Toronto FC 2009 football season
Toronto FC 2009 season Head Coach Chris Cummins Stadium BMO Field MLS Conference : 5th Overall: 12thMLS Cup Playoffs Did Not Qualify Canadian Championship Champions Champions League Preliminary Round Top goalscorer League: Dwayne De Rosario (11) All: Dwayne De Rosario (14) Highest home attendance League: 20,902 All: 20,902 Average home league attendance League: 20,344[1] All: 20,312
The 2009 Toronto FC season was the third season in Toronto FC 's existence. The club narrowly missed their first appearance for the MLS playoffs, losing the last game of the season when a win would have meant qualification.
Club [ ]
Management [ ]
Position
Staff
Manager, Director of Soccer
Mo Johnston
Head Coach
Chris Cummins
Strength and Conditioning Coach
Paul Winsper
First Assistant Coach
Nick Dasovic
Goalkeeping Coach
Mike Toshack
Video Analyst
Eddie Kehoe
Equipment Manager
Malcolm Phillips
Athletic Therapist
Carmelo Lobue
Assistant Athletic Therapist
Shawn Jeffers
Massage Therapist
Marcelo Casal
Team Physician
Dr. Ira Smith
Manager Team Services
Earl Cochrane
Kits [ ]
Type
Shirt
Shorts
Socks
First appearance / Info
Home
Red
Red
Red
Away
Grey
Black
Grey
Special[2]
Pink
Black
Black
MLS , June 24 against New York
Squad [ ]
As of September 9, 2009. [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Competitions [ ]
Updated to games played October 24, 2009. [21]
Regular season [ ]
Standings [ ]
Source:[citation needed ]
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion
^Note 1 - Toronto FC cannot qualify for the U.S. Open Cup , as it is a Canadian-based team. If they qualify for an automatic berth into the U.S. Open Cup, the next highest placed team not already qualified will be given a berth. Similarly, they cannot qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League through MLS. Rather, they can qualify through the Canadian Soccer Championship . If they qualify for the Champions League through MLS, then the highest placed team not already qualified will qualify.
^Note 2 - The winner of the 2009 MLS Supporters' Shield (Columbus Crew) and the winner of MLS Cup 2009 (Real Salt Lake) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Group Stage . The runner-up of MLS Cup 2009 (Los Angeles Galaxy) and the winner of the 2009 U.S. Open Cup (Seattle Sounders) qualified for the 2010–11 CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round .
^Note 3 - SuperLiga 2010 berths are awarded to the top 4 finishing teams from MLS who do not qualify for Champions League (Houston, Chicago, Chivas USA and New England).
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
30
39
10
11
9
37
46
−9
8
3
4
20
14
+6
2
8
5
17
32
−15
Last updated: October 24, 2009
Source: 2009 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 Ground A A H H A H H H A H H A H H H A A H A A H A A A H A A H H A Result W T L T L W W T T L W L L W W L W T L T W L T L W L T T W L
Updated to match(es) played on October 24, 2009. Source:
Regular season matches A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
L = Loss;
T = Tie
Matches [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
Win
Tie
Loss
Toronto FC v Chicago Fire
February 10, 2009 Toronto FC 0 – 1 Chicago Fire Bradenton, Florida USA
Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls
February 13, 2009 Toronto FC 2 – 1 New York Red Bulls show Bradenton, Florida USA
Vitti Barrett
Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls
February 13, 2009 Toronto FC 0 – 1 New York Red Bulls Bradenton, Florida USA
Toronto FC v Florida Atlantic University
Carolina Challenge Cup 2009 [ ]
Toronto FC v D.C. United
March 11, 2009 Toronto FC 2 – 1 D.C. United show Charleston, South Carolina USA
Barrett 21' De Rosario 35'
Pontius 48'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Toronto FC v Real Salt Lake
March 14, 2009 Toronto FC 1 – 2 Real Salt Lake show Charleston, South Carolina USA
