
Report Delgado Yellow card 87' Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 18,069
Referee: Baldomero Toledo

Canadian Championship

May 6 Montreal Impact 1–0 Toronto FC Montreal, Quebec
7:30PM Lefèvre Yellow card 30'
McInerney 68'
Bernier Yellow card 78'
Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,518
Referee: Silviu Petrescu
May 13 Toronto FC 3–2
(3–3a agg.)
Montreal Impact Toronto, Ontario
7:30PM Altidore 22'
Cheyrou 56'
Giovinco 58', Yellow card 73'
Report Oduro Yellow card 16', 84'
Cooper 25'
Bernier Yellow card 63'
Kronberg Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 21,069
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau

Mid-season friendlies

May 27 Toronto FC Canada 0–1 England Manchester City Toronto, Ontario
7:00PM Report Evans 84' Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 23,169
Referee: Drew Fischer
July 22 Toronto FC Canada 1–2 England Sunderland Toronto, Ontario
7:00PM Lovitz Yellow card 28'
Osorio 46'
Report Larsson Yellow card 28'
Cattermole Yellow card 58'
Defoe 65', 69'
Stadium: BMO Field
Attendance: 14,025

Statistics

Squad and statistics

As of October 29, 2015

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Goals and assists

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Clean sheets

Includes all competitive matches. Correct as of October 29, 2015

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Disciplinary record

Correct as of October 29, 2015[31]

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Recognition

MLS Team of the Week

MLS Player of the Week

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MLS Goal of the Week

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MLS Player of the Month

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End of Season awards


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