De Rosario 38'
Movsisyan 5' Mathis 20'
Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
2009 Major League Soccer season [ ]
Kansas City Wizards v Toronto FC
Columbus Crew v Toronto FC
Toronto FC v Seattle Sounders FC
April 4, 2009 Toronto FC 0 – 2 Seattle Sounders FC show Toronto
Brennan 44' Cronin 51'
Report
Ljungberg 15' Hurtado 29' Zakuani 45' Riley 61' Scott 86'
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,658 Referee: Mark Geiger
FC Dallas v Toronto FC
April 19, 2009 FC Dallas 3 – 2 Toronto FC show Frisco, Texas , USA
Moor 25' Cooper 44' , 84' (pen. )
(report)
Serioux 46+' Barrett 59' , 70'
Stadium: Pizza Hut Park Attendance: 6,183 Referee: Tim Weyland
Toronto FC v Kansas City Wizards
April 26, 2009 Toronto FC 1 – 0 Kansas City Wizards show Toronto
Vitti 52' Dichio 54'
(report)
Arnaud 76'
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,056 Referee: Paul Ward
Toronto FC v Columbus Crew
Toronto FC v Chicago Fire
May 16, 2009 Toronto FC 0 – 2 Chicago Fire show Toronto
(report)
Rolfe 59' Busch 77' McBride 81'
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,006 Referee: Ricardo Salazar
Houston Dynamo v Toronto FC
Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls
Toronto FC v New York Red Bulls
Real Salt Lake v Toronto FC
San Jose Earthquakes v Toronto FC
July 11, 2009 San Jose Earthquakes 1 – 3 Toronto FC show Santa Clara, California , USA
Huckerby 32' Álvarez 53'
(report)
Barrett 5' , 69' Vitti 54' De Rosario 84'
Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: 9,679 Referee: Abiodun Okulaja
Toronto FC v Houston Dynamo
Columbus Crew v Toronto FC
Seattle Sounders FC v Toronto FC
August 29, 2009 Seattle Sounders FC 0 – 0 Toronto FC show Seattle, Washington , USA
Ljungberg 73'
(report)
Attakora 41' Gómez 67' De Rosario 73'
Stadium: Qwest Field Attendance: 32,679 Referee: Jorge Gonzalez
Colorado Rapids v Toronto FC
Toronto FC v Colorado Rapids
LA Galaxy v Toronto FC
September 19, 2009 LA Galaxy 2 – 0 Toronto FC show Carson, California , USA
Beckham 9' , 64' Buddle 83'
(report)
De Guzman 24' Guevara 64' Garcia 67'
Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,619 Referee: Kevin Stott
Chicago Fire v Toronto FC
Toronto FC v San Jose Earthquakes
Toronto FC v Real Salt Lake
New York Red Bulls v Toronto FC
October 24, 2009 New York Red Bulls 5 – 0 Toronto FC show East Rutherford, New Jersey , USA
Kandji 3' , 70' Ángel 33' , 62' Mbuta 90+4' (pen. )
(results)
White 60'
Stadium: Giants Stadium Attendance: 21,305 Referee: Alex Prus
CONCACAF Champions League 2009-10 [ ]
Toronto FC v Puerto Rico Islanders
July 29, 2009 Toronto FC 0 – 1 Puerto Rico Islanders show Toronto , Ontario Canada
Robinson 86'
(report) [permanent dead link ]
Jagdeosingh 67' Gaudette 80' Jones 90+2'
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 20,758 Referee: Hugo Cruz
Puerto Rico Islanders v Toronto FC
Mid-season friendlies [ ]
Toronto FC v Real Madrid
August 7, 2009 Toronto FC 1 – 5 Real Madrid show Toronto
Gala 75'
(report)
Raúl 13' , 26' Ronaldo 19' Benzema 65' Robben 86'
Stadium: BMO Field Attendance: 22,089 Referee: Paul Ward
Squad statistics [ ]
Competitive matches only. Numbers in brackets indicate appearances as a substitute.
Updated to games played October 24, 2009. [22]
Players [ ]
Goalkeepers [ ]
Number
Position
Name
MLS Regular Season
2009 MLS Cup Playoffs
Canadian Championship
CONCACAF Champions League
Total
Apps
GA
GAA
CS
Apps
GA
GAA
CS
Apps
GA
GAA
CS
Apps
GA
GAA
CS
Apps
GA
GAA
CS
1
GK
Greg Sutton 1
1 (1)
2
1.33
0
-
-
-
-
1 (0)
2
2.00
0
-
-
-
-
2 (1)
4
1.60
0
18
GK
Brian Edwards
3 (0)
6
2.00
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3 (0)
6
2.00
1
24
GK
Stefan Frei
26 (0)
38
1.49
5
-
-
-
-
3 (0)
1
0.33
2
2 (0)
1
0.50
1
31 (0)
40
1.31
8
Disciplinary record [ ]
Only players with at least one card included.
1 Player is no longer with team
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